Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 400 Atlanta, Georgia GRTA/GDC Board of Directors.

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1 Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 400 Atlanta, Georgia GRTA/GDC Board of Directors Minutes June 11, 2014 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Walter M. Deriso, Jr., Chairman Dick Anderson Narender Reddy Tom Worthan Elizabeth BJ Mathis Ken Stewart Martha Martin Evelyn Wynn-Dixon J. T. Williams Al Nash Bob Voyles Jannine Miller Alton Knight L Charlotte Nash Lara Hodgson BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: *A quorum was present. All notice having been duly given, the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Board/Governor s Development Council Board was held at the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority office, 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia Sonny Deriso called the meeting to order at a.m. APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES OF THE MAY 14, 2014 MEETING Minutes for the regular meeting of May 14, 2014, were reviewed and approved as circulated. APPROVAL OF BOARD AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 11, 2014 MEETING The agenda for June 11, 2014 Board meeting were approved by unanimous consent. PUBLIC COMMENT None EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT Kirk Fjelstul gave the Executive Director s Report. ARC COMMITTEE REPORTS Reports for the TAQC and ELUC Committees were included in the Board notebooks.

2 10 TH ANNIVERSARY XPRESS UPDATE Lauren Travis briefed the Board on the 10 th Anniversary events of Xpress. RHST JOINT COMMITTEE & ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Nash gave a summary the RHST Joint Committee & Advisory Subcommittee RHST DRAFT REPORT The Committee recommended that the 2014 RHST draft report forwarded to the RHST Advisory Subcommittee for review and comment. FORMAL ACTION As a Committee recommendation no second is required and the motion was approved unanimously. OPERATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Knight gave a summary of the Operations and Finance Committee. Mark Peoples gave the monthly financial report. There were no reportable issues for the balance sheet. The fund balance is committed to current projects. Rob Goodwin gave the monthly operations report. The operating expenses are tracking at estimates. Revenue is tracking slightly above the current year goal. Overall net cost of service is below the current year goal. XPRESS INSURANCE PLACEMENT The Committee recommended authorizing the Acting Executive Director to place Xpress automobile, general liability, excess liability insurance, and workers compensation insurance with the following companies for a period of twelve months, beginning July 1, 2014, at the following premiums: Auto ($5M) National Interstate: $1,006,704 WC National Interstate: $ 292,176 General Liability National Interstate: $ 3,733 Excess ($10Mx$5M) National Casualty: $ 151,016 Excess ($10Mx$15M) Great American: $ 70,350 EPL/Crime: TBD but not to exceed: $ 15,000 Total Premium not to exceed: $1,538,979 FORMAL ACTION As a Committee recommendation no second is required and the motion was approved unanimously. FY GA-90-xTBD GRANT APPLICATION The Committee recommended approving the FY Urbanized Area Formula Funds resolution for filing grant application with FTA for Xpress bus maintenance / Rehab / Overhaul Program. The application provides $5,888,752 in allocated federal funding calculated using FY11 NTD 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds apportioned to the Atlanta Urbanized Area and sub-allocated to GRTA to fund the following capital assistance projects: $5,888,752 Xpress Bus Replace/Rehab/Overhaul Program

3 FORMAL ACTION As a Committee recommendation no second is required and the motion was approved unanimously. Thomas Wittmann, project manager from Nelson Nygaard updated the Committee on Direct Xpress which is a month project to help Xpress achieve the GRTA Strategic Plan objectives related to operations. PROJECTS AND PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Williams gave the summary for the Projects and Planning Committee. John Orr from ARC and Toby Carr from GDOT briefed the Committee on the proposed TIP amendment changes that the Committee will vote on in their September meeting. LUNCH The meeting was adjourned at 1:12 p.m. APPROVED: Walter M. Deriso, Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kirk R. Fjelstul, Chief Counsel ATTEST: William Pratt, Recording Secretary DATE MINUTES APPROVED:

4 Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 400 Atlanta, Georgia Operations and Finance Committee Minutes June 11, 2014 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Alton Knight, Chairman Walter M. Deriso, Jr. Tom Worthan Dick Anderson Narender Reddy Elizabeth BJ Mathis Martha Martin Jannine Miller BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Al Nash Charlotte Nash J. T. Williams Evelyn Wynn-Dixon COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: *A quorum was present All notice having been duly given, the Operations and Finance Committee of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority was held at the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority office, 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia Sonny Deriso, Acting Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MAY 14, 2014 MEETING Minutes for the meeting of May 14, 2014 were reviewed and approved as circulated. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR THE JUNE 11, 2014 MEETING The agenda for the June 11, 2014 Committee meeting was approved by unanimous consent. MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT Mark Peoples gave the financial report: Statement of assets, liabilities & equity: Fund Balance increased $168,597 for the period ending April 30, 2014 for a total of $1,179,351 fiscal YTD. Payables of $106,401 are GRTA s payroll withholdings processed in the subsequent month and the timing of invoice payments from A/P check runs.

