Public Notice of Meeting and Meeting Agenda of Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the RTA - Board of Directors Open Session - Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, 9:30 A.M.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., November 8, 2021 (Newswire.com) - Pace Headquarters will be open to the public to attend this regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

All visitors will be screened for access to the board meeting. Your temperature will be taken, you must complete a questionnaire, and you must wear a mask at all times while you are in the building.

The public is invited to watch the board meeting remotely by clicking on this link: www.pacebus.com/streaming.

If you wish to offer public comment on an agenda item, please submit your name, the agenda item(s) on which you wish to offer public comment, and your comment(s) to: publiccomment@pacebus.com no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting. Rules for public comment can be found here: www.pacebus.com/rules-public-comment-virtual-meetings.

Pledge of Allegiance

1.         Roll Call

2.         Approval of Minutes

            Approval of the Oct. 20, 2021, Open Session minutes.

3.         Public Comment

4.         Chairman's Report

            Chairman Kwasneski's report on Pace-related activities during the past month.

5.         Directors' Reports

            The Directors' reports on Pace-related activities during the past month.

6.         Executive Director's Report

            The Executive Director's report on Pace-related activities during the past month.

7.         Approval of Consent Agenda

*A.   Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract to Odelson, Sterk, Murphey, Frazier, and McGrath, Ltd. for legal services in the areas of real estate and general municipal law, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00.

*B.   Ordinance authorizing a change order to contract no. 232185 with BlueApple Health, LLC for on-site health screening services at eleven (11) additional Pace facilities. This action increases the contract total from $115,742.50 to $182,542.50, an increase of $66,800.00.

*C.   Ordinance authorizing Procurement to solicit and award 2022 fuel contract(s) in an amount not to exceed $20,678,307.03.

            *Denotes Consent Agenda Items.

8.         Items Removed from Consent Agenda

9.         Action Items

A.     Ordinance adopting the 2022 Operating Budget and 2023-2024 Two-Year Financial Plan for Suburban Service and Regional ADA Paratransit Service, the 2022-2026 Five-Year Capital Program, 2022 appropriation of funds in accordance with the Operating Budget and Capital Program, and authorizing the budget to be submitted to the RTA.

B.     Ordinance authorizing a change order to contract no. 228219 with TomTom North America, Inc. for digital spatial datasets. This action increases the contract total from $198,000.00 to $378,000.00, an increase of $180,000.00.

C.     Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract to Trapeze Software Group, Inc. for Trapeze technology enhancements, in an amount not to exceed $158,226.00.

10.       Issues/Discussions/Reports

A.     Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - September 2021
B.     Financial Statement for the Month Ending September 2021

11.       Closed Session

A.        Closed Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)
B.        Collective Bargaining (Section 2-C-2)
C.        Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11)
D.        Employment Matters (Section 2-C-1)

12.       Reconvene

A.        Approval of September 15, 2021 Closed Session minutes
B.        Approval of October 20, 2021 Closed Session minutes
C.        Approval of action on a Collective Bargaining Agreement
D.        Approval of action on Employment Matters

13.       Adjournment

Source: Pace Suburban Bus Service