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OKAY, LET'S RISE FOR THE PLEDGE.
[1. Call to Order and Pledge]
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[2. Electronic Roll Call]
ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL OR ANY KIND OF ROLL CALL WE CAN GET.ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ELECTRONIC TODAY.
ALL RIGHT, THEN. LET'S MAKE IT PRESS, PLEASE.
DID YOU SAY. OH, WHAT DID I DO WRONG? I'M PRESSING PRESENT.
IT'S NOT SHOWING. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
WE'RE NOT QUITE ELECTRONIC YET.
GOTTEN YOU A I'M A WOMAN OF MY WORD.
I'M PRESENT. IT'S NOT WORKING.
OH, WAIT. WHAT AM I DOING? EVERYBODY'S ABSENT ON THIS ON MY SCREEN HERE.
ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM? YES.
ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[3. Approval of Minutes - February 9, 2023]
MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY VICE MAYOR.HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE.
[4. Approval of Excused Absences]
ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPROVED ACTIONS.APPROVED [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] ABSENCES.
TOREY ALSTON AND FELICIA BRUNSON.
AS WELL AS? ALSTON, IS VIRTUAL IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
YOU DIDN'T WRITE THEM DOWN. AND THERE WAS A RETROACTIVE BECAUSE WE HAD AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM.
SO ALSTON NEEDS TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE HE WAS TRYING TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY.
SO WE HAVE AN APPROVAL OF THE EXCUSED ABSENCES.
WE STILL NEED TO VOTE FOR THE EXCUSED ABSENCES.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE EXCUSED ABSENCES, PLEASE INDICATE BY VOTING.
YES. LET'S TRY IT ELECTRONICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW IT MEMBER.
OH, IS IT? WE ARE VOTING ELECTRONIC.
I SHOW GREEN. OH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
REBECCA, CAN YOU PUT ME IN? HERE. ALL RIGHT.
HEY, WHAT'S THAT? I'VE BEEN MARKED ABSENT ON HERE.
WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH THE PLUG? REBECCA, WOULD YOU PLEASE VERIFY? JUST HOLD THE PLUG UP.
IT SHOWS HER AS PRESENT. NEVER MIND.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION.
OH, NOW IT'S GOT IT. OH, GOOD.
SEE, WE TOOK THAT IN CONSIDERATION.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE HAVE OH, WE HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE HAVING BEEN APPROVED.
YEAH, WE DID THAT THREE TIMES.
[6. Public Comments Please submit to info@browardmpo.org at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.]
MAYOR WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.IT DIDN'T COME ON? THERE YOU GO. OH, NOW IT'S ON.
YEAH, THAT WAS THE MOST. [APPLAUSE] GREG, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD.
WE LEFT A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER AND WENT TO THE PANAMA CANAL.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF MY GO TO THINGS.
I DID TAKE THE WEEKEND CLASS AND WHEN I GOT THERE ON THAT FRIDAY IN ORLANDO, I SAID, OH MY GOODNESS, WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO? AND THEN WHEN I LEFT SUNDAY, IT'S LIKE I GOT THIS.
I'VE ENJOYED COMING TO THE MEETINGS.
SO I'M NOT STAYING THE END OF THE MEETING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT.
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WE HAD NUMBER ONE, ATTORNEY.[1. MOTION TO APPROVE Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): A. FM# 450866-1: WEST LAKE DRIVE AT LUCILLE RIVER BRIDGE #865773 B. FM# 450867-1: WEST LAKE DRIVE AT MERCEDES RIVER BRIDGE #865774 C. FM# 450868-1: WEST LAKE DRIVE AT ESTELLE RIVER BRIDGE #865771 D. FM# 450870-1: SE 7TH STREET AT RIO CORDOVA BRIDGE #865760 E. FM# 444259-1: SR-93/I-75 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROGRAM – PHASE 1 F. FM# 452226-1 SWRS – SYSTEM RUMBLE STRIPS - SOUTHERN DISTRICT 4 G. FM# 452227-1 SWRS – SYSTEM RUMBLE STRIPS - NORTHERN DISTRICT 4 H. FM# 435808-5: SR-9/I-95 MOBILITY HUB AT CYPRESS CREEK I. FM# S500461: SNAKE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION - MICCOSUKEE TRIBE (EVERGLADES) ]
ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE.GO AHEAD. A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2027 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE TIP. AND THERE ARE NINE TOTAL ITEMS. IF YOU ARE, YOU CAN VOTE COLLECTIVELY FOR ALL OF THEM AT ONE TIME IF YOU CHOOSE TO VOTE FOR THEM ALL.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEPARATE THEM OUT, WE CAN DO THAT IF WE NEED TO DO THAT.
WHATEVER I DID, I DID IT RIGHT.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHO COULD ANSWER THIS, BUT I REMEMBER HISTORICALLY, WHENEVER THERE WAS A BRIDGE ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS APPROVAL AND IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
SO NORMALLY IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SAY NO.
SO MY QUESTION IS, A, HAVE THEY BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS THIS ALREADY HAPPENED WITH THE BRIDGES THAT ARE HERE IN THIS A ITEM A, B AND C, AND THEN B, IF THEY HAVE AND THEY APPROVED IT, HOW DID YOU ALL DO THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEM STRUCK DOWN BY THEM.
I'M GOING TO ASK IF ANNE MARIE, I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT.
NO PRESSURE. THE DOT REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE THESE ARE DOT PROJECTS.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARIA JAIMES.
I HAVE ONE OF THE PROJECT MANAGERS, MAYA WILLIAMS. SHE COULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.
TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION REGARDING THE ARMY CORPS THAT HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE YET.
BUT THAT IS PART OF THE VETTING OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'LL UNDERGO.
WISH I HAD. WELL, THAT WAS THE THING.
DO YOU THINK DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A CHANCE BECAUSE.
AM I ALLOWED TO ASK TWO? SURE. OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET YELLED AT.
SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK YOU HAVE A SHOT AT OR HAVE THEY CHANGED RECENTLY AND NOW THEY'RE NICE? [LAUGHTER] AND IF YOU DO HAVE A SHOT, I GOT YOU TO LAUGH.
I DIDN'T MEAN. BUT IF THEY DO, THEN WHAT DID YOU DO? BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S LIKE TWO PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES AND I HAVE ISSUES THAT I WOULD LIKE.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE HISTORICALLY JUST NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH PEOPLE.
WELL, THESE BRIDGE PROJECTS ARE GOING THROUGH OUR LAP PROGRAM, OUR LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM.
SO THEY ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
THEY WOULD BE THE ENTITY THAT'S APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT FROM THE ARMY CORPS.
SO WE HAVE, EVEN IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE, HELPS OUT.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH THE ARMY CORPS.
WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH GETTING ARMY CORPS APPROVALS IN THE PAST.
IT IS A YOU KNOW, LENGTHY PROCESS AND IT'S ALWAYS LESSONS LEARNED IN THAT COORDINATION.
I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL GET THAT APPROVAL FOR THESE BRIDGES WITH THE CITY.
OKAY, SANDRA WELCH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO, BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY I APPRECIATE THIS ITEM AND WE'RE CURRENTLY PREPARING AN APPLICATION SURTAX APPLICATION TO REPLACE OR ENHANCE.
WE HAVE ABOUT SIX BRIDGES IN SOUTH CREEK ORIGINAL PART OF OUR CITY.
AND SO WE WANTED TO ASK IF THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR OFF SYSTEM BRIDGES, IF YOU WILL, ONE OF THESE BRIDGES IN PARTICULAR HAS NO, THE REASON IT TYPICALLY NEEDS ENHANCEMENTS.
IT HAS NO CAPABILITY FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
AND THIS IS INTO ONE OF OUR VULNERABLE AREAS OF OUR CITY.
SO OR IF YOU CAN OFFER SUGGESTIONS, MR. STUART OR OTHERWISE, OR YOUR STAFF OF WHERE OTHER FUND SOURCES COULD COME FROM, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL EARS? AND YOU WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT IT FIRST.
GO FOR IT. GOOD MORNING, BILL CROSS, BROWARD MPO STAFF.
OKAY. BUT ALSO RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAVING OUR CALL FOR PROJECTS FOR OUR 2050 MTP.
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SO NOW WOULD BE THE IDEAL TIME WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH THE BROWARD MPO, LET US KNOW ABOUT THOSE NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE AT THOSE LOCATIONS AND WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO TRY TO FIND FUNDING SOURCES.SO ARE YOU THE POINT OF CONTACT OR? ACTUALLY IT'S GOING TO BE PETER GIES.
OKAY. AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PRESENTATION FROM HIM SHORTLY ON THE MTP UPDATE.
OKAY. WELL, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S ALL TIMELY.
THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE AND THE ONE IN THE WORST SHAPE IS THE ONE LEADING TO MY STREET.
[LAUGHTER] BUT OUR MAJOR BRIDGE PROJECT THAT REALLY CONNECTS A GOOD PART OF OUR CITY, WE DID GET SURTAX MONEY FOR IT, BUT IT'S SO FAR AWAY FROM WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO DO THE BRIDGE THAT WE'RE IN THE DILEMMA THAT WE CAN'T REALLY USE THE MONEY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER 6 OR 7 OR $8 MILLION DOLLARS IN OUR BUDGET TO FINISH THE PROJECT.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE MPO, HOPEFULLY, AND SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE HOPEFULLY, THAT WE CAN GET SOME OF THIS MONEY TO MAKE UP FOR IT. BUT BRIDGES IN NOT JUST LIGHTHOUSE POINT, BUT BRIDGES ON THE WHOLE, IN BROWARD COUNTY, MANY OF THEM ARE AGED FORT LAUDERDALE. ET CETERA.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR COOPER AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR COLBOURNE ON ITEM ONE.
AGAIN THIS IS TO APPROVE EACH OF THE NINE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS OR NOT. WE STILL HAVE A FEW.
WE HAVE THE MAJORITY SAYING, YES, WE NEED EVERYONE TO FINISH VOTING.
KICIA DANIEL. HOW DO WE KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT? RIGHT ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? GO TO PRESENTATION.
MAYOR DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? MAYOR TRANTALIS, GO TO A PRESENTATION ON YOUR SCREEN.
THEY DON'T HAVE THESE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
COMMISSIONER STURMAN STILL, WE'RE VERY POOR.
COMMISSIONER STURMAN IS SHOWING ABSENT.
OKAY. ARE WE DONE VOTING? YOU'RE WARMING UP IN HERE.
NO. NO, IT'S NOT. REBECCA, ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT? LET'S SHH SHH. DO WE HAVE A QUESTION ON ONE OF THE VOTES? COMMISSIONER STURMAN SHOWS AS BEING ABSENT.
