Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, July 23, 2015

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

July 30, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 35 minutes, expected ending at 12:35 PM)

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


This meeting will be preceded by a UPWP Committee meeting beginning at 9:00.

Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 15 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.  FFYs 2015-18 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 4, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation of public comments, discussion, and vote to approve, 10 minutes (posted)

b.  Draft FFYs 2015-18 TIP Amendment 5, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of proposed amendment; vote to circulate for 30-day public comment period, 15 minutes (to be posted)

c.  Draft FFY 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment 1, Michelle Scott, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of proposed amendment; vote to circulate for 30-day public comment period, 15 minutes (to be posted)

d.  FFY 2016 UPWP, Michelle Scott, MPO Staff, presentation of public comments, discussion, and vote to approve final document, 15 minutes (to be posted)

e.  Long-Range Transportation Plan: Charting Progress to 2040, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation of public comments, discussion, and vote to approve final document, 20 minutes (draft posted)

f.    FFYs 2016-20 TIP, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation of public comments, discussion, and vote to approve final document, 20 minutes (draft posted)

 

 

g.  Meeting Minutes of May 21, June 4, June 11, and July 9, 2015 meetings, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 10 minutes (to be posted) 

8.      State Implementation Plan Update, Sreelatha Allam, MassDOT, monthly report

for public information on progress, 5 minutes (to be posted)

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

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 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (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 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 can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see above) or at www.bostonmpo.org.