WestCOG Meeting

Western Connecticut Council of Governments and the Housatonic Valley and South Western Region
Metropolitan Planning Organizations Meeting
Thursday, March 21, 2024 @ 12:00pm
Ridgefield Town Hall Annex, 66 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877
Zoom Meeting: https://uso2web.zoom.us/j/88222966740 (ID: 882 2296 6740)

Agenda

1. COG Meeting call to order: Hon. Rudy Marconi
2. HVMPO Meeting call to order: Hon. Julia Pemberton
3. SWRMPO Meeting call to order: Hon. Toni Boucher
4. Public Participation: limited to topics on this agenda and to 2 minutes per speaker.
5. FEATURED PRESENTATION - Betsy Gara from COST/Joe Delong from CCM
6. Discussion of Housing Bills led by WestCOG Executive Director Francis Pickering
7. *Approval of the SWRMPO/HVMPO 02/15/2024 Meeting Minutes
8. **Aproval of the 02/15/2024 COG Meeting Minutes
9. **COG Action Items:
   1. EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Program \ Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) Adoption \ CPRG Grant Application Approvals
   2. Congressionally Directed Spending Letters of Support
   3. DEMHS Region 1 - CEO Rep Appointment
10. *MPO Action Items:
    1. 2021-2024 HV/SWR TIP Amendments
11. MPO Information Items:
    1. Active Transportation Microgrant Solicitation
    2. Transportation Alternatives Program
    3. Draft 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program
    4. USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All 2024
12. COG Information Items:
    1. New and Expanding Assistance (Flood Mitigation, Brownfields Support, Dam Safety)
    2. Branchville/Georgetown Sewer Feasibility Study
    3. Other Business
13. Adjournment

Next Meeting: MPO/COG Thursday, April 18th, 2024

*A quorum of 6 voting members for HV and 5 for SWR is required. Separate votes are required for each MPO.
**A quorum of 10 elected officials is required for the COG.