Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, June 12, 2014

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

June 19, 2014, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration:  2 hours, expected ending at noon)

Please note: This meeting will be preceded by an Administration and Finance Committee meeting at 9:00 AM in Conference Rooms 2&3 and will be followed by a UPWP Committee meeting beginning at approximately noon.

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 30 minutes  

3.      Chair’s Report, 5 minutes  

4.      Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5.      Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 10 minutes

6.      Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes

7.      Action Items:

a.      CTPS Budget, Paul Regan, Chair, Administration and Finance Committee, report on the recommendation of the committee and vote to approve the state fiscal year 2015 budget, 10 minutes

b.     2014 Title VI Report, Elizabeth Moore, Deputy Director for Policy and Planning, MPO Staff, review of this triennial report on MPO activities in support of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and vote to submit to MassDOT, 20 minutes (to be posted)        

c.      MPO Public Participation Program Update, Pam Wolfe, MPO Staff, presentation of the draft of the updated Public Participation program, discussion and next steps in the update process, 20 minutes (to be posted) 

d.     Minutes from MPO Meetings on May 15, 2014, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)   

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

 

 

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

 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 nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all of its 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 to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other nondiscrimination 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 that the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information may be obtained by contacting the MPO (at the email address above) or via its website, www.bostonmpo.org.