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[INAUDIBLE] GO AHEAD. LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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MAY 22ND 2019. ARE WE READY TO DO THE ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL? LET'S SEE YOUR NAMES POP IN THERE.[2. Electronic Roll Call]
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MINUTES? IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECONDED. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES OF THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, LET'S VOTE. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. PEOPLE HAVE[4. Approval of Agenda]
HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE AGENDA? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA OR ANY CHANGES TO IT? LET'S APPROVE IT. LET'S VOTE. IT'S BEEN APPROVED. OH. I THINK WE'VE APPROVED THE MINUTES. SEEING THAT WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE HERE TODAY IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE GALLERY BACK THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC? JUST COME FORWARD PLEASE. SEEING NONE. WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM MIKE RONSKAVITZ[6. 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Updates: http://www.browardmpo.org/index.php/commitment-2045-metropolitan-transportation-plan]
TO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. GO AHEAD MIKE. ACTUALLY IT'S A GOOD ANNOUNCEMENT AND HOPEFULLY Y'ALL KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PRESS RELEASE, BUT WE FINALLY HAVE QUIET ZONES ON THE FEC FOR BRIGHTLINE. [APPLAUSE]. YES. THEY BECAME EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT ON MAY 18TH, SO YOU SHOULDN'T BE HEARING THE HORN UNLESS THERE'S SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY OR OBSTRUCTION ON THE TRACKS, BUT IT'S LONG AWAITED. JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT. PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.THANK YOU MIKE AND JUST A SIDE NOTE, I TOLD MIKE THIS, BUT I WAS AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT. I SAW SOME OF YOU THERE LAST FRIDAY, AND DURING THE BREAK I WAS WALKING DOWN THE SECOND STREET OR THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND I WAS TALKING TO THIS WOMAN THAT WAS WALKING NEXT TO ME AND SHE WAS SAYING HOW THE HORNS WERE SO BAD. I SAID HEY THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY. TOMORROW THERE WILL BE NO MORE HORNS. AND SHE HADN'T KNOWN THAT, SO I FELT GREAT ABOUT ENLIGHTENING ONE OF THE RESIDENTS OF FORT LAUDERDALE. ANYWAY WE HAVE PETER GIES IS GONNA GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN. THANK YOU PETER. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD MPO JUST GIVING YOU YOUR MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, BUT YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST MONTH WE PRESENTED THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN WHICH YOU ALL VOTED ON. THAT WAS TAKEN TO THE CAC WHO ALSO VOTED TO APPROVE THE PLAN AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE MPO BOARD WHO ALSO VOTED TO APPROVE THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN AS IS. SO WITH THAT SAID ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS STANDING EVERYTHING UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO START HAVING MEETINGS WITH YOU ALL AS PARTNERS TO VET THE PROJECTS, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN OBTAIN RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT, AND GET ALL THOSE PROGRAMS READY ELEMENTS. THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS THROUGH JUNE AND JULY. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND MEET WITH YOU. YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US. SO WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU AS TAC MEMBERS, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE INCLUDING
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YOUR CITY MANAGERS AS WELL AS YOUR MPO BOARD MEMBER TO DISCUSS THE PROJECTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN LINE AND ALL THE INFORMATION READY TO OBTAIN A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND ALSO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT AS PART OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO YOU PROBABLY, THOUGH FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN, YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE OF ALL OF OUR PROGRAM READY ELEMENTS THAT WE REQUEST AS PART OF ALL OF OUR PROJECTS WHETHER IT BE A PROGRAM LIKE COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVE OR COMPLETE STREETS MASTERPLAN. SAME THING WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN. IN ORDER FOR A PROJECT TO BE CONSIDERED PROGRAM READY IT MUST HAVE THESE FOUR ELEMENTS SCOPE OF WORK, COST ESTIMATE, PARTNER COLLABORATION, AND RESOLUTION. SO FOR ALL THOSE PROJECTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN WE CAN WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE SAY THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD SCOPE OF WORK AT LEAST FOR THE MTP. THEY HAVE A DECENT COST ESTIMATE EVEN THOUGH IT MAY ONLY BE PLANNING LEVEL AT THE MOMENT. WE WILL BE LOOKING TO YOU TO DO SOME PARTNER COLLABORATION IF THERE ARE PROJECTS PROPOSED ON FACILITIES THAT YOU DO NOT OWN AS WELL AS SEEKING A RESOLUTION FROM YOU ALL OF SUPPORT IN ORDER FOR THAT PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF THE MTP. I MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SCHEDULING MEETINGS TO MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN. WE PLAN TO DO THAT STARTING IN JUNE OF 2019. AND AS I MENTIONED THEY WILL INCLUDE A REVIEW OF THE PROJECTS THEMSELVES AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THOSE PROGRAMS READY ELEMENTS ARE CHECKED AND THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON ACHIEVING THOSE SPECIFIC TASKS. AND FINALLY I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ALL PROJECTS IN THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN MUST BE PROGRAM READY, SO IT MUST HAVE ALL FOUR OF THOSE ELEMENTS IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN THE FINAL PLAN. SO ONE TOPIC THAT HAS COME UP, AND I KNOW LAST MONTH IT WAS A BIG SOURCE OF DISCUSSION WERE THE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT. SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE IS WORKED INTERNALLY TO COME UP WITH AN APPROACH TO OFFER YOU TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND TICK THAT BOX FOR PROGRAM READY FOR YOUR PROJECTS IN THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN. SO THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU SEE TO LEFT IN THE BLUE BOX, THE MTP RESOLUTION FOR COST FEASIBLE PLAN. THIS IS THE MINIMUM RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR YOUR PROJECT TO REMAIN IN THE MTP'S DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN. SO IT INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH THE BROWARD MPO TO PREPARE THE PROJECT FOR PROGRAMMING. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BIND YOU TO AN EXACT SCOPE OF WORK OR HAVING DOT DELIVER THE PROJECT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK IT'S MOSTLY INTENDED FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE OUTER YEARS WHERE WE KNOW THAT THINGS COULD CHANGE. WE KNOW THAT COMMISSIONS CHANGE AND THAT GIVES YOU SOME MORE OF THAT FLEXIBILITY. SO I DO WANT TO BE CLEAR IN THAT THIRD BULLET POINT IN THE BLUE BOX THAT EVEN THOUGH IT DOES IDENTIFY A GENERAL SCOPE IT DOES NOT PREPARE THE PROJECT FOR PROGRAMMING SO IT ALLOWS IT TO STAY IN THE PLAN, BUT DOES NOT PREPARE IT FOR PROGRAMMING WHICH MEANS THAT IF WE DURING THE WORK PROGRAM CYCLE ON THE PRIORITIES LIST GET TO THAT PROJECT AND HAPPEN TO HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR IT, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE SECOND RESOLUTION BUT ONLY HAVE THIS FIRST RESOLUTION IN THE BLUE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SKIP IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT READY FOR PROGRAMMING. SO AGAIN THIS RESOLUTION IN THE BLUE BOX JUST ALLOWS YOU TO REMAIN IN THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN FOR THE MTP. THE DUE DATE FOR THOSE RESOLUTIONS ARE SEPTEMBER 11TH 2019. SO WE NEED THOSE RESOLUTIONS BY SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 IN ORDER FOR YOUR PROJECT TO REMAIN ON THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN. NOW THE RESOLUTION OPTION 2 IN THE GREEN BOX IS AN MTP RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN AND ALSO PREPARE THE PROJECT FOR PROGRAMMING. SO THIS ONE GETS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT INCORPORATE SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN IT ALSO ESTABLISHES A MUNICIPAL COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT, IT ESTABLISHES A COMMITMENT FOR FDOT TO MANAGE AND CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT, AND ALSO ESTABLISHES RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE PROJECT AS WELL WHETHER IT BE YOUR OWN FACILITY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S FACILITY. SO IT WILL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE SCOPE AND PROJECT ELEMENTS AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER FOR A PROJECT TO BE BOTH CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN AND IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL PROGRAMMING CYCLE. THE DUE DATE FOR THIS RESOLUTION IS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, AUGUST 1ST 2019. AND THE REASON WHY WE HAVE THAT DUE ON AUGUST 1ST 2019 IS FOR THOSE HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS IN EACH ONE OF THE PROGRAMS. WE NEED THOSE RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FUND THEM THIS WORK PROGRAM CYCLE. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE US A RESOLUTION IN THE GREEN BOX FOR A HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT AS PART OF THIS WORK PROGRAM CYCLE WE WOULD HAVE TO SKIP IT AND THEN INCLUDE IT AS PART OF THE NEXT YEAR'S WORK PROGRAM CYCLE, WHICH MEANS YOU WOULD LOSE OUT ON A YEAR. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT HIGH RANKING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF THE MTP PLEASE GO FOR THE OPTION TWO IN THE GREEN BOX IN ORDER TO GET THE PROJECT TO REMAIN IN THE COST[00:10:03]
FEASIBLE PLAN AND ALSO PREPARE IT FOR PROGRAMMING. IF YOU NOTICE THE RED TEXT ON THE BOTTOM, FAILURE TO PROVIDE ONE OF THESE REQUIRED RESOLUTIONS BY THE SPECIFIED DEADLINE WILL RESULT IN PROJECT REMOVAL FROM THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN. SO I CANNOT STRESS THIS THAT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE US ANY ONE OF THESE TWO OPTIONS FOR A RESOLUTION, SO IDEALLY BY SEPTEMBER 11TH 2019 YOUR PROJECT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN. SO AT A MINIMUM WE NEED A RESOLUTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE BLUE BOX. NOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING INTERNALLY TO COME UP WITH SOME DRAFT RESOLUTION LANGUAGE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUT TO YOU ALL NEXT WEEK. YOU SHOULD RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM ME KIND OF DETAILING THESE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALONG WITH DRAFT RESOLUTION LANGUAGE FOR EACH ONE OF THESE TWO OPTIONS TO HELP GUIDE YOU WHEN YOU ARE WRITING THE RESOLUTION. WE KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT MANY OF YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN WORDING OR WHEREAS CLAUSES THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED. BUT IN GENERAL YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'LL PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE ON SOME WHEREAS CLAUSES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE RESOLUTION AT A MINIMUM FOR BOTH OF THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SO NEXT STEPS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN AS I MENTIONED JUNE/JULY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE PARTNER MEETINGS. TO SUMMARIZE, THE TWO RESOLUTION DATES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR PROJECT TO BE READY FOR PROGRAMMING AND FOR IT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN MOVING FORWARD AUGUST 1ST 2019 IS THAT DEADLINE. IF YOU FEEL AS THOUGH THAT YOU NEED SOME MORE TIME TO GET YOUR COMMISSION ON BOARD TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF INTERNALLY ON PROJECTS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROJECT REMAIN ON THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE RESOLUTIONS FOR THAT OPTION BY SEPTEMBER 11TH 2019. AND THEN FINALLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019 AT THE TAC WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO YOU ALL AND LET YOU KNOW WHO WE RECEIVED RESOLUTIONS FROM AND WHICH PROJECTS ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF THE FINAL PLAN ADOPTION IN DECEMBER. SO THIS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT. I WANT YOU ALL TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS AND ALSO FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LIKE I SAID YOU WILL BE RECEIVING AN EMAIL FROM ME NEXT WEEK WITH THAT DRAFT RESOLUTION LANGUAGE ALONG WITH SOME GUIDANCE ON THE TWO DIFFERENT RESOLUTION OPTIONS THAT WE'RE OFFERING TO YOU, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. SO WITH THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND OUR UPDATE CYCLE GO AHEAD AND VISIT COMMITMENT2045.ORG AND WE HAVE A WHOLE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT SECTION THAT HAS MOST OF THE BACKUP ON OUR DRAFT TECHNICAL REPORTS RELATED TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS MR. CHAIR. I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO YOU. QUESTION FROM ME. IF WE MISS EITHER ONE OF THOSE DATES AUGUST 1, SEPTEMBER 11TH WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT TIME WE WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER A PROJECT FOR THE MTP? SO THAT WOULD BE AS PART OF THE NEXT LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING CYCLE WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. WOAH. SO AGAIN THAT'S A GOOD POINT, IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT ON THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE LIST AND YOU KNOW YOU WANT THAT PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ONE OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS TO US. KARL THOMPSON. SORRY, JUST A SEC. I HAD A FOLLOW UP QUESTION WITH THE DATES. