[7. MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS to Serve the Remainder of the Term, December 2022 Through June 2023: A. Deputy Vice Chair, Board Officer; and B. Executive Committee Member - At-Large (Chair Emeritus); and C. Executive Committee Member - If Necessary]

MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR.

BRYAN CALETKA, BROWARD MPO STAFF.

I'M GOING TO BE HANDLING THIS FOR THE BOARD.

WE FIND OURSELVES IN A COUPLE OF VACANCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THUS FAR.

THE VERY FIRST POSITION THAT WE HAVE IS FOR DEPUTY VICE CHAIR.

WE HAVE ONE CANDIDATE THAT HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THAT, WHICH IS MIRAMAR VICE MAYOR COLBOURNE.

AND SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL ACCEPT ANY FLOOR NOMINATIONS FOR THIS POSITION FOR ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR DEPUTY VICE CHAIR.

OKAY. ANYBODY INTERESTED? OKAY HEARING NONE. CONGRATULATIONS.

WE SHOULD VOTE. WE VOTE.

WE SHOULD STILL VOTE. PLEASE GET ON THE RECORD, PLEASE.

NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSED, SO THE ELECTRONICS, A MOTION AND A SECOND.

IS THERE MOTION. VERBAL VOTE MR. CHAIR. YOUR FAVORITE WAY, MR. CHAIR. WE'LL DO IT BY HAND AND MOTION.

I'M CONFUSED. ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.

ANYONE OPPOSED? ANYBODY OPPOSED? WE HAVE IT. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. THERE YOU GO.

FIX YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU FIX YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT POSITION.

SO DUE TO THIS VACANCY, WE'RE NOW GOING TO HAVE AN IF NECESSARY POSITION AS WELL.

SO THE NEXT POSITION IS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER FILLING THE CHAIR EMERITUS OR AT LARGE.

WE DO NOT HAVE A CHAIR EMERITUS.

SO IT'S THE AT-LARGE CHAIR EMERITUS POSITION.

WE HAVE COMMISSIONER MARTIN, MAYOR COOPER AND COMMISSIONER JAFFE THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS, AND WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY FURTHER FLOOR NOMINATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

FURTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY? NONE.

OKAY. SO I HAVE THIS PINK BALLOT RIGHT HERE.

I WILL DISTRIBUTE IT TO EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A PEN THAT I PLACED NEXT TO YOU AT YOUR STATION.

AND WE ASK THAT YOU PUT YOUR BOARD MEMBER NAME WHO YOU'RE VOTING FOR, AND THEN YOUR SIGNATURE, AND THEN THE GENERAL COUNCIL WILL COUNT ONCE THESE ARE ALL COLLECTED. AND OF COURSE, PLEASE VOTE ONCE FOR ONE PERSON.

THE WAY JUST TO CLARIFY WHY THE BALLOTS ARE GOING OUT, IT'LL BE THE TOP VOTE GETTER WILL BE ELECTED TO THE CHAIR EMERITUS AT LARGE POSITION.

AND THEN YOU HAVE ONE MORE VOTE AFTER THAT.

OKAY. YES.

MAYOR. WE SHOULD GO AHEAD.

CAN WE RECOGNIZE? OH, I GOT IT.

I FIGURED IT OUT.

MY QUESTION IS FOR THE NEXT POSITION.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, IF NECESSARY, WILL IT BE THE SAME NOMINEES OR DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF NOMINEES FOR THAT POSITION? SO IT WAS ONLY AS NECESSARY.

SO IT WILL IT WILL BE NEW NOMINATIONS.

OKAY. CAN YOU TELL US WHO THOSE CURRENT NOMINATIONS ARE? AFTER THIS ELECTION YES.

NO, THE CURRENT.

OH, IT'S WE HAVE MAYOR COOPER FROM HALLANDALE.

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COMMISSIONER JAFFE OF WESTIN AND COMMISSIONER MARTIN OF LAUDERHILL.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SHOULD WE MOVE ON? WHILE WE'RE WAITING HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.

[INAUDIBLE] HAD A TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY 5,000 PEOPLE CAME.

OH, NEAT. [INAUDIBLE] WE WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY HAS EVERYBODY TURNED IN THEIR BALLOT? OH.

OH, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THIS. I GOT ONE AT YOUR STATION, TOO.

MR. CHAIR, JUST OFFICIALLY, IF YOU COULD CALL FOR A SHORT RECESS WHILE WE COUNT THE VOTE, THE ATTORNEY HAS ASKED US NOT TO APPROVE ANYTHING UNTIL HE RETURNS.

I WILL CALL FOR A SHORT RECESS ONE HOUR [INAUDIBLE] HOW ARE YOU? WOW.

LOOK AT YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M READY TO ANNOUNCE FOR THIS VOTE.

CAN WE CALL BACK TO ORDER? CALL BACK TO ORDER. OKAY, SO WE'RE BACK.

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SO FOR THIS FOR THIS ROUND, WE HAD FOR AT LARGE.

IT WAS BETWEEN COOPER, JAFFE, AND MARTIN.

WE HAVE A TIE BETWEEN COOPER AND JAFFE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE.

MARTIN DROPS OFF AND WE VOTE AGAIN FOR COOPER AND JAFFE.

SO WE'LL PASS OUT A BALLOT ONE MORE TIME AND PLEASE VOTE FOR EITHER OF THE TWO COOPER OR JAFFE.

BUT WHO HAS TO VOTE? WHO'S HAS TO BE VOTED? CAN YOU CLARIFY? SAY THAT AGAIN, MR. CHAIR.

I'LL LET THE MAYORS SAY THAT.

VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR.

YOU KNOW. CAN WE TURN ON DON? OKAY. THANK YOU. THREE THINGS AT ONCE.

I JUST WANT TO I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING.

SO WE HAD A TIE FOR THAT FIRST ROUND OF AND THE TWO TOP VOTE GETTERS THAT WERE TIED.

WE'RE BREAKING THAT TIE FOR THAT FIRST POSITION THAT WAS AVAILABLE.

OKAY. AND THEN IF WE GO, WHAT WILL GENERATE THE, IF NECESSARY, VOTE? IT HAS ALREADY BEEN GENERATED.

THAT WILL BE COMING UP.

SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT ONE OF THESE TWO PEOPLE WILL BE THE AT LARGE AND THE OTHER WILL BE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M CONFUSED ABOUT.

THEY ARE BOTH AT LARGE POSITIONS, BUT THEY REPRESENT TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

ONE IS THE CHAIR EMERITUS POSITION, WHICH IS UNFILLED WITH THE CHAIR EMERITUS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FORMER CHAIR.

OKAY. AND THE SECOND IS A TRUE AT LARGE OPEN TO ANYBODY.

OKAY. SO ONE OF THESE TWO CANDIDATES WILL WIN THIS ROUND.

WILL THAT MAKE THE NEXT ONE ON AUTOMATIC FILL FOR THAT IF NECESSARY POSITION? THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING.

NO AS SOON AS THIS POSITION IS FINISHED AND FULLY EXECUTED, THEN WE WILL THEN HELD AN AT LARGE ELECTION FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU HAVE ACCEPTING NEW NOMINATIONS.

OKAY. NOW I GOTCHA.

THANK YOU. SINCE WE HAVE TIME AND THOUGHT FOR DISCUSSION, ONE OF MY THOUGHTS WAS WHY CAN'T WE JUST DO THE HIGHEST VOTE GETTERS? BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE WAY.

THANK YOU.

OH, WE'VE GOT ONE MORE.

MR. JAFFE. I JUST WANTED TO[INAUDIBLE] AFTER THIS ROUND IS OVER, CAN WE MAKE NOMINATIONS FOR THE NEXT SEAT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ARE WE PREPARING FOR LUNCH? THE BREAKFAST WAS SO BOUNTIFUL.

EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE TOO FULL, SIR.

OKAY.

AND BY MY MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATION, THERE'S AN ODD NUMBER OF MEMBERS PRESENT, SO A TIE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

WE RECOGNIZED SECRETARY O'REILLY.

WELCOME [APPLAUSE].

OTHER STATES SHOULD HAVE AS GOOD.

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TAKE THIS MOMENT. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE REGISTRATION OUT THERE IN THE HALL FOR FOLKS FROM UNITED, ONE OF OUR CONSULTANTS, TO ACTUALLY BRING ELECTED OFFICIALS TO THE SAFE STREET SUMMIT, WHICH IS FEBRUARY 2ND AND 3RD AT THE HOLLYWOOD DIPLOMAT.

AND IT'S FREE FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, THAT'S A COMP TICKET FOR ALL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

AND I DID.

COMMISSIONER WELCH FROM COCONUT CREEK, WELL, SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

SHE ACTUALLY HAS SOME STUDENTS THAT SHE SHADOWS AS WELL.

AND SHE HAD ASKED IF, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD GET TICKETS.

AND SO THERE IS A PROGRAM FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I'D ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO AHEAD AND TALK TO [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE TO GET REGISTERED.

IF NOT ON YOUR CHAIR.

THERE WAS THIS LOVELY LITTLE THING WITH A QR CODE AT THE CORNER WHICH YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY REGISTER YOURSELF TOO.

WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD SHOW UP, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THAT EVENT AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD SPEAKERS LINED UP, AS WELL AS SOME REAL INTERESTING LESSONS LEARNED.

WE'RE BRINGING BACK FOLKS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT OVER THE LAST DECADE TO BROWARD FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

PART OF THE SECRETARY DISTRICT SECRETARY O'REILLY'S PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE THIS IS ALL THE SAFETY PROJECTS WE'VE PUT IN AND LET'S SEE WHERE SAFETY IS GOING.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE WHY THIS TREND IS GOING THE DIRECTION WE BELIEVE IT IS.

THE OTHER ITEM THAT YOU HAVE AND IT'S A BIG SHEET AND THIS IS FOR THE SAFE STREETS THE ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET WE HELD.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR ATTORNEY'S BACK.

SO I WILL STOP TALKING.

ON A VERY CLOSE VOTE WE HAVE MR. JAFFE AS THE WINNER.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR FINAL POSITION.

AND I'VE CONFIRMED WITH TWO OF THE CANDIDATES, COMMISSIONER MARTIN AND MAYOR COOPER WOULD LIKE TO STAND FOR THE OPEN AT-LARGE IF NECESSARY POSITION, WHICH IS A TRUE AT LARGE POSITION. I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY FLOOR NOMINATIONS THAT THERE MAY BE.

IN ADDITION TO THOSE TWO CANDIDATES.

ANY NOMINATIONS? GO AHEAD.

PUSH THE BUTTON. OH, NO.

I HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON.

YOU SHOULD BE LIVE.

TEST YOUR MIC I THINK YOU'RE LIVE.

YES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO PUT MY NAME IN FOR THE AT-LARGE SEAT, PLEASE.

OKAY. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR? ALL RIGHT. THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.

SO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER MARTIN, WE HAVE MAYOR COOPER, AND WE HAVE MCGEE FROM POMPANO BEACH.

SO I'M PASSING OUT THE BALLOTS NOW JUST AS AN ADVISORY TO EVERYBODY HERE.

WE WERE DOWN TWO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

WE WERE UNABLE TO GET A QUORUM FOR A MEETING THIS MORNING.

SO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND WE WILL HAVE QUORUM AGAIN.

YES, WE HAVE, MCGEE ALSO COOPER RIGHT NEXT TO HER AND MARTIN, RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

SO BACK TO THE AWARDS BANQUET, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ATTEND THAT AS WELL.

THAT IS GOING TO BE ON WHAT DATE IS THAT? FEBRUARY 2ND, 2023, AT THE DIPLOMAT HOTEL AS WELL.

IT IS ACTUALLY AN EVENING EVENT AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING ALL OF YOU TO ATTEND.

IT'S FREE TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL TO THIS BOARD TO ATTEND WILL BE SELECTING TABLES.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING REALLY GREAT ON OUR FUNDRAISING.

WE'VE EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS SO THIS HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT.

THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION ITSELF, THE AWARD WINNERS INCLUDE A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR GEORGE PLATT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW GEORGE FROM THE LOBBYING SIDE OF THE WORLD, GEORGE WAS ALSO A COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND HE GREW UP HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY.

SO HE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL.

AND HE WAS ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE MPO A VERY LONG TIME AGO.

LAST CALL FOR BALLOTS, THE YELLOW BALLOTS.

THE AWARDS START AT 7 P.M..

THE PRESENTATIONS.

A LOT OF FUN TOO. YEAH, BUT YOU CAME THE LAST TIME.

I THINK WE HAD A COUPLE OF MEMBERS.

YEAH. I MEAN, IT REALLY IS A LOT OF FUN.

WE HAVE TALENT THAT SINGS, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS, THERE'S BEAUTIFUL TABLES, PRETTY GOOD FOOD, AND YEAH, THE ENTERTAINMENT ISN'T BAD.

AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COMEDIAN COMING DOWN, HOPEFULLY FROM MINNESOTA.

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NO, IT'S NOT FRANK.

SO WE HAVE A COMEDIANS COMING DOWN FROM MINNESOTA THAT THEY DO PERFORMANCE ART ON TRANSPORTATION.

AND IF YOU CAN MAKE TRANSPORTATION FUNNY AND YOU CAN.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES YOU MIGHT WANT TO ACTUALLY ATTEND.

THE OTHER NOMINEE, COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD NOMINEE IS GAIL BOLTON.

SHE SERVES WITH THE BROWARD ALLIANCE.

YOU KNOW, GAIL HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL ALSO IN TRANSPORTATION, DEALING WITH PORT EVERGLADES, DEALING WITH THE FEC, MAKING SURE OUR FREIGHT COMMITTEE, SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET, THE CONNECTOR, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING GREAT THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE NEXT PERSON IS A CHAMPION AWARD.

AND THIS IS TO JOE [INAUDIBLE] AND HE'S HERE TODAY.

JOE IS ONE OF THOSE INSPIRATIONS THAT YOU SEE ON MY SIDE OF THE TABLE WHERE YOU REALLY TRY TO DO THINGS GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, DURING HIS TENURE AT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ALONG WITH GERRY O'REILLY, THE DISTRICT SECRETARY, THE MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC WAS ACTUALLY TRI RAIL, AS WE CALL TODAY WHEN THEY WERE WIDENING I-95 FROM WHEN WE WERE WHEN I WAS A KID, IT WAS ONLY THREE LANES.

AND THEN THEY KEPT ON WIDENING IT, WIDENING IT.

NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN TRI RAIL EXISTS BECAUSE OF THAT WIDENING EFFORTS AND THAT TYPE OF VISION THAT YOU HAVE TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S LONG LASTING THAT IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT THAT'S THE AWARD FOR JOE.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE VISIONARY AWARD.

AND THIS IS TO A FORMER BOARD MEMBER HERE, TWO FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, ACTUALLY, LLOYD AND BEVERLY WILLIAMS. YOU ALL KNOW HER FROM LAUDERDALE LAKES.

AND SAME THING WITH LLOYD.

BUT THE TWO OF THEM, OVER THEIR DECADES OF SERVING ON THE MPO, REALLY ACTUALLY CHAMPIONED WHAT WE CALL THE COMPLETE STREETS.

NOW, BACK THEN IT WAS JUST SIDEWALK PROJECTS AND BIKE LANES, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, WE WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE CELEBRATING OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOT ONLY HAVING SAFER STREETS BUT ACTUALLY SAVING LIVES.

AND DISTRICT SECRETARY O'REILLY BUILDING US UP.

HE'S GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE SAFETY PROGRAM AND HOW THAT'S HEADED.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE AWARDS BANQUET.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN ATTEND.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET TABLES.

