AGENDA: Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization

DATE: Monday, November 15, 2021

TIME: 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: Online at capecodcommission.org/mpo/join, passcode: join

PHONE: (929) 205-6099, Meeting ID: 932 6393 2207

Note: The meeting will be held virtually, with members of the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization participating remotely, pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, An Act Relative to Extending Certain Covid-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency, signed into law on June 16, 2021.

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

• By clicking on the following link: https://capecodcommission.org/mpo/join, passcode: join
• Going online to https://www.capecodcommission.org/mpo  and clicking on “Join Virtual Meeting.”
  Participants wishing to speak should click the “Participants” icon on the lower toolbar and then click “Raise Hand” in the dialog box to notify the chair. In some versions of Zoom, "Raise Hand" is under the "Reactions" icon. The chair will recognize participants.  
• Calling in to (929) 205-6099 and entering meeting ID 932 6393 2207

Phone participants wishing to speak should press *9 to notify the chair. Press * 6 to mute/unmute. The chair will recognize participants.  

Meeting materials may be accessed at https://www.capecodcommission.org/mpo.

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.  

AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Roll call
3. Potential approval of prior meeting minutes: October 18, 2021
4. Public Comment
5. Federal Certification Review Public Comments:As required every four years for areas with a population over 200,000, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be reviewing the metropolitan transportation planning process for the Barnstable urbanized area through a Certification Review of the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). FHWA and FTA staff will describe the Certification Review process and will invite members of the public to share their views of how the metropolitan transportation planning process is conducted in the region. 
6. Cape Rail Study: Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) staffwill give a presentation on the Final Report for the Cape Rail Study, a MassDOT study that is evaluating alternatives for extending year-round passenger rail to Cape Cod with connections to the communities of Middleborough and Wareham. 
7. 2022 Meetings Logistics: Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) members will discuss the anticipated meeting dates and potential formats for calendar year 2022 MPO meetings.
8. Reports: MassDOT staff will discuss the status of the Cape Cod Canal Area Transportation Improvement Program and Transportation Improvement Program projects. Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority and Cape Cod Commission staff will report on recent and upcoming transportation initiatives across Cape Cod.
9. New Business: Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair more than 48 hours before the meeting.
10. 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).

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Please contact the Cape Cod Commission at (508)362-3828 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting; for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) dial 711.

Caso estas informações sejam necessárias em outro idioma, por favor, contate o Coordenador de Título VI pelo telefone (508)744-1299 or Para serviços de retransmissão de telecomunicações, disque 711.