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Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Minutes January 8, 2018 Members Present: Hank Manz, Co-Chair; Sally Castleman; Sara Arnold; Elaine Dratch; Susan Ba rrett Members Absent: Bill Levison, Co-Chair; Su Shen Staff: Charlotte Rodgers, Human Services Director Liaison: Nancy Adler, COA (absent); Bob Creech, Planning Board (present) The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM in Room 246 of the Community Center. There was no public comment. Minutes from previous meeting were approved. Ms. Rodgers provided an update on transportation matters: • A ridership summary for the month of December was handed out. Ridership averaged 5.8 rides per vehicle hour. This is down from last December. One bus was out during the extreme cold. Repairs to it were managed quickly. Another bus also had compressor issues. This has also been handled and all buses are fully operational. • As of now, Ms. Rodgers has not heard back on a state Efficiency & Regionalization grant in the amount of$85,000. We should hear soon whether Lexington's proposal was accepted. If awarded, funding would support a collaborative strategic planning process between Lexington, Bedford, and Burlington to create an interconnected network of shared resources and coordination to improve public transportation in each community. Lexington took the lead on this proposal. • LexConnect taxi services continues to be very successful. With the snow, there have been some issues with having clear driveways for the taxis to drive up. Committee members discussed possible ideas for assisting seniors with snow clean-up. • A finalist was chosen for the Transportation Services Manager position. Susan Barrett, current TAC member, has accepted the position and will start January 29th. A new TAC member will need to be recruited. Hank Manz noted that he received an email about discussions on MBTA Sunday Service. As there was not time to review this in detail before the meeting, this will be discussed in a future meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10PM.