Agenda posted before 4:00 PM December 8, 2011

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Conference Rooms 2&3, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA

Thursday, December 15, 2011, 10:00 AM    (Estimated duration: 3 hours; estimated to end at 1:00 PM)

 

 

MEETING AGENDA 

 

1.       Introductions, 5 minutes   

2.       Public Comments, 10 minutes   

3.       Chair’s Report, 5 minutes   

4.       Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes 

5.       Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6.       Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7.       Action Items:

1. Work Scope, TIP Project Impacts Before-After Evaluation, FFY 2012, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff, additional discussion and approval of this revised, proposed work scope, 15 minutes (posted)
2. Meeting Minutes of December 1, 2011, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Specialist, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)  

 

8.       MBTA Capital Investment Program, Victor Rivas, Deputy Director of Capital Budget, and Joe Cosgrove, Director of Planning, MBTA presentation and discussion of the MBTA capital spending plan, 40 minutes (link included with meeting materials)

 

9.       Work Scopes: Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these proposed work scopes, 30 minutes (posted)

a.     Analysis of JARC and New Freedom Projects

b.     Callahan Tunnel Construction Impact Study

 

10.    Revised Certification Activities Schedule, Pam  Wolfe, Manager, Certification Activities Group, discussion and consensus on revised schedule, 15 minutes (posted)

 

11.    Planning for Meetings Outside of Boston, Mike Callahan, Public Involvement Manager, report on locations for meetings (past three years) outside of Boston and recommendation for the calendar 2012 meeting schedule and locations, 15 minutes (to be posted)

 

12.    State Implementation Plan Update, Kate Fichter, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report on progress, 5 minutes (posted)     

 

13.    Discussion: MPO Committees, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, discussion of possible options for MPO Subcommittees, 20 minutes, (to be posted)

 

14.    Members’ Items, reports and notices by MPO Members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes  

 

The meeting location is accessible to people with disabilities and via public transportation. Assistive listening devices and large-print materials will be available at the meeting site. Upon advance request, every effort will be made to prepare materials in other formats and in languages other than English, and to provide interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. For assistance or accommodations, contact Mike Callahan, preferably two weeks before the meeting, at 617.973.8853 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or mcallahan@bostonmpo.org.

 

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