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1 Welcome and introductions (Scully) American Public Transportation Association Business Member Board of Governors June 21, 2016 ~~ 5:15 PM Valley of the Sun Ballroom E Sheraton Grand Phoenix MEETING AGENDA Anti-trust statement (Wharton) The cardinal rule in keeping an association s operations within anti-trust laws is that there should be no agreements express or implied which restrain the member s freedom to make independent decisions in matters that affect competition. Each member must be completely independent to set prices, establish production and sales levels, choose the markets in which he or she will operate and select his or her customers and suppliers. AGENDA ITEM ATTACHMENT 1. Approval of Minutes of March, 2016 meeting 1 2. Report of the Chair (Scully) Board of Directors meeting Collaboration Task Force Executive Committee and Board Activity since Leg Conference CEO search status APTA and BMBG Nominations RNC and DNC meetings Cuba Mission 3. Committee Activity Reports Government Affairs and Procurement committees (Cornell and Fuller) 2 Small Business committee (Williams) 3 Business Development committee (Coleman) 4 Workforce Development committee (Loehr) 5 Programs committee (Olivier) 6 4. Budget Report: Forecast for 2016 Year End and FY 2017 Update (Janet Rogers) New Business Articles for October edition of Business in Motion Adjourn The next BMBG meeting will take place on September 11 at the APTA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles

2 Attachment 1 Business Member Board of Governors Minutes March 13, 2016 The meeting was called to order by Chair Patrick Scully. Members present included Jeff Wharton, Hugh Harrison, John Bartosiewicz, Margareth Bonds, Helen Callier, Buddy Coleman, Frank DiGiacomo, Bob Gallant, Mark Magaldi, Ian Newburg, Raquel Olivier, Joe Policarpio, Janet Rogers, Stan Rosenblum, Rick Simonetta, Paul Skoutelas, Paul Smith, Bill Thomsen, Eve Williams, Kevin Sudano, Kim Green, Chuck Wochele, Freddie Fuller, Sharon Greene, Angela Iannuzziello, and Dave Turney. Others present at the meeting were Chris Boylan, Michael Townes, Jack Martinson, Arun Vohra, Natalie Cornell, Jon McDonald, Al Engel, David Warren, Joe Gibson, Joe Abraman and Jeff Booth. The Anti-Trust Statement was read and the minutes of the January meeting were approved. APTA Chair Valarie McCall was introduced. She thanked the business members for their leadership, their support of her APTF scholarship and their support for the Collaboration Task Force initiatives. She noted that she hoped to have more discussions on procurement with business members and the GMs. APTA CEO Michael Melaniphy thanked the business members for their support and for the important role that they played in getting the FAST act and PTC approved. He also said that their engagement in the FTA Buy America session earlier that day was productive. The BMBG chair thanked Mariela Garcia-Colberg for her work with the business members and wished her well in her new job given she was leaving APTA within the week. He reported on the January meeting, noting the change in the schedule this year, the tour of the rail project, the APTF fundraiser and the CEO roundtable. He also commented on the work of the Collaboration Task Force noting that they were discussing a study mission to Cuba and a reception at the Republican and Democratic conventions. He also commented on the good discussion with the FTA about Buy America and that he hoped that there could be more involvement from the rail OEMs in business member issues and activities. Rob Healy reviewed the comments made at the FTA Buy America discussion and said that FTA should send out guidance in 60 days or so and that it would be followed by an NPRM. He also reviewed the funding status and appropriations process for the new FAST bill and reminded members to thank their Members of Congress for their support. In response to a question he said that the trust fund dollars are locked in for five years but the level of general fund dollars could be a problem, but there would be no sequestration for 2 years. Buddy Coleman reported that the Business Development committee agreed on new language for their mission statement and that the business case brochure this year will focus on smart cities. Members noted that other topics that could be included were the benefit of sustainability actions by companies and the opportunity that autonomous vehicles and 3D printers for companies. He reported that there several potential international opportunities with Turkey including a reverse trade mission and a DOT trade mission in the fall. The Workforce Development Committee report was provided by Bill Thomsen. He said that the committee was starting to plan for the 2017 prees program and would monitor the AREMA REES program this year. He also noted that the business members would be supporting the 2017

