FINAL AGENDA PACKAGE - American Public Transportation
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FINAL AGENDA PACKAGE - American Public Transportation
Business Member Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting January 26 – 28, 2015 PGA National Resort and Spa Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2015 Business Member Board of Governors Annual Meeting & Retreat PGA National Resort and Spa 400 Avenue of the Champions Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Sunday, January 25 1:30 p.m. Optional Golf Outing – Champion course Monday, January 26 Committee Meetings 8 – 9 a.m. BMBG Budget Subcommittee* - Masters Ballroom 9 – 10 a.m. Small Business Subcommittee* - Vista B 10 – 11 a.m. Programs Subcommittee* - Masters Ballroom * Breakfast sandwiches available for committee meetings between 8 and 10 am 11 a.m. - noon Business Development Subcommittee - Vista B Noon – 1 p.m. Workforce Development Subcommittee – Masters Ballroom Lunch on your own 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Procurement Subcommittee - Vista B 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Government Affairs Subcommittee - Vista B 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Officers’ & Chairs Meeting - Masters Ballroom 6 p.m. Opening Reception – Masters Terrace Dinner on your own 9 p.m. Hospitality Suite – Masters Suite Tuesday, January 27th 7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast for Members – Bella Lago 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Business Meeting – Masters Ballroom 9 a.m. Breakfast gathering for attendee guests – Dutch Treat 12 noon Lunch – Bella Lago 6:30/7 p.m. Reception/Dinner – Lakeside Lawn 9 p.m. Hospitality Suite – Masters Suite Wednesday, January 28 7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast for Members – Bella Lago 8 a.m. Business Meeting resumes – Masters Ballroom 1 p.m. Optional Golf Tournament – Squire Course 7/7:30 p.m. Reception/Dinner – Palm Terrace 9 p.m. Hospitality Suite – Masters Suite APTA Business Member Board of Governors Annual Business Meeting January 27 – 28, 2015 PGA National Resort 400 Avenue of the Champions Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Tuesday, January 27 8:00 am Welcome, introductions, opening remarks and agenda review (Scully) Anti-trust statement (Jeff Wharton) The cardinal rule in keeping an association’s operations within anti-trust laws is that there should be no agreements – express or implied – which restrain the member’s freedom to make independent decisions in matters that affect competition. Each member must be completely independent to set prices, establish production and sales levels, choose the markets in which he or she will operate and select his or her customers and suppliers. Session One: The View from the Top Patrick Scully, Chair APTA BMBG: Vision for next two years Phil Washington, Chair, APTA and General Manager Denver RTD, Initiatives and objectives with particular emphasis on National Day of Advocacy and the role of business members. Michael Melaniphy, President and CEO, APTA, Washington, DC, Election results and what it means to Business Members. Patrick Scully: Update on APTA Strategic Plan – What it Means for Business Members 10:00 am Break 10:30 am: Approval of the Minutes from October 12, 2014, BMBG Meeting Report of the Chair (Scully) 1/22/2015 4:32:33 PM Attachment 1 Business Member Committee Reports and Two Year Work Programs: Business Development Committee (Simonneta) Workforce Development Committee (Lohr) Government Affairs Committee (Henke) Procurement Committee (Cornell) Programs Committee (Bartosiewicz) Small Business Committee (Williams) Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Attachment 7 12:00 noon: Lunch 1:00 pm: Session Two: Business Member Roundtable The Impact of Transit Supply Side Jobs on Local Economies Moderator: Natalie Cornell, Chair Business Member Procurement Committee and Director of Business Development, LTK Engineering Services Panel Members: Bus OEM Representative – Paul Smith, Executive Vice President, New Flyer Rail OEM Representative – John Cohen, Vice President, Alstom Supplier Representative – Tom Webb, BAE Systems A&E Representative – Tom Waldron, Director, HDR Independent Perspective – Robert Puentes, Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Institution 3 p.m. Break 3:15 pm Session Three: Expectations from New Congress & “Stand UP for Transportation Day,” April 9, 2015: The Business Member Strategy Moderator: Michael Melaniphy, President and CEO, APTA, Washington, DC Panel Members: 1/22/2015 4:32:33 PM Cliff Henke, Chair, Business Members Government Affairs Committee and Assistant VP, Parsons Brinckerhoff Freddie Fuller, Vice Chair, Business Members Government Affairs Committee and Senior Account Executive, Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc, Brian Tynan, APTA’s Director of Government Relations 4:30 pm Discussion of Proposed BMBG Bylaws Changes Discussion of 2016 Proposed Activity Fund Budget Approval of Visual Marking change in BMBG member Attachment 8 Attachment 9 Att. 10 (A, B) Wednesday, January 28 8:00 a.m. Session Four: Impact of the Current Political/Funding Environment on the Public Sector Moderator: Patrick Scully, Chair Business Members Board of Governors, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Motor Coach Industries Therese McMillan, Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Ysela Llort, Director, Miami- Dade Transit Joseph M. Casey, General Manager, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Keith T. Parker, General Manager/CEO, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Timothy Garling, Transit Director, Broward County Transportation Department 10:00 am Break 10:15 am Adoption of 2016 Business Member Activity Fund Budget (Rogers) Attach 9 Approval of BMBG Bylaws Revisions (DiGiacomo/Green) Attach. 8 BMBG nominations committee for 2015 (Iannuzzielo) Attach. 11 1/22/2015 4:32:33 PM Leadership APTA (Kerr-Adler) EXPO Recap (Gore) Funding and Financing Study Mission (Iannuzzielo) 2016 Meeting location (Scully) Membership Report Other New Business Attach.12 Meeting adjourned Other 2015 Business Member Board of Governors Meetings: -Legislative Conference, Sunday, March 8, 2015, Washington, D.C. -Bus & Paratransit Conference, Sunday, May 3, 2015, Fort Worth, TX -APTA Annual Conference, Sunday, October 4, 2015, San Francisco, California 1/22/2015 4:32:33 PM List of Registrants by Company Event: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address AECOM Ms. Angela Iannuzziello 105 Commerce Valley Drive West Markham, ON L3T 7W3 CANADA (416) 540-4229 (905) 886-9494 angela.iannuzziello@aecom. com AECOM Mr. Jerome Premo 3rd Floor 999 Town and Country Road Orange, CA 92868 UNITED STATES (310) 213-7926 Jerry.Premo@aecom.com Alstom U.S. Mr. John Cohen West Tower, Suite 855 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 UNITED STATES (202) 412-2759 john.cohen@power.alstom.c om American Public Transportation Association Ms. Martha Coffin 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4832 (202) 496-4331 mcoffin@apta.com Ms. KellyAnne Gallagher 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4895 (202) 496-4331 kgallagher@apta.com Ms. Mariela Garcia-Colberg 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4833 (202) 496-4331 mgarciacolberg@apta.com Ms. Lenay Gore 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4840 (202) 496-4331 lgore@apta.com 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 7 Page 1 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address American Public Transportation Association Ms. Fran Hooper 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4876 (202) 496-4331 fhooper@apta.com Mr. Michael Melaniphy 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4820 (202) 496-4324 mmelaniphy@apta.com Ms. Petra Mollet 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4800 (202) 496-4324 PMollet@apta.com Mr. Jose Reyes 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4848 (202) 496-4323 jreyes@apta.com Mr. Brian Tynan 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4897 (202) 496-4322 btynan@apta.com Ms. Kathryn Waters 1666 K Street NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 496-4830 (202) 496-4331 kwaters@apta.com Ansaldo STS USA, Inc. Mr. Jason White 1000 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3120 UNITED STATES (412) 688-2400 (412) 688-2399 jason.white@ansaldo-sts.us Avail Technologies, Inc. Mr. Rick Spangler 2026 Sandy Drive State College, PA 16803 UNITED STATES (814) 234-3394 (814) 234-3393 grs@availtec.com 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 8 Page 2 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. BAE SYSTEMS Mr. Tom Webb 1098 Clark St Endicott, NY 13760-2815 UNITED STATES (413) 253-2564 BAE Systems, HybriDrive Mr. Robert Lamanna Solutions 1098 Clark Street Endicott, NY 13760-2815 UNITED STATES (607) 770-2791 (607) 770-2393 robert.lamanna@baesystem s.com Bobit Business Media Mr. Frank DiGiacomo 49 S Maple Avenue Marlton, NJ 08053 UNITED STATES (856) 596-0999 (856) 596-0168 frank.digiacomo@bobit.com Bombardier Transportation Ms. Maryanne Roberts Suite 112 101 Gibraltar Road Horsham, PA 19044 UNITED STATES (215) 441-1864 (215) 441-9027 maryanne.roberts@us.trans port.bombardier.com Bradlink LLC Ms. Helen Callier P.O. Box 6115 Kingwood, TX 77325 UNITED STATES (281) 361-5809 (866) 760-0407 helen@bradlinkllc.com Brookings Institution Mr. Robert Puentes 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 UNITED STATES (202) 797-6071 (202) 797-2965 rpuentes@brookings.edu Broward County Transportation Department Mr. Timothy Garling 1 North University Drive, Suite 3100A Plantation, FL 33324 UNITED STATES (954) 357-8424 (954) 357-8319 tgarling@broward.org Bus Stuf Inc. Mr. James Gallagher 2707 Apple Valley Circle Orefield, PA 18069 UNITED STATES (610) 704-5009 (610) 530-1543 jimgalla@ptd.net 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 9 Fax No. E-mail Address thomas.webb@baesystems. com Page 3 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address BYD Motors, Inc. Mr. Matthew Jurjevich 1800 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 UNITED STATES (213) 748-3980 (213) 748-3945 matthew.jurjevich@byd.com CH2M Hill Mr. Michael Loehr Suite 110 8720 Stony Point Parkway Richmond, VA 23235 UNITED STATES (570) 575-4692 (804) 360-1789 Mike.Loehr@ch2m.com Clean Energy Mr. John Somers Suite 800 4675 MacArthur Court Newport Beach, CA 92660 UNITED STATES (562) 477-9395 Clever Devices Ltd. Mr. Francis "Buddy" Coleman 300 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY 11797 UNITED STATES (516) 403-8388 (516) 433-5088 bcoleman@cleverDevices.co m Complete Coach Works Mr. Dale Carson 1863 Service Court Riverside, CA 92507-2341 UNITED STATES (951) 684-9585 (951) 684-2088 dale@completecoach.com Crystal Fortune Lyons, LLC Ms. Crystal Lyons 13901 N. Cabana Street Corpus Christi, TX 78418 UNITED STATES (361) 949-7201 (361) 949-1500 crystallyons11@gmail.com Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. Mr. Freddie Fuller II Crystal Gateway 2 1225 South Clark Street, Suite 601 Arlington, VA 22202 UNITED STATES (703) 647-1685 (703) 415-1608 freddie.fuller@cubic.com Cummins Inc. Mr. Chuck Goode 500 Jackson Street Columbus, IN 47201 UNITED STATES (812) 377-3858 (812) 377-3082 chuck.goode@cummins.com 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 10 jsomers@cleanenergyfuels.c om Page 4 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Address Telephone No. Dean & Dean Consulting, Mr. Paul Dean LLC 2604 Londonderry Road Alexandria, VA 22308 UNITED STATES (703) 786-4538 DeLibero Transportation Ms. Shirley DeLibero Strategies, LLC Milton Landing 88 Wharf Street, #510 Milton, MA 02186 UNITED STATES (617) 696-1058 (617) 696-0129 shirley.delibero@verizon.net Delon Hampton & Associates, Chartered Mr. Delon Hampton Suite 800 900 7th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 UNITED STATES (202) 898-1999 (202) 251-5318 drhampton@delonhampton. com Dikita Engineering Ms. Evalynn Williams Suite 600 1420 W Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX 75247 UNITED STATES (214) 634-8844 (214) 638-7406 ewilliams@dikita.com Emerald Enterprises International (EEI) Mr. David Turney 8600 Thackery, #6209 Dallas, TX 75225 UNITED STATES (972) 239-0106 (972) 233-4015 davet@tx.rr.com Faiveley Transport North Mr. Jack Martinson America 50 Beechtree Boulevard Greenville, SC 29605 UNITED STATES (864) 293-1396 jack.martinson@faiveleytran sport.com Federal Transit Administration Ms. Therese McMillan E46-312 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 UNITED STATES (202) 366-4040 therese.mcmillan@dot.gov Ms. Dana Nifosi E46-312 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 UNITED STATES (202) 344-4230 01/21/2015 Name 11:22:10 AM 11 Fax No. E-mail Address pdean@deananddean.us (202) 366-9854 dana.nifosi@dot.gov Page 5 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address First Transit, Inc. Mr. Nicholas Promponas Suite 103 7581 Willow Drive Tempe, AZ 85283 UNITED STATES (480) 456-5600 (480) 456-5603 Nick.Promponas@firstgroup. com Gilbert Tweed Associates, Inc. Ms. Stephanie Pinson 415 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10017 UNITED STATES (212) 758-3000 (212) 832-1040 spinson@gilberttweed.com GILLIG LLC Mr. Joe Policarpio 25800 Clawiter Road Hayward, CA 94545 UNITED STATES (510) 785-1500 (510) 785-6819 jpolicarpio@gillig.com GJB Consulting LLC Mr. Al Maloof 100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 4400 Miami, FL 33131 UNITED STATES (305) 349-2322 (305) 428-8854 al.maloof@gjb-law.com HDR Mr. Michael Schneider Suite 700 800 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90017 UNITED STATES (714) 914-4464 (213) 312-9419 mike.schneider@hdrinc.com Mr. Thomas Waldron 500 7th Avenue New York, NY 10018 UNITED STATES (646) 942-6084 HDR/Sharon Greene + Associates Ms. Sharon Greene Suite 200 3230 El Camino Real Irvine, CA 92602-1377 UNITED STATES (714) 743-0118 (949) 715-0204 sharon.greene@hdrinc.com HNTB Corporation Mr. Michael Townes 7 Naturewood Circle Hampton, VA 23666 UNITED STATES (757) 224-5444 (804) 377-2301 mtownes@hntb.com 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 12 tom.waldron@hdrinc.com Page 6 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address Holland & Knight LLP Mr. Jeffrey Boothe Suite 1100 800 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES (202) 828-1896 (202) 955-5564 jeff.boothe@hklaw.com IMPulse NC LLC Mr. Jeffrey Wharton 100 Impulse Way Mount Olive, NC 28365 UNITED STATES (919) 635-7403 (919) 658-2268 jwharton@impulsenc.com Jacobs Mr. Stanley Rosenblum Suite 603 2 Penn Plaza New York, NY 10121 UNITED STATES (862) 242-7155 Mr. Kenneth Shields 299 Madison Avenue P.O. Box 1936 Morristown, NJ 07962-1936 UNITED STATES (862) 242-7205 Kidde Technologies Mr. Jamie Cressman Ground Vehicle Bus Division 4200 Airport Dr., NW Wilson, NC 27896 UNITED STATES Lea+Elliott, Inc. Mr. Jack Norton Suite 750 2505 N. Highway 360 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 UNITED STATES (972) 890-9800 (972) 890-9801 Jnorton@leaelliott.com Legacy Resource Group Mr. Huelon Harrison 2560 Cedar Crest Boulevard Dallas, TX 75203 UNITED STATES (214) 450-8200 (214) 337-4256 hugh@legacyresourcegroup. net 412 Mt. Kemble Avenue P.O. Box 1946 Morristown, NJ 07962-1960 UNITED STATES (973) 407-1600 (973) 267-6468 ccrawford@louisberger.com Louis Berger Group, Inc. Ms. Cosema Crawford 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM stanley.rosenblum@jacobs.c om (973) 267-3555 kenneth.shields@jacobs.com Jamie.Cressman@hs.utc.co m 13 Page 7 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Address Telephone No. LTK Engineering Services Ms. Natalie Cornell 100 West Butler Avenue Ambler, PA 19002 UNITED STATES (215) 540-8639 ncornell@ltk.com Luminator Technology Group Mr. John Obert 900 Klein Road Plano, TX 75074 UNITED STATES (614) 327-4351 jobert@luminatorusa.com Maintenance Design Group, LLC Mr. Donald Leidy Suite 940 1600 Stout Street Denver, CO 80202-3100 UNITED STATES (720) 473-5900 MASS TRANSIT MAGAZINE Mr. John Hollenhorst 1233 Janesville Avenue Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 UNITED STATES (920) 563-1650 McDonald Transit Associates, Inc. Mr. John Bartosiewicz Suite 185 3800 Sandshell Drive Fort Worth, TX 76137 UNITED STATES (817) 232-9551 (817) 232-9560 johnb@mcdonaldtransit.com Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Mr. Keith Parker 2424 Piedmont Road NE Atlanta, GA 30324-3330 UNITED STATES (404) 848-5169 (404) 848-5041 ktparker@itsmarta.com Motor Coach Industries Mr. Patrick Scully 200 E. Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018 UNITED STATES (847) 285-2354 (502) 318-8058 patrick.scully@mcicoach.co m Mr. Tom Wagner 200 E. Oakton Street Des Plaines, IL 60018 UNITED STATES (847) 285-2107 (502) 318-8339 tom.wagner@mcicoach.com 01/21/2015 Name 11:22:10 AM 14 Fax No. (303) 302-0270 E-mail Address don.leidy@mdg-llc.com john.hollenhorst@cygnusb2 b.com Page 8 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. New Flyer Mr. Joel Abraman 116 Conrad Drive New Haven, CT 06515 UNITED STATES (203) 387-5791 Mr. Joe Gibson 2893 Ivy Hill Drive Commerce, MI 48382 UNITED STATES (765) 702-0100 Mr. Paul Smith Corporate Office/Manufacturing 711 Kernaghan Avenue Winnipeg, MB R2C 3T4 CANADA (204) 224-6379 Nova Bus Mr. John Kardos 260 Banker Road Plattsburgh, NY 12901 UNITED STATES (450) 974-6048 (450) 974-3001 john.kardos@volvo.com Olivier Incorporated Ms. Raquel Olivier 1825 Market Center Blvd., #340 Dallas, TX 75207 UNITED STATES (214) 761-6900 (214) 761-6901 rolivier@olivier-inc.com Paragon Project Resources, Inc. Mr. William Correa Suite 106 6221 Riverside Drive Irving, TX 75039 UNITED STATES (214) 634-7060 (214) 634-0097 william.correa@2paragon.co m Parsons Brinckerhoff Mr. Cliff Henke Suite 800 444 S Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071-2901 UNITED STATES (213) 362-9487 (626) 226-4107 henkec@pbworld.com Mr. Paul Skoutelas 4 Gateway Center 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1305 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 UNITED STATES (412) 638-2669 (973) 648-0057 skoutelas@pbworld.com 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 15 Fax No. E-mail Address joel_abraman@newflyer.co m (256) 832-0932 joe_gibson@newflyer.com paul_smith@newflyer.com Page 9 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address Parsons Corporation Ms. Margareth Bonds Suite 1200 100 M Street SE Washington, DC 20003 UNITED STATES (202) 775-6009 (202) 775-6005 margareth.bonds@parsons.c om Proterra Inc. Mr. Michael Hennessy 1 Whitlee Court Greenville, SC 29607 UNITED STATES (708) 420-6453 (708) 534-9758 mhennessy@proterra.com Mr. Dale Hill 1 Whitlee Court Greenville, SC 29607 UNITED STATES (720) 635-6681 (864) 281-1894 dhill@proterra.com RECARO North America, Inc. Mr. John Bright 4120 Luella Lane Auburn Hills, MI 48326 UNITED STATES (248) 364-3801 (248) 364-3804 john.bright@recaroautomotive.us Regional Transportation District Mr. Phillip Washington 1600 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 UNITED STATES (303) 299-2300 (303) 299-2403 phil.washington@rtddenver.com RSM Services Corporation Mr. Kevin Sudano Suite 255 12603 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX 77477 UNITED STATES (818) 471-7761 (818) 610-3380 ksudano@rsmservices.com Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, Mr. Jose Bustamante LLP 81 Mosher Street Baltimore, MD 21217 UNITED STATES (202) 864-6376 (855) 263-6293 jbustamante@rkk.com S & A Systems, Inc. 992 Sids Road Rockwall, TX 73032 UNITED STATES (972) 722-1009 (972) 722-1033 jim.srygley@fleetwatch.com 01/21/2015 Mr. James Srygley 11:22:10 AM 16 Page 10 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address Safe Fleet Mr. Jim Haigh 10200 Pineville Road P.O. Box 790 Pineville, NC 28134 UNITED STATES (586) 764-2055 (586) 786-6778 jim.haigh@smiglobal.net SEPSA North America Mr. John Hanrahan 6 McCrea Hill Road Ballston Spa, NY 12020 UNITED STATES (516) 381-0863 (518) 381-7117 hanrahan24@aol.com Southeastern Mr. Joseph Casey Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) 1234 Market Street, 10th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107-3780 UNITED STATES (215) 580-7070 (215) 580-3636 jcasey@septa.org SPX GENFARE Mr. Kim Green 800 Arthur Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 UNITED STATES (847) 871-1122 (847) 758-4997 kim.green@spx.com Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. Ms. Janet Rogers 2800 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, CA 94502 UNITED STATES (510) 748-1870 (510) 748-1205 jrogers@stacywitbeck.com STV Incorporated Mr. Martin Boyle 225 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 UNITED STATES (704) 432-1361 (704) 336-2421 martin.boyle@stvinc.com Mr. Joseph North Suite 200 1037 Raymond Blvd. Newark, NJ 07102 UNITED STATES (973) 642-2201 Ms. Michele Swayzer Suite 450 3102 Maple Avenue Dallas, TX 75201 UNITED STATES (214) 880-7929 Swayzer Engineering, Inc. 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 17 joseph.north@stvinc.com (214) 880-9005 michele.swayzer@swayzer.c om Page 11 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address SYSTRA Consulting, Inc./SYSTRA Engineering, Inc. Mr. Michael Jones 1600 Market Street Suite 1310 Philadelphia, PA 19103-7245 UNITED STATES (215) 861-9477 (215) 568-4591 mjones@systra.com The Burns Group Mr. Richard Simonetta 8370 Dolman Drive Powell, OH 43065 UNITED STATES (614) 357-4602 (215) 405-2510 rsimonetta@burnsgroup.com The General Contractors Mr. Christopher Boylan Association of NY, Inc. Suite 3510 60 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10165 UNITED STATES 212-687-3131/cell 347-852-5948 (212) 808-5267 cboylan@gcany.net The Northeast Maglev, LLC Mr. Robert Kiernan Suite 700 1212 New York Ave NW Washington, DC 20005 UNITED STATES (202) 403-0438 (202) 403-0458 robert.kiernan@northeastm aglev.com The Rios Group, Inc. Ms. Rosa Navejar 7400 Sand Street Fort Worth, TX 76118 UNITED STATES (817) 345-7500 (817) 345-7505 rnavejar@rios-group.com The Solis Group Ms. Terry Solis Suite 100 131 N. El Molino Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101 UNITED STATES (626) 685-6989 (626) 685-6985 terry@thesolisgroup.com The Wulkan Group Mr. Alan Wulkan Suite 800 6900 East Camelback Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 UNITED STATES (602) 549-7037 Transit Associates, Inc. Mr. David Hillock 5333 Tall Tree Court Lisle, IL 60532-2067 UNITED STATES (630) 241-2044 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 18 alan@wulkangroup.com (630) 241-2048 bustrains13@gmail.com Page 12 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Address Telephone No. Fax No. E-mail Address Transit Marketing Group Mr. John Barberis (DBA TransMark) Suite 102 6658 Gunpark Drive Boulder, CO 80301 UNITED STATES (303) 530-1491 (303) 530-3113 jbarberis@transitmarketingg roup.com TransitConsult LLC Mr. Charles Wochele P.O. Box 436 Canandaigua, NY 14424 UNITED STATES (585) 626-0348 Urban Engineers, Inc. Mr. William Thomsen 530 Walnut Street, 7th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106-3685 UNITED STATES (215) 284-3113 (212) 736-9101 wtthomsen@urbanengineers .com USSC Group/4ONE/FMNA Mr. Raymond Melleady 150 Gordon Drive Exton, PA 19341 UNITED STATES (610) 994-5404 (484) 362-2280 rmelleady@usscgroup.com Visual Marking Systems, Mr. James Weaver Jr. Inc. 2097 E Aurora Road Twinsburg, OH 44087 UNITED STATES (330) 998-7941 (330) 425-9371 jweaver@vmsinc.com Vossloh Kiepe Inc. Mr. John Andreas 359 Curie Drive Alpharetta, GA 30005 UNITED STATES (770) 557-6343 WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification) Mr. John Inglish Suite B-400 4752 West California Ave Salt Lake City, UT 84104 UNITED STATES (801) 541-8820 (435) 608-6412 john@waveipt.com Wendel Mr. Donald Gray 140 John James Audubon Parkway Amherst, NY 14228 UNITED STATES (716) 688-0766 (716) 625-6825 dgray@wd-ae.com 01/21/2015 Name 11:22:10 AM 19 cwochele@transitconsult.co m j.andreas@vku.vossloh.com Page 13 of 14 List of Registrants by Company Company Name Address Telephone No. Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc. Mr. Edward Baldzicki Suite 500 12410 Milestone Center Drive Germantown, MD 20876 UNITED STATES (952) 210-4402 Fax No. E-mail Address edward.baldzicki@xerox.co m Summary: Number of Registrant for this event: 104 01/21/2015 11:22:10 AM 20 Page 14 of 14 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting - Guests Registrant John Barberis Guest: Kate Barberis Jeffrey F. Boothe Guest: Dianne Boothe Christopher P. Boylan Guest: Elizabeth Boylan Dale E. Carson Guest: Terri Carson Martha Coffin Guest: George Coffin Francis "Buddy" X. Coleman Guest: Christine Coleman William Correa Guest: Linda Kay Correa David A. Hillock Guest: Irma Hillock Fran Hooper Guest: Dennis Miller Guest: Celia Kozlowski-Mayor Guest: Carol Hooper John Inglish Guest: Cheryl Inglish Jack Martinson Guest: Yunhae Martinson Stephanie L. Pinson Guest: Elliot Pinson Richard J. Simonetta Guest: Bonnie Simonetta William T. Thomsen Guest: Kimberley Jeffrey Wharton Guest: Suzi Charles R. Wochele Guest: Linda Dworaczyk Boulder CO Oak Hill VA New York NY Riverside CA Lothian MD Woodbury NY Dallas TX Lisle Il Covesville Aller Contoocook VA England NH Lehi UT Avondale PA Watchung NJ Powell OH Philadelphia PA Mount Olive NC Canandaigua NY Org Email Transit Marketing Group (DBA TransMark) jbarberis@transitmarketinggroup.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Holland & Knight LLP jeff.boothe@hklaw.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration The General Contractors Association of NY, Inc. cboylan@gcany.net Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Complete Coach Works dale@completecoach.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration American Public Transportation Association mcoffin@apta.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Clever Devices Ltd. bcoleman@cleverDevices.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Paragon Project Resources, Inc. william.correa@2paragon.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Transit Associates, Inc. bustrains13@gmail.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration American Public Transportation Association fhooper@apta.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration WAVE (Wireless Advanced Vehicle john@waveipt.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Faiveley Transport North America jack.martinson@faiveleytransport.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Gilbert Tweed Associates, Inc. spinson@gilberttweed.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration The Burns Group rsimonetta@burns-group.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Urban Engineers, Inc. wtthomsen@urbanengineers.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration IMPulse NC LLC jwharton@impulsenc.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration TransitConsult LLC cwochele@transitconsult.com Session: 2015 BMBG Annual Business Meeting Guest Registration Please note that guests and sessions are linked to the registrant and not directly linked to each other. Thus in the case of multiple guests and sessions for a registrant, a page1 of 1 session does not necessarily coincide A T T A C H M E N T 1 23 Business Member Board of Governors Sunday, October 12, 2014 General Meeting and Election MINUTES Present at the meeting were BMBG members John Barberis, John Bartosiewicz, Margareth Bonds, Jeff Boothe, Chris Boylan, Helen Callier, Buddy Coleman, Frank DiGiacomo, Kim Green, Sharon Greene, Hugh Harrison, Angela Iannuzziello, Scott Laps, Reba Malone, Rosa Navejar, Raquel Olivier, Stephanie Pinson, Joe Policarpio, Nicholas Promponas, Elizabeth Rao, Dan Reichard, Janet Rogers, Stan Rosenblum, Patrick Scully, Richard Simonetta, Paul Skoutelas, Paul Smith, Jim Srygley, Dave Turney, Jeff Wharton, Eve Williams, Chuck Wochele and Alan Wulkan. Also present at the meeting were John Andrews, Jerry Bustamante, Raul Bravo, Robert Barrett, John Cohen, Natalie Cornell, Jamie Cressman, Melvin Clark, William Correa, Charles DiMaggio, Michael Davis, Paul Dean, Joe Gibson, Cliff Henke, James Harper, Scott Horning, Ram Kumar, Jack Martinson, Doug Pew, Jerry Premo, Mike Peek, Maryanne Roberts, Michael Roschlau, Kenneth Shields, Kevin Sudano and Tom Waldron. BMBG Chair Angela Iannuzziello welcomed attendees and opened the meeting. She asked for the report of the BMBG Nominations Committee and presentation of the recommended slate of officers and board member nominations for 2015. The slate was presented by Chuck Wochele: Nominees for two-year terms as officers of the BMBG expiring in October 2016: Chair: Patrick Scully Motor Coach Industries, Inc First Vice Chair: Jeffrey Wharton IMPulse NC LLC Second Vice Chair: Huelon Harrison Legacy Resource Group Nominees for two-year terms as members of the BMBG expiring in October 2016: John Barberis Transit Marketing Group John Bartosiewicz McDonald Transit Associates Frank DiGiacomo Bobit Business Media Freddie Fuller Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. Jack Martinson Faiveley Transport North America Nick Promponas First Transit, Inc. Janet Rogers Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. Rick Simonetta The Burns Group Paul Skoutelas Parsons Brinckerhoff Paul Smith New Flyer Jim Srygley S & A Systems, Inc. Kevin Sudano RSM Services Chuck Wochele moved that that the slate be accepted as presented and Jeff Wharton seconded the motion. The chair called for the vote and the slate was unanimously approved. The General Meeting and Election was adjourned and the Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG) Meeting was opened. 24 Business Members Board of Governors Meeting MINUTES The meeting was opened with introductions by all attendees, followed by the reading of the Anti-Trust Statement. The chair explained that the agenda would be modified to accommodate stop-by visits by APTA and FTA Officials. The Chair provided her report including synopses of Executive Committee and Board of Director actions, the January BMBG meeting survey, APTA's new Strategic Plan, the Advocacy All Stars Program, an overview of the Funding & Finance Practicum and the last BMBG Designated Committee Report to the APTA Board of Directors. The Chair recognized Raul Bravo who has been selected as APTA Business Member of the Year. Retiring BMBG Member Dan Reichard was also recognized for having served many years in the BMBG in multiple capacities. APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy, incoming APTA Chair Phil Washington and Acting FTA Administrator, Therese McMillan visited the BMBG meeting. Acknowledging the Funding and Financing Practicum and her work on the Governance Review Task Force, Phil Washington thanked outgoing chair Iannuzziello for her service and leadership. He also thanked Jeff Wharton for his work as the EXPO Chair and Hugh Harrison's work as the Chair of the APTF. Questions from attendees led to a brief discussion regarding the Denver RTD's Public-Private partnership. Therese McMillan expressed optimism for the future of transit. She provided brief remarks on current events effecting transit and shared USDOT Secretary Foxx' desire to get things done. Michael Melaniphy thanked the chair for her outstanding leadership calling her energy boundless and her enthusiasm infectious. He also called Jeff Wharton an amazing EXPO Chair and gave an overview of some of the EXPO highlights including 55 buses on the exhibit floor, 7 Learning Zones and International representation from 37 countries. The schedule resumed upon the guests' departure and the minutes of the June 2014 meeting were approved. Members of the graduating Leadership APTA Class delivered a presentation entitled, Changing Your World: Transit Funding and the Grand Community Vision. The presentation dealt with getting regional decision makers to understand the importance of transit in their region . Committee Reports Outgoing Budget Committee Chair Jim Srygley presented the FY 2014-2015 Carryover Budget, which was approved. BMBG Vice Chair and the 2014 EXPO Chair Jeff Wharton provided an overview of EXPO and he provided details of the activities and events participants would experience. Government Affairs Chair Cliff Henke updated the committee on the Advocacy All-Stars Program. Government Affairs Director Brian Tynan reiterated the impact of effective legislative lobbying and the potential impact of business members on their elected representatives. He also spoke to the Buy America program and the letter that has been drafted regarding the issue. Darnell Grisby demonstrated the new GIS program being used to readily identify the legislative representatives of our members and member businesses and members commented that it was a great tool and that it would be great if it was available globally. Darnell responded that it was only being developed for US information at this point in time. Small Business Committee Chair Eve Williams provided an update on the committee’s re-visioning efforts. The committee has been reviewing their goals, objectives and strategies to reinforce its relevance and service to the members. The outcome of the effort will serve as a guidance document for the committee. 25 Business Development Chair Jeff Wharton updated the BMBG on the work and structure of the committee, which has developed two additional subcommittees to reinforce the BMBG’s efforts to strengthen the availability of rail and transit engineering education and increase APTA’s business member presence in the international marketplace. These new subcommittees and chair’s emphasized the importance of this effort and the need to provide the resources necessary to bring the goals to fruition. Programs Committee Chair John Bartosiewicz informed the committee of value added APTA activities sponsored by the BMBG. In addition to developing sessions for the Annual Meeting, the committee had updated the Business Members Brochure which will be distributed in the business member EXPO booth in the APTA Pavilion and planning is already underway to provide exciting sessions at 2015 conferences and a dynamic speaker for the next Annual Meeting. Procurement Committee Chair Natalie Cornell reported on the new Procurement Handbook: A Guide for Transit Industry Executives which has been completed and is available to anyone at the business member booth and that copies of the procurement handbook for transit board members were also available. She also reported on the ideas that were being developed for the committee new work program including a new topic of A&E procurement issues and the idea of developing webinars and program sessions going forward. Frank DiGiacomo reviewed the BMBG Bylaws issue regarding the expansion of the number of elected members on the BMBG. Alan Wulkan spoke in support of leaving the size of the board as it is. He said that the BMBG is a special organization and that with its leadership the business members have accomplished a lot. He noted that a key to that success was having a small board that balances its history with new ideas, and that there are often unintended consequences of expanding boards. He asked if it is worth the effort to try to get 2/3 of the board to vote to change the size of the board in order to add three more seats on the board. Chuck Wochele spoke in support of expanding the size of the board and having more inclusion. He noted that adding three more seats would not change the way the board conducts its business and that the board is just about the same size as it was when it was established 35 years ago, but the number of business member companies has increased significantly. Member comments during the discussion included the need for change and more inclusiveness, that it takes a while and a level of involvement before someone is elected to the board, that it's hard to bring on new members when there are only one of two open seats, and that nothing is broken and nothing needs to be fixed. It was moved and seconded that the Bylaws Committee submit a proposal for adoption at the January meeting to revise the bylaws to increase the number of elected members on the board from 25 to 28 members. The motion carried with the following members voting yes: Barberis, Bartosiewicz, Coleman, DiGiacomo, Harrison, Olivier, Policarpio, Laps, Promponas, Rogers, Rosenblum, Simonetta, Skoutelas, Smith, Srygley, Williams, Navejar, Greene, Pinson, and Wochele; and the following members voting no: Iannuzziello, Scully, Callier, Green, Turney and Wulkan. Pat Scully invited all business members to attend the January BMBG meeting which will be held at the PGA Resort in Palm Beach Gardens. He noted that this time the meeting would take place Monday through Wednesday instead of the previous Wednesday through Friday schedule and he said that members could register on-line starting on October 26th. Pat thanked Angela for her two years of service as chair and for her leadership on behalf of APTA's business members. He noted that she had started out with an important agenda for her term and that she had delivered that agenda. She noted that the board was in good hands with Pat Scully, Jeff Wharton and Hugh Harrison, and that going forward younger people need to get engaged on the board. The meeting was adjourned. 