Lower Connecticut River Valley

Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, 145 Dennison Road Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, Essex, CT 06426 East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, 860/581-8554 FAX: 860/581-8543 Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, www.rivercog.org Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook Agenda Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments and Lower Connecticut River Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization and Lower Connecticut River Land Trust Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 9:00 a.m. RiverCOG, 145 Dennison Road, Essex, CT 06426 1. Roll Call, Introductions, Public Speaking 2. LCRVMPO Business a. Update on the Special Transportation Fund and Impacts on Transportation Projects – Tom Maziarz, Bureau Chief, CTDOT Bureau of Policy and Planning b. Approval of Minutes of the January 26, 2018 LCRVCOG and LCRVMPO Meeting (motion) c. Transportation Improvement Program (motion) i. 2018 TIP Amendment 8 - Delete replacement of bridge 02708 over Plum Bank Creek and bridge 01386 over Back River project 0105-0209 in Old Saybrook ii. Authorizing resolution on Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Transportation Planning and Funding in the Hartford Urbanized Area d. Transportation Planning Updates i. Corridor Studies Route 66 and Route 81 ii. Transportation program updates (5310, LOTCIP, corridor studies, performance based planning, etc.) e. Updates from MAT and 9 Town Transit 3. LCRVCOG Business a. RiverCOG Office Space, Authorization of Chair to Enter Into a New Three Year Lease (motion) b. Electronics Recycling – Pam Roach, Take 2 Recycling c. Long Island Sound Dredging Spoils Lawsuit - Amicus Brief (motion) d. Ratification Changes in RiverCOG Employee Tax Advantaged Benefits (IRS Section 125) (motion) 4. Lower Connecticut River Land Trust (LCRLT) Business a. Introduction from Past LCRLT President Melvin Woody, Ph.D. b, Presentation on the LCRLT c. Election of a Board of Directors and Officers d. Results of Land Trust Exchange Survey 5. Chairman’s and Executive Director’s Reports 6. Other Business a. DEMHS Update b. Regional Agriculture Commission Update 7. Adjournment Meeting called by Chairman Bonnie Reemsnyder