December 21, 2001

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Leider, Stumpe, Uselding, and Richart.

Others Present: Penny Siefkes, Sharon Gilman, Curt Green, Sandy Kellner, Joe Caruso, Dennis Kenealy and Tom Meaux.

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meeting of November 16 were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

The Committee reviewed the audit of Transit Express for 1999 and 2000. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to reimburse Transit Express $33,156.17 for 1999 and 2000. Motion approved. A letter will be sent to Transit Express along with the check, thanking them for their service to Ozaukee County, and closing our books.

Operation Report: The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 4211; shuttle ridership was 708 for a total of 4,919. Mrs. Leider had received a request that some type of reduced rate be available for regular users of the taxi service. This item will be placed on the January committee agenda for further discussion.

Invoice: Motion made by Mr. Stumpe to approve one invoice for $14,732.61 and one for $60,010.93. Motion seconded by Mr. Richart and the motion was carried.

Recommendations for Shuttle Changes: The Committee reviewed several recommended shuttle changes. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to drop the 7:03 AM shuttle which ran from Grafton Park & Ride through Grafton, effective with the new bus schedule of March 24, 2002. Motion carried with three ayes and one naye (Leider).

Rental of vehicles: Staff had received a request from an individual seeking to rent a transit vehicle for a group outing. Concerns were raised about FTA rules in relationship to charter service. It was suggested that this individual be referred to our current provider for possible service. The Committee decided that due to concerns about providing a charter service, requests for private use of vehicles will be referred to private providers.

WETAP Application: Sharon reviewed a proposal for a WETAP grant involving extended hours for the taxi service. This expansion would serve Portal Industries in addition to the general public. There is a requirement for a 25% match to the federal/state dollars. After much discussion the committee requested that staff discuss this with the Director of Community Programs and place it on the January Transit Committee agenda.

Vehicle Insurance: Questions were raised about the county’s insurance on transit vehicles. Dennis Kenealy will review the county’s insurance policies and this item will be placed on the January Transit Committee agenda.

Bus Service:

Invoice: Motion made by Mr.Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the November invoice in the amount of $42,845.97, marketing costs of $35,000, and start-up costs of $12,000. Motion carried.

Advertising Policy: Joe Caruso discussed the Advertising Policy that MCTS uses. MCTS has a contract with a private contractor who is responsible for selling the ads and insures that ads are placed on the buses. Joe is the contract administrator for this program. Joe shared with the committee their guidelines for advertisements. The committee suggested that Mr. Richart and staff meet with Joe to further discuss this issue. Mrs. Leider suggested that we consider other contractors.

Changes in Bus Schedule: Sandy Kellner presented recommendations for changes in bus service – some changes are due to low ridership, others are adjustments in bus stops and an adjustment to a northbound leave time from downtown. After much discussion, Mrs. Leider moved, with Mr. Richart seconding, to approve the changes in the bus schedule, to be effective March 24, 2002. Motion carried.

Mr. Richart noted that he had been informed that the Transit Center plan has been approved; however without the building itself.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Gilman, Director

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November 09, 2001

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Leider, Stumpe, and Richart.

Absent: Supervisor Uselding

Others Present: Penny Siefkes, Sharon Gilman, and Tom Meaux.

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meeting of October19 were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Tim Raasch, the Creative Director/Principal of ideas, ink. was present to discuss a preliminary logo he had developed for the buses. Sharon reviewed how Tim became involved in this project. After discussion, Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, made a motion to collaborate with Mr. Raasch on the development of a logo at a cost not to exceed $1,000. Motion was approved on a vote of two ayes (Supervisors Stumpe and Richart) and one nay (Supervisor Leider).

Operation Report: The October operation report was reviewed. A total of 8,155 rides were provided in October (the highest ridership recorded this year). Sunday ridership has also increased after being down for August and September.

Supervisor Richart requested that the issue of the county’s advertising policy for the buses be placed on the December agenda.

Al Beck, Principal Planner with Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission will be present at the January meeting to report on the Public Transit Study.

Operation Report: The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 4594; shuttle ridership was 785 for a total of 5,379.

Invoice: Motion made by Mr. Stumpe to approve one invoice for $12,766.36 and one for $42,529.68. Motion seconded by Mrs. Leider and the motion was carried.

Supervisor Leider left the meeting at 8:26 A.M.

Penny Siefkes reviewed the application. There being no other discussion, motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to close the Public Hearing at 8:31 A. M. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Gilman, Director
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October 19, 2001

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Richart, Stumpe, and Uselding

Absent: Supervisor Leider

Others Present: Katie Smith, Penny Siefkes, and Sharon Gilman

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meeting of September 21 were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve the minutes. Motion carried.

Operation Report: The August and September operation reports were reviewed. A total of 6,121 rides were provided in August and 6,282 in September. It was noted that ridership is down on Sunday evening. Contacts will be made with Kenro and other manufacturers to determine if they have laid off employees.

Operation Report: The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 3676; shuttle ridership was 626 for a total of 4,302.

