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Ad Hoc School Transportation and Safety Study Committee June 6, 2013 at gam Conference Room, Central Administration Blg Meeting Minutes 1. Attending: Judy Crocker, Elaine Dratch, MaryEllen Dunn, Sharon Kendall, Jessie Steigerwald (SC liaison) Guest: Bonnie Brown, Shannon Mahoney, Dianna Quedeslleft, Leah Njonoge 2. Meeting minutes for May 2 were not discussed due to time restraints. 3. School Bus Registration Update A) Registration figures: Approximately 2400 riders have registered to date. B) Ms. Quedeslleft and Njonoge discussed their frustration at the lack of adherence motorists pay to the do not pass school buses displaying flashing lights law at their local bus stop located at the intersection of Stedman and Allen Rds. The issue occurs both in the morning and afternoon but is more prevalent in the morning. Ms. Celi worked with C &W Transportation and has changed the bus stop to the opposite side of the road in the hopes of increasing the bus visibility but the illegal behavior persists. The parents asked Lt Mazerall for a Yield sign to help slow vehicles speed at the intersection. Ms. Dunn said that TSAC sign improvements to the area might be able to be accomplished as part of the capital plan for the new Clarke bus loop. The question of whether LPS could be use as a pilot for a school bus stop arm camera study was deliberated but it was thought that there would be too much bureaucracy involved to promptly get the project off the ground. Ms. Steigerwald would like to pursue videoing such incidents and realizes that it would involve a two -year funding process. The premise of creating a form letter jointly from LPS and LPD was discussed. It would state that in Lexington, student safety is a priority and reference the state law. It would be used as tool to educate those who drive the offending vehicle and would be cc'ed to the LPD, school principal, and perhaps the RMV. 4. WorldTech Consultant Update The WorldTech consultant has completed three weeks of school site visits, during which observations involved school traffic patterns and flow, general safety criteria, and transportation mode volume. A preliminary report is expected during the last week of June. Evaluations of Lexington's eight school zones are almost complete. 5. Template Draft for Arrival /Dismissal Procedures Feedback has been received from six out of the nine schools regarding draft handbook arrival and dismissal procedures (including bell schedule and the modal basis of school traffic patterns) and live pick -up /drop -off privileges on school property. Clarke, Fiske and Hastings did not supply comments. Surprisingly, 4 out of 6 elementary schools currently use student name signage for live parking, which