Aug 23, 2023 Technical Advisory Committee

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WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE AUGUST 23RD BROWARD TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.

[1. Call to Order and Recognition of Quorum]

AND REBECCA, WE HAVE QUORUM.

CORRECT. AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE ONLINE WITH US TODAY? THUS FAR WE HAVE EIGHT.

OKAY, GREAT. GOOD CROWD TODAY.

IT'S AN EXCITING AGENDA.

LOTS OF GOOD PRESENTATIONS TODAY ON PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING IN THE REGION.

SO WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL.

IT HAS BEEN A NICE SUMMER BREAK.

FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE IN THE ROOM, PLEASE SELECT THE PRESENT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER.

WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[3. Approval of Minutes - June 28, 2023]

MOTIONS MADE BY MICHAEL RIGHETTI, SECONDED BY VIVIANA BATISTA.

ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE NOW WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[4. Approval of Agenda]

SO A SLIGHT AMENDMENT.

SO IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.

MOTION. MOTIONS MADE BY MAQSOOD AND SECONDED BY LUIS.

ANY COMMENTS ON THAT AGENDA AND THE CHANGE? SEEING NONE.

NOW WE CAN VOTE.

VIVIANA. THANK YOU.

GOOD. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.

NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[5. Public Comments Please submit to info@browardmpo.org at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.]

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT SIGNED UP, REBECCA? NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, BILL ASKED TO MAKE A QUICK PRESENTATION TO US.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO, GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE.

WELCOME BACK FROM THE SUMMER BREAK.

BILL CROSS BROWARD MPO.

I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF FOLKS FROM THE MPO TEAM THIS AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE DONE A FEW CHANGES INTERNALLY AND ALSO WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO LEARN AND TO DEVELOP INTO NEW ROLES.

AND SO WITH THAT AS AN INTRODUCTION, FIRST I'D LIKE BRYAN CALETKA TO TO STAND UP AGAIN.

I THINK YOU PROBABLY MOST OF YOU KNOW HIM.

HE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO.

HIS LEAD AREAS ARE HR AND NOT SURPRISINGLY SURTAX.

HE'S ON YOUR AGENDA NEXT AS WELL AS WORKING WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ON OUTREACH.

HE'S GOING TO BE ATTENDING QUITE A FEW OF THESE MEETINGS THIS FALL AGAIN, AS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.

AND SO PLEASE FEEL FREE, HOPEFULLY WELCOME HIM AND, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO ENGAGE WITH HIM.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BRYAN.

AND THEN PETER GIES, NEXT UP AGAIN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY PETER IS A REGULAR FACE THAT YOU SEE AROUND HERE QUITE A BIT.

AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE HIM AND ANDREW, WE DID DO A REORGANIZATION OVER THE SUMMER HERE AND SOME OF THE TASKS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS HAVE NOW PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TECHNICAL IS LARGELY WITHIN MY TEAM AND PETER IS A BIG PART OF LEADING THAT.

AND SO HE'S OUR SYSTEMS PLANNING MANAGER.

HE HANDLES NOT ONLY LONG RANGE PLANNING LIKE OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, BUT ALSO OUR PROGRAMING CORE PROJECTS LIKE THE TIP, THE PRIORITY LIST, ET CETERA.

BUT HE'S ALSO INVOLVED WITH DATA IT SIS FREIGHT MOBILITY AND CSLIP, WHICH ARE TWO AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY WITH OTHERS.

HE'S NOW ALSO MANAGING THAT.

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SO THERE MAY BE MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE WHERE HE'S GOING TO STEP IN AND TAKE MY ROLE FOR ME.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, ANDREW.

OKAY. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST IS ANDREW RIDDLE.

SO HE IS THE THE OTHER OF THE TWO PERSON PILLAR THAT ARE THE MANAGERS THAT WORK WITH ME AND REALLY WORK ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION IN THIS GROUP. HE'S OUR MANAGER OF CITY SERVICES.

AND MOVING FORWARD, THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY AREAS HE'S GOING TO WORK ON.

ONE IS OUR GRANTS.

WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ARE COMING AS A RESULT OF THE NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO RAMP UP THAT EFFORT AND HE'S REALLY GOING TO BE LEADING A LOT OF THAT FOR US.

AND THEN BEYOND THAT IS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A MORE INTENSIVE WAY THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT PROJECTS THAT WHEN THEY DO BUBBLE TO THE TOP OF THE PRIORITY LIST BEFORE THEY MOVE INTO DESIGN, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE VIGOROUS IN THE WAY OF STUDY AND WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THAT PROJECT IS. AND ANDREW WILL BE LEADING THAT.

AND LIKE PETER, YOU KNOW, ANDREW WILL BE STEPPING IN FROM TIME TO TIME AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ME AS THE NEED ARISES.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GIVE THOSE BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

[6. MPO Surtax Services Updates: www.my-mcps.org]

MADAM CHAIR. BRYAN CALETKA WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

SO WE'VE WRAPPED UP THIS LAST ROUND OF SURTAX RANKING AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE FINAL THOUGHTS WITH THE GROUP HERE.

THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT OF THE 100% OF THE SALES TAX REVENUES.

ONLY 10% GOES TO THE MUNICIPAL CONCERNS.

WITHIN THAT 10%, ACTUALLY, THE FIRST THING THAT COMES OFF THE TOP ARE THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE COSTS FOR EVERYBODY.

AND THEN THE REMAINING PART OF THE MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY USE TO FUND THE MUNICIPAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN LINE WITH THAT OF THE AGREEMENT OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

SO EVERY YEAR WE SUBMIT TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THE PROCESS AND SHE APPROVES IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, OR SHE MAKES SLIGHT CHANGES AS SHE FEELS FIT, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

SO WE DO A PRELIMINARY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.

WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE THIS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES BY HAVING THAT DATABASE AVAILABLE THAT ALSO STORES ANY PROJECTS THAT MAY HAVE CHANGED IN FASHION WITH YOUR COMMISSIONS.

BUT IT'S THERE. AND IF YOUR PROJECT DOESN'T GET FUNDED, BUT IT'S STILL A PRIORITY OF YOUR COMMISSION, WE HAVE IT WHERE YOU CAN JUST PUT SUBMIT DURING THE OPEN SUBMISSION TIME, USUALLY AROUND THE SECOND FRIDAY OF FEBRUARY TO THE SECOND FRIDAY OF MARCH, WHICH IS WHAT WE INTEND TO DO FOR THE NEXT ROUND AS WELL, WHEN WE WILL GET A BUDGET EVERY APRIL THAT COMES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO BROWARD COUNTY, THE COUNTY MAP ADMINISTRATOR, GRETCHEN CASSINI, PROVIDES THAT BUDGET TO US, WHICH IS THE MAG AFTER THEY REMOVED THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE.

SO WE KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO EXCEED THAT ACCORDING TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT.

SO IF IT WAS EVEN JUST A DOLLAR SHORT FOR THE NEXT IN LINE, WE DON'T RECOMMEND IT FOR FUNDING BECAUSE WE CAN'T.

WE GET THE INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES.

YOU ALL HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN GETTING THOSE COST ESTIMATES.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THINGS CHANGE AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED RAPIDLY LATELY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE OKAY BECAUSE ANY OF THAT EXTRA MAG THAT IS LEFT OVER HAS BEEN USED AS A CONTINGENCY FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE INCREASED IN COST.

AND FINALLY, WE RANK THE PROJECTS BASED ON THE RUBRIC WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

WE RANKED THEM FROM ONE TO HOWEVER MANY PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN WE RECOMMEND THEM IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE RANKED.

SO THIS YEAR WE HAD 52 PROJECTS SUBMITTED FROM THE 29 PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE MAP WHERE THEY WERE ORIGINATED.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A PRETTY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED LIST OF PROJECTS.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IT'S THE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS THAT WE HAD THIS YEAR THAT WE SUBMITTED TO MAP ADMINISTRATION, AND THERE WERE 11.

SO HERE ARE THE 11 PROJECTS.

AND LIKE I SAID, THEY WERE RANKED AND THEY WERE RECOMMENDED IN THAT ORDER.

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SO WE SUBMITTED THIS TO BROWARD COUNTY MAP GENERAL COUNSEL AND SHE APPROVED THAT ALL OF THESE ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SURTAX FUNDS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL NOTE FOR THIS YEAR IS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD THREE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE HAD A PREVIOUS PHASE THAT WERE FUNDED LAST YEAR, AND THE NEXT PHASE IS FUNDED THIS YEAR.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE TO YOU BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE RUBRIC FOR THE SCORING, WHAT YOU SEE IS THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ADDITIONAL POINT THAT IS AWARDED TO ANY PROJECT THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN AWARDED A FORMER PHASE.

SO NOW THEY HAVE THREE CONSTRUCTION PHASES THAT WERE APPROVED.

SO 11 PROJECTS THAT TOTAL 28.8 MILLION, WITH ABOUT APPROXIMATELY A 30 MILLION MINIMUM ANNUAL GUARANTEE BUDGET.

AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, A THIRD OF THEM WERE FROM CYCLE ONE, WHICH WAS SEVERAL CYCLES AGO, AND 27% OF THE RECOMMENDED FUNDING GOES TO PROJECTS WITH PREVIOUS PHASE IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAD THIS YEAR A VERY GOOD MIX OF THE TYPES OF PHASES THAT WERE SUBMITTED BETWEEN DESIGN PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED, CONSTRUCTION IS ALWAYS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PHASE, COMPROMISING PROBABLY ABOUT 85% OF ANY PARTICULAR PROJECT.

SO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE THAT 82% OF THE FUNDS ACTUALLY WENT TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

73% OF THE PROJECTS WERE FOUND IN A RESILIENCY AREA, WHICH IS GOOD.

AND THAT'S JUST BASED ON THE FEMA FLOOD MAPS.

AND THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ONE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REACHED OUT TO ME THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THE PROJECTS WERE ACTUALLY IN EQUITY AREAS FOR BROWARD COUNTY.

AND IN FACT, THE LARGEST EQUITY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE MOST PROJECTS.

SCHOOL ZONES, AS YOU KNOW, IN THE RUBRIC, YOU CAN GET MORE POINTS IF IF YOUR PROJECT IS FOUND IN A SCHOOL ZONE.

AND 73% OF THE PROJECTS WERE FOUND IN SCHOOL ZONES.

AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BRYAN. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, EXCELLENT. AND I KNOW THERE'S A THERE'S A MEETING COMING UP OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD THAT'S GOING TO GO OVER THOSE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS AND WHAT'S COMING NEXT YEAR.

IT WAS LAST WEEK, AND THEY WERE ALL APPROVED AT THE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

SO WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT THEY'RE MOVING TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR ADOPTION IN SEPTEMBER FOR FUNDING YEAR STARTING OCTOBER 1ST.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, IN JANUARY, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OUR ANNUAL TRAINING SESSION THAT YOU ALL WILL ALL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AGAIN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANDREW.

SORRY. ONE MINUTE.

GO AHEAD, ANDREW. JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT.

I SAW THERE WAS A LITTLE OVER $27 MILLION DOLLARS IN PROJECTS THERE.

I KNOW THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN CONTINGENCY, BUT WE ONLY HAD LIKE 217,000 LEFT OVER.

IS THAT ENOUGH TO REALLY ACCOUNT FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS? I MEAN, WITH COST ESCALATION AND CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUDGETING PROPERLY.

YEAH. SO ACTUALLY IT'S NOT.

BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT, EVERY YEAR THERE'S A LITTLE BIT LEFT OVER.

SO THE SECOND AMENDMENT SAYS THE FIRST POOL OF MONEY GOES TO COMMUNITY SHUTTLE, SECOND GOES TO MUNICIPAL CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THE THIRD IS CONTINGENCY.

AND IT ACTUALLY SAYS THE FOURTH, IF THERE'S ANY MONEY LEFT OVER, WHICH THERE IS NOT, THE FOURTH WOULD BE R&M, BUT CONTINGENCY GETS THE REST OF IT AND IT'S NOT. AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN, BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF ROUNDS, IS THAT THE MAP ADMINISTRATOR HAS BEEN VERY GOOD AT TRUING UP THE COST ESTIMATES WHEN THEY FALL SHORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT STILL GOES AHEAD.

UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU, BRYAN.

SO NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.

[1. MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): A. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Roll Forward Report With Staff Recommendations B. Amend Three Projects in the FY 2024 TIP FM# 4481061 NW 21 AVE FROM NW 26 ST TO SR-816/OAKLAND PARK BLVD FM# 4462001 SR-820/PINES BLVD FROM I-75 NORTH ON-RAMP TO E OF NW 118TH AVE FM# 4485771 SR-A1A FROM BOUGANVILLA TERRACE TO HARRISON STREET C. Add One Project FM# 2024002 Broward Regional Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan]

AND MR. GIES IS GOING TO GIVE US A LITTLE PRESENTATION ON THAT.

