>> THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.
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>> GOOD MORNING. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.
[1. Call to Order and Pledge]
LET'S START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.BYRON JAFFE IS GOING TO HELP US WITH THAT.
[2. Electronic Roll Call]
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR REBECCA SCHULZ OVER HERE IN THE CORNER.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE USE YOUR MOUSE AND CLICK PRESENT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER.
IT WILL NOT SHOW ON THE SCREEN THIS MONTH, BUT IT WILL SHOW NEXT MONTH.
>> I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE SELECTING THAT YOU ARE PRESENT. YES.
>> LET ME KNOW WHEN EVERYONE HAS DONE SO.
>> I'M WAITING ON COMMISSIONER ROGERS.
I HAVE TWO MORE WALKING IN RIGHT NOW.
LET ME WAIT UNTIL THEY SELECT PRESENT SINCE THEY'RE COMING IN.
THAT WOULD BE THAT GREEN BUTTON TO YOUR LEFT.
>> BOARD MEMBER VAN BUSKIRK, WELCOME.
YOU ARE ACTUALLY NOW IN THE MIDDLE IN THE FRONT NOW.
WE'RE GOOD ON ROLL CALL, MA'AM.
>> MADAM CHAIR. IN ADDITION TO THE MEMBERS PRESENCE, COMMISSIONER FISHER IS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY TODAY.
>> VERY WELL. NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[3. Approval of Minutes - April 11, 2024]
WE GET A MOTION AND A SECOND.DO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND BECAUSE IT'S NOT SHOWING. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> PLEASE YOU SEE ELECTRONIC. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. APPROVAL OF EXCUSE ABSENCES.
[4. Approval of Excused Absences]
WE HAVE TONI ARSERIO, LORI LEWELLEN, MICHAEL UDINE, LAMAR FISHER, AND BOB HARTMANN.MOTION TO APPROVE THEIR ABSENCES.
SECOND, GREAT. ALL IN FAVOR? I HAVE SOME OF THOSE [INAUDIBLE]
>> HELP ME OUT HERE. I HAVE THEM AS EXCUSE ABSENCES.
>> WE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WOULD BE ABLE TO JOIN.
HE'S JOINING US VIRTUALLY, SO THIS WON'T BE AN EXCUSE ABSENCE.
>> THAT'S THE ONLY ONE. EVERYONE ELSE.
DO I NEED TO AMEND THAT OR WE NEED TO KNOW THE MOTION?
>> WE'RE OKAY? WONDERFUL. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> PLEASE SELECT YES OR NO, IN THE VOTING SYSTEM.
THERE YOU GO. PLEASE SELECT YES OR NO. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU. I'M WAITING ON FURR AND SHUHAM. THANK YOU.
[5. Approval of Agenda]
>> MOTION BY MARTIN, SECONDED BY MCGEE.
>> DO WE HAVE ANYONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENTS, NO.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[ CONSENT ITEMS (All Items Open for Public Comment) ]
WE HAVE ONE ITEM UNDER CONSENT AGENDA.MR. KOTKA. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, CAN I HAVE SOMEONE TO PULL DOWN THAT MIC THAT'S BLOCKING? IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS FACE. [LAUGHTER]
>> THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, CAN YOU PULL YOURSELF.
JUST A LITTLE BIT IN CASE YOU NEED IT. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
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THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, THE TOWN OF DAVIE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT THIS IS GENERALLY ABOUT.
>> WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US A SHORT PRESENTATION ON IT?
>> SURE. SO WE HAVE CURRENTLY A $3 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
ON JULY 1ST, THAT $3 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT ACTUALLY REDUCES TO A 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR LINE OF CREDIT.
WE ARE IN NEED OF A $3 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT BECAUSE OUR REIMBURSEMENTS MONTHLY DO TOP $1.5 MILLION.
WE HAVE HAD LARGER INVOICES THAN THAT.
IN ORDER TO MAKE US WHOLE, WE REACHED OUT TO THE TOWN OF DAVIE AND THEY GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
WE WILL STARTING OCTOBER 1ST, HAVE A 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR LINE OF CREDIT WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AND A 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR LINE OF CREDIT WITH THE TOWN OF DAVIE.
>> GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANYONE.
>> DID YOU CHECK? [LAUGHTER] VERY WELL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WONDERFUL. THAT WAS THE ONLY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS NUMBER 1,
[1. MOTION TO ENDORSE the Route to 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Draft Cost Feasible Plan]
CHRISTOPHER RESTEPO ROUTE 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.>> GREAT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER RESTEPO.
I AM A PRINCIPAL PLANNER HERE AT ROUTE MPO AND I AM ONE OF YOUR CO PROJECT MANAGERS FOR ROUTE 2050, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR ROUTE 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
TODAY, WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT FOR OUR DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN.
IN THIS PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A COST FEASIBLE PLAN IS.
GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF FLAVOR OF HOW THE PROJECTS STACKED UP IN OUR SIX DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THEN ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE DO HAVE A PDF AS PART OF OUR AGENDA ITEM THAT HAS ALL OF THE LIST OF PROJECTS IN THERE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PERUSE THAT PDF, IT IS PART OF YOUR AGENDA ITEM. LET'S GET STARTED.
FIRST UP, HERE ARE SOME STANDARD DEFINITIONS THAT WE HAVE FROM OUR FLORIDA STATUTES AND FROM OUR FDOT MPO PROGRAM MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK.
ESSENTIALLY, WHAT A COST FEASIBLE PLAN IS A STRATEGY FOR US HERE AT THE MPO TO FUND PROJECTS WITHIN OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COST FEASIBLE PLAN IS FISCALLY CONSTRAINED.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE FUNDS COMMITTED, KNOW THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE OR REASONABLY AVAILABLE FOR THE YEAR UP TO 2050.
ALL OF THAT MONEY THAT WE HAVE NEEDS TO BE CONSTRAINED IN A LITTLE BOX AND WE CAN'T OVER SUBSCRIBE TO THESE PROJECTS.
WHAT DOES OUR COST FEASIBLE PLAN LOOK LIKE? WELL, EVERY PROJECT THAT FITS WITHIN OUR COST FEASIBLE PLAN HAS THREE FEDERAL PHASES, PE, WHICH STANDS FOR DESIGN OR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, RIGHT OF WAY AND CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY ALL FIT WITHIN THOSE DARK BLUE BOXES, WHICH ARE OUR TIME BANDS FOR FUNDING.
THE FIRST IS OUR FIVE YEARS FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH YOU WILL BE ADOPTING LATER THIS YEAR.
THEN OUR SECOND WILL BE FROM THE YEARS 2031-'35, OUR THIRD FROM '36-'40, AND THEN OUR LAST TIME BAND ARE THE LAST TEN YEARS OF THE PLAN.
IF A PROJECT THAT DID NOT MAKE THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN, BUT WAS STILL PART OF OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHOWS UP IN OUR OVERALL MTP, IT WILL GO INTO OUR NEEDS PLAN, WHICH IS OUR UNFUNDED PROGRAM OF PROJECTS.
EVERY PROJECT THAT DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS ATTACHED TO IT, WILL END UP IN THAT UNFUNDED NEEDS PLAN.
IF YOU DO HAVE A PROJECT THAT POTENTIALLY YOU HAVE LOCALLY SUPPORTED AND THAT YOU HAVE FUNDS FOR WITHIN YOUR OWN BUDGET, AND YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE PART OF OUR PLAN, WE CAN INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF OUR ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN, BUT WE'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON WHAT AN ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN LOOKS LIKE IN THE MONTHS COMING WHILE WE START DEVELOPING THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE PLAN.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THIS DRAFT COST OF FEASIBLE PLAN THAN THE DRAFT LIST OF PRIORITIZED PROJECTS THAT WE PRESENTED LAST MONTH? THE FIRST THING IS WE HAVE TWO POLICY DECISIONS THAT MPO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE PRIORITY ORDER.
THE FIRST ONE IS WITHIN OUR ROADWAY PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND THE PRIORITIES FOR THE MPO TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND DO SOME STUDIES THAT WE THINK ARE REALLY VITAL FOR THE MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WITHIN BROWARD.
THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE RAIL GRADE SEPARATION PROJECTS, ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECTS, AND ALSO FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR INTERCHANGE INTERSECTIONS.
HOW DO WE DO THAT WITHOUT PROGRAMMING A DESIGN OR A CONSTRUCTION PHASE TO THAT?
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WE SET THEM UP AS FEASIBILITY STUDIES.THESE FEASIBILITY STUDIES ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250,000 UP TO $1 MILLION.
THEY'RE NOT A BIG CHUNK OF FUNDS, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT BEFORE WE PROGRAM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, SO WE DON'T SEQUESTER ALL OF THOSE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY READY TO GO.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS BECAUSE THEY'RE FEASIBILITY STUDIES, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY RANK VERY HIGH WITHIN THE PROGRAM.
OUR POLICY RECOMMENDATION, US AS A PLANNING AGENCY TO BRING THOSE FEASIBILITY STUDIES UP, PUT THEM IN HIGHER PRIORITY ORDER, BUT NOT TO DO THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
WE'LL STAGGER THEM THROUGH OUR TIME BANDS SO THAT EVERY YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT NEW THINGS.
THE SECOND THING IS OUR TRANSIT AND HUBS.
PART OF OUR MOBILITY HUB PROGRAM IS THAT WE WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE SERVICES THAT PREMO WILL BE PROVIDING BROWARD COUNTY VERY SOON.
THE WAY WE'VE RANKED SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, WE'RE JUST BASED OFF A GEOGRAPHICAL DATA AND THEY ARE IN A DIFFERENT PRIORITY ORDER THAN WHAT PREMO'S CONSTRUCTION PLAN IS IN.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS REARRANGE THOSE SO THAT WE'RE DOING THE MOBILITY HUBS, COMPLEMENTING THE PREMO CORRIDORS, SO THAT WHEN PREMO HAS A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, WE ALSO HAVE A MOBILITY HUB THAT COMPLEMENTS THAT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE. THAT'S THE CHANGE THERE.
WHAT'S UP NEXT? WE'VE ALSO ADDED A COUPLE OF NEW PROJECTS, AND THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS FROM OUR DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM THAT FDOT HAS PROVIDED FOR US.
THEY'RE FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2029.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE OUR EXISTING PLUS COMMITTED PROJECTS.
