Notice: Pace Meeting of the Board of Directors - Notice of Meeting of Open Session on Oct. 21, 2020

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., October 16, 2020 (Newswire.com) -                                                               
                                                               NOTICE

                                                           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, October 21, 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 Sept. 16, 2020, Open Session minutes.

3. Public Comment

If you will not be attending the meeting in person but 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.

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 establishing 2021 Board Meeting Schedule.

*B. Ordinance authorizing execution of a technical assistance grant agreement and any necessary amendments with IDOT to investigate the feasibility of constructing an inline bus rapid transit (BRT) station along the Interstate 55 Stevenson Expressway.

*C. Ordinance authorizing execution of a technical assistance grant agreement and any necessary amendments with IDOT to obtain grant assistance to investigate potential transit markets within a three-mile radius of the Interstate 290 Eisenhower Expressway, between the Interstate 355 junction in Addison and IL-171/1st Avenue in Forest Park.

*D. Ordinance amending the 2020 Operating Budget (Amendment #2).

*E. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract for legislative services.

*F. Ordinance authorizing a change order to Contract No. 230644 with Luminator Technology Group, Inc. for the purchase of on-site maintenance and service for ninety-one (91) newly acquired buses. 

*G. Ordinance authorizing a change order to Contract No. 225875 with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for mobile broadband wireless communication services. 

 *Denotes Consent Agenda.

8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda

9. Action Items

A. Ordinance releasing the proposed 2021 Operating and Capital programs, 2021-2023 Financial Business Plan for Operations, and the 2021-2025 Capital Business Plan for the Suburban Service Budget and Regional ADA Paratransit Budget for public hearings.

B. Ordinance authorizing a change order to Contract No. 223274 with Globetrotters Engineering Company for architectural and engineering services. 

C. Ordinance authorizing a change order to Contract No. 220537 with MV Transportation, Inc. for North Suburban Cook County ADA Paratransit Services. 

10. Issues/Discussions/Reports

A. Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - August 2020

B. Financial Statement for the Month Ending August 2020

11. Adjournment

Source: Pace Suburban Bus Service