--- title: Microsoft Word - AGENDA 05122026.docx author: keishas date: D:20260505144535-05'00' --- ## AGENDA AND NOTICE OF MEETING ## MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TRANSIT JOINT POWERS BOARD Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 – 2:30 p.m. ## Traverse de Sioux Room #102 ## Saint Peter Community Center ## 600 S. Fifth Street, St. Peter ## I. CALL TO ORDER ## II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ## III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES/DISBURSEMENTS ## A. Minutes of March 10, 2026 Regular Meeting B. Disbursements List Approval –March 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026 ## IV. VISITORS ## V. OLD BUSINESS ## None ## VI. NEW BUSINESS ## None ## VII. REPORTS ## A. Operation Manager Report (Sandi) ## a. Use Statistics ## b. General Updates ## c. Bus Maintenance and Use Updates d. Software process and updates ## B. Compliance Manager Reports (Sherri) ## a. General Updates ## b. New Bus Updates ## c. Staffing Updates ## C. Administration Reports a. Financials (Perry) b. Lease updates c. Other updates ## VIII. ADJOURNMENT ## MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TRANSIT ## OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS ## MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING March 10, 2026 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Board of Minnesota River Valley Transit was conducted on March 10, 2026 in the Saint Peter Community Center. A quorum present, Chairperson Huntington called the meeting to order at 2:30 a.m. The following members were present: Darrell Pettis and Brad DeVos (City of Saint Peter representatives) and Kay Nelson and Wendy Smith (City of Le Sueur representative). The following officials were present: Saint Peter City Administrator Todd Prafke, Saint Peter Finance Director Perry Solheim, MRVT Operations Manager Sandi Owen, MRVT Compliance Manager Sherri Terhurne. Approval of Agenda – A motion was made by DeVos, seconded by Nelson, to approve the agenda. With all in favor, the agenda was approved. Approval of Minutes/Disbursements – A motion was made by Pettis, seconded by DeVos, to approve the minutes of the January 13, 2026 regular meeting. With all in favor, the motion carried. A motion was made by DeVos, seconded by Nelson, to approve the disbursements from January 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026. Upon roll call, with all in favor, the motion carried. ## Old Business There was no old business. ## New Business There was no new business. ## Reports Operations Manager Report – Operations Manager Owen reported an increase in ridership between January and February. Owen noted that the decrease in rides in January could have been impacted by Federal Agent presence in both cities. Owen also reported the Read & Feed program will be in place for Summer 2026 and the Preschool routes will continue for 2026-2027 school year. Compliance Manager Report – Compliance Manager Terhurne shared information on software priorities and process. Saint Peter City Administrator Prafke shared the financials of a software upgrade. Terhurne stated that 2…

--- ## author: Todd Prafke date: D:20260708215600 --- ## MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TRANSIT ## OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS ## MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING May 12, 2026 ## Pursuanttoduecallandnoticethereof,aregularmeetingoftheBoardofMinnesotaRiverValley Transit was conducted on May 12, 2026 in the Saint Peter Community Center. ## Aquorumpresent,ChairpersonHuntingtoncalledthemeetingtoorderat2:30p.m.Thefollowing memberswerepresent:JoshWeisenfeld(CityofSaintPeterrepresentatives)andKayNelson (CityofLeSueurrepresentative).Thefollowingofficialswerepresent:SaintPeterCity ## AdministratorToddPrafke,LeSueurCityAdministratorJoeRoby,SaintPeterFinanceDirector ## PerrySolheim,MRVTOperationsManagerSandiOwen,MRVTComplianceManagerSherri Terhurne. ## ApprovalofAgenda–AmotionwasmadebyNelson,secondedbyWeisenfeld,toapprovethe agenda. With all in favor, the agenda was approved. ## ApprovalofMinutes/Disbursements–AmotionwasmadebyNelson,secondedby ## Weisenfeld,toapprovetheminutesoftheMarch10,2026regularmeeting.Withallinfavor,the motion carried. ## AmotionwasmadebyWeisenfeld,secondedbyNelson,toapprovethedisbursementsfrom March 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026. Upon roll call, with all in favor, the motion carried. ## Old Business There was no old business. ## New Business There was no new business. ## Reports ## OperationsManagerReport–OperationsManagerOwenreportedadecreaseinridership betweenMarchandApril.OwennotedthatGustavusCollegewouldcontinuetopromoteGus ## Busforthenewschoolyear.OwenalsonotedthatridershipinLeSueurhasincreasedand there continues to be Summer Fares for kids and the Read & Feed program continues. ## ComplianceManagerReport–ComplianceManagerTerhurnesharedinformationonsoftware priorities and process. Terhurne also shared staffing updates. ## AdministrationReport–SaintPeterFinanceDirectorSolheimreportedonfinancials.Prafke reportedthatanewleasefortheSaintPeterlocationwillbecomingtotheboardatthenext meeting. Therebeingnofurtheraction,amotionwasmadebyWeisenfeld,secondedbyNelson,toadjourn. With all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m. ___________________________________ ## Mark Huntington ## Chairperson ## ATTEST: ______________________________ ## Todd Prafke ## Saint Peter City Administrator