THAT'S STILL IN DRAFT FORM RIGHT NOW.
ONCE WE GET OUR TIP ADOPTED IN JULY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE ALL OF THAT DATA INFORMATION AND SUPPLEMENT WHATEVER PHASES THAT ARE MISSING FROM THAT REPORT.
FROM THE DRAFT LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS, YOU JUST SAW THE RANKING OF THE PURE PROJECTS.
NOW WE'VE SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR EACH ONE OF THE PROJECTS FOR EACH ONE OF THE PHASES AND EACH ONE OF THE TIME BANDS THAT THEY WOULD FALL IN.
YOU HAVE TIME BANDS, PHASES, AND THRESHOLDS ASSIGNED.
THAT'S ALL WRAPPED UP IN THAT PDF.
THAT'S PART OF YOUR AGENDA ITEM.
NOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE CHANGES, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES.
THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE ADOPTED AS PART OF OUR PRIORITIZATION FACTORS AND CRITERIA AND COMPLETE STREETS.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE 51% OF OUR MP-ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS.
IF YOU REMEMBER FROM MY LAST PRESENTATION, I SHOWED YOU THAT RING CHART, AND I SHOWED A TINY LITTLE GREEN BOX THAT WAS 8% OF THE OVERALL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR MPO.
WELL, THOSE ARE MP-ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS AND OF THAT 8%, 51% OF THOSE WILL GO TOWARDS COMPLETE STREETS.
WITHIN THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN, WE HAVE ABOUT 24 PROJECTS THAT GO INTO THAT PROGRAM THAT GO TO A TOTAL OF ABOUT $387 MILLION.
A HIGHLIGHT FROM THIS PROGRAM IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAINTAIN OUR C SLIP PROGRAM. THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE HERE.
FOR ROADWAY, 10% OF OUR MPO TRIBAL FUNDS ARE GOING TO GO TO THIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE ABOUT 27 PROJECTS WITHIN THAT PROGRAM EQUATING TO ABOUT $382 MILLION FOR TRANSIT AND HUBS, 25 PROJECTS, 12% OF OUR MPO TRIBAL FUNDS, 378 MILLION.
TECHNOLOGY, 22 PROJECTS, 12% OF OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE, AND FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT $8 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS.
IN HERE, SOME HIGHLIGHTS ARE OUR EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INVESTING IN PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE A BROAD COUNTER AND FDOT, SUCH AS FIBER-OPTICS, TSM&O ITS TYPE PROJECTS, AND ALSO A CHUNK OF MONEY FOR DIGITAL TWIN PROJECT THAT WE'RE SETTING UP.
SAFETY. RIGHT NOW, IT SHOWS UP AS TWO PROJECTS WITHIN OUR DRAFT COST VESSEL PLAN.
THERE ARE TWO BUCKETS RIGHT THERE THAT WE HAVE 12% OF OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS GOING TOWARDS FOR ABOUT $114 MILLION.
WHAT THOSE TWO BUCKETS WILL DO IS FUND ON-SYSTEM AND OFF-SYSTEM PROJECTS THAT COME OUT OF OUR BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
THE PLAN IS NOT READY JUST YET, BUT AS SOON AS IT IS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO AMEND ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS INTO OUR PLAN THROUGH OUR SAFETY PROGRAM.
THEN RESILIENCY A SIMILAR SITUATION.
BUT WE HAVE 5% OF OUR POTENTIAL FUNDS GOING TO THIS FOR ABOUT $41 MILLION.
RIGHT NOW, OUR DRAFT COST-FEASIBLE PLAN SHOWS THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
THOSE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROJECTS ARE RESILIENCY CORRIDOR STUDIES THAT WE DISCUSSED IN A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, IDENTIFYING THE VULNERABILITY, ADD IN EQUITY, FINDING THE CORRIDORS.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE MASTERM CONVERSION PROJECTS, AND THEN ALSO AC RETROFIT TRIAL PROJECTS. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE THREE.
THIS PROGRAM WILL EXPAND FROM THREE TO ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE 46, 47-INCH PROJECTS.
THEN IF YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PDF, HERE IS THE W2 GUIDE TO READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ON EACH ONE OF THE PROJECTS.
IT'S ALSO PART OF ONE OF THE PAGES OF THE REPORT.
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING FROM THE PROJECT NAME, THE TYPE OF WORK, ITS PRIORITY NUMBER, ITS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, THE ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS, THE FUNDING, WHICH TIME BANDS THEY GO IN, AND ALSO THE ROUTE MARKERS HIGHLIGHTED IN
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THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST MONTH.WHERE ARE WE WITH OUR SCHEDULE? VERY IMPORTANT.
WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE DRAFT COST-FEASIBLE PLAN HERE.
WITH THAT ENDORSEMENT, WHAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS THEN REACH OUT TO ALL OF ALL INDIVIDUALLY SO THAT WE CAN GET RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR THESE PROJECTS.
FOR A PROJECT TO CONSUME SOME OF OUR MPO FUNDS, WE DO NEED THAT RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT SO THAT IT CAN ENTER OUR MTP.
THAT'LL TAKE PLACE OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS.
WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO ALL OF YOUR TAC MEMBERS, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS SO THAT WE CAN DO A FOLLOW-UP MEETING LIKE WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR PHASE WHERE WE HAD OUR CALL FOR PROJECTS.
INSTEAD, WHAT THIS MEETING WILL BE IS THAT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH WHERE THE PROJECTS LANDED, WHICH ONES DIDN'T LAND, AND WHY THEY DIDN'T.
THEN IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, WE'LL HAVE A DRAFT REPORT.
THEN IN DECEMBER, WE'LL COME TO ALL TO ADOPT THE PLAN FINALLY.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN A QUEUE.
>> IN REFERENCE TO COMPLETE STREETS AND FUNDING, I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF YOUR MEMBERS LAST WEEK.
IN MY CITY, WE'RE TRYING TO LIKE A LOT OF CITIES, OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND OF COURSE, THEY BECAME CROWDED, HOUSES ARE AROUND THEM.
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH STACKING, ET CETERA.
OUR POLICE CHIEF IS TRYING TO GET CREATIVE IN STACKING CARS AND HE HAS FIGURED OUT THAT HE COULD POTENTIALLY PUT LOOPS.
ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, AND HE WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD SOMEHOW FUND STACKING AND LOOPS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.
IF WE COULD, COULD I POTENTIALLY USE COMPLETE STREETS WITH THAT? BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP WALKING, ACCESSIBILITY, ET CETERA.
I DID NOT KNOW IF YOU COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP ME IMMENSELY SAID WITH LOVE.
MY RESIDENTS WOULD COME HERE AND HUG YOU.
PROBABLY EVERYBODY UP HERE AS WELL.
IN THE REALM OF THE MTP, THE ONLY PROJECTS THAT ARE AS PART OF OUR DRAFT COST-FEASIBLE PLAN ARE THE ONES THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO US THROUGH OUR C PROJECTS TALKING IN THE FUTURE.
THAT IS VERY MUCH REASON WHY WE PRESERVE OUR C SLIP PROGRAM.
I DON'T KNOW THE FULL DETAILS OF THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT IF YOU DO HAVE A GOOD DRAFT OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, WITH A GOOD LAYOUT, CONCEPT PLAN WITH RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT, AND ALL THE OTHER ITEMS THAT THEY REQUIRE FOR THE C SLIP, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A GOOD CANDIDATE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT THAT.
I HAVE A SHOT? YES. OH, I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MEMBER MALLOZZI. MEMBER TRENT.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD WORK. AM I ON? OKAY. GREAT. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRIORITIES THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN OUR CITY, FORT LAUDERDALE IS CONNECTIVITY.
YOU'LL HAVE A SIDEWALK HERE, BIKE PATH THERE, BUT IT ENDS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
THERE'S NO INCENTIVE TO TAKE THESE ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY.
I APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION THAT YOUR STAFF IS PUTTING TOGETHER TO TRY TO CREATE THAT CONNECTIVITY AS WELL AS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF THOSE BIKE PATHS BECAUSE WE HAVE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW BIKE PATHS ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
IF THAT'S PART OF YOUR PLAN, THEN I APPLAUD IT.
WITH REGARD TO THE SCHOOLS, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINGLE CHILD IS PICKED UP BY A PARENT.
IF I GO HOME DURING THE DAY TO GET SOMETHING FROM MY HOUSE, IT'S DANGEROUS JUST TRYING TO PASS DOWN THOSE STREETS.
UNFORTUNATELY, BEING IN EASTERN CITY, WE DON'T HAVE THE REAL ESTATE ON THE GROUNDS TO DO THAT LOOP THAT YOU TALK ABOUT, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY MERITORIOUS, AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD CERTAINLY SAVE A LOT OF ANXIETY FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS FROM HAVING TO DEAL WITH THOSE STACKED UP CARS, MOSTLY MONSTER SUVS AND TRUCKS, THAT PICK UP THEIR LITTLE KID, THAT WEIGHS 60 POUNDS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, MEMBER. ANY COMMENTS NEEDED.
>> YEAH. AT FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMPLIMENT. I'LL RECEIVE THAT.
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BUT REALLY, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT SHOULD RECEIVE THAT COMPLIMENT ARE YOUR TAC MEMBERS ARE OUR TAC MEMBERS, YOUR STAFF DID A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB THIS MTP BEING VERY ENGAGED, SENDING A LOT OF EMAILS, A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, REALLY ADVOCATING FOR YOUR PROJECTS AND FOR THE COUNTY.IF YOU GUYS I WANT TO GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF A HAND OR COMPLIMENT ONE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO THAT.
>> YES. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD GIVE US A SUMMARY OR EXPLANATION REGARDING DIXIE HIGHWAY, WHY THE FUNDING IS SHOWING UP HERE IN 15, 16 YEARS, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH SOME HOOPS TO GET THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO APPROVE THAT PROJECT THIS YEAR FOR BOTH HALLANDALE AND HOLLYWOOD, WE SEE A HOLLYWOOD SECTION HERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE ARE CALM ABOUT IT.
>> NO, THAT'S VERY GOOD. PETER HERE ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH YOUR STAFF MEMBER YESTERDAY ABOUT THAT.
HE'S DONE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROJECT, BUT HE'S GOING TO ANSWER IT.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBER, SHUHAM. YEAH. I'LL TAKE THE QUESTION JUST BECAUSE I SPOKE TO ZITA BERARDI DIRECTLY FROM YOUR TEAM.