ALL RIGHT. CAN WE CHECK COMMISSIONER STURMAN? IS THAT A DIFFERENT SITE? NO IT'S RIGHT HERE.
I WILL MAKE SURE THE SYSTEM IS EDITED CORRECTLY.
ALL RIGHT. SHE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE OKAY.
FURTHER DISCUSSION. YOU'RE VOTING YES COMMISSIONER STURMAN.
YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT AN APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN APPROVAL.
[2. MOTION TO ACCEPT the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Audit Report Prepared by Keefe McCullough & Co. LLP for the Broward MPO]
ITEM TWO, A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 AUDIT REPORT PREPARED BY KEITH MCCULLOUGH AND COMPANY LLP FOR THE BROWARD MPO.MOTION BY MAYOR GANZ SECOND BY MS. WELCH. GO AHEAD, SIR.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION FROM THE AUDITOR ON ANOTHER REALLY GREAT AUDIT.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I'M ONE OF THE PARTNERS AT KEITH MCCULLOUGH IN CHARGE OF THE AUDIT HERE AT THE MPO.
FIRST OFF, JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING US TO BE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE MPO.
JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT WE PROVIDED.
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THE PENSION PLANS, SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL, THEY MADE ALL THEIR REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WITH FRS.ESSENTIALLY, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE TO WHAT'S A TYPE A PROGRAM.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT REALLY WITH YOU, THAT'S AN AUDITING THING.
BUT WE DO A DEEP DIVE INTO CERTAIN GRANTS AND WE KIND OF TEST THE COMPLIANCE AND CONTROLS.
AGAIN, WE HAD NO MATTERS THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES.
WE NOTED NO UNUSUAL TRANSACTIONS, VERY MINIMAL ADJUSTMENTS.
THERE WERE NO MISSTATEMENTS WHEN IT CAME TO THE AUDIT.
WE NEVER HAD ANY DISAGREEMENTS.
EVERYTHING WAS PROVIDED TO US, WHATEVER WE ASKED FOR.
THE GFOA HAS SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON MINIMUM FUND BALANCES AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWO MONTHS OF GENERAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES IN YOUR FUND BALANCE.
RIGHT NOW, AS OF JUNE 30TH, 22, YOU HAD ABOUT, LET'S SAY, $730,000 AS YOUR FUND BALANCE.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE YOU GUYS RELY SO HEAVILY ON GRANTS.
SO YOU EXPEND THE MONEY, THEY REIMBURSE YOU.
AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS IF YOU WERE TO TAKE YOUR EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILLION, 11 MILLION SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE, AND YOU DIVIDE THAT BY 12, YOU HAVE ABOUT 800 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND.
AND THAT'S FOR ANY KIND OF GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.
NOW, IT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE OVER TIME BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE GRANTS, YOU PAY IT AND YOU COME BACK.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY RECOMMEND IN CASE OF ANYTHING THAT COMES UP.
THAT'S JUST THEIR MINIMUM FUND BALANCE RECOMMENDATION.
CAN WE GET THE VICE MAYOR ON? OH, MY FAULT.
GO AHEAD. ON THE FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU TIED IT INTO OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATION, THE FUND BALANCE FUNDS.
THAT DOES NOT COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT HAS TO COME FROM OTHER SOURCES.
BASED BECAUSE THERE'S NO SPREAD, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR GOVERNMENT, THE ADMIN FEES THAT YOU GUYS CAN GET FOR YOUR GRANTS ARE JUST NOT HIGH ENOUGH. AND THAT'S KIND OF THE CASE.
THERE'S ALSO GRANTS OUT THERE WHERE THEY PROVIDE NO ADMIN FEE AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S HERE AT MPO, BUT A LOT OF THEM DON'T EVEN GIVE YOU THEY'LL GIVE YOU $1 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THE COST TO HELP MANAGE THAT.
OKAY, SO SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT WE COLLECT WOULD GO TOWARDS THIS AS WELL.
THAT WOULD BE THE AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION AND THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE MINE.
WHEN I STARTED HERE, WE HAD ZERO.
SO THE FACT WE GOT UP TO WHERE WE ARE HAS BEEN A MIRACLE.
THE FACT THAT WE SHOULD WE HAVE MORE TO GO, I THINK IS CORRECT.
SO, YES, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE WOULD PUT SOME MONEY IN SOME OF THAT MONEY AWAY EVERY YEAR.
FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN ACCEPTANCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
[7. Comments from the Chair]
JUST A PLEASURE CHAIRING THIS MEETING.AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.
I APPRECIATE IT. MEMBER COMMENTS.
ANY MEMBER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
[9. Executive Director’s Report Quiet Zone Update Florida Department of Transportation - Office of Inspector General (OIG) Findings]
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS MY CHANCE TO SHOW YOU OUR LATEST GIFT CARD.[00:20:01]
[APPLAUSE] THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, WE'RE SORRY, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY GOT A $5 MILLION DOLLAR AWARD FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.IT MATTERS THAT WE DID THIS TOGETHER WITH BROWARD COUNTY.
IT MATTERS THAT WE DID IT TOGETHER WITH ALL 31 CITIES.
IT MATTERS THAT WE ACTUALLY DID THIS.
MY COLLEAGUES IN SAN DIEGO GOT ABOUT 2.5 MILLION.
OUR FRIENDS UP IN ORLANDO GOT ABOUT 2.3 MILLION.
[APPLAUSE] AND I THINK THAT'S A TESTIMONY TO OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE.
BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE AMOUNT OF HARD WORK THAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS IS AMAZING.
WHAT THEY DID FOR THE SAFE STREETS SUMMIT AND THE AWARDS BANQUET WITH 800 PEOPLE WAS AMAZING.
WHAT THEY DID TO BRING IN THE SECOND LARGEST AWARD IN THE NATION.
ALL IN HOUSE IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR TRUE CHARACTER AND GRIT OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND TRYING TO MAKE THINGS WORK FOR THE CITIZENS OF BROWARD COUNTY AND EVERY ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS.
SO THAT BY ITSELF IS A MOMENT OF PRIDE FOR ME.
DO WE HAVE THAT FILM? DO WE HAVE THE VIDEO? CAN WE RUN THAT, PLEASE? SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE VIDEO, I ACTUALLY.
AND WHEN WE DO THE NEXT AWARDS BANQUET, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WE NEED TO HONOR WITH AN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, BECAUSE SHE HAS REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN BRINGING MONEY DOWN HERE.
CAN WE GO AHEAD AND ROLL THAT? BEFORE WE ROLL IT, COMMISSIONER FURR.
YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, I THINK IT'S ALSO INDICATIVE OF THE POWER OF THE SURTAX BECAUSE WHAT IT'S ABLE TO DO IN TERMS OF LEVERAGING, I THINK THE COUNTY PUT IN MONEY THAT HELPED ON THE LEVERAGING ON THAT.
AND THAT'S GOING TO THAT'S WE'RE IN A UNIQUE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE THINGS AND MATCH FUNDS WHERE VERY FEW COUNTIES CAN DO THAT.
AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THAT.
AND ACTUALLY, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP FROM THE MAYORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ROUNDTABLE, WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THAT SURTAX AND MAKE SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPEN FOR OUR REGION. MAYOR EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER FURR, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A WONDERFUL RIDE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A TRIBUTE OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS FOR US.
GO AHEAD AND ROLL THAT FOR A SECOND, PLEASE.
OUR WORK AT THE MPO IS BUILT ON THESE CHAMPIONS SHOULDERS.
AND WHAT AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THIS AMAZING, INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY.
I AM TRULY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THIS AWARD.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU THE MPO WILL MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THIS COUNTY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
I AM DEEPLY BLESSED TO BE WITH YOU.
AND THE SAFE STREET SUMMIT, WE ROLLED 800 PEOPLE IN TWO DAYS THROUGH DIFFERENT VENUES AND EVENTS.
AND REALLY, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND, THANK YOU.
THIS NEXT YEAR WE'RE DOING THE AWARDS BANQUET IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE ONE OF THE TITLE SPONSORS, SO THEY'RE ALREADY BUDGETING FOR IT.
MAYOR, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAYOR TRANTALIS YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT.
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ARE YOU BRINGING THE [INAUDIBLE]. OKAY. THERE YOU GO.THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY YOU THINK ESPECIALLY TOO WE SHOULD BE HONORING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT SEVERAL PEOPLE RIGHT NOW TO ACTUALLY PULL THROUGH THROUGH THE HONORS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO KIND OF GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK AS WELL IN THE AREA OF TRANSPORTATION AND WHAT'S MADE A DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST TRANSPORTATION, BIG PROJECTS OR SMALL PROJECTS.
IT'S ACTUALLY WHO'S BEEN CHAMPIONING THE COMPLETE STREETS, WHO'S BEEN CHAMPIONING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, WHO'VE BEEN CHAMPIONING THE WHOLE IDEA OF TEACHING KIDS HOW TO RIDE BIKES. BECAUSE THAT IS PART AND PARCEL OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
IF YOU LOOK AT BEVERLY AND LEVOYD WILLIAMS AS AN EXAMPLE OVER THE YEARS OF BOTH OF THEM SERVING ON THIS BOARD, THEY WERE REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN ALL THE BIKE ROUTE AND ALL OF THE SAFE STREETS, ALL THE SIDEWALK PROJECTS, EVEN WHEN IT DIDN'T BENEFIT THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.
THEY WERE OUT THERE AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO DO THIS.
AND THEY WILL BE BUILDING THEIR FUTURE ON THE WORK WE DID.
AND THAT'S WHAT IS PARAMOUNT FOR US TO GO FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.
I ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO ADDRESS.
WHICH UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE COASTAL CITIES, IS NO MORE PROPS.
SUGAR IS LIKE MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
SO IF YOU ACTUALLY THE EASTERN CITIES, THOSE FROM HALLANDALE BEACH ALL THE WAY UP TO DEERFIELD, WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FRA GIVING US 30 DAYS NOTICE TO A 90 FOR THEIR 60 DAY REVIEW OF OUR QUIET ZONES.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH KEVIN KELLEHER AT THE COUNTY.
WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO BRIGHTLINE.
THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE US ENGINEERING SERVICES.
MONICA HAS COMMITTED SOME OF HER STAFF, THIS AGENCY.
SHE ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE THE LEAD.
AND UNLESS I HEAR AN OBJECTION FROM YOU NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEALING WITH THIS NEXT SUBJECT MATTER ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE ANY FUTURE EFFORTS FOR THEM TO TRY TO STRIP THE QUIET ZONES AWAY FROM OUR REGION.
WITHOUT OBJECTION. NO OBJECTION.
AND WE'LL LET MONICA KNOW, TOO.
