Monday, December 3, 2018

Next Committee meeting Jan 22

Our next Committee Meeting will be

 January 22nd, 2019 

 6:30pm at the Scripps Ranch Library. 


If you have questions or concerns prior to this please send us an e-mail and we will do our best to answer them as soon as possible.


Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday Season. 


The SRBC Committee

Monday, October 29, 2018

Updated Wait List Oct 29, 2018



OFFICIAL WAIT LIST FOR PARENT PAID BUS PROGRAM TO MMS
Updated October 29, 2018

The 7 digit numbers are the registration numbers families received once they completed their online registration. If a number is crossed though a seat has been assigned. Families may be waiting for a specific bus which results in gaps in the allocation process as seats may become available on a buses they do not wish to ride. Families who have asked to be added to the list after online registration closed have been allocated number 0000001 onwards.

If you have any questions please contact us at: mmsbus@scrippsranch.org

                       
Lottery Pos.                                Registration No.                                                                                                                                    
                       


1
1774602
2
1772515
3
1773813
4
1774957
5
1818788
6
1772729
7
1773984
8
1781537
9
1774056
10
1774735
11
1774825
12
1789888
13
1775214
14
1778036
15
1801152
16
1774786
17
1773745
18
1774449
19
1793752
20
1774727
21
1774149
22
1772387
23
1809704
24
1781327
25
1806392
26
1801073
27
1785533
28
1774030
29
1773809
30
1774345
31
1774255
32
1801714
33
1778242
34
1773819
35
1773991
36
1774963
37
1774141
38
1774592
39
1775031
40
1821430
41

1775001
42

1775088
43

1774154
44
1774477
45
1774584
46
1774500
47
1774235
48
1775165
49
1774432
50
1817061
51
1775943
52
1774874
53
1821346
54
1773506
55
1813481
56
1773955
57
1774230
58
1774653
59
1774110
60
1785539
61
1775467
62

1785331
63
1820314
64
1774600
65
1773924
66
1777786
67
1774734
68
1773807
69
1774113
70
1774539
71
1774945
72
1821356
73
1774728
74
1775212
75
1780887
76
1775843
77
1779668
78
1774582
79
1774162
80
1793080
81
1821327
82
0000001
83
0000002
84

0000003
85

0000004
86

0000005
87

0000006
88

0000007
89

0000008
90

0000009
91

0000010
92

0000011
93

0000012
94

0000013
95

0000014
96

0000015
97

0000016
98

0000017
99

0000018
100

0000019








Wednesday, October 24, 2018


MINUTES OF THE SCRIPPS RANCH BUS COMMITTEE
October 23, 2018 @ 6:30pm
Scripps Ranch Library, Seminar Room


Present: T. Philips, P. Mills, M. Fetherling, W. Konold, C. Walbridge
Absent: D. Fetherling, G. Faber
Number in audience: 1

Welcome!
A.Call to order –T. Philips called the meeting to order at 6:46pm

Modifications to the Agenda –None

Non-Agenda Public Comment –A question was raised by a member of the public about the lottery process and registration for next year. The process was reviewed and proposed dates shared –April 10-31 2019.

Approval of Minutes - The minutes from September 25, 2018 were not approved as the motion by C. Walbridge (2nd by T. Philips) failed 3-0-2. A minimum of 4 vote are required to pass any motion. To be reviewed and voted on at the next meeting.

Discussion Items/Presentations:

Update on Communication:
San Diego Unified School District –T. Philips has spoken with Principle Irwin and she is happy with the way the bus program is being handled this year. He hopes to be able to sit down with her before the end of the school year to further repair relationship between the school and the committee and hopefully gain increased assistance from MMS in the future. T. Philips also mentioned that the Alliant University Property has been sold to K B Homes and will be used for residential housing in the future. This could have a major impact on MMS in the future.

Scripps Ranch Cluster Schools –T. Philips attended the last meeting and shared information about a presentation from a gentleman who runs a nonprofit organizing donations for the Madison cluster of school. He suggested a similar organization could be set up for the Scripps Ranch cluster to oversee donations for all school instead of each school having their own fundraising and parent organizations. T. Philips will continue to monitor the issue and report back.3.Update on Registration, Lottery and Assignment of Seats –Nothing to report.

Action Items:

SRBC Bylaws Clean Up/Consolidation –The current Bylaws could benefit from a review and T. Philips has offered to start the process as he has experience with Bylaws following a review of the SRCA Bylaws. It was suggested that the Bylaws need to ensure that the whole committee is involved in the administration of the program rather than just a select few. P. Mills suggested including C. Walbridge’s suggestion last month of having each member at large responsible for a route. T. Philips asked for all to consider what we could add to ensure even distribution of work and C. Walbridge motioned to begin a review of the Bylaws. Seconded by P. Mills and approved 5-0-0. 2

Amendment to the SRBC Bylaws –Ability to Cancel Meetings  –The Bylaws currently state meeting will be held monthly even if there is little to discuss. M. Fetherling motioned to change the Bylaws to enable meeting to be cancelled if necessary. Seconded by C. Walbridge and approved 5-0-0.

