Access
Advisory Committee to the MBTA Membership Meeting
Conference
Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA
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)
1.
Opening/Introductions 1:00-1:15 PM
a.
Reading of Agenda
b.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
December 19, 2012
c.
Chairmans Report
2.
TBA 1:15-1:30 PM
3.
Ms. Marilyn Cole,
Innovative Paradigm, Inc.
THE RIDE Eligibility
Center 1:30-1:45 PM
4.
Executive Board of Directors
Nominations 1:45-1:55
PM
a.
Board Members
b.
Vice-Chairman
c.
Chairman
Nominations will reopen on April 24.
5.
BREAK 1:55 - 2:05 PM
6.
MBTA Representative Reports 2:05 - 2:30 PM
a. Deputy Chief Kenneth Green-MBTA Transit Police
b. Larry Haile-System-Wide Accessibility/Fixed Route Services
c. Frank Oglesby-Office for Transportation Access
7.
Vendor Representatives 2:30 - 2:45 PM
1. The Joint
Venture of Thompson Transit and YCN Transportation
2. Veterans
Transportation, LLC
3. Greater Lynn Senior
Services
8. Open
Discussion, Announcements and Meeting Adjourned
2:45 - 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.
The
next AACT Meeting will be April 24, 2013
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 AACT@ctps.org, (617)
973-7507 or TTY (617) 973-7089.
The
MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal and state non-discrimination 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 to have been subjected to
discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other or other
non-discrimination statute 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 below) or at http://www.bostonmpo.org.
Meeting
locations are accessible to people with disabilities and are near public
transportation. Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting),
every effort will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening
devices, materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English,
and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact
the MPO staff at 617.973.7100 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax),
or publicinformation@ctps.org.