[2. MOTION TO APPROVE an Agreement for Services Between the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Metro Transportation Engineering & Construction Cooperative]

YES, SIR. THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES BETWEEN THE [INAUDIBLE] METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE METRO TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVE, WHICH YOU ALSO KNOW IS MTECH.

ALL RIGHT, NEED TO HAVE A MOTION YOU WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] BY MR. MCGEE AND SECONDED BY CAPUTO.

GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A BIRTHDAY TODAY, BASICALLY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE BIRTH OF MTECH, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL THING.

LAST MONTH, YOU SIGNED ON TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, CITY OF PLANTATION AND CITY OF HOLLYWOOD.

TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THIS BOARD AND MTECH TO PROVIDE SOME SERVICES.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND BRING UP HERE MATTHEW PEARL.

HE IS WITH [INAUDIBLE].

HE'S BEEN PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND LOWELL CLEARY FROM CLEARY, CONSULTANT, WHO HAS BEEN PROVIDING THE BALANCE OF INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE WE MEET ALL FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS WITH THAT [INAUDIBLE].

SURE. GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW PEARL.

I'M WITH [INAUDIBLE].

BY WAY OF A LITTLE BACKGROUND, I SPENT ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT OF TIME WITH THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF YEARS, HELPING PUT THEIR VISION FOR MTECH ONTO PAPER.

AND WE HAVE, AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAID, WE HAVE FINALLY CROSSED THE FINISH LINE AND THAT INTERLOCAL CREATING THE ENTITY HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MTECH AND THE MPO THAT WILL ALLOW THE MPO TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.

AS THIS IS A NEW ENTITY AND IS NOT YET STAFFED, THE MPO WILL BE PROVIDING SERVICES AND THIS PROVIDES FOR THE MPO TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY WILL BE PROVIDING OVER THE SHORT TERM.

AND AS WE MOVE ON, EVENTUALLY THIS WILL BE COMPLETELY SELF-SUSTAINING.

AS PROJECT MORE PROJECTS COME ONLINE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES PERMITTED BY THE FEDERAL AWARD FROM THE FEDERAL DOLLARS CAN BE USED TO FUND THE OPERATIONS OF MTECH, AND THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING NOW.

WE'RE IN THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, GREG IS OVER THE MOON I WANT TO INTRODUCE [INAUDIBLE] WHO WAS WITH FDOT, AND HE IS PROVIDING US WITH SOME GUIDANCE ON WHAT FDOT WILL NEED AND HOW TO MEET ALL OF THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ON BEHALF OF MTECH. THANK YOU MATT.

LOWELL CLEARY WITH CLEARY CONSULTING IN A FORMER LIFE I WAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY WITH FLORIDA DOT.

FLORIDA DOT IS FOCUSING MORE ON MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

IN THE PAST THEY HAD DELIVERED SOME PROJECTS FOR PARTICULARLY CITIES FOR WHERE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ELIGIBLE ON STREETS THAT BELONG OR AREAS THAT BELONG TO THE CITIES BUT ARE NOT STATE HIGHWAYS.

FDA HAS ASKED THAT THE CITIES TAKE OVER THAT ROLE FOR A LOT OF THE SMALLER CITIES.

THAT'S A VERY CHALLENGING EFFORT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MEET ALL THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THESE PROJECTS, WHICH CAN BE A BIT INTENSE AND DELIVERING THOSE, WHICH IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN YOUR NORMAL CITY PROJECTS.

MTECH IS DESIGNED TO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND PUT IT INTO AN AGENCY THAT CAN SPECIALIZE IN THOSE PROJECTS AND DELIVER THEM ON BEHALF OF CITIES. THERE WILL BE THREE FOUNDING MEMBERS.

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS CAN COME ON BOARD AND IF YOU WANT MTECH TO DELIVER A PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, YOU WILL HAVE TO JOIN AND BE A MEMBER OF MTECH TO DO SO. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS. MR. MAYOR CARN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS.

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YOUR NAME? LAST NAME AGAIN.

I'M SORRY. I WAS LOOKING DOWN.

MY NAME IS LOWELL CLEARY.

MR. CLEARY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. STUART AND HIS STAFF AND THE INITIAL FOUNDING, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL THEM MEMBERS WHO HEARD OUR CRY.

WE WERE, I WAS AN AMBITIOUS NEW MEMBER OF MPO, AND MR. STUART WAS KIND ENOUGH TO TAKE ME AND MY STAFF FROM THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK.

WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

WE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS.

WE HAD A LOT OF THAT'S NOT FAIR TO PRESENT TO HIM.

AND HE ASKED US TO HAVE LITTLE PATIENCE.

HE TOOK NOTES AND THIS BIRTH.

IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF US.

I'M NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR THAT.

BUT HE TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN DISCUSSIONS.

I'LL LET MAYOR ORTIZ, HE TAKES CREDIT FOR EVERYTHING, SO HE'LL TAKE THE CREDIT.

AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.

YES, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND WE CERTAINLY APPROVE.

I DO AND MY ON BEHALF OF MY CITY AND MY CITY MANAGER, WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE UNFOLDING AND TO YOUR ROAD SHOW.

I KNOW IT WILL BE ONE RIGHT.

THAT YOU'LL BRING OUT TO THE CITIES FOR THOSE OF US WHO MAY NEED THE HELP.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.

THE OTHER GENTLEMAN WHO FROM [INAUDIBLE], WHO WORKED ON THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU, MR. STUART. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CARN.

COMMISSIONER CARN. I PAID THEM BACK.

NOBODY GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE, PLEASE.

OKAY. AND AGAIN, IF YOU'RE VIRTUAL, IF YOU OPPOSE, PLEASE JUST RAISE YOUR HAND.

MR. GABRIEL. VIRTUAL HAND.

YES, SIR. WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE YET.

AS VOTING IN COMPLETED, IT HAS PASSED.

ALL RIGHT. UNANIMOUS, APPARENTLY.

THANK YOU. ITEM THREE, SIR.

[3. MOTION TO: A. APPROVE the MPO's Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23 - FY 2023/24 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)/Budget for Submittal to Funding Agencies for Approval B. AUTHORIZE the MPO Chair, Executive Director, and/or General Counsel to Execute Documents, Including, but Not Limited to, Joint Participation Agreements and Amendments to Agreements, UPWP Documentation and/or Other Documents Necessary to Address Changes and Receive Funding for the Broward MPO's Approved FY 2022/23 - FY 2023/24 UPWP C. APPROVE the Merit Increase Policy for MPO Staff for the Two Fiscal Years of the UPWP (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024) in Which a Maximum of 3% Merit Increase and Maximum of 3% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) May Be Applied to a Staff Member’s Base Salary ]

ITEM THREE. SO THIS IS A MOTION TO THIS IS TO APPROVE THE MPO.

SO THIS ITEM HAS GOT THREE PARTS TO IT.

I'M GOING TO READ THE THREE AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY.

APPROVE THE MPO FISCAL YEAR 2022 2323, 24 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM BUDGET FOR SUBMITTAL TO FUNDING AGENCIES FOR APPROVAL.

THAT'S PART A B IS TO AUTHORIZE THE MPO CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE GENERAL COUNCIL TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENTS, UPWP DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS CHANGES AND RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE BROWARD MPOS APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 22 23 TO 23 24 UPWP AND FINALLY SEE IS TO APPROVE THE MERIT INCREASE POLICY FOR MPO STAFF FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS OF THE WP UPWP JULY 1ST, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2024, IN WHICH A MAXIMUM OF 3% MERIT INCREASE IN MAXIMUM OF 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COLA MAY BE APPLIED TO A STAFF MEMBER BASE SALARY.

SO WE'RE ON ITEM A, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THIS IS THE ACTUAL BUDGET ITSELF.

I MUST WELCH SECOND BY MAYOR [INAUDIBLE].

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS VERY EXCITING DAY FOR US.

THIS IS APPROVAL OF OUR UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.

THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.

AS REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON WILL REMEMBER BACK 13 YEARS AGO, OUR BUDGET USED TO BE ABOUT $2 MILLION A YEAR, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW WE'VE GROWN AND WHERE WE'VE GONE AND THE ROADS WE'VE TRAVELED, THAT SAID, WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO GO.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES COMING FORWARD WITH THE IIJA, THIS BOARD AND OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTY WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH VERY EXCITING ON PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS WE GO FORWARD.

I CAN TELL YOU YOU RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FROM BRIAN [INAUDIBLE], THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, TWO MONTHS AGO ON THIS.

HE PROVIDED YOU INFORMATION ON WHERE IT WAS.

WE SENT THIS BUDGET UP TO OUR PARTNERS AT FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CENTRAL OFFICE AND DISTRICT STAFF AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.

AND ALL OF THOSE FOLKS HAVE COMMENTED BACK, CARL AND RENEE ACROSS HERE PREPARED ALL THE RESPONSES THAT WERE NECESSARY, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD ALREADY PROVIDED THOSE RESPONSES BACK.

