BRPC Executive Committee Meeting - Feb. 5th, 2026

This will be a virtual meeting as allowed by An Act relative to extending certain measures adopted during the COVID-19 emergency which extended certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.30A sec.20, until June 30, 2027.

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Meeting ID: 392 612 8831
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AGENDA (all times approximate)

I. Call to Order & Open Meeting Law Statement (4:00)
II. Roll Call of Executive Committee Members Attending the Meeting
III. Vote to Approve the Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of January 8, 2026*
IV. Financial Reports and Discussion (4:05)

A. Vote to Approve the December 30, 2025 – January 28, 2026 Expenditures Report*
B. Report on Accounts Receivable – January 2026
C. Report on the Line of Credit – January 2026

V. Open Comments from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Delegates and Alternate Delegates, not to be further discussed at this meeting by the Executive Committee (4:10)
VI. Items Requiring Action* (4:15)

A. Vote to Ratify the Submission of 4 Grant Applications to the Franklin Regional Council of Governments related to Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication(CERC) plans for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties.*

VII. Committee Updates, Reports, and Discussion (4:30)

A. Commission Development Committee
B. Environmental Review Committee
C. Finance Committee
D. Regional Issues Committee
E. Berkshire Brownfields Committee
F. Berkshire Metropolitan Planning Organization
G. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee
H. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)

VIII. Executive Director’s Report and Discussion (4:35)

A. Report on New Contracts / Agreements
B. Berkshires Tomorrow Inc. (BTI) Update
C. Staff Updates
D. Seasonal Communities Advisory Council Update
E. Passenger Rail
F. Community One Stop for Growth
G. Environment & Climate One Stop (ECO One Stop)
H. Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Facility Siting and Permitting Regulations
I. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Proposed Acquisition of an Interest of Land
J. Rural and Small Town Housing Choice Communities Designation
K. New Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements
L. Berkshire Gas Proposed Price Increases
M. Technical Assistance Report

IX. Old Business and Discussion (4:45)

A. Update and Discussion about the Executive Director Search Process

X. New Business and Discussion (4:50)

A. Discussion about Topics for the March 19, 2026 Commission Meeting

XI. Adjournment* (5:00)

* Items Requiring Action