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZED THAT A LOT OF COMMISSIONS TAKE SUMMER HIATUS. YUP. AND NORMALLY IT'S JULY AND FIRST PART OF AUGUST. YUP. WE RECOGNIZE THAT. I THINK WE'VE TRIED TO GIVE AS MUCH TIME AS WE CAN, BUT IF YOU ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO AT LEAST GET SOME RESOLUTION LANGUAGE READY. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING NOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO ME I CAN QUICKLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT AHEAD OF WHEN I SEND THE E-MAIL OUT NEXT WEEK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PREPARE YOUR ITEM THAT IS FINE AS WELL. I CAN DEAL WITH THOSE ON A ONE TO ONE BASIS IF YOU WOULD LIKE. NICHOLAS SOFOUL. HEY PETER. I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE ANSWERED THIS LAST TIME, BUT I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP. WHAT IS THE MPO DOING FOR PROGRAM PROJECT READINESS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PROPOSED BY THE MPO AS PART OF THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN? SURE.SO ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE ONE ON ONE WITH PARTNERS IS TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU ALL AND DISCUSS THE PROJECTS BOTH THAT YOU PROPOSED, MEANING THAT THE MUNICIPALITIES PROPOSED, AND ALSO PROJECTS THAT WE PROPOSED OR MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE PROPOSED. FOR EXAMPLE DOT HAS A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT THEY PROPOSED AND IN PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITIES TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THOSE PROJECTS. THAT BEING SAID IF THERE IS NO DESIRE TO MOVE THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD, IF THERE IS OPPOSITION, WE WOULD ALSO THEN REMOVE THOSE PROJECTS FROM THE PLAN. THANK YOU. JONATHAN ROBERSON. HEY PETER. I'M WONDERING IF REGARDLESS OF MODE IF ONE RESOLUTION FROM THE COUNTY WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR EACH TYPE OF RESOLUTION, I'M NOT SURE. I THINK THE TRANSIT ONES ARE THE BLUE, RIGHT? BUT
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THERE'S OTHER MODES. WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE IF IT WAS KIND OF FOR EVERY DIFFERENT MODE HERE FROM THE COUNTY. SO TENTATIVELY I'M GOING TO SAY YES, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE, SINCE THE COUNTY IS KIND OF A UNIQUE CASE IN THAT REGARD, YOU ALL HAVE A MASSIVE TRANSIT CORRIDOR AS WELL THAT YOU HAVE IN THE MTP, LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION OFF LINE ABOUT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COME TO SOME AGREEMENT ON THAT. OK. SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT MAY GO FOR THE CITIES ALSO THAT WE'LL HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS IN THE MTP. COULD WE DO ONE RESOLUTION FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS OR DO THEY HAVE TO BE SPLIT UP? SO I THINK WHAT WE DISCUSSED INTERNALLY IS THAT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO THE FIRST OPTION THAT WAS IN THE BLUE BOX DUE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 11TH YOU COULD GROUP THE PROJECTS ALL UNDER THERE AND GET THEM PASSED, BUT I THINK IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET THE PROJECT READY FOR PROGRAMMING AS WELL WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL RESOLUTIONS. I DON'T KNOW MIKE IF YOU'D LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT. YEAH, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH ALSO HERE UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR WE HAVE AN EARLY CYCLE WHICH USUALLY ANY OTHER YEAR, AND WHAT DO WE SAY EVERY 20 YEARS, THAT THIS HAPPENS. IT'S JUST IT HAPPENED WHERE WE HAVE AN EARLY CYCLE HERE AND WE HAVE TO ADOPT OUR MTP BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR, BUT THE PROGRAMMING STARTS NOW. SO WE ALSO RECOGNIZE WE HAD HEARD ORIGINALLY WHEN WE SAID WE WERE LOOKING FOR RESOLUTIONS BY AUGUST 1ST. WE SAID WELL THAT'S GONNA BE KIND OF DIFFICULT TO DO TO GET RESOLUTIONS BY AUGUST 1ST, BUT THAT'S WHEN THE PROGRAMMING STARTS. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOLUTIONS TO MAKE THEM PROGRAM READY THEN WE COULDN'T IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR IT. DOT DOESN'T PROGRAM MONEY TO IT. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT PROGRAM READY BECAUSE THEY START THEIR PROGRAMMING AUGUST 1ST BECAUSE THIS IS AN EARLIER YEAR.USUALLY IT DOESN'T START UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST, BUT IT JUST HAPPENS THAT THIS IS AN EARLY YEAR. THE OTHER THING THAT WE RECOGNIZED IS BECAUSE OF THE SUMMER BREAK, WHICH KARL YOU HAD MENTIONED, WE KNEW THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSIONS WERE OFF, BUT HOPEFULLY BY SEPTEMBER 11TH THERE MIGHT BE ONE OR TWO COMMISSION MEETINGS THAT DO OCCUR TO GET THAT MORE GENERIC ONE JUST TO KEEP IT ON THE LONG RANGE PLAN SO THAT IT CAN MOVE FORWARD AND THEN NEXT YEAR OR A FEW MONTHS LATER IF YOU GET THE PROGRAM READY ONE IT CERTAINLY WILL BE READY FOR PROGRAMMING THE FOLLOWING YEAR. BUT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THIS CYCLE TO GET FUNDING FOR A HIGH RANKED PROJECT YOU'LL NEED THAT ONE THAT PETER SHOWED IN THE GREEN BY AUGUST 1ST BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN DOT STARTS PROGRAMMING AND YOU'LL EVEN SEE THE WORK PROGRAM COME IN OCTOBER WHERE NORMALLY WE SEE IT IN DECEMBER, BUT THIS YEAR AS OF OCTOBER. SO IF YOU GET THAT GREEN ONE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE, AND IT'S A HIGH RANKED PROJECT, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE SOME FUNDING THAT'S ASSIGNED TO IT IN THE NEW [INAUDIBLE] YEAR. OTHERWISE REALLY THE BLUE ONE IS THE ONE IF YOU DON'T THINK BECAUSE OF COMMISSION MEETINGS BEING OUT. THE BLUE ONE IS THE ONE TO SHOOT FOR JUST TO KEEP YOUR PROJECT ON THE LIST BECAUSE WHILE THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO AMEND THE PLAN LATER ON IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO AMEND THE PLAN. THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO GO. YOU CAN. IT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS WHEN YOU AMEND THE PLAN ANOTHER PROJECT HAS TO COME OUT AND USUALLY A CITY'S NOT GOING TO SAY YEAH TAKE MY PROJECT OUT TO PUT THIS OTHER CITY'S PROJECT THEN SO YOU'RE BETTER OFF JUST GETTING YOUR RESOLUTION SO IT STAYS IN THE PLAN, AND IF YOU CAN'T GET THE GREEN ONE THEN AT LEAST GET THE BLUE ONE DONE DEFINITELY. AND THAT ONE IS A LITTLE MORE GENERIC, AND AS PETER SAID YOU COULD PROBABLY GROUP ALL THE PROJECTS THERE, SO AT LEAST KEEPS IT IN THE PLAN AND IT'S PRIMED FOR FUNDING NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU GET THE GREEN RESOLUTION.
THE OTHER THING THAT I'M GOING TO ADD ONTO THAT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH YOU ALL IN JUNE AND JULY PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR US TO MEET WITH YOU IN ORDER TO MOVE THESE RESOLUTIONS FORWARD. IF YOU SEE THAT THERE IS A PROJECT ON THE LIST AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU WANT THAT PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD, YOU'VE EITHER GOT COMMISSION SUPPORT OR YOU KNOW THAT STAFF IS ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, PLEASE GET THOSE RESOLUTIONS IN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PENALIZE YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH A RESOLUTION. SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT, BE PROACTIVE. AND I THINK PETER SAID IT, I'M NOT SURE, BUT PETER'S GOING TO SEND OUT THE INFORMATION EARLY NEXT WEEK SO IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET A RESOLUTION STARTED. IT'S JUST A FEW WHEREAS CLAUSES THAT COULD BE ADDED TO YOUR STANDARD RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU DO WITHIN YOUR CITY. IF YOU'RE UNSURE I'M SURE, I HOPE I'M NOT VOLUNTEERING PETER, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT BACK AND HAVE US REVIEW IT JUST TO MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU TAKE IT TO YOUR COMMISSION WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION AND MAKE SURE IT'S GOT THE PROPER LANGUAGE. PLEASE SEND IT ON OVER. VERY IMPORTANT DON'T WAIT FOR THOSE MEETINGS IN JUNE AND JULY TO START IT. START NOW TO GET THESE ITEMS ON YOUR COMMISSION MEETING AGENDAS. ABSOLUTELY. MIKE'S RIGHT. YES. IF YOU HAVE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU WANT ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT FEEL FREE TO SEND
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THEM OVER. [INAUDIBLE]. RICHARD HUGHES. THANKS. QUESTION ABOUT THE SCOPE. IF YOU TAKE THE LANGUAGE DIRECTLY OUT OF THE MTP FOR PROJECT DOES THAT QUALIFY FOR THE GREEN RESOLUTION? IS THAT SUFFICIENT DETAIL. SO AGAIN THAT'S ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU IS THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS HAVE BETTER SCOPES THAN OTHERS. I THINK FOR A WIDENING PROJECT IN YOUR CASE I KNOW A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE MTP PROBABLY IF YOU TAKE THE SCOPE FROM THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT IN THAT CASE, BUT AGAIN WE CAN WORK ON THAT KIND OF ONE ON ONE, YEAH. JONATHAN ROBERSON. HI, I'M BACK. PETER WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THE EXACT SOURCE SPREADSHEET WHATEVER FROM THE MTP IN YOUR EMAIL SO I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PROJECTS WE'RE QUOTING. BECAUSE I KNOW IT MOVED AROUND A COUPLE TIMES WITH THE VOTES AND OFTEN THESE ITEMS HAVE TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT OR A LIN TO SOMETHING THAT'S SOLID AND SHOWS WHERE IT'S RANKED AND ALL THAT. SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? YOU HAVE THE SUPPORTIVE MATERIAL? NO PROBLEM. AS PART OF THAT EMAIL I WILL SEND OUT THE FINAL COST FEASIBLE LIST. