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F <br />Town of Reading <br />RECEIVED <br />3 Meeting Minutes <br />TOWN CLERK <br />ca <br />READING. MA. <br />,P a IMOP <br />q� <br />a <br />721 NOV 15 AH B 33 <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Commissioners of Trust Funds <br />Date: 2021-07-28 Time: 6:30 <br />PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: <br />Open Session <br />Purpose: Specific Business Version: <br />Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Neil Cohen, Mark Dockser, John Daly, Elizabeth Klepeis, and Endri Kume <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Endri Kume <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Mr. Cohen called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. <br />• Open Session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of the meeting <br />Mr. Kume reported that he met with the new Superintendent and briefly discussed the <br />Teacher's Exemplary Awards. The Superintendent was very receptive to the award and <br />plans to use the awards in the future. <br />Mr. Dockser asked to discuss a topic related to 625 Main St and the residents displaced from <br />their houses due to the electrical issues caused by flooding. The Town is searching for <br />different ways to support these residents through fundraising and other ways. Some of <br />these folks have minimal means of support. The landlord has offered some help; however, <br />he is not doing anything else going forward. Mr. Cohen mentioned that he was aware of the <br />situation. The problem is that the Trust Funds are very limited on what the funds can be <br />used for. Ms. Klepeis said that because there is no medical component, the Trust Funds <br />cannot be used to support these residents in any way financially. If some of them have <br />medical needs and can show financial hardship, the Trust Fund Commissioners could review <br />the request on a case-by-case basis. <br />Mr. Cohen thanked Mr. Dockser for bringing this issue up to the Commissioners. <br />Discuss Alternative Transportation Services LLC Contract for the Reading <br />Response Program <br />Mr. Kume shared the email response from ATS regarding the $65 fee for a driver to wait for <br />a passenger. Mr. Cohen had proposed the following response: <br />"ATS will receive a $65 fee/hour for a Driver who must wait for a passenger. If a passenger <br />is late or delayed for a pick-up, the first 10 minutes of waiting time will not be charged. <br />Thereafter, ATS will charge for a minimum of one half hour of time. Additionally, if a Driver <br />is asked to wait for a passenger on drop off to provide a return trip, the waiting time charge <br />Page 1 1 <br />