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL LAST NIGHT FROM THE DISTRICT STAFF SAYING, WE'RE READY TO SIGN THE MPO AGREEMENT, ALLOWING US TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD JULY ONE WITH THIS NEW BUDGET.

SO WITH YOUR APPROVALS TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD.

THAT SAID, I HAVE CARL HERE.

WHO AM I WHO WILL GO THROUGH ANY OF THE ITEMS? YOU MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ON ALL THREE OF WHAT THE QUESTIONS WERE AND THE RESPONSES TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, AS WELL AS THE NEXT STEPS FOR THIS.

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MR. CHAIR, IF YOU WANT ME TO HAVE CARL GO THROUGH WHERE YOU WANT TO TAKE IT BY SEGMENT, I HAVE MAYOR STONER WITH A QUESTION THERE.

MAYOR STONER.

YES. IS THAT COMING? YES. YES. THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE PREVIOUS SCREEN SAYS STARTS WITH SOMETHING ABOUT ADJUSTMENT.

HERE WE GO. ADJUSTMENT [INAUDIBLE] FRIEND MAY BE APPLIED TO A STAFF MEMBERS BASE SALARY.

IS THAT MAY OR SHALL? SORRY. THIS IS THIS GOES BACK TO THE LANGUAGE.

IT HAS ACTUALLY SHALL AND IT WOULD APPLY TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT PERFECTLY CLEAR BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.

MY AGREEMENT WITH YOU ALL IS THAT I GET TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE HERE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIAL BENEFITS.

THERE'S NOTHING BEYOND WHAT ANYBODY ELSE CAN HAVE.

SO THAT SAID, THAT'S WHY THAT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY.

HOWEVER, MAY IS IN THERE FOR A VERY SPECIFIC REASON IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN AND SOMETHING HAPPENS IN WASHINGTON, DC, BECAUSE DON'T FORGET, WE'RE A GRANT FUNDED AGENCY. OUR GRANT IS A TWO YEAR GRANT, SO EVERY TWO YEARS WE RE-UP THE GRANT.

HOWEVER, THAT GRANT IS ALSO TIED TO FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS.

SO IF THE FEDS DO NOT HAVE A BILL THAT HAS ANOTHER CONTINUING RESOLUTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE 3% FOR THE STAFF AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO A COLA.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON IF THE MONEY COMES DOWN OR NOT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE PUT THE MAY IN THERE.

THANK YOU. I HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS.

I WILL TAKE A VOTE ON ITEM A PLEASE.

SO EVERYBODY VOTED, MR. GABRIEL, AND ANYONE WHO'S VIRTUAL.

IF YOU ARE AGAINST THE MOTION, THEN PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HANDS TO SHOW.

NO, I SHOWED THE AMENDMENTS.

I SHOWED THE MOTION IS PASSED.

MOTION HAS PASSED UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. WE NOW WE GO TO ITEM B.

I NEED APPROVAL ON ITEM B, PLEASE.

THE MOTION UP YOUR BUTTON.

MOTION AND A SECOND.

NOT COMING UP. YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MAYOR IT'S THERE.

NO, NO, BUT WHO MADE THE MOTION? CAN YOU JUST PUSH THE BUTTON FOR MAKING THE MOTION? MOTION IS MADE BY MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] AND SECONDED BY MAYOR GANZ.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE THAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE LAST ONE, BUT WE'LL TAKE IT.

COMMISSIONER CARN, I GOT YOU.

COMMISSIONER CARN QUESTION.

YOU'RE GOING TO CALL ME KING FROM NOW ON SINCE YOU DON'T WANT TO CALL ME MAYOR? MR. CARN. I'VE GOT A NAME FOR YOU, BUT I HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE ATTORNEY.

PLEASE DON'T SAY IT IN PUBLIC.

SOMEONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK.

I WANTED TO JUST GO WITH THE SENTENCE AGAIN.

THIS IS PARSING WHERE IT SAYS THE MPO CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OR THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS.

COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT GROUPING IS? IS THERE A PRIORITY? BASICALLY, ANY THREE OF US CAN ANY ONE OF THOSE THREE CONNECT.

ANY ONE OF YOU? EXACTLY. IF I'M INCAPACITATED OR, GOD FORBID, GETS YOU KNOW, I GET RUN OVER BY A CAR AND I'M NOT ABLE TO BE THERE OR HIT BY A TRAIN.

LET'S EVEN GO THERE. THE REALITY IS, YOU KNOW, THAT IT GOES TO THE NEXT PERSON AND THE NEXT PERSON.

THAT'S ACTUALLY IN OUR ANNUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE LIST OF HOW THINGS GET APPROVED.

SO IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OR THE GENERAL COUNSEL IS NOT AVAILABLE, THEN WE'RE UP THE CREEK BECAUSE THE CHAIR IS THAT PERSON TO PEMBROKE PINES IS CLOSE.

OKAY. SO THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

OKAY. VIRTUAL HAND RAISE, PLEASE.

SO PLEASE VOTE.

NO, NO. [INAUDIBLE] GOT A VIRTUAL HEARING.

MAYOR ZIADE. YOU GUYS ARE TOO QUICK TO CALL FOR A VOTE.

I HAD MY HAND RAISED FOR THE LAST MATTER THAT CAME UP WITH REGARD TO WHAT MAYOR STONER STATED ABOUT MAY VERSUS SHALL.

IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE, THEN YOU NEED TO SPECIFY THAT IT'S EXACTLY AS YOU SAID IT, THAT IT HAS TO DO SOLELY IF WE RECEIVE THE FUNDING.

IF WE DON'T, THEN THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THERE.

SO I'M VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT MAY VERSUS SHALL BECAUSE WE GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK WHEN THINGS ARE LISTED LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE GETTING FUNDING FROM THE STATE IN THIS CASE FEDERAL THAT THE MAY DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT.

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SO I'M REQUESTING THAT LEGAL COUNSEL SPECIFY THE REASONS OR PUT IN A SEPARATE LINE OR PARAGRAPH OF THE SHALL AND THEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT'S ALL I'M STATING AND I KNOW THAT WAS A PREVIOUS MOTION THAT ALREADY CAME AND WENT, BUT I WANT TO JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE ON THE RECORD.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, IF YOU FEEL THAT WE CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT.

AMEND THAT WE INCLUDE THIS LANGUAGE.

HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

IF I CAN MR. GABRIEL. YES, THANK YOU.

SO WE WERE DISCUSSING THE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE US A, B AND C NOT ITEM E, AND THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP WAS THAT RELATING TO THE MAY APPLIED TO ITEMS C.

[INAUDIBLE] VOTED ON ITEM A, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL BUDGET ITSELF AND NOTHING MORE.

REBECCA I LOST MY SCREEN, SO THAT'S WHERE WE WERE.

AND NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO I LOST MY SCREEN.

OKAY, 5 SECOND RULE.

HAVE TO VOTE ON ITEM A, ALL RIGHT.

WE VOTED ON A.

SO THAT WAS APPROVED.

SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TO B AND B WAS THE DISCUSSION WAS REGARDING THE MPO CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OR GENERAL COUNCIL AND IT WAS EXPLAINED AS TO WHY AND OR APPLIED TO THE TO THE FORE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF EMERGENCY CONDITIONS OR WHATNOT.

ANYONE, ANY ONE OF THE OFFICERS OR GENERAL COUNCIL CAN SIGN AS MAYBE WARRANTED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE WERE.

OK DO WE HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION.

MOTION AND THE SECOND REMAIN.

OKAY, GREAT, LET'S VOTE.

VOTING ON B ITEM B.

MR. GABRIEL VIRTUAL AND THANK YOU AND ANY MEMBERS WHO ARE VIRTUAL WHO MAY OBJECT OR WISH TO VOTE NO, PLEASE RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND IF YOU WISH TO VOTE NO. REBECCA ANY.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES THAT SHOWS US BEING APPROVED.

ITEM C, MR. GABRIEL.

OK ITEM C IS THE TO APPROVE THE MERIT INCREASE POLICY FOR THE MPO STAFF FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS.

OK MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] YOU HAD A QUESTION OR A MOTION.

I THINK THAT'S WHERE SHE WANTED THE AMENDMENT.

YES I WANTED TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE TO STATE THAT MAY BE APPLIED IS SUBJECT SOLELY TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU RECEIVE MPO, RECEIVES FUNDING, FEDERAL FUNDING, OTHERWISE THEY SHALL RECEIVE IT.

3% PERFORMANCE.

YES. YOU HAVE TO PASS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW TO GET THE THREE FULL 3%.

YOU DON'T THEN YOU DON'T GET THE 3% SO.

THEN ADD THAT LANGUAGE AS WELL.

THEN ADD THAT LANGUAGE AS WELL SO THAT IT IS CLEAR.

SO, MR. GABRIEL, ARE YOU CORRECT? ARE YOU CLEAR ON THE AMENDMENT? SO THE AMENDMENT IS TO MAKE BOTH THE 3% MERIT INCREASE AND THE COST OF LIVING, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND THE 3% ALSO SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE.

THE PERFORMANCE MERIT IS PERFORMANCE AND AND THE TOTAL AS BOTH ARE ACTUALLY.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL NEED A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT.

SECOND BY VICE-CHAIR GOOD.

VICE-CHAIR GOOD. GO AHEAD.

AND WAIT A SECOND. YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, AT THE EXECUTIVE MEETING, WE DID PROVIDE EVALUATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COUNCIL. SO I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE GENERAL TERMS NEXT MONTH.

THAT'S NEXT MONTH. SO THEY'LL GET IT.

NEVER MIND. WELL, SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MERITS BASED ON PERFORMANCE, I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO SAY THAT.

THANK YOU. YOU GOT A VERY GOOD EVALUATION POINT.

LET'S VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

THIS IS FOR THE AMENDMENT.

IT IS CORRECT. AYE VIRTUAL.

ANY ANYONE WHO'S VIRTUAL WISHES

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ALL RIGHT SO EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU.

SO, MISS GOOD. MISS GOOD INTENDS TO VOTE YES.

[INAUDIBLE] YES.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. VIRTUAL.

THERE WAS NO.

NO ANY NO'S ON VIRTUAL, AND THERE ARE NO NO'S IN VIRTUAL.

ALL RIGHT, THE ITEM THEN PASSES.

IT'S ADOPTED.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ON TO THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

WE'LL HAVE THE SAME MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COBURN, SECOND BY THE VICE CHAIR.

LET'S VOTE. NOW, I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS TO APPROVE WITH THE AMENDMENT.

LET ME TELL YOU LET ME TELL YOU, MAYOR, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

HERE'S WHAT WERE VOTING ON.

WE ARE NOW VOTING ON A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT C, I MEAN A MOTION C AS AMENDED MR. MAYOR, BASICALLY WHAT IS BEING RIGHT NOW IS THE MOTION PASSED TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE AMENDMENT FOR THIS IS TO EXPLAIN THE MAY.

SO WE MAY GIVE THE COLA IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, WE MAY GIVE A RAISE IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE AND PERFORMANCE IS MET.

SO IF YOU APPROVE, THEN YOU WILL HAVE THE MOTION AS AMENDED.

WE'RE APPROVING MERIT INCREASES SUBJECT TO THOSE THAT AMENDMENT.

SURE.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD WERE OKAY WITH THE INCREASES IF WE GET THE FUNDING RIGHT.

SO IT SHOULDN'T BE MAY IF WE GET THE FUNDING, IT SHOULD BE SHALL IF WE GET THE FUNDING, THAT'S WHAT THE AMENDMENT SAYS.

WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT. NO, ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT SHALL.

SO YOU ALSO HAVE TO PERFORM.

WELL WE GET THAT'S A THAT'S IN ANY CASE.

BUT IF YOU SAY SHALL IT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED.

IT'S VERY IT'S YEAH BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GET 3% REGARDLESS.

IT'S SHALL IF WE GET THE FUNDING IT'S MAY IF WE DON'T GET THE FUNDING RIGHT.

AND BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

YEAH. MR. GABRIEL, IS THAT THE AMENDMENT? AS IT'S BEEN CLARIFIED.

OKAY, EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND IT NOW? I DON'T KNOW. I SEE A LOT OF SHAKING HEADS.

MR. GABRIEL, LET'S GO ON TO WELL, WE WILL. WE WILL ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE AMENDMENT WHEN YOU VOTE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR WHAT THOSE OBLIGATIONS ARE.

OH, IT'S GOING TO BE SUBJECT SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS BOTH MERIT INCREASE AND COST OF LIVING ARE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, AND MERIT IS SUBJECT TO BEING QUALIFIED.

RIGHT PERFORMANCE.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND IT NOW.

YEAH, BUT BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

AND THEN IT'S A SHALL IF WE GET THE ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE AMENDMENT.

OKAY. LET'S VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED.

AND I HAVE MR. LOHAN AND MAYOR WILLIAMS AS FIRST AND SECOND.

SOMEONE TURN OFF MY MIC.

I MAY SAY SOMETHING I MAY REGRET.

ALL RIGHT, VIRTUAL.

WAIT A MINUTE. VIRTUAL.

WAIT. VIRTUAL.

HERE WE GO. MOTION PASSES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT NOW WE ARE ON ITEM.

[7. Comments from the Chair]

COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR? GO AHEAD [INAUDIBLE].

GO AHEAD, MAYOR. OH, I'M SORRY.

I HAVE NO COMMENT FROM THE CHAIR.

JUST A GREAT MEETING.

AND THE STAFF AND EVERYONE.

KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM FOR DOING A GREAT JOB AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. FINANCIAL REPORTS.

ACTUALLY, I HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND SO DOES [INAUDIBLE].

GO AHEAD. I'M GOING TO GET UP FOR A SECOND.

[9. Executive Director’s Report]

ACTUALLY FROM MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, I AM ACTUALLY VERY PROUD OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND EACH ONE OF THE MEMBERS TOMORROW IN THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE WILL BE HOLDING AN EVENT WITH THE BROWARD DELEGATION FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE, MEMBERS FROM STAFF, MEMBERS FROM CONGRESS, AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS MAYOR TRANTALIS AND THE VICE MAYOR WILL BE THERE, I BELIEVE, TOO.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THERE.

THE INVITATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON YOUR CHAIR AND ALSO PROVIDED TO YOU IN AN EMAIL.

THIS IS A SECOND BE TACTICAL PROJECT.

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THE FIRST ONE IS DEERFIELD BEACH.

THIS ONE IS IN FORT LAUDERDALE AT 15, THE PLACE THAT WE'LL ALL BE MEETING IS IN A TENT BEHIND THE PUBLIX ON 11TH STREET, CLOSE TO MY HOUSE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NO COINCIDENCE AT ALL.

ACTUALLY, I WAS SHOCKED THAT SAID THE THE AWARD AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT TO DEERFIELD BEACH AND THE MPO IS RECEIVING AN AWARD FOR THAT PROJECT IN DEERFIELD THAT WE DID WITH BE TACTICAL AND WELL.

MAYOR GANZ LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE SPEEDING THROUGH THERE HAVE COMPLAINED QUITE A BIT.

THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE HAVE GOTTEN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BACK.

AND THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT AND IN FORT LAUDERDALE AS WELL AS DEERFIELD, REUNITED A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS DIVIDED BY A FIVE LANE ARTERIAL.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

WHEN EARLIER WE HAD A BRIEFING DURING AN EXECUTIVE FROM OUR PARTNERS IN WASHINGTON DC, ABOUT RECONNECTING COMMUNITY GRANTS, WHICH ARE COMING FORWARD.

THESE ARE THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THE FEDS ARE LOOKING FOR TO RECONNECT COMMUNITIES.

IT'S NOT JUST OVERTOWN THAT HAD BEEN HIT IN MIAMI-DADE BY PUTTING 95 IN THE CENTER.

IT'S OUR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.

WHETHER THEY BE IN LAUDERHILL, THEY BE IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY NOW TO APPLY FOR EXTRA FUNDING, TO ACTUALLY DO THINGS TO UNITE NEIGHBORHOODS, ALLOW THE NEIGHBORS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO EACH OTHER'S HOMES.

AND THAT, I THINK, IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT.

ANOTHER AREA IS WE'RE HOSTING AMPA, WHICH IS ALL 420 MPOS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE COMING HERE NEXT WEEK AS WELL.

MAYOR TRANTALIS, THEY'RE COMING HERE TO FORT LAUDERDALE AND WILL BE AT THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL.

I'M GOING TO SEE IF YOUR STAFF COULD GET YOU JUST COME BY AND JUST SAY HELLO TO THE 150 MEMBERS THAT WILL BE THERE.

WE'RE ALSO HOLDING OUR BOARD MEETING FOR AMPA.

I'M ON THE NATIONAL BOARD.

I RECEIVED ACTUALLY TWICE AND IT'S PRETTY KIND OF COOL.

THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR ANY MEMBER ON THE AMPA BOARD.

SO THAT JUST KIND OF TELLS YOU THE CONNECTIVITY THAT WE HAVE NATIONALLY FOR THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO.

I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ALSO, AND THIS GOES TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS VERY COOL. MONICA SAPIRO AND I HAD PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD SINCE THE DAYS I WORKED AT BROWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, AND THAT WAS OVER 13 YEARS AGO.

THAT SAID, I THINK SHE GENUINELY WANTS TO BE WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO ACTUALLY FIGURING OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN BETTER LEVERAGE BOTH THE SURTAX DOLLARS AND OTHER MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY, MONIES THAT MAY BE IN YOUR CAPITAL PROGRAMS WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS MOVING FORWARD.

I'M REALLY EXCITED BY THAT CONVERSATION.

SHE AND I EXCHANGED CELL PHONES.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO EACH OTHER A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE CELL PHONE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING I'M NOT SPEAKING THROUGH PEOPLE ANY LONGER.

I'M SPEAKING DIRECTLY, AND THAT TO ME IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD.

I ALSO CAN TELL YOU SHE CAME TO THE CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION.

WHILE I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THAT MEETING, MY TEAM MEMBERS WERE, AND SHE DID A AWESOME YEOMAN'S LIFT ON REPAIRING THE BRIDGES THAT BASICALLY WE'VE SEEN SOME STAINS OVER THE YEARS.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH BROWARD COUNTY, BROWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ITS VARIOUS DIVISIONS.

AND I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT UNITY THAT WE'RE THAT SHE AND I SHOWED ARE SHOWING UP HERE IN THIS ROOM AS WELL, AND UP IN WASHINGTON DC, AS WE GO TOGETHER FOR MORE MONEY THAN THE LAST THING.

AND MOST IMPORTANT IS THE TRAIN.

AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BRIGHTLINE.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH BRIGHT LINE AND MAYOR, MAYOR WILLIAMS ACTUALLY HAS SHE AND I TALKED QUITE A BIT ON THIS. EVERY TIME THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY GONE INTO THE TRAIN, THERE IS THE REALITY THAT THIS IS A BAD SITUATION.

THE FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY HAD MEETINGS IN PALM BEACH THIS NEXT WEEK.

THEY'RE HAVING MEETINGS IN MIAMI.

WE'RE SCHEDULING MEETINGS HERE IN BROWARD.

OUR QUIET ZONES ARE ACTUALLY AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES AND THE ISSUES THERE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS BRIGHT LINE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF THE CITIES ON THE CORRIDOR AND I'M GOING TO HAVE MR. CALVARESI OR AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL WORK WITH EACH OF THE CITY MANAGERS BRINGING.

EVERYBODY TOGETHER NEXT WEEK TO ACTUALLY PUT ARTICULATED SEPARATORS INTO MANY OF THE AREAS WHERE THERE AREN'T QUAD GATES CURRENTLY AND OTHER AREAS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED EVERYBODY'S HELP TO MOVE THAT FORWARD.

IT IS AN ISSUE FOR LOCAL STREETS, COUNTY STREETS, AS WELL AS STATE STREETS.

I'VE ALREADY HAD THE DISCUSSION BRIEFLY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT FDOT.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS DEFINITELY USEFUL TO HELP THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE USING WAZE AND THEY SAY, PLEASE MAKE A RIGHT OR A LEFT, AND THE PERSON TURNS ON TO THE TRACKS AS OPPOSED TO TURNING ONTO THE STREET ON EITHER SIDE.

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SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING HARD TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

THE OTHER THING TO NOTE IS WE EXPECT THE RAISE GRANT.

WE ACTUALLY MADE SURE THAT MOST OF US DIDN'T APPLY FOR THE RAISE.

SO THAT WAY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND BRIGHT LINE COULD GET AND QUALIFY AND MAKE SURE THE MONEY COMES DOWN TO SOUTHEAST FLORIDA TO ACTUALLY PUT IN ADDITIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

I'D LIKE TO MENTION MAYOR GANTZ AGAIN, BECAUSE HIS CITY ACTUALLY TOOK THAT EXTRAORDINARY STEP OF FENCING IN THE CORRIDOR, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS MADE A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT CORNER.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB, SIR.

I WILL BE TALKING TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON THAT CORRIDOR ABOUT SEEING IF WE CAN GET FENCING IN THERE TOO.

OAKLAND PARK ALSO, MAYOR CORNYN IS NOT HERE, BUT OAKLAND PARK HAD DID THAT A FEW YEARS AGO.

AND SO THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT LESS BUT NEAR FUNKY BUDDHA.

THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES BUT THAT HAS THAT HAS TO DO WITH BEER I THINK.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AND I CAN SIT DOWN.

ERIC COOPER. THANK YOU, GREG FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

AND AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT IT'S INTERESTING AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS ISN'T REFLECTIVE OF THE WORK THAT MPO IS DOING OR STAFF OR MAYORS ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

BUT, YOU KNOW, PALM BEACH ACTUALLY SUED BRIGHT LINE AND GOT MONEY.

SO AND, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M NOT ANTAGONISTIC TO ANYBODY, BUT OBVIOUSLY, MY STAFF IS GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOUR STAFF IN REGARDS TO HOW YOU DID IT. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MY CITY, REGRETFULLY, WITH THE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS KILLED, WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND WE HAVE KIDS ON THOSE TRACKS.

AND IF WE DO NOT FENCE IT IN, IT'S SHAME ON US AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO.

I HAVE A MEETING ON MONDAY TO AND THANK GOODNESS I KNOW WE ARE ALL KIND OF CASH STRAPPED IN THESE DAYS, BUT THANK GOD FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IT.

BUT YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO SAY IT AND I'VE SAID IT PUBLICLY, IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA AND ORLANDO TO HAVE A CONNECTION FOR $100 TO DISNEY. BUT ONE YOUNG MAN, MY CITY ISN'T GOING TO MAKE THAT TRIP.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WE'RE ON CORRESPONDENTS NOW.

OH, NO, I HAVE MAYOR GANZ IN THE QUEUE.

MY MIC IS ON.

[INAUDIBLE] WELL [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE YOU IN THE QUEUE.

OKAY, MR. CHAIR, LET ME SPEAK FIRST SINCE MY MIC IS ALREADY ON.

I DON'T SEE YOUR MIC ON.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. DID YOU PUSH THE BUTTON TO SPEAK? I'M GOOD. GO AHEAD, MAYOR [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY PERPLEXING AND COMPLICATED PROBLEM.

I DON'T WANT US TO BE DUMPING ON BRIGHT LINE TO SAY THAT THEY'RE THEY ARE AN EVIL, YOU KNOW, FORCE HERE, THAT THEY'RE CAUSING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I MEAN, YOU CAN TRY TO YOU CAN TRY TO PUT ALL KINDS OF SAFETY MEASURES AT THESE CROSSINGS WHERE THEY'RE WHERE THEY'RE ARTERIALS, CROSSING WITH THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

BUT YOU CANNOT FIX STUPID WHEN WHEN SOMEBODY WHEN SOMEBODY IS ON A SCOOTER AND IS TRYING TO SNAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE BARRIERS, THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, OUTRUN THE TRAIN.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

AND I DO NOT FEEL AT FAULT.

AND NO ONE ON THIS BOARD SHOULD FEEL AT FAULT AND NEITHER SHOULD BRIGHT LINE FEEL AT FAULT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DO STUPID THINGS.

OKAY. NOW, FENCING IS A DIFFERENT THING.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WANDER ACROSS TRACKS WHERE THERE'S NO WHERE THERE'S NO VEHICULAR INTERACTION WITH THE BRIGHT LINE.

I GET THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD DO MORE OF THAT.

AND I AGREE WITH YOU. AND THANK GOD, BILL, YOUR COMMUNITY HAS STARTED THAT AND HOPEFULLY THE REST OF OURS CAN CONTINUE WITH THAT.

I THINK WE'VE HAD SOME PUSHBACK FROM FCC IN, YOU KNOW, IN TRYING TO DO THINGS ON THEIR RIGHT OF WAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A STEP FORWARD.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICULAR INTERACTIONS, I'M SORRY, WHENEVER I SEE THAT IN THE NEWSPAPER, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO.

BRIGHT LINE HAS HAS INVESTED SO MUCH MONEY IN ADDING MORE RAILS AND CREATING THOSE THOSE MEDIAN BARRIERS.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.

IT'S A IT'S A CULTURAL THING.

IT'S LIKE WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WITH BABY CARRIAGES WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF STREETS, YOU KNOW, JAYWALKING, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET ACROSS TRAFFIC ON BROWARD BOULEVARD OR SUNRISE BOULEVARD. YOU KNOW, I DON'T GET IT.

AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN PEOPLE.

BUT WE SHOULD NOT DUMP ON BRIGHT LINE NOR ON ANY OF THE CITIES THAT THAT OPERATE ALONG THE SYSTEM TO THINK THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO TRY TO PREVENT DEATH BECAUSE WE ARE.

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ABSOLUTELY, SIR.

[INAUDIBLE] YEAH.

MAYOR GANZ.

THANK YOU. AND REALLY, TO ECHO WHAT MAYOR TRANTALIS SAID, THERE IS NO WAY TO LEGISLATE IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY.

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO A U-TURN ON THE TRACKS, ACTUALLY SEEN THAT HAPPEN IN FRONT OF ME.

SO IT'S YEAH.

SO IT IS, IT IS UPSETTING WHAT WE DID WITH, WITH PUTTING THE FENCING ALONG, WE TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER.

WE DIDN'T JUST PUT UP CHAIN LINK FENCING, WE ACTUALLY INVESTED IN VERY DECORATIVE FENCING TO PUT ALONG THERE BECAUSE ONE IT MATCHED THE WE WANTED TO UPLIFT THE NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG DIXIE HIGHWAY THAT NEEDED THAT.

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS THAT ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACK.

SO DIXIE HIGHWAY WAS PUT IN IT TORE APART OUR NEIGHBORHOODS MANY YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS EXPANDED THAT REALLY DESTROYED AND DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB OF TALKING ABOUT SEPARATING COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S WHAT DIXIE HIGHWAY DID.

AND WE'VE DONE A WALK THROUGH WITH THE MPO TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WHEN IT WAS FIRST DONE, IT WAS NEVER DONE CORRECTLY.

SO IT WAS A DISSERVICE TO THOSE CITIZENS.

SO WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN THAT THE EASIEST PATH FOR THEM TO GET HOME IS TO CUT THROUGH THE BUSHES AND GO ACROSS THE TRACKS.

THEY'VE DONE THAT THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.

THEIR PARENTS DID BEFORE THEM TO GET THROUGH THERE.

IT'S A VERY KNOWN CUT THROUGH.

WE HAD TO FENCE THAT OFF TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR US TO DO.

BUT THERE IS NO THERE ARE TRAGEDIES THAT HAPPEN IN WHICH WHICH MISTAKES ARE MADE.

BUT THERE IS SOME SOME BLATANT IGNORANCE THAT GOES ON THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO PREVENT THAT.

WE CAN'T WE CAN'T LEGISLATE OUR WAY OUT OF THAT OR PUT RULES IN PLACE.

BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

IT WAS IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY COST.

IT WAS A HUGE COST. AND WE CHOSE TO DO IT WITH DECORATIVE FENCING FOR A REASON.

BUT WE THINK IT WAS A GOOD INVESTMENT AND IT'S KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS SAFE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR COOPER.

YES. JUST PAUSE FOR A SECOND FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT. JUST IN RESPONSE, I WAS ON THE PHONE AND CONFERENCE WITH BRIGHTLINE.

I'M NOT THROWING THEM UNDER THE BUS.

AND THERE'S ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, LET'S FACE IT, THERE'S CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE.

AND AS A COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE I FENCE IN PARKS.

WHY CAN'T I FENCE, YOU KNOW, PUT A FENCE UP? I'M JUST SAYING AND IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HAVE THIS WITH MY COMMUNITY, BECAUSE FOR A LONG TIME I AM NOW GOING TO FENCE OFF A COMMUNITY THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO UNITE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A CULTURAL ISSUE AS WELL.

SO I CAN PUT UP A DECORATIVE FENCE, BUT I CERTAINLY CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT UP A CROSSING WALKWAY TO HELP PEOPLE GET OVER AND ABOVE, YOU KNOW.

SO I THINK WE HAVE A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY ALONG THE CORRIDOR FOR SURE, BUT WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ADDRESS SAFETY ON THE FEC.

SO IT HAS TO BE A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, I THINK IS GREAT BRIGHT LINE.

I DESPISE DRIVING TO ORLANDO.

IT'S THE WORST DRIVE IN HISTORY, YOU KNOW.

SO I THINK IT'S A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.

SO THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO FIX EVERYTHING, MISS MCGHEE.

YES. THAT'S OKAY.

I WAS JUST GOING TO PUT IN THE IDEA OF THE TWO, AS LONG AS WE'RE TALKING WITH FCC ABOUT THE FENCING AND PUTTING THAT UP AND THE IDEA OF BEAUTIFYING AREAS AROUND DIXIE, I'D SAY ALSO, IF IT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE THING, TO NEGOTIATE HEDGES AND OTHER PLANT MATERIAL, BECAUSE IN SOME AREAS THAT WE MIGHT GET FURTHER WITH THAT COST WISE AND THEN BE ABLE TO REINFORCE THE FENCING IN AREAS LIKE MAYOR GANZ HAD POINTED OUT WHERE YOU REALLY NEED IT AND JUST MAKE IT.

BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN YOU GET UP INTO A PALM BEACH COUNTY AREA AND FURTHER NORTH, YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL SEA GRAPES AND [INAUDIBLE] AND THINGS ALONG THE EDGE THAT REALLY CREATE AN IMPASSE AS WELL AS ADD BEAUTIFICATION TO THE LINE.

THAT'S JUST MY INPUT ON THAT.

WE'LL ACTUALLY THAT'S GOING TO BE STUFF THAT I HOPE THAT WE GET TO DISCUSS WHEN WE GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER NEXT WEEK AND CONTINUE, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART AND THERE'S LOTS OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO IN THIS PARTNERSHIP.

AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP TO YOU ALL.

I HAD BROUGHT UP THE BE TACTICAL PROJECT.

I'M SORRY, I FORGOT WE HAD SOME SLIDES AS AN EXAMPLE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE LAKE RIDGE IS, IT IS JUST NORTH OF SUNRISE BOULEVARD.

IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHERE HUSTLER HOLLYWOOD IS OR THE OLD PEACHES RECORDS AND TAPES, IT'S JUST NORTH OF THAT.

AND THIS IS THE PARTICULAR STREET THAT'S BEING DONE.

THE TENT HAS BEEN SET UP FOR THE MPO STAFF AS WELL AS THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE PAINTING TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY.

THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE LAKE WITH DEERFIELD BEACH, AS THEY GOT THEIR PUBLIC WORK STAFF OUT THERE AND STARTED DOING THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO PREPARE THE RESIDENTS FOR THE CHANGE IN THE STREET PATTERN.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE WE START SEEING THE BEST BENEFIT.

I PERSONALLY LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT WAS A SURPRISE THAT THIS WAS SELECTED TO ME.

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I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY CARS HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR CROSSING WALKING TO PUBLIX, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE THE THE BURNT OUT MARKS FROM CARS SPINNING OUT IN THAT LOCATION BECAUSE THE RIGHT OF WAY, AGAIN, WAS TOO WIDE, NO DIFFERENT THAN DIXIE HIGHWAY IN DEERFIELD WHEN THAT WAS WIDENED AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE FURTHER CUT OFF FROM EACH OTHER. I PERSONALLY USED TO CROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE FEC RAILROAD TRACKS TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL AND TO GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT USED TO WALK THERE.

SO THERE'S A SOCIAL NORM THAT YOU GOT USED TO.

AND THEN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S OTHER ISSUES HAPPENING.

WE TOGETHER HAVE A LOT TO SOLVE.

AND AS A CHILD OF SOUTH FLORIDA, THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE.

AND YEAH, THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T CHANGE, I THINK.

WHAT DID I HEAR? STUPID, I GUESS WAS THE TERM.

BUT THERE ARE WAYS FOR US TO EDUCATE TOGETHER WITH OUR POLICE ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER IT'S AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTY.

I THINK WE CAN SOLVE A LOT OF THE ISSUES, AT LEAST TRYING TO GET TO THIS BOARD'S GOAL OF VISION ZERO, WHICH IS ZERO FATALITIES.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE I WANTED TO KIND OF LEAVE THAT.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO.

HOLD ON. HOLD ON. I HAVE FOUR PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE.

OH, OKAY. MAYOR WILLIAMS, FOR THE RECORD, I AM NOT THE MAYOR.

YOU KNOW THAT. BUT ANYWAY.

VICE MAYOR. SORRY, COMMISSIONER KERN.

OH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR SOME THINGS.

I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WE DON'T HAVE A TRAIN TRACK [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE HAVING THE WORST TIME WE JUST HAD A LADY LAST TWO WEEKS AGO WHO CROSSED IN THE STREET AND WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF WAL-MART.

WE HAVE THIS BEAUTY IF YOU ALL LIVE AT OAKLAND PARK AND 441 FENCING IN FRONT OF WAL-MART A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

I GUESS DOT HADN'T GOTTEN THERE TO DO WHATEVER IT IS TO CHANGE THE FENCE.

I'M DRIVING HERE.

THIS LADY COME FALLING THROUGH THE HOLE LIKE THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE STAY ALIVE.

BUT I DO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW.

BUT LET ME CAN I SAY THIS BEFORE WE THIS IS MY LAST WEEK AS PRESIDENT OF THE [INAUDIBLE] LEAGUE OF CITIES.

[APPLAUSE] I'M BEING KICKED TO THE CURB.

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S CLAPPING FOR KICKING TO THE CURB, BUT WE'RE NOT CLAPPING THAT YOU'RE GETTING KICKED TO THE CURB.

ALL RIGHT, MISS LLEWELLYN, PLEASE.

ONE MORE THING TO ADD TO THE LIST OF ISSUES WITH THE RAILROAD TRACK CROSSINGS, AT LEAST IN OUR CITY AND DANNY BEACH, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES.

THERE'S ALSO ADA ISSUES.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CROSS THE TRACKS IN WHEELCHAIRS USING WALKERS.

