BRPC Executive Committee Meeting - Sept. 3rd, 2026

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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 August 6, 2026*
IV. Financial Reports and Discussion (4:05)

A. Vote to Approve the July 30, 2026 – August 26, 2026 Expenditures Report*
B. Report on Accounts Receivable – August 2026
C. Report on the Line of Credit – August 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 approve the Submission of a Grant Application to the USDA’s Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) Program*
B. Vote to approve the Submission of a Grant Application to the EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program*
C. Vote to ratify the Submission of a Grant Application to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program*
D. Vote to ratify staff comments re: proposed amendments to MassDEP Waterways Regulations at 310 CMR 9.00*

VII. Committee Updates, Reports, and Discussion (4:25)

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. Update re: OMB Proposed Rule – revisions to 2 CFR
B. Staff Updates
C. Report on New Contracts / Agreements
D. Berkshires Tomorrow Inc. (BTI) Update
E. Seasonal Communities Advisory Council Update
F. Rural Policy Advisory Commission Update
G. Massachusetts Integrated Land Use Strategy (MILUS)
H. Passenger Rail
I. Technical Assistance Report

IX. Old Business and Discussion (4:50)

A. Annual Meeting October 15, 2026
B. MARPA/DLS Conference October 5, 2026
C. Topics for the September 17, 2026 Commission Meeting

X. New Business and Discussion (5:00)
XI. Adjournment*