PTAC Minutes 11/18/2014 Public Transit Ad Hoc
Advisory Committee
Minutes
November 18 , 2014
November 18, 2014
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT AD HOC ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida, November 18, 2014
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Public Transit Ad Hoc Advisory Committee in and for
the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 3:00 P.M. in
REGULAR SESSION at Administrative Building "F", Suite 501, Collier County
Government Complex Naples, Florida with the following members present:
Chairman: Glen D. Harrell
Vice Chairman: Dylan Michael Vogel
John DiMarco, II (Excused)
Richard Duggan (Excused)
W. James Klug, III (Excused)
Morton Rosenberg
Arthur Doberstein
Harold Weeks (Excused)
(Vacancy)
ALSO PRESENT: Trinity Scott, Public Transit Manager
Brandi Otero, Associate Project Manager
Omar Deleon, Keolis
Patricia Mumford, Keolis
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1. Call to Order
Chairman Harrell called the meeting to order at 3:00PM,
2. Roll Call
Roll call was taken and a quorum could not be established.
Staff reported no action may be taken at the meeting; however they will review the items on the
Agenda for information purposes.
3. Approval of Agenda
None
4. Approval of Minutes from September 16,2014 Meeting
None
5. Committee Action
a. Approval of Meeting Calendar through June 2015
Ms. Scott presented the Executive Summary "Approval of Meeting Calendar Through June
2015" for information purposes. She noted the item would be heard at the next meeting.
b. Endorsement of Route Modifications & Route Addition to be Effective January 2,2015
Ms. Scott presented the Executive Summary "Endorsement of Route Modifications to be Effective
January 2, 2015" for information purposes. She provided an overview of the changes which were
developed as a result of comments from the public, users of the system, business interests, Keolis
employees and observations by Staff. The changes include expanded service in the evening,
revising routes to better serve the users and businesses, addition of service on certain routes,
elimination of route 16, modifications of bus stop locations, etc. "Flag down" service will
temporarily be permitted along Collier Blvd. between Golden Gate Blvd. and Immokalee Road to
determine the most optimal location for a permanent stop. The item will be heard by the Board of
County Commissioners on December 9, 2014 with the changes in services anticipated to begin on
January 2, 2015.
Under discussion it was noted Staff has attempted to establish service into the Everglade City area.
At this time demand does not meet the need for service. One concept is to build a demand for
Paratransit service whereby the need for a fixed route in the area could be demonstrated to the
Board of County Commissioners.
Those Members present endorsed the proposed modifications and requested Staff to return the
item to the next meeting for ratification by the Committee.
6. Reports and Presentations
a. Transit Development Plan Major Update
Ms. Scott presented the Executive Summary "Transit Development Plan Major Update"for
information purposes. She noted the 1st Technical Memorandum is out for review and comment
with follow up meetings scheduled for January 14, 2015 at 2:00pm.
The following was noted under discussion:
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• The Park and Ride Program drop points are at public libraries. The program has seen
limited success due to a lack of marketing. There is a Staff vacancy and considerations
are underway to utilize the position for a Marketing and Advertising Coordinator to
help improve exposure of the system and increase ridership.
• The following vehicles are assigned to Department: 16 (with 1 to be added) fixed route
vehicles with 7 held in Reserve (23 total); 21 Paratransit vehicles with 1 held in
reserve; 10 Paratransit vehicles are scheduled to be replaced over the next 3 - 6
months.
b. Collier Area Transit Awards
Ms. Scott presented the Executive Summary "Collier Area Transit Awards"for information
purposes. She announced the Florida Public Transit Association named CAT as the "2014
Outstanding System of the Year. " The Department also received several other awards including 3
first place awards (Print, Signage and Graphic and Internal Employee Communication), a second
place reward for Print Collateral/Advertising Collateral and a third place award for Bus Safety.
7. Member Comments
Chairman Harrell requested Staff to contact those Members whose attendance record is sub
standard and determine their status on the Committee.
8. Public Comments
Janet Alterman—Florida Division of Blind Services requested an overview of the differences
between Paratransit ADA services and Paratransit TD services.
Staff reported a PowerPoint was presented to the Committee at the last meeting and will provide the
data to Ms.Alterman.
9. Next Meeting Date
The next meeting will be held on January 20, 2015.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by
order of the chair at 4:00P.M.
Public T : sit • . Hoc ; I vino I mmittee
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(i .Harrell, Chairman
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These minutes approved by the Board/Committee on \\ao t 1.5 as presented ✓ or
as amended
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