THEN THE NEXT PART OF THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM CENTRAL OFFICE THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THIS. HOWEVER, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAD COMPLETED A TWO YEAR AUDIT AS WELL WITH THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND IT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD. SO WE'RE REAL HAPPY WITH THE POSITION THIS PLACE IS IN.
OUR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE VERY RESILIENT AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE KIND OF ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES, NOT JUST AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT NATIONALLY OF HOW AN MPO SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RUN.
AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT AS WELL BECAUSE WE DO SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND WE DO IT WITH THE HEART AND PASSION OF PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT HERE IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA AND BROWARD COUNTY IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE.
TWO MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH OR IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT WOULD BE HERE BROWARD COUNTY, FORT LAUDERDALE AND SAN DIEGO AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE IN THAT CLASSIFICATION.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE CHAMPIONING ALL OF US, WHETHER YOU'RE IN HOLLYWOOD PINES, MIRAMAR, CORAL SPRINGS, PARKLAND, DEERFIELD BEACH, IT'S FREAKING AWESOME HERE AS MAYOR FISHER AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, BECAUSE WE BOTH GREW UP HERE, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO CALL HOME.
I HAD FRIENDS DOWN FROM ROCHESTER THE OTHER DAY AND I GOT THEM ON THE WATER TAXI AND WE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HOLLYWOOD, SPENT THE WHOLE DAY ON THE WATER FOR 30 BUCKS HAD DINNER IN HOLLYWOOD, HAD LUNCH IN FORT LAUDERDALE, HUNG OUT, WALKED AROUND.
THIS IS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE PLACE.
WATCH THE SUNSET FROM THE WATER.
TAKE YOUR FAMILY ON THOSE THINGS.
REMEMBER THIS BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE WALGREENS AT THE CORNER.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT AND TAKE THAT.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE NEXT SUBJECT.
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SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, READY? THAT'S WHERE IT'S DEVELOPING. [LAUGHTER] NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.[10. Monthly Legislative Reports]
PAUL CALVARESI PLEASE GO.YOU AND I ARE FIGHTING OVER CLICKS.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS YOU KNOW, STATE SESSIONS STARTED THIS WEEK.
AND WHAT WE GET TO DO WITH THAT IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF BEHIND THE SCENES DEFENSE.
SO THEY GET THIS LANGUAGE TO US, THEY PROVIDE IT, WE READ IT, EDIT IT, REWRITE, PROVIDE COMMENTS, RETURN TO THEM, AND THEN THEY MEET WITH THE STATE REPS UP IN TALLAHASSEE AND PRESENT OUR FINDINGS.
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS KEEPING POISON PILLS OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT TREND OF CONTINUING THAT SUCCESS.
THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW EARMARKS AT THE STATE LEVEL HAVE BEEN DUE AND WE'RE COMPLETELY SUPPORT YOUR CITIES TO FUND THINGS THROUGH EARMARKS THAT ARE NOT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
SO EVERY FIVE YEARS AND MR. GIES IS GOING TO COME UP AND GIVE THE PRESENTATION ON THE MTP.
THE EARMARK PROCESS SUPPLANTS THAT.
AND THEN WE GET A PROJECT OR YOU GET A PROJECT THAT'S THEN MOVED TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE BECAUSE IT'S AN EARMARK IT GOES TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK AND OUR GOVERNOR HAS A LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY.
AND AS YOU'VE SEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS, HE'S EXERCISED THAT AUTHORITY QUITE LIBERALLY.
SO THAT PROJECT, WHICH NOW JUMPED TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AND THAT HAS FUNDING DEDICATED TO IT, IF THAT GETS VETOED, THAT FUNDING DOESN'T GO BACK TO THE MPO, IT GOES TO PENSACOLA, IT GOES TO JACKSONVILLE, IT GOES SOMEPLACE ELSE IN THE STATE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT AND YOU NEED IT TO MOVE FORWARD, PLEASE WORK WITH US.
AND WE KNOW THAT RESOURCES ARE LIMITED.
WE KNOW IT'S A ZERO SUM GAME, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE EVERYBODY AS WHOLE AS POSSIBLE.
IF WE DO IT EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE OF TURNOVER AT THE CITY MANAGER LEVEL.
BUT THIS HAS BEEN A TRADITION.
LAST YEAR WAS THE ONLY TIME THEY ACTUALLY TOOK SURPLUS FUNDS AND DID FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION.
AND WE WON'T KNOW IF THE GOVERNOR WAS PLANNING ON DOING THAT UNTIL THE END OF SESSION.
SO WE'RE RISKING PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PROGRAMED THAT ARE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL AND GO FORWARD WITH ANY TYPE OF EARMARK REQUEST THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN INTERPRETATION ON BRIDGES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ACTUALLY USE OUR LOCAL THE MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS TO REPLACE BRIDGE MONEY OR THEY'RE USING THEIR FEDERAL SHARE.
THAT IS SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO KIND OF GET A DETERMINATION ON.
BUT IF IT'S A SIDEWALK PROJECT, A SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL PROJECT, SEVERAL PROJECTS IN POMPANO.
I'VE TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, PLEASE DON'T SUBMIT THOSE BECAUSE THOSE ARE GOING TO COME BACK OUT OF OUR OWN HIDE AND AS PAUL SAID, I LITERALLY HAVE WALKED IN PROJECTS IN DESTIN AND IN PENSACOLA THAT WERE BROWARD COUNTY FUNDED.
AND IT'S TERRIFIC WE HAVE A SURTAX AND THAT LEVERAGE.
BUT IF WE LOSE OUR FEDERAL MONEY ELSEWHERE, WE LOSE OUR FEDERAL MONEY.
GO AHEAD, PAUL. WE'VE GOT OTHER SPEAKERS.
SO THAT NOTE ON FEDERAL EARMARKS.
SO THE THE REPUBLICANS CONTROL THE HOUSE.
THEY JUST RELEASED THE RULES FOR THIS LAST WEEK.
SO WE RECEIVED ALL THE INFORMATION THIS WEEK.
THEY TRUNCATED THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR EARMARKS FOR CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ.
ANY SORT OF APPLICATION IS DUE MARCH 16TH FOR REPRESENTATIVES MOSKOWITZ AND CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK.
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, MARCH 16TH.
MOSKOWITZ AND CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK ARE DUE MARCH 17TH.
SORRY, THEIR NAMES HAVE A LOT OF SYLLABLES.
[LAUGHTER] NOW, THAT BEING SAID, IF YOUR CITIES ARE LOOKING TO APPLY FOR THEM ACROSS ANY OF THE FUNDING POTS OF THE 12 APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING POTS, ONLY SEVEN OF THEM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EARMARKS OR AS THEY'RE CALLING THEM, MEMBER DIRECTED PROJECTS.
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AND THEN WITHIN THOSE, THERE'S NEW RULES.SO FOR INSTANCE, MUSEUMS WERE TAKEN OUT.
ANY SORT OF PUBLIC SPACE, ANY SORT OF ENTERTAINMENT SPACE WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE MIX.
SO THEY'RE VERY SPECIFIC ON WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
IT HAS TO BE AND THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING PROGRAMS. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE, WE HAVE SOME GRANTS.
YEAH, YOU'RE ALL ON THE TOP DAIS, SO THANK YOU FOR SENDING THOSE TO DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY SMALL THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $18 MILLION DOLLARS TO OU R REGION FOR RAIL SAFETY.
ALL RIGHT, MS. JOHNSON. I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST MEETING.
I TRIED, BUT THE SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT, NOT DIRECTLY IN REFERENCE TO WHAT PAUL JUST SAID, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY LAST TIME TO THANK HOLLAND AND KNIGHT FOR THEIR MANY YEARS THAT THEY HELPED US OUT AS OUR ADVOCATES IN WASHINGTON DC.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY.
I WAS VERY SORRY TO SEE THEM GO AND WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED THE WAY OUR PEOPLE VOTED.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT AS PUBLIC COMMENT.
ONE, THE TALK THAT YOU JUST GAVE JUST NOW.
IF YOU CAN PUT THAT IN WRITING AND SEND IT TO MY CITY MANAGER, MY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND MYSELF SO THAT I CAN DISSEMINATE IT, BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A WHAT THE MPO SAYS AND WHAT MY CITY THINKS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND THERE IS A BIG DIVIDE BETWEEN THE TWO.
AND WHEN I SPEAK, THEY'RE NOT LISTENING.
SO IF YOU SPEAK, MAYBE THEY WILL LISTEN AND THAT WOULD BE A WIN WIN FOR EVERYONE.
ALSO, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SAFE STREETS AND CONNECTIVITY AND MONIES AND CHILDREN GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B, IS THERE ROOM FOR CREATIVITY? ARE YOU SUGGESTING A CATAPULT? NO, LET ME TELL YOU, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
[LAUGHTER] FOR COOPER CITY. SO I HAVE A STREET IN MY CITY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ROUNDABOUTS.
THERE'S TWO ROUNDABOUTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT ON THAT STREET BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF ACCIDENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND BECAUSE THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE, OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD LESSEN.
SO THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY CREATIVITY.
AND IF YOU CAN FIND A CATAPULT, THAT WOULD WORK, I'M ALL FOR IT.
I COULD CHARGE MONEY FOR THAT.
WE'LL GET, LIKE, DESIGN IDEAS FROM THE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL.
THANKS. I THINK THE CATAPULTS ARE IN THE SURTAX.
SO, YES, THERE'S ROOM FOR CREATIVITY AND DESIGNS.
AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE DATA TO BACK IT UP.
BUT YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY ROOM FOR THAT.
RIGHT OF WAY WILL KILL ANY APPLICATION THERE IS.
THIS MORNING WE HEARD FROM OUR LOBBYIST THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE A BLUEPRINT OR A MASTER PLAN READY TO GO THAT SAYS HERE'S WHERE WE NEED TO PUT ALL THESE? JAMES OR PETER? SO JAMES IS GOING TO COME UP TO TALK ABOUT THE EV MASTER PLAN WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY OR ON THE WAY TO BEING COMPLETED.
AND WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL ON THAT.
SO FOR EV, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THE BROWARD MPO HAS A NEW WEBSITE OR A WEB PAGE THAT HIGHLIGHTS EV AND ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT TYPES OF VEHICLES AND CHARGING FACILITIES AND SUCH.
WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FEDS ABOUT A COMMUNITY CHARGING GRANT FOR EVS.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO COME OUT SOMETIME THIS WEEK.
WE WERE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE INFORMATION ON THAT, BUT THAT IS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
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FACILITIES AND THEN WE WANT TO BUILD ON WHATEVER WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO IN THE MTP TO GO DEEPER INTO MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.GOOD MORNING. I'M [INAUDIBLE] SINGER.
