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[1. Call to Order and Recognition of Quorum]
REBECCA, CAN YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE DO HAVE QUORUM.WE DO HAVE QUORUM. THEN ROLL CALL PLEASE.
[2. Electronic Roll Call]
REBECCA, CAN YOU PLEASE INITIATE A ROLL CALL.>> THE ROLL CALL HAS BEEN INITIATED.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE, THOSE THAT ARE IN THE ROOM, SELECT THE YES IN THE TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE ELECTRONIC PANEL.
THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE WE ARE KEEPING TRACK OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE.
>> ARE WE DONE, REBECCA? GOOD. NEXT ITEM APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
[3. Approval of Minutes - January 26, 2022]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES WILLIAM CROSS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE TO VOTE FOR IT.>> WE'RE ON THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
>> YEAH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ALREADY.
>> I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THE MINUTES SPECIFICALLY, UNLESS THERE IS A QUESTION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> YOU CAN VOTE ON THIS NOW, PLEASE.
>> CHAIR AND MATTHEW COYLE, WE NEED YOU TO VOTE YES OR NO.
>> HOW MANY YES WE HAVE? DO YOU HAVE THE COUNT? FIFTEEN.
>> WE ARE GOOD. THE AMENDMENT HAS PASSED.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
>> BUT I SEE NUMBER 5, THERE IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH EMAIL.
>> PERFECT. THEN MPO SURTAX SERVICES UPDATE, THAT WE DO HAVE PRESENTATION ON SURTAX SERVICES.
>> MR. CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
[4. Approval of Agenda]
WE DO NEED AN APPROVAL OF TODAY'S AGENDA.[OVERLAPPING] YES, APPROVAL IS UNDER WAY.
WE DO HAVE A SECOND TOO AND YOU CAN VOTE FOR THIS.
[OVERLAPPING] WHAT'S THE COUNT, REBECCA?
>> MR. CHAIR, WE ARE READY TO MOVE THAT OFF.
>> FIFTEEN ARE PERFECTED SO APPROVED.
THEN NUMBER 5, AS WE ALREADY KNOW, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH EMAIL, SO WE CAN GO TO ITEM NUMBER 6,
[6. MPO Surtax Services Updates: www.my-mcps.org]
THAT IS MBSR TECH SERVICES UPDATE.THERE SHOULD BE A PRESENTATION.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA REIGNER BUT YOU CAN CALL ME KAT.
I'M THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR APPLICATION AND READINESS REVIEWS FOR ALL THINGS RELATED TO SURTAX MCPS.
TODAY, I HAVE MET WITH ALMOST THREE-FOURTHS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN BROWARD TO DISCUSS NEW MCPS AS WELL AS APPLICATION EXPECTATIONS AND READINESS REVIEWS.
TODAY'S UPDATE WILL PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE BEEN MAKING WITH THE APPLICATION AND THE PORTAL.
THE COUNTY HAS PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON WHAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR SURTAX FUNDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES.
IT HAS TO BE EITHER A NEW ROADWAY, A WIDENING OF A ROADWAY, OR TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT.
AFTER PROJECT DETERMINES WHAT TYPE OF ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT IT IS, THEN ALL THESE OTHER TRANSPORTATION RELATED IMPROVEMENTS BECOME ELIGIBLE, SUCH AS ADA ACCOMMODATION, BIKE LANES, GLIDING, AND THE OTHER THINGS LISTED ON THIS LIST.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE LAUNCHED THE APPLICATION PORTAL IN THE LAST WEEK, SO CITY STAFF CAN LOG IN AND START BUILDING THEIR APPLICATIONS.
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THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS THAT THE COUNTY SURTAX LEGAL TEAM NOW HAS THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.BASICALLY, AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THE MPO STAFF ALSO LOOKS AT IT AND THEN WE WORK ON RANKING THE PROJECTS.
THE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT MY-NCPS.ORG.
THROUGH THERE, YOU CAN SCHEDULE ONE-ON-ONE HELP.
YOU CAN WATCH ANY VIDEOS THAT WERE UPLOADING, AS WELL AS OTHER GUIDANCE MATERIALS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR THIS APPLICATION PERIOD.
ALSO, I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE 70 PROJECTS UPLOADED TO THE DATABASE, MOST OF THEM ARE NEW ROADWAY PROJECTS.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU LOOK TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR.
BEFORE I LEAVE, I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME KEY DATES TO KEEP IN MIND IN THIS APPLICATION PERIOD.
MARCH 11TH, THE APPLICATION PERIOD OFFICIALLY OPENS, AND PER AMENDMENT 2 IT HAS TO OPEN ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF MARCH EVERY YEAR.
THE APPLICATIONS THEN OPEN FOR 28 DAYS, SO THE DEADLINE IS IN APRIL 8TH THIS YEAR, CLOSE OF BUSINESS.
THEN THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND CONFIRM ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMIT A RANK LIST TO THE MAP ADMINISTRATION FOR THEM TO START TRYING TO FUND THE PROJECTS.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THAT.
WHAT YEAR ARE THESE FUNDS GOING TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEW MCPS THAT ARE APPROVED?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THE COUNTY HAS RECENTLY ADJUSTED THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
ALL CYCLE 1 MCPS ARE FULLY FUNDED UP TO 2026.
AFTER THAT, THE FUNDING FOR NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING SUBMITTED THIS YEAR IS AVAILABLE, SO 2027. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> ANYMORE QUESTION? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE.
WE'LL BE MOVING INTO THE ACTUAL ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE BROWARD MPO BOARD APPROVE
[1. MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE BROWARD MPO BOARD APPROVE Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 - 2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): 1. Broward MPO Request to Program Additional Funding Allocated to the Broward MPO in the Recently Passed Federal Transportation Bill - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): A. FM# 4393243: BROWARD MPO FY 2020/2021 - 2021/2022 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) B. FM# 4393244: BROWARD MPO FY 2022/2023 - 2023/2024 UPWP 2. FDOT Request to Add Five New Projects and One Phase to an Existing Project: C. FM# 4495231: Advanced WWD Detection Systems Broward County D. FM# 4492821: SR-7/US 441 AT ROYAL PALM BLVD/COPANS ROAD E. FM# 4504511: 5310 ARPA - City of the Pembroke Pines - Southwest Focal Point Senior Center F. FM# 4504541: 5310 ARPA - Woodhouse Operating Assistance G. FM# 4504741: 5310 CRRSAA - Henderson Behavioral Health, Inc. H. FM# 4358085: SR-9/I-95 MOBILITY HUB AT CYPRESS CREEK]
AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 THROUGH 2026.TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
YOU'RE GOING TO READ THROUGH THAT ARREST.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECONDED. PETER.
>> SURE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
IF I COULD GET THE PRESENTATION PULLED UP, I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE REST OF THE AMENDMENT SO THAT WE CAN READ INTO THE RECORD.
THIS AMENDMENT IS BROKEN UP INTO TWO PARTS.
