Access
Advisory Committee to the MBTA Membership Meeting
Conference Rooms 2&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. Open/Introductions/Reading of Agenda
Chairmans Report
September 26/October 24 Minutes Update
1:00 1:25 PM
2. Presentation-by Kathleen Balerna
Deputy Director of Bus Operations
1:25 1:55 PM
3. Break
1:55 2:05 PM
4. System-Wide Accessibility/Fixed
Route Services
2:05 2:15 PM
5. THE RIDE - Office for Transportation Access
(OTA)
2:15 2:25 PM
6. THE RIDE Vendors Report
2:25 2:35 PM
7. Open
Discussion, Announcements and Meeting Adjourned.
2:35 -2:45 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 December
19, 2012
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.