Nov 7, 2022
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, and you must complete a questionnaire.
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: [email protected] 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 October 19, 2022, 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 contract to Davis Bancorp, Inc. for armored car services for the transportation of revenue collection equipment and for revenue counting services for Pace garages and Pace contract carriers in an amount not to exceed $412,320.00.
*B. Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to Dell Marketing L.P. for Microsoft Enterprise licenses in an amount not to exceed $1,748,349.60.
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
9. Action Items
A. Ordinance adopting the 2023 Operating Budget and 2024-2025 Two-Year Financial Plan for Suburban Service and Regional ADA Paratransit Service, the 2023-2027 Five-Year Capital Program, and 2023 appropriation of funds in accordance with the Operating Budget and Capital Program. This ordinance also authorizes the Operating Budget and Capital Program to be submitted to the RTA upon adoption by the Pace Board.
B. Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to John Burns Construction Company for construction services for the Northwest Transportation Center ADA Transfer Facility in an amount not to exceed $5,929,000.00.
C. Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 2 to Contract No. 231981 with Mythics, Inc. for managed database services and OnDemand database services for Oracle database and Microsoft SQL server databases. This change order extends the contract for 32 months, through December 31, 2024, and increases the contract total from $1,222,416.64 to $2,689,316.56, an increase of $1,466,899.92.
D. Ordinance authorizing the Executive Director to continue the part-time fare structure vanpool pilot program for an additional six months.
E. Resolution honoring William (Bill) Lynch
10. Issues/Discussions/Reports
A. Suburban Service and Region ADA Budget Results - September 2022
B. Financial Statement for the Month Ending September 2022
11. Closed Session
A. Closed Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)
B. Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11)
12. Reconvene
A. Approval of September 21, 2022, Closed Session minutes
B. Approval of action on Dwayne Davis & Sharlita Davis vs. Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority and Annette Johnson; Cook County Case No. 2018 L 00693
13. Adjournment
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