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>> [NOISE] IT IS 2:30 WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
[1. Call to Order and Recognition of Quorum]
WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE AUGUST 25TH, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.WE HAVE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND NOW WE WILL CALL THE ROLL. REBECCA.
[2. Electronic Roll Call]
>> WE DO HAVE QUORUM, CORRECT? IN PERSON?
>> YES, SURE WE DO. FOR THOSE OF US IN THE ROOM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, WE'RE GOING TO USE THE ELECTRONIC ROLL AND TAKE ROLL WITH THOSE THAT ARE IN THE ROOM.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE THERE IS THE MICROPHONE BOX HERE IN THE TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER IS THE YES AND THAT WILL MARK YOU AS PRESENT.
>> WHILE YOU'RE DOING THIS, WE MIGHT HAVE SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT BEAR WITH US.
I KNOW THAT THE TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THEM ALL TODAY.
>> WE ARE GOOD REBECCA? OKAY. THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
[3. Approval of Minutes - June 23, 2021]
IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.>> AGAIN, WE'LL BE USING THE VOTING SYSTEM.
>> OH, WE ARE [OVERLAPPING] USING THE, CONFIDENTLY.
>> AGAIN, WE'LL BE USING THE VOTING SYSTEM AND WE CAN CLICK VIDEO HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S MADE A MOTION AND SO IF WE CAN GET A SECOND, THAT'S THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.
WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND, THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO TURN SHALL I START THE VOTE?
>> WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME [LAUGHTER].
JUST A REMINDER WE'LL DO THAT IN THE NEXT ONE.
JUST THOSE OF US WHO WERE IN PERSON ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THIS.
>> WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, CAN YOU UPDATE MCU?
>> YES, I WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS WE FINISHED THIS VOTE.
[OVERLAPPING] CAN YOU PLACE YOUR VOTE THEN? MR. VALGETTI AND I CAN MAKE THE CHANGE.
WORKING THROUGH OUR TECHNICAL GLITCHES.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[4. Approval of Agenda]
IF I CAN HAVE A MOTION AGAIN WITH OUR BUTTONS AND A SECOND.>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU MOTION PASSES.
IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA YOU'RE WELCOME TO NOW.
HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY PREVIOUS TO THE MEETING?
NEXT, MIKE HAS ASKED TO SPEAK WITH US FOR A MINUTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
WELCOME, EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD ALL JOIN US.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL A LITTLE SKETCHY SITUATIONS OUT THERE, SO I'M GLAD PEOPLE COULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A QUORUM FOR TODAY.
WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THROUGH ZOOM, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY ON THAT SIDE SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN BEAR WITH US.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT I AM RETIRING SOON SO AS I'M GETTING CLOSER TO MY RETIREMENT, BEEN TRANSFERRING A LOT OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM, SO THERE'S TONS OF PEOPLE TO PICK FROM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO ARE DOING IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS STAFF TOO, ONE OF THE STAFF, ONE OF MANY STAFF TO THE TAC AND THE PUBLIC SIDE OF IT, THE CAC,
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WE'RE TRANSITIONING THAT POSITION AND WHICH IS WHY BILL CROSS, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF YOU KNOW I KNOW THERE'S A FEW NEW FACES, BUT BILL CROSS IS ONE OF OUR DEPUTY DIRECTORS.HE'S GOING TO BE ASSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE TAC FOR PAST 12.5 YEARS, IT'S A CHANGE, IT'S A NEW AND IMPROVED CHANGE WITH BILL AND HE'S MADE A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS AND CAN ADDRESS ALL YOUR QUESTIONS, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING BILL ASSUME THOSE ROLES.
FOR TODAY, WE'RE BOTH GOING TO BE UP HERE TOGETHER AND THEN IN THE FUTURE MEETINGS I'M GOING TO TAKE A BACK SEAT IN THE AUDIENCE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY I'LL STILL BE AT THE OFFICE, BUT I WON'T NECESSARILY BE AT THE TAC MEETING FOR A LITTLE BIT.
I JUST WANT TO WELCOME BILL AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO INTRODUCE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO THE ACTION ITEMS.
[1. MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 - 2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): A. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Roll Forward Report With Staff Recommendations B. Changes to Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) Projects FM# 4379901 RESURFACE TPK MAINLINE IN BROWARD CNTY, MP 47.2 - 54.16 FM# 4379903 ROADSIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN BROWARD CNTY, MP 47.2 - 54.16]
OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM IS A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE BROWARD MPO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 22 TO 26 TIP.THERE ARE TWO ITEMS WITHIN THAT.
DR. CHEN, IS HERE WITH A PRESENTATION ON THOSE I BELIEVE.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M JIHONG CHEN, PROJECT AND THE PROGRAMMING MANAGER WITH BROWARD MPO.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO PRIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE NEWLY ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2026 TIP IN JULY.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT INCLUDES TWO PARTS.
ONE IS TO ADD PHYSICAL YEAR 2022 ROLL FORWARD REPORT TO THE TIP.
THE OTHER ONE IS TO AMEND TO FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
FIRST AS ALWAYS, WE DO, WE PROCESS THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT IN THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
IT IS AN ANNUAL ROUTINE PROCESS FOR THE BOARD MPO.
YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THE POWER MPO'S CORE PRODUCTS JUST LIKE PIPELINE.
PRODUCTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN MOVE TO MULTI-MODAL PRIORITIES LIST, AND THEN MOVE TO TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THE OTHER QUOTE PRODUCTS ALSO GIVE LOAN TO MODIFY THE PLAN NEW WORK PROGRAM, STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THE STAGE OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
YOU MAY WONDER, WHY IS THE LONG FORWARD REPORT NEEDED? EACH MARCH OR APRIL, THE BROWARD MPO RECEIVES A TIP DATABASE FROM FDOT.
THIS DATABASE IS IT GENERATED FROM THE FDOT DRAFT ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM.
FROM HERE, IT IS SPLIT INTO TWO PATHS.
PATH IN BLUE INDICATES THAT'S THE BROWARD MPO USES THE DATABASE TO PREPARE THE TIP AND APPROVES IT IN JULY.
THE PATH IN RED SHOWS THAT THE STATE OF RULES THE WORK PROGRAM ON JULY 1ST.
AFTER JULY 1ST, AFTER THE JANUARY'S A ROLL FORWARD REPORT FOR EACH MPO.
WHAT OUR PROJECTS IN THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT PROJECTS WAS SUPPOSED TO GUIDE, AUTHORIZE AND ENCUMBER PRIOR TO JUNE 30, BUT IT DID NOT BECAUSE OF VARIOUS REASONS.
IN ORDER TO CONTINUE RECEIVING REPORTS, THOSE PRODUCTS HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NEW WORK PROGRAM AND THE NEW TIP.
THOSE PRODUCTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ROLL FORWARD IN THE WORK PROGRAM, BUT NOT AUTOMATICALLY ROLL FORWARD IN THE TIP.
ALSO, YOU'RE ONE OF THE TIP UNDER THE WORK PROGRAM SHOULD ALWAYS MATCH.
THAT THE BROWARD MPO HAVE TO AMEND THE NEW TIP TO INCLUDE THOSE PRODUCTS EACH SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER.
THE APPEAL PROCESSES, THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
AS THE PART OF RULES THAT ARE FORWARD TO REPORT THOSE PRODUCTS MERGE INTO
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THE NEW TIP AND THE NEW TIP COMES INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST.LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT WHAT IT SAYS HERE.
THERE ARE 140 PRODUCTS TOTAL WORTH OF ABOUT $366 MILLION ROLL FORWARD.
AMONG THOSE $366 MILLION, ABOUT $290 MILLION TRANSIT REPORTS MAKES UP ABOUT 74 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ROLL FORWARD FUNDING AMOUNT.
ABOUT $93 MILLION HIGHWAY REPORTS MAKES UP ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ROLL FORWARD FUNDING AMOUNT.
ABOVE $3 MILLION REAL REPORTS, ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ROLL FORWARD FOUNDING AMOUNT.
I THINK THAT'S THE MOST RECENT SLIDE HERE.
[NOISE] THE MPO STAFF NEXT IS THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, PLEASE.
REBECCA, PLEASE GO TO THE SLIDE 17.
THE MPO STAFF RECOMMEND TO REMOVE THREE PRODUCTS.
I THINK WE MISS ONE PRODUCT HERE FROM THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
THE FIRST AND THE SECOND PROPOSED REMOVAL ON THIS SLIDE ARE [INAUDIBLE] PRODUCTS.
FUNDS FOR THOSE TWO PRODUCTS HAD BEEN OBLIGATED.
REMOVE THOSE TWO PRODUCTS FROM ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
I WANT TO ADD THE ONE PROPOSED REMOVAL AND THIS ONE IS IN THE WRITE-UP IN THE MEETING PACKAGE.
THIS PRODUCT IS FORWARD MPO MOBILITY PRODUCT LOCATED IN THE PALM LOW BEACH AND A DEERFIELD BEACH.
THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
THOSE FARMS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
REMOVAL FROM THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
THE BOARD WITH MPO STAFF RECOMMEND TO MODIFY FOUR PRODUCTS IN THE DRAFT ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
THIS IS FOUNDED BY CARES FUNDS FOR THE TOP THREE PRODUCTS OF THIS SLIDE.
I DOWNLOADED IN THE TIP BUT NOT REFLECTED IN THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PRODUCTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2026 TIP, THOSE THREE PRODUCTS ARE PROPOSED TO BE MODIFIED TO REFLECT CARES FUNDS IN THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
FOR DETAILS FOR THOSE PRODUCTS, PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHMENT THE TWO IN THE MEETING PACKAGE.
THE FIRST MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE FISCAL YEAR 2022 FOUNDING AMOUNT FOR CAPITAL PHASE FOR THE PRODUCT AS FERPA CAPITAL SECTION 5339 AND THE BUS FACILITY.
A PORTION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN OBLIGATED.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 FOUNDING AMOUNT NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED TO REFLECT FUNDS HAD BEEN OBLIGATED.
THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT ALSO INCLUDE 14 PRODUCTS WORTH OF ABOUT $1.5 MILLION OF THE BROWARD MPO.
ATTRIBUTABLE FUND ROLLED FORWARD.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS A LIST OF THOSE PRODUCTS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SECOND PART OF THE AMENDMENT.
THE SECOND PART OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO CHANGE PRODUCT THE LIMITS FOR THE TWO PRODUCTS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE TWO PRODUCTS.
THE PRODUCT THE LIMITS NEED TO BE CHANGED.
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THE TERM PACK HAS A SUDDEN WE'RE FACING PRODUCTS INTO SMALLER SIZE, INDIVIDUAL LANDS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND THE EFFICIENCY OF A PRODUCT AMENDMENT.FOUNDING CHANGES FOR THOSE TWO PRODUCTS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2026 TIP.
THE PRODUCT THE LIMITS DESCRIPTION CHANGE NEEDED TO BE REFLECT IN THE TIP AS WELL.
THE AMENDMENT REQUESTS PRODUCT THE LIMITS CHANGE FROM MILEPOST BETWEEN 47.2 AND 54.16 TO MILEPOST BETWEEN 47.
TODAY THE BROWARD MPO STAFF ARE SEEKING A MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO'S APPROVAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2026 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
A, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROLL FORWARD REPORT WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
B, CHANGED TO FLORIDA AS 10-PACK ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS.
I HAVE NUMBER 4379901 RESURFACE, TURNPIKE MAINLINE INVOLVED BROWARD COUNTY.
MILEPOST 47.2 AND 54.16 AND I HAVE NUMBER 4379903 ROADSIDE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
MAILPOST FROM 47.2-54.16 WITH THAT, THE BROWARD MPO STAFF AND THE OTHER TYPE OF STAFF ARE READY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. CHEN. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? NICK.
>> HI. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO JUST HAVE CLARITY ON NOTES SLIDE 17.
THAT WAS A SLIDE I THINK HAD SOME CHANGES.
I GUESS FOR ME THAT WEREN'T REFLECTED ON THERE.
I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRI-RAIL STATION THAT WAS LISTED ON THERE, THAT'S NOT REALLY MANGONIA PARK, IS IT? BECAUSE MANGONIA PARK STATION'S IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
>> THIS PRODUCT IN ALL TIP SO WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> IT'S SAID THAT IT WAS OBLIGATED.
DID WE OBLIGATE FUNDS IN OUR TIP FOR A TRI-RAIL STATION IN MANGONIA PARK? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE.
>> THIS INFORMATION WE GET FROM THE TRI-RAIL AND THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN OBLIGATED SO WE REMOVE THIS PRODUCT FROM THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.
>> HI, MADAM CHAIR. MAY I STEP IN? THIS IS PETER [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE BOARD MPO.
>> NICK TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT IS PRODUCED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SO WE DON'T MODIFY IT IN A NEW WAY.
THIS IS HOW IT COMES TO US WITH THESE REQUESTS AND WE USUALLY DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS STAFF TO FOLLOW ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE BEEN FULLY OBLIGATED ALL THE FUNDING OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING STILL NEEDED.
IT MAY BE AN ERRONEOUS PROJECT, BUT NONETHELESS, WE DID DO THE LEG WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> IS IT NORMAL FOR US TO FUND PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF BROWARD COUNTY JURISDICTION? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. I'M SORRY.
>> YEAH AND IT IS A BIT CONFUSING. I'M SORRY.
I'M NOT EXTREMELY FAMILIAR WITH THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT BUT THE DISTRICT DOES PRODUCE A WORK PROGRAM THAT'S DISTRICT-WIDE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE PALM BEACH COUNTY.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE THINGS THAT JUST FALL INTO THE WORK PROGRAM THERE FOR BROWARD, EITHER THEY'RE INCORRECTLY CODED OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
AGAIN, IN ORDER TO JUST REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION GROUP PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT EITHER HAVE BEEN FULLY OBLIGATED IN THIS CASE, OUTSIDE OF OUR BOUNDARIES.
WE'RE KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE ESSENTIALLY HERE BUT SOMETIMES THERE IS A FLAW IN THE SYSTEM.
>> HI. CAN I JUMP IN? FOR THE TRIVIAL PRODUCTS, ALL THE SITTING IN THE BROWARD COUNTY, BROWARD MPO, DID NOT REFLECT IN THE PALM BEACH.
BECAUSE THEY DO THE TIP AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, THEY DON'T RUN BOTH MPO TO DO THE AMENDMENTS FOR MODIFICATION SO LOCATE IT IN THE BROWARD MPO.
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>> I DO. REBECCA THANK YOU FOR HEADING OVER TO ME THERE. MR. SILVA.
WELL, I'M NO EXPERT IN THE OPERATION OF THE TRI-RAIL FOLKS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE FUNDS THAT ARE OBLIGATED WITHIN BROWARD MPO ARE DONE SO BECAUSE TRI-RAIL IS ADMINISTERED FROM THEIR BROWARD OFFICE IN POMPEII.
THAT'S WHERE I GUESS THE FUNDS ARE TIED TO, IS THAT HOME OFFICE.
I CAN GET MORE CLARIFICATION FOR YOU ON THAT IF NEEDED.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ERRONEOUS THAT THE FUNDS WERE OBLIGATED WITHIN THE BROWARD MPO, HOWEVER, THEY ARE SPENT ON THE TRI-RAIL SYSTEM THAT'S ADMINISTERED WITHIN BROWARD.
I HOPE THAT HELPS TO CLARIFY IT.
IF IT DOESN'T, I CAN REACH OUT AND GET BETTER CLARIFICATION FOR YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE SOME BETTER CLARIFICATION, PLEASE.
BECAUSE FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN WATCHING THESE MEETINGS, I'VE NEVER SEEN US APPROVE OR OBLIGATE FUNDS TO OTHER TRI-RAIL STATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE BROWARD MPO.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARITY ON THAT.
IF IT'S A [INAUDIBLE] ERROR IN THE REPORT FROM FDOT, I THINK THAT'S AN EXPLANATION THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE SAID AND DOCUMENTED.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR. NICK, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REVIEWING THESE DOCUMENTS OVER THE YEARS, AND YOU KNOW WHY I USED TO WORK AT TRI-RAIL.
THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON TYPE ERROR IN THE DISTRICT PROGRAMMING.
WHEN WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE, THIS IS NOT MONEY THAT'S COMING FROM BROWARD COUNTY BEING SPENT IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT ASSURANCE FIRST.
BUT THIS WAS BASICALLY A SCRIBNER'S ERROR WHERE SOMEBODY IN THEIR WORK PROGRAM GROUP, JUST TYPED IN THE WRONG COUNTY CODE.
SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE THESE TYPICALLY ARE DISTRICT-WIDE FUNDS.
BECAUSE THE OFFICE, THE HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED HERE, SOMETIMES IF THE PERSON WHO'S DOING THAT DATA ENTRY DOESN'T REALLY KNOW ANY BETTER, THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE MANGONIA STATION WAS BUT THEY KNOW THE HEADQUARTERS IS HERE, SO THEY DROP IT IN.
THE GOOD NEWS IS FOR US HERE, WE'RE ACTUALLY REMOVING THIS BECAUSE THE MONEY IS FULLY OBLIGATED.
WE'RE GETTING THIS OUT OF OUR TIPS SO THE ERRONEOUS INFORMATION IS LEAVING.
THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS AND THE PROGRAM GROUP, WE'RE GLAD WE WILL GO BACK AND JUST DOUBLE-CHECK ONE MORE TIME WITH DISTRICT FOR WORK PROGRAMS STAFF TO CONFIRM THAT WHAT I JUST SAID IS 100 PERCENT ACCURATE BUT I BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE.
THEN I GUESS THAT SLIDE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN BE UPDATED.
I THINK I HEARD A DESCRIPTION THAT THERE WAS MONEY OBLIGATED FOR OTHER FUNDS IN BROWARD.