Invoice: Motion made by Mr. Stumpe to approve one invoice for $16,688.05 and one for $40,613.96. Motion seconded by Mr. Uselding and the motion was carried. It was suggested that invoices be marked to differentiate between the two. Question was raised about the 1999 audit and a request was made to have the Finance Department prepare an invoice for WisDOT for the funds owed to Ozaukee County.

Sharon reviewed the financial details of the applications that were submitted to WisDOT by October 15, 2001. Following is a summary of the applications:

Budget Requested $890,713 $950,092 $1,121,100

State Aid Request 578,963 617,560 882,580

Other State Aid 88,090 25,500

Anticipated Farebox 134,488 125,000

Tax Levy Included 177,262 119,442 213,020

Sharon reviewed the information received from WisDOT, in regard to our plan to have G & G Enterprises, Inc provide shuttle service to and from downtown Milwaukee to Cedarburg on Saturdays. As there is no conflict with our use of the taxi vehicles and it does not conflict with our regular service WisDOT concurred that we could proceed with this service. Jim Pape will be notified of WisDOT’s "approval".

Sharon reported that her position has been evaluated and the upgrade approved by the Personnel Committee and it will go to the County Board for their approval.

Due to conflicts, the next Transit Committee will be held on Friday, November 9 at 8:00 AM. The public hearing on our application for s.85.21 funds will be held at 8:30 AM. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 AM

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

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September 21,2001

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Leider, Richart, Stumpe, Uselding

Others Present: Katie Smith, Tom Meaux, Curt Green, Penny Siefkes, and Sharon Gilman

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meeting of August 17 were reviewed. Motion made by Mrs.Leider, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the minutes with the following correction – total taxi ridership, including shuttle, was 3917. Motion carried.

The bids for two taxi sedans were opened and reviewed. (Copy attached). Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to award the bid for two taxis to Ewald Chevrolet at a cost of $18,925 each for a total of $38,000 (including parts and service manuals). Motion carried.

Jim Pape, representing the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce, presented their request to the Committee. They would be interested in using our service to provide shuttle service from downtown Milwaukee to Cedarburg on Saturdays. Riders would be charged for the service and the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce would make up any shortage in funds. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the use of Ozaukee County vehicles to provide this service, contingent upon the approval of WisDOT. Discussion continued with questions regarding liability and the ability of the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce to contract directly with G & G Enterprises. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe to table the motion until we have received approval from WisDOT, seconded by Mr. Richart. Motion carried with ayes of Supervisors Stumpe, Richart, and Cronce and nayes of Supervisors Leider and Uselding.

Operation Report: The July operation report was reviewed. A total of 5,371 rides were provided. Mr. Richart raised a question about the number of passengers per bus and per hour. This will be further explored in the report that Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission is preparing. Sharon reported on the festival service; given the number of rides provided and the fares collected, along with state aids, we were able to achieve a surplus on festival service.

Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve a color scheme for the new buses with purple being used as the primary color and for lettering, with green as the trim color. Motion carried. It was noted that the buses should say Ozaukee County Express in the front.

Operation Report: The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 36894; shuttle ridership was 629 for a total of 4,313. Mr. Uselding raised some concerns that he had received. Curt Green will check into these.

Invoice: Motion made by Mr. Stumpe to approve one invoice for $13,750.79 and one for $42,429.08. Motion seconded by Mr. Richart and the motion was carried.

Maintenance: Mr. Uselding wanted to revisit the motion approved at the last meeting in regard to maintenance of the vehicles. It was his understanding that changes could be made in the 2002 contract with the taxi provider and he wanted to have some of the taxi maintenance done by the Highway Department. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to have the Highway Department maintain 5 taxi vehicles, effective January 1, 2002. The Committee discussed any financial savings that might occur in addition to listening to the concerns of our current provider. After extensive discussion Mr. Stumpe requested that the question be called. The motion was defeated with two ayes, Supervisors Uselding and Leider, and three nayes, Supervisors Richart, Stumpe, and Cronce.

The Smart Growth Presentation will not be given at this time.

The next meeting is Friday, October 19. The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 AM

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

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August 17, 2001

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 a.m.

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Leider, Richart, Stumpe, Uselding, Tom Meaux, Katie Smith, Curt Green, Sharon Gilman, and Penny Siefkes.

Chairman Cronce called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meeting of July 27 were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the minutes as submitted. Suggestion was made to name voters when a negative vote is cast. Motion carried.

Tom Meaux reviewed his recommendation to the committee in regard to vehicle maintenance. He is recommending a pilot program of having a couple of the county-owned vehicles maintained by the Highway Department, as long as there is no duplication in cost to the county. Sharon reviewed how G & G Enterprises is currently paid and that there may be a duplication in cost for the maintenance. There was general discussion of the reasons behind these costs. Tom Richart suggested that no decision be made about maintenance until Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission had completed their study. Concern was expressed that separating responsibilities between the county and our provider could cause a liability problem. The Committee suggested that the maintenance of other county-owned vehicles be shifted to the Highway Department prior to shifting these vehicles. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mr. Richart, to have our provider continue maintaining the vehicles until the end of the bid period (12/31/02). Motion carried.

