Nov 29, 2021 | HTMMTS Agenda, HTMMTS Boards
Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transportation System (HTMMTS) Board Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GRAND HAVEN
519 WASHINGTON STREET
GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN
December 1, 2021, 4:30 PM
1. Meeting Called to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of September 22, 2021 HTMMTS Board Meeting Minutes
4. Additions/Corrections to the Agenda
5. Approval of Regular Agenda
6. General Business / Call to Audience
7. New Business:
A. Discussion on Estimated Budget FYE 2022/2023.
B. Discussion/action on Payable Warrant.
C. File/Receive Financial Statements.
D. Discussion/Action Resolution of MDOT Master Agreement 2022-0063.
E. Discussion/Action Approval of Propane Contract with Wesco, Inc.
F. Vehicle Sale to City of Grand Haven and City of Battle Creek Transit.
G. Discussion/Action on Inter-Local Agreement to allow Public Transportation Across Jurisdictional Boundaries.
H. Discussion/Review of the (LAC) Local Advisory Council Meeting.
I. Change in Harbor Transit Policy Training Pay.
J. John R. Stern – At Large Harbor Transit Board Member.
8. Old Business – Discussion/Action to Approve Preliminary Harbor Transit Strategic Plan.
9. Marketing Update – Annelise Walker
10. Operation Director’s Update – Melvin Barkley
11. Transportation Director’s Update – Scott Borg
12. Board Member Comments
▪ Craig Bessinger
▪ Bill Cargo
▪ Patrick McGinnis
▪ Don Reis
▪ Joel Tepastte
▪ Christine Burns
▪ Gordon Gallagher
▪ Cathy Pavick
▪ Jerry Sias
Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on January 26, 2022 at 4:30 PM
at Grand Haven Charter Township, 13300 168th Avenue, Grand Haven, MI 49417.
Nov 11, 2021 | Local Advisory Council
Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transportation System
Local Advisory Council (LAC) Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
at 1:15 PM., Grand Haven Community Center
Meeting was called to order by Roger White, Chairperson at 1:22 PM.
Members Present: Roger White, Chairperson
Norman Cunningham
Ray Harz
Chrysteen Moelter-Gray
Carrie Uthe
Warren Roosen
Non-Member Present: Christina Shannon – Four Pointes (Council on Aging)
Harbor Transit Staff: Scott Borg, Transportation Director
Dana Appel, Finance & Compliance Director
Tom Burghardt, Operations Supervisor
John Phillips, Safety & Training Coordinator
Annelise Walker, Marketing Coordinator
Harbor Transit Staff Not Present: Melvin Barkley, Operations Director
Chairperson motioned to move item 5.H. introductions of new Operations Director and Operations Supervisor to item 3.
Minutes of the February 9, 2021 HTMMTS LAC meeting approved. Motion by White. All approved.
Discussion of ridership numbers. 2016 to present. COVID has cut ridership by 50%. Ridership has plateaued the last three months.
Operations Supervisor shared HT has accepted for a PILOT program from MDOT for 1 new bus. HT has ordered (3) of this type of bus and expects delivery within 4-6 months.
Discussion of 2023 Vehicle Accessibility Plan. Dana requested that the minutes reflect that as of, today, November 10, 2021 the LAC membership is down by four. Our fleet has been reduced by 3, fair structure is now a two-tiered structure with no price increase for day in advanced ride request. HT has placed an ad in the Grand Haven Tribune, on our website and shared with the local municipalities of the open positions. White motioned to approve second by Uthe.
Carrie Uthe was elected new Chairperson for 2022. Nominated by Moelter-Gray. All approved.
2022 meeting dates were approved as presented. Motioned by White. All approved.
Discussion and recommendations of how to increase ridership. Christina shared residents of Four Pointes are not riding HT due to COVID concerns and too many students riding.
Roger White announced he was resigning from the HTMMTS Local Advisory Committee. All members and Staff thanked him for his time of serving on this committee and wished him well.
Meeting adjourned at 2:42 pm. White motioned. Second by Uthe.
Nov 8, 2021 | Local Advisory Council
Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transportation System Local Advisory Council (LAC) Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 1:15 PM., Grand Haven Community Center
1. Meeting Called to Order : Roger White, Chairperson
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of the February 9, 2021 HTMMTS LAC Meeting Minutes
4. General Business / Call to Audience
5. General Business:
- A. Review of Ridership Numbers:
- B. Review of New Bus Order:
- C. Discussion/Action of 2023 Vehicle Accessibility Plan:
- 1. Change in fleet size
- 2. Change in member numbers
- 3. Change in fares
- D. Annual Meeting: Election of Chairperson and Chairperson Pro-Term:
- E. Discussion/Action of 2022 Meeting Dates:
- F. Discussion/Recommendation to Increase Ridership and Concerns on COVID:
- G. Old Business:
- H. New Business: Introduce New Operations Director and Operations Supervisor
6. General Comments and Discussion of LAC Members:
7. LAC’s next meeting is scheduled for February 16, 2022 at 1:15 PM, Grand Haven Community Center.
Sep 23, 2021 | HTMMTS Boards, HTMMTS Meeting Minutes
Harbor Transit Multi-Modal Transportation System (HTMMTS)
Regular Board Meeting Minutes
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
GRAND HAVEN CITY HALL
519 WASHINGTON AVENUE
Meeting Called to Order by President Craig Bessinger at 4:50 p.m.
