MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)
1427R Water Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014
7:00PM

TENTATIVE AGENDA

7:00PM OPEN MEETING AND INTRODUCTIONS
7:05PM APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 25, 2014 MEETING MINUTES
7:10 PM TREASURER’S REPORT
7:15PM ELECTIONS TO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
7:25 PM ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
- Correspondence received: Massachusetts Board of Retirement and possible retention of specialized legal counsel to advise MRPC
- Correspondence received: Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General and possible retention of specialized legal counsel to advise MRPC
- Office Relocation and Related Matters: Advise Planning Commission to Accept or Reject Financing and Accept or Reject Bids Received on March 19, 2014 (Advice of Executive Committee meeting will be discussed at Planning Commission meeting to be held 7PM, Tuesday, April 29, 2014)
- Review of Proposed Policy: Advise Planning Commission to/not to adopt Policy for Establishing Fee System for Preparing Grant Proposals (i.e. CDBG)
- Donation of MRPC Seal to Shirley Historical Society
- Announcements

8:00 PM STATUS REPORTS
- Community Development and Housing
- Comprehensive Planning
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Transit
- Transportation
8:15PM ADJOURNMENT

C: City & Town Clerks: Please post this notice pursuant to MA General Laws, Chapter 30A, Sections

Meeting posted 04-24-2014 1:46pm npierce


The following was added Monday, April 28, 2014 8:16 AM

MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)
1427R Water Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014
7:00PM

UPDATED AGENDA

7:00PM OPEN MEETING AND INTRODUCTIONS
7:05PM APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 25, 2014 MEETING MINUTES
7:10 PM TREASURER’S REPORT
7:15PM ELECTIONS TO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
7:25 PM ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
- Correspondence received: Massachusetts Board of Retirement and possible retention of specialized legal counsel to advise MRPC
- Correspondence received: Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General and possible retention of specialized legal counsel to advise MRPC
- Office Relocation and Related Matters: Advise Planning Commission to Accept or Reject Financing and Accept or Reject Bids Received on March 19, 2014 (Advice of Executive Committee meeting will be discussed at Planning Commission meeting to be held 7PM, Tuesday, April 29, 2014)
- Review of Proposed Policy: Advise Planning Commission to/not to adopt Policy for Establishing Fee System for Preparing Grant Proposals (i.e. CDBG)
- Donation of MRPC Seal to Shirley Historical Society
- Announcements
a. Budget Adjustment Requested to increase the telecommunications line item from $9,300.00 (FY14 budgeted amount) to $16,000 (new, requested amount to pay for improved telecommunications service (more bandwidth), providing enhanced communications for staff on- and off-site and storing back-up data in ‘the cloud’

8:00 PM STATUS REPORTS
- Community Development and Housing
- Comprehensive Planning
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Transit
- Transportation
8:15PM ADJOURNMENT

C: City & Town Clerks: Please post this notice pursuant to MA General Laws, Chapter 30A, Sections 18-25.

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.