Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, October 31, 2013

                                                                       

                                                                        Revised November 4, 2013, (new item 7.b.)

                                                                        Revised Agenda posted November 4, 2013

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

November 7, 2013, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 3 hours, expected ending at 1:00 PM)

Please note:      This meeting will be followed by a Unified Planning Work Program Committee meeting beginning at approximately 1:00 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.      Action Items:

a.      Work Program Amendment: Massachusetts Turnpike Boston Ramps and Bowker Overpass Study Technical Support, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, presentation, discussion, and approval of this work program, 15 minutes (posted)

b.     LRTP Amendment Three, Paths to a Sustainable Region, Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion and vote to circulate for public review a proposed draft LRTP Amendment Three, 15 minutes (posted)

c.      TIP Amendment One, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, presentation, discussion, and vote to circulate for public review a proposed draft TIP Amendment One, 20 minutes (posted)

d.     Minutes from MPO Meetings on September 12, October 3, and October 17, 2013, Maureen Kelly, MPO Staff, approval of these meeting minutes, 10 minutes (posted) 

8.      FFY 2014 Certification Activities Schedule and Work Plans and AACT Work Plan

a.      Overview of Certification Activities Work Plans, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, overview of the work plans for these activities that are programmed in the FFY 2014 UPWP, 50 minutes (posted)

b.     AACT Work Plan, Karl Quackenbush, Executive Director, CTPS, overview of the work plan for this activity that is programmed in the FFY 2014 UPWP, 10 minutes (posted)

c.      Certification Activities Schedule, Pam Wolfe, MPO Staff, presentation of schedule for implementation, 10 minutes (posted)

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

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