INTRODUCE IT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

AS I WAS INTRODUCED, THIS IS YOUR ONE AND ONLY ACTION ITEM FOR TODAY, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A VERY IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM.

IF YOU REMEMBER BACK BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK, YOU HAD ALL RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BACK IN JUNE.

AND THERE IS A LITTLE PROCESS THAT WE DO IN BETWEEN THE JUNE AND OCTOBER TIME FRAME, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY THE OCTOBER TIME FRAME MATTERS.

BUT THIS YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS ITEM AS BROKEN KIND OF INTO TWO PARTS.

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AND THEN ITEMS B AND C ARE ACTUAL TIP AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO THE NEW TIP.

ALL OF THESE ARE TIP AMENDMENTS.

BUT THE FIRST PART OF THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT IS SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.

B AND C ARE ACTUAL TIP AMENDMENTS THAT WE WILL BE DOING.

SO THIS IS OUR CORE PRODUCT SLIDE.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO REMIND OUR MEMBERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS AND WHAT CORE PRODUCTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

IT'S THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THIS ROLL FORWARD DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, I'LL TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING AT THE MPO FOR TEN YEARS AND IT TOOK ME ABOUT FIVE YEARS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE ROLL FORWARD PROCESS WORKS. SO I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT FISCAL YEARS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH HERE.

WE HAVE A STATE FISCAL YEAR AND WE HAVE A FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR.

THE STATE FISCAL YEAR STARTS JULY 1ST OF EVERY YEAR.

THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR STARTS OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS WHEN WE ADOPT THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE WORK PROGRAM IS ADOPTED JULY 1ST, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT ENCUMBERED BY JULY 1ST OR THEY WERE NOT AUTHORIZED, THAT THEY NEED TO ROLL FORWARD INTO THE NEW WORK PROGRAM.

SO WE HAVE THIS REPORT CALLED THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT, WHICH BASICALLY TAKES ALL THOSE PROJECTS THAT DID NOT HAVE AUTHORIZED FUNDING BY JUNE 30TH, AND THEY NEED TO ROLL FORWARD INTO THE NEW TIP.

AND THAT WAY THEN IT ALL CAN KIND OF COME TOGETHER ON OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH YOU SEE HERE ON THE GRAPHIC ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT, WHICH IS THEN RECOGNIZED BY FHWA AS PART OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2028 TIP.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT'S IN THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.

AGAIN, THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE ROLLING FORWARD FOR FUNDING THAT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY JUNE 30TH, WE HAVE 151 PROJECTS WHICH EQUATE TO ABOUT $484 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS IS THE FUND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.

TRANSIT MAKES UP ABOUT 68% OF THOSE ROLL FORWARD FUNDS AT $330 MILLION.

AND THE REMAINDER IS HIGHWAY.

AND THERE'S A LITTLE PORTION OF RAIL FUNDING THAT IS ROLLING FORWARD AS WELL.

WE ALSO LIKE TO BREAK DOWN WHAT OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING IS THAT'S ROLLING FORWARD.

YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THIS CHART THAT WE HAVE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ROLL FORWARD FUNDS ON THEM.

AND THE REASON WHY WE LIKE TO TRACK THAT IS BECAUSE AS STEWARDS OF THE FEDERAL DOLLARS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING AS WELL AS BEING IS HELPING TO ADVANCE THOSE PROJECTS AND THOSE PROJECTS ARE NOT GETTING STALLED AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD AND GET IMPLEMENTED.

THERE WERE SOME REVISIONS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE TO THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT BASED ON OUR REVIEW.

SO THAT'S PART OF WHY THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT INCLUDES STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE INDIVIDUALLY.

THEY WERE IN YOUR BACKUP, BUT WE'VE POSTED THEM HERE ON THE PRESENTATION AS WELL THAT YOU'LL SEE.

ON THIS SLIDE YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME PROPOSED REMOVALS OF PROJECTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE FIRST ONE IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE AMENDMENT B THAT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN JUST A MOMENT.

OTHERS WERE BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT THAT YOU SEE HERE THE LAST TWO, AND THE SECOND ONE IS SOMETHING THAT IS REFLECTED AS PART OF A BOARD DECISION TO REMOVE THE PROJECT FROM THE TIP BACK IN 2020.

AND IT WAS ERRONEOUSLY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME PROJECT CHANGES THAT WERE PROPOSED.

ONCE AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE ARE AT THE REQUEST OF OUR PARTNERS LIKE BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT OR THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND OTHERS WERE IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DESCRIPTION WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TIP OR THAT THE FUNDING WAS CONSISTENT AS WELL.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT REFLECTED WHAT WAS IN THE NEWLY ADOPTED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S IT FOR THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT.

AS I MENTIONED, THE BACKUP IS INCLUDED, BUT WE ALSO HAD SOME ADDITIONAL TIP AMENDMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THAT'S WHAT ITEM B IS HERE. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THESE ARE SOME CHANGES TO PROJECTS, MOSTLY PROJECT LIMIT AND PROJECT COST CHANGES THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.

AS WITH THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE BACKUP HERE.

WE ALSO HAVE FDOT STAFF WHO IS AVAILABLE IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE TIP AMENDMENTS.

AND THEN THE FINAL TIP AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO PROCESS AND LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATION ON IS TO ADD THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL ACTION PLAN.

NOW THIS IS A PLANNING STUDY AND ONE CAN ARGUE THAT PLANNING STUDIES OR THIS GRANT IN PARTICULAR DOES NOT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TIP.

WE'VE TALKED TO THE FEDS.

THE FEDS HAVE GIVEN US KIND OF MIXED ANSWERS.

BUT I THINK BECAUSE WE LIKE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WE LIKE TO BE CONSISTENT.

WE LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REFLECTING ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT THE MPO IS WORKING ON.

WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO INCLUDE THIS PROJECT AS A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT FOR THIS CYCLE, AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT HERE AND WE'RE REQUESTING THAT AS A FORMAL AMENDMENT.

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I WILL ALSO SHARE THAT SHE JUST HAD A GRANDDAUGHTER.

SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR HER.

SO IF YOU SEE HER NEXT MONTH, JUST CONGRATULATE HER.

SO WE'RE GIVING HER A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, BUT OTHERWISE YOU CAN CONTACT HER FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TIP OR MYSELF.

AND WITH THAT, MADAM CHAIR, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. PETER, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ACTION ITEM? NONE. OKAY.

AND I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE THIS IN TWO PIECES.

JUST LIKE HOW PETER SPLIT IT UP WHERE WE DO A FIRST ACTION ON THE ROLL FORWARD AND THEN A SECOND ACTION ON THE AMENDMENTS TO JUST MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT CLEANER.

SO IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT THE MPO BOARD APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TIP IN TERMS OF THE ROLL FORWARD REPORT WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT PETER WENT THROUGH.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MICHAEL RIGHETTI, SECONDED BY LUIS.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS ACTION ITEM? ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NO. SEEING NONE, IF WE COULD VOTE ON THAT PIECE OF THE ROLL FORWARD.

OKAY, EXCELLENT. MOTION CARRIES IN FAVOR, AND THEN THE NEXT PIECE OF THE MOTION WILL BE TO RECOMMEND THE MPO BOARD APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 24 TO 28 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ITEMS B, WHICH ARE THE THREE PROJECTS LISTED . AND WASN'T THERE A, THERE'S A C TOO.

CAN WE DO THE B AND C TOGETHER? OKAY, IT IS JUST CUT OFF.

OKAY, EXCELLENT. JUST CUT OFF OF THE MOTION ON YOUR SCREEN.

SO THE B OF THE THREE PROJECTS AND C TO ADD THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT TO THE TIP.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY PETE SCHWARZ AND SECONDED BY LISA ZELCH.

ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ACTION ITEM? SEEING NONE.

WE'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THAT PIECE.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.

THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR ACTION ITEM SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE FEDERAL GRANTS UPDATE WITH MR.

[1. Federal Grants Update]

HOPING YOU WOULD HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR PETER.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. PAUL CALVARESI BROWARD INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANAGER.

SO NOW WE COME TO YOU EVERY MONTH WITH A SIMILAR UPDATE ON THE GRANTS THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER.

WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION NOW INTO GIVING YOU STATUS UPDATES ON THE GRANTS WE'VE WON.

WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

WE'VE WON ABOUT THREE, FOUR GRANTS PLUS SEVERAL EARMARKS FROM OUR LEGISLATORS UP IN D.C.

AND WE THINK IT'S TIME TO TRANSITION INTO GIVING YOU UPDATES ON HOW WE'RE DOING WITH THEM.

SO FUNNY ENOUGH WITH THIS FIRST ONE.

THE SS4A. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO TOO MANY DETAILS BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A FULL ON PRESENTATION AFTER THIS AND I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON MY COLLEAGUES TOES, SO MR. CROMAR WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

OKAY, SO RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

I KNOW THIS ONLY APPLIES TO EIGHT OF OUR CITIES, THOSE ON THE FEC CORRIDOR, BUT IT'S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING PROCESS.

THIS IS A VERY TRADITIONAL GRANT CAPITAL FUNDING.

WE HAD A MEETING WITH THEM WITH THE FRA YESTERDAY.

WE'RE MOVING ALONG.

I'M GOING TO LOOK TO BILL TO HELP FILL IN SOME GAPS.

BUT PRETTY MUCH WHAT I GOT FROM THAT IS THAT THE FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENT, THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A NEW FORM.

IT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO US WITH ANY SPECIFICS UNTIL THAT FORM IS DEVELOPED AT A LATER TIME, THE KEY WORDS BEING LATER.

BUT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING US THE FUNDING.

WE WILL GET THE SSM'S IN.

I KNOW FOR THOSE CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO ABOUT LOCAL CONTRIBUTION, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE PREMATURE.

WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION AND ALL OF OUR CONSULTANTS AND EVERYONE HAD WORKED WITH FRA SAID THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO MOVE FAST TO GET THESE GRANTS OUT.

APPARENTLY, I DON'T SAY WE WERE MISINFORMED.

IT'S JUST THE TONE HAS CHANGED.

THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

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THIS IS WE, I FINALLY HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU.

WHAT WE GOT IS THAT WE BE WORKING WITH WSP.

THEY'LL BE OUR LOCAL EXPERTS FOR THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

THEY'VE SUBMITTED THEIR PLAN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHO HAS 90 DAYS TO REVIEW IT AND GET BACK TO THEM ON WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE APPROVED.

SO ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER HURRY UP AND WAIT.

BUT AT LEAST WE ARE GETTING INFORMATION ON THIS.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THIS IS ALSO A BRAND NEW PROGRAM.

THE GOVERNMENT'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

SO THESE KIND OF SPEED BUMPS ARE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY EXPECTED, BUT NOT UNCOMMON.

SO NEXT, PROTECT PLANNING GRANTS.

SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR COLLEAGUES, LEVI AND DARCY FOR SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTING THIS GRANT LAST WEEK.

THIS WILL BE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE RESILIENCY PLAN THROUGHOUT ALL OF BROWARD COUNTY.

I KNOW THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CITIES THAT WERE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CAMARADERIE AND TEAMWORK OF PARTNERING WITH THE MPO SO THAT WE CAN NOT COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER AND HOPEFULLY TO WIN THIS AWARD AND GET ONE PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

NEXT RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY ACCESS.

THIS ONE THE MPO.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF IRONS IN THE FIRE ON THIS ONE.

SO I'LL SPEAK FROM THE MPO, WHO'S WORKING WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE TO SUBMIT EITHER A RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES OR NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY ACCESS.

THIS IS A JOINT PROGRAM.

THE BILL OR CREATED THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES.

THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT CREATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY ACCESS PROGRAM.

AND THOSE ARE BOTH COMBINED FOR THIS ONE YEAR.

THE TWO PROGRAMS ARE VERY SIMILAR.

MAYBE THERE'S A 10% DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM, BUT ONCE AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR.

I KNOW THAT SOME, BUT THE TWO PROGRAMS DON'T COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER, SO I KNOW WILTON MANORS IS LOOKING AT A RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT, WHICH WOULD NOT COMPETE IF WE WERE TO GO AFTER A NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY ACCESS PLANNING GRANT.

THEY ARE STILL TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS, TWO SEPARATE POTS OF FUNDS TO BE SAID.

OUR FRIENDS AT POMPANO ARE CONSIDERING GOING FOR A RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES.

CAPITAL GRANTS AND CAPITAL DOES NOT COMPETE WITH PLANNING.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE WOULD HAVE THREE APPLICATIONS COMING FROM OUR REGION, THEY MAY NOT COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE FOR THREE VERY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND USES.

AND FOR THOSE CITIES.

