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Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Minutes May 14, 2018 Members Present: Bill Levison, Co-Chair; Hank Manz, Co-Chair; Sara Arnold, Andra Bennett, Sally Castleman, Elaine Dratch, Members absent: Su Shen Liaison: Bob Creech, Planning Board Staff: Susan Barrett Mr. Levison called the meeting to order at approximately 7:10 PM in Room 245 of the Community Center. Public comment: Ms. Barrett reported on comments she had received from residents regarding transportation services: 1. Hema Ghandi, a Diamond Middle School parent, would like more frequent and later service for Diamond students. Ms. Ghandi noted that some Diamond students attend after-school programs at Lexington High School. Discussion: It was agreed that this would require funding that is not available but is the kind of request that can be reviewed during the Tri-Town Transportation Efficiency and Regionalization Study (Tri-Town Transportation Study) that is scheduled to begin in June. 2. Smita Gohil, a Diamond parent, reported that Drummer Boy condominiums are not well served by Lexpress. Discussion: It was agreed that this also should be reviewed during the Tri-Town Transportation Study. 3. David Schindler, a Village Circle resident asked if Route 4 could get closer to Village Circle more frequently than once between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Discussion: Ms. Barrett explained that the once a day service was a pilot program approved by Charlotte Rodgers, Human Services Director and Carl Valente, Town Manager, in response to a request that came in when the position of Transportation Services Manager was vacant. Ms. Barrett supported the expansion of the service and wants it clearly identified on the Lexpress map. A motion was made and seconded to support the additional service, as described by Ms. Barrett. VOTE: 5-0 (Note: Mr. Manz had left the room temporarily.) Minutes: A motion was made and seconded to approve the Minutes for the March 19, 2018 TAC meeting. VOTE: 5-0 (Note: Mr. Manz had not yet returned.) A motion was made and seconded to approve the Minutes for the April 9, 2018 TAC meeting. VOTE: 5-0 (Note: Mr. Manz had not yet returned.) Board of Selectmen's (BoS) Goals: As in the past, the BoS is requesting committees to submit requests for action items for the Board to consider so that they can prioritize those that they plan to pursue over the coming year. The BoS also asked committees to identify projects on which they are working. Discussion started with a review of the six recommendations submitted by this committee to the BoS in 2017. Mr. Levison noted that the BoS had not previously prioritized any of TAC's recommended goals and suggested that this committee focus on one goal that is this committee's highest priority with the hope that it might garner more attention. Ultimately it was decided that there were two recommendations, as follows: