BRPC Executive Committee Meeting - Nov. 5th, 2026

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Meeting ID: 873 9371 8858

Agenda

I. Call to Order & Open Meeting Law Statement
II. Roll Call of Executive Committee Members Attending the Meeting
III. Vote to Approve the Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of October 1, 2026*
IV. Financial Reports and Discussion

A. Vote to Approve the September 25, 2026 – October 29, 2026 Expenditures Report*
B. Report on Accounts Receivable – October 2026
C. Report on the Line of Credit – October 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
VI. Items Requiring Action

A. Vote to approve a revised Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy*
B. Vote to approve the submission of a grant application to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Demonstration Sites in Extreme Weather and Health – Small & Rural Counties program on behalf of the Berkshire Public Health Alliance*
C. Vote to ratify the submission of an application to the Massachusetts Office of Municipal and School Technology’s Cybersecurity Awareness Program*
D. Vote to ratify the submission of a grant application to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Reimagining Health and Public Safety Overdose Initiatives (RHAPSODI) 2027 Planning Grant Program*

VII. Update from Sam Haupt re: PILOT Commission
VIII. Committee Updates, Reports, and Discussion

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

IX. Executive Director’s Report and Discussion (4:45)

A. Staff Updates
B. Report on New Contracts / Agreements
C. Berkshires Tomorrow Inc. (BTI) Update
D. Seasonal Communities Advisory Council Update
E. Rural Policy Advisory Commission Update
F. Massachusetts Integrated Land Use Strategy (MILUS)
G. Passenger Rail
H. Technical Assistance Report

X. Old Business and Discussion (4:55)

A. Topics for the November 19, 2026 Commission Meeting
B. Debrief of Annual Meeting October 15, 2026

XI. New Business and Discussion (5:05)

A. Topics for the January 21, 2027 Commission Meeting

XII. Adjournment*