03-05-2025 Meeting Minutes TAB
Person Area Transportation System
304 S. Morgan St (Mailing)
303 S. Morgan St (Physical/Delivery)
Roxboro, NC 27573
Phone: (336) 597-1771
Fax: (336) 330-2311
Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) Minutes
March 5, 2025, 4 p.m., PATS Conference Room
Members Present:
Maynell Harper, Jeremy Buchanan, Annette Lawson, Cindy Chandler, Lisa Jeffreys, Walter Montgomery.
Jason Thomas, Tim Chandler, Froncello Bumpass, Rosalba Cruz, Adrian Richardson, Dustin Brann
Members Absent:
Diane Cox, Thom Schwalenberg
Vacancies:
None
Staff Present:
PATS Director Mitch Fleig, Assistant County Manager Brian Hart
Welcome, Call to Order: Meeting was convened at 4:03 PM by the TAB Chair, Maynell Harper. A
quorum was established. New members to the PATS board Jason Thomas, Dustin Brann, and Adrian
Richardson, were recognized. Everyone introduced themselves to the new members.
I. Approval of the December 4, 2004 minutes
Walter Montgomery made a motion for approval of the December 4, 2024 minutes. Motion was
seconded by Tim Chandler. With no further discussion, the motion passed.
II. Conflict of Interest statements and Title VI demographic forms
Members completed Conflict of Interest statements and Title VI demographic forms. Fleig
reminded members that the Title VI forms are only needed once every three years as a
requirement of the program.
III. Updates: Mitch Fleig provided updates for the board.
a. Staffing
Administrative Staff – Amanda Phelps is the new Senior Administrative Assistant. She started work
on December 16th. She is doing a great job and is an asset to PATS and Person County. There were
no changes for the transit specialist.
b. Uptown Shuttle
Continued steady support of ridership. Rider statistics will be available at the next meeting
c. Advertising
We are looking for additional advertising to go along with the current Kerr-Tar advertising
d. Budget
We are currently working with finance on establishing the FY26 budget, which starts on July 1,
2025. We are not looking for anything new. We are looking to replace three vehicles during
this time period, using grant money to pay for 90% of the cost.
e. Vehicles
Three vans are due in March-April from the FY23 and FY24 orders. Two 22’ buses (LTV’s) have
been ordered for FY25. The last van was ordered on 2/28/25.
f. Vacant TAB seats
All seats have been filled.
IV. Old Business
No old business to report on.
V. New Business:
ITEM 1:
Establish a chairman and vice chairman for the year.
Maynell opened the floor for nominations for both positions. Tim Chandler made the motion for
Maynell to remain as chairman. This was seconded by Walter. Maynell stated that she was
going to retire in two years. The motion passed without dissent. Tim nominated Froncello to
remain as Vice-Chairman. Jeremy seconded the motion. The motion passed without dissent
ITEM 2
Resignation of Kim Adcock. The Person County Board of Commissioners accepted Kim Adcock
onto the TAB Board during t he January 6, 2025 meeting. She was accepted to fill the health
department position on the PATS board. Since that meeting she has resigned her post with the
county thus resigning her membership on our board. She never attended at PATS Board meeting
It is recommended that the board officially accept her resignation. Jeremy made the motion to
accept the resignation of Kim Adcock. Seconded by Froncello, the board passed the motion.
ITEM 3 Title VI Plan
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people from discrimination based on race,
color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial
assistance. The Title VI plan is a requirement of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and
NCDOT. The purpose for the plan is to ensure nondiscriminatory public transportation.
Furthermore, using census data, it set thresholds for the requirement of second language
literature. We have updated our Title VI plan, last approved in April 2022, using the
template provided by NCDOT and the most current census data. The plan must be
updated every three years.
Mitch explained that the numbers for the threshold are based on 5% of the population, or
1000 people. Tim voiced concerns about how much of the population we might be
excluding by not having information available. Maynell suggested getting the passenger
handbook translated as a starting point. Tim stated that we don’t want to turn anyone away
Mitch agreed. Walter made the motion, seconded by Froncello to accept the Title VI plan;
and recommend it to the Board of Commissioners. The motion passed without dissent.
VI. Comments
a. TAB Chair
Maynell thanked everyone for attending the meeting, and she was very happy to see all the board
seats occupied for the first time in a long time.
b. Director
Fleig stated that there was still grant money available for replacement security camera systems in
the older buses. He stated that he hoped to have that project completed in June.
VII. Adjournment
The next TAB meeting is scheduled for June 4, 2025, at 4 p.m. A motion for adjournment was
made by Walter and seconded by Froncello. With no further discussion, the meeting was
adjourned at 4:35