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ADVISORY...for Wed. (Oct. 9, 2002)

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                             N O T I C E

                              Meeting of

                                 Pace

                       The Suburban Bus Division

                          Board of Directors

                      Wednesday, October 9, 2002

                               4:30 p.m.

         550 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois

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I.    Roll Call

II.   Approval of Minutes

      A. Approval of minutes of the September 18, 2002 Open Session

      B. Operations Oversight Committee approval of the minutes of
         March 6, 2002 and June 5, 2002

      C. External Affairs Committee approval of the minutes of August
         7, 2002

      D. Executive Committee approval of the minutes of June 5, 2002

      E. Planning & Development Committee approval of the minutes of
         August 7, 2002

III.  Report of Chairman

      Chairman Case will report on his activities during the last
      month.

IV.   Directors' Reports

      The Directors will report on their Pace-related activities
      during the month.

V.    Report of Executive Director

      A. Resolution honoring Andres Valdes on his retirement

VI.   Report of Committees

      A. Internal Services Committee - Chairman Case

      B. Revenue Services Committee - Director Welton

      C. Strategic Services Committee - Director Larson

VII.  Approval of Consent Agenda(1)

VIII. Procurement

      (1)A. Ordinance authorizing contracts for purchase of service
            truck and eleven sedans

      (1)B. Ordinance authorizing a change order for towing services

      (1)C. Ordinance authorizing expenditure for purchase of diesel
            fuel for 2003

IX.   Actions

      (1)A. Ordinance establishing 2003 meeting schedule

         B. Ordinance releasing the proposed 2003 Operating and
            Capital Program, 2003-2005 Financial Plan, and the
            2003-2007 Capital Plan for public hearings

         C. Route 694 - Central/Mt. Prospect Metra Station

X.    Issues/Discussions/Reports

      A. Vision 2020 Update

XI.   Additions to the Agenda

XII.  Public Comment

XIII. Executive Session

      A. Executive Session Minutes (Section 2-C-21)
      B. Pending Litigation (Section 2-C-11)
      C. Collective Bargaining (Section 2-C-2)

XIV.  Reconvene

      A. Approval of minutes of September 18, 2002 Executive Session
      B. Approval of pending litigation recommendations

XV.   Adjournment

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                            Meeting of the
                     Strategic Services Committee

                            October 9, 2002
                               3:30 p.m.

                               Room 190


                   I.  Roll Call

                  II.  2nd Quarter Route Review & Service Benchmarks

                 III.  Fare Increase - Shuttle Bugs

                  IV.  Route 536 Public Hearing

                   V.  Additions to Agenda

                  VI.  Adjournment

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                            Meeting of the
                      Revenue Services Committee

                            October 9, 2002
                               3:30 p.m.

                               Room 191


                   I.  Roll Call

                  II.  Operations Overview

                 III.  IBS

                  IV.  Additions to Agenda

                   V.  Adjournment

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                            Meeting of the
                      Internal Services Committee

                            October 9, 2002
                               3:30 p.m.

                              Board Room


                   I.  Roll Call

                  II.  Insurance Review

                 III.  Budget Review

                  IV.  Additions to Agenda

                   V.  Adjournment

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