The DVRPC Board

10:30 A.M., July 22, 2004

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


AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of June 24, 2004

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

a. TIP Action PA03-58: FTA Section 5311 Program, Capital Assistance - Capital Trailways Intercity Bus Terminal, Montgomery County

b. TIP Action PA03-59a: Route 29 / Route 113, from Black Rock Road to Hopwood Road, Montgomery County

c. TIP Action PA03-59b: I-76 Over Schuylkill River, Philadelphia

d. TIP Action PA03-59c: PA 309 Commerce Road to Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Washington Interchange, Montgomery County

3. Selection of the New Jersey Travel Corridor from the Year 2025 Plan for FY 2005 Study

Staff will brief the Board on the selection of the New Jersey Route 33 corridor in Mercer County as the New Jersey Year 2025 planning corridor to be studied during FY 2005.

4. DVRPC Revised Year 2030 Regional and County Employment Forecasts

Staff will present the DVRPC revised Year 2030 regional and county employment forecasts for use in the long range plan and area planning. These county level forecasts will be used to develop municipal level forecast.

5. Approval of Revised DVRPC Meeting Date and Annual Retreat

Board authorization is needed to change the December meeting date and Retreat from December 3, 2004 to December 9, 2004.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

6. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

Dennis Winters, RCC Chair, will report to the Board the activities of the RCC's Meeting of July 20, 2004

ADVISORY ITEMS

7. Board Committee Appointments for FY 2005

The Board Chair will announce the FY 2005 Board Committee Appointments.

INFORMATION ITEMS

8. Executive Director's Report

a. Uplan Conference held at DVRPC on July 14, 2004

PRESENTATION

9. Status of Region-wide Transportation Geographic Information System (GIS) Project

Staff, along with David Johnson, Director, GIS/Transportation, Bucks County Planning Commission, will present an overview of the Region-wide Transportation GIS project. Mr. Johnson will also comment on the benefits achieved by Bucks County through participation in this project.

ADVISORY ITEMS

10. Committee Reports

a. Regional Land Use and Development Committee - Barry Seymour

b. Planning Coordination Committee / Regional Transportation Committee - Donald Shanis

c. Goods Movement Task Force - John J. Coscia

11. One Minute Reports

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

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:
(1) Minutes of meeting of June 24, 2004
(2) Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 3, and 4)
(3) PCC/RTC Recommendations for July 22, 2004


DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING



JULY 22, 2004
Immediately following Board Meeting


AGENDA


CALL TO ORDER

ACTION ITEMS *

1. Minutes of Meeting of June 24, 2004

2. Contract Authorization: Ewing Township Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Study

3. Lease Agreement with the American College of Physicians Building

INFORMATION ITEM

4. DVRPC Planning Work Program Report - Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2004

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:
(1) Minutes of Meeting of June 24, 2004
(2) Commissioners Summary Sheets (Action Items 2 and 3)

* Voting Members:
New Jersey
NJ Dept. Of Community Affairs: Joyce Paul
NJ Dept. Of Transportation: Brent Barnes
NJ Governor's Appointee: Paul T. Fader
NJ Counties: Thomas J. Gurick
City of Camden: Arijit De


Pennsylvania
PA Governor's Policy Office: Joanne Denworth
PA Dept. of Transportation: Larry M. King
PA Governor's Appointee: Richard W. Hayden, Esq.
PA Counties: Charles H. Martin
City of Philadelphia: Gary Jastrzab

Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District