There was no operation report or invoice presented. Discussion on providing additional bus service to Fredonia – no decision made. Concern was expressed that we develop an advertising policy for our new buses. Sharon will discuss this with MCTS.

Operation Report: The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 3390; shuttle ridership was 527 for a total of 3,390. Mr. Uselding commented on late service and recommended that riders be notified when the taxi is running late.

Shuttle Service: We will continue to monitor for possible changes effective 1/01/02.

Invoice: Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the invoice from G & G Enterprises for $56,725.25. Motion carried.

Curt requested that the Committee authorize payment of wages and benefits attributable to Ozaukee County for the previous month prior to the Transit Committee meeting. The remaining expenses would then be approved at the Transit Committee meeting. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart to authorize payment of wages and benefits prior to Transit Committee meetings, with the review of the total invoice at the regular monthly meeting. Motion carried.

None presented.

The next meeting is Friday, September 21 and there will be a presentation on Smart Growth. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Uselding to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

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Minutes of the meeting of April 20 were reviewed. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.

The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 3,900; shuttle ridership was 745 for a total of 4,645. The Committee discussed the invoice for April, which included many one-time expenses. The Committee requested that future invoices include the number of hours of service for that month. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the invoice from G & G Enterprises for $82,823.33. Motion carried.

Sharon reviewed the request made at last month’s meeting in regard to the Southeastern Wisconsin Marketing Partnership. Joe Caruso, Marketing Director for MCTS, was present to discuss this partnership and what they have been able to accomplish. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to join the marketing partnership and to include our share of the match in our 2002 bus and taxi applications for state/federal funding. Motion carried.

Maintenance of Vehicles

Curt Green requested that the Committee include an additional $12,000 in his 2001 contract to offset some of his increased insurance and fuel expenditures. This would be in addition to the budget that the Transit Committee approved last fall (which is different from the budget approved by WisDOT). Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve a 2001 contract with G & G Enterprises in the amount of $861,000. Motion carried.

Sharon reported on MCTS’ concern about their 2001 contract, particularly the paragraph that states that 10% of the fourth quarter payment will be withheld until WisDOT has completed an audit and Ozaukee County has received their final payment. The Committee discussed the reasons for this paragraph being in the contract and whether or not it was necessary. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to withdraw this paragraph from the 2001 bus contract with MCTS. The motion carried with Mrs. Leider voting nay and all others voting aye.

Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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Port Washington, Wisconsin

April 20, 2001

The Transit Committee met in Room 118, at 8:00 a.m.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Leider, Richart, Uselding; Sandy Kellner, Greg Ryan, Curt Green, Jim Anderson, Ronald Heinritz, Katie Smith, Sharon Gilman, and Penny Siefkes.

Absent: Supervisor Cronce.

Acting Chairman Stumpe called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meetings of March 16 were reviewed. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.

The March operation report was reviewed and discussed. It was noted that ridership for the month was 7,173. The Committee discussed changes to be made to the bus schedule. These changes are due to construction of the 6^th Street Viaduct in Milwaukee, which will force a bus detour, and to deletion of one of the late night buses, where ridership is extremely low. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to accept changes to the route schedule and to discontinue the 10:50 NB bus, effective May 7, 2001. Motion carried.

Sharon presented information to the Committee about the bus service presently being provided to Kenro Mfg. on Friday evenings, at their cost. This service is already provided Monday – Thursday evenings as a part of our regular service. Due to problems with trying to schedule this service on a weekly basis Sharon recommended to the Committee that this service be provided on the same basis as the other weekdays. Greg Ryan from Kenro, Mfg. was present to answer questions. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to incorporate the Friday night NB service to Kenro as a part of our regular schedule, effective January 1, 2001, and to pay an invoice for this service from MCTS in the amount of $476.20. Motion carried.

Mrs. Leider mentioned that someone from Concordia University is requesting transportation from Concordia to the Village of Thiensville. Staff will pursue this further as we are already working with Concordia about transportation beginning in fall 2001.

The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 4,411; shuttle ridership was 903 for a total of 5,314. The Committee discussed the hours of service for the taxi and recommended that a statement be added to our brochures stating that the first pickup will be ½ hour after the hours noted and the last pickup will be ½ hour before the hours noted. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the invoice from G & G services for $55,564.67. Motion carried.

Curt made a request to the Committee for an advance of $15,000 on his April invoice, allowing him to prepay his insurance premium, thus giving him a $3,000 discount. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to approve the advance payment of $15,000 for insurance premium purposes. Motion carried.

The Committee discussed capacity of the present vehicles and the overload that appears at peak times and the taxi’s inability to handle all the requests. No changes were made to the service at this time.

Sharon presented information on the Southeastern Wisconsin Transit Marketing Partnership that presently includes the transit systems of Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, and Waukesha County. WisDOT is asking that Ozaukee County consider becoming an active member of this partnership. As a "full partner", the County would participate in both the regional marketing effort and in a more localized marketing campaign. It is estimated that our local share would be approximately $25,000. This amount of money could be split between the bus and the taxi and could be budgeted within our operating applications that are sent to WisDOT for state/federal funding. Committee members expressed concern that our local share, compared to the local share of the City of Waukesha and Waukesha County did not appear to be equitable, based on ridership and population.

