AGENDA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
SALEM AREA MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT
DATE:		Thursday, September 25, 2008
TIME:		6:30 PM
PLACE:		Courthouse Square - Senator Hearing Room #1233
		555 Court Street NE, Salem Oregon 97301
TIME		AGENDA ITEM
6:30pm	A.	CALL TO ORDER & NOTE OF ATTENDANCE
	B.	ANNOUNCEMENTS & CHANGES TO AGENDA
	C.	PUBLIC COMMENT
		General Comments Limited to 3 Minutes. Please see below for procedures for public comment. All items on the Consent Calendar will be adopted as a group by a single motion unless a Board member requests to withdraw an item for discussion. Action on items requested for discussion will be deferred until after adoption of the Consent Calendar. Comments on specific items will be taken after the staff report and before Board discussion for each agenda item. Each person's comments must be limited to three (3) minutes.
	D.	GUEST PRESENTATIONS
		1.	Introduction of the "PaCE Team," Willamette University Graduate Students
		2.	Streets and Bridges Bond Measure - Mark Bechtel, City of Salem and Brad Nanke, City Council
		3.	Transit District - Ballot Measure for Tax Levy
	E.	CONSENT CALENDAR
		1.	Approval of Minutes [Action]
detail			a.	Regular Meeting of August 28, 2008
	F.	ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION DEFERRED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
	G.	INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS [Action]
detail		1.	Approval of Transit Centers Preferred and Alternate Site Locations
detail		2.	Adoption of CARTS Fare Increase
detail		3.	Potential Support for Ballot Measure 56 - Double Majority Elimination in Primary and General Elections - Constitutional Amendment
	H.	REPORTS
detail		1.	Rideshare
		2.	Capital Projects
		3.	Board Subcommittees
	I.	BOARD & MANAGEMENT ISSUES
		1.	General Manager
		2.	Board President
		3.	Board of Directors
	J.	EXECUTIVE SESSION
		Pursuant to state law, members of the media permitted to attend an Executive Session are requested not to report, disclose or publish the content of any Executive Session
		Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(f) the Board will meet in Executive Session to consider information or records that are exempt from disclosure by law, including written advice from Counsel.
		1.	Litigation
8:00pm	K.	ADJOURNMENT

 

BOARD MEETING PROCEDURES

APPEARANCE OF INTERESTED CITIZENS & AGENCIES
This is the time designated on every Board agenda for questions or statements by persons in the audience on any items of Board business, including those items appearing on the agenda which are subject to public hearing. Individual citizens will be invited to come forward in a manner similar to that prescribed for public hearings and make any statement they wish, being limited to three (3) minutes. Any member of any agency wishing to make statements at this time should submit the information to the Board staff as per the deadline below. At the designated meeting, the member of the agency will be invited to come forward to speak for a limit of five (5) minutes on their item.

TO GET ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
All communications and matters to appear on the Board agenda must be submitted to the Board staff by noon Wednesday the week prior to the Board meeting. If you have an item you wish to bring before the Board in the future, you are encouraged to mail or bring a written communication to Salem Area Mass Transit District, 555 Court Street NE, Suite 5230, Salem, OR 97301; (503) 588-2424.

SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS
Those individuals needing special accommodations such as sign or other language interpreters to participate in the Board meeting must request such services at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Please direct your request to the Board Secretary at (503) 588-2424. Hearing impaired please call Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service, 711.

PROCEDIMIENTOS DE LA REUNIÓN

COMPARECENCIA DE LOS CIUDADANOS Y AGENCIAS INTERESADAS
Este es el tiempo designado en cada orden del día de la Junta para preguntas o declaraciones por las personas en la audiencia, de cualquiera de los puntos de los asuntos de la Junta, incluyendo aquellos puntos que aparecen en el orden del día que estén sujetos a una audiencia publica. Se le invita a los ciudadanos individuales a presentarse en una forma similar a los prescritos para las audiencias públicas y a hacer cualquier declaración que deseen, estando limitadas a (3) minutos. Cualquier miembro de una agencia que desee hacer declaraciones en ese momento debe enviar la información al personal de la Junta de acuerdo a los plazos abajo mencionados. En la reunión designada, el miembro de la agencia será invitado a presentarse para hablar, con un límite de (5) minutos en su asunto.

PARA TENER ASUNTOS EN EL ORDEN DEL DIA
Para que todas las comunicaciones y asuntos aparezcan en el orden del día de la Junta, deben ser enviados al personal de la Junta antes del mediodía del miércoles de la semana previa a la reunión de la Junta. Si Ud. tiene algún asunto que quiera presentar ante la Junta en el futuro, le animamos a mandarlo por correo o traer una comunicación por escrito al Distrito de Transito del Área de Salem, 555 Court Street NE, Suite 5230, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 588-2424.

NECESIDADES ESPECIALES
Aquellos individuos que necesiten servicios especiales como Interpretes para el lenguaje de señales u otros, para participar en la reunión de la Junta, deben solicitar dichos servicios al menos 48 horas antes de la reunión. Por favor dirigir su solicitud al Secretario de la Junta al 503-588-2424. Las personas sordas por favor llamar al Servicio de Telecomunicaciones de Oregon, 711.

Next Regular Meeting Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 6:30 P.M.

SAMTD Board of Director meetings are scheduled on the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM except in November and December when they are on the 3rd Thursday of the month and are held in the Senator Hearing Room of Courthouse Square, 555 Court St NE unless otherwise noted. The agenda packet and schedule for these public meetings can be found on our website at www.cherriots.org. Televised board meetings are also available for viewing on www.cctvsalem.org.

 

Salem Area Mass Transit District	Phone: (503) 588-2424
555 Court Stret NE, Suite 5230	Email: skt@cherriots.org
Salem, OR 97301	Email: board@cherriots.org