Apr 08, 2021 MPO Board Meeting

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OK. MADAM VICE CHAIR, WHEN YOU'RE READY.

[1. Call to Order and Pledge]

THANK YOU. SO, AGAIN, WELCOME, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS PATTY GOOD, I'M A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND VICE CHAIR OF THE MPO.

WHILE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR QUORUM REQUIREMENTS.

THIS MEETING WILL STILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM TO ALLOW PRESENTERS AND THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE WHILE BEING SOCIALLY DISTANCED.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING.

THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.

THIS MEETING IS ALSO CLOSED CAPTIONED.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR MICS MUTED UNTIL THE VICE CHAIR RECOGNIZES YOU BY RAISING YOUR VIRTUAL HAND. AND IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY MUTED.

TO RAISE YOUR HAND, SELECT THE PARTICIPANTS ICON ON THE TOOLBAR ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN AND PARTICIPANT'S COLUMN WILL SHOW UP ON THE RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN.

AND ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS A BUTTON THAT SAYS RAISE HAND.

MOTIONS WILL BE MADE BY RAISING YOUR VIRTUAL HAND, WAVING YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA OR SPEAKING WHEN NOT CALLED UPON.

IT WILL NOT SUFFICE.

SO PLEASE USE THE RAISED HAND BUTTON.

FOR THOSE OF YOU CALLING IN THE ASTERISK NINE TO INDICATE A RAISED HAND.

OH, MR. STEWART, I'M GETTING SOME FEEDBACK ON THE MIC JUST SO THAT REBECCA, CAN YOU IT'S AN ECHO. THE CHAIR WILL RECOGNIZE THE FIRST TWO HANDS AND THE PARTICIPANTS LIST OF THE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION.

AND MR. GABRIEL WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

[2. Verbal Roll Call]

SO I'M GOING TO CALL YOUR NAME BY CITY, PLEASE.

IF YOU WOULD JUST RESPOND WITH PRESENT AND I'M GOING TO MARK YOU AS BEING PRESENT HERE.

AND WHETHER YOU'RE VIRTUAL OR NOT.

I'M GOING TO START FROM DISTRICT ONE, CORAL SPRINGS.

HERE.

THANK YOU. TAMARAC? HERE. MARGATE? NORTH LAUDERDALE? YES. PARKLAND? PRESENT. THANK YOU.

DISTRICT TWO POPULAR BEACH? HERE. DEERFIELD BEACH? PRESENT. COCONUT CREEK? LIGHTHOUSE POINT? HERE. LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA? HERE. HILLSBORO BEACH? HERE.

DISTRICT THREE, FORT LAUDERDALE,? MAYOR TRANTALIS? MAYOR TRANTALIS IS HERE.

THANK YOU.

FORT ROYAL SECOND REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSIONER MACKENZIE? I HAVE LAURA HILL.

SUNRISE? HERE. PLANTATION? HERE. OAKLAND PARK? HERE. FLORIDA LAKES? PRESENT. WILTON MANORS? HERE.

SEA RANCH LAKES? VILLAGE OF LAZY LAKE? I SEE THOSE BOTH AS BEING VACANT.

HOLLYWOOD? HERE. HALLANDALE BEACH? PRESENT.

AND DANIA BEACH? HERE. MOVING TO DISTRICT FIVE IS DAVIE? HERE. THANK YOU.

PEMBROKE PINES? IS ABSENT.

MIRAMAR? HERE. WESTON? HERE. COPER CITY? HERE, [INAUDIBLE] PARK.

HERE. SOUTHWEST RANCHES? HERE. PEMBROKE PARK? AND THEN I HAVE [INAUDIBLE] REPRESENTATIVES THAT WOULD BE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BOURGEOIS IS PRESENT, OF COURSE.

HOWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER FISCHER.

BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER FURR, COMMISSIONER SHAREIF, BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER, UDINE AND COMMISSIONER RYAN [INAUDIBLE] NOT PRESENT.

MADAM VICE CHAIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE ARE READY TO PROCEED.

OK, GREAT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER COLBOURNE, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED? NO, THAT'S IT, I'LL TAKE IT DOWN, SORRY.

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OK, SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[3. Approval of Minutes - January 28, 2021]

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? AND IF NOT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND TO MAKE A MOTION.

SO WE HAVE A VICE MAYOR CARN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WELCH.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR [INAUDIBLE] I GUESS I'M SO USED TO SAYING NO, BUT I GUESS BY UNANIMOUS, AYE.

[LAUGHTER] I'LL GET IT SOONER OR LATER.

THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, MR. GABRIEL. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[4. Approval of Agenda]

DID I GET THAT RIGHT, MAYOR? YEAH. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JOHNSON.

SEEING NO OBJECTION.

THE ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

[6. Approval of Excused Absences]

NONE.

OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY MAYOR ZIADE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIMMONS.

SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE EXCUSED ABSENCES ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING NOW TO CONSENT ITEMS.

[ CONSENT ITEMS (All Items Open for Public Comment) ]

ARE YOU GOING TO READ THE ITEMS? NOW, THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY OF PLANTATION, A LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING SERVICES.

THIS IS ONLY ONE ITEM ON YOUR CONSENT.

SO THERE'S NO COMMENTS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM? MOTION BY MAYOR ZIADE.

IT'S QUICK TODAY, QUICK TODAY, AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WELCH.

SEEING NO COMMENTS, CONSENT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

[1. MOTION TO ADOPT a Resolution of the Broward MPO to Initiate the Conflict Resolution Procedures Set Forth in Chapter 164, Florida Statutes]

THIS IS A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF THE BROWARD MPO TO INITIATE THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 164 FLORIDA STATUTES.

THIS IS AN ITEM THAT HAS COME BEFORE YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES.

I CAN GIVE YOU THE SHORT VERSION OR THE LONG VERSION.

THE SHORT VERSION IS THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S COME TO YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES, WE HAVE DEFERRED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES, AS I MENTIONED, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MPO TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. I WILL BE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE HAD A REASONABLE RESOLUTION TO MOST OF OUR ISSUES.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING TODAY THAT THE MATTER BE DEFERRED INDEFINITELY TO ALLOW THE MATTER TO GO FORWARD AND SEE IF WE DO RUN INTO ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES THAT MIGHT REQUIRE US TO ADDRESS IT AT A LATER TIME.

SO THIS IS A MOTION TO DEFER THAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED.

OK, IT'S A MOTION TO DEFER.

I SEE WE HAVE RAISED HANDS BY COMMISSIONER FURR IS THAT FOR COMMENT OR A MOTION? SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SCHROEDER.

COMMISSIONER FURR? CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR MIC? HERE WE GO. HOW'S THAT? YES. OK, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK ALAN AND OUR OWN ATTORNEY, DREW, FOR WORKING THIS OUT. THIS IS THIS WAS IMPORTANT.

THERE WAS WAY TOO MUCH AT STAKE FOR ALL OF US, BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY.

WE ALL REPRESENT THE SAME PEOPLE AND WE HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS THAT ARE AT STAKE HERE. AND THIS WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE GOT THROUGH THIS AND WE SHOULD ALWAYS TRY TO FIND SOME WAY TO A SOLUTION RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO TO LITIGATION.

SO I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT THIS ON THE TABLE FOREVER AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO APPROVE THIS UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER SCHROEDER, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO JUST A SECOND COMMISSIONER JAFFE, YOUR HAND'S RAISED? YES, THANK YOU, MS.

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AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY THIS.

TO DEFER TO DEFER, EXCUSE ME, YOU'RE TRYING TO TEST ME TOO? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE PARTIES FOR THIS AMICABLE, SO FAR, DISTANCE THAT WE'VE TRAVELED WITH THIS ISSUE.

IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE INSIGHT AS BOARD MEMBERS AS TO WHAT WE'RE STILL KIND OF STUCK UP ON, NOT STUCK UP, BUT KIND OF NOT WORKED OUR WAY THROUGH.

SO AS WE HEAR OUT IN THE PUBLIC, SOMETIMES WE DO WE LIKE TO BE ABLE TO INTELLIGENTLY RESPOND, IF THAT'S OK.

ABSOLUTELY, VICE MAYOR THANK YOU.

YES. ACTUALLY, INITIALLY THERE WAS LANGUAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE MPO FROM PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE MUNICIPALITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY.

THE CONCERN FROM THE MPO STANDPOINT WAS ANYTHING THAT WE DID ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH REGARD TO MPO REGULAR SERVICES COULD BE ANTICIPATED OR POTENTIALLY BE IDENTIFIED AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNTY AFTER HAVING RUN THROUGH VARIOUS ITERATIONS OF THE CONFLICT PROVISIONS THAT THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE WERE ABLE TO LIMIT THAT LANGUAGE, STILL IDENTIFY THAT IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF CONFLICT AS WELL AS THE COUNTY IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY THAT MPO PREVIOUSLY, AS WELL AS MUNICIPALITIES IS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT, THAT THERE'S NO CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AT ALL, AND THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES TO BE CONCERNED OF.

THAT WAS THE LANGUAGE THAT SATISFIED THE MPO AND MYSELF, ACTUALLY, THAT ALLOWED US TO PROCEED, SUBJECT ONLY TO POTENTIAL ISSUES COMING UP IN THE FUTURE, WHICH WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING. BUT THAT'S THE REASON FOR ASKING FOR A DEFERRAL AS OPPOSED TO REMOVING IT.

THAT IS THE SUMMARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. GABRIEL. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I SEE TWO HANDS RAISED, MAYBE THEY'RE STILL LINGERING MR. SCHROEDER AND VICE MAYOR CARN. DID YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS VICE MAYOR CARN? THEY IF ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND, SEEING NONE, THE MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[2. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE the Formation of a Resiliency & Attainable Housing Ad Hoc Committee]

AND I BELIEVE MR. CALEKTA IS GOING TO ASSIST US ON THIS.

YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? IS THE MICROPHONE WORKING? IT IS.

MR. CALETKA, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

DO WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM, MR. GABRIEL? WE HAD 15, BUT NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 13 OF 15 COMMISSIONERS LEFT.

