BRPC - Meeting, May 15th, 2025

This will be a virtual meeting as allowed by An Act Relative to Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted during the State of Emergency extending certain
provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.30A sec.20 until June 30, 2027

The Meeting can be accessed at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3926128831?omn=84595918638

Meeting ID: 392 612 8831

The Meeting Notice, Agenda and meeting materials are on BRPC’s website: www.berkshireplanning.org. Click the calendar of events, then the meeting name, and follow the link to materials.

Agenda

1. Opening (7:00-7:05)
   
   1. Call to Order and Open Meeting Law Statement
   2. Roll Call of Commission Members Attending the Meeting
   3. Vote to Approve Minutes of the March 20, 2024 Full Commission Meeting
2. Comments from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Delegates and Alternate Delegates (7:05-7:10)
   BRPC Delegates and Alternates may offer comments on any item not on the agenda. Any discussion or action will be referred to a future meeting and not discussed at this meeting.
3. Comments from the Public (7:10-7:15)
   Members of the public may offer comments regarding topics on the agenda or other matters they wish to bring to the Commission’s attention. Comments are to be directed to the Commission. Commenters must state their names and the city or town they are from. Any discussion or action will be referred to a future meeting and not discussed at this meeting.
4. Presentation and Discussion of Executive Committee Actions (7:15-7:20)
   Executive Committee actions taken on the Commission’s behalf at its April 3 and May 1, 2025 meetings are presented for information and discussion.
5. Vote to Authorize the BRPC Chair to Vote to Approve the FFY 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) at the Metropolitan
   Planning Organization (MPO) Meeting (7:50–8:00) The updated Transportation Improvement Program for the Berkshires establishes the
   projects that will receive the limited federal transportation funds in the region. The Commission’s review of the draft TIP document and associated vote guides the Chair on how to vote at the MPO meeting. The full TIP document is posted on BRPC’s BRPC has adopted the BRPC website www.berkshireplanning.org
   as its official posting method as allowed by 940 CMR29.00 section 29.03 (3) (b) since November 2010.
   website.https://berkshireplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DRAFT-Berkshire-MPOFFY-2026-2030-TIP-Document-1.pdf
6. Vote to Authorize the BRPC Chair to Vote to Approve the October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
   at the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Meeting (8:00-8:10)
   The Unified Planning Work Program for FFY 2026 establishes the transportation planning work BRPC staff will be involved in for the coming year. Discussion and input will instruct the BRPC Chair how to vote at the upcoming MPO meeting.
7. Vote to Submit the 2025 Comprehensive Economic Development
   Strategy (CEDS) Performance Report (8:10-8:25)
   The 2025 CEDS Performance Report, due by June 30, 2025, is required to be submitted annually to the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
8. Vote to Adopt the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission FY 2026
   Budget (8:25–8:30)
   In accordance with the BRPC bylaws, BRPC must adopt an annual budget for the coming fiscal year, which begins July, 1, 2024. The Finance Committee recommended the version contained in the meeting material.
9. Authorization for Executive Committee to Act on Behalf of the
   Commission (8:30-8:35)
   BRPC bylaws rquire Commission members to vote annually reconfirming the Executive Committee’s authorization to act in the name of and on behalf of the
   Commission. Details on three easy ways to vote are in an attached memo: email response, SurveyMonkey poll, or return paper form.
10. Report and Discussion of the Executive Director’s Report (8:35 – 8:40)
11. Adjournment (8:40)
    Other interested citizens and officials are invited to attend.