The DVRPC Board

10:30 A.M., September 20, 2001

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


BOARD FY 2003 WORK PROGRAM
COMMITTEE MEETING
preceding Board Meeting at 9:00 a.m.
All Board Members and Alternates
are invited to attend.

AGENDA


CALL TO ORDER - CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of July 26, 2001

2. Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Actions

  1. Action PA 0143 - PennDOT Adjustment Package
  2. Action PA 0144 - Pottstown Urban Transit Bus Turn-Around Facility (Montgomery County)
  3. Action PA 0145 - Schuylkill Expressway Corridor ITS Project (SEPTA)
  4. Action PA 0146 - Montgomery County Schuylkill Expressway Corridor ITS Project (Montgomery County)
  5. Action PA 0147 - PA 100 Road Relocation (Chester County)

3. DVRPC Public Participation Plan

The 45-day public comment period has been completed for the DVRPC Public Participation Plan and the appropriated recommended changes have been reviewed and incorporated into the document. It is now being requested that the Board adopt this Public Participation Plan as the strategy for citizen involvement.

4. DVRPC FY 2002 Planning Work Program Amendments

  1. Open Space and Recreation Plan, Camden County
  2. Riparian Buffer Assessment for New Jersey Watersheds
  3. Regional Ecosystem Analysis

5. Proposed Amendment to the Tri-County Water Quality Management Plan

Monroe Municipal Utilities Authority Wastewater Management Plan, Monroe Township, Gloucester County

DISCUSSION ITEMS

6. Regional Citizens Committee (RCC) Report

Patrick Starr, Chairman of the RCC, will report to the Board the activities of the RCC's meeting of September 12, 2001.

INFORMATION ITEMS

7. Development of the DVRPC FY 2003 Work Program

Highlights of the DVRPC Board FY2003 Work Program Committee meeting of September 20, 2001 will be reported.

8. Transportation Enhancement (TE) Project Status Report

The next round of Transportation Enhancement Project selection has started in Pennsylvania. Staff will present information on the applicant workshops, selection schedule, and funding.

9. Executive Director's Report

  1. DVRPC Board Retreat, December 5, 2001 at the Mansion, Voorhees, New Jersey

PRESENTATIONS

10. Report on Environmental Justice Entitled: And Justice for All

Staff will present And Justice for All ; a summary of DVRPC's Environmental Justice Evaluation and Policy Statement.

ADVISORY ITEMS

11. Committee Reports

  1. Planning Coordinating Committee/Regional Transportation Committee - John B. Claffey
  2. Regional Land Use and Development Committee - Barry Seymour
  3. Tri-County Water Quality Management Board - Michael Ontko

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

  1. Minutes of meeting of July 26, 2001
  2. Commissioner Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, and 5)
  3. PCC/RTC Recommendations for September 20, 2001
  4. RCC Recommendations for September 20, 2001

DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2001
Immediately following Board Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

ACTION ITEMS

1. Minutes of Meeting of July 26, 2001

2. Contract Authorizations

  1. Bicycle Facilities on Existing Roadways Phase I, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties
  2. Open Space and Recreation Plan, Camden County
  3. Riparian Buffer Assessment for New Jersey Watersheds

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Attachments:

  1. Minutes of Meeting of July 26, 2001
  2. Commissioners Summary Sheets (Action Items 2a, 2b, and 2c)
Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District