I NEED TO GET AT LEAST ONE OF THEM BACK FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THEY CAN JUST ASK THEM TO WAIT.

WE HAVE TWO MORE ACTION ITEMS. IF YOU COULD SEE IF THEY CAN REMAIN WITH US.

I'D BE. WE HAVE 14, 15, SIR.

PRESENT IN THE ROOM? ARE YOU COUNTING THEM? YES.

OR SIX OF 11, 12, 13 OR 15, INCLUDING THE CHAIR.

OK, THEN WE'RE FINE. OK, THEN THEY CAN CONTINUE ON THEIR JOURNEY.

SORRY. THANK YOU, MR. CALETKA. ABSOLUTELY.

SO THIS IS JUST AUTHORIZED AN AD-HOC COMMITTEE THAT WE WILL BE UTILIZING TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD.

IT'S AD HOC BECAUSE WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND INCLUDING SECRETARY BUTTIGEIG, HAS STRESSED THE NEED FOR RESILIENCY AS WELL AS ATTAINABLE HOUSING, AND THIS, THE FORMATION OF THIS BOARD HAS SOME FAMILIAR FACES AND NAMES THAT YOU ALL MAY RECOGNIZE.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ASSIST US IN OBTAINING FEDERAL FUNDS MOVING FORWARD. MAY I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND PLACE BY VIRTUAL HANDS ? SO HAVE COMMISSIONER MARTIN AND COMMISSIONER JAFFE.

COMMISSIONER MARTIN, YOUR VIRTUAL HAND WAS RAISED EARLY ON.

DID YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENT? DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE COMMENT AND ALSO TO MAKE THAT MOTION.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT A COUNT THAT I CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATE.

AND I MIGHT BE THE REASON YOU ALL DIDN'T HAVE YOUR NUMBERS [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE]

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SO I HOPE YOU'RE OK.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THE ITEM, COMMISSION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. SO I HAVE COMMISSIONER MARTIN MOVE, COMMISSIONER JAFFE, SECOND . COMMISSIONER JAFFE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT? I JUST THAT I THINK THE MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, THERE IS GREAT TALENT OUT THERE, AND IT SHOULD BE UTILIZED TO ACCESS THESE FUNDS.

AND I THINK THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL MAKE SOME VERY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US.

THANK YOU, SIR. VICE MAYOR CARN? COMMENTS, SIR? YEAH, THANK YOU, MAYOR GOOD.

I WANTED TO MAKE JUST A SMALL I DON'T KNOW IF MY MIC IS ON.

YES IT IS, SIR. BECAUSE I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THROUGH MY EAR.

OK. OK, THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR MYSELF DOUBLE SPEAK.

I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. GO WITH THE FLOW.

SO I WANTED TO KNOW IF MR. CALETKA COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ATTAINABLE HOUSING IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ASPHALT.

SO IF WE COULD OR BIKE LANES SO THAT WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE AS TO WHAT WE'RE REACHING FOR HERE AND HOW THIS INFORMATION WILL COME BACK TO THIS BOARD FOR DECISION MAKING, PERHAPS? CERTAINLY.

VICE MAYOR CARN, THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT.

MR. CALETKA? CAN WE TURN MR. CALETKA'S MICROPHONE ON, PLEASE? AND BEFORE HE SPEAKS, THE RECORDS SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER MCKINZIE HAS JOINED US.

THANK YOU, CONTINUE MR. CALETKA. YES, SIR.

SO EVEN THOUGH TRADITION HAS BEEN THAT THIS IS TRANSPORTATION THROUGH EXPERIENCE, WE NOW KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER ELEMENT, WHICH IS WHEN YOU HAVE HIGH DENSITY AREAS, WHICH IS USUALLY THE MOST ATTAINABLE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A NEED TO MOVE THOSE PEOPLE AROUND. SO THEY ARE INTERCONNECTED IN THAT WAY.

AND THAT'S WHY SECRETARY BUTTIGEIG HAD STRESSED THAT NOT ONLY IS IT A GOAL TO MOVE PEOPLE, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THEM AT THE SAME TIME.

THEY ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER.

AND SO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO THIS BOARD, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS THAT AS WE LEARN MORE AND THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE, IT'S GOING TO BE.

PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, AND SO WHENEVER WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT MIGHT BE LIKE A MOBILITY HUB, FOR INSTANCE, WHERE YOU HAVE A LARGE DENSITY SPACE, THEN THEY WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON WHY IT SHOULD BE APPROVED OR DENIED. THANK YOU.

OH, I'LL BE SATISFIED WITH THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION.

SO NEXT, COMMISSIONER MCKINZIE, YOU HAVE COMMENT WHERE THE HAND IS RAISED SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZED THAT WAS THE FIRST FOR ME.

OK, THEN WE'LL BLAME COMMISSIONER FURR FOR THAT.

SO ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND.

IF THERE'S NO OPPOSITION, IF YOU HAVE OPPOSITION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND.

SEEING NONE, THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[3. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE MPO Staff to Take the Necessary Steps to Move Forward with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) Pedestrian Bridge]

NOW, THIS IS A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE MPO STAFF TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS MSD PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

MR. CALETKA, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS PLEASE? YES, MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU.

AS YOU PROBABLY RECALL FROM THE BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM, THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED BY COCONUT CREEK, BUT IT HAS MANY DIFFERENT PARTNERS IN IT.

AND IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND IT WAS ASKED TO BE PUT ON THE NEXT REGULAR AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A SLOW MOVING PROJECT BECAUSE THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY IS GOING TO BE UPGRADING THE ATLANTIC BRIDGES.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING BRIDGE REPLACEMENTS THERE AND THAT THAT PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE MEANTIME IS WE PLAN AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A CONCEPTUAL PLAN FOR THIS TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AS WELL AS GET ALL OF THE APPROVALS FROM THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY AND FDOT AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SET BACK DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINT OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DOING, WE CAN STILL AT LEAST GET A CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND MOVE FORWARD WITH NEW AND MORE PARTNERS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CALETKA. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THROUGH A VIRTUAL HAND PLEASE.

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COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAISED EARLIER.

DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, SIR? I HAVE A COMMENT BUT I'LL VOTE TO APPROVE IT'S BEEN MOVED, YOU MOVED IT, AND IT WAS SECOND BY MAYOR AZIADE.

SO YOU MAY SPEAK, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

SO I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT THIS UP.

CORAL SPRINGS IS WORKING ON SOME REALLY BIG DEVELOPMENTS JUST OVER THE CANAL FROM WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE GOING.

NOT JUST OVER THE [INAUDIBLE] THERE.

BUT A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF THAT OR NORTH OF THAT.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND I GUESS I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS, GOD WILLING, FOR EIGHT YEARS, IS MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T LOOK SO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON OUT THERE.

AND I GUARANTEE OURS WILL PROBABLY BE DONE WELL BEFORE EIGHT YEARS.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING INVOLVED IN THIS, TOO.

I KNOW I SEE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS HERE ON THIS IMAGE HERE, BUT I DON'T SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL SUN IMAGE HERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED TO DO.

BUT CORAL SPRINGS REALLY SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS, TOO.

SO. DOES STAFF HAVE A RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE] MR. CALETKA? YES, SIR. THAT'S THE KIND OF PARTNER, THE NEW PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, PART OF THE CONCEPTUAL PLANNING PROCESS WILL INCLUDE REACHING OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES TO GET THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL.

AND THEN THE SUN WILL SHINE ON CORAL SPRINGS.

IT ALWAYS DOES.

? CAN WE TURN ON MAYOR AZIADE'S MICROPHONE ON PLEASE OR UNMUTE? THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

I HAD A PROBLEM.

IT CAME UP BEFORE THAT.

THE REFERENCE WAS MADE TO THE TURNPIKE AND IT'S ACTUALLY THE SAWGRASS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION WHEN WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT THE OSBORNE TRAIL. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, COMMISSIONER.

WELCH? YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR COMMENT. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE'RE REALLY EVEN THOUGH IT MAY POSSIBLY TAKE EIGHT YEARS.

THE VISION IS CERTAINLY WORTH IT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE HERE OR NOT, BUT I'M SURE THAT THOSE THAT WILL BE WILL CONTINUE THE EFFORT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YOUR HAND WAS RAISED. NO.

I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER HANDS RAISED.

ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND.

SEEING NONE, I THINK JUST THAT THE VICE CHAIR WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATION AND HOPEFULLY THE TIME FRAME CAN BE SHORTENED AND SO IT CAN BE COMPLETED IN A TIMELY FASHION.

SO, SEEING NO OPPOSITION.

THE ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE'LL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR MS. SHULTZ? WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

AND THEN I WAS INFORMED OF [INAUDIBLE] OK, THANK YOU MA'AM.

VICE CHAIR? I'M LOOKING AT THE ATTENDEE LIST AND NO ONE HAS RAISED THEIR HANDS IN THE ATTENDEES. THANK YOU.

MR. STUART, THE VOICE BEHIND [LAUGHTER] THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL.

EXACTLY.

SEEING NONE, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE COMMENTS FROM THE VICE CHAIR AGAIN.

[7. Comments from the Chair]

SO PLEASE LET HIM KNOW THAT THE MEETING DID NOT RUN SMOOTHLY AND THAT IT WAS SMOOTHER. HE'S OUT.

TELL HIM YOU BROUGHT BAGELS FROM SOME OTHER RESTAURANT.

WE BROUGHT DUNKIN DONUTS, RIGHT.

BUT NOW ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, AS WE ALL KNOW, CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS PASSED AWAY THIS WEEK AND IT WAS A VERY SAD MOMENT FOR ALL OF US.

HE WAS A TRUE, TRUE LEADER.

DEALING WITH AGAINST INJUSTICE AND INEQUALITY JUST WILL BE TREMENDOUSLY MISSED IN CONGRESS AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT HE WAS A FRIEND TO TRANSPORTATION.

MR. STUART, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SHARE AS WELL? AND WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AFTER MR. STUART SPEAKS. AND THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.