I'M WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE, DISTRICT 4.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF INVOLVED WITH THE EV IMPLEMENTATION IN OUR STATE FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OR SO.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY CENTRAL OFFICE LAST YEAR.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH INTO THE EVERGLADES AT THAT POINT.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO LOCATION WHERE WE'RE CONSIDERING DC FAST CHARGER, RELATIVELY LIMITED.
WE HAVE THE MICCOSUKEE SERVICE PLAZA AS ONE LOCATION.
THEN WE HAVE THE REST AREA ALONG I-95 WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER LOCATION, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE A LITTLE BIT PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IT SITS INSIDE A FEDERAL HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THERE'S RESTRICTIONS AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THAT CORRIDOR.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THAT.
COMMISSIONER FURR FURTHER QUESTION? MY QUESTION IS, DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO TRY TO DECENTRALIZE THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH ALL THE CITIES SO THAT WE HAVE LIKE A REALLY BROAD NETWORK? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DISCRETIONARY FUNDING? WELL, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT EACH CITY AND AND COUNTY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT ALL THE CHARGERS, WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO BE PUTTING THESE AND HOW CAN WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE A VERY STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE? SO JAMES CROMAR, AGAIN, WITH THE BROWARD MPO.
THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION IS ONE THAT WE WERE EXPLORING AND CONSIDERING, WAITING TO HEAR HOW THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY COMES OUT FOR THIS COMMUNITY CHARGING GRANT BECAUSE AS GREGOR MENTIONED, THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DETAILS OF HOW IT ALL WORKS.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE SET UP THAT IT'S BETTER FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CITIES.
I KNOW COCONUT CREEK HAS SOME PLANS FOR EV, SO IN THAT REGARD, IS IT BETTER TO HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE A BROWARD COUNTY GIVING OVERSIGHT FOR THE COUNTY OR DO YOU LET EVERYBODY.
I DO WANT TO THROW IN ALSO, THOUGH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF GREG'S ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT I DO THINK FROM THE BROWARD MPO PERSPECTIVE, ONE OF OUR CONCERNS IS THE EQUITY AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GROUPS SUCH AS US AND COUNTY MPO LEVEL REGION, THAT WE CAN DO A BETTER BIG PICTURE VIEW OF MAKING SURE THAT THE FACILITIES ARE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN AN EQUITY AREA? BECAUSE THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE AN EV CHARGER IS IN EVERYBODY'S GARAGE.
SO WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT EQUITY AREAS AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW HERE IN BROWARD, YOU LOOK AT OUR MAPPING, THEN IT'S LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WHERE CAN WE PUT THIS WHERE IT'S EQUITABLE? AND THEY'D HAVE ACCESS AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THEIR HOMES OR THEIR BUSINESSES IN A SAFE WAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DC FAST CHARGERS THAT HAVE BEEN LOCATED.
OAKLAND PARK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
THAT SAID, IT'S ACTUALLY A LONG DISTANCE FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL.
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BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE APARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET? WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND THE CORNER FROM THAT? AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE STUFF THAT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT.SO IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO PUT A PINPOINT ON A MAP AND SAY, THERE YOU SHOULD HAVE A CHARGER THERE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE THE DETAIL LEVEL AND IT'S NOT BIG MONEY TO DO THESE EV CHARGERS. IT'S NOT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME TYPE OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE LAW FOR LARGER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE CENTURY VILLAGES OF THE WORLD OR KINGS POINT WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF PUT IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT AREA THAT WOULD SERVE THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT ARE ON FIXED INCOME.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.
BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING ALL THE YEOMAN LIFT UP IN WASHINGTON TO TRY TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE BLUEPRINT.
COMMISSIONER HATTAN. YES THANK YOU.
SO, YES, THE LEGISLATIVE GENTLEMAN, THE FIRST THING [INAUDIBLE] STOP THAT.
MY QUESTION, ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE A MOOT ONE, I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO AS TOWNS AND CITIES TO SUPPORT NOT HAVING THIS DONE? I MEAN, WHEN IT COMES UP, CAN WE WRITE CAN WE CALL CAN WE TALK TO WHO DO WE TALK TO? WHO DO WE ASK TO SAY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
IT'S YOU. IRONICALLY, IF YOUR CITY SUBMITS AN EARMARK REQUEST ON TRANSPORTATION, THAT'S THE PERSON THAT YOU CAN TURN TO AND SAY, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS AT THE STATE LEVEL? I'M NEVER GOING TO TELL YOU NOT TO DO IT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS UP THERE.
BUT AT THE STATE LEVEL, I'M GOING TO ALWAYS TELL YOU, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WE PROVIDE YOU ALL DIFFERENT MECHANISMS TO APPLY FOR CASH, INCLUDING SURTAX MONEY.
SO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU WOULD GO AFTER AN EARMARK IN TALLAHASSEE.
OH THAT'S GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE COULD DO.
THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER SCUOTTO.
190 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THE STATE.
BUT WHEN YOU NOW YOU SAID BROWARD IS ONLY 2.6.
WE'RE BUILDING A NEW CITY HALL.
WE'RE BUILDING A 500 SPACE PARKING GARAGE.
WE WANTED TO PUT 10% OF THE EV CHARGERS INSIDE THE BUILDING, AND IT'S COSTING US OVER $100,000 PER CHARGING STATION. SO WHAT I'M SAYING, THIS IS WHAT OUR CONTRACTOR IS SAYING FOR EVERYTHING, THE WIRING, THE PADS AND DO EVERYTHING.
WHAT I'M GETTING AT, IF YOU'RE SAYING $100,000 PER CHARGER AND YOU'RE ONLY GETTING 2.6, YOU HAVE 31 CITIES, THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET TOO MANY CHARGES. SO I'M SAYING IS HOW COULD THE CITY ACCESS THAT? BUT I'M SAYING, WHY IS THE COST SO MUCH FOR AN INDEPENDENT? IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD GET ON TRACK WITH WHATEVER YOU'RE SAYING? MAYBE WE COULD DO A JOINT CONTRACT FOR EVERYBODY TO PIGGYBACK ON.
AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW FAST YOU WANT IT TO BE CHARGED.
$20,000 FOR THIS ONE, $100,000 FOR THE ONE, LIKE YOU SAY, THE FAST CHARGING.
SO, I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN SKIN THIS.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I'LL GET MY CITY MANAGER OR WHATEVER TO GET.
THE SECOND THING WAS THE OTHER COMMISSIONER MENTIONED ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY FOR THE BICYCLE LANES.
SO OUR KIDS COULD RIDE TO, SAY, SCHOOL ON OUR SIDE OF THE STREET.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET IS LAUDERHILL.
WE HAVE FRANKLIN ACADEMY, WHICH IS A CHARTERED, WE HAVE PIPER HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN IF YOU GO ONE BLOCK THIS WAY OR ONE BLOCK THAT WAY, YOU HAVE BANYAN, YOU HAVE WEST PINE.
I HEAR YOU. ONES LIKE NOT JUST SAYING FOR MY CITY, BUT IT COULD BE PINES, IT COULD BE MIRAMAR.
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WELL AND EVERYBODY HAS USED IT AND I'M SURE EVERY CITY IS HAPPY.IT'S THE CITY COMES IN ON ONE SIDE, THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER SIDE OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL WHERE YOU HAD THIS WAS ABOUT LAUDERHILL, AND IT WAS LIKE, HOW DO WE HELP LAUDERHILL GO APPLY FOR MONEY TO KIND OF BALANCE THAT OUT? AND THAT APPLIES TO ANY PLACE IN THE COUNTY.
SO MY SUGGESTION HAS BEEN WITH THE LAST TWO ADMINISTRATORS HAS BEEN WE NEED TO HAVE A COUNTY CITYWIDE, COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION LEVEL PLAN AT THAT LEVEL WITH BIKE LANES TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, HERE'S A PROJECT, WHY DON'T WE PUT THESE TWO THINGS TOGETHER, WHETHER YOU'RE USING SURTAX MONEY OR FEDERAL DOLLARS OR STATE DOLLARS OR WHATEVER, OR EVEN LOCAL MONEY, WE SHOULD HAVE A WAY TO COORDINATE THAT, IDENTIFY THAT IT'S THERE AND ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD.
SAFE STREETS, SAFE, SCHOOLS, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS ACTUALLY SAY THAT THREE TIMES FAST.
THAT ACTUALLY IS ANOTHER AREA OF FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE.
BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT STUFF IS COORDINATED.
BUT THIS IS A REAL LIVE CONVERSATION THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LEVELS THAT IT SHOULD HAPPEN.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL AND SAY, YEAH, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND I APPRECIATE YOU MAYOR COOPER THANK YOU.
JUST ON THE POWER STATIONS AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER FURR TO START DECENTRALIZING AND I KNOW HAVING AN ELECTRIC CAR, YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO DRIVE IT TO TAMPA, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SIT AFTER DRIVING ACROSS THE AISLE, YOU KNOW, THE ALLIGATOR ALLEY.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE NEAR A RESTAURANT.
IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE CENTRAL AREAS, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A DIALOG DISCUSSED.
WE HAVE, SAY, HALLANDALE BEACH AND A LOT OF OTHER CITIES.
WE'RE LIKE 8000 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF OLDER BUILDINGS.
SO WE HAVE TO START TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HELP PRIVATE PROPERTY RESIDENTIALS, NOT JUST THE CENTURY VILLAGES, BUT INTERNALLY. SO I HOPE THAT'S PART OF LIKE THE DIALOG OF RETROFITTING SOME OF THESE OLDER BUILDINGS.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE ALL HAVE PARK SPACE.
SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO A COUPLE QUESTIONS, IF I MAY.
SO THESE ARE ALL QUICK CHARGE STATIONS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE OUT ON A, YOU KNOW, IN A REST STOP IN AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING AND YOU'RE CHARGING YOUR CAR, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I'D RATHER IT BE NEAR A RESTAURANT THAN NEAR, YOU KNOW, A RESTROOM, YOU KNOW, WHERE.
AND SECONDLY, I THINK YOU SHOULD DO A NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME YOU PRICED ONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO PEOPLE LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A WHOLE LOT OF NEED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH AREAS REALLY HAVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES RATHER THAN JUST SAYING, OH, IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE GAVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO A CERTAIN COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, I DRIVE BY THE GALLERIA MALL OFTEN AND TESLA BUILT THIS HUGE BANK OF OF CHARGING STATIONS THERE.
NO ONE'S REALLY USING THEM OR GOING TO THE GALLERIA ONE OR THE OTHER.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE TESLA THING AND THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD NEWS IS TESLA IS GOING TO START OPENING UP THEIR FACILITIES TO OTHER NON TESLA ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SO YEAH, SO THAT'S ACTUALLY THERE'S AN ADAPTER.
