Agenda posted before 1:00 PM, June 8, 2017

Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting

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

June 15, 2017, 10:00 AM
(Estimated duration: 2 hours and 40 minutes, expected ending at 12:40 PM)

Please Note: This meeting will be preceded by an Administration and Finance (A&F) Committee meeting at 9:00 AM, in the CTPS Large Conference Room, Suite 2150; and a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee meeting beginning at 9:15 AM, in Conference Rooms 2 and 3.

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions, 2 minutes

2. Public Comments, 5 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 Item: Approval of MPO meeting minutes, 3 minutes (to be posted)

a. May 4, 2017, MPO meeting

b. May 18, 2017, MPO meeting

8. Action Item: CTPS State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018 Operating Budget, Paul Regan, Chair, MPO’s A&F Committee: overview and discussion; vote to approve; 10 minutes

9. Action Item: Work Program for Union Point Redevelopment Modeling Support, Scott Peterson, Director of Technical Services, MPO Staff: presentation of the proposed work to provide traffic projections and an analysis of potential transit use and other travel characteristics, as needed, to support an alternatives analysis for the planned development in Weymouth; vote to approve; 10 minutes (posted)

10. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 UPWP, Sandy Johnston, MPO Staff: overview and discussion; vote to approve; 10 minutes (posted)

11. Action Item: Draft FFY 2017 Title VI Triennial Report, Betsy Harvey, MPO Staff: presentation and discussion of the draft MPO Title VI triennial report that explains the MPO’s Title VI program, demonstrating its compliance with the principles, and federal laws, guidelines, and requirements related to Title VI; vote to approve for
30-day public review; 20 minutes (posted)

12. Scenario Planning for Developing the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Anne McGahan, MPO Staff: presentation on how scenario planning fits into the LRTP development process and discussion of specific scenarios for analysis in the near term; 35 minutes (posted)

13. Representation of Regional Transit Agencies on the MPO Board, Elizabeth Moore, Director of Policy and Planning, MPO Staff: continued discussion of the ways to formalize the representation of operators of public transportation services on the MPO board; presentation of the findings of an investigation exploring the role of transit committees in MPO decision-making; 40 minutes

14. 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 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192 (fax), or publicinfo@ctps.org.

The MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination 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 to have been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other nondiscrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. Complaints filed under federal law (race, color, national origin, language, gender, age, disability, or income) must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date the person believes the discrimination occurred. Complaints filed under Massachusetts General Law (religion, military service, ancestry, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression) must be filed no later than 300 calendar days after the date 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.

Posted materials are available via the MPO’s meeting calendar webpage at http://www.ctps.org/calendar/month.