001Okay, I'd like to call the meeting to order. Uh we're getting a bit little bit of a late start about 4:35, but um want to welcome everybody uh to the regular meeting of the North Oakland Transportation Authority. Uh we're meeting in beautiful Oxford Township at their offices and uh we also will be having our truth in uh budget meeting as well uh today. So we will in be having a public hearing. Um if we could could uh have a roll call please. Lynn >> sure. McDonald >> here. >> Flood >> here. >> Breakfield >> here. >> Ferrari >> here. >> Ross is excused. Wuckle is excused. >> Curtis >> here. >> Moore >> here. Granger is excused. Um, Barnett, >> it's not quarter to five. Yeah. >> And um and then um Mador um is
002also excused. >> Okay. >> Don't we have to have one rep from every community? >> The township. >> We l loosely loosely speaking as long as the townships are here. >> Um >> Oh, because you got Mike. That's Yeah. Okay. But um >> for any any amendments, you're here >> any amendments to an existing budget. Would we like to have someone from each community here? >> Okay. >> So, preferably and we'll touch on that later. So, okay. Uh if we could have the pledge of allegiance. Pledge >> allegiance to the flag of United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Okay. The board has before it an agenda. Are there any questions, changes, corrections? >> Mr.
003Chairman, I move to approve the agenda as presented. >> I'll second. I'll third. Okay. Got to speak up, Bill, in this crowd, let me tell you. >> Okay. All those in favor of the motion, please say I. >> Opposed, please say no. The board has received the minutes from our last meeting, which was August 21st, 2025. Are there any questions, changes, or corrections? >> Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the minutes as presented. >> I'll second. >> Hand waving doesn't count, Bill. I'm serious. Okay. Um, Lynn, go ahead and let's make your report and then >> Yes. >> Want to vote on that motion? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you, Jack. >> Yeah. I >> I'm paying attention, Michael. >> I appreciate that. More more than you know. >> All in favor of the motion,
004please say I. >> Opposed, please say no. >> Motion carries. >> Okay. Good afternoon everyone. Um just to give a little overview on what's been happening. We've been super busy. Our rides for August were a little over 9,000 actually and um which is actually a slight decrease from last year which is surprising. We're trying to do a deep dive in investigation as to why that is and I think it's relating to cancellations. So I think we'll have a lot of rides. will have 550 rides um scheduled where we are having trouble getting drivers and getting it scheduled and we have people on waiting lists and then we have a lot of cancellations when it comes as of the day and then we have big gaps. So, we're kind of trying to work through some of
005these logistics because it doesn't look right for us to sell. Um that we we know that we have the need, we know that our demand is growing. Um, you know, we're going I had a meeting with um Eli uh at Oak County today, which is why I had a slight adjustment in our budget here. If you don't have one, I can we can pass these around. Um >> yeah, I don't think Joe got >> Oh, Joe, I don't think he got one. So, it's um it's hard to hard to sell that we're increasing when we can't show it with our actual rides. And so, um, so Emma, Emma, our deputy director, she's, um, her and her team are kind of looking into some of these, um, uh, items, trying to get some more deep dives,
006doing some analysis. Um, so that that's just concerning to me obviously because we know that the rides are there and the need is there, and it doesn't sell well when you're showing a lower mount. So, um, >> is that count, uh, included the new routes? >> Yeah. We had the new routes last year at this time. >> Yes. Yes. >> So, >> well, there's a downturn in in employment, etc. I mean, there are a number of factors beyond our control. Um, we can't create demand. We just try to serve it, but if the economy slows, chances are we're not seeing that type of rider. Mhm. >> Um >> but we were seeing a kind of continual 20% increase and I was kind of expecting that. That's why it's so shocking to me. I'm like this
007doesn't make sense, you know. Um plus we have a new software system. Not really excited about these reporting from it. We're having a hard time if we can trust the data almost because uh there will be various reports that have different numbers. So we're struggling through some of that as well. So just doesn't seem right. it doesn't make sense with is how busy that we are, how we're struggling to not get all the rides on. You know, it's not like we have the he's these >> and so so anyways, we're looking into it, but that was part of the um discussion I had with Eli today and I'm asking for six more routes or six more vehicles and and he's like, well, based on when I run the numbers, it's three vehicles, you know? So,
