HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_1032OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to allow the county to rent space on
Meeting Street from Robert Boggs at $1,500 per month (5,500 sq. 1I.) and for the funds
to be derived from contingency for the remainder of this year.
VOTING: Ayes -- 5; Nays — 0.
imeline for Capital Projects: Commissioner Johnson asked the staff to prepare
a financial timeline on when the capital projects could begin.
OTIO by Commissioner Madison at 5:15 p.m., to adjourn the Friday,
February 14, 2003 segment of the Winter Planning Session.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays -- 0.
Continuation of the Winter Planning Session
Saturday, February 15, 2003
8:00 A.M.
Agricultural Resource Center
444 Bristol Drive, Statesville, NC
Present were:
Chairman Steve D. Johnson
Vice Chairman Godfrey Williams
Doug Madison
Marvin Norman
Sara Haire Tice
Staff present: County Manager Joel Mashburn, Finance Director Susan
Blumenstein, Support Services Director Jim Vernon, and Clerk to the Board Jean
Moore.
Media present: Michelle Harrison, Statesville Record & Landmark
Michael Roessler, Mooresville Tribune
Kathryn Wellin, Charlotte Observer/Iredell Neighbors
UPDATE ON IREDELL COUNTY AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM (ICATSI:
Transportation Director Ben Garrison said that in July of 2002, Iredell County became
the lead agency for transportation services. He said everything had been contracted out
with the exception of administration. Garrison cited numerous problems with the
current transport provider (Laidlaw Transit). Specifically, he said the provider was not
reporting operating statistics, and it was not invoicing the user agencies in a timely
manner. Garrison said social services had not been invoiced this entire year. Other
problems he mentioned were trip denials, late pickups/no shows, poor staffing, and poor
vehicle maintenance. Mr. Garrison said that due to the poor performance of the
provider, he could not recommend for the contract to be renewed. In addition to the
need for a better provider, Garrison mentioned the following needs:
• more fixed routes (early a.m. and later p.m. for work related needs)
• specialty routes (personal and work related)
• extended coverage hours
• Saturday and Sunday service
• improved coordination with other providers for out -of -county medical/other trips
• improved route efficiency overall
Garrison said "regionalization' of transportation services would probably be
encouraged by the State in the future. He said that if the county assumed all aspects of
the service, an operations manager would be needed for the dispatching, and the salary
funds could be obtained from the State.