Jul 11, 2024 MPO Board Meeting

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

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WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CALL THE MEETING.

THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order and Pledge]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE NEW IT EQUIPMENT.

[2. New IT Equipment Walkthrough]

THANK YOU, PETER GIES GO AHEAD.

PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

JUST VERY QUICKLY, WE HAVE MADE UPGRADES TO THE BOARDROOM EQUIPMENT HERE.

THEY ARE NOW ALL TOUCH SCREENS.

I KNOW FOR MANY A YEAR WE WERE PROMISING THAT THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND THANKS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL IN MAY, WE WERE ABLE TO INSTALL THE TOUCH SCREENS.

EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE INTERFACE STILL WORKS THE SAME.

YOU JUST DON'T NEED A MOUSE ANYMORE.

YOU CAN SCROLL WITH YOUR FINGER JUST LIKE YOU WOULD ON YOUR PHONE.

YOU CAN TOUCH ALL OF THE BUTTONS, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, REBECCA OR MYSELF OR ANY OF THE STAFF ARE WALKING AROUND, BUT EVERYTHING SHOULD STILL WORK THE SAME.

SO HOPEFULLY YOU ALL ENJOYED THE TOUCH SCREENS NOW HERE AND CRISPER SCREENS AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, LET'S LET'S TRY IT OUT.

I KNOW I'M GLAD IT'S FINALLY WORKING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOUCHING THIS SCREEN FOR YEARS AND IT'S FINALLY IT'S FINALLY WORKING.

OKAY. ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL.

[3. Electronic Roll Call]

MADAM CHAIR, WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR THAT, WE HAVE VIRTUAL MEMBERS WHO ARE ATTENDING THAT IN THAT FASHION.

THAT WOULD BE MEMBER SCUOTTO, BRUNSON, LEWELLEN AND STURMAN OKAY FOUR MEMBERS.

OKAY. WE HAVE EVERYBODY HAS MARKED THEMSELF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

AND FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE ATTENDING VIRTUAL, IF THEY WISH TO VOTE ON AN ITEM, IF THEY IF THEY ARE VOTING AGAINST, IF THEY'RE LOOKING TO VOTE AGAINST THE ITEM, PLEASE SPEAK UP. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE ANTICIPATED THAT YOU'RE VOTING WITH THE MAJORITY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[4. Approval of Minutes - May 9, 2024]

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? THIS IS ELECTRONIC VOTE.

I'M WAITING ON SIMMONS AND GOOD.

SIMMONS. IT'S THE BUTTON.

YOU CAN USE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU. IT'S TOUCH SCREEN.

OKAY, WE'RE GOOD NOW.

YES MAYOR. OKAY.

WONDERFUL. MOTION PASS.

APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCE.

[5. Approval of Excused Absences]

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER MCGEE AND SECOND BY MEMBER SIMMONS.

WILL YOU VOTE ON THAT.

THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE MOTION PASSES.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[6. Approval of Agenda]

PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

OKAY, MR. MICHAEL RIGETTO.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I LIKE TO REFER AND DEFER MY TIME TO THE ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THE NEXT ITEM IS MOTION TO ELECT THE OFFICERS.

[8. MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS to Serve for the Next Year, July 2024 Through June 2025: A. Chair B. Vice Chair C. Deputy Vice Chair D. Executive Committee - Broward County Representative E. Executive Committee - Small Municipalities Representative F. Executive Committee - At-Large Representative G. Executive Committee - At-Large Representative (if no Chair Emeritus)]

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SO WE HAVE YOUR YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE FOUR AND YOU HAVE THREE OFFICERS.

THEY HAVE OKAY.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WE MISSED LAST MONTH'S MEETING BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND EMERGENCIES THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

SO TODAY, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO TO CONSIDER YOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND, AND TO ELECT THEM OR TO NOMINATE ANY OTHER PARTIES OR ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU WISHED THAT MAY COME UP FOR ANY OF THE OTHER POSITIONS.

FOR THE RECORD, THE POSITIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ARE YOUR YOUR CHAIR IS YVETTE COBURN, VICE CHAIR COOPER.

DEPUTY JAFFE, DEPUTY VICE CHAIR, JAFFE BROWARD COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE FOR SMALL MUNICIPALITIES, REPRESENTATIVE WALKER, AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN AND AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVE MCGEE.

IF THERE ARE NO NOMINEES FOR ANY OF THOSE POSITIONS, THEN YOU CAN VOTE FOR AS A SLATE FOR EVERYONE IN ONE MOTION.

BUT IF THERE'S ANY NOMINATIONS, PLEASE SPEAK UP NOW.

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS, FOR ANY OF THE POSITIONS? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU OPEN IT UP FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED.

AND ELECTRONIC VOTE MOTION TO APPROVE.

CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE? WE HAVE A MOTION.

YES, WE HAVE A MOTION BY LONGERGAN AND SECONDED BY WELCH.

SO ALL IN FAVOR CAN WE VOTE ON THAT AGAIN? IF YOU'RE VIRTUAL, YOU ARE VOTING WITH THE MAJORITY UNLESS YOU SPEAK UP TO BE HEARD.

LOOKS LIKE MOTION PASSES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET'S HOPE IT'S ONE OF THE FASTEST MEETING EVER.

DO IT. OKAY.

MEMBER COMMENTS.

AND I SEE JOSHUA SIMMONS BLINKING HERE.

I'M NOT SO SUPPOSED TO BE.

NO, WE GO TO CONSENT.

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

YES. IT'S NOT CONSENT.

SO WE ARE GOING TO DO THE CONSENT ITEMS. DOES ANYONE WANT TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, MAY I HAVE A VOTE? I DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON IT OR OKAY. SO.

OKAY. SO.

DID YOU WANT TO PULL AN ITEM? CAN I SPEAK? OH, YES.

SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT THE THE MTECC, THE LYONS ROAD PROJECT FROM ATLANTIC TO THE SAWGRASS THAT AND THANK YOU TO THE MTECC AND THE MPO FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT ALL HAPPENS, IT WILL CERTAINLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEDESTRIANS TO WALK ON THAT SIDE OF THAT VERY BUSY ROAD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS ITEM NUMBER NINE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WAS COMMENTED TOO.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS.

CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON IT? THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS, WHICH IS THE 13 ITEMS ALL AT ONCE.

WE HAVE A I CAN'T SEE THE MOTION, BUT I DO SEE A SECOND BY LAWRENCE MARTIN.

MOTION MADE BY MCGEE AND SECONDED BY MARTIN.

MOTION BY MCGEE.

IT DOESN'T SHOW ON MY SCREEN.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON IT.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

JUST NOT ON MY SCREEN.

TECHNOLOGY IS WONDERFUL.

OKAY.

MOTION PASSES.

WAITING ON SIMMONS.

SIMMONS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT.

ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEM. ACTION ITEMS. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? I'M SKIPPING.

OKAY. I TOLD YOU I WASN'T GOING TO MOVE THIS FAST.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE.

[1. MOTION TO APPROVE the DRAFT Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Multimodal Priorities List (MMPL)]

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CHEN FROM THE MMPL WITH A PRESENTATION ON THAT.

MIC] I CAN HEAR IN THE BACKGROUND.

BILL JUST REMINDED THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY A PRESENTATION THAT WAS DONE.

YEAH. IN IN MAY WE WE I DID THIS PRESENTATION.

SO YOU'VE HAD THE PRESENTATION ALREADY.

WE CAN GO THROUGH IT AGAIN, OR YOU CAN GO FORWARD AND THEN GET TO THE NEXT ITEM.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE HAD A PRESENTATION.

CAN WE GET A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CAN WE TAKE A VOTE ON THIS.

I DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON IT.

MR. GOOD.

WHERE IS MR. GOOD? THERE HE IS, WAY OVER YONDER.

WOW. IS MY MIC ON? YES, YES. OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

I DO APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZE ME.

I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

NO NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I GUESS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE MMPL IS TO BASICALLY IDENTIFY WORK PROJECTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY BEYOND YEAR FIVE, CORRECT.

THE NEW YEAR FIVE. YEAH.

RIGHT. SO THOSE ARE LIKE HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE'LL GET FUNDED.

BUT IN THE MMPL THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUNDED, LIKE EVEN NEXT YEAR.

I MEAN, IN THE TERMS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, CAN WE GET AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THAT HAPPENS? FOR THE MMPL ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THOSE FUNDS ARE ALREADY PROGRAMED IN THE WORK PROGRAM AND THE TIP.

SO WE JUST FOR THE TRANSPARENCY PURPOSE AND YOU KNOW WHAT ALREADY FUND.

SO ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE THERE ARE UNFUNDED AMOUNT.

THIS NEED IN THE FUTURE YEAR BASED ON THE FUNDING AVAILABLE PROGRAM THOSE FUNDS, CLEAR.

SO THAT'S NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION.

I'M SORRY. SO, FOR INSTANCE, I'M LOOKING AT A PROJECT THANKFUL IT'S IN PEMBROKE PINES.

BUT IN YEAR 2025, THERE'S $24 MILLION THAT'S, THAT'S BEING ALLOCATED IN THAT PROJECT.

AND TYPICALLY THE MMPL DOES NOT HAVE ANY DOLLARS FUNDED IN YEARS.

YOU KNOW, FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, IT'S THE AFTER FIVE YEARS.

SO HOW IS IT THAT THE MMPL.

BECAUSE THAT'S A TIP, RIGHT? THESE FUNDS ARE REALLY IN THE TIP, BUT IT'S BEING LISTED IN THE MMPL.

AND I JUST NEED AN EXPLANATION OF WHY IT'S BEING LISTED IN THE MMPL.

WELL, VERY GOOD QUESTION PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

SO I WILL JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT THE AS JIHONG HAD SAID, THE FUNDING THAT IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS WHAT'S ALREADY PROGRAMED ON THE PROJECT.

NOT EVERY PROJECT IN THE MMPL IS FULLY FUNDED.

THERE MAY STILL BE OUTSTANDING PHASES THAT NEED TO BE FUNDED, AND THAT'S WHY WE SHOW THE CURRENT FUNDING AMOUNT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE FUNDING THAT IS STILL NEEDED. SO IT MAY BE FUNDED FOR DESIGN, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION IS NOT FUNDED WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN THE NEW FIFTH YEAR.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WHEN I LOOK AT THAT SAME PROJECT THAT YOU SPEAK TO, WHEN I LOOK AT THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THERE'S $0 BEING ASKED FOR.

SO I STILL DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE EXPLAINING.

THAT ONE WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT YOU COULD POINT IF YOU COULD MENTION THE NAME OF THE PROJECT.

SURE. IT'S THE STATE ROAD, 817 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PEMBROKE ROAD, TO NORTH OF JOHNSON STREET.

I GUESS THE PROJECT NUMBER IS 2024-01-A.

SO THAT ONE, I BELIEVE IS AN ANOMALY BECAUSE THE PROJECT COSTS HAVE BEEN CHANGING ON THAT PROJECT, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH DOT TO UPDATE THAT AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE KEEP THE PROJECT ON THE LIST, BECAUSE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THAT PROJECT.

IT IS NOT FULLY COMPLETED, BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE FUNDS ARE.

AND I'M GOING TO ADD TO THAT, BECAUSE I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, AND SHE HAS PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL EARMARK THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO GET APPROVED FOR THE THROUGH THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN SIDE FOR ABOUT $800,000.

SO THE ANOMALY IS WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING MONEY TO COVER THE COST OF THAT PROJECT.

IT'S JUST IT'S COMING. SO I RECOMMEND THAT ANY ANY ABNORMALITIES BECAUSE THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER ABNORMALITIES.

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WE'LL DO A LITTLE ASTERISK.

YEAH. FOR YEARS I COULDN'T SAY SPAGHETTI EITHER.

SO BUT I THINK MAYBE ANY ANY OF THE MEMBERS HERE THAT HAVE ABNORMALITIES WITHIN THEIR CITIES AT LEAST ARE NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE A GIFT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT THESE ABNORMALITIES ARE, RIGHT.

LIKE A GIFT BECAUSE YOU'RE MOVING THEM UP MANY YEARS IN ADVANCE.

AND THE CONGRESSWOMAN IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT.

SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SHE WANTS TO COME WITH A CHECK.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

MEMBER GOOD.

MEMBER COOPER.

YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I KNOW EVEN SOME OF THE LIST, PARTICULARLY ONE, WE TALKED ABOUT IT LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO, AND WE KNOW WE HAVE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THAT. SO IS THERE ANOTHER WAY MAYBE.

YOU KNOW, I HATE TO USE THE WORD RED OR HIGHLIGHT AND THEN MAKE A NOTATION ON THESE ON THAT FOR EXAMPLE LIKE THAT $800, MAYBE ADD IT LIKE IN A DIFFERENT COLOR WITH AN ASTERISK EXPLAINING THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, A SET ASIDE OR PENDING.

YEAH. SO I THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECTS WITH ZEROS ON THEM THAT I EVEN KNOW THAT THERE'S MONEY IN.

AND SO THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LIKE A HUGE ASK.

WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.

THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING BETTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE DO HAVE A A MOTION AND A SECOND BY TIM MEMBER TIM FADGEN AND MEMBER LAWRENCE.

CAN WE TAKE A VOTE ON THAT? THIS IS ELECTRONIC VOTING AGAIN.

AND IF ANY MEMBERS WHO ARE VIRTUAL, IF THEY WISH TO VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE, THEY NEED TO SPEAK UP.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[2. PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO APPROVE the Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)]

AND IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR FY 2025 TO 2029 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THE TIP.

OKAY. AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER ON THAT ITEM.

YOU CAN TAKE THE PUBLIC SPEAKER FIRST IF YOU WISH MADAM CHAIR.

WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE BEST ORDER HERE? OKAY. PUBLIC SPEAKER FIRST.

MR. MICHAEL RIGETTO.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MICHAEL RIGHETTI WITH THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT'S PART OF THE ACTION, ITEM NUMBER TWO.

AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

OKAY. SHALL WE PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

BOARD MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING.

I'M JIHONG CHEN WITH BROWARD MPO.

IT'S THE TIME OF THE YEAR TO UPDATE.

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS AN ANNUAL ROUTINE PROCESS FOR THE BROWARD MPO.

YOU MAY WONDER WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM? TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT THE REGION EXPECTS TO BUILD OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THOSE PROJECTS INCLUDE HIGHWAY, TRANSIT, RAIL, AIR AND SEA PORT, AS WELL AS BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN AND FREIGHT RELATED PROJECTS.

TODAY, I'M PRESENTING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 2029.

THIS SLIDE IS BROWARD MPOS CORE PRODUCTS.

TIP IS ONE OF THE CORE PRODUCTS.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS MPO PLANNING PROCESS.

PROJECTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN MOVE TO MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST AND THEN MOVE TO [INAUDIBLE] DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM AND AT LAST MOVE TO TIP FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

BY FOLLOWING FEDERAL AND STATE LAW, THE BROWARD MPO STAFF CREATED THIS TIP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

BY FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS, BROWARD MPO STAFF PREPARES DRAFTED TIP, STARTS 30 DAYS PUBLIC MEETINGS OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HOSTS PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND THE [INAUDIBLE] BOARD APPROVED THE TIP.

BROWARD MPO SENT THE FINAL APPROVED TIP TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, AND

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THE TIP TAKES EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST.

TO MEET FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENT TO TIP THE BROWARD MPO RELEASED THE PUBLIC NOTICE ON NEWSPAPERS BROWARD MPO WEBSITE, BROWARD MPO MOBILITY MANDATES SOCIAL MEDIA AND EIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN BROWARD.

THIS SLIDE IS A SUMMARY OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TIP FOR THIS YEAR.

THE TIP INCLUDES 441 PROJECTS WORTH ABOUT $5.7 BILLION.

THIS SLIDE PRESENTS FUNDING SUMMARY BY FUNDING SOURCE AND THE TRANSPORTATION MODE.

THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT DISPLAYS FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH FUNDING SOURCE AND THE RESPECTIVE PERCENTAGES IN TOTAL.

THE STATE IS THE TOP ONE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE TIP.

THE GRAPH ON RIGHT DISPLAYS THE FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH FUNDING MODE, TRANSPORTATION MODE, AND THE RESPECTIVE PERCENTAGE IN TOTAL.

