MEETINGS OF THE Boards of Directors Valley Metro RPTA METRO Light Rail MEETING DATE MEETING DATE Thursday, February 19, 2015 Thursday, February 19, 2015 TIME TIME 12:15 p.m. 1:15 p.m. LOCATION Valley Metro RPTA Lake Powell Conference Room 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor Phoenix VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 February 12, 2015 Board of Directors Thursday, February 19, 2015 Lake Powell Conference Room 101 N. 1st Avenue, 10th Floor 12:15 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance will be recited. Action Recommended 1. Public Comment 1. For information A 15-minute opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the Board on all agenda items. The Chair may recognize members of the public during the meeting at his/her discretion. Up to three minutes will be provided per speaker or a total of 15 minutes total for all speakers. 2. Minutes 2. For action Minutes from the January 22, 2015 Board meeting are presented for approval. 3. Chief Executive Officer’s Report 3. For information Steve Banta, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will brief the Board on current issues. CONSENT AGENDA 4A. Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona 4A. For action Department of Transportation (ADOT) Staff will request that the Board of Directors authorize the CEO to enter into an IGA with ADOT for Section 5311 (Rural Transit) pass-through funding for Rural Route 685 for Federal Fiscal Year 2016 (FFY16). VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 4B. Fuel and Fuel Card Services Agreement 4B. For action Staff will request that the Board of Directors authorize the CEO to execute annual purchase orders with Chevron and Texaco Universal Card for fuel card services for purchasing fuel in an amount not to exceed $$1,811,913 for eight years for the operation of Route 685 (Ajo/Gila Bend) Rural Connector Service. 4C. Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Comprehensive Annual 4C. For action Financial Report (CAFR) and Single Audit Reporting Package Staff will request that the Board of Directors accept the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Single Audit Act Reporting Package for the period ending June 30, 2014. REGULAR AGENDA 5. 2015 Federal Public Transportation Agenda 5. For action Steve Banta, CEO, will introduce John Farry, Government Relations Officer, who will request that the Board of Directors approve the Valley Metro Federal Public Transportation Agenda for 2015. 6. April 2015 Valley Metro Bus Service Changes 6. For action Steve Banta, CEO, will introduce Wulf Grote, Director Planning & Development who will request that the Board of Directors authorize the CEO to amend service operator contracts and member agency IGAs as necessary to accommodate the proposed April 2015 service changes. 7. Future Agenda Items Request and Report on Current 7. For information Events and discussion Chair McDonald will request future agenda items from members, and members may provide a report on current events. 2 8. Next Meeting 8. For information The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 12:15 p.m. Qualified sign language interpreters are available with 72 hours notice. Materials in alternative formats (large print, audiocassette, or computer diskette) are available upon request. For further information, please call Valley Metro at 602-262-7433 or TTY at 602-251-2039. To attend this meeting via teleconference, contact the receptionist at 602-262-7433 for the dial-in-information. The supporting information for this agenda can be found on our web site at www.valleymetro.org. 3 DATE AGENDA ITEM 1 February 12, 2015 SUBJECT Public Comment PURPOSE A 15-minute opportunity will be provided to members of the public at the beginning of the meeting to address the Board on all agenda items. The Chair may recognize members of the public during the meeting at his/her discretion. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION None COST AND BUDGET None COMMITTEE PROCESS None RECOMMENDATION This item is presented for information only. CONTACT Steve Banta Chief Executive Officer 602-262-7433 [email protected] ATTACHMENT None VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 DATE AGENDA ITEM 2 February 12, 2015 Minutes of the Valley Metro RPTA Board of Directors Thursday, January 22, 2015 12:15 p.m. Meeting Participants Councilmember Jim McDonald, City of Avondale, Chair Councilmember Gary Sherwood, City of Glendale, Vice Chair Councilmember Thelda Williams, City of Phoenix, Treasurer Vice Mayor Eric Orsborn, City of Buckeye Vice Mayor Kevin Hartke, City of Chandler Councilmember Lynn Selby, City of El Mirage Councilmember Jenn Daniels, Town of Gilbert Supervisor Steve Gallardo, Maricopa County Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanaugh, City of Mesa Mayor Cathy Carlat, City of Peoria Councilmember Suzanne Klapp, City of Scottsdale Vice Mayor Skip Hall, City of Surprise Councilmember Lauren Kuby for Mayor Mark Mitchell, City of Tempe Councilmember Kathie Farr, City of Tolleson Members Not Present Vice Mayor Joe Pizzillo, City of Goodyear Councilmember Sam Crissman, Town of Wickenburg Chair McDonald called the meeting to order at 12:16 p.m. and welcomed everyone to the January meeting of the RPTA. (The pledge is recited.) 1. Public Comment Mr. Frederico said I'm currently a resident of Mesa. And I was at the management committee meetings and I was encouraged to come back to talk to the Board to give a little positive message about the customer service that I've been receiving from Valley Metro since I moved here in September. I've had a number of occasions where I have called up the general phone number to ask information about certain bus lines, how to get to certain places, why a bus route was changed and helping find the information about the upcoming proposals for changes to the bus routes. VALLEY METRO • 101 N 1ST AVE • STE 1300 • PHOENIX AZ • 85003 • 602-262-7433 And I was blown away by the friendliness and responsiveness that I received. First of all, the calls were answered very quickly. Didn't have to be put on hold. I didn't have to push buttons. I didn't have to wait and wait and wait. There was somebody right there to talk to me. And they were all very friendly. Every single one of the people that I've spoken to and there have been four, five, maybe six calls altogether. And every one of them was very friendly. And every one of them was very knowledgeable. And I was very, very impressed with the bus route information I was not intending on spending a lot of time on the phone and, you know, challenging anyone, but I had three places that I needed to go and the representative just immediately gave me the information. And the best of all was on November 20th when you had the table with the information about the upcoming bus route proposal changes in Tempe. And I was having a little difficulty finding exactly where it was, so I called the customer service line and the gentleman was not exactly certain where I was or where it was, but he knew generally where it was. But he stayed on the phone with me. And he made a phone call to someone in the office. He sent an e-mail. And he waited and waited and I eventually found the table myself and he was still with me. Apparently he was using GPS system of some sort. But he was on the phone with me for a very long time. He was very friendly and even though he wasn't able to get me right to where I was going, he was pretty close and he was very, very, helpful. So I want to say thank you to Valley Metro for the good customer service. You're doing something right with the hiring and training and keep up the great work. Mr. May said good afternoon and Happy New Year to some of you that are new to the Board. I speak occasionally at these meetings and I am a blind person who likes to help you guys in advising what I see where you guys do not. Most recently there was a change in the bus passes and I'm concerned that the color change may make it harder for low vision people to read the date stamps on those. Second of all, I would really wish that among the region that wherever you have a major cross street and major activity centers where you have two buses connecting i.e., 67th and Bethany, that's just an example, that you would have shade structures on where you have a lot of bus riders at. Currently there are spots in this city, including Glendale, where you do not have any shade structures, all you have is a sign on a pole. I'm referring to a stop in Phoenix on Camelback on that one. And then as far as bus stops go, because of the bus stops I feel that there should be a standard on the bus stops where there should be at least a curb riser on one side to keep blind people from falling into landscape when they're trying to get from a bus stop to the signal intersection. Thank you. 2 Mr. Crowley said today on public comment I'd like to point out that I did get the letter from Mr. Banta, about five minutes ago, defining and it really doesn't define what I asked, which was the term that they had market demand.