Board of Directors Meeting

1.         Minutes of the previous meeting, 20 July 2005, were approved.

2.         Officers’ reports for possible action by directors:

            A.        President Fred R. Moore

(1)        Registered APT as signing on with the 27 organizations opposing the Silver Line Phase III Environmental Impact Report, characterizing the proposed line as overpriced and too disruptive for any positive outcome.

(2)        One of the items was the State Implementation Plan (SIP) commitments.  If they don’t do these projects as first committed, there will be no credibility in the public participation process, because the State will do anything it wants to, and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be meaningless.

B.         Clerk Barry M. Steinberg reported about today’s meeting of the Urban Ring Citizens’ Advisory Council, which was largely procedural.

C.        Vice President Romin Koebel attended the Central Artery Environmental Oversight Committee meeting, and will submit a report to the APT.

3.         New Business.  Motion by Barry M. Steinberg, seconded by Ernest V. Loewenstein, that Ernie’s policy statement, “Why Not Urban Transit?” be adopted as an APT position paper, rebutting assertions by David Luberoff.  Passed.

4.         Framework for Advocacy:  Motion by Fred Moore, seconded by Barry Steinberg, to continue our membership in Move Massachusetts.  Passed.

5.         The next meeting will be held on 14 September 2005.

6.         The meeting adjourned 7:56 p.m.