FIRST ONE, BROWARD MPO REQUESTS TO PROGRAM ADDITIONAL FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THE BROWARD MPO AND THE RECENTLY PASSED FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION BILL, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN JOB ACTS.
PART A, BROWARD MPO, FISCAL YEAR 2020 THROUGH 2021, UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM, AND ALSO FISCAL YEAR 2022, 2023, THROUGH '23, THROUGH '24 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.
THEN PART 2 IS THE FDOT REQUESTS TO ADD FIVE NEW PROJECTS ON ONE FACE TO AN EXISTING PROJECT.
PART C, ADVANCED WRONG WAY DETECTION SYSTEMS IN BROWARD COUNTY.
PART D, STATE ROADS SEVEN AT ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD AND COPANS ROAD.
PART E, 5310 ARPA, CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, SOUTHWEST FOCAL POINTS SENIOR CENTER.
PART F, ARPA WOOD-HOUSE OPERATING ASSISTANCE.
PART G, 5310, CRRSAA FUNDING, HENDERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCORPORATED, AND PART H, THE MOBILITY HUB AT CYPRESS CREEK ROAD.
THIS GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LONGEST TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT ITEMS EVER.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT PROBABLY ARE GOING TO REQUIRE SOME EXPLANATION AND I'LL RUN THROUGH A QUICK PRESENTATION THAT BREAKS UP PART 1 AND PART 2 INTO TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS AND HOPEFULLY GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WITH THESE AMENDMENTS.
THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS PART OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THIS IS WHERE ACTUALLY THE DELIVERY OF PROJECTS HAPPENS
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AFTER THEY'VE MOVED THROUGH OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, A MULTI-MODAL PRIORITIES LIST.AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT THIS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT IS AS A RESULT OF TWO REQUESTS, ONE BY THE BROWARD MPO AND THE OTHER BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THE FIRST ITEM, THE PROPOSED TIP AMENDMENTS REQUESTED BY THE BROWARD MPO, ARE TO ALLOCATE NEW FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT PASSED BACK IN NOVEMBER, ALSO KNOWN NOW AS A BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT ALL THE GREAT FUNDING INCREASES THAT ARE COMING DOWN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION AS A RESULT OF THIS LAW AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE POSITIONING THE MPO CORRECTLY TO BEGIN APPLYING THE DOLLARS IN THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THIS INCREASED FUNDING.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FUNDING IS INCREASING AT A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT, I BELIEVE AND I'M LOOKING BACK AT, SHE HUNG IT'S AROUND SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE TOTAL? AROUND EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
THIS IS US BEING PROACTIVE, WORKING WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ALLOCATE SOME OF THAT FUNDING FOR SOME EXISTING WORK THAT WE HAVE GOING ON THROUGH OUR UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR BUDGET.
SPECIFICALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS ADDING THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR '22 TO THE UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.
THIS WILL ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO BUILD A FLOAT FOR OUR OPERATIONS.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE ASKING, WELL, WHAT IS A FLOAT? THE MPO ACTUALLY DOES NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT LIKE MANY CITIES DO, WHERE WE CAN JUST DRAW DOWN FROM AND IT GETS REPLENISHED.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO WORK WITH A THIRD-PARTY, IN THIS CASE, THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, WHO FRONTS US A SUM OF MONEY ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
WE BASICALLY DRAW DOWN FROM THAT ACCOUNT REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THEN REPLENISH THAT ACCOUNT.
THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE DOES NOT GIVE US THIS MONEY FOR FREE, WE HAVE TO PAY AT A FEE TO ACCESS THOSE FUNDS.
BRINGING DOWN THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN FISCAL YEAR '22 WOULD ESSENTIALLY ALLOW US TO BE INDEPENDENT IN TERMS OF OUR FINANCIAL FLOAT AND WOULD GIVE US THAT MONEY TO DRAW DOWN FROM ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND REPLENISH THROUGH OUR REIMBURSEMENTS AND ALLOW US AGAIN TO FUNCTION MORE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY ADDITIONAL FEES OR GET SERVICES THROUGH A THIRD PARTY.
IT MAKES THE ORGANIZATION MUCH MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE.
THE SECOND PORTION IN FISCAL YEAR '23 AND '24, WE ARE GOING TO BE ADDING THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING TO OUR UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES IN THE FEDERAL EMPHASIS AREAS, MAINLY INCOMPLETE STREETS SAFETY AND RESILIENCY.
SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE INCLUDED ARE DOING THINGS LIKE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT STUDIES FOR SAFETY PROJECTS SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE PROJECTS ON THE GROUND.
SAME THING IN THE AREA OF RESILIENCY AND DOING ADDITIONAL WORK IN TERMS OF OUR COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN TO ADVANCE THOSE EMPHASIS AREAS.
THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THAT FUNDING HERE.
THEN THE PROPOSED TIP AMENDMENT REQUESTS BY DOT, THEY'RE ALL LISTED HERE ON THE SCREEN.
THERE'S NOTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT I CAN SPEAK TO.
WE HAVE FDOT ON THE LINE IN CASE YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON ANY ONE OF THESE ITEMS. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP.
WE HAVE ON OUR END, OUR ENTIRE SYSTEMS PLANNING TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TEAM, THEY'LL CROSS ON MYSELF WHO CAN HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE FORT LAUDERDALE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT THE LINE AS WELL.
MR. CHAIR, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> ANY COMMENT? [INAUDIBLE] GOOD?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUILDING THE RESERVE? I DIDN'T QUITE FOLLOW THAT, BUT I'M CERTAIN IT'S A VERY STRATEGIC FOR YOU ALL.
>> IT IS, AND AGAIN, IF I'M REPEATING MYSELF, I APOLOGIZE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS COMPLICATED FOR ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THE MPO TO UNDERSTAND.
IS WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT WITH MONEY IN IT THAT HAS THE MPO'S NAME ON IT.
WE MUST WORK WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, IN THIS CASE, THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, TO PROVIDE US A FLOAT SO THAT WE CAN PAY OUR BILLS.
THEY GIVE US, I BELIEVE, THREE MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH THAT WE DRAW DOWN FROM A PAIR OF BILLS WITH.
THEN WE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES, WHO PAY US THE MONEY BACK AND THEN WE REPLENISH THAT ACCOUNT.
NOW OF COURSE, THAT AMOUNT IS OFFERED TO US BY THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AT A FEE.
BY US NOW, BUILDING THAT RESERVE OURSELVES AND CREATING THAT FLOAT OURSELVES THROUGH THE FEDERAL MONEY THAT'S COMING DOWN THAT WE'RE REQUESTING FOR, IT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE INDEPENDENT FROM THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND ALLOW US TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
I DON'T KNOW BILL, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD ON TO THAT FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE?
>> MR. GOOD, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE RESERVE CARRIES OVER INTO FUTURE YEARS AND IF SO, HOW MUCH?
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR LET ME TRY TO RESPOND TO THAT.