WE'LL HAVE TO SPREAD YOU OUT IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

BUT REGULAR TICKETS, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, YOU WANT TO BRING A SPOUSE OR SOMETHING THERE OR SOMEONE ELSE.

IT'S $150 PER PERSON.

TABLES, SPONSORSHIPS, WHICH SEVERAL OF THE CITIES HAVE SPONSORED.

FORT LAUDERDALE BEING ONE OF THEM.

I THINK POMPANO IS LINED UP AS WELL.

PLANTATION AND COCONUT CREEK, BASICALLY THEY'RE $3,000 PER TABLE.

AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THERE AND HOPEFULLY THE ATTORNEY WILL ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. ANYBODY WANT TO BE SPONSORS? WE'RE NOT.

AND WHEN YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE CREDITS AT THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS MAYOR TRANTALIS.

I HAD NOTHING TO DRINK THIS MORNING EITHER.

[INAUDIBLE] I'M OLD.

OKAY. SO AGAIN, ANOTHER VERY CLOSE VOTE.

WE HAVE COOPER AS THE IS THE WINNER.

CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU ALL. CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR COOPER.

OKAY. IS THAT ANY OTHER VOTING GOING ON? OKAY. THAT TAKES CARE OF EXECUTIVE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY CONSENT ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

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

DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL AN ITEM? ANYBODY WANT TO PULL A CONSENT ITEM? OKAY. HEARING NONE I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT.

[INAUDIBLE] JUST A MOMENT.

GO AHEAD.

MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A SECOND? [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT.

FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE.

DAVEY. YEP.

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A RESOUNDING YES.

MOTION HAS PASSED.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

[1. MOTION TO APPROVE the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four Draft Tentative Work Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 - 2028 With Staff Recommendations, Directing FDOT to Work with MPO Staff to Address Identified Inconsistencies]

THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FDOT DISTRICT FOUR DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2028.

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MR. STEWART THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBERS, AND EXCITING TO BE HERE TODAY.

THIS IS TO THIS MEETING IN THE JULY MEETING ARE MY FAVORITES BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY WHY YOU EXIST.

IT IS YOU'RE APPROVING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU RECOGNIZE IN IN MY LIFE HERE IS THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THIS STAFF ACTUALLY IS WORKING TOWARDS, THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN BRINGING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO OUR REGION IS REALLY HIGHLIGHTED IN WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO TODAY.

BASICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL FUNDING POT OF ABOUT $5.7 BILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE PUTTING IN TO 430 PROJECTS IN OUR REGION.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT REALLY WHAT THE ROLE OF AN MPO IS.

AND THIS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT, IT'S BASICALLY LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS PUTTING INPUT INTO PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS.

WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WELL, WE EXIST BECAUSE OF A FEDERAL GRANT.

THE GRANT FOR THE MPO ACTUALLY ALLOWS BOTH FDOT AND ALL OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS.

BACK IN 1977, WHEN THIS BOARD WAS CREATED.

IT WAS BECAUSE THE AT THAT TIME PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER BASICALLY TOLD BROWARD COUNTY THAT IF YOU DO NOT CREATE AN MPO, WE WILL NOT GET ANY MORE MONEY.

AND HE DID IT.

AND MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD AND PALM BEACH CREATED MPOS.

THE MPO ROLE IS SPELLED OUT IN THE CIRCULAR THERE 49 USC 5303.

BASICALLY, THE BUREAUCRACY OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS ACTUALLY PART OF A CHECK AND BALANCE BETWEEN BOTH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND US [INAUDIBLE].

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT YOU DO.

PART OF CREATING THE MPO WAS ALLOWING FOR THIS PARTICULAR MPO AND ALL OTHERS TO RECEIVE WHAT ARE CALLED SURFACE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT DOLLARS WAY BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS JUST CALLED STP AS WELL AS [INAUDIBLE].

SO ALL OF THAT WAS AN INCENTIVE FOR YOU ALL TO GET TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE ON WHERE MONEY SHOULD GO AND BE ALLOCATED.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE, THAT $973 BILLION OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY THE BILL ACT, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, OR TIFF OR THE FAST ACT PREVIOUS TO THE FAST ACT.

AND THEN YOU LOOK AT THE DISCRETIONARY OR THE ACTUAL FORMULA DOLLARS OR $550 BILLION THAT'S NATIONWIDE.

OF THAT FLORIDA AND ARE OUR LOBBYISTS.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE ADVOCATES THAT WE HAVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

REALLY WORKED HARD ON INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY COMING TO ALL OF THE MPOS AND ALL OF THE STATE DOTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT [INAUDIBLE], WHICH I SIT ON THE BOARD OF, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MPOS, ALSO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS.

I ALSO SIT ON THAT BOARD AS WELL AS [INAUDIBLE], AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER ALPHABET SOUP ORGANIZATIONS NATIONALLY, INCLUDING [INAUDIBLE] AND LEAGUE OF CITIES.

WE ACTUALLY WENT TO WASHINGTON AND MADE SURE THAT EACH ONE OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FUNDING, ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT INCLUDES OUR PARTNERS AT THE DISTRICT.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US BECAUSE A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.

SO THAT INCREASE TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF $13.58 BILLION IS ABOVE WHAT WE USED TO GET IN THE LAST FUNDING BILL THAT ACTUALLY TURNS OUT TO BE A 35% INCREASE.

AND THEN YOU COME LOCALLY.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THE BROWARD MPO, THE ADVOCACY THAT YOU DID WITH [INAUDIBLE] WAS BASICALLY REPRESENTING OUR ORGANIZATION, THAT MADE A $50 MILLION INCREASE OVER THE FUNDING LIFETIME, WHICH IS FIVE YEARS OF THIS BILL.

SO WE GOT AN ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION.

IT WAS A 33% INCREASE OVER THE FAST ACT.

THAT SAME INCREASE THAT WE'RE SEEING AT 33% IS ACTUALLY THAT INCREASE AT 35% OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

IT'S NOT LIKE ONE GROUP GOT AN INCREASE AND ANOTHER ONE DIDN'T.

EVERYONE GOT INCREASED.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE STBG MONEY, THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE TO PRIORITIZE.

YOU'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE THROUGH STATE STATUTE OR PRIORITIZING ALL OTHER PROJECTS, BUT IT'S AN INCENTIVE.

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THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CREATED THIS THING CALLED A TRIP PROGRAM.

IT WAS FOR MPOS TO WORK TOGETHER, AND THAT WAS AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FINANCIALLY AS WELL.

THAT MONEY WAS SENT TO MULTIPLE MPOS TO WORK TOGETHER AND INCENTIVIZE THEIR COOPERATION IN MAKING REGIONAL DECISIONS.

THAT IS WHAT STBG DOES IN THE NEW BILL.

THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS THAT ACTUALLY INCREASED OUR FUNDING AND OUR WORK TOGETHER WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM WHICH WAS ASSIGNED TO [INAUDIBLE].

AND WE'RE A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREA, ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THAT ACTUALLY HAD MORE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO REDUCE CARBON AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THESE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ARE ACTUALLY FURTHERING THE GOALS OF THE REGION.

THE BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM, SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE BRIDGES.

I'M SURE THAT'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER INCREASE AREA THAT WE SAW.

AND THEN FINALLY THE PROTECT ACT.

AND I ACTUALLY HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH CENTRAL OFFICE YESTERDAY THERE UP AT [INAUDIBLE] IN A MEETING UP IN, I THINK RHODE ISLAND.

AND THAT CONVERSATION WITH THAT, THE [INAUDIBLE] REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DOTS, YOU KNOW, MATT HARDY, HE ACTUALLY WORKED ON THAT FORMULA FUNDING AND HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BETWEEN COMBINATION OF DOT WORK AND MPOS AND HOW THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING FORWARD.

ALL OF THAT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE BEFORE WE TALK, BEFORE THE DISTRICT SECRETARY GETS UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WE HAVE THINGS TO CELEBRATE.

BUT THAT MONEY, THE STBG, THE MONIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY ASSIGNED FOR YOUR PRIORITIZATION AND CONSULTATION WITH DOT IS ALL PART AND PARCEL OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS. THE CORE PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE TO PRODUCE IN THIS AGENCY IS A METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST.

WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, WHERE YOU SEE HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS THAT WE THINK NEED TO BE FUNDED AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE JULY PRODUCT, WHICH IS THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE MUST DO.

WE ARE INCENTIVIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH A SMALL BIT OF MONEY, SO THAT WAY WE ACTUALLY CAN PERFORM THESE FUNCTIONS.

I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THE DISTRICT'S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR YESTERDAY, AND I LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, THIS IS THE PIE, BUT IN REALITY I'M GOING TO CALL IT AN OLIVE.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM AN OLIVE PERSPECTIVE, REALLY THE AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW WITH THE DISTRICT IS BASICALLY A SPEAR. IT'S THIS TINY LITTLE WEDGE.

AND SO THE WHOLE DISCUSSION OVER THIS 0.54 IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NEGOTIATING WITH THEM BACK AND FORTH.

THE BIGGER PICTURE IS WE HAVE A REALLY ROBUST AND WONDERFUL TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TODAY.

WE'RE STILL GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM IN NEGOTIATIONS ON CERTAIN LITTLE ITEMS, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY PART AND PARCEL OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

TWO MONTHS AGO, YOU ALL VOTED TO MOVE UP YOUR BOARD MEETING SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET THE WORK PROGRAM UP TO TALLAHASSEE FASTER.

THE PROBLEM WITH THAT AND I SAID IT THEN AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN TODAY IS WE HAVE 50% OF THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET AND WE HAVE FEW DAYS TO REVIEW.

SO BASICALLY, OVER THANKSGIVING, WE HAD OUR TEAM MEMBERS TOGETHER GOING OVER THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM AND WE WERE IDENTIFYING THINGS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH DISTRICT WORK PROGRAM STAFF IN CONSULTATION, FIGURING OUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO DO.

THIS NEXT YEAR WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT TIME.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING I WANT TO LET YOU THINK ABOUT IN YOUR HEAD THE NEXT TIME YOU TAKE AN ACTION.

BECAUSE AS A STAFF, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE A $5 BILLION REVIEW AND DO IT IN THREE OR FOUR DAYS.

I MEAN, EVEN THE STATE DOESN'T DO THAT.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THAT DOCUMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE A FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED VEHICLE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS WE CAN'T SAY WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY THAN WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET.

THAT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT.

IT HAS REQUIREMENTS SET IN IT THAT WERE SET UP BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THIS BOARD TO TRACK THE ATTRIBUTABLE MPO FUNDING FOR PROJECTS.

THAT WAS A DECISION THIS BOARD MADE AND MANY OF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS.

HOWEVER, THE BOARD THAT WAS HERE PREVIOUSLY MADE THAT DECISION SAYING, HEY, YOU NEED TO TRACK THESE THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING INTO THE RIGHT FUNDING POTS.

THOSE ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS BY THAT BOARD WAS, HEY, YOU ADOPTED IT.

YOU SAID THAT YOU WANTED IT TO GO TO OFF SYSTEM PROJECTS.

NOW, SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE, SOMETIMES IT IS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THE MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST IS SET UP THAT YOU ADOPT EVERY TIME, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS THIS IS THIS POT OF MONEY AND THIS IS WHERE IT SHOULD GO.

IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THE MATH IS MATH.

THAT SAID, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT ARE INCONSISTENT IN THE CURRENT DOCUMENT.

AND WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON SOME OF THOSE INCONSISTENCIES.

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THAT SAID, THOSE INCONSISTENCIES, ARE THEY REALLY INCONSISTENT? WE WANT TO PUT IN BIKE LANES.

WE WANT TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS, BUT THEY'RE ON STATE FACILITIES AS OPPOSED TO OFF SYSTEM FACILITIES.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT THINGS CAN BE AND WHAT CAN'T BE.

MARY TRANTALIS HAS A PROJECT IN THERE THAT IS AT GATEWAY IN FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND SUNRISE, PROBABLY A VERY UNIQUE CLUSTER OF TRANSPORTATION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIX.

THAT SAID, THAT FIX ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE SOME OF OUR LOCAL MONEY THAT WE SET OFF SYSTEM TO GO INTO IT.

IS THAT INCONSISTENT WITH THE MTP? YES. IS IT SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO? YES. SO THAT'S THE DISCUSSION THAT WE REALLY BEEN HAVING WITH THE DISTRICT IN WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE PRIORITIZED PRIORITIZE ITEMS ARE.

WHEN WE COME BACK AND UPDATE THE MTP, WHICH IS YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE THAT PRESENTATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON, LITERALLY.

IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PRODUCT WHEN WE HAVE POLICIES AND PLANS THAT SAY DO THIS, THIS AND THIS.

THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT MEANS CERTAIN THINGS.

AND WE ALWAYS TELL YOU, I ALWAYS WHEN I GOT HERE 15 YEARS AGO, 14 YEARS AGO, I SAID, IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO PUT ALL OF YOUR MONEY INTO A BIG POT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS ROOM, LIGHT IT ON FIRE AND WATCH IT BURN.

I WOULD TELL YOU, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT, BUT WE CAN'T STOP YOU FROM DOING THAT.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS, BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU DECIDE.

THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU DECIDE HAVE FUTURE IMPACTS.

AND THAT'S WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM.

THESE INCONSISTENCIES ARE BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE OUT THE BOOKS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, WE GET A CALL ONCE A YEAR, TYPICALLY FROM THEM GOING, HEY, WE HAVE THIS PROJECT WE WANT TO APPROVE IN THE [INAUDIBLE].

HOWEVER, IT'S INCONSISTENT WITH YOUR LONG RANGE PLAN.

SO WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH IN NEGOTIATIONS AND THEN CENTRAL OFFICE ENDS UP GETTING DINGED WITH THINGS FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.

SO THIS WHOLE THING STARTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO THEM NOR US, BECAUSE IT IS EXTRA WORK THAT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY IF WE DO OUR JOB RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING.

THAT SAID, WHAT I'M GOING TO HEAR FOR YOU TODAY IS THIS RECOMMENDATION AND GERRY'S GOING TO GET UP.

DISTRICT SECRETARY O'REILLY IS GOING TO GET UP AND MAKE A PRESENTATION WITH HIS TEAM.

THE IMPORTANT THING TO RECOGNIZE IS WE WORK WELL TOGETHER.

OUR TEAMS ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

THAT SAID, 50% OF THEIR BUDGET IS IN THIS AGENCY, 50% OF THEIR BUDGET WE HAVE TO REVIEW TOGETHER.

IN WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEM.

IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT PROCESS OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO IT CONTINUING.

AFTER MY TENURE IS OVER.

THAT SAID, WE HAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE SO THAT WAY IT CONTINUES OVER TIME.

BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST GOT TO THIS PLACE, THIS BOARD USED TO BEAT THE LIVING HECK OUT OF DOT STAFF ONCE A MONTH.

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

I BELIEVE SANDY JOHNSON CAN REMEMBER THE DAYS.

SO IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I SAT DOWN.

I WAS SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.

I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE JOB YET.

I WAS SITTING BACK THERE AND I'M LIKE, OH MY GOD, THIS IS HORRIBLE.

WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.

HOW CAN THIS BE GOING ON? WE CAN'T EVER HAVE THAT SITUATION EVER OCCUR.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR YOU TODAY IS TO APPROVE THIS AND ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DOT STAFF TO FIX ANY OF THE INCONSISTENCIES.

AND OVER TIME, WE'LL BE WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOU TO EXPLAIN WHERE INCONSISTENCIES CAN BE CREATED AND RESOLVED.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DISTRICT SECRETARY GERRY O'REILLY, WHO HAS BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS ME SO [APPLAUSE].

