Agenda posted before 4:00 PM December 8,
2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours; estimated to end at 1:00 PM)
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.
Action Items:
8.
MBTA Capital
Investment Program, Victor Rivas, Deputy Director of Capital Budget, and Joe
Cosgrove, Director of Planning, MBTA presentation and discussion of the MBTA
capital spending plan, 40 minutes (link included with meeting materials)
9.
Work Scopes:
Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of these
proposed work scopes, 30 minutes (posted)
a. Analysis of JARC and New Freedom
Projects
b. Callahan Tunnel
Construction Impact Study
10. Revised
Certification Activities Schedule, Pam
Wolfe, Manager, Certification Activities Group, discussion and consensus on revised
schedule, 15 minutes (posted)
11. Planning for
Meetings Outside of Boston, Mike Callahan, Public Involvement Manager,
report on locations for meetings (past three years) outside of Boston and
recommendation for the calendar 2012 meeting schedule and locations, 15 minutes
(to be posted)
12. State
Implementation Plan Update, Kate
Fichter, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report on
progress, 5 minutes (posted)
13. Discussion:
MPO Committees, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, discussion of possible options for MPO
Subcommittees, 20 minutes, (to be posted)
14. 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.