Announcements

NOTICE OF ON-SITE/VIRTUAL HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING

The Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area announces a hybrid-on-site and virtual public meeting via communications media technology to which all interested persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: February 22, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

ON-SITE John R. “Jack” Durrance Auditorium, County Administration Building, Gainesville, Florida

VIRTUAL: Audio/Video - Cox Channel 12, Facebook and the Alachua County Video on Demand Website [link below]

www.alachuacounty.us/video

Audio-only - call 301.715.8592, and when prompted use code 670 965 3024 and participant identification code 2522482

Live Broadcast Public Comment Call-In - Call 1-800-876-7516

PURPOSE: Regular Business Meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by visiting our website at www.ncfrpc.org (click Metropolitan Transportation Planning) or may be seen posted at 2009 NW 67th Place, Gainesville, Florida one week prior to the meeting.

Due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area will conduct a hybrid on-site and virtual meeting via communications media technology. Public participation for this meeting on-site for this meeting is accommodated, but is limited due to social distancing requirements. On-site public participants are required to wear a face-covering mask at all times. For on-site public comment, participants will be prompted and should follow the direction of the Chair to participate. The public is encouraged to participate in the virtual public meeting. The public may submit comments to the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area through email (escalante@ncfrpc.org) or by calling into the public comment message line when prompted to call during the meeting. Public comment will be taken by telephone for all non-ministerial items on which the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area votes. Once public comment is opened for an item under discussion, please call the public comment telephone number. In addition, the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization will open telephone lines for a public comment session for the public to discuss items not on the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area agenda. Virtual Citizens Comment agenda item calls should be limited to transportation planning issues within the Gainesville Metropolitan Area. Duration of the Citizens Comment agenda item may extend as long as calls are received. For all Call-In Comments, Callers will be put in a queue, and prompted when it is their turn to speak. TO AVOID FEEDBACK, CALLERS TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT MESSAGE LINE MUST TURN DOWN THEIR MEETING SOUND WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION. Both call-in and on-site participants should state their names and limit comments to three minutes. The public is encouraged to submit any written or photographic documents prior to the meeting to escalante@ncfrpc.org. Any questions regarding participation should be directed to the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville Urbanized Area Office at 352.955.2200, extension 114.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, familial status, religious status, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Michael Escalante at 352.955.2200, extension 114, at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting.