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Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, October 12, 2023
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
October 19, 2023, 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 48 minutes, expected ending at 11:48 AM)
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Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 3. |
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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, 2 minutes
6. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes
7. Action Item: August 17, 2023, MPO Meeting Minutes: Vote to approve the August 17, 2023, MPO meeting minutes, 5 minutes (posted)
8. Action Item: Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan, Betsy Harvey, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and expected vote to endorse the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan following its public review period, 10 minutes (posted)
9. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 2024–28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment One, Ethan Lapointe, MPO Staff: Presentation, discussion, and vote to release the FFYs 2024–28 TIP Amendment One for its 21-day public review period, 15 minutes (to be posted)
10. Transit Transformation Program, Ethan Lapointe and Logan Casey, MPO Staff: Presentation and discussion of the Transit Transformation Program, included in the FFYs 2025–29 TIP, 15 minutes (to be posted)
11. Annual Meeting Planning: Federal Funding Topic, Tegin Teich, Executive Director: Presentation and discussion of content and speakers to include in an agenda item on the federal funding process at the upcoming Annual Meeting, 20 minutes
12. Policy Discussion: Letters of Support for Federal Discretionary Grants, Tegin Teich, Executive Director: Presentation and discussion of the MPO’s policy on responding to requests for an MPO letter of support for projects pursuing federal discretionary grant funding, 20 minutes
13. Members’ Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes
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Meeting materials are posted on the MPO’s meeting calendar webpage at bostonmpo.org/calendar/month. Times reflect the expected duration of each item and do not constitute a schedule. 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 MPO staff to request these services. See below for contact information. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, and activities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits discrimination in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin (including limited English proficiency), be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal assistance. Related federal nondiscrimination laws administered by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, or both, prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, and disability. The Boston Region MPO considers these protected populations in its Title VI Programs, consistent with federal interpretation and administration. In addition, the Boston Region MPO provides meaningful access to its programs, services, and activities to individuals with limited English proficiency, in compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation policy and guidance on federal Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also complies with the Massachusetts Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272 sections 92a, 98, 98a, which prohibits making any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in admission to, or treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry. Likewise, the Boston Region MPO complies with the Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4, which requires that all programs, activities, and services provided, performed, licensed, chartered, funded, regulated, or contracted for by the state shall be conducted without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO or at http://www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this information in a different language or in an accessible format, please contact Title VI Specialist, Boston
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