The DVRPC Board

10:30 A.M., March 23, 2000

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 February 24, 2000

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendments and Modification

  1. Amendment 0002- Delaware River Port Authority Adjustment Package
  2. Amendment 0003- New Jersey Department of Transportation Adjustment Package
  3. Modification 9936- Harrisburg Rail Line Improvements (PennDOT)

3. FY 2001 Planning Work Program Amendment: PennDOT Transportation Management Association (TMA) Assistance Grant Program

Board approval is required to include the TMA Work Programs in the DVRPC Work Program for FY 2001.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

4. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

Sue McNamara, Chairman of the RCC, will report to the Board the activities of the RCC's meeting of February 14, 2000.

INFORMATION ITEMS

5. PennPlan Moves! Pennsylvania Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan - 2000-2025

Larry M. King, Thomas Kotay, and James Smedley, PennDOT, will present the Pennsylvania Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan, PennPlan. PennPlan is the blueprint for all modes of transportation - highways, transit, passenger rail, freight rail, air and water facilities, and bicycle and pedestrian paths - and how these modes will interact and interconnect to form a system.

6. Institutional Coordination of ITS in the Delaware Valley

Staff has been working with PennDOT to improve institutional coordination and overall deployment of ITS in the region. Staff will present an overview and update of the study along with a summary of the regional coordination scenarios that are being evaluated.

INFORMATION ITEMS

7. Executive Director's Report

  1. DVRPC Meeting with Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), February 29, 2000
  2. New Jersey Regional Intergovernmental Transportation Study Commission (RITCSC), March 7,2000
  3. National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) Policy Conference, March 18-20, 2000
  4. RFP released for Schuylkill Valley Metro Station Planning and Zoning Study
  5. Status of 2000 Aerial Photography
  6. FY 2000 Job Access and Reverse Commute Competitive Grant Program
  7. PennDOT Letter of February 24, 2000 regarding Federal Environmental Justice Mandates

ADVISORY ITEMS

8. Committee Reports

  1. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee (John B. Claffey)
  2. Information Resource Exchange Group (IREG) (Barry Seymour)
  3. Regional Aviation Committee (Roger Moog)
  4. Land Use and Development Committee(Barry Seymour)
  5. Tri-County Water Quality Management Board (Michael Ontko)

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

  1. Minutes of meeting of February 24, 2000
  2. Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, and 6)
  3. PCC/RTC Recommendations for December 3, 2000

DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

March 23, 2000
Immediately following Board Meeting


CALL TO ORDER

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of March 23, 2000

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

  • Minutes of Meeting of February 24, 2000
Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District