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, GREG.

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A TEST AT THE END OF THAT OR WHAT'S FAIRLY DETAILED STUFF.

OKAY, I HAVE SEVERAL SLIDES HERE, BUT I WILL ZIP THROUGH SOME OF THEM QUICKLY.

SOME OF THEM I'LL SPEAK MORE TO.

AND AGAIN, MY NAME IS GERRY O'REILLY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WORKING WITH THE DOT.

YOU'RE IN DISTRICT FOUR AS FAR AS THE DOT IS CONCERNED, WHICH COVERS BROWARD UP TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, HEADQUARTERED ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

JUST SOME GENERAL THINGS.

GREG HAD SOME GOOD STUFF THERE ON THE MONEY THAT'S COME IN.

THE WORK PROGRAM IS STABLE.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS WE'RE NOT DELETING A BUNCH OF PROJECTS OUT OF THE WORK PROGRAM.

WE'RE NOT MOVING A BUNCH OF PROJECTS AROUND IN DIFFERENT YEARS.

IN GENERAL, IT'S BEEN FAIRLY STABLE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD SOME NEW PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, BUT MOSTLY IN THE FIFTH YEAR.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

WHY? BECAUSE I THINK EVERY MUNICIPALITY HERE KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH COSTS.

IF YOU'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, YOU KNOW YOUR COSTS ARE GOING UP.

OUR COSTS HAVE GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY IN ALL AREAS OF CONSTRUCTION.

BUT AS GREGG EXPLAINED, WE GOT A LOT MORE FEDERAL MONEY THIS YEAR THAT HAS HELPED PROP UP THE PROGRAM TO MAKE IT STABLE AND KEEP IT STABLE AND KEEP

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PROJECTS WHERE WE WERE.

SO IT DIDN'T ADD 30% OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER WAS OF NEW PROJECTS.

THERE ARE NEW PROJECTS IN HERE, BUT BUT IT DID HELP KEEP US STABLE SO WE COULD DELIVER WHAT WE COMMITTED TO.

AND THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

HOW DOES THIS SYSTEM WORK? VERY SIMPLY, WE PRESENTED A WORK PROGRAM LAST YEAR.

THEN WE COME BACK THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOT NEW REVENUE ESTIMATE FORECASTS ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE.

WE GOT NEW INPUTS FROM FEDERAL MONEY.

WE GOT A PRIORITY LIST FROM YOU IN JULY, AUGUST TIME FRAME.

SAY HERE'S WHAT WE WANT YOU TO WORK ON AND FOCUS ON THESE PROJECTS.

AND THEN WE GET ALLOCATIONS OF MONEY WHEN THE STATE DOES THEIR REVENUE ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND THEN WE STICK TEN PEOPLE IN A ROOM DAY AND NIGHT AND THEY, THEY THEY TRY AND BALANCE ALL THAT TO DELIVER YOUR PRIORITIES AND TO USE ALL THE MONEY WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

WE'RE NOT LIKE A BUSINESS.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO SAVE MONEY WERE TRYING TO SPEND EVERY PENNY ON PROJECTS.

AND THE RESULT IS THE WORK PROGRAM.

SO OUR ESTIMATES BOTH IN RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITION AND IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE GOING UP AS WELL.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN YOUR CITY OR MUNICIPALITY YET, YOU WILL.

ANYWAY, OUR MAJOR GOAL IS TO KEEP WHAT WE COMMITTED AND HAD IN THE WORK PROGRAM WHERE IT WAS AND KEEP PROJECTS FUNDED.

THAT'S OUR MAJOR COMMITMENT.

AND THAT'S WHERE WHEN GREG EXPLAINED VERY WELL ABOUT YOU'VE GOT RULES, LET'S SAY OR REQUIREMENTS YOU'D LIKE US TO DELIVER WHERE YOU'VE GOT THINGS LIKE THE SU DOLLARS AND WE USE THEM TO PROP UP A CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECT.

IT'S ESTIMATE WENT UP, MAYBE SCOPE INCREASED FOR SOME REASON AND WE USE SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS TO KEEP THAT PROJECT WHOLE THAT YOU PRIORITIZED.

BUT IT'S ON A STATE ROAD VERSUS A NON STATE ROAD THAT'S THESE INCONSISTENCIES GREG IS TALKING ABOUT.

AND WE'LL WORK WITH YOUR STAFF OVER THE COMING YEARS TO TRY AND ADDRESS THAT OR YOU MAY MAKE RULE CHANGES IN HOW THAT'S ADDRESSED TO.

BUT AS FAR AS THE OVERALL PROGRAM, IT'S A TINY FRACTION OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE.

I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SAFETY, BECAUSE OUR SINGLE BIGGEST PRIORITY IS SAFETY.

AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO READ ALL THESE GRAPHS AND THAT.

BUT BUT FIRST OFF, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT SAFETY IN GENERAL AND THE FACT THAT WE HAD A WORKER KILLED ON I-95 THE OTHER DAY, A TRAGIC, TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

YOU KNOW, I GET TO DO MY JOB SITTING BEHIND THE DESK.

YOU GOT TO DO YOUR JOB NOW.

YOU MIGHT GET A LOT OF VERBAL ABUSE, BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING SAFELY IN MY OFFICE MAKING DECISIONS.

OUR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAVE TO GO OUT AND IN THEIR OFFICE ON I-95, THERE'S 300,000 VEHICLES A DAY PASS THROUGH THEIR OFFICE AND THEY'RE DEALING WITH HEAVY, COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. AND EVERYTHING HAS TO WORK RIGHT EVERY DAY.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT AND WE HAD ONE WORKER KILLED.

THAT'S THAT'S ONE PERSON WHO DOESN'T GO HOME TO THEIR WIFE, DOESN'T GO HOME TO THEIR TWO CHILDREN EVER AGAIN.

AND WE'RE DELIVERING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, IN FACT, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK.

AND WE WANT TO DO IT AS SAFELY AS WE CAN.

SO SO WE REALLY REGRET THAT THAT HAPPENED AND ALL OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND WE HAVE A GREAT CONTRACTOR IN THAT PROJECT.

ALL OUR PROJECTS ARE TRYING HARD TO BE SAFE.

WE RARELY HAVE THIS TYPE OF ISSUE HAPPEN.

SO IT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN IT DOES.

FATALITIES, CRASHES ON THE OVERALL SYSTEM.

SO WE JUST PULLED SOME DATA, SOME OF THE UP TO DATE DATA TO JUST SEE WHAT THE TRENDS WERE LOOKING LIKE.

SO DON'T FOCUS ON THE NUMBERS, FOCUS ON THE TRENDS AND AND REASONABLY GOOD NEWS.

2021 FISCAL YEAR WAS AN OUTLIER THAT WAS COVID LESS TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AND PEOPLE DECIDED SPEED LIMITS DON'T EXIST.

I WILL JUST DRIVE AS FAST AS I CAN.

AND THEY FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO THAT IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.

SO WE HAD A LOT MORE FATALITIES.

NATIONALLY THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS, HOW IT OCCURRED.

BUT THE BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE SEEMS TO BE DISTRACTED DRIVING AND SPEED.

SO YOU CAN SEE IN THESE GRAPHS THAT LITTLE BLIP IN 2021.

EVERY TIME NOW ALL MY DATA GOES TO NOVEMBER RIGHT TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER, BUT WE EXTRAPOLATE IT BACK TO NOVEMBER OF 2021. CHECK THE NUMBERS.

YOU CAN SEE IT THERE IN PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE CRASHES IS TRENDING UP A LITTLE BIT.

FATALITIES ARE DOWN.

YOU DIG A BIT DEEPER INTO THE DATA AND YOU SAY, WELL, THAT'S GREAT STATEWIDE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE BROWARD AND HOW ARE WE DOING? SO YOU'RE NOT TOP BLUE LINE AND IT'S ALL GOOD NEWS IN 2022 THANKFULLY.

NOW THE TREND IS DOWN NOT A STEEPER LINE BECAUSE WE'RE COMPARING A YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA THERE TO 11 MONTHS OF DATA.

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BUT WE EXTRAPOLATED THAT BACK AND WE'RE DOWN 10-15% IN ALL THOSE CATEGORIES.

SO ALL REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR FOR THIS AREA.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT YOUR FINGER IN ANY ONE THING, PUT YOUR PRIORITIES ON ON BIKES PEDESTRIANS HELPS WITH THIS.

THE OVERALL SAFETY, THE PROJECTS YOU PICK, THE WORK YOU'RE DOING TO IDENTIFY SAFETY PROJECTS, THE WORK THE DOT IS DOING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE, ALL THAT IS HELPING TRAFFIC IS UP SO.

SO FROM 2019, TRAFFIC IS OPEN IN URBAN AREAS, IT'S UP ON THE INTERSTATE IN RURAL AREAS, IT'S UP A LOT.

SO YOU'RE SEEING MORE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD.

BUT THE TREND WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IN THIS AREA IS THE CRASHES AND FATALITIES GOING DOWN, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.

AND AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE GOT TO KEEP ON WORKING.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T REST IN YOUR LAURELS.

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO IMPROVE THIS.

SO WHAT I'VE GOT NOW IS, IS SOME SLIDES AND I AM NOT GOING TO DWELL ON THESE SLIDES BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THEM.

WHEN YOU DELIVER YOUR PRIORITIES, YOU CATEGORIZE IT, SO YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

YOUR FIRST ONE OFF.

WELL, THE WORK PROGRAM FOR FUNDING THIS AGENCY AND SALARIES AND DOING ALL THAT IS THAT YOU [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT GOT ADDED FUNDS SO THEY'VE BEEN ADDED GREG'S HAPPY RIGHT, CORRECT.

CSLIP PROJECTS, COMPLETE STREETS, LOCALIZED INITIATIVES.

SO YOU YOU SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FROM ANY AREA WHERE YOU SEE THE RED CIRCLE.

A PROJECT BECAME FUNDED, MOVED IN OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SO SO YOU CAN SEE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD CONSTRUCTION FUNDING THERE ON ON SOUTHWEST 81ST AND YOU GO DOWN YOUR LIST. THESE ARE FUNDED THE WAY THEY WERE LAST YEAR EXCEPT THE BOTTOM TWO.

WE WERE ABLE TO ADD DESIGN FUNDING TO GET THEM STARTED, WHICH IS GREAT.

COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN.

SO THIS IS WHERE YOU AS AN AGENCY HAVE DEVELOPED A MASTER PLAN AND IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AND PRIORITIZED THEM RIGHT AT THE MPO LEVEL.

AND YOU CAN SEE SOME FUNDING AT IT IN 28 THERE ON CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.

SO WE'RE KEEPING THE PROGRAM MOVING.

HOW? AND AGAIN, MORE PROJECTS WERE ABLE TO START.

AND SOMETIMES THEY CAN SQUEEZE INTO 27.

AND THEN ROADWAY IS IS IS MORE MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE HERE.

HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO SAY HOW MANY YEARS AGO GREG WHERE WHERE PEOPLE FOCUSED ON JUST ROADWAY PROJECTS.

THIS IS WHERE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE CHANGES IN THE PROGRAM ON THOSE MAJOR PRIORITIES.

I'LL GET THROUGH THESE.

SO THESE ARE LONG LISTS.

THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY SPENT IN BROWARD EVERY YEAR.

YOUR STAFF HAS COMBED THROUGH THESE WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB, A REALLY FINE TOOTH COMB.

UM, AGAIN, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

WE DO HAVE TO DEFER SOMETIMES WE HAVE SOME GREAT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE DOING IN HOLLYWOOD.

WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE PERMITS.

WE HAVE TO MOVE IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

AGAIN, THERE'S THIS THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE PRIORITIZED AND A LOT OF STUDIES WE'RE ABLE TO GET STARTED.

AND SO ON THE SAFETY PROJECT.

SO, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T GOT ANY DOUBT AT THE BACK OF THIS UP, BUT I EXPECT BROWARD AS AN MPO IS LEADING THE STATE IN ITS APPROACH TO SAFETY AND PRIORITIZING PROJECTS.

AND I KNOW THE OTHER AREAS IN OUR DISTRICT ARE STARTING TO COPY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND I EXPECT STATEWIDE, ONCE YOU GET TO PRESENT THIS AND START SHOWING IT AND ULTIMATELY YOU'LL HAVE A CONVEYOR BELT OF SAFETY PROJECTS ON OFF SYSTEM ROADS WHICH ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT, ARE MAJOR PRIORITIES.

SO SO THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

AND TRANSIT. THERE YOU CAN SEE A DEDICATION TO ROLLING STOCK FROM THE TRIP PROGRAM.

THESE OTHER PROJECTS ARE THINGS LIKE THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM, PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT DON'T NECESSARILY COME THROUGH YOUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS WHERE RESURFACE THE ROADWAY, THAT TYPE OF THING, BUT ALSO MAJOR INTERSTATE IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT TOP ONE IS A BIG JOB.

IT'S GOING TO REBUILD THAT INTERCHANGE.

$150 MILLION SO IT WAS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT AT IT THIS YEAR.

AND PROBABLY THE TWO SINGLE BIGGEST THINGS IN THIS PROGRAM I THINK THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT.

I DON'T CARE TO SAY HOW LONG, A LONG TIME SINCE BEFORE I WAS HERE.

JOE [INAUDIBLE] MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL US.

SO IT'S COME TOGETHER REALLY GOOD.

A LOT OF HARD WORK FROM THE CITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN COORDINATION WITH THE DOT.

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AND LAST NIGHT WE WERE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS, THE CITY WERE ON PUBLIC MEETINGS, BUT THE PROJECT COSTS HAVE GONE UP.

BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THIS PROJECT TOGETHER FROM A CONSTRUCTION PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT IN THREE PROJECTS.

ONE OF THEM IS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW ON THE STREET GETTING BID ON.

BECAUSE THIS WORK COVERS A LONG STRETCH OF ROADWAY IN THE CITY.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING.

SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING.

WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE WHERE WE INSTALL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES TO HELP MOVE TRAFFIC AROUND WORK ZONES.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THIS ON A MUCH GRANDER SCALE ON THIS PROJECT.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET, YOU KNOW, NORTH IS HILLSBOROUGH ON EAST, WEST, SOUTH [INAUDIBLE] AND IT'S GOT THE NORTH SOUTH ROADS GOING THROUGH COCONUT CREEK, GOING THROUGH WEST IS SUNRISE, I GUESS OUR WEST IS A STATE ROAD, SEVEN PARKLAND AND EAST OVER TO US-1, WE'RE GOING TO PUT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, CAMERAS, SPEED DETECTION DEVICES SO WE CAN CONTROL THOSE SIGNALS REALLY CLOSELY WITH BROWARD COUNTY TO MOVE TRAFFIC AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION AREA EASILY AS PEOPLE REROUTE ONTO THOSE OTHER STREETS, WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S HAPPENING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE A GREAT SUCCESS WITH THIS ON OTHER PROJECTS WE'VE DONE, IT'S JUST ON A BIGGER SCALE HERE BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS SUCH AN AREA AND I THINK I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU FOR ABOUT TSM&O TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND THAT'S JUST USING THE SYSTEM WE HAVE TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE ITS CAPACITY.

BIG JOB. AND THEN THE THE INTERCHANGE AT I-95, WHICH IS HALF OF WELL, THE EAST END OF THE SOUTHWEST HAND PROJECT THAT WILL GET ADVERTISED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN DECEMBER I'M SORRY, IN FEBRUARY, NEXT FEBRUARY, AND THEN RECEIVE THE BIDS AND IN DECEMBER OF 2023.