THIS TIP INVITES $157 MILLION SUPPORTING 59 PROJECTS.

THOSE FUNDS IS BROWARD MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS.

ABOUT $83 MILLION IS INVESTED ON 41 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS.

LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK ON MAJOR PROJECTS AND THE PROGRAMS. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS TWO PROJECTS ON HIGHWAY AND THE TWO PROJECTS ON TRANSIT.

ONE HIGHWAY PROJECTS IS SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTION.

ANOTHER ONE IS ON SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET.

ONE TRANSIT PROJECT IS BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL SOUTH.

ANOTHER ONE IS SFMP PROJECT AS [INAUDIBLE] RECEIVED FTA FUNDS FOR ROLLING STOCK REPLACEMENT AND EXPANSION.

THIS SLIDE PRESENTS OVERALL FUNDING FOR MTP SIX FUNDING PROGRAMS. IN SUMMARY, THIS TIP INVESTS $764 MILLION TO SUPPORT 80 PROJECTS FROM MTP SIX FUNDING PROGRAMS. THE BROWARD MPO STAFF ALSO MONITORS PROJECT PROGRESS.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS PROJECTS GRADUATED FROM THE TIP.

[INAUDIBLE] WHAT IS GRADUATED PRODUCTS? ALL THE FUNDS FOR PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMED IN THE WORK PROGRAM OR TIP ON 2024 BEFORE THE 2024 NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED.

WE CALL THIS PRODUCT GRADUATED FROM THE TIP.

THERE ARE 89 PROJECTS GRADUATED FROM THE TIP WORTH ABOUT $1.3 BILLION.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE TIP DOCUMENT ON THE LINK AT THE LINK ON THE TOP OF THE SLIDE AND ALSO YOU CAN ACCESS THE INTERACTIVE TIP, USE THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE SO YOU HAVE THE MUNICIPAL REPORT.

THIS REPORT IS PRINTED FROM THE INTERACTIVE TIP.

YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE BROWARD MPO WEBSITE TO CLICK ON THIS LINK.

PRODUCE THE MUNICIPAL REPORT FOR YOUR CITY.

AFTER MY PRESENTATION THE TURNPIKE STAFF, CAROL SCOTT, WILL BE PRESENT TURNPIKE PROJECTS ON MAINLINE TURNPIKE. SO AFTER THOSE PRESENTATIONS, MPO STAFF, DOT, FDOT STAFF AND THE PLANNING PARTNERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

NOW I TURN THE PODIUM OVER TO THE MISS CAROL SCOTT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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AGAIN, MY NAME IS CAROL SCOTT.

I'M THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR WITH FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE.

WE'RE PART OF DOT.

WE'RE KIND OF KNOWN AS THE EIGHTH DISTRICT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

SO THE BULK OF MY PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE ON THE MAINLINE, PRIMARILY BETWEEN I-595 AND WILES ROAD.

SO WE HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.

THANK YOU. BEEN CONDUCTING A PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT STUDY TO WIDEN THE TURNPIKE IN THIS AREA, AND ALSO IMPROVE SIX EXISTING INTERCHANGES AND LOOK AT NEW INTERCHANGES IN THE AREA AS WELL.

SO WE'VE CONCLUDED THE PDD, RIGHT NOW WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS FUNDING FUTURE PHASES.

THAT'S DESIGN. WE HAVE THAT IN THE WORK PROGRAM CURRENTLY FOR VARIOUS SEGMENTS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONSTRUCTION FUNDED AT THIS POINT.

WE ARE SELF FUNDED.

THE TURNPIKE FUNDS ARE PROJECTS WITH TURNPIKE REVENUES AND BONDS THAT WE ISSUE AGAINST OUR REVENUES.

SO WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR FUNDS FOR FUTURE PHASES.

BUT ONE REALLY KEY IMPORTANT POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT WE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO ENGAGE PUBLIC INPUT.

THE END OF THE PDD DOES NOT MEAN AT ALL THAT WE ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY MORE PUBLIC INPUT.

THERE'S NO DEADLINE TO RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

EVERY COMMENT WE RECEIVE, EVERY TIME WE ENGAGE WITH ONE OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS THAT INFORMS US OF THEIR CONCERNS AND IT HELPS US MAKE CHANGES TO OUR PROJECTS, AS YOU'LL SEE IN FUTURE SLIDES.

BUT ALSO, IT'S KEY TO REMEMBER THAT WITH OUR FUTURE DESIGN PHASES.

SO DURING THE PDD, WE HELD MANY MEETINGS WITH BROWARD COUNTY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITIES AND STAFFS THAT NEIGHBOR THE TURNPIKE AND PUBLIC MEETINGS.

HOWEVER, THIS THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE, IT'S JUST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC MEETINGS OR OFFICIAL MEETINGS THAT WE HAD.

WE HAD COUNTLESS ENGAGEMENTS WITH PHONE CALLS AND CORRESPONDENCE AND IMPROMPTU MEETINGS DURING THE COURSE OF THE PDD.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IN OUR PRESENTATION HOW COMMENTS FROM THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE HELPED US COME UP WITH A GOOD PROJECT WE BELIEVE. SO STARTING FIRST AT THE SUNRISE BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE, THIS IS A MODIFICATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING TO THE SUNRISE BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE. AND WE IN OUR COORDINATION WITH THE CITY OF SUNRISE, WE INCORPORATED EXTENDING THE EASTBOUND AUXILIARY LANE TOWARDS STATE ROAD SEVEN.

WE INCORPORATED THAT INTO THE PROPOSED DESIGN.

MOVING ON TO OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE.

SO THIS INTERCHANGE DOESN'T EXIST YET TODAY, THIS IS A NEW INTERCHANGE THAT WE'RE EXCITED, VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

IT WILL DEFINITELY PROVIDE A RELIEF TO COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL AND ALSO THE INVERRARY ASSOCIATION.

THE MEDICAL CENTER, AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER WILL HAVE A MUCH BETTER ACCESS AS A RESULT OF THIS INTERCHANGE.

MOVING ON TO ANOTHER PROPOSED INTERCHANGE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A PARTIAL INTERCHANGE TO AND FROM THE SOUTH AT CYPRESS CREEK MCNAB.

IT'S ANOTHER POINT OF ENTRY IN THE FORT LAUDERDALE AREA, SO WE WORKED WITH THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS THERE TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN, AND IT WILL ALSO BE A GOOD RELIEVER INTERCHANGE TO COMMERCIAL.

FINALLY, COMMERCIAL, WHICH WE KNOW IS A VERY HEAVILY BUSY INTERCHANGE.

SO WE HAVE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THAT INTERCHANGE.

WE COORDINATED WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR FUTURE CITY PARK.

SO WE MADE SURE THAT THE DESIGN THAT WE PROPOSED IN THE PDD WON'T IMPEDE ON THEIR PLANS.

SO MOVING TO THE COCONUT CREEK MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE.

SO OUR COORDINATION WITH POMPANO BEACH HELPED FLUSH OUT THIS DESIGN.

THERE'S A LOT OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA AND COMING FROM BLOUNT ROAD TO THE TURNPIKE, AND SO THEY WERE HAVING TO GO DOWN TO MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE AND KIND OF MAKE ALMOST A U-TURN TO GET ONTO THE TURNPIKE.

SO WITH THEIR INPUT, WE CREATED ALMOST A DIRECT ACCESS OFF OF BLOUNT ROAD SO IT'S ELIMINATING THE FREIGHT FROM

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AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WHEN WE PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE JUST LAST MONTH, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WAS A BIG POINT OF DISCUSSION.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO FOCUS ON AT THE TURNPIKE.

FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU'RE IN YOUR CAR ON THE TURNPIKE, STAY IN YOUR CAR.

DON'T BE A PEDESTRIAN ON THERE.

BUT SECONDLY, WE AT THE INTERCHANGE POINTS, WE DO TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND SOME OF THESE INTERCHANGES, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE DESIGNED IN THE 1950S.

SO THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE THE DESIRE TO PROVIDE BIKE PEDS.

IT WAS MORE JUST AUTO CENTRIC AT THAT TIME.

SO AS WE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH WHEN WE'RE MAKING THESE CHANGES, WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE LOCALS.

WE DID THAT IN THE PDD BUT AGAIN, WITH THE PDD, PDP, THAT'S JUST THAT'S AT 30% DESIGN.

SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR DESIGN PROJECTS COMING UP, THAT'S WHEN WE CAN REALLY DIG IN WITH THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND MAKE MORE ACCOMMODATIONS.

YOU KNOW, LISTEN ABOUT THE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE AREA, THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PEDESTRIANS AND WHICH WAY THEY GO, FOCUSING ON LIGHTING.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN THE DESIGN PROJECTS THAT WE COULDN'T ADDRESS IN THE PDD.

I ALSO, BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE SLIDE, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE COCONUT CREEK MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE IS A SEPARATE PROJECT IN OUR WORK PROGRAM, AND AS PART OF AN EARLY WORKS, WE'RE INCORPORATING NOISE WALLS ALONG THE WYNMOOR COMMUNITY.

YOU'LL SEE THAT ON DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN, AND AS WHEN WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WIDENING PROJECT PROGRAMS, WE CAN ADVANCE THE NOISE WALLS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WIDENING PROJECT, TO THE INTERCHANGE PROJECT THAT WILL HELP US BUILD THE NOISE WALLS BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON THE MAINLINE . SO THIS IS STILL THE COCONUT CREEK MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE LOOKING FROM THE SOUTH SO YOU'RE LOOKING UP TOWARDS THE NORTH.

WHEN THE ROAD WAS DESIGNED IN THE 50S, THIS AREA, FOR SOME REASON, THE THE PREDOMINANT INTERCHANGE DESIGN IN THIS AREA, THERE WAS THESE LARGE LOOP RAMPS COMING FROM THE NORTH.

AND SO AS THE TRAFFIC WAS EXITING, THEY WOULD GO QUITE A BIT WEST, AND THEN THEY'D KIND OF SWOOP BACK OVER THE ROAD AND GO EAST.

SO WE IN ORDER TO REMOVE THAT LOOP RAMP, WE'RE ADDING TWO RAMPS TO AND FROM THE SOUTH ON THE SOUTH END OF THE INTERCHANGE.

DURING THE PDD, AN IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDER DID POINT OUT ABOUT OUR MAINLINE IN THIS AREA THAT WITH THE FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION LINE BEING VERY CLOSE TO OUR ROADWAY IN THIS AREA, WE HAVE TO SHIFT TO THE WEST.

BUT AT THE INTERCHANGE, THERE WAS A PART OF THE FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION LINE THAT KIND OF SHIFTED A LITTLE BIT MORE EAST.

AND SO THE STAKEHOLDER SUGGESTED, HEY, YOU KNOW, LOOK TO SEE IF YOU CAN MOVE THE MAINLINE OVER TO THE EAST AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

SO OUR DESIGNERS AND OUR ENGINEERS GOT ON THAT TASK AND DID THE ANALYSIS AND IT WORKED.

AND SO IN THIS AREA, WE'RE ABLE TO SHIFT THE MAINLINE 11 TO 22FT.

THAT DOESN'T EAST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER FROM THE COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE.

SO THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY EQUIVALENT TO 1 TO 2 TRAVEL LANES.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COORDINATION HAS REALLY BENEFITED I BELIEVE US MAKING THE GOOD DECISION THAT, YOU KNOW, DESIGN DECISIONS IN OUR PDD PROCESS AND ALSO BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY THAT NEIGHBORS IT.

SO THE LAST SLIDE ON THE COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, THOSE X'S ON YOUR SCREEN, THEY INDICATE WHAT IS THERE TODAY THAT WON'T BE THERE NOW.

SO THIS IS THE LOOP RAMP THAT I REFERRED TO.

SO WE'LL BE REMOVING THAT LOOP RAMP.

ONE OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE ROAD WAS WAS BUILT IS THAT AS CARS WERE EXITING, THE LIGHTS WERE SHINING INTO SOME OF THE TOWNHOMES BY THE LOOP RAMP, AND WE HAD RECEIVED THOSE COMMENTS.

SO WE LOOKED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE IT AND IT WORKS WITH THE ENGINEERING.

AND SO THAT'S BEING REASSIGNED, REDESIGNED AND MORE ALIGNED STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE WEST.

AND THEN ONE THING, ANOTHER COMMENT THAT CAME THROUGH THE PDD IS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN THAT SOME OF THE TREES THAT WERE IN THAT NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY WERE GOING TO BE REMOVED AS PART OF OUR PROJECT.

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SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE REMOVED BY THE TURNPIKE AS PART OF OUR PROJECT.

THE LAST INTERCHANGE I'LL QUICKLY DISCUSS IS SAMPLE ROAD.

THAT'S THE NORTHERNMOST PROJECT IN THE STUDY LIMITS.

AND WE ARE REALIGNING SOME OF THE RAMPS.

AND WITH THAT WE NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF LAND FROM TRADEWINDS.

BUT BECAUSE WE'RE REMOVING A LOOP RAMP WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME LAND BACK.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH TRADEWINDS PARK ON A ON A LAND SWAP.

SO WE HEARD A LOT FROM COCONUT CREEK AND THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE TEN LANE WIDENING IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT WESTWARD SHIFT BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION LINES.

AND WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ONLY CONSTRUCT EIGHT LANES INITIALLY, AND THEN WHEN LEVEL OF SERVICE, WHEN LEVEL OF SERVICE D IS EXCEEDED, THAT'S WHEN WE WILL MOVE TO CONSTRUCT TEN LANES.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS WITH LEVEL OF SERVICE D AS AS BEING ON A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD.

I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THESE TOPICS, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S BASICALLY WHEN THERE'S LESS FREEDOM TO NAVIGATE, THERE'S MORE CONGESTION, THERE'S MORE RISK FOR CRASHES.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S DENSE IT'S GETTING A LOT MORE DENSE.

THE ROAD IS GETTING CLOSE TO FAILURE, SO TO SPEAK.

SO THE ONE THING ABOUT OUR ANALYSIS THOUGH, WE ANALYZE OUR TRAFFIC EVERY YOU KNOW, CONSTANTLY WE HAVE TRAFFIC DATA AT OUR FINGERS IN 15 MINUTE INCREMENTS AND OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING THROUGH OUR TOLL PLAZAS.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING? YOU KNOW, BEING THE OWNERS OF THE ROAD, WE CAN DO SPECIAL TRAFFIC STUDIES.

AND SO NONE OF THIS DECISION TO MOVE TO A TEN LANE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WOULD EVER BE DONE IN A VACUUM.

WE HAVE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS, AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THE REGULAR WORK PROGRAM TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM PROPOSAL WHEN WE DO MOVE TO LEVEL OF SERVICE D AND EVEN PRIOR TO THAT, WE'LL BE IN COORDINATION WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

SO THESE ARE THE FUTURE PHASES THAT WE HAVE IN THE WORK PROGRAM.

AS YOU SEE, WE ONLY HAVE DESIGN FUNDED, THEY VARY FROM YEARS 25, 26 UP TO FISCAL YEAR 29.

AS ADVANCED ACQUISITION, WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PURCHASE A LARGE PROPERTY, A FORMER GOLF COURSE AT THE OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE TO HELP SET THE SET THE THE LAND, GET IT READY TO BUILD.

BUT WE WE WON'T BE STARTING DESIGN FOR SOME TIME AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE CONSTRUCTION FUNDED, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT FUNDS.

SO AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ANY, ANY, ANY DEADLINES THAT WE MAY HAVE ARE RELATED TO SPECIFIC PUBLIC MEETINGS.

SO IF WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC HEARING AND FOR THINGS TO BE INSERTED INTO A PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEADLINES FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

BUT FOR OUR PROJECTS, THERE ARE NO THERE'S WE ARE WELCOME TO RECEIVE COMMENTS AT ANY TIME.

AND IMPORTANTLY, AS WE MOVE INTO DESIGN AND AS WE REALLY DIG IN AND REFINE THE INITIAL DESIGN THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE PDD.

THAT'S WHEN WE CAN REALLY COORDINATE WITH THE COMMUNITIES AND MAKE MORE TWEAKS AS WE GO ON.

AND WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT DETAIL PRESENTATION.