I THINK I HEARD IT WAS A PUMP ON IN DEERFIELD.
I THINK I HEARD IN THE DESCRIPTION? YEAH. OKAY. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK IT'S ON NOW. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND GREAT QUESTION.
MEMBER NICK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE AS ALWAYS.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS REAL QUICK [NOISE].
REALLY RATHER SIMPLE IN REGARDS TO THE CARES FUNDS THAT ARE BEING ADDED TO THESE PROJECTS, IS THERE A TIME CERTAIN WHICH THESE FUNDS NEED TO BE EXPENDED OR THEY GO FOR AS LONG AS THE PROJECTS GO?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR. YES, THERE IS.
THE END OF FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2024, THESE FUNDS TURN INTO A PUMPKIN.
THAT WAS A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN HOW WE PROGRAMMED AND WHAT WE PROGRAMMED ON BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ATTACHING THESE FUNDS TO THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE COULD BE DELIVERED WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME.
>> MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE, MOST OF THESE ARE ADS BUT THERE ARE REPLACEMENT FUNDS, SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REPLACEMENT DOLLARS THAT THE CARES FUNDS ARE SUPPLEMENTING?
>> AGAIN IF I COULD THROUGH THE CHAIR.
THE ONE I'M THINKING OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AS AN EXAMPLE WAS SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET.
THERE WERE A FEW CARES DOLLARS THAT WERE PUT ONTO THAT PROJECT THAT FREED UP STATE DOLLARS, DDR DOLLARS, AND THE STATE THEN REPROGRAMMED THAT ACROSS THEIR SYSTEMS. I CAN'T TELL YOU DIRECTLY WHERE EACH OF THOSE DOLLARS WENT TO, THEY WERE REINVESTED IN THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
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>> BUT NOT IN THE BROWARD SYSTEM, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE ELSE IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> WELL, WE CERTAINLY ALWAYS MAKE THAT REQUEST.
BUT DISTRICT FULL WORK PROGRAM HAS THE FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR DISTRICT DOLLARS TO PUT THEM ANYWHERE FROM INDIAN RIVER HERE DOWN TO BROWARD COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTIONS. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ITEM? IN-PERSON OR ONLINE.
ONLINE, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, RAISE YOUR HAND AND WE WILL CALL ON YOU. DR. [INAUDIBLE], GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. CAN YOU HEAR ME? IS IT ON? NOW IT'S ON.
THANK YOU. HI. JUST CURIOUS, DID YOU HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS TO HOW THE CARES MONEY COULD BE ALLOCATED?
>> HOW CARES FUNDS ALLOCATED? FOR THOSE CARES FUNDS, WE PRESENTED TWICE.
I THINK ONE IS IN MMPL AND OTHER ONE IN THE TIP, WE ADOPTED IN JULY.
THE BROWARD MPO IS GETTING ABOUT $12 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IN THE MMPL WE SHOW HOW THOSE CARES FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECTS.
>> YEAH. IF I COULD THROUGH THE CHAIR, JUST TO ADD ONTO THAT RESPONSE.
EXCELLENT EARLIER QUESTION ABOUT THE TIME FRAME.
THESE MONIES ARE AVAILABLE STARTING BASICALLY OCTOBER 1ST, THIS FALL, AND THEY END IN THE END OF FEDERAL FISCAL '24.
WE DID NOT GO OUT AND ASK FOR NEW PROJECTS.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE WORKED OFF OF OUR EXISTING TIP AND OUR EXISTING PRIORITY LIST.
WHAT WE FUNDED WERE THE HIGHEST MPO BOARD ADOPTED PRIORITIES THAT WE HAD A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THOSE PROJECTS COULD BE DONE TIMELY TO MEET THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THOSE FUNDS.
IT WAS IN GENERAL, THEY WERE PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE, SO TO SPEAK.
WE WERE ABLE TO ACCELERATE SOME PROJECTS.
YOU SAW SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS ON THE STATE ROADS, SEVEN TRANSIT, CORRIDOR, OR SUPPORT PROJECTS, THOSE WERE COMPLETE STREET MASTER PLAN PROJECTS THOSE WERE ACCELERATED BY THESE FUNDS.
AGAIN, I THINK IF YOU LOOK BACK TO OUR SPRING MMPL PRESENTATION AS WELL AS THE TIP, WE HAD A FULL ACCOUNTING AND EXPLANATION AND DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE PROJECTS IN THAT PACKAGE.
>> I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE ANY RESTRICTIONS TO HOW THOSE FUNDS COULD BE APPLIED.
IN OTHER, WERE THERE ANYTHING YOU COULDN'T NOT APPLY THE FUNDS TO? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THESE FUNDS WERE QUITE FLEXIBLE.
WE COULD HAVE BOUGHT MORE MASKS BUT WE'RE ALL ENJOYING WEARING THESE.
THEY WERE PART OF THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FEDERAL RESPONSE.
THESE FUNDS WERE UNIQUELY FLEXIBLE BEYOND OUR NORMAL TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS THAT TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF STRINGS ATTACHED.
THERE'S STILL FEDERAL DOLLARS, THERE'S STILL STRINGS.
BUT A FEDERAL DOLLAR IS PRETTY FLEXIBLE.
>> WELL SAID. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL HANDS OR QUESTIONS, I ASK FOR A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE BROWARD MPO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR FY 22-26 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING ITEMS A AND B.
A IS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROLL FORWARD REPORT WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE REVIEWED, AS WELL AS B, CHANGES TO THE FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE PROJECTS.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND [INAUDIBLE].
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM,
[2. MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE Amendments to the Complete Streets and other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Policies and Evaluation Criteria]
WHICH IS THE MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CSLIP POLICIES EVALUATION CRITERIA.THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
MISS MACNEIL IS HERE TO UPDATE US.
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>> THAT'S BETTER. DO I USE THIS CLICKER?
>> SOUNDS GOOD. THANKS. I'M BACK.
YOU GUYS [LAUGHTER] HAVE HEARD THIS HALF OF THIS ITEM BEFORE.
IN JUNE I CAME TO YOU WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPLETE STREETS AND OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVE'S PROGRAM POLICIES.
NOW, YOU ASKED FOR US FAST TO COME BACK.
WE ARE BACK WITH THE POLICY CHANGES AND WE ALSO HAVE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA DETAILS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY.
I'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH VERY QUICKLY, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN DEFINITELY GO BACK AND FOCUS ON CERTAIN THINGS.
THERE WE GO. [LAUGHTER] WHAT IS CSLIP? THE CSLIP PROGRAM, IT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR SMALL LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WHICH IMPROVED THE SAFETY MOBILITY FOR TRANSPORTATION USERS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
AGAIN, WE ARE GOING OVER THE POLICIES UPDATE AND ALSO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA UPDATE FOR THE CSLIP PROGRAM.
WHY UPDATE THE POLICIES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA? CHANGES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, TO INCORPORATE LESSONS LEARNED, TO CREATE CONSISTENCY WITH THE 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
AGAIN, WE'RE INCORPORATING MTP THEMES INTO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR CSLIP, THE PREVIOUS CSLIP THINGS FOR SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTIVITY, AND MOBILITY.
WE ARE ALSO INCORPORATING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
A FEW OF THEM ARE RENAMED, SO SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, MOBILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.
YOU'VE SEEN THIS TABLE BEFORE, COME TO YOU A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE WE HAVE THE MTP THEMES AND THE CRITERIA THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, AND THE PROPOSED WAITING FOR EACH OF THOSE CRITERIA.
WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL LATER, BUT THIS IS JUST A REFRESHER.
THE POLICIES, THERE WERE A FEW POLICIES THAT THE TACK THAT YOU ALL HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH LAST TIME.
I'LL GO THROUGH AND MAINLY FOCUS ON THOSE.
THIS POLICY, ALL APPLICATIONS WILL REQUIRE SUPPORTING RESOLUTIONS FROM APPLICANTS AND FACILITY RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE FACILITY OR RIGHT-OF-WAY OWNER, WHICH INCLUDE COMMITMENTS TO FUND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, EXCEEDING THE CAP AND APPLICABLE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.
IF SUBMITTING MORE THAN ONE PROJECT IN A CYCLE, LOCAL AGENCIES MAY LIST THEIR PROJECTS IN PRIORITY ORDER.
RESOLUTION SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE PROJECTS LOCATED ON A LOCAL FACILITY OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM WILL BE DELIVERED USING THE FEDERALLY MANDATED LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM PROCESS, IN WHICH THE LOCAL AGENCY SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECT COSTS.
THIS HIGHLIGHTED PART, IS WITH THE PART OF CONCERN.
BASICALLY, IN THE AGENDA ITEM, WE ADDRESS THE TAX CONCERN AND SO THE LAP PROCESS IS A REIMBURSEMENT BASED PROCESS.
EACH LOCAL AGENCY DOES HAVE TO BE LAP CERTIFIED PER PROJECT.
THEY ALSO HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER REGULATIONS FROM CHAPTER 10 OF THE LAP MANUAL.
AGAIN, WE'VE ADDRESSED IT IN FULL IN THE WRITE-UP FOR THIS ITEM, SO WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO THIS POLICY AFTER THE PRESENTATION IS RUN THROUGH.
THE NEXT IS APPLICANT DESIGNATES THE LEAD STAFF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION WITH MPO AND FDOT STAFF ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT.
THIS LEAD STAFF PERSON SHALL BE A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE LOCAL AGENCY WHO IS ALSO A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL WITH EXPERIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, AND OR PLANNING OR RELATED FIELD.
THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE AN ENGINEER IN PARTICULAR AND WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION WITH THE MPO AND FDOT STAFF, PLEASE REFER TO SECTION 2.4, OF FDOT'S LAP MANUAL FOR THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RESPONSIBLE CHARGE.
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THIS ALSO WAS A CONCERN.THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ABOUT THE LEAD STAFF PERSON SHALL BE A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.
MANAGING LAP PROJECTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE THAT EMPLOYEE'S FULL-TIME JOB, BUT THE EMPLOYEE DOES HAVE TO BE A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE LOCAL AGENCY.
THIS DOES NOT PREVENT CITIES FROM HIRING CONSULTANTS TO HELP WITH THE LAP PROJECTS, BUT THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT DOES HAVE TO BE A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE LOCAL AGENCY.
DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM. LAST TIME WE JUST HAD THE POLICY UPDATES AND WE HAD THE SIX THEMES FROM MTP LISTED HERE.
WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TIME THIS ITEM CAME IN JUNE IS WE'VE ADDED THE PERCENTAGES ASSIGNED TO EACH CRITERIA.
WE HAVE SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE HIGH AT 20 PERCENT, THEN WE HAVE EQUITY AND MOBILITY AT MEDIUM, 17 PERCENT, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AS A LOW WAITING AT 13 PERCENT.
WE WILL GO INTO THIS IN MORE DETAIL IN PART 2 OF THE PRESENTATION.
THIS IS A NEW PROPOSED POLICY A CHANGE IN PROJECT SCOPE AFTER SUBMITTAL MAY RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF A PROJECT FROM CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING.
THIS WAS A CONCERN THAT YOU ALL BELIEVED IT'S SUBSTANTIVE SHOULD BE ADDED BEFORE CHANGE AND WE BELIEVED THAT SUBSTANTIVE MIGHT BE MISLEADING AS THE DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIAL BIG OR SIZABLE, MIGHT BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE INTERPRETER.
WE BELIEVE THAT ANY CHANGE MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL OF PROJECT FROM CONSIDERATION, WILL BE DONE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, AND THE MORE GENERAL THE LANGUAGE IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO PREVENT CHANGES IN THE SCOPE THAT AFFECTS THE PROJECTS RANKING.
I THINK I WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST STOP THERE AND HAVE A CHANCE FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, SINCE LIKE I SAID, IT IS A DENSE PRESENTATION, DENSE TOPIC.
>>YES. RICHARD [INAUDIBLE] CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU GO TO SLIDE NUMBER 10, PLEASE? IF YOU SEE THE BOTTOM PARAGRAPH THERE FOR PROJECT PROPOSED ON STATE FACILITIES, FDOT REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF SIX WEEKS OF LEAD TIME TO VET THE PROJECT, AND A LETTER FROM THE FDOT FOR CONSISTENCY.
WHAT I'M REQUESTING, IT'S A MINOR CHANGE, BUT WE'RE SEEING THAT TOO OFTEN IS THAT WE GET PROJECTS PROPOSED ON COUNTY FACILITIES BY MUNICIPALITIES WITH NO TIME TO REALLY VET IT.
WE DON'T WANT THEM TO GET TOO FAR ALONG AND HAVE TO PUT A STOP TO A PROJECT THAT WE THINK WILL BE A GOOD PROJECT, BUT WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO HAVE THE INPUT WE NEED.
I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY THE EFFECTS OF STATE, BUT IT DEFINITELY AFFECTS THE COUNTY TOO, BECAUSE WE HAVE COUNTY ROADS WHICH PRETTY MUCH LOOK LIKE STATE ROADS AND RUN THROUGH MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AND THERE'S SOME GOOD IDEAS OF WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO COUNTY ROADS TO BE, BUT WE NEED TIME TO ACTUALLY REVIEW IT AND TO MAKE SURE IT MAKES SENSE TO US.
SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY BE INCLUDED IN THERE BECAUSE WE NEED THAT ADDITIONAL TIME ALSO.
>> YOU WARNING THAT YOU ALL NEED FOR THE COUNTY.
>> WELL, I THINK THE SIX WEEKS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
WE PROBABLY COULD DO IT FOR LESS TIME THAN THAT, BUT IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE THE PARAGRAPH TOO MUCH AND JUST PUT FROM COUNTY OR STATE IT WOULD REQUIRE FALT/COUNTY NOW WOULD PROBABLY BE SUFFICIENT FOR ME, BUT IF YOU THINK THERE'S A LESSER TIME LIKE FOUR WEEKS, WE CAN PROBABLY DO IT IN THAT TIME FRAME.
WE JUST NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THAT REVIEW TO VET THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S RIGHT AWAY AVAILABLE, OR WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROJECT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE PLANNED THAT MAYBE INTERFERES WITH THESE PROJECTS, AND OF COURSE WITH THE SURTAX AND EVERYTHING.
WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON, SO DEFINITELY WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED EARLY ON SO WE CAN HELP OUT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN ASK HERE?
I AM LOOKING AT THE POLICY ONE PARAGRAPH ABOVE AND WONDERING,
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I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT THAT MIGHT BE A MORE APPROPRIATE PARAGRAPH OR POLICY TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO.>> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FINE. YES, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THIS.
IF YOU THINK THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE THAT'S GREAT BUT WE ACTUALLY WOULD NEED THAT SIX WEEKS LEAD TIME TO VET THE PROJECT.
WE'D LIKE THAT SAME ABILITY THAT DOT WOULD HAVE FOR FACILITIES, THAT ACCOUNTING FACILITIES.
SOME MUNICIPALITIES USUALLY DON'T BUILD ROADS AND OTHER MUNICIPALITY, SO NOT REALLY AN ISSUE THERE AND THEIR ROADS ARE THEIR ROADS IN THEIR BOUNDARIES AND THEY DON'T GO BEYOND THEIR BOUNDARIES.
A STATE AND THE COUNTY HAVE A DIFFERENT SCENARIO, OF COURSE.
>> RICHARD, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A PROBLEM FROM [INAUDIBLE] TO UPDATE AND WE'LL FIND WHAT WAY WE CAN BEST PUT THE LANGUAGE.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION? [LAUGHTER] RICHARD IS THERE SIMILAR TO HOW FQTS PROVIDES A LETTER OF CONSISTENCY? DOES THE COUNTY HAVE A SIMILAR TYPE OF LETTER OR WITH SOMETHING THAT YOU IMAGINE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT?
>> WE WOULD END UP DOING TOO, IS THAT OF COURSE, THESE WOULD GO THROUGH OUR COMPLETE STREETS TEAM CHEAPER, AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED THE SIX WEEKS SO WE WOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO GATHER THEM TOGETHER.
THEN BASED ON THAT, WE CAN PROVIDE A LETTER FROM THE COMPLETE STREETS THEME TO THAT WE ARE BASICALLY AGREEING THAT THE PROJECT IS VETTED.
NOW OF COURSE FOR OFFICIAL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT, YOU FOR RESOLUTIONS, YES, WE'D STILL HAVE TO GET THE RESOLUTION, BUT AT LEAST THAT FOR THE VETTING OF THE PROJECT AND KNOWING THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTIBLE AND THERE'S NO INTERFERENCE, AND THERE'S NO REALLY OBJECTION FROM THE COUNTY STAFF ITSELF.
THAT WE COULD DO SOME SIMILAR TO WHAT DOT DOES AND WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT PROCESS.
>> IN ADDITION TO A MINIMUM OF SIX WEEKS LEAD TIME TO VET THE PROJECT, A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY'S COMPLETE STREETS TEAM.
>> THAT WOULD SERVE THAT PURPOSE.
I THINK IF WE LEAVE THE SIX WEEKS, IF IT'S SIX WEEKS, I THINK WE CAN MEET WITH THE TEAM IN ORDER TO GET THAT LETTER OF SUPPORT WITHIN THE SIX WEEKS, SO IT WOULDN'T TAKE AS MUCH TIME TO VET THE PROJECT AND THEN HAVE PERCENT PRESENTED TO THE COMPLETE STREETS TEAM IN ORDER FOR SOME CONCURRENCE FROM THEM.
OR WE CAN SAY LETTER CONSISTENCY WOULD BE WHATEVER WE CALL IT, BUT A CONCURRENCE REALLY FROM THE ACTUAL COMPLETE STREET TEAM THAT THE PROJECT IS NOT ONLY CONSTRUCTIBLE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR A RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL FOR OF RESOLUTION.
