Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, February 23, 2012

 

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Barnet Gallery, Beverly Public Library, 32 Essex St., Beverly, MA

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes, expected ending 12:15 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.       Welcome from Host Municipality, Mayor William F. Scanlon, Jr., brief introduction to City of Beverly and overview of the city’s and North Shore Subregion’s transportation and related issues, 20 minutes 

 

8.       Action Items:

 

  1. Work Scope - MBTA 2012 Title VI Program Monitoring: Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director,  MPO Staff, further discussion and approval of this proposed work scope, 10 minutes (posted 2-9)   

 

  1. TIP Amendment One, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, discussion of public comments and decision on proposed TIP amendment, as revised 2-2, 20 minutes (reposted 2-3)

 

  1. Meeting Minutes of February 16, 2012, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)  

 

9.       Work Scope: Access to Transit, Karl Quackenbush and Efi Pagitsas, Manager, Traffic Analysis Group, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of this proposed work scope, 15 minutes (posted) 

 

10.    Technical Memoranda: FFY 2011 Safety and Operations Analysis for Intersections in Hudson, Framingham, Newton, Malden, Milton, and Arlington, Karl Quackenbush and Efi Pagitsas, MPO Staff, discussion of the results of these analyses, 20 minutes (posted)   

 

11.    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.

 

The MPO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI or related statutes or regulations may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.