HSTP Region 11 Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes for Region 11 HSTC Meeting
Time: 1pm
Where: Jackson County Mass Transit
18 people attended representing 13 Agencies
Organization Name
The agenda was presented
1. Fleets and quality of Maintenance was discussed. Provider’s report having trouble getting replacement vehicles quick enough,
2. Many vehicles spend a lot of time down and needing expensive repairs weekly to monthly
Common road blocks to Coordination:
1. Vehicle sharing: many provider fear liability
2. Billing
3. Quality of service for elderly and D.D. providers
Hiring
1. Finding pools of applicants not hard
2. Finding quality drivers that will stay is difficult. Most providers tapping retired, secondary income market
3. Pay is usually slightly above minimum wage with some as high as 14 dollars per hour
Gaps in Service
1. Evening/Weekend service has been suggested many providers are attempting pilot routes. Report funding is an issue but more pressure of night and weekend trips is growing. Especially in Saline county
2. Medical and Health discharges still an issue
3. Still would like to have more technology and better software
4. Trips to larger metro areas can be a large drain on Transit agencies
5. with the only new one being discussion of a Regional Maintenance
6. That some fair is still too high to provide job access to DD and Elderly on consistent basis
7. Hospital and other service providers need more education
8. Better promotion of Services, but no advertisement dollars
9. Better coordination of trips to save money of providers, but has improved
10. Many providers would like to see a coordination website but report lack of use a an issue
Time: 1pm
Where: Jackson County Mass Transit
18 people attended representing 13 Agencies
Organization Name
- HSTP Coordinator Seth Gunnerson
- HSTP Coordinator James Patrick
- South Central Tran. Charlie York
- Rides Mass Transit Wanda Bankston
- Rides Mass Transit Bill Jung
- Gold Plate Program Chuck Wilson
- Five Star Industry Susan Englehardt
- Five Star Industry John Childs
- Washington Co Senior Opal Koch
- IllCenter for Autism Rachel Newsome
- Human Service Center Mark Bollman
- Human Service Center Joni Chandler
- Humans Support Serv. Erin Fuson
- Monroe Randolph Tran. Jesica Pirtle
- Jackson Co. Mass Tran. Leo Wilson Jr.
- Jackson Co. Mass Tran. Dava Shorb
- Bethany Place MyKinna Montgomery
- SMART Karrie Simms
The agenda was presented
1. Fleets and quality of Maintenance was discussed. Provider’s report having trouble getting replacement vehicles quick enough,
2. Many vehicles spend a lot of time down and needing expensive repairs weekly to monthly
Common road blocks to Coordination:
1. Vehicle sharing: many provider fear liability
2. Billing
3. Quality of service for elderly and D.D. providers
Hiring
1. Finding pools of applicants not hard
2. Finding quality drivers that will stay is difficult. Most providers tapping retired, secondary income market
3. Pay is usually slightly above minimum wage with some as high as 14 dollars per hour
Gaps in Service
1. Evening/Weekend service has been suggested many providers are attempting pilot routes. Report funding is an issue but more pressure of night and weekend trips is growing. Especially in Saline county
2. Medical and Health discharges still an issue
3. Still would like to have more technology and better software
4. Trips to larger metro areas can be a large drain on Transit agencies
5. with the only new one being discussion of a Regional Maintenance
6. That some fair is still too high to provide job access to DD and Elderly on consistent basis
7. Hospital and other service providers need more education
8. Better promotion of Services, but no advertisement dollars
9. Better coordination of trips to save money of providers, but has improved
10. Many providers would like to see a coordination website but report lack of use a an issue
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