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 Present: Jan Schumacher; Andy Anderson; Kevin Bateman; Dave
Blankenship; Scott Schaffenacker; Dave Hepler
Absent:
Guest: Jan Youngquist; Angela Reiners; Alison Rumler-Gomez, Emily
Davenport, Chuck Ruben, Garrett McMorris
Staff: Pam Meagher; Michelle Barr
Mrs. Schumacher called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to
approve the minutes from the August 11, 2015 meeting as printed.
Motion passed.
Old Business:
1. Public Transportation:
Mrs. Schumacher presented the committee with information about
SHOWBUS as a possible new provider for the public transportation
program.
Mrs. Rumler-Gomez spoke about why she believes the Board should stay
with CAPCIL. She stated that the agency has increased rides during
the current fiscal year and had 0 safety issues. She said that the
company is primed to make a move in the right direction due to
financial stability, a better relationship with the LC Board, and
the growth in the company. She spoke about not being able to
increase in Mason County, and the difficulty in growing the program
as a whole. Mrs. Rumler-Gomez explained that the Deviated Fixed
Route the Board asked for to grow the program needs a different
grant. A printout from the APTA demonstrated that, in fact, the
Deviated Fixed Route was allowed in the grant currently received.
Mr. Bateman asked about the cost per mile, which Mrs. Rumler-Gomez
stated was $3.08 per mile.
Mrs. Meagher discussed the need for service contracts instead of the
only local match being exclusively tied to Senior Transportation.
Mrs. Rumler-Gomez explained that the company currently chooses 3
‘key performance indicators’ for each quarter to focus on and
CAPCIL’s focus has been on other issues. Mrs. Rumler-Gomez discussed
how solid the relationship between CAPCIL and the LC Board is.
Community Action suspended service to the general public effective
September 8th, but will still be operational for Senior
Transportation through the end of September. Transportation will be
completely suspended on all counts on September 30th. Mrs. Rumler-Gomez
stated that CAPCIL cannot run the Senior Transportation without the
funding source of the Public Transportation grant, so she requested
a commitment from the Board prior to October 1st, which is when the
Senior Transportation grant must be renewed.
Mr. Ruben asked what effect the Board switching providers would have
on CAPCIL.
Mrs. Rumler-Gomez stated that other than laying off the 3 drivers,
she would have to reallocate the salaries of the employees to a
different grant.
Mrs. Schumacher asked about whether the administrative allocation of
the transportation grant money has been approved by IDOT and Mrs.
Rumler-Gomez said it has not been submitted nor approved yet. Mrs.
Schumacher discussed the precedent of the County being financially
responsible to the IRS for any misappropriation of allocation costs.
Mr. Hepler discussed the tremulous nature of the relationship
between Community Action and the County Board.
Mr. Anderson discussed the difficulty in receiving concrete
operational answers from IDOT.
Mr. Ruben asked about Mason County’s opinion about moving in a
different direction.
Mr. Schaffenacker asked for a breakdown of CAPCIL’s cost-per-mile
for the Workshop meeting.
The committee agreed to bring the discussion forward to the Workshop
meeting with no specific recommendation.
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2. Events at Airport: Mr. Bateman discussed using the
airport for a radio control airplane event. The committee agreed
there should not be a charge to use the airport. Mr. Ruben
discussed schedulingconflicts with the spraying season, which is
typically the end of May through the first week of August. Mr.
Bateman discussed attaching the program with the BBQ Fest or
Balloon Fest.
3. Website: Mrs. Schumacher presented a sheet with
examples of user-friendly choices to list on the website. There
will be a tile with rotating pictures. The committee discussed
the importance of choosing photos that are both tourist
attractions and family-centered for people considering
relocating to Logan County.
4. Appointment Procedures/Form: Mrs. Schumacher outlined
changes to the appointment form including removing the ‘term of
office’ field, change ‘requiring’ applicants to ‘encouraging’
applicants to attend the meeting, and adding a space for ‘areas
of expertise’.
5. North Greens Golf Course: Nothing to report.
6. Relight Scholarship Criteria/Community College Donation:
Mrs. Schumacher presented a recommended list of criteria for
the scholarship. Changing the parameters of financial need to a
preference and the possibility of capping the amount of parental
income were discussed. A recommendation was made to lower the
hours of community service hours required to 20 hours over a
4-year period along with adding exceptions to the attendance
policy for students that miss school due to serious illness but
still maintain good grades. The specifics of what constitute a
‘significant’ criminal record and whether it could be determined
on a case-to-case basis was addressed. The committee concurred
on creating an ‘about me/personal comments’ paragraph box for
students to explain any special circumstances about themselves.
There was a discussion regarding the percentage of allocations
to scholarships versus HCC programs/building. A motion was made
by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Blankenship for the Board to
figure out a percentage of the money for scholarships and other
items based on HCC’s presentation.
7. Referendum for Economic Development: Nothing to
report.
New Business
1. LC Board Staffing: A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker,
seconded by Mr. Blankenship to promote Michelle Barr to Office
Manager. Motion passed. A discussion regarding equally
distributing the workload and pay grades among the two staff.
2. Other Business: Good Energy: Mr. McMorris presented
information regarding the company Good Energy, an
energy-consulting firm. He explained that Good Energy is the
largest energy-consulting firm, representing over 160 Ameren
communities. The company is currently discussing opportunities
with the City of Lincoln on municipal aggregation. Mr. McMorris
distributed information packets for the Board office.
Public Comments: None
A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded by Mr.
Blankenship, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting
ended at 9:03 pm.
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