It was the Committee’s recommendation to write a letter to WisDOT explaining our concerns.

Darrell Hofland, Administrator for the Village of Grafton, explained the CMAQ application that has been submitted to WisDOT in order to obtain funding for the purchase of land and the construction of a commuter center in the Village of Grafton, near I43 and Highway 60. The total cost is 1.9 Million; the local match is $380,000. The Village of Grafton is requesting that the County commit $190,000 (50% of the match). The following motion was made by Mr. Richart and seconded by Mr. Stumpe:

The Committee suggested contacting other municipalities in regard to contributing toward the local share.

Sharon reported that WisDOT has completed the 1999 audit of Transit Express, Inc. and G & G Enterprises. G& G Enterprises does not owe Ozaukee County any monies and Ozaukee County does not owe G & G Enterprises. It has been determined that Transit Express was overpaid the amount of $61,384.36. The Committee reviewed and approved a letter written to Transit Express, Inc. by Corporation Counsel Dennis Kenealy.

Mention was made of the CNG station that is being opened at Tri-Par and whether or not we could switch our new vehicle orders to CNG. This will be explored further.

The redesigned Park & Ride in Fredonia will have 12 parking spaces for semis, 39 for automobiles, and 2 for vehicles driven by handicapped individuals.

Sharon reported on an issue with Allen-Edmonds in regard to the Park & Ride Lot on County Highway LL. The Park & Ride lot is used by Allen-Edmonds for parking at their Tent Sale, which occurs at the same time as Summerfest, thus creating an overflow in the lot. Tom Meaux is working on resolving this issue.

Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

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Port Washington, Wisconsin

March 16, 2001

The Transit Committee met in Room 118, at 8:00 a.m.

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Leider, Richart, Uselding; Patrolman Tim Buege, and

Penny Siefkes

Absent: Supervisor Stumpe

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cronce at 8:00 a.m.

Minutes of the meetings of February 16 and March 7 were reviewed. Supervisor Richart noted that a motion was made to eliminate bus stops as recommended by MCTS, effective April 1, 2001. The minutes were amended to reflect that the motion was carried. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve the minutes of February 16, 2001 as amended, and those of March 7, 2001 Motion carried.

The February operation report was reviewed and discussed. It was noted that ridership for the month was 6,907.

Mrs. Leider directed staff to continue searching for additional locations to sell the Premium Tickets within the county, including Fredonia.

City of Cedarburg Police Officer Tim Buege presented information pertaining to the request of having bike racks installed on the buses that are used for Ozaukee County Express. The Committee reviewed the request and discussed the merits of providing racks.

Mrs. Leider asked who would pay for the bike racks if approved for use on the Ozaukee County Express. Tim mentioned numerous grants are available to enhance transportation and the environment. Some of the grants available include Wisconsin Employment Fund, TANF, Job Ride, W2 Wisconsin Works, TEA and EPA. The approximate cost per unit is between $549.00 to $716.00 each.

Staff was directed to invite staff from MCTS to a Transit Committee meeting to further discuss the bike rack issue. After further review and consideration of additional information, the Committee will consider whether or not to request that MCTS install the bike racks on their buses which are used for the Ozaukee County Express.

The Shared Ride Taxi and Shuttle Statistical Report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 4,028; shuttle ridership was 870 for a total of 4,898. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the invoice from G & G services for $57,117.56. Motion carried.

The Committee discussed appearance, age, and type of vehicles that are used for the taxi service. Questions were raised about how to better identify the vehicles by numbers. A summary of the current vehicles was distributed and included such information as vehicle age, type and mileage. A suggestion was made to apply larger identifying numbers to the vehicles. Mr. Cronce requested that information regarding up dating of our fleet of vehicles be further discussed at a future meeting. Questions were raised as to the current replacement plan and whether it is aggressive enough to meet the growing needs. Highway Commissioner Bob Dreblow will be invited to the May 18, 2001 Committee meeting to discuss the issue of maintenance of taxi vehicles. Discussion continued about vehicle maintenance.

Mr. Richart discussed the transit center meeting that will be held the week of March 19, 2001. The grant will be due to the State on April 20, 2001 requesting funds for the center in Grafton, Wisconsin. Discussion continued

Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 9:42 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Penny Siefkes

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March 7, 2001

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:30 A.M.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Leider, Richart, Uselding; Katie Smith, Tom Meaux, Penny Siefkes, and Sharon Gilman.

Acting Chairman Stumpe called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. Supervisor Cronce arrived at 8:32 A.M.

Sharon reviewed the ridership on the WETAP service since its inception on January 15, 2001. The Committee discussed the low ridership and reasons for its occurrence. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to discontinue the WETAP service, effective March 31, 2001 and to withdraw our 2001-2001 application for WETAP funding. Motion carried.

Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 A.M.