AND THEY HAVE ADAPTERS? YEAH. YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT.
[INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I HAD A SITUATION WHERE I WAS VISITING SOME FRIENDS IN CONNECTICUT AND A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT THIS SUPER DUPER EV TRUCK, I FORGET WHAT THEY CALL IT.
HE WAS SO PROUD. HE GOT THIS RIVIAN.
BEAUTIFUL CAR. RIGHT? OKAY, WELL, SO WE'RE DRIVING AND HE LET ME OFF TO SEE SOME FRIENDS.
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HE PICKED ME BACK UP.SO WE'RE GOING AROUND AND AROUND.
WE FINALLY FOUND A CHARGING STATION AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
WE WAIT 30 MINUTES AND THREE MILES REGISTER.
SO THOSE MOVE LIKE IN TEN MINUTES YOU CAN ALMOST.
YOU GET SOMETHING YOU GET LIKE OUT OF THE AREA.
8 MILES. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY'RE OPENING THEM UP.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE TESLA MONEY, SO THEY REQUIRED HIM TO DO THAT.
THAT SAID, THOSE FAST CHARGERS, I'M AN EARLY ADAPTER.
I ACTUALLY HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR, TOO.
SECOND ONE, AND IT'S LITERALLY KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU GO, OKAY, HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO BE? MY FIRST ONE WAS A HYBRID PLUG IN.
SO IT'S LITERALLY HOW LONG IS THIS TRIP GOING TO LAST? SO AT GALLERIA, THEY HAVE THE REGULAR PLUGS TOO.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF I GO THERE FOR DINNER, I MIGHT GET, YOU KNOW, EIGHT MILES.
RIGHT? THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS NOTHING.
SO WHY WOULD I. BUT THOSE ARE THE REALITIES.
I AGREE WITH YOU, SIR. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY IN TALKING WITH FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, WE WERE ACTUALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN WITH ASPHALT, LAY THE ELECTRICAL CHARGING INTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
SO IT ACTUALLY HAS INDUCTION CHARGING.
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE.
AND THAT'S BRILLIANT TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING, RIGHT? YEAH. SO YOU DON'T EVEN NEED THESE CHARGING STATIONS WILL BE OBSOLETE SOMEDAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE PLENTY OF CHARGING STATIONS IN PINES IF YOU'D LIKE TO USE THEM.
MAYOR COOPER? YEAH, JUST AS A FOLLOW UP, BECAUSE THE ASPEN SUMMIT WAS DOWN IN MIAMI AND THIS IS COMING AND IT'S COMING GETTING RAMPED UP REALLY FAST.
GENERAL MOTORS IS PLANNING TO ROLL OUT MAJOR VEHICLES AT 30,000 A POP.
GOING BACK TO THE FUNDING MECHANISM OF EQUITY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT EQUITY NOW.
SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AND SOCIAL EQUITY GREEN EQUITY.
BATTERY RECYCLING, ALL DIFFERENT AMAZING THINK TANK THINGS GOING ON NOW.
SO ALL THESE NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND EVERYTHING.
DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TEN YEARS.
SO I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IT'S A QUICK ONE IN REFERENCE TO WHAT MAYOR COOPER WAS SAYING WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARS WIN WIN.
BECAUSE WHAT I WAS SAYING WHEN YOU WERE SAYING WE'LL HAVE THEM IN CENTURY VILLAGES AND WHATNOT, I SAID, WELL, HOW MANY PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOMES CAN AFFORD $80,000 FOR A CAR BECAUSE THEY CAN'T? SO BUT WHEN YOU HAVE $30,000 FOR A CAR, THAT'S A WIN WIN.
BUT ALSO WHEN ANOTHER THING THAT MAYOR COOPER SAID THAT I WANT TO REALLY EMPHASIZE IS SHE'S DRIVING ACROSS 75, SO THAT'S GREAT.
BUT WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT ON 75 AND YOU'RE SITTING AND YOU'RE STOPPED BECAUSE THEY'VE SHUT IT DOWN OR ON THE TURNPIKE, WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR ELECTRIC CAR? WE ALL KNOW.
SO WHILE YOU NEED MORE THAN A DESTINATION, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
IF YOU'RE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, IT KIND OF JUST SITS THERE AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WOULD THINK IT'S COUNTERINTUITIVE BECAUSE WE'RE SO USED TO DRIVING GAS CARS AND A GAS CAR YOU'RE SITTING THERE AND YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR TANK GO DOWN, YOU'RE USING GAS AND YOU'RE IDLING.
WHEN YOU'RE IDLING, THE ELECTRIC CAR IS AT THE MOST EFFICIENT POINT IT CAN BE.
OH. SO I ACTUALLY IRONICALLY, TRAFFIC IS LIKE I DON'T FEEL GUILTY ANYMORE.
I'M LIKE, I'M NOT PANICKING IF I'M IN MY CAR BECAUSE IT'S LIKE THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON.
I MEAN, IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT WORLD.
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IF I COULD JUST RESPOND AT A HIGHER LEVEL, THE CRITICISMS OF THIS BOARD AS FAR AS THE EFFICACY OF SOME OF THOSE POLICIES, THOSE ARE FEDERAL POLICIES OF PUTTING EV IN EQUITY AREAS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE USE OUR FEDERAL ADVOCATES FOR AND CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION FROM THIS MORNING OF HAVING THE BOARD HAVE THAT VOICE IN DC TO EXPRESS THOSE CONCERNS.OKAY? WE SHOWED HIM PUMPING STATIONS AND WE SHOWED THEM THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS OUR SYSTEM DRY.
AND WE SAID AND IT'S INCONGRUOUS WITH THE FEDERAL POLICIES ON HOW WE CAN FUND THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
LIKE WHAT WE NEED IS TO BE ABLE TO FUND THESE TERTIARY SYSTEMS, NOT DIRECTLY.
THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT DISCUSSION.
NOW LET'S GO INTO MONTHLY UPDATES.
THAT'S YOU. I BELIEVE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT.
[11. General Counsel’s Report]
THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS A ROBUST CONVERSATION.IT WAS GOOD. YES. THAT WAS VERY GOOD.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE DO SUCH A DECENT JOB.
I'LL CALL IT DECENT WITH WHAT WE DO BEHIND THE SCENES, MANAGING AND TAKING CARE OF THE ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE YOU, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DIFFERENT AUDITS THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT TODAY.
AND THAT CONTINUES AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
MY REPORT IS BEFORE YOU, THERE'S JUST A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE THERE, BUT OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK OR ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT COME RELATED TO THE MPO. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MPO SURTAX.
[12. MPO Surtax Services Updates: www.my-mcps.org]
HELLO, TODD. GOOD MORNING.ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR UPDATES THAT WE'LL BE GIVING YOU ON THE SURTAX PROCESS.
WHAT HAD CHANGED? WHAT NEW INFORMATION WERE WE LOOKING FOR? AND REALLY THE PROCESS ALONG THAT.
TOMORROW. SO I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS NOW ON THE PROCESS PIECE OF IT.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO START WHERE WE TYPICALLY START OF IT IS WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE MPO? AGAIN, THAT'S A VERY NARROW ROLE OF RANKING AND RECOMMENDATION.
THIS IS WHAT WE UPDATE ANNUALLY.
WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, THE MAP ADMINISTRATOR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE AT THE MPO, AS WELL AS THE SURTAX MANAGER BRYAN, TO BASICALLY ASK OURSELVES HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS PROGRAM BETTER? WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? WHAT ARE THE LESSONS LEARNED AND HOW DO WE IMPROVE THIS? SO EVERY YEAR WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TODAY, IS HOW DID WE GO THROUGH LAST MONTH? WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE TO THE APPLICATION.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS ITSELF.
SO THERE ARE SEVEN THINGS BY THE SECOND AMENDMENT THAT WE MUST HAVE AS PART OF THAT PROCESS.
THE BIG ONES FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AT THIS POINT IS, NUMBER ONE, THE PRIMARY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.
YES. NO. DISAPPOINTED? OH, WELL, ANYWAY, SO THE BIG CHANGES THAT YOU SEE HERE, THOUGH, IS IF YOU'LL SEE, NUMBER ONE, YOU'LL SEE THAT NOW THE PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW HAPPENS AFTER THE APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED.
LAST YEAR IT WAS ACTUALLY PART OF STEP ONE OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
THIS IS A MAJOR DEAL FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE THIS NOW OPENS UP A WINDOW OF CONVERSATION WITH THE TRANSPORTATION SURTAX GENERAL COUNCIL AND YOUR COUNCIL, IF SOMETHING IS FOUND NOT TO BE ELIGIBLE OR DEEMED NOT ELIGIBLE BY THE SURTAX EXCUSE ME, GENERAL COUNCIL, THIS BECOMES MONUMENTAL BECAUSE BEFORE THAT WAS ON THE FRONT END OF THE PROCESS AND HOPING THAT, HEY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH THAT, BUT WE FOUND THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFFS TO WORK WITH ANGELA TO MOVE THESE FORWARD.
SO WE'VE NOW COLLECTED THE APPLICATION.
WE EVALUATE THEM, I RANKED THEM, AND THEN AT THAT POINT, ANGELA AND HER TEAM HAS COMPLETE ACCESS TO EVERY ONE OF THE APPLICATIONS TO LOOK AT AND THEY DO THEIR PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.
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NOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS ALMOST EVERYTHING, THOUGH, THAT IS GETTING MOVED FORWARD HAS ALREADY HAD THE PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FROM LAST YEAR.SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES.
BUT I JUST NEED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT WE MADE TO THIS PROCESS.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT A LOT OF YOU HAD, AS WELL AS YOUR STAFF HAD IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS? SO YOU GUYS RANK IT IN THIS CASE, THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY.
YOU'LL THEN DO A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE AND THE HIGHEST RANKED.
BUT THEN WHAT? SO WE SAID ABSOLUTELY.
SO PER COUNTY STATUTE, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT PROCESS.
IF THEY FIND IT ELIGIBLE, THEN IT GOES TO BROWARD COUNTY AND THE COMMISSION FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
SO WE'RE NOW SHOWING THE WHOLE FLOW OF WHAT HAPPENS FROM THE IDEA THAT YOU HAVE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION, HAVING ME EVALUATE AND RANK IT WITH THE TEAM AND THE MAP ADMINISTRATOR, THEN GOING THROUGH A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE SOME NEGOTIATION NOW TIME WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THE RECOMMENDATION, THE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THEN ON TO THE COMMISSION.
