Notice of Meeting and Meeting Agenda of Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the RTA, Illinois Board of Directors - Open Session February 15, 2023 9:30 A.M.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., February 13, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Pace Headquarters will be open to the public to attend this regular meeting of the Board of Directors. 

All visitors will be screened for access to the board meeting. Your temperature will be taken, and you must complete a questionnaire.

The public is invited to watch the board meeting remotely by clicking on this link: www.pacebus.com/streaming.

If you wish to offer public comment on an agenda item, please submit your name, the agenda item(s) on which you wish to offer public comment, and your comment(s) to: publiccomment@pacebus.com no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting. Rules for public comment can be found here: www.pacebus.com/rules-public-comment-virtual-meetings.

Pledge of Allegiance

            1.          Roll Call

            2.         Approval of Minutes

                        Approval of the Jan. 18, 2023, open session minutes. 

            3.         Public Comment

            4.         Chairman's Report

                         Chairman Kwasneski's report on Pace-related activities during the past month.

            5.         Directors' Reports

                         The Directors' reports on Pace-related activities during the past month.

            6.         Executive Director's Report 

                         The Executive Director's report on Pace-related activities during the past month. 

            7.         CMAP Report

                         CMAP staff will report on Plan of Action for Regional Transit ("PART").

            8.         Approval of Consent Agenda

                        *A.   Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 225969 with Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company for RTA 401(k) Plan and Trust recordkeeping services. This change order extends the contract for one year and increases the contract total from $328,100.00 to $413,200.00, an increase of $85,100.00.

*Denotes Consent Agenda Items.

            9.         Items Removed from Consent Agenda

            10.        Action Items

                        A.    Ordinance authorizing Board Member travel and business expenses for January 2023 pursuant to Public Act 099-0604 Local Government Travel Expense Control Act - Richard Kwasneski.

                        B.    Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 8 to Contract No. 219823 with DemandTrans Solutions, Inc. for the development of application programming interfaces and integration of Pace On Demand with the trip planning application for Demand Response Transport Call-n-Ride. This change order extends the contract for 15 months and increases the contract amount from $290,900.00 to $308,400.00, an increase of $17,500.00.

                        C.    Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to Computer Aid, Inc. for managed services for Pace's application portfolio  in an amount not to exceed $11,932,442.08.

            11.       Issues/Discussions/Reports

                        A.     Customer Satisfaction Survey Presentation
                        B.     Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - December 2022 
                        C.     Financial Statement for the Month Ending December 2022

            12.       Closed Session

                        A.     Closed Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)
                        B.     Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11)
                        C.     Collective Bargaining (Section 2-C-2
                        D.     Employment Matters (Section 2-C-1)

            13.       Reconvene

                        A.     Approval of the January 18, 2023 closed session minutes.
                        B.     Approval of action on Sang Ok Kim vs. Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority and Dave Morton, Cook County Case No. 2022 L 6529.

            14.       Adjournment