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February 16, 2001

Port Washington, Wisconsin

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Leider, Richart, Uselding; Chris Lear, Supervisor Scott Jaeger, Curt Green, Cliff Rubel, Sandy Kellner, Penny Siefkes, and Sharon Gilman.

Absent: Supervisor Cronce

Acting Chairman Stumpe called the meeting to order at 8:00 A.M.

Minutes of the January 19 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr.Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.

Sharon reviewed the 2000 Annual Report with the Committee – the ridership for the bus is down from 1999 and 1998. Sandy mentioned that MCTS has found that when the economy is good the ridership goes down. Also, employers are using a variety of options to get employees to work.

The January operation report was reviewed. Ridership for the month was 5.805, compared to 4,494 in December and 7,304 in January 2000. The feedback on Route 143 has been positive.

The Committee was informed that Target does not want bus riders parking at their lot due to liability issues. We are working on this. The Committee then discussed the cost of additional bus stops – at Concordia and Saukville. As Concordia does not want a bus stop until August, this was tabled until a later date. The cost of providing a bus stop in Saukville will add between 77 and 97 hours per year for a cost between $6700 and $8500. By discontinuing some stops we may be able to include the Saukville stops without additional cost. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the addition of seven stops in the Saukville area beginning April 1, 2001. Motion carried. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to eliminate bus stops as recommended by MCTS, effective April 1, 2001.

A request has been received from the City of Cedarburg in regard to bike racks on the buses. Cliff Rubel addressed issues that relate to placing bike racks on the buses. The Committee requested that Mayor Coutts be invited to the next Transit Committee meeting to address this issue.

Sharon discussed the request of Kenro in regard to bus service on Friday nights. MCTS will provide the service and the county will invoice Kenro for this additional service. Transit Express, Inc is handling their transit service needs on Saturday. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve Kenro’s request for transit services on Friday night at a cost of $111.49. Motion approved.

Sharon Gilman and Cliff Rubel from MCTS will be attending the preproduction meeting in September at the offices of Gillig Corporation. As Cliff is employed by MCTS they are requesting that they be compensated by Ozaukee County for his salary while he is working specifically for Ozaukee County. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve expenses and compensation for Mr. Rubel during his trip to Gillig. Motion carried.

The Committee asked that Bob Dreblow be invited to a future Committee meeting to discuss his attendance at the preproduction meeting. Cliff discussed some of the issues he is working on with Gillig in regard to the buses we are purchasing. Cliff is trying to make changes in the purchase that will equal out for the county, i.e. instead of buying tires, they will be leased (MCTS leases all tires). MCTS would also like to see radios that include a GPS system – they may have radios available and the additional cost would be the installation and wiring.

Sharon reviewed the 2000 Annual Report in regard to the taxi. Ridership for 2000 increased almost 10,000 rides from 1999.

The January Shared Ride taxi operation report was reviewed. Regular taxi ridership was 4,430; shuttle ridership was 971 for a total of 5,401. Sharon and Curt raised questions about the amount of information which is being requested – how important is it to the Committee and how does it affect privacy issues for riders. Sharon will talk with Dennis about the issue of privacy. There is also concern about the amount of time "specialized" transportation takes – this has an effect on the total per ride cost of the taxi. Prebookings (subscriptions) are almost 65-70% of the service; this may be too high for a public transportation system. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the invoice of $61,879.18. Motion approved.

The Committee decided they do not want the purple and green striping (for the bus) on new taxi vehicles. The vehicles will have minimal identification until a logo is completed for the county.

Question was raised about the maintenance of the two new vehicles that have arrived, whether the maintenance was to be done by Highway Dept. or by Curt’s staff. Discussion centered on whether Highway Dept. does maintenance for other county vehicles and why they should be involved in the maintenance of these vehicles. Until a different decision is made, Curt will maintain all county vehicles in his possession. Bob Dreblow will be invited to a Committee meeting to discuss this issue.

Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 A.M.

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January 19, 2001

Port Washington, Wisconsin

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M.

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Stumpe, Leider, Richart, Uselding; John Doherty, Chris Lear, Sandy Garbarek, Dale Jacoby, Supervisor Scott Jaeger, Tom Meaux, Julie Schroeder, Curt Green, Jim Anderson, Penny Siefkes, and Sharon Gilman.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cronce at 8:00 A.M.

The audit was not available so this will be tabled until we have received the audit.

The December operation report was reviewed. Ridership for the month was 4,494, compared to 5976 in November. Total ridership for the year 2000 was 80,463 – a decrease of 2,643 from 1999. The average per month ridership for 2000 was 6,705 compared to 6,925 in 1999 and 8,044 in 1998. Possible reasons for the decline in bus ridership were discussed.

Discussion continued on purchase of bus tickets in Ozaukee County – this will be explored further.

Ridership for the first week of January was 228 rides/day; second week ridership was 318 rides/day. Most riders are picking up buses at Fredonia Park & Ride, Grafton Park & Ride, Target, and Highway C Park & Ride. There has not been much ridership to/from St. Mary’s Ozaukee, Highland and Port Washington, and Bayshore.

