UTFS Financial Management Committee Meeting Minutes

Chung-Chung Tam, Chicago Transit Authority (Chair)

Dave Phelps, APTA

Karim Aboud, Chicago Transit Authority

Leisa Moniz, USDOT/Volpe Center

Ed Barnette, WMATA

Rick Barrett, Quattran Associates (Vice Chair)

Walt Bonneau, Three Point Consulting

Lisa Bucci, Scheidt & Bachmann USA

David deKozan, Cubic Transportation Systems

David Faust, Chicago Transit Authority

Greg Garback, WMATA

Barnie Louie, BART

Bob Murray, BART

Olatunji Nowlin, Chicago Transit Authority

Darshana Patel, Chicago Transit Authority

Alexander Pi, Scheidt & Bachmann USA

Margaret Walker, ERG Transit Systems

Gary Yamamura, Three Point Consulting

Meeting Goals & Objectives:

• Update on the status of the Intellectual Property Policy
• Summary of the New York Meetings for WP1 & 4
• Update on the status of TCIP TWG#7 Activities
• Work Group report-outs

Update on Status of Intellectual Property Policy, Dave Phelps, APTA:

• Initial Ballot was distributed last fall;
• Interim Policy was not executed;
• Comments received on Policy required further assessment, proposed resolution and an outcome to reach an accommodation;
• Current goal is to resolve all issues by COB 4/9;
• Redistribute re-draft of IP Policy within 7-10 days with a re-circulation ballot and comment resolution form;
• 30 day review period and submission of ballots;
• APTA anticipates bringing a successful ballot to Rail Steering Committee at their next meeting in June in Miami.

Dave Phelps, APTA provided an update on the status of the IP Policy as well as the process:

Most UTFS members are aware that the IP Policy was put to ballot last fall and was not approved. This was a result of comments received during the balloting period. The last several months APTA has worked to address the issues and has proposed a resolution that accommodates those parties who have provided comments.

The schedule as it currently stands is as follows:

APTA will finalize Policy within the next 7-10 days and distribute the redrafted IP Policy along with a re-circulation ballot and comment resolution form to all eligible voting members. The review and return of ballots will be due in 30 days. APTA hopes to be able to take a successful ballot to the Rail Steering Committee at their next meeting in Miami in early June. If approved, implementation of the policy would follow sometime in June.

Several members asked additional follow up questions regarding the process for distribution and the reason for the delay in getting the re-draft distributed. With regards to the process for distribution, Dave indicated that specific directions, timeframe for ballot submission and changes made in the policy and will be indicated in the transmittal. Dave’ response regarding the delay in the revision was that APTA staff has a lot of competing demands and that comments received required significant assessment and time for resolution.

Summary of Face-to-Face Meetings in New York, Tam:

New leadership has been appointed to the APTA Revenue Management Committee: Chung-Chung Tam, Chair, Neil Poling, MARTA, Vice Chair and Becky Thornton, Fort Worth, Vice Chair

During the APTA Fare Collection Workshop new leadership was appointed to the APTA Revenue Management Committee:

• Chung Chung Tam, Chicago Transit Authority, Chair
• Neil Poling, MARTA, Vice Chair
• Becky Thornton, Fort Worth, Vice Chair

If you would like to participate in the RMC and/or have suggestions on future RMC activities, please contact Tam.

Update on TCIP TWG #7, Tam:

Tam will be recommending to the TCIP leadership that TWG #7 be taken out of TCIP and put under the RMC.

Tam, as Chair of the RMC will establish a subcommittee to provide oversight on Standards Coordination and Facilitation. This subcommittee will monitor all fare collection standards activities to ensure that work is progressing, standards developed are consistent with the goal of fostering interoperability and regional coordination and avoid duplication of effort across activities. A ballot will be distributed within the next few weeks to all members of TCIP TWG #7 to vote on this proposal.

Work Group Leaders Report-out:

Business Process Work Group, Rick Barrett

Systems Work Group, David deKozan

Work Package #1

Work Package #3

Work Package #4

Business Issues document editing is being finalized by APTA.

Overall the meetings in New York went well. WP#1 is making progress and WP#4 still is working to address some of their schedule issues.

WP#3 will be meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 28^th at APTA.

Work Package leaders, David and Tim Weisenberger need to schedule a conference call to assess and finalize the Master Glossary.

After the completion of the WP#3 meeting and WP1 & 4 meetings in LA David deKozan will put together a consolidated schedule.

The next face-to-face meeting will be in Los Angeles at LA MTA on May 11^th. The focus of that meeting will be to conclude the discussion on the data elements.

WP#1 is current assessing whether at the completion of their activities they wish to take on the work activities assigned to WP#2.

The next face-to-face meeting will be in Washington, D.C. on April 28^th at APTA.

This group is still challenged with members work schedules and workload. Gary indicated that the group intends to schedule face-to-face meetings more frequently to use the time on actual document development. Gary will continue to work with section leaders on developing their outlines.

The next conference call will be April 21^st at 12 NOON Eastern Time. Darshana Patel, CTA will chair the meeting in David’s absence. The focus of the meeting will be review outstanding action items on the functional description document.

Booz Allen Hamilton had requested that APTA review a draft letter submitted to them the week of March 22^nd that is needed to execute the receipt of source documents from various standards organizations and transit agencies. These documents are being assessed as to their viability to be used as relevant material for the development of the interface specification in WP4. Dave Phelps, APTA indicated that Kristen O’Grady has reviewed the letter and simplified the text and submitted to Dave. Dave indicated he will forward to Mr. Chan, lead on the BAH task at the conclusion of today’s call.