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8-12-11 | Agenda and Minutes

AGENDA

1.  Approval of Minutes of June 10, 2011 Meeting
2.  Public Comment
3.  August 1, 2011 Schedule Implementation
4.  State Budget
5.  Other Business
       

MEETING | Minutes

Attending: Westport Transit District Directors:  Jim Hood and Bud Titsworth; and, Norwalk Transit District:  Nancy Carroll.

The meeting was called to order at 8:35 AM.  The minutes of the previous meeting (6/10/2011) were reviewed for accuracy and accepted as submitted. 

Public Comment
No public comment.

August 1, 2011 Schedule Implementation
Mrs. Carroll reported on the implementation of the new schedule and the feedback from commuters.  Some modification to times will be required, however, it is minimal.  Ridership for the first eight days was shared with the Directors.

Mr. Titsworth suggested reaching out to the property managers on Hills Lane to market new S-1.  Both Directors thought it would be beneficial to attend a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Merchants Association to promote the services to the downtown as well as the Y’s Men of Weston/Westport.

Mr. Titsworth reported that URS was selected as the “Connecticut Commuter Services” contractor.  They will now be the contact for promoting commuter services in the region.

State Budget
Mrs. Carroll reported that funding with the State was at FY’11 levels until such time as a new State budget is adopted, based on the results of the State employees union vote.

Other Business
Mr. Titsworth requested information on the progress of the Coastal Corridor Study and the data on on/offs along Route 1.

Mr. Hood requested that the Norwalk Transit District have the auditors prepare a statement concerning the methodology employed to allocate expenses to Westport services.

There was no other business.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 AM.