Project Meeting 2024.12.05 - ActivitySim/activitysim GitHub Wiki

Agenda

  • Administrative Home Discussion
  • Phase 10A Scoping

Admin

  • Phase 10A Scoping
    • WSP provide roadmap scope
    • RSG provided dependency update scope and added in general support staff
    • Jeff's scope is complete and will be sent to Joe shortly
    • CS to provide scope by early next week at latest
    • Joe will provide comments on scopes
  • Administrative Home Discussion
    • Zephyr Foundation got the highest number of votes (10)
      • 1 vote for AMPO
      • 1 vote for MAG
      • two abstentions
    • If Zephyr, strong desire for ensuring that Zephyr has paid employee to do work
    • MAG voted for AMPO given that it is a long standing professional organization; Would be okay with Zephyr or any other option
    • TransLink, MWCOG - AMPO was second choice
      • TransLink was concerned with AMPO's Admin costs and given that AMPO is a US agency it was less important for the agency
    • CMAP - ITE brand is established and carries a lot of prestige. Concern w/ being overly reliant on volunteer hours if went w/ Zephyr; Zephyr is second choice
    • ARC has concerns about ensuring that Zephyr finances (and other information, such as previous experience) are available for review to ensure ARC will approve of providing funds to Zephyr
      • From legal perspective, there should be no difference between contracting with AMPO vs Zephyr
      • Previous experience: Zephyr is contracting w/ FHWA for TMIP support; about to execute contract to support NSF project; this would be first pooled fund project
    • Please provide written questions that Joe can discuss with the attorney
    • Ohio DOT, its easier to send money to Zephyr than AMPO. If Zephyr can structure contract as software maintenance then can treat Zephyr as a vendor similarly to other software (such as Caliper)
      • Ohio DOT to send example templates for software support to group
      • For many agencies (including TransLink), contracts under ~$50K require less admin sign-off
      • Software licenses may need to go through IT
    • Can plan to explore alternative contracting option as a parallel path as transition is carried out