10:00 a.m., July 25, 2019
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 and CHAIR'S COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA and NON-AGENDA ITEMS
ACTION ITEMS
1. Minutes of Meeting of June 27, 2019
2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions
- PA19-72: I-95: Pavement Preservation Northbound (MPMS #92581), Delaware County
- PA19-73: Valley Forge Granite Block Restoration (MPMS #110884), Montgomery County
- PA19-74: Statewide Multimodal Transportation Fund Projects (Various MPMS #s), Various Counties
- NJ18-089: Route 295/42, Missing Moves, Bellmawr (DB #355A), Camden and Gloucester Counties
3. Approval of Two Phase VII Regional Trails Program Grant Awards
DVRPC will present two trail projects approved for funding by the Pennsylvania Regional Trails Program Committee. Funds will come from Round 3 of the Regional Trails Program, capitalized by the William Penn Foundation.
4. TIP/LRP Project Benefit Criteria Update
Staff has been working with a subcommittee of the Regional Technical Committee to update criteria for evaluating new project candidates that would be added to either the PA or NJ Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP) or to the DVRPC Long Range Plan. After a year of discussion and a recent weighting exercise, staff are presenting the proposed criteria for recommendation for approval to the DVRPC Board. The proposed universal benefit criteria allow the same criteria to address both highway and transit funded projects, and can be used in both states in the DVRPC region. The benefit criteria analysis is only one consideration in ultimate project selection.
5. Request to Open a Public Comment Period for the DRAFT FY 2019 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
Staff requests authorization to open a public comment period to gather public and agency comments on the Draft FY 2019 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Growing Greater Philadelphia. Staff also requests authorization to publish the draft document on the internet.
PRESENTATION ITEMS
6. Building Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change in Greater Philadelphia
This presentation will highlight DVRPC's recent efforts to build resilience to the impacts of climate change including municipal coastal vulnerability assessments in New Jersey, a scenario-driven Story Map designed to help communities in the Coastal Zone build their capacity to plan for and respond to increased future flooding, and a broad assessment of the latest resiliency tools and planning techniques that could be utilized by Greater Philadelphia communities to better plan for the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
7. One Minute Reports
Board Members and Alternates are invited to provide updates on the activities of their counties/agencies.
8. Executive Director's Report
- Board Retreat
- Metro Caucus
- Non-Profits update
- New Releases
9. Committee Reports
(1) Regional Technical Committee
(2) Regional Aviation Committee
(3) Central Jersey Transportation Forum
(4) Regional Safety Task Force/Futures Group
(5) Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force
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.