3 Youth Summit and reported that the University of Vermont had sent a proposal to APTA regarding training bus operators how their driving practices could reduce fuel consumption. Barbara Gannon noted that the APTA Human Resources committee was holding regional meetings and encouraged business members to have their OD staff participate. Freddie Fuller and Natalie Cornell reported on the joint meeting of the Legislative and Procurement committees. Freddie reported that the name of the Business Member Government Affairs committee voted to change its name to the Business Member Legislative Committee to reflect the fact that it was a subcommittee of the APTA Legislative Committee. He also provided an update on the industry footprint project that the business member activity fund has supported. Natalie reported that at the committee meeting there was general consensus that the Buy America content clock should start at the date that the contract was signed including options. She urged all business members to let FTA know what they think the clock should start. She also reported that the FTA pilot project had expired and that only one Los Angeles project took place. The programs committee report was provided by Raquel Olivier. She reported that the business members would support a session at the bus conference regarding mobile apps and a workforce session at the rail conference. At both sessions there will be a drawing for an APTA Annual Meeting registration using Activity Funds to cover the cost of the registrations. She also reported that the keynote session sponsored by the business members at the Annual Meeting would be two political pundits and that they have been contracted. Eve Williams reported that the Small Business committee is working on activities at both the bus and rail conferences. At bus, four students from NC A and T University will run a SmartBar for all conference attendees in the resource room. In addition, there will be a networking breakfast at both conferences. Also in the works is an upcoming webinar on how to win at public agency for DBEs and small businesses. She said that the committee was interested in finding a way to recognize APTA member companies that do an outstanding effort to engage DBE and small business APTA members. The next agenda item was the Business Member Activity Fund budget. Janet Rogers noted several items in the budget: First is funding for airfare and hotel expenses as needed for the BMBG chair so that they can fully participate in Executive Committee meetings. Members noted that as the leadership has become more diverse, more small business members are assuming leadership positions while in the past leadership had come from large companies. It was moved and seconded that the item be included in the budget and the motion was approved. In addition, Janet reviewed an adjustment to the 2016 Activity Fund budget to provide additional funding for a report on sustainability activities for business members at a cost of $13,000 in both FY 2016 and In addition, the members discussed the list of proposed reports that will be completed in June and it was agreed that studies on international business models, PPP restrictions, benefits of guaranteed funding and the impact of supply side jobs in local economies would be done in 2016 and that $30,000 would be available in Angela Iannuzziello noted that in the past requests for funding from the Activity Fund have been for specific projects and activities but that this year there were discretionary items in the budget for items projects initiated by the BMBG and the APTA chair. The members agreed that the discretionary items be removed from the budget for FY2017. It was moved and seconded that the 2017 budget be approved as amended. The approved budget is attached to these minutes. Barry Barker reported on the work of the Diversity Council s GLBT initiative. He said that they are focusing on guidance on legal and regulatory issues, assistance in providing a welcoming workplace and what do we do for excellent customer service. He reported that they had held

4 listening sessions at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco and at the General Manager s Seminar and heard that people need knowledge on regulatory requirements, federal contractor requirements and what is in place already. He said that the effort will focus on what is the best fit for APTA members. Sharon Greene updated members on FTA s Smart Cities contest and Jon McDonald reported that a cross-committee technology innovation task force was being established to identify and overcome gaps and that their efforts will include a member survey and listening sessions. Pat Scully noted that the next BMBG meeting would take place at the rail conference. The meeting was adjourned.

5 FY 2017 Business Member Activity Fund Budget Actual Costs as of 2/29/16 Approved March 13, 2016 FY2016 FY2017 Responsibility Projected Actuals $ 481,730 Proposed Budget $ 237, , , , ,136 Advocacy Consultant/Business Voice Champion Freddie Fuller 10,000 - Business Member Advocacy Activity Freddie Fuller 75,000 Special Authorization Activities Freddie Fuller 50,000 - Webinars/support for biz member auth activity Freddie Fuller - - Education webinars/support for biz member auth activity Freddie Fuller 25,000 Social Media/ Marketing - Footprint Freddie Fuller 5,000 - Sarah Kline Contract: International Business Models Synthesis Freddie Fuller 20,000 - Report on PPP Restrictions Freddie Fuller 10,000 - Private Sector Benefits of Guaranteed Funding Freddie Fuller 30,000 - Impact Supply Side Jobs on Local Economies Report Natalie Cornell 30,000 - Contract Enhancement & Extension Freddie Fuller 30,000 Streetcars and BRT Freddie Fuller - - Transit and Real Estate II Freddie Fuller - - Free Congress Report Freddie Fuller 20,000 20,000 Rail Economic Study Freddie Fuller 25,000 - Industry Footprint Tool Maintenance Freddie Fuller 10,000 20,500 Industry Footprint Tool (supply Side) Freddie Fuller 45,000 3D Printing (total request is $40,000) Freddie Fuller 20,000 64% 255, ,500 Legislative Breakfast (Mar 2016) Raquel O 15,000 15,000 Bus Conference Reception (May 2016) Raquel O 5,000 5,000 Rail Transit Conference Reception (June 2016) Raquel O 5,000 5,000 Bus Conference Speaker Raquel O 10,000 10,000 Rail Conference Speaker Raquel O 10,000 10,000

