The MST Board adopted
Resolution 2007-08 recognizing Dean Knox, Coach Operator, as MST Employee of
the Month for November 2006. On October 8th, 2006, while driving the
Line 23 King City, Dean noticed fire and smoke from inside Meyer Equipment
Company located at 110 Lynn Street in King City. He immediately called the
Communications Center and notified them of the situation. His quick action
resulted in a rapid response by the volunteer King City Fire Department. The
fire completely destroyed a Peterbilt truck inside the building and the
potential for a major disaster was averted. The President of Meyer Equipment
Company wrote a letter thanking him as an outstanding example of public
dedication.
The MST Board approved the
final Designing for Transit manual. This manual reflects MST’s
transit-friendly development principles to promote safe, efficient, and
effective transit planning and operations.
The MST Board authorized the
General Manager/CEO to execute grant agreements with the Monterey Bay Unified
Air Pollution Control District.
A total of $215,000 in Air
District grand funds has been awarded to MST. Of that total, $37,500 will be
passed through to Santa Cruz METRO for the joint Web Based Traveler information
project.
The MST Board approved a
Memorandum of Understanding between MST, the Transportation Agency for Monterey
County (TAMC), the City of Marina, and the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA)
concerning redevelopment of MST-, TAMC-, and City of Marina-owned land on the
former Fort Ord as a transit-oriented development.
The draft MOU is the first
step in a three-step process to obtain a development proposal that can be
supported by each jurisdiction involved. The MOU establishes the issues that
need further discussion between the jurisdictions in confirming the feasibility
of a coordinated project.
The MST Board authorized the
General Manager/CEO to enter into an agreement with E-Software Professionals to
complete the remaining implementation of the Microsoft Navision Accounting
Software package for an amount not to exceed $119,586.