NOVEMBER 2021
Welcome to the SCRCOG monthly newsletter where you can find updates on our transportation planning, regional planning, and municipal services programs.
Please visit the SCRCOG website for more information on who we are, what we do, and opportunities for public participation.
|
|
CTDOT Pubic Data Website
The CT Department of Transportation will be launching a new public data website. Examples of data available include updated information on capital projects, road classification and characteristics, and right of way interactive mapping. The website is expected to launch on GIS Day on November 17th.
|
|
Greater New Haven Transit District Applying for FTA Section 5339 Grant
The Greater New Haven Transit District (GNHTD) applied for a grant to purchase 10 electric paratransit vehicles and 10 charging stations as part of a pilot program. The pilot will determine the feasibility of replacing more of the gas and diesel fleet vehicles with electric vehicles in the future. SCRCOG provided GNHTD with a letter of support.
|
|
Affordable Housing
The South Central Region: Housing Plan Survey closed on 10/30/2021. There were total of 4,037 responses. RKG Associates is in the process of tabulating the municipal and regional results from the survey responses. In addition, RKG Associates has begun working on the Housing Analysis. Once the data analysis component has been completed, municipal group meetings will be scheduled in early January. These meetings will provide an opportunity for communities to review and discuss the analysis.
As part of the community engagement component of the Housing Plan process, David Fink has held or scheduled a meeting/forum with the communities in the Region. The purpose of the meetings/forums is to present relevant information pertaining to housing affordability and choices, and listen to any ideas or concerns that may exist in your community. To help promote the meetings/forums, a short video has been recorded. The video is available to share via the this link or downloaded via this link.
SCRCOG published Housing Fact Sheets for the fifteen municipalities on its website and will utilize them in the community meetings/forums.
|
|
Energy Conservation
CT’s 2021 State Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant has been announced and applications are due on 12/17/21 at 4 PM. A pool of $767,000 is available to states and other eligible entities to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions.
The PURA Docket goes into effect in January where Eversource and UI are directed to administer a make-ready program for: (1) Residential Single-Family Level 2 Charging; (2) Residential Multi-Unit Dwellings (MUDs) Level 2 Charging; (3) Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC); (4) Destination Level 2 Charging; and (5) Workplace & Light-Duty Fleet Level 2 Charging.
Under the make-ready ownership model, the UI and Eversource invest in the infrastructure up to the charging station, from the distribution system up to the EVSE. The charging stations will be owned, operated, and maintained by the site host. UI and Eversource will own the infrastructure up to the utility meter.
|
|
Regional Purchasing Consortium
SCRCOG will be accepting sealed Qualifications for On-Call Architectural Services. SCRCOG is seeking architectural firms to provide “On-Call” services to all fifteen municipalities in the region. Specializations include, but are not limited to, preliminary studies, public outreach, renderings, drawings, specifications, estimates, scopes of work and other professional services. Firms are invited to submit only on those types of projects they specialize in. Disadvantaged, minority, small, and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to respond.
|
|
RFQs shall be submitted in the manner specified to the SCRCOG Regional Purchasing Consortium, 127 Washington Avenue, 4th Floor West, North Haven, CT 06473 until 12:00 P.M. local, eastern standard time on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.
For questions concerning this RFQ, contact Andy Cirioli, Municipal Services Manager at purchasing@scrcog.org. SCRCOG is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
|
|
Purchasing
The first session of the 2021-2022 Municipal Procurement Training Series titled "CHRO and DAS" was held on November 9th with over twenty participants. In this session, guest speakers from Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) and Department of Administrative Services (DAS) discussed new laws and processes impacting their respective programs. Click here to access the recording of this training session. Use the link below to access the flyer and schedule for the entire training series.
|
|
Solid Waste, Recycling, Food Waste Diversion, and Municipal Composting
CT DEEP's Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) grant program, which consists of a $5 million pool of funds for Unit-Based Pricing/Food Waste Co-Collection pilot programs. DEEP received 47 EOIs from CT towns/regions. Of these, 11 EOIs were from SCRCOG municipalities individually and SCRCOG submitted a EOI for the SCRCOG region.
Municipalities submitting Expressions of Interest will be notified on or before November 16th if they have been selected to proceed to Phase 2 in which they can work with DEEP to finalize an application at a specific funding level and with specific programmatic details.
|
|
Transportation Committee Meeting
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Meeting Type: Hybrid - SCRCOG Office / Click Here to Join the Zoom Meeting
Agenda: Click Here to Access the Meeting Agenda
|
|
SCRCOG ARPA Forum
Date and Time: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Meeting Type: Hybrid - SCRCOG Office / Click Here to Join the Zoom Meeting
Agenda: Click Here to Access the Meeting Agenda
|
|
New Prevailing Wage & Public Contract Compliance Laws - Municipal Procurement Training Series
Date and Time: Thursday, December 9, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Meeting Type: Virtual - Click Here to Register for Zoom Meeting
|
|
Regional Planning Commission Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, December 9, 2021 from 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM
Meeting Type: Hybrid - SCRCOG Office / Click Here to Join the Zoom Meeting
Agenda: Click Here to Access the Meeting Agenda
|
|
|
|
