Region 11: 2022 Meeting Minutes (2/16)

 

HSTP REGION 11

February 16, 2022

QUARTERLY MEETING MINUTES

 

Call in attendees:

Jimmy Leadingham	Jackson Co. Mass Transit District-Carbondale
Sara Hodge	South Central Transit-Centralia
Susan Parkinson	O’Fallon Rotary Wheels-O’Fallon
Mike Egbert	Opportunities for Access Center for Independent Living-Mt. Vernon
Jesica Schlimme	Monroe-Randolph Transit-Sparta
Jeffrey Drake	Rides Mass Transit District-Harrisburg
Jon Douglas	LINC, Inc. Center for Independent Living-Belleville
Ashlee Lambert	Caritas Family Solutions-Belleville
Ron Gorst	Shawnee Mass Transit District-Vienna
Mark Bollmann	ComWell-Red Bud
Ben Simpson	Senior Adult Services-Carbondale
Robert Wilson	St. Clair Co. Transit District\Alternative Transportation Services-E. St. Louis
Melissa Theiss	East-West Gateway Council of Governments-St. Louis
Mario Fennoy	JTC Academy-Centreville
Terri Finn	HSTP Coordinator-Salem

 

Call to Order: The quarterly HSTP meeting was called to order at 11:03 a.m., via conference call, by Chairperson Jimmy Leadingham. 

 

Roll call: Terri Finn read the list of attendees that had announced they were on the call.

 

Approval of November 2021 minutes: There were no additions or corrections, motion by Mark Bollmann, seconded by Sara Hodge to accept and approve the minutes. Motion carried.

 

Regional Plan: Terri Finn provided the results of community, rider, and agency surveys that were recently sent out and tabulated.  Expanded hours of service and hours is again the top problem in the region.  The questions were: 1. How do each provider fix their own gaps and 2. How do we put this all together for the Plan.  Committee members Ron Gorst, Mario Fennoy, Mike Egbert, Sara Hodge, Jimmy Leadingham & Rob Wilson volunteered to be a subcommittee that will meet & have a document to present at the next scheduled HSTP meeting.

 

Transportation Concerns: Rob Wilson reported that funds have been obligated to revamp MetroLink stations which will benefit the system and riders. 

Terri Finn provided information on the local transit providers that were awarded funds thru REBUILD IL. to improve their buildings, software, bus stations, etc.

Terri also gave information on the upcoming RTAC conference.

 

General Discussion: Handouts and resource materials were provided to the committee.

The next meeting will be on May 18^th at Sr. Adult Services in Carbondale.

 

Adjourn:  Motion to adjourn made by Mario Fenmore and seconded by Jesica Schlimme.  Meeting adjourned at 11:47 a.m.