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TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD
AGENDA ITEMS
JUNE 17, 2015
NEW BUSINESS
1. PARATRANSIT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DISCUSSION
We are in the process of putting together a request for proposal (RFP) for our non-ambulatory
paratransit contract. We have received input from one representative of the greater Winnebago
County Advocacy Coalition on mobility. We welcome Board and public input on what they would
like prioritized in this RFP. Staff will take the input into consideration in preparing the RFP. The
goal of staff is to send the RFP out for bid in July. The new contract will start service Jan. 1, 2016.
2. TITLE VI PROGRAM UPDATE
We are required to update our Title VI Program every 3 years. I have attached a copy for the
Board’s review.
I recommend the Board approve the program.
STAFF STATEMENTS
3. GO TRANSIT AWARDED GRANT FUNDING FOR BUS
GO Transit was awarded federal funding for the purchase of a bus. The Wis. DOT awarded
GO Transit grant funding for the procurement of one bus this year. The grant funds 80% of
the cost of the bus. As you may recall, we budgeted for the replacement of 2 buses in
this year’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). We currently have ten 2003 buses that are at
the end of their 12 year useful life and need replacing. We have budgeted to replace these
using a 2/3/3/2 replacement cycle (replace 2 in 2015, 3 in 2016 and so on) in the CIP. Due to
limited federal funding, this schedule will be pushed further into the future. There are 3 tiers
of transit systems in the state: Urban, Small Urban and Rural and each are allocated capital
funds separately. GO Transit is identified as a small urban transit system (cities with
populations between 50 and 200,000). This year there was only $1.94 million in available
funds for capital needs in the small urban tier and over $7.7 million in requests. We will
continue to maintain the buses in our fleet and do everything we can to extend their life
knowing that replacements will be hard to fund.
4. FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE RIDERSHIP OFF TO A STRONG START
GO Transit partnership with Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) is off to a successful start!
We carried 2,224 FVTC riders in April and have already carried 2,246 rides through the third
week of May. Students are using GO Transit not only get to school but also to get to work,
shopping and recreation. We are hopeful that these students will continue to incorporate transit
into their daily lives. We will be meeting with FVTC again this fall to evaluate how the
program is performing financially and operationally.