[8. MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS to Serve the Remainder of the Term, December 2024 Through June 2025: A. Executive Committee Member - At-Large; and B. Executive Committee Member - At-Large (Chair Emeritus)]

WE DO HAVE TWO VACANCIES.

AS WE DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING.

AND I THINK AT THIS POINT, I TURN IT OVER TO THE ATTORNEY SO THAT HE CAN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO ELECT THOSE TWO OFFICERS.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DAVID TOLES, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL, SITTING IN FOR ALAN GABRIEL TODAY.

SO YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS FIRST.

YOU HAVE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION.

YOU HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED NOMINATIONS.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE DO HAVE BALLOTS FOR YOU TO WRITE THE NAME OF YOUR PREFERRED FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM CANDIDATE TO BE AWARDED THAT SEAT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PASS THOSE OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO WRITE THE PERSON'S NAME.

JUST ONE NAME.

WRITE YOUR NAME.

AND I THINK THERE MAY I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DATE ON THE BALLOT, BUT COMPLETE THAT WE'LL COME BY AND PICK THEM UP.

WE'LL TALLY THE VOTES, WE'LL SEE WHO HAS THE MOST VOTES.

IF FOR SOME REASON THERE'S A TIE, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER VOTE.

AND ONCE WE GET THE WINNER, WE'LL HAVE A MOTION TO FORMALLY APPOINT THAT PERSON TO THAT POSITION.

AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE SECOND SEAT BY THE SAME PROCESS.

THANK YOU. DO WE OPEN NOMINATION AS WELL ON THE FLOOR? TYPICALLY, YOU DO, MADAM CHAIR, AND YOU ALSO SOMETIMES ASK THE CANDIDATES WHY THEY'D LIKE TO SERVE ON EXECUTIVE.

OKAY. SO.

IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEIR NAME ADDED TO THIS THIS WILL BE THE TIME TO SPEAK UP.

OKAY. NO ONE ELSE.

IF I CAN ASK EACH OF THE CANDIDATES TO JUST LET US KNOW WHY THEY WOULD LIKE TO SERVE.

SO I WOULD START WITH TIM FADDEN.

MEMBER, TIM FADDEN.

YOU'RE IN. HELLO.

OH, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU CHAIR COLBOURNE.

I'VE BEEN PROUD TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD WITH THE MY FELLOW MEMBERS HERE, AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THE STAFF FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE OF BROWARD COUNTY WITH OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, I'VE ALSO SERVED ON THE MTECH BOARD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND I'M A GRADUATE OF THE INAUGURAL TRANSPORTATION ACADEMY.

AND I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT KNOWLEDGE TO WORK, AND I'D LIKE TO GET MORE INVOLVED.

AND I HUMBLY REQUEST AND YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR VOTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MEMBER TOM GOOD.

HELLO. HELLO, HELLO.

HELLO. GOOD. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL HERE ON THE MPO BOARD.

BECAUSE WE CARE, YOU KNOW, TO SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.

WE ARE ALSO HERE TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR COLLEAGUES SO THAT WE MAY, YOU KNOW, FIND SOLUTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES WITHIN OUR OWN CITIES AND THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.

I'LL TELL YOU BEFORE I GOT ON THE MPO BOARD, I SPENT MORE THAN A DECADE AS A MPO TECH REPRESENTATIVE.

AND DURING THAT TIME, I COULD TELL YOU I REPRESENTED BOTH ALL LARGE, MEDIUM AND SMALL CITIES.

I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE TECHNICAL MECHANICS OF THE MPO, AND DURING THAT TIME OF MY SERVING ON THE TAC, I COULD TELL YOU THAT EVERY CITY IS UNIQUE.

EVERY CITY HAS ITS OWN NEEDS FOR TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.

NOW THIS BOARD, THIS MPO BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB OF MOVING US FORWARD.

ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU ALLOW ME TO USE MY EXPERIENCE TO CONTINUE TO HELP US MAKE PROGRESS.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US HAVE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES FOR TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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I ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT TO APPOINT ME AS ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, AND I MOST CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

THANK YOU. MEMBER GOOD.

MEMBER TIM LONERGAN.

THANK YOU CHAIR I APPRECIATE IT.

TIM LONERGAN, CITY OF REPRESENTING THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK.

I'M FAIRLY NEW TO THE BOARD.

I'VE BEEN ON IT ABOUT A YEAR NOW, AND THE MPO DOES SOME FANTASTIC WORK AND ALTHOUGH I AM A MEMBER, REPRESENT THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK, I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO BE THE BEST PARTNER I CAN WITH ALL THE CITIES WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY.

AND AGAIN, THE MPO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, MY BELIEF IS THEY DO OUTSTANDING WORK REPRESENTING ALL THE CITIES AND I WANT TO BRING MY EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE AND BE A MEMBER ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MEMBER LONERGAN.

MEMBER LISA PELOSI.

UM LISA MALLOZZI.

SO I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MPO ON THIS ROUND OF MY BEING IN OFFICE FOR TWO YEARS, AND PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE MPO FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS.

I'M CURRENTLY ALSO SITTING FOR THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES ON TAXATION AND FINANCE, AND I'VE ALSO BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE APPOINTED TO THE FLORIDA ACTION STRIKE TEAM, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN, WHERE I WILL BE GOING TO WASHINGTON, DC TO LOBBY FOR AS THEY HAD TOLD US THAT THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION WILL BE HEAVY ON TRANSPORTATION.

SO I WILL ALREADY BE IN DC LOBBYING, AND I WILL HOPEFULLY ALSO BE ABLE TO INCREASE MY TIME THERE AND HELP WITH LOBBYING FOR TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR THE MPO.

SO I'M HOPING THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO, AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, IF APPOINTED BY MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES HERE, INCREASE MY CHANCES THERE, AND DO THAT.

WHILE I AM PART OF COOPER CITY, I'M AN ELECTED MEMBER OF COOPER CITY.

I'VE ALWAYS.

HAD AN OPINION ABOUT ALL CITIES, AND I'VE ALWAYS VOTED TO INCLUDE ALL CITIES, NOT JUST MY CITY.

AND AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I RIDE, BIKE, RUN IN PRETTY MUCH ALMOST EVERYONE'S CITY.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN YOUR VOTE.

AND I THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER MALLOZZI OKAY.

YES. SO. SO, MADAM CHAIR, WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER TO WRITE THE NAME OF THEIR PREFERRED CANDIDATE.

ONCE WE COLLECT THE BALLOTS, WE WILL ASK THE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE APPEARING REMOTELY TO ANNOUNCE THEIR SELECTIONS.

AND THEN MISS SCHULTZ WILL WRITE THEIR NAMES ON THEIR OWN BALLOTS SO THEIR VOTES CAN BE INCLUDED AS WELL.

OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, I THINK I ALREADY DID.

ALL BALLOTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED.

REBECCA SCHULTZ, BROWARD MPO CALLING ONLINE BOARD MEMBER BRUNSON.

YOUR VOTE PLEASE.

TOM GOOD. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER HARTMAN.

AS WELL TOM GOOD.

THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER LEWELLEN.

TOM GOOD. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO AT THIS TIME, VOTES ARE BEING COUNTED.

THE ATTORNEY IS GOING TO STEP OUT AND OVERSEE THAT PROCESS.

SO RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH, ARE WE DOING THE CONSENT AGENDA? ARE WE WAITING TILL HE GETS BACK? MADAM CHAIR, I'D RECOMMEND DOING THE NON ACTION ITEMS, THE PRESENTATIONS, THERE ARE TWO.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE TALLY WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE FIRST PRESENTATION AND CALL JENNIFER TUSSEY.

PAUL CALVARESI I'M NOT SURE.

JENNIFER TUSSEY IS HERE, BUT PAUL CALVARESI.

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REBECCA SCHULTZ, BROWARD MPO.

I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY RECOMMEND OH, HE CAME BACK.

NEVER MIND. HE CAME BACK.

I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND NON-ACTION ITEM TWO BECAUSE HE WAS DOING THE VOTES.

OKAY. HE'S HERE.

THANK. YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SO THIS IS THE SAME GRANTS UPDATE THAT WE GIVE TO YOUR TAC, AND THEN QUARTERLY TO YOUR CAC.

SO YOU'LL SEE OUR FIRST SLIDE IS A QR CODE FOR MONTHLY MEETING WITH YOUR STAFF MEMBERS TO COURT FOR GRANTS COORDINATION.

WE FIND THIS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE, WE DON'T WANT TO CANNIBALIZE EACH OTHER AND COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER FOR GRANTS.

OTHER. THE OTHER REASON IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS VERY MUCH FAVORS PROJECTS THAT CROSS BORDERS.

SO IF PLANTATION HAS AN IDEA AND IT INTERSECTS LAUDERHILL BY WORKING TOGETHER, IT MAKES THAT APPLICATION THAT MUCH BETTER.

SO THIS IS SHARED EVERY MONTHLY WITH YOUR SORRY EVERY MONTH WITH YOUR TAC MEMBER.

WE HAVE PRETTY DECENT PARTICIPATION.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERY CITY HAS A DEDICATED GRANTS PERSON.

WE'RE ALSO DOING A GRANTS EDUCATION SERIES, SO I'M JUST GOING TO I'LL START WITH THIS CHECKLIST.

THERE'S A LOT OF A LOT OF THIS IS JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL GO THROUGH IT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SELECT A GRANT, OKAY, ALIGN YOUR PROJECT WITH THE GRANT CRITERIA, BUT ALSO DON'T INVENT A PROJECT WHEN A GRANT COMES OUT.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YOU ALREADY HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS.

EVERY CITY HAS A CIP.

YOU HAVE SOME UNFUNDED PROJECTS IN THERE.

GO WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE.

I KNOW THERE'S AN FORGET THE TERM, BUT THERE'S A VERY MUCH AN INTEREST IN THAT.

GRANTS SHOULD HAVE SEXY PROJECTS.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.

