Mass Ports Compact Group Matt Ciborowski
Mass Ports Compact Group Matt Ciborowski
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<strong>Mass</strong> <strong>Ports</strong> <strong>Compact</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
<strong>Matt</strong> <strong>Ciborowski</strong><br />
Transportation Planner<br />
<strong>Mass</strong>DOT
<strong>Ports</strong> of <strong>Mass</strong>achusetts <strong>Compact</strong><br />
Overview<br />
<strong>Matt</strong>hew <strong>Ciborowski</strong><br />
Office of Transportation Planning<br />
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Presentation Outline<br />
• History<br />
• Composition<br />
• Purpose<br />
• Strategic plan<br />
• Coordination w/ other efforts<br />
• Upcoming steps<br />
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<strong>Compact</strong> History<br />
• Commonwealth industries and economic<br />
viability is tied to ports<br />
• Current planning efforts for the different<br />
ports are uncoordinated<br />
• The <strong>Compact</strong> was established in Spring<br />
2012<br />
• The <strong>Compact</strong> first met in June 2012<br />
• Twelve members – chaired by Lieutenant<br />
Governor<br />
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<strong>Compact</strong> Makeup<br />
5 port<br />
communities<br />
• Boston<br />
• Fall River<br />
• Gloucester<br />
• New Bedford<br />
• Salem<br />
Seaport<br />
Advisory<br />
Council<br />
4 State entities<br />
• <strong>Mass</strong>DOT<br />
• EOHED<br />
• EOEEA<br />
• <strong>Mass</strong>port<br />
Legislature –<br />
Joint<br />
Committee on<br />
Transportation<br />
• 2 seats<br />
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<strong>Compact</strong> Purpose<br />
• Sustain and strengthen the vibrancy of the<br />
Commonwealth port system<br />
• Find the strengths and niches of each<br />
individual port<br />
• Study the ports as a cohesive group<br />
• Identify targeted investments that make<br />
sense<br />
• Reduce competition between<br />
Commonwealth ports in order to increase<br />
nationwide competitiveness<br />
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Official Mission<br />
The <strong>Compact</strong>’s principal mission shall be to improve coordination<br />
between the members and to adopt a collaborative approach to the<br />
planning, design, funding, construction, operation and maintenance<br />
of the Commonwealth’s water-based transportation facilities aimed<br />
principally at:<br />
increasing mobility for people and goods within and through the<br />
Commonwealth in a safe, secure, environmentally sustainable, and<br />
efficient manner;<br />
promoting and adopting administrative efficiency and program<br />
improvement initiatives between and among transportation<br />
agencies, authorities, and municipalities in the areas of cargo, ferry,<br />
pleasure craft, cruise, and industry marketing, terminal operations,<br />
and supporting the fishing industry; and<br />
sharing best practice techniques for project implementation across<br />
the Commonwealth.<br />
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Key Tasks of the <strong>Compact</strong><br />
• Identify importance of ports are to the<br />
economic viability of the Commonwealth<br />
• Connect functions of ports to<br />
environmental issues, tourism, and jobs<br />
• Develop comprehensive mission for ports<br />
• Develop a strategic plan to be developed<br />
within one year<br />
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Strategic Plan<br />
• Comprehensive evaluation of maritime trade<br />
and trends<br />
• Inventory of assets and activities<br />
• Summary of available funding sources<br />
• Comprehensive strategy recommendations<br />
• Request for Proposals currently available on<br />
Comm-Pass<br />
• Proposals due mid-November<br />
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Coordination w/ Other Efforts<br />
• Seaport Advisory Council<br />
• Ongoing coordination with multiple state-level<br />
offices – EOEEA, Coastal Zone Management<br />
• Ferry <strong>Compact</strong> – getting underway shortly<br />
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Upcoming Steps<br />
• Complete Strategic Plan RFP process and<br />
select consultant<br />
• Hold <strong>Ports</strong> <strong>Compact</strong> meeting to discuss the<br />
charge to consultant team<br />
• Develop evaluation criteria for examining<br />
potential recommendations<br />
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Discussion<br />
<strong>Matt</strong>hew <strong>Ciborowski</strong><br />
10 Park Plaza, Rm 4150<br />
Boston MA, 02110<br />
(857) 368-8845<br />
matthew.ciborowski@state.ma.us<br />
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