The DVRPC Board

10:00 am, July 28, 2011

Executive Committee Meeting immediately following Board Meeting

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

NOTE: Visitors may view details and leave comments on any Action Item below by clicking on the hyperlinked title.

1.     Minutes of Meeting of June 23, 2011

2.     Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions    

1. PA11-35: Vine Street Expressway Bridges (MPMS #80054), Philadelphia County
2. PA11-36: US 422 Expressway Reconstruction, Section M1A/Armand Hammer Boulevard Over Schuylkill River (MPMS #64222), Chester County (MPMS #92376), Philadelphia
3. PA11-37: Philadelphia Traffic Operations Center (MPMS #93106), Philadelphia County

3.    Adoption of the DVRPC FY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey

4.    Adoption of Conformity Determination of the FY 2011-2014 TIP for Pennsylvania, FY 2012-2015 TIP for New Jersey and the Connections Long-Range Plan

5.    DVRPC Fiscal year 2012 Planning Work Program Amendments

1. Sign Management Planning Initiative
2. Route 422 Traffic and Transit Study – Phase 2
3. White Paper to Explore Southeastern Pennsylvania's Success in Leveraging Federal Conservation Funding

6.    DVRPC Regional Trails Program Grants: Phase I Early Action Projects

ADVISORY ITEMS

8.     Board Committee Appointments for FY 2012

INFORMATION ITEMS

9.     Executive Director's Report

1. Federal Transportation Legislative Proposals
2. Pennsylvania Transportation Funding Advisory Commission
3. DVRPC Congressional Staff Briefing
4. Annual Awards and DVRPC Board Retreat
5. FY2013 Work Program Development
6. PA State Transportation Commission

PRESENTATION

10.     HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program

Staff will summarize this pending grant program sponsored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the application process, and DVRPC's proposed work program.

11.     Committee Reports

1. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - Donald Shanis
2. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force - Donald Shanis

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

        (1) Minutes of Meeting of June 23, 2011
        (2) Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 5c, and 6)
        (3) PCC/RTC Recommendations for July 28, 2011

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.