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<br />Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Minutes <br />October 17, 2016 <br />Lexington Community Center, Room 245, 7PM <br />Members Present: <br />Bill Levison, Sara Arnold, Hank Manz, Sally Castleman, Elaine Dratch, Susan <br />Barrett <br />Staff: <br />Jeanette Rebecchi (Transportation Manager) <br />Liaison: <br /> Nancy Adler (COA) <br />The meeting came to order at 7:11 PM. A quorum was present. <br />1. Public Comment: <br /> None <br />2: Minutes: <br /> On a motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of September 19, 2016 were <br /> unanimously approved as submitted. <br />3: Transportation Systems Update: <br />Ms. Rebecchi noted the department was working on the <br /> FY18 budget. A presentation to the Board of Selectmen will likely happen in December. The <br /> department is looking into acquiring a credit card payment system for items such as bus ticket <br />and pass payments. Members discussed that a surcharge for credit cards in Massachusetts <br /> is illegal, but convenience fees are not. Ms. Rebecchi attended Back to School Night at LHS, <br /> but noted that Freshman Orientation Night was much more beneficial as parents were less <br /> rushed and had time to visit the table. <br />4. FY16 Ridership Data: <br />Ms. Rebecchi shared data related to ridership. The big takeaway is that <br /> ridership for FY16 was lower than FY15. Members discussed if loss of adult ridership was due <br /> to increased adult fares. Members also discussed declined student ridership and ways to boost <br /> this. FlexPass sales are increasing despite loss of student ridership. TAC members and staff will <br /> further explore options to boost ridership. TAC members noted the need to add boosting <br /> ridership as a separate agenda item for November’s meeting. <br />5: RFP for New Bus Contract: <br />Ms. Rebecchi noted that the RFP has been through 4-5 iterations. <br /> Final version should be on the website by end of week with a mid-November deadline. Bidders <br /> must meet all the minimum requirements. <br />6: Member Reports: <br />Bill Levison noted he sent in the town report. Hank Manz noted that Craig <br /> Weeks has decided not to continue with the committee. TAC members discussed adding <br /> members who could help raise ridership. <br />The meeting adjourned at 9 PM. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Susan Barrett <br />1 <br /> <br />