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1. Held Roll Call -
2. Held Personnel Recognition
3. Provided Opportunity for Public Comment
4. Approved Consent Agenda Items
a) Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Board of Directors'
Minutes of August 6, 2008 and the Board Planning Session Minutes
of July 28 — 29, 2008
b) Action to Accept Committee Reports
c) Action to Award a Supply Agreement to Corpus Christi Freightliner
for Heavy Duty Vehicle Filters
d) Action to Execute the Final Option Year with SSP for Unleaded Fuel
e) Action to Approve the 2008 Second Quarter Defined Contribution
Plan Report
f) Action to Approve the 2008 Second Quarter Defined Benefit Plan
and Trust Report
g) Action to Authorize Entering into a 5-Year Lease Agreement with
IKON Office Solutions for a Color Copier
5. Awarded a Contract to MV Transportation for Contracted Fixed-Route
and Demand-Responsive Transportation Services
6. Heard Chairman's Report
7. Heard Interim General Manager's Report
8. Held Closed Session on CEO Search
The Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors met at 8:30 a.m. in the
Regional Transportation Authority Facility located at 5658 Bear Lane, Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Board Members-Present: Crystal Lyors'(Chair), Anna Flores (Vice-Chair), Sara
Salvide (Secretary), Vangie Chapa, John Longoria, David Martinez, Ricardo Ramon,
Mike Rendon, Mary Saenz, Judy Telge, John Valls
Board Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Eduardo Carrion (Interim General Manager), Ponch Carrillo, Sylvia
Castillo, Sharon Montez, Kristi Pena, Ramon Sanchez, Lamont Taylor, Martin
Trevino, Ruth Willey
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Public Present: Jeff Pollack; Carlos Vargas, Nova Shields, Brenda Fernandez, MV
Transportation; David Garcia, Teamsters; John Jackson, We the People newspaper;
Efrain Franco, Ikon; Ramona Sawyers, Rosie Aguiar, RTAEA, Debby Hovda, RCAT
Call to Order
The roll was called and a quorum declared present. Ms. Lyons called the meeting to
order at 8:33 a.m.
Personnel Recognition
Mr. Carrion recognized Norma Castaneda and Nick Carranza for their 20 years of
service to the RTA. Mr. Carrion and Ms. Lyons presented them with a certificate of
recognition for their years of service with the agency.
Opportunity for Public Comment
No one spoke under public comment.
Consent Agenda
Ms. Lyons announced that the following items were of routine or administrative
nature and had been discussed previously by the Board or Committees. The Board
had been furnished with support documentation on these items. She asked if any
items should be pulled for discussion.
Mr. Ramon noted that Item a, Board of Directors' minutes of August 6, 2008, under
Election of Board Secretary, the vote needed to reflect that he had voted for Ms.
Salvide.
a) Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Board of Directors'
Minutes of August 6, 2008 and the Board Planning Session Minutes of
July 28 — 29, 2008
b) Action to Accept Committee Reports
c) Action to Award a Supply Agreement to Corpus Christi Freightliner for
Heavy Duty Vehicle Filters
d) Action to Execute the Final Option Year with SSP for Unleaded Fuel
e) Action to Approve the 2008 Second Quarter Defined Contribution Plan
Report
f) Action to Approve the 2008 Second Quarter Defined Benefit Plan and
Trust Report
g) Action to Authorize Entering into a 5-Year Lease Agreement with IKON
Office Solutions for a Color Copier
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September 3,2008
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MS. FLORES MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 4a, AS
AMENDED, THROUGH 4g. MR. LONGORIA SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED. SAENZ, CHAPA, LONGORIA, RAMON, LYONS,
FLORES, VALLS, RENDON, MARTINEZ, SALVIDE, AND TELGE VOTING
FOR.
Action to Award a Contract to MV Transportation for Contracted Fixed-Route
and Demand-Responsive Transportation Services
MR. VALLS MADE A MOTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO MV
TRANSPORTATION FOR CONTRACTED FIXED-ROUTE AND DEMAND-
RESPONSIVE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. MR. LONGORIA
SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED. SAENZ, CHAPA,
LONGORIA, RAMON, LYONS, FLORES, VALLS, RENDON, MARTINEZ,
SALVIDE, AND TELGE VOTING FOR.
Chairman's Report
Ms. Lyons expressed her disappointment at not being able to attend the Southwest
Transit Association's ADA and Paratransit Conference held in Corpus Christi. She
recognized the efforts of Norma Castaneda, Beth Vidaurri, and especially Dianne
Garcia for making the conference a success by providing a positive image of the
RTA and making the participants feel welcomed. She reported that Ms. Joiner was
considering forming a Committee to oversee future ADA conferences and she would
support inclusion of the persons involved with organizing the Corpus Christi
conference in the committee.
Ms. Saenz expressed appreciation to RCAT for participating in the conference.
Ms. Lyons noted that a report from RCAT was not on the agenda because the
committee had been on hiatus in August.
Interim General Manager's Report:
Mr. Carrion thanked the Board Members who attended and participated in the ADA
and Paratransit Conference.
Closed Session on CEO Search with Possible Action in Open Session
Ms. Lyons announced that it was 8:41 a.m. and the Board would be going into
executive session to discuss the CEO search under Section 551.074 of the Texas
Open Meetings Act.
Ms. Lyons reconvened the meeting at 8:54 a.m.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 a.m.
Sara Salvide, Board Secretary
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