AND ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE COLLABORATION ON THIS.

THIS IS HOW WE ARE CONSIDERED A STRONG APPLICANT.

SO NOW THIS IS IN YOUR BACKUP.

THESE ARE MORE OPEN GRANT APPLICATIONS.

OKAY. YOU'VE SEEN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

OUR LOBBYISTS UP IN DC HAVE ENCOURAGED US TO GO AFTER THAT.

THE MPO WE ARE A LITTLE BIT STRAINED ON THE GRANTS THAT WE CAN ADMINISTER NOW BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CITIES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO AFTER THAT.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. THERE'S ONLY $13 MILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR.

OKAY. IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.

ALL RIGHT. AND THE MPO IS LOOKING AT PARTNER IS LOOKING AT RESUBMITTING OUR SMART GRANT APPLICATION.

AND THEN LAST, ONCE AGAIN, MORE UPCOMING GRANTS.

THIS ONCE AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE YOU, PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR CITY MANAGERS, YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN IT, START WORKING ON THAT NOW, BECAUSE TYPICALLY, ONCE THESE GRANTS COME OUT, YOU HAVE 60 TO 90 DAYS TO PULL A LOT OF INFORMATION TOGETHER AND THEY RECYCLE ALL OF THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

SO LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS CRITERIA BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S COMING OUT.

SO THIS IS ALL IN YOUR BACKUP? EVERYTHING'S HYPERLINKED. SO IF YOU CLICK ON IT, IT BRINGS YOU TO THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PAGE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAUL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR GRANT SUCCESSES AND UPCOMING? NO, THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT UPDATE WITH MR.

[2. Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Update]

JAMES CROMAR HERE WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

FAZEL QURESHI WILL ALSO TAKE ON SOME OF THE DUTIES TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL.

THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT AND WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT VERY HIGH LEVEL.

SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL GLADLY TAKE THOSE, GIVE YOU A LITTLE AGENDA, LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE COVERING TODAY.

I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A CONE OF SILENCE FOR THE PROCUREMENT.

THE RFQ FOR THIS PROJECT WENT OUT ON TUESDAY LAST WEEK.

SO THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASK TODAY THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME CONSULTANTS IN HOUSE AND POTENTIAL APPLICANTS, SO WE WON'T IGNORE YOU.

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SO BASICALLY, THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT IS DEALING WITH SAFETY THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.

SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE SHARED AS PART OF OUR APPLICATION WAS OUR OVERALL POPULATION AT 1.9 MILLION.

AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT WE LOOKED AT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION THAT'S IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE CRITERIA THAT THE FEDS LOOKED AT AS WE APPLIED.

SO 28.27% OF OUR POPULATION IS IN AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO HAD SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES AND THAT WAS ANOTHER CRITERIA THAT THE FEDS LOOKED AT TO AWARD US THIS GRANT.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN BEFORE FROM PREVIOUS APPROACHES.

I THINK AN INTERESTING ONE IS THAT 85% OF THE FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES OCCUR ON 8.5% OF THE STREETS.

THE NEXT IMAGE THEN SHOWS YOU KIND OF WHERE THOSE CRASHES AND FATALITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED.

THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS JUST OVERALL HIGH INJURY NETWORK, NOT WHERE CRASHES ARE, BUT THE CRASHES THAT RESULT IN HIGH INJURIES OR FATALITIES.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE THE HIGH INJURIES OCCUR FOR BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS.

SO THIS GIVES US SOME PRELIMINARY DATA, BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT.

AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THEY'RE TAKING THE APPROACH THAT DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURIES ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

THERE'S A SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH.

THERE'S VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT ADDRESSING SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND ONE WAY WAS PART OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVED $5 BILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS TO ADDRESS SAFETY IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

THERE WERE VARIOUS COMPONENTS, INCLUDING PLANNING GRANTS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS.

AND SO THE BROWARD MPO DECIDED TO APPLY FOR AN ACTION PLAN.

NOT THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN LOOKING AT SAFETY, BUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY, LIKE OUR BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ACTION PLAN OR A COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN, ADDRESS SOME OF THE ELEMENTS, BUT NOT ALL OF THE ELEMENTS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTED US TO LOOK AT.

THERE'S NEW INFORMATION ABOUT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

THERE'S NEW WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE CRASH DATA.

SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND DO THIS COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

THERE WAS A 20% LOCAL MATCH THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE, SO WE PARTNERED WITH BROWARD COUNTY THAT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A FEW DIFFERENT STUDIES AND THEY'LL PROVIDE THAT AS A LOCAL MATCH IN TERMS OF THEIR IN-KIND EFFORT ON THESE THREE PROJECTS.

AND THE POINT OF THIS OVERALL IS THAT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, THE COMMUNITIES IN BROWARD WILL THEN BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FUNDING ONCE WE COMPLETE THIS PLAN IN 2025.

SOME OF THE MILESTONES THAT WE'VE BEEN YOU KNOW, IT'S A YEAR AGO THAT WE WERE WORKING ON THE APPLICATION.

WE GOT THE NOTICE AT THE END OF JANUARY 1ST, PART OF FEBRUARY THAT WE WON THE AWARD.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PAPERWORK.

WE DID THE GRANT AGREEMENT, EXECUTED IT ON JULY 5TH AT THE START OF OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR.

THERE'S BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF WITH OUR UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM AND THE TIP AND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BROWARD COUNTY THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVED THAT YESTERDAY. OUR BOARD APPROVED IT IN JULY.

SO WE'RE GOOD. AND THEN THE PROCUREMENT, AS I MENTIONED, THAT'S CURRENTLY ONGOING.

SO BUT AS WE GO FORWARD AND THE WHOLE POINT OF DOING ALL THOSE STEPS IS TO DEVELOP A SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THEY PROVIDED US A SERIES OF DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.

SO IT'S BROAD RANGING.

IT'S NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONE ASPECT, BUT IT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC.

IT'S SAFETY, IT'S EVIDENCE BASED PROJECT.

IT'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT PROJECTS.

SO THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME TODAY TO GET INTO THE DETAILS UNLESS YOU ASK QUESTIONS, BUT AT THIS POINT, LET ME HAND IT TO FAZEL THEN TO GO OVER SOME OF OUR SCOPE AND APPROACH.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE HAND OFF. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS FAZEL QURESHI.

I'M ONE OF THE PROJECT MANAGERS HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO.

BUT THE WAY TO GET STARTED IS TO QUIT TALKING AND BEGIN DOING.

I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT OUT OF THIS ACTION PLAN.

WE DON'T WANT THIS PLAN TO BE A PLAN THAT SITS ON THE SHELF AND NOTHING EVER COMES ABOUT IT.

WE WANT A PLAN TO BE VERY ACTIONABLE.

IT'S GOING TO COME OUT WITH REALLY GOOD PROJECTS, COUNTERMEASURES AND STRATEGIES.

AND I'LL GO OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON IN THIS PRESENTATION.

BUT THE SCOPE OF WORK NOW, ONCE JAMES AND I AND THE MPO AND BROWARD COUNTY STARTED THINKING ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO STRUCTURE THE SCOPE OF WORK, WE DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO STRUCTURE THE SCOPE OF WORK AROUND THE [INAUDIBLE] IDENTIFIED SAFETY ACTION PLAN COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE THE EIGHT COMPONENTS THAT ARE SHOWN SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.

WE ALSO ADDED ANOTHER COMPONENT, WHICH IS JUST A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TASK FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK.

AND THEN ONCE BROWARD COUNTY AND THE BROWARD MPO STARTED WORKING TOGETHER, WE IDENTIFIED 11 ACTION PLAN NEEDS, WHICH ARE THE DIFFERENT SAFETY LENSES THAT WE WANT TO EVALUATE, PRIORITIZE AND COME UP WITH A PRIORITIZED PROJECT LIST, COUNTERMEASURES AND STRATEGIES FOR THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

AND THOSE ARE THE 11 ACTION PLAN NEEDS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN NOW WITH THOSE 11 ACTION PLAN NEEDS.

AS JAMES STATED BEFORE, THERE ARE BROWARD COUNTY IN-KIND LOCAL MATCH STUDIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY THAT ARE GOING TO BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE PLAN.

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AS THE BROWARD COUNTY AND THE BROWARD MPO STARTED WORKING TOGETHER, WE IDENTIFIED THAT WE WANTED THREE GENERAL SCOPE OUTCOMES TO COME OUT OF THE ACTION PLAN.

ONE TO CREATE AN ACTION PLAN WITH DEFINED GOALS TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL ROADWAY USERS, INCLUDING OUR VULNERABLE USERS, IDENTIFYING PROJECTS AND PREPARE THEM FOR FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND IDENTIFY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR ROADWAY USERS AND TO PREVENT ROADWAY DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES.

AS JAMES STATED BEFORE, WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDERNEATH THE CONE OF SILENCE.

BUT BEFORE WE GOT TO THAT POINT AND WE WENT OUT FOR THE RFQ, WE DID CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR A SOLICITATION WEBINAR ON JULY 27TH, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS AGO NOW.

WE DID A LOT OF OUTREACH WITH MANY OF THE TRANSPORTATION SOCIETIES THAT ARE OUT THERE TO TRY TO GARNER SOME CONSULTANT INTEREST.

AND AFTER WE HELD THAT WEBINAR, WE HELD 25 PRE MARKETING PRE-BID MARKETING MEETINGS WITH VARIOUS INTERESTED CONSULTING FIRMS. AND AS JAMES STATED AS OF LAST WEEK, WE ARE UNDERNEATH THE PROJECT DID MOVE TOWARDS THE ADVERTISEMENT.

SO SO WE'RE HOPING BY SEPTEMBER 12TH THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE DUE AND THEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH THE SHORT LISTING AND THE LONG LISTING PROCESS. AND WE'RE HOPING BY NOVEMBER 2ND WE CAN BRING THIS.

WE CAN BRING THE CONTRACT AND THE SELECTED CONSULTANT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL.

AND WE'RE HOPING BY JUNE 30TH, 2025, WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMPLETED THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH PURSUING IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS, THE FUTURE.

THESE ARE JUST THREE KEY THREE RESOURCE LINKS, WHICH I HOPE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

IF NOT, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO VISIT THEM.

ONE OF THEM IS THE FHWA SS4A WEBSITE.

THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ON THERE, ESPECIALLY THE RESOURCES TAB.

THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT USDOT IS LOOKING FOR, THE 2022 SS4A NOFO, WHICH IS THE NOFO THAT WE WERE AWARDED FUNDING FOR, AS WELL AS OUR WEBSITE, WHICH WE HAVE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN UPDATING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

AND WITH THAT, JAMES AND I ARE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS IF WE'RE ABLE TO ANSWER THEM.

AND THEN IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTER THIS MEETING, FEEL FREE TO SEND US AN EMAIL AT SS4A@BROWARDMPO.ORG.

AND THAT'S A QR CODE ONCE AGAIN FOR OUR WEB PAGE.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU BOTH. ANY GENERAL HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS FOR THE TWO OF THEM THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.

NO. SUPER EXCITING.

THANKS FOR SHARING THE UPDATE.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE OF THIS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO TELLING YOU MORE AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS.

SO SOME OF THE STUFF WE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT TODAY WE WILL COME BACK LATER AND FILL YOU IN.

THANKS. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU BOTH.

NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE REPORT FROM PARTNER AGENCIES, THE DOT I95, BROWARD COUNTY OVERVIEW.

[3. Report from Partner Agency - Florida Department of Transportation - I-95 Broward County Overview]

GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE THIS ITEM BECAUSE THERE'S A FAIRLY LARGE TEAM HERE FROM DOT WHO'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM, BUT WANTED TO PUT IT INTO CONTEXT FOR THE TAC. THE I-95 PROJECTS IS OR I SHOULD SAY I-95 IN GENERAL IS PART OF WHAT'S CALLED THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC POT OF FUNDING AND ALSO A SPECIFIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT DOT FOLLOWS TO PLAN AND INVEST IN OUR MAJOR ROADWAYS AND MAJOR CONNECTORS THAT PROVIDE MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BUT ALSO FREIGHT MOVEMENT AS WELL.

AND THIS PLAN IS SOMETHING THAT IS DEVELOPED BY DOT BUT ULTIMATELY IS REVIEWED BY THE MPO.

AND WE'RE KIND OF THAT CHECK AND BALANCE TO THE DOT ON THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO REALLY LISTEN TODAY, LISTEN TO WHAT THE DOT HAS TO SAY IN TERMS OF THE VISION THAT THEY'RE LAYING OUT FOR I-95.

PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR COST FEASIBLE PLAN, WHICH IS ALMOST COMPLETE.

BUT AGAIN, WE ARE THE VOICE HERE AND WE'RE THE LOCAL VOICE TO THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM PLANNING PROCESS.