SO A BIG CHANGE AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE THINK THIS WILL BRING BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE PROCESS WORKED REALLY WELL LAST YEAR, WE JUST KEPT ASKING OURSELVES, HOW DO WE MAKE THIS BETTER? AND THAT WAS THE ONE THING WE JUST KEPT HEARING AGAIN AND AGAIN CAN WE HAVE MORE TIME? AND WHEN YOU LIMIT THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO 28 DAYS, IT GOES VERY QUICKLY.
I DID WANT TO UPDATE YOU, TOO, THOUGH, ON THE TRAINING THAT WE'VE DONE.
SO WE'VE MET WITH MOST OF THE CITIES ONE ON ONE, NOT EVERYBODY.
SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN A PHONE CALL.
THERE'S JUST BEEN A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
BUT ON JANUARY 17TH, WE DID A FULL DOG AND PONY SHOW OF HOW DO YOU GO FROM A CONCEPT AND THEN HOW DO YOU GET YOUR APPLICATION IN? SO WE HAD 28 INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED, 17 ATTENDED, WE HAD 16 MUNICIPALITIES THAT WERE REPRESENTED.
THE IMPORTANT PART, TOO, THOUGH, IS THAT WE RECORDED IT AND THEN CREATED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR THEM.
SO ANY OF THOSE THAT WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND, THEY'RE ABLE TO WATCH IT.
AND THEN AT THE END OF IT, WE HAVE OUR PHONE NUMBER.
THE BIG ONE IS IT OPENED FEBRUARY 10TH.
I DID PULL OFF THE DATA, ALTHOUGH BRYAN WILL ATTEST TO THIS.
WE GOT, WHAT, NINE EMAILS AS WE WERE SITTING HERE FROM REVIEWS THAT WE NEED TO DO.
SO AT MY LAST COUNT, WE HAD BASICALLY 50 APPLICATIONS THAT HAD GONE THROUGH STEP ONE, 42 THAT HAD GONE THROUGH STEP TWO, 25 THROUGH STEP THREE. AND ACTUALLY I SAW THAT ONE CITY HAD.
OH, WE HAVE 21 THAT HAVE SUBMITTED NOW.
OH, SEE SO IT'S CHANGING EVERY DAY.
AND SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BRYAN AND I ARE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY UNTIL FRIDAY AT 5:00.
BUT THE NICE THING IS, IS EVERYTHING'S FILTERING THROUGH.
AND THIS IS ALSO QUITE IMPORTANT.
IT IS ALWAYS PUT ON THE WEBSITE.
SO WHEN WE SUBMIT TO THE MAP ADMINISTRATOR, THERE'S USUALLY ABOUT A WEEK LAG.
THERE WILL BE A NEWS ITEM THAT GOES OUT.
SO IF YOU HAVE NOT, I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP.
I THINK THE LAST TIME WE CHECKED, BRYAN, ALMOST EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD HAD SIGNED UP.
SO ALL THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
AND WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
[13. 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Updates: http://routeto2050.org]
GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.GREG, YOU HAD SOMETHING? YES, I ACTUALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING AND IT'S GOING TO BE EMBARRASSING FOR PETER.
I JUST ACTUALLY WANT TO KIND OF LET EVERYONE KNOW PETER JUST GOT MARRIED THIS LAST WEEK AND.
[APPLAUSE] YAY! CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, GREG.
THANK YOU, GREG. SO PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD.
GET A FUNDING SOURCE FROM [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
HOPEFULLY IT'S A LONG TERM FUNDING SOURCE.
HOW ABOUT THAT? SO HERE TO DO YOUR MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WE'VE KICKED THIS EFFORT OFF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN SEEING A LOT OF EMAILS FROM MYSELF OR MY COLLEAGUE, CHRISTOPHER RESTREPO.
YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN HEARING YOUR STAFF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CALL FOR PROJECTS MEETINGS.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE THROUGH THE SURTAX AND THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE TAKING IN, WE ARE ALSO TAKING IN PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT NOW IN THE PROCESS.
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SO I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE CHRISTOPHER, IF HE WERE HERE, I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THAT WE HAVE A SURVEY THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW TO GATHER INPUT ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.IT'S A FIVE QUESTION SURVEY WHICH TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.
SO IF YOU SCAN THAT QR CODE, THAT'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE SURVEY OR YOU CAN GO TO ROUTE TO 2050.ORG IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SEND YOU A LINK TO THIS SO THAT YOU COULD PUT IT ON YOUR CITY'S WEBSITE, POST IT AS PART OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO.
SO AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE DOING THE CALL FOR PROJECT SUBMITTAL PROCESS.
MULTIPLE EMAILS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE THE MPO BOARD, YOU ALL HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST 1 OR 2 EMAILS ABOUT THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
SO WHAT'S LEFT TO COME AFTER THAT IS WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING A WORKSHOP AT THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE LEVEL, WHICH WILL SHOW MEMBERS HOW TO SUBMIT PROJECTS THROUGH OUR PROJECT SUBMITTAL TOOL AND HOW THOSE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN IN AND PUT INTO OUR DATABASE FOR RANKING AND PRIORITIZATION.
SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXERCISE HERE WHERE WE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE CITIES THAT WE HAVE MET WITH, THE ONES THAT WE HAVE COMING UP, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION THE ONES THAT WE HAVE NOT MET WITH.
SO I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE NEXT TWO SLIDES.
IF YOU SEE YOUR CITY'S NAME ON HERE, CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO GETTING PROJECTS INTO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE ARE SEVEN COMPLETED MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD ALREADY.
COMING UP WE HAVE 15 UPCOMING MEETINGS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THESE MEETINGS WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF MARCH.
WE HAVE A WINDOW THAT'S BEEN OPEN NOW FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 2024 FOR US TO DEVELOP THE ENTIRE PLAN, DO ALL THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE RANKING AND PRIORITIZATION.
SO THIS IS REALLY THE TIME TO DO IT.
AGAIN MULTIPLE EMAILS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT OUT, SO THAT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THEIR INBOX.
SO WE'VE ALREADY BLOCKED THAT TIME OFF ON OUR CALENDARS.
IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE.
VERY NICE FOR YOU ALL AS WELL BECAUSE IT WILL SEND A REMINDER TO YOU AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS.
SO SO UPCOMING NOW WE I MENTIONED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A WORKSHOP ON MARCH 22ND AT THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY GOING TO INSTRUCT ALL OF OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON HOW TO FORMALLY SUBMIT PROJECTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING AT THAT CALL FOR PROJECTS WORKSHOP.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR DRAFT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES VERY SHORTLY HERE.
AND PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IS THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO TAKE ALL THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE TAKEN IN THROUGH THE CALL FOR PROJECTS AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO PRIORITIZE THOSE? HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST NEED? IS IT BASED ON THINGS LIKE EQUITY AND SAFETY AND CONGESTION? HOW MUCH WEIGHT SHOULD WE GIVE EACH ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA? THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE KICKING OFF HERE NEXT MONTH.
BUT AGAIN, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU SCHEDULE THOSE CALL FOR PROJECTS MEETINGS WITH US AND YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE US NEXT MONTH TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
ALL RIGHT. NON ACTION ITEMS. MR. CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO TAKE THAT OUT OF ORDER AND ACTUALLY ASK IF WE CAN HAVE JENNIFER FORTUNAS FROM FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CENTRAL
[2. Report From Partner Agency - Florida Department of Transportation - Transportation Trends]
OFFICE DO HER PRESENTATION AND THEN RETURN BACK TO THE MOBILITY PROJECTS.[01:15:09]
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU.I'M HAPPY TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS ON SOME TRENDS THAT ARE IMPACTING OUR TRANSPORTATION FUTURE.
SO FDOT STRIVES TO PROVIDE A SAFE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT ENSURES THE MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, ENHANCES ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND PRESERVES OUR ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, AND THESE TRANSPORTATION FACTORS SUCH AS SAFETY, RESILIENCE, SUPPLY CHAIN, TECHNOLOGY, AND WORKFORCE ALL CENTER AROUND COMMUNITIES.
SO FLORIDA'S COMMUNITIES ARE VERY DIVERSE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY.
NEARLY 1 IN 4 FLORIDIANS WILL BE OVER THE AGE OF 65 BY 2030.
ALSO, 1 IN 4 FLORIDIANS WILL BE PART OF AN ETHNIC OR RACIAL MINORITY BY 2030.
AND TODAY, 1 IN 8 FLORIDIANS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
AND THAT IS WHY THERE REALLY IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL SOLUTION AND THAT WE STRIVE TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND VISIONS AND CAN COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS THAT HELP RESOLVE THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.
SO WHILE CONGESTION REMAINS LOWER THAN IT WAS BEFORE COVID, IT IS STEADILY RISING AND BROWARD COUNTY REMAINS HIGHER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IN DURATION OF CONGESTION, BUT IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER BY 60% SINCE 2017.
BOTH BROWARD COUNTY AND FLORIDA ARE EXPERIENCING A DECLINE IN SERIOUS INJURIES.
AFTER SEEING A SMALL UPTICK IN 2021, FATALITIES REMAIN HIGH, BUT THE TREND IS STARTING TO GO DOWN AFTER A PEAK IN 2021 FOR THE OVERALL STATE AND 2020 FOR BROWARD COUNTY.
OUR MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS, THE BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS THEY ALSO ARE MIRRORING THE STATEWIDE TREND WITH A PEAK IN FATALITIES THAT OCCURRED IN 2021 BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO A DECREASE IN FATALITY TREND.
WEATHER RELATED DAMAGES IN FLORIDA TOTALED 451 MILLION IN 2020.
THE AVERAGE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF OUR TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES IS INCREASING, AND FLORIDA CAN SEE AN ESTIMATED 2.2 TO 2.5 INCHES IN SEA LEVEL RISE.
AND AS ONE OF THE NATION'S EARLY LEADERS IN A REGIONAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE, YOU DO RECOGNIZE THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO MAKE BROWARD COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST FLORIDA MORE RESILIENT.
WHILE FLORIDA SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES HAVE CONTINUED SINCE 2020, THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY THAN THERE HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.
IN ADDITION, THERE'S A MILLION JOBS TIED TO GOODS PRODUCTION, WHICH IS ABOUT 11% OF THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN FLORIDA AND ALSO IS TIED HEAVILY TO OUR SUPPLY CHAIN.
AND AS WE ROBUSTLY DISCUSSED WITH OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE THE TRANSPORTATION HERE IN FLORIDA. AND AS OUR EV REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO GROW AND MORE INFRASTRUCTURE IS INSTALLED, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE ROBUST ACCESS TO THAT CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
24 STATES, INCLUDING FLORIDA, ALLOW FOR AUTONOMOUS TRUCK COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT, AND AMAZON AIR WOULD PUT ABOUT 70% OF THE US POPULATION WITHIN THE REACH OF NEXT DAY.
