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BRPC - Executive Committee Meeting - June 1st, 2023

When:
Thu June 1st 2023 at 04:00 PM
Where:
Virtual/Teleconference only

This will be a virtual meeting as allowed by Ch. 2 of the Acts of 2023 extending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.30 sec.20 until March 31, 2025.

To participate virtually join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85085964049
Meeting ID: 850 8596 4049
Phone: 646.558.8656, 646 931 3860, 312.626.6799, 301 715 8592

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. Call to Order & Open Meeting Law Statement (4:00)
  2. Roll Call of Executive Committee Members Attending the Meeting
  3. Vote to Approve Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of May 4, 2023* (4:05)
  4. Financial Reports (4:10)
    1. Vote to Approve the May 1 to May 24, 2023, Expenditures Report*
    2. Report on the Accounts Receivable / Assessments – May 2023
    3. Report on the Line of Credit
  5. Comments from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Delegates and
    Alternate Delegates (4:15)
  6. Items Requiring Action* (4:20)
    1. Vote to Approve a Grant contract (after the fact) from the Western MA Health and
      Medical Coordinating Coalition to Analyze the Equity in Emergency Issues in Western
      Mass *
    2. Vote to Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Williamstown Chamber of
      Commerce & Cultural District for ArtWeek Management*
    3. Vote to Approve the Submission of a Grant Application to the Substance Abuse and
      Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention FrameworkPartnerships
      for Success (SPF-PFS) Program in the U.S. Department of Health and
      Human Services*
    4. Vote to Approve the Submission of a Grant Application the Massachusetts Department
      of Energy Resources Green Communities Division for the Regional Energy Planning
      Assistance program*
    5. Vote to Approve the Submission of a Grant Application to the US Environmental
      Protection Agency Healthy Communities Grant Program*
    6. Vote to Approve (after the fact) the Submission of Two Grant Applications to the
      Planning Assistance Program with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and
      Environmental Affairs (EEA)*
    7. Vote to Approve the Submission of a Grant Application to Mass Tech Collaborative
      related to Digital Equity Planning and Regional Asset Mapping*
    8. Vote to Approve the Submission of a Grant Application to the Massachusetts
      Community One Stop for Growth Program for the Berkshire County Municipal Employee
      Pipeline Program
      I. Vote to Approve Revisions to BRPC Telework Policy*
  7. Committee Reports and Discussion (4:30)
    1. Transportation Advisory Committee
    2. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee (CEDS)
    3. Regional Issues Committee
    4. Metropolitan Planning Organization
    5. Environmental Review Committee
  8. Executive Director’s Report (4:40)
    1. Report on New Contracts / Agreements
    2. Berkshires Tomorrow Inc. (BTI) Update
    3. Staff Update
    4. Rural Policy Advisory Commission (RPAC) Update
    5. Passenger Rail Update
    6. New CPTC Workshop Offered
    7. State Housing Secretary
    8. Director of Rural Affairs
    9. Brownfields Grant Award
    10. State Economic Plan
  9. Old Business (4:50)
    1. No Old Business to Discuss
  10. New Business (4:50)
    1. Discuss Adopting a Policy Related to Public Comments at BRPC Meetings
    2. Discuss and Set the FY 2024 Meeting Schedule, including the July Executive and Full
      Commission meetings
    3. Discuss Topics for the July Commission Meeting
  11. Adjournment (5:00)
    Attachments:
    - Unapproved Minutes of the May 4, 2023, BRPC Executive Committee Meeting
    - May 1 to May 24, 2023 Expenditures Report
    - Accounts Receivable Reports – May 2023
    - May Line of Credit Report
    - Transportation Advisory Committee Draft Unapproved Minutes May 16, 2023
    - Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Draft Unapproved Minutes May 17, 2023
    - Metropolitan Planning Organization Draft Unapproved Minutes May 23, 2023
    - Executive Director’s Memorandum
    - Resume - Monasia Ceasar Resume
    - Resume – Evan Boyle
    - Press Release – Director of Rural Affairs
    - Press Release – Housing Secretary
    - CPTC Training
    - April Technical Assistance Memo
    * Items Requiring Action