City of Galesburg Public Transportation Advisory Commission met September 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
Chairman John Peterson called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Roll Call Present: Kyle Kelley, Josh Kilpatrick, Linda Miller, John Peterson, Amy Rutledge, and Kevin Stone. Ex-Officios: Kraig McCluskie and Amber Connour from Galesburg Transit, Dedra Mannon from Handivan, and Julie Main, Associate Planner. Others Present: Steve Gugliotta, Planning Manager.
A quorum was present.
Public Comment:
None
Josh Kilpatrick moved, seconded by Kyle Kelley to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2018 meeting. The minutes were approved.
PT-18-0801 Transit Maintenance Facility (TMF) – Transit Fair
Dedra Mannon said she is planning for up to 25 vendors for the Transit Fair. Setup will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the Transit Fair will be held from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. HyVee will be providing a meal for purchase for $4 and the event will be promoted by several radio stations including 1590 AM, 1330 AM and Sunny 97.7 FM.
Items from the Chairperson:
John Peterson will attend the September 17th City Council meeting to invite the City Council to the Transit Fair. He said the Register Mail did not publish the letter to the editor regarding Handivan service.
Handivan and Galesburg Transit Update:
Dedra Mannon said the ridership numbers are up this past month and a new full time driver has been hired. Cindy Thorgren, the new full time driver, has worked for the Handivan part time for the last three years. She has also hired two additional part time drivers.
Dedra plans to attend the Health Fair on September 20th at Marigold to promote the Handivan service. She has been asked to serve on the VNA Board of Directors and feels this will be an excellent opportunity to match VNA’s rural riders with the Galesburg transit system.
Amber Connour said Galesburg Transit’s numbers are also up from last month. She said the Carl Sandburg College partnership just started its second year. She said Knox College students are back and using the bus service. She said the Target bus ridership almost doubled in one month.
The Planet Fitness Dial-A-Ride service is going well.
Kraig McCluskie presented PTAC information with one quote he received for an Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) service. He said he requested pricing for announcing stops over the public address system and automatic passenger counting. He will be receiving additional quotes from other vendors for this service.
Steve Gugliotta was introduced to the commission. He said that Julie Main’s Associate Planner position is being replaced.
The members discussed the Transit Section of the Comprehensive Plan.
There is one vacancy on the commission.
Josh Kilpatrick moved, seconded by Kyle Kelley to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 1:39 p.m.
http://www.ci.galesburg.il.us/assets/1/20/PTACMin_Sep_12th__2018.pdf
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