AND THEN THE YEAR AFTER WILL BE THE SEGMENT TO THE WEST WITH THE IDEA THEY BOTH COME TOGETHER AT THE END.

SO BIG, BIG JOB.

THE OTHER THING THAT'S COME TOGETHER NICELY IN THIS PROGRAM AND YOU KNOW DIDN'T EXIST REALLY AS MONEY IS DOTS COMMITMENT TO FUND THE BROWER COMMUTER RAIL SOUTH.

YOU KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT THAT.

THEY LOOKED AT THE COOPERATION BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY, BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND THE FACT THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD.

THEY'D MAKE COMMITMENTS TO OPERATE AND COSTS AND AND ALL THE THINGS THE DEPARTMENT ASKED FOR.

SO WE WANT TO STEP UP AND HELP THE PROJECT MOVE ALONG.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST REAL COMMITMENT OF OF CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE WORK.

SO IT'S IT'S A BIG DEAL.

IT'S OUT THERE. HOPEFULLY THE COUNTIES CAN BOTH MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY WITH THE PROJECT, BUT THERE'S 74 AND A QUARTER MILLION, I THINK, IN OUR PROGRAM FOR THAT.

AND THERE'S ALSO A QUARTER OF THE CAPITAL MONEY WITH THE INTENT TO GET 50% FROM THE FEDERAL SIDE AND 25% LOCAL.

SO THAT'S A BIG COMMITMENT.

IT'S IN THIS YEAR'S WORK PROGRAM SUPPORTING THAT.

I NEED TO ZIP THROUGH SOME SLIDES, DON'T I? UH, SO THERE'S A LOT OF RESURFACING, AND I SAY THAT WE'VE GOT TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS WE HAVE.

IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO SAY NUMBER OF MILES.

YOU SAY ALL SORTS OF THINGS, EASIER IN THE PICTURE.

OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, ALL THE ROADS ON THAT MAP ARE GOING TO BE RESURFACED.

AND ONE THING I'LL SAY TO YOU ABOUT THAT MAP IS YOU'LL SEE THAT ALL THE ROADS, NOTHING GOES WEST OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE, YOU NOTICE THAT? EXCEPT DOWN SOUTH.

AND THE REASON IS STATE ROADS STOP AT UNIVERSITY DRIVE.

SO BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THEY SET UP THE SYSTEM, SAWGRASS DIDN'T EXIST.

THERE WAS NOBODY LIVING OUT WEST.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED TO THE COUNTY BEFORE ABOUT RELOOKING AT SOME OF THAT.

BECAUSE AS YOU INTEGRATE SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS AND LOOK INTO MAINTAIN THEM, IT MIGHT MAKE MORE SENSE IF SOME OF THOSE RUNNING OVER TO SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY.

BUT A LOT OF RESURFACING IN OUR PROGRAM.

AND THEN WHEN YOU LAYER ON TOP OF THAT, ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS I'VE JUST SPOKEN ABOUT.

YOU'VE GOT TO SIT AND THINK, OH MY GOD, I'M GOING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION EVERY DAY.

WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARRIVING IN OUR AREA AND A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.

BUT THIS IS JUST A PICTORIAL IMAGE OF WHAT'S THERE.

WE DIDN'T IT'S NOT COLORED IN FOR THE TURNPIKE PROJECTS THAT YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT NOW, BUT ALSO HAVE PROJECTS AROUND THE SAWGRASS.

THAT IS IT. WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE, MAYOR, ORTIS, I'M NOT PICKING ON YOU, BUT WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY EARLIER THIS YEAR TO RENAME OUR AUDITORIUM AFTER RICK CHESSER. RICK CHESSER IS ALIVE AND WELL.

HE'S STILL WORKING. BUT, YOU KNOW, TO RECOGNIZE THE SECONDARY THAT KIND OF STARTED IT ALL HERE IN DISTRICT FOUR AND DID SO MUCH WORK.

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SO SO ANYWAY, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ON DECEMBER 13TH FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO JOIN COME IN PERSON OR ONLINE.

UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR GREG OR ANY OF THE STAFF.

GREAT PRESENTATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JAFFE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

THANK YOU, SECRETARY, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE COMMENT OBSERVATION THAT I ONE QUESTION FOR MR. STEWART. FIRST OF ALL, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE AFTER POST COVID HERE COMING UP TO THIS MORNING THAT HISTORICALLY THERE WAS ALWAYS TWO RUSH HOURS IN BROWARD COUNTY AND NOW EVEN WITH AT HOME OR REMOTE WORKING, IT SEEMS LIKE RUSH HOUR IS NOW 12 OR 13 HOURS A DAY.

AND WHEREVER YOU GO, WHATEVER TIME YOU'RE TRAVELING OR ON THE ROADWAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN TRAFFIC.

AND IT WAS QUITE APPARENT THE OTHER DAY AFTER THAT TRAGIC ACCIDENT, I WAS OVER HERE IN EAST FORT LAUDERDALE, JUST TRYING TO GET BACK TO WESTON AND EVERY SINGLE ARTERIAL EAST WEST ROAD, NO MATTER WHERE IT WAS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY OR CENTRAL WAS ORANGE OR RED ON GOOGLE.

SO THE WORK THAT THE SECRETARY AND STAFF HERE IS DOING IS INCREDIBLE.

A QUICK QUESTION FOR MR. STEWART ON THE WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY FOR THE TENTATIVE OF WORK AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF HOW THAT FORMS THE BASIS FOR THE TIP.

AND JUST A GENERAL QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC AND NEW MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID BEFORE, IT'S ONE PIE.

AND JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT ALL THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE, IT'S A FLUID THESE ARE ALL FLUID DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE AMENDED, THE TIP PROJECTS THAT COME UP THAT MIGHT NOT BE LOOKED AT TODAY MIGHT BE NEEDED IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS.

HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT? AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT SECRETARY WAS TALKING ABOUT IT'S THE STABILITY.

SO WHEN WE BECOME A LITTLE MORE FLUID, THAT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC AT THE STATE LEVEL BECAUSE OF CONTRACT LETTING AND STUFF.

AND WE KIND OF LOOK AT THAT TOO WE TRY TO AVOID, YOU KNOW, HAVING FLUIDITY, BUT WE HAVE TO ALSO PLAN FOR IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD ON THAT.

AND SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH.

WE'RE TRYING TO PROJECT THEM, AS THE DISTRICT SECRETARY SAID, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH THE BROWARD COASTAL COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MONEY PUT IN FOR THAT AND THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE THAT IN THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN LINK.

AND AS WE KIND OF MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE THAT FLUIDITY AS WELL.

THAT SAID, I ACTUALLY WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR INITIAL COMMENT, WHICH WAS GRIDLOCK.

YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE 95 WE'VE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE HERE.

AND I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT RUSH HOUR BEING A 12 HOUR DAY THING IS BECAUSE WE'RE SUCCESSFUL AND AS A AS A SERIES OF COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP BROWARD COUNTY, WE ACTUALLY ARE A PLACE PEOPLE WANT TO BE.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE TRAFFIC.

IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE HERE, WE'D BE LIKE CLEVELAND.

AND I MEAN, THIS IS NOTHING SLIGHT AGAINST CLEVELAND, BUT THEY HAVE PROBABLY THE BEST ROADS YOU'LL EVER SEE IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE BECAUSE THEY DESIGNED IT FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE AND ONLY A MILLION PEOPLE LIVE THERE.

AND SO YOU CAN GET WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO, WHENEVER YOU WANT TO GET THERE.

WE'RE I WOULD BE LYING TO YOU IF I TOLD YOU THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS WE ARE A SUCCESSFUL AS A PLACE ATTRACTING PEOPLE, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT.

THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AND WITH THE COMING TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DIG OUR WAY OUT.

TRANSIT AND TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH TO TRY TO HELP ADJUST THAT TRAFFIC FLOW.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO IT'S JUST GOING TO WHEN YOU HAVE DAYS LIKE I-95 SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION.

THERE WAS THAT ONE TIME, 95, THE TURNPIKE AND 595 ALL SHUT DOWN, YOU KNOW, 6-7 HOURS LATER I WAS IN HALLANDALE VISITING DOWN THERE FOR FAMILY.

6-7 HOURS LATER, I GOT HOME AND IT WAS AROUND, I THINK, 11:30 AT NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T PLAN FOR THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

WHEN ALL THOSE ARTERIALS AND ALL OF THE INTERSTATE SHUT DOWN, IT BECOMES A MESS.

AND I THINK IF GERRY AND I FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT, YEAH, WE OUR LIFE WOULD BE VERY DIFFERENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR SHUHAM.

THANK YOU. AS OF YESTERDAY, IT'S BACK TO COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU. JUST A COMMENT FOR THE SECRETARY.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THE THANKS OF THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD FOR THE COORDINATION WITH OUR CITY FOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS ALONG A1A AND WITH THE MPO, THE COUNTY AND SEVERAL OTHER AGENCIES, INCLUDING OUR CRA.

IT'S A SUCH A COMPLICATED EFFORT AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR STAFF WORKING WITH US TO TRY TO SOLVE THESE THINGS.

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AND ALONG THOSE SAME LINES THIS AFTERNOON.

TODAY, RIGHT NOW SIMULTANEOUSLY IS THE CLIMATE COMPACT SUMMIT.

AND IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT FOUR COUNTY EFFORT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.

AND ALONG, LIKE I SAID, THAT SAME LINE.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FDOT FOR WORKING WITH THAT SUMMIT AND WORKING WITH THE DATA THAT THAT SUMMIT IS PRODUCING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECTS ARE FOCUSED ON CURRENT SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECTIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS.

SO THAT'S IT.

JUST A THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE EFFORTS.

THANK YOU. MR. SIMMONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS BAD TRAFFIC IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS LATE.

YEAH, I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU THERE'S A REASON WHY WE'RE HERE.

THE GENTLEMAN DURING THIS PRESENTATION HAD BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, THE POINT ABOUT STATE ROADS STOP AT UNIVERSITY.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY THINGS WERE, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T REALLY SEE MUCH IN THE AREA PAST UNIVERSITY.

AND JUST FOR THE MPO AS FAR AS MY QUESTION IS WITHIN LIKE THE PROCESSES WITHIN THE MPO, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S KIND OF THERE THAT MIRRORS WHAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BECAUSE I KNOW WE WORK A LOT WITH FDOT AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WITHIN OUR PROCESS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MIRRORS THAT KIND OF I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO SAY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, BUT THE I GUESS THAT'S HOW IT GOES IN A WAY THAT KIND OF CUTS OUT PEOPLE WEST OF UNIVERSITY PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ARE ARE THEY KIND OF I DON'T WANT TO SAY NOT THOUGHT OF I DON'T THINK IT'S INTENTIONAL, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING WITHIN THE PROCESSES THAT PREVENTS A LOT OF PROJECTS FROM BEING SEEN WEST OF UNIVERSITY? SO AS AN EXAMPLE, UNIVERSITY DRIVE GOING NORTH IS RIGHT NOW BEING WIDENED.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT BIG INTO WIDENING THINGS, BUT THAT'S AN AREA THAT NEEDED IT, THAT'S CONSIDERED OFF SYSTEM.

SO YOU KIND OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OFF SYSTEM DOLLARS, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO EVERYTHING THAT'S ON SYSTEM IS EAST OF UNIVERSITY AND OFF SYSTEM WOULD BE WEST.

SO THE STBG MONEY IS IS AN EXAMPLE THAT IS FOR OFF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS SO WE CAN COME IN AND DO IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE.

THERE ARE COUNTY FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, GRATEFULLY THE COUNTY NOW HAS THEIR FULL PENNY SALES TAX.

BUT YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE SAY, OKAY, WE NEED TO HAVE MONEY FOR OFF SYSTEM.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WAS MAYOR STURMER WHO WAS CHAIR OR MAYOR, MAYOR RAY CAROL ARMSTRONG FROM PLANTATION, THEY KIND OF UNDERSTOOD THAT BASICALLY OFF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WERE IMPORTANT.

SO THAT DIRECTION TO SAY, WELL, THIS MONEY THAT WE GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE GEARED TOWARDS OFF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WERE JUST THAT TO HELP THE CITIES TO THE WEST HAVE IMPROVEMENTS PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT NOT NECESSARILY THROUGH THE STATE FOLLOW UP, THAT'S FOR SURE.

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE MPO IS A HIGHLY TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION, BUT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET SOME TYPE OF, I GUESS, CHART OR SOME KIND OF MEMO OR SOMETHING THAT KIND OF JUST SHOWS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS ON SYSTEM VERSUS OFF SYSTEM DOLLARS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING POSSIBLE TO GET? YEAH. AND ACTUALLY, I MEAN WE'LL WORK WITH DOT STAFF AS WELL.

SO THAT WAY YOU SEE EVERYTHING BECAUSE DOT BASICALLY WORKS IS MOSTLY, YOU KNOW, OUR CONSTRUCTION ARM.

YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU COME UP WITH AN IDEA, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY PREFER THE DISTRICT TO BUILD THINGS.

SO IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET THAT TOGETHER FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, PUT IT OUT TO EVERYBODY.

YEAH, OF COURSE. WELL, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COOPER.

THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, SECRETARY RILEY, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN BROWARD COUNTY.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE AND I USED TO SAY, GOD, WE NEED THAT GUY FROM DOWN IN DADE.

HE'S CREATIVE AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU HERE.

I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PROJECTS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED THAT WERE INCONSISTENT.

AND ONE OF THEM PARTICULARLY JUMPED OUT TO ME IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND THAT INTERFACE.

THERE WAS A SMALL LIST OUT WEST.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT, LIKE WHAT THE INCONSISTENCY IS OR HOW IT MIGHT BE CORRECTED? BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND IT WAS JUST THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT OUT WEST BECAUSE IT'S OFF ROAD.

YEAH. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT.

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT THE STATE IS ACTUALLY FUNDING THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IT WAS GIVEN FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING.

AND THERE'S YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE IT'S A BALANCING ACT, AS THE DISTRICT SECRETARY SAID.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN INCONSISTENCY.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S THE WRONG THING TO DO BECAUSE IT ISN'T YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO ULTIMATELY.

BUT WE HAVE TO FIND THAT BALANCING ACT.

SO IF WE MAKE THAT INVESTMENT OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT INVESTMENT COME BACK WITH THE MONEY TO AREAS WHERE WE CAN'T APPLY IT.

ANOTHER OBSERVATION, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF RESURFACING AND FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CITY, WE ARE DOING MASSIVE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND I DON'T

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KNOW IF THIS IS MORE GLOBALLY FOR THE MPO TO REALLY GET ALL THE CITIES.

YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT HALLANDALE BEACH BOULEVARD NOW AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER RESURFACING, REALLY GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME THAT WE KNOW IN 2025.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO COME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND SAY WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE WE PRIORITIZE ALL OUR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S MORE INTERFACE WITH THE MPO, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF'S ON BOARD WITH THAT AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS ARE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PLANNING INSIDE OF OUR PLANNING DIVISION, BUT NOT THAT TOTAL SILO NEEDS TO BE BROKEN DOWN WITH TRANSPORTATION AND, AND DPW. NO, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT OBSERVATION.

AND WE PUT OUT THAT RESURFACING LIST.

AND WHAT I'LL DO, GREG, IS WE'LL PUT YOU A LIST FOR THE EVERY CITY.

NOW IS THE TIME, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, TO BE THINKING ABOUT ANY WORK YOU NEED TO DO IN ADVANCE OF THAT BECAUSE YOU GET KIND OF A FREE RIDE A LITTLE BIT.