>> MAYBE [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> RICHARD JAMES IS COMING HERE AND WHISPERING STUFF TO CARRIE.
FROM FDOT, THEY DON'T HAVE A BOARD, SO THEY DO NOT PROVIDE A RESOLUTION AND AN OFFICIAL RESOLUTION FROM A COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A BOARD THAT DOES THAT.
SINCE THE COUNTY DOES, I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE AND IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO HAVE THE COMPLETE STREETS TEAM REVIEW THE PROJECT.
WHAT I'M WONDERING ALSO IS WE WOULD NEED A COMMISSION RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE FOR GETTING BOTH A LETTER FROM THE COMPLETE STREETS COMMITTEE AND A COMMISSION RESOLUTION? BECAUSE I THINK WE'D WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT RESOLUTION ALSO.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WE TAKE UP TO THREE MONTHS TOTAL AND MAYBE FOUR AT MOST IF THERE'S A COMMISSION BREAK, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WE'D HAVE TO MEET AND WE HAD TO SCHEDULE MAYBE A SPECIAL MEETING IF THE TIMING DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR THE COMPLETE STREET TEAM AND, BASICALLY, WE DON'T MEET EVERY MONTH, SO WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE IT FALLS PROPERLY SO WE CAN GET IT QUICKLY DONE.
BUT ASSUMING WE CAN HAVE THAT MEETING WHETHER IT'S ALREADY PLANNED OR JUST SCHEDULED AS THE ONLY BASIS THAT WOULD TAKE UP TO SIX WEEKS TIME, THEN WE NEED THE SIX WEEKS REALLY ANOTHER SIX WEEKS FOR US TO GO TO THE BOARD, GET THE RESOLUTION, GO TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE RESOLUTION OF THE QUARTER.
WE AGREE TOTALLY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED BOARD APPROVAL FOR THAT AND THAT'S THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD.
OF COURSE, IT WOULD BE MORE OF A CONSENT ITEM BECAUSE WE'D HAVE THE COMPLETE STREET TEAM SUPPORTING IT IN THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF.
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>> COULD THOSE PROCESSES RUN CONCURRENTLY, COULD AN APPLICANT GO TO THE COMPLETE STREETS TEAM, AND START THAT PROCESS AND THEN ALSO START THE PROCESS TO GET ON A COMMISSION AGENDA OR WILL THEY HAVE TO BE SEQUENTIAL? I'M THINKING MAYBE A LOCAL AGENCY COMES TODAY AND SAYS, "HEY, WE HAVE A PROJECT," SO IT'D BE AT LEAST SIX WEEKS PLUS TIME TO GET ON A COMMISSION AGENDA.
>> IT'S THE ONLY THING IS THAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT IT WAS DEADLINE-DRIVEN, THAT THERE WAS A DATE THAT IF YOU MISSED THAT CYCLE, YOU HAVE TO BE INTO THE NEXT CYCLE, WE CAN DO THAT AS A NEED BASIS, BUT WE DON'T PREFER TO BECAUSE I'D HAVE TO GET MY ATTORNEYS TO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT KNOWING IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE SUPPORT, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN AND GET AN AGENDA ITEM QUEUED UP AND THEN FIND OUT THAT WE MAY NEED TO ABANDON.
IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT LIKE THAT OCCUR ON EVERY OCCASION, BUT IF WE NEED TO, WE CAN DO IT CONCURRENTLY.
THE ANSWER WOULD BE YES, WE CAN DO IT, BUT IT WOULD BE ONLY AS NEED BASIS.
>> THIS IS JAMES. I'M LOOKING AT CARRIE AND THINKING, IF WE HAVE ANY OF THE POTENTIAL APPLICANTS FOR THIS YEAR, LOOKING AT EVERYBODY, IF YOU HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT MIGHT INVOLVE ACCOUNTING FACILITY, START A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY STAFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING SOME PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS, CARRIE, I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE.
PLEASE DON'T WAIT THEN PLEASE GET THAT PROCESS STARTED, BECAUSE IS [OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE ASKED.
EVERYONE CAN MEET THE SCHEDULES THEY PROMISED.
>> THE OTHER ITEM TOO, I GUESS WE'LL TOUCH ON THIS LATER TOO, IS THAT YOUR PROJECT IS MORE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY BEEN LOOKING AT DOING.
IF YOU'RE TODAY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY PROJECTS TO SUBMIT, THEN ANYTHING ON ACCOUNTING FACILITIES, YOU MIGHT BE IN A TIGHT TIME FRAME TO TRY TO GET ALL THIS STUFF DONE.
>> WE'LL TRY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT, BUT IF THEY LONG AS IT'S NOT TOO MANY OF WHOM WITH WE CAN HANDLE IT.
>> WE'LL ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE COLLABORATIVE WITH YOU ALSO, BECAUSE IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE THAT REVIEW TAKEN CARE. GREAT.
[BACKGROUND] IF WE DO ANY BIKE LAYER OR [INAUDIBLE] WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS RIGHT AWAY.
IN THAT CASE, DEFINITELY, WE CAN GET REGULATION FROM OUR COMMISSION BUT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WE CANNOT GET ANY RESOLUTION.
WE CAN GET CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LETTER OF SUPPORT.
BUT THE WAY IT SAYS THAT WE DID REGULATIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THAT BECAUSE I DO HAVE A PROJECT LIKE THAT SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PANEL WITHIN THERE RIGHT AWAY.
WE ARE PROPOSING A BIKE LINE WE DO HAVE A PERMIT FROM THEM FOR CONSTRUCTION BUT NOT THE REGULATION.
OTHER ONE I SEE DUTY REQUEST MEDIUM OF SIX WEEKS IS THAT ANY MAXIMUM OR IS THERE ANY RENT [OVERLAPPING]
>> TO ADDRESS YOUR SECOND QUESTION FIRST, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S A MAXIMUM.
FDOT WOULD LIKE THE LOCAL AGENCY TO NOT WAIT MORE THAN SIX WEEKS AHEAD OF THE TIME THAT THEY NEED TO SUBMIT A PROJECT TO REACH OUT TO FDOT ABOUT PROPOSING A PROJECT IN THEIR FACILITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MAXIMUM TIME.
IF THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO COME IN THEM TOO EARLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT.
REGARDING YOUR FIRST QUESTION, YES.
THE LANGUAGE DOES IN THE POLICIES JUST SAYS, AND THIS IS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS POLICIES WHERE THEY SAY NO.
THAT APPLICATIONS REQUIRE SUPPORTING RESOLUTIONS FROM THE APPLICANTS AND THE FACILITY OR A RIGHT-OF-WAY OWNER.
AS FAR AS THE OFFICIAL TITLE OF THAT SUPPORTING RESOLUTION, IF IT'S A LETTER OF SUPPORT VERSUS A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM OUR STAFF WANTS TO COMMENT ON IT, BUT I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH IT BEING TITLED SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY AS LONG AS THAT FACILITY OWNER,
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THAT THEIR FORMAL PROPER WAY OF GRANTING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A PROJECT IN THEIR FACILITY.>> I'M JUST GOING TO ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS HERE FOR THIS ONE.
I REALLY WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT, HOW WE NEED TO TURN THAT.
REALLY THE WAY THAT THIS WAS SET UP.
IF YOU LOOK AT THESE TWO CRITERIA, BECAUSE THE SECOND ONE OR THE BOTTOM PARAGRAPH HERE, THE REASON WHY THAT WAS ADDED IS BECAUSE DOT DOESN'T HAVE A BOARD.
BUT OTHERS, SUCH AS CITIES, COUNTIES HAVE A BOARD SO THEY CAN GET RESOLUTIONS, AND OF THAT'S THE WORD THAT WE TAKE, IS IT'S A RESOLUTION, AND THE REASON WHY WE DO THAT AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE LETTER AS WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, WHERE WE JUST GOT A LETTER FROM STAFF AND THEN BOARD MEMBERS FOUND OUT AND SAID, "WHO SAID THAT YOU CAN DO THIS PROJECTS?" I WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE PHRASE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING, BUT I DON'T THINK I'D WANT TO PUT IN SOMETHING THAT A RESOLUTION OR EQUIVALENT BECAUSE THEN I THINK WE MIGHT GET CONFUSED AND SOME CITIES MIGHT SAY, "THIS IS AN EQUIVALENT, IT'S A LETTER," AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
I THINK IT'S WHERE THERE'S NOT A BOARD WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT MIGHT BE THE SUBSTITUTE TYPE OF WHAT WE MIGHT CALL PROGRAM READY DOCUMENTATION, WHETHER IT'S A PERMIT, I'M NOT SURE, BUT WE'D HAVE TO TAKE THAT AND MAYBE CONSIDER IT A LITTLE MORE AND SEE IF WE CAN MAYBE COME UP WITH SOME LANGUAGE.
BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE EQUIVALENT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO GET CONFUSED WITH.
IF IT'S A BROWARD COUNTY FACILITY OR CITY FACILITY, WE DO NEED A RESOLUTION.
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE PERMITS NOT GOING TO WORK ON THOSE.
WE LOVE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THAT TYPE OF LANGUAGE IF WE CAN SOMEHOW INCORPORATE THAT.
BECAUSE I KNOW SOUTH WATER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT AND IT'S ALSO DIFFICULT TO GET THE BUILD SOMETHING ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
CONGRATULATIONS IF YOU DID GET THAT PERMISSION TO DO IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> WE TRIED TO GET IN THE PAST THEY DON'T GIVE ANY LITERAL SUPPORT.
THEY ADVISE THAT WE CAN ISSUE PERMITS. THAT'S THE ONLY OPTION.
WE WORK ON THE PLAN, WE SPEND MONEY.
NOW WE CANNOT GO BACK TO THEM AND ASK FOR REGULATION THAT'S PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS COURSE AND THAT WE DO HAVE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FROM THEM AND WE HAVE OUR RESOLUTION THAT WE HAD TO SEND ME TO THEM AND DEFINITELY WILL GET REGULATION FOR THESE.
BUT IF WE CANNOT GET A REGULATION, TECHNICALLY WE CANNOT.
BECAUSE OF THAT, IF IT DOESN'T QUALIFY THEN WHATEVER WE TRIED IN THE PAST THAT'S THE WASTE FOR MONEY FOR US.
>> YES. COULD YOU SEND US WHAT YOU'VE GOT FOR DOCUMENTATION SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MIGHT'VE LOST MY WAY IN THIS DISCUSSION HERE.
BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY, THIS POLICY STATEMENT IS APPLICABLE TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTAL OR PRIOR TO AWARD.
>> ARE YOUR FRAME TO THE FIRST POLICY ON THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.
>> WHERE IT SAYS ALL APPLICATIONS WILL REQUIRE THE SUPPORTING RESOLUTIONS.
AT WHAT POINT OF THIS PROCESS IS THAT NECESSARY?
>> IT IS NECESSARY AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL. PROCESS OF SUBMITAL.
>> FOR THE APPLICATION, THAT'S CORRECT.
THIS POLICY IT DOES CURRENTLY EXIST.
WE'RE JUST DOING SOME CLARIFICATION BEFORE IT JUST SAID, IF LOCATED ON LOCAL FACILITY, IF REQUIRED, WELL, IT IS REQUIRED SO JUST CLARIFYING THAT.
THEN ALSO CLARIFYING THAT LAC IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
>> THIS IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTAL AND HENCE I SEE WHY DID DOT REQUIREMENT OF SIX WEEKS.
BASICALLY, YOU'RE GIVING THE APPLICANTS ADVANCED NOTICE THAT YOU NEED TO TALK TO DOT SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE DUE DATE OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTAL.
THAT WAY, THEY ARE ON BOARD TOO.
NOW MEMBER TORNESE ACTUALLY SPOKE IN REGARDS TO WHAT IF THAT FACILITY HAPPENS TO BE A COUNTY ROAD? HE IS ASKING FOR SORT OF THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING ADVANCE.
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NOW, WHAT'S INTERESTING AND THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY ARE THE OWNER, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SUBMIT THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ALL THESE THINGS, RIGHT?>> THAT'S WHY I'M CORRECT THAT. THEN I HEARD MR. TORNESE SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THAT PROCESS COULD BE.
THERE'S A VETTING PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT THAT DOES THE REVIEW, THEY MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY SUBMITTED TO THEIR COUNTY COMMISSION.
LIKE YOU SAID, THAT'S LIKE THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OR DEAL.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN PUT THAT IN HERE AND SAY SIX WEEKS OF VETTING BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T GIVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THAT PROCESS GOING.
I DO AGREE WITH MR. TORNESE ABOUT HAVING LEAD TIME, BUT HOW FREQUENTLY DOES THAT HAPPEN WHERE A CITY MAKES A SUBMITTAL FOR A COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY OR C-SLIP PROJECT?
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT?
>> [LAUGHTER] QUITE OFTEN [LAUGHTER].
MORE THAN WE WOULDN'T GUESS, BUT YEAH, IT WAS AND I KNOW.
I THINK LAURA HILL HAS SOMETHING COMING UP 31ST AVENUE THIS COULD BE SUBMITTALS.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT I KNOW THE MPO STAFF, WE CAN ACTUALLY ADD TO THAT THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY THE MUNICIPALITIES REQUESTING CHANGES TO COUNTY ROADS AND A LOT OF THEM, OF COURSE, HAVE BEEN IMPROVED.
I CAN THINK OF A FEW OF THEM ALREADY, OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD IS ONE OF THEM THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, CITY SUNRISE AND 21ST AVENUE WITH CITY OAKLAND PARK.
I MEAN, YES, IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.
>> I'M I STILL ON? YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE ADDING THAT LANGUAGE INTO HERE WITH THE SIX WEEKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE NOTATION THAT, IF AN APPLICANT IS A CITY THAT IS LOOKING TO DO A C SLIP PROJECT ON, A BROWARD COUNTY ROAD.
SOMEWHERE ALONG IN THIS PROCESS, IT NEEDS TO BE THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE CITY THAT'S MAKING THE APPLICATION NEEDS TO BE ADVISED THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THE COUNTY ON BOARD AND ADVANCED OF ALL THIS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THAT.
MAYBE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT THAT INTO ANY APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
DOES IT NEED TO BE IN THE POLICY? I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD WRITE THAT IN, BUT I CERTAINLY AM IN AGREEMENT WITH MEMBER TURNESS THAT THERE'S CERTAINLY HAS TO BE A VERY CLEAR AWARENESS TO ANY MUNICIPALITY THAT WISHES TO DO ANY C SLIP PROJECT ON A BURKE COUNTY RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU.
>> TOM, I THINK YOU'RE MAKING GOOD COMMENTS HERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TRIED THROUGH THE C SLIP PROGRAM FOR THE, I THINK IT'S NOW BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE WE'VE HAD IT IS, AND WE'VE SAID IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS RING TRUE AND MOSTLY WHERE WE CAN TRY TO EMPHASIZE THIS.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO START WORKING WITH A PARTNER AGENCY TO GET YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW.
WHAT WE FOUND IS, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, IS THERE'LL BE A DUE DATE WHEN APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AND WE USUALLY HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT, A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
NEVER FAILS, THERE ARE SOME THAT JUST WAIT FOR 3,4 WEEKS BEFORE TO START WORKING WITH THE PARTNER AGENCIES AND USUALLY, THAT'S TOO LATE.
IF YOU CAN START 6-8 MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE I GUESS SOME PEOPLE THINK, WELL MAYBE THE FUNDING WILL CHANGE OR THE REQUIREMENTS WILL CHANGE.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME CHANGES TO THE POLICIES WE ALWAYS HAVE LESSONS LEARNED.
BUT WHAT'S BEEN VERY CONSISTENT IS THE RESOLUTIONS AND THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, THAT TYPE OF STUFF HAS BEEN C SLIP FROM ALMOST THE START BASICALLY.
WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE AND I'M SURE CARRY WHEN SHE DOES HER WORKSHOP CAN ALSO REITERATE THAT.
IF WE NEED TO PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO START COORDINATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF LIKE SOUTH WATER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OR IT'S NOT YOUR RIGHT OF WAY.
YOU ARE NOW RELYING ON ANOTHER AGENCY TO GET A RESOLUTION OR A LETTER OR WHATEVER IS NEEDED.
YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE CONTROL NOT ALWAYS, OF YOUR OWN BOARDS, BUT SOMETIMES EVEN THAT TAKES LONGER.
BUT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S GETTING LETTERS OF SUPPORT SUCH AS DOT, THEN YOU WANT TO GIVE AS MUCH LEAD TIME AS POSSIBLE.
I KNOW WITH DOT, THEY MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GET IT DONE IN SIX WEEKS,
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BUT SOMETIMES IT COULD TAKE LONGER.I WOULDN'T WAIT TILL SIX WEEKS.
IF YOU CAN START 10, 12 WEEKS AT A TIME, YOU MIGHT BE BETTER OFF DOING THAT RATHER THAN SAYING, WELL, IT'S SIX WEEKS AND LET'S TRY GETTING IT BECAUSE SOMETHING COULD COME UP WITH DOT.
BUT I KNOW WHEN I USED TO SPEAK WITH DOT ON THIS ITEM AND OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES THEY GO LIST IS THE MINIMUM.
WE'RE GOING AT LEAST NEED THIS, BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES TAKE US LONGER.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATIONS.
WE'LL TRY TO HIT THAT HOME EVERY TIME THAT WE MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND TALK ABOUT POLICIES AND DO OUR WORKSHOPS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF STAFF CAN HELP, I CAN'T SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ON ZOOM THAT HAS QUESTIONS.
>> YOU'RE ON ZOOM AND HAVE QUESTIONS? RAISE YOUR HAND. [OVERLAPPING].
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN THE ROOM? WE'LL GO TO SECTION 2.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. PART TWO OF THIS PRESENTATION YOU HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.
