The DVRPC Board

10:00 A.M., May 27, 2010

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 April 22, 2010

2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

a. PA09-99: Silo Hill Road over North Branch Neshaminy Creek Bridge Rehabilitation Project (MPMS #85465), Bucks County

b. PA09-100: Chester Waterfront Rail Crossings (Various MPMS#s), Delaware County

(1) Highland Avenue Grade Crossing (MPMS # 90473)

(2) Flower Street Grade Crossing (MPMS # 90477)

(3) Norris Street (1) Grade Crossing (MPMS # 90478)

(4) Norris Street (2) Grade Crossing (MPMS # 90480)

c. PA09-101: Lehigh Avenue Ridge Avenue to Broad Street, Signal Improvement Project (MPM #62717), Philadelphia

d. NJ10-47: Reprogramming of Local Funds Available to the New Jersey Subregion, Various Counties

3. Fiscal Year 2010 DVRPC Planning Work Program Amendment: South Jersey Bus Rapid Transit Modeling Support

4. Proposed Amendment to the Tri-County Water Quality Management Plan: Expansion of the Sewer Service Area of the Harrison Township/Mullica Hill Sewage Treatment Plant, Gloucester County

INFORMATION ITEMS

5. Nominating Committee Report: Proposed Candidates for Fiscal Year 2011 DVRPC Board Officers

The Nominating Committee will report their recommended slate of officers to serve on the DVRPC Board for Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011).  Elections will take place at the regular June Board meeting at which time
nominations may also be made from the floor.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

6. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

The activities from the RCC Meeting of May 18, 2010 will be reported to the Board.

PRESENTATION

7. SEPTA's Fiscal Year 2011 Capital Budget and Twelve Year Capital Program

Catherine Popp-McDonough, SEPTA's Director of Capital Budgets, will present the Authority’s Fiscal Year 2011 Capital Budget and Twelve Year Capital Program.  The presentation will include the negative impact the anticipated loss of Act 44 funding will have on SEPTA's ability to advance planned capital projects, beginning July 1, 2010.

8. Overview of Assistance to Local Governments for Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Staff will brief the board on DVRPC's work to help municipalities make costeffective investments in energy-efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction.

9. Executive Director's Report

a. Meeting with NJDOT Commissioner Simpson

b. Gloucester Camden Line Scoping and Public Meetings

c. New Jersey Food Marketing Task Force

d. Livable Communities Forum

e. Sustainable Communities Grant

f. Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee Hearing

g. GVFTMA Award

h. DVRPC Annual Dinner

10. Committee Reports

a. Planning Coordinating Committee/ Regional Transportation Committee - Donald Shanis

b. Transportation Operations Task Force - John Ward

11. 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.

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