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WORKING PROACTIVELY YOU CAN GO TO THE AGENDA ITEM FROM THE MPO BOARD IN MAY, MAY 9TH AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THE ATTACHMENT IS THERE UNDER THE ACTION ITEM FOR THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN. BUT IT WILL QUEUE JOHN. PETE SCHWARZ. YEAH THANKS PETER. WE ONLY HAVE ONE CITY COMMISSION MEETING PRIOR TO AUGUST 1ST AND THE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY INTERNALLY FOR MY AGENDA ITEM, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN GET THE DRAFT RESOLUTION INFORMATION JUST A LITTLE BIT SOONER BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T MESS THIS UP AND MISS THIS.WE'RE A HIGH RANKED PROJECT AND BROWARD COUNTY ALREADY SAID THEY'RE NOT TAKING ME BACK, SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE I NAIL THIS. I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET THAT LANGUAGE OUT TO YOU MONDAY OR TUESDAY. BUT PETE IF YOU'D LIKE YOU CAN FOLLOW UP WITH ME ON MONDAY. WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT. I'M SORRY TUESDAY. THANK YOU. I WON'T BE WORKING JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING BECAUSE I THINK I MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT MIKE WAS SAYING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND TO GET IN THE GREEN BOX AUGUST 1ST PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION HERE AND THAT WOULD QUALIFY US TO BE PROGRAM READY IN THE FIFTH YEAR OR 2025 OF THE OF THE TIP OR TO GET IT INTO A PROGRAM AND GET INTO FUNDING. AND IF YOU'RE IN BLUE THEN YOU'RE REALLY IN THE OUT YEARS. OK. LET ME FINISH MY QUESTION. GO AHEAD, YEAH. I'M ALREADY OFFI CAN TELL. NO YOU'RE CLOSE. I THOUGHT WHAT YOU SAID IS THAT IF YOU'RE IN THE BLUE SEPTEMBER 11TH THEN YOU COULD COME BACK NEXT YEAR, MAKE IT PROGRAM READY, AND I THOUGHT WELL YOU COULDN'T DO THAT FOR FIVE MORE YEARS OR IF YOU MISS THEM BOTH AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN IN THE LONG RANGE PLAN ANY MORE, I MEAN MTP ANYMORE, THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT FIVE YEARS. CORRECT. SO I'LL TRY ANSWERING IT JUST BECAUSE I MAYBE CAUSED THE CONFUSION. [INAUDIBLE] I THINK IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO KEEP IN MIND THERE'S THE PRIORITIES OF THE PROJECTS WHICH YOU ENDORSED AT THE LAST MEETING WHICH YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE PRIORITIES LIST COME THIS THE FOLLOWING MEETING. SO THE FOLLOWING MEETING IN JUNE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PRIORITIES LIST AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS ALL THE PROJECTS IN PRIORITY ORDER ON THIS LIST, OKAY. SO BY HAVING THE BLUE RESOLUTION, TALKING PRIORITIES NOW, YOU GET TO STAY ON THE PRIORITIES LIST IN THE PRIORITY ORDER THAT YOU'RE ON. BUT IF YOU ONLY HAVE THE BLUE RESOLUTION, THE RESOLUTION IN BLUE, THE LANGUAGE AND DO NOT HAVE THE GREEN THEN EVEN IF YOU'RE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITIZED PROJECT AND THERE'S FUNDING AVAILABLE THE PROJECT WILL BE SKIPPED TO THE NEXT PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROGRAM READY. TO BE PROGRAM READY YOU MUST HAVE THE GREEN RESOLUTION BY AUGUST 1ST. SO IF YOU'RE THE NUMBER ONE PROJECT, YOU HAVE THE GREEN RESOLUTION, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR PROGRAMMING OF FUNDS IN THE NEW FIFTH YEAR. NOW IF IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR LET'S SAY YOU DON'T GET THE GREEN RESOLUTION BY THIS YEAR, BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR YOU HAVE THE GREEN RESOLUTION YOU'RE STILL THE NUMBER ONE PROJECT. NOW YOU CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR PROGRAMMING IN THE NEXT FIVE FIFTH YEAR OF THE TIP FOR NEXT YEAR. IS THAT? GOT IT. GOT IT. SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE PRIORITIZED LIST IS YET. WELL, YOU DO BECAUSE YOU GOT IT AS PART OF WHAT WAS
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ENDORSED AS PART OF THE MTP LAST MONTH. SO YOU CAN GO AND SEE THAT, BUT YOU'LL SEE THE LIST OF EVERYTHING KIND OF THE PROGRAM SHOWN WHICH YOU KIND OF DID SEE AS PART OF THE MTP. IT'S ALL PRIORITIZED THERE. SO I WOULD GO BACK TO THE MTP AND LOOK AT THE PRIORITIZED LIST. AND PETER LIKE YOU SAID FOR JONATHAN HE'S GOING TO SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT'S ON THE LIST. OK. SO AGAIN JUST IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S HIGHER RANKED JUST IT BEHOOVES YOU IF YOU'RE READY TO GO JUST TO GET THE GREEN RESOLUTION BECAUSE THAT JUST SETS YOU UP FOR PROGRAMMING WHETHER IT BE THIS YEAR IF WE GET FAR ENOUGH DOWN OR NEXT YEAR. SO AT ONE POINT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE GREEN RESOLUTION. THE THING IS IF YOU'RE HIGHER RANKED YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SKIPPED THIS YEAR. THAT'S THE POINT. KARL KENNEDY HAD A QUESTION ABOUT PROJECTS THAT WERE PROPOSED BY THE BROWARD MPO. WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THESE AS PART OF OUR RESOLUTION AS WELL. IF YOU DO [INAUDIBLE]. IT'S NOT PROPOSED BY US, IN THE LIST IT WAS PROPOSED BY THE MPO. SO THAT ONE I THINK WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ON BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A PROJECT THAT YOU MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF YET IF THERE. IS SUPPORT FOR THAT PROJECT THAT YOU KNOW FROM A CAPACITY PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE THOSE ARE MOST OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE PROPOSED YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PUT THAT IN THERE, BUT IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS ON THOSE YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL YOU MEET WITH US AND WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEEK THE RESOLUTION AFTER THAT. I THINK WE NEED TO BE FAIR HERE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU PROBABLY NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION FROM US ON WHAT WAS PROPOSED BEFORE THAT PROJECT GETS PULLED OR INCLUDED BACK IN THE PLAN AGAIN. I COULD SPLIT THOSE. I COULD DO GREENS AND THEN BLUES FOR THOSE. YES, YES. NONE OF THESE REQUIRE ANY KIND OF PUBLIC INPUT? NOT AT THE MOMENT. NO. WE HOPE SO. THAT BEING SAID WE HOPE THAT YOU VETTED THESE PROJECTS AT LEAST AT A HIGH LEVEL WITH YOUR COMMISSION BEFORE YOU PUT THEM IN THE MTP. BUT AS THEY MOVE FORWARD TO PROGRAMMING THERE WILL BE REQUIREMENTS TO DO PUBLIC INPUT. IT SEEMS LIKE THE COMMISSION PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE PUBLIC SUPPORT. [INAUDIBLE]. CORRECT, AND YOUR COMMISSION MEETING I'M ASSUMING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO THAT'S GOOD, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME OUTREACH THAT YOU'VE DONE SO THE PUBLIC IS NOT SURPRISED IF THIS RESOLUTION DOES COME ON AN AGENDA THAT THEY'RE NOT WONDERING WHY IS THIS PROJECT HERE? OK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE IS NOBODY IN THE QUEUE.IF THAT'S ALL. IF THERE'S NONE THEN WE'LL MOVE ON. I THANK YOU PETER. YUP. AND I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, SO THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR E-MAIL NEXT TUESDAY. MOVE
[1. MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE Amendments to the Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Policies and Evaluation Criteria]
ON TO THE ACTION ITEMS, A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE MPO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE CSLIP COMPLETE STREETS AND OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM POLICIES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA. CONNOR [INAUDIBLE]. HOW'S IT GOING EVERYONE? CONNOR CAMPOBASSO WITH THE BROWARD MPO. I AM THE COMPLETE STREETS AND OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM MANAGER, AND TODAY I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE UPDATES THAT WE ARE MAKING TO BOTH THE EVALUATION CRITERIA AND THE POLICIES FOR CSLIP MOVING FORWARD. BEFORE I DO THAT I JUST WANT TO COVER EXACTLY JUST FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT CSLIP IS. CSLIP IS A FUNDING MECHANISM THAT WE USE HERE. IT'S A COMPETITIVE STYLE FUNDING MECHANISM TO PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS HERE IN BROWARD. AND TYPICALLY THEY'RE SMALLER PROJECTS CURRENTLY RANGING FROM 500,000 TO 2 MILLION DOLLARS AND THEY FUND THINGS LIKE COMPLETE STREETS PROJECTS, TRAFFIC CALMING, AND EVEN SOME TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. SO THAT DEFINITION IS RIGHT THERE, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER THERE'S REALLY TWO THINGS THAT THE ACTION ITEM IS REGARDING AND THAT IS THE EVALUATION CRITERIA AND THE POLICIES. AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT FIRST SOMEONE TO COVER WHY WE ARE CHANGING THE EVALUATION CRITERIA AND POLICIES. THE FIRST ONE IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR. WE TAKE INPUT FROM YOU ALL, WE SEE THINGS OURSELVES AND WE ALSO WORK WITH FDOT TO KIND OF REALIZE HOW THE PROGRAM CAN IMPROVE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IMPACTING THE PROGRAM ITSELF. ONE OF WHICH IS THE COUNTY SURTAX AND THEN ALSO THE ALLOCATION OF MPO ATTRIBUTABLE DOLLARS. SO FIRST IS THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED, TWO OF WHICH IMPACT THE EVALUATION TOOL. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT WE CALL THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT DATABASE THAT WE DEVELOPED HERE AT THE MPO AND THAT'S ALSO A DATABASE THAT'S INCLUDED INTO THE MTP. WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF TAKE A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HOW WE EVALUATE PROJECTS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE EVALUATING THEM SOMEWHAT THE SAME. ALL PROJECTS ARE DIFFERENT, BUT WE DO WANT TO KIND OF SET THE PLAYING FIELD AS EVENLY[00:30:01]
AS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE INCORPORATING THAT DATA SET, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A HIGHER EMPHASIS ON CONNECTIONS TO SCHOOLS SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL. AND THE LAST ONE ON HERE IS ACTUALLY THE INCORPORATION OF A LAP OPTION SO DELIVERY VIA LAP. THAT'S LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM AND THAT IS WHERE THE AGENCY ITSELF WOULD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT.AGAIN I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. FDOT WILL STILL BE THE MAIN OPTION, BUT THERE'LL BE AN OPTION FOR APPLICANTS TO DENOTE THEIR INTEREST IN THE LAP PROGRAM. THE OTHER THING IS THE COUNTY SURTAX. NOW THE COUNTY SURTAX IS PRETTY INTERESTING. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT AT THIS POINT, BUT IT DOES DO SOME SIMILAR CSLIP TYPE THINGS. ONE OF WHICH IS THE COUNTY SURTAX PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROJECTS ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY, SO THERE'S A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES TO ACCESS THESE TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS. THOSE DOLLARS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CSLIP TYPE PROJECTS, SO COMPLETE STREETS TRAFFIC, CALMING THINGS, LIKE THAT. AND IT ALSO HAS AN EMPHASIS OF CONNECTIVITY, WHICH AGAIN CSLIP HAS A LARGE EMPHASIS ON CONNECTIVITY. IT'S ACTUALLY SOME OF THE DATASETS THAT WE USE TO EVALUATE OUR CONNECTIVITY BASED DATASETS. AND THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS IS JUST TO EMPHASIZE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS HERE IN BROWARD THAT COULD FUND CSLIP TYPE PROJECTS.
AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS ACTUALLY THE ALLOCATION OF OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE DOLLARS OR SU DOLLARS. THIS WAS APPROVED BY OUR BOARD LAST MONTH, ACTUALLY THIS MONTH JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND IT PUT CSLIP AT ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THE MPO ATTRIBUTABLE DOLLARS. BUT AGAIN I WANT TO MENTION THAT THE CSLIP PROGRAM ITSELF ISN'T THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN ACCESS DOLLARS TO PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LIKE CSLIP. THE REASON WHY WE DID IT THIS WAY IS IT KIND OF BREAKS OUT AND IT ALLOWS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED. FOR EXAMPLE ACTUALLY ABOUT MORE THAN HALF OF THE ATTRIBUTABLE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE THE MOBILITY HUBS THEY'RE TYPICALLY MORE DENSE PROJECTS AND THEY DON'T REALLY TRANSLATE WELL IN THE EVALUATION TOOL OF CSLIP.
THEY SCORE ACTUALLY PRETTY LOW, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SEPARATED OUT AND GIVEN 10 PERCENT OF THE ATTRIBUTABLE DOLLARS AND IT'LL FOLLOW A DIFFERENT PROCESS AS WELL.
ON THE OTHER SPECTRUM, LARGE REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS CAN'T REALLY BE FUNDED THROUGH CSLIP EITHER DUE TO THE FUNDING CAP, SO THE COMPLETE STREETS MASTERPLAN WILL ALLOW FOR MUCH LARGER SCALE COMPLETE STREETS PROJECTS. SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WE ACTUALLY MADE STARTING WITH THE EVALUATION CRITERIA. SO THIS IS THE OLD EVALUATION CHART. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR CSLIP FUNDING IN THE PAST MAY HAVE SEEN THIS OR ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST CHANGED TWO DATASETS IN THE EVALUATION CHART. AND HERE'S THE NEW CHART AND I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THOSE DATASETS THERE. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE IN YOUR BACKUP.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT IS IS WE'VE ADDED SCHOOLS DATASET TO THE CONNECTIVITY. SO THAT'S A NEW DATA SET THAT'S IN THERE. AND THEN TO THE FAR RIGHT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THE EQUITY DATABASE AND THAT IS REPLACING THE LOW INCOME DATABASE THAT WE'RE USING FOR AN INDICATOR BEFORE. AND THE REASON WHY WE REPLACED THAT ONE IS IT'S ACTUALLY THAT DATABASE IS INCLUDED IN THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT TOOL, SO IT'S ALREADY BEING ACCOUNTED FOR. SO THAT'S WHY WE REPLACED IT WITH THAT ONE. AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES WE'VE MADE TO THE EVALUATION TOOL ITSELF, SO I'LL JUST MOVE STRAIGHT ON TO THE POLICIES. FOR THE POLICIES I'M GOING TO BE GOING BASICALLY LINE BY LINE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE TO THE POLICIES. I'LL BE SKIPPING OVER THE ONES THAT JUST CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR, SO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
SO THE FIRST FOUR POLICIES ARE LISTED UP HERE. SO THE FIRST TWO DEAL WITH THE FUNDING CAP AND FLOOR FOR THE PROGRAM. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE INCREASING THE FUNDING CAP AND FLOOR TO 3 MILLION DOLLARS AND ONE MILLION DOLLARS RESPECTIVELY. THE NEXT TWO ARE TALKING ABOUT THE APPLICATIONS THAT CAN BE SUBMITTED. WE'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING THAT NUMBER TO TWO FOR PARTNER AND FOR THE LOCAL APPLICATIONS.
