The DVRPC Board

10:00am, January 26, 2012

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 December 1, 2011

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions     

1. PA11-55:  SEPTA Bus Purchase Program – 60’ (MPMS #90512), SEPTA
2. PA11-56:  Energy Wayside Storage Project (MPMS #94805), SEPTA
3. NJ12-04:  South Pemberton Road (DB #D9912), Burlington County
4. NJ12-05:  Smithville Road Bridge over Rancocas Creek, CR 684 (DB #D9903), Burlington County
5. NJ12-06:  Cleveland Avenue, Reconstruction, ARRA (DB #FSD09521A), Camden County

3. DVRPC Fiscal year 2012 Planning Work Program Amendments

1. Schuylkill Expressway Operational Research Model – Continuation
2. Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment for SEPTA’s Regional Rail  

4. Adoption of the DVRPC Fiscal Year 2013 Planning Work Program

5. Approval to Release, for Public Comment, the Draft DVRPC Public Participation Plan:  Strategy for Citizen Involvement  

6. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding Between the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Transit Corporation and a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Special Procedures for Expediting TIP Amendments and Modifications for the Pennsylvania Portion of the DVRPC Region  

7. Approval of the 2040 Population Forecasts  

ONE MINUTE REPORTS            

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

9. Executive Director's Report

1. TIGER grants
2. Sustainable Communities Planning grant
3. Public Participation Task Force
4. Regional Community and Economic Development Forum
5. CMAQ funding
6. Regional Trail Network

10. Committee Reports

1. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - Donald Shanis
2. Transportation Operations Task Force - Stanley Platt
3. Information Resources Exchange Group - Joseph Fazekas
4. Regional Aviation Committee - Reiner Pelzer
5. Delaware Valley Goods Movement Task Force - Donald Shanis  

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 1, 2011
2. Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, and 7)
3. PCC/RTC Recommendations for January 26, 2012

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

ACTION ITEMS **

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 1, 2011

2. Contract Authorizations      

1. Household Travel Survey
2. Develop and Execute Surveys and Focus Groups – TransitChek Program
3. Project Management Services

INFORMATION ITEM

3. Draft 2013 DVRPC Annual Budget  

4. DVRPC FY 2012 Planning Work Program Second Quarter Report

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

1. Minutes of Meeting of December 1, 2011
2. Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, and 2c)

** Voting Members: