Read over the EZRAC ordinance and be prepared to talk about what you see as the most important priorities for the EZRAC.
What changes if any should we make to the agenda? Roll Call, Approval of Last Month’s minutes
Time: 5 minutes
Purpose: Decision
Leader: Anita
Review agenda
Anita polls attendees
Chair handles roll call and approval of minutes
Introductions
Time: 3 minutes
Purpose: informational
Leader: Anita
Be prepared to answer the following
Name
What one thing do you most want to influence or accomplish on the EZRAC this year?
Leader will call on individuals to respond
Take no more than 30 seconds to answer
What is the purpose of the EZRAC? Are you spending your time and talents on what you see as most important functions?
Time 20 minutes
Purpose: Understanding Charge/Mission
Leader: Anita
Members will have studied the ordinance information (provided below) and be prepared to discuss the following:
--The ordinance doesn’t prioritize these functions, so would you share with us what you think are the 2 most important functions of the EZRAC?
--Are you spending most of your time/energy/talents on the things you consider to be most important? If not, what do you think would help you be able to do that?
Anita will review Ordinance
Call on members to share their answers to the questions
Staff will capture responses
We will try to agree on priorities
What is the Role of an Advisory Board Member?
Time: 5 minutes
Purpose: Reflection
Leader: Anita
Silently consider
Why did you choose to be an advisory board member?
Are you representing the community’s interests?
Anita will review basics
Members are asked to silently reflect on how their own participation aligns with these intentions
What makes a meeting effective and efficient?
What things can interfere with having a good meeting?
What can you do to help your meetings be productive and efficient?
Time: 15 minutes
Purpose: Discussion and Identifying Next Steps
Leader: Anita
Members are prepared to share one thing that they think makes a meeting productive and efficient.
Members share one thing that interferes with a good meeting.
Members share one thing they are either willing to start doing, stop doing, or keep doing to help the meeting be productive and efficient.
Anita will monitor and manage the discussion.
Staff will keep notes and summarize after the meeting
Anita will call on members to share their one thing in response to each question.
Wrap up and Next Steps
Time: 5 minutes
Purpose: Feedback and Action
Leader:
What is one thing you liked about this meeting?
What is one thing you would like to do differently next time?
What is one thing you heard today that was most helpful to you?
Anita will call on members to share.
Staff will take notes and circulate to members.
The EZ Rider Advisory Committee (EZRAC) is a subcommittee of the Chapel Hill Transit Public Transit Committee (Partners). The EZRAC recommends changes to procedures or policies related to the EZ Rider and Fixed-Route services in order to ensure that the transit system is serving the needs of people with disabilities within the service area. The EZRAC also reviews budgets and grant applications; provides input on updates to EZ Rider documents; conducts outreach to people with disabilities about EZ Rider and/or accessible Fixed-Route services; and offers a forum for the community to bring comments or concerns about EZ Rider and/or Fixed-Route service issues.
The ordinance is what the partners have asked the EZRAC to do. The topics you are discussing should tie to one of these five things.
What do you consider to be the 2 most important things from this highlighted list?Are you currently spending most of your time on these topics?
