Region 9: 2025 Meeting Minutes (6/12)

HSTP Region 9

June 12^th, 2025

Quarterly Meeting Minutes

Attendees:

Nathan Nichols	Central Illinois Public Transit – Effingham
Sara Nollman-Hodge	South Central Transit – Centralia
Michelle Shrout	Senior Services Plus – Alton
Wendy Settles	IMPACT CIL – Alton
Pam Jones	Senior Services Plus – Alton
Justin Johnson	South Central Transit – Centralia
Dale Deverick	Bond County Transit – Greenville
Eric Robke	Community Link - Breese
Peggy Dunn	Macoupin County Public Transit – Gillespie
Felicia Voelkel	Glen Carbon Senior Center – Glen Carbon
Andrea Boda	Illinois Valley Rehabilitation Center – Gillespie
Sherry Hicks	FAYCO Enterprises, Inc. – Vandalia
Riley Anderson	HSTP Coordinator – Salem

        I.           I. Call to Order – The Region 9 quarterly HSTP meeting was called to order at 11:03 a.m. by Chairperson Pam Jones.

     II.            II. Introductions – All of those in attendance introduced themselves and announced the agency they represent.

  III.            III. Approval of March of 2025 Meeting Minutes – No corrections noted. Wendy Settles made a motion to approve the minutes. Felicia Voelkel seconded the motion.

  IV.            IV. Guest Speaker: Macoupin County Public Transit – Peggy Dunn from Macoupin Co. Public Transit (MCPT) was the guest speaker. She has been with the agency since 2004. Peggy discussed the timeline of the agency, transportation services offered, fares, and transportation policies. The agency started with three vans and three drivers. The drivers would schedule the rides. As they grew and became a public transportation agency, the agency’s vehicle fleet expanded to eleven 14-passenger buses and eighteen minivans. In 2023, MCPT restructured and no longer provides door-to-door transportation but curb-to-curb transportation. Seniors can ride free within Macoupin County; donations are accepted.       

     I.          V. Regional Plan 2025 – Riley Anderson presented the updates from the previous meeting. Agencies are in the process of picking up the IDOT CVP vehicles they were awarded. So far, SCT, CIPT, MCPT, FAYCO, and BCT have received their vehicles. There was a discussion regarding recalls/repairs needed on the newly delivered vehicles and issues with the size of the seats. There is a drop off as well, leaving passengers feet dangling. CIPT mentioned that it would be beneficial to see the vehicles in-person before they choose which vehicles they want on the next CVP application.

     II.           VI. Updates to the HSTP Region 9 Bylaws – Riley presented the old bylaws and the updated bylaws to the group and read through the updates. In order to be an active voting member of the committee, an agency representative must complete the OMA training. This is a one-time training that needs to be completed if you regularly attend meetings and do not already have the OMA certificate. Riley will send an email out to everyone with information on how to complete the training. The committee was given an opportunity for comments; no requests were made. These bylaws are to be reviewed on a semiannual basis. Felicia Voelkel motioned to approve, seconded by Peggy Dunn. The bylaws will be available on the blog.

  III.            VII. Transportation Concerns – There was a discussion among the committee members regarding State Inspections, Lift Inspections, and IDOT rules when crossing state lines. Charter trips and the rules surrounding it was discussed by the 5311 providers. Terri Finn came up with a binder of resources for the committee members, within it is a resource on service contracts. It includes a glossary of transportation terms, 5310 information and requirements, a map of the Illinois Public Transit Systems, information on service contracts, and an explanation of what HSTP is, as well as the purpose/responsibilities of the Human Service Transportation Committees (HSTC). There was a discussion of the pros and cons of different types of camera systems and different ways of communication between drivers and dispatch. Some of the 5310 agencies have indicated interest in a meeting with only the 5310 agencies. As a result, Riley has coordinated two meeting options for the 5310 agencies to attend. One on June 3^rd in Alton at Challenge Unlimited and one on June 17^th in Flora at Clay County Rehab. Riley will be reaching out to the 5311 agencies to invite them to attend a Scheduler’s Meeting in Region 11.

  IV.            VIII. General Discussion –

a.       IDOT Update – There was no IDOT personnel in attendance. Riley shared the CVP applications are anticipated to be available in the summer of 2025.

b.      Handouts/Resource Materials – Riley went through the handouts. Save the date for the IPTA Conference: September 29^th through October 1^st.

c.       Next meeting is September 11^th at 11 a.m. at Fayco Enterprises, Inc. in Vandalia.

    V.            IX. Adjourn – Eric Robke motioned to adjourn with Dale Deverick seconding the motion. The meeting adjourned at 12:24 p.m.