HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-02-27-TAC-min.pdf MEETING Minutes. Transportation Services Office
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02173
Meeting Description Transportation Advisory Committee
Results Desired Decisions by Committee on Aaenda Items
Date February 27 1996 Time 745 p.m.
Location Room 111 Town Hall. 1625 Mass.Ave. Lexington. MA
Scheduled Time Actual Time i
Start Stop Total Hours Start Stop Total Hours
7.45 9:15 1.5 8:00 p.m. 1015 2.25
Persons Attending
1 Sara Arnold 6 Bill Mix
2 Ed Ganshirt 7 Liz Andrews
3 Lorraine Pacocha 8 Barbara Lucas
4 Sally Castleman 9 Elaine Dratch
5 Don Graham 10
Items To Be Discussed ✓
1 Approve minutes of Jan. 24 meeting ✓
2 Old Business
a. Transportation/DPW Reorganization Update Committee reviewed letter from S.Arnold to Town Manager re ✓
the reorganization. S.Arnold and S. Castleman will meet with DPW Dir.Woodbury 3/1/96 to discuss reorg.
b. Role Definition for the Transportation Coordinator discussion of the information prepared by Don Graham in ✓
connection with the inclusionary transportation policy.TAC discussed this document. B. Lucas will incorporate
changes and fax to D. Graham for comments. This document will be incorporated as part of the 'vision'
B. Lucas will prepare for the Town Manager. Copy of new draft enclosed.
c. Vision for Lexington transportation See lb above. Lucas will send copy of 'vision' to committee members. ✓
d. COA/Chair Car Service for coming year B. Lucas is working with COA to prepare joint RFP for COA Day
Care and Lexington Chair Car Transportation. Will also discuss this with Grey Nuns Day Care provider.
e. Response from Youville Place to 2/7 meeting with D. Graham and B. Lucas. Lucas will write to Youville Place to ✓
concerning our desire that they keep monthly statistics on the Youville van service for use in their annual
report to the Trans. Coord. Done
f. Transportation News Suggestions from S. Castleman include Driver and Rider Highlights. Lucas hopes ✓
Muriel Taylor will take charge of the Lexington Transit News Muriel has agreed to take charge of the Newsletter
3 New Business
a Hartwell Avenue TMA Update from B. Lucas Proposal revision sent 3/8/96 ✓
b. Proposed rezoning on Waltham Street. Proposed response from B. Lucas approved at meeting ✓
B. Lucas and Don Graham met with Waltham St developer on March 13. They are drafting a response to the
Alternative Transportation Policy to send to the Planning Board.
4 Emery Park/Depot Square A meeting of interested parties will occur on March 13. Time and location to be ✓
announced. TAC will need to appoint a spokesperson to present the LEXPRESS view. Mark calendars.
B. Mix volunteered to serve as spokesperson. S.Arnold encouraged all TAC members to attend
5 Miscellaneous Patriot's Day information passed out to committee. Will be taken up at March meeting.
NEXT TAC MEETING: MARCH 20, ROOM 111,7:45 p.m. B. Lucas will be out of town and will arrive late.