Montachusett Regional Planning Commission

FITCHBURG CITY CLERK MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC) Dec 07 2022 9:04 am THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022 7:00 PM REMOTE MEETING AGENDA 7:00 PM 1. Open Meeting, Introductions, and Announcements 7:05 PM 2. Approval of November 3, 2022, MRPC Minutes – Approval of Commissioners Requested 7:10 PM 3. Cash Schedule – November 2022 – Acceptance of Commissioners Requested 7:15 PM 4. Guest Announcements and Questions 7:20 PM 5. Administrative Matters 5.1 Digital Equity Planning (DEP) Program, Mass Technology Center (MassTech) and Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) and First Lunch and Learn Meeting to Be Held December 1, 2022 – Information Only 5.2 MRPC and MEC, Inc. Records Preservation: Digitization of Documents – Action May Be Requested 5.3 Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Roundtable Program – Information Only 5.4 Status of Request for Proposals for Grant Writing Consultant – Information Only 5.5 FY23 Budget Update 5.6 Other Administrative Matters 1 7:30 PM 6. Department Updates 6.1 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 6.2 Planning & Development 6.3 Transit & Transportation 8:00 PM 7. New Business This time is reserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed. 8:15 PM 8. Adjournment This meeting will be recorded by the GoToMeeting app and will be made available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/user/MontachusettRegion/videos. This notice is subject to change with reasonable notice provided to all. 2 Please find the meeting information for the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) Monthly Meeting (This meeting will be held virtually only) Scheduled for Thursday December 8, 2022, at 7:00 PM In accordance with actions related to an extension to the remote meeting provisions of the Governor’s March 11, 2020, Executive Orders until March 31, 2023, and recent MRPC policy, this meeting will only be held remotely. Log-in information is provided below. Participants are required to register for this meeting in order to receive meeting connection information. Please read the information provided below. It is important that we obtain a quorum for this meeting in order to conduct appropriate MRPC business and actions. As a Member or Alternate, please RSVP on or before December 8, 2022. Please Note: In regard to public comment, members of the public may speak by utilizing the ‘Chat’ function through GoToMeeting. The MRPC Chair will call their name to recognize their comment or question. Roll call votes using member names may be taken for all action items as a matter of public record. MRPC staff will make every effort to assist any members or members of the public who wish to provide comments at this virtual meeting. The meeting will be open at 6:50 pm to allow participants to become accustomed to the meeting mechanics and to keep the meeting running as smoothly as possible. Please contact MRPC staff with any questions, comments, or concerns. The MRPC thanks you for your patience and understanding in these difficult times. Handouts for the meeting can be found at: December 8, 2022 MRPC Meeting Material  ================================================================ PROCEDURE TO ACCESS ONLINE MEETINGS REGISTERING FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE MRPC Please be advised that all, potential meeting attendees and staff must register for all MRPC public meetings in order to receive an online meeting link. Virtual attendee registration information follows: 1. In accordance with the Open Meeting Law, potential meeting participants can register throughout the duration of a posted public meeting. 2. Registration information will include potential meeting member name, affiliation, and email address. 3. All persons registering for meeting access will be admitted to the meeting. 4. Registrants will be issued online meeting information via email. MRPC utilizes GoToMeeting for its online meetings. MRPC staff will not be able to provide technical assistance concerning this meeting platform. Meeting registrants are urged to download the relevant tele video conferencing app (GoToMeeting) well in advance of any and all MRPC meetings and to obtain help from the online app website, provided here for your convenience. GoToMeeting https://www.goto.com/meeting/join ================================================================== To Register for this MRPC MEETING Please Use This Link or the QR Code Below: December 8, 2022, MRPC Meeting Registration This same information is also available at www.mrpc.org.