IT IS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE UPDATES TO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA.
THIS IS THE CURRENT C SLIP EVALUATION CRITERIA TABLE.
THIS CRITERIA AND THE SCORING SYSTEM WAS USED IN CYCLE 5 OF THIS C SLIP PROGRAM.
WE ARE PROPOSING CHANGES TO THIS TABLE.
THIS TABLE IS GOING TO GROW A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE SIX THEMES, SIX CRITERIA INSTEAD OF FOUR.
THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
FIRST WE SELECTED THE C SLIP PSYCHOPHYSICS PROJECT EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND THEN WE ESTABLISH THE DATASETS THAT WE WERE GOING TO USE TO MEASURE EACH CRITERIA.
WE THEN DETERMINE POSTS, SCORING METHODOLOGIES AND A POINTS SYSTEM.
OBVIOUSLY BUILDING OFF OF WHAT WAS ALREADY THERE, OFF OF THE CURRENT EVALUATION CRITERIA.
THEN WE HAD AN INTERNAL TEAM BUILD THE NEW PROGRAM EVALUATION TOOL.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY AND WE HAVE A [INAUDIBLE] MIRANDA AND ONE KINASE HERE TODAY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO ADDRESS.
WE THEN CONDUCTED TEST RUNS OF THE TOOL AND THE PROPOSED SCORING.
THEN WE MADE NECESSARY REVISIONS TO THE SCORING METHODOLOGIES OR THE POINT SYSTEM BASED ON THOSE TESTS RUNS.
WE ALSO WORKED ON AN APPROACH TO BREAKING TIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
TO SHOW YOU THIS TABLE AGAIN NOW WITH THAT WEIGHTING ASSIGNED.
THE SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY, WHICH ARE PROPOSED TO BE RATED HIGH AT 20 PERCENT, OR BASICALLY, POINTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES CAN EARN UP TO 20 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL SCORE.
THEN EQUITY MOBILITY ARE WEIGHTED AT 17 PERCENT EACH.
ECONOMIC VITALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AT A LOW WEIGHT.
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO EARN UP TO 13 PERCENT OF THE OVERALL POINTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES.
IT IS LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO READ BECAUSE THAT IS A LARGE TABLE.
HOPEFULLY IT'S EASIER TO READ ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL COMPUTER SCREENS.
BUT THIS IS ALSO AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
I BELIEVE IT'S ATTACHMENT NUMBER 2, THE EVALUATION CRITERIA CHART.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, BUT I'LL GO THROUGH IT BRIEFLY, AND THEN WE CAN DEFINITELY GO BACK TO ANY OF THE CATEGORIES THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON.
THIS FIRST CATEGORY ON THE LEFT, IT WAS THE CURRENT OR THE PREVIOUS C SLIP TABLE.
IT WAS REFERRED TO AS CONNECTIVITY.
WE'RE NOW REFERRING TO IT AS ACCESSIBILITY.
AGAIN, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE MTP THEMES.
IT INCLUDES SIMILAR TO LAST TIME ACTIVITY CENTERS, SCHOOLS NOW REFERRED TO AS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING FACILITIES.
WE ALSO HAVE IN THEIR POPULATION DENSITY AND TRANSIT STOPS.
NEXT, MOBILITY, SAME NAME AS LAST TIME MOBILITY.
BUT NOW IT'S JUST TRAFFIC VOLUME PER LANE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA AVAILABLE TO US FOR NEW TRANSIT BOARDINGS, SO WE ARE USING TRANSIT STOPS, AND THAT IS INCLUDED UNDER THE ACCESSIBILITY CATEGORY.
SAFETY IS IN THE PREVIOUS TABLE.
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IT WAS SEPARATED INTO BOTH NAVICULAR CRASHES AND PICK THEIR CRASHES.THE SAFETY DATA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS FROM THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK.
ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T SPLIT INTO TWO COLUMNS, IT'S STILL TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BOTH NON-VEHICULAR CRASHES OR BIKING [INAUDIBLE] CRASHES, AND VEHICULAR CRASHES.
NEXT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS ECONOMIC VITALITY.
BEFORE WE HAD AN EMPLOYMENT, POPULATION PROPORTION, AND THEN EQUITY.
NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT EMPLOYMENT DENSITY AND OUR REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTERS.
ON EQUITY IS NOW ITS OWN STANDALONE CATEGORY WHICH WE WILL GO INTO NEXT.
BASICALLY THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS TO THE EQUITY CATEGORY.
NOW IT'S THE EQUITY SCORE FROM THE BROWARD MPO'S TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EQUITY ASSESSMENT OR THE COMPOSITE SCORE.
ALSO FROM THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EQUITY ASSESSMENT, THROUGH VEHICLE HOUSEHOLDS.
THE LAST WHICH IS TOTALLY NEW IS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
IN ORDER TO MEASURE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WE ARE USING THE DATA FROM THE BROWARD MPO'S EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE CHANGE RISK TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN BROWARD COUNTY STUDY.
PROJECTS ARE AWARDED POINTS BASED ON WHETHER A PROJECT IMPROVES OR ADDRESSES AN IDENTIFIED RESILIENCY TO ISSUE ON A VULNERABLE CORRIDOR.
HERE IS THE FULL TABLE, THE NEW TABLE AGAIN, IT'S AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
LITTLE BIT EASIER TO READ WHEN YOU CAN BLOW IT UP.
LASTLY, THE NEXT STEPS, IF OUR POLICIES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL OF COURSE, UPDATE THE APPLICATION INFORMATION ON THE CSLIP WEBPAGE, THE PROGRAM POLICIES, THE EVALUATION CHART, THE GIS DATA, ETC.
WE'RE PLANNING TO HOST THE ANNUAL WORKSHOP AT THE SEPTEMBER 22ND TAC MEETING.
I'D BE HAPPY TO GO BACK TO ANY OF THE SLIDES IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
WE'LL GO INTO QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU. IT'S EXCELLENT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL WHATEVER THE TERM, IS ADDED IN AS A CRITERIA.
I RECENTLY WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE BROWARD COUNTY'S CLIMATE CHANGE TASK FORCE, WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN, OF COURSE, ABOUT THE RECENT CODE RED REPORTS.
I'M SURE IT'S WAY TOO LATE INTO THE PROCESS TO MAKE ANY CHANGE.
BUT WITH THE RECENT REPORTS COMING OUT FROM THE UN ABOUT HOW TRAGIC OUR CLIMATE IS AND OUR NEED TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, NEXT GO-AROUND IT WOULD JUST BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REALLY START GIVING A LOT MORE CONSIDERATION TO ANYTHING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
I CAN TELL YOU, THROUGH MY WORK AT AVIATION, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROJECTED INUNDATION PLANS RELATED TO THE AIRPORT.
I KNOW THAT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT JUST THE AIRPORTS.
I WOULD ALMOST SAY WHAT ROADWAY IN BROWARD COUNTY IS NOT VULNERABLE AT THIS POINT AND HOW THE IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IS AFFECTING EVERYTHING FROM HEAT AND PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO WORK AND I COULD GO ON AND ON.
I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO IT.
WHEN THIS WAS DONE, IT WAS BEFORE CODE RED.
OUR AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IS JUST EVER-EVOLVING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR SHARING WITH US THE UPDATED CRITERIA.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT A LITTLE BIT ON THE TRANSIT METRIC.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE STOCK BY STOCK DATA TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FOR THAT PARTICULAR METRIC.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, THAT DATA WILL BE COMING AT SOME POINT IN THE COMING TIME.
WE DO HAVE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE TECHNOLOGY, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
WE'RE ALSO PLANNING ON DOING SOME FULL SYSTEM BOARD SURVEY REAL SOON.
THAT'S GOING TO GET US TO ACCURATE DATA BY STOPS.
ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE.
I GUESS IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE METRIC YOU CAME UP WITH, WHICH IS JUST NUMBER OF STOPS PER QUARTER OF A MILE, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER METRICS THAT CAN BE USED,
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THAT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE VALUABLE FOR EVALUATION.FOR INSTANCE, YOU COULD LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF BUS ROUTES THAT SERVICE THE STOPS WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE.
BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE ONE STOP THAT'S SERVED BY FOUR ROUTES THAT GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THAT PROVIDES YOU MORE ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY, THAN A STOP THAT MAYBE IS SERVED BY ONE ROUTE.
THAT DATA WE CAN PROVIDE TO YOU.
WE CAN LOOK AT A STOP BY STOP AND BE ABLE TO TELL YOU, YOU GET ON AT THIS STOP, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE ACCESS TO A GREATER PART OF THE COUNTY.
TO ME, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE IN LINE WITH MOBILITY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM I THINK WITH MOVING THE TRANSIT METRIC OUT OF MOBILITY IS, NOW ALL YOU HAVE LEFT FOR MOBILITY IS AADT.
I DON'T REALLY THINK AADT IS REALLY MOBILITY.
JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE SOME DATA CONSTRAINTS WHICH ARE PARTIALLY ON US, BUT WE DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRANSIT METRIC, IS A MEANINGFUL PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND A BIG PORTION, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN TRANSIT FREQUENCIES.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE COULD LOOK AT.
YOU COULD LOOK AT THE FREQUENCY OF SERVICE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER METRICS WE COULD USE, THAT WE CAN PROVIDE OTHER THAN PASSENGER BOARDINGS AT THE STATION.
BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT PASSENGER BOARDINGS DATA WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK. THANK YOU.
>> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE OVERALL METRIC, JUST SO WE HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF US?
>> SO WE TALK OVER TO THE BOARD. THANKS. NEXT QUESTION FROM DR. YASMIN.
IT'S MORE OF A COMMENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE EQUITY PORTION, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S BEING DRIVEN BY FHWA BUT I THINK IT'S A BIT WEAK.
MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON, SEE WHERE THE FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY, BASED ON ZERO PERCENT OR ZERO VEHICLE HOUSEHOLDS.
I MEAN, THERE'S TO BE OTHER FACTORS THAN THAT IN TERMS OF EQUITY.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG THING RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON, DEFINITELY OVERDUE, IN MY OPINION.
BUT I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT MORE THAN JUST ZERO VEHICLE HOUSEHOLDS AS IT'S PRESENTED TO EQUITY.
DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT? I HAVE GOT MORE. GO AHEAD.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND IF I COULD RESPOND.
YES, WE DO LOOK AT MORE THAN JUST AS YOUR VEHICLE HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE EQUITY CATEGORY.
THE FIRST WAY WE MEASURE IT, IS THE EQUITY SCORE FROM THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EQUITY ASSESSMENT OR THE COMPOSITE SCORE.
THAT SCORE FACTORS IN, I BELIEVE, SIX DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT PRODUCES AN OVERALL SCORE.
IT LOOKS AT, SORRY, INCOME AND IT LOOKS AT MINORITIES, AND IT LOOKS AT, ENGLISH IS NOT A FIRST LANGUAGE IN A HOUSEHOLD.
IT DOES TAKE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> I WOULD SAY THIS, THIS IS THE COMPLETE STREETS.
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE BESIDES JUST THE USE OF THE VEHICLE, YOU ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE WALKING.
YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT'S HIGHLY URBANIZED.
IT HAS A LOT OF WALKERS, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A NEED FOR OR NARROW PARTICULAR GROUP, WHATEVER ETHNICITY OR RACIAL COMPONENT THERE IS IN THAT AREA.
IT JUST SEEMED TO ME LIKE THERE'S, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO USE THE WORD CONFLICT, BUT IN TERMS OF THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CSLIP AND THEN LOOKING AT EQUITY.
BECAUSE IT IS TO TRY AND GET AS MUCH OPTIONS FOR THOSE WHO, MAYBE THEY ARE HIGH-INCOME EARNERS, OR THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO USE THE CAR OR THEY DON'T HAVE A CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN OPTION WITH TRENDS IT HAS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF.
I WOULD JUST REVISIT THE EQUITY AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT WAS GIVING A PERCENTAGE OF 17 PERCENT VERSUS THE OTHER, CAN YOU GO BACK I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT. HOLD ON.
LET ME SEE THIS FILE HERE. I WAS JUST COMPARING TO THE OTHER'S ACCESSIBILITY AS AN EXAMPLE AT 20 PERCENT.
MY COMMENT OR QUESTION, MAYBE GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE EQUITY CRITERIA.
>> IF I JUST MAY MAKE A COMMENT ON THE EQUITY SIDE OF IT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, AS KAREN HAD MENTIONED, IS WE USE OUR EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL.
OUR EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL IS ACTUALLY NOW STARTING TO GET NATIONAL RECOGNITION, AND WE USE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
BECAUSE WE'RE USING FEDERAL DOLLARS AND THIS IS BECOMING A MORE RECOGNIZED APPROACH AND UNIQUE, NOT NECESSARILY THAT STANDARD, BUT IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE MPO AND IT'S BEEN PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES.
IT'S BEEN ACCEPTED BY OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS,
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AS A WAY TO MEASURE EQUITY ON ALL OUR PLANS, SO WE USE IT THROUGHOUT.IT'S NOT JUST NECESSARILY FOR CSLIP.
WE USE IT THROUGHOUT AND WE WANT TO USE IT BECAUSE IT'S PART OF FEDERAL FUNDING.
THE PROJECTS ARE FEDERAL FUNDING AND THEY ARE ACCEPTING OF THIS EQUITY TOOL, WAS INCLUDED IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES.
BUT WE CAN ALSO EXPLORE OTHER AVENUES THE NEXT TIME AROUND.
WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS, WE LOOK AT LESSONS LEARNED AND HOW THINGS HAVE WORKED OUT.
JUST LIKE WHAT KAREN HAD SAID, WHAT YOU HAVE SAID, IS THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN ALWAYS EXPLORE WHEN WE UPDATE THE CRITERIA, SEE WHAT'S WORKED WELL, WHAT HASN'T WORKED WELL.
I WORKED WITH THE TEAM A LITTLE BIT ON DEVELOPING THE SCORES, BUT THE TEAM TOOK THE LEAD ON IT.
BUT WHAT THEY TRIED TO DO AND IT'S TOUGH COMING UP WITH, HOW TO RATE OR RANK OR WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
I'VE DONE THIS FOR MANY YEARS.
WHAT THEY DID WAS USE EXISTING PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE ALSO IT MAKES SENSE.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU COME IN AND YOU GET A PROJECT OR SEVERAL PROJECTS, BUT THEY COULD GET THE SAME EXACT SCORE AND IT MIGHT BE EQUITY OR IT MIGHT BE SOME OTHER CRITERIA.
BUT WE KNOW THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE INTUITIVELY, YOU KNOW OF THE AREA OR WHAT'S GOING ON, THAT MAYBE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT EVERY SINGLE PROJECT, NO MATTER WHERE IT IS GOT THE SAME EQUITY CRITERIA.
THEY DO A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS.
I THINK WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS, AS WE DO MORE ROUNDS OF IT BECAUSE WE'VE UPDATED OUR CRITERIA BASED ON SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE FOUND OVER THE YEARS WITH CSLIP.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THIS WITH THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE GETTING HERE, WE'LL LOOK TO SEE HOW THIS ROUND IS GOING TO WORK.
IF IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WITH HOW THE PROJECTS ARE RANKED.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO DO IT WITH EXISTING PROJECTS, SO IT DOES MAKE SENSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN SOME THINGS AND NEXT YEAR YOU MIGHT SEE SOME MORE UPDATES.
WE CAN LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK AND SEE, WELL MAYBE WE NEED TO INCORPORATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT JUST DIDN'T QUITE MAKE SENSE.
I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THEY'VE DONE THEIR JOB WITH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE ANXIOUS TO USE THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THAT'S THE THEME THROUGHOUT ALL OUR PROJECTS AND WE LIKE THAT IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A BEST PRACTICE FOR US.
WE'RE TRYING TO EXPLORE AND ADD IT TO OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE DO RANKING THESE TYPES OF RANKINGS FOR. THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP QUESTION MADAM CHAIR? GO AHEAD.
>> YOU MENTIONED EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES INSTEAD OF USING THE WORD SCHOOLS?
>> OKAY. SO HOW DO YOU DEFINE THAT?
THE MAIN DRIVE BEHIND CHANGING IT FROM SCHOOLS TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IS BECAUSE WE INCLUDED, NOW I'M GOING FORWARD IN THIS LAYER OF DATA, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN ADDITION TO K THROUGH 12.
BEFORE THE SCHOOLS WERE I BELIEVE K THROUGH 12, AND NOW WE HAVE BOTH K THROUGH 12, AND COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES.
>> THE REASON I'M ASKING IS THAT IF I HAVE WHAT I WAS JUST THINKING THE OTHER DAY.
I'M IN A PLAZA THAT HAS A SCHOOL, IT'S A BEAUTY SCHOOL.
DOES THAT GET ME ADDITIONAL POINTS OR IS THAT CONSIDERED AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY?
>> I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A BEAUTY SCHOOL WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.
THE DATA SOURCES, IT'S FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
I DON'T KNOW, ROGER IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE THERE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND CONFIRMING THAT IT'S JUST.
>> AGAIN, ANOTHER EXAMPLE, YOU'VE GOT CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE WITHIN, AGAIN, SHOPPING PLAZAS.
THERE'S A PROJECT NEAR THERE, DO THEY GET ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR THAT?
>> WE USE THE DATA THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.
FOR THE NEXT CYCLE, I COULD TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY AVAILABLE DATA, ANY AVAILABLE DATASETS ON NON TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS OR THE IDEA OF SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL FACILITY MAY BE REACHING BEYOND THAT BROWARD COUNTY DATASET THAT WE ARE USING? I AM NOT AWARE. I DON'T KNOW.
