MTA Regular Board Meeting

Board of Directors

Regular Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 28, 2024                                                                            1:30 p.m.

MTA Board of Directors

Saprina Rodriguez, Chair

Jim Tarbell, Vice Chair

Bruce Richard

Tess Albin-Smith

Dan Doyle

Dan Gjerde

Susan Sher

Fort Bragg

Diana Stuart Fort Bragg Division

190 East Spruce

Conference Room

Teleconference with:

Ukiah

Ukiah Valley Conference Center

Zinfandel Room

200 South School Street

Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Orders N-29-20 revised on June 11, 2021, and Executive Order N-08-21 revised on June 11, 2021, and pursuant to AB 361, members of the MTA Board of Directors will participate in this meeting via teleconference or videoconference.

Teleconference

Zoom videoconference link provided to Board members and by request.

Please submit access request to sara@mendocinotransit.org or call MTA Administration at (707) 462-1422.

 Topic: MTA Regular Board Meeting

Time: February 28, 2024  01:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Please press mute on your phone or computer until public comments are open. The Chair will call for public comments during the Public Comment section of the agenda as well as during each agenda item discussion.  Members of the public may also submit questions via email to sara@mendocinotransit.org and these comments will be read aloud during the public comment section of the meeting and be made part of the official record of the meeting. Comments must be submitted prior to the close of the comment period.

 Please visit https://mendocinotransit.org/board-meetings/ to view available agenda background documents.

 AGENDA ITEMS

 A. CALL TO ORDER

 B. PUBLIC COMMENT

MTA Board of Directors welcomes participation in its meetings. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person so that everyone may be given an opportunity to be heard. To expedite matters and avoid repetition, whenever any group of persons wishes to address the MTA Board of Directors on the same subject matter, the Chair may request that a spokesperson be chosen by the group. This item is limited to matters under the jurisdiction of the Mendocino Transit Authority which are not on the posted agenda. Public criticism of the MTA Board will not be prohibited. No action shall be taken.

C. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Approval of Minutes of January 31, 2024 Regular Board Meeting
2. Acceptance of Preliminary Unaudited Financial Statements July – December 2023
3. Acceptance of Service Performance Report

 D. ACTION & DISCUSSION

1. Unmet Needs
2. Acceptance of Ukiah Transit Center feasibility study. Presentation by LSC
3. Special Events Economic Report

E. DIRECTOR AND MANAGEMENT REPORTS

1. Matters from Management
2. Matters from MCOG
3. Matters from Directors

F. ADJOURN

Anticipated adjournment is 3:00 p.m.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Mendocino Transit Authority complies with the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA). Upon request, MTA will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material available in appropriate alternate formats under Government Code Section 54953.2 and Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132). Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting should contact Sara Marquez at Mendocino Transit Authority by calling (707) 234-6456 or by email at sara@mendocinotransit.org at least 72 hours before the meeting.