The DVRPC Board

10:00 A.M., October 22, 2009

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance

CALL TO ORDER - CHAIR'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of September 24, 2009

2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions


a. PA09-70: Project Selection for the Transportation Community System Preservation (TCSP) (Various MPMS#s), Various Counties

b. PA09-71a: PA 100 South Pines Community Noisewalls (MPMS #84989), Chester County


c. PA09-71b: High Street Bridge Over Manatawny Creek Bridge Replacement Project (MPMS #16194), Montgomery County


d. PA09-72 – Pennsylvania Low Bid ARRA Savings Projects, (MPMS #86872 and 69915), Various Counties


(1) Route 202, Chester County ARRA Paving Project (MPMS #86872)
(2) Roosevelt Expressway Twin Bridges Project (MPMS #69915)

e. NJ10-02 - New Jersey Low Bid ARRA Savings Projects (DB #02390 and TBD), Various Counties

(1) Burlington County Delaware River Heritage Trail (DB #02390)
(2) Gloucester County Bridge Replacement (7-P-1) over Great Egg Harbor (DB #TBD)
(3) Gloucester County CR 678 Mount Royal Road Resurfacing in Mantua (DB #TBD)
(4) Gloucester County CR 643 Grove Road and CR 656 Mantua Grove Road Resurfacing in West Deptford (DB #TBD)

3. Functional Classification Change for Wood and Vine Streets in the Borough of Lansdale, Montgomery County

Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County is requesting the addition of Wood Street and Vine Street to the Federal Aid System and Board action is being requested to approve the change of functional classification for these streets.

4. Adoption of DVRPC's Transportation Operations Plan

DVRPC staff, in cooperation with the Transportation Operations Task Force, has prepared a Transportation Operations Plan, an element of the Connections Long-Range Plan. Board action is being requested to adopt the Transportation Operations Plan.

5. Adoption of the FY 2009 Safety Action Plan

The FY 2007 Regional Safety Action Plan has been updated to reflect the region's current seven key safety Emphasis Areas and the identified set of strategies to address these Emphasis Areas. Board action is being requested to adopt the updated Safety Action Plan.

6. DVRPC FY 2010 Planning Work Program Amendments

a. Guide Rail Inventory and Management System in Burlington County, New Jersey
b. Guide Rail Management System in Gloucester County, New Jersey

7. New Jersey Transfer of Development Rights Program: Problems and Solutions

DVRPC will work with the planning and policy non-profit, New Jersey Future, which will conduct research and policy analysis of the barriers to municipal and regional use of transfer of Development Rights as a land preservation technique in New Jersey .

DISCUSSION ITEMS

8. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

The activities from the RCC Meeting of October 13, 2009 will be reported to the Board.

PRESENTATION

9. Pennsylvania State Water Plan

Lori Mohr, Special Projects Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, will present the new Pennsylvania State Water Plan. The plan calls for designation of Critical Water Planning Areas (CWPA) and development of critical area resource plans for each designated CWPA.

INFORMATION ITEMS

10. Executive Director's Report

a. Regional Infrastructure Improvement Zones – An Innovative Infrastructure Funding Solution
b. Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
c. Pennsylvania Local Development Districts
d. PennDOT Planning Partners Meeting
e. Pennsylvania Broadband Applications
f. FY 2011 DVRPC Work Program

11. Committee Reports

a. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - Donald Shanis
b. Regional Community and Economic Development Forum - Richard Bickel
c. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force - Donald Shanis
d. Regional Safety Task Force - John Ward

12. One Minute Reports

Board Members and Alternates are invited to provide updates on the activities of their counties/agencies.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS



Title VI Statement

In effect as of January 30, 2025

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, all programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or income level, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other related nondiscrimination mandates.

DVRPC's website, www.dvrpc.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. DVRPC’s public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations whenever possible. DVRPC will work to accommodate all reasonable requests for translation, interpretation, accommodations or other auxiliary services and encourages that requests be made at least seven days prior to a public meeting. Requests can be made by contacting the Commission’s ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins via email at public_affairs@dvrpc.org, calling (215) 592-1800, or while registering for an upcoming meeting.

Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by DVRPC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with DVRPC's ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of DVRPC is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Shoshana Akins as well. For more information on DVRPC's Title VI program or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please visit: www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI, call (215) 592-1800, or email public_affairs@dvrpc.org.

Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District