GET SOMETHING DONE AND THEN WHATEVER COST SAVINGS YOU HAVE, YOU CAN THEN TURN AROUND AND USE THAT FOR ANOTHER PROJECT.

YOU ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC BENEFITS EXCEED THE COSTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE CALL THE BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS.

SO WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SEE IS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF AT LEAST 1 TO 1, SOMETIMES HIGHER.

THE OTHER REASON I RECOMMEND GOING THROUGH YOUR CIP IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE PROJECTS ALREADY HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT.

IF YOU INVENT A PROJECT TODAY, THEN YOU HAVE TO RUSTLE UP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THAT ONE, BECAUSE THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS WIN A GRANT AND THEN FIND OUT THAT IT'S OPPOSED.

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MATCHING FUNDS.

A LOT OF THESE REQUIRE 20% MATCH.

SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT FUNDING DEDICATED.

BECAUSE IF YOU DO WIN, THE GOVERNMENT WILL LOOK FOR THAT MONEY.

AND TYPICALLY THESE ARE REIMBURSEMENT GRANTS.

SO THAT 20% MATCH IS ACTUALLY YOUR FLOAT.

SO THAT YOU CAN FLOAT THE MONEY AND THEN GET IT BACK.

AND THEN LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE IS A COST TO WINNING.

MANAGING THESE GRANTS ARE NOT EASY.

THEY'RE NOT CHEAP.

AND THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT PERSONNEL COST AND A SIGNIFICANT KNOWLEDGE COST.

MANAGING THESE GRANTS REQUIRES A VERY SPECIAL TYPE OF EMPLOYEE THAT CAN NAVIGATE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, EACH SUBDIVISION OF USDOT USES A DIFFERENT GRANT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, SO IT DOES MAKE EVERYTHING VERY COMPLEX WHEN YOU'RE MANAGING MULTIPLE GRANTS.

IF THE VOTES ARE DO YOU WANT ME TO FINISH OR DO YOU WANT TO? DO THE VOTES. YOU CAN FINISH IT.

OKAY. YOU CAN FINISH YOUR PRESENTATION.

OKAY. [INAUDIBLE] GRANTS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS FORMAT BEFORE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRACKER ON THE SIDE, IT'LL TELL YOU WHERE OUR GRANT IS IN THE PROCESS.

BECAUSE THESE ARE GRANTS THAT THE BROWARD MPO HAS APPLIED FOR, IS APPLYING FOR OR HAS WON.

FIRST UP IS OUR THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, WHICH WILL WRAP UP IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK FOR HOSTING OUR FINAL WORKSHOP.

THIS WILL BE ABOUT TOD STRATEGIES THAT CITIES CAN IMPLEMENT AND INCORPORATE INTO THEIR CODE.

OUR RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MR. RIDDLE AT THE MPO FOR MANAGING SIX CITIES, THE COUNTY'S FRA, BRIGHT LINE, AND EVERY OTHER ACRONYM IN BETWEEN TO GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD WITH WHAT THE SAFETY ELEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE IN ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS THAT GO INTO IT.

THIS IS A $15 MILLION GRANT, A $19 MILLION TOTAL PROJECT, WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT SAFETY MEASURES UP AND DOWN THE FEC CORRIDOR, WHICH IS THE RAIL LINE IN WHICH BRIGHTLINE OPERATES. OUR RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS EQUITY.

THIS WE ARE IN THE PRE-AWARD STAGE FOR THAT.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT WE WON A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE'RE SORRY MONTHS AGO, AND WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH USDOT ON WHAT THAT WILL LOOK

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LIKE. SMART GRANT.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE WORK THAT THE BROWARD MPO HAS DONE.

IT'S A VERY IT'S AN AI TYPE, INTEGRATING A LOT OF DIFFERENT DATA SETS FOR A DECISION MAKING TOOL, AND THAT WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY OUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS PILOT PROGRAM.

IT'S THE LAST ONE I'M GOING TO SAY THAT TODAY.

THE $2 MILLION GRANT.

AND IT SAYS WE'VE WON.

BUT ACTUALLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STUART INFORMED US THAT HE HAD A CONVERSATION YESTERDAY.

SO WE ARE NOW ENTERING THE PRE AWARD STAGE.

THERE'S A QUESTION AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF WHY DO WE DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ONE AND PRE AWARD.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT TIME GAP BETWEEN WHEN THEY MAKE THE AND WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE THE WINNER VERSUS WHEN THEY ACTUALLY ENGAGE US IN CONVERSATION ABOUT RECEIVING THE FUNDS.

THIS $2 MILLION WILL GO TOWARDS COMPLEMENTING OUR INVESTMENT NOT JUST FROM THE MPO LEVEL, BUT ALSO THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN THE IN THE SMART GRANT TO CREATE A PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.

IN SIMPLE TERMS, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH OUR CSLIP PROCESS, WHICH LOOKS AT MANY FACTORS TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS.

IT PUTS THAT ON STEROIDS, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET REAL TIME RESULTS FOR ANY PROJECT IN YOUR CITY.

CHARGING AND FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.

IT'S IN THE REVIEW. WE'VE SUBMITTED IT A FEW MONTHS AGO.

WE'RE HOPING TO HEAR BACK IN WINTER OF 2025.

THAT IS NOT MY VERBIAGE.

THAT'S FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT.

WHAT'S BEEN A LITTLE FRUSTRATING ON OUR END IS THAT SOMETIMES WE KNOW THAT GRANTS ARE COMING AND THEY'LL GIVE US.

SOMETIMES WE GET EXACT DATES, SOMETIMES IT'S THE MONTH, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A SEASON.

AND AS A NATIVE FLORIDIAN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD WINTER.

OUR PROJECT PLANNING GRANT, THE MPO, IS REAPPLYING FOR THIS ONE.

WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION LAST YEAR WHICH WAS NOT SELECTED.

WE HAD A DEBRIEF WITH FOLKS AT USDOT AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE WEAKNESSES IN THE APPLICATION.

SO WE'RE TAKING THAT. WE'RE TAKING WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR STRENGTHENING IT.

AND WE ARE GOING TO RESUBMIT AGAIN IN A FEW WEEKS.

SO NOW AT THE END OF THIS, YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF UPCOMING GRANTS.

EVERYTHING IS HYPERLINKED.

AND THIS IS SHARED WITH YOUR TAC MEMBERS.

THEY HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE THE PLAYING FIELD IS LEVEL.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY.

THEY'RE ALL HYPERLINKED. PASS IT ON TO YOUR STAFF.

LET THEM KNOW IT EXISTS.

IF THERE'S NO HYPERLINKS, JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S EVENTUALLY COMING OUT.

BUT THEY HAVEN'T RELEASED ANY INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION IF WE COULD ANNOUNCE THE VOTES NOW.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBER TOM GOOD WAS THE SELECTED INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] SO? SO NOW YOU HAVE YOUR SECOND BALLOT.

TODAY IS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE.

AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THE THREE REMAINING INDIVIDUALS, UNLESS THEY CHOOSE TO REMOVE THEIR NAME, WOULD BE THE CANDIDATES FOR THAT, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? OKAY. EVERYONE ELSE WANTS TO REMAIN, I SUPPOSE.

OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND.

PASS OUT THE BALLOTS.

SAME PROCESS AS LAST TIME.

WE'LL HAVE THE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ONLINE ANNOUNCE THEIR CHOICES ONCE WE COLLECT ALL OF YOUR BALLOTS.

THANK YOU, MR. ATTORNEY.

REBECCA. THANK YOU.

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HILE THEY'RE COLLECTING THE BALLOTS.

ONE MORE OVER HERE.

IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION, YOU CAN GO IN THE QUEUE. CHAIR COLBOURNE, REBECCA SCHULTZ, BROWARD MPO CALLING ON THE ONLINE BOARD MEMBERS.

MEMBER BRUNSON.

YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. TIM LONERGAN.

THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER HARTMAN.

LISA MALLOZZI.

THANK YOU. AND BOARD MEMBER LEWELLYN.

TIM LONERGAN. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE FOR QUESTIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

OKAY. AND WE'LL GO ON TO THE SECOND PRESENTATION WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE VOTES.

REPORT FROM PARTNER AGENCIES, SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

YEAH. GOOD MORNING.

LORRAINE CARGILL WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

WE ARE THE OPERATOR OF THE TRI-RAIL COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM.

AND WE ALSO DISPATCH AND MAINTAIN THE SOUTH FLORIDA RAIL CORRIDOR.

SO, THIS MORNING, WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE MAJOR UPDATES OF OUR TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OR TDP, FOR SHORT.

OUR GOAL TODAY IS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH OUR MPO PARTNERS AND TO GATHER YOUR FEEDBACK AS WE PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE A BRIEF SURVEY.

WE WILL HAND OUT WE HAVE A HANDOUT WILL PROVIDE, AND IT HAS A QR CODE.

PLEASE. WE WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR INPUT.

PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR STAFF AS WELL AS YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND YOUR INPUT WILL CERTAINLY BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOHN LAFFERTY WITH KIMLEY-HORN, WHO WILL WALK YOU THROUGH OUR TDP EFFORTS TO DATE.

THANK YOU, LORRAINE.

GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. BOARD MEMBERS JOHN LAFFERTY, KIMLEY-HORN, GENERAL PLANNING CONSULTANT FOR SFRTA.

JUST HAVE A REALLY BRIEF PRESENTATION AND WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE TDP PROCESS.

SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF OUR PROGRESS TO DATE AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE THE TDP.

AND THEN ALSO PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THAT SURVEY SO WE CAN GET YOUR INPUT INTO OUR PLAN AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IT.

SO FIRST, WHAT IS A TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN? ALL TRANSIT OPERATORS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IF THEY WANT TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE STATE TRANSIT BLOCK GRANTS, MUST PREPARE A TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IT IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT HAS A TEN YEAR HORIZON.

THIS IS A MAJOR UPDATE.