I DO HAVE MEMBER JAFFE WITH A QUESTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

IN TERMS OF I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS VERY QUICKLY.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ON THE ON THAT ROAD WIDENING FROM EIGHT LANES IN THE COCONUT CREEK SECTION A SECTION IS MY UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT IT'S NOW GOING TO BE INITIAL LEVEL OF SERVICE TO EIGHT LANES, AND YOU'RE THERE'S NO NEED TO MOVE THE LANES TO THE WEST RIGHT NOW, THE IMPROVEMENTS, IT'S GOING TO BE MOVING TO THE EAST, BECAUSE YOU FOUND A WAY TO GO INTO THE GAS LINE TO MOVE EAST INTO THE GAS LINE.

IS THAT CORRECT? NO, WE WE STILL CANNOT ENCROACH THE GAS LINE.

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SO THE REASON WHY WE ARE DOING A WESTWARD SHIFT IS BECAUSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR TURNPIKE, THERE ARE SOME HOMES, THERE'S SOME MOBILE HOMES, THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, COMMERCE PARKS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO RELOCATE AND IMPACT.

SO IT IS A WESTWARD SHIFT.

HOWEVER, ALONG THE COMMUNITY OF WYNMOOR, THERE'S THERE'S AN AREA WHERE THE GAS LINE GOES A LITTLE BIT MORE EAST. SO WE ARE ABLE TO SHIFT THE ROAD 11 TO 22FT FURTHER AWAY.

SO INITIALLY WITH THE EIGHT LANING, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE LIKE A CENTER LINE WIDENING AND IN OTHER PARTS WHEN WE GET TO THE TEN LANE, IT'LL BE IT'LL BE CLOSE TO THE CENTER LINE WIDENING IN PARTS.

IN OTHER PARTS IT WILL BE THE WESTWARD.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TWEAKING WHERE WE CAN.

THANK YOU. AND THEN I JUST HAD TWO QUICK QUESTIONS FOR DR.

CHEN. CAN I SAY THAT NOW? YES. YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

DR. CHEN I ON YOUR PRESENTATION ON THE TIPS YOU HAD DISCUSSED, COULD YOU EXPAND ON THE VERBIAGE? IT SAID BROWARD MPO ATTRIBUTABLE ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS AND ALSO MTP GRADUATED FROM TIP.

WHAT THAT EXACTLY.

A LITTLE BIT MORE DEFINITION OF WHAT THOSE WERE VERBIAGE IS.

SURE. PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD MPO JIHONG JUST HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A MOMENT.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BROWARD MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS, THESE ARE A SLICE OF THE OVERALL FUNDING PIE.

SO IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WE HAVE ALL FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS INCLUDED IN THERE.

SO THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE TURNPIKE FUNDING.

IT ALSO INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM FROM FDOT.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BROWARD MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SLICE OF THE PIE THAT THE MPO HAS DIRECT CONTROL OVER.

AND WE LIKE TO REPORT ON THAT, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE FUNDS THAT THIS BOARD CAN HELP REALLY DIRECT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING THOSE IN THE AREAS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FUNDING. SO THIS INCLUDES PREDOMINANTLY OUR COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM, BOTH OUR COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVE OR CSLIP, AND OUR COMPLETE STREETS MOBILITY PROGRAM AS WELL THAT WE INVEST IN.

AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER FUNDING THERE ARE OTHER FUNDS THAT WE USE FOR OUR ROADWAY PROGRAM AND FOR OUR RESILIENCY PROGRAM THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THERE AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, WE LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE PROGRESS ON THOSE SPECIFIC FUNDS.

AND I BELIEVE YOUR SECOND QUESTION WAS RELATED TO WHEN IT SAYS GRADUATED FROM THE TIPS PROGRAM? SO THE PROJECTS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT ARE GRADUATED FROM THE TIP, THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED FULL FUNDING.

SO THAT'S NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH PROJECTS THAT ARE FULLY CONSTRUCTED.

WE LIKE TO CELEBRATE PROJECTS THAT ARE FULLY FUNDED BECAUSE THE MPO, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IS A FUNDING ENTITY.

WE ARE COORDINATION AND FUNDING ENTITIES.

SO WHEN WE ACTUALLY ACHIEVE FULL FUNDING ON A PROJECT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE LIKE TO CELEBRATE AND WE SHOW THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE MOVING OUT OF THE TIP AND MOVING INTO IMPLEMENTATION AND CONSTRUCTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU PETER. THANK YOU.

CHAIR. THANK YOU, MEMBER ROGERS.

YOU SHOULD BE GOOD.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE ON.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

MY COLLEAGUE TO THE RIGHT HE HELPS ME OUT A LOT AS WE SPEAK TO FUNDING.

HE'S A GOOD GUY. OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK, HOW DO WE ENGAGE WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT? WHAT PROJECTS ARE WE WOULD GO TO THAT GROUP.

SO, YOU KNOW, I FOLLOW THE MONEY ALL THE TIME.

SO I WANT TO FOLLOW IT RIGHT INTO MY COMMUNITY.

AND THEN I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE INTERCHANGE OF SUNRISE AND OAKLAND PARK.

I KNOW I WEAR THE HAT OF BROWARD COUNTY THEY'RE THE REASON I'M SITTING HERE.

IF NOT, I WOULD BE SITTING OUT IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE I'VE DONE EVEN WHEN I'M NOT ON THE COUNTY.

SO JUST WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS.

SURE, I'LL ANSWER THAT FIRST QUESTION, AND THEN I'LL PROBABLY TURN IT OVER TO THE TURNPIKE FOR THE OTHER ONE.

BUT REGARDING THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THEIR OFFICE, WHO LETS THESE PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.

AND I KNOW THEY ENGAGE THAT GROUP SPECIFICALLY ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGH THE DBE PROGRAM, THE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AS WELL. WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE IN THE PAST, PRIOR TO COVID, TO SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS AND PRESENTED OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO SHOW THESE BUSINESSES, THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE SO YOU CAN START PREPARING FOR THEM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES WILL TEAM UP WITH LARGER FIRMS IN ORDER TO GO AFTER THOSE

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SO WE HAVE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, MADE THOSE PRESENTATIONS IN PERSON.

AND I BELIEVE WE'VE ALSO DONE ONE VIRTUALLY AS WELL.

SO THEY WILL REACH OUT TO US AND DO THAT.

SO THAT'S OUR ROLE THAT WE LIKE TO PLAY IN ORDER TO SHOW, HEY, THIS IS A GREAT ADVANCED LET'S SEE, JAMES IS COMING UP.

YEAH. THIS IS ADVANCED NOTICE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.

GOOD MORNING, JAMES CROMAR WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

PETER WAS GETTING THERE AND I WAS JUST WANTING HIM TO SAY SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE OUT OF MIAMI.

AND PETER ACTUALLY HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS MORE RECENTLY.

HE'S HE'S TALKED ABOUT HOW WE DID STUFF IN THE PAST, BUT WE DO COORDINATE.

WE MET WITH SANDY MICHAEL AND AND WHAT'S HER NAME NOW? OUR GOOD FRIEND, SHE USED TO WORK FOR ME.

I KNOW, BUT BUT WE'VE MET WITH THEM, AND THEY SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE OUTCOME, THE THE PROCUREMENTS THAT ARE COMING OUT OR THE MEETINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT.

AND WE'RE WORKING TO GET THOSE OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ALSO.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

SO THERE'S FORMAL MECHANISMS AND LESS FORMAL MECHANISMS THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING OKAY.

THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU.

IT MAKES SENSE OKAY.

THAT. THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.

AND I WANT TO KNOW THAT IT'S BEING DONE HERE.

WE'RE DOING IT ON THE COUNTY SIDE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT HERE ALSO.

AND WE ALSO I'LL TAP INTO THIS ALSO WE FOR OUR PROCUREMENT, WE ALSO HAVE DBE GOALS THAT WE, WE SEEK TO ACHIEVE AND WE CAREFULLY MONITOR THOSE. AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN NEW KINDS OF BUSINESS.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I USED TO WORK FOR A SMALL WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS, AND WE WERE ALWAYS GUARANTEED A SEAT AT THE TABLE, BUT WE WANTED TO HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEATS.

AND SO IT'S BEEN GOOD TO BROADEN THE RANGE OF DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT OUR DBE AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS CAN PROVIDE.

OKAY. THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LOGAN.

I STILL HAVE THE CHAIR, MADAM.

OH. I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE RUSHING. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE.

NO, NO, WE WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.

NO WE DON'T. I'LL SPEED UP.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

AS WE. CAN YOU.

I GOT A QUESTION, AND I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER FROM LAUDERDALE LAKES WANTED TO ENGAGE THE MPO IN EXPLAINING TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

NOT NECESSARILY THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AS TO WHAT THE EXCHANGE INTERCHANGE.

THAT. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS WHAT ARE WE PLANNING ON DOING? WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE BY THIS INTERCHANGE? AT THE OAKLAND PARK? BOTH BECAUSE 441 IS THAT BUSY CORRIDOR.

SO IF YOU'RE PUSHING TRAFFIC ON 441, WE ARE WE ARE ALL IMPACTED BY IT.

IF YOU'RE PUSHING TRAFFIC OFF COMMERCIAL ONTO OAKLAND PARK, WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED.

THE MOST TRAVELED ROADWAY, OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.

SO JUST WANTED TO SHE WOULD LIKE TO I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR HER, BUT WHEN IT HIT MY EARS I SAID, OKAY, THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO ASK THAT QUESTION. SO THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

ABSOLUTELY. AND SO I'LL DO A QUICK LIKE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

IF YOU DO NEED MORE DETAIL, I DO HAVE ONE OF OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS HERE WITH ME, KIM SAMPSON, AND SHE'S VERY, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ALL THE INTERCHANGES AND THE AREA OF INFLUENCE AROUND HOW DOES THE SUNSHINE RULE GOVERN HERE? CAN YOU HELP ME, MR. ATTORNEY SO I DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE? WELL. EXCUSE ME, BUT I WASN'T FOLLOWING WHAT YOU WERE.

HOW ABOUT WE SAY THIS? YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE STAFF OF THE TURNPIKE TO GO OUT TO THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES TO EXPLAIN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, WE'LL WORK WITH THE COMMISSIONER TO GET THEM TO COME OUT AND ACTUALLY DO THAT.

SO THAT WAY THAT THAT GETS DONE.

IS THAT HELPFUL? YEAH.

AND I THINK SHE WANTED TO INCLUDE LAUDERHILL ALSO IN THE CONVERSATION.

SO THAT WILL HELP.

AND IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE, WE'LL ADVERTISE IT SPEAKERS]. MEMBER ROGERS, WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LONERGAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU JERRY APPRECIATE THAT.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

GREAT PRESENTATIONS.

EXCELLENT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE FOR BROWARD COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS.

I THINK ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IS IS LOOKING AT MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND POSSIBLE FUTURE ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

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AND I THINK THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL FOCUS ON BIKE TRAFFIC.

BASICALLY IN BROWARD COUNTY, WE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, WE HAVE FREEWAYS WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT TRANSIT FOR VEHICLES FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY ALL THE WAY TO MIAMI DADE COUNTY.

WE HAVE RAILWAYS.

I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE GIVE REAL, SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO A BIKEWAY FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF BROWARD COUNTY TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROWARD COUNTY.

CURRENTLY, IN ORDER TO TO DO THAT, I THINK WE HAVE SOME POSSIBILITIES.

ONE IS ON THE SIDE OF I-95 TRAIL OR RUNNING PARALLEL TO I 95, RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, OR RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE [INAUDIBLE] FEC RAILWAY.

RAILWAYS. THIS OBVIOUSLY THIS BIKEWAY WOULD ALLOW FOR TRAFFIC TO QUICKLY BIKE TRAFFIC, WHICH WE WANT TO INCREASE, GO QUICKLY FROM ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT COUNTY.

IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR INTER COUNTY TRANSIT FOR OUR BIKERS, WHICH IS DEFINITELY A PLUS.

I KNOW IT COMES WITH CHALLENGES AT SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONS, WE MAY NEED TO PUT PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES OVER INTERCHANGES FOR BIKING.

THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.

JUST JUST PICTURE IT.

YOU'RE GETTING ON A BIKE OR PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON THEIR BIKES AND THEY'RE OUT AND ABOUT.

MAYBE WE HAVE, LIKE, A LITTLE PARKWAY OR WHAT WE COULD CALL A BIKEWAY.

THERE COULD BE BENCHES ALONG THE WAY.

THERE COULD BE REPAIR STATIONS POTENTIALLY, I DON'T KNOW, JUST LIKE YOU SEE ON I-95, YOU SEE LITTLE BUSINESS SIGNS.

BUSINESSES COULD ADVERTISE AND WE COULD MAKE A LITTLE MONEY FUNDRAISING TO HELP SUPPORT THE TRAIL WITH ADOPT A SIGN. AND WE COULD HAVE ADOPT THE SIGNS.

ADOPT A BIKEWAY OPPORTUNITIES.

I JUST WHY I BRING THIS UP I THINK IT'S TIMELY AS WE PLAN IF WE'RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT EXPANDING BIKE MOBILITY WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY, WE REALLY HAVE TO CONSIDER AN EASY, QUICK SOLUTION FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR COUNTY TO THE NORTH SIDE, FROM ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT.

SO I JUST ASK THAT WE SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT POTENTIALLY COULD GO INTO ANY OF THIS PLANNING TO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON MOTORIZED VEHICLE TRAFFIC, BUT ALSO TO FOCUS ON OUR BIKING.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

THANK YOU. DO WE NEED TO RESPOND TO THAT NOW OR IS THERE SOMETHING IS THERE A RESPOND TO THAT? IF NOT WE HAVE MEMBER MARTIN.

THANK YOU CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, TURNPIKE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND MY COMMENT SLASH QUESTION WILL BE TOWARDS YOURSELF.

AS LAUDERHILL AS I OFTEN SAY, CENTER OF THE COUNTY, DESPITE WHAT SOME OTHER PEOPLE MAY THINK THE OAKLAND PARK COMMERCIAL SUNRISE, WE'RE RIGHT THERE.

AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS MORE ON THE OAKLAND PARK PROPOSED PIECE AT THIS TIME WHERE MY COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROGERS IS ALSO AWARE RIGHT NOW, FLORIDA MEDICAL, WHICH YOU DID MENTION IN YOUR PRESENTATION, IS IN A BIT OF A PICKLE WHERE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT LAND AS THE HOSPITAL IS CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY, MY UNDERSTANDING AND POSSIBLY UP FOR SALE, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE OF A HOSPITAL DESERT BEING CREATED IN OUR AREA.

ANOTHER DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER TIME.

BUT DEPENDING ON THAT LAND, POSSIBLY BECOMING OR COMING INTO PLAY COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY ON WHAT YOU ALL MIGHT WANT TO DO AS HOW YOU EXIT OR ENTER THE TURNPIKE, EXPAND, ETC.

WE DON'T WANT THAT.

WE NEED A HOSPITAL THERE, QUITE HONESTLY.

SO I'LL GO ON THE RECORD AS SAYING THAT PART.

BUT I THINK EVEN WITH THAT AND THE CONSIDERATION THAT COMMISSIONER ROGERS MENTIONED, AS MUCH AS SHE SAID LAUDERDALE LAKES UP FRONT, THEY'RE A BIT EAST OF WHERE WE ARE IN LAUDERHILL.

ALL OF THESE EXITS AND OR MODIFICATIONS ARE GOING TO AFFECT MY CITY IMMEDIATELY.

TRAFFIC UP, DOWN OR SIDEWAYS.

SO WE ARE AT THE TABLE AS FAR AS THE OAKLAND PARK EARLY ON, AND I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAYS OFF PROJECT, AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO THE CITY BEING DEFINITELY A PART OF ALL CONVERSATIONS GOING FORWARD ON THE FRONT END.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO GO ON THE RECORD WITH THAT, BUT JUST PUTTING THAT PIECE OUT THERE WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME MORE MOVING PARTS AS FAR AS THAT OAKLAND PARK INTERCHANGE GOES,

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NO, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.

AND YES, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE CONTINUING TO REACH OUT TO YOU YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND, AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT CHAIR.

THANK YOU MEMBER MARTIN.

MEMBER GOOD.

MICS OPEN.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO CAN WE SLIP BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD THE GRADUATED PROJECTS? GRADUATED. OH, I KNOW THIS THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MPO QUESTIONING.

