Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, April 30, 2015

                                                Agenda revised and reposted at 10:00 AM, May 1, 2015

                                               

 

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

April 30 MPO Meeting, Recessed and reconvened on May 7, 2015, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 4 hours and 15 minutes, expected ending at 2:15 PM) 

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

Meeting Agenda – for Reconvened April 30 MPO Meeting

1.      Introductions, 5 minutes  

2.      Public Comments, 15 minutes  (This is a continuation of the 4-30 public comment period; members of the public who commented on April 30 do not need to make additional comments on May 7 unless there is additional information to present.)

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.  FFYs 2015-18Transportation Improvement Program Amendment 3, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, discussion and approval for public review of this proposed amendment to the FFYs 2015 element of the current TIP, 15 minutes (to be posted)   

b.  Transportation Improvement Program, Sean Pfalzer, MPO Staff, continued discussion, including consideration of identified intended motions, and decision on TIP programming, 1 1/2 hour (to be posted)

c.  Long-Range Transportation Plan: Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, continued discussion of LRTP programming, including consideration of identified intended motions , and approval of a set of programs and projects to be modeled, 1 hour (posted)

8.      Long-Range Transportation Plan: Anne McGahan, MPO Staff, presentation and discussion of draft LRTP Chapters 1 and 3, and discussion of schedule for reviewing additional draft chapters, 10 minutes (to be posted)

9.      Project Selection Advisory Committee Update, Scott Hamwey, MassDOT, discussion of the work of the Project Selection Advisory Committee and update on recent progress, 15 minutes       

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

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