AGAIN, ROGER, IF YOU'RE THERE, IF YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY DATASET THAT WE FOUND THAT WE DIDN'T USE REGARDING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
>> JUST THIS CLARIFICATION, HOW ARE YOU
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CLARIFYING OR HOW ARE YOU DEFINING EDUCATIONAL FACILITY? BECAUSE YOU ARE CHANGING THE NAME FROM SCHOOLS TO, JUST CURIOUS.>> YEAH. THE REASON WHY WE CHANGED THE NAME IS MOSTLY JUST BASED ON THAT WE ARE ADDING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
THE NAME EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, IT CAN BE HOWEVER WE WANT TO NAME IT.
BUT REALLY I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS THE DATA SOURCE.
WHY ARE WE GETTING THE DATA FROM HOMEWORK?
>> I BELIEVE THE DATA SOURCE, AND I FEEL IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN GET ROGER ON, DEFINES WHAT, AS DEFINITION OF WHAT'S CONSIDERED AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.
I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME DESCRIPTION IN IT, BUT I WANTED REALLY ROGER TO CONFIRM IT, HE'S THE ONE WHO-
THIS IS ROGER MIRANDA BROWARD MPO.
THE DATASET COMES DIRECTLY FROM BROWARD COUNTY AND IT INCLUDES ONLY LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, SO IT DOES NOT INCLUDE LIKE BEAUTY SCHOOLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> DID YOU HEAR THE QUESTION ROGER?
>> YES. THE DATA FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, IT INCLUDES LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY ONLY.
IF YOU'VE ASKED ANOTHER QUESTION I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT, BUT I GUESS SHE WAS ASKING WHAT TYPE OF FACILITIES DID THE DATASET INCLUDE? IT INCLUDES JUST LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY.
>> CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR LET'S SAY A BEAUTY SCHOOL IN A SHOPPING MALL WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS DATASET?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK FOR YOU AS FAR AS A CHARTER SCHOOL.
BUT I CAN DEFINITELY TELL YOU THAT A BEAUTY SCHOOL, IT'S NOT IN THERE IN A SHOPPING CENTER.
>> [INAUDIBLE] I JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS A STATUTORY DEFINITION FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
IT IS QUITE BROAD AND INCLUDES ANY BUILDING STRUCTURES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION USE AREAS THAT ARE BUILT IN ESTABLISHED TO SERVE PRIMARILY THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH MAY BE LAWFULLY AUTHORIZED BY FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND APPROVED BY BOARDS.
IF THE COUNTY'S DEFINITIONS THAT WERE MISTAKES, DEFINITION THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE BECAUSE THIS IS QUITE EXPANSIVE AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS WOULD MEET THIS DEFINITION.
IF YOU'RE SAYING IT'S JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION, YOU'RE SAYING IT'S JUST THE UNIVERSITIES AND WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE?
>> WE'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE REVERT THE NAME BACK TO SCHOOLS.
I'M OPEN TO THAT CHANGE IN NAME OF THE TITLE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S REALLY MORE DEFINED BY THE DATA THAT WE'RE USING.
>> I THINK WE CAN CONFIRM WHAT'S IN IT.
BUT AND ROGER, I KNOW HE'S ON THE LINE LISTENING AND IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT THE DATASET IS.
IF THERE'S OTHER DATASETS MAYBE THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF THAT HAS SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT COULD BE INCLUDED.
WE CAN ALSO CONSIDER THAT AGAIN AS A LESSON LEARN OF UPDATING OUR DATASETS.
BUT RIGHT NOW IS WE USE WHAT DATASETS ARE AVAILABLE, AND THERE'S USUALLY A DEFINITION OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN IT.
BUT IF THERE ARE SOME OTHER DATASETS THAT MAY BE YOU CAN MAKE US AWARE OF.
PLEASE SEND IT OVER. WE CAN ALWAYS CONSIDER IT FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF UPDATES TO THE SEASON.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PROFESSOR?
>> YEAH, PETER SCHWARZ ON ZOOM.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE DOCTOR, YOU SAID THIS POINT IN AND I AGREE WITH HER, THAT THE DEFINITION SHOULD BE MORE CLEARLY DEFINED.
HOWEVER, I WOULD NOT BE SUPPORTIVE OF THEM EXPANDING THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE EVERY TYPE OF VOCATIONAL AND BEAUTY SCHOOL, PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A SCHOOL.
I THINK WE COULD TIGHTEN IT UP.
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IT SHOULD BE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES, I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE THE DEFINITION EXPAND BEYOND THAT.>> THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW, WAS MY LIGHT ON? [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIR.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ON ZOOM? IN PERSON?
>> I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. I THINK WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION DURING THE MTP CRITERIA AS WELL.
WHY DO CERTAIN CRITERIA, IF YOU DON'T MEET IT AT ALL, YOU STILL GET POINTS?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THAT IS WHAT THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE CSLIP CRITERIA DID, THAT'S THE FORMAT THAT IT FOLLOWED.
I FOLLOWED SUIT AND CARRIED THAT ON TO THIS REVISED CRITERIA AND OFFERED POINTS FOR EVEN IF YOU DON'T MEET THE CRITERIA.
I DON'T KNOW IF MIKE YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE HISTORY BEHIND THAT?
>> YES, I WILL. [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THE HISTORY OF IT.
I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPING THE CSLIP PROGRAM FOR THE MPO, AND IT WAS PART OF THE 2040 MTP.
THE REASON WHY THAT WAS ADDED, AND THEY PERFORM THE SIMILAR ANALYSIS THAT WE DID WHEN WE WERE FIRST DEVELOPING IT.
WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS THE TYPE OF PROJECT, AND I BELIEVE THE ONE TYPE, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME OTHERS.
BUT IF YOU ENDED UP BEING A MOBILITY PROJECT, LET'S SAY YOU WERE A MOBILITY HUB, YOU ALWAYS RANKED LOW.
IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BECAUSE SOME OF IT WAS CONNECTIVITY, WHERE YOU'RE JUST A DOT AND THERE'S NO CONNECTIVITY.
IT WAS UNFAIR TO GET ZERO POINTS FOR EVERYTHING THERE AND THEY HAD NO CHANCE BECAUSE IN THE END A MOBILITY HUB ALMOST ALWAYS GOT ZERO OR MAYBE ONLY A FEW POINTS.
THERE WAS A WAY TO LIKE, WELL, HOW CAN WE, AT LEAST, GIVE IF YOU SUBMITTED A PROJECT? BUT WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE OVER, YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE THEM 100 POINTS BECAUSE THEN ALL MOBILITY HUBS WOULD GET THESE GREAT POINTS.
BUT WE TRIED TO STRIKE A BALANCE IN SAYING, WELL, WE WANT IT TO BE FAIR.
WHEN WE DID TEST IT, WE SAID, WELL, MOBILITY HUBS AND SOME OTHERS, WE NOTICED THEM FALL DOWN, HOW CAN WE AT LEAST GIVE THEM SOME POINTS SO THEY CAN COMPETE WITH THE [NOISE] COMPLETE STREETS.
THIS WAS THE WAY THAT WE DID IT, WAS ADDING THOSE EXTRA POINTS, WHERE RATHER THAN GIVING ZERO, LET'S DO IT.
IT ALLOWS THEM TO BE AT LEAST A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT SEEM TO RANK A LITTLE HIGHER.
THAT'S HOW THAT CAME IN AND WE'RE CARRYING IT THROUGH.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK AFTER A WHILE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.
BUT SO FAR, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING A LITTLE BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THESE DATASET MAPS AVAILABLE ON YOUR WEBSITE ANYWHERE TO SEE THEM?
>> I'LL JUST SKIP. ON THE CSLIP WEBPAGE, ON THE APPLICATION INFORMATION TAB, WHERE IT SAYS ''EVALUATION DATA GIS'', WE WILL UPDATE THAT WITH THE NEW DATA.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO, I BELIEVE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ROGER, HAVE ARCMAP GIS TO OPEN THAT UP AND READ THROUGH THAT.
BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH THE ATTRIBUTE TABLES IF YOU DON'T HAVE GIS.
AS FAR AS A MAP, I DON'T HAVE A MAP OF ALL THE DATA DISPLAYED.
>> NO. I WAS JUST THINKING LIKE, IF SOME OF US AS CITIES HAVE A HANDFUL OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING AND WANT TO BE THE MOST COMPETITIVE WE CAN.
IF WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE MAPS AND SAY, OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, THESE TWO ARE THE ONES THAT WE SHOULD PICK BECAUSE THEY'LL RANK BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONES, AND WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT FUNDING FOR THOSE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
>> IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO GIS IN ARCMAP AND YOU WANTED TO DROP IN THOSE SHAPEFILES INTO IT AND VIEW THE DATA IN A MAP, YOU CERTAINLY CAN.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO RANK IT, YOU'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EVALUATION CHART AND THEN LOOK AT THE DATA AND DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS BECAUSE WE'LL BE RUNNING THAT RAKING TOOL INTERNALLY.
BUT YES, ESSENTIALLY, YOU COULD LOOK AT THOSE IN A MAP FORMAT.
>> ANY OTHER LAST QUESTIONS? BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, CAN YOU REMIND US ALL WHEN THE DUE DATE IS?
>> [LAUGHTER] I WILL BE SENDING OUT AFTER THIS MEETING A SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS WORKSHOP
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ON SEPTEMBER 22ND AND THE DUE DATE FOR SUBMITTALS FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT SAVE THE DATE.BUT IT WILL BE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH THIS YEAR.
>> START NOW. [LAUGHTER] DON'T WAIT TILL THE WORKSHOP.
>> AT THE WORKSHOP, IT'LL BE A VIRTUAL MEETING.
THE PRESENTATION WILL BE VIRTUAL.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE APPLICATION.
FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO ATTEND, GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION, GO THROUGH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> I'M SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS.
WE'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE MPO BOARD AMENDMENTS, THE COMPLETE STREETS POLICY AND OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVE POLICIES EVALUATION CRITERIA WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE COUNTY AND RIGHT AWAY OWNERS.
>> COUNTY AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ISSUE, YES.
IN A SECOND WE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, MADAM TREASURER.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WE'RE GOING INTO NON-ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST IS THE 2045 MTP AMENDMENT CYCLE UPDATE WITH MR. GIES.
[1. 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Amendment Cycle Update: A. 2045 MTP Amendment Process Overview B. Incorporating Local Projects Seeking Federal Discretionary Grants Into MPO Plans]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
PETER GIES, STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE BROWARD MPO.
I'M JUST HERE TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AMENDMENT CYCLE.
THEN YOU'LL SEE HERE WE'VE GOT AN A AND B AS PART OF THIS NON-ACTION ITEM.
ONE IS THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS OVERVIEW.
THEN THE SECOND ONE IS A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON HOW WE'RE STANDARDIZING OR CREATING SOME CONSISTENCY WITH RESPECT TO INCORPORATING LOCAL PROJECTS THAT ARE SEEKING FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING INTO MPO PLANS.
THAT WILL MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE WHEN I GET TO THAT ITEM.
APOLOGIES FOR THE LONGER TITLE, BUT IT WILL MAKE SENSE ONCE I GET THERE.
FIRST OFF, THIS PART OF OUR A ITEM HERE, THE 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AMENDMENT CYCLE UPDATE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS PART OF THE LONG RANGE OR WHAT WE CALL THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN ORDER TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY AMENDMENTS, SINCE IT IS A PLAN THAT WE UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS.
THIS HERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THAT PROCESS, WHAT THE TIMELINE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS ARE IF THERE ARE PROJECTS IN THE PLAN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD, DELETE, OR MODIFY.
JUST AS A REMINDER TO EVERYONE, WE LIKE TO SHOW THIS GRAPHIC FOR MANY OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN HERE TODAY, WHICH IS THAT FIRST SQUARE THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RED BOX.
THAT'S TYPICALLY THE FIRST STEP FOR ANY PROJECT TO GET FEDERAL FUNDING, AND THAT'S THE PLAN THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AND HOW THAT AMENDMENT PROCESS WORKS TODAY.
VERY QUICKLY, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS SLIDE.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO COMMUNICATE HERE IS WHAT THE PURPOSE OF AN MTP AMENDMENT IS, AS PER THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGISTERS THAT'S PUT OUT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT BITS HERE.
AN AMENDMENT INVOLVES A MAJOR CHANGE TO A PROJECT INCLUDED IN AN MTP TIP OR STIP, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OR DELETION OF A PROJECT OR A MAJOR CHANGE OF PROJECT COST.
AN AMENDMENT IS A REVISION THAT REQUIRES PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT AND REDEMONSTRATION OF FISCAL CONSTRAINT.
THE LAST PART IS REALLY THE IMPORTANT PIECE HERE, THAT AN AMENDMENT IS ALWAYS CONSIDERED TO BE A REVISION THAT REQUIRES PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEN WE HAVE TO GO BACK AS STAFF AND DO SOME TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND RE-EVALUATE THE FISCAL CONSTRAINT OF THE OVERALL DOCUMENT.
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE MTP AMENDMENT CYCLE.
I MENTIONED IT'S AN ANNUAL PROCESS AS PART OF THE MPO RULES THAT WERE CHANGED ON JUNE 11TH, 2020 LAST YEAR.
WE DID ESTABLISH THAT ANNUAL CYCLE OR AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE MPO BOARD.
THE MTP AMENDMENT REQUESTS DUE NOVEMBER 10TH OF EACH YEAR.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DID THAT IS TO ENSURE THAT ANY AMENDED PROJECTS CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT WORK PROGRAM, MULTI-MODAL PRIORITIES LIST AND TIP DEVELOPMENT CYCLE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR SHORT RANGE PLAN, THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WE PURPOSELY STRUCTURED THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS SO THAT IT IS READY TO BE RECEIVED BY THAT SHORT RANGE PLAN.
OTHERWISE, YOU MAY BE IN A HURRY UP AND WAIT PROCESS WHERE IF WE DO IT, SAY OVER THE SUMMER, WE CAN PASS THE AMENDMENT.
THEN IT'S GOING TO WAIT UNTIL, SAY, THE FOLLOWING JANUARY OR FEBRUARY BEFORE IT CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE MULTIMODAL PRIORITIES LIST.
WE STRATEGICALLY CREATED THIS ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS AROUND THE NOVEMBER 10TH DUE DATE.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A SMALL TABLE THERE OF WHO MAY INITIATE AN MTP AMENDMENT.
THIS IS WHO MAY REQUEST AN MTP AMENDMENT OF THE MPO, WOULD BE A GOVERNING BODY OF A MEMBER GOVERNMENT.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE A CITY OR AN AGENCY, TRANSPORTATION OPERATING AGENCY, FDOT, BCT, OR SFRTA.
THE MPO BOARD OR THE TAC/CAC CAN VOTE TO ACTUALLY INITIATE AN MTP AMENDMENT.
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OR THE MPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAN AS WELL.THIS IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS FROM THE NOVEMBER 10TH DEADLINE, WHAT WE DO ON THE STAFF END ONCE WE RECEIVE AN MTP AMENDMENT.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ILLUSTRATE HERE IS THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL REVIEW THAT HAPPENS AS PART OF THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
THEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, WE GO INTO A PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENT PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ITEM COMING BEFORE THE TAC/CAC, AND THEN ULTIMATELY BEING ADOPTED BY THE MPO BOARD AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING.
WHY WOULD YOU INITIATE AN MTP? WELL, IF YOU WANT TO ADD A NEW PROJECT TO THE COST-FEASIBLE PLAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE A PROJECT FROM THE MTP COST-FEASIBLE PLAN, OR IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN SCOPE COST, OR IMPLEMENTATION TIME-FRAME OF AN EXISTING PROJECT IN THE MTP COST-FEASIBLE PLAN.
NOW, THAT LAST ITEM IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN THRESHOLDS.
YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT LATER WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU COME IN AND MEET WITH US PRIOR TO INITIATING AND MTP AMENDMENT, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU TRIP THOSE THRESHOLDS FOR AN MTP AMENDMENT.
AS FAR AS MTP AMENDMENT ELIGIBILITY IS CONCERNED AND THE MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ROADWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAM HAS DISCRETE PROJECTS NAMED IN IT.
ANYTIME YOU'RE CHANGING ONE OF THOSE, OR YOU'RE ADDING OR DELETING A PROJECT FROM THAT PROGRAM, IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO REQUIRE AN MTP AMENDMENT.
IF YOU SEE A PROJECT THAT IS IN THE ROADWAY OR TRANSIT PROGRAM AND MAYBE YOUR CITY OR AGENCY INITIATED THAT AND YOU'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE IT OR YOU WANT TO ADD IN A PROJECT INTO THAT FUNDING PROGRAM, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE AN MTP AMENDMENT.
AS FAR AS THE OTHER MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS ARE CONCERNED, THOSE FUNDING PROGRAMS MAY REQUIRE AN MTP AMENDMENT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO MODIFY ANYTHING.
IT IS PROGRAM SPECIFIC, AND AGAIN, WHY WE ASK THAT YOU MEET WITH US PRIOR TO INITIATING AN MTP AMENDMENT.
BECAUSE IF THAT PROJECT DOES FALL IN ONE OF THOSE MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS, IT'S A LITTLE MORE OF A GRAY ZONE, SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH YOU.
THE BIG TAKEAWAY HERE IS A BLUE BOX AT THE BOTTOM THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROADWAY PROGRAM AND THE TRANSIT PROGRAM, WHERE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO CONDUCT AN MTP AMENDMENT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ADDING OR REMOVING A PROJECT FROM THAT PORTION OF THE PLAN.
THEY ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO THE MTP PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS AND ALSO A REDEMONSTRATION OF FISCAL CONSTRAINT OR WHAT WE CALL COST FEASIBILITY.
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR AN MTP AMENDMENT? WE REQUIRE THAT YOU MEET WITH MPO STAFF PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN MTP AMENDMENT REQUEST.
