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Action items: Ms. Stieglitz will bring this project to the attention of the Center Committee, Ms. Rebecchi will confer with Economic Development Director Melisa Tintocalis, and Mr. Levison will confer with Selectmen Liaison Michelle Ciccolo on how best to involve the Selectmen in this project. 4. FY15 Town Report Mr. Levison presented a draft of TAC's contribution to the FY15 Town Report. Minor changes to the draft were suggested. Action item:. Mr. Levison will present a revised draft to be considered at the October meeting. 5. Member Reports Mr. Levison reported that Ms. Ciccolo planned to request the Selectmen to resubmit a letter to the MBTA Manager regarding late night and weekend service to Lexington. This letter was written in response to Article 14 of the 2014 spring Town Meeting and sent to the previous MBTA manager, from which there was no reply. TAC members questioned the advisability of requesting expanded service from the MBTA given the current financial situation. Mr. Levison also asked for volunteers to staff a TAC table at the October 1 Clarke Back to School Night and the October 17 Community Center Open House. Action items: Mr. Levison will follow up with Ms. Ciccolo regarding the letter to the MBTA. Mr. Levison and Ms. Rebecchi will accept volunteers for staffing TAC tables. 6. October Meeting The Committee agreed to conduct the October meeting in the evening and to allow an extended period for public comment relating to Lexpress routes. 7. TDM/PT Recommendation Mr. Levison presented a preliminary recommendation that $123,000 be withdrawn from the TDM/PT Stabilization Fund to provide $91,000 for FY17 Lexpress operations according to an agreed-upon formula, and $32,000 for theFY17 REV Bus operations as requested by Finance Director Robert Addelson. The Committee felt that the latter sum was excessive given the lower value that had been previously suggested by Mr. Addelson and that the difference between the previous and current requests might be justifiably taken from the General Fund because of lower than expected Lexpress operating costs in FY15. Action items: Ms. Rebecchi will report on the difference between budgeted and actual FY15 Lexpress operating costs. Mr. Levison will conduct further discussions with Mr. Addelson. Prepared by William H. Levison Materials used at the meeting: Agenda for the meeting Minutes of the June 8 meeting List of potential sites for bus shelters Lex-Connect program statistics Lexpress 6-year summary, FY10-FY15 Ћ