BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 @ 8:00 A.M.
Meeting Location – Metro Centre or Remote
Zoom 312-626-6799, Meeting ID: 465 778 3908, Passcode: 111375
Agenda
1.0 Roll Call
2.0 Pledge of Allegiance
3.0 Public with Business to Come Before the Board
(Comments should be limited to three minutes)
4.0 Consent Agenda
4.01 Minutes April 22, 2025
4.02 Financials
5.0 Communications
5.01 Chairman Report
5.02 Managing Director’s Report
5.03 Operations Report
5.04 Complaints/Comments Report
5.05 Board Member Comments
6.0 New Business
6.01 SB 2658 Downstate Transit Fund
7.0 Old Business
7.01 Maintenance Facility
8.0 Questions from the News Media
9.0 Other Business to come Before the Board (includes Executive Session, if necessary
Closed session in accordance with the Illinois Open Meeting Act 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body.”
10.0 Potential Action from Executive Session
11.0 Adjournment
Future Meetings and Events (Tentative Schedule)
Board Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of every month at 8:00 am.
(excluding July and December)
River Valley Metro Mass Transit District
Metro Centre, 1137 E 5000 North Road, Bourbonnais IL 60914
Board of Director Meeting Minutes
May 27, 2025
Chairman Argyelan called the regular monthly River Valley Metro Board of
Directors meeting to order at 8:00 AM.
Attending Board Members: Chairman Mark Argyelan, Vice-Chairman Jerry
Pearce, Secretary Nick Allen, Treasurer Ron Jackson, Board Members David
Hinderliter, Kenny Blake. Absent: Kelly St. Aubin.
Staff Members Present: Managing Director Siron Sims, Director of Administration
Mandy Taylor, Facilities Director Tim Goodman, Project Manager Cortney Koning,
COO Ken Munjoy, MPD Tobe Fulford
Others Present: We Drive U G.M. Rodriques Kimbrough
Pledge of Allegiance led by: Kenny Blake
Public with Business to Come Before the Board: None
Consent Agenda: David Hinderliter made a motion to approve the consent
agenda. Kenny Blake seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken of those in
attendance, with all in favor. Consent agenda approved.
Communications:
Chairman’s Report: Mark Argyelan
Please send input regarding the Managing Director evaluation.
Managing Director’s Report: Siron Sims
The APTA Legislative Conference was last week in D.C. Good meetings were held
with Robin Kelly and Darin LaHood.
Operations Report: Rod Kimbrough
We have 44 full-time and 4 part-time operators. 42 are currently available.
Ken Munjoy reported that April ridership this year was 49,310, compared to
50,445 last year. Year-to-date, ridership is up 3.7% from last year.
Complaints/Comments: Siron Sims
In the last month, there were 18 complaints, 8 of which were valid and 7 were
unpreventable. CCS and Transit Officers provided 69 rides.
Board Report:
David Hinderliter asked about the value of the Mystery Rider program. We do it
twice a year to measure improvements.
New Business
Downstate Transit Fund
New language is being proposed to change the match from 35% to 25%, and to
change 80% of 3/32 to 100% of 3/32. This may be combined with the Transit
Reform Bill.
Old Business
Maintenance Facility
Parking lot work is being done now. Fencing and landscaping will be next. Lifts are
installed and the shop itself is pretty much done. Completion expected by the end
of June. We will host a ribbon cutting before it is used.
Questions from the news media:
None
Other Business to come Before the Board:
None
Executive Session:
None
Adjournment
Jerry Pearce made a motion to adjourn at 8:26 AM. Motion was seconded by Nick
Allen and passed unanimously in a voice vote.