THAT'S THEIR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

AND WE HAVE ISSUES WITH PITCH.

WE HAVE ISSUES WITH.

I KNOW THEY JUST PUT IN SOME OF THE CROSSINGS.

THE FEC HAS BEEN DOING ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT'S STILL NOT SUFFICIENT.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IT AS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND THERE MAY BE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

SO AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T REALLY PUT SIDEWALKS ACROSS, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S DONE THAT HELPS PEOPLE THAT CAN'T NECESSARILY GET ACROSS IN A CAR.

SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ADD.

COMMISSIONER COBURN, THANK YOU.

I AM GRATEFUL AS WELL.

WE DON'T HAVE A RAILROAD CROSSING IN OUR CITY.

BUT ON ON THAT, IN TERMS OF BRIGHT LINE, IT IS JUST A TERRIBLE SCENE EVERY TIME WE SEE THESE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE PERSON AND THEIR FAMILIES.

BUT I DO THINK THAT WE WE NEED MORE EDUCATION ON IT.

I SEE MORE ACCIDENTS THAN I ACTUALLY SEE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND EVEN ENFORCEMENT MATERIAL ON THIS.

WE REALLY NEED MORE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO TO OUR BRIGHT LINE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT'S NOT TALKED ABOUT IN THIS PRESENTATION, WHICH I THINK IS BARES MERIT, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU IMPROVE THESE STREETS TO TRYING TO MAKE THEM SAFER AND TO TRY TO GIVE THEM MORE FOCUS ON THE PEDESTRIAN ASPECT OF THEM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY.

IN PARTICULAR, THIS IS THIS IS THE POSTER CHILD OF OF WHAT THIS COMMITTEE HAS DONE AND WHAT THE MPO HERE HAS ACCOMPLISHED.

IN WILTON MANORS BY NARROWING THE STREET AND REDESIGNING THE STREET, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS HAS BEEN HAS BEEN GOING IS REALLY INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. AND AND I KNOW THAT ON 15TH AVENUE, NORTHEAST 15TH AVENUE, THE THE PILOT PROJECT THAT GREG SPEAKS OF ALREADY, WE SEE HOUSES BEING TORN DOWN THAT WERE BUILT IN THE 50S AND AND HUGE CONDOMINIUMS ARE BEING BUILT.

REMODELING IS TAKING PLACE ALL BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATION OF THIS ROADWAY BEING REDESIGNED.

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AND AND IT TAKES THE FOCUS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND MORE TOWARDS THE PEDESTRIAN.

SO I APPLAUD THESE EFFORTS BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO WORK IN A WAY THAT NOT ONLY HELPS PROMOTE SAFETY TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES, BUT ALSO PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AND PROMOTES INCREASED DEVELOPMENT IN IN THESE AREAS.

SO. THANK YOU, GREG.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE MORE SPEAKER, MR. KIRDAHY. HI, VICE MAYOR KIRDAHY WE DON'T HAVE A RAILROAD CROSSING.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. WE HAVE A ONE STREET.

YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THAT.

BUT YEAH, WE GOT NADA.

BUT YOU'RE ALL ON THE ROAD.

AND, YOU KNOW, AS MAYOR TRANTALIS SAID, YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID.

I MEAN, YOU SEE IT EVERY DAY AS I WANTED TO IS IT COMMISSIONER LLEWELLYN OR.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW YOUR, THERE IS FDOT CAN DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.

THERE IS A WAY TO HAVE BECAUSE I DID IT IN NEW YORK, A HANDICAPPED FILLER THAT THEY PUT ACROSS THE TRACK.

AND IT PUTS YOU KNOW, I FORGET WHAT THE SIGNAGE SAID, BUT SOMETHING LIKE YOU KNOW, DISABLED PERSONS AND IT FILLS IT IN.

THE TRAIN CAN STILL GO, BUT THEY CAN GET ACROSS WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT DIFFICULTY.

BUT I WISH, GREG, THAT YOUR WORDS WOULD COME TRUE, THAT NO ONE, GOD FORBID, EVER GOT KILLED ON THE TRACKS AGAIN.

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER SEE THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WILL COME STAGGERING OUT OF FUNKY BUDDHA AND SAY, OH, I THINK I'LL WALK IN FRONT OF THE TRAIN OR WHATEVER.

BUT WHAT WHAT THIS COMMISSION IS DOING, WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IS YOU'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

I MEAN, I REALLY APPLAUD MAYOR GANZ BECAUSE HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB IN DEERFIELD BEACH, YOU KNOW, AT THOSE SECTIONS.

THAT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM THAT I KNOW BECAUSE I LIVE CLOSE TO THERE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

I HAVE A COUPLE MORE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

VIRTUAL HAND VICE MAYOR SIMMONS.

I SWEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MPO STAFF ON CORAL SPRINGS DRIVE, CORAL RIDGE DRIVE, AND WHILES THERE IS A COSTCO IN THE AREA.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A VERY I DON'T WANT TO SAY PROBABLY WAS WELL-INTENTIONED IN ITS DESIGN, BUT POORLY DESIGNED AND IN REALITY OF A TURNING AREA COMING COMING OUT OF THE COSTCO, TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT ONTO CORAL RIDGE DRIVE.

AND IT'S CAUSING A LOT OF ACCIDENTS IN THAT AREA.

AND SO I KNOW THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS WILL BE LOOKING INTO IT.

BUT WE I AM JUST ASKING THAT WE CAN INCLUDE YOU IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO YOU CAN HELP US AND HELP FACILITATE ALL THE NECESSARY CONVERSATIONS TO GET THAT SITUATION REMEDIED.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

THANK YOU, MR. OLDAKER.

PAUSE THIS FOR A SECOND.

HELLO. HI.

I'M FROM ONE OF THE SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY, LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA.

AND AS HILLSBOROUGH IS MENTIONED, WE HAVE NOTHING OTHER THAN A-ONE, A AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

BUT I AM FROM MANHATTAN AND I WORKED FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, SO THIS SITUATION IS NOTHING NEW FOR THEM.

WE HAVE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD, METRO-NORTH, AMTRAK, NEW JERSEY TRANSIT.

SUBWAYS, BUSSES, TUNNELS.

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CROSSING THESE NETWORKS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE LEARNED FROM THEM? ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO TIE BACK.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS IS OUR LOCAL CONTRIBUTION, BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO BRING MANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TO ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTAND AND MEET WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES FROM ELSEWHERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE.

WHAT YOU KNOW, BASICALLY COMMISSIONER KIRDAHY BASICALLY BROUGHT UP WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP.

THERE ARE SO MUCH WE CAN LEARN FROM NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, DENVER, ATLANTA.

SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL IDEA.

BUT IT'S JUST WE NEED TO HAVE THE CASH TO TAKE YOU THERE.

ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE VIRTUAL HAND.

NO. NO. OKAY.

LET ME JUST SAY ONE THING BEFORE I LET YOU CONTINUE.

PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

I YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME AS A CHAIR BECAUSE MONTHLY IT CHANGES TO SOME COMMISSIONS THAT THEY COULD BECOME A COMMISSIONER OR A MAYOR. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT THE STAFF GIVE ME A PAPER WITH THE YOU KNOW, WITH THE OFFICE IN IT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND ANYBODY.

AND THAT'S A HARD. AND GO AHEAD, MAYOR.

GO AHEAD. MR..

MR.. MR.. MAYOR, I THINK ONE OF ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PARTS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SEVERAL OF THE FORMER CHAIRS TRIED TO DO IS JUST CALL EVERYBODY REPRESENTATIVE.

SO THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, INSULTED BECAUSE YOU ARE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR.

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CALL EVERYBODY A MEMBER YEAH.

MEMBER YES. YOUR BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT'S A FULL TIME JOB BECAUSE EVERYTHING ROTATES CONSTANTLY.

EXACTLY. OKAY.

YEAH, I'M DONE. WE HAVE A I ACTUALLY WANT TO TURN OVER TO THE ATTORNEY REAL QUICK TO LET HIM DO HIS QUICK REPORT.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT INTO THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE.

WE HAVE TSC SITTING HERE, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY REPRESENT US UP IN TALLAHASSEE AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET TO HEAR FROM THEM.

[11. General Counsel’s Report]

SO I DO WANT TO JUST COMMENT WHEN YOU GO TO THE MIC, IF YOU WOULD JUST THINK IN YOUR MIND THE FIVE SECOND RULE, GIVE IT 5 SECONDS BEFORE YOU START TALKING.

IT MIGHT SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE.

BUT NOW TO GO TO SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT.

SO MR. STEWART AND I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT SOME OF YOU MAY, IF NOT ALREADY, HAVE BEEN RECEIVING LETTERS, A LETTER.

IT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE THIS.

IT'S COMING FROM SOMEBODY WE DO NOT KNOW NECESSARILY WHO THE RETURN ADDRESS IS.