MAJOR UPDATES ARE CONDUCTED EVERY FIVE YEARS, AND THE INTERIM YEARS ARE REFERRED TO AS AN ANNUAL REPORT OR PROGRESS REPORT.

SO IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT.

MAJOR UPDATE DOES SET THE FRAMEWORK FOR A TEN YEAR VISION FOR THE AGENCY, AND THEN ANNUALLY IT'S UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT VISION IN TERMS OF ANY CHANGES AS WELL AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THIS PAST JULY, THERE WAS A NEW TDP RULE THAT WAS PUT INTO EFFECT.

TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE A VERY PRESCRIPTIVE PROCESS.

I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE NEW RULE REQUIREMENTS.

ONE IS WHY WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU.

TODAY, THEY'VE EMPHASIZED AND FORMALIZED A COORDINATION PROCESS WITH THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SUCH AS YOURSELF.

THERE'S ALSO A GREATER EMPHASIS ON LAND USE DEVELOPMENT AND AN ASSESSMENT BY THE AGENCY AND THEN DEMAND ESTIMATION.

WE'VE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION, PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, WE'RE NOW ROUNDING OUT OUR COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH EACH ONE OF THE MPO BOARDS TODAY, AS WELL AS CONCLUDING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THEN GETTING READY INTO DEVELOPING OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SO THAT WE CAN MEET A MARCH 1ST SUBMITTAL DEADLINE THAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED

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BY FDOT.

THE FIRST MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE TDP IS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, SFRTA HAD PREPARED A STRATEGIC PLAN.

THEY PUT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THAT.

THOSE GOALS ALIGN EXACTLY IN TERMS OF THE AGENCY'S VISION WITH THE TDP AND FOCUS ON SAFETY, ENHANCING RIDERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS LOOKING AND SEEKING ADDITIONAL FORMS OF REVENUE.

THERE'S ALSO A PUBLIC OUTREACH AND STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION COMPONENT.

OUR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN IS REQUIRED TO BE PREPARED, REVIEWED, AND APPROVED BY FDOT.

IT'S BEEN APPROVED.

PROJECT BRANDING, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER, STAY ON TRACK FOR EXCELLENCE.

WE HAVE AN ACTIVE PROJECT WEBSITE TO NOT ONLY INFORM THE PUBLIC AND OUR CONSTITUENTS OF THE TDP, BUT ALSO SERVE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT, ASK QUESTIONS AND TAKE OUR SURVEY. WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED OUR PASSENGERS GOING OUT INTO THE TRI-RAIL SERVICE, TALKING WITH PASSENGERS, HAVING THEM CONDUCT A SURVEY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGE? WHAT ARE THE NEEDS THEY'D LIKE TO SEE THE AGENCY TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, AND BEEN MEETING WITH A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS.

THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE BOARDS, EACH ONE OF THE MPO BOARDS, INCLUDING THE GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE TRI-RAIL SERVICE AREA.

IN ADDITION TO GOALS AND OBJECTIVES COLLECTING BASELINE CONDITIONS, TRI-RAIL SERVES PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND MIAMI-DADE.

IT'S OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE WITHIN THAT SERVICE AREA.

AND JUST LOOKING AT SOME OF THE QUICK FACTS AND DEMOGRAPHICS IN TERMS OF THE YOUNGER POPULATION, AROUND 18 TO 20%, THOSE THAT ARE OLDER THAN 65, ROUGHLY THE SAME 40% OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS ARE OCCUPIED BY SINGLE CARS, WITH ONLY 2% OF THEIR POPULATION TAKING TRANSIT.

SO WE'VE GOT SOME OPPORTUNITY BEFORE US TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND IMPROVE AND GET PEOPLE TO TAKE TRANSIT.

ANOTHER ASPECT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT COMMUTE PATTERNS.

THIS THIS SHOWS RESIDENTS WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY.

THE MIDDLE ROW IS ROUGHLY 509,000 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED AND LIVE IN BROWARD, WHERE WE EXPORT ABOUT 318,000.

THOSE WHO LIVE IN BROWARD AND COMMUTE OUT OF THE COUNTY AND IMPORT ANOTHER 318,000 FROM OTHER COUNTIES THAT LIVE OUT, LIVE OUTSIDE OF BROWARD, BUT WORK IN BROWARD. WE ALSO DOCUMENT AND NOTE ALL THE EXISTING TRANSIT SERVICES WITHIN THE TRI COUNTY AREA, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT COMPLEMENT AND CONNECT WITH TRI-RAIL, INCLUDING MANY OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL SERVICE SUCH AS BCT IN BROWARD COUNTY AND OTHER CONNECTIONS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, LAND USE ASSESSMENT IS ANOTHER POINT OF EMPHASIS, PARTICULARLY LOOKING AT WHERE THERE'S TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND WHERE WE'RE ENCOURAGING THAT MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY.

SFRTA IS A HISTORY FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE.

AND THEY'VE PASSED RESOLUTIONS.

ONE IS LATE THAT GOES BACK TO 2017 TO ENCOURAGE TOD AND VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT AROUND THEIR STATIONS.

THEY'VE NOW BEEN ENGAGING THOSE AREAS AROUND THE STATIONS WHERE THEY OWN THE PROPERTY TO FURTHER ADVANCE TRANSIT ORIENT DEVELOPMENT, AND A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS HERE THAT ARE CIRCLED ON THE MAP AND LISTED BOCA RATON, BOYNTON BEACH, CYPRESS CREEK, METRORAIL TRANSFER.

THEY ALSO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THEIR MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THEIR BICYCLE LOCKERS AT THEIR STATIONS, BIKES ON THEIR TRAINS, AS WELL AS THE RIDE PARTNER SERVICE TO HELP GET PEOPLE TO THEIR LAST MILE FIRST MILE FROM THEIR TRANSIT STATIONS.

ANOTHER BIG COMPONENT IS A TEN YEAR CAPITAL AND OPERATING PLAN OR YOUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

SFRTA HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS THAT ARE HELPING TO INFORM THAT WHETHER IT'S THEIR 20 YEAR CAPITAL PLAN, FLEET MANAGEMENT PLAN, AS WELL AS THEIR APPROVED CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET WILL INFORM THAT TEN YEAR PLAN.

TDP ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AGENCY TO PRESENT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EFFORTS.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, DOWNTOWN MIAMI LINK OPENED FOR SERVICE.

EXPRESS TRAINS AND LATE NIGHT SERVICE WAS OPENED AND IMPLEMENTED IN JUNE OR JULY OF THIS THIS PAST SUMMER.

AND THEN THE RIDE PARTNER SERVICE WITH RIDESHARE MICROTRANSIT, WHICH STARTED AS A PILOT PROGRAM, CONTINUES TO THRIVE AND IS PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC.

IN CLOSING OUR NEXT STEPS, WE ARE ON TARGET TO FINALIZE OUR TDP IN JANUARY.

GO THROUGH THE REQUISITE APPROVALS AT SFRT SO THAT WE MEET THAT MARCH 1ST SUBMITTAL.

AGAIN, WE ARE HERE TODAY.

WE'RE STILL IN THAT PREPARATION STAGE TO TAKE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN FOLD THAT INPUT INTO OUR INITIAL DRAFT AND GET THAT SUBMITTAL AS REQUIRED TO MARCH 1ST.

SO AGAIN THANK YOU.

PLEASE GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT SURVEY.

THERE'S FOUR QUESTIONS THAT WILL TAKE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

BUT WE VALUE THE INPUT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

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WE DO HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS, THREE INDIVIDUALS WITH QUESTIONS.

BUT DO WE HAVE THE VOTES BACK ALREADY? YES WE DO, MADAM CHAIR.

THE POSITION FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE IS FOR MR. MEMBER TIM FADGEN.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

MADAM. SO AT SOME POINT WHEN THIS PRESENTATION IS DONE, WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO FORMALLY APPOINT THE TWO INDIVIDUALS.

MEMBER GOOD AND MEMBER FADGEN TO THOSE RESPECTIVE POSITIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE A FEW MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE.

MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, IN MY LAST YEAR OF COMMUTING TO MIAMI THAT I USED TRI-RAIL EXTENSIVELY, AND IT WAS IT'S REALLY BEEN AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE YEARS.

IT'S SAFE, IT'S CLEAN, IT'S EFFICIENT, IT'S ON TIME.

AND REALLY WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE ON THAT COMMUTING.

IT WILL REALLY RELIEVE SOME OF OUR TRAFFIC.

I WISH WE HAD IT A SIMILAR PROGRAM OUT WEST FOR THOSE OUT WEST AND MR. STUART, DO WE HAVE ANY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THIS BOARD WHO REPRESENT US ON SFRTA THAT WE CAN CONGRATULATE? OH, THERE WE GO.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MEMBER FURR.

I WAS JUST GOING TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER FISHER AS WELL.

BUT I ALSO I TAKE THAT REGULARLY DOWN TO THE AIRPORT.

IT'S GREAT, BUT IT'S HARD TO GET ONE BACK.

IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE AS MANY.

THERE'S NOT AS MANY COMING BACK LIKE LATER AT NIGHT, WHICH IS TOO BAD BECAUSE IT COSTS LIKE $5 TO GET DOWN THERE AND $100 TO GET BACK, YOU KNOW.

SO IT'S LIKE IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO HAVE A FEW MORE.

I THINK SOME PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE WOULD USE IT ON THE WAY BACK.

WE DID IMPLEMENT A LATE TRAIN STARTING JULY 1ST OUT OF THE AIRPORT, BUT IT.

SO WE HAVE AROUND A NINE IN THE WEEKDAYS AND THEN WE HAVE A MIDNIGHT TRAIN.

MY LAST ONE I GOT IN AT 4:59 AND IT WAS LIKE, NO, NOT QUITE.

IT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT. ANYWAY, IT'S A GREAT SERVICE DOWN THERE THOUGH.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER FISHER.

THANK YOU.