WE HAVE A FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN MTP AMENDMENT THAT MUST COME FROM YOUR AGENCY OR FROM YOUR GOVERNING BODY.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NEEDS TO MEET PROGRAM-READY CRITERIA WHICH YOU SEE THERE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ADD A PROJECT TO THE MTP, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROJECT DEMONSTRATES A GOOD SCOPE OF WORK.
A FINAL COST ESTIMATE CAN DEMONSTRATE PARTNER COLLABORATION AND THAT THERE'S A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.
THEN AGAIN, THE LAST PIECE IS THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE MPO LEADS.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TRANSITION NOW INTO THE SECOND PART OF THE PRESENTATION WHICH FOCUSES ON INCORPORATING LOCAL PROJECTS SEEKING FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS INTO MPO PLANS.
THIS IS RELATED TO THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE JOIN THESE ITEMS TOGETHER.
BECAUSE IN A LOT OF CASES, WHEN YOU HAVE LOCAL PROJECTS THAT ARE PURSUING FEDERAL FUNDS AND THEY NEED TO BE ADDED INTO THE MTP, YOU SOMETIMES DO NEED AN MTP AMENDMENT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT GOING ON RIGHT NOW AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN TERMS OF THE NEW TRANSPORTATION BILLS, IN TERMS OF THE FEDERAL EARMARKS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SOME CONSISTENCY ON OUR END WITH RESPECT TO HOW WE HANDLE THOSE PROJECTS IN OUR PLANS.
AGAIN, THE GOAL HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DEVELOP A CONSISTENT PROCESS TO REVIEW THESE LOCAL PROJECTS AND FIND A WAY TO INCORPORATE THEM IN OUR MPO PLANS.
HERE'S MORE LOVELY CODE OF FEDERAL REGISTER EXCERPTS HERE, AND ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE HERE IS THAT THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGISTERS REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE AN INCLUSIVE PROCESS WHEN IT COMES TO ALLOWING LOCAL PROJECTS INTO OUR PLANS.
BUT AGAIN, THERE HAS TO BE A PROCESS IN PLACE FOR US TO DO THAT.
FOCUSING ON THE SECOND PART, YOU'LL NOTICE IT READ, FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES, THE MTP FINANCIAL PLAN MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, THESE COULD BE LOCAL PROJECTS, THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTED TRANSPORTATION PLAN IF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BEYOND THOSE IDENTIFIED IN THE FINANCIAL PLAN WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE.
I.E, FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT, WHERE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE LOCAL PROJECTS HAVE A HOLDING BIN THAT IF FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS ARE SUCCESSFUL FOR THE M-PROJECT, THEY CAN MOVE INTO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THE OTHER DEFINITION THAT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE NEXT SLIDE IS SOMETHING CALLED A REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECT.
THIS IS A THRESHOLD DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A LOCAL PROJECT NEEDS TO GO INTO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN OR WHETHER IT CAN BE INCLUDED DIRECTLY IN OUR SHORT-RANGE PLAN, THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
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[NOISE] I'M GOING TO GRAY OUT THE STUFF THAT IS PROBABLY NOT RELEVANT TO THE DEFINITION HERE AND SIMPLY FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT A REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECT MEANS A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT THAT IS ON A FACILITY THAT SERVES REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND WOULD NORMALLY BE INCLUDED IN THE MODELING OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AREAS NETWORK.THESE WOULD BE TYPICALLY YOUR COLLECTORS AND ARTERIOLES, BUT IN SOME CASES CAN CONTAIN LOCAL ROADS DEPENDING ON WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE MODEL.
NOW THERE IS A SMALL CAVEAT HERE IN THE FEDERAL DEFINITION THAT READS; OTHER THAN PROJECTS THAT MAY BE GROUPED IN THE TIP AND DOORSTEP OR EXEMPT PROJECTS AS DEFINED IN THE EPA'S TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY REGULATIONS.
THAT MEANS PROJECTS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM NEPA OR ANY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT TENDS TO BE PROJECTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT, SAY THAT'S ADDING BIKE LANES WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY, THAT IS ADDING SIDEWALKS, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING TO PURCHASE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
LIKELY YOU'RE GOING TO NOT BE CONSIDERED A REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
KEEP THAT DEFINITION IN MIND AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE.
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH A QUICK FLOWCHART HERE THAT SHOULD HELP IN MAKING A DECISION FOR SOME OF YOU WHO MAY BE PURSUING FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR YOUR LOCAL PROJECTS.
STARTING WITH THE LOCAL COUNTY OR PROPOSED PROJECT, YOU FIRST HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, DOES THIS MEET THE DEFINITION OF REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT? MEANING, DOES IT REQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY, IS IT CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN TERMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION MODEL? IF THE ANSWER IS YES, YOU'VE GOT TWO OPTIONS HERE, THEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE, DOES A PROJECT HAVE ANY EXISTING FUNDING TIED TO IT OR DOES IT HAVE ZERO DOLLARS TIED TO IT? IS THERE NO FUNDING TIED TO THE PROJECT WHATSOEVER.
WELL, IT'S A PRETTY EASY ANSWER THAT IF THERE'S NO FUNDING TIED TO THE PROJECT, IT CAN GO INTO THE MTP NEEDS AND WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT AS PART OF A MODIFICATION, NOT NECESSARILY AS A FORMAL AMENDMENT.
THERE'S NO DOLLARS TIED TO IT.
WE CAN PUT IT IN THE NEEDS PLAN AND IT CAN SIT THERE AND YOU CAN STILL DEMONSTRATE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT IS INCLUDED IN A FEDERAL PLAN, SUCH AS THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
HOWEVER, IF THE PROJECT DOES HAVE FUNDING, SAY YOU HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR IT IN YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE, IS THE PROJECT PARTIALLY FUNDED OR IS IT FULLY FUNDED? IF IT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED, IT GOES INTO WHAT'S CALLED THE MTP ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN, WHICH IS, I CALL IT THE TWILIGHT ZONE IN-BETWEEN THE NEEDS PLAN AND THE COST-FEASIBLE.
IT SITS IN THE MIDDLE, SO IT'S NOT FULLY FUNDED.
HOWEVER, IF FUNDING WERE TO BE IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROJECT, LIKE THROUGH A FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT, IT COULD MOVE INTO THE COST-FEASIBLE PLAN, SO IT'S MISSING ONE SMALL ELEMENT.
A LOT OF RECIPES THAT A LOT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE WORKING WITH IS THE 80/20, THAT FEDERAL GRANTS TYPICALLY REQUIRE 80 PERCENT LOCAL FUNDING AND MAYBE SEEKING 20 PERCENT FEDERAL FUNDING.
THAT'S WHERE THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS WOULD END UP.
IF THE PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED AND SAY YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE SHOWN IN THE MTP COST-FEASIBLE PLAN, WELL, THEN WE WOULD DO AN AMENDMENT INTO THE ACTUAL COST-FEASIBLE PLAN TO GET THAT PROJECT IN THERE.
HOPEFULLY, THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT CLEAR FROM THE REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS THAT MEET THAT REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT DEFINITION AND HOW THEY WOULD FLOW THROUGH THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS.
NOW, IF A PROJECT IS NOT REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT, MEANING THAT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY, IT'S NOT CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, THAT PROCESS IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND YOU WOULD COME AND MEET WITH THE MPO.
WE WOULD WORK WITH YOU ALL TO DO WHAT'S CALLED AN MPO PROGRAM READY DETERMINATION, SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO US THAT THERE'S A GOOD SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT, THERE'S A GOOD COST ESTIMATE, THERE'S A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, YOU'VE DONE YOUR PARTNER COLLABORATION.
ONCE WE'VE AGREED UPON THAT THOSE FOUR PROGRAM-READY CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND DO A TIP MODIFICATION FOR THE LOCALLY FUNDED PHASES AND INCLUDE THAT IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT, HEY, IT'S INCLUDED IN A FEDERAL PLAN AND YOU CAN CONSIDER THIS PROJECT FOR FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEEK AN MTP AMENDMENT, I DO WANT TO QUICKLY LAYOUT A FLOW CHART, OR I SHOULD SAY A PROCESS CHART OF THE STEPS THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE.
IF YOU'VE GOT A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T MEET THAT REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT DEFINITION AND WE DO NEED TO PURSUE AN MTP AMENDMENT OVER SAY, A TIP MODIFICATION, THIS IS THE FIRST STEP THAT WE WOULD ASK YOU TO DO.
IS THAT YOU WOULD REACH OUT TO US AND WE WOULD HAVE A STAFF-LEVEL COORDINATION MEETING WITH THAT PROJECT SPONSOR AND WE WOULD PROBABLY ASK FOR A PROJECT PRESENTATION TO THE MPO BOARD SO THAT THE MPO BOARD CAN SEE THIS PROJECT BEFORE IT MOVES FORWARD AS AN MTP AMENDMENT.
SECOND, THE PROJECT SPONSOR MUST IDENTIFY THE FUNDING AMOUNT AND TYPE.
WHETHER THAT BE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY AND THE ADOPTED LOCAL BUDGET.
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WE HAVE TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WHOLE.IF THERE'S 80 PERCENT LOCAL FUNDING, TELL US WHERE THOSE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM AND THEN SHOW US THE ADDITIONAL 20 PERCENT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEKING FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR, FOR EXAMPLE.
THIRD, THE PROJECT SPONSOR THEN MUST SUBMIT AN MTP AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR PROJECTS TO THE MPO BY NOVEMBER 10TH.
THEN FINALLY ON THE MPO SIDE, WE WOULD CONDUCT OUR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT MEETS FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDANCE AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN MTP AMENDMENT.
THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP. I KNOW WHERE THERE IS QUITE A BIT THERE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND OF COURSE, IF YOU NEED ANY HELP IN DECIDING WHICH WAY A PROJECT NEEDS TO GO WHERE YOU DO HAVE A PROJECT THAT YOU MAY BE UNSURE OF, YOU CAN CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AND I CAN HELP YOU OUT.
I'LL JUST END BY SAYING, REMEMBER, NOVEMBER 10TH IS A DEADLINE FOR MTP AMENDMENT REQUESTS.
WE NEED TO HAVE ALL OF THE PROGRAM-READY CRITERIA AND ALSO THE LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE AGENCY SHOWING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THIS MTP AMENDMENT AGAIN BY NOVEMBER 10TH AND WE'LL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET ANYTIME BEFORE THEN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO ADD LIKE C SLIP.
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START.
IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING IT, START NOW.
>> NOVEMBER 10TH IS THE DATE FOR BOTH?
>> YES. [OVERLAPPING] GOOD EASY TO REMEMBER.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR PETER? ANY ONLINE REVIEW? GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT ITEM IS A PRESENTATION ABOUT CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS BY MS. KRISTEN.
[2. Congestion Management Process (CMP)]
>> HI. THANK YOU FOR PRONOUNCING THE NAME CORRECTLY.
MY NAME IS AMANDA CHRISTON, I'M A TRANSIT PLANNING PROJECT MANAGER, HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO.
I'M GOING TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT VERY BRIEFLY TODAY ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH, THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS, AS A FEDERAL MANDATE FOR MANY YEARS, BUT WE'VE DECIDED TO ENHANCE THE PROCESS AND CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT.
SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU KNOW WHAT THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS IS.
IT'S A FEDERALLY MANDATED, SYSTEMATIC AND REGIONAL ACCEPTED APPROACH FOR MANAGING CONGESTION.
THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR TMAS THAT ARE LARGER THAN 200,000 PEOPLE, IN POPULATION.
THEY PROVIDE AN ACCURATE, SAFE, EFFECTIVE, INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION SYSTEM FOR THE REGION'S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.
THEY ASSESS ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CONGESTION MANAGEMENT, ON THAT MEETS THE STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS.
SO THEY ARE TAILORED TO TO AN INDIVIDUAL REGION.
THEY ARE NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL TYPE OF PROCESSOR DOCUMENTATION.
THEY ARE, LIKE I SAID, UNIQUE TO THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE LOCAL AREA.
THEY ARE USED AND APPLY STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY, BY REDUCING THE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CONGESTION ON THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS.
SOME LITTLE BIT OF BOILER PLATE LANGUAGE FROM ANOTHER CFR.
[LAUGHTER] IF WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT WITH PETER'S PRESENTATION AND ALSO FROM CARRIE.
THE QUESTION IS, WHY DO WE NEED THIS? AGAIN, I SAID THAT IT WAS A FEDERAL MANDATE REQUIRED FOR TMAS, GREATER THAN 200,000 PEOPLE.
WE UNDERSTAND IN BROWARD COUNTY AND ANY MODERATELY POPULATED AREA OF THE COUNTRY, THAT CONGESTION IS A PROBLEM AND ANTIQUATED EFFORT TO REDUCE CONGESTION, BY INCREASING ROADWAY MILES, IS UNACCEPTABLE.
SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVE COUNTERMEASURES, FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONGESTION THAT WE EXPERIENCE HERE AT BROWARD COUNTY.
SO OUR SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THAT CONGESTION, BE IT FROM AN EVENT SOURCE, CONGESTION OR BOTTLENECKS, ROADWAY WORK, HUMAN CONDITION, WHAT HAVE YOU, WE ARE DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY AND AN APPROACH TO EFFECTIVELY MITIGATE CONGESTION BASED ON ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STRESSORS.
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THE FEDERAL MANDATE GOES THROUGH AN EIGHT-PART PROCESS.THE FIRST IS THE DEVELOP REGIONAL OBJECTIVES THAT WE'VE COMPLETED STEPS 1 THROUGH 3 ABOUT DEVELOP REGIONAL OBJECTIVES TO FIND THE NETWORK DEVELOP MULTIMODAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
THE REGIONAL OBJECTIVES COME ALMOST VERBATIM OR VERY CLOSE FROM THE MTP.
DEVELOP MULTIMODAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
THOSE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE TAKEN FROM ALL DIFFERENT SOURCES FROM THE US CENSUS, FROM FDOT, FROM FHWA.
SO THOSE ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND IF WE'RE NOT REACHING THOSE GOALS, HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL BY A PARTICULAR PERCENTAGE POINT.
I'LL GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THAT AT A LATER DATE.
SO WE ARE AT THE COLLECT DATA EVALUATE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, POINT AT THE MOMENT.
BUT THEN YOU TAKE THAT YOU ANALYZE THE CONGESTION PROBLEMS, WITH A VERY THOUGHTFUL METHODOLOGY WHICH WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT.
IDENTIFY AND ASSESS STRATEGIES, THOSE ARE THE COUNTERMEASURES MEASURES THAT I WAS DISCUSSING OF HOW TO ADDRESS PARTICULAR ISSUES OF CONGESTION AND EFFECTIVELY MITIGATE THEM BASED ON THE TYPE OF HOW THE CONGESTION IS CREATED.
THE NEXT STEP IS PROGRAM AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES.
SO THAT'S TAKING THOSE COUNTERMEASURES AND THEN APPLYING THEM ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INCIDENT TYPES AND THEN EVALUATE STRATEGY EFFECTIVENESS.
SORRY, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS AND I'M TALKING IN MY [LAUGHTER] MASK, SO I CAN'T SEE VERY WELL EITHER.
HOW WILL WE DO THIS? SO THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHY I'M HERE TODAY, OF COURSE, TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS, BUT ALSO TO HOPEFULLY ELICIT SOME VOLUNTEERS, FROM YOU ALL AS MY PROFESSIONAL PEERS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE WELL-VERSED IN THE CAUSE AND EFFECTIVE OF A CONGESTION IN BROWARD COUNTY, AND IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGION.
SO WE HAVE ESTABLISHED TWO TYPES OF WORKING GROUPS, TO ATTACK THIS AND CREATE THIS PROCESS FROM TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, WHICH IS JUST FOLKS FROM THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE BROWARD MPO, SO THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT.
SO I KNOW WHAT SYSTEMS PLANNING, WHAT THEIR APPROACH IS AND COMPLETE STREETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE OTHER IS TO ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS, FOR AN EXTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND THOSE WOULD BE FOLKS LIKE YOURSELVES, TO BRING YOUR PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITIES PERSPECTIVE, TO CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THREE MEETINGS.
THE FIRST WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER, TO DISCUSS THE REGIONAL OBJECTIVES AND THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THEN GO OVER THE DEFINITION OF THE NETWORK.
THEN WE'LL BE AT THE MEETING IN THE FALL WHERE WE'LL ANALYZE THE SYSTEM AND WE'LL IDENTIFY THOSE STRATEGIES, AND WE'LL VET WHICH ONES WE THINK WOULD BE THE BEST.
THEN THE THIRD MEETING WILL BE TO REVIEW THE STRATEGIES AND AND PRESENT THE GREATER PROCESS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO BE MEETING WITH INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES LIKE FDOT, BCT, ETC.
THIS IS OUR VERY SMALL, WE ARE THE FIRST STAR ON THAT SCHEDULE.
THAT'S THE SCHEDULE FOR THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS.
SO THE DATA COLLECTION IS UNDERWAY AND THE THE METHODOLOGY IS UNDERWAY.
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OUR FIRST EXTERNAL MEETING IS SLATED TO OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU OFFLINE SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE THE SCHEDULE IN GREATER DETAIL.
WE'RE EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH THE SUMMER, NEXT SUMMER, IT'S ABOUT ANOTHER 10 MONTHS.
WE HAVE SECURED THE ASSISTANCE OF A ENGINEERING CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THEM MORE FINICKY DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS WORK.
IT'S OUR HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND VOLUNTEERS OR BECOME VOLUNTEERS YOURSELVES, TO HELP US WITH THIS PROCESS.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS AMANDA CHRISTON, AND I CAN BE REACHED AT AMANDA CHRISTONA@BROWARDMPO.ORG.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M WELCOME TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AMANDA. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE THAT YOU NEED VOLUNTEER BY?