6 Annual Meeting Speaker - San Francisco Raquel O 40,000 50,000 International Speaker Support Raquel O 15,000 15,000 BMBG session raffle Raquel O 2,000 Subtotal 17% 100, ,000 Speakers at BMBG Meetings ( travel, Registration,etc.) Pat Scully 900 3,000 Update Market Trend Papers- THE BUSINESS CASE Buddy C 8,000 8,000 ROI on Sustainability for Businesses Buddy C 13,500 13,500 Automated Vehicles ($60,000) Buddy C - Rail Engineering Symp. -Summer 2015 Mike Loehr 27,438 - Rail Engineering Symp. - Summer 2016 Mike Loehr - 60,000 Resource Room - Bus and Rail Eve Williams 10,000 10,000 Tech Bar Eve Williams 3,000 3,000 SB2SB Reception Eve Williams 4,000 4,000 Networking Breakfasts Eve Williams 9,000 9,000 Subtotal 15% 75, ,500 Misc Expenses Pat Scully - - APTF Scholarships- Pat Scully 20,000 10,000 Chairman's Discretionary Account Pat Scully 10,000 10,000 Conference Expenses Pat Scully 15,080 - Support APTA Chair Initiatives Pat Scully - BMBG Chair and Vice Chair Travel Expense Pat Scully 5,000 Subtotal 3% 45,080 25,000 19% $ 475,918 $ 237,136 $ 438,000 $ 29,136

7 Attachment 2 Joint Business Member Legislative Procurement Committee Meeting June 3, 2016 MEETING Notes The meeting was called to order by Freddie Fuller, chair of the Business Member Legislative Committee. Natalie Cornell, chair of the Business Member Procurement Committee noted that currently there are a number of issues which are of interest to both committees which is why they are meeting together again. Thirty people dialed in for the conference call meeting including Natalie Cornell, Freddie Fuller, Joe Gibson, Jim Harper, Tony Kellen, John Andrews, Joe Policarpio, Jack Martinson, Kevin Adams, Gary Trenga, Jeff Wharton, Alan Wulkan, Buddy Coleman, Bob Brownstein, Mike Townes, Kevin Sudano, Paul Dean, Dick Wieczorik, Wright Parkes, Cliff Henke, Janette Hunter, Rob Healy, Art Guzzetti and Fran Hooper. The Anti-Trust Statement was read and the meeting notes from the March meeting were approved. It was noted that the sign-in sheet for the March meeting was misplaced. Rob Healy gave a brief update on the Task Force on Member Consensus. He explained that the task force had been created by Chairman Valarie J. McCall, at the request of Jeff Hamm, who chaired the Bus Coalition. It is intended to work on ways to ensure that the industry reaches consensus on legislative policy issues where APTA members may have different views. He noted that the task force had initially met at the Legislative Conference in March, and that Chairman Barry Barker, at the urging of the group, had modified a schedule that was intended to include meetings in conjunction with major APTA meetings to one where the group would meet for longer meetings to really deal with the objectives. The task force, which includes Business Members Pat Scully, Sharon Greene, Kim Green, Jeff Boothe, Diana Mendez and Mike Townes, is scheduled to meet in Washington, DC, on June 8 for a full day meeting. Alan Wulkan asked Rob to convey to the chair that consensus needed to involve all of APTA s member organizations, and not just the legacy properties and Jeff Wharton noted that it needed to be balanced. Art Guzzetti told meeting attendees that APTA would have receptions at both the Republican and Democratic National Nominating conventions. He provided details about the receptions, and explained that we had recently invited Members of Congress, congressional staff, and APTA Members. Art also reported that there would be an event on June 9 at the Capitol Visitors Center with the Free Congress Foundation to release a new report regarding the role of public transit in a slow growth economy. The report was funded by the Business Member Activity Fund. Healy updated the committee on the status of FY 2017 transportation appropriations bills in both Houses of Congress. He said that the Senate had completed action on its version of the bill, while the House had moved its bill through committee and would likely take the measure to the House Floor during June. He stated that both bills actually appropriated more than the authorization levels for transit programs, and that funding for new rail programs was provided, but at levels well below those authorized. Finally, he noted that Senate Appropriations staff,