008it's like you have to we have to justify it and we're trying to find a way to to prove to them to show what we're actually scheduling because that's really what we're booking out for because you have to, you know, if we have this this request of this demand and that's where we need the vehicles and the and the manpower and whatnot. So, just little update there. Um, as far as Oakland County goes, it's the the parent agreement I'll have on the agenda in October. Um, it's still in draft form. It's going through their committees right now. Um it's up for I think it's the ad hoc committee on October 16th. Um and I think for 113 for action for to approve it. Um, H&TB I know may not have a complete plan by then
009as far as what the recommendations are, but talking to Eli, he has um assured us this is just a plan no matter what comes out in their suggestions that this is a long-term um, you know, agreement that we have with the providers and we're not looking at making any changes quickly and most likely these long-term changes will might be in the next mill election. So, just wanted to give you guys a heads up, but that will be on I'll put it on the agenda because he basically said if we don't approve it, then we don't get paid in January. So, it's probably it's up. He's like it's probably to your advantage to uh to approve the the uh the agreement. Um we had a meeting today with relating to our office expansion. Uh Bob, our
010construction manager with KMBB Contracting, we met just to finalize some of the plans and it I thought it was going to be a quick meeting. It was a two and a half hour meeting and we made a lot of adjustments. So, um we are uh basically just to kind of summarize uh what we're going to do is we really don't have the office space that we thought for for any type of growth. So, we're bumping it out maybe another 12 or 15 feet to give some more extra space because even in the existing plan, I was still sharing an office. And so we were um we've just have grown so much in the year and a half when I you know when we originally started this plan. So we are rethinking um and the plan
011and I think it's going to be a good one. We're going to move the lifts to suite A instead of keeping them in the back. Um since we're moving we're taking up a lot of the space for office. We're going to then use that for office space and a mechanic area. have two lifts, have a mechanic office, and then in the back half, we are um not going to really change the floor plan of what that little office is. We'll just have that be the driver lounge. We're going to be a mezzanine over the entire area back there with a stairway. Um we'll have a bus wash and then the rest of it will be kind of open for parking and whatnot. So, I think it's going to when we looked at it, it was
012really going to help our parking situation. And I think having all the um business kind of up front, I think it's going to make sense for us too long term. And it just logistics trying to get the vehicles around the park cars to work on them just makes it easier in Swed. So, hopefully um uh I've sent this to the uh architect to have him adjust it because I think we're getting ready to uh post it. So, I'm hoping by the next board meeting I'll have adjusted plans, you know, to to review and then we'll get it on bidnet and get it get it posted. So, that's kind of an update with the office expansion with our vehicle cam. Oh, I guess that's that's on a separate line item for the update. So, I can
013talk about that. >> We can talk about it then. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. Any questions for Lynn? >> I move to receive file of director's reflection. I'll >> second. All in favor of the motion to receive and file the director's report, please say I. >> I. >> Post, please say no. >> Okay. Report is filed. Public comments hearing none. We'll move on to the public hearing for our truth and budgeting. Um this is an annual event um where we discuss our funding source or potential funding source and because uh we're receiving through our contractual relationship with the county uh there's no need for us to levy the 2026 NOTA tax rate. Um I I've not heard any objections from any of the our member communities to waving that and none have asked for it
014as well. And then we also Lynn passed out an adjusted uh budget uh and it it's not it doesn't follow the language in your uh agenda item but it a brief explanation before we open the public hearing might be in order Lynn. >> Oh for the change here. >> Yeah. For why we we change things. Right. So um I gave Eli this is um this is a format that I give the county the budget. This is what they request our budget to be. So um they I had originally had in the original budget where I had reduced the Oakland County Transit Mill by the amount that I was going to carry over to next year. Uh he asked me to not do that to keep it whole for this year and then um and to
