PTAC Minutes 11/22/2016 November 22, 2016
MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING
November 22, 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 (Excused)
Richard Duggan (Excused)
Harold Weeks
Chris Gavrelis (Excused)
James Klug, III (Excused)
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
Jose Vargas, Assistant Manager
Michele Mosca, Transportation Planning
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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 could not be established. The meeting will be held as an
informational meeting with no actions taken.
3. Approval of Agenda
None
4. Approval of Minutes from October 18,2016 Meeting
Continued
5. Committee Action
a. TDP Goals and Objectives Review
Ms.Arnold presented the Executive Summary "Transit Development Plan Goals and Objectives"
and a list of Objectives/Initiatives as identified by the individual Members at the previous meeting
as priorities. She noted:
• The list contains highlighted objectives that Staff is seeking input on and a ranking by
priority from the Committee at the next meeting.
• One area to be addressed is increasing ridership which has decreased this year nationwide.
Factors which are driving the decrease are lower gas prices and the availability of financing
for automobile purchases.
• Staff is researching marketing opportunities available to the Program including partnering
with hospitals during patient discharges and return visits to medical appointments.
• The Division will be hiring an individual dedicated to marketing activities.
• Staff also intends to survey the public to garner feed back on the system.
• One means of distributing the survey is incorporating it into Collier County utility bill
mailers, which reach approximately 60,000 individuals and businesses.
The Members present recommended Staff determine the feasibility of distributing:
1. The survey electronically to those utility customers who receive the bills "paperless.
2. The programs brochures or other information electronically.
6. Reports and Presentations
a. Transportation Element Introduction from Michele Mosca
Ms. Mosca reported:
• The County is updating the Transportation Element of the Growth Management Plan with
the vision of incorporating a multi modal composite into the plan.
• The current element is individual vehicle driven and the expansion is necessary to include
public transit, bicycles,pedestrians and other users.
• She would like the PTAC to oversee the multimodal aspects of the changes and will be
presenting policies for review every 2 months.
• As a primer, she provided the goal for the Element"ESTABLISH A MULTI-MODAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES MOBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS,
BICYCLISTS, TRANSIT USERS, MOTORIZED-VEHICLE USERS, USERS OF AVIATION
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FACILITIES, WHILE BEING SENSITIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AREAS. "
• She requested the Members review the goal and provide input to Staff at the next meeting.
• The information will be utilized to create broad objectives for the Growth Management Plan
followed by Land Development Code Amendments.
• Policies will be developed for future roadway improvements with the vision of
incorporating bus stops, bike lanes and pedestrian pathways into the construction projects.
• The update is anticipated to be completed in 6 months and will be reviewed by the Collier
County Planning Commission, Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida.
Those Members present agreed to undertake the task.
b. Christmas Parade in Immokalee
Staff reported they will be participating in the "2016 Christmas Around the World Parade and
Gala"held on December 10, 2016 at the Immokalee Sports Complex.
Those Members present recommended Staff investigate participating in other parades such as St.
Patrick's Day parades, etc.
7. Member Comments
Mr. Dobberstein requested Staff provide data on the ridership from the Regent Acres bus stop when
available.
8. Public Comments
Rainer Olbrich addressed the Committee requesting consideration be given to adjusting the CAT
fixed route schedules to accommodate the area high schools start and release times (7:00am and
2:05pm respectively). District transportation is not available to those students who reside within 2
miles of the school and the service is a potential avenue to increase ridership. He suggested a reduced
fare be made available to student users via a monthly pass, etc.
Those Members present noted it would be beneficial to contact the School District to identify what, if
any concerns they may have on the concept.
Staff reported they will investigate the recommendation.
9. Next Meeting Date
December 20,2016
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order
of the chair at 3:47P.M.
Public Transit Advisory Committee
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lj 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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