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AND THAT IS ONE OF THE YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY PEOPLE THAT INFLUENCE YOUR LIFE.

AND HE WAS ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU, INSPIRED ME TO GET INTO GOVERNMENT AND ACTUALLY CAUSE FOR PURPOSE.

AND WHILE HE HAS GONE THROUGH TREPIDATION THROUGH HIS LIFE, HE ALWAYS LIFTED UP AND ALWAYS MOVED FORWARD.

AND THAT TYPE OF LEADERSHIP AND THAT TYPE OF INFLUENCE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONCE IN A GENERATION AND WITH OUR TIME WITH HIM IN THE LAST 12 YEARS IN WASHINGTON, WHETHER IT'S THE TIGER GRANT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT BIKE LANES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OR JUST OUR ABILITY TO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING LIKE WE HAVE.

REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLY STRONG AND POWERFUL VOICE FOR US.

LOSING HIM IN WASHINGTON IS REALLY VERY A BIG DEAL AND IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR OUR REGION AND IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW SADDENED I WAS BY SEEING WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITH HIM. THAT SAID, IN HIS SPIRIT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER OCCUPIES THAT CHAIR IN THE FUTURE KNOWS EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BROWARD MPO AND OUR 31 CITIES, THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, BECAUSE OVER THIS NEXT REAUTHORIZATION BILL, WHICH I'M GOING TO GET INTO DETAILS LATER, HIS IDEAS ARE IN THAT JOBS ACT IN THE REAUTHORIZATION AND NEEDS TO BE CARRIED FORWARD WITH THAT VICE CHAIR IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAD THE MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU.

IF WE COULD HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, FOR TAKING A MOMENT.

[8. Member Comments Click here to submit a comment to go before the Board.]

MR. STUART? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED THEN? COMMISSIONER MARTIN? AS A NEW MEMBER OF THE MPO REPRESENTING THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR OPENING ARMS TO ME.

I DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH A LOT OF THE CITIES REPRESENTED HERE.

AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL CUTS RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF BROWARD COUNTY. AND WE PROBABLY BOUGHT MORE CITIES THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTY.

SO I KNOW OUR REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN HERE, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A WHOLE LOT OF PUSH FROM THE CITY ITSELF. SO I'M A BIG GUY, 6'1", ABOUT TO 90.

SO EXPECT SOME PUSH FROM THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL IN THE RECENT WEEKS AND MONTHS TO GO FORWARD TO GET SOMETHING IN OUR CITY.

AND I HOPE THAT THE COLLABORATION WITH SOME OF OUR BORDERING CITIES WILL MAKE LIFE A LOT EASIER FOR A LOT OF US BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF BIKE LANES.

THEY START SOMEWHERE, BUT THEY END AT LAUDERHILL.

LIGHTING PROJECTS THAT STARTS SOMEWHERE AND GOING INTO LAUDERHILL AND I LOOK TO KIND OF TURN THAT TIDE AND MAKE EVERYTHING COOPERATIVE AND WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU AND ANY HELP YOU CAN SHOOT MY WAY.

I APPRECIATE IT. AS A NEWBIE, I TELL EVERYBODY I'M STILL WEARING MY COMMISSIONER PAMPER.

I HOPE TO MOVE TO PULL UPS REAL SOON AND BE WALKING AND RUNNING SOON AFTER THAT.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE.

AND ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE.

I'M OPEN. I'M A SPONGE RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MARTIN.

AND WE WELCOME YOU.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW MEMBERS AS PART OF THE MPO.

AND IT IS A UNIQUE BOARD.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER.

WE VOICE OUR CONCERNS, OUR OPINIONS, BUT IT'S ALL DONE IN A RESPECTFUL FASHION AND WE TRY TO ASSIST AS BEST WE CAN WITH EACH OTHER.

SO I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF MPO.

SO MOVING ON TO, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY MEMBERS? PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND AND MOVE ON TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE REPORT.

[9. Executive Director’s Report]

WHEN I STARTED THIS, JUST SO YOU KNOW, BIG PICTURE, I WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE EXPO HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE DURING THIS TIME.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD AS MANY MEETINGS DURING THE COVID TIME.

AND IT'S ALLOWED US TO FOCUS ON WASHINGTON, D.C.

WITH A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE AS WELL AS IN TALLAHASSEE.

BUT THAT SAID, WE WERE GOING TO BE HOSTING A CONFERENCE IN MAY, THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY.

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SO IN 2022 WILL BE HOSTING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

THEY ACTUALLY RENTED A HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWCASING A LOT OF PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

AS I HAD SAID TO THE PREVIOUS BOARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE LEANING ON EACH OF THE MUNICIPALITIES TO SHOW YOUR GOOD WORK AND SHOW AREAS WHERE YOU MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR 425 MPOS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HERE, AND THAT WILL BE AS WELL AS U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION, AND A FEW PARTRIDGES IN A PEAR TREE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT FROM YOUR CITY OR EXPERIENCES FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIS IS EVERYONE FROM THE LARGE MPOS LIKE L.A.

IT'S CALLED SCAG, THE MPO OUT THERE, MTC IN SAN FRANCISCO, CMAP IN CHICAGO, THE BOSTON MPO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOME VERY SMALL BUT YET PROGRESSIVE MPOS SAY LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, PLANO, TEXAS AND SO FORTH, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME REALLY INTERESTING FOLKS COMING IN. AND I'M GOING TO ALSO BE ASKING YOU TO COME AND SPEAK TO THESE FOLKS IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE AVAILABLE AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT OUR FORM OF MPO IS ALSO UNIQUE TO THEM AS WELL. THERE'S ONE EMPO IN DETROIT THAT HAS 155 MEMBERS, VOTING MEMBERS.

SO IMAGINE THE DAIS THERE.

AND THEN ATLANTA.

THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION HAS SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 50 MEMBERS THEY HAVE TO DAISES THAT FACE EACH OTHER.

SO VICE CHAIR, HAVING PEOPLE BEHIND YOU IS ACTUALLY MORE COMMON IN OTHER PLACES.

THAT SAID, I JUST GOING TO TURN THIS A LITTLE BIT OVER TO, ARE YOU READY MR.

[10. Monthly Federal and State Legislative Reports: https://browardmpo.org/13-who-we-are/13-legislative-priorities]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

MYSELF AND ABOUT 13 OTHER MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AT MPOS TO TALK ABOUT THE JOBS BILL THAT'S COMING THROUGH, PROBABLY RECONCILIATION AT THE END OF MAY.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS.

AND I THINK, COMMISSIONER CARN, YOUR COMMENTS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL FURTHER GET ADDRESSED AT THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A TIE BETWEEN USDOT AND HUD AND THE CDBG PROGRAMS THAT ARE TYPICALLY PRODUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WITH MR. CAVALRESI, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE IT FROM HERE FOR TALLAHASSEE? YES, THANK YOU, MR. STUART. SO I APOLOGIZE.

MY LAPTOP IS BALANCED ON MY KNEES.

SO IF IT LOOKS SHAKY, IT'S JUST ME AND I'M NOT SUFFERING.

WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH AN EARTHQUAKE, I PROMISE.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE LAUREN JACKSON WITH TRIPP SCOTT ERIKS WILL BE GIVING THE STATE UPDATE. AS YOU KNOW, APRIL 30TH IS WHEN ALL THE BILLS GET SIGNED.

SO THERE'S THE LITTLE WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN TALLAHASSEE AND HOW WE CAN INFLUENCE ANYTHING IN THE LATER PART OF THE SESSION.

SO, LAUREN, PLEASE TAKE IT OVER.

HEY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

SO THE BIGGEST UPDATE RIGHT NOW IS THAT ON TUESDAY, WE JUST HAD A NEW REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCE, SO THEY CRAFTED THEIR INITIAL BUDGETS, THE HOUSE AND SENATE BASED ON DECEMBER NUMBERS. AND WE JUST GOT THOSE NUMBERS UPDATED ON TUESDAY THAT ACTUALLY SHOWED THAT WE HAVE TWO BILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD IN DECEMBER THAT EFFECTIVELY WIPES OUT THE BUDGET DEFICIT.

AND ACTUALLY WITH THE THE FEDERAL DOLLARS COMBINED, WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF A BILLION DOLLARS, ALTHOUGH WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THAT FEDERAL GUIDANCE, OBVIOUSLY, ON HOW WE CAN SPEND THE NEW ROUND OF SURPLUS DOLLARS.

AND WE DON'T KNOW IF, DEPENDING ON WHEN THAT COMES DOWN, WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT AN EXTENDED SESSION OR A SPECIAL SESSION TO CRAFT A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, BUT THAT'S STILL A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.

SO SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING NEWS ON THAT FRONT.

THEY ARE PASSING THEIR BUDGETS OFF OF THE FLOORS.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE INITIAL BUDGETS THAT WERE WRITTEN TO DECEMBER NUMBERS THIS WEEK. AND THEN SO WE'RE EXPECTING THE NEW DOLLARS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE BUDGET CONFERENCE WHEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE TRY TO MATCH UP LATER TOWARDS THE END OF THE SESSION. AND WE WILL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED ON THAT.

FOR NOW THE INITIAL BUDGETS ARE AREN'T TOO FAR OFF ON THE TRANSPORTATION WORK PROGRAM.

THE HOUSE FUNDS THAT AT NINE POINT TWO BILLION DOLLARS, THE SENATE FUNDS IT AT NINE POINT ONE BILLION DOLLARS. THERE'S ONLY ABOUT A HALF A BILLION BETWEEN THE TWO FOR THE OVERALL TRANSPORTATION BUDGET.

AND THAT HAS TO DEAL MORE WITH DIFFERENCES IN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDING TO ONE OF THE

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IT'S ACTUALLY BEING HEARD RIGHT NOW IN COMMITTEE.

THE SENATE BILL IS SBG 1412 AND HB1113.

AND THAT'S THE MIDBLOCK CROSSWALK BILL, AS YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH IT FROM LAST YEAR.