AGAIN, BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS,
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ALL OF OUR DOLLARS ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS.THEY'RE ALL REIMBURSEMENT BASED.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS ANYTIME WE HIRE A CONSULTANT LET'S SAY, WE NEED TO GET THE INVOICE FROM THE CONSULTANT, WE HAVE TO PAY THAT INVOICE AND SHOW THAT WE'VE PAID IT, AND THAT BECOMES PART OF WHAT WE THEN SUBMIT TO FDOT AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY TO GET REIMBURSED.
WE DO NEED WORKING CAPITAL IN ORDER TO PAY THE BILLS BEFORE WE CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
AS PETER POINTED OUT, WE CURRENTLY DO THAT THROUGH AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
WORKING WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAY AS WELL AS FLORIDA DOT, WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS APPROACH THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BRING THREE MILLION OF FEDERAL DOLLARS IN AND BASICALLY HOLD ON TO THEM TO CREATE THAT CASH FLOAT FOR THE ORGANIZATION, ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, YES, IT WOULD BE IN PERPETUITY UNLESS AND UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN MPO'S AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY HAS ASKED US TO COMPLETE A DOCUMENT AND AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA DOT.
SHOULD THE MPO EVER CEASE TO EXIST AS AN OPERATIONAL UNIT, THAT THREE MILLION DOLLAR AT THAT POINT WOULD GO BACK TO FLORIDA DOT FOR ANY FEDERALLY ELIGIBLE PROJECT EXPENSE AT THAT POINT.
>> OKAY. HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND YOU [LAUGHTER].
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A THREE MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL FUNDS AND PUT IT INTO A RESERVE ACCOUNT.
YOU DO PROJECTS AND THEN BASICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO DRAW FROM YOU CALL IT THE RESERVE, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET REIMBURSEMENT MORE FEDERAL DOLLARS?
>> IS THAT CONSIDERED AN EXCHANGE? WHAT I'M HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH IS WHEN YOU GET FEDERAL DOLLARS, HOW CAN YOU TIE UP FEDERAL DOLLARS INDEFINITELY? UNLESS MAYBE YOU'RE TURNING THE DOLLAR OVER. DOES THAT MAKES SENSE?
WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME NOW BECAUSE IT'S A NATIONAL CHALLENGE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE BROWARD MPO, IT'S A NATIONAL CHALLENGE.
THEIR PROGRAM WORKS ENTIRELY ON REIMBURSEMENT, AND THAT'S CHALLENGING, PARTICULARLY FOR MANY OF THE SMALLER MPO'S.
WELL, HOW DO WE PAY OUR BILLS SO THAT WE CAN THEN GET REIMBURSED? FEDERAL HIGHWAY IS TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY HERE.
THIS MAY WIND UP BEING A FIRST IN THE NATION.
EXAMPLE'S, SOMETHING THAT THEY THEN WANT TO BE ABLE TO ROLL OUT NATIONALLY TO HELP SUPPORT THE OTHER MPO'S.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT TAKES $3 MILLION BASICALLY OFF THE BOOKS FROM DEVELOPING PROJECTS AND IT HOLDS IT THERE IN STASIS FOR US TO USE AND BORROW AGAINST TO THE PAY THE BILLS UNTIL WE GET REIMBURSED AND THEN THAT MONEY, SO IT JUST CONTINUOUSLY TURNS OVER.
THE ONLY THING THAT, LIKE I SAID, THAT THE FEDS ASKED IN RETURN WAS THAT THEY DID WANT THAT SURETY, THAT END OF ORGANIZATION DOCUMENT IN PLACE SO THAT, EVENTUALLY, SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO THIS ORGANIZATION, THE MONEY WE'LL GET BACK AND PUT TO PUBLIC USE.
>> OKAY, GREAT. SO WE WILL NO LONGER BE USING FORT LAUDERDALE'S FLOAT, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ACTUALLY, THAT AGREEMENT ENDS AT THE END OF AUGUST THIS YEAR.
THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE TIMING NOW.
>> BECAUSE WE'RE USING THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN RESERVE, WHAT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS YOU SPOKE OF EARLIER, IT'S REALLY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS BECAUSE YOU'RE HOLDING THREE MILLION DOLLARS AS YOUR FLOAT?
>> IN GENERAL, THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL UP.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF IT YET.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, WE'RE TAKING THAT PIECE AND WE'RE SETTING ASIDE FOR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.
AS PETER MENTIONED, THERE IS A COST FOR US HAVING ACCESS TO THE MONEY MONTHLY FROM THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
WE'RE REDUCING EXPENSES BY [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF I MAY JUST CLARIFY AS WELL.
IT WOULD BE $3 MILLION JUST FOR THAT ONE FISCAL YEAR.
>> THERE'LL BE THREE MILLION ANYTHING AFTER THAT, THERE'S NO MORE UNLESS YOU GUYS DECIDE TO HAVE A HIGHER FLOAT.
>> WHICH IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THIS THREAT.
>> BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE, WELL, IF YOU GUYS ARE GETTING A LOT OF MONEY, MAYBE YOU MIGHT NEED MORE THAN THREE MILLION BECAUSE YOUR PROJECTS WILL BE MORE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH BY THE WAY.
I HAVE MUCH MORE CLARITY ON THAT.
THE OTHER THING JUST SCRIBBLERS AIR OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW.
I DIDN'T SEE IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION FUNNY BUT ITEM H, THE MOBILITY HUB THERE.
>> YES, IT IS THE THIRD ITEM DOWN.
SORRY, THIS ONE MAY BE OUT OF ORDER HERE. I APOLOGIZE.
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OR DEAL ABOUT $250 THING? I THOUGHT IT [OVERLAPPING] WOULD BE 250,000. [LAUGHTER]>> TOM, WE ASKED THE EXACT SAME QUESTION. [LAUGHTER]
>> IT IS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT.
DIGGING. NO IF YOU DIG IN, RICHARD.
>> THEN DON'T WORRY ABOUT HITTING IT AFTER THAT.
>> MIC IS ON NOW. THERE IT GOES FINALLY.
I ACTUALLY STAY ON THIS SLIDE HERE.
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HAVING TO DO WITH THE SECOND PROJECT, DOWNSTATE ROAD 7 AND ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD AND COPAN ROAD.
IT SAYS THE TYPE OF WORK IS LIGHTING.
I KNOW I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH DOT.
IT IS MORE TO THAT SCOPE THAN JUST LIGHTING AT LEAST THE PROJECT ITSELF.
THERE'S TURN LANES, THERE'S GEOMETRIC CHANGES TO THE INTERSECTION ITSELF.
I'M JUST NOT CLEAR OF WHAT THE ADDED 507,000 IS FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT OR IS IT JUST TO ADD THE LIGHTING IN? OR DO YOU KNOW IF MAYBE DOT MAY HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT?
>> I WILL TURN TO DOT AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF MARIA OR CHRISTINE FRANCISCO WHO'S ON THE LINE VIRTUALLY CAN RESPOND TO THAT.