THE REASON BEING IS IT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO BE SUBMITTING 10 APPLICATIONS. THE CHANCE OF THAT GETTING FUNDED ARE PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE, SO THIS WILL ALLOW AGENCIES TO BETTER FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS, BUILD BETTER APPLICATIONS TO GET THE CHANCES OF FUNDING EVEN GREATER SO THEY CAN AGAIN FOCUS ON THOSE APPLICATIONS. THESE TWO POLICIES AS WELL AS THE NEXT ONE ON THE NEXT SLIDE DEAL WITH THE LAP PROGRAM. SO THE FIRST ONE IS JUST THE FACT THAT AGENCIES WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO INDICATE THEIR INTEREST IN THE LAP PROGRAM. AGAIN THAT'S DELIVERY BY THE AGENCY THROUGH THE LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM. IT ALSO STATES HERE THAT IF
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YOU DO CHOOSE TO GO WITH THE LAP PROGRAM THE AGENCY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND CEI COSTS AND THEY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THE SECOND POLICY ON THE PAGE IS ACTUALLY A CARRYOVER FROM THE OLD TAP PROGRAM. WE'VE MADE A MINOR MODIFICATION. WE CHANGED THE SOLID POINT VALUE TO 20 PERCENT, TO A PERCENT VALUE. THAT WAY WHEN WE MAKE CHANGES TO THE EVALUATION CRITERIA IF THE POINT VALUE CHANGES IT WILL JUST SCALE WITH THAT. AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT IS IS IT'S A ONE TIME POINT DEDUCTION OF 20 PERCENT TAKEN OFF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATIONS IF THE AGENCY WERE TO DEFAULT ON A LAP APPLICATION, DELIVERY OF A LAP, SORRY. AND THE THIRD ADJUSTMENT WE'VE MADE TO THE POLICIES FOR LAP IS HERE REGARDING THE RESOLUTION. SO WE JUST ADDED A ANOTHER SENTENCE HERE JUST INDICATING IF YOU DO DECIDE TO GO THROUGH THE LAP PROGRAM YOU'LL HAVE TO INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL RESOLUTION TEXT JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS OF LAP. WE ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPING SOME RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION LANGUAGE, SO YOU KIND OF JUST COPY AND PASTE AND MAKE THE MODIFICATIONS THAT SUIT WHAT YOUR COMMISSION WANTS TO SEE THROUGH THAT RESOLUTION LANGUAGE. THESE ARE ALL CARRYOVER, SO I'LL JUST KIND OF SKIP THROUGH THAT. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE AGAIN THESE ARE IN THE BACKUP FOR THE AGENDA AND HERE THERE'S MINOR MODIFICATION MADE JUST TO THE CONTINGENCY CAP. SO WITH THE 2 MILLION DOLLARS WE HAD A TOTAL OF A THREE MILLION DOLLAR FUNDING AVAILABILITY. NOW WITH THE 3 MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S GONE UP TO 4 MILLION DOLLARS TO GIVE YOU A ONE MILLION DOLLAR CONTINGENCY. JUST IN CASE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FLUCTUATE YOU WON'T BE LEFT WITH THE BILL DOWN THE ROAD. AND I THINK THAT'S THE LAST CHANGE WE MADE. THERE'S JUST SOME MORE CARRYOVER FROM LAST YEAR. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE THERE. AND AGAIN JUST SOME MORE CARRYOVER. SO WITH THAT THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. LISA WIGHT. HI, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SURE. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE SCHOOLS ADDED CRITERIA BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WE HAD. I SAW A HALF MILE BUFFER, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW YOU CHOSE HALF MILE. TRANSPORTATION ISN'T PROVIDED WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF A SCHOOL, SO COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? YEAH, SO THE REASON WHY WE DID THE HALF MILE, AND WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF PLAY WITH THE DATA SETS TO SEE HOW THEY BEST EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT INPUTS, I KNOW IT'S LIKE A TWO MILE RADIUS FOR SCHOOLS BUT AT A TWO MILE RADIUS YOU'RE GRABBING QUITE A FEW SCHOOLS. SO BASICALLY IT WOULDN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE EVERY PROJECT WOULD PROBABLY END UP GETTING THE MAX SCORE. OK. BUT AGAIN ACTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO ACTUALLY KIND OF TEST OUT HOW THESE ARE IMPACTING THE DATASETS. IF WE CAN IMPROVE THOSE WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. OK. AND WE'LL SEE HOW THEY WORK OUT. I MEAN IT'S TRUE. I'M SURE IF YOU'RE TWO MILES FROM A SCHOOL YOU'RE PROBABLY LESS LIKELY TO WALK [INAUDIBLE] HALF MILE FROM A SCHOOL. YEAH.JUST THE STATUTES REQUIRE THAT WE DON'T GIVE ANY TRANSPORTATION IF YOU'RE WITHIN TWO MILES, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. YEAH, AND AGAIN THE REASON WHY WE CHOSE HALF MILE IS BECAUSE HALF MILE'S LIKE A TYPICAL WALK [INAUDIBLE]. SURE. BUT AGAIN WE'LL BE MAKING MODIFICATIONS. YOU MIGHT GET THAT QUESTION FROM SOMEONE ELSE. [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU. ERIC HOUSTON. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THE MINIMUM COSTS WENT UP FROM 500 TO 1,000,000. SURE. SO WORKING WITH FDOT WHEN WE'RE PROGRAMMING THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO REASONS FOR IT. SO WHEN WE'RE PROGRAMMING SMALLER PROJECTS THE ACTUAL DESIGN COST TO ACTUALLY BUILD A SMALL PROJECT THROUGH FODT IS ACTUALLY QUITE HIGH. IT ENDS UP BEING ALMOST 40 PERCENT OF THE PROJECT AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE USING, SO IF WE CONSTRUCT LARGER PROJECTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DESIGN FUNDS THAT ARE BEING USED IN RELATION TO THE PROJECT ARE LOWER. THEY START GOING DOWN AS THE PROJECT GETS BIGGER. THE OTHER THING IS IT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO BE WAITING THE FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS TO GET THESE PROJECTS PROGRAMMED. IF IT'S A SMALL PROJECT IT'S EASIER TO BE PROGRAMMED EITHER THROUGH THE SURTAX OR LOCALLY IF IT'S SMALL ENOUGH IF THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT IS THERE ANY OTHER MECHANISM THROUGH THE MPO NOW TO DO A PROJECT LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS? OH, OKAY. [LAUGHTER]. ONE OF THE OTHER OPTIONS, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY IN ADDITION TO WHAT CONNOR SAID, ONE OF THE OTHER OPTIONS WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THIS IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL SMALL PROJECTS YOU CAN COMBINE PROJECTS TOGETHER. WE'VE HAD SOME CITIES THEY COME IN WITH LITTLE SMALL PROJECTS AND DO A SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR EACH ONE OF THEM. IT'S JUST NOT WISE TO DO IT.
WHEN IT'S SMALL TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING A SMALL PROJECT DONE THROUGH
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THE YOU KNOW FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS TO GET A PROGRAM AND THEN THROUGH THE DESIGN PART OF IT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT THE OPTION IF YOU DO HAVE SEVERAL SMALL PROJECTS LIKE MAYBE THERE'S A COUPLE OF SMALL INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, MAYBE A ROUND ABOUT, MAYBE SOME SIDEWALK APPS THAT CAN BE ALL COMBINED INTO ONE APPLICATION TO MEET THE THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS. AND WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST MORE EFFECTIVE, MORE EFFICIENT, WITH THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE.YEAH, AND THANKS MIKE. SORRY I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TOO, BUT YEAH AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN SOMEWHAT OF A SIMILAR GEOGRAPHIC AREA COMBINING THE PROJECTS ISN'T AN ISSUE. SO IF YOU HAVE SAY LIKE MAST-ARM PROJECT, BUT YOU ALSO WANT TO DO BIKE LANES YOU CAN JUST COMBINE THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND IT SHOULD GO OVER THE 1 MILLION. BUT WE CAN AGAIN WE CAN WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES TO KIND OF PACKAGE THEIR PROJECTS TOGETHER. I GUESS I'M WORRIED ABOUT LIKE THE OTHER ASPECTS OF COMPLETE STREETS BECAUSE IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE WE'RE FOCUSING JUST ON ROADWAY, BUT I'M WONDERING IF WE HAD A TRANSIT PROJECT WHERE WE WANT TO DO SHELTERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT HOW YOU KNOW WHAT MECHANISM DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT NOW THAT THE CAP IS GOING UP TO 1 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION? YEAH. SURE. SO SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING TO A TRANSIT PROJECTS THERE'S REALLY TWO OPTIONS. AGAIN ACTUALLY AGENCIES HAVE COMBINED BUS SHELTER PROJECTS TOGETHER AND IT'S GONE WELL ABOVE ONE MILLION DOLLARS. THE OTHER OPTION IS WE HAVE A MOBILITY HUBS PROGRAM AS WELL, AND THAT FUNDS YOU KNOW DEDICATED TRANSIT AREAS PROJECTS IN THOSE AREAS. JUST IN THE HUBS. JUST IN THE HUB AREAS, CORRECT. YEAH, BUT AGAIN YOU CAN COMBINE THOSE PROJECTS. I BELIEVE THE CITY OF SUNRISE COMBINED QUITE A FEW BUS SHELTER PROJECTS AS AN APPLICATION AND IT WAS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE TWO MILLION DOLLARS JUST IN IT WAS STRICTLY BUS SHELTERS. NOBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE, SO I'LL GIVE YOU ONE. SO I'M JUST INTERESTED IN THIS PENALTY FOR DEFAULTING ON A LAP. MOST OF THESE PROJECTS BY DEFAULT GO TO DOT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND LAP IT REALLY ISN'T A VERY ATTRACTIVE OPTION.
MAYBE THERE ARE CASES WHERE THAT WOULD BE. I CAN'T THINK OF ONE OFF THE TOP MY HEAD. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAPPENED YET, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A MUNICIPALITY COULD DEFAULT WITH DOT BECAUSE PRIMARILY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT IS NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE AND IS DICTATED BY DOT. SO OUR ATTORNEYS ARE HAVING A REAL HARD TIME WITH IT AND SORT OF ON THAT LINE OF DEFAULTING WITH DOT, BUT THERE'S NO PENALTY FOR DEFAULTING ON DOT. AND YEAH I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT I GUESS BECAUSE THERE'S NO PENALTY, AND YET ALL THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO DOT. SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHY LAP? SO AND I'LL TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE I'LL THROW IT TO MIKE, BUT THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING IT WITH LAP IS JUST THAT IT WAS A POLICY THAT WE HAD IN THE TAP PROGRAM, SO WE'RE JUST CARRYING THAT ONE OVER. AND THE REASON WHY WE WANTED TO INCLUDE LAP IN THE CSLIP PROGRAM WAS JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO PROJECTS. THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING A BIT MORE COMPLICATED. SAY THERE'S A MASSIVE DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN THE AREA AND YOU WANT TO PUT BIKE LANES, BUT THE DRAINAGE IS LIKE FOUR TIMES THE COST OF THE BIKE LANES YOU GO THROUGH LAP. YOU CAN DO YOUR DRAINAGE ALONG WITH THE BIKE LANES. THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE ALLOWING THAT FLEXIBILITY NOW. AND THEN AS FAR AS MIKE DO YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THE OTHER?. SURE. AND PAUL YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER BECAUSE WHEN THIS WAS CALLED ENHANCEMENTS AND TAP A LONG TIME AGO. KEEP IN MIND THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON. WITH THIS PROGRAM IT'S NOT JUST NEW FUNDING. WE STILL USE TAP MONEY, SO WE ALSO STILL HAVE THAT DANGER AS IF YOU DON'T SPEND IT IN THE TIME THAT IS ALLOTTED THE MONEY GOES AWAY, AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE MONEY TO THIS AREA. A COUPLE OF CITIES HAVE ASKED WE'D LIKE TO DO THIS THROUGH LAP AND AT THE TIME IT WASN'T AN OPTION. SO WE'RE ADDING IT AS AN OPTION THAT IT MIGHT BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR SOME CITIES. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE MOST PART. IT MIGHT NOT BE BECAUSE THROUGH LAP THEN THE CITIES BECOMES NOW ALL RESPONSIBLE TO MEETING ALL THE DEADLINES AND THE COST, THE CEI AND ALL THAT. WE'LL STILL PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT NOW THAT BECOMES A COST OF THE CITY THROUGH THE LAP PROGRAM TO DESIGN AT ALL AND IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET THOSE DUE DATES. SO WITH IT COMES A COST AND A RESPONSIBILITY. SOME CITIES LIKE THE IDEA BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE CONTROL OVER HOW THE PROJECT GETS DESIGNED AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT IT STAYS ON SCHEDULE. AND ONE OF
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THE THINGS THAT WE HAD WITH TAP THAT WAS A HUGE PROBLEM IS ALL OF THEM WERE BASICALLY DONE THROUGH LAP AND SOME OF THEM WERE DEFAULTING AND WE WERE LOSING THE MONEY.WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE CASE HERE. SO IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO GO THE LAP THAT'S CERTAINLY AN OPTION. JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THERE COULD BE SOME CONSEQUENCES IF WE'RE NOT DELIVERING THE PROJECT ON TIME. WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY THAT'S ALLOCATED TO THIS AREA SO THAT WE DON'T USE IT, SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS HERE. JUST BE MINDFUL OF IT IF THAT'S THE CHOICE THAT A CITY DECIDES TO GO WITH. SO IF WE DEFAULT WITH DOT WE DON'T LOSE THE MONEY. WITH DOT I'M NOT SURE. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE? WITH DOT IF THEY'RE DESIGNING IT THEY'RE TAKING ON ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY THEN. IF THEY DON'T MEET THE SCHEDULE YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY POINTS TAKEN OFF BECAUSE IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT IT WAS THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DOT ISSUE.
