Access Advisory Committee to the MBTA Membership Meeting

 

Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 10 Park Plaza, State Transportation Building, Boston, MA

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 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.    Opening/Introductions                                   1:00 - 1:20 PM

 

a.          Reading of Agenda

 

b.          Approval of Meeting Minutes

 

c.     Chairman’s Report

    

2.    Peggy Griffin, Civil Rights Officer, Federal Transit

Administration                                            1:20 - 1:45 PM       

3.    Nominations for the AACT Executive Board of Directors are now open for 2013-2015 term:                  1:45 - 1:55 PM

 

a.          Board Members

 

b.          Vice-Chairman

 

c.          Chairman

 

Nominations will reopen on February 27.

     

4.   BREAK                                                         1:55 - 2:05 PM

 

5.    MBTA Representative Reports                       2:05 - 2:30 PM

    

a.      Larry Haile-System-Wide Accessibility/Fixed Route                                  Services

 

b.      Frank Oglesby-Office for Transportation Access

 

c.      Deputy Chief Kenneth Green-MBTA Transit Police

 

6.    Vendor Representatives                              2:30 - 2:45 PM

 

1.    Greater Lynn Senior Services

 

2.    Veterans Transportation, LLC

 

3.    The Joint Venture of Thompson Transit and YCN Transportation

 

7.    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 is allowed during the regular AACT meeting.

 

    All meetings will be recorded.

 

Please help make this a fragrance-free meeting.

 

The next AACT Meeting will be February 27, 2013

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

        Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request.Text Box: 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. The Metropolitan Planning Organization (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.

        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.