>> THE ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD IN CHOPIN'S ROAD, YOU MIND COMING UP, MARIA, IF YOU'VE GOT AN ANSWER.
>> PARDON ME, I THINK WE HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER ON THE LINE.
>> I GUESS THE PROJECT MANAGER IS ON THE LINE, SO I DON'T KNOW REBECCA, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] HAD DISCUSSION WITH DOT. [NOISE]
>> GO AHEAD CHRISTINE. THANKS.
>> I'M SORRY. JEFF ROBERTS IS ON THE LINE.
HE HAS HIS HAND UP. I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL DEFER TO HIM.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES SEVERAL ASPECTS.
IT WOULD IMPROVED LIGHTING, ADDITIONAL LIGHT POLES, EXCHANGING OUT HIGH-PRESSURE SODIUM LIGHTS TO LED.
THEN THERE'S ALSO REPLACING THE SIGNAL, CHANGING SPAN WIRE TO A MASTER ARM, ADDING LANE HEADS SO THAT EACH LINE HAS ITS OWN SIGNAL HEAD.
IN SOME ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND SOUTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE AND EXTENDING THE EASTBOUND LEFT-TURN LANE.
>> EXACTLY. THAT'S THE EXACT SCOPE THAT I REMEMBERED AND THAT'S WHY [INAUDIBLE] I REMEMBERED.
TYPICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF IT'S THE PREDOMINANT SCOPE OF WORK, THAT'S WHAT THEY WILL PUT DOWN AS A TYPE OF WORK EVEN THOUGH THAT THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN THERE.
SO THAT'S LIKELY WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
>> YEAH. I THINK PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF WORK IS THE SIGNAL AND THE RECONFIGURE.
I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY MORE THAN EVEN THE LIGHTING ITSELF BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WE'RE WELCOMING.
JUST MAYBE WANT TO TELL YOU ANOTHER LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF THAT MAKES ACCURATELY DEPICTS THE PROJECT OR MAY WANT TO ADD MORE TO IT.
>> DR. CHEN DID REMIND ME THAT IN THE BACKUP THERE'S ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION IN THE ACTUAL TIP AMENDMENT.
I'VE TYPE OF WORK AND THEN WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION WHERE IT CLEARLY STATES THE WORK BEING DONE.
>> YEAH, JUST PUT A SLIDE ITSELF.
SOMEONE MAY LOOK AT IT AND SAY ADDITIONS TO DOING LIGHTING, [NOISE] WHICH IS MISLEADING.
>> THANKS, PETER. WE HAVE NO MORE IN QUEUE.
WE CAN GO FOR VOTING. LET'S VOTE ON IT.
[NOISE] WE HAVE 17 VOTE, 80 PERCENT.
WE CAN MOVE INTO THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 2.
[2. PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE Amendments to the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)]
THEY SAY PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.WE HAVE MOTION BY MYRIAM ZACH.
WILL YOU SECOND? SECOND BY LISA WHITE.
THIS IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
NO? I WILL SAY THERE IS NONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
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PETER, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.>> SURE. NO FORMAL PRESENTATION WITH THIS ITEM.
IT WAS PRESENTED BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2021 AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.
WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND DONE ALL OF THE NECESSARY WORK TO IDENTIFY WHICH PROJECTS WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD AS AN AMENDMENT.
WE CONTINUED COORDINATING WITH ALL THE AGENCIES.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ITEM AS SHOWN TO YOU BACK IN DECEMBER AND NOW IS THAT BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT DID REQUEST TO REMOVE THEIR AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR OTHER INTERMODAL CENTER.
WE HAVE THE LETTER INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ATTACHMENT.
THAT IS NOT MOVING FORWARD AS AN AMENDMENT AND ALSO THE GRIFFIN ROAD PROJECT IS PART OF THE FDOT AMENDMENT REQUEST.
I BELIEVE I MENTIONED IT AT THE TAC MEETING, BUT I'LL JUST MENTION AGAIN FOR GOOD MEASURE THAT THAT'S ALSO NOT MOVING FORWARD, BUT THE REST OF THE AMENDMENTS ARE MOVING FORWARD AS PLANNED.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CHAIR. JUST CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PEMBROKE ROAD WIDENING THE REMOVAL.
IS THAT BECAUSE IT'S FOR WHAT REASON?
>> YEAH. THE PEMBROKE ROAD PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY AS PART OF THE MTP AND AT ONE POINT WHEN THE SURTAX PASSED BACK IN 2018, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT INCLUDING THAT PROJECT IN THE SURTAX PROGRAM AT WHICH POINT WE SAID, IF THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED VIA SURTAX, WE WILL THEN VOTE TO REMOVE IT AS PART OF THE MTP AS LONG AS ALL THE PARTNERS WERE IN AGREEMENT.
WE HAD MEETINGS BACK IN, I WANT TO SAY 2019 AND IT WAS AGREED UPON BY THE CITY OF MIRAMAR, THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION AND BROWARD COUNTY, THAT THIS PROJECT WAS MOVING FORWARD AS PART OF THE SURTAX AND THAT IT WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE MTP.
NOW THE REASON WHY WE WOULD REMOVE THIS PROJECT FROM THE MTP IS SO THAT IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEXT RANKED PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE ONE IN MIRAMAR THAT MOVED UP AS A RESULT.
BECAUSE IF THE PROJECT SITS THERE, IT'S BASICALLY CONSUMING A SPOT AND CONSUMING FUNDING FOR A PROJECT AND IF WE KNOW IT'S ALREADY FUNDED THROUGH THE SURTAX, WE'D RATHER OPEN THAT SPOT UP FOR A NEWLY FUNDED FEDERAL PROJECT.
>> YOU SAID THAT THE PROJECT FOR MIRAMAR WAS MOVED UP, IS THAT?
>> I BELIEVE IT'S THE SOUTHWEST 148TH.
IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE AMENDMENTS THERE.
IT MAY ACTUALLY BE A MODIFICATION IN THIS CASE BECAUSE IT ONLY MOVED ONE-TIME BAND.
>> WHAT YEAR WAS THAT TO BE FUNDED? IS THAT TIME FOR 2324?
>> I'M SORRY, FOR WHICH PROJECT?
>> WELL, IT WAS REMOVED FROM WHAT YEAR?
>> THE PEMBROKE ROAD PROJECT? IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE 26TH THROUGH 30-TIME BAND I BELIEVE.
>> THE MODIFIED WAS MOVED INTO WHAT YEAR THEN?
>> THE MODIFICATION FOR SOUTHWEST 148TH, I BELIEVE, MOVED FROM 31-35 INTO THE 36TH 40 SLOT THEN WHERE THE PEMBROKE ROAD PROJECT WAS.
>> THAT SOUTHWEST 148TH PROJECT IS. CORRECT, YES.
>> WHICH WE COULD USE SOMEBODY'S ON A TIP WITH ALL THAT NEW MONEY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CONVEYOR BELT? YEAH.
