The following agenda was added or modified on 2025-10-07 12:29:07 by npierce@grotonma.gov.

MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTE ONLY

 

This meeting will be recorded to ensure we have an accurate record of our discussion.

If anyone has any concerns about being recorded, please let us know.

 

MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:

October 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Registration Link

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MRPC MEETING MATERIALS:

OCTOBER 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Materials

 

Attention Municipal Clerks: The MRPC meeting registration, handouts, and agenda can be found by clicking the following link –

https://www.mrpc.org/home/events/93416

 

In accordance with actions related to an extension to the remote meeting provisions of the Governor’s March 11, 2020, Executive Orders until June 30, 2027, and recent MRPC policy, this meeting will be a remote meeting. 

 

Log-in and location information are provided above and below.

 

Participants are required to register for this meeting in order to receive meeting connection information.  Please read the information provided below.

 

It is important that we obtain a quorum for this meeting in order to conduct appropriate MRPC business and actions.  As a Member or Alternate, please RSVP on or before October 9, 2025.

 

Please Note: In regard to public comment, members of the public may speak by utilizing the ‘Chat’ function through Zoom. The MRPC Chair will call their name to recognize their comment or question.  Roll call votes using member names may be taken for all action items as a matter of public record.

 

MRPC staff will make every effort to assist any members or members of the public who wish to provide comments at this virtual meeting.  The meeting will be open at 6:50 pm to allow participants to become accustomed to the meeting mechanics and to keep the meeting running as smoothly as possible.

 

Please contact MRPC staff with any questions, comments, or concerns. 

 

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PROCEDURE TO ACCESS ONLINE MEETINGS

REGISTERING FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE MRPC

 

Please be advised that all, potential meeting attendees and staff must register for all MRPC public meetings in order to receive an online meeting link.

 

Virtual attendee registration information follows:

1. In accordance with the Open Meeting Law, potential meeting participants

can register throughout the duration of a posted public meeting.

2. Registration information will include potential meeting member name, affiliation, and email address.
3. All persons registering for meeting access will be admitted to the meeting.
4. Registrants will be issued online meeting information via email.

 

MRPC utilizes Zoom for its online meetings. MRPC staff will not be able to provide technical assistance concerning this meeting platform. Meeting registrants are urged to download the relevant tele video conferencing app (Zoom) well in advance of any and all MRPC meetings and to obtain help from the online app website, provided here for your convenience.

 

This meeting will be recorded by the Zoom app and will be made available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/user/MontachusettRegion/videos.

 

This notice is subject to change with reasonable notice provided to all.

 

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MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:

October 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Registration Link

QR CODE:

 

MRPC MEETING MATERIALS:

OCTOBER 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Materials

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MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)
REMOTE MEETING ONLY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025, 7:00 PM
MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:
October 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Registration Link
QR CODE:
MRPC MEETING MATERIALS:
OCTOBER 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Materials
AGENDA
7:00 PM 1. Open Meeting, Introductions and Announcements
7:05 PM 2. MRPC Minutes – September 4, 2025 – Approval of Commissioners Requested
7:10 PM 3. Cash Schedule – August 2025 and September 2025 – Acceptance of Commissioners Requested
7:15 PM 4. Guest Announcements and Questions
7:20 PM 5. Administrative Matters
5.1 Federal Government Shutdown, Potential Impact on MRPC – Information Only
5.2 FY26 MRPC Budget Status and Overhead/Indirect Cost Rate Projection Correction from
September 4, 2025 – Information Only
5.3 Proposed State Retirement Legislation – Information Only
5.4 Proposal to Increase Quorum Requirement to be Consistent with State Law – Action
Requested
5.5 Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Policy Presentation
and Adoption – Action Requested
5.6 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy Presentation and Adoption – Action Requested
5.7 Next Lunch and Learn #6, October 29, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – Information Only
8:10 PM 6. Department Updates
Status of all ongoing projects can be found by clicking on the link, below:
https://mrmapper.mrpc.org/webapps/v2.27/CurrentProjects/
MRPC staff are prepared to answer questions about any contract with any local, state, and
federal entity. Commissioners are welcome to ask questions about projects in their
respective communities
6.1 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
6.2 Planning & Development
6.2.1 Announcement of Recent Grant Awards – Information Only
6.3 Transit & Transportation
6.3.1 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan – Information Only
6.3.2 Request to Send One of MRPC’s Transportation Department Employees to the
Southern New England American Planning Association (SNEAPA) Conference,
November 6-7, 2025 – Action Requested
8:15 PM 7. New Business
Open session - Thistime isreserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate
would be discussed.
8:20 PM 8. Adjournment - The date of the next MRPC meeting – Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
This meeting will be recorded by the Zoom app and will be made available for viewing at
https://www.youtube.com/user/MontachusettRegion/videos.
This notice is subject to change with reasonable notice provided to all.

If there was previous agenda for this meeting it is below

MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)
REMOTE MEETING ONLY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025, 7:00 PM
MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:
October 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Registration Link
QR CODE:
MRPC MEETING MATERIALS:
OCTOBER 9, 2025 MRPC Commission Meeting Materials
AGENDA
7:00 PM 1. Open Meeting, Introductions and Announcements
7:05 PM 2. MRPC Minutes – September 4, 2025 – Approval of Commissioners Requested
7:10 PM 3. Cash Schedule – August 2025 and September 2025 – Acceptance of Commissioners Requested
7:15 PM 4. Guest Announcements and Questions
7:20 PM 5. Administrative Matters
5.1 Federal Government Shutdown, Potential Impact on MRPC – Information Only
5.2 FY26 MRPC Budget Status and Overhead/Indirect Cost Rate Projection Correction from
September 4, 2025 – Information Only
5.3 Proposed State Retirement Legislation – Information Only
5.4 Proposal to Increase Quorum Requirement to be Consistent with State Law – Action
Requested
5.5 Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Policy Presentation
and Adoption – Action Requested
5.6 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy Presentation and Adoption – Action Requested
5.7 Next Lunch and Learn #6, October 29, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – Information Only
8:10 PM 6. Department Updates
Status of all ongoing projects can be found by clicking on the link, below:
https://mrmapper.mrpc.org/webapps/v2.27/CurrentProjects/
MRPC staff are prepared to answer questions about any contract with any local, state, and
federal entity. Commissioners are welcome to ask questions about projects in their
respective communities
6.1 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
6.2 Planning & Development
6.2.1 Announcement of Recent Grant Awards – Information Only
6.3 Transit & Transportation
6.3.1 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Safety Action Plan – Information Only
6.3.2 Request to Send One of MRPC’s Transportation Department Employees to the
Southern New England American Planning Association (SNEAPA) Conference,
November 6-7, 2025 – Action Requested
8:15 PM 7. New Business
Open session - Thistime isreserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate
would be discussed.
8:20 PM 8. Adjournment - The date of the next MRPC meeting – Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
This meeting will be recorded by the Zoom app and will be made available for viewing at
https://www.youtube.com/user/MontachusettRegion/videos.
This notice is subject to change with reasonable notice provided to all.

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.