Joint SMMPO/JTPG MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 1:00 PM
(Lunch will be provided at 12:30 with the meeting to follow)
Please Note the Venue Change! The Fort Taber Community Center
1000 S. Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02744

SMMPO Business Meeting

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes – May 17, 2022 (Materials Attached and Roll Call Vote needed)

3. Public Comments – Opportunity for the public to address the SMMPO and/or JTPG

4. Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) Report – GATRA & SRTA Updates

5. FFY2022-2026 TIP Amendment #5 (Materials Attached & Forthcoming and Roll Call Vote Needed to release to a 21-day public comment period)

6. Proposed FFY2022 UPWP Administrative Adjustment (Materials Attached & Roll Call Vote Needed)

7. Draft FFY2023 UPWP (Link Draft FFY23 UPWP) Roll Call Vote Needed to Endorse

8. Date and Time for Next Meeting

9. Adjourn the SMMPO Meeting

JTPG Business Meeting

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes – May 11, 2022 (Materials Attached and Roll Call Vote needed)

3. JTPG Elections

4. BIL Survey Results Discussion

5. Other Business

6. Date and Time for the Next Meeting

7. Adjourn

PLEASE NOTE: SMMPO members unable to attend may send a designee who is directly responsible and accountable to the SMMPO member. The designee may vote only with written and signed authorization from the SMMPO member provided before or at the time of the meeting. The SMMPO member can submit an authorization letter to be placed on file for the calendar year only if the same designee is chosen to represent that SMMPO member.

Upon request, every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodation, including language assistance and/or auxiliary aids and services free of charge. Please contact SRPEDD’s Title VI Coordinator by email at lcabral@srpedd.org. Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting.

Portuguese: Mediante solicitação, todos os esforços serão feitos para fornecer acomodações razoáveis, incluindo assistência linguística e/ou assistência e serviços gratuitos. Entre em contato com o Coordenador do Título VI do SRPEDD em lcabral@srpedd.org. As solicitações devem ser feitas o mais rápido possível antes da reunião.

Spanish: Previa solicitud, se harán todos los esfuerzos posibles para proporcionar ajustes razonables, incluida la asistencia con el idioma y/o la asistencia y los servicios gratuitos. Comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título VI de SRPEDD en lcabral@srpedd.org. Las solicitudes deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible antes de la reunión.

Haitian Creole: Sou demann, tout efò yo pral fè pou bay aranjman rezonab, ki gen ladan asistans lang ak / oswa asistans ak sèvis gratis. Tanpri kontakte Kowòdonatè Tit VI SRPEDD nan lcabral@srpedd.org. Demann yo ta dwe fèt pi vit posib anvan reyinyon an.

Chinese (Simplified): 根据要求，将尽一切努力提供合理的便利，包括语言协助和/或协助和免费服务。请通过 lcabral@srpedd.org 联系 SRPEDD Title VI 协调员。应在会议召开前尽快提出要求。

Chinese (Traditional): 根據要求，將盡一切努力提供合理的便利，包括語言協助和/或協助和免費服務。請通過 lcabral@srpedd.org 聯繫 SRPEDD Title VI 協調員。應在會議召開前盡快提出要。

Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (Khmer): តាមការស្នើសុំ រាល់ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងនឹងត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងដើម្បីផ្តល់កន្លែងស្នាក់នៅសមហេតុផល រួមទាំងជំនួយផ្នែកភាសា និង/ឬជំនួយ និងសេវាកម្មឥតគិតថ្លៃ។ សូមទាក់ទងអ្នកសម្របសម្រួល Title VI របស់ SRPEDD តាមអ៊ីមែលនៅ lcabral@srpedd.org ។ សំណើគួរតែត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងឱ្យបានឆាប់តាមដែលអាចធ្វើទៅបានមុនពេលកិច្ចប្រជុំ។

Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination: The SMMPO, through SRPEDD, complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related federal and state statutes and regulations. It is the policy of SRPEDD 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 SRPEDD. To request additional information about this commitment, or to file a complaint under Title VI or a related nondiscrimination provision, please contact SRPEDD Title VI Coordinator by phone at (508) 824-1367, fax (508) 823-1803 or by e-mail at lcabral@srpedd.org.