IT DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REPLACE THOSE MIDBLOCK CROSSWALKS.

AND THEN IT GIVES THEM ABOUT 12 MONTHS, EVERYBODY ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO REPLACE IT.

PARTICULAR MIDBLOCK CROSSWALKS.

THE SENATE BILL IS BEING NARROWED DOWN EVEN MORE TO WHERE IT HAS TO BE SIGNED OFF BY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.

THE STUDY IN ORDER TO SPECIFY THE NEED FOR FOR A CROSSWALK.

SO THAT MEANS IF THE ENGINEER DOES SAY THAT THE CROSSWALK IS NEEDED THERE, THEN WE COULD STILL GO FORWARD WITH PUTTING THAT CROSSWALK THERE.

IT'S A 15 MILLION DOLLAR HIT TO DOT.

SO WE ARE ALL WORKING TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO NARROW THAT BILL DOWN TO WHERE THE FISCAL IMPACT WON'T BE AS SEVERE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO LOBBY AGAINST, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE SENATE SPONSOR AND THE HOUSE SPONSOR LOST A CONSTITUENT, A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL ACROSS ONE OF THESE CROSSWALKS.

AND BECAUSE OF, THEY BELIEVE, THE CONFUSION FOR PEDESTRIANS AND FOR THE CAR THAT WAS CROSSING THE CROSSWALK, THAT THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE FATALITY.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT.

IT'S VERY, VERY EMOTIONAL ISSUE FOR THEM.

SO WE'VE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THE REST OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COALITIONS AND MPOS ON AND WITH THE SPONSORS TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO NARROW DOWN THAT BILL TO WHERE WE CAN GET TO A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE'S MORE COMFORTABLE.

BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED ON THAT BILL.

ONE OTHER BILL, JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON AS WELL, HAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPACT OR MAY IMPACT THE COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION SURTAX AND WHETHER WE CAN GET STATE MATCHING DOLLARS FOR THOSE PROGRAMS WHILE CONTINUING TO MEET THAT 30 PERCENT GOAL THAT SPECIFIED IN THE SURTAX AS PASSED BY OUR VOTERS.

WE ACTUALLY GOT AN EXEMPTION CARVED OUT IN THE SENATE BILL.

BUT THE HOUSE BILL, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THAT EXEMPTION.

BUT WHAT IT WOULD DO IS IT WOULD PREEMPT LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS THAT RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDING. CURRENTLY, IT'S 50 PERCENT STATE FUNDING.

BUT IF THEY RECEIVE ANY STATE FUNDING AND THEY'RE ABOVE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND, THEN THAT THEN THEY WOULD PREEMPT LOCAL REGULATION OF OF HOW TO BID THOSE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

AND RIGHT NOW IN THERE, THEY'VE PUT IN LOCAL PREFERENCE.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO, AGAIN, CONTINUE TO WORK ON GETTING CONCESSIONS ON THAT BILL.

AND FOR MORE THAN JUST THE SORT OF TAX REASONS, OBVIOUSLY.

BUT THAT IS JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF AS WELL.

AND I KNOW SANDY MICHAEL HAS A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

SO JUST TO HAVE IT ON YOUR RADAR, EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE WERE VERY, VERY BUSY WITH SEAPORT RELATED BILLS. THERE WAS A PREEMPTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF SEAPORTS, WHICH REALLY IMPACTED OUR COUNTY RUN SEAPORT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

BUT THANKFULLY, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE SPONSORS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CARVE OUT FOR PORT EVERGLADES OR TO HAVE THE LANGUAGE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOES NOT IMPACT PORT EVERGLADES. WHAT IT WOULD DO IS JUST PREEMPT ANY LOCAL REFERENDA OR BALLOT INITIATIVE FROM REGULATING COMMERCE AT.

A SEAPORT, AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO A KEY WEST BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT RESTRICTED CERTAIN CRUISE SHIPS FROM COMING INTO THEIR PORTS, BUT THANKFULLY, WE NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT BILL.

THERE WAS ANOTHER BILL THAT AFFECTED PORT EVERGLADES AS WELL THAT PREEMPTED LOCAL REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN BECAUSE WE DO SUPPLY THE PETROLEUM TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA, BASICALLY.

BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, AGAIN, WORK WITH THE SPONSORS AND NARROW THAT BILL DOWN TO WHERE NOW IT ONLY PREEMPTS THAT YOU CAN'T BAN GAS STATIONS WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION OR REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE A CERTAIN TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE AN EV CHARGING STATION.

WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT EV MASTER PLANS AND WHAT THE MARKET'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN A FEW YEARS, THAT THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.

BUT FOR NOW, IT'S JUST NARROWLY TAILORED TO THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS. SO WE WERE ABLE TO THANKFULLY REMOVE THE IMPACTS, THE MAJOR IMPACTS FROM THAT BILL.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE RECEIVING OUR REPORTS.

WE'RE IN CONTINUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE CENTRAL OFFICE.

WE'RE IN CONTINUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH KEY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S REALLY JUST APARTMENT PACKAGES MOVING THROUGH IN ADDITION TO THE BILLS I'VE MENTIONED.

BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR YOU NEED CLARIFICATION ON ANYTHING, PLEASE JUST LET US KNOW AND WE'LL KEEP YOU GUYS POSTED OF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

THANK YOU, MS. JACKSON.

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THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT ENGAGING GREG MYSELF AND STAFF AS WHAT ARE THE TECHNICAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF BILLS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH.

AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF HELPING OUR ALUMNI, SUCH AS REPRESENTATIVE HUNSCHOFSKY, WHO'S BROUGHT A BILL TO THE FLOOR, AND OUR STAFF HAS PROVIDED COMMENTS AND NOTES TO REALLY HELP STRENGTHEN THAT AND MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE STATE CAN GET BEHIND. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU TO LEARN IT, CANDACE, OK? WE'RE REALLY GOING UP THERE AND ADVOCATING FOR US, OUR BOARD AND OUR RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, PAUL.

VICE CHAIR. GOOD. DO YOU WANT ME TO GO TO THE FEDERAL OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON STATE? I'LL TAKE UP QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FROM MEMBERSHIP I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY FURTHER, MR. GABRIEL, DO WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY NEW MEMBERS THAT HAVE JOINED THIS SINCE YOU ORIGINATED THE ATTENDANTS.

IF I SEE SOME OTHER MEMBERS HAVE JOINED US, VIRTUALLY, YOU CAN IF YOU WISH TO.

WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY FORMAL VOTES AT THIS TIME, BUT I UNDERSTAND.

JUST TO MAKE SURE I THINK IF YOU'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE, YOU'D LIKE TO AT LEAST KNOW THAT WE KNOW YOU ARE WITH US.

HAS ANYONE JOINED US SINCE WE ORIGINALLY TOOK THE ROLL CALL? I SEE MAYOR BRUNSON, YOU'RE ON THE LINE VIRTUALLY.

YES, I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE WE STARTED I EVERY DAY I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T MISS YOU. OK. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED SO MR. STUART, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH THE FEDERAL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE CHAIR.

SORRY THAT I'M IN THE BACK, BUT THAT'S JUST TO KEEP THE SOCIAL DISTANCING THING.

I WANTED TO. EXCUSE ME? I'M SORRY, YEAH, I HAD MY HAND RAISED REAL QUICK, I JUST. I APOLOGIZE, COMMISSIONER.

I'M SORRY. NO PROBLEM.

AND I HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES GETTING IN, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT I AM. I AM HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US KNOW.

I APPRECIATE THAT. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR JUST THAT YOU WANTED TO LET US KNOW YOU WERE WITH US? YOU'RE MUTED, YOU'RE MUTED.

WHO WAS THAT? JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I'M HERE, VICE MAYOR, ARSERIO CITY OF MARGATE. THERE YOU GO. OK, HERE.

THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT. THANK YOU.

OK, SO OK.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS.

SO TO LET YOU KNOW, WE'VE ACTUALLY PROVIDED EARMARK REQUESTS TO THE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE, THE EARMARK REQUIREMENTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE.

THE PROJECT MUST BE IN THE TIP AND MUST BE IN THE STEP, WHICH IS THE STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND MUST BE ABLE TO BE BUILT WITHIN THE YEAR OF THE EARMARK.

SO THOSE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE PUT IN.

SO WE HAVE SUBMITTED A PROJECT TO DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ, THE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE TED DEUTSCH, AND WE'RE PENDING RIGHT NOW WITH REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS OFFICE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH ANY REQUESTS FROM HIS OFFICE INTO EARMARKING.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE BACK TO EARMARKING.

WE THINK THAT EARMARKING IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE AROUND FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER FOUR TO FIVE YEARS. AND THE EARMARKING PROCESS THAT I WAS AROUND THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS HERE AND THE REQUIREMENTS THEN WERE MORE LIBERAL THAN THEY ARE NOW.

IN AN EARMARK DIRECTLY IT HAS TO BE IN ORDER FOR TRANSPORTATION.

IT HAS TO BE IN OUR PLANS AND PROGRAMS. SO IF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO SUBMITTED PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING, YOU'D ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE IN OUR TIP AS WELL AS THE STATES STIP.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN CASE, YOU KNOW, YOUR CITY MANAGERS OR SO FORTH AND HAVE SUBMITTED ANYTHING TO THE FEDS.

ON THE CONVERSATION THAT I HAD YESTERDAY.

AND THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN ACT FOR '21.

THE CONVERSATION I HAD DIRECTLY WITH USDOT IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF HOW THAT BILL WILL BE ACTUALLY FUNDS WILL COME TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS VIA WHAT SOURCES AND HOW AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE IF IT'S DONE THROUGH RECONCILIATION.

A LOT OF THOSE DETAILS ARE LEFT UP TO THE FUNDING ENTITIES IN THIS CASE.

A MAJORITY OF IT IS ACTUALLY THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

THERE'S GOING TO BE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN BILLION DOLLARS FOR MODERNIZATION OF BRIDGES, HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND MAIN STREETS THAT NEED REPAIR OF THAT.

