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0ct 22 , 2013 ; HRDC Board Room
8:30 to 10:00
Board Members Present: Merle Phipps, Bill Hoch, Cyndy Andrus, Vicky York, Patty Gunderson,
David Kack, Seth Ward, Steve Rowe, Eric R. Oak, Colleen Lindner, Kasey Welles, Chris Budeski, Suzanne Winchester
Board Members with excused absence:
Board Members not present:
Others Present: Lee Hazelbaker, Jeff Rupp, Dan Martin,
Public Comment: Call to order 0830. Introductions of Steve Rowe ASMSU senator and bus rider, Eric R. Oak ASMSU president.
There was no public comment.
Approval of Previous Minutes: Minutes from the previous meeting were not available to review.
Presentation(s): None
Discussion Items:
Reports:
Directors/Coordi
nators report- Lee Hazelbaker
214 is back in service, Some question as to who pay’s damage when tire blew out as Harlow’s was returning the bus from Whitehall.
204 in for major repair,
has 200,000 miles on it.
We have tentative approval from MDT for Transit style bus, official determination is about a month out. Chris brought up the question of what our match would
be, David indicated it would be around $50,000. It would be over a year before we would see that bus.
Still waiting to hear back from Bridger Bowl, Bohart is ready to go.
Galavan has
added additional customers. We are still looking for an additional bus driver; we do have a part time driver hired. We only had maybe 5 total applications with the last attempt. A CDL
is required (approx. 40-60 hours prep). If we have to train there is a 2 month backlog to get an appointment at DMV for airbrake testing.
Treasurer’s report- David Kack
Galavan: 25%
through the year, projecting a $5000 operating surplus. We are reimbursed by MDT on a quarterly basis. We have some difficulty fitting the demand for Galavan within the
budget. A question was brought up that we are 25% into the year but have spent 52% of repair and maintenance budget. David indicated that it is very hard to budget for R&M. We do our
best based on experience to budget for this but not a lot within our control. The Advertisement budget was also over. The recent Galavan celebration was a portion of this.
Streamline:
Currently we are projecting an $18,000 surplus. We should be awarded the large transit bus and would require a large match that would be required 60-90 days prior to the purchase. Ridership
increases and weather is tougher on the buses as we head into winter and this can affect our Repair and maintenance expense.
Discussion of the Gillig (transit bus). The initial bus would
be an experiment to see what works best in our model. Anticipate 12 year life vs. 10 year life. The Gillig is about 2x the cost of the current buses we are using. It is expected there
would be less R&M expense. This bus would be used within town.
Anticipated benefits: increased comfort, longer life, less maintenance cost.
Build time is about 1 year….. around summer
of 2015
There was a question on the “other” expense in Streamline budget? David will double check with Sunshine.
Secretary’s report-Merle Phipps
Nothing to report.
Late Night report
– Kasey Welles
Working on getting Adds up. Anticipate Halloween being busy.
? feedback on recent route change. Reviews have been mixed but as people catch on (alcohol can slow the process)
they like it. Less crowding of the bus in that the bus is coming more regularly.
Rocking R fundraiser $500.00 yeah!! Thank you card to be sent.
Dan M. mentioned that the cameras should
be in this week (hopefully by Halloween).
Subcomitte Reports:
Operations- Lee mentioned we need to schedule a meeting.
Marketing – Colleen Lindner
Colleen met with Dave, we have
a new video editor software. Working on improving the bus videos so they don’t skip around.
Comments about difficulty reading the text adds so larger font would be helpful if possible.
Some
comments on keeping the screens going.
Paratransit – Suzanne Winchester
Nothing to report
Budget – David offered R&M as well as fuel data so far. Fuel has been trending down a little.
Bylaws – Merle Phipps
Nothing to report
Nominations – Colleen Lindner
Still down one board member (rider with disability) we do have 1 application.
Public Stakeholders – Jeff Rupp
Nothing
to report
For the Good of the Bus
Jim Sparks in today’s paper.
Overall ridership is up about 23%
The schedules at the bus stops are really nice!!!
Colleen working to get our bus corner
back at MSU. Gift of TV to Streamline inside door of Sub. Will hopefully post schedules, possibly GPS access, access to Streamline website.
? on right of way for shelters, still in process.
Next
Meeting – November 26