Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Meeting - Thurs. March 17th, 2022

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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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3926128831Meeting 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 January 20, 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 February 3 and March 3, 2022 meetings are presented for discussion.
5. Ratification of Committee Members (7:20-7:25)
   The BRPC bylaws require the Commission to ratify members to various committees. There are numerous changes to the CEDS Committee, due to people leaving jobs and additional expansion of that Committee. Names with strikethrough indicate people no longer on the committee with those names underlined indicated new members on the attached list.
6. Rural Policy Advisory Commission (7:25 – 7:55)
   The Chair of the Rural Policy Advisory Commission, Linda Dunlavy, will present on how rural communities have been significantly impacted by COVID as well as proposed legislative priorities for the remainder of the legislative session.
7. The Berkshire County Electric Vehicle Charging Plan (7:55 – 8:15)
   Transportation Planner Justin Gilmore will give a presentation on the Berkshire County Electric Vehicle Charging Plan recently developed.
8. Housing Presentation and Short-Term Rental Discussion (8:15 – 8:55)
   In keeping with our designated topic of housing over the coming year, we will have a presentation from Project Specialist Chris Skelly about housing development “success stories” across Berkshire County and as time allows engage in a discussion about short-term rentals and their possible regulation.
9.  Executive Director’s Report (8:55-9:00)
10. 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.