Sep 14, 2020
N O T I C E
of Meeting
and Meeting Agenda
of Pace, The Suburban Bus Division of the RTA
550 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Board of Directors - Open Session
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
9:30 a.m.
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Pace Headquarters will be open to the public to attend this regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
All visitors will be screened for access to the board meeting. Your temperature will be taken, you must complete a questionnaire, and you must wear a mask at all times while you are in the building.
The public is invited to watch the board meeting remotely by clicking on this link: https://streaming.pacebus.com
Pledge of Allegiance
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes
Approval of the Aug. 19, 2020, Open Session minutes.
3. Public Comment - If you will not be attending the meeting in person but 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: [email protected] no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.
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. Consent Agenda
*A. Ordinance authorizing a change order to Contract No. 221980 with The Segal Company (Midwest), Inc. for group health and welfare and benefits consulting.
*B. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole-source contract for legal services for labor and employment matters.
*C. Ordinance authorizing the award of a sole-source contract for legal services for labor and employment matters.
*Denotes Consent Agenda.
8. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
9. Action Items
A. Ordinance authorizing the award of a contract for the purchase of fifteen-passenger paratransit buses.
B. Ordinance authorizing the award of a change order to Contract No. 229757 with AKA Comp Solutions, Inc. for the purchase of additional laptops.
10. Issues/Discussions/Reports
A. 2021 Budget Discussion
B. 2021 Budget Public Hearing Schedule
C. Suburban Service and Regional ADA Budget Results - July 2020
D. Financial Statement for the Month Ending July 2020
11. Closed Session
A. Closed Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)
B. Real Property Purchase (Section 2-C-5)
12. Reconvene
A. Approval of August 19, 2020, Closed Session Minutes.
B. Approval of action on the purchase of real property located at 651 Mall Drive, Schaumburg, Illinois.
13. Adjournment
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