The DVRPC Board

1/28/2010
10:00 A.M.

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER B CHAIR'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 3, 2009

2. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

a. PA09-83: Gateway Revitalization/Torresdale Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project (MPMS #73134), Philadelphia
b. NJ10-09: New Jersey Low Bid ARRA Savings Project – Route 70, East of North Branch to CR 539 (DB# 10307), Burlington County
c. NJ10-10: Battleship New Jersey Access Repaving Project (DB# 1005), Camden County
d. NJ10-14: Programming of Low-Bid Savings on a NJDOT Recovery Act Project - Rt. 195 Resurfacing, New Jersey Turnpike to East of Imlaystown/Hightstown Road (DB #09359), Mercer County

3. DVRPC FY 2010 Planning Work Program Amendment – Regional Multi-Use Trails GIS Data Update

4. Adoption of the DVRPC Fiscal Year 2011 Planning Work Program

DISCUSSION ITEMS

5. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

The activities from the RCC Meeting of January 19, 2010 will be reported to the Board.

PRESENTATION

6. Pennsylvania Response to the Transportation Funding Crisis

Carl DeFebo, Manager, Media and Public Relations for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will present a video entitled Pennsylvania Response to the Transportation Funding Crisis followed by a brief update on Act 44 and the I-80 application.

INFORMATION ITEMS

7. Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

Staff will brief the board on the Greater Philadelphia Economic Development Framework, created in partnership with Select Greater Philadelphia and Ben Franklin Technology Partners, to satisfy provisions for a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Greater Philadelphia region. This document, which sets 11 goals to guide future regional investments and economic development efforts, was approved by the U. S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) as the region's CEDS on September 30, 2009.

8. Executive Director's Report

a. I-95 Toll Proposal
b. Congressional Earmarks
c. March 17 Community Development Workshop
d. Annual Dinner and Awardees
e. Meeting with HUD
f. Pennsylvania Local Development Districts

9. Committee Reports

a. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - Barry Seymour
b. Regional Aviation Committee - Roger Moog
c. Information Resources Exchange Group - Joseph Fazekas
d. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force - Ted Dahlburg
e. Regional Community and Economic Development Forum - Richard Bickel

10. One Minute Reports

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

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