MEMBER COOPER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I'M CURIOUS, YOU HAVE THE SPOT FROM GOLDEN GLADES, AND THEN YOU HIT HOLLYWOOD.

THERE IS SUCH A LARGE INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S NOT PARTICULARLY IN BROWARD, BUT JUST SOUTH OF OUR BORDER FROM HALLANDALE BEACH.

ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL STOP ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN GLADES AND HOLLYWOOD? I KNOW THE DENSITY THERE.

AND JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING.

IS THERE IS THERE A STOP BETWEEN GLADES AND HOLLYWOOD? BECAUSE MIAMI-DADE KEEPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS THERE, THERE'S SEEMS TO BE NO SPOT.

SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND OBSERVATION.

YEAH, I WILL TAKE THAT INFORMATION BACK.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR NEW STATION IN THAT AREA.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE MORE.

MEMBER MALLOZZI.

SO I ALSO ENJOY TAKING THE TRI-RAIL, AS DO MY CHILDREN.

WE ACTUALLY ENJOY ALL OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAVE ASKED ME THAT WHENEVER ANYONE, IN ANY FORM OF RAIL COMES BEFORE US, FOR ME TO ASK THEM, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF IT BECOMING ELEVATED? SO I PROMISED FROM NOW ON IF I COULD ASK THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT STAND THAT THEY ARE ON THE GROUND.

SO I SWORE THAT YOU, BRIGHTLINE ANYONE, COMES BEFORE US.

I WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION AND I AM ASKING THAT QUESTION.

THEY IT SCARES THEM WHEN THEY SEE THE TRAIN AND THEY HAVE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH US, THAT BECAUSE OF JUST BEING STUPID.

SO I PROMISED I WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION.

SO WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF ELEVATING TRAINS? I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT, I MEAN YEAH.

IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER? YOU KNOW, WE OPERATE ON A FREIGHT CORRIDOR WITH CSX FREIGHT ON THE COURT AS WELL AS AMTRAK.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S FEASIBLE TO ELEVATE JOHN ON THAT.

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JUST ANOTHER SHAMELESS PLUG.

PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY.

AND THIS INPUT IS VALUABLE.

AND AGAIN, FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COMMENTS THAT WE HEARD FROM THE SURVEY, INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO DATE INFILL STATIONS IS, IS AN ITEM THAT WE'RE HEARING VERY FREQUENTLY.

MORE SERVICE, MORE EXPRESS TRAINS, MORE SERVICE.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TO PLEASE INPUT THAT IN TERMS OF YEAH, THE IT HASN'T BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS A MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

I JUST I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT BEING CONTEMPLATED ON HIS BEHALF AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THROUGH THIS EFFORT AND FUTURE TDPS TO INCLUDE THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST ELEVATE THAT FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK NOW.

AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE ONE AT A TIME OR BOTH.

WE CAN TAKE BOTH.

YOU COULD DO BOTH. YES.

OKAY. WONDERFUL.

IF WE CAN VOTE.

IS THAT ELECTRONIC? SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPOINT MEMBER TOM GOOD AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE AND MEMBER TIM FADGEN AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT LARGE AND CHAIR EMERITUS. WE IS IT ELECTRONICALLY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALREADY.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER SCHUMANN AND A SECOND BY GANZ.

LET'S VOTE.

THE MOTION HAS PASSED.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO BOTH OF YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER FISCHER AS WELL FOR HIS APPOINTMENT TO FSRTA.

OKAY NOW WE'RE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

I NEED A MOTION.

OKAY. WE HAVE WE WANT ONE ITEM PULLED.

WHAT ITEM IS THAT? THANK YOU CHAIR.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, WE NEED TO PULL ITEM THREE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

REGARDING THE BRIGHT LINE GRANT.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REST OF THE AGENDA? AND WE DO. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE? THE MOTION HAS PASSED.

MOTION PASSES.

DO YOU NEED TO READ INTO THE RECORD? ITEM NUMBER THREE.

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRIGHTLINE TRAINS FLORIDA, LLC AND BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THE RAILROAD

[3. MOTION TO APPROVE a Subrecipient Agreement Between Brightline Trains Florida LLC and Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program Grant – Broward County Sealed Corridor Project]

CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE BROWARD COUNTY SEALED CORRIDOR PROJECT.

WE HAVE A PRESENT.

DO YOU NEED A PRESENTATION OR? OKAY. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

FORTUNATELY, THE AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE SEEKING IS BASICALLY IMMATERIAL TO ALL OTHER CITIES.

AND WE THINK A SIMPLE REQUEST.

THE ORIGINAL FRA GRANT INCLUDES THREE CROSSINGS IN HOLLYWOOD.

TWO ARE A NON-ISSUE FOR US.

THE THIRD I'LL REFER TO AS THE GARFIELD STREET CROSSING IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S NO DESCRIPTION SPECIFICALLY OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THAT CROSSING.

BUT IN ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS AND EFFORTS BETWEEN THOSE ORIGINAL THAT PARTICULAR GRANT AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AN EXHIBIT B HAS BEEN CREATED.

AND IN THAT EXHIBIT B, IT SPECIFIES THAT THE GRANT STREET CROSSING WILL BE.

I'M SORRY. THE GARFIELD STREET CROSSING WILL BE CLOSED.

OUR COMMISSION VOTED TO NOT AGREE TO THAT.

OUR COMMISSION VOTED TO SPEND THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WORKING WITH THE MPO AND FEC TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A A SAFER A SAFER CROSSING THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND TO WORK TOGETHER AND SEE IF THERE WERE SOLUTIONS THAT WOULD WORK AT THAT LOCATION OTHER THAN A COMPLETE CROSSING.

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AND SO WE IN OUR COMMISSION BASICALLY CAME UP WITH VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT DISCUSSES THE EFFORTS TO BE MADE OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

AND SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND EXHIBIT B SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO THE GARFIELD CROSSING, THAT IT BE SUBJECT TO THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS AGREED TO BY THE HOLLYWOOD COMMISSION, WHICH I AM HAPPY TO READ.

MADAM CHAIR, IT BASICALLY SAYS THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVES RAILROAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS AT JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON STREET FOR THE GARFIELD STREET CROSSING. THE CITY SHALL WORK WITH PARTNERING AGENCIES OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IF NEEDED, FOR NECESSARY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE CLOSURE OF THE CROSSING AT GARFIELD.

IF NOT INITIATED WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, THE CITY COMMISSION MAY RECONSIDER POTENTIALLY CLOSING GARFIELD.

AND WITH THAT CLARIFICATION FROM OUR COMMISSION, THE VERY, VERY MINOR CHANGE TO EXHIBIT B, WHICH PERTAINS ONLY TO THE GARFIELD CROSSING, IS REPLACED, CLOSING WITH THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED RCEP IMPROVEMENTS PER FUNDING ALLOCATION.

THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT ANYBODY BUT US.

SO SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENT, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

BUT, MRS. STUART, DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? OF COURSE. GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THANKS. THAT SAID, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, RAILROAD CROSSINGS ARE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY VERY DIFFICULT.

AND THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND BRIGHTLINE TO ACTUALLY PUT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN YOU KNOW, I TURN TO THE ATTORNEY WITH THIS AND EVEN MY STAFF, BASICALLY, THE AMENDMENT LANGUAGE ITSELF THAT I'M HEARING NOW SAYS THAT YOU'LL BE WORKING OVER THIS TIMELINE TO FIGURE OUT THE FUNDING.

THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO THE ACTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION THAT WE MOVE MONEY AROUND AND ALL THE REST OF IT, BASED ON THE CLOSING HAPPENING AT GARFIELD.

YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF CAME OUT, IT CHANGED THEIR POSITION, CHANGED OVER TIME OR WAS MODIFIED.

AND SO THERE'S SOME ECONOMIC IMPACTS WITH THAT.

OAKLAND PARK. MY FRIEND FROM OAKLAND PARK, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET A GRANT.

YOU WEREN'T IN THIS PARTICULAR GRANT ROUND.

SO I'M HOPING TO BRING HOLLYWOOD AND OAKLAND PARK TOGETHER, MARRY THEM, AND THEN GO AFTER FEDERAL FUNDING TO DO THE OTHER CROSSINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR IMPENDING MARRIAGE.

AND YOU KNOW, THE THING THAT I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE IS THE FUNDING.

THAT SAID, I TURNED TO MY ATTORNEY, AND IF THE AGREEMENT IS KIND OF A LITTLE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY WITH HOLLYWOOD.

DAVID TULSIS, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL.

YEAH. I MEAN, WE'VE WORKED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WITH THE VARIOUS CITIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT AND BRIGHT LINE TO BRING THIS AGREEMENT TO YOU. WE HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS APPROVED THE SAME DOCUMENT.

AND WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I THINK WE HAVE ONLY FORT LAUDERDALE? IS THERE OR IS EVERYBODY APPROVED IT? SO ALL HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

AND SO I MEAN, YOU ULTIMATELY MAKE THE POLICY DECISION.

BUT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT AS IS.

CERTAINLY THIS IS JUST A AND I CAN DEFER TO ANDREW RIDDELL WHO'S MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS.

BUT THIS IS YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THERE WILL BE FINAL DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CROSSINGS.

SO THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN.

SO YOU CAN APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT AS IS.

AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE GARFIELD CROSSING WILL CLOSE, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT MORE STEPS BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE MONEY IS RECEIVED.

WHEN THE PLANNING IS DONE, THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS ARE DONE.

AND I THINK THE MPO HEARS LOUD AND CLEAR FROM HOLLYWOOD AS FAR AS THEIR FEELINGS REGARDING THE GARFIELD CLOSURE, AND WE CAN WORK WITH THEM MOVING FORWARD.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITH WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS THE COUNTY, THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS MADE, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT THE OTHER COMMUNITIES MAY THEN INSIST THAT WE BRING IT BACK TO THEM AND HAVE THEM APPROVE THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.

AND THAT'S JUST GOING TO DELAY EVERYTHING.

AND I THINK WE'RE RUNNING CLOSE TO OUR DEADLINE TO GET BACK TO THE FRA.

AND BRIGHT LINE WITH RESPECT TO THESE APPROVED DOCUMENTS.

I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BOLSTER THE ATTORNEY'S POSITION, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE OTHER FIVE CITIES AND THE COUNTY WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETIME AFTER JANUARY 20TH, AND I THINK WE ARE IN A JEOPARDIZING POSITION.

MADAM CHAIR, IF I MIGHT.

YES. THANK YOU.

OUR COUNCIL BELIEVES BECAUSE THIS CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER CITY, THAT IT IS NOT MATERIAL AND THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO

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GO BACK TO ANY OTHER CITY COMMISSION FOR A REVOTE OR ANY ONE THAT'S ALREADY APPROVED IT.

IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE GOING BACK TO THOSE ENTITIES, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE IS NOT IMPACTFUL, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND SPECIFICALLY. IT ONLY ADDRESSES HOLLYWOOD.

BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANDREW AND I ALSO ANDREW, AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE HOW IS IT THAT IF THE EXHIBIT SAYS GARFIELD CLOSED UNAMENDED THAT GARFIELD WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CLOSED? CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT? OKAY. YES, YOU MAY.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS IN THE QUEUE AS WELL, BUT I'LL LET YOU GO AHEAD AND GO FIRST.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER SCHUMAN, VERY GOOD QUESTIONS AND POINTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING.

THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX GRANT.

AND IF I COULD EXPLAIN THE THREE TYPES OF AGREEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING CONCURRENTLY TO MAKE THIS GRANT ACTUALLY HAPPEN, AND WE CAN GET THOSE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS INSTALLED.

THE FIRST IS THE LOCAL MATCH, THE 20% LOCAL MATCH, THE 3.86 MILLION IS BETWEEN THE CITIES AND BRIGHT LINE THAT WENT TO YOUR CITY COMMISSION, AND THAT IS THE INSTRUMENT FOR YOU ALL TO PROVIDE THE CITY TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL MATCH FOR THIS PROJECT.

AS YOU SEE IN THE EXHIBIT, THEY ARE ALL IN PROPOSED AND IN EXHIBIT B OF THIS SUBRECIPIENT.

THE ACTUAL GRANT AGREEMENT IS IN DRAFT, AND I PUT READ DRAFT ON EVERYTHING TO SO THAT YOU'RE FULLY AWARE THAT THIS IS STILL IN DRAFT.

NOW, THAT INSTRUMENT THAT WENT TO YOUR BOARD IS ONLY THE MECHANISM ON HOW TO BE REIMBURSED FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION ON THAT LOCAL MATCH. YOU, YOUR CITY AND THE OTHER FIVE CITIES AND BROWARD COUNTY.

NOW THERE'S ANOTHER AGREEMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY, WHICH IS THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRIGHTLINE AND THE BROWARD MPO.

THIS IS FOR THE FEDERAL SHARE, WHICH IS THE 80% AND THE MECHANISMS TO DELIVER THE PROJECT.

IT THE EXHIBIT A ALSO INCLUDES PROPOSED IN THE IN THE TABLE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND EXHIBIT B INCLUDES A DRAFT FOR THE GRANT AGREEMENT.

WE DID HAVE A CALL WITH FRA ON TUESDAY.

WE MADE THEM AWARE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONS YOU KNOW, CHANGE OF SCOPE AT YOUR MEETING.

THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT RELEVANT BECAUSE THIS IS A FUNDING AGREEMENT THAT YOU WERE APPROVING.

AND THAT THE GRANT AGREEMENT SHOULD REFLECT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR GARFIELD.

WE CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT FRA IS GOING TO APPROVE EXIT GATES.

IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED, VERY UNSAFE TODAY CONDITIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF EXPENSE THAT WE JUST DO NOT HAVE IN THE GRANT BUDGET.

IT WAS BASICALLY AGREED BETWEEN FRA BRIGHT LINE AND THE MPO THAT THERE THIS WOULD ABSORB A LOT OF COST.

AND WE REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT A PATH FORWARD.

DO WE KEEP IT INTO THIS PROJECT, OR DO YOU PARTNER WITH, SAY, LIKE, OAKLAND PARK AND GO OFF AND DO YOUR OWN GRANT? THAT WAS WHERE FRA WAS KIND OF NUDGING US.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE PHRA GRANT AGREEMENT IS THE GUIDING WHATEVER IS IN THAT WHENEVER WE FINALIZE IT, WHENEVER WE GET EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND FINALIZE CHANGE THOSE PROPOSED TO FINAL, THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE GRANT AGREEMENT, AND THAT IS WHAT WILL BE LET WITH BRIGHT LINE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT.

SO HOPEFULLY THAT CLARIFIES THE THREE DIFFERENT TYPE OF AGREEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

AND REALLY THERE'S THE SCOPE CHANGES ISN'T PART ISN'T IN PLAY IN YOUR FUNDING AGREEMENT.

IF I MIGHT OR THIS AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

SO ANDREW, THE CONCERN CLEARLY AT THE CITY LEVEL IS THAT THE AGREEMENT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY SAYS GARFIELD CLOSED.

SO DOES IT SAY PROPOSED OR DRAFT IN THAT I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.

IS THERE A WAY TO PULL THAT LANGUAGE SO WE CAN RELY ON THAT SAFELY TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY? IT'S AN EXHIBIT A OF THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT.

AND THE GRANT AGREEMENT IS EXHIBIT B OF THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS IN DRAFT FORM TODAY.

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AND WE WILL INCORPORATE THE CITY'S DIRECTION THAT WE HEARD LAST WEEK FROM YOUR COMMISSION INTO THAT GRANT AGREEMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MEMBER COOPER.

YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND I USUALLY GIVE DEFERENCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS IMPACTFUL ALL THE WAY ALONG THE LINE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, BUT I WOULD SUPPORT MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND GETTING THIS PROJECT STARTED. AND CERTAINLY, IF THERE'S A RESOLUTION COMING FORWARD, AN AGREEMENT IN THE FUTURE BETWEEN THE PARTIES, BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD AND ALL PARTIES, I CERTAINLY WOULD ENDORSE THAT RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER GOOD.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

YES. SO CLOSURE MEANS IMPACTING MOBILITY WITHIN THE CITY.

I MEAN, I KNOW THAT YOU SAY IT'S SPECIFIC TO YOUR CITY, BUT ANYBODY WHO USES YOUR LOVELY BEACHES ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH WEST TO EAST.

AND I'VE BEEN THERE MANY TIMES, AND I KNOW THE VALUE OF WHAT SOME OF THOSE OTHER SMALLER ROADS DO FOR THE MOBILITY WITHIN THE CITY.

SO TO ME, THAT'S, THAT'S A THAT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS.

I WHAT I'M HEARING HERE IN THE PRESENTATION WAS A 12 MONTH EFFORT, RIGHT? FOR CONVERSATION.

WASN'T A HARD LINE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

IT WAS JUST A 12 MONTH EFFORT FOR CONVERSATION TO TRY TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING, NOT NECESSARILY TO MOVE EXISTING FUNDING, BUT TO GAIN ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

AND THEN IN THE END, IT WAS LIKE, IF NOTHING HAPPENS IN THE 12 MONTHS.

THERE'S A WILLINGNESS TO GO AHEAD AND RELEASE YOU KNOW, THE OBJECTION TO THE CLOSING.

FURTHERMORE, THERE WAS LANGUAGE IN, IN THE AMENDMENT THAT BASICALLY IDENTIFIED THE WORD FUNDING AVAILABILITY.

I THINK THAT'S THE CATCHALL.

I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE, IF THE FUNDING AIN'T AVAILABLE, IT'S NOT AVAILABLE.

BUT IF IT IS, IT IS.

SO I CAN RELATE TO MEMBER SHUMAN'S POINT ABOUT HOW IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY IMPACT EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO AND THEN YOU ALL MADE A CLEAR REFERENCE.

THIS IS NOT A AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND SOMEBODY ELSE.

THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO AGENCIES THAT WE CERTAINLY MAYBE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON, SO TO SAY.

BUT IF WE IF IT'S NOT TO CHANGE THE AGREEMENT, IF IT'S NOT TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE AMENDMENT CAN BE TRANSMITTED TO THESE TWO AGENCIES FOR CONSIDERATION? NOT NECESSARILY MAKING THE VOTE TODAY CONTINGENT UPON THAT CHANGE IN LANGUAGE BUT ALLOWING THIS CONVERSATION OR THIS REQUEST TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE AGENCIES FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION IF MEMBER SHUHAM, YOU KNOW, AGREES THAT IT WOULD BE NOT NECESSARILY TO MODIFY AND AMEND THE AGREEMENT TODAY, BUT TO TRANSMIT THE REQUEST FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE TWO AGENCIES.

THANK YOU. MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU CHAIR. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IF I'M CORRECT HERE, THE THERE'S AN ECONOMIC IMPACT AND A TIMELINE IMPACT TO THIS.

OKAY. BUT THE THING THAT'S BEFORE US RIGHT NOW IS BASICALLY AN AGREEMENT, A SUB AGREEMENT BETWEEN MPO AND BRIGHT LINE. AND I SEE HERE THAT HOLLYWOOD IS BEING FUNDED WITH $275,000 GRANT AND THE RECITALS ON PARAGRAPH B IN THE AGREEMENT.

MY QUESTION IS SINCE AND ANDREW, YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GONE TO FRA TO ASK ABOUT WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO EVEN LOOK AT THAT GARFIELD CROSSING.

IT'S JUST BEEN TOTALLY THEY'RE SAYING THEY JUST WANT TO WE JUST WANT TO CLOSE IT.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, WELL, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK, REVIEW IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN THE MPO, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE, THERE ARE ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS HAS BEEN TO ENHANCE SAFETY AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY WE'RE ENHANCING SAFETY BY JUST CLOSING THE CROSSING.

