Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Membership Agenda

Conference Rooms 2&3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

 

Please note:    AACT meetings are public and open to all. They    are conducted in full compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Open Meeting     Law, M.G.L. c.30A, §§ 18-25 (effective July 1,   2010)

Meeting Agenda

1.       Open/Introductions/Reading of Agenda

        Chairman’s Report

        Approval of September 26 Meeting Minutes

        1:00 –1:30 PM

 

2.       Ann Hartstein, Secretary Executive Office of Elder Affairs       and Myra Berloff, Director of Massachusetts Office on       Disability, “A Broad Overview of the Final Survey Tool”,                               regarding the effects of the fare increase.

        1:30 – 2:00 PM

 

3.       BREAK

   2:00 – 2:10 PM

 

4.       System-Wide Accessibility/Fixed Route Services Update

   2:10 – 2:20 PM

 

 

5.       Office for Transportation Access/Paratransit -THE RIDE Update

   2:20 – 2:30 PM

 

6.     MBTA Vendor Representatives Reports

        Veteran Transportation, LLC

        Greater Lynn Senior Services

        The Joint Venture of Thompson Transit and YCN

        2:30 – 2:45 PM

 

7.     Membership Open Discussion

        2:45 – 2:55 PM

 

8.     Announcements

        2:55 – 3:00 PM

 

        Meeting Adjourned.

        3:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please observe the following guidelines; thank you for your cooperation:

 

    No outbursts, interruptions, or cross talking when someone is speaking.

 

    If you have any questions, please wait to be recognized by the Acting Interim Chair, or a member of the Board. Please, one question or comment at a time. Each attendee will be given no more than two opportunities to address each issue.

 

Please wait for your answer; do not continue to speak.

 

    Place all cellular phones and or paging systems on “off” or “silent mode” BEFORE the meeting.

 

    No eating allowed during the regular AACT meeting.

 

    Remember to take all your belongings with you (bottles, cups, tissues, and bags).

All meetings will be recorded.

 

Please help make this a fragrance-free meeting.

 

    Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request.

 

For assistance or reasonable accommodations contact Ms.

Janie Guion at least one week prior to the meeting at

(617) 973-7507 or TTY (617) 973-7089.

 

The next AACT Meeting will be November 14, 201Text Box: The AACT meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices are available at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to provide other accommodations, such as materials in accessible formats or languages, or interpreters in American Sign Language (ASL) upon advance request. Please contact the Central Transportation Planning Staff at 617.973.7507(voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org. The MPO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI or related statutes or regulations may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.
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