Delegates and Alternates may bring up any issue not on the agenda
Executive Committee actions taken on the Commission's behalf at it's June 2, 2022 meeting are presented for discussion
BRPC Officers need to be elected for FY 23. The Nominating Committee proposed the following slate of officers for FY 2023: - Chair: John Duval, Adams Alternate - Vice Chair: Malcolm Fick, Greta Barrington Alternate - Clerk: Sheila Irvin, Pittsfield Delegate - Treasurer: Buck Donovan, Lee Delegate Nominations will be taken from the floor.
The BRPC bylaws require the Commission to Approve the Committee Chairs as recommended by the BRPC Chair. - Environmental Review Committee - Roger Bolton, Williamstown - Commission Development Committee - Rene Wood, Sheffield Regional Issues Committee - CJ Hoss, Pittsfield -Berkshire Brownfields Committee - Sheila Irvin, Pittsfield - Berkshire Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee - Kyle Hanlon, North Adams The BRPC bylaws require the Commission to approve At-Large Executive Committee members as recommended by the BRPC Chair - Kyle Hanlon, At-Large, North Adams - Sam Haupt, At-Large, Peru (Knowledgable about transportation issues)
The BRPC's Bylaws require the Commission to ratify the appointments of members to special or standing bodies not under that jurisdiction of BRPC. The following people need to be ratified for the identified committees. - Berkshire Metropolitan Planning Organization - Alternate: Sam Haupt, Peru Alternate 2: Kyle Hanlon, North Adams - Westfield River Wild and Scenic Advisory Committee - Representative: Marie Raftery (Stockbridge Non-Commission member) - (to be verified) - Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Board - Open
The BRPC bylaws require the Commission to vote annually to reconfirm the authorization of the Executive Committee to act in the name of and on behalf of the Commission.
The BRPC has several standing or special committees of the Commission. We will review the roles of those committees and solicit new members to the Committees. See attached committee descriptions.
The Kusik Award recognizes projects, groups, or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to planning in Berkshire County. Please Consider submitting a nomination using the attached form. A list of past award winners in the meeting materials.
The BRPC GIS, Data and IT Manager, Mark Maloy, will give a presentation about the revamped Berkshire Benchmarks data webpage as well as present on Indicators.
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