>> THANKS. WE HAVE NONE IN QUEUE SO WE CAN OPEN TO VOTE ON IT.
WE HAVE 17 VOTES NON AGAINST IT, SO IT PASSES.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO NON-ACTION ITEM NOW.
[1. Draft 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Scope of Services]
THE FAST ONE DRAFT 2050, METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SCOPE OF SERVICES PETER.>> YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME FOR ANOTHER ITEM.
[LAUGHTER] I PROMISE THIS IS THE LAST ONE THOUGH, AT LEAST WITH ME, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OTHERS TO GO.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE UPDATE TO OUR LONG-RANGE PLAN OR WHAT WE CALL OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE ADOPTED OUR 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN DECEMBER OF 2019, WHICH FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY.
I'M HERE NOW THE NEXT DAY ALREADY TALKING ABOUT THE 2050.
AGAIN, WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, IT WAS JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO.
AS A COURTESY, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE REGION, OUR LOCAL PARTNERS, OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, OUR STATE PARTNERS, EVEN OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AS WELL, AND SHARING OUR DRAFT SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE PLAN.
THIS IS REALLY THE COMMITTEE'S OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
COMMENTS ARE DUE ON THE DRAFT SCOPE OF SERVICES MARCH 25TH, SO THERE'S A FULL MONTH FOR A COMMENT PERIOD.
BUT TODAY WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF OUR 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE.
GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON AS PART OF THAT PLAN UPDATE.
ALSO HEAR FROM YOU IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR COMMENTS OR
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SPECIFIC FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE SCOPE OF SERVICES.QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE 2045 AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH 2050.
WE DID, AS I MENTIONED, ADOPTED 2045 MTP IN DECEMBER OF 2019.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD FOUNDATIONAL WORK THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THAT PLAN.
WE ESTABLISHED OUR MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS IN THE PAST.
WE JUST LUMPED ALL THE PROJECTS TOGETHER AND IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WERE FUNDING TRANSIT ROADWAY, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
BY FORMALLY ESTABLISHING THE FUNDING PROGRAMS, I THINK IT HELPED THE PUBLIC AND THE MPO BOARD, AND ALSO OUR COMMITTEES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MONEY WAS GOING TO, WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS WITHIN THE PLAN.
LIKEWISE, WE ESTABLISHED A VERY GOOD COMPLEMENTARY FUNDING BALANCE, WHERE WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT STATE VERSUS FEDERAL FUNDING.
HOW MUCH MONEY SHOULD BE GOING TO WHAT FUNDING PROGRAM? ONE OF THE BIG TAKEAWAYS THERE IS THAT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY IN THE REGION FOR STATE ROADWAY WIDENING, WHICH MAY NOT BE ENTIRELY NECESSARY DOWN HERE IN BROWARD.
ALL OF THAT BUBBLED UP ACTUALLY TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHERE THAT IS LEADING TO SOME POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE STATE-LEVEL BASICALLY SAYING THAT, HEY, STATE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION, WE WOULD LOVE IF YOU COULD ADD SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY INTO THE STATE FUNDING POLICY FOR ROADWAY WIDENING IF WE CAN MAYBE USE SOME OF THAT FOR OPERATING TRANSIT OR TRANSIT CAPITAL, THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT.
THAT WAS A GREAT TAKEAWAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO THEN INCLUDE AS PART OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE ALSO WORKED ON OUR VISION 2100 PLAN, WHICH WAS NOT JUST A TRANSIT VISION, BUT ALSO A GREATER REGIONAL VISION OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO OUT TO THE YEAR 2100.
THE PURPOSE OF THAT VISION 2100 PLAN WAS SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIVE-YEAR MTP UPDATE CYCLES, WE HAVE A GOALPOST WAY OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE OF WHERE WE WANT TO GET TO.
WE ADDRESSED EVERYTHING FROM FUTURE LAND-USE TO AUTOMATED CONNECTED ELECTRIC SHARED VEHICLES, QUANTUM COMPUTING, I MEAN, YOU NAME IT THAT YOU'VE HEARD IN THE NEWS.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE BIGGER GOALS.
NOT THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME A PLAN UPDATE COMES UP, WE RECONSIDER THESE ITEMS OR WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND GO, WELL, WHERE DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS? WE HAVE A GUIDEBOOK ALREADY WITH VISION 2100.
WE ALSO ESTABLISHED OUR SAFETY AND RESILIENCY PROGRAMS, WHICH WE KNOW ARE GOING TO BE BIG EMPHASIS AREAS MOVING FORWARD.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH CRASH RATES HERE IN THE REGION AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROGRAMMING FUNDS, AT LEAST ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE, TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE SOLUTIONS.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT, OUTREACH THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE AND ON THE RESILIENCY SIDE, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF VULNERABLE ROADWAYS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GREAT WORK IN THE REGION IN STUDYING WHERE OUR VULNERABLE ROADWAYS ARE.
NOW IT'S REALLY TIME TO IDENTIFY FEDERAL FUNDING ON HOW TO FIX SOME OF THESE ISSUES AS WELL.
THE 2045 GAVE US A REALLY SOLID FOUNDATION THAT WE WANT TO BUILD OFF OF.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2050, THE FIRST PLACE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK TO IS OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS BECAUSE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS A REQUIREMENT OF ALL MPO'S ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE.
ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND THE BLUE COLUMN, YOU'LL NOTICE THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGISTERS, WHAT IT STATES DIRECTLY WITHIN THE US CODE, WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
NONE OF THIS SHOULD BE A SURPRISE.
I MEAN, WE'RE BASICALLY LOOKING AT THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR CONGESTION AND MULTI-MODAL TYPE IMPROVEMENTS.
I'M NOT GOING TO RUN DOWN THE LIST HERE, ALL THAT CULMINATES THEN BASICALLY IN A FINANCIAL PLAN WHERE WE IDENTIFY MITIGATION OR MANAGEMENT MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT WE IDENTIFY IN THE STEPS ABOVE.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE AND THE GREEN COLUMN, WE HAVE OUR FEDERAL HIGHWAY PLANNING EMPHASIS AREAS.
NOW I MENTIONED AS PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PLAN AMENDMENT THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO INCREASE OUR FUNDING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE EMPHASIS AREAS.
WHILE HERE THE EMPHASIS AREAS RIGHT HERE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
LOOKING AT TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, THE RESILIENCY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE 40, WHICH HAS A BIG US NATIONAL INITIATIVE, COMPLETE STREETS, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, AND THEN SOME OTHER ITEMS LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COORDINATION, FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT COORDINATION, LINKAGES BETWEEN PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, AND THEN ALSO DATA AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.
THESE ARE ALL ELEMENTS THAT WE START WITH WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WITH THAT, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF THEMES THAT YOU'LL SEE RECURRING THROUGHOUT THE PLAN.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS CREATED A PROGRAM CALLED THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH, WHICH THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING.