SHE ASKED A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS AND I KNOW THIS ONE WAS ONE OF THEM REGARDING DIXIE HIGHWAY.
FOR THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT, THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD AND HALLANDALE BEACH AS WELL.
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY HAD IDENTIFIED THIS PROJECT AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
THE PRICE TAG ON THAT, IN ADDITION TO COST INCREASES OVERALL THAT WE'RE SEEING ON UNIT COST JUST SKYROCKETED, AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
WE BROUGHT ALL THE PARTIES TO THE TABLE, HAD A FUNDING DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, AND WE KNOW THAT THE COUNTY IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THAT FROM A CAR TAX PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO FROM A GRANT PERSPECTIVE.
WHEN WE MET WITH BOTH CITIES DURING OUR CALL FOR PROJECTS, OUR STRATEGY WAS SUBMIT THE PROJECT TO US AS PART OF THE CALL FOR PROJECTS.
WE CAN'T MAKE ANY GUARANTEES ON WHERE THE PROJECT WILL RANK BASED ON THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS, BUT WE CAN AT LEAST INCLUDE IT AS PART OF THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
WE TAKE AN OBJECTIVE APPROACH ON THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.
THE PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE PRIORITIZED IN THE LIST, ASIDE FROM THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES THAT WERE MOVED UP, THAT'S EXACTLY HOW THEY RANKED BASED ON THAT OBJECTIVE PROCESS USING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LIKE EQUITY, LOOKING AT ACCESSIBILITY, FUTURE NEEDS FROM A BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN PERSPECTIVE, FROM A ROADWAY PERSPECTIVE, THAT PROJECT RANKED, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE 41 OR 36 TO 40-TIME FRAME, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE IT RANKED NUMBER 18 OVERALL.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS PROJECT MADE IT TO THE COST-FEASIBLE PLAN.
THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF PROJECTS THAT DID NOT JUST BECAUSE OUR FUNDING IS SO LIMITED.
I THINK THE CHALLENGE HERE IS THAT IT'S IN AN OUTER YEAR AND THE ABILITY TO BRING IT UP THEN AND SKIP PROJECTS IS A REQUEST BOARD MEMBER THAT YOU MAY MAKE, BUT I'M SURE YOUR OTHER COLLEAGUES WOULD PROBABLY NOT WANT THEIR PROJECT SKIPPED EITHER.
BUT I'M CERTAINLY WON'T TAKE THAT OFF THE TABLE FOR YOU.
BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAVING IT BE IN THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR WHEN THE COUNTY AND YOU ALL DO WORK TOGETHER TO PURSUE A GRANT FOR THIS PROJECT.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.
TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, I THINK THAT'S THE BEST POSITION FOR YOU AND THE COUNTY AT THE MOMENT, BUT AS IT STANDS NOW IN THIS DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN MOVING FORWARD, IT IS RANKED NUMBER 18 IN THAT TIME FRAME.
HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
>> IF I COULD JUST CONDENSE THAT, ARE YOU SAYING THAT SHOULD GRANT FUNDING COME THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF OUR CITIES AND THE COUNTY, THIS COULD THEN MOVE UP IN YEARS?
I'M GOING TO GO WITH JOY COOPER.
>> THANK YOU. I'M IN A QUEUE FOR OTHER DISCUSSION, BUT THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR BRINGING IT UP.
I KNOW WE'RE SITTING, BUT EVEN THE WAY IT'S LISTED, SO MAYBE I'LL EVEN KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
WHEN I SEE THIS DOCUMENT AND I LOOKED AT IT, I WAS LIKE IT DOESN'T LIST THE SPONSOR.
IT DOESN'T LIST THE JOINT CITIES.
IT DOESN'T LIST SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE ALREADY DOING A SEGMENT.
IF YOU GO TO HALLANDALE, WE'RE ALREADY PUTTING MONEY IN.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW IT'S SPECIFICALLY LISTED BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST HANGING OUT THERE LIKE NO ACTIVITY HAS BEEN DONE.
I GUESS I'LL KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE HERE BECAUSE IT GOES BACK TO EVEN ATLANTIC SHORES.
WE HAVE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS, WE HAVE OUR SERIES, SO WE HAVE SOME OTHER FUNDING MECHANISMS IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT GETS PLACED WITHIN THE SCHEME OF THINGS AND THANK YOU.
>> VICE MAYOR OUR CHAMPION. THEY'RE ACTUALLY SPONSOR,
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SO IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY.IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT LOOKS IT'S JUST HANGING OUT THERE NO WORK'S BEING DONE.
WE NEED YOU TO HELP US BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND SOMEBODY LAYMAN IS GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AND GO, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND ZERO'S HAPPENING ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS THIS IS A DRAFT.
REALLY, I GUESS OUR MISSION IS TO GO BACK AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS NEEDS TO BE LISTED DIFFERENTLY.
THEN THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THOSE QUEUED UP DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS WITH OUR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION.
MEMBER FURR ALSO HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS SPECIFICALLY.
>> YES, I DO. THIS PROJECT IS COORDINATING WITH THE COMMUTER RAIL AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO TIME IT AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THIS GOT DONE BEFORE COMMUTER RAIL GOT IN THERE AND THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN ON OUT OF YEARS.
I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS AND SEE HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS COORDINATED WITH COMMUTER RAIL BECAUSE THIS IS A WAY THAT PEOPLE FROM DANA, HOLLYWOOD, HALLANDALE, PEMBROKE PARK, IT'S A WAY FOR THEM TO GET TO THE RAILROAD STATION.
IT IS INCREASING AND PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY IN A WAY THAT BETTER THAN MOST.
I REALLY DO SEE LOTS OF REASONS THAT THIS SHOULD BE ELEVATED.
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. IF I COULD, CHAIR, BILL CROSS, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
I DO WANT TO JUST CONVEY THAT WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOUR CITIES AS WELL AS THE COUNTY AND COUNTY STAFF ON THIS PROJECT AND WORKING FOR WAYS TO MOVE IT FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
I DID WANT TO SPEAK, COMMISSIONER DIRECTLY TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE TIMING WITH BCR SOUTH BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THAT TEAM, FDOT AND COUNTY TEAM THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT, THAT DUE TO SOME FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO INVESTMENTS AND ALL THE REST, THAT THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THIS PROJECT MOVING PRIOR TO BCR SOUTH BEING IN THE GROUND.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TAKE A STEP BACK ON THE TIMING AND TO MAKE SURE THAT BCR SOUTH MOVES FORWARD PRIOR TO THIS PROJECT.
THAT'S THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HAD WITH THAT TEAM.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE IN THAT MODE, AND THE OTHER DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD WAS THAT FROM A FEDERAL FUNDING STANDPOINT, BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD PROJECT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COLLABORATION, A LOT OF REGIONAL SUPPORT FOR IT, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT TARGET TO PURSUE A FEDERAL GRANT.
AS YOU KNOW, MUCH OF THE NEWER FUNDING THAT HAS COME TO US THROUGH THE NEW TRANSPORTATION BILL IT'S IN THE FORM OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS, WHICH AS A COMMUNITY, WE'RE WELL SET UP WITH THE PENNY SALES TAX TO HAVE THAT LOCAL MATCH.
AGAIN, IT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION.
WE WANT TO ACTIVELY WORK WITH YOU ON THIS PROJECT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
>> MR. BILL, YOU'RE MAKING IT. HERE'S WHAT I'M GETTING FROM WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IS THAT UNTIL BCR SOUTH IS A CERTAINTY.
IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU? THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS? EVEN THOUGH MIAMI DID, THERE'S A CERTAINTY, PRETTY MUCH.
WE WE'RE LIKE THIS CLOSE WITH OUR NIPA.
>> IT'S ALMOST AS CERTAIN AS YOU CAN GET.
>> CORRECT. BUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE BCR SOUTH TEAM IS THAT UNTIL WE HAVE THE FEDERAL GRANT IN HAND APPROVED FOR BCR SOUTH.
>> THIS IS ON HOLD UNTIL THAT.
>> WE SHOULD KEEP THIS ON HOLD BECAUSE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY INTERFERE WITH THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT COST CALCULATIONS THAT ARE DONE TO SUPPORT BCR SOUTH AND TO SUPPORT THAT FEDERAL GRANT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T BE WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND AND IN PARALLEL TO BE PREPARED TO IMMEDIATELY PURSUE AN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANT FOR THIS ROAD IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE PRIORITY, AS IT WAS EXPRESSED TO US, WAS TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS IN THE WAY OF BCR SOUTH.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A $400 MILLION CAP THAT IF IT GOES OVER THAT, WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE CAPITAL WITHIN THAT? IS THAT WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THAT FROM BEING IN THERE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MY COMMENTS ARE NOT
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SPECIFICALLY LOBBYING FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT IN WESTON OR, BUT I DO SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUES HERE CONSENSUS FOR THIS PROJECT.MY COMMENTS OR MY QUESTION IS, CHRIS OR PETER, COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO US SINCE THIS IS THE 2050 MTP, HOW THESE PROJECTS ARE PRIORITIZED AND THEN INCORPORATED INTO THE TIP AND HOW THEY'RE RANKED IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S A FIVE YEAR PROJECT FOR THOSE OF US AS AN UPDATE, HOW THOSE RANKINGS OCCUR IN THE PER AND HOW THEY GET MOVED INTO THE TIP.
>> PART OF THAT PRESENTATION IS GOING TO COME FROM JIHONG VERY SOON RIGHT AFTER ME, AND THAT'S THROUGH OUR MULTIMODAL PRIORITIES LIST, BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT STEP, ALL THE PROJECTS NEED TO COME INTO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN THROUGH OUR CALL FOR PROJECTS AND OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
ONCE WE'VE GOT A FULL UNIVERSE OF PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COLLECTED FROM EVERYONE HERE SITTING HERE WITH YOUR TECHNICAL STAFF.
WE THEN DO OUR OWN MPO ASSESSMENT WITHIN OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHERE WE ANALYZE WHERE THERE ARE SOME PROBLEM AREAS AND WE NEED TO PROPOSE PROJECTS FOR.
