Agenda posted by 5:00 PM, October 11, 2012

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, October 18, 2012, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes, expected ending at 12:30PM)

Please note: This meeting will be preceded by a meeting of the MPO’s Unified Planning Work Program Committee, beginning at 9:00 AM in Conference Rooms 2&3.

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:

a.      Work Scope: MASCO Bus Study, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, presentation, discussion, and action on this proposed work scope, 15 minutes (posted)

b.     TIP Amendment, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion and vote to amend the FFY 2103 element of the FFYs 2013-16 TIP to respond to repurposed funding, 20 minutes (to be posted)

c.      Meeting Minutes of October 4, 2012 MPO meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)

8.      Report: TIP Projects Before and After Evaluation, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, and Mark Abbott, Project Manager, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of this completed MPO study, 20 minutes (posted)

9.      MPO Certification Activities Schedule, Pam Wolfe, Manager, Certification Activities, presentation and discussion of the MPO schedule for FFY 2013, 15 minutes (to be posted)

10.   TIP Update, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of analysis of TIP programming, 20 minutes

11.   State Implementation Plan Update, Kate Fichter, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)

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

 

 

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