Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council signs off on SMART contract credits allocation, seeks reimbursement reconciliation
Summary
Council approved retaining $3,488 in SMART transit credits for New Haven and transferring the remaining reported credits to Richmond Lennox EMS, while raising questions about delayed reimbursements and future millage changes tied to a November SMART renewal.
The council reviewed and approved terms in a SMART (regional transit) contract renewal that allocate municipal and community transit credits among local recipients. Staff read a request from SMART proposing that New Haven retain $3,488 in credits and transfer a remaining balance (reported in the packet as $12,017) to Richmond Lennox EMS; a SMART representative joined the meeting and described the distribution and local ridership figures.
Trustees questioned whether the village had been reimbursed for prior trips and asked staff to reconcile outstanding reimbursements with SMART. A trustee noted that the village used credits to run shuttles during the Red Hot & Blue festival (just over 300 riders used festival shuttles) and that typical services average about 1,600 rides per year locally. The SMART representative explained that upcoming changes tied to a possible November millage renewal could increase the percent of millage returned to communities and potentially enlarge the funds available to local programs.
Council moved to retain the municipal/community credit amount consistent with last year ($3,488) and to transfer the remaining balance of credits to Richmond Lennox EMS. Trustees asked staff to ``clean up'' the contract language before signing and to follow up with SMART on outstanding reimbursements that may be several years old.
The council asked staff to confirm which credits are municipal versus community and directed administration to finalize contract details prior to execution.