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DRONES WERE USED TO DELIVER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS TO THE VILLAGES AND BY 2030, URBAN AIR MOBILITY COULD PROVIDE UP TO 750 MILLION PASSENGER FLIGHTS PER YEAR.WOW. FLORIDA HAS RECOVERED ITS LOSS OF JOBS IN 2020.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE NOW IS TRYING TO FILL OUR WORKFORCE.
AND THIS IS REFLECTED FROM THE GREAT RESIGNATION THAT YOU SAW, WHERE OVER 48 MILLION AMERICANS QUIT THEIR JOBS IN 2021 AND A CHANGING NEED FOR SKILLS THAT ARE FOCUSED IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
AND THAT DOES SHOW THAT FLORIDA IS OUTPERFORMING THE NATION AT A SIGNIFICANT CLIP.
RENEWED GROWTH TO WORKFORCE PROVIDES CHALLENGES SUCH AS PROVIDING ACCESS TO OUR JOBS.
TODAY, THE AVERAGE FLORIDIAN CAN ACCESS ABOUT 383,000 JOBS WITHIN A 30 MINUTE DRIVE IN A VEHICLE.
AND ABOUT 7,400 JOBS WITHIN A 30 MINUTE TRANSIT RIDE.
SO WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB IN ACCESSING TRANSIT TO BE A WAY THAT PEOPLE GET TO THE WORKFORCE.
AND I WAS ASKED TO ALSO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AUDIT.
YOU CAN ALL PAT YOURSELVES ON THE BACK.
YOU ARE VERY FISCALLY HEALTHY AND OPERATING AS A GOOD MPO SHOULD.
I HAVE A COMMENT. THE PEOPLE GOING TO WORK AT HOME NOW 37% IS A LOT.
IT PUTS A TREMENDOUS BURDEN ON THE CITIES BECAUSE THEY REMODEL THEIR HOUSES FOR THEIR OFFICE.
SO IT'S REALLY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
HI. THANK YOU, JENNIFER. THANK YOU.
A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON SOME OF YOUR STATISTICS.
YOU SAID THAT 1 IN 4 FLORIDIANS ARE GOING TO BE OVER THE AGE OF 65 IN 2030.
WHAT'S THE NATIONAL AVERAGE? IS THAT SO OUT OF WHACK? IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S LESS THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE NATIONAL 25% OF THE SENIOR POPULATION IS NOT SO DISTORTED.
SO IF YOU COULD I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
SO I'M SURE IN DIFFERENT REGIONS AROUND THE STATE, YOU WILL SEE THAT PERCENT A LOT HIGHER.
BUT I CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS.
WE'RE ALL BEING TOLD IT'S GOING TO BE DONE IN FEET AND YOU'RE MEASURING IT IN INCHES.
I MEAN, WHERE'S THE CRISIS? IF WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF INCHES IN TEN YEARS AND ANOTHER COUPLE INCHES TEN YEARS AFTER THAT? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
AND I SHOULD VERIFY THAT WITH OUR.
BY 2050, WE'RE BEING TOLD ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND 4FT.
THAT WOULD BE, THAT GOES, THAT ADDS UP TO TWO FEET NO, SHE SAID 2 TO 2.5 INCHES BY 2030.
IS THAT PER YEAR? BEFORE. YEAH.
TWO INCHES TWO INCHES IN EIGHT YEARS DOES NOT EQUAL TWO FEET IN 20 YEARS.
I WILL FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT FOR YOU MAYOR.
DOESN'T THAT MAKE, DOESN'T IT MAKE ISN'T THERE A LITTLE INCONSISTENCY THERE? WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THAT IN PINES.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT FOR YOU.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, PARTIALLY, I'M CERTAINLY NOT THE EXPERT, BUT WE HAVE COASTAL ENGINEERING.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A BARRIER ISLAND AND WE JUST RAISED OUR ROAD.
THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS TO RAISE IT 6 INCHES.
AND THIS IS ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERTS, THE COASTAL ENGINEERS.
AND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, I BELIEVE WHAT SHE'S SPEAKING TO IS THE TWO, WHAT WAS IT, TWO AND A HALF? TWO TO, 2.5 INCHES BY 2030? RIGHT. THAT'S THE GENERAL SEA RISE.
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BUT THEY EXPLAINED TO US, THEY BEING THE COASTAL EXPERTS, THAT THAT MULTIPLIES AS IT COMES TOWARDS SHORE AND THEN BECOMES FEET INSTEAD OF INCHES.SO I THINK THAT THAT'S THE MISUNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE NOT THE EXPERTS IN THIS.
AND WHERE DOES IT START OUT AS INCHES AND WHEN DOES IT BECOME FEET? SO THEY SAY INCHES IS THE GENERAL SEA LEVEL RISE.
IF YOU HAD A PAIL OF WATER AND THE WHOLE THING WENT TWO INCHES ON THE ENDS BECAUSE OF TIDES AND BECAUSE OF OTHER ELEMENTS, IT BECOMES FEET.
I JUST THOUGHT I'D MENTION THAT.
ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE I ALWAYS THOUGHT SEA LEVEL WAS AND MAYBE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
MAYBE WE CAN GET A LITTLE MORE CLARITY.
WE'LL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
IT'S DEPENDING ON HOW DEEP THE WATER IS AND HOW IT FLOWS EXACTLY.
AND THEN COMES INTO IT TOO WIND FORCE.
AND I MEAN, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT STORMS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, STORM SURGE, KING TIDES.
THOSE LIKE THOSE ARE INDEPENDENT EVENTS THAT IMPACT I GET THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. AND KING TIDES AND ALL OF THAT.
I GET THAT. BUT IN TERMS OF JUST SEA LEVEL.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. [INAUDIBLE] SHUHAM.
YEAH I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY EXACTLY THAT.
AND ALSO THE RISE IS NOT LINEAR.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING FIVE YEARS FROM NOW IT DOESN'T INCREASE AT THE SAME RATE.
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE WE COULD HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE COUNTY AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE TASK FORCE.
THERE'S EASILY AVAILABLE DATA.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[1. Mobility Projects Update]
I'M GOING TO BRING UP THE NEXT PRESENTATION, WHICH IS ON MOBILITY PROJECTS, AND THAT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE.KERRIE MACNEIL FROM THE OFFICE.
MY NAME IS. MY NAME IS KERRIE, AND I'M ON THE MOBILITY INITIATIVES TEAM HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO.
AND I'M PRESENTING THE MOBILITY PROJECTS UPDATE FOR YOU TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE STATUS OF PROJECTS UP UNTIL JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
AND SO, OF COURSE, MOBILITY PROJECTS COVERS A TIGER PROJECT.
THE TIGER PROJECT AND CECIL PROJECTS AS WELL.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE SERVE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF A PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSTRUCTED THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAM.
READY STEP. THAT FIRST STEP, WHICH WE PLACE A LOT OF IMPORTANCE ON HERE.
WE WHEN REVIEWING A PROJECT, WE MAKE SURE THERE'S A SOUND SCOPE OF WORK.
LOOK AT THE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP, OF RIGHT OF WAY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
VERIFY THAT WE HAVE A ACCURATE COST ESTIMATE AND WE DOCUMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT.
WHETHER THAT'S RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM AN AGENCY'S COMMISSION OR PUBLIC SUPPORT.
WE HAVE 13 PROJECTS IN DESIGN FOR A TOTAL OF $140 MILLION DOLLARS.
I WILL NOTE, ALTHOUGH THIS REPORT, THIS PRESENTATION SAYS ZERO PROJECTS SINCE JANUARY 1ST, WE DO HAVE A FEW PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE JULY BOARD MEETING.
AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT IN THE ATTACHMENT FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, THERE'S NOW AN ASTERISK NEXT TO A PROJECTS FM NUMBER SIGNIFYING IF THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE LOCAL AGENCY AKA IMPLEMENTED THROUGH LAP.
AND THE TIGER PROJECT AS OF JANUARY 1ST.
THIS PROJECT, THIS WAS NOT COMPLETE, BUT I WILL SAY THAT NOW AS OF MARCH 9TH, IT IS COMPLETED.
SO THE MPO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE BASED EVALUATIONS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THOSE INCLUDE ANNUAL REPORTS TO FHWA ACCOUNTS AND LOOKING AT REDUCTIONS IN ACCIDENTS.
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AND WE HAVE 22 PROJECTS PROGRAMED IN THE CSLIP PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL OF $44 MILLION DOLLARS.WE HAVE 17 PROJECTS IN DESIGN FOR A TOTAL OF $41 MILLION DOLLARS.
EIGHT PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A TOTAL OF 29 MILLION.
AND WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS AS OF JANUARY 1ST THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR CSLIP.
QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT REPORT.
NEXT ITEM. OKAY, SO THE LAST PRESENTATION IS THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM.
[3. Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) 2050 Draft Cost Feasible Plan (CFP)]
IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO SEE THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T GET TO COMMENT ON THIS VERY OFTEN.SO THIS IS WHAT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS DOING WITH THEIR SHARE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN. PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD MPO.
AS GREG STATED, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PLAN.
THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM, WHICH COMES AROUND EVERY FIVE YEARS.
THEY'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO COME AND CONSULT WITH US.
AND TODAY THEY HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M JUST GOING TO PROVIDE TO YOU ALL HERE IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
SO AS GREG MENTIONED, THIS IS FLORIDA'S HIGH PRIORITY NETWORK OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES THAT ARE KIND OF DEEMED IMPORTANT OR CRITICAL TO THE STATE'S ECONOMY AND MOBILITY. THEY WERE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003, AND AS I HAD MENTIONED, IT MUST BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS AND ALSO DONE SO IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MPOS AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL.
THEY'RE COMING TO THE END. THEY'VE GOT A DRAFT PLAN AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
THEY MET WITH THE MPO TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR.
WE REVIEWED AND PROVIDED COMMENTS TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THEN ALSO ASKED DOT TO COME OUT AND PRESENT TO THE MPO BOARD TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR AS WELL, WHICH THEY DID.
AND WE RECEIVED BACK THE REVISED DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN FOR THE SIS AND WE REVIEWED IT AND FOUND THAT MOST OF OUR COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED. NOW A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS HERE AND I THINK WE SHOULD FOCUS A MOMENT ON COMMENTS THAT WEREN'T ADDRESSED.
SO WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM, THAT THERE IS A 20% TRANSIT SET ASIDE SO THAT THERE IS NOT JUST A BUNCH OF FUNDING THAT IS BEING SPENT ON THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY A MODAL SET ASIDE FOR TRANSIT TO FUND TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS.
