HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-06-13-TAC-minMembers Present:
Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Minutes
June 13, 2016
Lexington Community Center, Room 245, 3:30 PM
Bill Levison
Hank Manz
Francine Stieglitz
Sara Arnold
Elaine Dratch
Sally Castleman
Craig Weeks
Members Absent: None
Liaison: Nancy Adler (Council on Aging)
Staff: Jeanette Rebecchi (Transportation Manager)
The meeting came to order at 3:45 PM
1. Public Comment: None
2. Minutes: On a motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the meeting of May 9, 2016
were unanimously approved.
3. Transportation Systems Update: Commuter Breakfast went well, around 150 people
showed up. There was also a Senior Transportation Panel recently at the Community
Center attended by Jeanette, FISH, and Our Pleasure to Help, a private livery company.
The Panel talked about providing transportation information to seniors.
4. Brookhaven Stop: There has been a pilot program since last August to stop at
Brookhaven once each day at 10:30 AM. Only 2 -3 people per month have made use of the
service. There is a plan to change the stop time to the 1:30 PM trip in the hope that more
riders will avail themselves of the service.
On a motion duly made and seconded, Ms. Rebecchi's suggestion was approved.
5. RFP for new bus contract: There was general discussion of some of the problems of
finding providers, a chief one being the limited number of bus models available. TAC will
form a group of three members to assist Ms. Rebecchi in writing the RFP for the new
contract.
6. FY17 TAC Projects: It was agreed that a major project for the near term will be the writing
of the RFP mentioned above.
7. Meeting Times: To attract prospective members, especially younger members who may
have ties to the student rider community, we need to explore a return to night meetings. It
was noted that one of the reasons for going to afternoon meetings was because there was a
problem finding an evening time which all members could reliable accommodate. There
was general agreement to start with Monday 7 -9 PM meetings in August.
8. Member Reports: There were no individual reports.
The meeting adjourned at 5 PM.
Materials presented at the meeting:
Agenda
Draft minutes of the meeting of May 9, 2016
Record of FY16 TAC Activities