ENTER INTO OUR RIGHT OF WAY BASED ON THEIR LEGAL. THEY HAVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT EVEN WITH THIS THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAINTAIN IT IF IT'S WITHIN YOUR RIGHT OF WAY. ABSOLUTELY. YES. YEAH. ANYWAY NICHOLAS SOFOUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THIS ISN'T REALLY A QUESTION REGARDING TO YOUR CURRENT CHANGES, BUT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FOR THE FUTURE. THIS CAME UP AND I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN OR BIKE-PED SAFETY ACTION PLAN, BUT THERE'S A THERE'S A CRITERIA IN HERE ON TRAFFIC VOLUME AND BASICALLY IT'S SET UP WHEREAS THE MORE TRAFFIC THERE IS ON THE STREET AND THE HIGHER THE VOLUME IS THE MORE POINTS YOU CAN ALLOCATE TO A PROJECT. BUT WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES COMPLETES STREETS IS BEST IMPLEMENTED NOT ON YOUR HIGHEST TRAFFIC CORRIDORS.
YOU KNOW SOMETIMES THEY THRIVE IN THOSE CORRIDORS THAT ARE NOT THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT EVEN APPROPRIATE FOR THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC. SO I THINK WHEN YOU DO THE NEXT ITERATION OF THIS I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING WITH THAT KIND OF ADDRESSES THAT AREA OF THE CRITERIA IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW WHAT ARE WE REALLY TRYING TO GET AT AT THAT PARTICULAR METRIC IN THE EVALUATION CRITERIA YEAH. AND SO THAT DATA SET'S A LITTLE BIT BEFORE MY TIME OR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DATA SET'S A LITTLE BIT BEFORE MY TIME, BUT I THINK THE THE IDEA WAS THAT IF YOU HAVE A HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME AREA YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT SOME SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA THAT WOULD BE THE CORRIDOR TO DO IT IN BECAUSE TYPICALLY HIGH TRAFFIC, A LOT MORE CRASHES, POTENTIAL FOR MORE CRASHES. YEAH. BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE DATASETS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT. WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST APPROACH IS THERE. DID YOU HAVE OTHER METRICS? I MEAN YOU HAD METRICS IN HERE ALREADY FOR VEHICULAR CRASHES AND NON-VEHICULAR CRASHES. RIGHT. THAT COULD BE A PROXY TO THAT, BUT IN TERMS OF THIS LOOKING AT DIRECTLY AT VOLUMES AND JUST SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GET THE HIGHEST POINT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S REALLY THE BEST CRITERIA FOR SOMETHING THAT'S UNDER A MOBILITY CATEGORY. PETE SCHWARZ YOU'RE NOT WRITING YOUR RESOLUTIONS DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW ARE YOU? I JUST FINISHED. [LAUGHTER]. HEY CONNOR THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT DATASET. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE WHERE IT CAME FROM AND THE DATA THAT'S USED IN THAT. YEAH, SURE I'LL CALL UP OUR EQUITY ASSESSMENT MANAGER, YEAH, ERICA LYCHAK. WE HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS INTERNALLY AND WE JUST WOULD LIKE.
THAT'S AWESOME, THANKS. HELLO, I STEPPED IN AT THE RIGHT MOMENT. ERICA LYCHAK, THE BROWARD MPO. SO IF CSLIP WAS USING THE SAME, WELL I GUESS MAYBE WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? I'M JUST REALLY INTERESTED IN THE DATASET ITSELF, HOW IT WAS DEVELOPED, WHAT'S INCLUDED WITHIN IT. SO ACTUALLY THE BROWARD MPO SPENT THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS WORKING ON WHAT WE'RE CALLING AN EQUITY ASSESSMENT THAT TAKES BROWARD AND WE LOOK USING ACS DATA IS WHERE MOST OF IT COMES FROM AND WE'RE ESSENTIALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WE CALL CORE INDICATORS. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TIED TO MOST OF THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS, THINGS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT ETHNIC AND RACIAL MINORITY, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, LOOKING AT INCOME LEVELS, AND THERE'S SEVEN IN TOTAL. AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE SORT OF TAKE ALL OF THOSE AND THEY MAKE WHAT WE CONSIDER A BLOCK EQUITY SCORE AND THEN THOSE RANK FROM LOW TO VERY HIGH. AND AGAIN IT'S NOT A GOOD OR BAD IT'S JUST THAT THOSE ARE WHERE WE SEE HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF COMMUNITIES WITH THOSE SORT OF DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS AND WITH THOSE MAKEUPS. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT THAT KIND OF I GUESS SPREAD OVER THE REGION OF BROWARD AND WHERE WE SEE THOSE HIGHER CONCENTRATION AREAS. OK. THANK YOU. IF THAT ANSWER YOU. NO, IT DOES. THANK YOU. OKAY.
RATHER THAN YOUR CITY WIDE EQUITY. SO IT'S BY I BELIEVE IT'S BLOCK GROUP.
ALL RIGHT. ACTUALLY THIS IS A GREAT VISUAL, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS WHAT THE ACTUAL OUTPUT OF THIS EQUITY ASSESSMENT IS. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY RANK FROM FROM LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH AND
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VERY HIGH AND THEN YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT THE WHOLE COUNTY. SO WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS WITH THIS ASSESSMENT YOU COULD ZOOM IN ON A SPECIFIC AREA AND IT WOULD GIVE YOU THE BREAKDOWN PERCENTAGE WISE OF THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, POVERTY LEVEL ET CETERA. SO WHILE IT LOOKS AT THE WHOLE COUNTY YOU CAN ZOOM IN REALLY KIND OF AS MICRO AS YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN IN THE DATA FOR. THANK YOU. ERIC HOUSTON. I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE LAP. I HAD TWO, WELL ONE QUESTION AND ONE STATEMENT. THE FIRST QUESTION IS AT ANY TIME DURING THE VETTING STAGE THE MPO ISN'T GOING TO I GUESS PUSH OR RECOMMEND A PROJECT TO GO THE LAP ROUTE TO MAYBE FUND MORE PROJECTS, LIKE IT WOULD BE UP TO THE CITY TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO DO LAP OR NOT. SO REALLY THERE'S TWO OPTIONS. THERE IS THAT DECISION IF THE AGENCY WOULD LIKE TO DO LAP THEY CAN DEFINITELY INDICATE THAT IN THE APPLICATION. THE OTHER THING IS IF THERE IS SOME COMPLICATIONS HAPPENING IN THE VETTING PROCESS WHERE FDOT DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT THEMSELVES THEY MIGHT REACH OUT TO THE AGENCY TO SEE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO DO LAP. THAT WAY THE AGENCY THEMSELVES CAN GO IN, DO THE PROJECT AS THEY WANT TO, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL AND YEAH PROVIDE THAT OPTION. SO INSTEAD OF THE PROJECT JUST FALLING OFF BECAUSE THE FDOT HE CANNOT IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT THERE IS THAT OPTION FOR LAP. OKAY. AND MY SECOND QUESTION OR STATEMENT WOULD THEN BE DISTRICT 4 IS THE ONLY DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T PAY FOR A DESIGN AND CEI SERVICES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IS THERE ANY PUSH BY THE MPO TO GET THEM TO GO BACK TO PAYING FOR SERVICES ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY USING LAP MORE NOW IN THE FUTURE. NONE THAT I'M AWARE OF. MIKE DO YOU KNOW OF ANY DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED? SEEN THAT WE'VE EXPLORED THIS AT ALL, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CHANGE THE POLICY COMING. ONE OF THE THINGS TO REMEMBER THOUGH WITH LAP YEAH IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE THE DOT PAY FOR, BUT REMEMBER IT STILL COMES OUT OF FUNDING THAT COULD BE USED FOR CSLIP PROJECTS. SO WHILE YEAH YOU MIGHT SAY OKAY THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, BUT THERE MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS FROM THE CSLIP PROGRAM THAT WE CAN'T IMPLEMENT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SPENDING IT ON THE CEI OR THE LAP PROGRAM. SO THERE'S PLUSES AND MINUSES TO BOTH. IT JUST DEPENDS ON I GUESS PERSPECTIVE. YEAH, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOUR CITY AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE RESOLUTIONS AS PART OF IT AND YOUR RESOLUTIONS YOU AGREE TO A CERTAIN COST ESTIMATE AND THEN YOU COME BACK THROUGH THE VETTING STAGE AND NOW THAT CAN DRASTICALLY CHANGE WHAT YOUR LOCAL SHARE WAS GOING TO BE. SO THINK IF WE'RE PUSHING LAP I MEAN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PUSH FROM I MEAN MPO TO TRY TO SEE WHY WE CAN'T GET FDOT TO GO BACK AND PUSH FOR THOSE PAYMENTS OR THAT FUNDING WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT IN A STATE THAT DOESN'T GET IT. YOU KNOW ERIC, GREG STEWART FROM THE MPO, I JUST WAS LISTENING OVER THERE AND I COULDN'T HELP BUT STEP IN. YOU KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW BEING HERE FOR OVER A DECADE NOW AND THE REASON WHY THE LAP PROGRAM WENT THE WAY IT DID AND THE WAY THE DISTRICT DID WHAT IT DID IS THE VOLUME OF DEFAULTS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON THE PROJECTS AND THE FACT THAT CITIES WOULD, AND WE HAVE THIRTY ONE OF YOU PLUS THE COUNTY PLUS THE SCHOOL BOARD, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE 33 GOVERNMENTS THAT DOT HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET PROJECTS OUT AND FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, CORAL SPRINGS I CAN USE AS AN EXAMPLE, SORRY PAUL.ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S A PROJECT AND THEN THEY SPEND THE MONEY ON IT ON A THING AND THE LAP GOES THAT ISN'T APPROPRIATE. UNFORTUNATELY, USDOT CAME DOWN HEAVY ON FLORIDA DOT WHICH THEN CAME UDOWN HEAVY ON DISTRICT 4. AND IT WAS OUR BEHAVIOR, AND I SHARE THIS WITH EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM, OUR SHARED BEHAVIOR IN HOW WE WERE SPENDING THE MONEY AND ADMINISTERING THE MONEY WHICH IS WHY THE DISTRICT DOESN'T DO THAT AND WHY WE HAVEN'T GONE BACK UP TO TALLAHASSEE TO SAY LET'S FIX THIS BECAUSE IT HAS TO COME FROM US. AND UNTIL WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT WE HAVE THAT ABILITY AS A GROUP THAT'S WHEN WE CAN KIND OF TURN TO THE DISTRICT AND SAY YOU KNOW DISTRICT 5 DOES THIS IN ORLANDO, DISTRICT 7 OR 6 DOES THIS IN MIAMI, DISTRICT 2 DOES THAT UP IN NORTH FLORIDA.
SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO FACE WITH REALITY, AND I JUST WANTED TO
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BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE YOU'RE RELATIVELY NEW TO THE REGION AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE HISTORY TO KNOW THAT IT WAS OUR OWN FAULT. SO ARE WE FIXING OUR BEHAVIOR? IS THERE A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN WE CAN GET OFF THE BAD LIST. WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT BY OFFERING THIS AS AN OPTION AND IF WE FIND THAT OUR PARTNERS ARE SUCCESSFUL MAYBE. YOU NEVER KNOW. YEAH, WE'RE TRYING. YES. YOU'RE ALL TRYING. YOU'RE ALL LIFTING WEIGHT. THAT'S WHY WE DO ALL THESE DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S JUST LITERALLY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. I THINK THE POINT IS IS IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO GO THE LAP ROUTE THERE'S SOME RESPONSIBILITY, BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO GET IT DONE ON TIME YOU KNOW WITHIN TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT ONLY FOR THE PENALTY ON YOUR MUNICIPALITY BUT HOW IT AFFECTS THE REGION. PETE SCHWARZ. THANK YOU. I WASN'T ACTUALLY DONE BEFORE WHEN HE [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]. SO I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS.BACK TO THE POINT DEDUCTION PENALTY FOR LAP PROJECTS THAT DEFAULT IT'S 20 PERCENT POINT DEDUCTION ONE TIME. BUT FOR HOW LONG? IS THERE A TIME PERIOD ON IF I DEFAULT FOR FIVE YEARS FROM NOW AND YOU KNOW IS THERE A TIME PERIOD. WE'RE NOT GONNA DEFAULT, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER BUT I JUST NEED TO KNOW THE ANSWER. YEAH SURE. SO I'M ASSUMING, AND MIKE YOU CAN ELABORATE MORE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT IT WOULD BE JUST THE ONE TIME THE NEXT APPLICATION AFTER YOU DEFAULT. SO IF YOU WERE TO DEFAULT IN 2020 IT WOULD BE APPLIED TO YOUR 2021 APPLICATION. THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE DEFINITION OF ONE TIME, SO I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] MORE QUESTIONS? NATALIE YESBECK. HI, CONNER. I'M LOOKING AT THE DATA SOURCES HERE AND I NOTE THAT THE RTA'S DATASET IS FROM 2014. WE PROBABLY HAVE MUCH MORE UPDATED INFORMATION? YES. THE NEXT STEP BETWEEN NOW AND THE ACTUAL DUE DATE OF THE CSLIP APPLICATIONS IS WE'RE GOING TO NOW THAT WE HAVE THE DATASETS THAT WE ARE GONNA BE USING WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT THE MOST UPDATED VERSIONS BECAUSE I THINK ON THERE THE CRASH DATA IS KIND OF OLD AND A FEW OTHER DATA SETS ARE TOO, SO WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH AND UPDATE AS MANY OF THOSE DATA SETS AS WE CAN. OKAY GREAT. THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE, SO IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND WE'LL VOTE ON THIS. IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE BY NATALIE YESBECK AND SECONDED BY JUGBA SANTI. LOOKS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO NON-ACTION ITEMS.
