Agenda posted before 5:00 PM, March 27, 2020
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee Meeting
Zoom Videoconferencing Platform
April 2, 2020, Meeting Time 10:00 AM (Estimated duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes, expected ending at 11:30: AM)
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Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
accessibility information is on page 2. |
1. Introductions
2. Public Comments
3.
Development of Federal Fiscal Year 2021 List
of Discrete Studies, Sandy Johnston, UPWP Manager: Presentation
of survey results from committee members prioritizing studies and of the
staff-recommended list of studies, followed by a discussion intended to
finalize a committee-approved list of discrete studies. (to be posted)
4.
Members Items: Reports
and notices by MPO members, including regional concerns and local community
issues
5.
Next Meeting: Discussion of when the next meeting should occur.
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Meeting locations are
accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation.
Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort
will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices,
materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and
interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact
the MPO staff at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192
(fax), or eharvey@ctps.org. The Boston Region
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, and
activities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration
Act of 1987, and related statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits
discrimination in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in
the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or
national origin (including limited English proficiency), be excluded from
participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal
assistance. Related federal nondiscrimination laws administered by the
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, or both,
prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, and disability. The Boston
Region MPO considers these protected populations in its Title VI Programs,
consistent with federal interpretation and administration. In addition, the
Boston Region MPO provides meaningful access to its programs, services, and
activities to individuals with limited English proficiency, in compliance
with U.S. Department of Transportation policy and guidance on federal
Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also
complies with the Massachusetts Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272
sections 92a, 98, 98a, which prohibits making any distinction,
discrimination, or restriction in admission to, or treatment in a place of
public accommodation based on race, color, religious creed, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry. Likewise, the Boston Region
MPO complies with the Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4, which
requires that all programs, activities, and services provided, performed,
licensed, chartered, funded, regulated, or contracted for by the state shall
be conducted without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, age,
gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status
(including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. A complaint form and
additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO or at
http://www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this information
in a different language or in an accessible format, please contact Title VI Specialist |
Posted materials are available via the MPOs
meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month.