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Pre-meeting discussion: Carol Girard of the rejected candidates for membership in the MBTA Ridership Advisory Committee attended. There had been an organizing meeting of their unofficial group, which is looking at their members’ interests and abilities. This has not yet gelled.
1. Call to order at 6:12 p.m.
2. Officers’ Reports
A. John Hostage (Treasurer). We have made a commitment of $700 for Annual Meeting expenses.
B. Fred R. Moore (President).
(1) John Hostage had a letter to the editor of the Boston Globe published decrying the expected transit disruption effect of the Democratic National Convention. Fred has marked this as an official APT policy statement.
(2) There is going to be night time busing on the north end of the Orange Line for a period of four years while the signal system is changed. He suggested at the MBTA Advisory Committee meeting that there be a commuter rail shuttle along the route, North Station to Oak Grove. This would be a lot less cumbersome than buses.
C. Barry D. Andelman (APT Liaison to the MBTA).
(1) He is going to meet with Anne Herzenberg, Chief Operating Officer of the MBTA about the designed passenger flow for the rebuilt Kenmore Station—It is backwards. People will pass each other en route between bus and rail.
(2) A letter should go out to the membership about an APT MBTA public service committee. We need volunteers.
3. Old Business: Planning for the Annual Meeting.
Barry Andelman: Regarding the Annual Meeting, John sent the APT tax exemption certificate to the Harvard Club. There will be circular tables of ten. Coffee and tea and soft drinks will be available.
A handbill should be written up for the meeting, with the a meeting agenda on the reverse.
Barry Andelman’s salutation card for the meeting.
A programmatic annual report: What we have done over the past year, together with new developments. This would be a single page. John and Fred will collaborate on this.
A dues payment card.
The April Board meeting will also serve as a stuffing party. Fred and John will work together to compose and print these items.
Barry Andelman suggested a nominating committee. Fred appointed such, with Barry Andelman as chairman, John Hostage as a member and himself as an ex officio member.
4. New Business: Framework for Advocacy.
We have never actually written down the outline and checklist for the F for A. Our membership does ‘field work’ and brings operational issues to our T Liaison for presentation to the appropriate T officials.
5. The next APT Board meeting is scheduled for 14 April.
6. The meeting adjourned 7:30 p.m.