OKAY. BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WE ORIGINALLY.

YOU KNOW, THE POINT IS, WHEN WE SAY WE WANT TO INCREASE SAFETY, WE WANT TO INCREASE SAFETY AT ALL THE OPENING, ALL THE YOU KNOW, RAILROAD CROSSINGS, NOT CLOSE THEM.

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SO WHAT IS REALLY THE DELAY IN THE TIMELINE? IF WE GO BACK AND DEFER THIS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH FRA.

MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO HAVE MEMBER SHUHAN IN THE QUEUE.

IF I CAN JUST HEAR FROM HER BEFORE YOU SPEAK.

THANK YOU. I HAVE OPENED THAT EXHIBIT A, IT SAYS PROPOSED RCEP CROSSING CLOSURE.

AND I BELIEVE WITH I THINK A CLARIFICATION FROM MPO IN THE ATTORNEY'S OPINION THAT WOULD BE BINDING TO ASSURE THE CITY THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WOULD MANDATE A CLOSURE.

AND WITH THE SUGGESTION OF MEMBER.

GOOD. I THINK THAT THE CITY WOULD BE COMFORTABLE.

AND DAVID TULSA, MADAM CHAIR.

SO I THINK I THINK THE MPO HAS RECEIVED THE COMMUNICATION LOUD AND CLEAR AND WILL COMMUNICATE THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD'S DESIRE TO LOOK AT THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY POTENTIAL CLOSURE OR REMAINING OPENING OF THE GARFIELD CROSSING.

IN ADDITION TO THAT IT IS PROPOSED.

SO THIS IS THIS IS THE START OF A LONG PLANNING PROCESS IN WHICH THERE WILL BE MUCH STUDY AND, AND STEPS TAKEN TO INCLUDE ALL THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT.

SO I'M QUITE CONFIDENT THAT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUR STAFF AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION AND COMMISSION.

AND AGAIN, JUST FOR THE RECORD, OUR COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED THAT CLOSURE.

AND I THINK THAT MEMBER GOOD'S SUGGESTION ABOUT ULTIMATELY GOING BACK AND AMENDING THOSE DOCUMENTS TO REFLECT WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD'S RESOLUTION WOULD BE A VERY GOOD SOLUTION TO THIS.

WHAT ATTORNEY WHAT OR GREG, WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTATION OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENING? HONESTLY, LIKE WHEN YOU WERE HOLDING EACH OTHER'S HANDS, I'D SAY I ALREADY FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET YOU PAST THIS POINT.

SO I'M, YOU KNOW, FROM MY MIND, IT'S LIKE HOLLYWOOD SAID, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO CLOSE THIS.

I HAVE AN ISSUE IN OAKLAND PARK.

I'M GOING TO MARRY YOU TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO GO GET SOME MORE MONEY.

IT'S ALL ABOUT FINDING MONEY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT IT'S DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS PROPOSED.

THAT SAID, NOTHING'S DONE UNTIL IT'S DONE.

AND COMMITMENT FROM OUR ORGANIZATION, I CAN TELL YOU, IS WE'RE MANAGING THIS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE GARFIELD.

SO YOU'VE ALREADY SAID YOU'RE NOT.

AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

AND WE THE FRA, FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION HAS HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR.

WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION ON TUESDAY.

YOU'RE IN A GREAT PLACE.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, NAILING SOMEONE INTO THE WALL HERE.

AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO TAKE ACTION BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW THIS IS YOU DON'T WANT THIS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A YOU MUST DO THIS.

AND TRUCKS ARE GOING TO SHOW UP TOMORROW AND CLOSE YOUR CROSSING.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS.

DO WE CAN WE GET A MOTION TO? YOU CURRENTLY HAVE MEMBER SHUMAN'S MOTION TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WANTS TO WITHDRAW THAT MOTION.

AND WE CAN MAKE A NEW MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE ITEM.

JUST ONE QUICK, MADAM CHAIR.

IF WE IF YOU CAN ASK IF I CAN ASK THE BOARD ON THE CONSENSUS THAT WE CAN SEND A LETTER TO HOLLYWOOD SAYING THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING NOT TO FOLLOW THEIR DIRECTION AND ALSO GET THEM TOGETHER WITH OAKLAND PARK? THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.

YEAH. THAT WAY THERE'S AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT YOU CAN POINT TO THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, BUT NOT THAT.

SO WE JUST NEED CLARIFICATION FROM MEMBER SHUMAN THAT SHE'S GOING TO WITHDRAW HER MOTION.

I'M HAPPY TO WITHDRAW. THE MOTION IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO LIKE A FRIENDLY INQUIRY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO PUT ON THE RECORD TODAY THAT IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING OF A STAFF COUNSEL AND ACTUALLY THIS BOARD THAT GARFIELD STREET IS NOT MANDATORILY CLOSED BUT IS SUBJECT TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

INVESTIGATION. AND SO WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, I'M HAPPY TO WITHDRAW THE AMENDMENT.

THANK YOU. MEMBER SCHUMANN.

CAN WE GET A VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER THREE? DO YOU NEED A MOTION? WE NEED A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE AND A SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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CAN WE TAKE THE VOTE? MEMBER WELCH. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A QUESTION? I DID.

WANT TO SAY THIS IS THIS IS THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SUBSEQUENT MOTION WITH RESPECT TO HOLLYWOOD'S REQUEST FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.

MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, IT WAS NOT AMENDED.

I AM ONLY SO GOOD AT TYPING ALL OF WHAT YOU SAID.

I WILL, I WILL ADMIT THAT.

SO WHAT YOU SAID WILL GO IN THE FINAL MINUTES, BUT RIGHT NOW IT JUST SAYS, AS AMENDED.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES.

IT'S A MOTION NOT AS AMENDED.

RIGHT. IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE.

CORRECT. SO NOW IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD'S CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO THE FACT THAT THE CITY DOES NOT, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, LOOK TO THE CLOSURE OF GARFIELD AND ASK THAT THE MPO STAFF COMMUNICATE THAT TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES.

INTERESTED PARTIES.

OKAY, I SEE, REBECCA, DID YOU STILL NEED TO SPEAK? REBECCA, HAVE YOU? AND IF I MIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IN THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MEMBER GOOD, WHERE WE SEEK TO AMEND THE UPSTREAM DOCUMENTS TO REFLECT WHAT WAS AGREED TO BY THE HOLLYWOOD COMMISSION.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.

HOLLYWOOD WILL SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

CAN YOU.

OKAY. MEMBER COOPER.

LET ME. BECAUSE WORDS MATTER.

WE'RE. CAN THE ATTORNEY STATE WHAT HE WOULD LIKE IN THE MOTION? BECAUSE THAT MOTION CHANGES ALL THE UPSTREAM DOCUMENTS.

AND I'M SORRY, I'M A PARTICULAR PERSON ABOUT WORDING AND DIRECTION.

SO IF I CAN RECALL MY WORDS, THE MOTION IS TO DIRECT THE MPO STAFF TO TAKE ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD'S RESOLUTION.

WITH RESPECT TO THE FACT THAT THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD DOES NOT LOOK TO HAVE THE GARFIELD CROSSING CLOSED AT THIS TIME, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, AMEND ANY UPSTREAM DOCUMENTS TO REFLECT THAT FACT AS WELL.

SO, YOU DO WANT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. AS LONG AS THEY'RE FINE WITH IT.

AND ARE WE ADDING ARE WE ADDING SOMETHING TO IT TO BE TRANSFERRED? I WILL ADD IT. MEMBER GOOD'S COMMENTS.

IS THAT PART OF IT AS WELL? YES, YES, YES.

HE SAID IT. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE A FIRST.

I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

LET'S VOTE.

WAITING ON CHAIR COLBOURNE AND BOARD MEMBER SHUMAN.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

CAN I. SINCE THIS LOOKS LIKE IT PASSES.

MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY HERE.

BECAUSE ALSO FOR THE SAFETY SIDE OF THIS, THIS WAS ALSO PART OF THE QUIET ZONE.

AND FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION WAS QUITE SERIOUS.

AND THEY'VE BEEN HOUNDING US TO GET THIS DONE.

SO THAT WAY THEY CAN LEAVE THE QUIET ZONE IN PLACE.

THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE MORE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NECESSARY.

JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, BUT THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN MAKING SURE THAT THOSE TRAIN HORNS STAY QUIET.

AND I KNOW ONE PARTICULAR MEMBER THAT'S VERY CLOSE TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS HERE.

SO I THINK THAT HE ALSO WOULD APPRECIATE THE TRAIN HORNS NOT BLASTING, ALTHOUGH I GUESS THEY'RE SOOTHING IN SOME WAYS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. ON TO ACTION ITEMS.

[1. PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO APPROVE the Route to 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)]

ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE.

MR. ATTORNEY, CAN YOU READ THAT INTO THE RECORD? ACTION ITEM ONE IS PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO APPROVE THE ROUTE TO 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN MTP.

OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER RESTREPO WHO IS GOING TO DO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT.

THAT IS A PUBLIC MEETING.

SO THERE WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENTS AFTER THE PRESENTATION IS THAT.

SHOULD THERE BE ANY, YES, CHAIR.

OKAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD, MR. RESTREPO. HEY.

WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER RESTREPO, ONE OF YOUR TWO PROJECT MANAGERS.

THE SECOND ONE I KEEP REFERENCING IS PETER GIES RIGHT HERE.

WE TRIED TO COORDINATE SUITS FOR JUST A LITTLE OFF SHADE.

BUT I KNOW LAST TIME THAT WAS FUNNY.

LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH YOU ALL, I SAID THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY LAST PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR LYING, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE MY LAST PRESENTATION REGARDING THE ROUTE TO 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

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AND WHAT WE ARE ASKING TODAY IS FOR Y'ALL'S ADOPTION FOR THIS PLAN, SO THAT IT CAN LEAD ALL OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FROM NOW UNTIL THE YEAR 2050. THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE VERY SHORT.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE DOCUMENT, THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE YOUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE READ THE DOCUMENT.

