Public Transit Advisory Commission

City of Columbia, Missouri Meeting Minutes Public Transit Advisory Commission Thursday, June 16, 2016 Conference Room 1A 5:30 PM City Hall 701 E. Broadway I. Call to Order: Cheryl Price, Chair @ 5:32 PM Present: 9- Steven Hanson, Katherine Lee, Mike Peplow, Richard Perkins, Cheryl Price, Christiane Quinn, Rachel Ruhlen, Mike Sokoff and Dawn Zeterberg Excused: 3- Alyce Turner, Amy Wasowicz and Diane Suhler Unexcused: 1- Ann Anderson II. Introductions: Commission Members, City Staff & Members of the Public City Staff: Drew Brooks (Multi Modal Manager) & Melanie Abels (Sr. Admin. Asst.) Members of the Public: Laura Estabrooks with the Career Center, Ann Marie Gortmaker with SIL, Joe Alder, Safety Advocate, Ben Burke, a college Journalism Student and Mr. Arnold Larson III. Approval of Draft Minutes Rachel Ruhlen motioned to approve the 5/19/16 minutes and Dawn Zeterberg seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous to approve the minutes @ 5:37 PM. Minutes 5/19/2016 IV. Approval & Adjustment to Agenda Approval/ Adjustment to Agenda: Chair Price notified the commission that there will be no amendments made to the meeting agendas any further. If commission members have items that they would like put on the agenda, they must contact Chair Price by the Friday before the meeting to properly give notice. Christiane Quinn made a motion to approve the agenda and Rachel Ruhlen seconded the motion. Vote was unanimous in favor of the motion @ 5:37 PM City of Columbia, Missouri Page 1 Printed on 7/28/2016 Public Transit Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2016 Presenation: by Laura Estabrooks, Career Center - Regarding the project her GIS students are working on & the way it will benefit PTAC Richard Perkins introduced Laura Estabrooks from the Career Center. Ms. Estabrooks is a GIS teacher and showed some of the work her students have produced in their classes. Drew Brooks expressed that he would be willing to share data collected from Transit and the Consultants with the students for their own learning benefits. Christiane Quinn and Kathy Lee expressed that they felt having the local students work on this would involve the community in bettering the system as well as getting a younger perspective in the equation. Laura Estabrooks mentioned the difficulties in getting the students to the Career Center currently. Perhaps the information Najeh obtained in her research project could be useful to the GIS students. CPS Superintendent Stiepelman is extremely interested in having more students ride public transit and especially with the cost of getting the students to the Career Center would be very interested in CPS working with COMO Connect to help both bottom lines. V. New Business A. Info on Changes to Agenda Chair Price informed the commission of the change in format of the agenda as well as the minutes. B. Formation of "Consultant Volunteer Study Group" This group has been formed to look over all the information (draft documents, charts, maps, etc.) from the consultants, sift through it all and decide the most important aspects to present to the commission. Chair Price asked Kathy Lee (Vice Chair), Mike Peplow (longest transit rider on the commission and Disability Commission rep), Drew Brooks (Multi Modal Manager) & Dale Lynn (Transportation Superintendent) to volunteer this group City of Columbia, Missouri Page 2 Printed on 7/28/2016 Public Transit Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2016 C. Report from "Consultant Volunteer Study Group": Cheryl Price, Kathy Lee & Mike Peplow Chair Price mentioned that the consultants were very concerned about the concerns that were brought up from the CVSG in regard to The little amount of communication received of what was going on so far. They plan to greatly improve communication at this point on. Drew Brooks informed the commission that the Final Market Analysis will be sent to the group in a few weeks for feedback, before it is presented to Council. On September 22nd, 2016 a Visioning Session with the consultants and the public will be held at the ARC. Details to come. VI. Old Business A. Bike/ Ped Update: Rachel Ruhlen The city is putting together a Parking and Traffic Task Force. Chair Price appointed Rachel Ruhlen as the PTAC rep to that Task Force. B. Disability Commission Update: Mike Peplow Bus Shelters were discussed. The commission wanted to find an incentive with local businesses to sponsor shelters. Chuck Graham plans to bring this up to the Council. Chair Price asked Mike Peplow if it would help for her and Drew Brooks to attend the next Disability Commission meeting and Mike responded that it would and he’d set it up. C. Bike, Walk & Wheel Week Update: Rachel Ruhlen The breakfast station had a large following. Everyone really liked the location but felt that the banner was lacking. Drew Brooks will ask the new Marketing Specialist to design something with a little more flair for next year. D. Mid-MO Transportation Coordinating Council (MMTCC) Update: Cheryl Price Emailed Items from 6/16/16 PTAC Meeting E. CATSO Update (Including comments on Smith Dr. Extention): Cheryl Price Emailed Items from 6/16/16 PTAC Meeting City of Columbia, Missouri Page 3 Printed on 7/28/2016 Public Transit Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2016 F. HHS EEE Student Intern for next school year: Christiane Quinn Christiane Quinn contacted the EEE instructor and let her know the commission is greatly interested in having another student intern for next year. She will keep us updated. VII. Staff Reports: Drew Brooks A. Bus Shelter Update Nothing more at this time B. COMO Connect Para Transit Rides for Bridge Closure Intersections While the closures are going on, the citizens can call the Para Transit line to schedule a ride to the nearest bus stop C. Additional Consultant Update (If Available) As noted above, Drew Brooks brought all of the concerns of the CVSG to the conference call this morning and they were very responsive and clearly understood especially the concerns regarding communication. The Project Manager will be arranging conference calls with the CVSG and looking at his travel schedule to see if he can make it to a PTAC meeting(s) in person VIII. Requests from Council/ City Manager none IX. Comments from Commissioners Rachel Ruhlen mentioned that she is in contact with the International Student Center and David Curry in regard to the memorial they would like to put up for the student that passed away at Providence and Carter Lane. She is taking a route to ensure the family and friends of the pedestrian will not find anything offensive. City of Columbia, Missouri Page 4 Printed on 7/28/2016 Public Transit Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2016 X. Comments from Public Anne Marie Gortmaker wanted to know the turn out of the free Para Transit rides during Bike, Walk & Wheel Week. Drew Brooks will check into the data and bring the info back to the commission next month. Joe Alder mentioned the problem on West Broadway seems to be getting taken care of. They plan to shave down the “humps” and install pavers in that location. Mr. Alder also mentioned that Chair Price has arranged for the residents at Patriot Place that need Para Transit services will be able to be certified through their internal administration. XI. Next Meeting Date: July 21st, 2016 Presentation by Sarah Grim, E.D. of Welcome Home or Anthony Nichols, Mobility Coordinator, MMTCC XII. Adjourn A motion to adjourn was made by Mike Peplow and seconded by Christiane Quinn. The vote was unanimous at 7:00 PM Respectfully submitted by: Melanie Abels, Sr. Administrative Assistant, City of Columbia, COMO Connect City of Columbia, Missouri Page 5 Printed on 7/28/2016