AGENDA: Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization

Members of the public can join the meeting using one of the following methods:

• Going online to capecodcommission.org/mpo and clicking on “Join Virtual Meeting.” Participants wishing to speak should click “Participants” icon on the lower toolbar and then click “Raise Hand” in the dialog box to notify the chair. The chair will recognize participants.
• Calling in to (929) 205-6099 and entering meeting ID 163 248 948. Participants wishing to speak should press #9 to notify the chair. The chair will recognize participants.

It is recommended that phone participants access materials in advance of the meeting. Meeting materials may be accessed below or at the bottom of this page.

Agenda | Instructions for Virtual Meeting  | Presentation | Handouts

Please join the virtual meeting at least fifteen minutes before the start of the meeting and call (508) 362-3828 if you have any issues joining.

Note: The meeting will be held by remote participation by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization pursuant to Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker’s Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law dated March 12, 2020.

1. Call to Order
2. Introductions
3. Potential approval of prior meeting minutes: January 27, 2020 and February 24, 2020
4. Public Comment: The chair will provide instructions on how members of the public can indicate an interest in speaking and will call on members of the public wishing to speak.
5. Federal Fiscal Years (October 1 – September 30) 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”) Amendment #3: Staff will describe, and the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (“MPO”) may vote to release for public comment draft Amendment #3 which would adjust funding in the TIP for the Bourne Belmont Circle Traffic and Multi-modal Improvement project and the Orleans Stormwater Improvements along Route 28 project. 
6. TIP Project Updates: Massachusetts Department of Transportation (“MassDOT”) staff will provide updates on the status of 2020-2024 and potential future TIP projects.
7. Federal Fiscal Years (October 1 – September 30) 2021-2025 TIP Development: Staff will discuss updates on the cost and readiness of projects across Cape Cod that are eligible to be funded through the TIP and the MPO may vote on a list of projects for staff to include in a draft 2021-2025 TIP.
8. Federal Fiscal Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021) Unified Planning Work Program (“UPWP”) Development: Staff will review tasks and studies for the 2021 UPWP and the Cape Cod Metropolitan Organization (“MPO”) may vote on a list of tasks and studies for staff to include in a draft 2021 UPWP.
9. Reports: Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, and Cape Cod Commission staff will report on recent and upcoming transportation initiatives across Cape Cod.
10. New Business: Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair more than 48 hours before the meeting.
11. Adjourn

This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print, as available). For accommodations or language assistance please contact the Cape Cod MPO by phone: (508) 362-3828, fax (508) 362-3136, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711 or email frontdesk@capecodcommission.org. Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination: The Cape Cod MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal and state statutes and regulations. It is the policy of the Cape Cod MPO to ensure that no person or group of persons shall on the grounds of Title VI protected categories, including race, color, national origin, or under additional federal and state protected categories including sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, ancestry, veteran's status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity administered by the Cape Cod MPO. To request additional information about this commitment, or to file a complaint under Title VI or a related nondiscrimination provision, please contact the MPO’s Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508)362-3828, Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), dial 711, fax (508) 362-3136 or by e-mail at mhevenor@capecodcommission.org. If this information is needed in another language, please contact the MPO’s Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508)362-3828.

Caso estas informações sejam necessárias em outro idioma, por favor, contate o Coordenador de Título VI da MPO pelo telefone 508-744-1299. The public discussion of the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) at CCJTC, MPO, and transportation meetings satisfies the Program of Projects (POP) public hearing requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).