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SO THAT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER IS PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS TO IDENTIFY WHERE THESE SMALL BRIDGES ARE HERE IN OUR REGION AND COME UP WITH A FORMULAIC WAY OF BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE THOSE DOLLARS FOR SOME OF OUR BRIDGES HERE.

THAT'S NOT FOR LARGE BRIDGES.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A SEPARATE FUND THAT WILL BE PROCESSED THROUGH STATE APPLICATION.

AND SO WHEN I'M TALKING LARGE BRIDGES, IT BE LARGER THAN LIKE ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AT THE INTERCOASTAL OR ANY OF OUR INTERCOASTAL BRIDGES.

WE'RE TALKING MASSIVE BRIDGE AT THAT POINT.

THERE'S ABOUT TWENTY THOUSAND MILES OF HIGHWAY THAT THEY WANT TO MODERNIZE, AND THAT INCLUDES AREAS HERE IN BROWARD.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS TO NOT ONLY KEEP OUR ROADS IN PRISTINE CONDITION THAT THEY ARE AS THEY'VE BEEN EXPANDED, BUT ALSO POTENTIALLY COME IN WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS TO FURTHER THE EV MOVEMENT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PUTTING IN CHARGING INTO THE PAVEMENT.

SO THAT WAY, AS THE CARS MOVE ALONG, THEY'D ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND KEEP MOVING.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PARTS THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ON.

THERE'S ANOTHER 20 BILLION DOLLARS FOR ROADWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT, AND THAT IS THE SAFE STREETS PROGRAM.

MY CONVERSATION WITH THEM YESTERDAY WAS SINCE THIS MPO, WITH ALL 31 CITIES IN THE COUNTY, CREATED A SAFE STREETS MASTER PLAN AND THEN CREATED BUNDLES OF PROJECTS TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 30 MILLION, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE. THERE'S ACTUALLY, CAN WE ACTUALLY GET THAT MONEY DIRECTLY AND THEN HAVE ALL OF THAT CONSTRUCTED ALL AT ONCE? AND SO THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET BACK WITH ME NEXT WEEK? I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MEETING WITH USDOT ONCE A WEEK FOR UNTIL THIS BILL PASSES AND PROBABLY AFTERWARDS AS THEY COME UP WITH THE WAY TO ADMINISTER THE FUNDS.

WE HAVE ANOTHER HUNDRED AND NINETY BILLION DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THAT'S TO MODERNIZE EXISTING TRANSIT AND EXPAND REPAIR AND BACKLOG.

SO TRY RAIL AND BCT AND MDT AND PALM TRAN WILL BE BENEFITING FROM THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE COASTAL LINK PROJECT, WHICH IS PASSENGER RAIL ON THE FEC LINE, WHICH IS THE EASTERN RAIL LINE RUNNING THROUGH BROWARD.

THERE'S ANOTHER FORTY TWO BILLION THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR WATERWAYS, PORTS AND AIRPORTS.

AND THAT'S ALL ABOUT CONNECTORS.

80 BILLION DOLLARS FOR RAIL AND FREIGHT, WHICH ALSO COULD BENEFIT FEC CORRIDOR AS WELL, THEN ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR BILLION FOR ELECTRICAL PREPARATION.

SO THAT WAY EV CHARGING STATIONS, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THAT CAN BE FUNDED ALL AT ONCE. AND ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD, THERE'S GOING TO BE A GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO BUILD ABOUT A HALF A MILLION EV CHARGERS BY 2030.

BROADBAND AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHAT WOULD AN MPO BE INVOLVED IN THAT? BUT THAT IS ACTUALLY SOME OF THE AREAS THAT OUR REGIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE INVOLVED IN BUILDING HIGH SPEED BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THEY WANT BASICALLY THE FEDS WANT TO GET TO 100 PERCENT COVERAGE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WILL REALLY KIND OF PREPARE US FOR THE FUTURE. AND WITH THE COVID EVENT, WE KNOW HOW MANY OF US HAVE BEEN RELYING ON INTERNET AND OUR HOMES AND DIFFERENT PLACES.

SO THIS ACTUALLY WE HAD A PREVIEW OF WHERE WE HAVE NEEDS AND WHERE THINGS NEED TO GO FORWARD. THERE IS ABOUT FORTY FIVE BILLION AND I THINK IT'S TITLED OTHER PROVISIONS, BUT MY CONVERSATIONS WITH USDOT YESTERDAY IS ACTUALLY ON EQUITY AND THAT MONEY IS ACTUALLY TO RECONNECT COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BY THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, DIVIDED BY RAIL OR DIVIDED BY LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE PUT IN.

I'M GOING TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

AND LAUDERHILL IS SUNRISE BOULEVARD THATHAT FLIES OVER 441.

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COCONUT CREEK, MARGATE, YOU HAVE THAT OVERPASS AT 441, AGAIN, DIVIDING COMMUNITIES, FORT LAUDERDALE. I CAN USE ONE HUNDRED EXAMPLES OF THE WAY THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DIVIDED UP, INCLUDING WHERE 95 EXISTS, THE FEC RAILROAD.

IT ALLOWS FOR US TO FUND PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE CONNECTIVITY ACROSS RAILROADS AND UNDER OR ABOVE INTERSTATES.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S FORTY FIVE BILLION AROUND THE COUNTRY.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY ALSO IMPORTANT FOR EVERY COMMUNITY HERE IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. THERE'S FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY.

YOU KNOW, FORT LAUDERDALE'S PROPOSED A RESILIENCY PROJECT ON THE BEACH.

WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROJECTS WE MUST DO ELSEWHERE HERE IN THE AREA, HOLLYWOOD, POMPANO, ALL THE CITIES ON THE EAST AT THIS POINT IN TIME, DANIA BEACH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS REPLACED.

BUT OUR WESTERN COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO GOING TO BE IMPACTED AS CLIMATE CHANGES AND OUR ENVIRONMENT BECOMES MORE HOSTILE TO OUR OUR SURVIVAL.

THAT'S ACTUALLY AT 50 BILLION DOLLARS.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

BUT THAT ALSO TIES TO THE COMMITTEE THAT WE ESTABLISHED.

SO THAT COMMITTEE AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS COMING BACK TO THIS BOARD WILL HELP DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE WILL COME IN RETROFITTING HOMES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

THIS IS TIED BACK TO TRANSPORTATION AS WELL.

AND THE LAST COMMITTEE, TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN BILLION DOLLARS ARE BEING ASSIGNED TO THAT. AND THAT IS TO TIE NOT ONLY TO REBUILD THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK, TO BE MORE RESILIENT, BUT IT'S ALSO FUTURE HOUSING STOCK.

AND THE IDEA THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS [INAUDIBLE] AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO TRANSPORTATION, TO ASPHALT, AS COMMISSIONER CARN SAID, IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE WORKING ON, BECAUSE WHAT WILL HAPPEN THROUGH HUD FUNDING AND THE CDBG PROGRAM IS THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY TIE IT BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND SAY, DO YOU HAVE MASS TRANSIT? DO YOU HAVE BIKE PATHS? DO YOU HAVE SIDEWALKS TO CONNECT TO THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW PEOPLE OF LESSER MEANS THAT ACTUALLY NEED TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF HOUSING, HAVE ACCESS TO JOBS, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE. SO THAT'S ALL GOING TO TIE TOGETHER AND THAT IS ACTUALLY JUST ALL PART OF THE JOBS BILL.

AND SO THE COMMITTEE THAT WE FORMED TODAY, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'LL BE ADDRESSING A LOT OF THOSE CONCERNS AND THEN BRINGING THEM BACK WITH BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS OUR OWN INNOVATIONS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH. SO WE'RE REAL EXCITED ON THAT SIDE.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO REITERATE THIS.

THE JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACT IS ON TOP OF THE REAUTHORIZATION BILL.

THE REAUTHORIZATION BILL SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY JULY, AND THEIR DESIRE IS TO HAVE IT IN EFFECT ON OCTOBER ONE.

SO THAT TAKES OUR EXISTING FUNDING AND ALMOST DOUBLES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING.

WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THROUGH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING.

SO WHEN TSE JUST PRESENTED AND SAID, WELL, WE HAVE THAT EXTRA BILLION DOLLARS AND WE'RE WHOLE AND THEN WE'RE GOING HAVE AN EXTRA BILLION IN THE BUDGET, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE JOBS BILL AND.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE REAUTHORIZATION BILL.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY IT'S GOING TO BE CHALLENGING TIMES AHEAD, BUT A GOOD CHALLENGE.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING AND I WANT TO GO BACK TO REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS.

HE ONCE SAID TO ME PERSONALLY, HE'S LIKE, GREG, THE MORE MONEY I CAN GET FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, THE BETTER IT IS.

AND I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GET IT SPENT.

AND THAT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO STREAMLINE OUR SPENDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PREPARATION AND DELIVERY IN WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO.

AND WE'LL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WITH A SECONDARY GROUP, WHICH IS THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION DELIVERY SYSTEM, OR CALLED MTEC, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM TO TAKE FEDERAL DOLLARS AND DELIVER PROJECTS IN BUNDLE TO MULTIPLE CITIES. BECAUSE IF WE BUILD A PROJECT IN FORT, IN LAUDERHILL, I'M GOING TO USE LAUDERHILL. WE BUILD A PROJECT IN LAUDERHILL.

IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO MARGATE.

IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO SUNRISE.

IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO NORTH LAUDERDALE.

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IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO DAVIE.

IT'S GOING TO CONNECT TO DANIA BEACH.

ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE INTERCONNECTED.

SO WE CAN'T LIMIT OUR CONVERSATION TO ONE PARTICULAR COMMUNITY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AND BUILD.

AND SO THIS MPO'S LEADERSHIP AND THE LEADERSHIP OF EACH OF OUR MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE SUPER IMPORTANT TO MOVE THIS OPPORTUNITY ONCE IN A GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FORWARD.

AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO GO BACK TO REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE AND REPRESENTATIVE WILSON, FREDERICA WILSON, HAD A JOBS BILL ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO THAT TALKED ABOUT DOING THIS.

AND NOW IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING.