THEN WE SET UP OUR PRIORITIZATION FACTORS AND CRITERIA THAT WE'VE PRESENTED HERE BEFORE AND WE'VE SET POINTS ASSOCIATED TO EACH ONE OF THOSE CRITERIA.
WE THEN DO A GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OR WE OVERLAY ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS ON TOP OF ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT DATASETS AND START ASSIGNING POINTS TO EACH ONE OF THE PROJECTS BASED OFF OF ITS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND HOW IT'S INTERACTING WITH OUR DATASETS.
THEN POINTS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE PROJECT, AND IT ESSENTIALLY GIVES US A RANKING ORDER FOR EVERY PROJECT FROM ONE TO, I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 480 PROJECTS THAT WE HAD, BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, WE SIEVE THE PROJECTS INTO EACH ONE OF OUR SIX FUNDING PROGRAMS, AND THEN WE START FILTERING OUT WHICH PROJECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, WHICH PROJECTS ARE MAYBE TOO LOW OF A COST, WHICH PROJECTS ACTUALLY ALREADY PROGRAMMED WITHIN OUR TIP.
IF THEY'RE ALREADY IN THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET ABSORBED THROUGH THE MTP THROUGH OUR EXISTING PLUS COMMITTED EFFORT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS SUMMER.
THE NEXT PART OF THAT QUESTION, HOW DOES IT GET INTO THE TIP.
ONCE WE HAVE A UNIVERSAL NORTH STAR, WHICH IS OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS IN THERE THEN TRICKLE DOWN INTO OUR MULTIMODAL PRIORITIES LIST, AND THAT'S WHAT WE USE TO GIVE CERTAIN OR MORE SPECIFIC DESIGNATIONS OF HOW TO PROGRAM PROJECTS TO FDOT WHO THEN TAKE THAT LIST AND PROGRAM FUNDS BASED OFF OF WHAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
ANY PROJECT THAT GETS NEW FUNDING WOULD GO INTO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INTO THE NEW FIFTH YEAR, AND THEN THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS ARE APPROVING EVERY YEAR AS OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON MY QUESTION.
WE HAVE QUEUED IN. THANK YOU. SORRY. THANK YOU.
JURGEN. AGAIN, GOING BACK TO DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS OR SET ASIDES WITHIN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES FOR FUNDING, WHERE IS THAT NOTED WITHIN THE PROCESS OR IN THOSE PROJECTS? BECAUSE I KNOW ATLANTIC IS ON ONE OF THEM, ATLANTIC SHORES.
>> SO WHAT WE DO IS WHEN WE FIRST INITIATED THE EFFORT, WE HAD CALL FOR PROJECT MEETINGS WITH ALL THE INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES WHERE WE ASKED THEM TO TELL US THE STORY OF EACH PROJECT.
AND PART OF THAT IS INPUTTING INFORMATION THAT WE ASKED THE MUNICIPALITIES TO FILL OUT INFORMATION TEMP PROJECT TEMPLATE FORMAT.
IN THAT, THERE ARE NOTES THAT ARE ASKING, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT? WHAT IS THE NEED OF THE PROJECT? ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT THIS PROJECT? ARE THERE ANY COLLABORATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING? WE TAKE THOSE NOTES AND THEN WE KEEP PUT THEM INTO OUR DATABASE.
IF WE HAVE THAT NOTE, IT'S MOST LIKELY INSIDE OF MY DATABASE RIGHT NOW.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE IN THIS PROJECT LIST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS.
IF THAT'S THE DESIRE TO HAVE THOSE THINGS HIGHLIGHTED, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT AND THEN ADD THAT INFORMATION INTO THIS AREA WHERE IT SAYS SCOPE RIGHT HERE.
>> GOT YOU. SO THERE COULD BE THAT NOTATION BECAUSE GOING FORWARD, AT LEAST, YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S LEVERAGE DOLLARS ALREADY.
>> ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ROUTE MARKERS TO THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE A HOUSING ROUTE MARKER DEVELOPED JUST YET.
AND IF IT IS SOMETHING BASED OFF OF DEVELOPMENT, MAYBE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO HAVE SOMETHING HIGHLIGHT SO THAT WE CAN THEN LOOK BACK AND REFERENCE WHATEVER THE NOTES ARE.
>> THANK YOU. WE DO NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ENDORSE A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR. WE HAVE A MOTION IS THE VOTING ON?
>> NO. I WAS TRYING TO I WAS MAKING SURE
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THE MOTION AND THE SECOND AND WENT THROUGH, WE HAVE A MOTION.>> WE HAVE JOSHUA SIMMONS AND LAWRENCE CABO.
[2. MOTION TO: A. APPROVE the MPO's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 - FY 2025/26 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)/Budget for Submittal to Funding Agencies for Approval B. AUTHORIZE the MPO Chair, Executive Director, and/or General Counsel to Execute All Documents, Agreements and Amendments to Agreements as Necessary to Receive Funding for the Broward MPO's Approved FY 2024/25 - FY 2025/26 UPWP C. APPROVE the Merit Increase Policy for MPO Staff for the Two Fiscal Years of the UPWP (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026) in Which a 2% Merit Increase and a 5% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) May Be Applied to a Staff Member’s Base Salary, and Allowing for Contributions to Be Made to a Staff Member's 457(b) Plan]
WE HAVE BRIAN KLECHA ON FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 AND 2025/26 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM, BUDGET FOR SUBMITTAL TO FUNDING AGENCIES FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, BRIAN KLECHA WITH THE BRARD MPO.
THIS IS A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION.
IT IS BASICALLY A PRESENTATION TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENCES FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION THAT YOU SAW IN MARCH GIVEN BY MR. ARIMA.
THESE ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEN AND NOW.
OUR UPWP UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY DUE MAY 15TH, UPON ADOPTION OF THIS BOARD TODAY, WE WILL ACTUALLY SUBMIT IT TO OUR FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERS FOR THEIR APPROVAL, WHICH WILL OCCUR SO THAT WAY WE CAN START FUNDING IMMEDIATELY ON JULY 1ST AND KEEP THE ORGANIZATION GOING.
THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS A, B AND C OF THIS UPWP, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU TAKE THEM ALL AS ONE MOTION SOLIDARITY.
WE HAVE A, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE UPWP ITSELF.
OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, B IS AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO MAKE ANY CHANGES WHICH ARE BASICALLY AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHANGES THAT CAN DO.
YOU CAN DO MODIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS, AND THEN YOU'RE ALLOWING THE AMENDMENTS TO BE HANDED ADMINISTRATIVELY THROUGH MR. STEWART.
AND THEN FINALLY, C IS ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE DID MAKE.
WE ARE ON AVERAGE GOING TO PROVIDE OUR STAFF WITH A 7% ANNUAL INCREASE, WHICH INCLUDES A 2% MERIT UPON OUR ANNUAL EVALUATIONS THAT WE DO IN DECEMBER AND IMPLEMENT THEM IN JANUARY AND A 5% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS A COLA.
WE DID JUST FINISH A SALARY STUDY OF THE AREA AS WELL AS OUR COMPETITORS TO THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH AND LOCALLY AS WELL ACROSS THE NATION AND INCLUDING RURAL AREAS, WE FIND THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY WITHIN LINE OF OUR COMPETITORS SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS TO OUR MAJOR COMPETITORS.
AND IN ADDITION, WE'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING ALL OF OUR STAFF WITH A 457B.
THIS IS LIKE A FOUR OH ONE K EXCEPT THAT WE'RE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
IT'S A 457B CONTRIBUTION OF $2,600, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO $100 PER PAY PERIOD.
WE'RE LOOKING AND WE'RE ASKING OUR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE A MATCH OF THAT, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO REQUIRE THEM JUST DUE THE FACT THAT IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MONITOR, AND THEN IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T MAKE THE CONTRIBUTION CLAW IT BACK, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ENCOURAGEMENT TO SAY FOR THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURES.
IF WE CAN KEEP UP THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
THE STATE ACTUALLY CALLS IT CODIFIED IN LAW, THE UPWP.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT FANCY NAME FOR IT.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS INCLUDES THE CHANGE OF THE MERIT.
THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY ALWAYS GETS THE MERIT INCREASE, BUT EVERYBODY WOULD GET THE COLA INCREASE, AND THEN THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 457B PLAN.
AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THE MAJOR CHANGE THAT WE HAD SINCE YOUR PRESENTATION IN MARCH.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR BUDGET THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION FROM MEMBER SHUHAM.
>> THANKS, BRIAN. JUST ABOUT THE COLA.
I KNOW ALL OF US MANY OF US DO COLA INCREASES IN OUR CITY AND 5% IS THAT FOR ONE YEAR OR OVER TWO YEARS?
>> THAT IS PER YEAR. SO OUR STAFF WOULD RECEIVE A 5% COLA IN YEAR 1 OF THE BUDGET AND ANOTHER 5% IN YEAR 2.
>> I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
IF ANY CITY HAS HAD A 5% COLA, AND IF NOT, WHY IS IT SO DIFFERENT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A STATISTICAL FIGURE FOR THE MPO.
>> SO OUR MERIT INCREASE IS ACTUALLY ONLY 2% THAT'S CONSIDERABLY LOWER ACROSS THE BOARD EVEN FOR YOUR CITIES.
MANY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE A COLA, THEY HAVE A STEP AND A MERIT INCREASE.
WE ACTUALLY ONLY HAVE THE COLA AND THE MERIT AND ACTUALLY IT MIRRORS IDENTICAL TO PALM BEACH TPA.
THEY DO A FIVE AND TWO AS WELL.
AND OUR SALARY STUDY SHOWED THAT SOME PLACES LIKE BROWARD COUNTY, THEY HAVE A 4% MERIT, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT,
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WHICH FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEE IS ACTUALLY ANOTHER 4%.SO FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEE, BROWARD COUNTY PAYS A FOUR AND A FOUR OR FOUR AND A SLIGHTLY ABOVE A FOUR.
BASED ON WHAT THEY JUST GAVE US FROM LAST YEAR.
BROWARD COUNTY DID NOT PROVIDE US AND FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.
>>> ANYONE ELSE? I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A, B AND C. NOW WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE.
>> YOU HAVE THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE A STUDY?
>> I DIDN'T SEE IT ATTACHED HERE.
>> NO IT'S ACTUALLY I FINALIZED IT THIS WEEK AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT A WEEK FROM TODAY TO GIVE THE RESULTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SO THAT'LL BE NEXT THURSDAY.
THEN AFTER I PROVIDE IT TO HIM, IT WOULD BE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IT.
>> I'D JUST SAY FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND IF YOU DO A STUDY OF THAT MAGNITUDE AND IT COMES WITH SOMETHING THAT'S OUTSIDE THE NORM, WHICH I AGREE WITH THE 5% COLA IS OUTSIDE THE NORM RIGHT NOW IN THE INDUSTRY FOR MOST OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES, THAT THE STUDY BE PROVIDED WITH THIS PRESENTATION SO THAT WE COULD THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPARABLES AND THEN HAVE THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
>> SURE. WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO A STUDY EVERY TWO YEARS, ACCORDING TO OUR EMPLOYEE MANUAL, AND IT JUST WAS A MATTER OF TIMING.
WE DIDN'T GET IT FINISHED IN TIME FOR PUBLICATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT. MEMBER FURR.
>> YES. FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I SAY THIS, I THINK THE STAFF IS EXCELLENT AND DOES A GREAT JOB, BUT I WILL SAY THAT 7% ON AN ANNUAL BASIS I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SUSTAINABLE.
HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE STARTING TRYING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE YOU'VE ALREADY DONE A STUDY AND BRINGING THEM UP TO THERE, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY, BUT IT'S 7% ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S COMING IN, IN TERMS OF PROPERTY VALUATIONS IS GOING TO BE 5% OR LESS THIS YEAR.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE HOLE RIGHT AFTER THAT NOT ONLY THIS YEAR AND PROBABLY NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
MY CONCERN IS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THAT.
>> I WILL COMMENT, WE DON'T ADD VALOREM TAX, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE HOLE.
WE ACTUALLY GET PROVIDED BY THE FED AND THEN THROUGH THE STATE.
>> AND US WHICH IS WE'RE CONTRIBUTING AS WELL SO ALL OF THOSE MONEYS HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.
>> THEY DO AND WHEN WE PUT IT INTO THE BUDGET AND WE ASK THE FED AND THE STATE TO APPROVE IT, THAT WAS WE HAVE TO FORECAST ON AVERAGE, THAT'S THE INCREASE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GETTING, BUT WE'RE ALSO PLAYING CATCH UP TO THE INFLATION THAT WE HAD HAD BEFORE.
FOR THIS PAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY GAVE A FIVE AND A TWO, WHICH WAS A 7% INCREASE PROVIDED THEY GOT THE FULL MERIT.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE FROM OUR STUDY IS THAT ON AVERAGE, WE'RE ACTUALLY BELOW BROWARD COUNTY BY 18% AND WE'RE BELOW MIAMI DADE, OUR SECOND HIGHEST COMPETITOR BY 17.5%.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A 7% INCREASE, IT IS JUST FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BUDGETED FOR, BUT WHEN YOU STILL LOOK AT IT, WE AREN'T EVEN CATCHING UP TO THE DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE.
>> THE STUDIES ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE I KNOW THE STAFF IS AT A PREMIUM RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO FIND.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT BROWARD COUNTY IS ONLY DOING 2% THIS YEAR, TO SAY NO, BUT WE DID MORE LAST YEAR.
WE DID OUR CATCHING UP LAST YEAR.
>> LET'S TURN THE MICROPHONE ON.
>> I WOULD OFFER THAT THE MOTION BE CHANGED AND IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU CAN'T PROVIDE US WITH A STUDY AND WE COULD TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING?
>> THERE IS AND IT'S BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GIVE THIS TO THE FEDS IN THE STATES BY MAY 15TH. THERE'S A DRAFT.
>> THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE TO READ IT.
AGAIN, I TRUST EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING, AND I'M GUARANTEEING IT'S IN THE REPORT, BUT IDEALLY WE ALL SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH THIS REPORT AND FIGURE IT OUT AND ALSO IN THE END, SINCE STAFF IS AT A PREMIUM, IF THERE'S A REASON THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY GO UP AT THE SIGNIFICANT RATE TO MAKE YOU GUYS COMPARABLE, THAT'S 100% WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAINTAIN STAFF AND RETAIN STAFF.
IT'S HARDER TO FIND FOLKS THAT WANT TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU GUYS DO.
AGAIN, I COME BACK TO THE FACT THAT NOT HAVING THE STUDY SITTING
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IN FRONT OF US HINDERS US FROM MAKING AN EDUCATED DECISION, WHICH IS A PROBLEM FOR ME.WE HAVE ON AVERAGE, ABOUT A 12.5 MILLION ANNUAL BUDGET, AND THE ACTUAL INCREASES ARE JUST A VERY MINUTE PART OF THAT BUDGET BUT I WILL OFFER YOU THIS.
I AM PRESENTING THIS TO MY BOSS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A WEEK FROM TODAY.
I WILL PLEDGE TO YOU THAT AS SOON AS HE PROVIDES ME THE OKAY TO RELEASE, I WILL SEND IT GLOBALLY TO EVERY BOARD MEMBER SO THAT WAY YOU CAN REVIEW AND EXAMINE.
I WILL CONCUR WITH OUR OTHER MEMBERS AND ASK THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT WE DO HAVE A REPORT LIKE THAT AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW IT.
ONE MORE COMMENT FROM MEMBER MARTIN.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS ABOUT GETTING REPORT.
I THINK THIS IS AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES WE'VE HAD THIS SITUATION WHERE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THIS TIME CRUNCH AND THE MEMBERS HAVE TO BE PUT ON RESPONSE NOTICE TO BEAT TIME AND DATE THINGS.
MY OTHER QUESTION IS, LIKE YOU SAID, THIS IS A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY, AND YOU ALL WILL BE DOING THIS PROCESS AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CORAK IS IT POSSIBLE I GUESS TWO YEARS FROM NOW WHEN THIS COMES BACK BEFORE US THAT WE HAVE IT WITH MORE TIME IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
>> SURE. I JUST WANT TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT HERE.
THE ACTUAL SALARY STUDY IS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF A PROCESS THAN OUR BUDGET.
WE ACTUALLY HAD DEVELOPED OUR INCREASES BEFORE WE EVEN KNEW WHAT THE SALARY STUDY WAS GOING TO DO.
WE BASICALLY ADOPTED WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH AND THEN LOCALLY, WE DID PEMBROKE PINES, CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, BROWARD COUNTY.
WE DO THAT ANNUALLY EVERY TWO YEARS.
WE WERE A LITTLE BIT LATE ON THIS ONE, BUT IT IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PROCESS.
WE DEVELOP OUR BUDGET BASED ON THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, AND THEN WHAT WOULD KEEP US COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET, BUT IF IT IS THE DESIRE OF THIS BOARD FOR ME TO PROVIDE THAT PRIOR TO EVERY UPWP, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY DO AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO OTHER COMMENTS.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER FADGEN AND SECOND BY MEMBER JAFFE. ALL IN FAVOR.
MOTION PASSES. MEMBER COMMENTS.
GOOD. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT.
[9. Executive Director’s Report]
>> PARDON ME FOR THE DELAY. I WAS WRITING DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL GET THE SALARY STUDY.
THE VERY FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS I HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO THAT I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU FROM EVENT THAT WE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF MIRAMAR, AND I THOUGHT I'D OFFER THE CHAIR AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A COMMENT ABOUT WHAT THE VIDEO IS ABOUT TO SHOW.
>> MY NAME IS GREG STUART, BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
TODAY WE'RE HERE IN MIRAMAR HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH LET'S GO BIKING EVENT WHERE WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS AND INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> THIS IS AN EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY FOR US TO REALLY PROMOTE SAFETY AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF FOLKS JOINING US, UTILIZING THE BICYCLE FACILITIES.
THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY, PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF THEIR CARS AND REALLY UTILIZING THEIR BIKES TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
>> WE'RE ABOUT TO GO ON A GROUP RIDE SPONSORED BY MIRAMAR COMMISSIONER, YVETTE COLBOURNE.
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO ESCORT US.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN RIDING OUR BIKES SAFELY DOWN THE STREETS.
>> WE'RE DOING THE LET'S GO BIKING, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN THIS EVENT, AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND THE ATMOSPHERE BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT EVENT SO FAR.
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WE'RE AT THE MIRAMAR BIKE EVENT, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO GO FOR A RIDE.>> I'M EXCITED. YES. THE BIKE RIDE IS EIGHT MILES, AND I'VE NEVER DONE EIGHT MILES ON A BIKE.
>> AS YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW TODAY HERE IN MIRAMAR WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF COMMISSIONER YVETTE COLBOURNE, WHO IS THE RIDE MPO'S BOARD OF DIRECTOR.
SHE IS ACTUALLY THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION.
HER LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS HAS LED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALL THESE FACILITIES, KNOWING THAT IT WILL MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT MAKING BROWARD A BETTER PLACE AND COMPLETING OUR STREETS AND MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT SAFER AND MORE INVITING FOR THE YOUTH.
YOU NEED TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE FROM SOMEBODY FROM FOUR YEARS OLD TO 80 YEARS OLD, AND THAT WAY, THEY CAN EXPERIENCE GETTING AROUND.
LET'S GO BIKE EVENT IN MIRAMAR
>> I WILL ADD THAT IT REALLY WAS A GREAT EVENT, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER CITIES THAT THINKING ABOUT PARTICIPATING, RESIDENTS REALLY ENJOYED IT.
THAT KID WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD NEVER DONE EIGHT MILES ON A BIKE.
NOW I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO DO EIGHT MILES ON A BIKE.
BUT IT WAS ENJOYABLE AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, I WAS OKAY.
>> ALSO TO ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT, THE KID THAT WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN, IT'S BECAUSE WE HAD A SPONSOR PROVIDE A BIKE AND THE KID WON THE BIKE. HE WAS REALLY EXCITED.
>> HE WAS SO EXCITED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SECOND ITEM IS JUST TO GIVE YOU FOUR WARNING.
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER A YEAR OR TWO AGO, THE BOARD VOTED TO INCREASE THE LOCAL CONTRIBUTION FUNDS $0.02 A YEAR UNTIL IT CAPS AT $0.25.
WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 12, BUT IT'S GOING UP TO $0.14 PER YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING THOSE INVOICES TO THE CITY.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET THIS TO YOU EARLY ON IN THE BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE PLANNING YOUR BUDGETS RIGHT NOW.