26 A T T A C H M E N T 2 27 Business Member Board of Governors Summary Report Business Development Committee Committee Work Program updates 1) International Speaker Support Program Accomplishments: International Speakers have participated at the APTA Rail, Bus and Annual Meetings and EXPO. Anticipated Actions: Continue to promote & identify International Speakers and important global topics for all APTA conferences. 2) International Public Transportation Events Accomplishments: Conducted member survey to determine level of interest in participating in International Public Transportation Events. Anticipated Actions: Increase U.S. presence at International Public Transportation events through the following actions: a. Issue paper on how to develop a model strategy for businesses interested in pursuing the international market b. Develop a list of APTA Business Members attending International Events and distribute to those attending c. Seek APTA Business Member interest in developing a U.S. Pavilion at International Events ( e.g. 2016 Innotrans) d. Obtain post-event evaluation of International Events from U.S. Business Members attending. Include reports on Business Development Committee meeting agendas. 3) Update and distribute Annual Investment Brochure Accomplishments: Brochure will be expanded to include market trends, significant historical legislative events in transit funding, transit referenda history, contracting services & capital expenditures Anticipated Actions: Final release is targeted for the March 2015 Legislative Conference, with a rough draft outline at the BMBG January 2015 meeting. Target audience includes private investors, corporate boards, and Members of Congress to demonstrate the level of private sector investments and broader economic impacts. 28 4) Promote Sustainability among APTA Business Members Accomplishments: The importance of sustainability has been effectively promoted within the BMBG resulting in a growing number of APTA Sustainability Commitment Signatories from Business Members. Anticipated Actions: In close coordination with the APTA Sustainability Committee the number of Business Members becoming Sustainability Commitment Signatories will continue to grow. Other Committee Issues and Updates A. APTA’s Senior Program Manager-Member Services, Mariela GarciaColberg, is developing Virtual Trade Missions (webinars) for international business opportunities, and providing updates on international delegation visits to the U.S., as well as providing information for conferences, trade shows and study missions abroad. B. The APTA P-3 (Private Public Partnership) Committee, under the leadership of Mike Schneider, has been very effective in providing a forum for education and communication of the many benefits and opportunities for P-3 development in the U.S. public transportation market. The BMBG Business Development Committee would like to work with Mike Schneider and APTA staff to determine how to include P-3 issues and opportunities in our support of Business Members. The model might follow the approach taken with the APTA Sustainability Committee over the past several years. 29 A T T A C H M E N T 3 30 Business Member Board of Governors Summary Report WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Committee Work Program updates The activities of the Business Member Workforce Development Committee BMWDC) have been split into two sub-committees, the Youth Summit Subcommittee, and the Passenger REES Sub-committee. The sub-committees will allow focused actions by dedicated groups to deliver the programs. The programs support development of new talent for work within the general rail and transit industry through efforts in two main areas; a focus on youths considering rail and transit opportunities in higher education and technical positions, and preparing educators at the Trade School, Associates, Bachelors, and advanced Degree levels to deliver a positive message about the opportunities in the rail and transit industry. The benefits to the Business Members is a pipeline of potential employees across many levels that have a positive view of the rail and transit industry and initial understanding of what the industry does and how it operates. 1) APTA Youth Summit - The goal is to build the next generation of transportation professionals by helping students to learn about the public transit industry. The Summit opens the door for 50 young people to discover careers and the benefits of the public transportation and make a positive impact in their communities and the public transportation industry today. Accomplishments: Helen Callier has been appointed Chairperson to lead the subcommittee. Stan Rosenblum will support Helen in the youth initiatives. Has coordinated with the APTA HR committee. Anticipated Actions: Complete planning for the summit. Increase participation of Business Members who will talk about careers and success in their jobs. 2) Passenger Railroad Engineering Education Symposium (pREES) Accomplishments: Bill Thomsen has volunteered to chair the pREES sub-committee in addition to being Vice-chair of the BMWDC. 31 Committee description has been published. Fran Hooper and Mike Loehr have successfully coordinated with AREMA’s REES leadership and obtained their buy in on APTA presenting a pREES. Organizing dates and venues through APTA staff. Obtained SETPA’s preliminary concurrence to host the event. Attracted additional volunteers to support the effort from both agencies and business members. Reached out to other APTA committees with related interests to coordinate our efforts. A list of potential lecturers has been developed. Anticipated Actions: Finalize location and dates to avoid conflicts with other APTA and industry events. Produce a ‘Hold the Date’ mailing. We will finalize administrative issues with AREMA. Gauge BM desires for any, joint, individual hospitality suites. We will prepare and mail registration packages. We will work with instructors to develop course materials and obtain AREMA review and approval. Offer pREES and obtain feedback from attendees. Other Committee Issues and Updates 2014 Budgetary funds will be used for both Youth Summit and pREES. Budget placeholder inserted into the 2015 budget. 32 A T T A C H M E N T 4 33 Business Member Board of Governors Summary Report Business Members Government Affairs Committee Committee Work Program updates 1) Advocate for long term funding. Accomplishments: Most of what the Committee has done historically and recently has been with the principal goal of making the case for long-term funding. Advocacy training, message development, Hill visits, research and communications are almost entirely dedicated toward this overarching goal. One of the top priorities for the Business Members Government Affairs Committee (jointly with the BMBG) is an ongoing effort to increase the advocacy activities of APTA’s Business Members in a manner that supports the broader goals of the public transportation industry. The BMGA Committee has continued to provide support to the broad business membership through training webinars, toolkits and other advice. This support has been aimed at providing business members with the knowledge, skills, and tools required to make them confident advocates for greater investment in public transportation. Webinars conducted throughout 2013 remain available online, and toolkits have been distributed ahead of congressional recess periods. Anticipated Actions: Much of the above work is continuing and ongoing. The Committee will be conducting a review of advocacy support tools and training to determine what is most effective for the most members. The Committee has supported APTA’s ongoing efforts to enhance the Geographic Information System (GIS) that has been developed in support of APTA’s advocacy with Congress. Further support in ensuring the accuracy of data of business member presence will be an area requiring further assistance. 2) Provide legislative meeting support for business member Hill visits Accomplishments: APTA’s Business Members planned and completed a very successful Capitol Hill Fly-in in December at the tail end of the 113th Congress, as final debates were being held on appropriations and tax legislation. However, the primary focus of the Fly-In was to set the stage for future passage of a long-term authorization bill, and make sure Members of Congress understood the critical economic and business impact of Federal transportation investments. The Committee has budgeted for support of future legislative fly-ins and Hill visits. 34 Anticipated Actions: Following on the success of the December Fly-in, the Business Members will likely seek to replicate that event at an appropriate time in 2015. Decisions on future fly-in and Hill visit activity are made on an as needed basis, depending on the activity occurring on Capitol Hill related to APTA’s legislative priorities. Support will be offered again for APTA’s legislative conference in March. APTA’s Business Members will also look to contribute in a significant way to the initiative of the APTA Chair, the “Stand Up for Transportation” (National Infrastructure Advocacy Day). The BMGA Committee has worked on plans to guide APTA Business Member participation. The Committee is also developing a concept for a Business Member interview with a Member of Congress that would be featured in Passenger Transport. The idea would be a printed interview of the Member of Congress by the constituent APTA Business Member, and would talk about priorities, but also help with building relationships as the series progresses. The Committee will also look to support an advertisement demonstrating the support of the transit business community in Capitol Hill publications. 3) Support a business spokesperson that can communicate the business message for transit funding and communicate with conservatives Accomplishments: The Committee previously had supported the work of former Governor Tommy Thompson as a spokesperson for the industry. Anticipated Actions: The Committee continues to consider whether another relationship here could be leveraged to support Business Member advocacy, and will continue to explore this concept. 4) Develop research and policy reports that support APTA’s advocacy objectives. Accomplishments: The Committee continues to contribute to the planning and development of research products identified and advanced through APTA’s Policy Department. Anticipated Actions: Business Members will continue to contribute to a variety of policy reports that can provide important support for the legislative priorities of the Association. The advocacy reports and projects that we have scheduled for this year: International Business Models Synthesis; Report on PPP Restrictions and/or Barriers to greater P3 participation; Private Sector Benefits of Guaranteed Funding; 35 An additional Free Congress Foundation Report on messaging for new conservatives; Reports on Street Cars and BRT; A follow-on report of the Transit and Real Estate that APTA did with the National Association of Realtors. 5) Support the work of the APTA Authorization Task Force Accomplishments: APTA’s Business Members assumed a leadership role on APTA’s Authorization Task Force which is working to formulate the recommendations of the industry for the next surface transportation authorization bill. The BMGA Committee has also worked hard to advance business member concerns on legislative issues within the association, such as private sector interests on procurement matters (Buy America and bus axle weight) and transportation finance. Anticipated Actions: The APTA Authorization Task Force completed its activity and its work is now adopted as policy of the Association. As part of item #1 above, the BMGA Committee will support APTA’s advocacy of the recommendations. Moving forwards, this report item will reflect general legislative advocacy, including specific issues such as Buy America, bus axle weight, and procurement that require special business member focus. 36 A T T A C H M E N T 5 37 Business Member Board of Governors Summary Report PROCUREMENT COMMITTEE Committee Work Program update – January 2015 1) Monitor and React to Changes to US Content Requirements Accomplishments: Worked with Legislative Affairs Committee to draft letter to Congress from bus builders and component suppliers explaining impact of changing rules to more than 60% US content. Anticipated Actions: We will continue to monitor this push through the reauthorization process and current procurements (Amtrak high speed train sets, for example) and develop acceptable language for responses from across the industry. 2) Monitor LAANE/Jobs to Move America activities Accomplishments: Met with Madeline Janis at the Annual Meeting to discuss any possible areas of mutual interest. We found one or two: the method for counting the jobs should NOT penalize the more productive suppliers and support for more apprenticeships for women and minorities. Anticipated Actions: Continue to monitor their activities through regular meetings and conversations. They are much more nimble than we are and have FTA’s ear. In the past we have taken a “wait and see” response to them, but we probably need to become more aggressive. There will be a session and a discussion at the BMBG meeting to generate ideas and actions items on this topic. Also, we have a draft budget item to help shape and support the message. We are recommending that a study is conducted that reports the good-news on supply side jobs from our perspective. 3) A&E Contract Ts & Cs and other contracting issues (risk sharing) Accomplishments: items to be covered A sub-committee has met and developed a list of Anticipated Actions: Refine the items and position them as ways agencies can also win (so A&E firms aren’t perceived as just wining about their profits); identify the best ways to educate agencies about the issues: webinars, 38 conference sessions, work with the Procurement Steering Committee to draft standard A&E procurement guidelines. 4) Expand on work completed last year Accomplishments: New Procurement Handbook for Transit Executives was published and distributed at EXPO and posted on the APTA website at http://www.apta.com/resources/reportsandpublications/Pages/NewPublications.aspx . Four work groups identified areas where procurement practices could be improved and while the high level ideas were included in the handbook there is still opportunity to expand and educate further. Anticipated Actions: Develop education materials that can be used to explain the issues to agency procurement teams: webinars, conference sessions and updates to the FTA training materials. Coordinate with the Procurement and Materials Management Committee to highlight issues of interest. 39 A T T A C H M E N T 6 40 Business Member Board of Governors Summary Report – January 2015 Programs Committee Committee Work Program updates 1) Plan and deliver program sessions at the bus and rail conferences and the annual meeting that present discussions of key business member issues Accomplishments: Supporting the BMBG chair’s innovative finance initiative, quality programs were delivered by business members at the 2014 bus and rail meetings focusing on innovative business models and how the private sector can help public transit agencies finance new initiatives. At the Annual Meeting, two capstone sessions were held focusing on revenue development for transit programs and comprehensive finance approaches from around the world. Anticipated Actions: Committee will be discussing plans for 2015. Leaders for each meeting will be selected and work tasks assigned. A follow-up discussion from the October meeting regarding development of programs that challenge the industry to “think outside the box” will be continued. 2) Support the use of high profile guest speakers who can bring a business message to APTA’s conferences and seminars Accomplishments: Committee discussed a “Silicon Valley” type speaker for San Francisco. Staff presented several ideas and promised follow-up action so a recommendation could be brought to the full BMBG in January. Anticipated Actions: Committee will finalize selection and bring recommendation to full BMBG. 3) Look for opportunities to present key business member issues at the transit board member seminar and the transit CEO seminar that focus on industry business issues. Accomplishments: Achieved discussion of procurement issues for transit board members at the Annual Meeting in Houston which was highly rated by the attendees. In addition, a session on the role of CEOs in effective DBE programs was held at the CEO seminar in January. Anticipated Actions: January meeting. Committee will discuss plan of action for 2015 at 41 4) Create opportunities to promote and recognize business member contributions to APTA and APTA programs Accomplishments: Completed update of Business Member Brochure and distributed at Houston meeting. Staffed Business Member booth at EXPO. Anticipated Actions: meeting in January. Committee will develop plan for 2015 actions at 5) Engage other business groups in APTA by creating business to business opportunities for dialog and participation. Accomplishments: programs in 2014. Included non-traditional partners in financing Anticipated Actions: meeting in January. Committee will discuss follow-on activities for 2015 at Other Committee Issues and Updates Succession planning for Committee leadership is under discussion as a result of Chair’s initiative. 42 A T T A C H M E N T 7 43 Business Member Board of Governors Summary Report – January 2015 SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE Committee Work Program updates 1. First Work Program Objective: Create opportunities for APTA small and disadvantaged business members to establish meaningful business relationships with clients and other potential partners. Accomplishments: Task Leader (Michelle James) is organizing her group to work on the breakfast, COMTO outreach and the Resource room. Anticipated Actions: TECHBAR: Develop a written action plan for the tech bar, outlining the objective and goals and next steps. We anticipate having the first tech bar in the resource room at the bus conference in Fort Worth in May 2015. BREAKFAST: We will utilize the program as we have in the past. We will review the comments from the survey and make necessary adjustments. COMTO: We would like to start a networking strategy at least 2 times a year (this year at the bus conf and annual conf) that invites the small and DBE business to network with the local COMTO members in transit. The objective is to find national synergy among small firms in various locales. 2. Second Work Program Objective: Develop programs for small and disadvantaged business members to maximize the value of their APTA membership. Accomplishments: Task Leader (Luis Lugo) met with his team and have prioritized the activities that can be accomplished for bus, rail and the annual conferences. These tasks include Webinars, Educational program tracks, and recognition programs. Anticipated Actions: WEBINARS: We will continue to host the webinars this year and develop better ways to communicate their occurrences. We intend to do 3-4 this year. We are working on topics and presenters. PROGRAMS: We will meet with the Programs group to explore the possibility of tracks that are geared for small businesses. These may be more educational or hands on type workshops. We anticipate having the first series for the annual conference in October 2015. RECOGNITION: We are looking for avenues to recognize large APTA business members who do business with small member. Also, we are interested in getting in front of new members at the “This is APTA” forum. We intend to look for ways to educate new member about being involved, perhaps put together a “goody bag” to distribute. 44 3. Third Work Program Objective: Assist in the understanding in the federal, state, and local policy changes that affect small and disadvantaged business members, such as certification, prompt payment, and sustainability issues. Accomplishments: Task Leader (Melissa Boyles) is working with her team to define what information they should gather and disseminate. Their work may also may lead in developing a program track to educate DBEs on new federal policies and various local policies changes and how these programs vary from state to state. Anticipated Actions: We must put a team together to interview various regulators and collect information to disseminate. We will explore topics for a DBE track. 4. Work Program Objective: Develop ideas on how to get OEMs in compliance with new federal mandates pertaining to DBEs. Accomplishments: This is a new objective that has not been fully vetted yet. Other Committee Issues and Updates 45 A T T A C H M E N T 8 46 MEMORANDUM TO: Business Member Board of Governors Business Members on APTA Board of Directors Business Members attending the January Meeting From: Frank DiGiacomo, Chair Kim Green, Vice Chair BMBG Bylaws Committee DATE: January 5, 2015 SUBJECT: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BMBG BYLAWS At the October 2013 BMBG meeting, the BMBG Nominations Committee recommended that the number of elected members of the BMBG be increased from 25 to 28 members, noting that more and more companies want to be involved and that there needs to be more opportunities for them on the Board. Since that time: - - The Bylaws committee considered the expansion proposal and at the January 2013 BMBG meeting reported that they tabled the issue because the committee members had strong opinions on both sides and could not come to a unanimous recommendation. The BMBG chair appointed a task force to study the issue and to develop the arguments for and against the proposed expansion of the size of the Board. The Task Force presented its report at the October 2014 BMBG meeting and the BMBG members voted to direct the Nominations Committee to provide proposed changes to the BMBG bylaws for their consideration at the January 2015 meeting to reflect the increase of the size of the board from 25 to 28 elected seats. Following the Board’s direction at the October 2014 meeting, the committee has identified the following changes needed to the BMBG bylaws to implement an increase of elected BMBG members from 25 to 28 seats: COMPOSITION OF BOARD The Business Member Board of Governors shall be made up of 28 elected members who shall be senior management officials of APTA Business Members in good standing representing the 47 various Business Member categories. In addition, Past Chairs of the Business Member Board of Governors shall be voting members of the Board of Governors as long as they are senior management officials of an APTA Business Member in good standing. The term of office for the 28 elected members shall begin immediately at the conclusion of the APTA Annual Meeting. The term shall conclude two years later immediately at the conclusion of that year's Annual Meeting and will be subject to reelection to the Board of Governors according to section "ELECTION GUIDELINES." One half of the Business Member Board of Governors will become vacant each year. Attached for the BMBG’s review at the January 2015 meeting is a copy of the Bylaws Committee’s recommended changes to the current bylaws text, should the BMBG choose to expand the size of the board. A copy of the current BMBG bylaws is also provided in this agenda item. 48 AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MEMBER BOARD OF GOVERNORS BY-LAWS (Proposed amendment - As amended January 20151) BASIS The interests of the Business Members of APTA will be represented by the Business Member Board of Governors. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Business Member Board of Governors are: A. B. C. D. To represent the interests of all Business Members as relating to the policies and direction of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). To develop greater Business Member participation in APTA. To develop better communication between governmental bodies and APTA Business Members. To provide APTA with continuing Business Member support in its efforts to represent the American public transportation industry. COMPOSITION OF BOARD The Business Member Board of Governors shall be made up of 25 28 elected members who shall be senior management officials of APTA Business Members in good standing representing the various Business Member categories. In addition, Past Chairs of the Business Member Board of Governors shall be voting members of the Board of Governors as long as they are senior management officials of an APTA Business Member in good standing. The term of office for the 2528 elected members shall begin immediately at the conclusion of the APTA Annual Meeting. The term shall conclude two years later immediately at the conclusion of that year's Annual Meeting. One half of the Business Member Board will become vacant each year and will be subject to reelection to the Board of Governors according to section "ELECTION GUIDELINES." Thirteen members shall be elected in even years and twelve shall be elected in odd years. Any Business Member elected to the APTA Executive Committee, if not a member of the BMBG, shall be a voting member of the BMBG during his/her term of office. With the exception of Past Chairs and any business member on the APTA Executive Committee, an APTA Business Member may only be represented by one employee on the Business Member Board of Governors. A member may be reelected to succeeding terms of office. 1 49 VOTING RIGHTS Each member of the Board of Governors shall have one vote on all issues. When a business member company has more than one employee seated on the Board of Governors as provided above, that company shall have only one vote on the Board of Governors. No proxy votes are permitted. Electronic votes are permissible when deemed necessary by the Chair. A quorum is established when a simple majority of the Members of the Board of Governors are present at a meeting. Except as specifically provided in these Bylaws or in "Robert's Rules of Order," all motions must be approved by a majority of the members present at a meeting. REASONS FOR DISMISSAL A member shall be dismissed from membership on the Board of Governors for the following reasons: A. B. C. Company drops membership. Individual no longer employed by company represented at time of election. Members of the Board of Governors including Past Chairs will be expected to be active participants. Active participation is attendance at the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting and one other meeting or three other meetings called by the Chair in the same calendar year. Failure to meet attendance requirements will result in dismissal of the member for the remainder of their term and the Nominating Committee selecting a member to complete the term. NOTE: If an individual on the Board of Governors is no longer employed by a company with current APTA membership, that company will have first opportunity to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. If that company does not nominate a qualified successor, the individual who is no longer employed by that company will be considered by the Nominating Committee to complete their term provided that they have joined another APTA member company and their reappointment is in accordance with all other provisions of the BMBG bylaws. OFFICERS The Business Member Board of Governors shall be headed by the Chair of the Board of Governors. The Chair of the Board shall preside at the general meetings of the Business Members and at meetings of the Business Member Board of Governors. The Chair shall appoint the members of all committees, except as hereinafter provided, and shall establish all ad hoc committees and task forces and appoint the members thereof. The Chair shall perform such other duties as may be provided for in the Bylaws, or by vote of the 2 50 Board of Governors or of the General Business Membership and shall, at the APTA Annual Meeting, report to the membership on the Business Member affairs occurring during the Chair's term. The Chair will insure that a work program for the BMBG is developed and that the progress on the plan is communicated to the business members from time to time. The First Vice Chair shall serve as Chair in the absence of the Chair and will, under the direct guidance of the Chair, be responsible for all areas of APTA that affect the General Business Member organizations and other specific duties given to the First Vice Chair by the Chair. The Second Vice Chair shall serve as Chair in the absence of the Chair and First Vice Chair and will be responsible for other specific duties given to the Second Vice Chair by the Chair. The terms of the Chair, First and Second Vice Chair shall be for two (2) years. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chair, the First Vice Chair shall fill that vacancy for the remainder of the term. If an officer of the BMBG should change companies and continues to be employed by a company with current APTA membership, the officer shall be allowed to complete their current term of office on the BMBG. The Chair shall be a member of the APTA Board of Directors as long as the BMBG is a designated committee. If the BMBG Chair is elected to the APTA Executive Committee, then the BMBG’s seat on the APTA Board of Directors will be held by the First Vice Chair. If the Chair and First Vice Chair of the BMBG hold seats on the APTA Board of Directors, then the Second Vice Chair will hold the BMBG seat. COMMITTEES The Chair of the Business Member Board of Governors shall be able to appoint committees. The chairs of these committees shall be drawn from APTA business members who have a record of active involvement with the business member committees and the BMBG, and be staffed by individuals from APTA’s Business Members. ELECTION GUIDELINES A. Schedule of Elections: The slate of officers and Board Members, proposed by the BMBG Nominating Committee, shall be presented to the entire Business Membership by mail at least 30 days prior to the election. At the APTA Annual Meeting , during the General Meeting of the Business Members, the slate will be presented to the General Business Membership for vote. Nominations will be accepted from the floor immediately prior to voting for all positions. An APTA Business Member can have his/her name placed on the ballot for any BMBG position by requesting same in writing, by email, fax, or certified mail arriving at APTA headquarters at least five (5) working days prior to the APTA Annual Meeting. 3 51 B. Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee shall consist of five (5) BMBG members in good standing. The Immediate Past Chair of the Business Member Board of Governors shall chair the Nominating Committee. The other (4) members shall be appointed by the BMBG Chair subject to the approval of the BMBG. If the Past Chair is no longer active, he shall be replaced by a member of the Business Member Board of Governors appointed by the BMBG Chair with first consideration to other past Chairs, if available to serve. No appointed member of the Nominating Committee can be nominated for a position in APTA, including the BMBG, while serving on the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall nominate for General Business Membership approval: 1. 2. 3. Chair First and Second Vice Chair Business Member Representatives to the Business Member Board of Governors The Nominating Committee shall endeavor to select Business Members to serve on the BMBG that have diverse backgrounds and are representative of all business segments in APTA. The Nominating Committee shall insure that they select candidates in accordance with APTA’s Diversity Policy. The Nominating Committee shall attempt to balance the BMBG with representation from all business member categories including, but not limited to, bus and rail vehicle manufacturers, bus and rail suppliers, consultants, contractors, contract service providers, architects and engineers, industry publications and other member categories. The Nominating Committee shall also insure that there is balanced representation on the BMBG for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and small businesses. The Nominating Committee shall also balance the selected candidates to assure geographical representation across the BMBG. The Nominating Committee shall propose recommendations for approval by the BMBG that will be submitted to the APTA Nominations Committee for their consideration in selecting a slate of candidates for open positions on the APTA Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The BMBG Nominating Committee will use the same general guidelines in selecting candidates for recommendation to the APTA Nominations Committee as those selecting candidates for the BMBG. C. Voting Procedures: 1. All Business Member organizations in good standing with APTA at the time of the APTA Annual Meeting, shall have one vote per membership. In the case of no floor nominations at the APTA Annual Meeting : 2. a. b. A majority of those votes present shall be required for election to the Board of Governors, and to any office of the Board. Only one vote per membership shall be allowed. All voting shall be by voice vote. If a voice vote is challenged, the Chair 4 52 3. shall call for a secret ballot at a time and place designated by the Chair giving two week prior notice to all the General Business Member organizations. In the case when floor nominations are made and seconded at the APTA Annual Meeting: a. b. c. Within two weeks of the date of the APTA Annual Meeting APTA staff , following review and approval of the Chair of the BMBG, will distribute to all eligible business member organizations a ballot containing all the names of those persons nominated by the BMBG Nominating Committee as well as those persons nominated from the floor at the APTA Annual Meeting . The ballots will be forwarded by first class mail to all eligible voters with notification that the completed ballots must reach APTA headquarters on or before a date four weeks from the date of mailing of the ballots from APTA headquarters to be counted. Within 5 working days after the close of the ballot period a Teller's Committee, consisting of APTA's Chief Counsel and BMBG staff advisor will count the ballots and report the results to the Business Members. NOMINATING COMMITTEE GUIDELINES A. B. C. D. E. The incoming First Vice Chair nominated shall have been a member in good standing of the Business Member Board of Governors for a minimum of two years before assuming the office of Vice Chair. The incoming Chair nominated shall normally be the First Vice Chair so long as the First Vice Chair has been a member of the Board of Governors in good standing and is renominated by the Committee. The Chair shall have served a minimum of four years. The Nominating Committee shall nominate Business Members to the Business Member Board of Governors. Except as provided in these Bylaws, all nominations to the Business Member Board of Governors shall be promulgated to the General Business Membership at least 30 days prior to the election at the APTA Annual Meeting . Whenever one or more vacancies occur on the Board of Governors, the Nominating Committee shall present to the Board of Governors at its next scheduled meeting, nominations to fill the vacancies. If approved for membership, each new member will begin serving on the Board of Governors immediately and will serve out the unexpired term of the vacancy. When deliberating open positions on the Business Member Board of Governors, the Nominating Committee shall consider increasing its diversity through the addition of minority and women members and small business representatives (DBE's). MEETINGS A. B. The Business Member Board of Governors shall hold its Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting during the first quarter of each year at a site selected by the individual who will serve as Chair at the meeting. Additional meetings of the BMBG will be held at each APTA Annual Meeting and Legislative Conference, and at either the APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference or Rail Transit Conference, or as called by the Chair. Notice of the meeting agenda shall be provided to all at least fifteen days prior to the meeting when reasonable and practical. 