[1. Mobility Hubs Status Update and Future Funding Program]
THE MOBILITY HUB STATUS AND FUTURE FUNDING PROGRAM, JAMES CROMAR. OH, CHADWICK BLUE. WHO'VE WE GOT? SO WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH CHADWICK BLUE AND THEN I WILL STEP IN. THANK YOU. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN CARPENTER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS CHADWICK BLUE. I AM A PROJECT COORDINATION MANAGER HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO. I'M RELATIVELY NEW VICTIM HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO. I WAS HIRED IN FEBRUARY AND I'M IN CHARGE OF THE MOBILITY HUB PROJECTS HERE, I'M THE PM FOR THAT. SO WANTED TO DISCUSS SOME UPDATES WITH YOU IN REGARD TO THAT PROGRAM. SO AS MANY OF YOU MAY BE AWARE THE MOBILITY HUBS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN 2035 AND THAT INTRODUCED DEFINED THIS CONCEPT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. THROUGH THAT THE BROWARD MPO LOOKED ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY AT TRANSIT ACCESS POINTS WHERE THERE WAS A HIGH LEVEL OF EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE AS WELL AS HIGH TRANSFER RATES AND TRIP GENERATION IN AREAS OF HIGH DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THESE LOCATIONS FOR THESE MOBILITY HUBS. THE GOAL WAS TO SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION, WALKING, BICYCLING, AUTOMOBILES, TRANSIT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES THAT WOULD MAXIMIZE THE FIRST AND LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY KIND OF. AND THEN OF COURSE TO ACCOMPLISH THE THREE MAIN GOALS OF THE[01:00:06]
BROWARD MPO WHICH IS TO MOVE PEOPLE AND GOODS, TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, AND CREATE JOBS. SO WITH THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVEN MOBILITY HUBS IN VARIOUS STAGES. SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR SCREENS YOU'LL SEE THEM. WE'VE GOT CORAL SPRINGS AND SUNRISE WHICH WE JUST HAD OUR INITIAL KICKOFF MEETINGS ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PEMBROKE PINES, PLANTATION, HOLLYWOOD, CYPRESS CREEK AND DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE. AND AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE IN VARIOUS STATES OF PLANNING FRAMEWORK TO ALMOST UP TO CONSTRUCTION, FORT LAUDERDALE IS. SO WITH THAT SAID I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE APPROACH THESE PROJECTS OR WE HAVE IN THE PAST .SO TYPICALLY MUNICIPALITIES WOULD APPROACH THE MPO AND LET US KNOW THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN A MOBILITY HUB. SO WE DID THE SAME PROGRAM READY ASPECTS THAT PETER AND EVERYONE HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE RESOLUTION SUPPORT AND ONCE ALL THAT'S DONE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOBILITY HUB MASTER PLAN WHICH INCLUDES SOME FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THERE'S AN EXISTING SITE IN CONTEXT EVALUATION THAT'S PERFORMED. ADDITIONALLY A MARKET ANALYSIS IS DONE AND TRANSIT RIDER SURVEYS AND FINALLY AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CAPITAL RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THAT'S UP THERE ON THAT SLIDE A LITTLE BIT YOU'LL SEE, BUT MOVING ON. ALL RIGHT. SO DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE THIS IS KIND OF THIS WAS THE BABY. THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT WE STARTED ON, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO STARTING CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S GONNA BE A RIBBON CUTTING IN SEPTEMBER AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, MAYBE MAY/JUNE-ISH. SO MAYBE NOT THAT EARLY, BUT NEXT YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THIS IS IT'S ANDREWS TO THE EAST, THE FEC TRACKS TO THE WEST, BROWARD SOUTH AND WHAT IS IT NORTHWEST 2ND STREET.SO BASICALLY THE AREA ACROSS FROM CITY HALL IS WHERE THE MOBILITY HUB IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO GO. AND THIS PICTURE SHOWS YOU THE EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS NOW, SO IT'S NOT VERY PRETTY IF YOU'VE EVER WALKED AROUND OR HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING TO WALK AROUND OVER THERE. THE PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS ARE SUBSTANDARD, THE SIDEWALKS AS YOU CAN SEE. AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT LOCATION BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT LOCAL COMMUNITY SHUTTLES, YOU'VE GOT THE TMA SUN TROLLEY SERVICING THIS AREA. YOU'VE GOT VIRGIN TRAIN FORMERLY BRIGHTLINE, NEW STATION THERE EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THAT. THE BROWARD COUNTY MAIN BUS TERMINAL'S LOCATED THERE.
YOU'VE GOT ALL THE DOCKLESS SCOOTERS GETTING PLACED WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO. AND YOU KNOW THERE'S ALSO TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE THE SFRTA COASTAL LINK MAYBE A STATION MIGHT BE COMING IN THIS AREA. SO THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSIT COMPONENTS IN THIS AREA THAT WE WANTED TO KIND OF STITCH TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE HERE LET'S SEE, AND I SHOULD THAT BEFORE I STARTED WORKING HERE I WORKED AS A CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR 11 AND A HALF YEARS, SO I WORKED IN THE WAVE STREETCAR. AND SO THIS IS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU'LL EVER GET TO SEEING IT. I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THERE. AND I KEEP ASKING THEM TO STOP USING THIS SLIDE, BUT I THINK JAMES LIKES TO RUB MY NOSE IN IT A LITTLE BIT. BUT ANYWAY, SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE IS WE'RE PUTTING IN SOME WIDER SIDEWALKS, SOME BICYCLE LANES, SOME PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, ENHANCED LIGHTING, AS WELL SOME IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN VEHICULAR SIGNAGE, AND ALSO LANDSCAPING. SO AGAIN WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE SHOULD HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING COME SEPTEMBER TIME AND WE'LL INVITE ALL OF YOU TO THAT. MOVING ALONG. LET'S SEE. THERE WE GO. ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS IS THE CYPRESS CREEK MOBILITY HUB. AND THAT'S JUST RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WINDOW BEHIND YOU IS THE CYPRESS CREEK TRI-RAIL STATION. SO THIS IS AN INTERESTING PROJECT. ONCE WE COMPLETED THE MOBILITY HUB FRAMEWORK DOCUMENTS WE IDENTIFIED SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. AS YOU SEE FROM THE PHOTO THAT IS FROM POWERLINE LOOKING DOWN, WHAT IS IT, NORTHWEST 59TH COURT. SO ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE MOBILITY HUB MASTERPLAN CALLED FOR A LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO BE INSTALLED SO THAT BUSES THAT ARE TRAVELING SOUTH ON POWERLINE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO TURN INTO NORTHWEST 59TH COURT EASIER BECAUSE CURRENTLY
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THERE'S NO DEDICATED TURN SIGNAL ON THE BUSES DON'T FEEL SAFE JUST TRYING TO GET OVER THERE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT'S GOING ON. ALSO YOU'LL SEE WIDER SIDEWALKS, LANDSCAPING. THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR NORTH ANDREWS WAY WHICH IS THE ROAD RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR BUILDING OUT FRONT HERE.WE HAVE PROGRAM FUNDS FOR 2024 FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS MOBILITY HUB. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES IN REGARDS TO THIS SITE. THE CONSULTANT DID A MARKET ANALYSIS TO TRY TO SEE YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE BEST USE OF THIS LAND? MAYBE SFRTA COULD LEASE THE LAND, KEEP THE TRI-RAIL STATION, BUT LEAST THE LAND FOR 100 YEARS OR SO, HAVE SOMEONE COME ON, DO AN IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDING OF SOME TYPE. AND YOU KNOW THROUGH THEIR ANALYSIS THEY FOUND THAT A THE MARKET CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WEREN'T VERY GOOD AND THAT SFRTA WOULD BASICALLY HAVE TO GIVE AWAY THE LAND PLUS 50 MILLION DOLLARS TO ENTICE SOMEONE TO COME AND DO A DEVELOPMENT THERE. COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT CURRENTLY THERE'S SOME LAND USE ISSUES, IT'S ZONED INDUSTRIAL. SO THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR URBAN VILLAGE PLAN THAT'S LOOKING TO TAKE CARE OF SOME THESE LAND USE ISSUES. BESIDES THAT THERE IS SOME INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. THERE'S A COMPLETE LACK OF I THINK SEWER, WATER, AND POWER AS YOU COME INTO THEIR SITE.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME MAJOR UPGRADES. IF ANYONE WAS TO EVER COME IN AND DO A DEVELOPMENT THERE, BUT AGAIN WE DO HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE COMING SOON, 2024.
SO HANG IN THERE AND YOU SHOULD SEE SOME OF THESE COME TO FRUITION. THE NEXT SLIDE I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING IN HOLLYWOOD. SO THERE IS A MOBILITY HUB PROJECT AT HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AND STATE ROAD 7.
RIGHT? YEAH. AND THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE RIGHT THERE THE NORTH EAST CORNER. AND CURRENTLY THAT CORNER IS ALREADY SERVING AS A TRANSFER POINT FOR SEVERAL BCT BUSES ALREADY. AND SO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR MOBILITY HUB MASTER PLAN AND WORKING WITH THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD. WE'VE GOT SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED WHICH INCLUDE BUS SHELTERS, ENHANCED LIGHTING, AND THERE'S A CONTAMINATION WELL OR RETENTION WELL RIGHT NEXT TO THIS SITE THAT WE WANT TO BUILD A PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY ACROSS. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH DOT TO GET A CONSENSUS ON WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE AND WE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE PLANS FAIRLY SHORTLY. CURRENTLY DESIGN PLANS ARE AT 30 PERCENT. SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. AND LET'S SEE HERE. AND NOW I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR JAMES CROMAR. THANK YOU. JAMES COMER WITH THE MPO. THANKS CHADWICK FOR TELLING THE STORY IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN WE TELL IT IN THE PAST. THAT'S PART OF WHY I WANTED HIM UP HERE IS HE'S A NEW FACE TO THE ORGANIZATION, SO HE CAN TELL THE STORY A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND MOBILITY HUBS FOR THE FUTURE. PETER'S BEEN UP HERE REGULARLY TALKING ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE FUNDING OPTIONS AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FUNDING POT FOR MOBILITY HUBS AS PART OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE OR THE ALLOCATION OF THE MPO FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SO WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THIS DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE SEEING IT AND SO WE'RE ALSO OPEN TO INPUT FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF HOW WE MIGHT DO THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. WE WANTED TO ALLOCATE FUNDING NOT ONLY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MOBILITY HUBS, BUT ALSO FOR SOME PLANNING ASSISTANCE. SO ON THE CAPITAL SIDE WE WOULD LOOK TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CSLIP PROCESS IS LIKE NOW. I WANT TO CORRECT SOMETHING THAT CHADWICK SAID. IN THE PAST THESE THE MOBILITY HUBS THAT WE WORKED ON WERE BASED ON A PRIORITIZED LIST FROM THE 2035 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. SO WE 10 YEARS AGO DECIDED THESE WERE THE PRIORITY HUBS AND WE WANTED THIS PROCESS FOR THE FUTURE TO OFFER SOME FLEXIBILITY. SITUATIONS MAY CHANGE, THINGS MAY BE DIFFERENT IN CERTAIN CITIES OR LOCATIONS, SO WE WANT THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO ALLOW FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY TO BE REFLECTED IN WHERE WE ALLOCATE THE FUNDS. WE ALSO WANT TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME PLANNING ASSISTANCE.
