Region 10: 2025 Meeting Minutes (7/15)

 

HSTP Region 10

July 15^th, 2025

Meeting Minutes

Cory Young	Marion County Horizon Center – Salem
Nathan Nichols	C.E.F.S./Central Illinois Public Transportation – Effingham
Gidget Simpson	CILA Corporation – Flora
Matthew Lingle	Lawrence-Crawford Association for Exceptional Citizens – Robinson
Darlene McCoy	Lawrence-Crawford Association for Exceptional Citizens – Robinson
Peter Niccum	Community Support Systems – Teutopolis
Betty Cox	Clay County Rehab – Flora
Dayo Adenekan	CILA Corporation – Flora
Meredith Cornwell	Rides Mass Transit – Harrisburg
Terri Finn	Human Service Transportation Planning Coordinator – Salem
Riley Anderson	Assistant Human Service Transportation Planning Coordinator – Salem

 

        I.          I. Call to Order: The quarterly HSTP meeting was called to order at 11:02 a.m. by Chairperson Matthew Lingle. CILA Corporation in Flora was the host.

     II.          II. Introductions: All attendees introduced themselves and their agencies.

  III.          III. Approval of April 2025 Meeting Minutes: Matthew asked everyone to review the meeting minutes from the January meeting. No additions or corrections. Motion to approve by Nathan Nichols, seconded by Cory Young.

  IV.           IV. Guest Speaker: Amy Marley from Lawrence County Health Department was invited to be our guest speaker. She was not in attendance.

    V.           V. Regional Plan 2025: Riley Anderson presented the updates to the committee. There was a discussion of updates. Rides Mass Transit is introducing fixed routes to Mt. Carmel and Paris that will operate Monday through Friday from 8 to 5 p.m. The new routes are anticipated to start August 1^st.

CIPT has introduced Discounted Grocery Days, a fixed route that operates in select areas. Once a month, riders can travel from Shelbyville to Effingham/Mattoon for grocery trips/shopping. On the third Friday of each month, riders can travel from Altamont to Effingham. Every Thursday, CIPT travels into Moultrie County for shopping in Mattoon.

For Senior Day on August 11^th at the Illinois State Fair, CIPT is providing transportation to the fair for seniors in 3-4 counties within their service area. Per FTA rules, CIPT provided a letter to charter agencies.

  VI.         VI. Updates to the HSTP Region 10 Bylaws: Riley presented the updated Region 10 bylaws to the committee. She read through the bylaws. No additions or comments were made. Motion to approve by Cory, seconded by Meredith Cornwell.

VII.         VII. Transportation Concerns: There was discussion regarding flex time changes, specifically employees requesting time off. The committee also discussed recalls with the recently delivered CVP vehicles, citing issues with the A/C and lifts.

VIII.      VIII. General Discussion

a.       IDOT Updates: There was no IDOT personnel present. It is anticipated that there will be a CVP application available this summer. CVP vehicles that were awarded in the last cycle are near the end of being delivered.

b.      Handouts/Resource Materials: Riley went through the handouts.

c.       Next meeting is October 21^st at CIPT in Effingham at 11 a.m.

  IX.       IX. Adjourn: Cory motioned to adjourn at 11:52 a.m., Darlene seconded the motion.