5 53 C. D. E. "Robert's Rules of Order" as revised, shall govern the conduct of all meetings. A General Meeting of the Business Members will be held once a year at the APTA Annual Meeting. The agenda for this meeting will include consideration of the Nominating Committee’s report and receipt of the report of the BMBG Chair. Business Members other than members of the Board of Governors are welcome to attend sessions of the Board of Governors and may be called upon by the Chair to participate in discussion, but will not have a vote. The Chair retains the option to convene an executive session when necessary. An executive session may only be attended by members of the Business Member Board of Governors. BYLAWS CHANGE PROCESS A. B. C. D. Member requests for Bylaws changes must be brought to the attention of the BMBG at a BMBG meeting. Upon due consideration and a majority vote of the BMBG members present at the meeting, the Chair shall request that the Bylaws Subcommittee consider the recommended change and report back to the BMBG at the next scheduled Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. After consideration, the Bylaws Subcommittee shall prepare a written recommendation that shall be included with the meeting notice and agenda mailed to the BMBG members in advance of the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. Bylaw changes shall only be voted on at the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. Bylaw changes must receive a two thirds vote of the quorum present. SPECIAL PROVISIONS A. B. C. The Business Member Board of Governors may recognize individuals who have made special contributions and who have utilized their talents to further the cause of the Business Member Board of Governors. The Business Member Board of Governors may provide honorary membership but such honorary members will not have voting rights. A candidate for consideration as an honorary member must be submitted to and approved by the current Nominating Committee. As appropriate, the Nominating Committee will prepare a written notice/recommendation that shall be mailed to the BMBG members in advance of the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. Honorary memberships shall only be voted on at the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting, and will be bestowed following a majority vote of the attending BMBG members. Each Business Member of the Board of Governors shall be responsible for regular communications and liaison with Business Member companies. Board members shall be responsible for communicating the views and concerns of his/her constituency companies to the full Board of Governors. 6 54 AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MEMBER BOARD OF GOVERNORS BY-LAWS (As amended January 2011) BASIS The interests of the Business Members of APTA will be represented by the Business Member Board of Governors. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Business Member Board of Governors are: A. B. C. D. To represent the interests of all Business Members as relating to the policies and direction of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). To develop greater Business Member participation in APTA. To develop better communication between governmental bodies and APTA Business Members. To provide APTA with continuing Business Member support in its efforts to represent the American public transportation industry. COMPOSITION OF BOARD The Business Member Board of Governors shall be made up of 25 elected members who shall be senior management officials of APTA Business Members in good standing representing the various Business Member categories. In addition, Past Chairs of the Business Member Board of Governors shall be voting members of the Board of Governors as long as they are senior management officials of an APTA Business Member in good standing. The term of office for the 25 elected members shall begin immediately at the conclusion of the APTA Annual Meeting. The term shall conclude two years later immediately at the conclusion of that year's Annual Meeting. One half of the Business Member Board will become vacant each year and will be subject to reelection to the Board of Governors according to section "ELECTION GUIDELINES." Thirteen members shall be elected in even years and twelve shall be elected in odd years. Any Business Member elected to the APTA Executive Committee, if not a member of the BMBG, shall be a voting member of the BMBG during his/her term of office. With the exception of Past Chairs and any business member on the APTA Executive Committee, an APTA Business Member may only be represented by one employee on the Business Member Board of Governors. A member may be reelected to succeeding terms of office. 1 55 VOTING RIGHTS Each member of the Board of Governors shall have one vote on all issues. When a business member company has more than one employee seated on the Board of Governors as provided above, that company shall have only one vote on the Board of Governors. No proxy votes are permitted. Electronic votes are permissible when deemed necessary by the Chair. A quorum is established when a simple majority of the Members of the Board of Governors are present at a meeting. Except as specifically provided in these Bylaws or in "Robert's Rules of Order," all motions must be approved by a majority of the members present at a meeting. REASONS FOR DISMISSAL A member shall be dismissed from membership on the Board of Governors for the following reasons: A. B. C. Company drops membership. Individual no longer employed by company represented at time of election. Members of the Board of Governors including Past Chairs will be expected to be active participants. Active participation is attendance at the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting and one other meeting or three other meetings called by the Chair in the same calendar year. Failure to meet attendance requirements will result in dismissal of the member for the remainder of their term and the Nominating Committee selecting a member to complete the term. NOTE: If an individual on the Board of Governors is no longer employed by a company with current APTA membership, that company will have first opportunity to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. If that company does not nominate a qualified successor, the individual who is no longer employed by that company will be considered by the Nominating Committee to complete their term provided that they have joined another APTA member company and their reappointment is in accordance with all other provisions of the BMBG bylaws. OFFICERS The Business Member Board of Governors shall be headed by the Chair of the Board of Governors. The Chair of the Board shall preside at the general meetings of the Business Members and at meetings of the Business Member Board of Governors. The Chair shall appoint the members of all committees, except as hereinafter provided, and shall establish all ad hoc committees and task forces and appoint the members thereof. The Chair shall perform such other duties as may be provided for in the Bylaws, or by vote of the 2 56 Board of Governors or of the General Business Membership and shall, at the APTA Annual Meeting, report to the membership on the Business Member affairs occurring during the Chair's term. The Chair will insure that a work program for the BMBG is developed and that the progress on the plan is communicated to the business members from time to time. The First Vice Chair shall serve as Chair in the absence of the Chair and will, under the direct guidance of the Chair, be responsible for all areas of APTA that affect the General Business Member organizations and other specific duties given to the First Vice Chair by the Chair. The Second Vice Chair shall serve as Chair in the absence of the Chair and First Vice Chair and will be responsible for other specific duties given to the Second Vice Chair by the Chair. The terms of the Chair, First and Second Vice Chair shall be for two (2) years. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chair, the First Vice Chair shall fill that vacancy for the remainder of the term. If an officer of the BMBG should change companies and continues to be employed by a company with current APTA membership, the officer shall be allowed to complete their current term of office on the BMBG. The Chair shall be a member of the APTA Board of Directors as long as the BMBG is a designated committee. If the BMBG Chair is elected to the APTA Executive Committee, then the BMBG’s seat on the APTA Board of Directors will be held by the First Vice Chair. If the Chair and First Vice Chair of the BMBG hold seats on the APTA Board of Directors, then the Second Vice Chair will hold the BMBG seat. COMMITTEES The Chair of the Business Member Board of Governors shall be able to appoint committees. The chairs of these committees shall be drawn from APTA business members who have a record of active involvement with the business member committees and the BMBG, and be staffed by individuals from APTA’s Business Members. ELECTION GUIDELINES A. Schedule of Elections: The slate of officers and Board Members, proposed by the BMBG Nominating Committee, shall be presented to the entire Business Membership by mail at least 30 days prior to the election. At the APTA Annual Meeting , during the General Meeting of the Business Members, the slate will be presented to the General Business Membership for vote. Nominations will be accepted from the floor immediately prior to voting for all positions. An APTA Business Member can have his/her name placed on the ballot for any BMBG position by requesting same in writing, by email, fax, or certified mail arriving at APTA headquarters at least five (5) working days prior to the APTA Annual Meeting. 3 57 B. Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee shall consist of five (5) BMBG members in good standing. The Immediate Past Chair of the Business Member Board of Governors shall chair the Nominating Committee. The other (4) members shall be appointed by the BMBG Chair subject to the approval of the BMBG. If the Past Chair is no longer active, he shall be replaced by a member of the Business Member Board of Governors appointed by the BMBG Chair with first consideration to other past Chairs, if available to serve. No appointed member of the Nominating Committee can be nominated for a position in APTA, including the BMBG, while serving on the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall nominate for General Business Membership approval: 1. 2. 3. Chair First and Second Vice Chair Business Member Representatives to the Business Member Board of Governors The Nominating Committee shall endeavor to select Business Members to serve on the BMBG that have diverse backgrounds and are representative of all business segments in APTA. The Nominating Committee shall insure that they select candidates in accordance with APTA’s Diversity Policy. The Nominating Committee shall attempt to balance the BMBG with representation from all business member categories including, but not limited to, bus and rail vehicle manufacturers, bus and rail suppliers, consultants, contractors, contract service providers, architects and engineers, industry publications and other member categories. The Nominating Committee shall also insure that there is balanced representation on the BMBG for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and small businesses. The Nominating Committee shall also balance the selected candidates to assure geographical representation across the BMBG. The Nominating Committee shall propose recommendations for approval by the BMBG that will be submitted to the APTA Nominations Committee for their consideration in selecting a slate of candidates for open positions on the APTA Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The BMBG Nominating Committee will use the same general guidelines in selecting candidates for recommendation to the APTA Nominations Committee as those selecting candidates for the BMBG. C. Voting Procedures: 1. All Business Member organizations in good standing with APTA at the time of the APTA Annual Meeting, shall have one vote per membership. In the case of no floor nominations at the APTA Annual Meeting : 2. a. b. A majority of those votes present shall be required for election to the Board of Governors, and to any office of the Board. Only one vote per membership shall be allowed. All voting shall be by voice vote. If a voice vote is challenged, the Chair 4 58 3. shall call for a secret ballot at a time and place designated by the Chair giving two week prior notice to all the General Business Member organizations. In the case when floor nominations are made and seconded at the APTA Annual Meeting: a. b. c. Within two weeks of the date of the APTA Annual Meeting APTA staff , following review and approval of the Chair of the BMBG, will distribute to all eligible business member organizations a ballot containing all the names of those persons nominated by the BMBG Nominating Committee as well as those persons nominated from the floor at the APTA Annual Meeting . The ballots will be forwarded by first class mail to all eligible voters with notification that the completed ballots must reach APTA headquarters on or before a date four weeks from the date of mailing of the ballots from APTA headquarters to be counted. Within 5 working days after the close of the ballot period a Teller's Committee, consisting of APTA's Chief Counsel and BMBG staff advisor will count the ballots and report the results to the Business Members. NOMINATING COMMITTEE GUIDELINES A. B. C. D. E. The incoming First Vice Chair nominated shall have been a member in good standing of the Business Member Board of Governors for a minimum of two years before assuming the office of Vice Chair. The incoming Chair nominated shall normally be the First Vice Chair so long as the First Vice Chair has been a member of the Board of Governors in good standing and is renominated by the Committee. The Chair shall have served a minimum of four years. The Nominating Committee shall nominate Business Members to the Business Member Board of Governors. Except as provided in these Bylaws, all nominations to the Business Member Board of Governors shall be promulgated to the General Business Membership at least 30 days prior to the election at the APTA Annual Meeting . Whenever one or more vacancies occur on the Board of Governors, the Nominating Committee shall present to the Board of Governors at its next scheduled meeting, nominations to fill the vacancies. If approved for membership, each new member will begin serving on the Board of Governors immediately and will serve out the unexpired term of the vacancy. When deliberating open positions on the Business Member Board of Governors, the Nominating Committee shall consider increasing its diversity through the addition of minority and women members and small business representatives (DBE's). MEETINGS A. B. The Business Member Board of Governors shall hold its Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting during the first quarter of each year at a site selected by the individual who will serve as Chair at the meeting. Additional meetings of the BMBG will be held at each APTA Annual Meeting and Legislative Conference, and at either the APTA Bus and Paratransit Conference or Rail Transit Conference, or as called by the Chair. Notice of the meeting agenda shall be provided to all at least fifteen days prior to the meeting when reasonable and practical. 5 59 C. D. E. "Robert's Rules of Order" as revised, shall govern the conduct of all meetings. A General Meeting of the Business Members will be held once a year at the APTA Annual Meeting. The agenda for this meeting will include consideration of the Nominating Committee’s report and receipt of the report of the BMBG Chair. Business Members other than members of the Board of Governors are welcome to attend sessions of the Board of Governors and may be called upon by the Chair to participate in discussion, but will not have a vote. The Chair retains the option to convene an executive session when necessary. An executive session may only be attended by members of the Business Member Board of Governors. BYLAWS CHANGE PROCESS A. B. C. D. Member requests for Bylaws changes must be brought to the attention of the BMBG at a BMBG meeting. Upon due consideration and a majority vote of the BMBG members present at the meeting, the Chair shall request that the Bylaws Subcommittee consider the recommended change and report back to the BMBG at the next scheduled Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. After consideration, the Bylaws Subcommittee shall prepare a written recommendation that shall be included with the meeting notice and agenda mailed to the BMBG members in advance of the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. Bylaw changes shall only be voted on at the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. Bylaw changes must receive a two thirds vote of the quorum present. SPECIAL PROVISIONS A. B. C. The Business Member Board of Governors may recognize individuals who have made special contributions and who have utilized their talents to further the cause of the Business Member Board of Governors. The Business Member Board of Governors may provide honorary membership but such honorary members will not have voting rights. A candidate for consideration as an honorary member must be submitted to and approved by the current Nominating Committee. As appropriate, the Nominating Committee will prepare a written notice/recommendation that shall be mailed to the BMBG members in advance of the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting. Honorary memberships shall only be voted on at the Annual Board of Governors Business Meeting, and will be bestowed following a majority vote of the attending BMBG members. Each Business Member of the Board of Governors shall be responsible for regular communications and liaison with Business Member companies. Board members shall be responsible for communicating the views and concerns of his/her constituency companies to the full Board of Governors. 