Sharon raised the issue of riders who have not used up all of the tickets they purchased from Transit Express. The Committee felt that these riders should contact Transit Express for a refund.

Jim Zwerlein, Personnel Director, was present to provide the committee with an update on the classification process for positions. As a part of this classification study, the committee may want to reassess whether or not Transit/Aging belong under one position. The classification process will be finalized in February and a recommendation for the Transit Services Position will be made in March.

Information relative to the manufacture of Ozaukee County buses has been received from Gillig Corporation. It will be necessary for county representatives to attend a meeting in Hayward, California during the month of September 2001. Sharon will attend this meeting along with other county staff or possibly someone from MCTS. Sharon will meet with Mike Wehr, Director of Maintenance at MCTS in order to provide answers to questions that Gillig is raising.

December 15, 2000

Port Washington, Wisconsin

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 8:00 A.M.

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Stumpe, Leider, Richart, Uselding; Penny Siefkes, Sharon Gilman, and John Doherty

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cronce at 8:00 A.M.

Minutes of the November 27 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.

The audit was not available so this will be tabled until the January meeting

The November operation report was reviewed. Ridership for the month was 5976, compared to 6053 in October.

Several issues pertaining to the 2001 service were discussed and new schedules were distributed. The Transit Office will maintain a supply of tickets in case obtaining tickets becomes a problem for riders.

The November invoice was presented and reviewed. Changes were made to the invoice based on discussions around the 1999 audit. As the 1999 audit is not final, the invoice needs to be revised to disregard these changes. Questions arose about the 1999 audit and John Doherty stated that Transit Express would pay back any amount which is owed; however they would pursue the issue of the audit with WisDOT prior to paying anything. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to pay Transit Express $47,758 on this invoice with a revised invoice due no later than January 2, 2001. Motion approved.

The November Shared Ride taxi operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 4,185. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the invoice of $43,261.22. Motion approved.

Mr. Zwerlein was unable to attend the meeting so this issue was tabled until the January meeting.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 A.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharon Gilman, Director Transit Services

The Transit Committee met in Room 118 at 1:30 P.M.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Leider, Richart, Uselding; Penny Siefkes, Curtis Green,

Jim Anderson

Penny Siefkes reviewed the application and answered questions raised by the committee. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to close the Public Hearing @ 1:45 P.M.

Minutes of the November 8 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.

The October Shared Ride taxi operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 4,190.

Supervisor Cronce, Tom Meaux, and Sharon Gilman now present.

The expenditures for the year 2000 were discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to pay all forth coming invoices from the Shared Ride Taxi service provider for the reminder of the year, with the knowledge that taxi expenditures are over the contracted budget.

Discussion was held on a request from Kenro in regard to after hours taxi service. Mr. Cronce suggested that a letter be written stating that it would be economically unfeasible and that the capacity does not exist to provide such a service at this time. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to not provide an on-call service after scheduled hours. Motion carried.

The New Year’s Eve taxi program was discussed. Miller Brewing Co., St. Mary’s Hospital Ozaukee, Sheboygan Beverage, W.O.W. Distributing and Infinity Health Care Inc have donated a total of $1,750. Hours of operation were discussed for the New Year’s Eve service. Motion made by Stumpe, seconded by Richart, to approve the hours of operation from 6 P.M. New Year’s Eve to 4 A.M. New Year’s Day.

The October Ozaukee Express operation report was reviewed and discussed. Total ridership was 6,053.

The October invoice for the bus operation, in the amount of $50,942 was discussed. Concerns of charges for computer equipment, coffee fund and map costs as possible unallowable items in the 2000 state audit were discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve invoice for the amount of $50,942. Motion passed 3 to 2, with the chair voting aye.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to adjourn to closed session at 2:40 p.m. per Section 19.85 (1)(e) of the WI Statutes.

All supervisors voted aye.

The Committee discussed competitive bus proposals for the provision of bus service for 2001.

Joe Caruso, Marketing Director for MCTS and Sandy Kellner, Assistant Transit Planner for MCTS were introduced to the Committee. Joe and Sandy presented several options for proposed fares for 2001. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Uselding to sell Ozaukee County Express tickets at $14.00 for a book of ten. Motion carried.

A mock-up of the signage on the buses was shown to the Committee.

The purchase of optional items for the two forty foot low floor buses from Gillig Corporation was discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the purchase of two (2) forty foot low floor buses at a cost of $256,512.00 each, one notebook IBM compatible, Intel P-III computer as specified in Section 5.6 of the Technical Specifications for the amount of $3,347.00, two (2) standard transfer mounting and punching equipment at a cost of $72.00 each, aluminum advertising frames for 40 foot bus (installed) $480.00 per bus, and 2 year extended warranties for the transmission $900.00 per bus at a total cost of $519,275.00 Motion carried.

Bob Dreblow was present to discuss with the Transit Committee their interest in building a maintenance/dispatch center on county land at the Highway Department location.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider to adjourn the meeting at 4:24 P.M. Motion carried.

