The MST Board approved
Resolution 2004-09 recognizing Dan First, Purchasing Inventory Control Officer,
as MST Employee of the Month for February 2004.
The MST Board approved
Resolution 2004-10 congratulating Carole Badiny, Senior Accounting Technician
on her retirement from MST after 27 years of service.
5-YEAR
SERVICE AWARD
A 5-Year Service Award was
presented to Director Tom Mancini, City of Seaside.
MANAGEMENT
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The MST Board presented
Management Excellence Awards to Lyn Owens, Human Resource Manager and Robert
Weber, Operation Support Manager.
The MST Board: 1) approved
the lease of excess paratransit mini-buses to MST member jurisdictions or local
not-for-profit organizations; and 2) approved the sale of any excess mini-buses
that local jurisdictions and/or not-for-profit organizations are not interested
in leasing.
The MST Board scheduled a
public hearing regarding changes to Lines 2 Pacific Grove, 17 Edgewater-Marina,
and 24 Monterey-Gilroy to be conducted at the March 15, 2004 MST Board of
Directors meeting.
Staff is recommending to improve on-time performance
and transfer connections on Line 2 Pacific Grove by spreading out the frequency
from every 75 minutes to every 90 minutes and to improve productivity of Lines
17 Edgewater-Marina and 25 Monterey-Gilroy through slight reductions in
service.
APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTION
AND HIRING RANGE FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN
The
MST Board approved the job description and hiring range for Intelligent
Transportation Systems Technician. The new advanced communications system will
require a technician for maintenance and repair during the warranty period
beginning January 2004. Siemens is
contributing funds to MST to pay for salary and fringe benefits for this
position for the 12 months during the warranty period.
PARTICULATE MATTER AND
OXIDES OF NITROGEN REDUCTION DEVICES CONTRACT
The
MST Board awarded a contract to Cummins West, Inc., San Leandro, CA in the
amount of $537,824 for Particulate Matter (PM) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)
reduction devices.
The
California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations require the retrofitting of
all clean diesel engines manufactured prior to October 2002. MST has a need to
retrofit a total of 37 buses. Available funding only allows the completion of
28 buses at this time. MST will be seeking grants and/or other funding sources
to complete the remaining nine buses that must be done prior to 2006 to meet
CARB mandates.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The
MST Board of Directors held election of officers and elected Director Fernando
Armenta as Chair and Director Tom Mancini as Vice-Chair. The Board also
appointed Hunter Harvath as an alternate to TAMC and FORA. Other staff
appointments remain the same.