YEAH. GREAT. THANK YOU.

SO SO I GUESS THE WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DRAWS MY ATTENTION IS THIS CATEGORY CALLED OTHER.

AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE $1.3 BILLION.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST ASK YOURSELF WHAT'S OTHER? RIGHT. SO I GUESS I'M ASSUMING OTHER IS BECAUSE WE DON'T NORMALLY SEE THEM OR THINGS LIKE MAYBE RAIL, PORT, AIRPORT.

I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE BECAUSE WE ARE APPROVING PROJECTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES TODAY.

AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT THE PROFESSIONAL FROM THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF EXPLAINING HOW THE PROCESS GOES. RIGHT.

YOU SPOKE ABOUT PARTICULARLY THE ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES STAKEHOLDERS.

I GUESS THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL THEM.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

SO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS WE SEE THAT.

BUT WHEN WE GET TO OTHER YOU KNOW AND YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GOING TO POINT OUT IN PARTICULAR LIKE AN AIRPORT AND THE AIRPORT'S GETTING FUNDED, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE REDOING THE ROAD, THE RUNWAYS AND, AND MAYBE SOME ACCESS ROADS AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, FACILITIES, MAYBE A TOWER, MAYBE AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE APPROVING THAT TODAY.

AND SO WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT, THOUGH, IS THAT THESE NUMBERS DON'T SEEM TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS THEY JUST POP UP AND THEY'RE SUDDENLY THEY'RE THERE. AND WE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR HOW SOME OF THESE NUMBERS GET ON TO THE TIP, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY IMPACTFUL TO US.

I, I KNOW THAT OUR CITY IN PEMBROKE PINES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN AIRPORT AND THERE IS AN IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY THERE. BUT YET AND I KNOW THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN ADVISORY TO THE AIRPORT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY EVEN GET THIS INFORMATION PRESENTED TO THEM ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE BEING ENGAGED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY IS BEING ENGAGED.

I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY'S BEING ENGAGED.

AND I BRING THIS UP ONLY BECAUSE THAT'S $500 MILLION.

THAT'S 40% OF WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER YOU ALL MAY HAVE WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THOSE FACILITIES OR OTHER ASSETS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. SO CAN WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEFING ON MAYBE HOW THESE PROJECTS GET VETTED BEFORE THE NUMBERS JUST POP UP? SURE. I'LL JUST START WITH THE OTHER CATEGORY AND MENTION YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WOULD TYPICALLY FALL UNDER, LIKE THE AIRPORT OR MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS THAT DON'T FIT NEATLY INTO ONE OF THE MPOS FUNDING PROGRAMS. SO THAT IS WHAT THE OTHER IS.

AND THEY DO MAKE UP A LARGE PORTION OF THE TIP.

IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS THE REASON WHY THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM EXISTS IS THAT IT IS A SORT OF CLEARINGHOUSE OR CONSOLIDATION POINT FOR A LOT OF THESE OTHER PARTNERS TO SHOW WHAT FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING THAT THEY'RE SPENDING ON THEIR PROJECTS.

NOW, IN THE CASE OF A LOT OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, WHETHER THAT BE THE AIRPORT, WHETHER THAT BE THE TRANSIT AGENCIES, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROCESS THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH.

AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS SIMPLY INGESTING THOSE PROJECTS BASED ON WHAT THEY HAVE APPROVED THROUGH THEIR PROCESSES, SO THAT WE HAVE ONE CONSOLIDATED DOCUMENT.

SO I CAN'T SPEAK DIRECTLY TO EACH AND EVERY SPECIFIC AGENCY'S OUTREACH, BUT THEY ARE IN MOST CASES, BECAUSE THEY'RE USING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOLLOWING THE STATE AND FEDERAL OUTREACH PROCESS FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

SO I CAN SPEAK, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT, THEY RECEIVE FTA FUNDING, AND THEY HAVE VERY SPECIFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN HOW THEY GO OUT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TALK ABOUT THESE PROJECTS.

ONCE THEY ARE APPROVED AND INCLUDED IN SOMETHING LIKE THEIR TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THEY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO THINK OF IT AS THOSE PROJECTS ROLLING UP INTO THE TIP.

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I'M SORRY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SAY, BOARD MEMBER MARTIN, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY KIND OF DEMONSTRATES A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT MY CONCERN IS. YOU KNOW, HE'S SPEAKING ABOUT A HOSPITAL THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY A PROJECT THAT'S BEING DONE BY THE TURNPIKE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS MEMBER MARTIN WAS ABLE TO EXPRESS PUBLICLY A CONCERN FROM HIM AND HIS CONSTITUENCY.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO A POINT HERE WHERE SO I HAVE LIKE AN AVERSION TO JUST APPROVING SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SO.

WELL, JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME SORT OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT PROCESS IS FOR SOME OF THESE OTHERS, SO THAT WE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMED, AND MAYBE WE DO NEED TO GO TO ANOTHER AGENCY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE KIND OF KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT WE'RE APPROVING HERE DURING THESE MEETINGS.

SO YOU KNOW, MADAM CHAIR, I THINK MAYBE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE, YOU KNOW, STAFF CAN WORK ON, ON GETTING US AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SOME OF THESE OTHER PROCESSES ARE FOR THIS 40% OF THE TIP THAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY.

MEMBER GOOD YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION AND THANK YOU.

AND IF WE CAN PERHAPS FOLLOW UP WITH, WITH MEMBER GOOD TO GET THAT INFORMATION A S TO HOW HIS AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD CAN GET INFORMATION AND PERHAPS HOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE OTHER AGENCIES, HOW DO WE GET INFORMATION ON ON THE VARIOUS PROJECTS GOING FORWARD? I THINK THAT WOULD BE A DEFINITELY A GOOD IDEA.

THANK YOU. AND WE WOULD SHARE THAT WITH THE WHOLE BOARD THEN AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MCGEE.

YOU'RE ON.

NOW THIS WAS FOR THE TURNPIKE.

IT'S SORT OF MORE OF A WAYFINDING SUGGESTION THING.

I'M POMPANO BEACH, AND I'VE LIVED THERE MY WHOLE LIFE.

AND IT'S FUNNY THAT EVEN WHEN YOU DO THAT, THE THE SIGNAGE FOR THE HAMMONDVILLE COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY BECAUSE ATLANTIC BOULEVARD IS OUR MAIN ROAD.

[INAUDIBLE] I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE MISSED THEIR EXIT BECAUSE OF WAYFINDING.

SO IT'D BE JUST MORE SUGGESTION THAT IF WE WANTED TO ADD A, YOU KNOW, ATLANTIC VILLA OR POMPANO BEACH VILLA TO SIGNAGE IN THE FUTURE, IT MIGHT BE A NICE IDEA.

AND THIS YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE SIGNAGE ON THE MAINLINE? WHEN YOU'RE EXITING TURNPIKE.

YEAH. LIKE THE UPCOMING EXIT JUST TO TO IDENTIFY THAT MLK BOULEVARD IS POMPANO BEACH, AS OPPOSED TO NAMING JUST THE ROAD LIKE COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY, IT'S OBVIOUS BECAUSE OF THE NAME IT'S LESS OBVIOUS WITH A ROAD, ESPECIALLY MLK, WHERE MANY TOWNS HAVE THE SAME ROAD NAME.

SO YEAH, I WAS JUST JUST A WAYFINDING SUGGESTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MEMBER MCGEE.

DO WE STILL HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. AGAIN, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

MICHAEL RIGETTI. CITY OF COCONUT CREEK, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM.

FOR AT LEAST 3 OR 4 YEAR PERIOD CITY STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE TURNPIKE AND THEIR CONSULTANT TEAM IN THE PDD PROCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK HAS MAY HAVE BEEN CONVEYED, HAS BEEN RESOLVED, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED, UNFORTUNATELY.

AND THESE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN TRANSMITTAL LETTERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, FROM OUR OUTSIDE LEGAL TEAM EVEN AS LATE AS SEPTEMBER OF 2023, WHERE WE HAD RAISED AND OUTLINED OUR CONCERNS.

THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS, IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN OVERSIGHT.

BUT WE DID NOT RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FULLY EXECUTED PDD UNTIL JULY 2ND, LAST WEEK.

THIS IS A WORKING DOCUMENT THAT AS A CITY AND A LOCAL AGENCY THAT'S BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS, THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, REVIEW THE DATA, REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND NOW IT'S IT'S IN THE TIP AS A LINE ITEM FOR THE MAINLINE WIDENING.

AND THAT'S JUST A CONCERN, RIGHT?

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BUT IT JUST GIVES THE SENSE OF A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY.

HOW ARE WE, DURING A HOLIDAY WEEK, SUPPOSED TO REVIEW 140 PAGE DOCUMENT, PROVIDE CRITIQUE AND COMMENT, AND THEN HAVE THIS ITEM COME BEFORE THIS BOARD AND AGAIN GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS? RIGHT. SO I THINK WE ARE BEYOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

AND I THINK WE'RE CLOSELY APPROACHING A LEGAL CHALLENGE PERIOD.

AND SO FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER WITH THIS BOARD AND WITH THE TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE.

THE CITY'S OBJECTIONS FOR THE RECORD ON PREVIOUSLY STATED REASONS OUTLINED IN FORMAL LETTERS OF OBJECTION OBJECTIONS AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE. AND WE REQUEST A QUOTE UNQUOTE, NOTICE OF RIGHTS FROM THE TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE OR OTHER AGENCIES AS AN INDICATION OF WITH, WHEN OR WITH WHOM LEGAL CHALLENGES CAN BE BROUGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FROM LEGAL, DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY STEPS WITH THAT? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO FILL IN FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL.

SO BASICALLY, I DISTRACTED HIM, I APOLOGIZE.

BASICALLY, THE TURNPIKE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK TO ALLOW THEM TO GO THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS THAT IS ALLOWABLE BY LAW FOR THEM TO CHALLENGE THE DECISIONS OF THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE TURNPIKE WANTS TO.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

I PLAY AN ATTORNEY ON TV, OR I STAYED AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS.

WE HAVE WE HAVE MEMBER WELCH HAS A COMMENT.

YES. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

I WANTED TO HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE BOARD AND WAIT FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE I CHIMED IN.

SO, MISS SCOTT, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO COME AND BRING UP THE FUTURE PHASES SLIDE, I'D APPRECIATE IT. SO WE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME THIS MORNING TALKING ABOUT THE ACCOMMODATIONS DURING THE COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY INTERCHANGE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO COMMENT ON IS FROM, BECAUSE I DID GET INPUT FROM THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD ABOUT WHY THEY SEPARATED OUT THEIR COMMENT ON THE PEDESTRIAN AND, THE MOBILITY ISSUES, THE LIGHTING ISSUES, ETC.

AND I WANTED THE BOARD TO KNOW WHAT THOSE WERE BECAUSE AS MEMBER MCGEE KNOWS, BLOUNT ROAD HAS A HOMELESS OUTREACH FACILITY THERE ON BLOUNT ROAD, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER, A LOT OF FOOT AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC ALONG BLOUNT ROAD.

AND I'M TOTALLY IN FAVOR WITH THE INTERCHANGE.

WE WE DO NEED IT.

ALL OF US NEED IT THAT UTILIZE THAT.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU THERE ON MEMBER MCGEE.

BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS WERE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS ALONG BLOUNT, THE CROSSWALK THAT IS SEPARATING BLOUNT FROM COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY IS VERY NARROW, NOT WIDE, AND THERE'S NO LIGHTING ACCOMMODATION. AND YOU MENTIONED THAT A BIT OF THEIR CONCERNS, BUT YOU DIDN'T ADDRESS HOW WOULD THOSE CONCERNS BE CORRECTED OR TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TO BE ABLE TO TO DO THAT? I MEAN, BECAUSE THE FACT IS THAT THAT TRAFFIC IS THAT FOOT TRAFFIC AND BIKE TRAFFIC IS THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT GO AWAY BY EVEN MAKING THE INTERCHANGE BETTER.

SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE A PART OF THE THE FUTURE DESIGN, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT A LOCAL AGENCY HAS TO TAKE CARE OF? NO. SO, ABSOLUTELY.

SO AS I MENTIONED, SO IN THE PDD, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE LOOKING REALLY MORE HIGH LEVEL, 30% DESIGN, WHAT FITS, WHAT WORKS, YOU KNOW, ON A HIGH LEVEL ENGINEERING.

AND NOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ENTER INTO DESIGN.

AND SO THE DESIGN FOR THIS INTERCHANGE ACTUALLY WILL START LATER ON THIS ACTUALLY IN EARLY 2025.

SO ALL THIS INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE WAS REALLY VALUABLE.

IT'S GOING TO HELP US INFORM THE CONSULTANT THAT WE BRING ON BOARD.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF PROCUREMENT FOR THAT.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY GET TO, YOU KNOW, SHARPEN THE PENCILS AGAIN AND MEET WITH POMPANO BEACH, MEET WITH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALSO A JAIL I THINK BY THERE AS WELL.

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THAT'S FOR WHEN WE REALLY GET INTO THE DESIGN.

SO YES, WE'LL BE CONTINUING THAT.

WE JUST HAVEN'T STARTED THAT THAT PROJECT YET.

OKAY. NOW LOOKING AT THE BROWN PORTION MODIFYING THE COCONUT CREEK INTERCHANGE AND ADDING THE NOISE WALLS AND ALSO ADJUSTING THE GAS TRANSMISSION LINE TO THE EAST.

WHAT AMOUNT OF DISTANCE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THAT THAT THE GAS TRANSMISSION LINE IS ABLE TO BE MOVED FROM THE EAST IN THIS ENTIRE PROJECT FROM LET'S SAY ATLANTIC BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY UP TO WILES? SO THE GAS TRANSMISSION LINE WON'T BE MOVED EAST.

IT ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW IT CURRENTLY IS ALREADY EAST CURRENTLY SHIFTS A LITTLE FURTHER EAST RIGHT IN THAT AREA.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SHIFT THE ROAD FURTHER EAST.

OKAY. SO WHAT IS THAT THERE THAT DISTANCE OF AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN RELATION TO THIS WHOLE PROJECT? IF I CAN IS IT A MILE, IS IT A? I NEED TO I NEED TO ACTUALLY I'LL HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU SEPARATELY.

WELL, THE REASON I ASK YOU IS BECAUSE IN THE CONTEXT, BECAUSE MEMBER JAFFE DID MENTION BECAUSE IT KIND OF ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT MAYBE THE WHOLE PROJECT WAS GOING TO BE SHIFTED TO THE EAST, AND NOW WE KNOW THAT'S THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

IT'S THIS PIECE OF IT.

SO JUST ONE BY ONE, ARE WE ABLE TO SAY WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED LANES FROM ATLANTIC TO COPANS? THE WIDENING EIGHT LANES.

EIGHT. EIGHT LANES.

OKAY. FROM COPANS TO SAMPLE.

TEN LANES. TEN LANES.

YES. SAMPLE TO WILES AND ALL OF THAT IS TO THE WEST.

ALL OF THOSE ADDITIONAL LANES ARE TO THE WEST.

YES. SO REALLY NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

AND TO MR. RIGETTI'S POINT, WE EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD AN ACCOMMODATION FOR SOME OF THE AREAS, WE STILL HAVEN'T TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF THE OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATION AREAS LIKE SUNSHINE DRIVE, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF THE ATLANTIC INTERSECTION.

SO I, I TRULY HOPE THAT THERE ARE SOME LEGAL OBJECTION PROCESSES THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED.

IT'S NOT A PUBLIC COMMENT.

IT'S THINGS THAT WE'VE MADE ALL ALONG.

AND TO HIS POINT, TO GET A VERY MASSIVE DOCUMENT TO OVER A HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO REVIEW, AND ACTUALLY COME HERE AND MAKE SOME NECESSARY COMMENTS TO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FOR PRIOR TO THIS VOTE WAS REALLY NOT UNFAIR.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE THAT PROCESS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.

SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION BY TIM LONERGAN AND MEMBER FADGEN.

ALL IN FAVOR? VOTING AGAIN ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE VIRTUAL.

IF YOU IT IS GOING TO BE ANTICIPATED THAT YOU'RE VOTING WITH THE MAJORITY UNLESS YOU SPEAK UP AND VOTE OTHERWISE.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR.

