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Long Beach Transit welcomes you to this meeting and invites you to participate in matters before the Board. Information and Procedures Concerning Conduct at Board of Directors’ Meetings PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: All members of the public may address the Board on any Special presentations which include slides, video, etc., item listed on the agenda. during the course of a meeting will only be allowed when All members of the public may address the Board on non- requested of the Board Secretary eight days in advance of agenda items from “Business From The Floor.” the meeting, which will require prior approval from the Chair. Each speaker will be asked to complete a Speaker Card and turn it in to the Board Secretary prior to the conclusion BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: of the staff presentation and will state his/her name at the podium before speaking. A member of the general public may address the Board on any matter not appearing on the agenda that is of interest Persons demonstrating rude, bois- to such person and within the jurisdiction of the terous or profane behavior will be Board. called to order by the Chair. If such conduct continues, the Chair may No action can be taken by the Board on any call a recess, requesting the removal The Board of Directors items brought forward at this time. The Board of such person(s) from the Council and Staff shall work to may request this item be brought back at a Chamber, adjourn the meeting or subsequent meeting. take some other appropriate action. preserve order and de- AGENDA COPIES: TIME LIMIT: corum during Board Available online 72 hours in advance of the Three-minute time limit for each meetings. meeting at www.lbtransit.com. speaker unless the Board specifies a Available at the meeting. different time limit based on the time May be picked up in advance at the Board allotted for the item and the number Secretary’s office without charge. of speakers. Speakers may address the Board COPIES OF AGENDA ITEMS: only one time on each agenda item Available online 72 hours in advance of the after submitting a Speaker Card to meeting at www.lbtransit.com the Board Secretary. Available for public review at the Board A speaker may not defer his/her time Secretary’s office 72 hours prior to the meet- to other speakers. ing. Groups or organizations are encour- Copies may be obtained after payment of any aged to select a spokesperson to applicable copy fees. speak on their behalf. Each subse- quent speaker is encouraged to sub- CLOSED SESSION: mit new information, rather than A description of the items, if any, to be discussed in repeating comments made by prior speakers to simply closed session are always listed on the agenda. Any ac- indicate their agreement with prior speaker’s comments. tion taken during this time will be announced when the Board reconvenes to open session. WRITTEN MATERIAL: The Board is unable to read written materials presented at USE OF CELL PHONES DURING MEETINGS: the meeting. If any person intends to appear before the The Board appreciates your cooperation in silencing all Board and provide written material, it should be delivered cell phones while the meeting is in session. to the Board Secretary’s office eight days in advance of the meeting (sooner if there are holidays prior to the meet- ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON POSTED AGENDA: ing) in order that copies may be included with the agenda This agenda was posted outside of Long Beach City Hall in the and to give the Board an opportunity to review the material information case at least 72 hours in advance of this meeting in advance. and online at www.lbtransit.com. In order for the Board to take action on an item not appearing on the posted agenda, other AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990: than merely acknowledging receipt of correspondence or other The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable information, the Board must make one of the following determi- accommodations in accordance with the Americans with nations: Disabilities Act of 1990. If special accommodations are 1. Determine by a majority vote that an emergency exists as desired, please call the City Clerk Department 48 hours defined in Government Code Sec. 54956.5. prior to the meeting at (562) 570-6101. 2. Determine by a two-thirds vote, or by unanimous vote if The City Clerk’s office is closed on weekends. To assure less than two-thirds of the Board is present, that there is a proper accommodations, please call by 4:30 p.m. on the need to take immediate action and that the need for action Friday prior to the meeting. came to the attending of the Board subsequent to the For Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD), please agenda being posted. call (562) 570-6626. Inquire at the City Council Chamber 3. Determine that the item appeared on a posted agenda for Audio Visual Room for Assistive Listening Device. a meeting occurring no more than five calendar days prior to this meeting, and the time was continued to this meet- ing. January 2016 LONG BEACH TRANSIT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD AGENDA CIVIC CHAMBERS, 12:00 PM Colleen Bentley, Chair Mary Zendejas, Director Michael Clemson, Vice Chair Lea Eriksen, City Representative Adam Carrillo, Secretary/Treasurer Maricela de Rivera, Director Kenneth A. McDonald, Sumire Gant, Director President and Chief Executive Officer REGULAR MEETING - NOON 1. Call to Order. (Colleen Bentley) 2. Roll Call. (Ivette Dubois) 3. Public Comment. Any member of the public may approach the lectern and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name and proceed to address the Board on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Long Beach Transit (LBT) Board of Directors, provided that no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes, unless different time limits are set by the Chair, subject to the approval of the Board. 4. President and CEO Monthly Report. (Kenneth McDonald) • Safety and Service Quality • Employee Engagement • Customer Experience • Community and Industry Focus INFORMATION ITEM Page 1 of 3 LONG BEACH TRANSIT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD AGENDA CIVIC CHAMBERS, 12:00 PM NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC All matters included on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the LBT Board of Directors and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board of Directors or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item. CONSENT CALENDAR (6) 5. 19-076TR Recommendation to approve the minutes of the regular session meeting held on October 24, 2019. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. REGULAR CALENDAR 6. 19-077TR Recommendation to authorize the President and CEO to exercise contract options with BYD Motors, Inc./BYD Coach & Bus LLC and enter into an agreement for the procurement of 14 battery-electric buses, for an amount of $14,193,275, with a five percent contnigency of $709,664, for a total authorization amount not to exceed $14,902,939. (Kenneth McDonald) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 7. Public Comment. Any member of the public may approach the lectern and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name and proceed to address the Board on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the LBT Board of Directors, provided that no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes, unless different time limits are set by the Chair, subject to the approval of the Board. 8. Board Requests. 9. 19-078TR Adjourn. The next regular meeting will be held on December 12, 2019 at 9 a.m. (Colleen Bentley) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 2 of 3 LONG BEACH TRANSIT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD AGENDA CIVIC CHAMBERS, 12:00 PM Note: The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If special accomodation is desired, please call the City Clerk Department 48 hours prior to the meeting at 562.570.6101. (*The City Clerk's office is closed on weekends. To assure proper accommodations, please call by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting.) (For Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, please call 562.570.6626. Inquire at the City Council Chamber Audio Visual Room for Assistive Listening Device.) Long Beach Transit is an entity which is separate and distinct from the City of Long Beach. Page 3 of 3 LONG BEACH TRANSIT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD MINUTES CIVIC CHAMBERS, 12:00 PM Colleen Bentley, Chair Mary Zendejas, Director Michael Clemson, Vice Chair Lea Eriksen, City Representative Adam Carrillo, Secretary/Treasurer Maricela de Rivera, Director Kenneth A. McDonald, Sumire Gant, Director President and Chief Executive Officer REGULAR MEETING - NOON 1. Call to Order. (Colleen Bentley) Vice Chair Clemson called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. 2. Roll Call. (Ivette Dubois) Commissioners Maricela de Rivera, Sumire Gant, Adam Carrillo and Michael Present: Clemson Commissioners Mary Zendejas and Colleen Bentley Excused: Page 1 of 10 LONG BEACH TRANSIT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD MINUTES CIVIC CHAMBERS, 12:00 PM 3. Employee Recognition. (LaVerne David) Employees of the Month for October 2019: Angel Carrillo, Transit Service Delivery and Planning Robert Vargas Jr., Maintenance and Infrastructure Jimmy Phillips, Staff INFORMATION ITEM LaVerne David, Executive Director/VP, Employee and Labor Relations, presented the Employees of the Month (EOM) for October 2019.