Original agenda posted before 5:00 PM, January 26, 2012

Revised version posted before 5:00 PM February 1, 2012

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 10:00 AM   (Estimated duration: 2 hours; estimated end at noon)

 

Please note: MPO members will vote on whether to go into executive session to consider information that includes matters relating to the deployment of security personnel or devices and strategies; the MPO meeting will be adjourned from the executive session. The MPO meeting will be followed by a UPWP Committee meeting scheduled to begin at approximately noon.

 

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.       Action Items:

  1. MBTA Bus Route 1 Transit Signal Priority Study, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, MPO Staff,  vote to approve this final report, 5 minutes (posted)
  2. Meeting Minutes of January 19, 2012, meeting, Maureen Kelly, MPO Specialist, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)  

 

8.       TIP Amendment One Update, Sean Pfalzer, Interim TIP Manager, MPO Staff,  discussion of possible new items (non-target) to add to the proposed amendment and consensus on adding, 15 minutes

 

9.       Work Scope: MassDOT Title VI Program Scope Amendment, Karl Quackenbush, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of  proposed additional tasks, 15 minutes (posted)   

 

10.    Improving the Southeast Expressway: A Conceptual Plan, Karl Quackenbush and Bill Kuttner, Project Manager, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of the results of this study, 20 minutes (posted)

 

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

 

12.    MPO Executive Session: The MPO will vote on going into Executive Session for the purpose of considering the results of a project that includes material related to deployment of security personnel and security strategies, topics eligible for executive session under item 4 of Section 21 (a) of the Open Meeting Law. The MPO will adjourn from executive session.

 

Executive Session - All Hazards Planning, Maureen Kelly, Safety and Security Specialist, MPO Staff,  presentation of the results of this project that includes inventory and mapping of critical transportation and community resources and elements important to preparedness for possible hazard events; this topic should be discussed in executive session due to the security sensitivity of some content; the project also includes a web tool to make non-secure information available to the public, 20 minutes (memorandum posted)  

 

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.