[9. Comments from the Chair]

WE MISSED A MEETING, SO WE WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS TODAY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THEM.

ALL THE ACTION ITEMS AND SO FORTH.

SO I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR THAT.

I KNOW WE SEPTEMBER MEETING WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IT.

AND I WILL ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS THAT HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF WE DON'T, I WILL ASK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO GIVE US A REPORT.

[11. Executive Director’s Report]

MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I JUST WANT TO DISCUSS AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, WE HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR SOME SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF FOR RAIL

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AND ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I HAVE PERSONALLY TAKEN TRI-RAIL IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS TWICE OR THREE TIMES A WEEK.

AND I WANTED TO JUST TELL EVERYBODY, ALL MY BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU EVER IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON TRAIL IN A WHILE, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GIVE IT A TRY.

THE TRAINS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN.

THE AIR CONDITIONING IS WORKING WELL AND THERE'S ARMED SECURITY GUARDS ON THE TRAIN, SO IT'S A VERY CONVENIENT METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION.

I KNOW THAT MEMBER LONERGAN HAD TALKED ABOUT BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE HAVE VEHICLE.

I THINK THE RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INCREASING PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE IN THE COUNTY, TRI COUNTY AREA IS VERY IMPORTANT AND DURING THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, I KNOW THAT MEMBER COMMISSIONER FURR HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION OUT THERE ABOUT RAIL TRAFFIC ALONG US 27.

IF YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, FOR SOMEONE WHO LIVES OUT WEST TO GET EAST TO TAKE TRI-RAIL TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF AN EFFORT.

SO IF YOU'RE OUT WEST AND THERE'S WE END UP, YOU KNOW, LONG TERM, HAVING A PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE OUT WEST SOMEWHERE GOING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TRI COUNTY, I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONGESTION.

AND THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BOARD.

I THINK WE SHOULD REALLY ADVOCATE FOR LOOKING INTO THAT ISSUE THAT COMMISSIONER FURR HAD SPOKEN ABOUT, THAT THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION OUT THERE ABOUT RAIL SERVICE ALONG. IT'LL ONLY BE FREIGHT.

OKAY. WELL, LONG, LONG, LONG TERM FULL PASS.

LONG, LONG. BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, THE RAIL SERVICE IN THE COUNTY AND NOW THEY'RE REFUNDING SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADVOCACY FOR THAT.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.

MEMBER MARTIN LAWRENCE.

THANK YOU CHAIR. AND JUST BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT UP ON THE HOSPITAL PIECE, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF IF YOU HAVE A SURROUND, IF YOU'RE IN THE SURROUNDING CITIES, THE TAMARACKS SUNRISE PLANTATION. YOU KNOW, LIKE MAYBE NORTH LAUDERDALE.

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS.

AND BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROGERS CONVENED A GROUP TOGETHER.

AND IN THE CITY, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE IT'S THAT IMPORTANT AND IT WILL BECOME A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.

AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, AS WE HAD ON THE CALL THAT COMMISSIONER ROGERS PULLED TOGETHER MEMBERS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHERE THEIR TRUCKS ARE HAVING TO MAKE THESE EXTRA RUNS TO LONGER DISTANCES TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.

SO IF YOUR CITIES ARE IN THAT GENERAL AREA WHERE FLORIDA MEDICAL MAY GO AWAY, PLEASE, PLEASE BE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE IT WILL AFFECT YOU AND MOST LIKELY A NEGATIVE WAY IF SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.

AND WE HAVE BROWARD HEALTH HOPEFULLY ON THE JOB TO TRY TO INTERVENE HERE AS IT'S THE ONLY PLACE CENTRAL BROWARD WHERE BROWARD HEALTH IS NOT REPRESENTED FROM A HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVE, IF YOU KNOW WHERE ALL THEIR CURRENT LOCATIONS ARE.

SO KEEP YOUR ANTENNAS UP.

MORE TO COME AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER ROGERS FOR EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MARTIN.

MEMBER ROGERS.

DO YOUR JOB.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

OKAY. YOU'RE ON, YOU'RE ON.

I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH TIM.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER JABBOW, VICE MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR. JUST GIVING YOU A TITLE THERE.

THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS HAVING SOME INPUT IN THIS DISCUSSION AS IT RELATES TO TRANSPORTATION.

AND I'M MY INVOLVEMENT WITH FLORIDA MEDICAL DID NOT JUST BEGIN WITH WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING AT THAT HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE HAD CHALLENGES WITH THAT HOSPITAL OVER THE YEARS, AND I'VE SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR MANY YEARS.

THIS IS INDEED A MAJOR.

IT WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

I TRY TO STAY IN MY LANE AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, NOT GET INTO MY CITIES.

SO I REPRESENT BOTH LAUDERHILL LAUDERDALE LAKES AS WELL AS SUNRISE.

AND THAT IS WHY WE INCLUDED EVERYONE IN THAT AREA, THAT SERVICE, THAT HOSPITAL THAT TAKES PATIENTS TO THOSE HOSPITALS, RECOGNIZING THAT NOW THAT THEY ARE IN WHATEVER LEVEL OF DEALING WITH THEIR FINANCIAL ISSUES.

MY CONCERN WAS DEALING WITH THE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY BEING TRANSPORTED FURTHER DISTANCE, TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE DISTRICT TO SERVICE OTHERS, YOU KNOW, BUT THERE'S LOCAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CITIES AND COUNTIES TO MAKE THIS

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SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A MAJOR VOID, BUT IT IS WILL IMPACT HOW WE DO THINGS IN THOSE CITIES, HOW WE TRANSPORT AND GET OUR FIRST RESPONDERS BACK INTO THE DISTRICT TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE ELSE WHILE THEY'RE STUCK AT THE HOSPITALS OUTSIDE OF THEIR JURISDICTION. SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING.

AND SOMETIMES I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND IF WE WE AS PROFESSIONALS DON'T SEE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE TABLE, IT IS FOR US TO BRING THEM IN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

IF YOU DON'T SEE THE RIGHT PEOPLE ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE.

OKAY. WE DID NOT SEE THE BREAKOUT OF WHO WAS IN THE VARIOUS MEETING THAT WAS ON PRESENTED TO US.

ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE THERE? ALL RIGHT. SO I'M ASKING THE MPO, AS YOU GO INTO THE COMMUNITIES, MAKE SPECIAL EFFORTS AS TO WHERE WE ARE WEAK AND THERE'S NO REPRESENTATION OR NO VOICES ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.

HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS A MAJOR DRAINAGE ISSUE IN FRONT OF IF SOMEONE DOESN'T MENTION IT TO YOU, IF THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE HAS LEFT THE ROOM, OR HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THESE THINGS THAT'S BEEN LONG TERM CHALLENGES? OKAY. DRAINAGE SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY ARE CREATING PROBLEMS. WE HAD TURNPIKE PUTTING UP A WALL THAT IMPACT TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE WATER IS NOT RUNNING THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO FLOW OUT OF THAT AREA IN FRONT OF A HOSPITAL.

SO I'M GOING TO BE SPECIFIC.

SO AS MY COLLEAGUES STATED, YES, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE HOSPITAL IS HAVING CHALLENGES, BUT BEYOND THAT, THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AROUND THE HOSPITAL.

AND IF THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS NOT THERE, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO MISS IT AS YOU PLAN TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.

SO JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT TO THE DISCUSSION.

ANOTHER QUESTION.

MADAM MAYOR, DID WE HEAR A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD REQUEST THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT BROWARD COUNTY HAS MOVED FORWARD OR THEY HAVE GONE BEYOND THE TIME FRAME FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED.

I RECALL A DISCUSSION FROM SOMEONE ASKING FOR BROWARD COUNTY TO PRESENT THEIR PROJECTS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I MISSED THAT MEETING OR WHATEVER.

DO YOU? DO WE KNOW? COMMISSIONER THE MAYOR OF FORT LAUDERDALE HAD ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION FROM THE MAP ADMINISTRATION ON WHAT THE 90% THAT BROWARD COUNTY AND THAT PRESENTATION IS COMING AT THIS MEETING.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAVE TO STAY NOW I CAN'T LEAVE.

YES. OKAY.

THERE IT IS. I CAN LEAVE MY COLLEAGUE HE'S HERE.

NO, NO, THAT WON'T WORK.

YOU HAVE TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU MEMBER COMMISSIONER ROGERS.

MEMBER FURR [INAUDIBLE].

JUST TO PIGGYBACK REAL QUICK ON WHAT COMMISSIONER LONERGAN AND COMMISSIONER JAFFE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT WITH REGARD TO THE BIKES.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM HOLLAND.

I DID A EXPLORATORY TRIP OVER THERE.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THEY WERE LIKE US.

THEY WERE JUST LIKE WHAT WE WERE NOW AT EVERY AT EVERY TRAIN STATION, THEY HAVE 10 TO 12,000 BIKES PARKED OUT THERE.

AND THEY HAVE BIKE ROUTES CONNECTING CITIES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS IT WAS AMAZING, THE DIFFERENCE.

AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE AND I THINK DAVID'S HERE FROM SFRTA FROM FROM TRI-RAIL, HE AND HE WAS RIDING BIKES WITH ME OVER THERE.

HE TRI-RAIL HAS AN HAS AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW IN THAT THEY, THEY HAVE A THOUSAND BIKES A DAY ON THE TRAINS.

ON THE TRAINS. THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD AND BAD THING.

WHAT IT WHAT IT'S TELLING ME IS THERE'S NOT BIKES FOR THEM TO GET AT THE OTHER END.

IN OTHER WORDS, SOMEBODY'S RIDING THEIR BIKE TO THE STATION, BUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE THAT BIKE AND PUT IT ON THE TRAIN AND AND RIDE IT THERE, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A BIKE TO RENT OR TO, TO GET AT THE OTHER END.

EACH ONE OF OUR CITIES SHOULD BE THINKING IN TERMS OF OF THESE STATIONS.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENABLE THAT, TO ENABLE THAT AS A TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITY? BECAUSE THE THE POSSIBILITIES ARE THERE.

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WELL, I WENT BEGRUDGINGLY.

I MEAN, I'LL BE COMPLETELY HONEST, YOU KNOW, I WENT BEGRUDGINGLY BECAUSE I'M A TRAIN PERSON.

I'M NOT A BIKE PERSON.

YOU KNOW, I THAT'S WHAT I DO.

AND I TRY TO STAY IN MY MY PROVERBIAL LANE THERE.

BUT I HAVE A HEALTHY RESPECT NOW.

AND PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME FROM MY PAST IN AUSTIN, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPEDIMENT MAYBE TO SOME OF THE THE PROJECTS THAT THEY WANTED TO DO WITH THE BIKES.

BUT BUT THAT TRIP WAS INCREDIBLY EDUCATIONAL.

YEAH. TO THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE SOME ROOM AND SOME INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE WITH THE BIKES WHEN 800 TO 1000 BIKES A DAY ON THE TRAINS.

BUT WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED FOR THAT LEVEL OF BICYCLE ACTIVITY.

SO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

AND WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, BIKE AVAILABILITY AT THE STATIONS, WHETHER IT BE BIKE SHARES BIKE PARKING, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I, YOU KNOW, I'M A I'M A I'M REFORMED.

I GUESS IT WOULD BE A GOOD, A GOOD WAY OF PUTTING THAT.

AND AND SO WE'RE WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS.

WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS, YOU KNOW, IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE AS WELL AS PALM BEACH ON HOW CAN WE DO THAT? HOW CAN WE MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR PEOPLE WITH BIKES TO COME AND TO COME AND GO AND USE THE TRAIN AND NOT REALLY RELY ON BRINGING THE BIKE ONTO THE TRAIN? SO IT WAS A IT WAS A GREAT TRIP.

AND, AND I HAVEN'T RIDDEN A BIKE SINCE, BUT COMMISSIONER FURR, YOU KNOW, VICE MAYOR FURR CHALLENGED ME TO RIDE THIS WEEKEND.

SO I'M GOING TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES AND GO BUT THANK YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ON ON TRI-RAIL.

I THINK YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE GENEROUS ON THE IMMACULATE, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

WE ARE ABSOLUTELY WORKING ON IT.

[INAUDIBLE]. ELECTRIC BIKES, SCOOTERS, I MEAN, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY I GUESS WE'RE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF IS IF THEY CAN GET THERE, THEY'LL TAKE THE TRAIN.

SO WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO GET THERE.

YEAH. AND I'VE ASKED FOR IT TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR [INAUDIBLE] NEXT WEEK.

SO THAT ALL THREE COUNTIES CAN BE THINKING ABOUT THIS.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK IF EVERY IF THE CITY AND THE COUNTIES THINK ABOUT THEIR OWN STOP IN THEIR CITY GOING UP AND DOWN THERE, WHAT CAN THEY DO TO TO ENABLE THAT AND TO INCORPORATE IT INTO EITHER THEIR C-SLIP PROJECTS OR INTO THE PRIMO PROJECTS, ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

I KNOW WITH THE OAKLAND PARK, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST PRIMO PROJECTS COMING UP.

AND I THINK THEY'RE THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT VERY SERIOUSLY HOW TO DO THAT THERE.

SO I LIKE THE WAY IT'S GOING AND I, I THOUGHT YOUR BIKE, YOUR NEW BIKE MAPS TODAY WERE GREAT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, GREAT.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

GREAT CONVERSATION.

ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD THE BIKE MAPS COME OUT AS WELL.

AND AS WE TRANSITION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT, IF PERHAPS IF YOU CAN JUST KIND OF TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE CITIES CAN CAN MAKE MAYBE YOU CAN GET SOME INFORMATION OUT TO THE CITIES OR DO A SURVEY OR, OR JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A CALL OR SOMETHING TO GET OUR STAFF THINKING ABOUT THAT AND HOW LETTING THEM KNOW HOW THEY CAN MAYBE DEVELOP A PROJECT IN THAT AREA.

I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO US.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

AWESOME CONVERSATION ON THIS.

YEAH. DAVID'S TIME OUT IN AUSTIN.

I HAVE MY COLLEAGUE OUT THERE IS WITH CAMPO, WHICH IS THE MPO IN AUSTIN, AND HE SWORE UP AND DOWN THAT HE HATED BIKES.

SO I'M GOING TO SEND THIS CLIP TO MY GOOD FRIEND IN AUSTIN TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S NOT THAT BAD OF A THING.

SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO GO WHERE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO.

THAT SAID, THE BIKE MAPS.

WE HAVE BOXES AND BOXES OF THESE TO GIVE OUT, SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME TODAY, PLEASE DO.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CITIES HAVE MORE.

THESE ARE GREAT FOR CONSTITUENCY.

LONG BEFORE I EVER GOT TO THIS MPO, WE HAD A BIKE MAP SYSTEM.

I USED TO USE THAT I DID NOT TAKE IT ON MY BIKE WITH ME BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE CUMBERSOME, BUT I WOULD MEMORIZE THE ROUTE AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY CONCERNS TO DEAL WITH.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD DOCUMENT TO TAKE WITH YOU AND UTILIZE.

THAT SAID, THAT CONNECTIVITY TO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM IS SUPER IMPORTANT THROUGH OUR MOBILITY HUB PROGRAM.

THROUGH OUR PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A, FOR BETTER OR WORSE WORDS BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MEETING NEXT MONTH.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS ON THEIR AGENDA.

WE'RE WORKING WITH HOLLYWOOD ON SOME DESIGNS.

WE'RE WORKING WITH FORT LAUDERDALE COMMISSIONER STURMAN, WHO'S ONLINE BASICALLY ON 17TH STREET TO CONNECT THE HOSPITAL TO 17TH STREET DOWN TO THE PORT, HAVE PEOPLE MOVE. AND ULTIMATELY WHEN OUR COMMUTER RAIL SOUTH, WHICH I'LL BE RETIRED BY THEN AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER FURR WILL BASICALLY PROVIDE THAT PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITY CONNECTION.

PLEASE REMEMBER THIS.

THAT SAID, REAL QUICK, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE GRADUATION, AND I GUESS COMMISSIONER ROGERS HAS MAYBE STEPPED OUT.

[01:30:08]

AND MEMBER GOOD.

MAYBE WE CAN HAVE YOU ATTEND THE THE, YOU NEED A PHOTO [APPLAUSE].

