Regular HTMMTS Board Meeting Minutes
July 16, 2025
Village of Spring Lake
1. Meeting called to order by President Craig Bessinger at 4:00 PM.
2. Roll Call:
Present: Bessinger, Cargo, Cate, Gallagher, McIntyre (4:07 PM), McLaughlin, Selner, & Whittemore
Absent: Latch, Pavick, & TePastte
Also Present: Finance/Asst Dir Appel, Exec Dir Borg, Ops Supervisor Burghardt, HR Dir Dumbrell, Marketing Specialist Walker, & Village of Spring Lake Intern Keefe
3. Approval of Agenda: Motion by Cargo, second by Whittemore to approve the Agenda aspresented. Motion carried.
4. Unscheduled Public Appearances/Call to Audience: None
5. Approval of Consent Agenda:
a. Approval of May 28, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of Bills Memo in the Amount of $1,727,829.39
c. Receive Financial Statements
d. Receive Estimated FY2025 Budget
Motion by Cargo, second by Gallagher to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carried.
6. New Business
a. Approve Resolution 25-0716-01—Amendments to Personnel Manual. Motion to approve by Cargo, second by Gallagher. Role call vote; motion carried unanimously. (McIntyre not present.)
b. Discussion/Action on AIA Agreement with the Christman Construction Co. Motion to approve by Cargo, second by Whittemore. Discussion: Cargo recommended that a Harbor Transit employee with construction knowledge be appointed as an Owner’s Representative. Motion carried.
c. Discussion/Action on the new Park and Ride Fares. Appel reported that fares are being rounded up to the nearest dollar to eliminate use of coins. Motion to approve by Cargo, second by McIntyre. Motion carried.
7. Reports
a. Marketing. Walker reported on:
• Touch-A-Truck event on Jun 16.
• Farmer’s Market Table on Aug 6.
• Harbor Transit’s 50th Anniversary on Aug 22.
b. Operations. Borg reported on:
• Total ridership is up by 21% over last year.
• Trinity at the Lakes ridership is up over the same period last year.
• Deviated fixed route (trolley) ridership is down primarily due to changes in routes.
• No-shows are down significantly.
• There were no reportable accidents, injuries, or breakdowns for the previous two months.
c. Transportation. Borg reported on:
• FTA Triennial Review Site Visit is Jul 23 & 24 with an exit conference on Jul 31
• Final changes and updates to the NEPA submission were completed in Jun 23; we have not received FTA’s response.
• HTMMTS is currently in the Design Development Phase of the building project with Progressive AE; next step is site plan approval by Grand Haven Township in early to mid-Aug 2025.
• HTMMTS is actively preparing for Coast Guard Week 2025 with the goal of alleviating parking constraints and efficient transportation of riders in and out of downtown Grand Haven.
8. Board Member Comments: None.
9. Meeting Adjourned at 4:21 PM.
10. Next Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting: 4:30 PM, Sep 24, 2025, City of Grand Haven, 519 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417