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Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, June 13, 2024

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

June 20, 2024, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hours and 51 minutes, expected ending at 11:51 AM)

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Meeting Agenda

1.      Introductions, 2 minutes  

2.      Chair’s Report, 2 minutes

3.      Executive Director’s Report, 5 minutes  

4.      Public Comments, 5 minutes  

5.      Committee Chairs’ Reports, 5 minutes

6.      Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes

7.      Action Item: April 18, 2024, MPO Meeting Minutes: Vote to approve April 18 Meeting Minutes, 5 minutes (posted)

8.      Action Item: Work Scope: Impact of Bus Priority Lanes on Emergency Services, Steven Andrews, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve this work scope, 5 minutes (posted)

9.      Action Item: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Srilekha Murthy, MPO Staff: Presentation of public comments received during the public review period and expected vote to endorse, 10 minutes (posted)

10.   Action Item: FFYs 2024–28 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Amendment Eight, David Hong, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, vote to endorse FFYs 2024–28 TIP Amendment Eight following the public review period, 5 minutes (posted)

11.   Action Item: FFYs 2024–28 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Amendment Ten, David Hong, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release for its 21-day public review period, 20 minutes (to be posted)

12.   Action Item: Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 Proposed Operating Budget, Brian Kane, Administration and Finance Committee Chair, and Hiral Gandhi, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to approve the CTPS SFY 2025 Operating Budget, 10 minutes (posted)

13.   Sumner Tunnel Update, John Romano, Massachusetts Department of Transportation: Presentation and discussion about the closure of the Sumner Tunnel for repairs, 30 minutes

14.   Members’ Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes