I.            Members in Attendence:   K.C. Bechaver, Steve Bechaver (Walden), Joe DeBell(West Grand Schools)  Denise Hiscocks (GCCA), Corinne Donahue (LSC), Debbie Campbell (Silver  Creek Holding Comp.)  Jack Van Horn (Home James), Steve Saffle (The Lift), Kent Meyer (YMCA), Scott Ledin (FVMRD)  Bryan Huseboe(GLMRD), Janet Aley (East Grand Schools),  Sue Ann Fitch.

II.         Data collection.  Corinne Donahue of LSC was present to answer any questions about the scope and purpose of the data being collected, and to actually collect the data from any existing provider who has completed the forms.  If you have not, then please get it directly to Corinne as soon as humanly possible & e-mail to CLDonahue@lsccs.com; mail to  her at LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc., 101 North Tejon, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 or fax to her at (719) 633-5430.  Corinne's phone number is 800.677.1671.

III.        Website.  SueAnn is in the process of setting up a website, transit.rkymtnhi.com/transit.  She needs help to get it up and running, if you have any background in this field, please give her a call.  Once the site is up and running it can be used as a source for information.

IV.        Surveys.            Advise of needed changes on all surveys & they will be finalized this week while Corinne Donahue is here.  Surveys should be copied on different colors of paper (employer (orange), employee (green), lodging/visitor (blue)).  Suggestion of a billboard to help us offer better transportation in Grand County.  We may offer a drawing for those that turn surveys in.  Jack VanHorn was going to see if he could find businesses that would be willing to support this idea.  Telephone Survey.  A good sample would be least 600 people in Grand County.  We can get a telephone list from US West for about $500.00.  Another option may be to use the Grand County Council on the Aging's list (it is 2 years old). Employer and Employee Survey. We should try and get as many employee Surveys as we can returned. Lodging/Visitor Survey.  We should get at least 1,000 Lodging/Visitor surveys back.  Remember the people who are being interveiwed should be over 18.   Front desks are a good place to place these.  Maybe an incentive should be offered, try to get a gift prize by next meeting. Transit Ridership Survey. The consultant suggested we make only minor revisions to the transit surveys alone.  A good sample would be around 2,000 returned, i.e. half a day's ridership.  YMCA, Home James, and Ryder should do surveys in Winter and Summer.  The Survey Instructor should wear a badge identifying themselves.  The surveys should be copied on bright colored cardstock, preferably to match any assigned route color (e.g. the ìGreen Routeî on green paper).   Use clipboards with a golf pencil attached, have a pencil sharpener available. There was also some discussion on marking routes on the county GIS database.

V.         Major Repair Facility.  Again the subject came up about a major repair facility.  Jack VanHorn brought up the fact that there currently is not a facility in our side of the county handling repairs on large equipment, due to the cost of capital outlay involved.  It would be great if we could have a co-op facility, where we could share the cost of the capital outlay items.  Janet Aley asked if grant  money was given to the county, could that money be invested with the school district's money on school property for co-op facility?  At this point it needs to be investigated.  Sue Ann will follow up on legal issues w/Robb Rankin, Superintendent and the County.  Kent Meyer will check with his board when it next meets, in May, as to whether or not the Y is still willing to consider a donation of space for this or other transit purposes.  Janet will discuss the same issue with the EGSD representatives.   The transit consultant, LSC, will plan to lead a discussion of coordination possibilities at our next meeting.

VI.        NEXT MEETING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 10^th  FROM 1:30 P.M. TO 3:30 P.M. same place.  (No  meeting on 3/13)