Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Meeting

Virtual Attendance Information

This will be a Virtual Meeting as allowed by Ch. 22 of the Acts of 2022 suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.30 sec.20 until July 15, 2022.

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Meeting ID: 392 612 8831
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Meeting Material: All written materials for the meeting are posted on BRPC’s website: www.berkshireplanning.org. Click on the Calendar of
Events for the meeting and available materials will be listed.

Agenda

1. Opening (7:00-7:05)
   
   1. Call to Order
   2. Roll Call
   3. Approval of Minutes of the March 17, 2022 meeting
2. Comments from the Public (7:05-7:10)
   Members of the public may offer comments regarding topics, which are on
   the agenda, or other matters which they wish to bring to the Commission’s
   attention. Comments are limited to no more than three minutes and are to
   be directed to the Commission. Commenters must state their names.
3. Delegate and Alternate Issues (7:10-7:15)
   Delegates and Alternates may bring up any issue not on the agenda.
4. Executive Committee Actions (7:15-7:20)
   Executive Committee actions taken on the Commission’s behalf at its April 7
   and May 5, 2022 meetings are presented for discussion.
5. Proposed Transportation Improvement Program for FFY (7:20-7:35)
   2023-2027
   The updated Transportation Improvement Program for the Berkshires
   establishes which projects will receive the limited federal transportation funds
   in the region. It will be before the Berkshire Metropolitan Planning
   Organization at its meeting on May 24, 2022 for adoption. Your discussion and
   decision instructs the BRPC Chair on how to vote at the MPO meeting.
6. Proposed Transportation Unified Planning Work Program (7:35-7:45)
   for FFY 2023
   The proposed Unified Planning Work Program for FFY 2023, which establishes
   the transportation planning work BRPC staff will be involved in for the coming
   year, will be presented. Your discussion and input will instruct the BRPC Chair
   for the MPO meeting.
7. Presentation by Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (7:45 – 8:15)
   BRTA Administrator Robert Malnati will present the recently approved service
   changes.
8. Presentation by Berkshire Housing Development (8:15 - 8:40)
   Corporation
   As a continuation with are recent discussions about housing, BHDC
   CEO/President Eileen Peltier, will discuss their work and how they might assist
   communities with housing development projects.
9. Adoption of the BRPC FY 2023 Budget (8:40 – 8:50)
   In accordance with the BRPC bylaws, BRPC must adopt an annual budget for
   the coming fiscal year. The Finance Committee recommended the attached
   draft.
10. Report of the BRPC Nominating Committee – (8:50 - 8:55)
    Officers for FY 2023
    The Nominating Committee will present its proposed slate of BRPC officers for
    FY 2023 to be voted on at the first BRPC Full Commission meeting after July 1st.
11. Executive Director’s Report (8:55 – 9:00)
12. Adjournment (9:00)
    Other interested citizens and officials are invited to attend.

All times listed are estimates of when specific agenda items may be discussed.