USUALLY YOU DO YOUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS IN JUNE AND JULY TIME PERIOD AND YOU ADOPT IN SEPTEMBER.
THE THIRD ITEM I HAVE IS BROWARD COUNTY COMMUTER RAIL.
THERE'S A LETTER HERE OF A PUBLIC MEETING THAT IS OCCURRING ON MAY 22ND.
THIS IS ACTUALLY RATHER IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE FOUR THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ORDER FOR BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, AND ONE OF THEM IS TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, AND THEY'RE COMPLETING THEIR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING PART, AND THEY'RE GIVEN THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS AT THIS MAY 22ND MEETING.
IT'S ACTUALLY BEING HELD IN HOLLYWOOD.
IF YOU NEED INFORMATION, JUST LET ME KNOW.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THOSE FOUR THINGS.
THE TASKS ARE QUITE ARDUOUS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ASKED FOR.
THIS PROJECT IS SPECIFICALLY JUST FROM THE AVENTURA UP TO THE NEW RIVER IN FORT LAUDERDALE, BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRELIMINARY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS.
THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
FINALLY, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, WE REVIEWED SEVERAL PERIODICALS FROM TIME TO TIME, AND THERE WAS A VERY POSITIVE ARTICLE ABOUT THE ELECTRIC BUSES IN HALLANDALE BEACH IN THE COOL DOWN, AND IT TALKED ABOUT HOW HALLANDALE BEACH HAS THE LARGEST ELECTRIC BUS FLEET IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
I JUST WANTED TO OFFER OUR VICE CHAIR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS SINCE IT WAS IN A LOCAL PERIODICAL.
>> WELL, THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE MPO AND I KNOW STAFF CAME OUT AND SHARED SOME TIME.
OBVIOUSLY, IT STARTED BEFORE COVID.
IT WAS COBBLING TOGETHER A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE CITY, THE CRA, BROWARD COUNTY, THE STATE, EVERYBODY CAME TOGETHER, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY ACTUALLY LOOKING TO BUILD ONE OF THE STATE OF ART CHARGING AREAS IN OUR CITY AS WELL.
BUT IT IS REALLY WELL RECEIVED.
THE BUSES HAVE BEEN AMAZING, FULLY WI-FI.
WE CONNECT NOW ALL THE WAY TO AVENTURA, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING TO BRIGHT LINE.
WE ALSO DO CONNECT THROUGH HOLLYWOOD TO GO TO TRI-RAIL.
WE'VE EXPANDED OUR FLEET AND IT'S ACTUALLY SIX ROUTES.
IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT PRETTY BUSES.
IT'S ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE AROUND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I'D LIKE TO SAY HALLANDALE IS ONLY 4.4 SQUARE MILES, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY 40,000 PLUS PEOPLE.
WE'RE THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED CITY IN BROWARD, I BELIEVE STILL.
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WE'RE ON QUEUE AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT NEXT LEVEL.THE NEXT STEP IS GOING TO BE THE BIKES AND MICROTRANSIT.
WE'RE ALREADY DOING FREEBIE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S A VERY PROUD MOMENT FOR OUR STAFF.
>> POSITIVE PREFERENCE IS ALWAYS WELCOMED.
THE LAST THING I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH IS EVERYBODY ON THEIR CHAIR SHOULD HAVE THIS INVITE, IF YOU WANT TO, RSVP.
IT'S THE LET'S TALK TRANSPORTATION WHERE WE DO A PODCAST.
AT THIS EVENT, IT'S BASICALLY THEY'RE ENTERING IN ALL OF THESE PODCASTS INTO THE HISTORIC LIBRARY TO MAKE THEM PERMANENT.
IF YOU HAVE THIS FLYER TAKE IT WITH YOU AND RSVP, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AND THAT WRAPS UP MY REPORT TODAY, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.
WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE REPORT FROM ASHLEY MOHNI.
[10. Monthly Legislative Reports]
> HI, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, ASHLEY MOHNI.I'M GOING TO PROVIDE THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON BEHALF OF PAUL CALVARESI WHO IS AT MPO RIGHT NOW.
THE BROWARD MPO HAS SUBMITTED ONE COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST PER REPRESENTATIVE, AND THIS IS FOR THE EARMARKS.
THE REQUESTED EARMARKS WILL SUPPORT MPO PRIORITY PROJECTS.
THESE RANGE IN PROJECTS FROM COMPLETE STREETS FOCUS TO SAFETY.
THE GREAT THING IF WE DO RECEIVE THESE EARMARKS, SO IT WILL FREE UP SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR US TO ALLOCATE TO OTHER MPO PROJECTS.
THE EARMARKS THOUGH ARE CONTINGENT ON THE BUDGET BEING PASSED BY CONGRESS.
OF COURSE, GIVEN THE CURRENT POLITICAL DYNAMICS, THAT WILL DEPEND ON HOW MANY DOLLARS ARE ACTUALLY AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM PAST CYCLES.
IN THE PAST, WE HAVE RECEIVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EARMARKS TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS.
BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 750,000-1.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS.
WE'RE NOW THREE YEARS INTO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, AND OF COURSE, THIS IS A VERY SWEEPING TRANSFORMATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BILL.
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE UP FOR REAUTHORIZATION.
WE AS THE MPO NOW ARE ENGAGING WITH POLICYMAKERS TO SUPPORT CONTINUED FUNDING OF THIS BILL.
BUT THE FUTURE OF THAT BILL DEPENDS ON THE WHITE HOUSE.
WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO DETERMINE OUR STRATEGY FOR NEXT STEPS FORWARD.
THE MPO'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, AS WELL AS MPO AND NRC TO CRAFT LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES AND TALKING POINTS TO SUPPORT THAT.
THEN FOR VERY BRIEF STATE UPDATE, THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS PUSHED FORWARD THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT MPOS.
THE BILLS DIED IN THIS LAST SESSION, BUT THEY ARE OFTEN RESUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION.
CURRENTLY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PLANNING TO MEET WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS SENATORS IN PREPARATION OF THE UPCOMING SESSION TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED IF THOSE BILLS DO COME BACK TO HOPEFULLY, STOP ANY OF THOSE BILLS FROM MOVING FORWARD.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE.
>> JULIE, I KNOW ALLEN, DO WE HAVE A COUNCIL REPORT?
[11. General Counsel’s Report]
>> ALLEN PROVIDED THE WRITTEN REPORT.
IT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN A QUEUE.
WE HAVE SOME NON ACTION ITEMS.
[1. DRAFT Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Multimodal Transportation Priorities List (MMPL)]
MR. CHEN. I SHOULD SAY DR. CHEN.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. BOARD MEMBERS.
GOOD MORNING, I'M JIHONG CHEN WITH BROWARD MPO.
IT'S TIME OF THE YEAR TO PROCESS THE MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST IS AN ANNUAL ROUTINE PROCESS FOR THE BROWARD MPO.
YOU MAY WONDER WHAT IS MMPL? MMPL INCLUDES A LIST OF PROJECTS IN NUMERICAL ORDER, AND AFTER THAT PROGRAM THOSE PROJECTS INTO FDOT'S DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM BY FOLLOWING THIS ORDER.
TODAY, I'M PRESENTING FISCAL YEAR 2025 MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST.
THIS PRIORITY LIST WILL BE USED TO PROGRAM DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM AND THE TRANSPORTATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030.
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YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE BROWARD MPO'S CORE PRODUCTS FOR MANY TIMES.MMPL IS ONE OF THE CORE PRODUCTS.
JUST A MOMENT AGO, A COMMISSIONER ASKED A QUESTION, HOW THE PROJECTS MOVE FROM MTP TO TIP.
CHRISTOPHER GAVE A WONDERFUL ANSWER AND THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW THE PROJECTS MOVE THROUGH THE PIPELINE.
THE PROJECTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN MOVE TO MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST AND THEN MOVE TO DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM, AND LAST MOVE TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THIS IS THE LAST YEAR, WE USE 2045 MTP TO DEVELOP THIS MMPL.
NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO USE 2050 MTP TO DEVELOP THE MMPL.
CHRISTOPHER JUST PRESENTED A MOMENT AGO, THE COST OF FEASIBLE PLAN WILL GO TO THE NEXT YEAR MMPL.
THIS MMPL WE'LL BRING BACK TO THIS BOARD MEETING NEXT MONTH FOR APPROVAL.
THIS MONTH ONLY INFORMATION ONLY.
THEN AFTER THAT, USE THIS MMPL TO PROGRAM THOSE PROJECTS AND THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM WILL BE RELEASED IN THE FALL THIS YEAR.
THE TIP USE THIS MMPL FOR DEVELOPED WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR APPROVAL NEXT YEAR JULY.
YOU WILL SEE THE TIP FROM THIS MMPL NEXT JULY.
MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST SERVE AS BRIDGE BETWEEN METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THE MMPL INCLUDES SIX FUNDING PROGRAMS AND THE MMPL MONITORS FUNDING BY PHASE, SOURCE, AND THE FUNDING PROGRESS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE MMPL ALSO MONITORS PROJECT PROGRAM READINESS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS FOUR CRITERIA OF THE PROGRAM READY CRITERIA.
PROJECTS HAVE TO MEET THOSE FOUR CRITERIA TO GET THE PROGRAM READY.
A PROGRAM READY PROJECTS HAS TO HAVE CLEAR SCOPE OF WORK, SUPPORT OF RESOLUTIONS FROM ALL PARTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, GOOD COST ESTIMATE, AND PARTNER COLLABORATION.
THE BROWARD MPO STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, AND THE PLANNING PARTNERS TO MAKE PROJECT PROGRAM READY.
THIS PERCENTAGE WAS APPROVED WITH 2045 MTPS.
THIS PERCENTAGE IS USED TO ALLOCATE BROWARD MPO'S ATTRIBUTED FUNDS AMONG THE SIX FUNDING PROGRAMS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MMPL FOR THIS YEAR.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS BY FUNDING PROGRAM.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS UNFUNDED AMOUNT BY FUNDING PROGRAM AND OWNERSHIP.
IN SUMMARY, TO COMPLETE PROJECTS ON LOCAL ROAD NEEDS ABOUT $579 MILLION ADDITION FUNDS.
TO COMPLETE PROJECTS ON STATE ROAD NEED ABOUT $1.7 BILLION ADDITION FUNDS.