Roll Call
Present: Craig Bessinger, Pat McGinnis, Cathy Pavick, Gordon Gallagher, Mike DeWitt, Bill Cargo
Absent: Joel TePastte, Bob Monetza, Pete LaMourie, Don Reiss, Chris Burns
Also Present: Scott Borg, Harbor Transit Director, Andrea Dumbrell, Grand Haven Township Human Resources Manager, Dana Appel, Finance and Compliance Director, Melvin Barkley, Operations Director, Annelise Walker, Marketing Coordinator, Tom Burghardt, Driver
Approval of the July 28, 2021 HTMMTS Board Meeting Minutes
Motion by Gordon, second by Cathy, to accept the minutes from the Meeting held July 28, 2021. Motion carries.
Additions/Corrections to the Agenda
Scott asked that an item to approve an inter-local agreement with the Muskegon Area Transit Authority be added as item 7.0.
Motion by Pat, second by Mike, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carries.
General Business / Call to Audience
None
Discussion/action on Financial Reports, Receive and File.
Motion by Pat, second by Bill to accept the Financial Reports as presented. Motion carries.
Discussion/action Payables Warrant
Motion by Bill, second by Gordon to accept the Payables Warrant as submitted. Motion carries.
Discussion/action on Final Budget Amendments FYE 2020/2021.
Motion by Bill to approve the final recommended budget amendments for 2020/2021, second by Mike. Bill and Gordon offered compliments on the work and presentation of the final amendments. Motion carries.
Discussion/Final pre-implementation review of 2021/2022 budget.
Capital Projects
Wage Recommendations
Gordon asked about the wage recommendation and what the overall cost is of all increases, steps plus COLA. Scott will provide this detail to Board Members. Motion by Mike to approve Capital Project plan and the wage recommendations as presented, second by Gordon. Motion carries.
Discussion on Millage Reduction Fraction.
Report was received and there were no further questions.
Discussion/action on the Resolution of 2023-2026 (CMAQ) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Capital Projects in the (STIP) State Transit Improvement plan.
Motion by Bill, second by Cathy, to approve the Resolution of 2023-2026 (CMAQ) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Capital Projects in the (STIP) State Transit Improvement plan. Motion carries.
Discussion/action Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Bi-Monthly Regular Meeting Dates.
Motion by Gordon, second Cathy to approve the meeting dates as presented. Motion carries.
Discussion/action to elect or re-elect HTMMTS Board officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Craig Bessinger President
Bill Cargo, Vice President
Pat McGinnis, Secretary
Gordon Gallagher, Treasurer.
Motion by Mike to re-elect the current slate of officers, second by Gordon. Motion carries.
Discussion/action on Transportation Director 2021 Evaluation.
Craig reported that the officers of Harbor Transit met and reviewed the performance of the Director in the past year and set goals for the upcoming year. Motion by Pat, second by Mike, to approve the recommended step increase for the Director to Step 5 and Cola increase as recommended by the System’s officers. Motion carries.
Discussion/action on Preliminary 5 Year Strategic Plan Deadlines and Resources.
Scott reported that he had distilled the feedback received during the strategic planning session into a single page document. At the November meeting he will present a tracking tool that will be used to measure progress on the goals going forward. We are still not charging fares, but should be positioned to re-institute collection later this year. Motion by Mike to adopt the proposed strategic plan, second by Gordon. Motion carries.
Marketing Update – Annelise Walker
Positive feedback on the re-introduction of the trolleys
May re-direct the routes next year and collaborate with museum to introduce historic tours. Beach Express needs work.
On line standing order forms to request school services are in the works
A brochure highlighting our services was shared with the board
We are running ads on WGHN and doing underwriting on WAWL to get the word out
Good social media engagement; followers are trending up (Facebook and potentially
Google Ads)
Operations Update – Scott Borg
Scott provided a review of his written update. Ridership is still not up to pre-pandemic levels, but is steadily climbing.
Transportation Director’s Report – Scott Borg
Customer Care Manager position will not be filled; instead there will be an Operations Supervisor position
WMSRDC study continues. Biweekly meetings are ongoing. There will be work sessions in early October. If collaborations are recommended, they could be presented as soon as January of 2022
Land study is ongoing
RFQ for Architectural and Engineering services is going out
Trolleys remain in production, hope to have them here for November meeting.
Dana Appel is in Leadership Connect
Discussion/action on inter-local agreement to allow cross jurisdictional services
Motion by Bill, second by Mike, to approve the proposed inter-local agreement conditioned on approval of the location by the Spring Lake Township Board. Motion carries.
Board Member Comments
▪ Michael DeWitt – He read the paper and there was a report on MATS consolidating with HTMMTS and he is leery about that. This is his last meeting.
▪ Patrick McGinnis – Thanked Mike for his years of service to HTMMTS and the City of Ferrysburg.
▪ Gordon Gallagher – Applauded the progress being made by HTMMTS in recent months.
▪ Cathy Pavick – wished Mike all the best in his well deserved retirement.
Moved by DeWitt to adjourn at 5:58 p.m.
Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held on November 17, 2021 at 4:30
PM at City of Grand Haven, 519 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417.
