Agenda posted before 5:30 PM, November 12, 2015

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

November 19, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes, expected ending at 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. MPO Special Commission Remarks, 10 minutes

8. Action Item:

a. Draft Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2016 – 2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 1, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of proposed TIP amendment; vote to circulate for 30-day public comment period, 15 minutes (to be posted)

b. Minutes of November 5, 2015, MPO meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (to be posted)

9. Proposed TIP Evaluation Criteria, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion, 30 minutes

10. MassDOT/MBTA Draft Capital Investment Plan for FY 2016, Steve Woelfel, MassDOT, presentation and discussion, 30 minutes

11. State Implementation Plan Update, Bryan Pounds, 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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