Notice of Meeting and Meeting Agenda of Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the RTA, Illinois Board of Directors - Open Session April 19, 2023 9:30 A.M.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 17, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Pace Headquarters will be open to the public to attend this regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

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 March 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.         Presentation of CMAP Regional Resilience Award

                        CMAP Executive Director Erin Aleman will present CMAP's Regional Resilience Award to Pace for its Project Zero plan to transition to a zero-emissions fleet.

            8.         Approval of Consent Agenda

                        *A. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract to Trapeze Software Group, Inc. for the replacement of automatic passenger counters (APCs) on 350 fixed route buses in an amount not to exceed $1,847,175.00.

                        *B. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract to Nexus Alpha USA, LLC a subsidiary of Nexus Alpha Low Power Systems, Ltd. for maintenance services for Real Time Bus Tracker signs in an amount not to exceed $2,347,826.32.

                        *C. Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 3 to Contract No. 232918 with Petroleum Traders Corporation for diesel fuel and unleaded gasoline. This change order extends the contract for six months, and increases the contract total from $22,746,137.73 to $34,455,101.50, an increase of $11,708,963.77.

*Denotes Consent Agenda Items.

            9.         Items Removed from Consent Agenda

           10.        Action Items

                        A.     Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 232100 with e-Builder, Inc. for the purchase of e-Builder Enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS). This change order extends the contract for five years and increases the contract total from $476,977.76 to $1,525,463.36, an increase of $1,048,485.60.                        

                        B.     Ordinance authorizing the award of multiple contracts for the Taxi Access Program (TAP) in an amount not to exceed $468,970,200.00.

                        C.     Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to William T. Connelly, DBA Connelly Electric Co. for the installation of electric car charging stations and associated construction work at nine Pace locations in an amount not to exceed $987,500.00.  

                        D.     Ordinance authorizing Pace's Executive Director to make the Naperville-Aurora On Demand service expansion changes permanent after the pilot period ends on June 6, 2023.

                        E.     Ordinance authorizing Pace's Executive Director to make the part-time Vanpool fare structure permanent after the pilot period ends on April 30, 2023.

                        F.     Ordinance approving the Title VI Program dated April 2023.

            11.       Issues/Discussions/Reports

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

            12.       Closed Session

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

            13.       Reconvene

                        A.     Approval of the March 15, 2023 closed session minutes.
                        B.     Approval of action on a collective bargaining agreement between Pace Fox Valley Division and the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local #1028.

            14.       Adjournment

Source: Pace Suburban Bus Service