SO WE HAD SENT OUT THE DOCUMENT TO ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR THEIR FEEDBACK.

AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THE COMMENTS FROM THESE WONDERFUL AGENCIES HERE.

SO WE HAVE BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT, PORT EVERGLADES, CORAL SPRINGS PLANTATION, FORT LAUDERDALE.

WE EVEN RECEIVED SOME COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH OBVIOUSLY INFLUENCED THE PROJECT THAT I PRESENTED LAST MONTH, WHICH WAS THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE SFC CORRIDOR.

SO WE REVIEWED ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS WE INCORPORATED INTO THE DOCUMENT AND TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF FORMATTING AND GRAMMATICAL CHANGES, SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON SOME WORDING THAT WE ADDED A LITTLE BIT MORE DEFINITION TO SOME OF OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS AND TO OUR FUNDING PLANS.

SO ALSO WE INCORPORATED SOME PROJECT CHANGES TO BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT'S PROJECTS THAT LIVE WITHIN OUR ILLUSTRATIVE PROJECT LIST.

WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO EVERGLADES PORT EVERGLADES PROJECTS.

WE ALSO INCREASED THE QUALITY OF VARIOUS MAPS WITHIN THE DOCUMENT.

WE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK THAT THE UPLOAD TO THE WEBSITE WAS A LITTLE BIT FUZZY, SO WE MADE THOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR.

YOU'RE ABLE TO GET MORE DEFINITION THERE.

WE UPDATED OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURE TABLES.

WE FINALIZED ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE DOCUMENT.

AND THEN WE THE ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT IS INCLUDED.

IT HAS THE PROJECT ID BM 187.

SO IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT THAT'S THERE.

AND THEN ALSO WE ADDED OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, OUR FINANCIAL REVENUE FORECAST INTO THE APPENDIX.

SO IF YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR BROWARD YOU CAN REVIEW THAT IN THE APPENDIX.

AND THAT'S MY PRESENTATION.

ALSO BEFORE I FINISH IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE DAIS, YOU DO HAVE A WONDERFUL LITTLE REPORT HERE THAT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THIS IS A REPORT THAT IS FINE TUNED TO YOUR JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES.

SO ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT EXIST WITHIN OUR COST FEASIBLE PLAN THAT FALL WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY ARE WRAPPED UP INTO THIS LITTLE REPORT.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT.

AND FOR THE MEMBERS THAT AREN'T HERE TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY USING OLD FASHIONED MAIL AND SENDING IT TO THEM AS WELL.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE WEBSITE.

COOL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

AWAITING BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR.

COLBOURNE. OH, OKAY.

NEVER MIND. VERY GOOD.

MOTION PASSES.

AWESOME. OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR WORK PRODUCTS FOR THE ACTUAL GRANT THAT FUNDS THE ORGANIZATION.

AND SO THIS IS A CORE PRODUCT.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO ATTEND THE TRAINING OR ALREADY HAVE THE ACADEMY, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR US.

SO THANK YOU. YES IT IS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT.

[2. MOTION TO APPROVE the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Four Draft Tentative Work Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 - 2030]

ITEM NUMBER TWO.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT FOUR DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY PETER GIES AND JOHN CRANE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PETER GIES WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

SO YOU JUST VOTED ON THE NEW METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH IS OUR MAIN FUNDING DOCUMENT THAT WE USE TO POPULATE OUR SHORT TERM FUNDING PROGRAM OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH FDOT, THEIR WORK PROGRAM.

SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST WORK PROGRAM THAT YOU SEE THAT'S BASED ON THE OLD METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

YOUR VOTE TODAY SETS US UP NOW FOR THE NEW WORK PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE COMING NEXT YEAR.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE THE ROUNDING OUT OF THAT CYCLE.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GIVE A VERY, VERY SHORT PRESENTATION OF MPO STAFF'S REVIEW OF THE WORK PROGRAM.

SO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH FDOT TO BUILD THE WORK PROGRAM THROUGH OUR PRIORITIES LIST THAT'S IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

AND THEN I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MR. CRANE, WHO WILL GIVE DOT'S MORE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION.

FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE, TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROGRAM ITSELF.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CONVEYOR BELT OF PROJECT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE HERE ON SCREEN FROM THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO OUR PRIORITIES LIST TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THIS PART FALLS IN THE LAST PART WHERE PROJECTS ARE GETTING FUNDED.

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THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE DELIVERY PROCESS.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT ON THIS SLIDE HERE.

SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS HERE.

THERE ARE 376 PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN FDOT DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM THAT AMOUNT TO ABOUT $4 BILLION AND WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU NEXT YEAR.

WE ALSO LIKE TO COMPARE THAT TO WHAT WE HAVE AS PART OF OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING.

SO A DISTINCTION HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WORK PROGRAM, WE SEE WHERE OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING IS GOING.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION ACADEMY AND HEARD ME SPEAK BEFORE THIS BOARD BEFORE, THAT'S THAT VERY SMALL PART OF THE PIE THAT WE AS THE MPO AND YOU ALL SPECIFICALLY AS THE MPO BOARD, HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER.

SO WE LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING TO THE PLACES THAT YOU ALL, AS THE MPO BOARD, HAVE VOTED.

SO WE DO THAT BASED ON OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS. AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE 2045, A MASSIVE PART OF OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING WAS SLATED TO GO FOR BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN TYPE PROJECTS. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ORANGE CATEGORY AND THE LIGHT BLUE CATEGORY RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THE SMP AND THE CSLIP.

SO THAT'S OUR COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN AND OUR COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM.

YOU CAN SEE COMBINED, WE ARE NOW AT 76% OF MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING GOING TO THAT PROGRAM.

AND THAT'S DEFINITELY FALLING IN LINE WITH THE FUNDING DIRECTION THAT YOU ALL HAD APPROVED WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND HOW THAT FITS WITHIN THE FDOT WORK PROGRAM, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A HEAVIER ROADWAY FOCUS, WHICH IS NOT A SURPRISE.

WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ROADWAY NEEDS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS CONTROL OVER.

THAT NEEDS TO ALSO BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH NEW CAPITAL FUNDING.

SO THAT'S THAT BREAKDOWN HERE ON SCREEN.

WE'RE ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW CONGRESSIONAL DISCRETIONARY EARMARKS THAT WERE FUNDED.

AND THEY'RE HERE ON SCREEN. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM INDIVIDUALLY, BUT I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THEM IF THEY'RE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

FINALLY, THERE'S SOME PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TO HIT ON AGAIN.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY ONE, BUT I WILL TOUCH ON THE FIRST ONE.

US 27 RAIL.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, WHICH MAYOR FURR IS A MEMBER OF VOTED ON COLLABORATIVELY BETWEEN THE THREE COUNTIES MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD AND PALM BEACH TO BEGIN FUNDING A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO LOOK AT PASSENGER RAIL AND FREIGHT RAIL OUT ALONG US 27.

THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.

WE DID RECEIVE COMMENT BACK FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THEY LET US KNOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY, COLLABORATIVELY WITH DISTRICT SIX, BECAUSE THAT IS THE OTHER DISTRICT THAT IS INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK EITHER AS PART OF THIS CYCLE OR NEXT CYCLE TO GET THAT INTO THE WORK PROGRAM.

BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL SOUTH, THE COMMENT HERE WHEN WE SAY PROJECT WAS DELAYED ONE YEAR, IT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY DELAYED ONE YEAR.

THE FUNDING JUST SHIFTED ONE YEAR IN ORDER TO BETTER ALIGN WITH BROWARD COUNTY SCHEDULE.

THERE WERE ALSO SOME PROJECTS THAT WERE ADVANCED FOR FUNDING, AND THESE ARE ALL COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROJECTS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE HERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET REMAINS STABLE IN THE WORK PROGRAM.

WE ALSO HAVE A NEW RAIL GRADE SEPARATION STUDY THAT MADE IT IN BASED ON A PRIORITY WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR STATE ROAD 84 AT THE FEC CORRIDOR.

AND THEN I'M ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE AIRPORT'S AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER, AS WELL AS THEIR INTERMODAL CENTER, ARE STABLE IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING, AND THOSE ARE BIG CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE REGION.

SO FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE HAPPY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 2026 TO 2030 TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.

WE HAVE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS AND WHEN WE PUBLISH THIS, WE WERE STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE.

WE DID RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM DOT, AND THERE'S JUST SOME SMALL COMMENTS AND ITEMS THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WITH THEM.

ALSO WANT TO JUST MENTION THAT WE'VE HAD INCREASED COORDINATION WITH FDOT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, AND THAT'S RESULTED IN A MORE CONSISTENT AND STABLE WORK PROGRAM.

SO VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

WHEN I SAY THAT WE'RE GETTING BETTER ALIGNMENT WITH THE MTP AND MORE OF OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDING IS GOING TO THOSE BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS, MORE OF THOSE TRANSIT FOCUSED PROJECTS. THAT'S AS A RESULT OF THAT COORDINATION.

AND WE'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK DOT AS WELL FOR KIND OF BEING IN LOCKSTEP WITH US ON THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, YOU ALL ARE SERVE A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE REVIEW AND CONSISTENCY OF THIS TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.

SO IT'S $4 BILLION, ALMOST 400 PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THERE.

THERE'S MORE IF YOU COUNT ALL THE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AS WELL.

SO IT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD IN THE REGION.

SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. JOHN CRANE, WHO'S GOING TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT.

SO, JOHN, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, PETER.

SO AS PETER SAID, MY NAME IS JOHN CRANE.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AT FDOT DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH INCLUDES BROWARD COUNTY.

I SECRETARY STEVE BRAUN YOU KNOW, GIVES SENDS HIS REGARDS.