I KNOW PETE BUTTIGIEG RECENTLY HAD A BIG PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH WHERE FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ONCE AGAIN DOUBLED DOWN ON THE COMMITMENT TO ZERO, MEANING ZERO SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES ON THE ROADWAYS, ON OUR ROADWAYS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO INCORPORATE INTO THE PLAN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS BECAUSE WE ESTABLISHED A TARGET OF ZERO HERE AT THE MPO THROUGH OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
AGAIN, WE HAVE THINGS LIKE OUR SAFETY PROGRAM THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THAT REALM.
THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCESSIBILITY MEASUREMENTS.
THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED AND I'LL ADDRESS IT IN A LATER SLIDE.
BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MEASURE OUR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT WAY.
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WE TYPICALLY USE A TRANSPORTATION MODEL THAT'S FOCUSED HEAVILY ON LEVEL OF SERVICE AND TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY IN ORDER TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE WE MAKE OUR INVESTMENTS.WITHIN THE MTP ACCESSIBILITY MEASUREMENT LOOKS AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE AND SAYS, HOW WELL AS THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROVIDING ACCESS TO DESTINATION.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING STRICTLY AT LEVEL OF SERVICE AND HOW WELL THE ROADWAY NETWORK IS WORKING IN WHAT COULD BE PERCEIVED AS A VACUUM.
I THINK WHAT WE DO IS WE START WITH THE DESTINATIONS FIRST AND SEE HOW WELL WE'RE PROVIDING CONNECTIVITY TO THOSE DESTINATIONS..
IT'S MEANT TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE ALREADY DO AS PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION MODELING.
INNOVATIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH, WE ALL KNOW THAT COVID HAS HAD A HUGE IMPACT IN THE WAY WE INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INCORPORATING INTO THE PLANT AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN INTERACT WITH PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
INTERACTIVE POLLING, VIRTUAL MEETINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEN WE HAVE ALSO OUR EMPHASIS AREAS AND SAFETY IS DOUBLED DOWN HERE AGAIN.
YOU'LL HEAR ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF OUR SAFETY PROGRAM ITSELF, RESILIENCY, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND THEN HOUSING AS WELL.
THE HOUSING COMPONENT IS VERY INTERESTING AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
QUICK SCHEDULE KEY MILESTONES.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCUREMENT PHASE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE LOOKING TO ADVERTISE AND SPRING OF 2022, ONCE THIS COMMENT PERIOD HAS CLOSED, WORKING ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL MTP KICKOFF IN FALL OF 22.
BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, YOU'LL HEAR US TALKING MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE HAVING OUR CALL FOR PROJECTS.
I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT IF YOU'RE A MUNICIPALITY WHO'S LOOKING FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, YOU HAVE PRIORITIES IN YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION PLANS ARE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
START GETTING YOUR PROJECTS READY NOW, GET ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU NEED.
GET ALL OF THE ANALYSIS DONE THAT YOU NEED, YOUR PURPOSE AND NEEDS STATEMENTS, COLLECT AS MUCH DATA AS YOU CAN.
BECAUSE COME 2023 A YEAR FROM NOW, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PLAN AND BASICALLY SAY GIVE US WHAT YOU GOT, TELL US WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE SO THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE PLAN, AND ALSO THEN INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT, DO THE RIGHT PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL THEN FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO GET FUNDED.
WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPLETION OF THE PLAN IN DECEMBER OF 2024 AND IN-BETWEEN THEN, WE'LL BE DOING A LOT OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND WORK WHICH WILL BE SHARING WITH THE TAC AND THE MPO BOARD AS WELL.
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE TASKS.
THESE BULLET POINTS HERE DON'T ENCOMPASS ALL 15 TASKS IN THE PLAN, BUT THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS.
I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THESE.
FIRST ONE BEING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WANT TO LEVERAGE ALL OF OUR VIRTUAL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON CREATING AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE THAT HAS STORY MAPS, INTERACTIVE MAPS, GOOD DATA ON IT, INFOGRAPHICS, THINGS THAT ARE DIGESTIBLE FOR FOLKS, AND CONTINUE USING OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EQUITY ASSESSMENT, WHICH WE DEVELOPED HERE AT THE MPO TO TARGET PUBLIC OUTREACH.
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING A FOCUS ON VIRTUAL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE THROWING TRADITIONAL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT TECHNIQUES OUT THE WINDOW.
THERE'S STILL A PLACE, THERE'S STILL A NEED FOR GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AS PART OF THEIR EVENTS TO TALK TO FOLKS, GET THEM ENGAGED.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION STILL DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL STILL BE CONSIDERING, BUT THE FIRST BULLET POINTS ARE REALLY SOMETHING EXCITING FOR US TO WORK WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY BROUGHT TO US BY COVID.
YOU'VE HEARD US TALK A LOT ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, WHICH IS NOW BEING AFFECTIONATELY TERMED THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW OR BIL.
FROM IIJA TO BIL, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS IN OUR ACRONYMS AT ALL, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE CONFUSING EVEN FOR ME.
WE WANT TO REVIEW THE MOST CURRENT TRANSPORTATION FUNDING LEGISLATION AND ALSO FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAMS. THERE ARE A LOT OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HERE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT STIPULATIONS, DIFFERENT LOCAL MATCHES.
THERE'S A BIG SHIFT, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S MORE MONEY AVAILABLE, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN NATURE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BEST LEVERAGE THE PROJECTS IN THE PLAN, WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS TO BUILD GOOD PROJECTS THAT WE CAN THEN COMPETE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR SOME OF THIS DISCRETIONARY GRANT FUNDING.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO COORDINATE WITH OUR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THEY'VE ESTABLISHED A REVENUE AND FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING CONSISTENT IN HOW WE CALCULATE OUR REVENUE FORECAST, NOT JUST IN BROWARD, BUT ALSO MIAMI-DADE ON PALM BEACH.
THEN INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES WHERE POSSIBLE.
TASK 7, IS SOME OF THE EMPHASIS AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, EVEN THOUGH SAFETY IS A THEME THROUGHOUT THE SCOPE AND THE THROUGHOUT THE 2050 MTP, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON OUR SAFETY PROGRAM.
LAST TIME AROUND FOR THE 2045, WE CONDUCTED AN MTP NETWORK SCREEN WHERE WE BASICALLY DID A FULL COUNTY WIDE ASSESSMENT OF CRASHES.
WE WILL BE DOING THAT AGAIN AS PART OF THIS EFFORT HERE.
IN RESILIENCY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO ESTABLISH A RESILIENCY NETWORK, WHERE WE BASICALLY IDENTIFY OUR MOST VULNERABLE SEGMENTS OF
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ROADWAY AND LOOK TO THEN IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THOSE SEGMENTS AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR RESILIENCY PROGRAM WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS, FDOT IN BROWARD COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COORDINATING ON OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS, OUR TSMO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT OPERATION PLANS, SMART CITIES IMPROVEMENTS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.AGAIN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE AND HOPEFULLY CREATE SOME TYPE OF MASTER PLAN OR AT LEAST LAY OUT THE FRAMEWORK FOR THAT.