BROWARD MPO STAFF ALSO MONITORS PROJECT PROGRESS.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS NUMBER OF FULLY FUNDED PROJECTS.
WHAT IS FULLY FUNDED PROJECTS? ALL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED IN THE MOST RECENT WORK PROGRAM OR TIP.
WE CALL THE PROJECT FULLY FUNDED.
THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS FULLY FUNDED AND REMOVED FROM THE MMPL.
AS A RESULT, PRIORITIES FOR PROJECTS REMAIN IN THE MMPL WILL MOVE UP.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS,
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PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHMENT TO IN THE MEETING PACKAGE.THE MMPL ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE PRIORITIES.
IT IS LOCATED IN THE LATTER SECTION OF THE MMPL.
BROWARD MPO STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY ONE IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
NEXT, WE HAVE AN UPDATE FOR CSLIP BY MR. GIES.
[2. Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives (CSLIP) Cycle 9 Update]
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. PETER GIES AGAIN WITH THE BROWARD MPO.
I SAW A BOARD MEMBER MALLOZZI JUST LOOK AT ME BECAUSE THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE REFERENCED DURING OUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATION ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS UPCOMING CYCLE.
KERRIE MACNEIL IS USUALLY STANDING UP HERE BECAUSE SHE'S OUR COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROJECT MANAGER.
SHE'S TAKING SOME WELL DESERVED PAY TIME OFF TODAY, SO I'LL BE IN HER PLACE, HOPEFULLY, I DO AS GOOD OF A JOB AS HER.
[LAUGHTER] THIS PRESENTATION IS REALLY MEANT TO JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVE PROGRAM CYCLE.
MANY OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN ON THE MPO BOARD, EVEN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE YOUR STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT OR AT LEAST SPOKEN ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT'S AVAILABLE ANNUALLY THROUGH THE MPO TO FUND SMALLER LOCAL PROJECTS THROUGH OUR PROGRAM.
AS CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED DURING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN PRESENTATION ON THE DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN.
THIS PROGRAM EXISTS IN THE MTP AS A WAY TO MAKE AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT MAY COME ABOUT IN BETWEEN OUR FIVE YEAR UPDATE CYCLE AND MAYBE SMALLER IN NATURE.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ABLE TO FUND OVER THE LAST EIGHT CYCLES, 60 PROJECTS IN LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, TOTALING AROUND $140 MILLION.
WE'VE SEEN GREAT SUCCESS WITH THIS IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER LARGER PROJECTS THAT WE FUND THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
BUT THIS IS A NICE, FLEXIBLE WAY FOR US TO MAKE OUR FEDERAL MONIES AVAILABLE, WHICH TYPICALLY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE EVERY FIVE YEARS THROUGH THE MTP CYCLE.
WE CAN MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE ANNUALLY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN EMULATED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AS WELL AS A WAY TO PROVIDE SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY.
AGAIN, THIS HERE IS JUST AN UPDATE PRESENTATION OF WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE UPCOMING CYCLE IN 2024, AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, SOME OF THE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE FUND AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
THEY'RE TYPICALLY BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS, SAFETY PROJECTS, ADA PROJECTS, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN, THINGS THAT ARE TYPICALLY, AROUND THE $4 MILLION REALM. A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS THAT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY IS JUST A REMINDER OF SOME OF THE POLICY CHANGES THAT WERE ADOPTED BY THE MPO BOARD LAST YEAR AND THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE EFFECT IN THIS CSLIP CYCLE.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT DATES FOR OUR CYCLE 9, SO THIS UPCOMING CYCLE AND THEN WHAT TO EXPECT MOVING FORWARD WITH ADOPTING OUR NEW METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN DECEMBER.
QUICK UPDATE ON THE POLICY CHANGES.
THESE WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE MPO BOARD IN MAY THROUGH JUNE OF LAST YEAR AND ULTIMATELY ADOPTED BY THE MPO BOARD IN JULY.
THESE WERE WAYS JUST TO HELP US CLEAN UP THE PROGRAM, CARRY FORWARD LESSONS LEARNED OVER THE PAST EIGHT CYCLES OR SO THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS TIGHTER AND MORE EASILY IMPLEMENTABLE AND BETTER FOR YOU ALL AS MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO GREAT DETAIL ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE APPLICATION POLICIES, BUT I'LL CALL OUT A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS IN THE ADOPTED POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN CYCLE 9.
WE'VE RAISED THE APPLICATION CAP FROM 3-4 MILLION DOLLARS.
WE'VE ALSO CHANGED THE MINIMUM FROM 500,000-750,000 THAT'S SHOWN HERE AND THEN AGAIN WE'VE JUST CLEANED UP SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE ALSO IN POLICY 3 ABOUT THE $4 MILLION CAP THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.
THERE'S ALSO SOME ADDITIONS IN THE NEXT POLICIES REGARDING JUST REFERENCES TO OUR APPLICATION CHECKLIST THAT'S ON THE PROGRAM WEBSITE.
WE'VE PUT THAT TOGETHER FOR THIS CYCLE AND THEN ALSO WE'VE CLARIFIED HOW THE POINT DEDUCTION WORKS IF SOMEONE DOES NOT COMPLETE A PROJECT THAT WAS AWARDED AS PART OF THE COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM.
THAT'S REALLY IN UPDATED POLICY NUMBER 5 LIKE THE SECOND SENTENCE ONWARDS WE ADDED THAT LANGUAGE SIMPLY TO CLARIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE.
THE NEXT ITEM ON POLICY CHANGE NUMBER 6 AND NUMBER 7 WE ALSO CLARIFIED THAT PERCENTAGE CHANGE,
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HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT THE PROJECT AND THAT REQUIRES BOARD APPROVAL FROM THE MPO AND THEN WE ADDED ALSO THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE M TECH AS A DELIVERY MECHANISM WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT IN THE PAST.AGAIN, ALL OF THESE POLICIES WERE ADOPTED, JULY 13TH OF LAST YEAR, BUT BECAUSE SOME OF THE POLICY CHANGES WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE SIGNIFICANT, THE MPO BOARD ASKED US TO DELAY THOSE CHANGES UNTIL THIS CYCLE, SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO INCLUDE THEM AS PART OF CYCLE 8 LAST YEAR CYCLE, BUT INSTEAD THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE EFFECT THIS CYCLE.
WE SIMPLY WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
SOME OF THE CYCLE 9 IMPORTANT DATES, THE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS WHICH ARE REQUIRED IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUBMIT A PROJECT THIS CYCLE ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE FROM THE END OF MAY THROUGH JUNE OF 2024.
CARRIER IS GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ASKING TO SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH US SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW THOSE PROJECTS, HELP YOU PUT TOGETHER A STRONG APPLICATION AND MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICATION IS SUCCESSFUL ONCE IT IS SUBMITTED.
THOSE MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THAT TIME FRAME.
I'M GOING TO REMIND YOU ALL AGAIN THAT THESE APPLICATION MEETINGS ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR YOU TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM.
WE WILL ALSO BE HOLDING OUR ANNUAL APPLICATION WORKSHOP ON MAY 22ND.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME DAY AS A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AND THAT WILL HAPPEN EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THAT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS WHO COME OUT FOR THOSE MEETINGS CAN THEN EITHER ATTEND THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE A SEPARATE TRIP OUT HERE AS WELL, AND THEN THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024 AND NOTE ABOUT THE CYCLE 9 IS WE'VE MOVED UP THE APPLICATION DEADLINE ONE MONTH IN ORDER TO BETTER COORDINATE WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THEIR PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE.
IT WAS REALLY TIGHT FOR US WHEN WE HAD IT TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER, BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR PULLING FORWARD THAT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS WE'VE MOVED FORWARD THE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS AND THE APPLICATION WORKSHOP A MONTH AS WELL.
WE'VE BASICALLY TAKEN THE SCHEDULE AND SLIT IT FORWARD A MONTH AS WELL.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS WILL LIKELY COME DURING YOUR SUMMER BREAKS.
WE'VE ALREADY LET THE TECHNICAL ADVISOR COMMITTEE KNOW ABOUT THAT.
WE HOPE THEY'RE PLANNING ACCORDINGLY.
AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE PROVIDE SO MUCH LEAD TIME ON THIS PROGRAM AS WELL.
JUST ONE NOTE ABOUT COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES MOVING FORWARD.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS ADOPTION ON THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED, WE ARE KEEPING THIS PROGRAM IN THE NEW METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING SOME TWEAKS TO IT.
MAINLY THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO REVISIT.
THE CURRENT COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVE PROGRAM, PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS DRAWS HEAVILY FROM OUR OVERALL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE LIKE TO KEEP THAT CONSISTENCY IN THE TYPES OF DATASET WE'RE USING AND ALSO THE EVALUATION FACTORS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REEVALUATE THAT NOW FOR THE NEW METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNING THAT WITH THE CSLIP PROGRAM. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SKIP A CYCLE NEXT YEAR IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THAT UPDATE FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE.
THAT MEANS THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS, WE WILL LIKELY SKIP NEXT YEAR'S CYCLE AND REINTRODUCE IT FOR 2026.
YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT ALL OF THESE UPDATES AS PART OF THESE BOARD MEETINGS, SO ANY PROPOSALS TO CHANGES IN PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA, POLICIES, THINGS LIKE THAT WILL ALL COME THROUGH THE MPO BOARD.
A NOTE HERE AS WELL ON THIS IS WE HAVE APPLIED AS PART OF THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS PILOT PROGRAM. IT'S A LOT OF PS.
THAT'S A NEW FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM THAT'S BEING OFFERED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE IIJA, THE NEW TRANSPORTATION BILL OR NOW THREE-YEAR-OLD TRANSPORTATION BILL.
THAT'S BEEN MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH CONGRESS.
MANY OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS IS ANOTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR IN THE REALM OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP US UPDATE THE PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA TO ALIGN WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR BILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LEVERAGE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO HELP US COMPLETE THIS UPDATE AND THAT'S LIKELY WHY WE'LL HAVE TO SKIP A YEAR IN 2025.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES ARE GOING TO BE POSTED ON THE CSLIP WEB PAGE AND IT'S LINKED THERE.
ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AGENDA PACKETS, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL WERE AWARE OF WHAT'S COMING IN 2024.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PLANNING STAFF, PARTICULAR YOUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES ARE AWARE OF THIS.