8 who had participated in a recent meeting of Washington lobbyists at APTA s offices, had questions about whether Congress would complete the process before the end of the current fiscal year or whether Congress would pass a continuing resolution before adjourning for the elections and complete appropriations bills in a lame duck session of Congress. There was a long discussion on Buy America, and the FTA s proposed regulations that would require application of the statutory content requirements upon delivery. Various people elaborated on why this was a bad proposal, and Healy explained that there was little sympathy among Democrats on Capitol Hill. He noted that several lobbyists for Volvo and Bombardier had met with Senator Schumer s staff recently. Jim Harper reported that FTA s guidance on the GSA-type schedule has been written but is awaiting approval. The joint committees then discussed the details of the VOLT Act, a recently introduced legislative proposal that would allow grant recipients to mandate veterans hiring preference, with certain conditions. Healy said that he intended to have the full legislative committee review the bill at its upcoming meeting as well. Some concerns were expressed including the fact that this would be more restrictive than current DOT requirements, but the committee made no specific recommendation on the measure. Members were asked to send comments to Rob, Fran and the committee chairs. Bob Brownstein reported that he would be working on the list of A&E contract concerns. A survey will be developed for the consultant community to highlight the major issue, which will be compiled and discussed with the committee to determine strategies that could address the issues. He indicated that his target was to finalize the list of issues in the next two months so that the discussion on strategies can take place at the meeting in September. He asked for volunteers to get in touch with him. Natalie summarized the list of research projects that the Business Member Activity Fund was supporting this year, which includes a synthesis report on International Business Models, reports on PPP Restrictions, and the Private Sector Benefits on Guaranteed Funding. An additional report on the Impact of Supply Side Jobs on Local Economies was redefined to focus on Transit Supply Chain (Buy America and local hire). The final agenda item was research that the Procurement Steering Committee was working on. It is a proposal that will be submitted to TCRP to consider why companies bid or do not bid on work and how incentives for creating jobs, training, local or veterans hiring affect the decision. In the subsequent discussion members noted that you can present the facts but it will have little impact because legislators need to support actions that will create American jobs, that we need to think about which fights we can win, and asked whether this study is just for OEMs and component manufactures or would it include contract operators. Natalie said that these comments would be considered in developing the proposal. The meeting was adjourned.

9 Attachment 3 Business Member Small Business Committee May 31, 2016 Meeting Notes Committee Chair Eve Williams called the conference call meeting to order and the Anti-Trust statement was read. Members present on the call included Hugh Harrison, Ken Rivera, Jim Harper, Bob Nixon, Kirt Goddard, Alan Wulkan, Luis Lugo, Emily Guill, Raquel Olivier, Kevin Sudano and Helen Callier. The meeting notes from the March meeting were approved. Regarding the committee s work plan objective to create opportunities for APTA small and disadvantaged business members to establish meaningful business relationships with clients and other potential partners Eve provided a summary of the following activities: - Bus Conference networking breakfast: there were 75 to 80 people at the breakfast, that the 6:45 start time seemed to work, 21% of the survey respondents were D/SBE s, and the most frequent comment on the survey was to get more transit agencies to participate. - Resource Room: The four students from NC A and T University were a great addition to the conference and that the students gained a lot from their participation in the SmartBar, particularly about transit and careers in transit. APTA members welcomed the students including several CEOs. - Rail Conference networking breakfast: it will take place at 6:45 at the hotel. With regard to the work program objective to develop programs for small and disadvantaged business members to maximize the value of their membership Luis Lugo discussed the need to develop two webinars during this year and to transition the effort to someone else who is interested. A meeting will be held in Phoenix to discuss these efforts to come up with a list of potential webinar topics that can help build capacity for small businesses and to include agency staff that small businesses need to know. Eve talked about the continuing idea to develop a recognition program for large companies that are good corporate citizens by having good small business programs. Eve also talked about the issues that the Revenue Task Force is working on, focusing on APTA s revenue stream and the need for insuring the value proposition for all types of members. Alan Wulkan noted that the rising cost of conference registration fees is making it hard for members both public and private to attend conferences which makes it difficult for them to participate in committee activities as well as not being able to access conference information. Members questioned how to reduce conference costs. Bob Nixon noted that he comes to the bus and rail conferences and that between registration fees and travel expenses it costs him $2000, so he has to get a new client for each conference to cover his costs. He can t afford to go to the Annual

