RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY Board of Directors Minutes of Meeting No. 2006-10A Regular Meeting November 16, 2006 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Fox called the regular meeting of the Riverside Transit Agency Board of Directors to order at 2:02 p.m., on Thursday, November 16, 2006, in the RTA Board Room, 1825 Third Street, Riverside, CA. Present: Absent: 1. Brenda Salas, City of Banning Frank Kessler, City of Canyon Lake 2. Jeff Fox, City of Beaumont Roger Meadows, City of Hemet 3. John Chlebnik, City of Calimesa Frank Hall, City of Norco 4. Karen Spiegel, City of Corona John Motte, City of Perris 5. Daryl Hickman, City of Lake Elsinore Dale Stubblefield, City of San Jacinto 6. Bonnie Flickinger City of Moreno Valley Bob Buster, County of Riverside, Dist. I 7. Doug McAllister, City of Murrieta Jeff Stone, County of Riverside, Dist. III 8. Dom Betro, City of Riverside 9. Jeff Comerchero, City of Temecula 10. 1 Andrea Puga, County of Riverside District II 11. 2 Patty Goodwin, County of Riverside, District V 2. SELF-INTRODUCTIONS Self-introductions of those in attendance took place. 3. FLAG SALUTE Director Chlebnik led the attendees in the flag salute. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS NON-AGENDA ITEMS The clerk of the Board announced that there were no public comments. 5. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO COACH OPERATOR, KENNY HEARD Chairman Fox and Mr. Rubio presented coach operator, Kenny Heard with a certificate of appreciation for his quick reaction in picking up a run-away girl and transporting her to a safe place. Mr. Heard thanked the Board for this recognition. Ms. Fonda McGensy of Operation SafeHouse thanked Mr. Heard for his actions and also thanked the Board for the partnership between the two entities. 1 Alternate for Director John Tavaglione, County of Riverside, District II 2 Alternate for Director Marion Ashley, County of Riverside, District V 5
Chairman Fox presented operations manager, Valerie Kelly with a plaque in recognition of her 25 years of service to RTA. Ms. Kelly thanked the Board for this recognition. 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OCTOBER 26, 2006, BOARD MEETING M/S/C (SPIEGEL/HICKMAN) approving the October 26, 2006, Board meeting minutes. The motion carried with eight affirmative votes and two abstentions (PUGA/ MCALLISTER). Chairman Fox announced that at the request of Director Betro Item 11 will be moved after the Consent Calendar. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item A RTA Financial Profile October 2006. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item B Ridership Report October 2006. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item C Personnel Report October 2006. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item D Transportation Center Report October 2006. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item E On Time Performance Report October 2006. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item F Board Budget and Administration Committee Meeting 11/1/06 Draft Minutes. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item G Board Operations Committee Meeting 11/1/06 Draft Minutes. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item H Cash Flow Projections. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item I Agency Credit Card Statement for October. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item J Productivity Improvement Program (PIP). The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving item K Tuition Reimbursement for Director of Information Technologies for Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology. The motion carried unanimously. M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving item L Riverside Public Library Bus Pass Promotion Discount. The motion carried unanimously. 6
M/S/C (GOODWIN/SALAS) approving the receipt and file of item M Quarterly Capital Grants' Status. The motion carried unanimously. Director Flickinger arrived at the meeting after approval of the Consent Calendar. 11. TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE (TUMF) PROGRAM OF PROJECTS (POP) FISCAL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2011 UPDATE AND SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN (SRTP) AMENDMENT M/S/C (BETRO/MCALLISTER) as to the following: Adopt the updated fiscal year 2007 through 2011 TUMF Program of Projects for expenditure up to $6,361,729 in fiscal year 2007 and authorize transmittal to WRCOG and RCTC for inclusion in the transit facilities portion of the TUMF POP document. Approve an SRTP amendment to reflect this action. Authorize staff to execute WRCOG s Reimbursement Agreement for the Riverside Transit Center. The motion carried unanimously. 8. FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 AUDIT RESULTS Mr. Fajnor introduced Steve Starbuck from Brown Armstrong to present Fiscal Year 2005-2006 audit results. Mr. Starbuck presented the results of the audit and thanked staff for their assistance during the process. Chairman Fox said that Item 10 will be moved after Item 8 so those Directors leaving early would have the opportunity to vote on the item. 10. AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER TO HANSEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HANSEN/SPEAR MOBILE WORKFORCE M/S/C (MCALLISTER/CHELBNIK) authorizing staff to issue a sole source purchase order to Hansen Information Technologies, Inc. for the purchase and implementation of a mobile workforce inventory add-on module to the Agency s existing inventory control system at a cost that shall not to exceed $65,363.28. The motion carried unanimously. 9. 7-DAY PASS UPDATE Mr. Richardson presented an update of the 7-day pass. Directors Hickman and Betro left the meeting during presentation of Item 9. 7
12. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND REMARKS Alternate Goodwin thanked those who attended the annual luncheon on November 8 th on behalf of the Transportation NOW Executive Committee. Ms. Goodwin said that the event was a success mainly because of Scott Richardson and Natalie Gomez. Ms. Goodwin said that a lot of exciting things are going on with the Transportation NOW groups. 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. Rubio made the following announcements: Please join us for a Thanksgiving Potluck tomorrow, November 17 th from 11 am to 3 pm. The administrative offices will be closing at noon on Nov 22 nd due to Thanksgiving Holiday. RTA just finished its United Way Campaign, and it was a complete success. Last year we generated $7,000 in contributions, but this year with Natalie Gomez help and all the generous contributions from RTA employees, we generated over $15,000, which is more than a 115 percent increase. Director Salas suggested that at next month s Board meeting all the Board members contribute towards a dinner for Mr. Kenny Heard for his actions in getting the little girl to a safe place. Director McAllister congratulated all those who recently won re-elections. Chairman Fox wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday. 14. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the RTA Board of Directors is scheduled for Thursday, December 21, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., in the RTA Board Room, at 1825 Third Street, Riverside, CA. 8
15. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 2:39 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Larry Rubio Chief Executive Officer Maricela Hernandez Clerk of the Board 9
ATTENDANCE SHEET Page One November 16, 2006 NAME ORGANIZATION 1. LARRY RUBIO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2. KENNARD R. SMART, JR. AGENCY GENERAL COUNSEL 3. TOM FRANKLIN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 4. CRAIG FAJNOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 5. MARK STANLEY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING 6. LAURA MURILLO DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 7. SCOTT RICHARDSON DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 8. NICK BURRIE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE 9. RICK KACZEROWSKI DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 10. VINCE ROUZAUD DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MGMT. 11. MARICELA HERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/CLERK OF THE BOARD 12. BEVERLY SMITH CONTROLLER 13. JILES SMITH RISK MANAGER 14. VALERIE KELLY OPERATIONS MANAGER 15. VIRGINIA WERLY CONTRACT OPERATIONS MANAGER 16. NATALIE ZARAGOZA CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR 17. MARY ARDEN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/DEPUTY CLERK OF BOARD 18. BRAD WEAVER COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST 19. LINDA KELLER CONTRACT OPERATIONS FIELD ADMINISTRATOR 20. JOAN HEPWORTH SENIOR SECRETARY 21. RYAN NIELSEN BROWN ARMSTRONG 22. STEVE STARBUCK BROWN ARMSTRONG 23. JERRY TRIOLO MCDONALD TRANSIT 24. PAT FOSTER MCDONALD TRANSIT 25. JOHN CURTS CITYOF RIVERSIDE 26. RICHARD GONZALEZ CITY OF RIVERSIDE 27. JOSEFINA CLEMENTE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 28. MARIA ARANGUIZ CITY OF CORONA 29. FONDA MCGENSY OPERATION SAFE HOUSE 30. MRS. AMY HICKMAN LAKE ELSINORE RESIDENT 10