Notice of Meeting and Meeting Agenda of Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the RTA, Illinois Board of Directors - Open Session Wednesday, June 21, 2023 9:30 A.M.

Pace Headquarters will be open to the public to attend this regular meeting of the Board of Directors. 

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: publiccomment@pacebus.com 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.

Pledge of Allegiance

            1.         Roll Call                                                                             

            2.        Approval of Minutes

                       Approval of the May 17, 2023 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 Change Order No. 11 to Contract No. 217069 with Bloom Companies, LLC for additional professional architectural and engineering services for the South Campus Master Planning, Acceptance Facility, and Office Building project. This change order extends the contract for 9 months, and increases the contract total from $2,900,522.88 to $3,293,871.10, an increase of $393,348.22.                        

                        *B.   Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole source contract to Luminator Technology Group Global, LLC for the purchase and installation of new routers and antennas on 150 fixed route buses in an amount not to exceed $557,400.00.

                        *C.   Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 6 to Contract No. 233878 with WEX, Inc. for third party administration (TPA) of health benefit plans. This change order extends the contract for 10 months, and increases the contract total from $997,942.50 to $1,158,890.50, an increase of $160,948.00.

            8.        Items Removed from Consent Agenda

            9.       Action Items

                        A.    Ordinance accepting the 2022 Annual Financial Report, the 2022 Report on Federal Awards, and Reporting and Insights from 2022 Audit for Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the RTA, presented by the accounting firm of Baker Tilly US, LLP.

                        B.    Ordinance authorizing the Executive Director to sign a commercial real estate contract to transfer the real property located at 9 Osgood Street, Joliet, Illinois 60433 to the County of Will.

                        C.    Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract to Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for insurance brokerage services, including the payment of insurance premiums, in an amount not to exceed $22,939,380.92.

                        D.    Ordinance authorizing Change Order No. 13 to Contract No. 224410 with Trapeze Software Group, Inc. for Paratransit scheduling and dispatch technology enhancements, customizations, and developments. This change order increases the contract total from $19,725,379.03 to $20,532,360.03, an increase of $806,981.00.

           10.       Issues/Discussions/Reports

                        A.     Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - April 2023

                        B.     Financial Statement for the Month Ending April 2023 

            11.       Closed Session

                         A.     Closed Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)

                         B.     Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11)

                         C.     Collective Bargaining (Section 2-C-2)

            12.       Reconvene

                         A.     Approval of the May 17, 2023 closed session minutes.

                         B.     Ordinance approving the public availability of closed session minutes as discussed in closed session. 

                         C.     Ordinance approving the destruction of verbatim records of closed sessions as discussed in closed session. 

                         D.     Ordinance approving a collective bargaining agreement between Pace Heritage Division and Teamsters, Local #179.            

            13.       Adjournment

Source: Pace Suburban Bus Service

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