10 Meeting except EXPO. Eve noted that an RFP was being developed for a consultant that can analyze APTA s data and can provide guidance how other associations handle these issues. Eve also noted that in Phoenix there will be a SB2SB event in Phoenix in cooperation with the local COMTO chapter. It will be on Monday night at a restaurant across the street from the hotel at 6:30. Hugh Harrison questioned if it was by invitation only and noted that it would a problem for small businesses that register on site. Eve also reported that the Diversity Counsel will be looking at the structure of the Council. With regard to EXPO Bob Nixon asked if DBEs get discounted booth space and if so it needs to be advertised heavily. He also suggested getting the State of GA DBE listing and noted that they have one of the better DBE programs. He would be happy to help identify NISC codes that would be appropriate for EXPO. The meeting was adjourned.

11 Attachment 4 Business Member Business Development Committee June 6, 2016 Meeting Notes The meeting was called to order by Buddy Coleman. Present on the conference call were Jeff Wharton, Leah Harnack, Tony Kellen, Pat Scully, Hugh Harrison, Raquel Olivier, Lolalisa King, Kevin Sudano, Michele James, Petra Mollet, Art Guzzetti and Fran Hooper. The meeting notes from the March meeting were approved. The chair noted that since the Sunday at the Rail Conference was also Father s Day the committee was meeting by phone this time and that the BMBG meeting will take place on Tuesday evening in Phoenix. The chair asked members for comments on updating the investment brochure and whether it should be updated this year. He noted that it was not planned to be updated this year but the FAST Act created some new opportunities for the private sector and a one-page document on sustainability needed to be added. It was decided that the current and last two brochures will be sent to the members of the committee and a survey will be developed and sent to the members about the focus for this year s edition. Lolalisa King provided an update on the sustainability program. She reported that she has been working on the business member sustainability commitment application with APTA staff and members of the Sustainability Committee. They are working to improve the process for business member to enter APTA s sustainability commitment program and to make it easier for them to move up to bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels. An excel workbook is being developed as a reporting form for both the annual progress reports required of Sustainability Commitment signatories and a template for applications to the higher recognition levels. The workbook is almost done and should be approved on June 7. There will also be a presentation on the Business Case for Sustainability at the APTA Sustainability Workshop in July. They will be working with APTA s marketing and communications staff on how to launch the new workbook. Jeff Wharton reported on a program session on sustainable procurements at the Bus Conference. There was considerable conversation with the audience regarding what agencies are including about sustainability in their procurements and what suppliers are doing with the APTA sustainability program. How to evaluate sustainability in the procurement process was also discussed. Jeff has suggested that an APTA member company that is an APTA sustainability member should be recognized in the procurement process by transit agencies. Buddy suggested that there should be additional sessions on the topic in the future. Kevin Sudano reported on international issues. He reported that the trade mission to Cuba was still being worked on. Pat Scully said that the timing of the mission was not yet determined due

12 in light of conflicts around the Annual Meeting and Labor Day and that September was on the table right now. The reverse trade mission from Turkey was discussed. Wabtec, Cubic, IMPluse NC and Clever Devices participated and it was noted that there is a lot of projects that are moving forward. They are very interested in technology and are interested in build, operate and transfer (BOT) projects with a 40 year transfer of the project. There will be a U.S. Commercial Service trade mission to Turkey in the fall which will cost a company about $5,000 to $6,000. Regarding Innotrans, IMPulse and Mass Transit are planning to attend and two APTA staff members will be attending. The members noted that there will be a number of APTA members there including US owned companies, and they suggested that staff determine if there was going to be a US pavilion this year. Petra Mollet reported that there would be a US Pavilion at the UITP show next year in May which generally accommodates smaller companies. APTA and CUTA are working to get a North American day focusing on what is happening in the US and Canada. She will be working on a cross marketing agreement for the UITP and EXPO shows. She also reported that there will be an international study mission in the spring of 2017 that has been planned to focus on transformational technologies and new mobility services. She also noted that there was interest in a study mission on safety and security. Art Guzzetti reported that the US China Transportation Forum went well and that there will be a similar event in China in the fall. Kevin Sudano reported on a number of upcoming international business opportunities: - Renfe (Spanish national train operator) restarting /reissuing the 30 High-speed train tender. The process was successfully protested by Bombardier, with all submissions returned unopened. Bombardier, Hitachi, Alstom, Siemens, Talgo and CAF expected to rebid. - Norwegian Government approved funding - Prequalification of suppliers for the lineside, onboard, and train management contracts is now underway - Malaysia planning for new east coast railway; RFI issued - Tel Aviv Metro issued tender for operation and Maintenance of their Red Line - Argentina approved a budget of $115M USD over the next 4 years - upgrading their Belgrano North Commuter rail line (Buenos Aires to Vila Rosa) - Czech Railways has launched three separate tenders for rolling stock; combined contract value of $450M+ USD (A=20 Dual Voltage EMUs; B= 30 DMUs; C= 50 trailer cars to be pulled by locomotives; CR also refurbing their fleet of tilting EMUs on a budget of about $10M USD. The meeting was adjourned.

