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HART CEO Weekly, December 15, 2017  
 
***This is the last CEO Weekly of 2017. In 2018, we'll continue providing you with updates on all the exciting upcoming projects HART has in the works.***

HART Administrative Office; 1201 East 7th Avenue; 3rd Floor Boardroom
 
Monday, December 18, 2017 9:00 a.m.
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting  
 
Monday, January 8, 2018 9:00 a.m.
Regular Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, January 22, 2018 9:00 a.m.  
Finance and Audit Committee Meeting 

Monday, January 22, 2018 10:00 a.m.
Legislative and Strategic Planning Committee

  

 
Regional Transit Feasibility Plan Update 

The RTFP team continues to evaluate the top projects as part of the Step Three evaluation process. Step Three is designed to identify the most competitive catalyst project(s) for federal and state funding and develop a draft implementation plan that outlines the steps needed to take each vision project from lines on the map to routes on the ground.

Please visit the Latest Updates page to view the Step Three Kick-Off presentation. The team will be coordinating numerous opportunities for the public to provide their comments and suggestions in the coming months. In the meantime, interested participants are encouraged to provide comments by visiting www.TBRegionalTransit.com.

To date we have received the following participation in the development of the RTFP :
  • 110+             Presentations/meetings
  • 1,700+         Participants
  • 7,500+         Website visits
  • 500+             Social media posts
  • 9                   RTFP videos
  • 19+               News articles
  • 480+             Comments received
  
HART Operations Facility Tour with New HART Board of Director Adam Harden 

On Monday, December 11, Director Harden toured our Operations and Maintenance facility at the 21st Avenue as a part of his new Board member orientation process. He met with administrative personnel, had a glimpse into the training and dispatch daily operations activities and had a close look at the site for the renovated maintenance facility.
Chiefs Briefings with HART Employees

This week, HART Chief Financial Officer Jeff Seward, Chief Operating Officer Ruthie Reyes Burckard, and Chief Administrative Officer/ Chief of Staff Kenyatta Lee met with various groups of employees during five sessions at Ybor Administrative office, 21st Avenue Operations and Maintenance Facility, and Marion Transit Center. Employees received updates about HART CEO transition, budget, #FlamingoFares, new heavy maintenance facility design, HART GATEWAY, upcoming One HART events, Mission MAX, and ridership development programs with the TECO Line Streetcar System. Mr. Seward concluded the meetings by reassuring HART employees that the leadership shift will be a seamless transition and the agency has a lot to accomplish in the upcoming fiscal year.

Please  click here for the full version of the presentation.







 

2017 Jingle Bell Run 
 
On Saturday, December 9, 17 HART employees, from Operators to Schedulers, Human Resources and Legal, braved a cold wet winter morning when they and a thousand other brave souls participated in the 2017 Jingle Bell Run to support the search for a cure for Arthritis. This was the fifth year that HART has been represented in this fun holiday event. For the second year, the HART Holiday Trolley also made an appearance, to the delight of all. The HART Wellness Program continues to promote healthy activities for employees to participate in while also providing a presence in the community that we serve.
 
Annual One HART Employee Holiday Celebration
 
Today, HART held its annual One HART Holiday celebration event at the 21st. Avenue Operations facility. The Holiday BBQ event was held indoors by utilizing the two training rooms. HART Chiefs and Directors served their fellow coworkers a delicious BBQ meal. HART employees enjoyed great food, door prizes, and the chance to mingle with other HART employees. 


Outreach at Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus
 
On Monday December 11, HART Community Relations and Service Planning staff met with a group of faculty, staff and students from the HCC Dale Mabry campus to discuss HART service and the October 8 Mission MAX service changes. Dale Mabry campus interim President Jim Wysong and incoming campus President Allen Witt participated in the productive conversation, which highlighted the importance of HART service to HCC and the opportunities to collaborate further. Before October 8, only the route 7 directly served the campus. Under the new service design, three routes now serve the HCC Dale Mabry campus (7, 32 and 45).  
 
Presentation to Hillsborough County Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)
 
On Friday, December 15, HART Director of Community Relations Marco Sandusky presented an update on HART and Mission MAX to the Hillsborough County CAC, which advises the Board of County Commissioners on community issues and ensures that Commissioners receive citizen input on a wide variety of issues. The CAC is made up of 14 members. Each County Commissioner appoints two members.

    
CEO Spotlight
 
HART gives back to the community through various Holiday drives

Annual HART/Children's Home Toy Drive - HART Employees Give Back to Community 
 
The annual HART Tampa Children's Home toy drive, led by Operations Administrative Assistant Mona Karaban, was a success again this year. Mona collects donations of toys, but, if you don't have time to shop, she will also accept monetary donations and do the shopping for you! This is the 25 th year that Mona has chaired this effort to give a happy holiday to children who find themselves in a situation not of their making. Children, aged 5 - 18 years, are housed at the Children's Home when there is no one in their immediate family responsible enough to parent them. Arriving with very few belongings, it is efforts like this that give them some small sense of normalcy in their otherwise topsy-turvy lives.

Congratulations, Mona, on a job well done, again!
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HART "Stuff-a-Bus" Holiday Drive Aims to Provide Help for Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria!
 
This week, the Tampa Bay community came together to show its overwhelming support for the HART and Rumba 106.5 Stuff-a-Bus holiday drive. Donations came in from all over Hillsborough County to help make this holiday extra special for Pu erto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria . T he goal of the holiday drive was to help area residents by collecting  new and unwrapped toys, clothes, small household goods, canned goods for individuals and families in need during the holidays. All donations benefit the Missions of Miracles Foundation,
an organization "dedicated to assisting families and their pets when tragedy, emergency, or natural disaster occur." Missions of Miracles will help distribute the collected donations throughout the county.
   
On Friday, December 15, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, HART interim CEO Jeff Seward, Chief Operating Officer Ruthie Reyes Burckard, Missions of Miracles President Brenda Irizarry and Rumba on-air personality Angel Johnny participated in a live broadcast from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. to urge the Tampa Bay community to support the Stuff-a-Bus initiative.