Open Discussion - None

Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 7:12pm.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

MINUTES - SCRIPPS RANCH BUS COMMITTEE 
September 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm 
Scripps Ranch Library, Seminar Room 

 

Present: T. Philips, D. Fetherling, P. Mills, G. Faber, C. Walbridge
Absent: W. Konold, M. Fetherling
Number in audience: 0

Welcome!  
Call to order – T. Philips called the meeting to order at 7pm.
Roll Call - T. Philips, D. Fetherling, P. Mills, G. Faber, C. Walbridge.
W. Konold and M. Fetherling sent their apologies. 

Modifications to the Agenda – Swan Lake morning pick-up problems added to Action Items.

Non-Agenda Public Comment - None

Approval of Minutes - The minutes from August 28, 2018 were approved 4-0-1 without modification. Motioned by G. Faber and seconded by D. Fetherling.

Discussion Items/Presentations. 

Update on Communication - San Diego Unified School District – P. Mills reviewed a number of issues we have had with the District including manifest and payment errors. All have been resolved. 

Scripps Ranch Cluster Schools – The committee met for the first time and discussed possible partnerships with local businesses and also the recent change in Area Superintendent. G. Faber will be meeting with the FFA presidents from all schools next week and will review the help needed from them to get the word out about our program.

Update on Registration, Lottery and Assignment of Seats – 79 children are currently on wait list and 8 returning riders missed registration.

Action Items 

Non-Payment Enforcement Guidelines - Payment for first semester bus services was due Sept 19th so is now past due. The second semester payment will be due Jan 31st.  It was felt that the committee does not have the time to chase those who have not paid however agreed that manifest problems could have been averted this year if we had a nonpayment policy in place. P. Mills motioned that if payment in full for the current year has not been received at the District Office by the last day of registration, families would not be eligible to register or ride the coming year.  Seconded by C. Walbridge and passed unanimously. 

It was agreed that nonpayment rules along with the 3 strikes policy will be added to the registration form and also that a reminder will be sent to families at the beginning of January that 2nd semester payments are due before Jan 31st. 

Increase in Bus Seating Limits -  We no longer have siblings waiting for seats and it was felt that increasing seating at this time would not be wise however it is good to know that if a situation arose we would have options. 

Three Strikes Policy – Enforcement – Regrettably the District handed Z-passes to the bus drivers rather than the school so it was not possible to check cards against manifests and mark them so we could review throughout the year to ensure kids are riding the right bus. Hopefully now the 3 strikes policy has been adopted, families and children will behave more honorably and we hope to mark the cards and monitor next year. 

Change in start time for SRBC Meetings - P. Mills motioned to change the meeting start time to 6:30pm following the library’s change in policy to ensure that meetings end before 8pm. This will give more time if needed, especially for public comment.  Seconded by C. Walbridge and unanimously approved. The October 23rd meeting will start at 6:30pm. 

SRBC Meeting Dates for December and April - The Library is not available December 11th or April 9th. T. Philips to see if Dec 4th is available and it was agreed that the information meeting proposed for April 9th could be incorporated in the March 19th meeting. T. Philips to also confirm that May 7th is available for the Lottery. Change in dates motioned by C. Walbridge and Seconded by D. Fetherling and unanimously approved. 

Wait Time for New Riders - The District takes 2 weeks to update changes to the manifest and get Z-Passes for new riders. To simplify the process P. Mills motioned to tell new families that their seat will be available 2 weeks from the date their conformation was received.  Seconded by C. Walbridge and unanimously approved. 

Registration Safeguards - There have been a large number of changes to the manifests in the past month which cause both the committee and the District problems. The committee discussed ways to gain a better commitment from families however without collecting payment, which all agreed should not be dealt with by the committee, there was little we could do. This is an ongoing issue and will be discussed again. 

Swan Lake/Farmingdale complaint – We have received a complaint that the morning bus at Swan Lake and Winding Ridge is blocking a driveway and children are encroaching on the property. P. Mills viewed the situation 9/25/18 and it is unacceptable. T. Philips suggested asking the District to move the pickup point to Farmingdale and P. Mills will contact District to discuss.
UPDATE: Due to road restrictions moving the stop is not possible however the District has spoken to the driver to ensure the bus pulls forward to park in front of the vacant lot next to the homeowner's property. A letter asking children to wait south of the street light pole has been sent and it is hoped this will solve the issue.

Open Discussion - None 

Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 7:54pm.