6 60 A T T A C H M E N T 9 61 MEMORANDUM TO: Business Member Board of Governors Business Members on APTA Board of Directors Business Members attending the January Meeting From: Janet Rogers, Chair BMBG Budget Committee DATE: January 19, 2015 SUBJECT: 2016 BUSINESS MEMBER ACTIVITY FUND BUDGET You will recall that we have traditionally adopted an annual budget for the Business Member Activity Fund at our January meeting. As the budget committee was finalizing its recommendations for FY2016, we learned that Activity Fund contributions have come in lower this year, FY 2015, than in past years. Instead of $250,000 in revenues, this year’s revenues are $230,000, and the same level of revenues are anticipated for 2016. The reduction in revenues is generally due to recent mergers of large companies such as New Flyer’s acquisition of NABI, Trapeze’s acquisition of Fare Logistics and AECOM’s acquisition of URS. But it is also reflects the fact that companies come and go as members of APTA. For example Titan, a major transit advertising company that was one of the largest business members for a few years but has subsequently dropped its membership. The budget committee will finalize its recommendations to you at our meeting in Palm Beach but we wanted to provide you with the information that we have at the current time. Attached for your review in advance of our meeting is the list of Activity Fund budget requests for 2016 and also a fund statement that shows the deficit in the Activity Fund in 2016 if those projects are advanced. I anticipate that we will bring a balanced budget recommendation to you at the meeting, including projects that support the work program of our various business member committees and ones which can be completed in FY 2016. 62 FY2016 Business Member Activity Fund New Funding Requests Advocacy Consultant/Business Voice Champion -- $10,000 IN 2016, WITH 2015 FUNDS CARRYING OVER For FY2016, provide $10,000 to maintain balance at approximately $110,000 for potential future Business voice champion o Part of the Business Member Government Affairs Committee’s work plan involves consideration of a business spokesperson that can communicate the business message for transit funding and communicate with conservatives. The Committee previously supported the work of former Governor Tommy Thompson as a spokesperson for the industry. The Committee has had discussions about another relationship here that could be leveraged to support Business Member advocacy, and will continue to give consideration to the issues surrounding this concept. Special Authorization Activities -- $50,000 IN 2016 Include $50,000 for FY2016 for potential future business member advocacy contributions during the consideration of surface transportation authorization legislation. o Costs incurred in FY2015 include costs associated with Advocacy All Star recognition, and a planned “Transit Business” advocacy advertisement for Washington, DC publications. o Future costs may include additional collaboration with America’s Infrastructure Alliance, or other business oriented national advocacy groups working toward surface transportation authorization. Webinars/fly-in support for business member authorization activity -- $25,000 IN 2016 Maintain a balance of $25,000 for this function. o The APTA BMBG December Fly-in attracted over 30 businesses and 50 participating individuals. Funds in this category have been used for a specialized meeting scheduling contractor to facilitate coordinated scheduling of congressional visits, as well as an online app function and onsite support. Funds in this category also support associated meals and post event networking. o Future fly-ins will be scheduled as needed, however, support has also been previously offered to APTA business members during the APTA Legislative Conference. o Other expenses could potentially involve training and informational webinars, where identified as appropriate. 63 Social Media -- $10,000 in 2015 and 2016 Provide social media commentary at APTA conferences and meetings that supports and promotes business member issues and programs and, particularly, to engage college and high school students to conect with our industry. The Impact of Transit Supply Side Jobs on Local Economies -- $30,000 IN 2016 Supporting one of BMBG Chair Pat Scully’s issues regarding job creation in large rolling stock procurements and Buy America, this proposal is for the development of a study that reports the good-news on supply-side jobs from our industry’s perspective. A key effort in the business member Procurement Committee work program has been working to better inform the industry and policymakers at all levels about our industry’s efforts in job creation and that the best way to create more transit industry jobs is to increase federal funding for transit. New York State has done some good work to show the economic impact of transit capital program investments on the state economy. We can also draw from the work of other groups (Duke University; Transit Equity Network; Blue-Green Alliance; Policy Link) all of whom we have good relations with. The report would tell the story from our perspective, focusing on what our industry is doing to have a positive impact on local jobs without impacting the industry’s installed manufacturing base, helping policymakers understand why it is a complicated issue with significant economic implications on various levels. Industry Footprint Tool -- $10,000 IN 2016 APTA has made major improvements in its GIS tool, making it bigger and better than ever. These funds will be used to obtain software that can enhance the availability of information to support business member advocacy needs and linking new business members with APTA’s advocacy efforts and activities. Continued Relationship / Partnership with Free Congress Foundation -- $20,000 IN 2016 The Free Congress Foundation partnership with APTA dates back to the days of the late Paul Weyrich. Free Congress Foundation is headed by James Gilmore, former governor of Virginia, former head of the RNC, and former head of the Republican Governors Association. He strongly believes that the Republican Party needs to embrace public transportation for both economic and political reasons. Free Congress Foundation organizes a Capitol Hill Policy Forum showcasing its reports. APTA’s business members will again be a financial partner with APTA in this effort. Annual Meeting Speaker – Los Angeles -- $40,000 in 2017 nets to $0 in 2016 64 Off year Rail Engineering -- $30,000 in 2016 Additional industry support for the newly formed bi-annual passenger Railway Engineering Education Symposium (REES) program. The first REES program is funded by FY15 budget. These additional funds will support on-going smaller sessions and seminars in the off years. This initiative is being undertaken by the business member Workforce Development Committee and is included in their work program for the next two years. Tech Bar -- $3,000 in 2015 and 2016 This activity will take place in the business member resource room at the bus and rail conferences, providing an opportunity for students to come to the conference and help APTA members, from both the public and private sectors, discover and use new apps. The idea for this activity grew out of the successful Tech Bars at the Annual Meeting in Chicago and business member desires to find new ways to engage college and high school students with our industry. Ongoing Funding Requests Legislative Conference breakfast sponsorship -- $15,000 in 2016 Bus and Rail Conference Receptions -- $10,000 in 2016 Bus and Rail Conference Speakers -- $20,000 in 2016 International Speaker Support – Carryover 2015 Funds Speakers at BMBG Meetings -- $3,000 in 2016 Update Market Trends Publication -- $5,000 in in 2016 Bus and Rail Conference Resource Rooms -- $5,000 in 2016 Bus and Rail Networking Breakfasts -- $9,000 in 2016 APTF Scholarship -- $10,000 Misc Expense -- $1,000 65 FY 2014 Actual REVENUE: Beginning Fund Balance Member Contributions TOTAL REVENUE COMMITTMENTS: Advocacy: Advocacy Consultant/Business Voice Champion Special Authorization Activities Webinars/support for biz member auth activity Transit Referendum Conference Sponsorship Contribution to TRB 2014 Revenue/Finance Conf Social Media Bus Lumpiness Study International Business Models Synthesis Report on PPP Restrictions Private Sector Benefits of Guaranteed Funding Additonal Free Congress Foundation Rpt Street Cars and BRT Transit and Real Estate II Free Congress Foundation Report - 2015 Final payment for 2013 Bill Lind report 2013 Transit Referendum Conference Sponsorship Supply Side Jobs Report Industry Footprint Tool 2016 Free Congress Report Programs/Events: Legislative Breakfast Bus Conference Reception Rail Transit Conference Reception Bus Conference Speaker Rail Conference Speaker Annual Meeting Speaker - Chicago Annual Meeting Speaker - San Francisco Annual Meeting Speaker - Los Angeles EXPO -- Brochure and Biz in Motion EXPO -- B2B Networking Breakfast EXPO -- International Reception International Speaker Support Committee Activities Speakers at BMBG Meetings Update Market Trend Papers Youth Outreach/Internships Rail Engineering Symposium - Summer 2015 Rail Engineering - 2016 Resource Room - Bus and Rail Tech Bar Networking Breakfasts Update CEO Procurement Manual 401,777 231,000 632,777 1,993 230,000 231,993 1,312 50,000 7,125 98,000 105,000 25,000 10,000 10,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 15,000 25,000 10,000 20,000 10,000 30,000 15,000 30,000 15,000 123,437 368,000 30,000 10,000 20,000 155,000 15,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 15,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 540 44,444 40,000 1,856 10,787 23,544 19,460 140,647 1,266 995 121 3,000 8,000 49,879 56,988 1,781 40,000 85,000 3,000 5,000 30,000 5,000 3,000 9,000 Subtotal 16,072 3,000 3,000 8,000 19,270 151,137 Subtotal 1,190 10,000 11,190 1,000 10,000 11,000 1,000 10,000 11,000 195,143 670,784 -40,000 306,000 11,909 Other: Misc Expenses APTF Scholarship TOTAL EXPENSE Costs to be expensed in 2016 Costs to be expensed in 2017 Adjusted Expenses ENDING BALANCE FY 2016 Request 345,364 251,556 596,920 8,904 Subtotal FY 2015 Estimate 401,777 66 630,784 1,993 55,000 -40,000 266,000 -34,007 A T T A C H M E N T 10 67 January 8, 2015 Mr. Scully, Visual Marking Systems, Inc. has had a change in sales and marketing leadership as of the 1st of this year, 2015. Therefore, I would like to appoint Mr. James G Weaver, Jr. our of VP, Sales & Global Markets, to serve out Vicki Porter’s original unexpired term on APTA’s BMBG (seat currently occupied by Scott Laps on an interim basis). Visual Marking Systems, Inc. current BMBG member, Scott Laps, is going to concentrate his efforts in other directions for our Transportation Territory at VMS. The requested appointment of James Weaver is no reflection on Scott Laps at VMS or his participation within the BMBG and APTA. Scott will continue to be active within other APTA committees. James Weaver’s appointment to the BMBG will align with our corporate goals and give a greater presence to both Visual Marking Systems and the Business Member Board of Governors and APTA. James Weaver’s LinkedIn profile is attached for information and to highlight the role that James will serve for VMS. Sincerely, Dolf Kahle Chief Executive Officer Enclosure: James Weaver LinkedIn Profile 68 JAMES G. WEAVER, JR. 1947 East 82nd St. | Cleveland, OH 44103 jgweaver@sbcglobal.net | 216.224.1200 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-g-weaver-jr/a/757/219 EXECUTIVE SALES, MARKETING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING & BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION NATIONAL & REGIONAL –PROJECT & TEAM MANAGEMENT Innovative and results-driven Sales, Marketing, and Business Manager with 18+ years’ experience driving revenue growth, process improvement, and customer-satisfaction initiatives in an industry-leading global technology enterprise. Strategic problem solver with expertise in sales growth and expense control in successful and turnaround environments. Committed mentor with proven track record of recruiting and training top-level sales-management and solution selling representatives. Gifted leader and certified Six Sigma Green Belt adept at cost-saving, strategic planning, and market analysis. Areas of Expertise: New Business Development – P & L Management– Channel Expansion & Development – Process Improvement – Sales Forecasting Corporate Turnaround & Restructuring – Needs Assessment – Team-Building & Mentorship – Large-Scale Project Management Vendor Relations & Negotiations – Marketing & Branding Expansion – Strategic Alliances & Partnerships – Executive Presentations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE M.O.H. HOLDINGS, LLC – Cleveland, OH APRIL 2011 to JANUARY 2014 A privately held subsidiary company of Birch Tree Residential LLC (Private Equity - Boston, MA), a venture capital startup specializing in residential construction, rehabilitation, renovation, and rental operations in Ohio and Florida with over $32M in real estate holdings. VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & GENERAL MANAGER Recruited directly from 3M Company as principal to oversee new-business development, operational and sales productivity of startup real estate venture. Full P&L responsibility and strategic requirements for revenue growth and EBITDA for roster of residential business units through acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation, and rental operations. Orchestrated two offices and six direct reports including a number of independent contract employees and agencies while focused on driving valuation, implementing contract negotiations, brokerage services, property management, and consulting. Lead and strengthen asset-acquisition process and cultivate all strategic partnerships. • Increased net present market value of assets 300% in 13 months by expanding asset portfolio from seven residential single-family homes to 36 residential units. • Raised annualized rent revenues 360%, yielding Cash on Cash Return [COCR] of 16.5% and increasing Return on Asset Capital [ROAC] from 7% to 9.7%. • Secured 3% supply-cost reduction by minimizing number of vendors used and drafting two-year contract pricing incentives for office supplies, job-site materials, and machinery rentals. • Reduced business and administration costs 37% by consolidating two independent businesses into single integrated operating unit. • Transitioned a vision into a fully-operational business, negotiated seed financing, achieved positive cash flows in year one, began selling equity stake in the business for profit in year two while transitioning to interim Chief Operating Officer role within parent company in September 2013. 69 JAMES WEAVER - PAGE 2 3M COMPANY – SAINT PAUL, MN FEBRUARY 1995 TO MARCH 2011 PUBLIC COMPANY; GLOBAL DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGY, AND INDUSTRIAL LEADER; 10,001+ EMPLOYEES ON SIX CONTINENTS. U.S. SALES & MARKETING MANAGER - ELECTRICAL MARKETS DIVISION [JANUARY 2008 TO MARCH 2011] Led Sales, Marketing, and Operational activity with full P&L accountability of $128M through multi-segment channels within 3M Electrical Division, selling and promoting electrical components and power cable accessories throughout U.S. Authored and implemented key sales and marketing strategies with tactics aligned to company revenue and growth objectives while achieving field operational metrics. Spearheaded growth through market analysis and directing cross functional field and headquarter teams including a sales organization of factory-direct and manufacturing representatives, regional sales and national strategic account (channel) managers, inside sales and customer service, end-user national accounts managers and major projects team leaders, and marketing personnel. Created company-wide “position competencies” optimizing professional development while overseeing revenue-growth and expense-control initiatives, administering quarterly assessments of Sales Manager productivity. • Exceeded net annual top-line objective of 2.6% and doubled three-year Compound Annual Growth Rate [CAGR] by recruiting, reorganizing, and mentoring sales management leadership team in two regions, 15 districts, and Major Projects Teams across the United States. • Improved cash flow objectives 10% and reduced annual field-operating expenses $2M by developing new cost-saving and operational-efficiency standards. Restructured sales compensation to closely align individual performance with strategic business objectives. • Spearheaded curriculum-development initiative, ensuring consistency of company-wide sales-management training and direct-report writing and submission. • Directed a team of Global Sales Engineers providing solutions to multinational Engineering Construction Firms. • Coordinated new product development initiatives, field trials, and release schedules to match revenue projections. Results: led the development of two new product lines resulting in $1.75 million in new sales and 10% increase in segment market share in two years. • Recipient of 2010’s Leadership Development Mission Award for achieving highest average net-operating income increase per sales manager. • 3M Certified Six Sigma; 2008 REGIONAL SALES MANAGER, NORTH CENTRAL REGION [FEBRUARY 2004 TO DECEMBER 2007] LIGHT INDUSTRIAL & ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION Promoted as one of three U.S. Regional Managers for Commercial & Industrial Business Unit, overseeing sales initiatives and sales forecasting for divisional P & L. Recruited, developed, and trained nine District Sales Managers, 27 Factory-Direct Representatives, and 12 Manufacturers’ Agencies covering a 20-state territory. Implemented top-level job expectation initiatives including territory planning, execution, and travel-expense budgets. Collaborated with Austin Headquarters Management on communication of competitive intelligence: market trends, competitive analysis, success factors, channel penetration, and best practices. Team leader in authoring of Agent Commission Plan needed to align incentives with internal cost matrix. • Increased four-year regional CAGR to 200% above the national standard by promoting strategic planning drafted to improve slowest growing national markets. • Increased gross profit margin 8% in six months by designing and executing market-share penetration tactics in Midwest states with previously declining trend lines. • Posted highest results each year in National Promotions and Merchandising Program. • Identified as “High Potential Employee” and assigned to 3M Advanced Leadership Development Program for Top 10% of company-wide managers seeking Director-level appointments. DISTRICT SALES MANAGER, MID-CENTRAL DISTRICT – ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION [MARCH 2001 TO JANUARY 2004] Strengthened sales-management activities for six states in district, overseeing $21M in annual revenues. Managed nine Direct Sales Representatives in development and execution of comprehensive sales plans customized to each market center. Analyzed extensive sales history and demographic profiles of existing distribution accounts