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From: Raymond A. Friem, Chief Operating Officer - <strong>Transit</strong><br />

Subject: Capital Projects Update – <strong>Transit</strong> Operations<br />

Disposition: Information<br />

Presentation: Raymond A. Friem, Chief Operating Officer – <strong>Transit</strong><br />

<strong>Metro</strong> Agenda Item<br />

Operations Committee<br />

June 19, 2012<br />

OBJECTIVE:<br />

Brief the Operations Committee regarding the status of capital projects in the <strong>Transit</strong> Operations<br />

Division and provide an update on the Automatic Fare Collection – Smart Card Program.<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

The responsibilities of the <strong>Transit</strong> Operations Department include the daily operation and<br />

maintenance of the regional transit system and the execution of our nearly $200 million<br />

operating budget and, managing a significant portion of the Agency’s capital budget. In FY2013,<br />

<strong>Transit</strong> Operations Managers will manage projects of over $56,000,000 dollars that will purchase<br />

new rolling stock for Maintenance and Security activities, upgrade and modernize our <strong>Metro</strong>Bus<br />

facilities, provide for more reliability and enhanced security of the <strong>Metro</strong>Link system, or directly<br />

underwrite costs for Job Access Reverse Commute projects in West St. Louis County.<br />

<strong>Transit</strong> Operations Personnel are also involved in a host of projects managed by other<br />

departments within <strong>Metro</strong>. These projects include Operations Software upgrades managed by<br />

Information Technology, the Eads Bridge rehab and Smart Card projects managed by<br />

Engineering.<br />

The Smart Card project was first reviewed by this committee last summer, and an update of the<br />

status of this project will be provided by project manager Thomas White of the Engineering<br />

Department.<br />

MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION:<br />

No action required. This briefing paper is submitted for information only.<br />

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