NO NO PHOTOS.

IT'S COMING IT'S COMING. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IF WE DIDN'T TAKE A PHOTO.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO PUT WE'LL PUT COMMISSIONER ROGERS IF SHE COMES BACK AND WE'LL TRY TO GET HER IN THE PHOTO.

BUT DO YOU WANT TO.

OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY.

THIS THIS MEETING DOES RUN LONG.

THERE SHE IS.

YAY! [APPLAUSE] WANT A QUICK PHOTO? IT'S IN THE OTHER CATEGORY.

THAT SAID, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TRANSPORTATION ACADEMY AND AMY FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WHITE HOUSE, WHO WAS THE CONTRACTOR WITH THAT DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF WORKING WITH THAT.

YES [APPLAUSE].

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP AGAIN.

AND AND MEMBER GOOD BASICALLY, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE HAVING, I THINK WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ANSWERED TO YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

THESE MEETINGS COULD RUN 2 OR 3 DAYS LONG.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, AS I LEARNED WHEN I GOT HERE, IS MUCH DEEPER THAN I'D EVER IMAGINED.

THE CHAIR AND I AND A COUPLE OF STAFF HERE WERE OUT WEDNESDAY OUT IN MIRAMAR MEETING AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT MEETING [INAUDIBLE].

AND THAT WAS JUST TO PREPARE FOR TODAY.

SO JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU, THERE'S AND THERE'S SO MUCH MORE BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF YOU, I ASSUME YOU GUYS AND YOU CAN'T TELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW THE LEVEL OF WHERE EVERYBODY'S OPERATING.

AGAIN, REMEMBER THAT NEXT [INAUDIBLE] MEETING, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER, WILL NOT BE HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY IN DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE.

THERE'S PARKING INFORMATION.

WE'LL RESEND THIS OUT TO YOU SEVERAL TIMES.

IT WILL PROBABLY BE ANNOYING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T SHOW UP HERE BECAUSE WE WON'T BE HERE SO.

SO PLEASE SHOW UP AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD PRESENTATION.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE LEFT FOR YOU IS MAPPING THE FUTURE TRANSPORTATION.

THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR ANNUAL REPORT, AND THERE'S SOME FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

BUT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT THAT'S IN THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

AND THE LEVERAGING OF TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD SAFER TRANSPORTATION IS PROBABLY PARAMOUNT TO EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING HERE, BECAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN A STATISTICALLY, AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING THE NUMBER OF DEATHS ON OUR ROADWAYS.

COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO KNOW THAT FIVE PEOPLE SOMETIMES A WEEK ARE DYING ON OUR ROADWAYS IN BROWARD COUNTY, NOT IN THE REGION IN BROWARD.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THOSE TYPE OF NUMBERS.

AND THE MORE AND MORE WE ENCOURAGE MASS TRANSIT AND WALKING AND BIKING, THE MORE AND MORE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SAFE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY USE.

AND THAT, TO ME, IS THE NUMBER ONE THING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT.

THE NUMBER TWO IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY THIS WORD CALLED RESILIENCY.

AND I THINK WE CAN STILL USE THAT WORD.

SO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS THAT WE ALL HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO PREPARE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR.

THE FLOODING AND INUNDATIONS THAT WE'RE SEEING IS SO IMPACTFUL TO THE DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE MAKING ON YOUR DIOCESE BACK HOME, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO A ZONING CHANGE OR YOU'RE APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT, EACH ONE OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOODING SITUATION, THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, THE HOSPITAL SITUATION, ALL OF OUR EMS SO THERE'S ALL THESE THINGS TO TIE TOGETHER, WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE FINAL THING I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

OUR SMART CITIES GRANT, WE HAVE MEMBERS UP IN BOSTON RIGHT NOW WORKING WITH US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

OUR FRIENDS UNDER CONTRACT DELOITTE HAS BEEN OUT WITH CALTRANS THIS ENTIRE WEEK.

THEY'RE DEVELOPING THEY'RE BUILDING OFF OF THE MODEL THAT WE STARTED HERE, WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY UTILIZING THAT TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT PLANNING STAFF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN GO TO AND SAY, I'M ABOUT TO APPROVE A CHICK FIL A.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR TRAFFIC GENERATION? BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR HOW DOES THAT AFFECT FURTHER DOWN THE FLOW.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT YOUR PROJECTS THAT YOU APPROVE IN THIS VACUUM THAT YOU'RE IN HAS IMPACT TO YOUR ADJACENT CITIES, TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, TO ACTUALLY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE MOVEMENT OF CARS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE IN FORT LAUDERDALE OR LIKE I DO, THE EXPERIENCE OF CHICK FIL A ON FEDERAL FEDERAL HIGHWAY IS A NIGHTMARE BY 26TH,

[01:35:06]

THEY HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

HOWEVER, IT IS AND THAT IMPACTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VEHICLES.

IT IMPACTS LIFE SAFETY ON OUR SIDES.

IT IMPACTS THE WAY PEOPLE ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE BIKE LANES IN THAT AREA.

SO WE REALLY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A WAY OF LOOKING AT IT.

SO THE SMART CITIES APP THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH WILL HELP US IN DECISION MAKING.

REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT GOING FORWARD.

YES. OR YESTERDAY NO DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY I MET WITH VIRGINIA BAKER WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, ALONG WITH HER STAFF AND TWO OF HER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO, THEY'RE GOING TO GO AFTER THE SAME GRANT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MARRY TOGETHER THE PROCESS.

SO THAT WAY THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY AND WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP THAT.

ACTUALLY, CALTRANS IS UTILIZING AS WE SPEAK.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME PRESENTATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OUT IN SALT LAKE CITY IN OCTOBER.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO MOVE ALONG.

THAT SAID, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MEMBER MARTIN AS WELL AS THE CHAIR FOR GOING UP TO ATLANTA TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS.

WHILE YOU WERE THERE. AND I WAS ABSENT.

I ACTUALLY GOT ELECTED AGAIN TO THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT HAPPENED.

WE'RE NOT ALONE. MY FRIEND EILEEN BUCKLEY ALSO SERVES ON THAT BOARD, WHICH IS GREAT, AS WELL AS MY FRIEND UP IN ORLANDO.

[INAUDIBLE] GARY HUTMAN IN ORLANDO WITH METRO PLAN UP THERE.

SO SOUTH FLORIDA IS PRETTY WELL REPRESENTED ON THAT ASSOCIATION ON THE STAFF SIDE, ON THE ELECTED SIDE, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ANY OF THE MEMBERS, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING ON A NATIONAL BOARD THAT'S A REALLY GOOD ORGANIZATION TO INTERFACE WITH AND UNDERSTAND WHAT MPOS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE WORKING ON.

OKAY. REAL QUICK, TALKED ABOUT THE BIKE MAX, CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

THAT WAS A REALLY FAST ELECTION, WHICH WAS FOR BOATING, BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME ON EVERYTHING ELSE.

THAT SAID, THE ANNUAL REPORT YOU GOT YOU HAVE THE REMINDER ABOUT THE ROUTE TO 2050 E TOWN HALL.

THAT'S ACTUALLY AT 6 P.M.

ON JULY 30TH.

WE HAVE THE SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT DOT DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AS WELL AS WHO ELSE IS ON THAT ONE BRYAN.

OH I'M SORRY.

IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD. TYPICALLY THE TOWN HALLS WE HAVE DONE, WE START WITH ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY ON THE PHONE CALL.

AND IT FACTORS OFF SO WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF, WE'LL USUALLY HAVE ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE LEFT THAT ARE LISTENING IN.

SO THAT SAID, IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 20 YEARS FROM NOW AND THAT IS NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY, OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE HAVE BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.

YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE RUNNING THIS PLACE WITHOUT THEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THEIR ABILITIES.

I KEEP ON TAXING OUR TEAM MEMBERS WITH MORE AND MORE WORK, BECAUSE WE KEEP ON WINNING MORE AND MORE MONEY FROM WASHINGTON.

AND THAT SAID, I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T INCREASED THE STAFF, IN FACT, IN FACT, WE ARE DECREASING.

SO THAT TO ME IS AN INDICATION THAT WE HAVE PHENOMENALLY DEDICATED FOLKS THAT WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THE YOUNGER GENERATION THAT COMES UP AFTER US IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN HOW OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WORKS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER YOUR GUIDANCE, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE SETTING, YOU MAY MAKE A COMMENT AND YOU MAY FEEL, OH, DID THEY HEAR ME OR NOT? BUT IN 20 YEARS FROM NOW, THAT COMMENT IS GOING TO BE A FULL SIZE TREE.

AND THAT TO ME IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT HERE, IS PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL STEP DOWN AND YOU CAN MOVE ON TO YOUR REGULAR NON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE OUR MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE REPORT.

[12. Monthly Legislative Reports]

SO MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU I'LL BE BRIEF ON THIS ONE.

SO AS FAR AS YOUR FEDERAL UPDATE, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN DC.

I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL BY WATCHING ANY OF THE NEWS.

JUST WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US IS THAT THEY'RE WORKING TOWARDS A BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER.

SO IF ANY OF YOUR CITIES SUBMITTED FOR A FEDERAL EARMARK THAT SHOULD BE APPROVED, SUCH AS THE $800,000 FOR UNIVERSITY DRIVE THAT SHOULD BE APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER AND THEN WORKING ITS WAY DOWN HERE.

THOSE ARE MANAGED LIKE FEDERAL GRANTS.

AND MRS. [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ON THOSE IN A FEW MINUTES.

AT THE STATE LEVEL OUR GOVERNOR HAS BEEN ON A VETO SPREE.

HE VETOED ALL BUT ONE STATE EARMARK FOR BROWARD COUNTY.

[01:40:01]

AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR CONSULTANTS FROM [INAUDIBLE] HERE WHO'S WORKING ON RESEARCHING RECENT LEGISLATION IMPACTING EVS AND EV CHARGING, AS THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF YOUR YOUR 2050 MTP.

TWO THINGS TO WRAP UP.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WAS ON THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES PHONE CALL.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BRING THE CAT TODAY.

BUT THAT'S AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IT'S AN IN-KIND SERVICE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE'RE WORKING TO WITH 20 MUNICIPALITIES, THOSE FROM COUNTY LINE TO COUNTY LINE BETWEEN THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND I-95 TO MAKE LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS TO FOSTER TOD AND OR DENSITY.

SO THIS I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW US.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT US DOT HAS OUR EYE, THEIR EYES ON BROWARD BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST GROUP AND THEY EXPECT SUCCESS OUT OF US.

AND I KNOW WE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT THEM.

AND THEN LAST THING.

MR. DECK, I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON YOUR TOES HERE, BUT THEY ARE HOSTING THEIR SUMMER FEST OUTSIDE OUR OFFICE ON SATURDAY.

OUR STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING ALONG WITH SFRTA STAFF.

SATURDAY FROM 2:30 TO 6:30.

RIGHT BEHIND YOU AT THE CYPRESS CREEK STATION.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DRIVE HERE TWICE IN ONE WEEK, YOU CAN TAKE THE TRAIN.

COOL. THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION UPDATES.

[14. 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Updates: http://routeto2050.org]

I THINK I HAVE THREE SLIDES FOR Y'ALL.

COOL. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER RESTREPO, PRINCIPAL PLANNER AT THE BROWARD MPO, AND I'M ONE OF YOUR PROJECT MANAGERS FOR ROUTE TO 2050, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PLAN RIGHT NOW.

AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE'RE ASKING FOR RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FROM ALL OF YOUR CITY COMMISSIONS ON THE ENDORSED DRAFT COST FEASIBLE PLAN THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ENDORSED BY YOU ALL AND BY OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SO IF YOU SEE AN ITEM, AN AGENDA ITEM THAT COMES TO YOUR CITY COMMISSIONS, AND IT HAS PROJECTS FROM OUR ROUTE TO 2050 PLAN, PLEASE HELP YOUR OTHER CITY COMMISSION MEMBERS GET ON BOARD WITH THOSE PROJECTS AND PASS A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THOSE PROJECTS IN OUR PLAN.

NOT TO CALL ANY CITIES OUT, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE RESOLUTION ALREADY, AND THAT WAS FROM THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH.

THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK. SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

NICE [APPLAUSE]. AND IF YOU NEED ANY ONE OF US FROM THE MTP TEAM IN IN THE AUDIENCE, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT SOME OF YOUR CITY COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE, WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE PROJECTS PASSED.

THE DEADLINE FOR RESOLUTIONS IS GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER 6TH, AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE GRAPHIC ON THIS SLIDE THAT SHOWS THAT IF A PROJECT THAT IS THAT IS ON OUR PLAN, THAT IS NOT ON YOUR LOCAL ROADWAY SAY FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S ON BROWARD COUNTY'S ROADWAY OR FDOT ROADWAY, WE DO NEED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THEM, AND WE'LL WORK WITH Y'ALL AND THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY FUND PROJECTS.

SO WHERE ARE WE WITH OUR SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW? WE'RE WORKING WITH YOUR TAC MEMBERS TO SCHEDULE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS TO EXPLAIN WHICH PROJECTS ARE ON OUR PLAN, WHICH ONES DID NOT MAKE THE PLAN, AND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THOSE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT.

AFTER WE HAVE THOSE MEETINGS, WE'RE HOPING TO GET ON YOUR CITY COMMISSIONS TO GET THOSE RESOLUTIONS BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND SEPTEMBER, WHEN WE GET ALL OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS DONE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, WE'LL THEN START FORMALIZING OUR COST FEASIBLE PLAN.

WE'LL HAVE A DRAFT PLAN IN OCTOBER AND THEN ADOPTION IN DECEMBER.

LIKE GREG MENTIONED, WE HAVE TWO UPCOMING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING THIS SUMMER, SO I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM AGAIN.

BUT WE HAVE OUR TOWN HALL AND OUR MTP SUMMIT, WHICH IS THE BOARD MEETING BEFORE SEPTEMBER, AND THAT IS MY UPDATE.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

THAT WAS QUICK.

APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I DID MISS THE GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT.

[13. General Counsel’s Report]

NOT SO QUICK. WELL ACTUALLY, I HAVE A VERY SHORT REPORT, WHICH IS TYPICAL.

WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED IN MY YEARS OF BEING THE ATTORNEY IN DIFFERENT FOCUSES AND PLACES THAT WHEN THE ATTORNEY SPEAKS LONG, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A PROBLEM. SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN WE DON'T.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR ANOTHER ELECTION ANOTHER YEAR THAT THEY COME FORWARD AND THEY HOLD THE POSITION THAT JUST SHOWS THAT THE CONTINUITY OF THE MPO AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE YEARS IS MOVING FORWARD IN POSITIVE WAYS.

SO I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FOR EVERYONE THAT'S HERE AND I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NON ACTION ITEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT STAFF IS DOING TO SUPPORT OUR BOARD.

THANK YOU. OKAY SO FIRST REPORT WOULD BE FROM TODD.

[1. Municipal Capital Projects: www.my-mcps.org]

HELLO. YES.

GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. I'M TODD BRAUER, I'M YOUR MCP LIAISON.

I WORK WITH BRYAN AND GRETCHEN ON THIS EVERY YEAR.

[01:45:03]

THIS IS THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF MY PRESENTATIONS THAT I'VE GIVEN TO YOU.

THE FIRST ONE, WE FOCUS ON THE PROCESS ITSELF, UNDERSTANDING HOW DO WE RANK AND EVALUATE AND THEN RECOMMEND PROJECTS.

THE SECOND INSTALLMENT THAT WE WENT THROUGH WAS THE EDUCATION, THE EDUCATION, WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH THERE.

THE THIRD WERE THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE.

SO THIS INSTALLMENT IS THE RESULTS.

SO IT IS FAIRLY SHORT, BUT IT'S THE EXCITING PART OF IT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY AFTER THE CYCLE IS FINISHED, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION FOR ADOPTION INTO THEIR PLAN.

SO I WANTED TO START, THOUGH, WHERE WE LEFT LAST TIME.

SO OF ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN OR I'M SORRY REQUESTS THAT WE GOTTEN, IT WAS ABOUT $195.7 MILLION IN TOTAL REQUESTS, THE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE.

SO AND THIS IS A SUBSET OF THE 10%.

SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL CAPITAL PROJECTS, IT'S ONE PORTION OF THAT BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY SHUTTLES AND OTHERS THAT GRETCHEN WILL GIVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEN THE RANGE OF HOW MUCH ULTIMATELY COULD THE AVAILABLE MAG FOR THIS PROGRAM PROVIDE FOR THE REQUEST, IT'S ABOUT 15%.

I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT BECAUSE I THINK, AS YOU'RE AWARE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE RAISE GRANTS HAD COME OUT.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME OUT FROM USDOT.

IT WAS ESSENTIALLY ABOUT $12.9 BILLION IN REQUESTS, AND $1.8 BILLION WAS AVAILABLE TO FUND THOSE PROJECTS.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY BELOW 15%.

SO THIS IS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY SEE FOR ONE YEAR OF A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.

SO IT IS COMMON, BUT IT'S ALSO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT SENSE OF WHAT THE REQUESTS ARE, BECAUSE AS EACH YEAR GOES ON, WE'LL BE DEALING WITH THOSE REQUESTS AS WE GO ON, AND THEY'LL CHANGE. THEY'LL BE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AS WE GO ON.

BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE PROPORTION OF HOW THE NEED IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING.

AND THAT IS VERY COMMON TO ANY KIND OF PROGRAM.

SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, THESE ARE THE RESULTS.

SO WE HAD 56 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM 23 MUNICIPALITIES.

THAT WAS A 15% INCREASE FROM WHAT WE HAD FROM THE LAST CYCLE, AND IT NARROWED DOWN TO TWO.

NOW, THIS IS WHY I WANT TO DO THIS IS TALKING PROCEDURE.

DEPUTY VICE CHAIR JAFFE, I KNOW YOU'LL APPRECIATE I KEPT THE FLOW CHART IN THERE.

I WANTED YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE A PILOT.

AND IN MY HEART, YOU WILL BE.

SO HERE YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY THE FLOW CHART THAT DEALS WITH IT, BUT IT'S REALLY ON THE LEFT THAT'S IMPORTANT.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, HOW DO WE GO FROM 56 APPLICATIONS TO THEN TWO RECOMMENDATIONS? SO ACCORDING TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT, WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM.

AND GOING ABOVE THE MAG IS A NO NO.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT DO.

SO THE NUMBER ONE RANKED PROJECT, COCONUT CREEK, NUMBER TWO, FORT LAUDERDALE, BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS THEN LED UP TO PULLING MONEY OFF OF THE MAG.

AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH NUMBER THREE OAKLAND PARK, IT EXCEEDED THE MAG.

SO AT THAT POINT WE HAVE TO STOP RELATED TO THE PROGRAM.

SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE TWO PROJECTS PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE ASK, LAST YEAR WE HAD 11.

BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WITH THIS IS THAT THOSE TWO PROJECTS RECEIVED MONEY FOR DESIGN LAST YEAR.

SO IT WAS A MUCH SMALLER AWARD OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'D GIVEN.

AND NOW THEY'VE MOVED TO CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS MOVING NOW TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION.

SO THEY'LL BE BIGGER DOLLAR AMOUNTS.

SO YOU MIGHT SEE LESS OF THEM THAN RECOMMENDED WITHIN SOME REMAINING MAG AVAILABLE.

SO WHAT DID YOU BUY FOR THAT.

SO THESE TWO PROJECTS, BOTH OF THEM 100% OF THE FUNDING IS GOING TO GO TOWARDS PROJECTS THAT HAVE MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS.

IT MEANS THEY HAVE SIDEWALKS. THEY HAVE BIKE LANES.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MODES OF TRAVEL RATHER THAN JUST MOTOR MOTOR VEHICLE AS WELL AS THESE ARE ALSO PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE FEMA HIGH RISK FOR FLOODING. 60% OF THIS FUNDING ALSO GOES WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE.

SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOU'RE APPLYING SIDEWALKS AND BICYCLES IN A SCHOOL ZONE, 60% OF THAT.

SO ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE PUTTING THIS MONEY TOWARDS AREAS THAT ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE MULTIMODAL OPTIONS.

THEY'RE IN SCHOOLS.

THEY'RE IN SCHOOL ZONES.

YOU'RE GETTING THAT TO WHERE IT'S NOT JUST THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AS ADULTS, BUT ALSO CHILDREN.

AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO IN AREAS THAT WE KNOW ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR FLOODING.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.

I SEE NO NO QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THE REPORT.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE FOLLOW UP BY GRETCHEN CASSINI.

[2. Report From Partner Agency - Broward County - Mobility Advancement Program (MAP) Broward]

GOOD. I HOPE IT'S STILL MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND MPO BOARD MEMBERS.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW ME, I'M GRETCHEN CASSINI, BROWARD COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION SURTAX ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE 30 YEAR MOBILITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM, AND I WAS JOINED BY THE TRANSPORTATION SURTAX GENERAL COUNSEL, NATHANIEL PITTSBURG BUT HE HE DID HAVE TO GO.

[01:50:04]

SO THIS IS A VERY SHORT SYNOPSIS OF AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT, AND I HOPE YOU WILL PLEASE FORGIVE ME, BUT I'M GOING TO BE READING BECAUSE IT GOES VERY QUICKLY.

I'M DOING THE VOICEOVER.

SO WE'RE STARTING WITH THE VISUAL DEPICTING CERTAIN INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN MANY OF BROWARD'S OLDER COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS LOW INCOME ZIP CODES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN BLUE.

WHAT HAVE WE ACHIEVED? WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TOWARDS THE PROGRAM'S FIVE MAIN GOALS IMPROVING TRANSIT SERVICES.

MANAGING CONGESTION.

ENHANCING ENHANCING MULTIMODAL OPTIONS, CREATING CONNECTIVITY AND INVESTING IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO USE LOCAL DEDICATED SOURCE OF REVENUE AS LEVERAGE TO ACCESS OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THAT REGARD AND CONTINUE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR PARTNERS, THE CITY'S MPO AND STATE, TO USE THE SURTAX AS A MATCH TO FEDERAL GRANTS.

THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS PRIORITIZED INVESTMENTS AND INNOVATIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES EARLY IN THE PROGRAM, LAYING FIBER, OFTEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FDOT, AS THE FOUNDATION FOR MANY OF THOSE INITIATIVES.

BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM WIDE STUDY KNOWN AS THE PRIMO PLAN, FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE SURTAX.

LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE REAPING THE BENEFITS OF THE MOBILITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM AS WELL.

THROUGH JUNE OF THIS YEAR, 78 PROJECTS HAD SMALL BUSINESS GOALS ASSIGNED, RESULTING IN AN EXPECTED 2600 DIRECT JOBS AND $400 MILLION IN BUSINESS REVENUE.

THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC WORKS DIVISIONS HAVE DELIVERED 47 PROJECTS ON SCHEDULE AND IN BUDGET FROM INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, BRIDGES, ROAD DRAINAGE, MULTIMODAL ENHANCEMENTS.

TWO OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY ACTING AS MATCH TO THE SS4A GRANT BEING DONE WITH THE MPO.

BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT IS USING THE SURTAX TO ELECTRIFY ITS FLEET, INVEST IN TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO UNDERTAKING INITIATIVES TO BUILD CAPACITY TO DELIVER PREMIUM TRANSIT, WHILE ENSURING ADEQUATE STAFFING TO SUPPORT TRANSIT SERVICE.

THE PRIMO PLAN NOW A PROGRAM, IS ONE OF MATT BROWARD'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THIS VISUAL GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF PRIMO.

ALMOST $4.4 BILLION, THE SURTAX IS EXPECTED TO BE A VITAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE LOCAL MATCH FOR CAPITAL, AS WELL AS NECESSARY COMPONENT FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEMS. SINCE 2020, HUNDREDS OF MUNICIPAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND PROGRAMED INTO OUR ROLLING FIVE YEAR PLANS.

THE SURTAX ALSO FULLY FUNDS THE MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY SHUTTLE PROGRAM.

BOTH COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PROJECTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO APPLY A LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS GOAL.

FOR THOSE THAT HAVE COMPLETED PROJECTS WHERE A CERTIFIED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOAL WAS APPLIED, 58% HAVE EXCEEDED THAT GOAL.

CBE PARTICIPATION IN IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE $147 MILLION IN WAGES ON AWARDED PROJECTS.

EACH YEAR THE SURTAX FUND IS INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED.

THE RESULTS ARE PART OF THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIALS AND PRESENTED TO THE OVERSIGHT BOARD.

THIS FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SUMMARIZES WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION DURING ITS SURTAX BUDGET LAST YEAR.

REVENUES PROJECTED ARE IN THE TOP ROW ON THE LEFT.

TO THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE EXPECTED LEVELS OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN A VARIETY OF MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS.

THE LAST BAR IDENTIFIED AS RESERVES INDICATES THAT THE COUNTY EXPECTS TO HAVE AROUND $300,000 LEFT IN RESERVES FOR MAJOR PROJECTS BY THE END OF FIVE YEARS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR INVITING ME.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THE COUNTY AND OUR PARTICIPATING CITIES ARE CREATING A CONNECTED AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY WHILE FOCUSING ON TRANSFORMATIONAL TRANSPORTATION. AT THIS TIME, SHOULD THE CHAIR WISH TO, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION ALWAYS COMES UP WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE 10%.

WHAT ABOUT THE 90%? SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE [INAUDIBLE] WERE WAITING TO HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION.

SO I DO HAVE AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE ALREADY IN THE QUEUE, SO WE'LL START WITH MEMBER FURR.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I HOPE WE CAN SEND THIS TO COMMISSIONER, I MEAN, TO MAYOR TRANTALIS SINCE HE ASKED FOR IT.

BUT IF WE COULD JUST EMAIL THEM WITH YOUR VOICE ON IT.

JUST EMAIL WITH YOUR VOICE ON IT.

I CAN SEND THE ANNUAL REPORT.

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WONDERFUL. DID WE DID WE GET A COPY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT? DID THIS BOARD GET A COPY OF IT? I HAVE NOT DISTRIBUTED THE ANNUAL REPORT IN EITHER HARD COPY TO MY OWN COMMISSIONERS OR TO ANYONE ELSE JUST YET.

IT IS CURRENTLY BEING PRINTED, SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE HARD COPIES, IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU PREFER HARD COPIES OR ELECTRONIC? I THINK BOTH WOULD BE GOOD.

OKAY. HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT.

MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S REALLY GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE A BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT THE RESIDENTS AND THE VOTERS APPROVE, AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY SEE THOSE TAX DOLLARS BEING COLLECTED AND THOSE TAX DOLLARS ACTUALLY WORK MAKING WORKING ON PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEN YOU DRIVE AROUND BROWARD COUNTY AND YOU SEE THAT THE RED, YELLOW AND GREEN MAP SIGN, YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, AS THE LEADERSHIP IN THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS ALL THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR MANAGING THAT PROGRAM, AND IT'S REALLY BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY GREATLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I LOST SOMEONE NO LONGER IN THE QUEUE.

OH, OKAY.

YOUR MICS ON.

I'M ON. THANK YOU, MISS CASSINI.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE, LIKE, FLASHBACKS OF COMMISSIONER WEXLER AND THE DEBATE OVER FINALLY GETTING GETTING A PENNY TAX ON THE BALLOT AND GETTING THIS DONE. MY QUESTION IS AND I KNOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON TRANSIT FIRST AND THESE EXPEDITED CORRIDORS AND THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT AND PUTTING MY HAT ON AS THE MAYOR OF HALLANDALE, WHERE ARE WE ON WITH THE FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM ON HALLANDALE BEACH BOULEVARD? THE BUILD OUT AND REALLY THE ITS SYSTEM PER SE.

I CAN GET YOU A SPECIFIC ANSWER FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

BUT AS YOU NOTICED IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE REALLY ARE FOCUSED ON DELIVERING FIBER SO THAT WE CAN DO SOME OF THOSE INNOVATIVE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES EARLY IN THE PROGRAM.

AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT I GET YOU SPECIFIC TO HALLANDALE BEACH, RIGHT? YEAH. BECAUSE WE KNEW, LIKE MOVING FORWARD, WE HAD CERTAIN PROJECTS LIKE THE BREEZE, LIKE THOSE PROJECTS THAT REALLY WILL MOVE TRANSIT AND TRAFFIC.

BUT WITHOUT THAT MITIGATION, WITH THOSE REAL TIME SIGNALIZATION, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYWHERE.

BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED WORKING WITH YOU AND THE COUNTY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR QUESTIONS.

I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND WAITING AS WELL.

NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HAVE A GOOD SUMMER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NOW WE HAVE JENNIPHER.

[3. Federal Discretionary Grants]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JENNIPHER TUCY.

I'M PART OF THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH TEAM HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO.

I'M HERE TO GIVE THE BOARD OUR FEDERAL GRANTS UPDATE, ALONG WITH AN EDUCATION PIECE OF PRIORITIZING FEDERAL GRANTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, COORDINATION IS KEY.

WE DO HAVE A MONTHLY MEETING EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH ON GRANTS COORDINATION FOR YOUR STAFF.

THE GOAL IS TO COORDINATE TOGETHER SO WE REDUCE THE RISK OF COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER.

THIS PRESENTATION IS SHOWN AND DISTRIBUTED TO TAC MEMBERS AND OTHER CITY MEMBERS.

SO TODAY WE ARE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT BY PRESENTING YOU WITH A SERIES OF STRATEGIES TO INCREASE SUCCESS WITH GRANTS.

THE FIRST IN THIS EDUCATIONAL SERIES IF YOU SHOULD IF YOU SHOULD GO AFTER A GRANT.

THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW CREATED MANY NEW PROGRAMS, SOME STILL BEING WRITTEN TODAY, BUT STAGE ZERO FUNDING, THERE'S $500 BILLION MORE IN GRANT FUNDING.

IT'S BEST TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE GRANTS AND FUNDING AVAILABLE.

STAGE ONE PRE-AWARD NOFFO OR NOTICE OF FUNDING FOR OPPORTUNITY.

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES MAKE SURE YOUR STAFF AND GRANT WRITERS READ IT AND UNDERSTAND IT.

TITLES OF GRANTS CAN BE DECEIVING CAN BE DECEIVING.

CAREFULLY READ THE NOFFOS FOR REQUIREMENTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY.

STAGE TWO AWARD HIT SUBMIT.

THE APPLICATION WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH DC.

YOU NEED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOUR CONGRESSPERSON.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOBBY YOUR WAY OUT OF A BAD APPLICATION, BUT IT COULD GIVE YOU GIVE IT THE EXTRA PUSH OVER THE LINE.

STAGE THREE POST AWARD YOU'VE WON.

AND THIS IS WHERE THE REAL WORK STARTS.

THE MPO ENCOURAGES OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO FIRST CONSIDER THEIR MUNICIPALITY'S LONG TERM GOALS WHEN CONSIDERING GRANT APPLICATIONS.

WHAT ARE YOUR CITY'S GOALS? WHEN CHOOSING A PROJECT FOR A GRANT, YOU WANT TO PICK ONES THAT ALIGN WITH YOUR MUNICIPALITY'S GOALS AND GOALS THAT ALREADY EXIST.

DO NOT CREATE AN EVENT, A PROJECT TO FIT A GRANT.

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IF A PROJECT HITS A BORDER, REACH OUT TO YOUR NEIGHBOR MUNICIPALITY [INAUDIBLE] MUNICIPALITY TO COMBINE FORCES.

THE FEDS LIKE TO SEE COORDINATION.

THE APPLICATION WILL TAKE TIME AS YOU GATHER THE DATA AND INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE NOFFO.

IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TIME, MANPOWER, AND SKILL TO APPLY FOR GRANTS.

SO CHOOSE PROJECTS YOU KNOW AND KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED TO WRITE IT.

ALSO, KNOW THAT SOME OF THE DATA WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE SOURCES, SUCH AS ECONOMISTS, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE INFORMATION BEING REQUESTED.

PROMOTION. ONCE YOU HIT SUBMIT, THE WORK IS NOT DONE.

YOU NEED TO PROMOTE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDUCATE YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN DC.

HAVING A ONE PAGER ON YOUR PROJECT TO BRING AND SHARE IS KEY.

MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY FROM TODAY IS IF AWARDED, DOES YOUR TEAM HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE AND EXECUTE THE DELIVERY OF A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT? ONCE YOU WIN, YOU ARE AN ARM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THIS COMES WITH ALL THE STRINGS ATTACHED.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS RETURN FEDERAL MONEY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MANAGE IT.

ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY? CONSIDER STAFF ACCOUNTING, PROCUREMENT, ALL THOSE DETAILS THAT WILL IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO MANAGE A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT.

WE HOPE THIS HAS GIVEN YOU SOME GUIDANCE ON GRANT STRATEGY.

NOW WE WILL GET INTO THE GRANTS UPDATE VERY BRIEFLY.

THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

THE OCTOBER MEETING DATE WILL BE IS TO BE DETERMINED AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AS PAUL SAID, THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE WEBINAR TO THOSE CITIES THAT HAVE JOINED.

THE RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM CONTINUING WITH PREPARING THE AGREEMENTS AND THE AND COORDINATING WITH THE FRA, BRIGHTLINE, FEC, OUR BROWARD COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES ON EVERYTHING.

RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES.

WE ARE WORKING ON THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FHWA.

SMART GRANT. GREG GAVE YOU GAVE COVERED THIS UPDATE IN HIS COMMENTS TO YOU EARLIER.

THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS PILOT PROGRAM.

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK AND WE ARE MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE MOSKOWITZ NEXT WEEK, AND WE ARE GOING TO PROMOTE IT, JUST AS I MENTIONED IN THE STRATEGY.

THESE ARE THE OPEN GRANT APPLICATIONS.

THE YOUR TAC MEMBER HAS RECEIVED THESE AS WELL.

THE BLUE IS A HYPERLINK TO THE NOFFOS.

AND THEN THESE ARE THE UPCOMING GRANT APPLICATIONS, BIG SUMMER BLOWOUT.

THANK YOU.

YEP. OH THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FROM COOPER.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW WE DID LAST TIME, AND THERE WAS COMPETITION AMONG THE GROUPS OR WE.

THAT ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL OF COORDINATION THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

OKAY. PAUL AND JENNIPHER HAVE BEEN RUNNING A EVERY TWO WEEKS MEETING WITH COUNTY STAFF AND CITY STAFF AND OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO APPLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT THROWING SPAGHETTI AT THE WALL AND HOPING SOMETHING WILL STICK BECAUSE EVERYTHING WILL FAIL, SO IT WON'T STICK.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY IMPORTANT.

BUT THAT HAPPENED ABOUT TWO CYCLES AGO.

TWO CYCLES AGO.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ENCOURAGING I, I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

SHE'S THERE'S ONE MEGA GRANT AVAILABLE STILL, AND IT'S JUST LIKE THERE HAS TO BE A DECISION ON WHICH PROJECT AT THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S $1 BILLION.

SO WHICH CITY, WHAT COUNTY PROJECT MIGHT GO IN, AND THEN WHAT WOULD COMPLEMENT THAT FROM THERE.

SO THERE'S JUST LITERALLY A LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH THIS.

AND THEN THERE'S THE ULTIMATE, WHICH IS WHAT JENNIPHER KEPT ON BRINGING UP.

AND I ALLUDED TO THIS EARLIER WITH THE STAFF HERE, ONCE YOU WIN THEN YOU HAVE TO DELIVER IT.

AND THAT IS EVEN MORE COMPLICATED THAN THE INITIAL APPLICATION.

AND WHAT I'VE BEEN LEARNING FROM MY TEAM MEMBERS IS, GREG, STOP COMING INTO MY OFFICE AND SAYING, I HAVE THIS IDEA.

SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DELIVER IT BECAUSE LIKE AS JENNIPHER SAID, IF YOU TURN BACK THIS MONEY OR YOU'RE AWARDED AND THEN TURN BACK THE MONEY YOU WERE, IT'S JUST A BLACK STAIN.

WE ALL WEAR THE SCARLET LETTER, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROGERS.

THANK YOU. IT'S COMING.

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THANK YOU. MY QUESTION GOES TO MR. STUART. HOW DO WE ENGAGE ALL OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION? WHAT IS OUR PROCESS? AND DO YOU KNOW THAT ONE IS IN THIS AREA AND HAVE A STRENGTH OVER HERE? SO WE GO TO THAT PERSON FOR THAT.

JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW WE ENGAGE ALL OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS.

I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOOD AT THIS.

ACCORDING TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING AROUND THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY FROM MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE 400 AND SOME ODD OTHER MPOS AROUND THE COUNTRY, THEY DON'T LIKE SEEING ME IN A ROOM BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE OXYGEN OUT, PAUL.

SO GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER ROGERS.

SO WE TAKE A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO THIS ONE.

SO THE BOARD HAS APPROVED A FEDERAL ADVOCACY TEAM WHICH WE UTILIZE IN WASHINGTON DC FOR STAFF MEETINGS.

AND TO GET SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT'S BEHIND NOT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, BUT REALLY TO GET THEIR EARS TO IT.

WE ALSO MR. STUART MYSELF, MR. CALETKA HAVE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, SO I GUARANTEE YOU THEY THERE'S A STAFF MEMBER IN EVERY OFFICE THAT HAS MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER.

SO CONGRESSWOMAN WASSERMAN SCHULTZ REACHED OUT TO GREG ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO TO LET HIM KNOW THAT SHE'S PUTTING THE EARMARK FOR PEMBROKE PINES THROUGH FRIDAY AT 8:30 P.M..

AND I GOT THE CALL WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 TELLING ME TO KNOW EVEN EVEN THEY GET TO SLEEP.

BUT I GOT THE CALL WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 PM TO LET ME KNOW TO MAKE SURE MY BOSS WAS AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND THAT'S HOW A LOT OF THE INFORMATION FLOWS.

THE WAY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVE MOSKOWITZ WAS JUST STRICTLY THROUGH EMAIL.

THERE'S SEVERAL TIMES FOR AN ISSUE IN MIRAMAR.

CONGRESSWOMAN WASSERMAN SCHULTZ STAFF REACHED OUT TO THE MPO DIRECTLY ABOUT A STREET LIGHT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BROWARD COUNTY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING.

SO THE MAJORITY YES, WE HAVE OUR FORMAL METHODS.

WE HAVE OUR RESOURCES AT THE WITH THE FEDERAL LAW FEDERAL ADVOCATES AND THEN ALSO THE, THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WHICH WE FOSTER OVER THE YEARS.

AND I ACTUALLY WANT TO SAY ONE OTHER THING THAT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF UNIQUE, BECAUSE ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN SERVING AND SENATOR RUBIO HAS BEEN IN OFFICE, I'VE NEVER SEEN A LETTER OF SUPPORT. AND I THINK I'M GOING TO GO TO BECKER AND TELL THEM, THANK YOU FOR OUR GRANT APPLICATION.

SENATOR RUBIO HAS BEEN WRITING LETTERS OF SUPPORT, AND THAT'S PRETTY DARN AMAZING.

THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S THAT'S IT.

WE HAVE ONE LAST PRESENTATION FROM ROBIN CHIARELLI.

[4. Report from Partner Agency - Greater Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association - Commute Broward]

GOOD MORNING.

IS IT AFTERNOON? GOOD AFTERNOON.

OH, IT IS EXACTLY AFTERNOON.

SO I REALIZE I'M STANDING IN BETWEEN YOU AND LUNCH, SO I'LL BE BRIEF.

SHARE WITH YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT COMMUTE BROWARD.

SO I'M WALKING ADVERTISEMENT TODAY, COMMISSIONER ROGERS NOTICED MY T SHIRT THAT SAYS CARPOOL VANPOOL BIKE WALK NOT ONE SHOE FITS EVERYONE'S FOOT.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND PARTNERSHIP WITH BROWARD MPO THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SUMMARIZE LAST YEAR'S SUCCESSES, TALK ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH COMMUTE BROWARD AND DON'T HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ON OUR BOARD, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROGERS AND GREG STUART FOR YOUR SERVICE. COMMUTE BROWARD IS A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT SERVICES TO DRIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE THAT REDUCES THE DEMAND OF THE LIMITED CAPACITY OF OUR ROADWAYS.

WE'RE SUPPORTED, THANK YOU BY BROWARD MPO AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

THE PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, WHICH JULY 21ST.

I'LL BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR TEN YEARS NOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT [APPLAUSE].

SO DURING THIS PRESENTATION, YOU WILL GET A BRIEF REFRESHER OF OUR MISSION AND VISION.

YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT OUR INITIAL SUCCESSES OF OUR PROGRAM.

[02:10:04]

BUT AGAIN, I'M A WALKING ADVERTISEMENT, RIGHT, GREG? SO IF YOU FORGET ANYTHING THAT I MENTIONED DURING THIS PRESENTATION, I INVITE YOU TO VISIT COMMUTEBROWARD.ORG TO LEARN MORE.

SO FIRST OUR MISSION IS TO OPTIMIZE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE'S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.

EMPHASIS ON THE WORD OPTIMIZE.

SO WE'RE NOT HERE TO BUILD ROADS OR TO OPERATE TRANSIT.

WE'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF THE SUPPLY SIDE OF THINGS.

WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF MANAGING DEMAND, FOCUSING ON BEHAVIOR CHANGE TO GET COMMUTERS OUT OF THEIR SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES.

AND WE DO THAT BY COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES WITH OUR FELLOW TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS LARGE KEY EMPLOYERS WITH A VISION OF ADVANCING AN EFFICIENT COMMUTE FOR ALL IN GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE.

COMMUTE BROWARD IS A FLEDGLING PROGRAM, ITS GENESIS AROSE FROM A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022.

AND THAT STUDY RECOMMENDED THAT TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT TDM PROGRAM BE INSTALLED TO AUGMENT AND EMPHASIZE THE CURRENT SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUTER SERVICES PROGRAM THAT YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH.

COMMUTER SERVICES COVERS A SEVEN COUNTY REGION FROM THE TREASURE COAST IN THE NORTH TO KEY WEST IN THE SOUTH.

THAT'S 7 MILLION RESIDENTS, OVER 8500MI², AND THEY HAVE A STAFF OF ABOUT A DOZEN EMPLOYEES.

SO LET'S THINK ABOUT IT AND BE REALISTIC HERE.

THE. THE TDM STUDY RECOGNIZED THAT BROWARD, WITH ITS 2 MILLION RESIDENTS, NEEDED ADDITIONAL PEOPLE POWER TO SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGE A MODE SHIFT FROM SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES.

SO THE TDM STUDY RECOMMENDED WE IMPLEMENT A MARKETING PLAN WITH THE TACTICS THAT YOU SEE THERE ON THE SLIDE THAT'S BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY OUR BOARD. WE DEVELOPED A NEW WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AS WELL AS PRINTED MATERIALS AND TRADE SHOW MATERIALS TO SPREAD THE GOOD WORD.

AND WE DEVELOPED A FUNDING TASK FORCE AND A FUNDING STRATEGY.

THESE ARE ALL OF OUR GREAT SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR.

EMPLOYER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

A PICTURE, SAY A THOUSAND WORDS.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF OUR TDM STUDY, IT'S 437 PAGES.

I WON'T ASK YOU TO READ ALL OF IT, BUT IT IS CHOCK FULL OF REALLY GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT WHY WE NEED TRANSPORTATION, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, AND MORE OF IT HERE IN BROWARD.

WE CREATED OUR WEBSITE.

IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL TRANSPORTATION MODES IN BROWARD.

LET'S ACTUALLY GIVE OURSELVES KUDOS FOR ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HERE BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT, TRI-RAIL, BRIGHTLINE, SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUTER SERVICES, SOUTH FLORIDA VANPOOL, CIRCUIT, FREEBEE, B-CYCLE.

YOU KNOW, LET'S PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT AND, AND CHEER ON OURSELVES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BRING ALL OF THESE OPTIONS TO OUR COMMUTERS.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, PRINTED MATERIALS, OUR OUTREACH EVENTS.

HERE'S ONE AT FDOT, THEY HAD THEIR TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT DAY.

WE WERE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH MPOS LET'S GO BIKING EVENTS.

AND THIS WAS A REALLY EXCITING VIEW TO WATCH THIS REALLY SWEET YOUNG MAN WIN THE BIKE THAT WE SUPPORTED THE EVENT WITH.

AND THEN I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SHOT.

IF YOU NOTICE, CAROL ISN'T WEARING ONE OF THE SPECIAL FROG HATS, SO YOU COULD YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GIVE HER A HARD TIME ABOUT THAT LATER.

BUT THIS IS AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL BEST PLACES TO WORK.

AND ALSO I WENT TO THE WE WENT TO THE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS, AND THIS WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN FRONT OF.

I HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS A CROWD OF 500 GUESTS AT EACH OF THESE EVENTS TO TELL THEM ABOUT COMMUTING OPTIONS MAKE MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUTER BENEFITS SHOULD BE VIEWED ALONG THE SAME LINES AS HEALTH BENEFITS FROM AN EMPLOYER STANDPOINT.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN TO THE SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO EARTH DAY EVENT.

WE PUT ON A TRANSPORTATION COMMUTER SUMMIT FOR COLLEAGUES ACROSS NOT ONLY ACROSS THE STATE, BUT ACROSS THE NATION.

THAT TOOK PLACE IN FORT LAUDERDALE IN MAY, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE CO-HOST OF THAT WITH MY GOOD COLLEAGUE FROM COMMUTER SERVICES.

SO LOTS OF FUN STUFF THAT HAPPENED THIS LAST YEAR AND WILL BE CONTINUING OUR SUCCESSES IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A PEEK OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE DOING.

[02:15:02]

CONTINUING OUR GREAT PUBLIC OUTREACH, PARTNERING WITH KEY EMPLOYERS TO SET UP AN EMPLOYER TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR NETWORK.

BASICALLY AMBASSADORS THAT CARRY OUR MESSAGE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.

I HAD A FANTASTIC MEETING WITH THE HR DIRECTOR FROM SONESTA HOTELS YESTERDAY.

IN SEPTEMBER, I'M SLATED TO GET ONTO AN HR BOARD MEETING FOR HOTELS ALONG FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH WORKING WITH FRLA.

AND WE'RE REALLY GROWING LEGS ON THIS PROGRAM, SO IT'S AN EXCITING MOMENT FOR US.

ALSO COLLABORATING WITH COMMUTER SERVICES SO THAT WHAT WE DO HERE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL GOES HAND IN HAND WITH WHAT THEY DO ON THE REGIONAL LEVEL AND VICE VERSA.

ANOTHER MAIN FOCUS THIS YEAR IS FUNDING.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT, BROWARD MPO AND FDOT.

WE NEED MORE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT.

AND TO DO THAT WE NEED MORE MONEY.

SO OUR MAIN FOCUS WILL BE CONTINUING TO DRAW UPON ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO GET THAT DONE.

SOME DELIVERABLES THAT I'D LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO WILL BE REPORTING ON THE CUMULATIVE BROWARD EFFECT OF ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, INCLUDING SFRTA TRI-RAIL.

DAVID THANK YOU.

WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE CARBON EMISSIONS AVOIDED VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED TO REDUCE AND MONEY SAVED BY COMMUTERS ACROSS ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE'LL BE UPDATING OUR MARKETING AND FUNDING STRATEGIES TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS.

AND THEN NEW FOR THIS YEAR IS WE WILL BE DEVELOPING A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR MUNICIPALITIES.

I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME MUNICIPALITIES IN THE ROOM, SO THIS WOULD BE FOR YOUR EMPLOYERS.

I MEAN, YOUR THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ACTUALLY AT YOUR MUNICIPALITY AS WELL AS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS.

AND THEN OUR PERFORMANCE METRICS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE WE TOUCHED THROUGH ALL OF THE TOUCH POINTS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE? AND THE LAST ONE ON THE LIST WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD IS WHAT IS THE ACTUAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE? SO WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A MODE SPLIT SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE COMMUTED BEFORE AND HOW THEY'RE COMMUTING NOW.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE DELIGHTED TO ANSWER AND ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

THAT WAS AWESOME. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HERE, BUT I SEE FOLKS TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER, SO YOU MIGHT GET SOME QUESTIONS LATER.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

ABSOLUTELY. MY PLEASURE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WITH THAT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? MR. CALETKA, GREG, THE ATTORNEY, FELLOW COLLEAGUES? MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE TODAY.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.