to develop new account protocols needed to broaden product mix and market-share positioning. Improved design of account – specific, 70 James Weaver - Page 3 tactical-sales-growth plans and district-specific direct-mailing pilot program. • Increased three-year CAGR 27% by discerning value differentiation and fostering loyal relationships with 50 strategic distributor locations. • Optimized 3M distributorship roster by terminating 25 non-supportive accounts after multiple attempts at direct engagement. • Grew district sales results an average of 5.2% annually, greatly exceeding the division average of 1.9%. • Selected to Leadership Design Team of 3M Sales Curriculum Initiative & Corporate Recruiting Program, curating design and development of university-level sales curricula to be offered as Bachelor of Arts or Science degrees in Sales. GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGER – ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES [JANUARY 2000 TO FEBRUARY 2001] Managed and maintained P&L accountability for $75M in annual global sales. Orchestrated design, product-development, manufacturing teams to ensure planned launch deadlines. Drove marketing strategies and programs for core product lines development and training of cross-functional teams. • Managed positioning, packaging, promotion, and pricing strategy to increase products portfolio profitability. • Increased U.S. top-line sales growth $560K for electrical connector business previously carrying top and bottom revenue decline by authoring and implementing strategic marketing programs. • Transitioned five-year loss-commodity global P&L into positive gross-margin percentage for Performance Plus Connector line—the first time product line achieved positive growth since commercialization. • Provide business priority for laboratory and manufacturing improvements to maximize profitability. U.S. INDUSTRY MARKETING DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL [APRIL 1999 TO DECEMBER 1999] Spearheaded industry analysis, identified new market opportunities, recommended new product development, launch and growth channels. Directed development of marketing collateral and sales-force presentations targeted at driving business objectives aligned with U.S. strategic plans. Managed $750K promotional marketing budget. • Conceptualized and implemented fully integrated marketing program for business unit commodity portfolio yielding revenue boost of +$1,550,000, gross profit of +535,000. • Substantially boosted brand through extensive participation in industry trade shows and publications. • Led a team in the development of strategic content for website and intranet. • Develop technical marketing literature and sales training tools. SR. TERRITORY ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE – ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS [FEBRUARY 1995 TO MARCH 1999] Serviced West and Central Florida markets in growth of $2.4M line of electrical-cable accessories for industrial, electricalmaintenance, electrical-power-utility, and electrical-contractor clients. Oversaw end-user product orientation through training and seminars at point of electrical-wholesale distribution. Fostered key relationships with distributors by coordinating counter days, distributor-representative training, and lunch & learns. • Increased territory revenue 100% over four years, consistently exceeding ELPD’s yearly top-line forecast sales quota. • Increased product-line penetration 27% in business segment formerly plagued by downward trending, exceeding national penetration rate for this group. • Increased division’s Utility & Industrial business an average of $122K annually, exceeding national sales-percentage growth rates. EDUCATION & TRAINING MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – FLORIDA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY – Brandon, FL Specialization: Marketing Management, Summa Cum Laude BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS – COLLEGE OF WOOSTER – Wooster, OH Concentration in Cultural Studies & Spanish (language) 3M CERTIFIED - SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT 71 A T T A C H M E N T 11 72 MEMORANDUM TO: Business Member Board of Governors Business Members on APTA Board of Directors Business Members attending the January Meeting FROM: Patrick Scully, Chair DATE: January 27, 2015 SUBJECT: BMBG NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE In accordance with the BMBG Bylaws, I am pleased to submit to you my list of appointees to serve on the nominations committee for the year 2015. They are: Rick Simonetta Paul Smith Janet Rogers Jack Martinson The immediate past chair of the BMBG, Angela Ianuzziello, will serve as Chair of the nominations committee in accordance with the BMBG's bylaws. This year the committee will nominate candidates for election to serve as members of the BMBG for two-year terms that will end in 2017. They will also be asked to consider the business members candidates for seats on the APTA board of directors and executive committee and suggest candidates that the BMBG could recommend to the APTA Nominating Committee. Your approval of my nominees to serve as members of the nominating committee is requested at our January meeting. 73 A T T A C H M E N T 12 74 TO: Business Member Board of Governors FROM: Helene M. Brett DATE: December 31, 2014 SUBJECT: MEMBERSHIP REPORTS I am pleased to provide you with the following reports that give you a look at APTA’s membership with a particular focus on the business member category. As of December 31, 2014: - Current membership stands at 1531 - 74 new members have joined this fiscal year to date - 64 members have dropped (more pending suspension action next month) The APTA staff and Member Services Committee members remain focused on the key challenges of membership recruitment and membership retention as well as a concentrated focus on work to reclaim targeted lapsed members from among the pool of former member public agencies. The staff and committee are committed to representing and serving the APTA membership in the year ahead. Respectfully, Helene M. Brett Director - Membership Helene\BMBG reports\BMBG covermemo for Jan 15 mtg.doc 75 AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION Fiscal Year 2014 Year End Business Members by Dues Range Business Members paying on the dues schedule below include Manufacturers, Suppliers, Consulting Companies, and Contractors: Annual Gross Transit Sales/Billings Up to $100,000 $100,001 to $500,000 $500,001 to $1,000,000 $1,000,001 to $2,500,000 $2,500,001 to $4,000,000 $4,000,001 to $6,000,000 $6,000,001 to $10,000,000 $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 $25,000,001 to $30,000,000 $30,000,001 to $35,000,000 $35,000,001 to $40,000,000 $40,000,001 to $45,000,000 $45,000,001 to $50,000,000 Over $50,000,000 Rate # Mbrs paying @ level $1,315 $2,697 $5,385 $6,638 $8,280 $10,779 $14,052 $16,549 $19,053 $23,094 $25,597 $28,095 $32,142 $34,648 $37,144 $41,189 268 151 50 71 33 23 14 11 13 2 9 2 3 3 2 32 Total: 687 110 Single Professional Consultants pay a flat $634 17 Management Company Members pay dues based on the number of systems managed 6 D.C. Based Legislative Representatives pay a flat $634 13 Publications pay a flat $634 Grand Total all business members: 833 H:\home\helene\BMBG reports\business mbrs by range 14.doc 76 APTA BUSINESS MEMBERS FY’00 – FY’14 COMPARISONS* Member Type Management Company Manufacturer/Supplier Consultant Contractor Single Professional Consultant Publication Total Business: Total Members: Business % of total: Member Type Management Company Manufacturer/Supplier Consultant Contractor Single Professional Consultant Publication Total Business Total Members Business % of total FY’11 FY’10 FY ‘09 FY’08 FY’07 FY’06 FY'05 FY’04 FY’03 17 438 291 5 120 14 885 1542 57% 17 420 284 5 109 13 848 1500 57% 18 420 296 5 116 14 869 1,525 57% 18 424 285 6 109 14 856 1,504 57% 21 473 265 6 119 14 898 1,543 58% 21 453 271 5 136 15 901 1,566 58% 21 434 277 4 130 15 881 1,531 58% 21 427 281 4 115 16 864 1,506 57% 22 423 282 2 103 16 848 1,459 58% FY’12 FY’13 17 464 294 5 122 12 914 1561 58% FY’14 18 472 292 8 117 15 922 1556 59% 17 441 279 6 116 12 871 1492 58% *Time span reflects July fiscal year start. H:\home\helene\BMBG reports\Business Mbrs FY14-FY00 compared 77 FY’02 25 415 268 4 89 16 817 1,409 58% FY’01 FY’00 28 387 242 2 76 16 751 1,307 57% 26 357 233 2 72 14 704 1,234 57% Membership Losses January 1, 2014 – December 30, 2014 Please refer to these codes which denote reasons for resignation: 1. Factors beyond APTA’s control i.e., company out of business, budget shortfall, 2. 3. 4. 5. consolidation, merger, business focus changed, bankruptcy, contact left, contact death (total: 64 ) Dues delinquent, non-payment of dues (total: 109) Membership not useful (total: 6) Dues too high (total: 7) No specific reasons cited (total: 14) Regular US Transit Systems: University of Alaska, Anchorage, Anchorage, AK (2) Arrow Line Acquisitions, Rocky Hill, CT (1) City of Ashland Bus System, Ashland, KY (1) Central CT Regional Planning Agency, Bristol, CT (1) Central Maryland Regional Transit, Laurel, MD (1) Clemson Area Transit, Clemson, SC (1) City of Elk Grove Transit, Elk Grove, CA (2) Entertainment Transportation Systems, San Diego, CA (2) City of Galveston/Island Transit, Galveston, TX (4) La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, La Crosse, WI (1) Ozark Regional Transit, Springdale, AR (1) The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (1) Regional Transit System, Gainesville, FL (1) City of Rio Vista, Rio Vista, CA (1) Saratoga & North Creek Railway, Chicago, IL (2) City of Selkirk, Selkirk, MB, Canada (1) Sun Tran, St. George, UT (5) University of Maryland, College Park, MD (1) University of Pennsylvania (Penn Transit), Philadelphia, PA (3) Windham Region Transit District, Willimantic, CT (1) New Transit Enterprises: Camp Creek Carrier, Atlanta, GA (2) Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority, Kalamazoo, MI (1) International Transit Systems: Department of Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (5) Deutsche Bahn, Berlin, Germany (2) Grupo Empresarial Martinez-Chavarria-Garcia, S.A. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico (2) 78 GrupoADO S.A. de C.V., Carranza, Mexico (2) Prague Public Transit Co., Prague, Czech Republic (5) Manufacturers and Suppliers: Alco Spring Industries Inc., Chicago Heights, IL (2) Amglo Kemlite Laboratories Inc., Largo, FL (1) Auto Parts Solutions dba APS, Dallas, TX (2) Axion International, New Providence, NJ (4) BASF Canada Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada (2) B-cycle, Waterloo, WI (2) Bostik, Inc., Middleton, MA (2) Brailsford public Art, Dulzura, CA (2) CDM Novitec LLC, Skokie, IL (1) Code Choppers, Orlando, FL (2) Demand Pooling Global Services, Dallas, TX (2) Doosan Infracore America, Suwanee, GA (5) Drummac Inc., Atlantic Beach, FL (1) ECO MicroFilters, Santa Monica, CA (2) Elbeco, Reading, PA (2) Environmental Compliance Equipment, Stuart, FL (5) EPM Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (2) Evonik Foams Inc., Allen, TX (1) Excel Radiator, Levittown, PA (1) Fare Logistics, Victoria, BC, Canada (1) FIAMM FZ Sonick, Columbus, OH (2) Global Contact Services LLC, Salisbury, NC (4) Harris Corporation, Rochester, NY (2) Hotstart Inc., Spokane, WA (1) Impact Recovery Systems Inc., San Antonio, TX (5) In Motion Technology Inc., New Westminster, BC, Canada (1) Infax, Inc., Duluth, GA (1) InsulTech, LLC, Santa Ana, CA (1) Intelect Corporation, Baltimore, MD (2) Jibestream Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada (5) Linnig Corporation, Tucker, GA (2) Lumichron, Grand Rapids, MI (3) The Marvel Group, Chicago, IL (2) MeldIT Solutions Private Limited, Hyderabad, India (2) NABI Bus LLC, Ontario, CA (1) (acquired by New Flyer, therefore membership counted as loss) NEOGOV, El Segundo, CA (2) New York Air Brake LLC, Watertown, NY (2) Novax Industries Corporation, Delta, BC, Canada (5) ONGO Live, Inc., Harahan, LA (2) 79 Oracle Corporation, Reston, VA (2) Parker Hannifin Corp. Electronic Controls Div., Winnipeg, MB, Canada (2) PassIO Technologies Inc., Atlanta, GA (4) Pavemetrics Systems Inc., Quebec, PQ, Canada (1) PCS Power Converter Solutions, Randolph, NJ (1) POLARIS Laboratories LLC, Indianapolis, IN (2) Portland Fuel Price Protection, York, United Kingdom (2) Power Brake, LLC, St. Petersburg, FL (1) Questar Fueling Company, Salt Lake City, UT (2) Radio Frequency Systems, Meriden, CT (2) Rath Security, Sussex, WI (3) Sapa Extrusions, Cressona, PA (5) SEP Technologies Inc., St. Jean dur Richelieu, PQ, Canada (2) Schneller LLC, Kent, OH (1) Siscog – Sistemas Cognitivos SA, Lisbon, Portugal (1) Solutions Plus Inc., Amelia, OH (2) Southern California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA (2) Suncor Energy Services Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada (2) Taylor Made Glass, Kendalville, IN (2) Titan, New York, NY (1) Ultimate NA Transportation Equipment LLC, Hayward, CA (1) Unified Dispatch, Pasadena, CA (2) United Streetcar LLC, Clackamas, OR (1) Urban Mapping, Inc., San Francisco, CA (1) Watson Furniture Group, Poulsbo, WA (2) Westcode Inc., West Chester, PA (2) Willamette Valley Company, Eugene, OR (1) Wireless N Wifi, Pleasant Grove, UT (1) Zonar Systems, Inc., Seattle, WA (2) Consultants: 2g Transit Solutions Inc., Cassville, MO (1) Acart Communications Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada (3) Angarai International Inc., Greenbelt, MD (2) Armand Consulting Inc., Irving, TX (4) B2GNow, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (1) Battelle, Columbus, OH (2) Battelle Energy Alliance LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (1) B&I Transportation Consulting, Arlington, VA (2) Bowman Engineering & Consulting Inc., Dallas, TX (2) Burns & McDonnell, Dallas, TX (5) Castle Rock Associates, Portland, OR (2) CHA, Albany, NY (1) 80 CIBER Inc., Greenwood Village, CO (2) Conexis, Irving, TX (2) Decision Lens, Arlington, VA (5) Delcan Corporation, Markham, ON, Canada (1) Delta Services Group Inc., Newtown, PA (2) EJES Inc., Dallas, TX (5) Future Impact Inc., Cocoa, FL (3) Harkins Cunningham LLP, Washington, DC (2) IMG, New York, NY (1) Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Sparks, MD (2) J. Keiser & Associates, Poulsbo, WA (1) Kinectrics Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada (1) S.L. King Technologies Inc., Atlanta, GA (2) Langrand and Company, Houston, TX (2) LKG-CMC Inc., Glendale, CA (1) Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., Dallas, TX (1) Moody’s Investors Service, New York, NY (2) Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Atlanta, GA (2) Noblis Inc., Washington, DC (2) P3 Global Management Inc., New York, NY (2) The Principle Partnering Group LLC, Houston, TX (2) Projecto Managerial LLC, Seattle, WA (2) Lina T. Ramey & Associates Inc., Dallas, TX (2) Resolute Consulting LLC, Chicago, IL (2) RMI a GE Transportation Company, Atlanta, GA (1) RNR Consulting, Cleveland, OH (2) Samsung C&T, E&C Americas, Long Beach, CA (2) Sasaki Associates Inc., Watertown, MA (2) Science Applications International, Reston, VA (2) SIL4 Systems, Pittsburgh, PA (2) Simon Engineering & Consulting Inc, Dallas, TX (2) SmarterMotion Inc., Silver Spring, MD (2) Southeastrans Inc., Atlanta, GA (2) Steer Davies Gleave North America Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada (1) T-Solutions Inc., Chesapeake, VA (1) Three Point Consulting Inc., Oceanside, CA (2) TranBen Ltd., Charleston, SC (2) Transportation Technology Center Inc., Pueblo, CO (2) Universal Business Solutions LLC, Alpharetta, GA (2) Viridity Energy Inc., Philadelphia, PA (2) Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald LLP, McLean, VA (1) Wemed Services, North Potomac, MD (1) Whitman, Equardt & Associates LLP, Seven Fields, PA (2) 81 Contractors: Midasco LLC, Elkridge, MD (2) Single Professional Consultants: AvantLogic Corporation, Southwest Harbor, ME (2) The Catoe Group, Santa Monica, CA (1) Dave Dunderdale Safety, Monroe, NC (2) Forsythe Consulting, Gainesville, TX (5) Rick Gallant Group LLC, Los Angeles, CA (2) Gonzalez Associates LLC, Washington, DC (1) Hamelin & Associates, Rochester, IL (1) Jessica Hector-Hsu, Highland Park, IL (1) Charles W. Hoppe Inc. Transportation Consulting, Arlington, VA (2) Rainer Hombach, Honolulu, HI (2) Innis Consulting Group, Mt. Zion, IL (5) Invoke Technologies, Del Mar, CA (2) Jenkins Loudd Group, Atlanta, GA (2) McCalley Consulting LLC, Castro Valley, CA (2) McNeil Management Services, Aurora, ON, Canada (4) MLG Transit Consulting, Brea, CA (2) Nelson Development Ltd., Akron, OH (2) Oak Square Resources LLC, Brighton, MA (4) Opus Tertium Inc., Dallas, TX (2) Quest Consulting Group Inc., Remsenburg, NY (1) RFS Consulting, Covington, WA (1) Peter Schauer Associates, Boonville, MO (2) Signature Transportation Parts & Services, Inc., Columbia, SC (1) JC Simonetti & Associates Inc., Willowbrook, IL (2) Gordon Steele, Kitchener, ON, Canada (2) TransforMotion, Sewickley, PA (1) Zann & Associates, Denver, CO (2) Government Agencies: City of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA (2) City of Philadelphia Office of Strategic Planning, Philadelphia, PA (2) State Departments of Transportation: Iowa Department of Transportaiton, Ames, IA (2) Tennessee Department of Transportation, Nashville, TN (2) High Speed Rail Authorities: Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation, Dallas, TX (2) 82 Associated Railroads: RailAmerica, Jacksonville, FL (1) Transportation Management Associations: Lower Savannah Council of Governments-RTMA, Aiken, SC (2) Public Interest Groups: OpenPlans, New York, NY (2) Pennsylvanians for Transportation Solutions Inc., Philadelphia, PA (2) Reconnecting America, Center for Transit-Oriented Development, Washington, DC (1) Vanpool/Carpool Providers: VanGo Vanpool Services, Fort Collins, CO (2) Universities: Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access, Buffalo, NY (3) Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA (2) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI (2) Retirees: Howard C. Breen, Kansas City, MO (1) William J. Deville, New Orleans, LA (2) Delmer G. Fields, Waterford, MI (2) Edward Gilcrease, Grayson, GA (2) Celia Kupersmith, Salt Lake City, UT (1) John R. Plante, Wilmette, IL (1) John Reilly, Framingham, MA (2) Robert Warren, Burke, VA (2) Grand Total: 200 Helene\BMBG reports\Membership Losses 1-1-14 to 