SO THAT'S ONE COMPONENT OF THE PRESENTATION THAT THEY'RE DOING TODAY.

BUT BIGGER PICTURE, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM AS A WHOLE AND ALSO SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN ORDER TO BRING US IN LINE, IN ORDER TO MAKE US CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S IN THE SIS PLAN AND WHAT'S IN THE MTP.

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SO IN LINE WITH OUR REQUIREMENT TO HAVE OUR PARTNER AGENCIES PRESENT ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, WE'RE HAVING THE DOT DO THAT TODAY AS PART OF THE INITIAL PIECE OF THE PRESENTATION, AND THEN THEY WILL TRANSITION INTO THE I-95 SOUTH PROJECTS LATER ON.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE CESAR MARTINEZ, AND I THINK LESLIE WETHERALL IS WITH HIM AS WELL.

SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO THEM.

THANK YOU, PETER. AGAIN, CESAR MARTINEZ WITH FDOT.

LIKE PETER MENTIONED, WE HAVE A LOADED PRESENTATION.

IT'S MORE LIKE A THREE PART PRESENTATION SIS OVERVIEW, MTP AMENDMENTS, AND THEN THE PROJECT SPECIFIC SLIDES AT THE END.

SO WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.

YEAH, JUST LIKE I MENTIONED SIS PROGRAM FIRST, THEN WE'LL GO TO A SPECIFIC I-95 PROJECTS, MAINLINE WORK INTERCHANGES.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MTP AMENDMENT AND THEN GO TO THE I-95 PD&E STUDY THAT IS KICKING OFF, WHICH LESLIE WILL BE PRESENTING.

FIRST OF ALL, THE SIS WAS CREATED IN 2003 BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE.

BASICALLY, WE HAVE THREE STATUTES THAT WE GO BY.

FIRST WAS THE CREATION OF IT.

SECOND IS BASICALLY MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE THE SIS IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE MPOS.

AND THIRD DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT TO ALLOCATE AT LEAST 50% OF THE DISCRETIONARY HIGHWAY CAPACITY FUNDS TO THE SIS.

BUT WHAT IS THE SIS IS REALLY A NETWORK OF DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE STATE ECONOMY AND MOBILITY . TO THE RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN.

RIGHT. YOU HAVE A MAP RIGHT THERE ABOUT THE SIS NETWORK IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA ESSENTIALLY IS ALL THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

I-75, I-95, I-595, AS WELL AS THE EXPRESSWAY SAWGRASS TURNPIKE, AND THEN AS WELL, US 27.

IN RAIL WE HAVE THE TRI-RAIL AND THE FEC RAIL AS WELL.

THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMY, DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE, ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT AND ALSO EXPANDING OUR OPTIONS INSTEAD OF INTERMODAL CONNECTIVITY.

LIKE PETER MENTIONED WE DEVELOPED THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN FOR THE SIS.

THE CURRENT YEAR, OR THE CURRENT PLAN COVERS 2029 TO 2045.

WE'RE CURRENTLY UPDATING THAT, BUT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE YET.

THEN IN THE LOWER SCALE, WE HAVE THE SECOND PLAN THAT DIVIDES BASICALLY IN THE FIRST FIVE AND THE SECOND FIVE.

THE SECOND FIVE IS YEAR 6 TO 10 AND THE FIRST FIVE YEARS 1 TO 5, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE WORK PROGRAM, FIVE YEAR PROGRAM.

SO I MENTIONED THE THREE STAGES THAT WE GO BY.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF I-95, IN ADDITION TO THE LEGISLATION IS REALLY THE DATA.

THE DATA SPEAKS BY ITSELF.

I-95, WHEN WE LOOK AT IT, ALL THE INTERSTATE SEGMENTS IN THE STATE, EIGHT OF THE TOP TRAFFIC SEGMENTS, I GUESS IN TERMS OF CAPACITY AND DEMAND IS REALLY IN BROWARD COUNTY.

SO FROM OAKLAND PARK TO PEMBROKE ROAD, YOU HAVE THE TOP EIGHT IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC DEMAND.

AND THE SECOND HIGHEST REALLY IS FROM HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD TO SHERIDAN STREET, WHICH TODAY CARRIES OVER 277,000 VEHICLES PER DAY.

IN TERMS OF TRUCK PERCENTAGE 10% OF THAT IS ABOUT IS CARRYING TRUCKS.

AND THEN AS WE LOOK OUT IN THE FUTURE, BY 2050, WE KNOW POPULATION IS STILL GROWING.

TRAFFIC DEMAND, UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT GROWING WITH THE SAME RATE, BUT IT'S STILL GROWING AT A LOWER SCALE AT 0.5% PER YEAR.

IN TERMS OF SAFETY, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OVER 1500 CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE HIGH CRASH LOCATIONS.

AND WE DEFINE A HIGH CRASH LOCATION AS A SEGMENT OR A LOCATION THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT CRASHES COMPARED TO OTHER LOCATIONS STATEWIDE.

SO PETER MENTIONED THE MPO, MTP AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

SO WE IDENTIFY TWO PROJECTS IN OUR SIS PLAN THAT NEEDS AN MTP AMENDMENT.

FIRST ONE IS THE I-75 PINES BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE.

THIS INCLUDES A PARK AND RIDE LOT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERCHANGE.

THIS IS RELATED TO A COST INCREASE DUE TO BRIDGE WIDENING AND UNIT COST INCREASES THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING.

AND THE SECOND PROJECT IS I-95 FROM COMMERCIAL TO CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, WHICH GOT ADVANCED FROM THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN LATER YEARS INTO YEAR

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I KNOW THIS GROUP IS HIGHLY TECHNICAL.

I PROBABLY HAVE SEEN THIS GRAPH NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THIS TIME AROUND IS JUST THE TIMELINE THAT IT TAKES TO DEVELOP A PROJECT FROM THE PLANNING STAGE TO CONSTRUCTION. SO ROUGHLY, IT TAKES ABOUT TEN YEARS OR SO TO GET A MAJOR PROJECT LIKE THE ONES THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON 95 TO CONSTRUCTION.

A QUICK EXAMPLE IS I-95 EXPRESS.

THAT IS IN CONSTRUCTION TODAY.

WE DID THE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT STUDY BACK IN 2013.

TEN YEARS LATER, 2013, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FINISH SOME OF THOSE SEGMENTS.

IN 2016, WE DID AN INTERCHANGE MASTER PLAN STUDY THAT REALLY DEFINED WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS AND SO ON.

WE WILL BE DEVELOPING AROUND ALL THE INTERCHANGES ACROSS THE COUNTY AND WE'RE STILL WORKING IN THOSE.

AND LATER TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STUDY THAT BASICALLY KICKS OFF FROM THAT 2016 STUDY.

SO GOING THROUGH THE MAIN LINE I MENTIONED EXPRESS LANE.

SO BACK IN 2016, WE OPENED PHASE TWO.

THAT CARRIES THE SECOND LANE INTO BROWARD COUNTY, PHASE THREE C, WE'RE EXPECTING TO COMPLETE THAT IN 2025, AND THAT'S A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM 95 EXPRESS TO 595 EXPRESS.

GOING NORTH 381, WHICH IS FROM BROWARD BOULEVARD TO COMMERCIAL.

ALSO THAT EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH IN SEPTEMBER.

THEN 382 WAS ALREADY COMPLETED IN 2019 GOING UP TO SAMPLE.

THEN WE HAVE 3B1 AS WELL COMPLETED IN 2021 AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING IN 3B2, WHICH IS FROM SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET NORTH INTO PALM BEACH AND PALM BEACH COUNTY.

THAT WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2013.

THEN WE'RE GOING BACK TO SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET IN 2025, AND THAT'S TO ADD THE SECOND EXPRESS LANE THROUGH THE INTERCHANGE.

AS YOU NOTICE, YOU'RE DRIVING TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT DROPS A SINGLE EXPRESS THROUGH THE INTERCHANGE.

AND THAT WAS DONE PURPOSELY TO AVOID A [INAUDIBLE].

WHEN WE GO BACK AND REBUILD THE SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET INTERCHANGE.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MAINLAND WORK.

BUT AGAIN, IT WAS ALREADY ENVISIONED.

WE'RE JUST ADDING THE SECOND LANE THROUGH THAT SEGMENT.

QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE MASTER PLAN DID BACK IN 2016.

WE IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES IN TERMS OF CONGESTION AND CRASHES, MAINLY FOCUSING ON TRAFFIC, MOVING AWAY FROM I-95.

WE WANTED TO AVOID A TRAFFIC QUEUING ON THE RAMPS AND IMPEDING TRAFFIC FLOWING ON I-95 MAINLINE.

SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS YOU'RE SEEING THOSE ON THE RIGHT IS EITHER BY ADDING AUXILIARY LANE COMBINING RAMPS.

QUICK EXAMPLE LIKE THAT WOULD BE COPANS ROAD THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON ATLANTIC BOULEVARD.

THOSE WE COMBINE THE RAMPS AND INTO A SINGLE ENTRY TO 95 AND THEN WE ALSO CAN DO A SEPARATE ROADWAY BETWEEN THE INTERCHANGES AS YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN IN THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

SO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE DEVELOPING ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

SO STARTING FROM THE NORTH, HILLSBORO WAS A WEST END STREET.

WE COMPLETED THE PD&E STUDY IN 2021.

WE'RE ABOUT TO ADVERTISE THE PROJECT FOR THE PHASE DESIGN BUILD AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL START CONSTRUCTION IN 2025.

EVERYTHING GOES WELL, LIKE I MENTIONED IN SAMPLE ROAD, COPANS ROAD AND ATLANTIC BOULEVARD ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE FINISHED NEXT MONTH.

IN SEPTEMBER, THE INTERCHANGES ON CYPRESS CREEK AND COMMERCIAL JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE, WE'RE DIVIDING THOSE IN FOUR DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION SEGMENTS.

SO IT WILL BE EAST AND WEST OF THE INTERCHANGES AND MAINLINE.

SO THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS UNFUNDED.

OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD LATER THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING THAT PROJECT IN THE PD&E PHASE.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER KICKOFF PRESENTATION LATER.

DESIGN IS FUNDED IN FISCAL YEAR 26.

CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY UNFUNDED.

SUNRISE BOULEVARD CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.

CONSTRUCTION IS IN 25 BROWARD BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AS WELL.

CONSTRUCTION IS UNFUNDED.

DAVIE BOULEVARD IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'RE STARTING LATER THIS YEAR WITH CONSTRUCTION IN 20 I'M SORRY, DESIGN IN 26.

CONSTRUCTION UNFUNDED.

STATE ROAD 84 CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THAT WAS PART OF THE 95 EXPRESS 3C JOB WHERE WE REBUILD THAT INTERCHANGE.

THEN GRIFFIN STIRLING AND GRIFFIN I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE LESLIE WILL LATER ON.

JUST A QUICK NOTE ON THAT.

THAT PROJECT AND ALSO HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, PEMBROKE AND HALLANDALE PD&E ARE ONGOING FOR BOTH OF THEM.

BUT CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE, THE DELIVERY OF THAT PROJECT WILL BE SEGMENTED OUT SIMILARLY TO CYPRESS CREEK AND COMMERCIAL.

WE ENVISION THAT THAT WILL BE A MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION SEGMENTS.

WE WILL GIVE PRIORITY TO THE INTERCHANGES, THEN THE CITY SYSTEM AND THEN ANY CONNECTIONS OR RETROFITS TO THE EXPRESS LANE CONNECTIONS THAT'S NEEDED.

WITH THAT, LESLIE.

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LESLIE WETHERALL, DESIGN PROJECT MANAGER AT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR HAVING US TODAY.

BEFORE I GET INTO THE DETAILS ON THE KICK OFF FOR THIS PD&E STUDY, I DID WANT TO GO BACK TO THIS SLIDE HERE AND SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU FROM DIRECTOR PAUL LAMPLEY, OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.

HE DID WANT US TO SHARE THAT THE TOLLS WILL THE HOPE IS TO GO LIVE ON THOSE ON OCTOBER 7TH.

AND SO THAT THAT MEANS THE SECTION OF I-95 FROM STATE ROAD 84 TO CONGRESS AVENUE WILL THEN BE FULLY TOLLED IN THE EXPRESS LANES.

SO WE DID WANT TO COME TO YOU AND SHARE WITH YOU THAT INFORMATION, THE COMPLETION OF THOSE IN CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING OUT OUR EXPRESS LANE NETWORK. SO THEN MOVING BACK TO THE KICKOFF FOR THIS PD&E STUDY.

SO THIS SLIDE, OF COURSE, COVERS WHAT IS A PD&E STUDY.

OF COURSE, IT'S ONE OF THE MANY PHASES THAT WE GO THROUGH IN THE LIFE OF A PROJECT.

SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY EARLY ON IN THE OVERALL PHASE OF THE MATURATION OF THE PROJECT, THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT, AGAIN, PD&E. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THIS IS WHERE WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH NEPA, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES US TO COMPLY WITH.

OF COURSE, THIS IS A MAP OF THE AREA IN QUESTION.

AND OUR FOCUS FOR THIS PD&E IS GOING TO BE THE THREE INTERCHANGES TO THE NORTH, AS YOU CAN SEE, HIGHLIGHTED ON THE MAP.

THAT'S SHERIDAN, STIRLING AND GRIFFIN.

AND IN ADDITION, WE ALSO HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE INTERSECTION OF OLD GRIFFIN AND GRIFFIN AS THAT IS A HOTSPOT THAT WILL ALSO BE LOOKING INTO.

IN ADDITION, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT INGRESS AND EGRESS OF THE EXPRESS LANES FOR THE ENTIRE LIMITS YOU SEE SHOWN ON THE MAP.

AND THAT'S FROM THE COUNTY LINE UP TO JUST NORTH OF GRIFFIN.

SO PURPOSE AND NEED IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF ANY PD&E.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE A LOT OF INFORMATION AND WE'VE KIND OF BULLETED AND HIGHLIGHTED THE KEY THINGS, IMPROVING MAINLINE OPERATIONS AND IMPROVING TRAFFIC OPERATIONS.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT'S TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS.

THE INTENT IS NOT TO REALLY ADD CAPACITY PER SE TO THE CORRIDOR, BUT IT'S TO IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS OF WHAT'S OUT THERE TODAY.

SO THE INTERCHANGES, THE OPERATIONS OF THE INTERCHANGES, AS WELL AS THE SIDE STREETS, THE CROSS STREETS AS WELL AS THE MANAGED LANES, OBVIOUSLY SAFETY CÉSAR SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT THAT IN HIS PRESENTATION AS WELL.

LOCAL CONCERNS AND AREA NEEDS.

AGAIN, I POINTED OUT THE OLD GRIFFIN ROAD BECAUSE OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMPLEXITY OF THAT INTERSECTION, BUT ALSO EACH OF THE CROSS STREETS WITHIN THOSE THREE INTERCHANGES I MENTIONED AT SHERIDAN, STIRLING AND GRIFFIN.

AND THE SECOND TO LAST BULLET AND THE LAST BULLET SAYS ARE ALSO SPOKE TO.

BUT THE GOAL OF THIS PD&E IS TO DO THE PD&E FOR THE WHOLE CORRIDOR AND THEN TO FIGURE OUT BITE SIZE, APPROACHABLE SEGMENTS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN IN THE FUTURE.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT SOME IDEAS ON HOW THAT CAN BE SEGMENTED.

AND AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PD&E, IT'S GOING TO HELP US REFINE THOSE SEGMENTS MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

THIS, OF COURSE, IS OBVIOUSLY PART OF NEPA AS WELL, OUR SOCIAL DEMANDS AND OUR ECONOMY.

SO WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS AS WELL.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL ON THIS SLIDE YOU CAN READ AT YOUR LEISURE.

MODAL IS OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL.

OUR TRUCK TRAFFIC, AS CESAR AGAIN MENTIONED IN HIS PRESENTATION, ARE 10% OF TRUCKS THAT ARE UTILIZING THE FACILITY TO GET TO THE AIRPORT AND THE PORT AS WELL.

WE'VE ALSO GOT TRANSIT NEEDS, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN NEEDS THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE GET ADDRESSED WITHIN THE STUDY.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR SCHEDULE AND WE HAVE THE NICE LITTLE WE ARE HERE BULLET SO WE'RE HERE VERY EARLY ON TALKING TO YOU SINCE WE'RE AT THE KICKOFF.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IS AT THE BOTTOM, YOU SEE THE ARROW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS FOR THE LIFE OF OUR PD&E.

AND SO WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH UPDATES AS APPROPRIATE DURING THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS HAVING ALL OF OUR TYPICAL OUTREACH MEETINGS AND HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE DURING A PD&E. AND BOTTOM NOTE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, THE DESIGN IS FUNDED AGAIN.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK UP HOW TO SEGMENT IT INTO MANAGEABLE BITES AS OPPOSED TO THE DESIGN OF ONE LARGE CORRIDOR.

THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE CONSTRUCTION ARE UNFUNDED AT THIS TIME.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE A WEBSITE AND WE'LL HAVE A VARIETY OF METHODS IN WHICH TO COMMUNICATE WITH EVERYONE.

OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

IT'LL BE IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU WERE PROVIDED.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF US IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.

AND OF COURSE, OUR SAFETY MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH.

AT THIS TIME, CESAR AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY HAS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD STUFF COMING FOR SURE.

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JUST ONE QUESTION. YEAH, JUST.

JUST ONE REALLY, REALLY EASY QUESTION.

I'M RIGHT OVER HERE.

ARE YOU GUYS GIVING THIS PRESENTATION TO THE CAC TONIGHT? YES, THANK GOD, BECAUSE THIS IS SO INFORMATIVE FOR A MEMBER FROM MY CITY, IS VERY INTUITIVE OR INQUISITIVE ABOUT THE PROCESS AND EXPLAINING THE CONSTRUCTION CYCLE AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO GET THINGS DONE.

AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU EXPLAINED TO US.

I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL FOR THAT AUDIENCE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IN THAT MEETING.

THANK YOU. EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[4. Report from Partner Agency - Broward County Aviation Department - Intermodal Center & Automated People Mover - MTP Amendment Request]

MR. VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO YOU TODAY AND SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT TWO AIRPORT PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE 2045 MPO MTP [INAUDIBLE] AMENDMENT.

BEFORE WE PRESENT THE SLIDES THAT WE HAVE PREPARED FOR YOU, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, I WOULD LIKE TO DO TWO THINGS.

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE AIRPORT TEAM.

MY NAME IS WILLIAM CASTILLO.

I'M WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY AVIATION DEPARTMENT AT FORT LAUDERDALE HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OR AS WE CALL IT.

TO MY RIGHT HERE IS JILL CAPELLI, WITH KIMLEY-HORN.

SHANE [INAUDIBLE] WITH [INAUDIBLE] ASSOCIATES AND EDGARDO SAN-MIGUEL, WITH MCFARLAND-JOHNSON.

JENNIFER LUCIANO FROM THE AIRPORT AS WELL, AND MIKE PACITTO, OUR CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR MEMBERS SITTING IN YOUR COMMITTEE, [INAUDIBLE] JASON, WHO IS ALSO HELPING US WITH THIS EXCITING PROJECTS.

SECOND, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO GIVE YOU A SMALL GLIMPSE OF OUR AIRPORT BY TELLING YOU A FEW THINGS ABOUT OUR AIRPORT.

SO YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR AIRPORT TOO MUCH.

OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, WE HAVE SPENT $2.7 BILLION DOLLARS IN OUR AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

THAT INCLUDED A SOUTH RUNWAY AND SEVERAL TERMINAL MODERNIZATION PROJECTS.

WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AND CONCENTRATED ON WORKING ON OUR AIRPORT.

AND IF YOU'RE A USER OF OUR AIRPORT, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A CHANGE IN HOW BUSY IT HAS GOTTEN.

IN 2013, WE HANDLED ABOUT 23.7 MILLION PASSENGERS.

IN 2019 JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE HANDLED 36.7 MILLION PASSENGERS.

THAT WAS A BIG JUMP.

THAT WAS ABOUT 50% INCREASE JUMP IN PASSENGERS IN JUST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

IN THAT TIME, WE BECAME ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY.

THE JUST LAST YEAR, THE OVERALL RANKING FOR THE AIRPORT IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY, WE ENDED UP NUMBER 17TH IN THE COUNTRY OUT OF 30 AIRPORTS IN THE WHOLE LARGE HUB AIRPORTS, 20TH IN TERMS OF DOMESTIC ACTIVITY.

AND HERE'S THE EXCITING PART.

11TH BUSIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY.

AND WE BELIEVE THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT FOR US.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AS AN AIRPORT IF WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE AIRPORT HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE STRONGEST, IF NOT THE STRONGEST, ECONOMIC ENGINES IN BROWARD COUNTY.

JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE FINISHED AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY.

ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE MPO NOW MEMBERS HELPED US WHEN SHE USED TO WORK WITH US, KAREN FRIEDMAN.

WE FINISHED THE ECONOMIC STUDY AND THE IMPACT, THE ANNUAL ESTIMATED IMPACT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY $37.5 BILLION.

WE HAVE ABOUT 16,000 BATCH EMPLOYEES WORKING AT THE AIRPORT EACH AND EVERY DAY.

SO 2019 WAS OUR HIGHLIGHT WITH 36.7 MILLION PASSENGERS AND WE WERE EMBARKING ON OUR AIRPORT MASTER PLAN TO DETERMINE OUR LONG RANGE PLANS OVER THE COURSE OF 20 YEARS.

OF COURSE, THE PANDEMIC INTERRUPTED A FEW THINGS AND BUT AS WE SAW THE TRAFFIC COMING BACK TO THE AIRPORT, WE DECIDED TO REEVALUATE THE NUMBERS THAT WE IDENTIFY IN OUR AIRPORT MASTER PLAN. SO THIS YEAR WE ARE PROJECTED TO FINISH THE YEAR WITH 35 MILLION PASSENGERS.

NOT QUITE THE SAME NUMBERS THAT WE HAD IN 2019, BUT VERY CLOSE IN THE REVALIDATION THAT WE THAT WE'VE COMPLETED.

THE LONGER RANGE FORECAST REMAINS THE SAME.

WE'RE STILL EXPECTED TO HIT 52 MILLION PASSENGERS BY THE YEAR 2035.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE VICTIMS OF OUR OWN SUCCESS.

AND WITH GROWTH COMES CONGESTION, COMES CHALLENGES AND ALSO SOME LESSONS LEARNED THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

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AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE NEED TO CHANGE SOME OF THOSE THINGS MOVING FORWARD.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M HERE TO PRESENT TWO AIRPORT PROJECTS.

ONE IS THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER AND THE OTHER ONE IS THE INTERMODAL CENTER.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS PROJECTS BEFORE.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE CONCEPTS THAT WE PRESENTED IN DURING OUR AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY.

SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER A STUDY THAT WAS DONE IN 2005, 2008 TIMEFRAME.

IT WAS CALLED SUNPORT.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO PLAY YOU A FOUR MINUTE VIDEO THAT KIND OF SUMMARIZES OUR AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND IT SHOWS YOU THE TIMELINE OF OUR PROJECTS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO PRESENT TO YOU.

THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR FLL HAS ESTABLISHED A VISION FOR VISION FOR THE SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

GOOD. THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR FLL HAS ESTABLISHED A VISION FOR THE AIRPORT, WHICH CULMINATES WITH A 95 GATE BUILDOUT ALONG WITH THE TERMINAL AND LANDSIDE FACILITIES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATED PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE DEMAND, AS WELL AS THE CORRESPONDING PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACTIVITY.

THE 95 GATE BUILDOUT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE THRESHOLD IN WHICH FLL'S TERMINAL AND LANDSIDE CAPACITIES WILL BE IN BALANCE WITH THE PRACTICAL CAPACITY OF THE AIRFIELD.

THE VISION FOR FLL HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO THREE PRIMARY PHASES FOR IMPLEMENTATION PURPOSES.

PHASE ONE REPRESENTS A 77 GATE BUILDOUT.

IT INCLUDES EXPANSION OF THE TERMINAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE 77 GATES.

PHASE ONE ALSO PROVIDES NEW CUSTOMER AMENITIES LIKE A NEW AIRPORT, HOTEL AND ADJACENT COMMERCIAL CENTER.

PHASE TWO FURTHER EXPANDS THE AIRPORT TO 85 TOTAL GATES AND REPLACES SOME OF FLL'S OLDER CONCOURSES AND ASSOCIATED TERMINAL FACILITIES.

ADDITIONAL LANDSIDE, AIRPORT AND AIRLINE SUPPORT FACILITIES WOULD ALSO BE ADDED AS NEEDED.

PHASE THREE ADDS THE INCREMENTAL TEN GATES RESULTING IN THE 95 GATE BUILDOUT ENVISIONED FOR FLL.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHASE ONE PROGRAM WILL BE CONTINUALLY REVALIDATED AND ALIGNED TO DEMAND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND AFFORDABILITY.

PHASE ONE BEGINS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OVERNIGHT AIRCRAFT PARKING POSITIONS SOUTH OF CONCOURSE G AND TERMINAL FIVE, WHICH IS LOCATED EAST OF TERMINAL FOUR.

PROVISIONS FOR A SECONDARY AIRSIDE ACCESS GATE ADJACENT TO T5 IS INCLUDED IN THE SITE PLAN.

LANDSIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN PHASE ONE COMMENCES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERMODAL CENTER PLANNED TO SERVE AS A HUB FOR TRANSIT, CHARTER BUS OPERATIONS AND OTHER MODES OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ON THE GROUND LEVEL, WHILE HAVING MULTIPLE PARKING DECKS ABOVE ESTIMATED TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 6700 VEHICLE SPACES.

CONCURRENT WITH THE INTERMODAL CENTER CONSTRUCTION, THE BUILDOUT OF FFLS AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER WOULD BE INITIATED AND OPERATED AS A PINCHED LOOP SYSTEM WITH PASSENGER LOADING AND UNLOADING STATIONS ADJACENT TO OR NEAR EACH OF THE TERMINALS.

ONCE THE INTERMODAL CENTER IS COMPLETE, THE FULL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING PALM GARAGE WOULD OCCUR.

THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING PALM GARAGE IS NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL LANDSIDE CAPACITY ENHANCING PROJECTS AND NEW REVENUE PRODUCING AMENITIES FOR FLL, INCLUDING A SUPPLEMENTAL ARRIVALS LEVEL CURB FOR TERMINALS TWO, THREE AND FOUR.

A LARGER CAPACITY PALM GARAGE, A NEW AIRPORT HOTEL AND A COMMERCIAL CENTER HAVING FOOD, BEVERAGE, RETAIL VENUES, ENTERTAINMENT AND DWELLING SPACES FOR PASSENGERS AND CUSTOMERS AS THE LANDSIDE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ARE ONGOING.

TERMINAL FOUR IS CONCOURSE G WOULD BE EXPANDED TO THE WEST TO PROVIDE THE 77 GATE BUILDOUT PROPOSED UNDER PHASE ONE.

THE CONCOURSE G EXPANSION WILL PROVIDE SIX NEW GATES AND REPLACE FIVE DOMESTIC GATES LOCATED WITHIN CONCOURSE F, THE RESULTING GATES AND CONCOURSE G WOULD BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS.

TERMINAL FOUR WOULD BE EXPANDED TO THE WEST FOR ADDITIONAL PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE PROCESSING NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE NEW GATES.

FURTHER EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE IS ALSO INCLUDED.

AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE CONCOURSE G.

WEST EXPANSION WOULD OCCUR AS WELL.

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HOPEFULLY YOU FIND THE VIDEO HELPFUL IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING OUR OVERALL PROGRAM.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO TELL YOU THAT WE CURRENTLY WE ARE EMBARKED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE ONE OF THAT MASTER PLAN AND A PRICE TAG OF $5 BILLION DOLLARS, OF WHICH $1.6 BILLION REPRESENT THE COST OF THE TWO PROJECTS THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES.

WITH THAT, I HAVE THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU.

WE HAVE TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROJECT HISTORY AND SUMMARY OF, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S THOSE TWO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN STUDIED IN THE PAST.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE INTERMODAL CENTER.

WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT, THE FACILITY PROGRAM SUMMARY, THE COST ESTIMATE AND THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WE'LL DO THE SAME WITH THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER.

WITH THAT, I HAND IT OVER TO SHANE.

SHANE. THANK YOU, WILL. MADAM CHAIR, COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US OUT TODAY.

I DO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE NEARLY AS ENTERTAINING AS THAT VIDEO, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I DREW THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER.

WE'LL HIT A LOT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FORECAST.

THERE WERE TWO FORECASTS COMPLETED FOR FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

ONE WAS COMPLETED AS PART OF THE 2020 MASTER PLAN UPDATE THAT IS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE FAA.

THE AIRPORT RECEIVED FORMAL APPROVAL ON JANUARY 13TH OF 2017 FOR THAT FORECAST.

POST COVID THE COUNTY COMMISSION VOTED TO AMEND THE CONTRACT FOR THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WAS BEING RECOMMENDED AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN WAS STILL VALID, THAT THE AIRPORT WAS STILL ANTICIPATED TO GROW THE WAY THAT THE TEAM HAD FORECASTED TO GROW AND THE WAY THAT THE FAA HAD APPROVED IT TO GROW.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE CHART IS LIKE WILL MENTIONED, WE ANTICIPATE THAT FLL WILL GROW TO APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 52 AND 53 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS ON OR AROUND 2035.

THE ONE THING TO NOTE ABOUT THAT IS THAT IS DEPENDENT.

THAT'S AN UNCONSTRAINED FORECAST.

WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT IS THAT IS DEPENDENT ON INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAVING THE ASSETS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THAT DEVELOPMENT.

TWO OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE COMING WITH YOU, COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY, ARE OUR PRIMARY ELEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GROWTH IS NOT ONLY REALIZED, BUT IT STILL PROMOTES AN EXTREMELY HIGH PASSENGER EXPERIENCE.

I'M GOING TO QUICKLY BEFORE WE GET INTO SOME OF THE PROGRAMMATIC DETAILS, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM, HISTORY AND SUMMARY WHERE WE ARE ON THESE PROJECTS.

WE CANNOT TAKE CREDIT FOR FOR THINKING OR DEVELOPING THE VISION OF THE SEAPORT CONNECTOR, THE IMC OR THE AIRPORT APM.

THESE HAVE BEEN AROUND, LIKE WILL HAD MENTIONED, SINCE THE MID 2000S.

THERE WAS ACTUALLY A PD&E REPORT COMPLETED IN 2009 WHERE IT WAS ONE PROJECT, THE SEAPORT CONNECTOR.

YOU SEE IT HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SCREEN, ON THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT.

IT WAS ONE OVERALL PROGRAM, ONE LEAD AGENCY, WHICH WAS FHWA WITH FTA BEING A SUPPORTING AGENCY.

AND THERE WAS ONE NEPA ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN TO COMPLETION.

ALL OF THE TECHNICAL MEETINGS WERE COMPLETED.

ALL THE PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE COMPLETED.

THE ONLY COMPONENT THAT WAS MISSING IN THAT WAS WAS THAT THERE WAS NO FINANCIAL PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THE PD&E.

THERE WERE A COUPLE LOCAL THINGS LIKE THE SOUTH RUNWAY AND THE PORT EVERGLADES TURNING NOTCH ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED OVER THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY, IN THE WAKE OF THE GREAT RECESSION, IT WAS SHELVED.

WHERE WE STAND TODAY IS THAT ALL THREE OF THE COMPONENTS ARE STILL ALIVE AND ARE STILL ALL MAKING PROGRESS.

WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IS THE APM, NUMBER ONE, IT IS AN ON AIRPORT CIRCULATOR.

WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS IN A IN A FEW SLIDES COMING UP.

AND THE GRAY SHAPE AND THE DEAD CENTER OF THE SCREEN IS THE INTERMODAL CENTER.

AND THEN THE THIRD ELEMENT IS WHAT'S IN YELLOW, AND THAT IS THE AIRPORT TO SEAPORT AND CONVENTION CENTER CONNECTOR.

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THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE ISN'T A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COORDINATION BEING UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROVISIONS ARE MADE FOR CONNECTIVITY TO STILL ALLOW THIS TO FUNCTION TO THE USER AS ONE ELEMENT THAT FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE A JOURNEY FROM THE AIRPORT TO PORT EVERGLADES OR THE CONVENTION CENTER, THEY THINK THAT IT WAS COMPLETED TOGETHER AND THAT THEIR JOURNEY FROM POINT A TO POINT B IS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE.

WITH THAT, I'LL INTRODUCE JILL CAPELLI TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE INTERMODAL CENTER DETAILS.

THANK YOU, SHANE. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

SO FIRST, THIS GRAPHIC ABOVE SHOWS KIND OF THE OVERALL PROCESS OF THE INTERMODAL CENTER WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM THE MASTER PLAN, WHICH YOU SAW ON THE VIDEO THROUGH ADVANCED PLANNING, ALL THE WAY THROUGH COMMISSIONING.

WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE ADVANCED PLANNING IN MAY OF 2022.

AND WHAT THIS ADVANCED PLANNING ALLOWED US TO DO WAS REALLY TAKE THIS HIGH LEVEL MASTER PLAN VISION AND START TO DEFINE THE SCOPE.

AND TODAY WE'RE IN THE PROGRAMING PHASE.

AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS WHAT WE CALL A PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS DOCUMENT.

IT WILL HELP COMMUNICATE THE PLANNING INTENT TO THE FUTURE DESIGNERS AND IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM.

SO AS WE LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THE TASKS OR KEY ELEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO OCCUR DURING THIS PROGRAMING, THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF THIS GRAPHIC.

WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS VERY FREQUENTLY TO HELP REFINE AND MAKE SURE WE VALIDATE ALL THE ORIGINAL INTENTS.

IN PARALLEL, SHANE HAD MENTIONED SOME OF THE NEPA.

WE ACTUALLY GOT CLARIFICATION LAST MONTH THAT ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WILL BE COMPLETED WITH FAA BEING THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE LANDSIDE PROJECT.

SO THAT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT IS ANOTHER ASPECT.

WE'RE VALIDATING THE ACCESS AND EGRESS, HOW WE'LL GET INTO AND OUT OF THIS FACILITY, AS WELL AS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION.

WE'RE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THEY'VE BEEN PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

ALSO, OTHER COMPONENTS AS PART OF THE PROGRAMING WILL BE EVALUATING THE STORMWATER CONSIDERATIONS, THE UTILITIES COMING UP WITH LEVEL BY LEVEL DETAILS, FLOOR LAYOUTS THAT REALLY DEFINE HOW USERS WILL FLOW IN AND OUT OF THIS FACILITY.

FINALLY, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK.

AND SO THE LAST ITEM ON THERE, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS EXECUTED BACK IN JANUARY 2022.

IT WAS EXECUTED BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

THAT JUST REALLY SOLIDIFIED A LOT OF THESE IDEAS.

KEY COMPONENTS OF THAT MOU WERE THAT IT IDENTIFIED THE THREE PROJECTS THAT SHANE JUST TALKED ABOUT AS STANDALONE PROJECTS, THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER, THE INTERMODAL CENTER AS WELL AS THE SEAPORT CONNECTOR.

IT ALSO SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEVELOPED INDEPENDENT BY THE COUNTY.

SO I MEAN, WE'VE JUST DOCUMENTED THIS AND GOTTEN THIS APPROVED.

IT IDENTIFIED THE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS THE BROWARD COUNTY ENTITIES, BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT, PORT EVERGLADES, THE AIRPORT, AS WELL AS THE FAA, FTA AND THE MPO. OF COURSE, THEY WERE THEY WERE DEFINITELY LISTED AS PART OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.

AND ONE THING IN LIGHT OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WE JUST HAD FROM FDOT REGARDING THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL CENTER, ONE ELEMENT THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MOU WAS THAT EVERYBODY AGREED THAT THESE PROJECTS WOULD AID IN PROVIDING RELIEF, PARALLEL CAPACITY AND ACCESS TO THE STATE'S STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM, THE FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION HUBS.

AND ONE ACTUALLY INTERESTING COMPONENT.

JUST JANUARY THIS YEAR, THE INTERMODAL CENTER WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PLANNED SIS HUB.

SO I MEAN, THAT'S JUST REITERATING HOW IMPORTANT THIS FACILITY WILL BE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO LET'S KIND OF PEEL BACK THE ONION, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE USES AND FUNCTIONS IN THE INTERMODAL CENTER, AND WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO THREE COMPONENTS. SO THE FIRST COMPONENT IS THE TRANSIT AND INTERMODAL CENTER, THE MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY.

SO THERE'S 1.3 MILLION SQUARE FT² OF AREA THAT'S PROVIDED ON COUPLE LEVELS.

SO ON THE FIRST LEVEL, IT'S ENVISIONED TO HAVE PASSENGER PICKUP DROP OFF AS WELL AS THE TRANSIT CONNECTION.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE FACILITY.

BUT THEN AS WE LOOK AT LEVELS THREE THROUGH FIVE, THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE INTERCONNECTIVITY TO THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER AS WELL AS TO THE SEAPORT CONNECTOR WILL OCCUR. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH.

WE REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME AMENITIES.

SO THERE ARE REVENUE GENERATION POTENTIALS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS ON LEVEL THREE, WHERE PASSENGERS CAN CONNECT TO THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER FROM THE SEAPORT CONNECTOR.

THERE COULD BE CONCESSIONS ALSO IDENTIFYING LEVEL SEVEN OR LEVEL EIGHT AS THE POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO IT'S A LARGE AREA.

IT COULD BE OFFICE SPACE.

AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROGRAMING, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO KIND OF DEFINE WHAT THAT SPACE WILL LOOK LIKE.

AND ANOTHER INTERESTING COMPONENT ON THE ROOF WE'RE PLANNING FOR, IT'S CALLED VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING VTOL ELECTRIC VEHICLES, EVTOL, WHICH ARE IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE

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BUT WE'RE THINKING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE AND REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE VTOLS ON THE ROOF LEVEL.