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE NEW BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL THAT THEY WANT MPO'S INVOLVED IN HOUSING AND LAND USE.
NOT AN AREA THAT WE TYPICALLY GET INVOLVED IN BUT I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS RECOGNIZED THAT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS BY THEMSELVES ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE WITHOUT LAND USE CHANGES AS WELL.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY THEN FOR US TO BASICALLY COORDINATE MORE WITH OUR PARTNERS ON LAND USE AND THEY'VE SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THINGS LIKE A HOUSING COORDINATION PLANS, SHOULD BE SOUGHT OUT BY THE MPOS.
EVALUATE LAND USE CHANGES ACROSS SOME OF OUR MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS AND COORDINATE WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS ON LAND USE IN ORDER TO MARRY THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING ON KEY CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH CERTAIN LAND USE CHANGES AS WELL, TO BASICALLY AMPLIFY THE EFFECT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT.
TASK 9, NEEDS A, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE DOING WITH OUR CALL FOR PROJECTS, HAVING ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE AROUND BACK IN 2017, 2018, YOU'LL REMEMBER WE SAT IN A ROOM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WITH EACH ONE OF YOU, WENT THROUGH YOUR PROJECTS, DISCUSSED HOW TO BEST POSITION THEM FOR FUNDING IN THE MTP WILL BE DOING THAT AGAIN AS WELL.
I'M INCORPORATING THEM INTO OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THEN COMING UP WITH THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN.
SOMETIME AROUND THE JUNE 2024 TIME FRAME AND GOING BACK OUT TO ALL OF YOU AND ASKING FOR RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT AND ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM READY DOCUMENTATION THAT WE CALL IT, IN ORDER TO BUILD A PLAN THAT'S BASICALLY READY TO GO WHEN IT IS ADOPTED.
OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EQUITY ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS ENTIRE EFFORT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEASURING THE EFFECT OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS, BOTH FROM A PROGRAMMING LEVEL WHERE WE'RE IDENTIFYING PROJECTS, BUT ALSO THE PROJECT DELIVERY LEVEL WHEN THE PROJECTS ACTUALLY GET FUNDED.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IN THIS TASK.
THEN FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED ON ACCESSIBILITY HERE IS WHERE WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME MORE OF THE TECHNICAL NITTY-GRITTY, WHERE WE REALLY WANT TO BEGIN LOOKING AT HOW OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS SERVING PEOPLE AND LOCATIONS AND GOING A STEP FURTHER BEYOND JUST OUR TRADITIONAL LEVEL OF SERVICE MEASURES.
THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN BETWEEN THE THREE COUNTIES OF MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TOGETHER.
WE'LL BE GOING ALSO AND DOING A DEEPER DIVE IN THE BROWARD REGION TO SEE WHAT THE RESULTS ARE WHEN YOU BASICALLY INCORPORATE THINGS LIKE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC MEASURES, LAND USE, ACTIVITY CENTERS, ALL OF THAT INTO THE TRANSPORTATION MODEL.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PART. THEN FINALLY, SAFETY.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE THE SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH, BUILDING ON THE SAFETY WORK OF THE 2045 MTP AND OUR TARGET OF ZERO.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING IN THIS REGION AND WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE STRIDES TOWARDS ZERO HERE.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK.
AS I MENTIONED, COMMENTS ARE DUE MARCH 25TH OF 2022.
YOU CAN EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY TO ME.
YOU CAN PICK UP THE PHONE, TALK TO ME.
I'M VERY FLEXIBLE IN THAT REGARD.
BUT WITHIN YOUR AGENDA ITEM, YOU WILL FIND THE DRAFTS SCOPE OF SERVICES AND THIS PRESENTATION THERE IN CASE YOU NEED TO REFERENCE IT.
WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANKS PETER, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE NO COMMENT NOW, BUT THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS.
[2. Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 - FY 2023/24 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Update]
>> YEAH, WE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE NEXT ITEM, UNDER NON-ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO, DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 TO FISCAL YEAR 2023/24, UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM UPDATE.
>> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT OUR DRAFT BUDGET AND I HAVE SAT THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION EIGHT TIMES, I THINK, IN THE PAST OVER THE LAST 16 YEARS.
I ALWAYS WISHED SOMEBODY WAS LEVEL WITH ME ABOUT THE PROCESS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE ON A CITY COMMISSION, YOU HAVE, LET'S SAY FIVE VOTES UP THERE.
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT IF YOU CAN GET THREE VOTES.
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THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME AS WHAT WE GO THROUGH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A BOARD THAT WE ASK FOR APPROVAL, WE ASK FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION.BUT WE ALSO HAVE A STATE AND A FEDERAL PARTNER THAT HAS VETO AUTHORITY, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S THEIR MONEY.
THE PROCESS IS WE GIVE THIS TO THE STATE.
THEY MAKE THEIR COMMENTS, WE INCORPORATE THEM.
WE GIVE IT TO THE FEDS TO LOOK AT THEM, MAKE COMMENTS WE INCORPORATE.
THEN WE GO TO THE BOARD AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET 13 OUT OF 25 VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BUDGET.
THIS IS OUR BUDGET BY STATE LAW, IT'S CALLED THE UPWP OR THE UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM AND IT'S FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD.
DON'T BE SURPRISED THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY, BECAUSE I'M ONLY GIVING YOU ABOUT 12 SLIDES.
WE HAVE CERTAIN CORE PRODUCTS AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
YOU CAN SEE THE UPWP IS UP THERE, THE FIRST GREEN BAR.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO THIS BY STATE LAW.
MOST MUNICIPAL BUDGETS START IN OCTOBER, BUT OURS STARTS JULY 1ST, AND THEN IT GOES FOR A TWO-YEAR PERIOD.
WE DON'T HAVE TO ADOPT ANNUALLY, WE JUST DO IT EVERY OTHER MAY, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ON SCHEDULE TO DO RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THIS DOCUMENT IS BASICALLY ALL OF OUR PLANNING PRODUCTS THAT WE INTEND TO DO ALL THE PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
WHO WILL PERFORM THE WORK, WHETHER IT'S A CONSULTANT LIKE THE SURTAX UPDATE WAS A CONSULTANT TODAY.
THE TIME FRAME FOR COMPLETING IT, THE COST OF IT IS ALL UPFRONT.
WE ADVERTISE IN ADVANCE TO OUR CONSULTANTS HOW MUCH WE'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR OUR PRODUCTS.
WHEN WE SELECT A CONSULTANT, THEY ALREADY KNOW HOW MUCH THEY CAN GET FROM US AND THEN THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS.
THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF GRANTS AS THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER TO REIMBURSE US FROM.
THIS IS JUST A DIAGRAM OF ALL THE MEAT INSIDE OF IT.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S MORE THAN SIX PAGES, BUT IT'S THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
WE ACTUALLY BREAK IT DOWN INTO KEY AREAS SUCH AS WHAT WE CALL PS, WHICH IS THE PLANNING TASKS THAT WE ARE ASKED TO DO.
