Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Membership Meeting

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

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

Assistive Listening Devices are available upoN request.

Meeting Agenda

1. Opening/Introductions                               1:00-1:15 PM 

• Reading of Agenda
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
• February 27, 2013 Chairman’s Report         

2. Judge Patrick King, Federal Court Appointed MBTA Monitor and Chris Iwerks of Bertaux+Iwerks Architects Report                                1:15-1:50 PM      

• Way Finding Report

3. Executive Board of Directors 1:50-2:00 PM

• Nominations
• Board Members
• Vice-Chairman
• Chairman

      **Nominations are now closed; the election will be held on May 22.      

4. BREAK                                                      2:00-2:05 PM

5. MBTA Representatives’ Reports                     2:05-2:20 PM

• Deputy Chief Kenneth Green-MBTA Transit Police
• Larry Haile-System-Wide Accessibility/Fixed Route Services
• Frank Oglesby-Office for Transportation Access 

6. Vendor Representatives Reports                     2:20-2:40 PM

• Innovative Paradigm, Inc.
• Greater Lynn Senior Services
• The Joint Venture of Thompson Transit and YCN Transportation, LLC
• Veterans Transportation, LLC

7. Rick Morin, AACT Board Member                     2:40-2:50 PM                 

• Mobility Priority List

8.Open Discussion, Announcements and Meeting Adjourned   2:50-3:00 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 “vibrate mode” BEFORE the meeting.
• No eating allowed during the any AACT meeting.
• Please remove the following items from your seating area:  Bottles, cups, tissues, napkins, and bags please place in the nearest trash bin.
• All meetings will be recorded.
  
• Please help make this a fragrance-free meeting.

The next AACT Meeting will be May 22, 2013.

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 Janie Guion at 617.973.7507 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or AACT@ctps.org.