AND SO THE BIGGEST AREA IS ACTUALLY PARKING.

THERE'S ABOUT 7000 SPACES THAT WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE INTERMODAL CENTER FOR PARKING FOR TRANSIT PASSENGERS, SEAPORT PASSENGERS AND OF COURSE, THE AIRPORT PASSENGERS.

IF YOU'VE TRIED TO PARK THERE RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, OUR AIRPORT NEEDS SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING.

SO ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COST ESTIMATES.

AS I MENTIONED IN THAT FIRST SLIDE, WE'RE AT THE PLANNING STAGE.

SO WHAT THIS MEANS, THIS ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, IS REALLY AT A PLANNING LEVEL, SO NOT CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE EARLY SINCE WE'RE IN THE PLANNING LEVEL, WHAT WE CALL THAT COST ESTIMATE AT THAT PHASE IS REALLY JUST A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OR AN ROM COST.

AND SO WE DO HAVE SOME ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COSTS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE COMPLETED THE ADVANCED PLANNING.

THESE ARE IN 2021 DOLLARS.

SO THESE ARE DATED.

BUT AS WE MOVE FURTHER THROUGH THE PROGRAMING, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE AND REFINE SOME OF THESE COSTS.

THERE'S A TOTAL OF $835 MILLION.

IF YOU LOOK, WILL HAD ALLUDED TO KIND OF THE BIG PICTURE.

AND THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE PHASE ONE OF THE MASTER PLAN.

I WANT TO POINT OUT JUST A COUPLE THINGS ON THIS SLIDE.

I KNOW YOU CAN SEE ALL THE NUMBERS, BUT AT THIS PHASE, WE JUST HAD AN ALLOCATION FOR THE DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MITIGATION.

SO THAT'S THAT SECOND COLUMN.

THE APM STATION ITSELF IS INCLUDED IN THE APM COST ESTIMATES, WHICH IS I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO SHANE AND HE'LL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE COST ESTIMATES.

AND THEN THE SEAPORT CONNECTOR, THAT THIRD PROJECT IS NOT INCLUDED, BUT WE ARE THINKING AHEAD AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS ABLE TO STRUCTURALLY HANDLE THAT.

AND SO THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THAT ARE INCLUDED.

AND AGAIN, THESE ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COSTS.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL PASS IT OFF TO SHANE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE HE GETS INTO THE APM.

YEAH. SO REALLY QUICK, WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON SLIDE 14 OR 106 ON THE SCREEN, THE BCAD FINANCIAL TEAM IS CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH WITH ALL OF ITS AGENCIES TO LOOK AT WHAT A FUNDING FRAMEWORK OR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY MAY BE FOR THE IMC.

IT'S NOT JUST LIMITED TO FDOT OR LOCAL BOND DOLLARS.

WHAT'S REPRESENTED IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL LOANS OR SORRY, STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOAN PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE EXPLORED TO MAKE UP THE OVERALL FUNDING FRAMEWORK.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, AS WE LOOK TO MAXIMIZE THE GRANT COMPONENT OF ANY PROGRAM FOR THE AIRPORT, ONE OF THE CRITICAL STEPS IS MAKING SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE ON THE MTP SO THAT THAT'S THE SOME OF THE REASON WHY WE COME TO YOU TODAY IN HOPES TO GET THAT PUT BACK ON THE 2045 AMENDMENT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO TRANSITIONING TO THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER.

SIMILAR SIDE TO WHAT JILL HAD JUST WALKED THROUGH.

THE APM IS ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE IMC.

WE HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM DEFINITION DOCUMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED AND FINALIZED IN DECEMBER OF 2022.

WHAT YOU SEE IN THE ORANGE BARS BELOW ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PDD.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE AN APM SYSTEM, FORT LAUDERDALE IS ONE OF FOUR LARGE HUB AIRPORTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

WE'VE GOT MIAMI, FORT LAUDERDALE, ORLANDO AND TAMPA.

THERE'S ONLY ONE OF THOSE AIRPORTS THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT OPERATE AN APM SYSTEM, AND THAT IS FORT LAUDERDALE.

THE OTHER THREE AIRPORTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING APMS FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.

ORLANDO AND TAMPA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS LONGER THAN THAT.

SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS NOT ONLY IMPLEMENT THE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE SOME OF THE LANDSIDE CONNECTIVITY GOALS, BUT THEN LOOK AT HOW THIS CAN DIFFERENTIATE THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AT FORT LAUDERDALE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE IN ORANGE IS LOOKING AT HOW IT INTERACTS WITH THE EXISTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

I'M GOING TO TRANSITION TO A COUPLE SLIDES THAT THAT ILLUSTRATE HOW THE CIRCULATOR WILL HUG THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA.

AND ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE OR SEEN AN AERIAL OF THE AIRPORT, THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA IS COMPLETELY BUILT OUT.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY COMPLICATED PROGRAM THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK INTO THE DETAILS OF PHASING.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE TEAM WAS REALLY CHALLENGED WITH WAS HOW CAN WE IMPLEMENT THIS FACILITY MINIMIZING THE IMPACT TO THE DAY TO DAY USERS WHILE ALSO CREATING THE BEST CONNECTIVITY TO EACH OF THE TERMINALS, BOTH EXISTING AND PLANNED THAT THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE.

[01:20:06]

WAS LOOKING AT YOU SEE THE BIDIRECTIONAL SYSTEM GOING THROUGH THE BULLETS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE ORANGE BOX.

WE FOCUSED ON CONNECTIVITY.

WE DID NOT WANT ANY USER, WHETHER IT'S THAT YOU ARE STARTING YOUR JOURNEY OR ENDING YOUR JOURNEY AT FLL AT ALL 4 TERMINALS THAT EXIST PLUS TERMINAL FIVE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN.

WE WANTED A VERY CONVENIENT CONNECTION.

SO THERE'S PLANNED STATIONS THAT INTERACT WITH ALL FIVE OF THOSE FACILITIES.

IN ADDITION TO THOSE, THE SAME PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY THAT SERVES THOSE FIVE STATIONS WILL ALSO INTERACT WITH THE PALM AND HIBISCUS GARAGES AND THE CYPRESS GARAGE, WHICH IS ALSO THE RENTAL CAR CENTER FOR THE AIRPORT.

THIS SLIDE DOESN'T DO A GREAT JOB OF IT.

BUT COMING UP, YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE HOW WE'VE MADE PROVISIONS FOR POTENTIAL CONNECTIVITY TO FUTURE RAIL THAT INCLUDES BRIGHTLINE BCR AND CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE HAVE THE PROVISIONS FOR THINGS IF IN THE FUTURE SOMETHING LIKE MY MIND JUST WENT BLANK THE RAIL COMING DOWN US ONE EVER THAT OR SOMETHING THAT REPLACES IT WOULD EVER COME BACK TO LIFE THAT IT CAN ALL INTERACT WITH NOT ONLY THE APM BUT ALSO THE IMC FACILITY.

ONE THING THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT OF THE APM, SOME OF THE JUSTIFICATION THAT GOES INTO IT AS THE AIRPORT TEAM WORKED THROUGH SOME OF IT WITH ITS OPERATIONAL STAFF IN JUST THE BUSSING OPERATION THAT CONVEYS PASSENGERS BETWEEN THE TERMINALS AND THE RCC.

ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE IS ALMOST 220 OPERATIONAL HOURS OF THOSE BUSSES SIMPLY JUST ROTATING AROUND THE THE AIRPORT ROADWAY SYSTEM.

THE APM WILL COMPLETELY REMOVE THAT.

ALL OF THOSE BUSSES WILL BE REMOVED OFF OF THE ROADWAY SYSTEM AND THAT CONNECTION POINT WILL BE MADE VIA THE APM.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ITEMS, THE BULLETS THAT ARE UNDER THE BLUE, I ALREADY HIT ON IT SIX APM STATIONS, FIVE SERVING THE GARAGES AND THE TERMINALS. ONE MORE OFF TO THE PAGE RIGHT THAT WILL DIRECTLY INTERACT WITH THE PLANNED IMC FACILITY AND THEN THE FEC RAIL, ANY TYPE OF RAIL THAT MAKES ITS WAY TO THE AIRPORT VIA THE FEC LINES.

IT'S 16,000 LINEAR FEET OF DUAL GUIDEWAY.

SO UPON ITS COMPLETION, ITS BIDIRECTIONAL TRACKS GOING IN CIRCLES ALL DAY LONG, THERE IS PROVISIONS FOR AN ON AIRPORT MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE JUST SOUTH OF THE HIBISCUS GARAGE.

THAT'S THE ONE IN THE CENTER.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ALL OF THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO POWER THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS DEDICATED POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ON THE AIRPORT.

THIS PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTER GRAPHIC OF SOME OF THE PHASING.

THE VIDEO DID A GOOD JOB OF REALLY DEMONSTRATING TO YOU HOW THE DOMINO EFFECT MUST OCCUR IN PHASE ONE TO TRULY REALIZE WHAT THE AIRPORT IS CURRENTLY ON ITS WAY TO ACHIEVING OVER THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS.

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE PHASE ONE OPENING.

IT'S A PINCHED LOOP OPERATION.

YOU SEE THAT THE BLUE LINES DON'T CONNECT ON THE EAST SIDE OF OR SORRY, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FACILITY.

THAT'S BECAUSE FOR AN ASSET OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MOVE PASSENGERS AROUND, WE WANT TO BRING IT ONLINE AND MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE PLAN FOR THAT IS TO IMPLEMENT WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN BLUE, LET IT GO LIVE, AND THE THE ACTUAL SYSTEM WILL OPERATE IN A PINCH LOOP JUST BACK AND FORTH IMMEDIATELY ON THIS GOING LIVE IN OPERATION.

IT'LL TAKE ONE YEAR.

THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PALM GARAGE COMES DOWN TO ENABLE THIS INSTALLATION AND THEN THE TEAM GOES RIGHT INTO CLOSING THE SYSTEM TO MAKE IT A FULL BIDIRECTIONAL AIRPORT PEOPLE MOVER.

THE CLOSURE OF THAT, WE FEEL, WILL TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER THERE WILL BE NO BREAK.

IT WILL STILL BE THE EXACT SAME CONTRACTING TEAM.

THEY'LL BE MOBILIZED.

THE PORTIONS THAT ARE READY WILL JUST GO LIVE.

THIS DOES A GOOD JOB.

YOU SEE WHERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN WHERE THE FEC LINE IS WE ARE MAKING WE ARE MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONNECTIVITY TO THAT RAIL.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF EFFORT UNDERWAY ON BRINGING OTHER MASS TRANSIT GENERALLY TO THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT DISCOUNTED AT THIS STAGE.

SO THERE ARE IDEAS THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND FEC ON AERIAL RIGHTS WHERE THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

[01:25:01]

I'LL TRANSITION INTO THE ROM COST.

THERE'S TWO PRIMARY COMPONENTS.

THE OVERALL SYSTEM RIGHT NOW IS ANTICIPATED TO COST $855 MILLION DOLLARS.

YOU SEE THE BREAKOUT THAT IS ESCALATED TO $2,026.

THIS ASSUMES AN ESCALATION RATE WHEN THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS PART OF THE PDD THAT, LIKE I SAID, WAS DELIVERED IN DECEMBER OF 22 AS A 4.75% ANNUAL ESCALATION RATE.

THIS DOES INCLUDE SOME OF THE RECENT INFLATIONARY FACTORS AND OVERALL GLOBAL IMPACTS TO THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT.

BUT THERE'S TWO PRIMARY ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE COST.

ONE IS CALLED THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

THAT'S ALL OF THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE, VERTICAL ELEMENTS, GUIDEWAY SYSTEM COLUMNS, UTILITIES, SITE, CIVIL, AND THEN THE OPERATING SYSTEM.

THAT'S THE ROLLING STOCK.

THAT'S THE ACTUAL ACQUISITION COST OF OF THE TRAINS.

THAT'S THE TECHNOLOGY.

THAT'S ALL OF THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL.

I'M GOING TO PASS THE FUNDING FRAMEWORK OFF FOR THIS ONE TO WILL AS WE CLOSE OUT.

I KNOW IT'S GETTING LATE. WE HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE.

ONE MORE.

AND YOU KNOW, WE DON'T COME HERE THAT OFTEN, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO PARTNER WITH FDOT ON THIS PROJECT AS JILL AND SHANE MENTIONED.

THE APM IS A LITTLE MORE ADVANCED THE THAN THE IMC RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY AGAIN TO PARTNER WITH FDOT AND WE HAVE BEEN FDOT HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROGRAM ABOUT $135 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT, OF WHICH WE HAVE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $64 MILLION IN GRANTS SO FAR.