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The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairperson Stumpe.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Richart, Leider, Uselding, Sharon Gilman, and Penny Siefkes.

Absent: Supervisor Cronce

The Shared Ride invoice for October in the amount of $42,156.07 was discussed. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried

Meeting adjourned at 8:58 A.M.

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Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

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The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Cronce.

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Richart, Leider, Uselding, Sharon Gilman, Curtis Green, Jim Anderson, John Doherty, Penny Siefkes, Katie Smith, Bob Dreblow, and Tom Meaux.

Absent: Supervisor Stumpe

Minutes of the meeting of October 4 were reviewed (September 12 meeting minutes were not sent). Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.

The September Shared Ride Taxi operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 3,662.

The Shared Ride invoice for September in the amount of $39,676.65 was discussed. Question was raised about the lack of documentation accompanying the invoice. The Committee decided that in the future they would like documentation of expenditures for the month. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried.

The September bus operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 4,701. The decline in ridership continues to be due to layoffs at Kenro in Fredonia. They are expecting to be back at full force by the end of October.

A letter of thanks will be sent to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lakefield for the use of their parking lot during the construction on the Highway C overpass.

14 free rides to and from Bayshore were provided during Try Transit Week.

The bus invoice for September in the amount of $48,652 was discussed. Again, the committee is requesting documentation of expenditures related to the invoice. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried.

In September, the Committee reduced the August invoice by $7100, the assumed cost of a rebuilt engine. After receiving further information, it appears that the cost of repairing the engine was $14,200, one-half of which was billed to Ozaukee County in July 2000. Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mr. Cronce, to approve payment of $7095.52 for the remaining portion of this expenditure. Motion carried.

Discussion held on the Unused Ticket Policy after December 31, 2000. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, to approve the use of purchased but unused tickets until January 31, 2001. Motion carried.

Mr. Uselding questioned why vehicles are not being maintained by the Highway Department. There was general discussion about the possibilities of all vehicle maintenance being done within the county and the possibility of erecting a building at the Highway Department to house all of our vehicles and maintain them. There may be federal/state funding available for the construction of a transit center – this would need to be explored further with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. In the meantime, Curt will work with Bob Dreblow to see if some of vehicle maintenance can be done at the Highway Department.

Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has asked that someone from the Transit Committee be appointed to the Planning Advisory Committee and serve as the Chair. Motion made by Mr. Uselding, seconded by Mr. Richart, to nominate Mrs. Leider. Motion carried.

The Chairperson announced that a closed session had been proposed under the provisions of Section 19.85 (1) (e) of the Wisconsin Statutes to discuss an appeal of the RFP process. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Uselding, that the committee go into closed session for this purpose. The roll was called. All members present voting aye, the motion was declared adopted.

The Committee discussed options for resolving this appeal and decided to ask WisDOT to reconsider their decision and to proceed with rebidding the RFP. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM.

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Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

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The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Stumpe

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Richart, Leider, Uselding, Sharon Gilman, and Penny Siefkes.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 A.M.

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Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

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Port Washington, Wisconsin September 22, 2000

The Transit Committee met in Room 117 at 8:00 A.M.

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Cronce.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Cronce, Richart, Leider, Uselding, Sharon Gilman,

Curtis Green, Jim Anderson, Julie Schroeder, John Doherty, and Penny Siefkes.

Minutes of the meetings of August 2, August 18, and September 6 were reviewed. Supervisor Stumpe noted that he was present at the August 2 meeting, Supervisor Richart noted that at the August 18 meeting the motion to refund a Mequon resident’s ticket purchase should be changed to show that it was approved, and Supervisor Leider noted that at the August 18 meeting she discussed her concern that Sharon’s attendance at the September APTA conference was not placed on the agenda as she had requested. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the minutes as corrected. Motion carried.

The August Shared Ride Taxi operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 3,378.

The Shared Ride invoice for August in the amount of $40.035.01 was discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried.

Bids were received for the Mini-bus, the ADA equipped van, and the 15 passenger raised roof van. The bids were opened on Monday in West Bend as Washington County was the procuring agency. On a motion by Mr. Stumpe and a second by Mr. Richart the recommendation to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for purchase of vehicles is as follows:

Mini bus

ADA Equipped Van Atlas Bus Sales at a cost of $37,942

15 Passenger Van w/Raised Roof Atlas Bus Sales at a cost of $32,851.(including

$500 for additional head room in raised roof).

The motion was approved, with the recommendation to determine if there is any savings by giving the entire bid package to Atlas Bus Sales.

The August bus operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 5,214. The decline in ridership is due to layoffs at Kenro in Fredonia. They are intending to start rehiring employees beginning in October. The loss of farebox will have an effect on the amount of levy that will be needed to meet expenses.

