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from the lump sum payments, $67,237 from the annual payments, and $1,263 from the remainder in the account for a total of $83,500. TAC agreed to this allocation. b. Expenses: The bus estimate is estimated at 5% greater than the FY12 amount, but this is a guess. Bids will be received in October, which provide accurate information. Wages are increasing over 40% because of the changes in the Town's organizational structure. The bottom line is an increase in the tax levy of almost $36,000. This is of concern. 4. MBTA Bus Stops: Bijan Afshartous drafted a letter to the MBTA regarding a variety of concerns and sent it to TAC for comment. He would like improvements made to T stops on the West Service Road and Watertown St. Elaine visited the sites and reported her observations. TAC generally agreed that some improvements may be advisable. Francine will talk to her contact at DPW to see if something can be done. Elaine will draft a response to Bijan for Bill's consideration and edits. She will suggest that reduce the information on his map, only discuss the two stops in this letter to the T leaving out all the other requests, and only ask the MBTA bus 78 to stop on the West Service Road if there is someone waiting at the stop or someone needing to get off there. 5. Flexpass: The schools have sold 345 HS bus passes, only 4 more than last year. They still may sell more, but it doesn't appear that the Flexpass made a significant difference. Of the 345 HS passes, 126 are Flexpasses. In September, there were 152 rides taken with Flexpasses. 6. Lexpress Ridership: Sara provided end of the year statistics for FYI 1. Nothing changed dramatically. There was discussion about marketing the service. It was suggested that Lexington contact towns with similar services to see what they do. 7. Next meeting: Bill send out a doodle for the week of November 14. Documents: September 8, 2011 Minutes, Packet of tables with budget and TDM calculations, Letter from Bijan Afsharatous, packet of tables with ridership information, including memo from school department regarding Flexpass sales. Recorder: Sara Arnold