YOU GO DIG UP THE ROAD, PUT IN YOUR UTILITIES, AND THEN WE COME BACK AND RESURFACE IT.

IF WE RESURFACE IT, WE WON'T TOUCH IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO CUT NEW PAVEMENT.

AND THEN THEN WHEN YOU DO IT, YOU'LL BE DOING IT ALL AND YOU'LL REFILL IT IN PROPERLY AND EVERYTHING.

SO THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT AND GET THE UTILITIES DONE IN ADVANCE.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT THOSE RESURFACING.

WE'LL SEND OUT EMAILS TO PEOPLE, BUT THERE'S NO HARM GETTING TOGETHER A FULL LIST AND SENDING IT TO YOU.

WE CAN DO THAT. THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS.

AND JUST MORE OF A GLOBAL QUESTION BECAUSE WE'RE ALL HEARING IT AND FACING IT WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

AND I HAVEN'T ASKED MY CITY MANAGER THIS YET.

WE'RE HEARING CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

ARE THEY STABILIZING AT ALL? I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE TALK AROUND THE TABLES ABOUT IT, THAT THEY CONTINUE TO GO UP.

AND ARE WE GOING TO SEE MAYBE.

THEY'RE STARTING TO STABILIZE? OKAY. OUR HOPE IS THEY'LL START TO COME DOWN.

SO MATERIAL COSTS, YOU KNOW, GAS, OIL STABILIZED, STEEL ARE STABILIZED.

SO A LOT OF THESE THINGS HAVE LIKE WOOD LUMBER WENT WAY UP, BUT IT CAME RIGHT BACK DOWN AGAIN.

WE'VE TAKEN A STEP TO ISOLATE CERTAIN THINGS AND PROJECTS AND TRY AND SHARE THAT RISK WITH THE CONTRACTOR.

SO YOU MAY BE GETTING CALLS ABOUT THAT, TOO, ON YOUR PROJECTS.

I KNOW SOME OTHER COUNTS.

SOME COUNTIES ARE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SURVIVE, YOU KNOW, YOU BID IT ONE WAY AND THE COST IS GOING UP 40%.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? AND WE CAN SEE IT.

SO WE'VE TRIED TO SHARE IN SOME OF THAT RISK ON THOSE ELEMENTS.

BUT, NO, IT'S IT'S STABILIZING NOW AND OUR ESTIMATES ARE CATCHING UP.

SO TWO THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

WE'RE DOING OUR ESTIMATES BASED ON THE NEW NUMBERS.

AND WE'RE NOT THIS THIS CURRENT YEAR.

EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN BID SO FAR FOR US IS IN OR AROUND TOLERANCE.

BUT IT'S BASED ON BETTER NUMBERS, BUT IT'S NOT STILL CLIMBING.

HASN'T COME DOWN YET.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MALLOZZI.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION.

THANK YOU. WE WERE TALKING YOU WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BICYCLE ACCIDENTS DECREASING IN BROWARD COUNTY.

I AM AN AVID RUNNER.

NOT THAT YOU CAN TELL, BUT I AM AN AVID RUNNER AND BICYCLE RIDER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW THAT RIDE BICYCLES HAVE STOPPED BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT IT'S NOT SAFE.

SO I WAS WONDERING IF IN YOUR SURVEYS, STATISTICS, WHAT HAVE YOU, IF THE DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, IF SOMEHOW YOU'VE EXTRAPOLATED THAT THE RIDERSHIP HAS DECREASED? IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW OR IF THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF.

NOT AWARE OF.

OK. AND JUST AS AND I MEAN THIS IN THE NICEST POSSIBLE WAY, THIS IS LISA 2.0.

YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF 1.0.

SO IT'S A GOOD THING, BUT LISA, YOU KNOW, THE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE RIDDEN BICYCLES IN BROWARD COUNTY, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THE PATHWAYS ARE JUST REALLY NOT FRIENDLY FOR A CYCLIST, THERE'S A CAR THAT'S DOING 45 OR THE ROADWAY IS 45.

BUT THE CARS ARE REALLY DOING 55 OR 60 BECAUSE NO ONE DOES THE SPEED LIMIT.

AND THERE'S THIS TINY LITTLE, LITTLE.

LINE. AND THAT'S ALL THAT AT SOME POINT SEPARATES PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S WHY A LOT OF TIMES YOU'LL SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT FEELING SAFE.

AND I'M NOT BLAMING YOU IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S NOT YOU.

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BUT THAT MIGHT BE WHY YOUR THE RIDERSHIP HAS DECREASED AND WHY THE NUMBERS HAVE DECREASED BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TO GOING MORE IN PARKS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE FOR PEOPLE TO RIDE ON ROADS.

JUST I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

YEAH, THAT COULD COULD WELL BE TRUE.

BUT BUT THE STATISTICS IN OUR ENTIRE STATE ARE NOT BROWARD IS AN OUTLIER.

SO IS IT AN OUTLIER BECAUSE YOU'VE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS EVERY YEAR ON BIKE LANES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PAST AND OTHERS HAVEN'T? OR IS IT AN OUTLIER BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN UP RIDING BIKES? BUT BUT IF YOU TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS A AS A FOLLOW UP CHAIR AND I DO, BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIKE MY SON'S IN TALLAHASSEE.

SO WHERE WERE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DO THAT? WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SIX AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE, BUT IN REALITY HAS NEVER BEEN A SIX AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE.

SO WE'RE DRIVING EVERYWHERE.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT PATHS OR PEOPLE THAT ARE ATTEMPTING TO RIDE, YOU'RE RIDING.

AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO YOU IS A FOUR FOOT DITCH.

SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SAFE TO RIDE THROUGHOUT.

BUT YET IF YOU GO TO OTHER STATES AND THE CHAIR WILL TELL YOU IN THE PAST TEN YEARS, I'VE SENT HIM PHOTOS IN MY TRAVELS OF OF BIKE LANES, WHETHER IT'S HERE OR IN EUROPE OR ALL THROUGHOUT, I SEND PHOTOS OF, OH, LOOK AT THIS.

IS THIS JUST SO THAT WE HAVE IT ON RECORD? SO THAT WAY YOU COULD SEE OTHER THINGS THAT OTHER AREAS DO BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS WE MAY NOT HAVE THE ROOM BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE. YOU KNOW, THE BIKE LANES WERE DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ROADS AND WHEREAS HERE IT'S AN AFTERTHOUGHT AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE ROOM TO INCLUDE SOMETHING THAT IS SAFER, BUT JUST I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE TIME BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE PLACE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL DO.

BUT JUST TO KEEP IT IN MIND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR GANZ.

THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO THANK SECRETARY O'REILLY WITH OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE KNOWS THE 10TH STREET PROJECT IS HAS BEEN CONTENTIOUS AT TIMES AND THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAD IS PRETTY MUCH BEEN FORGED IN BATTLE MANY TIMES.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS THERE IS I HAVE A TREMENDOUS APPRECIATION FOR THE EVER CHANGING AND EVOLVING ABILITY FOR FDOT TO IMPROVE ON ITS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT FROM WHERE WE STARTED TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.

AND WHILE WE STILL HAVE TIMES IN WHICH WE MAY HAVE DISAGREEMENTS AND WE MAY HAVE STANDOFFS, THE IMPROVED COMMUNICATION WE HAVE WITH YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS AND UNDER SECRETARY O'REILLY, WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT WE TALK ABOUT THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT, I DO FEEL THAT FDOT IS MUCH MORE OPEN MINDED TO GET AWAY FROM THE OLD STATUS QUO AND AND LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

AND I HATE USING THAT TERM, BUT THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO TO BREAK FROM THE OLD STATUS QUO.

SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU.

YOU PROBABLY NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D HEAR THAT FROM ME DURING THIS MIDDLE OF THIS [INAUDIBLE].

I'VE HAD MY PHONE ON RECORD HERE [INAUDIBLE].

BUT BUT I DO I DO WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS I MEAN, WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND I DID GET SOME PERSONAL ADVICE FROM SOMEONE LAST WEEK THAT SAID TREAT YOURSELF LIKE I-95, CONTINUE WORKING ON YOURSELF NO MATTER HOW INCONVENIENT IT IS FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

AND THAT'S WHAT I FEEL YOU'RE DOING.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH, IF I GO AHEAD, ONE QUICK COMMENT.

YOU KNOW, SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS WE'VE EVER DONE.

I-595 WE WORKED HARD ON THAT, CRAIG, TOGETHER.

THIS IS THE NEXT BIGGEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD THE ENGAGEMENT OF A CITY LIKE YOURS AND WANTING TO SHAPE THE PROJECT.

THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US.

IT MIGHT HAVE FELT A BIT AWKWARD AT TIMES, BUT IT MAKES IT EASIER WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AND DISCUSS IT.

SO ANY CITY WHERE YOU'RE HAVING A MEGA PROJECT LIKE THAT GET INVOLVED EARLY, JUST LIKE DEERFIELD DID AND GET TO THOSE DECISIONS, THOSE PROJECTS ON THAT LIST, YOU SEE, IT'S VERY EASY TO WRITE A RULE THAT SAYS DON'T USE ANY MONEY ON THIS.

BUT IF I CAME BACK TO YOU AND SAID, OKAY, THE COST OF GOING TO SCOPE IS GOING UP.

NOW HERE'S PROJECTS IN YOUR FOUR AREAS.

I'LL DELETE THOSE JUST TO FREE UP THAT OTHER MONEY.

BUT WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SPEND IT? BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO ALL YOUR OTHER PRIORITIES, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A BALANCING ACT.

AND THAT'S WHERE GREG, I THINK WHEN HE SPOKE ABOUT LOOKING AT HOW BEST TO SET UP YOUR RULES TO DO THAT I THINK IS SAGE ADVICE.

MS. MCGEE. HI.

I JUST. THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE IN A SORT OF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THIS NOW AS WELL OF HOW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS YEAR WHERE THERE'S A LOT MORE.

WE WERE ABLE TO UP THE MONEY THAT'S COMING OUR WAY AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SPEND THESE DOLLARS IS THERE AND THEN TYING IT IN WITH THE ADDED CARS ON THE ROADS, THE TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

IS THERE IS IT BEING DONE OR IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD TAKE SOME OF THE EXTRA MONEY LIKE YOU WERE JUST SPEAKING OF AND FLAG IT OR PUT IT TOWARDS

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THE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION IDEAS THAT WE ARE HOPING TO GO DOWN AS FAR AS TRAINS, LIGHT RAIL, HEAVY RAIL TUNNELS FOR SAID TRAINS LIKE BIG, BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT THE MONEY COMING IN COMES UP, COMES DOWN THAT WE'RE SORT OF PUTTING ASIDE FOR JUST THESE ITEMS THAT WILL BE VERY, VERY COSTLY, BUT IN MY OPINION, NECESSARY FOR, YOU KNOW, 20 OR 30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND.

SO. SO THE ONE PROJECT THAT'S MOVING FORWARD IN THE COUNTY SO FAR THAT'S MADE THE FURTHEST PROGRESS IS BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL SOUTH.

AND THE STATE WASN'T EVEN ASKED BY BROWARD COUNTY.

WE SAID THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO $74.25 MILLION.

WE PUT IN THE PROGRAM AND THAT COMES OFF THE TOP.

DIDN'T COME OUT OF ANY BROWARD ALLOCATION THAT CAME OFF THE TOP BECAUSE THE STATE WANTS TO SUPPORT MAJOR TRANSIT INITIATIVES.

I THINK THE MONEY THAT WE SPEND ON THE INTERSTATE TODAY, THE INTERSTATE CAN'T REALLY BE WIDENED MUCH MORE, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS REGION NEEDS TO BE PUTTING MONEY IN ALTERNATIVES, OTHER CHOICES, SO PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE.

SO, YEAH, IT'S THERE.

THE OTHER THING NEITHER OF US SPOKE ABOUT WAS IS THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FEDERAL GRANTS OUT THERE.

THAT IF THE REGION CAN WORK HARDER AND BE WISE AND MORE PROJECTS WE PICK, WE CAN GO AFTER AND CAPTURE A LOT OF THAT MONEY THAT WILL JUST BE EXTRA AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE IN THE REGION OF THE PROJECTS YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT.

YOU CAN'T OPERATE A TRANSIT SYSTEM WITHOUT SOMEBODY WILLING TO PAY THE OPERATING COSTS.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS KEEP THAT IN MIND.

OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE.

MOTION BY MR. JAFFE SECOND BY COLBOURNE.

DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE LET'S VOTE.

EVERYBODY VOTED YES AND APPROVAL ON ITEM ONE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO RIGHT TO ITEM TWO.

[2. MOTION TO APPROVE the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) Draft Tentative Five-Year Work Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 - 2028]

MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE I DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A NOTE FOR YOU ALL THAT ASSISTANT DEPUTY MAYOR SCUOTTO OF SUNRISE HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING OR WATCHING ON ZOOM AND JUST WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS DOING THAT.

SO ANYBODY WANT TO ORDER PIZZA? OKAY. SORRY.

SORRY. ITEM TWO.

ITEM TWO IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE FTE DRAFT TENTATIVE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2028.

I NEED A MOTION. MOTION BY MCGEE, SECOND BY ALSTON, COMMISSIONER ALSTON.

DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE TURNPIKE? [INAUDIBLE] YES.

VICTORIA WILLIAMS. I AM THE TURNPIKES MPO LIAISON ADMINISTRATOR.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN THE COUNTY LAST FISCAL YEAR, 22 AND 23, WE IMPROVED THREE INTERCHANGES, ONE ON STATE ROAD 869, OUR SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY AT ATLANTIC AND THEN ON THE MAINLINE, WE WORKED ON THE MLK BOULEVARD, COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY AND ALSO THE SAMPLE ROAD INTERCHANGE, A LITTLE RESURFACING.

I AM GOING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

THERE YOU GO. FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE SYSTEM SHOWS YOU ON THIS SLIDE.

WE'RE OVER 500 MILES NOW AND IT INCLUDES A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITIES, SOME THAT THE DEPARTMENT OWNS, SOME NOT, SOME OTHER TOLL AGENCIES.

BUT THROUGHOUT OUR ANALYSIS, WE USE THIS MAP AS A REFERENCE POINT.

WE ARE LIMITED ACCESS FACILITIES.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROPOSING THIS YEAR TO FUND $1.2 BILLION IN BROWARD.

SO THE SMALL RED BOX IS WHERE THAT $1.2 BILLION IS GOING.

WE'VE GOT THE THREE MAIN ROADWAYS IN YOUR COUNTY ARE MAINLINE STATE ROAD 91 OR SAWGRASS 826 AND THE TOUCH IS THE VERY BOTTOM SOUTH END OF BROWARD ON STATE ROUTE 821 MAINLINE.

OUT OF OUR 13 MAJOR PROJECTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GIVING $95 MILLION FROM THE TURNPIKE TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET CONNECTOR THAT IS BEING MANAGED BY OUR DISTRICT FOUR PARTNERS.

THIS SAFE AND AFFORDABLE MEANS OF TRAVEL IN COMING THROUGH 19 COUNTIES.

THIS IS A CHOICE THAT DRIVERS MAKE.

WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT WE ARE A MEMBER OF FDOT.

WE FOLLOW THE VISION AND DEPARTMENT MISSION.

YOU KNOW, SO PORTIONS OF OUR MAIN LINE HAVE BEEN AROUND 65 YEARS, 66 SOON, 1957.

BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THE YEAR 2002 THAT FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE WAS CREATED.

SO IT'S OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY.

WE PROTECT OUR INVESTORS.

WE WANT TO ENSURE VALUE TO OUR CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW, MANAGING OUR OPERATIONS IN A BUSINESSLIKE MANNER AND HELP MEET THE STATE'S GROWING

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TRANSPORTATION NEED.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS WHAT WE HAVE OBSERVED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

POPULATION GREW 31%.

THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VEHICLES GREW 37%.

MIND YOU, WE RECOGNIZE THAT INCLUDES COMMERCIAL VEHICLE.

WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF DELIVERIES NOW.

RIGHT. THE STATISTIC ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE VEHICLE, MILES, TRAVELED ALONG THOSE 500 PLUS MILES ON THE TURNPIKE.

WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH IN 20 YEARS OF 80%.

THAT 80% GROWTH IS SHOWING YOU SOME OF THOSE NEW FACILITIES AND ETC..

WHAT DO WE DO? HOW DO WE MAKE OUR MONEY? HOW DO WE SPEND IT? THIS IS A DEPICTION OF THE FACT THAT TURNPIKE OPERATES OFF USER FEES.

THE TOLL REVENUE PRIMARILY FUNDS OUR OPERATIONS, CONCESSION REVENUE, PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY IN THE SERVICE PLAZAS.

WE ALSO THEN FOLLOW THE MANDATE TO PAY FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, KEEP IT SAFE.

THIS IS A BOND COVENANT AS WELL AS OUR COMMITMENT TOWARDS KEEPING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE USERS.

THEN WE HAVE TO PAY OFF THE DEBT.

WE HAVE BONDS THAT WE SELL AND THEY ARE VERY HIGHLY RATED.

WE'RE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT IT'S A VERY LOW BORROWING COST BECAUSE OF THAT HIGH RATING, ACTUALLY THE LOWEST IN THE UNITED STATES.

SO PART OF THE COST TO COLLECT THOSE TOLL PAYMENTS IS ALSO IN THAT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUCKET.

JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT A USER CAN PAY THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE TOLL BY USING A PREPAID TOLL ACCOUNT WITH A TRANSPONDER.

AND TO LET YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO INTEROPERABLE NOW WITH A LOT OF OTHER TYPES OF TRANSPONDERS IN OTHER STATES UP THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.

WE WANT ALSO THEN TO RESURFACE.

THAT'S OUR RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE LINES ON THE ROAD BRIGHT SO THAT OUR CONNECTED VEHICLES CAN SEE THEM AND HELP US DRIVE.

FINALLY, WE'RE THEN GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EXPANSION PROJECTS.

SO HOW DO WE DECIDE? HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE THE TURNPIKE? OUR APPROACH TO PRIORITIZING DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF JOB, THE RESURFACING AND RENEWALS.

WE LOOK AT THE LANE MILES, WE MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.

WE LOOK AT THOSE METRICS BY OBSERVATION AS WELL, THE OPERATIONS, TOLLS AND MISCELLANEOUS.

WE LOOK AT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE.

EVERY YEAR WE CREATE A TRAFFIC TRENDS REPORT AND IT SHOWS WHERE WE CONGESTED, WHERE ARE THE PROBLEM POINTS ACTUALLY DOWN TO THE RAMP AND WHICH TERMINAL IS CREATING A BACKUP, ETC..

WHERE IS THE NEW INTERCHANGE NEEDED CAPACITY JOBS, WIDENINGS? WHAT YEAR DO WE NEED IT? WHAT ARE THE PROJECTIONS FOR GROWTH? SO WE WORK CLOSELY WITH STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PLANNING AGENCIES, LOCAL NEEDS.

YOU CAN SEE EXPANSION AND PARTNERSHIP JOBS HAVE TO DO WITH PERHAPS DOING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITIES THAT MAY WISH TO HAVE IMPROVEMENTS THAT AREN'T ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR THE TURNPIKE WITHOUT THAT ASSISTANCE.

SO THOSE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS, ALL OF THESE TYPES OF JOBS, STAKEHOLDER INPUT, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

ALWAYS A PART OF OUR ANALYSIS.

I HAVE FOUR SLIDES.

THEY GO OVER THE SUMMARY OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS.

WE'VE GOT 13 OF THOSE THIS YEAR IN YOUR COUNTY AND THOSE PROJECTS ARE DETAILED ON OUR SUMMARY, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ON YOUR WEBSITE, AND IT IS SHOWING YOU ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THOSE.

BUT THIS IS A REAL SHORT ANALYSIS GOING FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY GOING NORTH.

WE HAVE SOME ADDING LANES, JOBS.

WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE INTERCHANGES THAT ARE SHOWN THERE GRIFFIN.

THIS IS ALL IN THE MAIN LINE AND DOING SOME RESURFACING.

AS WE CONTINUE, WE SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME SAWGRASS IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE, AND THAT'S WHAT'S DEPICTED HERE.

YOU SEE A LOT OF MONEY THAT IS HAVING TO GO OUT IN UTILITIES.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK ON INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE WORKING ON CANALS.

WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT SOME OF THOSE THAT NEED THE WORK ARE GETTING IT, AND WE ARE PHASING THOSE IN THROUGHOUT THE VERY EARLY PARTS OF OUR FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM. YOU'LL SEE ON THIS THIRD OUT OF FOUR SLIDES THAT THE WIDENING CONTINUES.

THIS IS SHOWING YOU IN THE NORTHERN SEGMENT GOING UP TOWARDS THE MAIN LINE, HOOKING UP AT THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, AGAIN, MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE A LOT OF INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT THOSE DESIGNATED LOCATIONS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

AND THE LAST SLIDE OF THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS IS INCLUDING THAT PARTNERSHIP AT THE CONNECTOR.

IT'S ALSO INCLUDING A LITTLE CONSTRUCTION MONEY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME LANES NORTH FROM SOUTH OF SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY

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TO THE BROWARD COUNTY LINE.

SO THOSE COUPLE OF MILES THERE ARE TO ENHANCE OPERATIONS WHERE WE SEE CONGESTION AND PINCH POINTS.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO ELABORATE ON ONE MORE PAGE IN THE WORK PROGRAM SUMMARY THAT THE VERY LAST PAGE THAT IS NOT ON THE SCREEN MY APOLOGY, BUT THERE ARE TEN OF THESE PROJECTS SHOWN ON THE LAST PAGE, LAST TWO PAGES OF OUR 20 PAGE WORK PROGRAM DOCUMENT FOR DISTRICT FOUR.

AND THERE LET ME DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT THOSE ARE.

WHY DO WE PUT THEM THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE'RE NOT CALLING THEM A MAJOR PROJECT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CONSTRUCTION MONEY PROGRAMED.

ALL THEY ARE IS WE'RE GOING TO START LOOKING.

SO WE'VE GOT SOME PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND PD AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.

WE HAVE SOME PE, WHICH IS DESIGN STUDIES.

THERE ARE SEE IF I CAN ELABORATE ON THAT SUCCINCTLY.

WE HAVE THESE, MY APOLOGY.

THANK YOU. 10 OF THOSE STUDIES.

ONE IS TO IMPLEMENT 3 LANES MILEPOST 4047 THROUGH LANES ARE ONLY GOING TO GO ON THE MAIN LINE WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ON THE SAWGRASS THROUGH LANES ARE A TYPE OF MANAGED LANE THAT THE TURNPIKE HAS THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO A DISTRICT INTERSTATE EXPRESSLY.

HOWEVER, NO EXTRA COST TO USE THEM.

THEY SUPPORT A LONGER TRIP.

THOSE PEOPLE USING TO CHOOSING TO DRIVE USING OUR FACILITY ON THE TURNPIKE MAY BE JUST SIMPLY PASSING THROUGH.

SO WE WANT LESS INTERACTION WITH LOCAL TRAFFIC SO THAT THE DISTANCES BETWEEN EXITS AND ENTRANCES ARE FURTHER.

THIS IMPLEMENTATION HAS BEEN FUNDED FOR THAT REGION.

THEN WE'VE GOT, LET'S SEE, $85 MILLION IN THESE 10 STUDIES.

THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO ADD A NEW INTERCHANGE AT OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.

WE'RE LOOKING AT $12 MILLION FUNDED IN FISCAL YEAR 25 TO RESEARCH.

CAN WE PUT AN INTERCHANGE THERE? IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED TO RELIEVE COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

7 OF THEM ARE TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL LANE WIDENING ON THE MAIN LINE.

WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND THAT FROM STATE ROAD 21 UP TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE.

WE DO APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED.

I WANT TO THANK MR. PROPHET FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO REACH OUT AND WORK WITH THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE INPUT FOR US TO CONSIDER.

WE WELCOME THAT AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO.

WE'RE SCHEDULING ADDITIONAL MEETINGS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AS THAT GOES FORWARD, OUR PROJECT MANAGER IS IS VERY PLUGGED IN TO GETTING THIS DONE CORRECTLY.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE AND FOR YOUR INPUT.

I WONDER IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE].

LET'S VOTE.

AND WE APPROVED.

WE ARE APPROVED. ITEM THREE.

[3. MOTION TO APPROVE an Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - FM #436564-1: Loxahatchee Road From Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Refuge to SR-7/US-441]

MR. ROBERTS.

AGAIN. MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MIGHT, I HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT. SOUTHWEST RANCHES COUNCIL MEMBER BOB HARTMAN WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR? YOU GET PIZZA.

ITEM THREE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2027 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THE TIP FM NUMBER 4365641.

LOXAHATCHEE ROAD FROM ARTHUR MARSHALL.

LOXAHATCHEE REFUGE TO STATE ROAD SEVEN US 441.

MR. ROBERTS, BEFORE WE BRING HIM UP, THIS IS ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE.

WE'RE JUST ACTUALLY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL FUNDS AND OTHER FUNDS IN OUR TIP TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

THE PROJECT CAME IN OVER BUDGET BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

WE'RE NOT OUR PRESIDENT, BUT THEY ACTUALLY USE OUR TAX DOLLARS AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF OUR TAX DOLLARS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

WITH THAT, IT'S A SIMPLE VOTE WE NEED.

MR. ROBERTS PARTICULARLY I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION BY MS. COLBOURNE AND SECOND BY MCGEE.

DISCUSSION. QUESTIONS.

HEARING NONE. LET'S VOTE.

JUST LIKE THE YES HAVE IT.

YAYS. 16.

I MEAN. AND THAT'S APPROVED.

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OKAY, LET'S GO TO ITEM FOUR.

[4. MOTION TO APPROVE Targets for the Federally Mandated Performance Measure Areas]

ITEM 4, BOARD IS A MOTION TO APPROVE TARGETS FOR THE FEDERALLY MANDATED PERFORMANCE MEASURE AREAS.

MR. FLAVIEN CAN PRESENT IF YOU WANT.

IF NOT, THIS IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AS WELL AS U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR US TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE TARGETS TO US DOT EVERY YEAR FROM OUR REGION.

WOULD YOU LIKE A PRESENTATION OR YOU CAN JUST.

A MOTION IN ITEM FOUR.

MAYOR GANZ.

SECOND BY MCGEE.

QUESTIONS AND A GREAT PRESENTATION.

IT'S AWESOME.

LET'S VOTE. MR. FLAVIEN DID A GREAT JOB IN PREPARING THIS.

THANKS. THANKS TO YOU.

SAME. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS ACTUALLY IMPORTANT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE KERRIE COME UP.

THIS IS MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMPLETE STREETS AND OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVES.

SEE SLOPE CYCLE SEVEN.

WE HAVE TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL YES VOTE.

OH, SORRY. THAT WAS ITEM FOUR WAS APPROVED.

OKAY. MR. STEWART, NOW. OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR THE CSLIP PROGRAM.

[5. MOTION TO APPROVE the Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Cycle 7 Priority List of Projects, Directing MPO Staff to Work with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Staff on the Vetting and Programing of Viable Projects]

THIS IS OUR LOCAL PRIORITIES.

THIS IS ACTUALLY BEEN A BANNER YEAR FOR APPLICATIONS.

WE HAD HOPED WITH THE SURTAX THAT MR. CALETKA WORKS ON, THAT THE NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS WOULD ACTUALLY GO DOWN.

HOWEVER, THEY ACTUALLY WENT UP.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY WITH THAT, KERRIE.

GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND BRIEFLY TELL THEM HOW THE LIST CAME OUT? MACNEIL. OH, OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS KERRIE MACNEIL.

I BROUGHT NPR STAFF, THE MOBILITY INITIATIVES TEAM, AND I MANAGE THE VISA PROGRAM.

WE HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL SHORTEN IT FOR THE SAKE OF TIME AND JUST KIND OF SKIP TO THE RESULTS FROM CYCLE SEVEN.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES.

SO WE HAD A TOTAL OF 21 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM 14 DIFFERENT AGENCIES THIS CYCLE.

THE DEADLINE CLOSED ON OCTOBER SIX OF THIS YEAR.

THE APPLICATION PORTAL WAS OPEN FOR SIX WEEKS AS REQUIRED BY THE CSLIP POLICIES.

WE RANKED A TOTAL OF 15 ELIGIBLE PROGRAM RATED PROJECTS FROM 11 DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND WE'VE SINCE EVALUATED AND PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU.

JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF HOW THE PROCESS IS UNDERTAKEN FOR RANKING AND PRIORITIZING THE USE OF PROJECTS.

THE FURTHEST COLUMN ON THE LEFT ON THE SCREEN IS THE OBJECTIVE RANK, WHICH IS THE RESULT FROM THE SEE SLIP RANKING TOOL, THE OBJECTIVE DATABASE RANKING TOOL.

AND THEN THE SECOND STEP IS LOOKING AT THE ROUND RANK.

SO ACCORDING TO THE CSLIP POLICIES, WE DISTRIBUTE THE PROJECTS IF YOU GEOGRAPHICALLY SO IF A CITY OR A LOCAL AGENCY IN ONE CYCLE DECIDES TO SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE PROJECT, THE LOWER RANKING OF THOSE TWO PROJECTS IS BUMPED TO THE SECOND FUNDING ROUND TO THE NEXT FUNDING ROUND.

SO YOU'LL SEE THIS BLUE HORIZONTAL LINE FOR THIS CYCLE REPRESENTS THE FUNDING ROUND.

SO WE HAD FOUR LOCAL AGENCIES THAT SUBMITTED MORE THAN ONE PROJECT THIS CYCLE, AND THEN THE POLICY RANK IS THE LAST STEP.

IT IS THE BOARD'S DISCRETION THAT IF A CITY IN THEIR RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THEIR CSLIP PROJECT, IF THEY SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE PROJECT, THEY DETERMINE THAT THERE'S A PREFERENCE FOR ONE OVER THE OTHER.

WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE DO THE C SLIP PRIORITIZATION.

SO THE FINAL RESULTS ARE ON THE NEXT TO THESE NEXT TWO SLIDES.

YOU CAN SEE THE RANK IS ON THE LEFT.

THE TOTAL POINTS IS THE SECOND COLUMN FROM THE LEFT AND THEN ALL THE WAY IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE COLUMN IS THE TOTAL PROJECT COST.

JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT THE CAP FOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR C SLIP IS STILL $3 MILLION.

SO IF YOU SEE A TOTAL PROJECT COST, IT'S OVER THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ANY LOCAL FUNDS THAT A LOCAL AGENCY DECIDES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROJECT CONTINGENCY, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO HERE'S PAGE TWO.

AND AGAIN, THAT BLUE HORIZONTAL LINE REPRESENTS THAT THE DIVISION OF THE FUNDING ROUND ONE ABOVE IT AND FUNDING ROUND TWO BELOW.

SO WE WILL TAKE PENDING BOARD APPROVAL.

THESE APPLICATIONS WILL BE VETTED BY US AND FDOT STAFF AND THEN CYCLE SEVEN SITE VISITS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2023.