12-30-14 83 NEW MEMBERS JOINED January 1, 2014 – December 30, 2014 TRANSIT SYSTEM CATEGORY: City of Albuquerque Transit Department, Albuquerque, NM Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission, Banff, AB, Canada Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, AK Fort Bend County Public Transportation, Sugar Land, TX Greater Lynchburg Transit Company, Lynchburg, VA Maruti Transit Group, LLC, Jacksonville, FL UMBC, Baltimore, MD Village of Schaumburg Transportation Department, Schaumburg, IL Whiteside County Public Transportation, Sterling, IL INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM CATEGORY: General Directorate of I.E.T.T. Enterprises, Istanbul, Turkey Office of Rail Regulation, London, United Kingdom MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS CATEGORY: Access IS, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom ACT Traffic Solutions, Inc., Shorewood, MN Aerodry Systems, LLC, Broomfield, CO Alcatel-Lucent, Henderson, NV AllTrain, Montreal, QC, Canada Altair, Troy, MI AmePower, Doral, FL American Truck Wash Systems, Missoula, MT Autodesk, Inc., San Francisco, CA Bentech, Inc., Philadelphia, PA Bentley Systems Inc., Exton, PA Better Life Technology LLC, Lenexa, KS Bitimec International Inc., Greenwich, CT Buy It Mobility Networks Inc., New York, NY Central Sales and Service, Inc., Waverly, TN Cleaning Systems, Inc., De Pere, WI Clear-Vu Lighting, Westbury, NY Comtran Corporation, Attleboro, MA ContractorOrientation.com Inc., Cape Coral, FL Crosspoint Kinetics, Indianapolis, IN CSiT, Lachine, QC, Canada De Leo Textiles, Fairfield, NJ Dellner Inc., Charlotte, NC dFuzion, Inc., Ashburn, VA DLL, Inc., St. Jean Sur Richelieu, QC, Canada Entertainment Corporation Marketing Solutions, Troy, MI Envision, Inc., Wichita, KS 84 Everbridge, Glendale, CA Evolis Card Printers, Fort Lauderdale, FL Extrutech Plastics, Inc., Manitowoc, WI Flame Enterprises, Incorporated, Frederick, MD Fogtec Fire Fighting, Cologne, Germany General Steel Products Co., Inc., Everett, MA Getzner USA, Inc., Charlotte, NC GKN Land Systems, Auburn Hills, MI Global Integrated Supply, Staten Island, NY Goal Systems S. L., Madrid, Spain GreenPower Motor Company, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada Halfen USA Inc., Converse, TX Hall Industries, Inc., Ellwood City, PA Happ Controls, Inc., Mount Prospect, IL Haysite Reinforced Plastics, Erie, PA High Five Advertising, LLC, Pelham, AL ICC Energy Corp., Dallas, TX id metalco, Inc., San Marcos, CA IEC Holden Corp., Montreal, QC, Canada Infor, New York, NY IVU Traffic Technologies AG, Chicago, IL J. Lanfranco Fastener Systems Inc., Hawkesbury, ON, Canada Kapsch CarrierCom AG, Vienna, Austria Knoedler Manufacturers Canada Ltd., St. Hubert, QC, Canada Korea Smart Card Co., Ltd., Seoul, South Korea L-3 D.P. Associates Inc., Saline, MI Lightning Hybrids, Loveland, CO LogicTree LLC, Denver, CO Madico, Inc., Woburn, MA MobileView, Salem, OR Mobility Ventures LLC, South Bend, IN NICE Systems, Paramus, NJ No-Spill™ Systems, Pembina, ND Orbis, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, SC Outfront Media, New York, NY Panasonic System Communication Company, Bluemont, VA Perpetuum Ltd., Austin, TX Pintsch Bamag Antriebs-und Verkehrstechnik GmbH, Dinslaken, Germany Plustek Technology Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA Powerbox USA, Broomfield, CO Productive Plastics, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ Pro-Tac Industries, Inc., Saint-Celestin, QC, Canada Protran Safety Technology, Newton, NJ PSI Repair Services, Inc., Livonia, MI PTG International, Inc., Germantown, MD Qual-Tran Products Company, LLC, Hatfield, PA Quester Tangent Corporation, Saanichton, BC, Canada 85 RL Controls, LLC, Woburn, MA Schneller LLC, Kent, OH Sekisui Polymer Innovations, LLC, Bloomsburg, PA Shaner Industries, Ambridge, PA Shanghai Toncom Municipal Facility Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China Smartrac N.V., Fletcher, NC Stallion Bus/American Double Decker, Huntington, NY StreetLight Data, Inc., San Francisco, CA Tactical Micro, Inc., Fredericksburg, VA Taoglas USA Inc., San Diego, CA Tesmec USA Inc., Alvarado, TX Tony Baird Electronics Inc., Syracuse, NY Transit App, Montreal, QC, Canada Transit Auto Parts LLC, Chicago, IL TransPower, Poway, CA TRU Simulation & Training, St. Laurent, QC, Canada Turtle Plastics, Lorain, OH Ultimate Transportation North America, LLC, Hayward, CA Urban Engines, Los Altos, CA Uremet Corporation, Santa Ana, CA US Hybrid Corporation, Torrance, CA Utility Associates, Inc., Tucker, GA Valeo Compressors, Dallas, TX Voltabox of Texas, Inc., Austin, TX Wayside Inspection Devices Inc., Rigaud, QC, Canada WaySine LLC, Honolulu, HI Wooster Products, Inc., Wooster, OH XL Hybrids, Inc., Boston, MA CONSULTANT CATEGORY: Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, IL Argo, Inc., Chicago, IL Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC CareerSMITH, Inc., Newport Beach, CA Computer Sciences Corporation, Southfield, MI Marlene Connor Associates, LLC, Holyoke, MA CTC, Inc., Fort Worth, TX Dewberry, Bloomfield, NJ DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Wilmington, DE eDemand, Inc., Roswell, GA enGenius Consulting Group, Inc., Suwanee, GA George F. Walker Consulting Services, LLC, Pawling, NY GovPartners, LLC, Ashburn, VA Gray Ram Tactical, LLC, Higginsville, MO GroupZoom, Cambridge, MA Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc., Baltimore, MD Intellectual Concepts LLC, Atlanta, GA 86 Jordan & Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA Kellner Consulting, Houston, TX Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Tewksbury, MA MacKay & Company, Lombard, IL Mike Sims Consulting, Terrell, TX Morrison Hershfield Limited, Toronto, ON, Canada Pavlov Advertising, Fort Worth, TX Perez Project Consulting, Inc., San Antonio, TX Pond & Company, Inc., Norcross, GA Skidata, Inc., Maryland Heights, MO Spy Pond Partners, LLC, Arlington, MA System One Holdings, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA Systems Consulting, LLC, Los Angeles, CA The GBS Group, Virginia Beach, VA VIA Analytics, Berkeley, CA Zann & Associates, Denver, CO STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY: Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Richmond, VA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION CATEGORY: Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Fort Lauderdale, FL Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, Cleveland, OH GOVERNMENT AGENCY CATEGORY: The Woodlands Township, Texas, Woodlands, TX Transportation Agency for Monterey County, Salinas, CA City of West Sacramento, Sacramento, CA DC BASED LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE CATEGORY: Dean & Dean Consulting, LLC, Alexandria, VA TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CATEGORY: Delaware County Transportation Management Association, Media, PA The Partnership TMA of Montgomery County, North Wales, PA Seaport Transportation Management Association, Boston, MA VANPOOL/CARPOOL PROVIDERS CATEGORY: CarSharing Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada SINGLE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT CATEGORY: Alto Technical, LLC, Ithaca, NY Civic Connect, Louisville, KY DGR Consultants LLC, Dallas, TX GarciaCrews & Associates, LLC, Cincinnati, OH Global Innovations, U.S.A., Tucson, AZ Knowledge Architects, LLC, Atlanta, GA 87 Frank T. Martin Consult, LLC, Clermont, FL Hugh A. Mose, P.E. – Transportation Consultant, State College, PA John E. Pappas Transit Operations Consultant, Brooklyn, NY Premo Partnerships, Orange, CA RDoyle Transit Consulting, South Weymouth, MA Redfern Resources, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Wulkan Group, Scottsdale, AZ UNIVERSITY CATEGORY: Kansas University, Lawrence, KS Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR RailTEC University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden-Fire Research, Youngsville, NC PUBLIC INTEREST GROUP CATEGORY: Arlington Transportation Partners, Arlington, VA Partnership for Southern Equity, Atlanta, GA Rails to Trails Conservancy, Washington, DC The Surety & Fidelity Association of America, Washington, DC Transport Workers Union of America, Washington, DC Transportation Diversity Council, New York, NY RETIREE CATEGORY: Harvey Berlin, Arlington, VA Mary Ann Collier, Houston, TX Michael Glikin, Brooklyn, NY Kenneth P. Hamm, Liberty Lake, WA Maureen A. Milan, Melrose, MA William Parsley, Remsenburg, NY Brian Taylor, Windsor, NS, Canada Victor Vella, Ashburn, VA Leslie R. White, Scotts Valley, CA GRAND TOTAL: 189 Helene\BMBG reports\New Members joined 1-1-14 to 12-30-14 88 LOCAL INFORMATION 89 CityPlace 700 South Rosemary Avenue Suite 200 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-366-1000 Region: West Palm Beach Shop, Dine and Have Fun CityPlace is a dynamic and energetic shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Palm Beach County. Located in the heart of Downtown West Palm Beach, it offers an …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary The Gardens Mall 3101 PGA Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 561-775-7750 Region: Palm Beach Gardens The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is a luxurious 1.4 million square foot regional shopping center, featuring over 160 fine specialty shops, anchored by Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary Region: West Palm Beach Palm Beach Outlets 1751 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-515-4405 Palm Beach Outlets, Palm Beach County’s first outlet center, features over 100 stores including brand favorites Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, J. Crew|crewcuts Factory, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Banana …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary 90 Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary Mizner Park 327 Plaza Real Suite 315 Boca Raton, FL 33432 561-362-0606 Region: Boca Raton At Mizner Park, you can shop, dine and then unwind at the art museum, cinema or outdoor amphitheater. The refreshing, resort-like atmosphere is just what you’ve been looking for. Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary PGA Commons 5100 PGA Boulevard Suite 209 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 561-630-8630 Region: Palm Beach Gardens PGA Commons spans along PGA Boulevard between I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike, and features a variety of distinctive restaurants and upscale shops, fine art galleries, and services. From clothing to …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary 91 The Shops at The Breakers One South County Road Palm Beach, FL 33480 561-655-6611 | 888-273-2537 Region: Palm Beach The Shops at The Breakers - an alluring courtyard of exclusive specialty boutiques - features renowned brands such at Lilly Pulitzer, Guerlain and Ralph Lauren, as well as private-label concepts …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary West Palm Beach Antique Row Art & Design District 3200 - 3900 South Dixie Highway Between Southern Blvd. & Belvedere Rd. West Palm Beach, FL 33405 305-493-0784 Region: West Palm Beach A charming district with over 40 antique shops offering 17th to 20th century antiques, fine art, period deco, vintage and modern furnishings and more. All within walking distance, this vast array of …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary Worth Avenue Palm Beach, FL 33480 561-659-6909 Region: Palm Beach An enchanting resort destination in Palm Beach, with European sophistication and inimitable style and grace, Worth Avenue is one of the most beautiful shopping venues in the country. The Avenue’s …More Learn more Map it Add to Itinerary 92 THE SPA AT PGA NATIONAL The moment you arrive at The Spa at PGA National, slip into your robe and slippers, you will feel yourself relax instantly. Our four-year, $100-million-dollar, resort-wide renovation rejuvenated the look of The Spa at PGA National, through our possibilities for pure tranquility remain. We are a full-service spa and salon presenting more than 100 ways to indulge. And while you’ll find all of the body and beauty treatments you’d expect from a luxury spa, you’ll find plenty of surprises here, too – including treatments based on our Waters of the World mineral pools (try the Salies de Bearn with salts imported from the French Pyrenees); therapies rooted in global healing practices; exclusive services bearing names like Phytomer and Dr. Obaji; and experiences inspired by our paradise setting – such as our Sea Water Pearl Ritual. Before you plan your visit to The Spa at PGA National, consider whether you prefer a solitary or shared experience. Our treatments and packages provide for both, with options designed for individuals, groups, couples and men. All of our guests are privy to our Waters of the World pools and private women’s and men’s lounge areas featuring steam, sauna and whirlpool amenities. With extras like spa weekend packages and the Waters of the World Café, it’s tempting to plan an extended escape at our Palm Beach spa – a stylish-yet-serene scene that makes PGA National one of the top spa resorts in Florida. Special offers on PGA Spa Gift Cards. How will you reward yourself? SERVICES View our full menu of spa and salon services, featuring PGA National Resort’s signature Waters of the World mineral pools; body treatments including global massage therapies; beauty treatments from facials and cosmetic procedures to salon services for nails, hair and waxing; offerings customized for our male guests – and spa packages that wrap them all into your dream experience. See more… 93 PACKAGES Spa packages combine our most popular services for individuals, couples and groups planning half- or full-days at The Spa at PGA National. We’ve customized spa packages with all of our guests in mind, including brides, couples, gentlemen, expectant mothers and teens preparing for a special occasion. See more… SPA GIFTS It’s a treat to browse our Spa Boutique during your visit, but you can also shop from home for our well-curated selection of bath, body, beauty, hair and skincare products from names like Phytomer, Epicuren, Pure Fiji, L’Oreal and It’s a 10. Purchase spa gift cards in our boutique and online, too. Click or call (800) 8437725 to shop. SEASONAL SPECIALS Take advantage of these limited-time special spa offers on products, services and packages! Our seasonal specials make the perfect gift for someone special or a wonderful indulgence to treat yourself! Read More PGA NATIONAL RESORT'S PALM BEACH RESTAURANTS & BARS The Best of Palm Beach Dining at Your Doorstep It doesn’t always follow that resort dining rises to the caliber of “destination dining” – particularly when the destination is Palm Beach. Not so at PGA National Resort & Spa: Our signature Ironwood Steak & Seafood is just one of two Palm Beach restaurants to earn the Wine Spectator 2012 Award of Excellence (wait until you see the wine list), and our iBar hosts one of the area’s consummate happy hours – you’ll understand when you sample our culinary creations, sip on your favorite martini or get wrapped up in the live music and social events. Truth be told, all nine of PGA National Resort’s culinary concepts rank among the best Palm Beach Gardens restaurants. We offer pool- and spa-side venues (in each, the menu and vibe precisely match the setting – think frozen margaritas and fish tacos alongside our zero-entry resort pool; smoked salmon foccacia and fresh fruit smoothies at our Waters of the World Café). 94 For casual gatherings, drop into one of our lounges or variations on the sports pub. Talk about a classic ending to a championship day: Post-game, celebrate with drinks and lunch or dinner – with a view to our legendary courses. As for our four-year, $100-million-dollar resort-wide renovation? It made two of our restaurants even better – see for yourself at Palm Terrace and Bar 91. Whatever you’re craving, you’ll immediately discern: When it comes to Palm Beach dining, PGA National Resort & Spa leads with impeccable quality and variety tailored to your desires and our one-of-a-kind settings. Ready for your taste? IRONWOOD STEAK & SEAFOOD This Wine Spectator 2012 Award of Excellence winner is PGA National Resort's signature restaurant. Black Angus beef, locally-caught Wahoo, raw bar selections and one of the most impressive wine lists in South Florida all in a sophisticated space for nightly or private dining. IBAR One of the most-buzzed-about Palm Beach bars, iBAR at PGA National Resort hosts a happy hour with cachet. Expect specials on signature cocktails, beer, house wines and appetizers in an atmosphere that will help you wind down – or gear up – for the evening. Check our calendar for live entertainment and frequent events. ICLUB PIANO BAR Escape to iClub Piano Bar, where magic happens and memories begin. Discover the romance of live entertainment that speaks to the soul. Revel in the moment as your cares drift away like musical notes escaping into the night. It's the rebirth of classic music, style, sophistication and indulgence. It's the intimacy of a supper club retreat all your own. It's world-class pianists and vocalists performing jazz, classics, and contemporary favorites. And it's all here, waiting for you, at iClub Piano Bar. Sexy, savvy, sophisticated: At PGA National, indulge in an enchanted evening. Start your night with a martini at iBar. Savor world-class dining at Ironwood Steak & Seafood. Then linger longer as you enjoy live entertainment at the seductive new iClub Piano Bar. We'll put the Champagne on ice. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday with live music from 6:00pm to 9:00 95 PALM TERRACE The place to fuel your championship day: Power up with our hot breakfast buffet or traditional morning selections, breakfast smoothies, spa cuisine and more. Sit inside or on the patio of this sharply-renovated space, with views of the pool. BAR 91 Providing the perfect post-game spot for juicy burgers, piled-high deli sandwiches and hearty soups - with a full bar, HD TVs, expanded outdoor seating and a view to one of the best venues in golf. A modern sports bar with sprawling views of the greens. Open daily from 11:00am to 6:00pm. WATERS OF THE WORLD CAFÉ Our outdoor spa café, adjacent to our Waters of the World mineral pools, is open from 11:00am to 4:00pm daily for light lunches, refreshments and beverages – including signature cocktails. Try the Key West ceviche and a “dessertini.” 96