Area Transit District

THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AT THE NEXT ETD MEETING ESTUARY TRANSIT DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING October 31, 2022 Middletown Offices and via ZOOM CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Leslie Strauss, Chairman at 9:04 a.m. ROLL CALL A quorum was established with the following board members were present: Leslie Strauss, Tim Griswold, Charlie Norz, DG Fitton, Bobbye Knoll Peterson, Jim Irish, Angus McDonald, David Lahm, Joan Gay and Beverly Lawrence (arrived at 9:10 a.m.). Also in attendance: Joe Comerford, Christina Denison, Mutez Ennab, Brendan Geraghty, Halyna Famiglietti Absent: John Hall, Karl Kilduff NEW BUSINESS Bus Purchase Resolutions Copies of the Bus Purchase Resolutions were included in the Board’s packet. DG Fitton made the following motion: RESOLVED, that the Executive Director, Joseph Comerford, hereby is authorized on behalf of the Estuary Transit District to negotiate and execute all necessary contract documents required to purchase four (4) heavy duty transit buses for the Estuary Transit District from Gillig LLC in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 Charlie Norz seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Joan Gay made the following motion: RESOLVED, that the Executive Director, Joseph Comerford, hereby is authorized on behalf of the Estuary Transit District to negotiate and execute all necessary contract documents required to purchase eight (8) body on chassis buses for the Estuary Transit District from Coach and Equipment in an amount not to exceed $840,000.00 DG Fitton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approval of New Logo The proposed logo for the River Valley Transit district was screenshared. The logo will be “tweaked” to enhance and make more prominent the “RVT” as “RVT” will be used in various forms (smaller, larger, black and white, etc.). 1 Charlie Norz made a motion to approve the River Valley Transit logo with the modification(s) discussed. David Lahm seconded the motion. The motion passed with Beverly Lawrence opposing the motion. Acceptance of Finance Director’s Report – 10/14/22 DG Fitton made a motion to accept the Finance Director’s Report dated 10/14/22 as presented. David Lahm seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Leslie Strauss stressed the importance of Board member attendance at meetings and establishing and maintaining a quorum throughout the meetings. ADJOURNMENT Joan Gay made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 a.m. David Lahm seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Next Meeting – September 9, 2022 – 9:00 Respectfully Submitted, Suzanne Helchowski Clerk 2