Notice: Pace Meeting of the Board of Directors - Notice of Meeting of Open Session on August 19, 2020

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., August 17, 2020 (Newswire.com) -                                                                    
 

                                                             N O T I C E

                                                             of Meeting
                                                       and Meeting Agenda
                               of ​Pace, The Suburban Bus Division of the RTA
                          550 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois
                                           Board of Directors - Open Session
                                             Wednesday, August 19, 2020 
                                                               9:30 a.m.

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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, you must complete a questionnaire, and you must wear a mask at all times while you are in the building.

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

Pledge of Allegiance

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes
Approval of the July 15, 2020, Open Session minutes.

3. Public Comment - Please submit your comments for this virtual meeting to [email protected] no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

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. Consent Agenda
*A. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract for legal services for labor and employment matters.

*B. Ordinance authorizing a change order to Contract Nos. 224298, 224299, 224301, 224849, 229400, and 229401 with Government Consulting Services of Illinois, LLC, Brent Hassert Consulting, LLC, Miguel A. Santiago Consulting, Inc., Liz Brown-Reeves Consulting, Inc., Rory Group, LLC, and CapitolHall Partners, LLC for state and local legislative services.

*C. Ordinance authorizing amending and restating Pace’s Ethics Ordinance.

*D. Ordinance authorizing amending the 2020 Capital Budget (Capital Amendment #3). This amendment does not increase or decrease the 2020 Suburban Service Capital Program of $178,513,501.00, but rather reallocates funds from other projects for project management consulting and COVID-19 related expenses.

*Denotes Consent Agenda.

8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda

9. Action Items
A. Resolution honoring Al Larson.

B. Resolution honoring John Schmitt.

C. Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract for sale of advertising on Pace’s buses, shelters, and website.

D. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract for the purchase and installation of driver area barriers for Pace buses.

E. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract for the purchase of rotating side barriers for Pace paratransit vehicles.

10. Issues/Discussions/Reports
A. Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - June 2020

B. Financial Statement for the Month Ending June 2020

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

B. Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11).

12. Reconvene
A. Approval of July 15, 2020, Closed Session Minutes.

B. Approval of action in Soma, MacLennan, Herrera, Hernandez, and Harvey, et al. v. Pace & Bufkin, et al.; Cook County Case No. 17 L 012370 (consolidated).

13. Adjournment

Source: Pace Suburban Bus Service