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

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., March 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: [email protected] 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 Feb. 15, 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.         Approval of Consent Agenda

                        *A.   Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 5 to Contract No. 233878 with WEX, Inc. for third party administration (TPA) of health benefit plans. This change order extends the contract for six months, and increases the contract total from $920,381.50 to $997,942.50, an increase of $77,561.00.

*Denotes Consent Agenda Items.

            8.         Items Removed from Consent Agenda

            9.        Action Items

                        A.    Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to River North Transit LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Via Transportation, Inc. for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) pilot project for late-night first mile/last mile rideshare services in an amount not to exceed $1,362,055.00.

                        B.    Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to SCR Medical Transportation, LLC for dedicated paratransit services in DuPage and Kane Counties in an amount not to exceed $87,341,149.76.

            10.       Issues/Discussions/Reports

                        A.     Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - January 2023
                        B.     Financial Statement for the Month Ending January 2023

            11.       Closed Session

                        A.     Closed Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)
                        B.     Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11)

            12.       Reconvene

                        A.     Approval of the February 15, 2023 closed session minutes.
                        B.     Approval of action on Troy Smith vs. Erlesha Lee and Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, Cook County Case No. 2021 L 4735.
                        C.     Approval of action on Michael Riley vs. Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, Aurora Township, Mobility Systems & Solutions, Inc., and Orbit Medical, Inc. Kane County Case No. 21 L 239.

            13.       Adjournment

Source: Pace Suburban Bus Service