AND I COULDN'T BE, WELL, IT WARMS MY HEART.

AND WHAT AN EXCITING TIME FOR OUR FUTURE.

AND WITH THAT MADAM VICE CHAIR, I AM CONCLUDING MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MR. STUART. VERY COMPREHENSIVE.

I DON'T SEE ANY HAND RAISED.

DOES MEMBERSHIP HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MR. GABRIEL DO YOU HAVE THE GENERAL COUNSELREPORT?

[11. General Counsel’s Report]

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE BUSY AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE BUSY BEFORE AS IDENTIFIED BY SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU.

AND IT'S IN MY MONTHLY REPORT THAT'S ATTACHED FOR THOSE NEW MEMBERS.

THAT REPORT INDICATES THE ITEMS IN GENERAL AS TO WHAT WORK THAT I'M PERFORMING AND WORKING ON. IF YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS OR ISSUES OR JUST WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT SOME ITEM MAY BE.

PLEASE CONTACT ME.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS WITH YOU INDEPENDENTLY.

ALSO, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO MANAGE THESE MEETINGS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BUT WE HAVE 90 PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY ON THE ZOOM CALL WITH US RIGHT NOW.

SO WORKING THE ROOM AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MANAGING THE PEOPLE, THAT BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE AGENDA AS WELL AS THE ZOOM CALLS IS A CHALLENGE.

IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SO MANY, SO MANY BOARD MEMBERS AT A TIME. BUT AT LEAST WE HAD A COMPUTER THAT WAS HERE THAT WAS MANAGING THE VOTE COUNTS AND OTHER THINGS. WE'RE DOING THAT ALL BY HAND NOW.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE THE PATIENCE THAT YOU HAVE WITH US AND THE COOPERATION THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN WITH US.

AND HAVE A GOOD MONTH AND SEE YOU IN THE NEXT MEETING.

VICE CHAIR, YOU HAVE ONE RAISED HAND, WHICH IS COMMISSIONER WELCH.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER WELCH? YES, THANK YOU. AND IT WAS IN REGARD TO THE DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEMS AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO OFFER THE SERVICES OF OUR FEDERAL LOBBYIST, THANH SOIKAS AND ASSOCIATES JIM CRUM AND HIS PARTNER.

WE'D BE GLAD TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP? SEEING NONE.

I WAS WONDERING, VICE MAYOR CARN I JUST KNEW.

NO, NO, NO.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ALWAYS.

YES, SIR. AM I. MICKED? ARE YOU ARE. OK, I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF TALK.

MR. STUART'S REPORT. I'D LOVE TO COME TO MEETINGS AND GO BACK AND SHARE WITH MY CONSTITUENTS ON THE DAIS WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION.

COULD WE SORT OF HAVE THAT SUMMARY SENT TO US? IS IT WITH US ALREADY OR? IT'S. YEAH, IT WAS ALREADY SENT OUT, BUT WE'LL RESEND IT AGAIN YES, I MISSED IT.

SO THANK YOU. LIKE, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF WE SEND OUT.

SORRY.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER COLBOURNE? YES, THANK YOU, I ACTUALLY HAD THE SAME COMMENT AS MR. CARN, IT WAS REALLY A GOOD REPORT.

SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS SOME GREAT THINGS IN THERE THAT I DEFINITELY WANT TO GO BACK AND SHARE WITH STAFF. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOU RESENDING THAT.

AND PLEASE, IF THE RECORD WOULD SHOW THAT REPRESENTATIVE GOOD IS DOING A GOOD JOB,[LAUGHTER] THANKS FOR THE PLUG, I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOVE THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME. SO MOVING ON AGAIN BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

THANK YOU TO GENERAL COUNSEL.

I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE TO DEAL WITH THESE HYBRID TYPES OF MEETINGS.

AND CERTAINLY MPO STAFF, MR. STUART, MR. CALETKA, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM REALLY WORKED VERY HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS.

WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THE AGENDA.

IF WE COULD JUST HANG ON.

WE HAVE ITEM 12, WHICH IS MPO SURTAX SERVICES, UPDATES.

[12. MPO Surtax Services Updates: http://www.browardmpo.org/index.php/municipal-capital-projects]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MADE A COMMENT TO MR. STUART ONE MORNING THAT I ENJOY PRESENTING TO THE BOARD AND HE SAID, GREAT, YOU'RE DOING

[01:00:01]

THIS IS JUST A QUICK SURTAX UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

NEXT SLIDE. SO ON JANUARY 28TH, WE ADOPTED THE SECOND AMENDMENT, WHICH REALLY KIND OF GAVE US THE PARAMETERS OF HOW WE ARE TO OPERATE DURING THE SECOND ROUND OF SURTAX PROJECTS. NEXT SLIDE.

SO THE SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES IS THAT THERE'S NO SWAP OUTS, AND JUST SO I AM CLEAR ON WHY WE DON'T HAVE TO SWAP OUT IT, IT'S BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAT A PROJECT THAT WAS TO BE SWAPPED OUT WITH THE RANKED PROJECT WOULD ACTUALLY RANK THE SAME OR HIGHER.

AND SO IN REALITY, WE HAVE TO DELIVER THE MOST EFFICIENT PROJECTS TO THE COUNTY AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT'S WHY THE SWAPS WERE NOT THERE.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT SAYS THAT YOU MUST START THE PROCESS BY APRIL 1ST.

AND WE'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS ONCE WE GOT APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE ACTUALLY OPENED UP THE PORTAL LAST THURSDAY AND IT'S GOING TO REMAIN OPEN UNTIL APRIL 22ND FOR ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES TO UPDATE THEIR EXISTING PROJECTS AS WELL AS SUBMIT NEW.

THERE'S LOTS OF REHAB AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED.

THEY'VE PRIORITIZED UP TO BELIEVE IT'S TWENTY ONE TO BE COMPLETED FIRST AND AFTER THEY COMPLETE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS AND THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TAKING APPLICATIONS AGAIN.

BUT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THIS ROUND.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THE SAME PROCESS AS LAST TIME SO THAT THE MUNICIPALITIES ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH IT. AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND PROJECTS FOR BEING PROGRAMMED BASED ON THE SURTAX MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE.

HOWEVER, THE HISTORY OF THIS PROGRAM SHOWS THE GENEROSITY OF BROWARD COUNTY.

THEY'VE TYPICALLY VASTLY EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE AND ARE ANTICIPATED TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS WELL AS IN THIS ROUND.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO NOW THAT IT'S BEEN ADOPTED, WE KNOW THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE DELIVERED. WE ACTUALLY GOT A CONSULTANT ON BOARD TO HELP ASSIST US.

THEY PUT US WITH A DATABASE TO BE MANAGED.

IT CAN BE UPDATED YEAR ROUND.

SO NOT JUST WHILE YOU CAN SUBMIT THROUGH APRIL 22ND, WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE ALL OF THE UPDATES FOR THE MUNICIPAL PROJECTS HAPPENING ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HAVE THEM PREPARED FOR NEXT YEAR IF IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PROCESS.

I LOOK AT THE DATABASE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND I SEE THAT YOUR MUNICIPALITIES ARE ACTIVELY WORKING IN IT. SO IT LOOKS GOOD.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE COMPLAINT ABOUT SOFTWARE PROBLEMS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. CALACA, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP? VICE MAYOR MAYOR [INAUDIBLE].

COMMENT. CAN WE TURN ON THE VICE MAYOR'S MIC, THANK YOU.

NOPE, YOU'RE STILL NOT ON, ON SECOND. MYSELF, I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE COMMUTER BUSSES AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WHOLE SURTAX CAMPAIGN, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT COMMUTER BUSSES AND GET YOUR REQUEST IN AND YOU'RE PLANNING.

IS THAT STILL A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN? IS IT LOWERED IN PRIORITY? I'VE HEARD NOTHING ELSE ABOUT COMMUTER BUSSES.

SO THE COUNTY ACTUALLY FUNDS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLES AROUND.

IT USED TO BE A SHARE WITH THE MUNICIPALITY.

NOW THEY COVER 100 PERCENT OF IT.

IT ISN'T RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT I'M WORKING ON.

IF YOU HAVE A NEW SHUTTLE ROUTE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BE PROPOSED, YOU CAN CONTACT MAP ADMINISTRATION DIRECTLY.

I GUESS I HEARD IT VERY DIFFERENTLY.

I HEARD IT WAS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE SURTAX.

NO, IT IS FUNDED BY THE SURTAX.

AND ACTUALLY, I SEE MRS. WALLACE HAS RAISED HER HAND TO ADDRESS THIS DIRECTLY WITH YOU IF YOU COULD PROMOTE HER.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

ANGELA WALLACE WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

SO THE COUNTY FUNDS THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE SERVICE DIRECTLY AND THOSE CONTRACTS ARE IN.

THAT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BROWARD COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SO IF YOUR MUNICIPALITY IS INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY SHUTTLE SERVICE, YOU SHOULD CONTACT BARNEY MCCOY, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THAT ADMINISTERS THAT PROGRAM.

THAT IS NOT PART OF WHAT THE MPO DOES.

AND SO THE SURTAX DOES FUND IT.

BUT THROUGH THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AND THERE ARE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY SHUTTLE SERVICE THAT GOVERN THAT PROGRAM.

[01:05:03]

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

I WAS JUST INTERESTED IN THERE WAS SOME URGENCY.

AND I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS THE COUNTY URGING US TO PLEASE COME FORWARD, AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT APPEARS THAT IT'S JUST AN IF YOU WANT TO.

THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE PROGRAM IS NOT FORCED UPON ANY MUNICIPALITY, BUT IF THE MUNICIPALITY IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, THEY JUST NEED TO NOTIFY MR. MCCOY WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SO SOME COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE MUNICIPALITIES WOULD BE APPRECIATED BECAUSE IT IS FUNDED WITH SURTAX DOLLARS THAT'S JUST ALL I'M ASKING.

THANK YOU.