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO THIS GROUP AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING PROBABLY TOMORROW.
IT WILL HAVE A MORE FORMAL REQUEST, I'M HOPING TO GET SOME VOLUNTEERS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TIME.
THAT SEPTEMBER 30TH MEETING DATE THAT IS OUR TARGET ON THE SCHEDULE, IS MOVABLE.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE PROGRESS ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY AMANDA, YOU DID A FINE JOB.
EVEN THOUGH YOUR GLASSES WERE FOGGY, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
>> YEAH, WE DO, DON'T WE? [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE ZOOM? GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS REPORT FOR PARTNER AGENCIES,
[3. Report From Partner Agencies - Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Policy Plan Update]
FDOT, ON THE SIS POLICY PLAN UPDATE. MR. KAVITZ?>> THANK YOU. YOU GOT MY NAME RIGHT TOO, THAT GREAT.
GOOD START WITH. MY NAME IS RONSKAVITZ.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF FDOT TO PRESENT THE SIS POLICY PLAN UPDATE, SIS STANDING FOR STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE PLAN.
I HOPE TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS, WHY IT MATTERS.
I'M HIGHLIGHTING SOME EMPHASIS AREAS ON THE UPDATE OF THE PLAN, AND DISCUSS SOME FOCUS AREAS TO GET INPUT.
WHY WAS THE SIS CREATED, SIS ENVISIONED AS A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF HIGH-PRIORITY TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES INCLUDING THE STATE'S LARGEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT AIRPORTS, SEAPORTS, SPACEPORTS, FREIGHT TERMINALS, PASSENGER RAIL, AND INNER-CITY BUS TERMINALS, AS WELL AS RAIL QUARTER-DOORS, WATERWAYS, AND HIGHWAYS.
SOME OF THE PRIMARY REASONS WERE TO MEET GROWING DEMAND OF PEOPLE AND FREIGHT AND MOVING GOODS, LINKING ECONOMIC REGIONS, ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS FOR GLOBAL HUB AND TRADE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SIS WAS INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S COMMUNITY PLANNING GOALS BY FOCUSING TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS ON EXISTING TRANSPORTATION HUBS AND QUARTER, SO WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM AND ALSO USING OUR CENTRAL RESOURCES ON FACILITIES THAT ALREADY EXISTED AND MOST CRITICAL TO FLORIDA'S ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
I'M SORRY, I'M USED TO THE CLICKER.
THE SIS POLICY PLANS DEVELOPED THROUGH A PROCESS EVERY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS UPDATED, WE'RE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE SIS POLICY PLAN.
THE GOAL IS TO REVIEW THE MOST RECENT FTP GOALS AND MAKE SURE THE POLICY PLAN FOR THE SIS IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THEM.
THE PLAN ALSO PROCESS HOST CONCERTS, CURRENT TRENDS, AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING APICAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
THE PROCESS REQUIRES COLLABORATION AND INPUT.
IT GATHER THROUGH VARIOUS PARTNER IN PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS SUCH AS BRIEFINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, VIRTUAL OUTREACH AND SURVEYS.
THE 35 MEMBER STEERING COMMITTEE THAT GUIDED THE FTP UPDATE, WHICH IS FOR TRANSPORTATION PLAN, IF I DIDN'T MENTION THAT, I APOLOGIZE, IS ASSISTING WITH THE UPDATE OF THE POLICY PLAN FOR THE SIS AS WELL.
AFTER THE DRAFT PLAN IS COMPLETED, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN ADDITION TO WHAT THIS PRESENTATION PURPOSES.
THERE WILL BE A FORMAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AS WELL.
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THE OVERVIEW OF THE SIS, THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS TO THE SIS.WE HAVE THE STRATEGIC GROWTH FACILITIES AND THE SIS FACILITIES.
MAIN SIS FACILITIES ARE THE ONES THAT MEET THE HIGH-LEVEL MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, GENERALLY SUPPORTING MAJOR FLOW OF INTER-REGIONAL TRAFFIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRIPS, AND WE ALSO HAVE STRATEGIC GROSS UTILITY FACILITIES, WHICH ARE SMALLER IN NATURE, AND GENERALLY DESIGNATED FOR NICHE MARKETS UNDER CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND SOME OTHER UNIQUE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.
ON THE SIS, WE HAVE THREE TYPES OF FACILITIES.
WE HAVE A HUB, WE HAVE CORRIDORS AND CONNECTORS, HUBS OR AIRPORTS, SEAPORTS AND OTHER TYPE OF TERMINALS.
CORRIDORS, WHICH ARE HIGHWAYS, RAIL LINES, WATERWAYS, THOSE KIND OF FACILITIES.
THEN THE CONNECTORS WHICH ARE GEARED TOWARDS CONNECTING THE HUBS AND THE FACILITIES TO EACH OTHER.
THIS IS JUST IMAGE OF THE SIS FACILITIES IN DISTRICT FOUR.
PARTICULARLY, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A VARIETY OF FACILITY TYPES IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
IT'S MORE FOR THIS REFERENCE TO SEE HOW VAST THE SYSTEM IS EVEN IN OUR REGION.
THE ELEMENTS OF THE SIS POLICY PLAN GENERALLY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND IDENTIFIES OBJECTIVES FOR HOW WE PLAN AND MANAGE THE SIS.
IT OUTLINES FOCUS AREAS FOR THE SIS THAT ARE TO BE ADDRESSED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
IT ALSO SETS FORTH POLICIES AND STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARDS THESE OBJECTIVES.
LASTLY, IT SETS FORTH IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ON HOW TO CARRY THE PLAN FORWARD.
THESE OBJECTIVES LISTED HERE IN THE CURRENT POLICY PLAN, NOT THE ONE THAT'S BEING UPDATED, THE CURRENT ONE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2016.
THE CURRENT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INTER-REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY, INTERMODAL CONNECTIVITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE MAIN REASON I'M HERE IS IN REGARDS TO THIS.
THIS IS THE 2022 POLICY PLAN FOCUS AREAS OF PART OF THE UPDATER THAT ARE THE FOCUS AREAS THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT.
THEY ARE SAFETY, RESILIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, URBAN MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, AND RURAL MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.
SAFETY SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO OUR VISION OF ELIMINATING FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON FLORIDA'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
RESILIENCE IN REGARDS TO REDUCING VULNERABILITIES OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE SIS CODING, EXTREME WEATHER AND SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL FLOODING, WILDFIRES, EXTREME HEAT.
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BEING PREPARED FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AUTOMATED CONNECTED, ELECTRIC AND SHARED VEHICLES.
URBAN MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, WE'RE LOOKING INTO WAYS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF CONGESTION ON BOTH MAJOR AND DEVELOPING URBAN AREAS.
ON THE EFFICIENCY AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE SIS FOR INTER-REGIONAL TRAVEL, THEN RURAL AND MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, WHICH IS HOW CONSISTS SUPPORT RURAL REVITALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHILE CONTINUING TO FACILITATE EMERGENCY EVACUATION RESPONSE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK AS WE'RE DEVELOPING POLICY IN THE FIVE FOCUS AREAS, THERE'S THREE SETS OF RELATED POLICIES.
WE'VE GOT THE DESIGNATION POLICIES, OUR NEEDS AND PRIORITIZATION POLICIES, AND OUR PLANS AND COLLABORATION POLICIES.
DESIGNATION POLICIES WHICH ARE ASKING AND WHAT FACILITY SHOULD BE ON THE SIS AND WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR THOSE NEEDS AND PRIORITIZATION POLICIES? HOW SHOULD WE INVEST? WHAT SHOULD WE INVEST IN? WHAT FACTORS SHOULD BE USED TO SET THE PRIORITIES? OUR PLANNING IN COLLABORATION POLICIES WHERE WE ASK OUR WISH TO WORK WITH MPO'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MODAL ONE OTHER PARTNERS TO ACCOMPLISH OUR OBJECTIVES.
FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, BECAUSE WE WERE ASKED FOR A 10 MINUTE PRESENTATION, WE'RE FOCUSING JUST ON ONE OF THOSE ELEMENTS RIGHT NOW HERE TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR CALMING FORCE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO LIMIT IT TO THAT HERE, BUT MY PRESENTATION WILL JUST FOCUS ON URBAN MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, CONGESTION EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY, THE SIS AND THE ABILITY OF THE SIS TO PLAY ITS ROLE SUPPORTING INTER-REGIONAL TRAVEL IS VERY IMPORTANT.
EIGHTY SIX PERCENT OF THE DELAY ON THE SIS IS FOCUSED IN THE SEVEN LARGEST MPO AREAS.
THE TOTAL DELAY ON THE SIS HIGHWAYS IS
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HIGHER THAN IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO, WHICH IS PRETTY OBVIOUS.CONGESTION HAS THE ABILITY TO MOVE AND ORIGINAL TRIPS, PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE LIMITED OPTIONS FOR ADDING CAPACITY TO SIS CORRIDORS AND FEW MODAL ALTERNATIVES, EITHER FOR THROUGH TRIPS OR LOCAL AND REGIONAL TRIPS, THEY CURRENTLY USE THE SIS.
THIS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE, SO WE THINK ABOUT SOLUTIONS.
WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE STATUTORY PURPOSE OF THE SIS TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE INTER-REGIONAL TRAVEL.
WE ALSO NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT STATUTES, POLICIES, AND WORK PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS GENERALLY LIMIT USE SIS FUNDS TO FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS PART OF THE SIS.
HERE'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CENTRAL OFFICE FOR DOT HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT AS WELL AS INTEGRATION ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DISTRICTS FOR THE FUTURE POLICY PLAN IN REGARDS DIRECTLY TO URBAN MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.
A FEW THINGS WE'VE HEARD QUITE A BIT.
THERE'S NO STANDARD DEFINITION OF INTER-REGIONAL.
THERE WERE ECONOMIC REGIONS IDENTIFIED ORIGINALLY THEY HAD BEEN SUNSET A FEW YEARS BACK.
CURRENTLY, SIS DESIGNATION CONSIDERS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN URBANIZED AREAS AND WE NEED TO ASSESS CHANGES AS THE AREAS AND BOUNDARIES ARE ADJUSTED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
WE MAY ALSO LOOK INTO BETTER REAL-TIME AND LOCATION-BASED DATA TO HELP BETTER IDENTIFY THE FACILITY TO ACTUALLY CARRY SIGNIFICANT INTER-REGIONAL FLOWS OF PEOPLE AND GOODS NOT JUST THOSE ACROSS BOUNDARIES.
NEEDS AND PRIORITIZATION-WISE, WE'RE LOOKING AT REDEFINING CAPACITY PROJECTS TO INCLUDE MOBILITY AND RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS TSF AND TSM STRATEGIES.
BALANCE INTER-REGIONAL WITH INTER-REGIONAL TRIPS.
RECOGNIZING THAT IN URBAN AREAS THIS FACILITY IS OFTEN PLAY DUAL ROLES.
IMPROVING MOBILITY FOR BOTH PURPOSES IS KEY.
THIS MIGHT INCLUDE PROJECTS TO CREATE STRESSOR THROUGH LANES, BYPASSES, OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO BOTTLENECKS, SUPPORT TRUCK PARKING OR FREIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS, ETC.
IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE PROVIDING MORE OPTIONS AND TRAVEL WITHIN AND BETWEEN FLORIDA'S URBAN AREAS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR USE OF SIS FUNDS TO SUPPORT EMERGING MOBILITY SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING FIRST AND LAST MILE SOLUTIONS FOR SIS HUBS AND FLEXIBILITY FOR THE USE OF SIS FUNDS OFF SYSTEM WHEN THAT'S THE BEST OPTION TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SIS ITSELF.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF SIS QUARTERS HEAVILY CONGESTED, AND THERE'S NO REAL VIABLE OPTIONS TO ADD CAPACITY TO THAT CORRIDOR, OR WE COULD USE SIS FUNDS TO IMPROVE PARALLEL ARTERIAL OR A TRANSIT CORRIDOR.
IF THAT IMPROVEMENT WILL PULL TRIPS OFF THE SIS, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED MAYBE LOCAL IN NATURE AND HELP PRESERVE THE CAPACITY OF THE SIS FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL.
PLANNING AND COLLABORATION POLICIES CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COORDINATION WITH MPO'S AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT END-TO-END TRIPS, STRENGTHEN OUR COORDINATION ON MULTI-MODAL QUARTER PLANS THAT WOULD PROVIDE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING BOTH THE SIS AND OFF SIS FACILITIES.
I MAY HAVE NOT CHANGED THAT SLIDE, SO I APOLOGIZE. HANG ON.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS GET AS MUCH INPUT AS WE CAN HERE.
OTHER THAN DISCUSSION, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VIRTUAL ROOM SETUP EVENTUALLY FOR COMMENTS.
BUT THE MAIN IDEA IS THAT THIS PLAN IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S NOT A PLAN YET THAT EXISTS.
IN THE FUTURE, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL COME, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE TAKING INPUT AS THE PLAN IS DEVELOPED, AND THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT WE'RE HERE ASKING.
SOME OF THE EXAMPLES THAT I PROVIDED ARE THESE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
THERE'S STUFF THAT'S MISSING, ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS, AND ANY MAJOR CONCERNS WITH MAYBE THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE LAYING OUT IN FRONT OF YOU NOW.
[NOISE] WELCOME TO THAT DISCUSSION NOW.
YOU MENTIONED IT'S POLICY-BASED AT THIS POINT.
IS THE IMPLEMENTATION PORTION COMING WITH THIS? DOES IT COME AFTER? I KNOW THE LAST ROUND IN FORT LAUDERDALE, WE RECEIVED SOME PROJECTS THROUGH THAT PLAN.
>> THE POLICY PLAN IT'S ALL RELATED, BUT THE YEARLY PROJECTS THAT WE ASK FOR AND FUND THE DECISION NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY TO THE POLICY PLAN BEING UPDATED, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
THE PLAN GETS UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN LINE WITH THE STATE'S VISION OF THE FUTURE AND OTHER PLANS.
WHEN THE PLAN GETS IMPLEMENTED, AT THAT POINT,
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WE WILL START USING THAT POLICY PLAN TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS ON TYPES OF PROJECTS, WHAT PROJECTS GET FUNDED, AND SO ON.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE A COMMENT AND A QUESTION.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SLIDE, JUST GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDES AGAIN. RIGHT THERE.
>> NO, KEEP GOING. YEAH. MILLIONS.
>> YEAH. FINE. YEAH. FROM 2017 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2019, THERE'S BEEN MUCH MOVEMENT AS FAR AS THE PRODUCTS AND THE DELAY.
IS THAT DUE TO JUST NO FUNDING AVAILABLE.
IT'S PRE-COVID OBVIOUSLY, SO WE CAN'T SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF COVID.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY, ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE FUNDING, HAS BEEN REDUCED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS?
>> THAT'S THE SLIDE NUMBER. IT JUST SEEM TO STAY FLAT.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT'S ACCOUNTING FOR THAT.
>>I'M NOT SPECIFICALLY PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FUNDING CAUSES WHERE FOR REVENUE REDUCTION.
THAT'S NOT MY AREA [OVERLAPPING].
>>ACTUALLY, NO, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT THE FACT THAT IT HASN'T DROPPED, IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING.
I'M JUST SAYING IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING.
THE FACT THAT IT HASN'T DROPPED. IT DIDN'T DROP FROM 2017 TO 2019.
>> I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. I'M CONFUSED.
WHAT DID NOT DROP? THE FUNDING OR YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE [OVERLAPPING] DELAY?
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS SLIDE TO ME, PLEASE?
>>THIS SLIDE IS JUST HERE TO TRAVEL DELAY, TIME OF TRAVEL BASED ON THE GROUPS AT THE MPO.
YOU HAVE, I GUESS THE TOTAL DELAY IN MILLIONS, SO THE SEVEN LARGEST MPOS ARE THE BIG GIANT BLUE LINE.
THE OTHER URBAN AREAS ARE IN THE SMALLER BLUE LINE AND THE RED IS THE RURAL AREAS.
>> THIS IS FOR ALL OF THESE AREAS AND THROUGHOUT FLORIDA?
>> ALL FLORIDA, YES. NOT JUST THIS DISTRICT OR THIS REGION.
>> THEN GO BACK TO YOUR VERY FIRST SLIDE.
THIS IS WHERE MY RECOMMENDATION QUESTION IS. RIGHT HERE.
IS THAT THE PORT? MAYBE THE RECOGNITIONS, MAYBE ADD PORT EVERGLADES THERE.
I SEE YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF THE AIRPORT, BUT I WASN'T SURE THAT'S THE AIRPORT [LAUGHTER].
>> PORT EVERGLADES ON THE PRESENTATION. I UNDERSTAND.
>> YES, PLEASE. IS VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
I JUST WANT TO THINK FDOT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO ASSIST FUNDS.
FOR THAT I WOULD JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO FDOT AS A PARTNER AT THE PORT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE OR VIA ZOOM? NO. THERE ARE NONE THANK YOU.
>>NOT A QUESTION, JUST A COMMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE THAT THIS MPO AND THE TECHNICAL GROUP IS PART OF A REGIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY.
CEF TECH AND THE TECHNICAL IS A TECH.
THROUGH THAT GROUP, THE 2045 PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED PRIMARILY LOOKED AT THE POLICY ISSUES OF FUNDING FOR THE REGION.
THE SIS IS ABOUT HALF OF ALL CAPITAL FUNDING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
IT'S A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THAT.
THAT GROUP INCLUDES AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM EACH OF THE THREE MPOS.
THERE WAS AN ADOPTED REPORT IN THE 2045 THAT MADE CERTAIN POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER MPO'S NORTH AND SOUTH OF US TO TRANSMIT THAT REGIONAL DOCUMENT, THAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DOCUMENT, ALONG WITH A COVER LETTER SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE PROPOSALS AND WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE MOST SUPPORTIVE OF OUR NEEDS HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
WE ARE WORKING ON BEHALF OF NOT JUST THIS MPO, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR OTHER MPO'S TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL COMMENTS TO THE SIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
>> I DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO FINISH.
