BRPC - Executive Committee Meeting - Apr. 2nd 2026

This will be a virtual meeting as allowed by An Act relative to extending certain measures
adopted during the COVID-19 emergency which extended certain provisions of the Open Meeting
Law, G.L. c.30A sec.20, until June 30, 2027.

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Agenda

I. Call to Order & Open Meeting Law Statement (4:00)
II. Roll Call of Executive Committee Members Attending the Meeting
III. Vote to Approve the Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of March 5, 2026*
IV. Financial Reports and Discussion (4:05)

A. Vote to Approve the February 26, 2026 – March 26, 2026 Expenditures Report*
B. Report on Accounts Receivable – March 2026
C. Report on the Line of Credit – March 2026

V. Open Comments from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Delegates and Alternate Delegates, not to be further discussed at this meeting by the Executive Committee (4:10)
VI. Items Requiring Action* (4:15)

A. Vote to Ratify the Submission of Five Grant Applications to the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs FY27 Planning Assistance Program via the Eco-One Stop Portal*
B. Vote to Ratify the Submission of Three Public Health Program Grant Applications to the Public Health Institute of Western MA, and the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (MACHHAF) Healthy Aging and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Funding Streams *
C. Vote to Approve the Submission of a Grant Application to the Mass. Broadband Institute for the Connected and Online Grant Program*
D. Vote to Authorize the Disposal or Offering to Municipalities of Surplus Equipment including 2 HP Docking Stations, 3 Four Drawer Filing Cabinets, 1 Executive Office Chair and 2 Drawer Filing Cabinets to be Offered to Municipalities and 1 Staples Shredder, 1 Brother MFC printer and 2 Executive Office Chairs to be disposed*
E. Vote to Establish BRPC Staff Salary Adjustments for FY 27, in the Face of a Possible Decline in Revenue due to Uncertainty from the Federal Administration by Foregoing the Typical 2 Year Review of Salary Ranges, Applying a Lump Sum Rather than a Percentage Market Condition Adjustment, Setting a Merit Based Increase Range from 0-3%, and Allowing those Employees at or Over the Top of the Range for their Position to Receive the Full Merit Increase. *
F. Vote to Approve BRPC’s Revised Professional Development Program*

VII. Committee Updates, Reports, and Discussion (4:35)

A. Commission Development Committee
B. Environmental Review Committee
C. Finance Committee
D. Regional Issues Committee
E. Berkshire Brownfields Committee
F. Berkshire Metropolitan Planning Organization
G. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Committee
H. Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)

VIII. Executive Director’s Report and Discussion (4:40)

A. Report on New Contracts / Agreements
B. Berkshires Tomorrow Inc. (BTI) Update
C. Staff Updates
D. Office Space
E. Seasonal Communities Advisory Council Update
F. Rural Policy Advisory Commission Update
G. Passenger Rail
H. Business Front Door Newsletter
I. 5th Thursday Networking & Educational Event
J. Technical Assistance Report

IX. Old Business and Discussion (4:45)

A. Vote to Approve an Employment Agreement to Retain Laura Brennan as the Incoming Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Executive Director and Authorize the Commission Chair to Make a Formal Offer*

X. New Business and Discussion (4:55)

A. Vote to Recommend Laura Brennan as the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission’s member on the Rural Policy Advisory Commission*
B. Vote to Authorize Laura Brennan, as Executive Director, to be the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission’s Authorized Signatory and Execute Contracts and Other Legal Documents*
C. Discussion about Topics for the May 21, 2026 Commission Meeting

XI. Adjournment*

* Items Requiring Action