McHenry County Transportation Committee met Jan. 5.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at: 8:15 AM by Jim Kearns.
PRESENT: Nowak (Remote), Aavang, Skala, Kearns, Vijuk, Doherty (Remote), Jindrich, Collins (Remote)
ABSENT:
2. MINUTES APPROVAL
A. Transportation Committee - Public Meeting - Dec 1, 2021 8:15 AM
| RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Michael Skala SECONDER: Michael Vijuk AYES: Nowak, Aavang, Skala, Kearns, Vijuk, Doherty, Jindrich, Collins |
4. MEMBER COMMENTS
5. ROUTINE CONSENT AGENDA
| RESULT: RECOMMENDED [7 TO 0]
AYES: Nowak, Aavang, Skala, Kearns, Vijuk, Doherty, Jindrich ABSTAIN: Collins |
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. Staff Recognition
County Engineer Korpalski noted the MCDOT experienced it's largest pool of candidates ever for this Employee of the Quarter, which resulted in the selection of two (2) employees to be recognized and honored.
Shop Supervisor Ben Justen recognized Store Keeper Kristin Faczek as the MCDOT's first Employee of the Quarter.
A list of Kristin's accomplishments during the quarter can be found on the audio recording of the meeting.
Assistant Director of Transportation Hennings then recognized Senior Transportation Planner Ryan Peterson as the MCDOT's second Employee of the Quarter.
A list of Ryan's accomplishments during the quarter can be found on the audio recording of the meeting.
Following Employee of the Quarter recognition, Assistant Director of Transportation Hennings introduced two new MCDOT employees.
The MCDOT welcomes Christopher Grask as the new Public Information Officer (PIO). Chris will be reporting to the Systems Analyst and will be responsible for MCDOT's communications activities.
The MCDOT would also like to welcome Jazmin Vega to its Planning Section as the new Planning Liaison. Jazmin will be reporting to the Transportation Planning Manager and will be conducting planning and programming functions for the McHenry County Council of Mayors.
B. Awards
Assistant County Engineer Kuntz announced two (2) awards the DOT is in line to receive for the Randall Road project that was completed in September 2021.
The DOT received the Honor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), which has the potential to move on to National award recognition.
DOT is also set to receive an award from the American Public Works Association (APWA). The awarding was set to take place next week but has been rescheduled to late February or early March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8. OLD BUSINESS
A. Staff Report
Senior Transportation Planner Ryan Peterson provided an update on the MCRide program.
In 2021, the ridership was just under 90,000 riders for the year- which was still under pre-pandemic figures but was also a major increase since 2020. 63% of the rides taken were by older adults and individuals with disabilities and there was a total of 513,000 miles traveled on MCRide buses.
In the first three (3) months of operation in partnership with McHenry County College, which allows MCC students and staff to ride for free to and from campus, the MCRide Program saved those riders up to $1,200 in fares.
On the first Thursday in February, there will be a Public Transportation Advisory Committee meeting. It will be a roundtable discussion focused on how to better serve older adults in McHenry County.
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION (AS NECESSARY)
A. Meeting Minutes, Land Acquisition, and Pending Litigation
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES APPROVAL
11. NEXT MEETING DATE AND LOCATION
A. 8:15 A.M. on January 26, 2022 - County Board Conference Room
12. ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Mr. Skala, seconded by Ms. Jindrich, the meeting was adjourned.
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