13 Attachment 5 Business Member Workforce Development Committee June 10, 2016 Conference Call Meeting Meeting Notes Committee chair Mike Loehr called the meeting to order. Six people called in for the meeting including Kevin Sudano, Hugh Harrison, David Boote, Pam Boswell and Fran Hooper. The meeting notes from the March meeting were approved with the addition of Hugh Harrison being listed as present at the meeting. Mike Loehr discussed the prees effort for 2017 noting the AREMA REES was going to have a new format this year with the first day devoted to materials for new professors and the second day aimed at bringing back prior attendees and having several tracks with much more detailed information and more time for the presentations and discussions. They apparently liked the APTA presentations and may include more passenger rail content in their program. Following the AREMA effort, which will take place in July, the committee will begin planning for prees Initial issues that need to be addressed are: - The symposium location which will be on the west coast. Los Angeles venues could be LA Metro headquarters or perhaps the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. San Francisco venues could include BART or perhaps MUNI, and could facilitate participation by professors from Berkeley. - The symposium format will we continue to focus on new professors or more like AREMA, trying to attract returning professors. - Symposium faculty will we draw upon NURail again, find new professors and/or use more industry speakers? Pam Boswell talked about the upcoming regional OD workshops that the APTA Human Resources committee is holding. The next one will take place at the end of June in Atlanta and there will be more across the country. Information on the workshops can be obtained at Pam also discussed the Youth Summit program noting that the 2015 class had the highest caliber of students due to a more rigorous selection process and the development of a career focus and that APTA is tracking these students with the possibility of providing mentors. The 2017 Summit will be held at APTA s offices the last week in June. Due to housing issues last year the student may be housed in a hotel but staff is also looking at possible housing at other universities. Hugh Harrison asked what the budget was for the Summit ($85-90,000, up from prior years of $60,000) including travel and housing costs. Noting that the 2017 Business Member Activity Fund did not include Summit funding as in past years sponsorships will be sought. Mike Loehr provided a safety briefing for the attendees focused on hot weather protection. The meeting was adjourned.

14 Attachment 6 Business Member Programs Committee June 2, 2016 Meeting Notes Committee chair Raquel Olivier opened the meeting. Present on the conference call were Jeff Wharton, Kevin Sudano, John Bartosiwicz, Natalie Cornell, Jim Syrgley, Leah Harnack, Gary Trenga, Hugh Harrison, Alan Wulkan, Michelle James, Cliff Henke and Fran Hooper. The meeting notes from the March meeting were approved. Hugh Harrison reported on the program session at the Bus Conference where the Activity Fund supported a drawing for a registration for the Annual Meeting and noted that there were over 60 people in the room and that they stayed for the full session. The winner was a woman who runs the UCLA bus system and she said she would probably use it to bring a colleague to the Annual Meeting. Raquel said that the session Maximizing Your Multigenerational Talen Pool at the Rail Conference would be the session where the raffle will be held. It was suggested that quotes be obtained from the winners for an article in Business In Motion, and John Bartosiewicz said that he would write an article. Keynote speakers at the bus and rail conferences are also being supported from the Activity Fund. Both speakers are speaking about trends and how they will impact the future of the transportation industry. At the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles the business member keynote speakers Paul Begala and Mike Murphey will be focusing on the upcoming presidential election. The chair discussed the need for more members to be involved in the conference program committee meetings to insure that issues of concern to business members. There will be a conference program planning committee meeting at the end of the rail conference where members can get involved and in the fall the focus will be on reviewing abstracts submitted for the bus and rail conference. The final agenda item was a discussion on how enhance Business in Motion and to expand it to bring in stories about member companies. The members recognized that Metro Magazine did a lot of the work and that Cliff and Leah have done a lot of articles in the past. The chair noted that the next meeting would be at the Annual Meeting in September. The meeting was adjourned.