The bus invoice for August in the amount of $63,838 was discussed. This invoice includes expenses of $16,397 for material and supplies. Material and supplies for July were also $16,886 – this is unprecedented for two months in a row. John explained that an engine needed to be rebuilt at a cost of $7,100 – this vehicle only had 143,000 miles (much less than expected for a vehicle of this type). Due to concerns about unallowable costs Mr. Stumpe asked John if he was obligated to pay back to Ozaukee County any funds that were not allowed through an audit by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. John responded that he is confident with his numbers and does not believe any funds will be owing to Ozaukee County. After more discussion of the material and supplies cost for July and August John agreed to prepare a report on these costs for the month of July. Due to concerns about whether or not the cost of this rebuilt engine is allowable under WisDOT guidelines, Mr. Richart moved, with Mr. Cronce seconding, to approve payment of the invoice, unless indications from WisDOT are otherwise. In that case, the cost of the engine will be deducted from the invoice. The motion was approved.

There was discussion of the county’s role with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and it was agreed that at a future meeting, discussions should be held with staff of WisDOT around this issue.

Discussion was held on Try Transit Week and the consensus was to offer a free return trip from Bayshore during this week.

The decision was to make no further changes in the schedule in this calendar year.

After some discussion, the committee was in agreement with the appointments as recommended by Sharon.

Meetings for October, November, December 2000 and 2001 will be held on the third Friday of the month. Due to absences in October and November, committee members need to let Sharon know if they cannot attend so that arrangements are made to have a quorum.

The report was approved.

Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Stumpe, to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved; meeting adjourned at 10:30 A.M.

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Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

The Transit Committee met in Room 117 at 8:30A.M.

The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Stumpe

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Cronce, Richart, Leider, Sharon Gilman, and Penny Siefkes.

Concerns about bus service to Fredonia, due to lay-offs at Kenro, were shared with the Committee. As the savings would not be sufficient to deal with the budget deficit, no changes were made in the bus service.

Sharon discussed with the Committee concerns about the 1999 audit, which is in the process of being completed by the audit staff from WisDOT. Once the final audit has been received, the County will need to request reimbursement for 1999 expenditures from Transit Express.

Due to construction on the Highway C overpass for two weeks beginning in late September, the bus will not be able to access the Highway C Park & Ride Lot. The lot will be temporarily moved to St. John’s Lutheran Church at the corners of Highway T and W. (Port Washington Road and Lakefield Road.) Arrangements are being made to have our insurer cover this lot for this period of time. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the temporary relocation of this Park & Ride lot. Motion approved.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 A.M.

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Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

THE FOLLOWING MINUTES HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE TO WHICH THEY PERTAIN.

Port Washington, Wisconsin

The Transit Committee met in Room 102 at 8:30 A.M. prior to the County Board session.

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Cronce.

Present: Supervisors Cronce, Eckert, Richart, Leider, Smith, Administrative Coordinator Meaux, Sharon Gilman, Penny Siefkes and Clerk Dobberpuhl.

Absent: Supervisor Stumpe.

Discussion regarding selection of the Color of the Bus Contest winner. Lauren Klesmith , Age 9, of Cedarburg was selected.

Meeting declared adjourned.

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County Clerk

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Port Washington, Wisconsin

July 26, 2000

The Transit Committee met in Room 117 at 8:00 A.M.

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Cronce.

Present: Supervisors Stumpe, Cronce, Richart, Leider, Sharon Gilman,

Curtis Green, Jim Anderson, Julie Schroeder and Penny Siefkes.

Minutes of the June 21 meeting were reviewed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve the minutes as mailed. Motion carried.

The June Shared Ride Taxi operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 3,475.

The Shared Ride invoice for June in the amount of $59,094 was discussed. Motion made by Mrs. Leider, seconded by Mr. Richart, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried.

The June bus operation report was reviewed. Total ridership was 7,526.

The bus invoice for June in the amount of $47,542 was discussed. Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to approve payment of the invoice. Motion carried.

Sharon reported that the Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program has been funded. It will begin as soon as possible. Our capital grant to purchase vehicles has also been received.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to adjourn to closed session at 8:30 A.M. per Section 19.85 (1) (3) of WI Statutes.

Mrs. Leider – Aye

Mr. Cronce – Aye

Mr. Richart – Aye

Mr. Stumpe – Aye

Tom Meaux joined the closed session at 8:45 A.M. The Committee discussed competitive bus proposals for the provision of bus service for 2001.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to return to open session at 9:09 A.M.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to award the 2001 contract for bus service to the Milwaukee County Transit System. Motion approved.

Discussion was held on the marketing services to be provided by the Milwaukee County Transit System for the bus and the need for additional marketing for the taxi system.

Motion made by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Richart, to join APTA at a prorated cost of $650 for the remainder of their fiscal year. Motion approved.

Sharon requested approval to attend the APTA Convention scheduled for September 2000. Issue was tabled until August 18 meeting.

Sharon mentioned that the Southeastern WI Regional Planning Commission would like the Transit Committee to establish an Advisory Committee to work with them on updating Ozaukee County’s Transit Plan. Discussion held on the Park & Ride lot at Highway H & 57.

Motion made by Mr. Richart, seconded by Mrs. Leider, to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved; meeting adjourned at 9:40 A.M.

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Sharon Gilman, Director

Transit Services

Motion by Mr. Stumpe, seconded by Mr. Eckert to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 A.M. Motion carried