IN SOME AREAS IT MAY NOT BE CLEAR WHAT KIND OF PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO HAPPEN . THERE MAY BE A MULTITUDE OF TRANSIT PROVIDERS OR DIFFERENT PARTNERS AND IT WOULD BE A VALUE FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO HAVE A PLANNING PROGRAM. SO WE'RE WANTING TO OFFER THIS PLANNING ASSISTANCE AS PART OF THE FUNDING FOR THE HUB PROGRAM ITSELF. WE'D ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN AN AREA AND DETERMINE WHICH PARTICULAR EXPENSES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FTA FUNDING WHICH MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FROM DIFFERENT SIDES. AND ALSO THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS
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THAT WANT TO LOOK AT SOME JOINT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AS CHADWICK MENTIONED WE LOOKED AT SOME IN DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE AND IN THE CYPRESS CREEK AREA. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO BE OPEN TO. SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE VALUATION PROCESS FOR DOING THE FUNDING WE WANT TO BASE THIS ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHERED THAT WE SHARED LAST YEAR ABOUT REVISITING AND UPDATING THE MOBILITY HUB PROCESS. SO WE LOOKED AT LOCATING DIFFERENT HUBS BASED ON THE THE ELEMENTS OF MARKET READINESS AND NETWORK READINESS. SO WE WANTED THOSE TO CONTINUE ON AS EVALUATION FACTORS. ON THE MARKET READINESS SIDE THERE'S A QUESTION OF HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK IN A CERTAIN AREA, SO THAT'S A FACTOR THAT WE HAVE.WHAT KIND OF MARKET ACTIVITY? IS THERE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT GOING ON? BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE AWARE OF CERTAIN EQUITY FACTORS TOO. SO NOT JUST GO TO WHERE THE MONEY IS ALREADY GOING, BUT THERE MAY BE PLACES WHERE IT'S A VALUE TO MAKE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO ENCOURAGE DIFFERENT THINGS TO BE GOING ON. ON THE NETWORK READINESS SIDE IF YOU'LL RECALL IN THE PAST WE BASE THE HUB LOCATIONS ON SOME FUTURE VISION OF WHAT BCT TRANSIT COULD BE. WHAT WE DID IN THE UPDATE WAS TO MODIFY IT TO BASE OUR EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL HUBS BASED ON THE EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICE, BUT WE ALSO WERE AWARE WITH THE SURTAX THAT THERE WILL BE INCREASED TRANSIT SERVICE IN MANY PLACES AROUND THE COUNTY. SO WE WANT TO BE FLEXIBLE TO ALLOW NEW INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD AS BCT INCREASES THE LEVELS OF SERVICE OR IDENTIFIES CORRIDORS FOR LIGHT RAILS. THAT MAY CHANGE SOME OF THE SCORING FOR SOME OF THE DIFFERENT HUB LOCATIONS. AND THEN FINALLY THE THIRD FACTOR IS WE WANT TO ADD A SPONSOR READINESS. SO I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A MONTH OR SO AGO THAT IF THERE IS A CERTAIN CITY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT IS INTERESTED IN PURSUING MOBILITY HUB FUNDING THEN THEY CAN APPLY FOR THE FUNDING ITSELF. IF THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED THAT'S FINE THEY DON'T NEED TO APPLY AND WE WON'T SPEND A LOT OF ENERGY TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T INTERESTED IN TRYING TO PURSUE THE FUNDING. SO WE WANTED TO OFFER THIS AS KIND OF A FUNDING PROGRAM AND MAKE IT A VALUE TO OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS. YOU MIGHT RECALL AGAIN ALSO FROM LAST YEAR OF THIS MOBILITY HUB CANDIDATE LOCATION MAP. BASED ON THOSE CRITERIA THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE ABOUT MARKET READINESS AND NETWORK READINESS THESE WERE THE LOCATIONS THAT COULD QUALIFY FOR HUB FUNDING. WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSIT THAT MIGHT SERVE THOSE AREAS. YOU'LL SEE IN THE CODE IF THERE'S A RAIL STATION OR IF IT'S A STREET SITE TRANSFER OR PARK AND RIDE, THINGS OF THAT SORT. AND ALSO THE CONTEXT, IF IT'S AN URBAN OR SUBURBAN CONTEXT, MORE COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL. SO THAT HELPS GUIDE A LITTLE BIT THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE. BUT AGAIN THESE CANDIDATE LOCATIONS ARE A STARTING POINT AS WE GET NEW INFORMATION, NEW SERVICE FROM BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT OR TRI-RAIL OR DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT SORT WE CAN LOOK AT POTENTIAL LOCATIONS THAT AREN'T ON THIS LIST. FINALLY THEN THE TYPES OF ELIGIBLE EXPENSES. SO AS WE DO SOME PLANNING OF IDENTIFIED THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WE DO LOOK TO DO FUNDING FOR MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION WOULD WANT TO SUPPORT US MAKING INVESTMENTS AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO USE TRANSIT AND TO GET ACCESS TO IT AND FIRST AND LAST MILE ACCESS ALSO. THERE ARE SAFETY ELEMENTS SO THAT THAT CAN INCREASE THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE FOR THE USERS OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM ITSELF SO THESE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FTA FUNDING. THE FINAL ELEMENT WHERE WE LOOK AT THE PLACE MAKING ELEMENTS. THESE ARE PARTICULAR THINGS THAT COULD HELP MAKE A MOBILITY HAVE AREA BETTER, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE FOR THE FUNDING THAT THE MPO HAS.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE DON'T WANT TO LIMIT THE VISION OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE MPO FUNDS COULD AND COULD NOT BE USED FOR. SO WITH THAT THAT'S THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HUBS, SO IF HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EXISTING STATUS OR ANY COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW WE DO THE NEW PROGRAM WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME MENTION THEN, I WAS GONNA WAIT TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY COMMENTS, BUT THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD ABOUT THE EQUITY FACTORS WE MAY LOOK TO ADD THAT PARTICULAR EQUITY TOOL FINDINGS TO OUR SCORING. IN THE PAST WE'D IDENTIFIED THE EQUITY FACTORS CARLESS HOUSEHOLDS, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS NEW TOOL THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD TO OUR CONSIDERATION. I WAS GONNA SEE IF SOMEBODY BROUGHT THAT UP. CARLESS HOUSEHOLDS. YUP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND MOVING ON.
[2. Mobility Advancement Program (fka Transportation Surtax) Implementation Plan]
MOBILITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM, TRANSPORTATION SURTAX, I THINK WE HAVE GRETCHEN CASSINI FROM BROWARD COUNTY HERE TO UPDATE US. THANK YOU. GRETCHEN GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. THIS IS AN AUSPICIOUS GROUP.I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU AND NOW I'M HERE. SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS PRESENTATION OR AN ITERATION OF THIS PRESENTATION, AND SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS OF COURSE BALANCE THAT WITH THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT HAVE SEEN
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IT OR MAY NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MOBILITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM. AND SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH THE CHAIR TO KIND OF STOP ME DURING THE PRESENTATION TO ASK QUESTIONS AND I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE THE WEBSITE OPEN AND IT IS AN OPTION FOR ME TO DEMONSTRATE AND TO ACTUALLY NAVIGATE THROUGH THE WEBSITE ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS FROM THIS GROUP. SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE SURTAX AND OF COURSE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MPO AND THE MUNICIPALITIES IS THE FOUNDATION OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. BECAUSE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IDENTIFIED THE MPO AS A OBVIOUSLY THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR OUR COUNTY THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THE PRIORITIZATION OF MUNICIPAL PROJECTS. BUT OF COURSE THE MPO IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, SO WE HAD TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT SO THAT THE MPO COULD HIRE STAFF WHICH WOULD BE FUNDED WITH ONLY SURTAX DOLLARS SO THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS COULD CREATE THE APPLICATION AND RATING AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS WHICH WILL THEN BE BROUGHT BACK TO OUR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE IT'S IMPLEMENTED. AND ALL OF THAT NEEDING TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO WE ALL GOT ROLLER SKATES ON AT THIS POINT, BUT WE DID IT. WE GOT IT TO THE OVERSIGHT BOARD ON APRIL 25TH AND THE INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION SURTAX OVERSIGHT BOARD IS A NINE MEMBER BOARD. IT'S TOO REMOVED FROM OUR POLITICAL STRUCTURES FOR VERY GOOD REASONS I BELIEVE. AND THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE THE FY '19 BUDGET, SO WE ARE NOW GETTING READY TO TAKE THEM THE FY '20 BUDGET IN JUNE AND THAT WILL HAVE A LOT OF MUNICIPAL PROJECTS IN IT. WE HOPE, RIGHT? I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE BULLETS, YOU HAVE THEM. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION LET ME KNOW. IN 2020 THE FINANCIAL PLAN CONTEMPLATED ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS FOR MUNICIPAL PROJECTS BESIDES THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE PROGRAM. OUR INITIAL PROJECTIONS, THE FORECAST THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR BUDGET OFFICE, IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN WE EXPECTED AND THAT'S GREAT NEWS BECAUSE WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT AT SOME POINT VERY SOON PROBABLY IN JULY WE'LL BE ALERTING THE MPO OF THE EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY SHOULD BE PLANNING FOR MUNICIPAL PROJECTS, NON COMMUNITY SHUTTLE MUNICIPAL PROJECTS. AND I'M GOING TO ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REHAB AND MAINTENANCE CARVE OUTS BECAUSE WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS INITIALLY DRAFTED AND THEN WE HAD THIS KIND OF RUSH TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUNICIPAL PROJECTS WOULD BE PRIORITIZED THERE WAS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WE ENTERED INTO AND IT HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY, THERE WASN'T A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY, AND SO THE WAY THAT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED THAT THIS WOULD WORK FOR ALL OF US THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING TOGETHER NOW WE REALIZED THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY GOING TO WORK BECAUSE THERE ARE ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND THREE MUNICIPAL PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN THE PLAN THAT ARE REALLY REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND THEY CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE FUNDING THAT'S BEEN SET ASIDE FOR MUNICIPALITIES. BUT THE MPO IS FORCED TO LOOK AT HOW THOSE PROJECTS WILL EITHER ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RISE TO THE TOP ON ANY GIVEN PRIORITIZATION ANNUALLY. AND SO RECOGNIZING THAT MANY OF THESE PROJECTS WOULD NEVER RISE TO THE TOP IN THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS THAT'S LOOKING AT THOSE TWO CRITERIA WE HAVE WITH OBVIOUSLY THE MUNICIPALITY'S SUPPORT WORKED ON A WAY TO CARVE THOSE PROJECTS OUT OF THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS THAT WOULD GO TO THE MPO SO THAT MANY OF THESE MUCH MUCH NEEDED REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS CAN BE FUNDED EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM. THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS THAT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT THAT I THINK IS PROBABLY REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, THERE'S A 30 PERCENT LOCAL PARTICIPATION GOAL ON THE PROGRAM. SO FOR ANY ELIGIBLE PROJECTS 30 PERCENT OF THE FUNDING NEEDS TO GO TO LOCAL CERTIFIED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. AND WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES ON OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS, THAT'S THE LAST BULLET, NO I'M SORRY THAT'S THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOU TO ENSURE THAT THAT 30 PERCENT LOCAL[01:20:05]
PARTICIPATION GOAL IS KIND OF DRILLING DOWN TO THE MUNICIPALITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR PROJECTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE REALLY GOING TO GET LOCAL PARTICIPATION. WHEN WE FEDERALIZE THE PROJECT. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE PUT A GOAL ON IT. MANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE 50 PERCENT OR MORE STATE FUNDS IN THEM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE LOCAL GOALS ON THEM. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR THESE SURTAX FUNDED ONLY PROJECTS TO HAVE AS MANY LOCAL PREFERENCE GOALS ON THEM AS POSSIBLE. THE FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT'S TALKED ABOUT IN THAT FINAL BULLET, THIS IS ALSO NEW, IT'S DIFFERENT, IT'S NOT IN THE ORDINANCE, IT'S NOT IN THE ILA THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED. THERE'S A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THAT INTER- LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT SPEAKS TO THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT THE CITY'S REQUESTED. THE COUNTY LOVES THE IDEA OF IT AS WELL BECAUSE WE ALL WOULD LIKE A HIGHER LEVEL OF CERTAINTY WHEN WE'RE PLANNING OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE MPO AND THE COUNTY AND THE CITIES AND FDOT WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO GET DONE BY JULY 1ST SO WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE OVERSIGHT BOARD. IMPORTANT THING ALSO FOR THIS GROUP AND MANY MANY PEOPLE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHEN TO GO OUT AND DO THIS PRESENTATION ASK WELL CAN WE START SPENDING MONEY NOW ON PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PLAN, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S IN THE PLAN, YOU'RE TELLING ME WE'RE GUARANTEED THAT THAT PROJECT'S GONNA HAPPEN AT SOME POINT, AND SO CAN WE START SPENDING MONEY TO DESIGN IT AND GET IT INTO A GOOD POSITION? THE ANSWER TO THAT RIGHT NOW THE WAY THAT EVERYTHING IS DRAFTED IS NO. YOU CANNOT SPEND A SINGLE DOLLAR ON ANYTHING UNTIL THE OVERSIGHT BOARD APPROVES THE PROJECT AS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE STATUTE AND APPROVES THE COSTS, THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURE. BY TAKING A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO THE OVERSIGHT BOARD NEXT JULY IT DOES PROVIDE A LEVEL OF COMFORT TO A CITY. SO IF THEY SEE THEIR PROJECT IN THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN AND IT'S IN YOUR THREE AND THEY WANT TO START ADVANCING SOME DESIGN BEFORE THEY GET THE FUNDING FOR IT THEY CAN HAVE A LEVEL OF CERTAINTY THAT THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THOSE EXPENSES REIMBURSED WHEN IT'S FUNDED IN YEAR THREE. OK. WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS I SEE.MS. GRETCHEN. JUST BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR I JUST HAVE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SHUTTLE FUNDING BECAUSE IT IS BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 1 OF 2019 AND THAT'S BASICALLY IMPACTING BUDGET CYCLES THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT IT SAYS THAT IT'S 100 PERCENT FUNDING, CAPITAL AND OPERATING. SO WHAT WOULD BE THE LIMIT ON THE OPERATING SIDE OF THAT? RIGHT NOW THE WAY THAT WE ARE APPROACHING IT IS THAT IT'S AT FORTY FIVE DOLLARS. SO THE AVERAGE OPERATING EXPENSES ACROSS THE SYSTEM ARE, I THINK BARNEY MCCOY DID A PRETTY REASONABLE ANALYSIS AND IT WAS AT FORTY FIVE DOLLARS. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE WE SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO 100 PERCENT FUND SOMETHING THAT THERE IS, I WOULD DO IT TOO, THERE'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT MUNICIPALITIES AS WE'RE NEGOTIATING THEN YOU INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT MAY TRY TO ADD IN SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS INTO THE SERVICE, BUT IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE VERY JUSTIFIED. THERE'LL HAVE TO BE YOU KNOW A CLEAR DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S STARTING TO SHOW UP, OKAY? BECAUSE THOSE ARE NOT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND THE O&M FOR THE ACTUAL PROGRAM.