MR. STUART IS THERE ANY COMMUNICATION THAT THE COUNTY CAN SHARE? NO, THE COMMUNICATION IN THE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LETTERS OR CORRESPONDENCE? SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE AREAS WE'RE NOT INVOLVED WITH THAT.

AND IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WE EXECUTED, COMMUNITY SHUTTLES ARE NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW AT ALL, NOR ARE WE ALLOWED TO WORK ON THEM.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

AND I'LL CALL MR. MCCOY. I KNOW HIM AND ASK HIM TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. MS. WALLACE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? YOUR IS HAND IS STILL RAISED.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. OH, I'M SORRY, I'LL TAKE IT DOWN.

BUT NO, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, MA'AM. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP? SEEING NO HANDS RAISED, SO WE HAVE ONE LAST ITEM.

[1. Tactical Urbanism Program]

IT'S THE TACTICAL URBANISM PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION FROM STAFF.

I BELIEVE IT'S MS. GARCIA.

YES, I ALSO MUTED MYSELF.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

GOOD AFTERNOON. OK, WE CAN GO TO THE SLIDE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M STEPHANIE GARCIA.

I'M WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

AND I WILL PRESENT TODAY THAT TACTICAL URBANISM PROGRAM.

THIS IS A QUICK UPDATE AS WELL.

SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

OK, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, WE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF THE BICYCLE [INAUDIBLE] SAFETY ACTION PLAN BACK IN WHEN THE PROJECT WAS WHEN THE PLAN WAS ENDORSED IN 2018 AND THEN IN 2019, WE WENT IN [INAUDIBLE] TEAM TO DECATUR, GEORGIA, TO IDENTIFY WALKABILITY ACTIONS.

AS PART OF THE WALKABILITY INSTITUTE ORGANIZED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF [INAUDIBLE] DIRECTORS. AND I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE FACES WE WENT WITH [INAUDIBLE] THE REPRESENTATIVE, OF COURSE, OUR BROWARD [INAUDIBLE] HEALTH PLAN, COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THAT IN THIS CASE WAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE [INAUDIBLE] AND, OF COURSE, THIS [INAUDIBLE] CHAIR AND ALSO [INAUDIBLE] REPRESENTATIVE FOR FLORIDA.

AND AS PART OF THESE WALKABILITY ACTION INSTITUTE, WE IDENTIFY THAT QUICK BUILD PROJECTS NEEDED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN BROWARD COUNTY IN ORDER TO TEST NEW IDEAS AND ALSO PILOT PROJECTS FOR A LONG TERM IN THE FUTURE.

AND WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND OF COURSE, THIS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR 2020 IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THESE [INAUDIBLE] AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR TEAM, WE ARE WORKING WITH KIMLEY HORN AND STREETPLANS BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO STEWART AND HE CAN INTRODUCE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER THE TEAM.

ALSO WE HAVE MPO CORE TEAM.

WE HAVE STAFF MPO.

THE BROWARD MPO IN ORDER WORK WITH US WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND ALL THE DESIGNING.

BUT STEWART. THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

AND BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS PROJECT IS A CONTINUITY WITH THE COMPLETE STREETS INITIATIVE.

YEAH, SOME HOW WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

I AM UNMUTED NOW WE CAN HEAR HIM STEPHANIE.

WE CAN HEAR HIM JUST FINE.

THANK YOU. OK, GOOD.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN. BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS STEWART ROBERTSON WITH KIMLEY HORN.

THE COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2019.

THE B TACTICAL PROGRAM WILL CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE TO STAKEHOLDERS,

[01:10:01]

AND WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH STREET PLANS COLLABORATIVE.

AND I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE TONY GARCIA, A PRINCIPAL WITH STREETPLANS COLLABORATIVE.

TONY LITERALLY WROTE THE BOOK ON TACTICAL URBANISM.

SO WE HAVE THE EXPERT HERE WITH US ON OUR TEAM.

AND TONY WILL SHARE TODAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TOPICS OF TACTICAL URBANISM, THE GUIDE, AS WELL AS PROJECT DELIVERY AND HOW THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. GREAT, THANK YOU, STEWART.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE MY FACE.

I'M GOING TO TURN MY CAMERA OFF SO THAT I CAN SPEAK CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE I'M OUT IN THE WORLD DOING A SITE VISIT, BUT WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO AS STEWART SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M AN ARCHITECT, I'M ACTUALLY LOCAL HERE TO MIAMI, AND WE DO THIS WORK ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND IN FACT, ACTUALLY ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

SO IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN OUR BACKYARD.

SO WE DO A RANGE OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

OUR CORE FUNCTION AS A FIRM IS AS A BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PLANNERS AND WE DO TACTICAL URBANISM IN SERVICE OF OUR PLANS.

WE DO SO MANY PLANS AND I THINK EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD HERE WILL AGREE SO MUCH INVESTMENT GOES INTO OUR PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND IT'S TIME TO DUST OFF A LOT OF THOSE PLANS AND TRY TO IMPLEMENT THOSE. AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE COME FROM.

SO WE DO BUS PROJECTS, BIG PROJECTS, PUBLIC SPACE PROJECTS AND ALL THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS AND OUTREACH THAT GO INTO THOSE YOU GO TO THE NEXT.

AS STEWART SAID, ALSO, WE'VE DOCUMENTED THIS FOR 15 YEARS NOW, AND A LOT OF THIS JUST STARTED AS MY PARTNER AND I, WE'RE JUST TRANSPORTATION NERDS AND WE ENJOY THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

AND AND WE LIKE TO DOCUMENT THIS.

AND IT'S TURNED INTO A BIG PART OF OUR BUSINESS.

SO A LOT OF THIS STUFF YOU CAN FIND ONLINE AND I'M SURE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROJECT, YOU ALL WILL BE INSPIRED AND SEE PROJECTS IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DO IN THE YEARS TO COME. SO WHAT IS THIS TERM, THIS VERY WONKY SORT OF TERM, TACTICAL URBANISM. AND REALLY ALL IT MEANS IS WE'RE USING LOW COST, VERY INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS IN SERVICE OF A LONG TERM CHANGE OR IN SERVICE OF OF YOUR PLANNING DOCUMENTS.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS WE CONSIDER TACTICAL, THEY ARE THEY'RE INEXPENSIVE AND RELATIVE TO REAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WE MIGHT BE SPENDING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT THAT IS STILL A DROP IN THE BUCKET IN COMPARISON TO A MILLION DOLLARS OR TEN DOLLARS MILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

THEY ARE ALSO TEMPORARY.

NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY GO AWAY AFTER A DAY.

I'M SURE EVERYBODY HERE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE POP UP TYPE OF OF TACTICAL URBANISM.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS REAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S IN THE GROUND FOR ONE TO THREE YEARS SO THAT WE CAN REALLY TEST WHAT'S WORKING AND NOT WORKING.

AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ELEMENTS OF THIS ARE THERE BASED ON EXISTING PLANS, WHICH I THINK, AS I SAID, IS A CORE PART OF WHY WE DO THIS WORK IS TO TO EXECUTE THE PLANS THAT THAT WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME DEVELOPING AND THEN ALSO TO GET THE PEOPLE OF OUR IN IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO ARE GOING TO USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVOLVED IN THE CREATION AND DESIGN OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. TOO OFTEN WE DESIGN THINGS IN A VACUUM AND WE DO PUBLIC MEETINGS.

BUT THAT'S SUCH A PASSIVE OUTREACH METHOD.

THIS IS A WAY OF GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THAT OFTENTIMES VERY ADVERSARIAL FORUM AND ACTUALLY HELP IMPLEMENT THE THE THE WORK AND BE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHY CERTAIN THINGS LOOK THE WAY THAT THEY DO.

AND WE FIND SUCH GREAT SUCCESS IN THAT METHODOLOGY.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW TACTICAL URBANISM FITS INTO OUR NORMAL PROJECT DELIVERY PROCESS AND ALL OF YOU, I THINK OUR EXPERTS BY NOW IN HOW THIS ALL WORKS, WHEN THERE'S A PROJECT THAT THAT COMES UP, EITHER SOMEBODY CALLS FOR SOMETHING, A PROBLEM IN THEIR COMMUNITY OR A PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED IN A PLAN.

WE BASICALLY PUT IT INTO YOUR LONG RANGE PLANNING AND IT GETS IN LINE BEHIND ALL THE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS AND IT'S A PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT.

IT'LL TAKE YEARS TO EXECUTE AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, IF NOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

AND WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT YOU CAN USE A QUICK BUILD METHODOLOGY, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE PILOT PROJECT, AN INTERIM DESIGN.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, ACTUALLY.

THOSE TWO MIDDLE COLUMNS TO REALLY START TO TEST OUT REAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SO WE TALK ABOUT BREAKING DOWN PROJECT DELIVERING TO MUCH SMALLER INCREMENTS SO THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY STAFF AND THE PUBLIC HAVE A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND AND AND TEST OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE WE PUT IN MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN TIME AND POLITICAL CAPITAL AND MONEY TO SEE IF SOMETHING WORKS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I GO INTO THIS WITH A LOT OF HUMILITY AND AND I'LL SIT.

YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY THAT MORE THAN ONCE.

[01:15:03]

WE'RE MAKING UP A LOT OF THESE THINGS AS WE GO ALONG TO TRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. SO BEFORE WE JUMP INTO A MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S UNTESTED OR FOR SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NOT BE USED.

LET'S SEE IF IT WORKS OR NOT.

AND SO THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS PART OF THIS BTACTICAL PROGRAM ARE PILOT PROJECTS, THAT IS THAT THEY'RE REALLY MEANT TO BE IN THE GROUND FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REAL TRAFFIC PAINT, DELINEATORS, PLANTERS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING ANY CURB TO CURB RECONSTRUCTION.

THAT'S NOT THE THAT'S NOT TACTICAL.

RIGHT. BUT WE ARE DOING MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS PAINT BASED.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO WHY WE DO THIS WORK? WE WANT TO EXPEDITE THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND THAT TO ME IS IS ONE OF THE REAL REASONS WHY I DO THIS.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS ALREADY SINCE I WAS A YOUNG MAN, AND I KNOW MY CAMERA'S NOT ON, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT I'M I THINK I'M ALMOST FULLY GRAY NOW IN MY BEARD.

