PTAC Minutes 10/18/2016 October 18, 2016
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING
October 18, 2016 Naples, Florida,
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Public Transit 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:
Co Chairman: Arthur Dobberstein
Co Chairman: John DiMarco, II
Vice Chairman: Dylan Michael Vogel
Richard Duggan
Harold Weeks (Excused)
Chris Gavrelis
(Vacancy)
ALSO PRESENT: Michelle Arnold, Director, Public Transit and Neighborhood Enhancement
Yousi Cardeso, Operations Analyst
Omar Deleon, Senior Planner
Nathan Reid, General Manager, Medical Transportation Management
Lisa Sanders, Medical Transportation Management
Kim Frye, MV Contract Transportation, Inc.
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1. Call to Order
Co Chairman DiMarco called the meeting to order at 3:00PM.
2. Roll Call
Roll call was taken and a quorum was established.
3. Approval of Agenda
Mr. Gavrelis moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Mr. Vogel. Carried unanimously 5—0.
4. Approval of Minutes from September 20,2016 Meeting
Mr. Gavrelis moved to approve the minutes of the September 20, 2016 Public Transit Advisory
Committee meeting subject to the following change:
• Page 3, paragraph 5, bullet point 1 —from"...it was not as significant year over year for
August."to "... it was not as significant as that experienced over the past Fiscal Year."
Second by Mr. Duggan. Carried unanimously 5—0.
Discussion occurred on the customer service training for drivers in the system and if they are
proficient in English and Staff noted drivers do have a mechanism to contact dispatch if they are
unable to communicate with a client.
5. Committee Action
a. 2017 PTAC Meeting Schedule
Mr. Deleon presented the Executive Summary "Approval of 2017 Meeting Schedule" for
consideration. He noted:
• Consideration may want to be given to amending the current monthly meeting schedule for
every other month.
• The meeting would still be the 3rd Tuesday of the month and a meeting could be convened
on an off month if it was necessary to conduct business.
The Committee discussed the concept and noted:
• If an every other month schedule is adopted, it would be beneficial to determine the
months Staff has business items such as annual grant request approvals, plan updates, etc.
to ensure the meetings are held on the proper months.
• Staff to determine if the Committee's bylaws need to be amended to accommodate the
change in the meeting schedule.
• It may be beneficial to retain the existing schedule and cancel a regularly scheduled
meeting if there is no business to be conducted.
Mr. Vogel moved to retain the existing monthly meeting schedule. Second by Mr. Gavrelis.
Carrie unanimously 5- 0.
b. TDP Goals and Objectives Review
Ms. Arnold presented the Executive Summary "Transit Development Plan Goals and
Objectives" for information purposes. She requested input from the Members to identify
Objectives they see as a priority.
Mr. Duggan
Objective 1.3.4 - Increase ridership by one percent each year.
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Objective 3.1 - Develop marketing strategies to increase ridership and improve the visibility of
CAT.
Objective 3.1.1 - Participate in local job fairs to increase knowledge about the transit system and
encourage use.
Objective 3.1.2 - Develop marketing materials and programs to demonstrate the value and role of
transit in regional carbon emissions reduction.
Co Chairman Dobberstein
Objective 6.2.1 - Clarify the useful life of fixed route vehicles "Operate a fleet of fixed route
vehicles with and average life of less than five years by 2025" may be
extended by citing the mileage standards, etc.
Objective 4.1.4 - Work with County and City planners to incorporate transit oriented development
design into the planning process—Staff reported they do meet with
transportation planning officials and are notified of development projects on a
regular basis noting the item should have focus and one consideration is
incorporating any necessary language into the Land Development Code.
Objective 5.1.6 - "Explore technology that would allow merchants to reduce the fixed route fare
for patrons using smart cards" -Expand the objective to encompass employees
of the merchant.
Mr. Gavrelis
Objective 1.7.2 - Partner with the Chamber of Commerce to develop and disseminate a route map
that depict the locations of major destinations, including employment centers,
apartments and attractions.
Objective 3.1.3 - Distribute transit service information and user friendly brochure to at least 25
percent of businesses within 3 mile radius of existing transit routes prior to
initiating the next TDP Major Update.
Objective 7.1.5 - Work with the County Attorney's Office to explore the possibility of establishing
a 501(c)(3) that allows persons to donate funds to CAT for the purpose of
"adopting a shelter" or"adopting a rider"by September 2016.
Co Chairman DiMarco
• Technology initiatives for the system.
• Increasing opportunities for ridership by running the north/south routes later into the
evening.
• Initiatives to increase ridership.
Mr. Vogel
• Increasing ridership through marketing initiatives including targeting schools and Spanish
speaking citizens.
• Service related initiatives.
Ms.Arnold reported Staff will review the recommendations and develop a list of initiatives so
the Committee may prioritize 3 items at a future meeting.
6. Reports and Presentations
a. Update on CAT Logo
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Ms. Arnold reported the Board of County Commissioner's reviewed the proposed logo at their
October 11, 2016 meeting and determined it should remain the same at this time. Staff will
reevaluate how to obtain feedback on changes to the logo in case an alternate logo is proposed in
the future.
7. Member Comments
Co Chairman DiMarco recommended the Committee consider hearing comments for bus drivers on
any issues that may need to be addressed given they are on the "front lines" of service.
The General Manager for MV Transportation reported it is difficult for a driver to take time from
work to attend a meeting, but they will investigate the suggestion with options including requesting a
Union representative attend a meeting or conducting a biannual driver survey to identify issues and
bringing them forth to the Committee for review.
8. Public Comments
None
9. Next Meeting Date
November 15, 2016
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order
of the chair at 3:45P.M.
Public Transit Advisory Committee
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Arthur Dobberstein, Co Chairman or
John DiMarco, Co Chairman
These minutes approved by the Board/Committee on as presented or as
amended
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