AND SO THROUGH THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS WE'RE ALSO HEARING FROM SOME CITIES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONES BECAUSE I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR THE ACTUAL MUNICIPALITIES NAMES, BUT OF THE 19 THAT WE HAVE A CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THERE ARE NINE THAT HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A SINGLE O&M CONTRACT TO REDUCE THE COSTS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT POSSIBLY AS AN OPTION IN THE 2020 OR '21 TIMEFRAME. RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO ENTER INTO A NEW ILA WITH EACH MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS THE EXISTING CONTRACTS. I BELIEVE THERE ARE FIVE THAT SUBMITTED FOR NEW PROJECTS. THREE OF THOSE LOOK LIKE THEY MIGHT BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WOULD MEET THE SEVEN POINT ONE RIDER PER HOUR REQUIREMENTS, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DONE BY AUGUST IN ORDER TO GET THAT FUNDING TO YOU ALL BY OCTOBER. YEAH, I KNOW. YEAH, AND NO NEW STAFF. SO JUST TO CLARIFY THEN, SO IT'S A FORTY FIVE DOLLAR AN HOUR RATE? MAX RIGHT NOW, YES. SO THAT'S THE MAX, WE'RE PAYING
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ACTUAL. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE FAR UNDER THAT. IN FACT THAT BARNEY QUOTED ONE TO ME JUST A COUPLE DAYS AGO THAT I THINK IT'S LIKE 26. SO WE PAY THE ACTUAL. PERFECT. YEAH. THANK YOU. OK. THE REALLY EXCITING PART OF THIS IS FINALLY HAVING SOME FUNDING TO DO THE TYPE OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND TO LOOK AT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE JUST COMING TO MARKET AND TO BE ABLE TO START WORKING WITH THIS COMMUNITY TO BECOME A SMART COUNTY. AND WHEN I MAKE THIS PRESENTATION AGAIN WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS I SEE THE FACES, THE BODY LANGUAGE, AND WE START TALKING ABOUT PLACING SENSORS ON TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND VEHICLES AND COMMUNITY SHUTTLES AND I THINK YOU ALL UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND TRACKING PEOPLE AND USING FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS IS BASICALLY THE SAME TYPES OF SENSORS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UP ON I-95 AND 595 AND MANY OF THE CORRIDORS THAT THE STATE IS MANAGING. AND IT'S JUST GOING TO ALLOW US TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING, HOW THEY ARE GETTING THEIR FIRST MILE AND LAST MILE, WHAT TYPES OF PATTERNS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE. ACTUALLY WE ALREADY ENTERED INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH WAZE, SO IT'S JUST KIND OF A BARTER OF INFORMATION. RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO COST TO THAT. WE HAVE AN INFORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MAGIC LEAP TO START WORKING WITH US ON AUGMENTED REALITY. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I FOUND DURING THE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN WAS BEING ABLE TO REALLY TELL A COMPELLING STORY ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF CHANGE THE COMMUNITY COULD EXPECT WITH THESE PROJECTS. SO IF WE IMPLEMENT THIS WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW WILL IT CHANGE YOUR DAILY COMMUTE OR THE ENVIRONMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY? AND BY WORKING WITH SOMEBODY LIKE MAGIC LEAP WHO'S ALREADY COMPLETELY MAPPED THE LA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, EVERY ELEMENT OF IT, AND YOU CAN PUT ON THE VIRTUAL HEADSETS AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY TRAVERSE. YOU CAN GET ONTO A BUS, YOU CAN SEE YOU KNOW THE ACTUAL SCHEDULE OF THE TRAINS. YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE EXPERIENCE. AND I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITY AND DOING THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED HERE BEFORE. IF SOMEBODY HASN'T BEEN SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S A REALLY ROBUST TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IT'S DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE OF IT AND HOW IT MIGHT WORK. WE'RE REALLY GONNA NEED OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS TO HELP US COLLECT THIS DATA. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOUR MANAGERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR IS THAT WHEN THESE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENTS COME BACK BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITIES THERE ARE GOING TO BE ELEMENTS REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT ROAD CLOSURES, REQUESTING YOU KNOW ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY ALREADY COLLECTING, BUT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY CENTRALIZED PLACE SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ACCESS IT AND UTILIZE THIS DATA. I MEAN WE ARE VERY SILOED IN THE COUNTY, VERY SILOED. SO WE'RE HAVING TO BREAK DOWN OUR OWN SILOS WITH RESPECT TO THE WAY THAT WE WORK AND THE WAY THAT WE COLLECT AND SHARE DATA, AND IT'S GONNA BE A LONG PROCESS. WE WERE JUST HAVING THE CONVERSATION EARLIER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO OVER COMMUNICATE. AND SO MY JOB RIGHT NOW GOING OUT AND TALKING TO EVERYBODY I'M LEARNING ABOUT OVER COMMUNICATING AND UNDER PROMISING, SO THAT'S MY GOAL. OVER COMMUNICATE, UNDER PROMISE, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL. AGAIN THE FIVE YEAR MAP PLAN HAS A LOT OF BENEFITS BESIDES JUST CERTAINTY. WE KNOW FROM DOING JUST A BASIC ANALYSIS OF CAPACITY IN THIS REGION THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY EITHER AT THE BIG FIRM LEVEL OR AT THE CBE LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DELIVERING IN THIS PLAN. WE REALLY WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON CORRIDORS, WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN, START DOING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AROUND THOSE PROJECTS REALLY EARLY, HAVING A TALENTED GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS THAT HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON BOARD BY OCTOBER.WE'RE GOING OUT TO DO AN SC ON THAT, SOLICITATION ON THE SUMMER. WE NEED TO WORK WITH OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS AND THE MPO AND FDOT. IF WE KNOW WE HAVE A
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BIG PROJECT BECAUSE YOU KNOW I KNOW CHAD FROM THE WAVE, WE DON'T WANT WAVES, WE DON'T WANT TO BE DOING WAVE PROJECTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHERE YOU KNOW YOU GET 10 YEARS INTO SOMETHING AND YOU'RE VERY INVESTED IN IT AND THEN IT FALLS APART. SO WE WANT TO GET OUT AND BE PROACTIVE AND GET IN FRONT OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW WE'RE PLANNING TO DO AND CREATE THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT PROVIDES COVER FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WHEN IT STARTS TO GET TO THEIR POLICY DECISION MAKING BODIES. ANOTHER WAY OF BREAKING DOWN THESE SILOS IS THROUGH A CORRIDOR DELIVERY MODEL. AGAIN I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE ANYONE. WE ARE NOT SIMPLY GOING TO BE DOING PROJECTS THAT ARE IN CORRIDORS. ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PLAN ARE GOING TO GET DONE, BUT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE CORRIDORS WITHIN A QUARTER MILE ON EITHER SIDE WILL BE DONE IN A VERY COORDINATED MANNER WITH PHASED APPROACH IN THE CORRIDORS. WE'LL ALSO ALLOW US TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER, SO WE ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CO-LOCATION IN THOSE CORRIDORS. WE WOULD HAVE MULTIPLE FACILITIES. LET'S SAY WE'RE DOING 441, START IN THE NORTH END OF THE 441 CORRIDOR WE'D HAVE AN OFFICE SPACE THERE WHERE THE MUNICIPAL PARTNERS, THE PRIME, THE SUBS, THE COMMUNICATION OUTREACH COORDINATOR, SOMEBODY FROM THE MPO, FDOT, OUR OWN INTERNAL STAFF WE WOULD ALL BE CO-LOCATED THERE AND THAT WAY BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS THAT HAVE QUESTIONS, THINGS COME UP, THE PRESS WANTS TO COME AND SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THAT PROJECT ARE IN A SINGLE PLACE. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY WOULD BE THERE FIVE DAYS A WEEK OR YOU KNOW IT'S NOT NECESSARY THAT IT BE A CONSTANT CO-LOCATION, BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET IN FRONT OF ISSUES INSIDE OF THE COMMUNITIES AS WE'RE DELIVERING THESE CORRIDORS BECAUSE THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IS TO PUT OUT A TWO BILLION DOLLAR CORRIDOR SOLICITATION AND THEN HIT A SNAG MIDWAY THROUGH IT AND HAVE TO ABANDON THE PROJECT. THESE ARE THE NINE CORRIDORS THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED SO FAR. THE REASON THAT THESE CORRIDORS WERE IDENTIFIED ARE KIND OF THREE FOLD. IT'S THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN THOSE CORRIDORS, BOTH CITY AND COUNTY, FDOT AND MPO PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED THERE AND THEN CONGESTION RATINGS AND THE EXPECTATION FOR SOME TYPE OF PREMIUM TRANSIT ON THOSE CORRIDORS. DENSITY OR LAND USE ALL OF THAT WENT INTO THE CONSIDERATIONS. I THINK THAT'S IT. AND I HAVE ALL THE TECHNICAL STAFF AND REPRESENTATIVES HERE AS PART OF YOUR TAC WITHOUT RICHARD, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. SEE THIS IS THE [INAUDIBLE] GOING AT THE VERY END EVERYBODY'S TIRED AND THEY WANT TO LEAVE. [LAUGHTER]. NO, WE USUALLY GO 'TIL FIVE. OH. OK. [LAUGHTER]. THERE'S NOBODY IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. NO QUESTIONS. WE ALL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. [LAUGHTER]. OKAY. WHERE ARE WE? COMMITTEE REPORTS.THE CAC ACTION, GOT THAT. MPO, WE [INAUDIBLE] READ THAT. MEMBER COMMENTS, ANY MEMBER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. WE'VE GOT THE PARTICIPATION RECORD. MIKE IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IN THESE BACKUP ITEMS OR ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT WANT TO? WE'VE GOT A FEW THINGS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. LET'S GO BIKING JUNE 1ST. THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING EVENTS OCCURRING. WE'VE GOT THEM LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE ATTEND. OK. WELL PETE SCHWARZ. LET'S GO BIKING JUNE 1ST CITY OF OAKLAND PARK. THANK YOU MPO FOR
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YOUR COOPERATION IN PUTTING ON THE EVENT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND WE HOPE EVERYBODY COMES OUT ON JUNE 1ST AND RIDES A BIKE THROUGH THE CITY. WHERE ARE YOU MEETING? JACO PASTORIUS PARK. FANTASTIC. I SEE NO OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK, SO THE NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 26TH. THERE'S OUR MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. I THINK WE'RE [INAUDIBLE].IT'S BEEN SECOND AND THIRDED AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR ALL COMING AND SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.