WE KNOW THAT THAT SET ASIDE IS THERE.
HOWEVER, WE DON'T SEE ANY DISCRETE PROJECTS THAT THAT MONEY HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO.
THERE WERE ALSO OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE I-595 STUDY.
IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE WAS A CORRIDOR STUDY DONE ALONG I-595 THAT DOT PRESENTED ON AND THERE WERE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT MADE IT ONTO THAT LIST THAT HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH AND AND RECEIVED THE LOCAL SUPPORT FOR YET.
SO WE NOTED THOSE PROJECTS AND SAID, HEY, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SPEND YOUR FUNDING ON THAT, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU WORK WITH THE MPO SO THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS LOCAL SUPPORT FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRST BULLET POINT, GREG, ALONG WITH THE OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND OUR REGIONAL ENTITY, THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, HAS SENT LETTERS TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CENTRAL OFFICE AND ASK THAT MPOS HAVE GREATER INPUT IN THE DESIGNATION OF SIS FACILITIES, PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM AND ALSO ON NON STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM FACILITIES SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INPUT IN TERMS OF WHERE THE FUNDS GO, ESPECIALLY IN AN URBAN PLACE LIKE BROWARD COUNTY.
OUR HIGHWAY CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO BUILD NEW HIGHWAY OR INCREASE HIGHWAY CAPACITY IS VERY LIMITED.
WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF THAT SIS FUNDING EXPAND OUT TO FUND THINGS LIKE TRANSIT AND TO FUND MAYBE OFF SYSTEM FACILITIES AS WELL THAT ARE CRITICAL FEEDERS INTO THE SIS NETWORK. SO THAT WAS PART OF THOSE LETTERS AND THEY ARE FOUND IN YOUR BACKUP AS WELL.
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THE DOT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW THOSE PROJECTS IN OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS ONCE AGAIN ARE SUPPORTED BY EVERYONE AND THAT ALSO FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, THAT THEY ALIGN WITH WHAT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WANT TO SEE AS WELL, AND THE MPO AS WELL WITH WITH THE MTP.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM.
THE STATE HAS BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE.
SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE BEFORE I INTRODUCE RON KAREIVA, WHO IS A SPEAKER FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND JUST SEE IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE MR. KAREIVA COMES UP. QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
THANK YOU, RON. THANKS, RON KAREIVA FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU.
A LOT OF WHAT PETER JUST SAID IS GOING TO BE REDUNDANT IN THESE SLIDES.
THE REMAINING SCHEDULE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SO THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN ENSURES CONSISTENCY WITH THE GOALS OF THE FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THAT TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS UPDATED, I BELIEVE, LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE.
AND THIS POLICY PLAN, AS PETER SAID, GETS UPDATED ABOUT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
AND BY THE WAY, ON THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE, SORRY, THAT IS A CLICKABLE LINK IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
THOSE ARE ALL THE SIS FACILITIES JUST IN THAT PICTURE IN BROWARD COUNTY, IT DOES INCLUDE SEAPORTS AND AIRPORTS AS WELL, BUT THAT'S A CLICKABLE LINK IF YOU WANT TO SEE ALL THE FACILITIES IN THE STATE.
I THINK HE CREATED A PDF AND THAT MIGHT BE THE REASON.
OKAY. SO PREVIOUS COORDINATION.
AND THEN WE ALSO HELD AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP WITH THE BROWARD MPO STAFF EXPRESSING SOME CONCERNS.
SO JUST A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MODAL SET ASIDE.
THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING NOW IS A HIGHWAY PLAN.
SO IT'S SET ASIDE AS 20% FOR OTHER TYPES OF PROJECTS.
THOSE PROJECTS ARE USUALLY IN OUR UNFUNDED NEEDS PLAN.
ONCE IDENTIFIED, THEY WILL GO INTO THAT PLAN.
AND BUT THEY DO NOT APPEAR IN THIS COST FEASIBLE PLAN AS OF NOW IS A HIGHWAY PLAN.
SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE COORDINATED WITH STAFF WAS BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL AS WELL AS THE FORT LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INTERMODAL CENTER AND SOME EXPRESS BUS CAPITAL PURCHASES.
I KNOW FDOT HAS RECENTLY COMMITTED ABOUT $74 MILLION DOLLARS TO BROWARD COASTAL RAIL SOUTH AND THE INTERMODAL CENTER RECENTLY GOT A FUTURE DESIGNATION SO COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SIS FUNDING.
AND THEY CAN COMPETE FOR THAT FUNDING AS WELL.
IT'S KIND OF BROKEN DOWN WITH A LEGEND ON PHASES AND IT'S DONE BY YEARS AND TIME BANDS.
THE FIRST TIME BAND BEING 2032 TO 2035 AND THEN 2035 TO 2036.
I USE THE FISCAL YEARS. IT'S 2033 TO 2035, 2036 TO 2040, 2041 TO 2045 AND 47 TO 50. I'M SORRY, 46 TO 50.
ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE COORDINATED WITH ARE ON HERE.
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OTHER THAN THE MODAL PROJECTS AS RELATED TO HIGHWAY, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ON THIS LIST.AT LEAST SOME PHASE WAS CONSIDERED FEASIBLE FOR ALL OF THEM THAT WE REQUESTED.
YOU CAN SEE THE GRAY PROJECTS OR THE GRAY PHASES.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE REQUESTED, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY'RE SAYING IS NOT FEASIBLE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF EMPTY CONSTRUCTION PHASES.
YOU CAN SEE EMPTY RIGHT OF WAY, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WEREN'T TENTATIVELY FUNDED.
THAT'S ALMOST $1 BILLION A YEAR.
BUT THIS PLAN HAS ABOUT $1.1 BILLION DOLLARS IN IT ON THAT SCREEN.
AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY IF YOU WANT TO AT THE END.
AS FAR AS SCHEDULE GOES, WE HAD ALREADY SUBMITTED THE REQUEST FOR THE DRAFT.
WE HAVE RECEIVED THE DRAFT BACK FROM CENTRAL OFFICE WE'RE IN A COMMENT PERIOD OFFICIALLY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TAKE ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE.
AND THEY DON'T WANT IF CHANGES ARE MADE, THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT A BUNCH OF PROJECTS IN HERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY NOT NEEDING FUNDING PER SE THAT HAVE MOVED INTO MAYBE A TEN YEAR PLAN, A NON LONG RANGE PLANNING PLAN.
PRESENTATION QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER FURR. THANK YOU.
YOU PICTURED ON THERE THE INTERMODAL STATION AT THE AIRPORT DO YOU LOOK AT THAT AS AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE FOR ONE OF THE MEGA GRANTS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THOSE GRANTS, BUT I COULD CHECK INTO THAT.
I CAN CHECK INTO IT THOUGH, FOR YOU.
THERE'S A LOT OF 95 IMPROVEMENTS ON HERE LISTED, AND I KNOW KIND OF, I THINK LIVING HERE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME AND I KNOW IT HAPPENS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS CONTINUALLY ON 95.
CAN YOU KIND OF GIVE US A BRIEF RUNDOWN OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE NOW? AGAIN, I THINK PEOPLE ARE KIND OF EXHAUSTED OF SITTING ON 95 IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES, AND IT'S KIND OF BUILT OUT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT THERE'S MONEY PROGRAMED IN AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT TO ORLANDO OR TAMPA, BUT MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
BUT THROUGH THE CHAIR TO GREG STUART OR THE PRESENTER.
MOST OF THESE PROJECTS ARE INTERCHANGE PROJECTS ON 95, WHICH WOULD IMPROVE INTERCHANGE OPERATIONS TO AND FROM THE FACILITY ADDRESSING QUEUING THAT GOES BACK INTO THE MAINLINE. THERE ARE A COUPLE PROJECTS ON HERE THAT ACTUALLY ARE IN REGARDS TO THE EXPRESS LANE SYSTEM AND FUTURE EVALUATION OF HOW THE EXPRESS LANE SYSTEM CAN CONNECT TO THE INTERCHANGES THEY'RE MAINLY LOOKING INTO DIRECT CONNECTIONS WHERE WE CAN TAKE VEHICLES THAT WANT TO LEAVE THE EXPRESS LANE SYSTEM AND EXIT, SAY, AT BROWARD BOULEVARD OR WHEREVER THEY'RE GOING AND NOT HAVE TO ACTUALLY GET INTO MAINLINE TRAFFIC TO DO SUCH.
THAT CAUSES A LOT OF OPERATIONAL ISSUES, A LOT OF FRICTION.
AND IT REDUCES THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM TREMENDOUSLY.
SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE OTHER TWO PROJECTS ARE ON HERE THAT YOU MIGHT SEE A DISTANCE RANGE FROM THEM.
MR STUART. ACTUALLY, I'D LIKE TO ALSO RESPOND TO MAYOR COOPER.
THANK YOU. AS WELL, AS TO COMMISSIONER FURR, FOR MAYOR COOPER'S POINT BEING, SOMEBODY WHO HAS LIVED HERE A VERY LONG TIME TOO, AND REMEMBERS I-95 AS A SIX LANE ROAD, OR NOT EVEN A ROAD AT ALL.
SO, YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, SO THE BIGGER PICTURE IS IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO GIVE I-95 AND THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM HERE A FEW YEARS OFF JUST TO LIKE AGE AS A FINE WINE.
NOW, THAT LEADS ME BACK OVER TO COMMISSIONER FURR'S POINT.
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INTO ALL TRANSIT PROJECTS.HOWEVER, WE'RE AGAIN WAITING FOR THE TRANSIT PROJECTS TO BE UNVEILED.
YOU SAW WHAT THEY HAVE, WHICH IS HALF OF THE INTERMODAL CENTER BECAUSE THERE WAS OFFICES ON TOP AND OTHER FACILITIES WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY WANTS TO DO AND WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THE PROGRAM SUPPORT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
BUT THAT WOULD BE A NICE WAY OF MIXING THE FUNDS TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN THERE.
BUT THE REST OF 95 WOULD BE NICE, RIGHT? JUST SOME TIME OFF.
YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MAKING GREG, I THINK OUR DECISION IS GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER IF WE'RE DOING A MEGA GRANT, WHICH I THINK WOULD MAKE SENSE, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO TWO CHOICES.
AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT SOME OF THIS IS BEING YOU'LL BE TAKING STUFF ALL THE WAY UP TO JULY THAT MAY BE HELPFUL FOR US BECAUSE THERE IS A NUMBER OF THINGS I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE READY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR A GOOD REPORT.
THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT STUART ANY FINANCIALS.
NO, EVERYTHING IS IN GREAT SHAPE.
ALL RIGHT. NO, IT'S GOING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.