015keep the bottom numbers whole that we had them this year. So those are the three amounts um that were whole. Um and he said basically what I'll do is explain to my board that we're carrying over 1.42 of the amount. So um he just asked me to just uh record it that way and that way uh the approval of our board and their board will be lined up. >> Okay. With that, um, I'm going to ask for a a motion, a roll with a roll call vote to open the public hearing on the not tax rate assessment and budget. >> So move. >> I'll second. >> Okay. McDonald, >> did you get it? >> Oh, do I do the roll call? >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh, McDonald, >> yes. >> Flood, >> yes. >> Breakfield,
016>> yes. >> Ferrari, >> yes. Moore, >> yes. >> Curtis, >> yes. >> Okay, then the public hearing is now open. Are there any comments from anybody in the public? And if a if a member needs to comment, they should excuse themselves temporarily from the uh board. Again, any comments? Hearing none, I'd like a motion from the board to close the public hearing portion of the meeting. >> So moved. >> I'll second. >> Roll call, please. >> I'm not sure. It's got to be roll call, but I would just prefer. >> Sure. Uh, McDonald, >> yes. >> Flood, yes. >> Breakfield, >> yes. >> Ferrari, >> yes. >> Curtis, >> yes. >> Moore, >> yes. >> All right. Um, with that, it's at the pleasure of the board to approve uh the budget adjustments that
017you received and then we'll um move on to the proposed budget after that. So, what is the pleasure of the board? Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the 2025 budget adjustment. And if I would reduce on 2025, >> I'll second. >> We have a motion in a second to approve the 2025 budget amendments, budget adjustments as demonstrated on the document we provided. >> Uh, we have a roll call, please. >> Yes. McDonald, >> yes. Flood, >> yes. >> Breakfield, >> yes. >> Ferrari, >> yes. >> Curtis, >> yes. >> Moore, >> yes. >> Okay, motion carries. Um, the next item on the agenda would be the proposed 2026 budget. And I'd just like to uh say that we're approving our approval of this budget will hopefully coincide with what the county allocates for us, but
018there's no guarantee until they actually do it. So with that in mind, we may have to make some adjustments or I should say amendments um depending on their final numbers, but we we need to have this in place in order to get on the payroll so to speak with them. >> Question. >> Yes. >> Uh the language that you have on the uh the amount of money on the uh agenda, is that the correct figure you're looking at >> for 12 million? >> Yes, it is. That's the correct number. >> That is correct. >> Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the of the 2026 proposed budget of 12,912 including carryover of1,4125 $586. >> I'll second. >> That's correct. >> Okay. Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Are there any questions on the
019motion? Hearing none, could we have a roll call for adoption of the 2026 proposed budget for NOTA? >> Yes. Uh McDonald, >> yes. >> Flood, >> yes. >> Breakfield, >> yes. >> Ferrari, >> yes. >> Curtis, >> yes. >> Moore, >> yes. >> Okay, motion carries. And then thank you. >> Okay, moving on to item nine, approval of financial activity. Uh what's the pleasure of the board regarding the >> Oh, did we need to do the tax rate assessment of zero or do we not? Oh. Oh. Um, >> my apologies. I should have um part of the uh public hearing was to hear opinions on our tax rate for our not to millillage. The communities have indicated that we won't levy it because we don't we're getting paid by the county. If uh everybody's in
020agreement on that, uh a motion to set the uh tax rate at at 0% would be in order. I'll make a motion to set the 2026 not to tax military to 0.00 mills. >> Second it. >> Okay, we have a motion in a second. >> Let's have a roll call vote for approval of that motion. >> Uh McDonald, >> yes. >> Flood, >> yes. >> Breakfield, >> yes. >> Ferrari, >> yes. >> Curtis, >> yes. >> Moore, >> yes. >> Good catch. Um okay so we have uh approval of financial activity and approval of bills. Uh what's the pleasure regarding theformational financial activity? >> I'd like to make a motion to receive and file important information. >> Okay. We have a motion and a second. Any question on the motion hearing? None. All in favor
021of the motion to file the fformational financial activity please say I. I. >> Opposed please say no. Okay. The regarding the bills for the month of August 2025, I'll go ahead and make that motion to approve the bills August 25 totaling at $583,363.91. >> Support. >> We have a motion and a second. There any questions on the motion? Hearing none. A roll call vote, please. Lynn. Yes, >> McDonald. >> Yes. >> Flood, >> yes. >> Breakfield, >> yes. >> Ferrari, >> yes. >> Curtis, >> yes. >> Moore, >> yes. >> Okay. Motion carries. >> Old business. Um, intergovernmental agreement status update. Lynn, if you don't mind, tell us where we are with our attorney and the county. >> So, the intergovernmental agreement uh is in is it part of the >> Oh, that's our agreement.
