Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, May 9, 2013

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

Thursday, May 16, 2013, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: approximately 2 1/2 hours, expected ending at 12:30 PM)

Please note: There be a UPWP Committee meeting at 9:00 AM, just prior to the MPO meeting.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 5 minutes

2. Public Comments, 20 minutes

3. Chair’s Report, 10 minutes

4. Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 5 minutes

6. Executive Director’s Report, 10 minutes

7. Action Items:

a. Endorsement of Designated Recipients of Grant Funds in Urbanized Areas, David Mohler, MassDOT, review and endorsement of Governor Deval Patrick’s proposed designated recipients of certain FTA grants under MAP-21, 10 minutes (attached)

b. MPO Meeting Minutes: April 18 and May 2, 2013, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 5 minutes (4-18 posted, 5-2 to be posted)

c. Amendment Five Update, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, discussion of public comments, proposed changes, and decision to update Amendment Five, 20 minutes (to be posted)

d. Revised Draft Unified Planning Work Program, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, and Michelle Scott, MPO Staff, discussion of UPWP Committee recommendation for the Revised Draft FFY 2014 UPWP to accommodate additional PL funding, and vote to circulate in a revised public comment period, 30 minutes (to be posted)

8. Air Quality Conformity Update, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, review of status of air quality conformity determination, 15 minutes

9. Overview of Public Review and Comment Period Activities – Revised Draft FFY 2014 UPWP and Draft FFYs 2014-17 TIP, Pam Wolfe, MPO Staff, overview of public involvement activities to be implemented during the public comment period, 5 minutes

10. State Implementation Plan Update, Kate Fichter, Office of Transportation Planning, MassDOT, monthly report for public information on progress, 5 minutes (posted)

11. 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 617.973.7100 (voice), 617.973.7089 (TTY), 617.973.8855 (fax), or publicinformation@ctps.org.

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