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Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Minutes January 11, 2016 Members Present: Hank Manz, Francine Stieglitz, Sally Castleman, Elaine Dratch, Craig Weeks Members Absent: Sara Arnold Bill. Levison, Staff: Jeanette Rebecchi a.No public comment b.Minutes from December meeting accepted as amended c.Hank, Craig and Jeanette moved their meeting with Elaine Celi (school dept) forward, but will meet before next TAC meeting. Hank also wants to invite Elaine Celi to a TAC meeting so we can hear directly all the complications and intricacies around the after- school bus that carries kids to extra-curricular activities at various sites. Hank thinks we might together explore whether there is a place for Lexpress as part of the process. d.Transportation Systems Update. Jeanette’s assistant, Linda Judkins, who has been in the position for 15 years, is retiring. There will be a farewell coffee Wed, Jan 20, 8:30 – 10:00 and TAC is invited. Jeanette is working on an updated job description that will include helping other divisions within Human Services. She thinks job may expand from 20 hours to 28. e.Mid-Year Lexpress Review. Comparison of first six month of 2015 to same period in 2014. a.The ridership is down 10%, which translates to 1 rider/trip. Adult ridership is down 24%. Jeanette speculated that this could be a result of the fare increase to $2.50 (from $2.00) – that either some adults stopped riding or started calling themselves seniors. a.Student ridership, including Flexpass users, is also down. Only senior ridership has increased. b.The big question remains: What should we do to attract more students? c.Hank will bring students to our next meeting to begin a focus group d.Lexpress doesn’t run late enough for the typical commuter. 2. Lexpress on-time performance review. Jeanette had prepared material to illustrate that on average, every route goes over the allotted time, and suggested that it doesn’t make sense for the service to continue like this. Especially beginning at 3:00 pm, more headway is needed. She thought that we may need to run one later bus, as well. Hank, Craig and Jeanette will meet to come up with some ideas for TAC to consider to address this issue. 3.TDM distribution. TAC had determined years ago that it would be most advantageous to Lexpress to allocate individual TDM contributions (other than annual commitments) over a 20-year period. However, the current Town Manager does not agree. Using the formula