022This is the not agreement. This is the one that our attorney Dan Christ had put together and so he had adjusted this first amended and restated. This one is just for us and our communities not relating to the county. So that's okay. This is um >> so he kind of took our comments and and put in uh the amendments and there's both the restated one and there's also the redlinined one to show the changes. So I don't know what the board's >> So at this time we'd like to or I'd like to ask the board members to review the document which uh would now be it barring any changes would be sent to your individual boards for their review and approval hopefully. I have question. We got remember I missed it. We got feedback from
023the three townships. >> I have not received feedback from the three townships. I sent it out but I have not received feedback. >> So we have >> Well, you we did initially. >> Initially. Um Right. >> Did you receive that? They got it and they're looking at >> they sent it out the first time. We got some information. >> Right. >> The second time with the red line coming back out. She hasn't received it back from us. >> Yes. I got halfway through it and took a nap. I'll open. >> Okay, I get it. >> You haven't heard anything from the president? >> No, I have not. >> I'll double check. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I think it would be appropriate and I defer to my more learned and elevated uh >>
024members that um we should recommend unless unless each any one of us has a different idea. I think we should recommend that our boards receive this for approval or feedback. I mean, if they're not going to approve it, don't just hang on to it. We need it to come back. >> Is there a timeline on this, Mike? >> December 31st. >> Okay. Okay. >> And we were we started working on it back in I think February is when we first actually >> to give us enough time to do the reviews. I'm going tell you what, it's a lot of read and a lot of attorneyism in there. >> Well, and that's what we generally happens, Jack, is we guys refer it to your attorneys. >> I guess I was getting at here is a lot
025of it I'm breezing through. If I want to give this to a board packet and have them look at it, it'll it won't be done until November board meeting. >> Yeah. Well, the point is if we can get it to your legal, I mean, if your board will say, "Okay, this is we can consider this." I think that's it'll have to be November, >> which would which would be fine. >> I couldn't honestly agree to this without getting the feedback from my board of approval. >> Right. And we've that's what we've been doing for the last two months is trying to get the feedback back and forth. So, I talk to Chris. >> I'll follow up with you. Talk to Chris. >> Yeah. Because what'll happen is we have the same attorney. >> Yep. >>
026Yeah. >> So I don't want to call her. I want Chris to call her and all of a sudden we get build, they get build. >> She is very upfront about that and says, "Well, I did it for Ryan and I'll do it for Oxford a one time shot and they usually split the bill up like that." So >> that's reasonable. That's great. >> Cost savings to all of us. >> Certainly. >> Yep. Yep. >> Well, okay. >> She likes us better than you guys anyway. Does the board want to offer any direction then to their community through a motion to review and subject to approval in November? >> I don't think you need a motion from this board to do that. >> No, but I want to make sure it gets communicated. >> My
027record, Mike. >> Well, so that as long as it's you're here, Jack. >> Yeah. Um, but Addison and Orian don't have their supervisors here. So, it falls to our the rest of us to make sure that our supervisors, me included, get, you know, get this and get it to the attorney. >> Okay. I I'll make a motion that we each of us uh representing or Oxford and Addison Township get with our supervisors and get this make sure this is being brought forward >> right >> and uh possibly with a deadline no later than the our meeting in November. >> I'll second that. >> That's all okay. We're going to take us a while. >> How about oc October? >> If we can get on October agenda at our respective meetings. >> Right. Right. >> I
028say October 31st. Let's just make it easy. It's almost November. >> Well, if we if we do it faster, that's not going to be bad. If everybody gets work in progress and get can get back. >> Well, I know for a fact Barnett will not be available at our next board meeting, which is the first board meeting October. So, now I'm into the >> Okay. >> My last board meeting. >> Our board meeting packet is full for October. >> Yeah. >> So, >> already? >> Oh, yeah. There. We don't >> you don't have like a five day. >> Yeah, we do. Everything has to be turned in by >> five business. >> October 1st. >> Our meeting is October 8th. Today is September 18th. And I've already got the agenda. >> What's on there? And
029>> if if there's if there's no second, we're good. >> Oh, did you? I'm sorry, Ed. I didn't hear. >> Yeah. So, okay, there's been a motion in a second. Uh, do you need the motion read or >> uh we'll bring this uh to this intergovernmental agreement to the sound township supervisors to get to the board for approval by October 31st. >> Attorney attorney and their attorneys to supervisors and attorneys. Yeah. >> Okay. All in favor of the motion, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed, please say no. >> Okay. Next item on the agenda is a building renovation update. I think you kind of did that. >> I did that out of order there. Sorry. >> No, no, that's okay. >> Are there are there any questions from anybody on what's going on with
030our uh project on Glasby Street and our building? >> We don't need to make a vote or anything. She's already showed us everything. >> No, I mean that's I'm just giving everybody an opportunity. >> Okay. Hearing none, we'll move on then to the vehicle camera RFP and I know Lynn will have to update us on that. >> Right. So, we did finally receive the um the uh um RFP package from SMRT this week, which I'm happy about. So, we are finalizing our scope of work and our evaluation criteria and we're pulling the packet together. So, I'm hoping tomorrow before I leave that um we're going to send the packet to SMART for their re review and uh once they give the okay um then we have it we we're all registered on bidnet mitten to
031to release the u the RFP. So, looking forward to it. >> Anybody have any questions on that? If not, we'll move on then to new business. We have none. Uh public comments again hearing none, we'll move on to the receive and file the monthly rider and mileage reports. >> So move. >> I'll second. >> All in favor of the motion to receive and file, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed, please say no. >> Board member comments. Start with Joe. >> Jack. None. Mike, >> our poor tigers. That's it. >> Thanks. >> Good. Thanks, >> Bill. >> It's a great time of year. The weather's beautiful. You can enjoy it. And it's football season. >> Thank you for that. Okay. Um, anything else, Lynn? Last minute? >> No, I don't think so. >> Okay. What's
032the pleasure? >> I move to adjurnn. I'll second. Who made the second? Ed. Ed. >> Thank you. >> All in favor of the motion to adjurnn, please say I. I. >> Oppos, please say no.