BUT I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S COMING FROM ONE OF A RECENTLY TERMINATED EMPLOYEE WHO OBVIOUSLY IS NOT SATISFIED OR HAPPY THAT THEY'RE NOT WITH US ANYMORE. BUT WE'RE DEALING WITH THE ISSUES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS RELATING TO WHATEVER IS PRESENTED TO YOU, IT'S AN UNSIGNED DOCUMENTS.

WE WE'RE PRESUMING BECAUSE OF THE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT THAT'S WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT CONTACT, EITHER ONE OF US, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS IT.

BUT THERE ARE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND THERE ARE LEGAL EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE.

SO THE DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC IS LIMITED.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK.

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

HI. GOOD MORNING, PAUL CALVARESI BROWARD MPO.

IF I COULD HAVE 60 SECONDS TO GO OVER THE FEDERAL, I'M GOING TO ONLY TALK ABOUT GRANTS.

I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE A LOT OF THE CITIES HAVE FEDERAL LOBBYISTS AND YOU'VE BEEN INUNDATED WITH THE NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH.

SO I'VE COLLECTED THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WORTH OF GRANTS THAT WE KNOW ARE COMING.

ALSO LOOKED AT WHO THOSE PARTNERS ARE.

I DIDN'T PUT EVERY CITY LOGO ON THERE THAT WE DON'T HAVE A POWERPOINT LONG ENOUGH FOR THAT.

SO JUST USE THE CUTE LITTLE CITY LOGO.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE THE BROWARD MPO IS AND A LOT OF LEGWORK TO LOOK THROUGH OUR FEDERAL DOCUMENTS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE GRANTS REQUIRE THAT ANY PROJECT THAT YOU PLAN ON GOING AFTER IS IN ONE OF OUR FEDERAL DOCUMENTS.

WE'VE LOOKED THROUGH THOSE.

WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL PARTNERS AS, YOU KNOW, THE MPO.

WE DON'T OWN ANYTHING.

SO WE CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT ON A ROAD WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO.

WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO DO THAT.

WHAT I REALLY WANT TO STRESS UP HERE ARE THE THREE C'S OF APPLYING FOR GRANTS.

WE NEED TO ONE COORDINATE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD MONTHLY.

TWO, WE NEED TO BE COOPERATIVE.

AND THREE, WE NEED WE NEED TO COLLABORATE.

I KNOW ALL OF YOU.

LIKE I SAID, YOU ALL HAVE FEDERAL LOBBYISTS ARE ALL PUSHING YOU TO GO AFTER THESE GRANTS.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, PER DC, WE ARE A DOT ON THE MAP.

WE ARE ONE REGION.

SO WHEN PLANTATION AND LAUDERHILL AND CORAL SPRINGS AND HALLANDALE BEACH ALL GO AFTER THE SAME GRANT, I DIDN'T MEAN TO PICK ON CITIES THAT WEREN'T HERE.

I'M SORRY. OKAY.

[INAUDIBLE]. SORRY.

SO WHEN THEY ALL GO, IT'S THE SAME GROUP.

WE'RE LISTENING. WE'RE LISTENING, PAUL.

WE HEAR YOU. THE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT TO PRIORITIZE OUR PROJECTS FOR US.

THEY DON'T WANT TO DECIDE WHICH OF YOU FOUR ARE MOST WORTHY OF IT.

THEY WOULD HAVE RATHER SEEN US GO TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE ROLE THAT THE MPO IS LOOKING TO HAVE.

AND AS THEY HAVE TO BRING THAT ALL TOGETHER TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND TO BRING AS MUCH MONEY DOWN HERE AS POSSIBLE.

THIS WILL BE EMAILED EMAILED TO YOU LATER, ALONG WITH OUT OF THE 1000 PAGE BILL, THEY CREATED A 470 PAGE SUMMARY.

FROM THAT, WE PULLED OUT THE TEN PAGES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO YOU.

AND YOU SEE THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF RAILROAD GRANTS GOING ON, AND I KNOW THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP OUR ADVOCATES FROM [INAUDIBLE] ERIC'S TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE STATE LEGISLATURE WENT.

THANK YOU, PAUL. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR MEMBERS.

GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IN THE EXECUTIVE AND FOR ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO I HAVE A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH, A CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH.

GOOD MORNING. AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK FROM TALLAHASSEE.

HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING BACK BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION.

SO DID WANT TO JUST TOUCH BASE A LITTLE BIT ON SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW? I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM MYSELF, CANDACE ERICK'S LAUREN JACKSON.

AND I'VE ALSO GOT CHERYL SEINFELD HERE WHO RUNS OUR LOCAL LOBBYING AND OUR PARTNER HERE, CHRIS SMITH AND ROBBIE HOLROYD, SEND THE REGARDS.

ROBBIE IS A TAX WATCH AND CHRIS SMITH HAS A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LAUREN IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GO OVER THE POLICY ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENED DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

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AND I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME UP FOR OUR DAYS AND CAME UP FOR THE LEAGUE OF CITIES OR TOOK THE TREK UP TO TALLAHASSEE TO ADVOCATE FOR US AND WITH US.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LAUREN.

I'LL COME BACK AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DID RIGHT AFTER SESSION AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

THAT'S COMING UP AND THE CAMPAIGN SEASON.

ALL RIGHT, LAUREN. GOOD MORNING.

AS CANDACE MENTIONED, WE'RE IN BETWEEN TWO SPECIAL SESSIONS RIGHT NOW.

WE JUST CONCLUDED ONE ON REDISTRICTING IN THE MAPS.

WE'RE ALSO JUST RECENTLY STRUCK DOWN BY A COURT AS WELL.

SO THAT IS STILL UP IN LIMBO AT THE MOMENT.

WE ARE GOING BACK INTO ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION NEXT WEEK AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ON PROPERTY INSURANCE.

IT POTENTIALLY COULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS CONDO REFORM, CONSUMER, CONSUMER DATA, PRIVACY, ETC..

BUT WE'LL KEEP EVERYBODY POSTED ON THAT AS WELL.

THE REGULAR SESSION ENDED IN MARCH, AND THAT WAS AFTER THEY PASSED A $112.5 BILLION BUDGET THAT INCLUDED $11.6 BILLION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION WORK PROGRAM. IT ALSO INCLUDED ALMOST $500 MILLION FOR SEA LEVEL RISE AND RESILIENCY GRANTS.

IT INCLUDED $51 MILLION FOR THE JOB GROWTH GRANT PROGRAM AND AROUND $462 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS. IT ALSO WAS $60 MILLION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM, AND WE BRING THAT UP BECAUSE WE WORKED ON THAT ISSUE.

ORIGINALLY, THEY HAD PROPOSED FUNDING THAT AT $4 MILLION BELOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAD ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED.

SO WE WORKED WITH THE FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION AND OTHER MPOS AND COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH THEM TO HELP BRING THAT NUMBER UP TO $60 MILLION.

SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

AND THEY ALSO PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION INNOVATIVE SERVICES GRANT AS WELL WITH THAT.

THEN MOVING ON TO POLICIES, THE GOVERNOR JUST SIGNED THE TAX PACKAGE LAST WEEK AND THAT INCLUDED $200 MILLION FOR A GAS TAX REDUCTION, STATE GAS TAX REDUCTION THAT WILL NOT IMPACT THE STATE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND.

THEY ARE GOING TO OFFSET THOSE DOLLARS.

SO NO PROJECTS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

AND IT'S A $0.25 PER GALLON THAT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE GETTING OFF IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

AND THE REASON WHY THEY SELECTED NOVEMBER WAS BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY LOOKED AT THE ANALYSIS, AND THAT'S THE TIME WHEN IT'S MOSTLY LOCAL PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, AND THEY WANTED LOCAL RESIDENTS TO BE REALLY GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THAT AND NOT NOT OUTSIDE VISITORS.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY HAD SELECTED THAT THAT MONTH.

THEN JUST TO BRING UP A QUICKLY A COUPLE OF BILLS THAT DID PASS.

MOST OF THE BILLS DID NOT PASS.

THE ONES THAT WE WERE TRACKING FOR YOU ALL.

AND I THINK MOST OF YOU WOULD AGREE THAT'S A GOOD THING.

BUT FOR THE ONES THAT DID PASS, THERE WAS ANOTHER STATE WIDE SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOODING BILL THAT WAS BUILDING OFF THE RESILIENCY PACKAGE THAT PASSED LAST YEAR.

AND THAT BILL INCLUDED A DIRECTION TO FDOT TO DEVELOP A RESILIENCY ACTION PLAN FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

IT ALSO ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE OF RESILIENCY UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND IT ALSO INCLUDED SALTWATER INTRUSION VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE RESILIENCY GRANT PROGRAMS. ALSO, ANOTHER BILL THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP HAS TO DO WITH EDUCATION CONFORMING BILL, AND THIS IS A BUDGET CONFORMING BILL, BUT IT ENDED UP BEING A MASSIVE POLICY BILL BY THE END OF THE SESSION. VERY, VERY LARGE EDUCATION CONFORMING BILL.

