Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, November 26, 2013

                                                                       

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

Third Floor Conference Room, Franklin Town Hall, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038

December 5, 2013, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 1/2 hours, expected ending at 12:30 PM)

Please note: This meeting is in Franklin. For information on travel to the meeting, please see the meeting flyer at this link:

 http://www.ctps.org/Drupal/data/calendar/pdfs/2013/MPO_1205_Flyer_with_Directions.pdf

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, Jeff Nutting, Town Administrator, Town of Franklin, introduction to the Town of Franklin and overview of local transportation issues, and Gino Carlucci, Chair, SWAP, overview of SouthWest Advisory Planning Committee subregional transportation issues and priorities, 15 minutes

8.      Action Items:

a.      Work Programs: Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, presentation, discussion, and approval of these work programs, 15 minutes (posted)

-       MassDOT Title VI Program: Development and Support

-       Transportation Investments for Economic Development

b.     Minutes from MPO Meeting on November 7, 2013, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted) 

9.      Memorandum: Performance Measures, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the next steps in the development of the MPO’s Performance Measures, 30 minutes (to be posted)

10.   LRTP Planning Tools: Travel Demand Model, Cubeland, TREDIS, Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, and Ed Bromage, MPO Staff, introduction to these planning tools and technical capabilities and discussion of their application in the development of the next long-range transportation plan, 40 minutes

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

Text Box: Meeting locations are accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation. Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices, materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact the MPO staff at 617.973.7100 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org. The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state non-discrimination 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, ADA, or other non-discrimination statute or regulation 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.