MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022
7:00 PM
AGENDA
7:00 PM 1. Open Meeting, Introductions, and Announcements
7:05 PM 2. Approval of April 7, 2022, MRPC Minutes – Approval of Commissioners Requested
7:10 PM 3. Cash Schedule – April 2022 – Acceptance of Commissioners Requested
7:15 PM 4. Guest Announcements and Questions
7:20 PM 5. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of proposed members of the Executive
Committee. Other delegates may be added to this slate as candidates for the various
Commission offices and at-large positions by nominations from the floor of the May meeting of
the Planning Commission.
Please see Article 2, COMMISSION ORGANIZATION, page 2 of the MRPC’s Bylaws, here,
https://www.mrpc.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif3491/f/uploads/mrpc_bylaws_amended_8-01-19.pdf
7:30 PM 6. Administrative Matters
6.1 Financial Update
6.2 Lease Agreement Between the Trustees of Reservations (TOR) and the MRPC
7:40 PM 7. Department Updates
7.1 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
7.2 Planning & Development
Request for Approval to Send an MRPC Employee to the US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Brownfields Conference in Oklahoma City, OK, from August 16 through
August 19, 2022
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7.3 Transit & Transportation
7.3.1 REPORT
Development and Endorsement of FFY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program
The MPO voted to release the Draft FFY 2023 UPWP for a 21-day public review and
comment period beginning April 26th and ending on May 16th. The MJTC will discuss on
May 11th the draft UPWP as well as any comments received to date. After the close of
the comment period, the MPO will meet on Wednesday, May 18th to review and address
any and all comments received. The MPO will then likely vote to endorse the FFY 2023
UPWP at that meeting. It is requested that the MRPC authorize its Chairman and the
MPO to endorse the FFY 2023 UPWP at the next scheduled MPO meeting. To download
pdf copies of the Draft FFY 2023 UPWP, please see the MRPC webpage.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that the MRPC has reviewed the FFY 2023 Unified Planning Work
Program (UPWP) and based upon this review as well as the review of any comments
received, authorizes its Chairman to endorse the FFY 2023 UPWP at an MPO meeting
scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 1:00 PM.
7.3.2 REPORT
Development and Authorization of MRPC Chairman to Endorse the FFY 2023-2027
Transportation Improvement Program
The MPO voted to release the Draft FFY 2023-2027 TIP for a 21-day public review and
comment period beginning April 26th and ending on May 16th. The MJTC will discuss on
May 11th the draft TIP as well as any comments received at to date. After the close of the
comment period, the MPO will meet on Wednesday, May 18th to review and address any
and all comments received. The MPO will then likely vote to endorse the FFY 2023-2027
TIP at that meeting. It is requested that the MRPC authorize its Chairman and the MPO
to endorse the FFY 2023-2027 TIP at the next scheduled MPO meeting. To download pdf
copies of the Draft FFY 2023-2027 TIP, please see the MRPC webpage.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that the MRPC has reviewed the FFY 2023-2027 Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) and based upon this review as well as the review of any
comments received, authorizes its Chairman to endorse the FFY 2023-2027 TIP at an MPO
meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 1:00 PM.
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7.3.3 REPORT
Development and Authorization of MRPC Chairman to Endorse the FFY 2022-2026
Transportation Improvement Program Amendment #4
The MPO voted to release the Draft Amendment #4 to the FFY 2022-2026 TIP for a 21-day
public review and comment period beginning April 26th and ending on May 17th. The
MJTC will discuss on May 11th the draft TIP Amendment #4 as well as any comments
received at to date. After the close of the comment period, the MPO will meet on
Wednesday, May 18th to review and address any and all comments received. The MPO
will then likely vote to endorse the Draft Amendment #4 to the FFY 2022-2026 at that
meeting. It is requested that the MRPC authorize its Chairman and the MPO to endorse
the Draft Amendment #4 to the FFY 2022-2026 at the next scheduled MPO meeting. To
download a pdf copy of the Draft Amendment #4 to the FFY 2022-2026, please see the
MRPC webpage.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that the MRPC has reviewed the Draft Amendment #4 to the FFY 2022-
2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and based upon this review as well as
the review of any comments received, authorizes its Chairman to endorse Amendment #4
to the FFY 2022-2026 TIP at an MPO meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at
1:00 PM.
8:00 PM 8. New Business
This time is being reserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed.
8:15 PM 9. Adjournment
This meeting will be recorded by the GoToMeeting app and will be made available for
viewing on https://www.youtube.com/user/MontachusettRegion/videos .
This notice is subject to change with reasonable notice provided to all.