Draft Memorandum for the Record
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
Unified Planning Work Program Committee Meeting Summary
November 3, 2022, Meeting
1:00 PM-1:30 PM, Zoom Video Conferencing Platform
Derek Krevat, Chair, representing Jamey Tesler, Secretary of Transportation and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee agreed to the following:
Materials for this meeting included the following:
1. June 30, 2022, Meeting Summary
2. July 21, 2022, Meeting Summary
3. FFY 2023 UPWP Adjustment One Memo
4. FFY 2023 UPWP Adjustment One
See page 3 for attendance.
There were none.
A motion to approve the summary of the meeting of June 30, 2022, was made by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Eric Bourassa) and seconded by the MBTA Advisory Board (Amira Patterson). The motion carried.
A motion to approve the summary of the meeting of July 21, 2022, was made by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Eric Bourassa) and seconded by the Inner Core Committee/City of Somerville (Tom Bent). The motion carried.
S. Murthy introduced Adjustment One by outlining the difference between an adjustment and amendment—namely, an adjustment is for minor budget changes and an amendment is required if there is an increase of 25 percent or more in a given line item. Adjustment One concerns increases to MAPC’s tasks in the UPWP.
E. Bourassa explained that the adjustments to task budgets were finalized after the final budgets for the entire set of projects in the UPWP were complete, so staff decided to wait until the next fiscal year to make the necessary adjustments.
William Conroy (City of Boston) asked for the reasoning behind the increases in the budgets. E. Bourassa explained that the increases are due to MAPC expanding its work in relation to the MBTA Communities regulation to assist municipalities with transit-oriented development projects, as well as in other technical assistance offerings.
A vote to endorse FFY 2023 UPWP Adjustment One was made by the Regional Transportation Advisory Council (Len Diggins) and seconded by the Three Rivers Interlocal Council (Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce/Tom O’Rourke). The motion carried.
E. Bourassa highlighted the ongoing meetings of the MAPC subregional committees, at which items such as the Long-Range Transportation Plan, the Transportation Improvement Plan, and the UPWP are discussed, and encouraged members to attend.
To be announced.
A motion to adjourn was made by MAPC (Eric Bourassa) and seconded by the Inner Core Committee (City of Somerville/Tom Bent). The motion carried.
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Members |
Representatives
and Alternates |
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Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Office of Transportation
Planning) |
Derek Krevat |
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Metropolitan Area Planning Council |
Eric Bourassa |
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Regional Transportation Advisory Council |
Lenard Diggins |
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At-Large City (City of Newton) |
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At-Large Town (Town of Arlington) |
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City of Boston (Boston Transportation
Department) |
William Conroy |
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Inner Core Committee (City of Somerville) |
Tom Bent |
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Three Rivers Interlocal Council (Town of
Norwood/Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce) |
Tom O’Rourke |
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Three Rivers Interlocal Council alternate
(Town of Westwood) |
Steve Olanoff |
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City of Framingham (Metrowest Regional Collaborative) |
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Other
Attendees |
Affiliation |
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Amira Patterson |
MBTA Advisory Board |
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Perry Grossman |
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Maha Aslam |
Livable Streets Alliance |
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Jon Seward |
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MPO
Staff/Central Transportation Planning Staff |
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Tegin Teich, Executive Director |
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Annette Demchur, Director of Policy and Planning |
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Hiral Gandhi, Director of Finance and Operations |
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Jonathan Church, Manager of MPO Activities |
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Srilekha Murthy, UPWP Manager |
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Ethan Lapointe, TIP Manager |
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Logan Casey, Administrative Coordinator |
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Silva Ayvazyan, Project Accountant |
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