BUT PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION.

AND IT WOULD INCREASE THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION TO THE AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON TRANSPORTING A STUDENT BY BUS OR $750, WHICHEVER ONE IS HIGHER.

AND IT ALSO ALLOWED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN THE TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT THEY USE.

THEY DON'T JUST HAVE TO USE BUSSES ANYMORE.

AND THEN THEY ALSO ESTABLISH THE DRIVING CHOICE GRANT PROGRAM UNDER DOE, AND THAT IS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL CHOICE OPTIONS.

THEY FUNDED THAT AT $15 MILLION, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DEBATE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS ENOUGH MONEY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS TOO LOW, BUT THAT THAT IS FUNDED AT $15 MILLION.

NOW THAT MPOS ALSO ARE TASKED WITH PLANNING ALONGSIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL.

I WANT TO BRIEFLY BRING UP ANOTHER BILL THAT PASSED AND THAT WOULD ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO APPROVE, REGARDLESS OF ZONING AND REGARDLESS OF YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO APPROVE A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ANY ZONE IF IT'S COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL, SO LONG AS THERE'S 10% AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT'S PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT DEVELOPER HAS TO AGREE TO NOT SEEK SALE FUNDING FROM THE STATE APARTMENT INCENTIVE LOAN PROGRAM.

BUT THAT HOPEFULLY COULD PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IS WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR WITH THAT.

SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

SOME OF THE OTHER BILLS THAT PASSED HAD TO DO WITH SCHOOL CONCURRENCY, CYBERSECURITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MANAGED MOTOR VEHICLES PACKAGE PASSED, AND THEN SOME

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OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY ISSUES DEALING WITH DRAG RACING AND SPECIAL EVENTS ZONES.

NOW, FOR THE BILLS THAT DIDN'T PASS, WHICH WAS THE MAJORITY, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY START WITH SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE WORKED ON PRETTY HEAVILY, AND THAT WAS THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES BILL.

THAT BILL WOULD HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED OUR SEAPORT AND OUR AIRPORT, AND THEY WERE VERY OPPOSED TO IT.

AND WE WORKED WITH THE SEAPORT COUNCIL, THE AIRPORT COUNCIL, OUR SEAPORT DIRECTOR, OUR AIRPORT DIRECTOR, REPRESENTATIVE LAMARCA, WHO WAS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE, AND CHAIR HARRELL, WHO ALSO REPRESENTED PALM BEACH COUNTY, WHO ALSO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE BILL.

AND WE WERE WE WERE GRATEFUL THAT THAT BILL BARELY, BARELY EVEN GOT A HEARING.

IT WAS TEMPORARILY POSTPONED AND ITS VERY FIRST COMMITTEE.

SO WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

WE ALSO WORKED ON A TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS BILL AND THERE WAS A PROVISION IN THAT BILL THAT WAS ALSO THERE LAST SESSION AS WELL, AND THAT WOULD HAVE CAPPED THE AMOUNT THAT THE STATE WOULD HAVE PUT INTO CERTAIN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AT 25% OF THE STATE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND, AND THAT WAS A PRIORITY OF THE ROAD BUILDERS.

THEY WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THAT FUNDING WAS GOING TOWARDS BUILDING ROADS AND NOT NECESSARILY TO THESE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

AND WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR, I GUESS, TWO YEARS TO TRY TO GET THAT REMOVED FROM THE BILL.

THANKFULLY, EFFORT MOVED FROM NEUTRAL TO OPPOSED BY THE END OF SESSION AND AS SOON AS THEY DID THAT, WE FINALLY GOT IT TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE BILL AND THAT WAS PRIOR TO IT FAILING. SO WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AS WELL.

WE ALSO WORKED ON A PREEMPTION OF WAGE MANDATES.

WE WORKED TO OPPOSE THAT BILL AS WELL.

AND THE REASON WHY THAT'S RELEVANT IS BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM WAGE FOR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES THAT'S ABOVE THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED OUR AIRPORT WORKERS, OUR SEAPORT WORKERS, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR TRANSIT DRIVERS.

AND AND THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN FOR US HERE, BECAUSE THE MARKET IS SO COMPETITIVE RIGHT NOW FOR FOR WORKERS AND FOR DRIVERS THAT IF WE'RE NOT PAYING A COMPETITIVE WAGE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE SERVICE LEVELS.

SO WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT DEFEATED AS WELL.

AND THEN SOME OTHER BILLS THAT THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT.

EVALUATION OF SIGNIFICANT STATE RISKS.

THIS WAS A HOUSE SPEAKER PRIORITY.

THAT WAS PART OF A BUDGET CONFORMING BILL, BUT IT DID NOT PASS.

I THINK WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN IT, THOUGH.

IT WOULD HAVE ESTABLISHED A LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OF RISK ASSESSMENT HEADED BY A CHIEF RISK OFFICER.

IT WOULD HAVE CREATED A RISK ESTIMATING CONFERENCE SIMILAR TO AN ECONOMIC ESTIMATING CONFERENCE TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT RISKS THAT ARE AROUND THERE, AROUND OUR STATE.

AND IT WOULD HAVE DEVELOPED A STATE RISK REGISTRY.

IT ALSO ALL OF THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY BILLS FAILED, INCLUDING ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY TASK FORCE BILL BILLS AROUND ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND A SLIP STUDY EXPANSION AS WELL ALSO FAILED AS WELL.

BUT WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY, ALTHOUGH WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE BILLS, IT WAS A PRETTY QUIET TRANSPORTATION HERE IN TALLAHASSEE, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T QUIET IN TALLAHASSEE. BUT WE DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WEEKLY WE MEET WITH TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS AND LOBBYISTS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE AND WE'RE HAVING MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

ALL RIGHT. SO, GABRIEL, ANYTHING I MEAN, MR. GABRIEL, ANYTHING ELSE? ACTUALLY, I WANT TO JUST IF YOU CAN TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK TSA FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, BECAUSE HONESTLY [APPLAUSE], YEAH, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ACROSS THE BALANCE, WHETHER IT BE AT BROWARD COUNTY OR IT BE IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CITY.

I MEAN, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE LOOK AT FROM THE MPO PERSPECTIVE.

AND THAT'S REALLY I REALLY THANK YOU BOTH FOR ALL THE EFFORTS AND SHOW YOU APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIP.

ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.

WE HAVE MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVED.

THE SECOND MOTION TO ADJOURN.

WHICH WHAT WAS LEFT.

SORRY, MAYOR GANT'S HAD AN ITEM THAT THAT WE BROUGHT UP.

IT'S A NON ACTION ITEM IT'S FOR.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, MAYOR.

I DIDN'T SEE IT. OKAY.

DID IT WORK? NO.

HERE. CONTROL ROOM.

CAN YOU TURN ON MAYOR GANZ? THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'RE UP.

THANK YOU. THIS SHOULD BE ON.

AND I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF.

AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE A NON ACTION ITEM PUT ON TOWARDS THE END OF THE AGENDA.

AND WE'VE ALREADY LOST MANY MEMBERS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE COUNTY MEMBERS.

BUT I WANTED TO UPDATE EVERYONE ON ON THIS LETTER THAT WE SENT TO THE MPO AND TO FDOT REGARDING THE 10TH STREET

[2. Update From Mayor Ganz of Deerfield Beach Regarding the Letter, "FM# 436964-2-52-01 & 439891-1-52-01 State Road 869 / SW 10th Street Connector from Florida’s Turnpike / Sawgrass Expressway to I-95, Broward County, Deerfield Beach, Florida" Sent on March 16, 2022, to the Florida Department of Transportation, District 4]

PROJECT. AND I COME TO ALL OF YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN FDOT PROJECT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW, THOSE YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL

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REMEMBER THIS IS NOT AN FDOT PROJECT.

THIS IS AN MPO PROJECT.

THE START OF THE 10TH STREET EXPANSION ORIGINATED IN THIS ROOM MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT STARTED FROM THERE.

AND THIS IS AN MPO PROJECT THAT IS BEING CARRIED OUT WITH GLEE BY FDOT.

THERE ARE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS, MANY, MANY YEARS OF MEETINGS, NEGOTIATIONS AND PUBLIC INPUT AND PUBLIC AGGRAVATION.

BUT WE HAVE REACHED A POINT NOW IN THIS PROCESS WHERE THERE ARE FOUR STICKING ITEMS THAT WE HAD, AND WE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO ALL OF YOU TO THIS BOARD AS WELL AS TO THE TO FDOT.

AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LIST, A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE.

THE FIRST PART OF IT IS THE LONG TERM FISCAL IMPACT REGARDING FDOT RIGHT OF WAY POSSESSION.

SO WHEN WE DO LARGE PROJECTS LIKE THAT, WE TALK ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF RIGHT OF WAY.

NOW THAT SEEMS VERY PEDESTRIAN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S A VERY GENTLE STATEMENT.