THEY'RE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANT DATES ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL IN THIS UPCOMING CYCLE FOR CYCLE 9.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. MEMBER JAFFE.
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>> THANK YOU PETER. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
IN THE PAST WESTON HAS MADE THE CUT AT THE BLUE DEATH LINE FOR MANY PROJECTS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT, BUT NOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE SKIPPING FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CSLIP, SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A DISADVANTAGE TO THE MUNICIPALITIES FOR ANY FUNDING OR TIMELINE FOR THESE PROJECTS WHICH ARE REALLY VITAL AND REALLY DO INCORPORATE AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A LOT SAFER?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, AND IT'S A VERY GOOD ONE.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT US SKIPPING A CYCLE WILL NOT IMPACT ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED PREVIOUSLY.
WE ARE SIMPLY JUST NOT GOING TO ACCEPT NEW PROJECTS FOR THAT CYCLE, SO ANY PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED AND FUNDED WILL CONTINUE ON THE PATH WITHIN THE WORK PROGRAM.
>> QUESTION. SINCE IF WE SKIP A CYCLE, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE WILL BE FUNDS THAT WOULD NOT BE USED OR WILL BE REALLOCATED TO SOMETHING ELSE?
>> TENTATIVELY THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
EITHER THE FUNDS WILL BE ABSORBED BY ANOTHER PROGRAM AND THAT WOULD LIKELY BE THE LARGER COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM WHERE WE ALSO HAVE SOME REGIONAL INITIATIVES THAT ARE LOOKING TO BE FUNDED.
THAT'S WHERE THINGS LIKE THE DIXIE HIGHWAY PROJECT OR SOME OF THE OTHER REGIONAL COMPLETE STREETS PROJECTS WOULD BE FUNDED.
WE COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY GUARANTEES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY GROUP THOSE FUNDS FOR A LARGER POT IN THE SECOND CYCLE AND MY DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BILL CROSS JUST REMINDED ME ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING AS WELL WITH FDOT ON IS COST INCREASES GENERALLY ACROSS THE BOARD AND THAT SKIPPING A CYCLE MIGHT ALSO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ABSORB COST INCREASES ON THE EXISTING PROJECTS RATHER THAN HAVING THE MUNICIPALITIES FOOT THAT BILL.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTIN.
>> THERE WE GO. DURING THAT OFF YEAR, AND AS MEMBER JAFFE TALKED ABOUT THAT BLUE LINE, IF YOU'RE SOUTH OF THAT BLUE LINE AND PROJECTS GET EITHER ABSORBED BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR OR PULLED OFF, IS THERE STILL A POSSIBILITY FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO MOVE UP? YOU MAY BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE IN.
>> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, YOU'RE SAYING MAYBE IN THAT OFF YEAR, WE LOOK AT PROJECTS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT AND MOVE THOSE IN FOR THE CYCLE. AM I UNDERSTANDING?
>> IF SOMETHING HAPPENS FOR THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY AUTHORIZED AND THEY FALL OFF OR CITIES GO AHEAD AND FUND THEM THEMSELVES OR SOMETHING.
>> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO SKIP A CYCLE, WE WILL COMPLETELY SKIP A CYCLE BECAUSE WE NEED TO DEDICATE THOSE RESOURCES TO UPDATING THE PROGRAM RATHER THAN TRYING TO WORK ON GETTING THE NEW SET OF PROJECTS IN, SO WE'D LIKE TO START FRESH.
>> MEMBER MCGEE? GIVE IT A MINUTE.
HER NAME IS NOT HERE. THERE WE GO.
>> IS THERE A POSSIBILITY, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME BIG BIG BUDGET PROJECTS COMING HOPEFULLY DOWN THE LINE SOON? WILL THERE BE A POTENTIAL TO MOVE ANY OF THE UNUSED FUNDS INTO ALMOST LIKE A HOLDING POT FOR THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS?
>> I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO THE COMMENT THAT I MADE WHEN MR. ORE REMINDED ME THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF COST INCREASES.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE AS WE COULD POTENTIALLY USE THOSE FUNDS.
>> I'M THINKING MORE LIKE THE FUTURE RAIL PROJECTS, LIKE THE BIG TICKET PROJECTS THAT AREN'T APPROVED YET, BUT ARE HOPEFULLY COMING SOONER THAN LATER.
>> UNKNOWN. POTENTIALLY, WE COULD LOOK AT THAT.
I WILL SAY THAT THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM TENDS TO BE AROUND 2-3$ MILLION A YEAR.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THOSE BIG RAIL PROJECTS, I'M GOING TO MAKE AN ASSUMPTION HERE THAT 2-3 MILLION DOLLARS IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET AND SOME OF THE SHORTFALL THAT THOSE BIGGER PROJECTS MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING.
I THINK WE'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE LOCAL PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW ARE IN PROGRAMMING AND WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE Y'ALL WITH THE BILL TO PICK UP THOSE COST INCREASES. THAT'S MY ASSUMPTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE ONE FINAL PRESENTATION,
[3. Federal Discretionary Grants]
FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT BY MR. CROSS.CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, I'M STANDING IN HERE TODAY FOR JENNIFER TUSI, WHO WILL BE NORMALLY GIVING YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE GRANTS UPDATE.
THIS IS SOMETHING NEW, AND I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY TRY TO COME BACK.
THIS WAS AT A BOARD MEMBER REQUEST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE MONTHLY, A QUICK UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THESE FEDERAL GRANTS.
AS IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED OVER THE MONTHS HERE, SINCE THE NEW TRANSPORTATION BILL HAS BEEN PASSED, A LOT OF THE NEW FEDERAL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH GRANTS,
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THESE COMPETITIVE NATIONALLY COMPETITIVE GRANTS.IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS A REGION THAT WE PURSUE THESE GRANTS.
THE BROWARD MPO HAS TAKEN A POSITION OF TRYING TO BE A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS ARE AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, ETC FOR THAT.
UM, SO AGAIN, FEDERAL GRANTS FOR BROWARD COORDINATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT, SO WE DON'T WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, HAVING TWO MUNICIPALITIES APPLYING FOR THE SAME GRANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THE FEDS DEFINITELY LOOK FOR IS THAT THERE'S BEEN LOCAL COORDINATION.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO REFEREE BETWEEN TWO CITIES.
THEY WANT US TO SORT THAT OUT BEFORE WE APPLY.
WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A MONTHLY OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES TO GET ON A PHONE CALL AND TO SHARE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PURSUE, MAYBE TEAMING OPPORTUNITIES, HERE ABOUT SOME TECHNICAL DETAILS, ETC.
WE ALSO BRING THIS AS A MONTHLY UPDATE TO OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE AND AGAIN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE HEARD SOME COMMENTS THAT PERHAPS THE BOARD MEMBERS WANTED TO ALSO BE APPRAISED OF THIS.
THIS PRESENTATION IS ABOUT 20 SLIDES LONG.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL THESE SLIDES TO YOU.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THERE'S TWO SECTIONS HERE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH SOME ACTIVE GRANTS THAT THE MPO AND OUR PARTNERS ARE PURSUING? THEN A WHOLE LIST OF ALL OF THE GRANTS AND THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE EITHER CURRENTLY OPEN OR WILL BE COMING UP AND OPEN.
AGAIN, IT'S NOT MEANT FOR ME TO GO THROUGH THIS FULL PRESENTATION.
IT'S IN YOUR BOARD PACKAGE AND IT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD MONTHLY SO THAT YOU CAN REVIEW THOSE.
THAT SAID, I WILL TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THESE.
THRIVING COMMUNITIES IS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WE HAVE WON AND WE ARE WORKING.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S A GOOD THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THE RAIL CROSSING ELIMINATION.
AGAIN, WE HAVE WON THAT GRANT AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS.
ALL THE CITIES UP AND DOWN THAT CORRIDOR AS WELL AS BRIGHTLINE FDOT.
WE'RE HOPING TO IMPLEMENT SOME IMPROVEMENTS THERE THAT IMPROVE THE SAFETY IN THAT CORRIDOR.
THAT'S ONE THAT'S WORKING IN THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
WE HAVE NOT EVEN GOTTEN TO PRE AWARD YET, BUT THAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE, AND THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THE SMART GRANT IS ANOTHER WIN WHERE WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF THE PRELIMINARY WORK.
THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR BRINGING SMART METRO, DIFFERENT AI TYPE TECHNIQUES TO MANAGING, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT MOVING FORWARD, BUT KNOW THAT THE MPO UNDER GREG'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ON BEHALF OF THE REGION, AND WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SUCCESS RATE TO DATE.
WITH THAT, LET ME SAY THAT WE DON'T WIN THEM ALL.
THIS WAS A PROTECT GRANT THAT WE WENT AFTER THAT WAS FOR RESILIENCY, AND IT HAS THE UNFORTUNATE ACRONYM OF RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS RIP.
WE PROBABLY OUGHT TO WORK ON THAT ONE.
BUT WE'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT, BUT WE WILL APPLY AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
PETER HAD MENTIONED TO YOU THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS PILOT PROGRAM.
WE DID JUST APPLY A WEEK AGO FOR THIS, WE'RE HOPEFUL, BUT WE PROBABLY WON'T KNOW UNTIL NEXT YEAR ON THAT ONE.
THIS IS THE PART AGAIN THAT I MENTIONED TO YOU, THE SECOND PART.
THESE ARE ALL THE OPEN AND UPCOMING GRANT APPLICATIONS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THEM AND A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THIS LIST ON YOUR OWN, LOOK FOR THINGS THAT MAY HELP YOUR PARTICULAR COMMUNITY, AND OF COURSE, THE MPO IS HERE TO SUPPORT, HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THEM AND PROVIDE LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL FEDERAL COORDINATED.
IF YOU NEED TO BE IN ONE OF OUR DOCUMENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE MTP OR THE TIP OR WHATEVER, JUST SUPPORT THAT GRANT APPLICATION, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
AGAIN, I JUST RUN IT THROUGH THE LIST.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY.
I'M GLAD TO TRY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN A QUEUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I AGREE THAT THESE GRANTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, AND IF WE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK THROUGH THEM, WE MIGHT FIND SOMETHING THAT WILL TRULY BENEFIT OUR CITY.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 13. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.