HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-14 Galavan / Streamline Advisory Board MinutesStreamline/Galavan Advisory Board Minutes
January 28, 2014 ; HRDC Board Room
8:30 to 10:00
Board Members Present: Merle Phipps, I-Ho Pomeroy, Carsten Kirby, Colleen Lindner, David
Kack, Heather Grenier,
Board Members with excused absence: Suzanne Winchester
Board Members not present:
Others Present: Lee Hazelbaker, Sunshine Ross, Jeff Rupp, Dan Martin,
Heather Grenier
Public Comment: Call to order 0830. No public comment
Approval of Previous Minutes: Motion to approve the December,10/2013 minutes as written by Vicky Y., second
by David K. Motion passes, approved as written
Presentation(s):
Discussion Items:
Reports:
Directors/Coordinators report- Lee Hazelbaker
We received an award of the second
transit bus for this fiscal year. Transit style bus, 26ft, 26 passenger bus. We don’t know what brand yet. We are trying the transit style bus for customer comfort and hopefully better
long-term maintenance.
Operations committee has application due March to decide if we are going to apply for another bus, and if so what type. Operations are recommending looking at
another transit bus as well as a larger 17 passenger Galavan bus. That application will be ready for review and approval at the next Streamline/Galavan meeting. Application will then
be passed on to HRDC board. (Discussion followed around what type of bus we were going to put in for?) C.L. and D.K. thought we were going to try the transit bus before applying for
another one? Chris gave a history of bus purchase for I-Ho’s benefit. David brought up the point that we do not know what funds will be available in the future from MDT. Busselback buses
are ½ the cost of a transit style bus. Our first transit style bus will cost around $381,000. David K. made a motion for the upcoming application that we apply for a 35 passenger
busselback, second by Colleen L. Vote was unanimous and motion passed.
3 Forks meeting was poorly attended. Thurs 2/6 additional meeting. Approach initial with a Galavan view with the
potential of a streamline route in the future. We had 43 responses to our first survey, we need more data. Galavan will go one day/week on Tuesday.
Brief discussion of new bus wraps. The Board had the opportunity to see one of the newly wrapped buses. Cost of $2800 each.
Marketing Salesman went back to school. We do not currently
have anyone working on selling advertising on Streamline. We do have adds that are paid through June.
We do have a Galavan bus coming now. Our active clients have increased (575 max).
We anticipate increasing billing to Streamline next year.
Treasurer’s report- David Kack
Galavan:
We are currently ½ through the fiscal year. Galavan forecast $3000 operation surplus.
We are looking at using $9000 from reserves with new bus ending balance around $37,000. We anticipate demand for Galavan to continue to grow.
StreamLine:
Forecast approx. $60,000 surplus.
David
mentioned going into 2015 that this is the last year we have insight into what MDT might be able to send us in $.
David handed out a fuel report.
Secretary’s report-Merle Phipps
Swearing
in of I-Ho Pomeroy
Late Night report –
New Year ’s Eve was very busy with increased ridership.
½ routes are working well. Brief description for I-Ho of how the Late Night bus works.
Will
we change to pay for service? Chris gave a good description of how this would work ( a lot of cost involved), we could potentially lose riders.
We are making a difference for safety!!!
Subcomitte
Reports:
Operations-
Nothing to report
Marketing – Colleen Lindner
Nothing to report
Paratransit – Suzanne Winchester
Budget –
Nothing to report
Bylaws – Merle Phipps
Nothing to
report
Nominations – Colleen Lindner
Potential new board member for rider with disability. She will attend at next meeting.
Public Stakeholders – Jeff Rupp
Nothing to report
For the
Good of the Bus
Seth: Thank you for Red-line
Adds for the Red line are coming out.
Chris mentioned some problems with people camping out at the transfer station.
TAC will meet Feb 11th to go over application
and coordination plan
Skyline is very busy and will add an additional run to Big Sky.
Colleen passed around thank you notes from ASMSU to drivers.
Next Meeting – Feb 25th