Antrim County Transportation Committee

Meeting Minutes November 2, 2007

 

Present:  Dawson, Howelman, Allen, White, Rhoads.

 

Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m.

 

Minutes of October 5, 2007 meeting were reviewed.

 

Rhoads presented the following correspondence:

 

Accident report stemming from a bus crash occurring on Oct. 16th.  A driver of another vehicle drove into the rear of an ACT bus while loading passengers.  Minor injuries occurred.

 

Authorization from MDOT granting funding approval to resurface the parking lot.

 

Financial reports were presented including vouchers for November.  Also expense and revenue reports for the month of September were presented. 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:

 

Bob Daniels has informed ACT verbally that he will not be returning.  Written notification is forthcoming.

 

A training session for ACT drivers has been scheduled for Nov. 9th which will provide information on working with physically and mentally challenged passengers.

 

Ridership reports:

 

Meadow Brook – Calendar year 2007 YTD report including trips and revenue was presented.  Through October, 107 trips have been provided with revenue of $12,352.

 

Bellaire Schools – School Year 07-08 report was presented. The report indicated the following through October:

 

Early Childhood Program (ECP) – 147 trips with revenue of $3,675.

 

Career Tech. (TBA) – 82 trips with revenue of $6,560.

 

 

 

New business:

 

Rhoads presented information he learned at a recent Drug and Alcohol testing workshop held in Gaylord.  As a result of the Federal program audit in 2006 MDOT is now providing training to all transit agencies and is requiring each of them to submit a revised testing policy by Dec. 15th.  Even though ACT was one of the selected transits audited in 06 and has revised its policy to meet the Federal standards we are still being asked to submit our new policy for review.

 

 

Rhoads informed the Committee that a small window of opportunity is available to purchase a small diesel cutaway bus under a State bid that has been extended to Nov. 15th.  Since ACT has already received funding support from MDOT to make the purchase an order will be placed in the next few days.

 

Next meeting:  December 7, 2007.

 

Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

 

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

ANTRIM COUNTY AIRPORT

Minutes – November 2, 2007

                                                                                                                  

                Joseph Allen                                        Gene Dawson, Chairman                                  David Howelman

 

 

 

Members present:         G. Dawson, D. Howelman, J. Allen

Others present:             J. Strehl

 

Meeting opened:           2:00 p.m.

 

Public comment:           None.

 

Airport Updates:         J. Strehl informed the Committee on:

The Young Eagles Fly in that was cancelled due to inclement weather.

 

Fuel Farm Project:     J. Strehl presented an accounting to date for the project.  The committee did a site review of the project; anticipated completion date is November 12th.

 

Lightning strike:  J. Strehl informed the committee that the county’s insurance provider had approved the cost estimate from Windemuller Electric for $149,230 to repair the field lighting damage caused by lightning strikes that took place on the field. 

 

Reports:  J. Strehl presented revenue reports for October and expense reports for September.

 

Meeting adjourned 3:15 p.m.