5 GRTA s Fund Balance totaling $5,726,635 is 100% obligated as local matching funds for federal grants or other obligations as outlined in the fund balance commitment report. Statement of revenues & expenses: YTD revenues are currently 5.9% over budget. YTD expenditures are 21% less than budgeted mainly due to timing of expense payments and savings in personal services due to several unfilled positions. MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT Rob Godwin gave the operations report: The and phone call complaints for April 2014 have averaged 6.9 per 10,000 boardings. Average daily out-of-service buses for February 2014, was 9.6 as compared to a goal of 10. Cost recovery was 30.00% for FY2014. Fare Revenue was $517,481 or 87% of the projected total of $593,441 for April Xpress operating expenses were $1,743,546 or 83% of the projected total of $2,100,875 for April XPRESS INSURANCE PLACEMENT Mark Peoples briefed the Committee on the recommended action to place Xpress insurance for a period of twelve months, beginning July 1, FORMAL ACTION Jannine Miller moved and Narender Reddy seconded the motion to recommend authorizing the Acting Executive Director to place Xpress automobile, general liability, excess liability insurance, and workers compensation insurance with the following companies for a period of twelve months, beginning July 1, 2014, at the following premiums: Auto ($5M) National Interstate: $1,006,704 WC National Interstate: $ 292,176 General Liability National Interstate: $ 3,733 Excess ($10Mx$5M) National Casualty: $ 151,016 Excess ($10Mx$15M) Great American: $ 70,350 EPL/Crime: TBD but not to exceed: $ 15,000 Total Premium not to exceed: $1,538,979 The motion was approved unanimously. FY GA-90-xTBD GRANT APPLICATION Mark Peoples briefed the Committee on the recommended FY Urbanized Area Formula Funds resolution for filing grant application with FTA for Xpress bus Replace / Rehab / Overhaul Program.

6 FORMAL ACTION Jannine Miller moved and Martha Martin seconded the motion to recommend authorizing the Acting Executive Director to execute and file an application for federal financial assistance on behalf of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority with the Federal Transit Administration for $5,888,752 in allocated federal funding calculated using FY11 NTD 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds apportioned to the Atlanta Urbanized Area and sub-allocated to GRTA to fund the following capital assistance projects: $5,888,752 Xpress Bus Replace/Rehab/Overhaul Program The motion was approved unanimously. DIRECT XPRESS UPDATE Thomas Wittmann, project manager from Nelson Nygaard updated the Committee on Direct Xpress which is a month project to help Xpress achieve the GRTA Strategic Plan objectives related to operations. The meeting was adjourned at 10:51 a.m. APPROVED: Alton Knight, Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kirk R. Fjelstul, Chief Counsel ATTEST: William Pratt, Recording Secretary DATE MINUTES APPROVED:

7 Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 400 Atlanta, Georgia Projects & Planning Committee Minutes June 11, 2014 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: J.T. Williams, Chairman Walter M. Deriso, Jr. Dick Anderson Tom Worthan Narender Reddy Al Nash Elizabeth BJ Mathis Ken Stewart Bob Voyles Lara Hodgson Charlotte Nash BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Jannine Miller Alton Knight COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: *A quorum was present All notice having been duly given, the Projects and Planning Committee of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority was held at the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority office, 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia J. T. Williams called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MAY 14, 2014 MEETING Minutes for the meeting of May 14, 2014 were reviewed and approved as circulated. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR JUNE 11, 2014 MEETING The agenda for the June 11, 2014 Committee meeting was approved by unanimous consent. TIP AMENDMENT UPDATE John Orr from ARC and Toby Carr from GDOT briefed the Committee on the proposed TIP amendment changes that the Committee will vote on in their September meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:22 a.m.

8 APPROVED: J. T. Williams, Chairman APPROVED AS TO FORM: Kirk R. Fjelstul, Chief Counsel ATTEST: William Pratt, Recording Secretary DATE MINUTES APPROVED: