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BRPC - Executive Committee Meeting - Nov. 2nd, 2023

When:
Thu November 2nd 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 the Zoom meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3926128831

Meeting id: 392 612 8831, 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

(all times approximate)

  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 October 5, 2023* (4:05)
  4. Financial Reports (4:10)
    1. Vote to Approve the September 30, 2023, to October 18, 2023, Expenditures Report*
    2. Report on the Accounts Receivable/ Assessments – October 26, 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 (After the Fact) a Grant Application to the National Environmental Health Association (NEHE) and US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)*
    2. Vote to Approve a Grant Application to the University of Baltimore Center for Drug Policy and Prevention's Combating Overdose through Community-level Intervention (COCLI) Subaward*
    3. Vote to Submit 2 Grant Applications to MassCEC’s EMPower Innovation and Capacity Building Program*
    4. Approval of Surplus Equipment*
    5. Vote to Approve a New Americans with Disabilities Act Policy Statement*
    6. Vote to Approve a New Pregnancy Anti-Discrimination & Accommodations Policy*
  7. Committee Reports and Discussion (4:40)
    1. Regional Issues Committee
  8. Executive Director’s Report (4:45)
    1. Report on New Contracts / Agreements
    2. Berkshires Tomorrow Inc. (BTI) Update
    3. Staff Updates
    4. Rural Policy Advisory Commission (RPAC) Update
    5. Passenger Rail
    6. Citizen Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC) Western Mass Conference
    7. Housing Bond Bill
    8. ResilientMass Plan
    9. Starter Home Zoning – Chapter 40Y
    10. Public Health Performance Standards
    11. Community One Stop for Growth Awards
    12. Recommendations of the Climate Chief
  9. Old Business (4:55)
    No old business
  10. New Business (4:55)
    1. November Commission Meeting
  11. Adjournment (5:00)

Attachments:
- Unapproved Minutes of the October 3, 2023, BRPC Executive Committee Meeting
- September 30, 2023, to October 18, 2023, Expenditures Report
- Accounts Receivable Report – October 2023
- Line of Credit Report
- Executive Director’s Memorandum
- Surplus and Disposable Equipment List 2023.10
- Americans with Disabilities Act Policy Statement
- Pregnancy Anti-Discrimination & Accommodation Policy
- Samantha Eliot Resume
- Western MA CPTC Conference Registration Form
- Affordable Homes Act Overview
- Copy of Press Release ResilientMass 2023
- Starter Homes / 40Y Overview
- Copy of Press Release – Public Health Standards
- FY 24 Community One Stop for Growth Awards
- September Technical Assistance Memo
* Items Requiring Action