Call to Order: The meeting of the Connecticut River Estuary Metropolitan Planning Organization was called to order by Tim Griswold 11:40 a.m. at the Restaurant L&E in Chester, CT.

1. Public Comment Session – Regional Transportation Improvement Program 2010. There were no speakers.

2. Adoption of Meeting Minutes – January 2010: Phil Miller made the motion to adopt the minutes of the January meeting. Noel Bishop seconded the motion. All were in favor.

3. Federal and State Programs:

A. Brian O’Connor: Rep. O’Connor will speak at the March 10^th LCVSA meeting regarding rail issues.

B. UPWP – Draft: Jean distributed copies to the selectmen for review. The UPWP is not finalized. Jean asked that the selectmen review the document before the March meeting. This meeting will start at 8:00 as there are several important items on the agenda.

C. CTDOT Procedures, Contracts and Resolutions: 5310 applications are out to the people intended. Vote will be in March.

The Master Municipal Agreement is not yet finalized, and the review process is lengthy. When completed and approved, the agreement will be a template, good for ten years. Therefore, it will not be necessary to reinvent the wheel for each new project. It will simply involve adding a couple of pages of addendum and should speed up the process.

Adjournment: Motion to adjourn was made by Bruce Edgerton, and seconded by Tom Marsh at 12:00 p. m. All were in favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Pat M. Anthony, Clerk