WE'RE CURRENTLY USING SOME OF THAT MONEY TO FUND SOME OF THE INITIAL STEPS OF THIS PROJECT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET EVERYTHING RIGHT BEFORE WE ADVERTISE IT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

BUT HERE THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING RIGHT NOW FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE FINALLY OVER.

AND WE CAN TAKE SOME QUESTIONS IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I MEAN, I'M SUPER EXCITED.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE MASTER PLAN.

I HAVEN'T BEEN SINCE BEFORE THE 29TH, 2009.

BUT IT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE THIS STUFF COMING TO FRUITION.

I KNOW WE TALKED THE MASTER PLAN STAGE.

THERE WAS NO PLAN ON HOW TO GET THIS DONE LIKE THE INTERMODAL CENTER AND THE CONNECTION TO THE PORT.

AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HUGELY TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR THE REGION, FOR ESPECIALLY FOR FORT LAUDERDALE IN TERMS OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC.

YOU CAN SEE THE PORT FROM THE AIRPORT, BUT YOU CAN'T GET THERE.

SO TO MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS AND WITH THE BARRIER COMMUTER RAIL AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN AND AROUND THE AIRPORT IS SUPER EXCITING TO SEE.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE THAT YOU GAVE.

THANK YOU. ANDREW, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, JUST A COUPLE, A COMMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.

I WANT TO THANK THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT FOR, YOU KNOW, CONNECTING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SEAPORT AND PUTTING IT IN THAT PART OF IT INTO THE PRESENTATION, VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT AND TO SHOW THAT CONNECTION.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, AS PREVIOUSLY BEEN, YOU KNOW, BEEN BROUGHT NOT ONLY TO THIS BOARD BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COUNTY AND, AND THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED THERE.

THE ONE QUESTION I HAD REGARDING THE PEOPLE MOVER HAS ANY THOUGHT BEEN GIVEN OR IDEAS ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AND WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? I KNOW WE HAVEN'T BUILT IT YET, BUT, YOU KNOW, SO MIAMI DADE HAS, YOU KNOW, SOME EXPERIENCES WITH THIS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAINTENANCE IS BEING THOUGHT ABOUT AND THE FUNDING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME ANALYSIS AS IT RELATES TO THE PROJECT DELIVERY.

A LOT OF THESE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND ALL THE AIRPORTS THAT THEY HAVE, THESE FACILITIES TEND TO BE ADVERTISED VIA A DBOM, WHICH IS DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN. SO WHEN WE GO AND ADVERTISE, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT ONLY PROCURE THE, YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT WITH THE DESIGNERS, BUT THE CONTRACTORS, BUT ALSO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ISSUE AN RFP TO FOR THE COMPANY THAT WILL COME HERE, WILL COME TO THE AIRPORT, THAT WILL OPERATE IT AND MAINTAIN IT.

[01:30:04]

THANK YOU, LUIS. HI, WILL.

HOW ARE YOU? JUST NOT A QUESTION, BUT JUST A COMMENT.

JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE GREAT PRESENTATION AND THE GREAT PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FOR THE FUTURE.

AND AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY REALLY NEEDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND GIVING US THIS EXCITING UPDATE.

THANK YOU. WE'RE ALMOST THERE, PEOPLE, AND WE'RE GOING TO END DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO END IN A SUPER EXCITING ACTIVITY WITH CHRISTOPHER, WHO'S GOING TO WAKE US UP AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME IMPORTANT WORK ON PRIORITIZATION, WHICH WILL REALLY INFLUENCE THE NEXT 20 YEARS OF OUR PROJECT.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO STAY.

SO DON'T GO AWAY.

[5. Metro Transportation Engineering and Construction Cooperative (MTECC) Update ]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I'M LOWELL CLARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE METRO TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVE.

AND I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS BRIEFLY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

WE'LL GET TO THOSE AT THE END.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR, M-TECC IS NOT A PLANNING AGENCY.

WE DO NOT SELECT PROJECTS.

THOSE GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGH THE MPO, WHERE YOU SELECT PROJECTS THROUGH THAT PROCESS THAT YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH.

THIS MAP IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

ALL THE RED LINES ON THIS MAP ARE ESSENTIALLY LOCAL ROADS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, SO YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP THAT ONE HANDY. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THE PROJECTS WILL GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS FOR BEING PRIORITIZED.

THEY'LL GO INTO THE TIP INTO THE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM.

AND ESSENTIALLY, ONCE THEY'RE THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEN WE HAVE A LIST AVAILABLE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING TO IMPLEMENTATION.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE'LL HAVE A WORK PROGRAM OF PROJECTS WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU SHORTLY.

AND FDOT HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO THE CITIES THAT HAVE LAP PROJECTS IN 24-25 TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER YOU WANT TO UTILIZE M-TECC SERVICES OR NOT.

IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF M-TECC, IT TAKES ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF M-TECC IN THE FUTURE.

THIS IS JUST BRIEFLY, THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE TIP AND THE WORK PROGRAM THAT ARE LAP PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THAT START WITH DESIGN INTO CONSTRUCTION.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

SO THE QUESTION WOULD BE WHY WOULD YOU CONSIDER M-TECC FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROJECT? WELL, M-TECC WAS CREATED ESSENTIALLY COMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM THROUGH THE CITIES, THROUGH THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE TO SERVE A NEED.

AND THAT NEED WAS TO LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF CITIES THAT HAVE SMALLER STAFFS, THAT HAVE ACTIVITIES TO DO.

AND THESE ARE TYPICALLY ONE OFF FEDERAL FUNDED PROJECTS, SO THEY CAN BE A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING FOR THE CITY.

IN ADDITION, FDOT DISTRICT FOUR IN THE PAST HAD DELIVERED MANY OF THESE PROJECTS AND THEY WERE NOW MOVING AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE RESOURCE CHALLENGES OF THEIR OWN TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE THE LARGER PROJECTS.

M-TECC IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY CREATED UNDER CHAPTER 163.

IT'S AN INTER-LOCAL AGENCY CREATED BY THE MEMBERS.

IT PROVIDES CENTRALIZED ENGINEERING EXPERTISE WITH DESIGN, BID, PACKAGE PREP, CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THOSE PROCESSES.

A CENTRALIZED PROCUREMENT FUNCTION, EFFICIENT AND TIMELY PROJECT DELIVERY.

AND IT'S UP TO THE CITY TO REQUEST M-TECC SERVICES.

IT'S ALWAYS YOUR CHOICE.

AS A CITY HAS A SELF GOVERNING BOARD.

THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE FORMED BY THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU IN JUST A MINUTE.

AND THEY'RE ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THOSE CITIES THAT SERVE ON THAT BOARD.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE LIMITED STAFF AND OPERATE PRIMARILY THROUGH CONSULTANTS HIRED TO DELIVER DIRECT SERVICES FOR THESE PROJECTS.

THE FOUNDING MEMBERS YOU SEE ARE HOLLYWOOD, POMPANO BEACH AND PLANTATION, AND THAT ALSO FORMS THE BOARD.

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, DEERFIELD BEACH, HALLANDALE BEACH AND PEMBROKE PINES.

AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO CITIES THAT HAVE ADJOINING M-TECC ON UPCOMING BOARD AGENDAS IN THE NEXT MONTH.

[01:35:03]

THIS JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT COVERS.

THERE IS A FIREWALL, AS I MENTIONED, WITH A PLANNING PROCESS.

SO IT'S NOT PICKING PROJECTS, IT'S NOT PRIORITIZING PROJECTS.

IT'S IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON FEDERAL AID AND CAN ALSO DO LOCAL PROJECTS.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE FEDERAL AID PROJECTS AND GETTING THOSE PROCESSES UP AND RUNNING.

LAP CERTIFICATION.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH FDOT AND I'D LIKE TO TO THANK FDOT.

THEY'RE HERE TODAY AND WORKING WITH US ON THAT PROCESS AND WE'RE STARTING SLOW AND GETTING THAT PROCESS BUILT OVER TIME.

AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE BUILDING IT SO IT'S REPETITIVE SO THAT ONCE WE GET A PROCESS SIGNED OFF ON AND WORK THROUGH FDOT AND THROUGH THE FEDERAL AGENCIES, WE CAN REPLICATE THAT OVER AND OVER AND CUT DOWN ON TIME SO WE CAN DELIVER PROJECTS QUICKER.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES, YOU DO HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF M-TECC.

YOU ALWAYS DO RETAIN THE OPTION OF USING M-TECC OR NOT.

IF YOU ARE A MEMBER AND THE LAP PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, THE LAP AGREEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITH THE CITY AS THEY ARE TODAY.

THERE WOULD BE A PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN M-TECC AND THE CITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE SERVICES THROUGH M-TECC THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

WE'VE ALREADY ACQUIRED, AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT NOW.

WE'VE ALREADY ACQUIRED A PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, WSP, THAT IS ON BOARD.

WE ALSO HAVE A DESIGN CONSULTANT LIBRARY OF FIVE FIRMS THAT WE'VE ALREADY CONTRACTED AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERING DESIGN SERVICES.

AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A SCHEDULE TO ACQUIRE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE DURING FISCAL 23-24.

WE ALSO ARE IMPLEMENTING TWO PROJECTS NOW AND HAVE UNDER DISCUSSION OTHER PROJECTS, AND THAT LIST HAS ALREADY GROWN SINCE WE DID THIS JUST A WEEK AGO. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.

ANY QUESTIONS? AND WE ARE AVAILABLE IF ANY CITIES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LATER TO COME AND TALK TO YOUR CITY AND PROVIDE ANY MORE DETAILS ON M-TECC.

GO AHEAD, CHRISTOPHER. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WAS TOLD BY FDOT APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CITY UNDERTAKING A LAP PROJECT, REGARDLESS THROUGH M-TECC OR NOT, WOULD NEED TO BE LAP CERTIFIED.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

M-TECC WILL PARTNER WITH YOU ON THAT CERTIFICATION PROCESS THROUGH THAT AND WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT AS WE GO.

THE GOAL IS TO ULTIMATELY GET M-TECC CERTIFIED, BUT WE HAVE TO GO SLOW TO GET TO THAT POINT IN THE PROCESS.

AT THIS POINT FDOT IS ASKING THE CITY TO BE CERTIFIED.

WE WILL DO THE PROCUREMENT PART OF THAT PROCESS AND WE WILL ASSIST YOU IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THAT THAT ARE NECESSARY.

SO AND I CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK TO A SLIDE AND SHOW YOU ESSENTIALLY THE BREAKOUT THAT WE WORKED OUT WITH FDOT AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME.

THANK YOU. YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LOWELL? NO. IF YOU COULD DO YOUR REQUEST TO SPEAK, THEN I.

I BELIEVE IT'S ON. YEAH.

SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN A LOT OF THESE GRANTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO APPLY FOR AND IT'S REQUIRING THE LAP CERTIFICATION.

A LOT OF TIMES OUR PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.

HOWEVER, IT'S PROJECT SPECIFIC.

IS THIS M-TECC ALSO PROJECT SPECIFIC OR? PARTS ARE, PARTS ARE NOT.

OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SO THAT IT WILL BE CERTIFIED SO IT CAN BE REPLICATED.

OKAY. AND THAT'S IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

SO AS WE GO, THE GOAL WILL BE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROCESSES BUILT INTO THAT OVER TIME.

SO THE GOAL IS TO GET TO A POINT WHERE IT CAN BE CERTIFIED IN A LONGER TERM FASHION.

SO OUR TEAM WILL BE GOING THROUGH ANNUAL TRAINING, ANNUAL PROCESSES SO THAT WE HAVE ALL THOSE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS BUILT INTO OUR PROCESS.

[01:40:09]

WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET.

THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH, WE'RE NEW.

WE'RE JUST STARTED A YEAR AGO.

SO WE'RE JUST GETTING MOVING AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND WE'RE STARTING SLOW WITH FDOT AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD UP AS WE GO.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO SEEING NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ]

WE SAW A FEW PRESENTATIONS AND REQUESTS TONIGHT, TODAY LEADING UP TO THAT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO TRIP THAT THRESHOLD, BE SURE TO TALK TO PETER AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

AND THEN THE OTHER IS CSLIP.

OUR CSLIP APPLICATIONS ARE DUE OCTOBER 2ND.

DON'T FORGET, WE SHOULD ALL BE WELL ON OUR WAY OF GETTING THAT THERE AND ON OUR COMMISSIONS.

AND I APPRECIATE, AGAIN, THE PUSHING OF THE DATE SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GET IT ON OUR COMMISSIONS THIS TIME.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THE REGULAR MEETING.

WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER ON THE 27TH.

AND IF YOU CAN ALL JOIN US OVER IN THE OTHER BOARD MEETING ROOMS AND WE CAN WORK ON OUR PRIORITIZATION IN WORKSHOP.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.