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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTAB Meeting Minutes 2 21 18Committee Name: Transit Advisory Board Date: 2/21/18 Location: City Hall 1 Please contact the Transit Advisory Board at TAB@ci.oshkosh.wi.us with any questions or concerns. Attendees: Absent: Jim Collins, Transportation Director Karl Buelow, Board Caroline Panske, Chairman Marlene Binder, Secretary Evelyn Meuret, Board Mike Norton, Board Troy Monday, Vice-Chair Lee Williams, Board Topic Facilitator Discussion Actions Meeting Started Troy Monday Troy Monday called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. Acceptance of November 15, 2017 TAB meeting minutes. 1st: Evelyn Meuret 2nd: Lee Williams Introduce new Transit Operations Manager, Korbin Figg Jim Collins Jim introduced Korbin Figg to the TAB. He said Korbin’s responsibilities include NTD and FTA reporting, marketing, assisting with technology and supervising the operations supervisor and customer service clerk as well. Korbin Figg told he graduated from Indiana University with a degree in information science. He said he formerly worked at the Fort Worth Transit Authority as the supervisor of performance and regulatory standards. Committee Name: Transit Advisory Board Date: 2/21/18 Location: City Hall 2 Please contact the Transit Advisory Board at TAB@ci.oshkosh.wi.us with any questions or concerns. Topic Facilitator Discussion Actions Update on TDP Jim Collins Jim Collins said there was a poor response to the first town surveys sent so they were sent again via different channels. Sixty- eight of the second surveys sent have been returned. GO Transit fares are currently the lowest in the state. There was discussion about fares and the need to evaluate them further. Jim said he would bring the steering committee’s fare recommendations back to this Board. Jim also told that SRF Consultants would be evaluating Route 9 and making recommendations. Update on heavy duty bus procurement Jim Collins Jim Collins told our seven buses should be on the production line in Anniston, Alabama by the end of April with delivery expected by the end of June. Update on mobile app Jim Collins Jim Collins said we are looking for suggestions to name the GO Transit mobile app. The two naming suggestions recommended were “Your GO Transit” and “Your GO Transit Mobile”. Update on union contract Jim Collins Jim Collins told that we now have a ratified three year union contract. Jim Collins mentioned the annual state of the city address will be held Monday, March 19,2018 at the Convention Center at 6:30 p.m. Adjournment Troy Monday Meeting adjourned at 4:53 p.m. Next meeting: March 21, 2018 1st: Evelyn Meuret 2nd: Karl Buelow