The DVRPC Board

10:30 AM, January 22, 1998

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 - CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1.    Minutes of Meeting of December 8, 1997

2.    Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendments

    FY 1998-2002 New Jersey TIP
        a.    Amendment 9804        -    City of Trenton Traffic Signals (City of Trenton)
        b.    Amendment 9805        -    New Jersey Counties/Cities Highway Planning

    FY 1997-2000 Pennsylvania TIP
        c.    Amendment 9735     -    Pottstown Urban Transit Bus Stop and Turn-Around (Montgomery County)

3.    Draft Fiscal Year 1999 Planning Work Program

Recommendations from the Board Work Program Committee, the Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee (PCC/RTC), and the Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) will be presented to the Board for approval of theFY 1999 Planning Work Program.  It consists of three main sections: the DVRPC Regular Work Program, the Supportive Regional Highway Program, and the Transit Support Program (TSP). 

4.    FY 1998 Planning Work Program Amendment for TEAM Pennsylvania Program

DVRPC has been working with the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center andthe Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to expand collaboration, outreach and use of advanced technologies to retain, expand and create jobs in southeastern Pennsylvania.  DVRPC will expand its participation to include assistance in establishing Resource Network initiatives and support the Team Pennsylvania Business Calling Program.

5.    Draft Regional Indicators as Measures of Progress Toward the DVRPC Year 2020 Plan

In order to assess the region's progress in attaining the Year 2020 Plan goals, a set of 27 draft regional indicators have been prepared that reflect the eight policy issues of the Plan.  By measuring changing conditions over time, the indicators willprovide a picture of regional trends and allow an examination of the effectiveness of regional policies and programs.  An overview of the draft indicators will be provided. 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

6.    EPA Disapproval of New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision

On December 12, 1997, EPA Region 2 disapproved the 15% SIP revision for New Jersey due to the state's failure to implement an enhanced Inspection and Maintenance program on a timely basis.  This action will start a two year countdown at the end of which federal highway sanctions will be imposed.

INFORMATION ITEMS

8.     Executive Director's Report

    a.     NJDOT/MPO's Directors Meeting held January 8, 1998
    b.    NJDOT TIP/SIP Meeting held January 13, 1998
    c.    United Way Conference held on January 7, 1998:  Changes to Welfare in Pennsylvania
    d.    Report of the Millstone Corridor CMS, Mercer County, New Jersey

ADVISORY ITEMS

9.    Committee Reports

    a.    Planning Coordinating Committee/ Regional Transportation Committee    - J. Claffey
    b.    Regional Citizens Committee    - D. Winters
    c.    Regional Aviation Committee    - R. Moog
    d.    Regional Air Quality Committee    - R. Roggenburk

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:
    (1)    Minutes of Meeting of December 8, 1997
    (2)    Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4, and 5)
    (3)    PCC/RTC Recommendations for January 22, 1998

ACTION ITEMS
1.    Minutes of Meeting of December 8, 1997

INFORMATION ITEM
2.    Draft Fiscal Year 1999 Budget
3.    FY 1998 Planning Work Program Second Quarter Report

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachment:
(1)    Minutes of Meeting of December 8, 1997

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.