THIS YEAR THE STATE GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED US TO DO CERTAIN THINGS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED US TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, SO WE'VE INCORPORATED THOSE TASKS INTO OUR BUDGET.
THERE ARE EIGHT TASKS, 1-7 AND THEN NINE.
THAT'S BECAUSE 1-7, EACH OF THESE PARTICULAR TASKS ARE ALL MANDATED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THESE DON'T SERVE AS A FEDERAL PROCESS SO WE SEPARATE THAT TASK OUT.
THIS WOULD BE LIKE THE SURTAX SERVICES THAT WE DO FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR PLANNING THAT IS ONLY FOR NON-FEDERAL PROGRAMS. WE HAVE MPO ADMINISTRATION.
YOU'LL SEE THINGS LIKE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GREG STEWART IS IN CHARGE WITH RUNNING THE AGENCY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE TASKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY HIM A PAYCHECK SO HE HAS TO TELL US WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO.
WE HAVE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT WE HAVE A BIG DATA SHARE THAT WE SHARE WITH BROWARD COUNTY AND FDOT.
WE INCORPORATE THOSE COSTS IN.
WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO COST WISE.
WE HAVE REGIONAL PLANNING WHICH IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTIES TO THE NORTH, TO THE SOUTH, AND WITHIN OUR SAME FDOT DISTRICT.
THEN WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY PLANNING WHICH IS JUST US.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITIES.
IT'D BE PROJECTS AND CSLIP, FOR INSTANCE, THAT YOU ALL ARE APPLYING FOR.
REGIONAL TRANSFERS, THAT'S WHEN WE DO STUFF THAT SPANS THE WHOLE REGION AND WE CONTRIBUTE OUR PORTION OF IT TO THAT TASK.
THEN WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN.
WE ALWAYS ASK, WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE PEOPLE AT THESE MEETINGS PROVIDING PUBLIC INPUT MORE SO AT THE BOARD MEETING, BUT WE HAVE TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THEIR COMMENTS AND ACTUALLY COME UP WITH A PLAN EVERY FOUR YEARS.
OUR NEXT ONE IS DUE NEXT YEAR, SO IT'S IN THE 2020-2023 BUDGET.
FROM OUR LAST BUDGET TO THIS BUDGET, OUR STATE PARTNERS ASKED US TO PUT ACTIVITIES AND ALIGN THEM WITH THE ACTUAL PRODUCTS AND THE DELIVERED DATE, SO THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE.
YOU SEE A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AND THEN YOU SEE WHAT IS THE RESULTING PRODUCT FROM THAT AND WHEN THAT PRODUCT IS DUE.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE TABLES.
THERE'S MANY TABLES BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE.
WE HAVE TO SHOW SALARY INFRINGE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS,
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WE ACTUALLY PREDICT HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, AND WE DO AN ESCALATOR BASED ON BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET A MERIT INCREASE OF UP TO THREE PERCENT.SO WE BUILD THAT INTO THE BUDGET AND WE REPORT THAT FOR THEIR EXAMINATION, AND YOURS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PLANNING EMPHASIS AREAS.
THEY CALL THEM PS, NO MASHED POTATOES TODAY, BUT YOU HAVE SAFETY ALL.
YOU HAVE SAFETY, EQUITY IS A BIG THING.
ACTUALLY, USDOT IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF IT JUST CAME UP WITH A BRAND NEW EQUITY PLAN MAP.
IT'S BINARY. YOU'RE EITHER IN EQUITY AREA OR YOU'RE NOT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE USING THAT MAP TO DETERMINE PRIORITY OF FEDERAL FUNDING.
FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE STATE HAD GIVEN SOME PUSH BACK ON ANYTHING RESILIENCE RELATED, BUT THE FED GOVERNMENT HAS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED IT AND ULTIMATELY THE FUNDS ARE FEDERAL SO WE DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD.
THEN WE HAVE EMERGING MOBILITY SCENARIO PLANNING, SO TO SPEAK.
WE ASK ALL OF OUR PARTNERS TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AND THAT INPUT TIME PERIOD ENDED ON FEBRUARY 11TH.
WE DID RECEIVE SOME AND WE HAVE DOCUMENTED IT, AND IT'S EITHER MOVED FORWARD OR IT REMAINS JUST AS PART OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SECTION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DRAFT UPWP TO THE FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES BY MARCH 15TH.
THEN WE'LL BE COMING BACK FOR MORE COMMENT PERIOD AFTER THEY GIVE US THE INITIAL THUMBS UP.
IT'LL COME BACK TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON APRIL 27TH, AND THEN FOLLOWING TO THE FULL BOARD ON MAY 12TH.
THEN ONCE THAT'S APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THEN WE SUBMIT IT FOR FURTHER REVIEW.
THEN IF THERE ARE PRETTY MUCH NO CHANGES OR IF THEY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING, THEN JULY 1ST WE CAN START GETTING REIMBURSED FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> HI, THE CARES ACT THREE MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE UPWP FOR APRIL 27TH AND THE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT THREE MILLION WILL ALSO BE IDENTIFIED IN THE UPWP?
>> IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE IN THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'VE ACTUALLY GIVEN US OUR FINAL NUMBERS YET, HAVE THEY?
>> BILL CROSS, MPO. IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, YOU'RE ASKING OF THE MONEY THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER THROUGH THE TIP AMENDMENT? YES. THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE UPWP AND IS INCLUDED IN THE ASSUMPTIONS OF REVENUE AVAILABLE TO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AGAINST.
THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? MOSTLY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
NONE IN QUEUE. THESE ARE THE LAST NON-ACTION ITEM.
AFTER THESE COMMITTEE REPORTS,
[ COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion ]
BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ACTIONS OF THE FEBRUARY 10, 2022 MEETING.CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTIONS OF THE JANUARY 23RD, 2022 MEETING.
[ ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ]
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD MR. BUZ?>> I WOULD WAIT, SEE IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER COMMENTS AND THEN I WOULD MAKE MY COMMENTS.
>> IF THERE IS ANY MEMBER COMMENTS.
>> WELL, THEN I WOULD JUST, ON BEHALF FOR THE BROWARD MPO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STEPPING IN TODAY AS OUR VICE CHAIR AND RUNNING THE MEETING AS KAREN HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A VACATION.
>> THERE IS ONE INFORMATIVE INFORMATION.
I SEE THE BROWARD MPO AND FLORIDA DOT PLAN TO JOINTLY PERFORM AN INTERIM ROADWAY FUNCTIONAL CLASS ASSESSMENT.
THERE IS ALSO A LINK IF ANY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WANT TO PARTICIPATE THEY CAN GO THERE AND DEFINITELY FOLLOW THE LINK THAT IS PROVIDED HERE IN THE AGENDA ITEM.
NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 23RD, 2022, MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> YEAH, MOTION DONE.
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