Antrim County Transportation Committee
Meeting Minutes September 5, 2007
Present:  Dawson, Howelman, Allen, Rhoads.
Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m.
Minutes of August 3, 2007 meeting were reviewed.
Rhoads presented the following correspondence:
-	MDOT plaque was presented recognizing ACT for 30 years of service.
-	Record Eagle article was presented outlining the Transportation and Land Use Study Group, of which Rhoads is a member on behalf of Antrim County.
Financial reports were presented including vouchers for September, and expense and revenue reports for the month of July.  Motion by Allen, support by Howelman to approve the vouchers and reports as presented.  All voting aye.  Motion carried.
Rhoads presented an update on personnel issues as follows:
-	Ann Mongar began as a full time driver August 15, 2007.
-	Don Marshall retired as a full time driver August 31, 2007 after serving nearly 30 years.
Ridership reports:
-	Meadow Brook – Calendar year 2007 YTD report. August 07 - 11 trips with revenue of $1,125.
-	General Ridership – Total passengers for August 2007 were 2,764.
-	Bellaire Schools – School Year 06-07 report. August 07 - Early Childhood Program (ECP) 9 trips with revenue of $225.
New business:
-	Rhoads presented a draft addendum to the policy and procedure section of the employee resource guide.  ACT’s insurance carrier now requires all members to have a policy on file that prohibits the use of cell phones for personal use while operating a bus. Motion by Allen, support by Howelman to approve the addendum as written.  Motion Carried.  The addendum will be provided to all ACT drivers with instruction to add to their employee resource guide.
-	Information was presented on upcoming training sessions as follows:
		MASS Trans Training Conference for Drivers and Dispatchers – September 14-16.
		MDOT Financial Management Training – September 27.
-	Rhoads presented a work order and a manifest from the Safety Kleen Company for cleaning the garage floor drain, pumping the storage tank and properly disposing of the contents.
Next meeting:  October 5, 2007.
Meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
ANTRIM COUNTY AIRPORT
Minutes – September 5, 2007
Joseph Allen                                                 Gene Dawson, Chairman                                            David Howelman
Members present:   G. Dawson, D. Howelman, J. Allen
Others present:       J. Strehl
Meeting opened:     10:00 a.m.
Public comment:     None.
Airport Updates:    J. Strehl informed the Committee on:  The following topics NTSB Report, fuel farm project, Bureau of Aeronautics field inspection.
J. Strehl discussed the trees on the approach ends to runways 20 and 200.  The trees have continued to grow and may cause the approach to go to less than 20:1 in the near future.  Peckham Engineering is preparing a study for the Transportation Committee to review during their October meeting.
Reports:  J. Strehl presented revenue reports for August and Expense reports for July.  Motion by D. Howelman to accept reports, support J. Allen.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.