NEXT ROUND OF APPLICATIONS CYCLE EIGHT ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE DUE IN THE FALL OF 2023, AND IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START WORKING ON APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.

I WILL STRESS THAT NEVER TOO EARLY TO START WORKING ON APPLICATIONS.

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS.

THE CITIES DON'T HAVE TO WAIT, SO ALL UPDATES WILL BE POST ON THE C WEB PAGE.

AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS.

VERY NONETHELESS. VOTE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

THE JAFFE. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, ON THAT SLIDE YOU HAD ON THE PROJECTS, THE BLUE DEATH LINE.

I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE MADE IT ABOVE IT THIS YEAR.

AGAIN, ALL JOKING ASIDE.

THANK YOU, KERRIE.

CITY OF WESTON HAD A LOT OF SUPPLY SLIP PROJECTS THAT WERE SHOVEL READY RIGHT WHEN THE CORTEX PROJECTS BEGAN.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSIVENESS TO THE MUNICIPALITIES.

WITH OUR STAFF, IT'S BEEN GREAT.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH PEMBROKE PINES? YOU KNOW, YES, SIR.

I DIDN'T SEE BLUE LINE RED LINES, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. WE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEIR MOTION TO APPROVE.

I WILL USE THE SAME ONE AS MCGEE AND COLBOURNE.

DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN APPROVAL.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, MS. MACNEIL. GOOD PRESENTATION.

[8. Comments from the Chair]

ALL RIGHT. COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR.

GREAT MEETING. REMEMBER COMMENTS.

OKAY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

[10. Executive Director’s Report]

I ACTUALLY WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL ALSO THE JANUARY 12, 2023, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM HERE IN THIS BUILDING AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE.

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE VERY ROBUST.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO BE PROPOSING IS WE'RE I'M GOING TO BE ASKING OF YOU IS WAYS TO SPEED UP OUR MEETINGS.

SO I'M GOING TO BE RELYING ON YOU TO COME UP WITH CONCEPTS SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET THROUGH A 45 MINUTE MEETING AS OPPOSED TO HOURS AND, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.

I HAVE AN IDEA, AND IT'S PERCOLATING WITH SOME OF THE STAFF.

YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET THEIR CHANCE IN THE SUNSHINE.

BUT THE REALITY IS I DON'T ALSO WANT YOU HERE FOR MORE THAN YOU NEED TO BE, BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS WITH THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU HERE FOR THAT.

I TOLD YOU EARLIER ABOUT THE TWO EVENTS, THE SAFE STREET SUMMIT.

PLEASE REGISTER YOURSELF, GET YOUR FOLKS.

EVEN IF YOU DECIDE YOU DON'T WANT TO ATTEND.

IN THE END, THE REGISTRATION IS FREE.

WE GET YOU THERE. AND IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

COLLEAGUES FROM MIAMI-DADE AND PALM BEACH WILL BE THERE.

ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS THE DUTCH EMBASSY IS ACTUALLY SETTING UP A WHOLE EVENT THAT YOU'LL GET TO PARTICIPATE IN AS WELL.

AND THEN THAT EVENING, THAT THURSDAY EVENING, IS THE AWARDS BANQUET ACTUALLY AT THE SAME FACILITY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A BLOCK OF ROOMS IF YOU WANT TO STAY AT THE DIPLOMAT, TOO.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT GRATIS, BUT I AM PAYING FOR MY OWN ROOM BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DON'T WANT TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH OR RIDE A BIKE BACK AND FORTH.

SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.

AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY INTERESTING SPEAKERS LINED UP AS WELL.

SO THAT I THINK WOULD PROBABLY BE HELPFUL IF YOU CAN'T GO.

WE CAN ALSO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOUR COLLEAGUES ON YOUR DIOCESE SO THEY CAN ATTEND AS WELL.

AND SAME THING IF THE TICKETS FOR THE AWARDS BANQUET, IF YOU BUY A TABLE, YOU CAN INVITE A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS.

AND FORT LAUDERDALE IS GOING TO BE INVITING MANY OF THEIR COMMISSIONERS.

SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN CELEBRATING OUR GREAT SUCCESSES.

AND WE CALL IT MODELS OF SUCCESS, BECAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE A LOT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WITH YOU ALL, WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHO IS SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE.

SO IT WILL BE FUN TO ACTUALLY GET TOGETHER AND DO THAT.

I ACTUALLY WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR FOUR GRANTS IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS AT US DOT ORG.

THE LAST GRANT WAS SUBMITTED, I THINK LAST TUESDAY.

AND WE'RE I'M TIRED AND I KNOW MY TEAM IS TIRED TOO.

THAT'S A LOT OF GRANTS IF IT ALL COMES THROUGH.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW IN A RANGE OF 35 TO $40 MILLION PLUS ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT THAT WILL BE FOR EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ACTUALLY GET THINGS DONE.

WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR OUR BEST PRACTICES IN GRANT APPLICATION AND COORDINATION.

SO BASICALLY, A MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERS HERE COORDINATED FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT GRANTS AND ACTUALLY KIND OF NARROWED IT DOWN.

SO THAT WAY WE WEREN'T COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

THERE WAS ONE ONE CASE WHERE THAT DID HAPPEN AS FAR AS THE FEDERAL AND LEGISLATIVE SIDE OF THINGS, WE'RE IN REALLY GREAT SHAPE.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE OMNIBUS BILL TO BE PASSED BY THE 16TH.

HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T KICK THE CAN DOWN FOR FURTHER.

THAT OMNIBUS BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IF IT DOES PASS IN, THAT BILL IS ANOTHER $25 MILLION WORTH OF FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WILL COME TO OUR REGION.

AND ACTUALLY IT'S ADDITIONAL STP MONEY.

[01:50:02]

BEFORE CONGRESSMAN DEUTCH LEFT HIS SEAT, HE ACTUALLY PUT IT INTO THE OMNIBUS BILL, SPENDING BILL, AND IT'S SITTING THERE STILL TO THIS DAY.

SO IF IT DOES PASS, IT WILL PAY ADVANCE FUND PROJECTS.

WE'VE ALREADY PUT IN THE TIP AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT MONEY AND PLACE IT INTO POTENTIAL TRANSIT PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT I KNOW COMMISSIONER MCGEE HAD TALKED ABOUT HOW CAN WE DO THESE THINGS? SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN WITH THAT.

ON THE FEDERAL AND STATE SIDE, LIKE I SAID, I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE STEALING PULSE THUNDER, BUT I'M KIND OF TRYING TO WRAP YOUR MEETING UP FASTER.

I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL.

OKAY. FIRST I HAVE A QUESTION.

MR. MCGEE. MR. SIMMONS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

I REMEMBER COMMENTS ONE VERY QUICKLY.

SO I JUST YOU KNOW, AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR, YOU KNOW, LOOK TO BE CREATIVE IN ADDRESSING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THIS REGION, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA, MAYBE EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COMING SOMETIME SOON TO TAKE IN THOSE IDEAS AND BRING THEM HOME.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ARIEL, I'M SORRY.

BEFORE, MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT.

OUR COLLEAGUES AT MIAMI-DADE, TPO, ACTUALLY WENT TO EUROPE RECENTLY AND MET WITH GERMANY, FRANCE AND ENGLAND ON ADVANCED FUNDING.

THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO EVENTUALLY BRING UP HERE WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND SEE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN GOING TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES.

I SEE A HAND UP THERE.

YOU. GO AHEAD.

OH, NOT TIME.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM TEN.

INCLUDING TEN. THAT'S MONTHLY FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE REPORT.

YEAH, WE ALREADY. I COVERED THAT, MR. CHAIR. ITEM 11 GENERAL COUNCIL.

THAT WOULD BE ME. THANK YOU.

THERE'S MR. ARSERIO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEMBER COMMENT IF YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

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

WE'RE NOT THERE YET, ARE WE? WE PASSED IT. PASSED IT.

ARSERIO. I'M SORRY WE PASSED IT.

AND ON HERE, LOUD AND CLEAR TO ME.

NO, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE, ESPECIALLY AFTER REELECTION.

I KNOW MY FIRST TWO YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE ON THE MPO BOARD, I KIND OF JUST SAT BACK AND I ENJOY ALL THE WORK EVERYBODY DOES.

BUT I'M GOING TO START TO BE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL.

I GET THE FEELING MARGATE SKIPPED OVER QUITE OFTEN, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST MARGATE.

I THINK IT'S A LOT OF THE SMALLER CITIES.

I SEE LISTS UP HERE AND I LOVE ALL THESE CITIES.

THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON ANYBODY.

AND I EVEN TALKED TO BOARD MEMBER SIMMONS ABOUT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WORK THE MPO IS DOING IN HIS CITY, BUT I DON'T SEE IT IN MY CITY.

THE TWO PROJECTS IN THE SIX YEARS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED AT MARGATE WAS AN OVERPASS AND A PROJECT TO FINISH A JOB IN ANOTHER CITY.

THE FEW PROJECTS THAT COME UP IN MARGATE IS TO COMPLETE ANOTHER CITY'S PROJECT, AND IT'D BE NICE FOR ONES IF THEY STARTED IN MARGATE AND FINISHED UP IN ANOTHER CITY.

EVEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ROADS LIKE THE COPPINS ROAD PROJECT.

IT'S IN TWO PHASES.

IT STOPS AT MARGATE, SO WE'RE IN BOTH PHASES.

YOU LOOK AT THE RANKING, THEY'RE 20 RANKS APART FROM EACH OTHER.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO BE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL.

I HOPE OTHER SMALL CITIES START TO STICK TOGETHER.

A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS ARE OUT WEST OR SORRY, OUT EAST.

I'M NOT GOING TO PENALIZE.

UPCOMING PROJECTS HERE.

BUT I THINK IN THE FUTURE I'M GOING TO START VOTING NO.

IF I FEEL THAT THE SMALLER CITIES ARE BEING SKIPPED AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE THE SMALLER CITIES IN THE FUTURE, IF WE STICK TOGETHER AND WE START TURNING DOWN THESE PROJECTS TILL THE SMALLER CITIES START GETTING SOME OF THE PROJECTS MOVING.

SO I WILL BE VOCAL.

I KNOW THAT STAFFS ARE GOING TO START COMING TO OUR MEETINGS AND WE ARE GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY PUSHING MARGATE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, EVERYONE. MR. MARTIN. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I'M GOING TO COUNTER WHAT MY COLLEAGUE JUST SAID THERE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, COMING IN TWO YEARS AGO MYSELF, WE I THINK MY INITIAL SPEECH WAS THE SAME THING.

A LOT OF HILL WAS BEING LEFT OUT.

I WENT BACK TO MY COMMISSION.

I WENT BACK TO MY CITY MANAGER.

I WENT BACK TO OUR PLANNING.

I PULLED EVERYBODY INTO A ROOM TOGETHER THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION, THIS REQUEST, TO GET THINGS MOVING.

AND IT TURNED OUT A LOT OF IT WAS ACTUALLY ON OUR SIDE THAT WE WEREN'T COMPLETING THE PROCESS.

WE WEREN'T FALLING THROUGH WITH SOME TASKS.

AND WE REACHED OUT TO THE MPO DIRECTOR.

WE GOT THEIR PEOPLE INVOLVED.

WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS AND I THINK THE FIRST PROJECT WE PUT IN LAST YEAR GOT RANKED NUMBER ONE.

AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR WE GOT A PROJECT RANKED NUMBER FIVE, SO IT IS DOABLE.

IF YOU WANT SOME OFF LINE CONVERSATION, I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THE PROCESS WAS INTERNALLY TO GET OUR PEOPLE MOVING IN AT THE TABLE AND DOING THE RIGHT THING AND CHECKING THE BOXES AND EVEN SHARE SOME OF THE RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE IT'S APPLES TO APPLES.

[01:55:04]

SO I FEEL YOUR PAIN AND I SAW THE PAIN, BUT WE OVERCAME THE PAIN.

SO IT'S DOABLE.

AND YOU GOT TO KICK THESE GUYS EVERY NOW AND THEN SO YOU'RE OFF TO THE RIGHT START.

SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THAT.

SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT SMALL CITIES.

PEMBROKE PINES, THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTY, OUR SECOND LARGEST.

WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, NOW LET'S GO TO GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT.

[12. General Counsel’s Reports]

OKAY. THANK.

NO. I'VE GOT NOBODY IN THE QUEUE.

WELL, MY BOARD IS THE IMPORTANT ONE, AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY.

BUT YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

I JUST WANT TO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF MR. MARTIN, AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY THANK THE STAFF OF THE MPO.

I KNOW IT'S JUST A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK AND THESE RANKINGS ARE NOT EASY.

ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE IMPORTANT, SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE, WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY AND A HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

AND ALSO FOR SOME REASON, MR. STEWART FAILED TO MENTION THAT THE DIPLOMAT HOTEL IS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF HOLLYWOOD AND WAS A SPONSOR BY ALL OF YOU IN FEBRUARY.

IT'S A FABULOUS EVENT.

THE THE ACTUALLY VERY CLOSE TO HALLANDALE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

AND WE WOULD JUST LOVE FOR ALL OF YOU TO COME AND VISIT OUR BEAUTIFUL CITIES.

THANK YOU. AND STRIKE IS OVER.

OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS THAT TIME FOR THE GENERAL COUNCIL? YES, SIR. OKAY.

THANK YOU. BEFORE PEOPLE START WALKING AWAY.

GOOD MORNING. STILL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO WELCOME THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

SOME OF YOU ARE NEW.

SOME OF YOU ARE RETURNING.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU AND WELCOME TO US.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE RECENT ELECTION OFFICIALS, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITIONS.

LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THAT CAPACITY AS WELL FOR NEW MEMBERS.

ONE THING I NEED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS THAT THE ORGANIZATION WE HAVE 38 MEMBERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE MPO OF THAT.

BY STATUTE, ONLY 25 MEMBERS CAN VOTE AT ANY ONE TIME THAT COUNT FOR PURPOSES OF VOTING.

THAT'S BY STATUTE.

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SO PLEASE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOU BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE RUN INTO DIFFICULTY WITH REGARD TO THAT.

SO WITH THAT ALL BEING SAID, I HAVE MY REPORT THAT I SUBMIT ON A REGULAR MONTHLY BASIS TO YOU.

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THANK YOU. ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR NON ACTION ITEM NON ACTION ITEMS.

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ARE WE PRESENTING THE MTP OR ARE WE GOING TO.

OKAY, SO TO BRING YOU IN TO NOON, WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION KICKOFF OF OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN DISCUSSION EARLIER TODAY ABOUT HOW THAT IMPACTS THE WORK PROGRAM.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT A LOT AND IT ACTUALLY IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE GET A LOT OF ACCOLADES AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THAT SAID, MR. GUYS, KEEP THEM ENTERTAINED.

GOOD MORNING. BOARD MEMBERS.

PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

I'LL TRY AND KEEP THIS SHORT, BUT THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE HERE IS THAT WE'RE COMING UP ON ANOTHER METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CYCLE AND WE ALWAYS FLASH UP OUR CORE PRODUCTS PAGE. I HAVE IT AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL.

BUT WHAT WE WANT TO NOTE IS THIS IS A PROCESS THAT HAPPENS EVERY FIVE YEARS.

AND BECAUSE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS THE FIRST STOP IN THAT FIVE YEAR UPDATE CYCLE, WE REALLY NEED INPUT.

WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HEAR FROM YOU ALL, FROM YOUR STAFF AS WELL.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROCESS.

IT BASICALLY DICTATES HOW ALL OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDING IS GOING TO BE SPENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, BUT ALSO HAS A 20 YEAR OUTLOOK AS WELL.

SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON SCREEN IS OUR NEW THEME.

LAST TIME AROUND FOR THE 2045, IT WAS COMMITMENT 2045.

WE NOW HAVE OUR NEW METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH IS A ROUTE TO 2050.

AND THE REASON WHY WE'VE COME UP WITH THAT THEME IS BECAUSE WE DEVELOPED A VISION PLAN LAST TIME AROUND AS PART OF THE 2045, WHICH WAS CALLED THE PATH TO 2100.

AND SO NOW THE ROUTE TO 2050 IS KIND OF THAT MID MIDPOINT.

AND THE INTENT HERE WITH THESE TWO PLANS IS TO SET GOALPOSTS IN THE GROUND OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO FROM A TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE IN THE NEXT 25 AND EVEN 75 YEARS AS WELL. SO THESE TWO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER IN LOCKSTEP AND HELP SET A VISION FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THE REGION.

SO I MENTIONED THAT WE ALWAYS LIKE TO THROW UP THESE CORE PRODUCT SLIDES.

AND THE ONE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS A METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THAT FIRST STEP IN THE CONVEYOR BELT OF PROJECT PROGRAMING, WHAT YOU ALL APPROVED EARLIER TODAY

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WITH THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM KIND OF SLOTS IN BETWEEN THE MULTIMODAL PRIORITIES LIST AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THIS IS WHAT REALLY SETS THAT VISION FOR THE REGION AND WHAT ULTIMATELY GETS PROJECTS FUNDED.

BECAUSE IF A PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO SPEND FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, IT CANNOT BE FUNDED IN ANY ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. SO EVERY SINGLE PROJECT IN THAT DRAFT TENDED TO WORK PROGRAM THAT YOU SEE IS ULTIMATELY REFLECTED IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A FIVE YEAR UPDATE CYCLE.

ALL THIS GRAPHIC IS SHOWING HERE IS THAT THE UPDATE OF OUR DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HAPPENS ON A YEARLY BASIS.

THAT MTP UPDATE CYCLE IS EVERY FIVE YEARS.

BUT THE POINT IS THAT YOU'RE TAKING PROJECTS FROM THE LONG RANGE PLAN THAT METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND PUTTING THEM IN PRIORITY ORDER FOR DOT TO FUND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

A COUPLE OF REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN THE BLUE IS EVERYTHING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES US TO DO.

THIS IS WHAT'S CODIFIED AND WHAT'S CALLED THE CFR IS THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGISTERS AND REALLY PERTAINS TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

SO THESE ARE THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF THE NETWORK, THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING A FINANCIALLY CONSTRAINED PLAN, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE BORING STUFF THAT WE NEED TO DO.

THE STUFF ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN THE GREEN IS THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION'S PLANNING EMPHASIS AREAS.

NOW, THESE ARE AREAS THAT THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT THIS CYCLE.

THESE ARE NATIONWIDE.

SO SOME OF THESE ARE APPLICABLE TO US, OTHERS ARE NOT.

THE FIRST COUPLE THAT YOU SEE SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE TO YOU TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, EQUITY AND JUSTICE, 40 COMPLETE STREETS, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THEN SOME SOME OF THE STUFF LATER ON IN THAT LIST THAT YOU SEE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COORDINATION, FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT COORDINATION, MAYBE NOT SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY APPLIES TO US, BUT WE WILL BE CONSIDERING AS PART OF THIS PLAN UPDATE.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CYCLE AND PUT IT INTO A GRAPHIC FORM.

THIS AGAIN, IT'S AN ATTEMPT.

SOME OF THESE TASKS HAPPEN CONCURRENTLY.

BUT I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO ILLUSTRATE HERE IS THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU SEE THAT ORANGE BAR GOING ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROCESS STREAM HERE.

AND WE DO A LOT OF ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT THAT'S A PART OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING GETTING YOUR NEEDS IN FROM YOUR INDIVIDUAL CITIES FOR CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE PLAN, DOING PROJECT PRIORITIZATION, SETTING UP FUNDING PROGRAMS, DEVELOPING A COST FEASIBLE PLAN, AND THEN ULTIMATELY BRINGING THE PLAN TO APPROVAL IN FRONT OF YOU ALL AS THE MPO BOARD.

SOME OF THE EMPHASIS AREAS, THESE KIND OF MIRROR WHAT'S IN THAT GREEN BOX THAT I WAS SHOWING YOU IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

SO FOR THIS METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE BROWARD MPO, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSING HEAVILY ON SAFETY.

YOU HEARD THE DISTRICT SECRETARY GIVING A PORTION OF HIS PRESENTATION OR SPENDING SOME TIME ON HIS PRESENTATION TALKING ABOUT SAFETY.

IT'S A BIG PERFORMANCE METRIC ON OUR END, LOOKING AT RESILIENCY, ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE WITH RESPECT TO SOME OF THOSE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES.

LOOKING AT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, WE'RE HEARING A LOT ABOUT AUTOMATED, CONNECTED AND ELECTRIC SHARED VEHICLES, LOOKING AT SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW TO MAKE OUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON OUR TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE MORE RESPONSIVE, AND ALSO BRING THAT UP TO DATE.

AND THEN FINALLY, HOUSING.

HOUSING IS AN AREA THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN FROM A TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY.

HOUSING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TYPICALLY DO.

BUT I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A HUGE NEXUS BETWEEN LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION.

AND CENTRAL TO THAT IS HOUSING, RIGHT.

MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET PEOPLE FROM WHERE THEY LIVE TO WHERE THEY WORK OR WHERE THEY LIVE AND TO THEIR DAILY NEEDS.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY VITAL THAT WE START CONSIDERING THAT AS PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT JOBS ACT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DIRECTED US TO DO.

SO WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH EXPERTS IN THE COUNTY.

WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES DOING HOUSING.

THERE ARE FOLKS OUT THERE WHO SPECIFICALLY DO THAT.

RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE PLANNING COUNCIL AND OTHER FOLKS AS WELL TO PUT TOGETHER A HOUSING COORDINATION PLAN, BUT TIE TRANSPORTATION INTO IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WHERE THEY WORK, WHERE THEY DO THEIR DAILY NEEDS, AND HOW TRANSPORTATION AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS CAN BE PROPOSED TO MEET AND MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME ON THIS SLIDE.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ILLUSTRATE IN THIS SLIDE IS THAT THERE'S MULTIPLE COMPONENTS TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

THE FIRST ONE BEING THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN.

BUT THEN THERE ARE TWO OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PLAN AS WELL, THE ILLUSTRATIVE AND THE NEEDS PLAN, WHICH ARE TECHNICALLY NOT FEDERALLY REQUIRED, BUT THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO BE AN ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT PURSUING GRANT APPLICATIONS.

SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU ALL ARE PURSUING FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS.

AND ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF A FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION IS THAT YOU SHOW PLANNING CONSISTENCY WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

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AND AGAIN, THIS APPLIES TO TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ONLY, BUT THAT'S WHERE YOUR PROJECTS CAN LIVE.

AND THERE WILL BE MORE ON THAT AS WE DEVELOP THE PLAN.

BUT WE THREW THAT UP HERE SO THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT WITH ALL OF THIS FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION MONEY THAT IS LARGELY DISCRETIONARY COMING DOWN THE PIKE, WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH US, EVEN IF YOU'RE SAYING, HEY, I'M JUST LOOKING TO SPEND LOCAL MONEY ON THIS PROJECT AND SEEK FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS GET INTO OUR PLAN.

THE PLAN IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR DIFFERENT TIME BANDS.

THE FIRST ONE BEING THE COMMITTED TIME BAND.

SO WHAT YOU ALL APPROVED IN THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM THAT'S COMMITTED NOW FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

WE PULL THAT IN AS THE FIRST TIME BAND FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THEN THE OTHER THREE TIME BANDS ARE BROKEN UP INTO TWO FIVE YEAR TIME BANDS AND 110 YEAR TIME BAND. SO ESSENTIALLY WHEN WE'RE DEVELOPING THAT COST CONSTRAINT OR THAT COST FEASIBLE ASPECT OF THE PLAN, WE ARE DIVVYING UP THE MONEY INTO THOSE TIME BANDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST LOADING UP ALL THE MONEY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PLAN OR AT THE END OF THE PLAN.

WE'RE SPREADING IT OUT OVER THE PLAN, THE LIFE OF THE PLAN ITSELF.

HERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE SCHEDULE.

THIS IS A TWO YEAR PROCESS.

IT'S VERY INVOLVED. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM MYSELF AND ALSO OUR CO PROJECT MANAGER, CHRISTOPHER RESTREPO, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE QUITE OFTEN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE CALL FOR PROJECTS IN EARLY 2023, OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WHERE WE'RE BASICALLY TAKING THOSE PROJECTS AND IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL MPO NEEDS THAT NEED TO GO ON TOP OF THAT.

IN SUMMER OF 2023, DOING THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION FOR THOSE PROJECTS, DEVELOPING THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN TOWARDS THE END OF 2023.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A DRAFT METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN BY SPRING OF 24 SO THAT WE CAN MEET OUR ADOPTION TARGET OF DECEMBER 2024 FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE 2050.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AS PART OF THIS PLAN.

THIS IS JUST A BASELINE FOR US.

THIS IS NOT WE'RE DOING 20 PUBLIC MEETINGS AND WE'RE DONE.

THIS IS THE THIS IS MEANT TO SAY WE'VE GOT VARIED OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AS PART OF THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

AND YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING FROM PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS TO TOWN HALLS TO DEVELOPING AN INTRODUCTORY VIDEO, DOING LARGER WORKSHOPS.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU THAT IF YOU HAVE GROUPS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO PRESENT TO ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

REACH OUT TO US BECAUSE WE'RE HAPPY TO COME AND SPEAK TO ANY ONE OF YOUR HIGHWAYS, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM TODAY'S CONVERSATION HERE ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, IT'S THE CALL FOR PROJECTS.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO MAKING SURE THAT YOUR LOCAL PROJECTS HAVE A CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR FUNDING IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THERE'S A FLIER THAT SHOULD BE PUT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THAT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CALL FOR PROJECTS.

THIS HAPPENS ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS, FOLKS.

SO THIS IS LARGE AMOUNTS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE.

SO AGAIN, WE WANT YOUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE FOR THOSE FUNDS.

SO START THINKING ABOUT PROJECTS, WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF THAT YOU CAN PROPOSE DURING OUR ONE ON ONE MEMBER MEETINGS BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH OF 23.

WE'RE GOING TO BE HITTING THIS HARD WITH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHO IS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THIS MPO BOARD AND ASKING THEM TO MEET WITH US, HAVING STAFF COME TO MEET WITH US. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE REQUESTING AS PART OF THOSE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS THAT THE MPO BOARD MEMBER IS PRESENT FOR THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT IS BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE LARGE AND SCALE.

I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING MORE THAN $3 MILLION.

THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE WANT TO LOOK FOR IN PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED AS CANDIDATE PROJECTS FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF DESIRES AND THE COMMISSION DESIRES ARE IN LINE.

WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY RUN INTO SITUATIONS IN THE PAST WHERE STAFF COMES AND PROPOSES A PROJECT.

WE RANK THE PROJECT.

IT'S A CANDIDATE FOR FUNDING.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO APPROVE THE PLAN AND WE HAVE AN MPO BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION GO.

WHERE DID THIS PROJECT COME FROM? WE HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE ALIGNED.

SO THAT'S THAT'S A KEY THING IN THESE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH MEMBER AGENCIES AS YOU PUT TOGETHER THOSE CALL FOR PROJECTS.

SO AGAIN, ENCOURAGE YOUR STAFF, START WORKING WITH THEM, COME UP WITH A LIST OF PROJECTS, THINK BIG NO PROJECT IS TOO BIG FOR THE MTP.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS DURING THE MEETINGS AS WELL.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD EVERYTHING FROM INTERSECTION, ENTIRE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS TO SOMEONE PROPOSE LIGHT RAIL DOWN COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS.

AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCLUDE THOSE THINGS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES THAT YOU HEARD FROM EARLIER IS GREAT FOR SMALLER PROJECTS THAT PROGRAM WILL BE MAINTAINED, AT LEAST FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE IN THE PLAN. BUT THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET BIG PROJECTS CONSIDERED FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING.

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SO HOPEFULLY I'VE DRIVEN THAT POINT HOME.

JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW ON ROLES AND I'M COMING TO THE END HERE.

YOU ALL AS THE MPO BOARD ARE THE POLICY BOARD AND YOU PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

ALL THE OTHER GROUPS THAT YOU SEE ABOVE THAT ARE ADVISORY BOARDS TO YOU ALL, THEY WILL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU, BUT YOU ULTIMATELY APPROVE EVERY STEP OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS.

SO WHETHER THAT'S THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA, WHETHER THAT'S THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES IN THE PLAN OR THE FINAL COST FEASIBLE PLAN, YOU ALL ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE THE FINAL SAY.

SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM US QUITE A BIT.

AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE CAN DO SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS AS PART OF THE ROUTE TO 2050.

SO, MR. CHAIR, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MALLOZZI.

DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM POTENTIALLY MEETING WITH OR GOING OUT INTO A COMMUNITY TO SEE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN IDEA IF SOMETHING WOULD WORK PRIOR TO EVEN THINKING ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH AN APPLICATION? SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS DEPENDING ON THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT.

I WANT TO BE CAREFUL IN OUR WORLD, WHEN YOU SAY FEASIBILITY, FEASIBILITY MEANS A THING WHERE WE GO OUT AND WE START DOING TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND ALL THAT, AND THAT MAY BE TOO PREMATURE FOR THIS PROCESS.

RIGHT. BUT IF YOU'RE SAYING, HEY, WE NEED SOME HELP WORKING TOGETHER ON COMING UP WITH A PROJECT SCOPE, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU GOING TO BE ADDING A TURN LANE, ADDING A LANE, DOING OTHER THINGS? WE CAN CERTAINLY HELP OUT WITH THAT.

YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

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AROUND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS, 1 TO 10.

MR. STEWART. BUT I'M ALSO GETTING USED TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THESE COMPUTERS.

THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IT'S YOUR TYPICAL INFORMATION FROM ALL THE TIME, OUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS, EXPENSES.

WE DO HAVE ONE THING I WANT TO NOTE, WHICH IS WE'VE UPDATED OUR UPI APP, WHICH IS ALSO FANCY WORD FOR BUDGET, AND WE TOOK OUT ABOUT 750 MILLION, WHICH WAS TRANSFERRED OVER TO FDA AND PLACED IN 1.5.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING TWO MORE OR ONE MORE AMENDMENT, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE TO OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDING AROUND $7 MILLION TO THE TOTAL BUDGET. WE'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY WELL AS GERRY, AS OR SECRETARY O'REILLY SAID.

SO AS A PLANNER, I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, WE'VE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL.

THAT SAID, I DO WANT TO REMIND THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON EXECUTIVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO EXECUTIVE RIGHT AFTER THIS.

SO PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE.

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON MTECH THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE THAT BOARD WILL BE MEETING IN THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM.

AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR, I STAND DOWN.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE AN MPO BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM ON JANUARY 12TH.

[ MPO BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM ON JANUARY 12, 2023 (more information to follow) NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING: FEBRUARY 9, 2023 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! *MOTION TO ADJOURN ___________________ * Motion Requested]

NEXT, THE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS, FEBRUARY 9TH.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.

AND I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

WE GOT IT. GO HOME.

ENJOY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY.

DRIVE SAFE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.