I APOLOGIZE. IT'S JUST RELATED TO THE SCHEDULE.
>> SORRY. ALSO, IN REGARDS TO COMMENTS, IF ANYONE CAN GO IN AND MAKE COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO ME AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE A WEBSITE SETUP WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED THERE, I'M SORRY, AN EMAIL ADDRESS THERE.
YOU CAN DIRECT COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO CENTRAL OFFICE.
THERE WILL BE A VIRTUAL ROOM SETUP AND WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE MPO STAFF WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE.
IT'S A WEBSITE YOU CAN GO INTO AND ACTUALLY LEARN MORE ABOUT
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THINGS AND COMMENT DIRECTLY AND IN REGARDS TO WHAT'S NEXT.THE DRAFT PLANS HOPE TO BE OUT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
THAT'S THE GOAL. THEN THEY'LL BE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AFTER THAT.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO ADOPT IT IN EARLY 2022.
BACK TO QUESTIONS REALLY, WE ALREADY DONE THAT, BUT YEAH, YOU CAN DIRECT ANYTHING TO ME AS WELL.
ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS RON KAREIVA. THANK YOU.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS THERE.
I AM THE SIS COORDINATOR FOR DISTRICT BOARD.
ANYTHING RELATED TO SIS, YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING TO MY ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE AWESOME TEAM DURING THE 595 MATERIAL CONDUCTIVITY STUDY, AND WE HAVE CHUANG.
>> CHUANG LONG HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHUANG LONG.
I'M THE FDOT PROJECT MANAGER, WITH THE ARTERIAL CONNECTIVITY STUDY ALONG I-595 CORRIDOR.
WITH ME IS MY CONSULTANT PROJECT MANAGER, WINSTON HARRIS FROM THE RS AND EDGE TEAM.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE HERE ON THE KEY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PLANNING STUDY, WHICH WAS INITIATED BY BROWARD MPO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FDOT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
THE STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY AND DEFINE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS ON THE CONGESTED NORTH-SOUTH ANTERIOR ALONG THE I-595 CORRIDOR AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE CONGESTION RELIEF SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY FOR ALL MODES OF TRAVEL.
AFTER 21 MONTHS INTO THE STUDY AND SERIES OF MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS, WE ARE NEAR THE END OF THE STUDY AND WE ARE PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED A LIST OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH YOU TODAY.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL LET WINSTON START THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, CHUANG. AGAIN, I'M WINSTON HARRIS, AND THE CONSULT AND PROJECT MANAGER.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE KEY FINDINGS FROM OUR STUDY, LET'S SEE HERE.
A REMINDER, THIS IS A JOINT MPO, FDOT PROJECT.
[4. Report From Partner Agencies - Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Arterial Connectivity Study along 595]
MPO IS FUNDING IT, FDOT IS EXECUTING IT.WE MET WITH YOU ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, BACK JUST BEFORE COVID [LAUGHTER] HIT, AND WE GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT PROJECT OBJECTIVES WERE, SOME OF THE EARLY FINDINGS, AND GOT YOUR EARLY INPUT AS TO WHAT TO DO.
HERE AT THE END NOW, A REMINDER, THE PROJECT STUDY AREA.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE NORTH-SOUTH ARTERIALS THAT CROSS 595 STATE ROAD 84, STARTING IN THE WEST WITH 136TH AVENUE AND MOVING EAST, FLAMINGO, HIATUS, NOB HILL, PINE ISLAND, UNIVERSITY, DAVIE, AND STATE ROAD 7.
AS TRANSLATED, KEY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT REALLY CAME OUT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES.
WHAT CAN WE DO ALONG THOSE KNOTS OR ARTERIOLES TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND CONGESTION RELIEF? THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG THINGS FOR THE PROJECT GOALS.
WE'RE AT THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE DOT'S PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
IT'S A PLANNING LEVEL PROCESS, SO WE ARE UP HERE AT 30 FOOT LEVEL, A LOT OF STEPS TO GO BEFORE SHOVEL IN THE GROUND.
AT THE PLANNING LEVEL, PRIMARY CONCERN IS WHAT ARE THE BIG NEEDS.
EARLY STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION, GETTING INPUT FROM KEY STAKEHOLDERS, AND THEN DEVELOPING PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS FOR CONSIDERATION THAT CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STAGE, RELATE WITH PD&E DESIGN, RIGHT-OF-WAY, CONSTRUCTION.
OF COURSE, IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS A BIG PART OF IT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE MET WITH THE MPO DIVERSE BOARDS, YOU GUYS EARLIER ON.
MET WITH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES, CITY OF SUNRISE, PLANTATION, SOME OF DAVIE, CITY OF LAUDERDALE, DOT STAFF, BROWARD COUNTY, [INAUDIBLE].
IMPORTANTLY, WE HAD A PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WE WORKED WITH FOR THE PAST ALMOST 20 MONTHS, DEVELOPING THESE CONCEPTS AND IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE THE ISSUES TO DEAL WITH.
[BACKGROUND] IMPORTANTLY, WE HAD A PUBLIC OUTREACH WHICH WAS AN IMPETUS OF THE MPO, WE SHOULD SPREAD OUR OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
LAST SUMMER WE HAD AN ONLINE WEB BASED OUTREACH PROGRAM.
WE DID GET A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE THE ISSUES AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
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THAT WORKED OUT QUITE WELL.OF COURSE, AS PART OF OUR DATA GATHERING, WE HAD TO LOOK AT WHAT DOES THE COUNTY, THE CITY DOT HAVE ALREADY PLANNED, PROGRAM ARE ONGOING.
THIS IS JUST AN EXHAUSTIVE SHEET, BUT JUST TO SHOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT DOT, BROWARD COUNTY, AND THE CITIES HAD WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE. OF COURSE, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR CONSIDERATIONS IN THE FUTURE IS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT'S ALREADY ON THESE PROJECTS, BUT SEVERAL PROJECTS ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA.
OF COURSE, KEY FINDINGS FOR ALREADY EXISTING ISSUES ARE ARISING YEAR 2045, WHAT WILL HAPPEN OR YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN? NO SURPRISES, OF COURSE, SAFETY WAS ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS.
SEVERAL HIGH CRASH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR STUDY AREA.
ROADWAY CAPACITIES, SEVERAL ALREADY FAILING, PUSH THAT OUT TO 2045, MORE WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL.
IT'S REALLY THE INTERSECTIONS ARE REALLY THE KEYS WHERE A LOT OF THOSE FAILURES WERE TAKING PLACE.
IN PARTICULAR, STATE ROAD 84 INTERCHANGES WHERE BOTH A LOT SAFETY ISSUES AND THE CONDITION ISSUES RELATE TO ISSUES AT THOSE INTERCHANGES.
THE NEW RIVER GREENWAY IS JUST NORTH UP STATE ROAD 84.
ITS WIDELY USED ESPECIALLY ON OFF-PEAK PERIODS AND DURING THE WEEKENDS.
IT'S AN ISSUE, OF COURSE, ABOUT SAFETY AND OPERATIONS AND WAS A BIG PART OF THE STUDY IN TRYING TO SEE HOW CAN WE IMPROVE SAFETY AND OPERATIONS FOR CROSSING THOSE BUSY KNOTS OF ROADS.
PED AND BIKE ISSUE WAS ALSO ANOTHER BIG CONCERN ON THE PROJECT.
NOT JUST THE GREENWAY, BUT ALONG EACH ONE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH ARTERIALS, MISSING BICYCLE LANES, MISSING PED FACILITIES, RECOMMENDATIONS TO TRY TO IMPROVE THAT AND BRING THAT UP SOME STANDARDS.
A LOT OF WORD, MISSING TRANSIT FACILITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE LOOKED AT THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF IMPROVEMENTS.
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, OF COURSE, MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS, TSM&O TYPE IMPROVEMENTS, ITS IMPROVEMENTS, AND LOCAL PLANNING ACTIONS.
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, OF COURSE, WILL BE THE BIGGEST ROLE.
OUR PRESENTATION TODAY WILL FOCUS ON WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY BIG INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE FOUND NECESSARY.
OKAY. THIS GRAPHIC AND THE INFORMATION AT THE TOP HIGHLIGHTS A SUMMARY OF THE LOCATIONS AND TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT THERE, AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES I CAN'T PRESENT EVERYTHING, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON EACH CORRIDOR.
COMMON TO EACH CORRIDOR WHAT YOU WILL SEE AT SW 136TH AVENUE, WE HAVE ALL THE INTERCHANGES WERE PROPOSING SOME SET OF MODIFICATION.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT 136 IN THIS CHART PRESENTATION, BUT ON ALL THE NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDORS, INTERCHANGES WERE KEY AND WE'RE PROPOSING SOME IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDORS.
ALONG WITH THE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS IS THE GREENWAYS.
THE GREENWAY IS IMMEDIATELY NOT WITHIN A FEW 100 FEET [LAUGHTER] NORTH OF INTERCHANGE.
COUPLED WITH THE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GREENWAY, EITHER SOME KIND OF AN OVERPASS OR UNDERPASS AS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
WE'VE ALSO GOT SHORT-TERM JUST USING THAT COULD INVOLVE ALL TYPE SIGNALS.
FLAMINGO ROAD, SIMILAR TO 136 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT ALSO IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BROWARD BOULEVARD INTERSECTION.
RELATIVELY MINOR IMPROVEMENTS AT BOULEVARD INTERSECTION, JUST PUT IN TURN LANES REALLY.
THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE BROWARD BOULEVARD INTERSECTION.
NOB HILL ROAD, AGAIN, IMPRESSIVE IMPROVEMENTS AT STATE ROAD 84.
PINE ISLAND, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW LOCATIONS THAT NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS.
BIG ONE WOULD BE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AS USUAL, BUT YOU ALSO HAD IMPROVEMENTS AT NOVA DRIVE,
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AND PETERS ROAD, AND 6TH COURT.I GUESS I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT ALONG ALL THOSE ARE NORTH-SOUTH ARTERIALS.
WE DO HAVE PED AND BIKE FACILITIES BEING PROPOSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS, WHERE THERE IS MISSING PED AND BIKE FACILITIES ALONG THOSE NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDORS.
NEXT SLIDE LOOKS AT UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
UNIVERSITY DRIVE, THAT'S OUR MOST CONGESTED CORRIDOR TODAY.
IT GETS WORSE THAN THE FUTURE OF COURSE.
CORRIDOR WHERE WE FALL, WHERE WE NEED SOME TYPE OF CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE QUARTER.
ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ADDITIONS TO IMPROVEMENTS ARE INTERCHANGES OR WE'RE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL WHERE WE WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL THROUGH LANES, NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO ACCOMMODATE ANTICIPATED FUTURE TRAFFIC ROUTES ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
FIRST, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, PETERS ROAD, Y KEY ONES, AND NOWHERE DRIVE AGAIN AND 33.
DAVIE INTERCHANGE IS A MAIN IMPROVEMENT AND THEN ALSO AT NOVA DRIVE.
STEROIDS 7, WILL, AND 2, ISOLATED IN THE SECTIONS.
RED LINE THROUGH NORTH AND CLOSE TO THE SOUTH WERE INDIVIDUAL IMPROVEMENTS WHERE SUGGESTS THOSE TWO LOCATIONS.
OVERPASSES OR UNDERPASSES, NEARLY ANY CHANGES AS LONG-TERM SOLUTION AND THE SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS MEAN SOME SET OF SIGNALS, WHICH THE COUNTY OF BROADCOM IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTING, HAVE SIMILARITY HAS IMPLEMENTED THAT.
LET'S SAY WE CAN'T LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
WE JUST PICKED ONE LOCATION, 136 AND THIS IS WHY THE MOST GRAPHIC ONE WILL ELABORATE SOLUTIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THIS ONE HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING PROBLEM LOCATION AND IT USES 136 AGO TO IQR GOING UP THE SUNRISE, SO IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT.
THE MAJOR FEATURES HERE IS YOU HAVE THAT HEAVY SOUTHBOUND, THE EASTBOUND MOVEMENT.
WE'RE PROPOSING A OVERPASS, OR SUGGEST JUST AN OVERPASS THAT COULD TAKE THAT HEAVY MOVEMENT FROM SOUTHBOUND 136 ONTO STEADILY 4 AND 594.
THE RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT IS ALSO QUITE HEAVY, OF COURSE, THE WESTBOUND TO NORTHBOUND MOVEMENT.
AGAIN, FOR THAT PARTICULAR EVENT WE'RE PROPOSING ANOTHER BYPASS, SO WHERE YOU BYPASS AND LOOP AT A SECTION ON A BYPASS.
EASTBOUND STATE ROAD 84 IS ALSO SUGGESTION TO HAVE A OVERPASS IF YOU ARE GOING EAST ON STATE ROAD 84 APPROACH 136.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE INGREDIENTS SECTIONS.
YOU CAN BYPASS AND CONTINUE WEST TO DECLINING STEADILY 4 OR 595.
SAME THING IN A WESTBOUND DIRECTION.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE LOCAL INTERSECTION.
YOU CAN BYPASS LOCAL INTERSECTION AND CONTINUE WEST ON STATE ROAD 84.
OF COURSE, WHAT THAT DOES IS IT FREES UP A LOT OF TIME FOR NOT'S SO MOVEMENT ALONG 136, THEY GET FAR MORE EFFICIENT OPERATIONS ON 136 WHEN YOU TAKE OUT ALL THOSE LARGE MOVEMENTS.
NOW, WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF PED AND BIKE IMPROVEMENTS, RIGHT ADDING A CHANGE AND ALONG 136, CONTINUING ON BIKE FACILITIES ALONG 136, AND ALSO ALONG STATE ROAD 84.
NOT SHOWN IN THE GRAPHIC IS THE SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENT FOR A GREENWAY HERE WOULD BE A UNDERPASS BECAUSE OF THE FLOWERS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROPOSED.
OVER GREAT SEPARATED OR HEADING WOULD NOT BE THE BEST SOLUTION HERE, UNDERPASS IT, MORE SUITED FOR THIS LOCATION.
THEN WE HAVE ONE GRAPHIC THAT ILLUSTRATES THE GREENWAY IMPROVEMENT.
THIS IS JUST FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES.
THIS AT FLAMINGO ROAD SHOWING THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WE COULD HAVE.
THIS WAS AN OVERPASS GOING OVER FLAMINGO ROAD.
WE'RE LOOKING IN LOOKING AT THE GRAPHIC, YOU'RE LOOKING EAST.
ON THE EASTERN SIDE, THERE'S A LINEAR RAMP THAT YOU GO UP AND OVER.
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ON THE WESTERN SIDE, THAT'S A SPIRAL RAMP.OF COURSE, WE COULD INTERCHANGE THOSE AGRONOMISTS PARALLEL ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND BOTH SIDES ARE LINEAR OR ON BOTH SIDE.
OF COURSE IT'S LARGELY DUE TO THIS TO MAKE IT MORE OF A GATOR FEATURE MAKE IT ENHANCE THEIR BEAUTY AND ALL THAT.
BUT THIS IS OUR THINKING OF AS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR THE GREENWAY.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AT LEAST FOUR LOCATIONS WHERE EVERYTHING IS TO BE PREFERRED.
THE UNDERGROUND THING COULD BE PREFERRED HAD 136 AND UNIVERSITY.
LASTLY, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES.
WE HAVE ME MET WITH PREVENTING THESE FINDINGS.
THOUGHT THAT MAYBE EVERYONE WHO HAD BEEN MEETING WITH, I CAN SAY, EXCEPT FOR A FEW CONCERNS, THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN QUITE POSITIVE IN TERMS OF MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD TO THE NEXT STAGE WOULD BE A PG&E.
LOBBIES WILL REQUIRE PG&E ANALYSIS TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT STAGE AND OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING FOR THE MPO OF COURSE.
IT CONCERNS LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORTS ON THE PROJECTS CAN MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THAT NEXT STAGE.
WITH THAT, THAT WAS A QUICK OVERVIEW.
I DO HAVE ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY TEAM HERE WITH US TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND WE CAN TAKE THOSE NOW?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE IN-HOUSE OR ONLINE? I SEE NONE.
MY ONLY COMMENT IS I WOULD KILL MYSELF ON A BICYCLE GOING DOWN THAT CIRCULAR RAMP, [LAUGHTER] FOR SURE.
>> I KNOW THE BICYCLE IS SO DAMN LIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE WHO COULD HAVE LINEAR ON BOTH SIDES.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH WITSON.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS.
WE JUST HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS, COMMITTEE REPORTS IN YOUR PACKET.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER COMMENTS. MR. COOPER?
[1. Member Comments]
>> SUPER QUICK. I WAS TRYING TO BRING THIS UP REALLY EARLY WHEN WE'RE GETTING THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, BUT JUST WANTED TO ASK THE MPO CHANGE THE WAY THEY DID THE MINUTES BECAUSE I SAW THAT IT WAS A LOT MORE SUMMARY MINUTES AND BEFORE.
IT DOESN'T REALLY TALK TO BE MORE ABOUT WHO SAID WHAT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT JUST SAYS THERE WAS CONVERSATION.
IS THAT BECAUSE NOW ALL THE MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND POSTED IN THE AGENDA THAT CHANGE WAS MADE BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS WAY WE DID IT AND HOW WE'RE DOING IT TODAY?
>> JUST CHECKING. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER MEMBER COMMENTS? NO. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 22ND.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO IS COMFORTABLE TO COME IN AND LET US GET QUORUM TO BE ABLE TO GO ON THOSE IMPORTANT ITEMS AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.