HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-10-16-TAC-min.pdf MEETING MINUTES Oct. 16, 1996 Transportation Services Office
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02173
Meeting Description Transnortation Advisory Committee
Results Desired Decisions by Committee on Aoenda Items
Date October 16. 1996 Time 7 45 n.m.
Location Room 111 Town Hall. 1625 Mass.Ave. Lexinaton. MA
Scheduled Time Actual Time
Start Stop Total Hours Start Stop Total Hours
7'45 9:15 'I 5 7'45 9:15 1.5
Persons Attending
1 Sara Arnold 6 Sally Castleman
2 Betty Eddison 7 Ivor Morgan
3 Don Graham 8 Eva Heney
4 Liz Andrews 9
5 Lorraine Pacocha 10
Items To Be Discussed ✓
1 Approval of September 16 minutes ✓
2 Report to Board of Selectmen on state/federal funded transportation projects. Attachment ✓
3 New Business
Transportation Services Office Budget ✓
Operating assumptions personal services @ 1.5%
Service level budget < 3%
Changes account for administrative costs in the chair car service budget
B. Lucas indicated the parameters for the FY98 budget
4 Request for route change Route 4 /
Senior citizens request for change in route from Cary Ave to Middle Street
Households on Middle street want change from Cary Ave.To Lincoln. B. Lucas will ask drivers to time runs
detour on Middle.
5 Request for reduced fares ✓
Sherry Testa Bowman School volunteer Mentor program for Bowman Students by 14 LHS students 1 day each
week for approximately 21 weeks during the school year. Can we provide the LHS students with discounted fares
during their participation in this project? Lexpress will split difference in ticket price with Bowman or LHS.
Other discounts exchange programs used this same discount with French program.
6 Old Business ✓
Time of Lexpress buses in the Depot Handout Discussed with committee and visitors.
Transfers annual and daily Hand out discussed with committee and visitors.
I D. Graham reported on his review of alternate fuel vehicle providers see next page for a summary.
Chair Car Betty Eddison indicated that we might look into billing health care providers for service. B. Eddison
suggested we put Armstrong Ambulance,Arlington Heights on the list of bidders for the chair car service.
MEETING NOTES
) Report by Don Graham re purchase of Alternate Fuel Vehicles
Four vendors examined
1 North American Transit Inc. San Antonio Stainless steel, high quality 30 feet long, low floor-facilitates wheelchair
2. Nova Has taken over manufacturing of GM Bus 30 foot bus, high floor Used by Port Authority
3 Trolley Enterprises South Florida, 'not that good for stormy seather 33' may have other options
4. Orion II 26' 22 seats, Used by central Florida Transportation Authority Cost$150,000? Low floor basic design for diesel
operation.