AND I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY GRAY HAIR BECAUSE IN MY COMMUNITY, I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR BETTER BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO TAKE 10 OR 15 YEARS TO GET SOME OF THIS STUFF DONE.

AND I KNOW THERE IS AN URGENCY ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THIS IS A WAY OF ACCELERATING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, TESTING WHAT WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK, GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THE VENUE OF THE TUESDAY NIGHT PUBLIC MEETING AT A CAFETERIA.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ENGAGE OUR PUBLIC PROCESSES WHEN THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM TO ENGAGE.

AND THIS IS A WAY THAT'S FUN AND ACTUALLY PRODUCES SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS.

NEXT SLIDE. AND FINALLY, I THINK THIS IS GOING BACK TO THAT HUMILITY QUESTION AND TOPIC, WE DON'T GET IT RIGHT SO OFTEN AND SO PEOPLE WILL USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THE WAY THAT MAKES SENSE TO THEM. AND THIS IS A WAY OF APPROACHING INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY THAT'S PRACTICAL, THAT REALLY GETS THAT WHAT HELP PEOPLE ARE GOING TO USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESIGN AROUND THAT RATHER THAN US TRYING TO IMPOSE LINES ON A MAP AND EXPECT PEOPLE TO USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO THIS IS JUST A WRAP UP AND A SUMMARY, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE DEVICES IN OUR WORLD, OUR PHONES, COMPUTERS, OUR CARS ALL GO THROUGH PROTOTYPING AND TESTING.

AND WHAT WE'RE JUST SAYING IS THIS IS A WAY YOUR TACTICAL PROGRAM AND THIS METHODOLOGY IS A WAY OF PROTOTYPING INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE YOU PUT IN THE QUOTE UNQUOTE, FINAL VERSION.

AND I THINK THAT'S MY FINAL SLIDE I SEE THERE SOMEONE HAS A QUESTION.

OH, YES, YOU CAN COMPLETE THE.

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZES THAT.

OK, OK, APOLOGIZE.

I JUMPED AHEAD. I THINK THAT'S FINAL SLIDE.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT MS. GARCIA? WELL, MAYBE WE CAN RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR AND THEN WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION.

HAVE AN ADDITIONAL.

MAYOR BRONSON SID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON WHAT WAS JUST SHARED? NO, I DIDN'T. OK.

SHE'S JUST TESTING US.

OK, SO MS. GARCIA, YOU WANT TO COMPLETE THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE? YES, THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEFORE I HAD TO SIGN OFF BECAUSE MY LAPTOP WASN'T WORKING THE AUDIO. IT'S OK MA'AM, WE'RE ALL HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES, SO AND THEN THEY ARE WONDERING HOW WE'RE GOING TO SELECT THE PROJECT FOR THE.

WELL, THE FIRST PILOT PROJECT FOR 2021.

THE MPO HAS HAS IDENTIFIED DIFFERENT CRITERIA COMING FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] MASTER PLAN AND [INAUDIBLE] THAT WE CONSIDER IS NECESSARY TO ANALYZE.

AND THESE ARE THE CRITERIA.

SO FIRST, WE, OF COURSE, CONSIDER THE [INAUDIBLE] AREAS IDENTIFYING THE [INAUDIBLE] MASTER PLAN AND ALSO THE HIGH [INAUDIBLE] NETWORK.

SO THE IDEA IS TO OVERLAP THE HIGH [INAUDIBLE] NETWORK WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] BY THE MUNICIPALITIES. IDENTIFY THOSE PLACES OR LOCATIONS THAT NEED SAFER STREETS.

CONNECTIVITY, MOBILITY, SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JURISDICTION, AS WELL AS PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL AN THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] READINESS AND WILLINGNESS OF THE MUNICIPALITY TO WORK WITH THE MPO AND HOW THEY AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TACTICAL URBANISM.

AND WE WILL DO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND OF COURSE, WE CONDUCTED A SURVEY BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2021, AND THE IDEA OF THE SURVEY WAS TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERESTS OF THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES IN THE BROWARD REGION AND ALSO THE TYPOLOGY OF PROJECTS.

AND WE ARE REALLY GLAD TO SAY THAT WE RECEIVED 11 SUBMISSIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

[01:20:01]

SO THIS IS WHAT THIS WAS A GOOD SURPRISE FOR US.

THE TOPOLOGY [INAUDIBLE] BETWEEN [INAUDIBLE] TO [INAUDIBLE], TO A BIKE LANE AND AND CROSSWALKS. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPOLOGIES.

BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.

OF COURSE, AFTER IDENTIFYING THESE PROJECTS THE IDEA IS TO SELECT THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR 2021. AND THIS PROJECT HAS TO BE IMPACTFUL BECAUSE IT WILL HELP US WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FUTURE PROJECTS.

AND AS TONY MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS WILL BE A SIX MONTH PILOT PROJECT.

AND THE IDEA IS THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE FIRSTLY IMPLEMENTED AS A PILOT FOR SIX MONTHS.

BUT EVENTUALLY WE WILL ENCOURAGE THE MUNICIPALITY TO APPLY FOR SURTAX [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHER FUNDING RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THIS PILOT AS A LONG TERM PROJECT.

AND WE WILL DO THE NEXT SLIDE.

PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP IS IMPORTANT.

SO THE IDEA IS THAT THE MUNICIPALITY SELECTED FOR THE FIRST PILOT WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THE MPO AND IT IS A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, THE MPO, THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF [INAUDIBLE] KIMELY HORN WILL BE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

SO THIS IS IN TERMS OF STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION, STAGING THE PLAN, THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CROSS SECTION, [INAUDIBLE] SECTION, THE BUILD AND THE PRE BUILD, THE ON SITE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION.

METRICS. AND OF COURSE, THE FINAL REPORT.

THE FINAL REPORT WILL FEED THE FINAL SCOPE FOR THAT PROJECT THAT THE MUNICIPALITY WILL PRESENT AS A [INAUDIBLE].

AND WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

LOCAL MATCH, RIGHT, SO THE PARTNERSHIP IS IN KIND.

SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING TO THE MUNICIPALITY SELECTED IS, HEY, HELP US WITH THE COORDINATION WITH YOUR INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS, PARKS AND RECREATION, THE [INAUDIBLE] TEAM, AND ALSO REVIEWING, APPROVING AND SIGNING THE CROSS STREET SECTIONS THAT WE WILL DEVELOP FOR THEM.

SO THIS IS, AGAIN, TEAMWORK AND OF COURSE, COORDINATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW? RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN THE [INAUDIBLE] OF THE PROJECT.

WE ARE [INAUDIBLE] MADE WITH THE MUNICIPALITY AS [INAUDIBLE] PROJECTS AND LAST WE ARE GOING TO [INAUDIBLE] VISIT TO EXPERIENCE THE CORRIDORS AND TAKE NOTE, OK, THIS ISN'T, MAYBE THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO WE ALREADY DID THAT WORK.

AND THIS WEEK WE ARE COMING TO THE FINAL DECISION.

WHO IS GOING TO BE THAT SELECTED CITY FOR THE FIRST PILOT PROJECT.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A [INAUDIBLE] MORE ARE COMING OUT.

AND WE GO TO NEXT SLIDE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.

AND AGAIN, WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT ALL THE UPDATES OF THIS PROGRAM.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU MS. GARCIA. VERY EXCITING.

VERY EXCITING NEWS.

SO DO WE KNOW WHEN THE DECISION IS GOING TO BE MADE AND HOW WILL THAT INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH THE MPO. YES.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE MPO HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.

WE WILL ANNOUNCE IT THROUGH A MEDIA NEWSLETTER AND OF COURSE, AN EMAIL TO THE MPO BOARD, THE CAC AND THE TAC.

YOU'LL HEAR FROM US. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCITING NEWS, GREAT WORK.

ALWAYS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE AND SEE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER LIKE THAT ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT, THE BENEFITS THE SAFETY AND THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE OF THE CITY. SO ANY COMMENTS I HAVE A HAND RAISED BY MAYOR ZIADE.

IS IT TOO LATE. CAN YOU HEAR ME. TO SUBMIT? YES, FOR THIS YEAR? WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS YEAR OVER YEAR IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS WILL BE A LONG RUNNING PROGRAM THAT WILL SURPASS ALL OF OUR TIMES.

SO BUT THE FOR 21, THE SUBMITTAL CYCLE HAS ENDED.

BUT YOU CAN PREP FOR 22.

YES. VERY.

IT WILL NOT. [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS GOING TO GET BUILT NOW THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. WE CURRENTLY ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING SIMILAR WITHIN OUR CITY TO DO THIS PERFECT, SEPARATE AND APART SO.

WE CAN TEAM UP TOGETHER TOO.

THE MORE HAND THE QUICKER THE WORK.

AND YES, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO PRESENT PROJECTS.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU AND OF COURSE WE WILL.

AS ALWAYS, WE SEND THE INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO YOU, THE MPO BOARD MEMBERS.

SO YOU ENCOURAGE YOUR CITY STAFF TO APPLY TO AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THROUGH THE SURVEY. SO DON'T WORRY, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR THE SECOND CYCLE.

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THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. GARCIA.

VERY EXCITING. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AND I KNOW THE NEXT MPO MEETING WILL BE MAY 13, CORRECT MR. STUART? YES.

YES. VICE CHAIR. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? JUST WE HAVE THE STANDARD FINANCIAL REPORTS, COMMITTEE REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE.

BUT IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY'RE WELCOME TO DO IT NOW OR AFTER THE MEETING.

SO IF THEY DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, HOW THEY CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO YOU, MR. STUART OR MR. GABRIEL.

ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO SEEING NO OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED VIRTUALLY AND AS WELL AS THOSE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US HERE IN PERSON.

I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SO IT WAS A MOTION, MULTIPLE MOTIONS.

I WILL TAKE ZIADE AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE].

SEEING NO OPPOSITION.

THIS MEETING STANDS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.