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1. Introductions.
2. Approval of July 13 Minutes.
3. VTrans Project Prioritization and Project Selection – Revamping Efforts (VPSP2) – Rita
VTrans is revising its existing system to prioritize transportation projects using
performance management and data analysis based on the condition of the
transportation system. Rita will discuss with the group what VTrans is reviewing on project criteria. Rita will also review how TRORC currently ranks projects and how the new process will be envisioned.
4. TRORC region wide sidewalk inventory – Rita
5. July 1 Flood After Action – Rita
Group discussion on how your town performed during the event (what did the town do well? Improvements? Lessons learned after Irene or did we repeat?)
6. Other business?
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Nov. 9, 2017. Thetford Town Office

Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of Sept. 14 Minutes.
3. VTrans Special Research Projects – Dr. Emily Parkany, P.E., Research Manager
Recycled Asphalt Materials
Porous Pavement
Bridge in a Backpack
4. Better Roads Projects – Rita
Grant application reviews
5. Municipal Roads Grants in Aid
Pilot program review and Year 2
6. Other business?
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. Thetford Town Office

Introductions.
2. Approval of Nov. 14 Minutes.
3. MRGP Road Maintenance Presentation – Mike Storace, TRORC (45 mins)
• How much will the MRGP standards cost to implement?
• What are the best strategies to maintain stone-lined-ditches?
• Budget and maintenance schedule
4. NUTS (Not up to standard) and other nuggets – Pete Fellows, TRORC (15 mins)
5. Other business – Rita
• PeopleForBikes Applications for Spring 2018 Community Grant Program
• 2018 VT Walk Bike Summit – May 4, 2018 in WRJ

Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Mar. 8, 2018. Bethel Town Office

Agenda

1. Introductions
2. Approval of Jan. 11 Minutes
3. FY2020 Project Prioritization / Pre-Candidate Bridges presentation/discussion and TAC final ranking – Rita
4. Better Road awards / upcoming field season
5. Other business
   1. Woodstock Village bridge 51 closure – 21 day closure in April/May 2018
      https://southcentralvtbridges.vtransprojects.vermont.gov/bridge_projects/woodstock_village/
   2. ADA Transition Plans – Why its important for your Town

Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday May 10, 2018

Snow Date Thursday, March 22, 2018

1. Introductions
2. Approval of March 8 Minutes
3. Annual Chair/Vice Chair election
4. VTrans Safety Series
   1. WebQuery Crash Tool – Many White
   2. Low cost bike ped improvements – Jon Kaplan
   3. Work zone safety and brush clearing for safety – Nancy Avery
5. DEC Municipal Grants in Aid Year 1 and Year 2 – Rita
6. Other business
   1. VTrans Bike Ped Grant Application open

1. Introductions.
2. Approval of May 10 Minutes.
3. VTrans Long Range Plan update – Dave Pelletier, VTrans (45 mins)
4. DEC MRGP and Municipal Grants in Aid Year 2 update – Rita
5. Other business
• VTrans Bike Ped Grant application recap
• 2018 VTrans Construction Spec Book
• Road Foreman meeting with Jim Barlow – legal questions on MRGP

Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Sept. 13, 2018 – Woodstock Town Office

1.Introductions.
2. Approval of May 10 and July 12 minutes
3. VTrans Accelerated Bridge Construction Woodstock Village Bridge 51 – Rob Young, VTrans (45 mins)
4. VTrans Royalton/Sharon I-89 bridges 2020 construction recap
5. Other business
• VTrans Transportation Alternatives application (water quality improvement focused projects) – due Oct. 17
• Class 2 Transfer Process and Dates for Towns to VTrans Districts

Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Nov. 8, 2018 – Bethel Town Hall

1. Introductions.
2. Approval of September 13 minutes
3. Stagecoach’s new routes and services – Nick D’Agostino Stagecoach has been undergoing organization restructuring with Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) forming the umbrella organization Tri-Valley Transit. Nick will present some of the commuter routes that have been re-configured as well as new service routes being offered in the region.
E&D services – Nick and Rita
Discussion about E&D transportation services available in the region, what’s covered, who’s eligible, etc. Discussion of the region’s E&D Transportation Partner’s group.
VTrans Public Transit Policy Plan update and regional forum outreach – Rita
4. Other business
• VTrans TAP grants submitted
• VTrans Better Roads submitted
• VTrans/ACCD Better Connections Grant – Nov. 2 announcement
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday January 10, 2019

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Two Rivers-Ottauquechee RPC Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

Thursday March 14, 2019 Hartford Town Hall, Rm 312, 171 Bridge St, WRJ, 9:30AM – 11:00AM

Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of November 8 minutes
3. FY2021 Project Prioritization / Pre-Candidate Bridges presentation/discussion and TAC final ranking – Rita
4. Review and Comment on draft Town Road and Bridge Standards 2019 (incorporated with MRGP standards) – Rita
5. Better Road awards / upcoming field season
6. Other business
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday May 9, 2019

Agenda

1. Introductions.

2. Approval of Mar. 14 minutes

3. Emerald Ash Borer: Impacts to Ash Trees and to Municipalities – Mike Parisio, Forest Health Specialist, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
Dead and dying ash trees along the public right-of-way and in public places, such as parks and schools, pose a significant risk to public safety. Municipalities will bear the responsibility and costs of removing and/or treating public ash trees, as well as any replanting efforts. Mike will present on signs & symptoms and information on how to identify these, municipal planning for EAB and some management options for municipalities, with some info on budgeting and infested wood disposal and some case studies of communities already working on or implementing response plans here in VT.

4. Emergency Relief Assistance Funds refresher/Federal Aid Secondary Roads – Rita

5. Other business
• Better Road awards (anticipate announcement early May hopefully)
• Municipal Roads Grants in Aid Year 3 & Equipment Grants
• VTrans Bike Ped Grant
• VTrans Municipal Highway & Stormwater Mitigation Grant

Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday July 11, 2019
Municipal Bridge Maintenance & Management
o A town’s legal management responsibilities
o An explanation of the state’s inspection program, process and reports. vtculverts.org
o Safety related to bridge maintenance, working over water, dust, lead, and paint
o Routine maintenance practices, cleaning, deck and structure
o Weight limits, posting, enforcement, signage

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