WE WERE DOUBLE BOOKED FOR TODAY.

SO YOU ALL GOT THE LONG STRAW AND GOT ME.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY OVER 30 YEARS, BEEN AT DOT FOR ABOUT 20 OF THOSE, SO I'VE

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BEEN AROUND A WHILE.

I DO WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE DOT FOLKS IN THE ROOM.

WE BRING WITH US A CONTINGENCY EVERY YEAR IN CASE, YOU KNOW, AN UNEXPECTED QUESTION COMES UP.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO BALANCING THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM, COLLABORATING WITH STAFF HERE AT THE NPO, AS WELL AS ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES WORK.

SO IF EVERYBODY FROM DOT WOULD PLEASE STAND UP.

WE HAVE DISTRICT FOUR STAFF AS WELL AS TURNPIKE STAFF.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE SLIDES.

INTRO SLIDES. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE THE PRESENTATION, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO GO THROUGH THIS IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BREVITY SO YOU CAN GET INTO CSR.

I'M GOING TO BRING UP TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NEW PHASES.

BUT THIS IS THE FDOT MISSION.

I DO WANT TO READ IT JUST FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, SUPPORTS THE STATE'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, PRIORITIZES FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PRESERVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONNECTEDNESS OF THE STATE'S COMMUNITIES.

AND YOU SEE THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS ON THE SLIDE.

IN ORDER TO GET THERE AND IMPLEMENT THE MISSION, WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS HANDY GRAPHIC.

WE CALL IT THE FDOT COMPASS.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT AND THE COMPASS IS IN THE CENTER THERE.

AND AT THE CENTER OF OUR COMPASS IS COMMUNITY.

AND AT THE NORTH STAR OF OUR COMPASS IS SAFETY.

AND REALLY THIS DOES ORIENT HOW WE AT DOT THINK ABOUT IMPLEMENTING OUR PROJECTS FROM OUR PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR ROADWAYS.

WHEN A DECISION POINT COMES UP, WE DO RESORT TO OUR COMPASS TO TRY AND HELP RESOLVE THAT.

A COUPLE SLIDES TO JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT I MEAN.

YOU KNOW, SAFETY. WE'VE IDENTIFIED, YOU KNOW, TARGET ZERO.

JUST AS MANY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THEIR TARGET ZERO.

NO FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURY IS ACCEPTABLE.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE ENGINEERING.

IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE EDUCATION AND THE ENFORCEMENT.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SAFETY THIS IS HOW WE VIEW HOW WE GET THEIR RESILIENCY.

EVERYBODY'S YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HOT TOPIC.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY TRYING TO PRESERVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE HAVE A RESILIENCE ACTION PLAN.

WE'VE ENHANCED OUR BRIDGE AND DRAINAGE DESIGNS TO HELP RESPOND TO LONGER RESILIENT IMPACTS AND THREATS.

WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION.

YOU WILL SEE A THEME OF THAT KIND OF RUNNING THROUGH MY PRESENTATION OF KEY PROJECTS.

RIGHT. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE FUTURE IS THROUGH A LOT MORE COLLABORATION, AS THERE'S MORE CONSTRAINTS ON FUNDING.

AND EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AND ROW IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO GET THERE AND HURRICANE RESPONSE EFFORTS.

IT'S NOT JUST HERE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

WE'RE A FIVE COUNTY DISTRICT.

WE SUPPORT THAT ENTIRE FIVE COUNTY REGION AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE STATE, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SUPPLY CHAIN.

THIS HAS BEEN A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, OBVIOUSLY SINCE COVID, YOU KNOW, BUT WE WORK IN A CROSS-MODAL FUNCTION.

WE SUPPORT THE PORTS, AIRPORTS, SEAPORTS, EXPRESSWAYS, INTERSTATES, TECHNOLOGY.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T KEEP BUILDING LANES.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO START USING SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY TO GET MORE CAPACITY OUT OF OUR EXISTING ROADWAY SYSTEM.

WE USE TECHNOLOGY IN OUR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES.

WE CALL IT SMART WORK ZONES.

WE WERE THE FIRST TO IMPLEMENT A LANE CLOSURE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT COMMUNICATES WITH WAZE AND 511, SO THAT THE DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHO HAVE THAT APP RUNNING ARE AWARE OF WHERE A CLOSURE MIGHT BE, AND HELPS REDIRECT THEM.

WRONG WAY. VEHICLE DRIVING DETECTION SYSTEMS. THIS WAS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE, AND I'M GOING TO JUST TALK ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, RIGHT? WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED AN AI POLICY AT THE DEPARTMENT, PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO DO SO.

IT'S NOT EARTH SHATTERING, BUT IT BASICALLY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORT OF THIS ACROSS ALL OF HOW WE DO OUR BUSINESS, AND THAT IT WAS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE IMPLEMENT A HUMAN BEING BETWEEN THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORK PRODUCT.

I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT HIM FOR ONE QUICK SECOND.

WE ACTUALLY STOLE THE POLICY.

SO. OH VERY GOOD.

IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

JUST BRIEFLY, I HOPE YOU ALL ARE WORKING IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES.

RIGHT. THIS IS SO CRITICAL TO OUR BEING ABLE TO DELIVER A $3 BILLION WORK PROGRAM IN BROWARD COUNTY, AS WELL AS AROUND THE STATE.

I THINK WE'RE OVER 600,000,000,000 IN DISTRICT FOUR.

I WAS 6 BILLION, SORRY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AT THE DISTRICT.

YOU KNOW, WE'D BE WILLING TO TALK ABOUT THEM AT ANY TIME WITH YOU ALL.

AND IF YOU GUYS NEED IDEAS ON THINGS YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IN YOUR OWN AGENCIES.

I DO WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY.

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I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF SLIDES HERE, SO I'LL JUST KIND OF ZIP THROUGH THEM.

BUT PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS, RIGHT? IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE'VE MADE DECISIONS AT THIS BOARD OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

YOU KNOW, PETER MENTIONED IT, THE LAST 2045 LRTP THAT HAS FED THE DRAFT TENET OF WORK PROGRAM IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF CELEBRATE THOSE SUCCESSES, GIVE YOU A STATUS UPDATE ON SOME KEY PROJECTS.

THE STATE ROAD SEVEN, THIS IS A MOBILITY PROJECT THAT WE TOOK PLACE, PUTTING IN BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS, MAKING CRITICAL CONNECTIONS TO TRANSIT, POWER LINE, ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT.

WE WERE ABLE TO IMPROVE MAST ARMS YOU KNOW, MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS, RUMBLE STRIPS, IMPROVEMENTS.

THIS WAS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE.

WE YOU SEE THE LOCATIONS ON THE MAP WHERE THAT TOOK PLACE.

ADVANCED WRONG-WAY DRIVING I MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR US TO HELP, YOU KNOW, GET AT THOSE SEVERE INJURIES AND FATALITIES THAT OCCUR ALONG OUR EXPRESSWAYS. HENRY E KINNEY TUNNEL SHOULD BE FULLY, FULLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF JANUARY, EARLY FEBRUARY.

RIGHT. WE'VE RUN INTO OUR PUNCH LIST ITEMS RIGHT NOW.

THEY'VE GOT SOME LIGHTING GOING ON.

IT'S CAUSING A LITTLE LANE CLOSURE PERIODICALLY, BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COLLABORATION.

THIS WAS A, YOU KNOW, A GREAT PROJECT.

WE TEAMED WITH THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.

WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOME COMMUNITY AMENITIES WITH THE PLAZA TOP.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY EDUCATION CENTER.

SO, YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO'S TAKEN THE ALLEY ACROSS TO THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS.

WE'RE PUTTING SOME AMENITIES IN THERE TO HELP PROVIDE EDUCATION.

THIS WAS ACTUALLY SOME MITIGATION THAT WE HAD IN ORDER TO GET THE PROJECT AND THE REST AREA UPGRADED.

RIGHT. LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PUT SOME ADDITIONAL RECREATIONAL AMENITIES.

THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE GETTING COMPLETED IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.

I 75 IMPROVEMENTS FROM SHERIDAN STREET TO GRIFFIN ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

OBVIOUSLY OUR INTERSTATES ARE KEY TO OUR SUPPLY CHAIN.

LOXAHATCHEE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

ANYBODY WHO LIVES IN THE AREA OF LOXAHATCHEE ROAD KNOWS IT'S BEEN A KIND OF A LITTLE PAIN, BUT I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT IS OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

AND SO WE'RE MOVING AHEAD WITH WRAPPING THAT PROJECT UP.

UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN CORAL SPRINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THIS WAS A WIDENING PROJECT FOR THREE LANES AS WELL AS BIKE LANES, HELPING IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE IN TERMS OF RESILIENCY.

ALSO CITY OF HOLLYWOOD RESILIENCY PROJECTS.

THIS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY, THE MPO AND THE CITY TO HELP GET SOME PUMPS AND SEAWALL IMPROVED THAT ACTUALLY IMPACT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE BIKE LANES AND THE SIDEWALKS. I DO THINK THAT THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP ADVANCE SOME OF THESE RESILIENCY PROJECTS.

YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE IN THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM AS WELL.

I-95 EXPRESS MAY BE A SORE POINT FOR THOSE WHO DRIVE THROUGH IT EVERY DAY, BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT MOST OF IT IS DONE.

THE LAST PHASE OF IT, WHICH IS 3C, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN I-595 AND THE EXPRESS LANES ON I-95 SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP BY LATE 2025.

SO VERY HAPPY THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE DONE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR.

SOUTHWEST 10TH CONNECTOR, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT MUCH, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS WAS THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE COLLABORATION THAT OCCURRED HERE WITH THE MPO TO GET THIS OFF THE GROUND.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY.

THIS IS A WE'RE ACTUALLY IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AT THIS TIME.

BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL SOUTH I'M NOT GOING TO, ITS STABLE.

WE'RE HELPING SUPPORT IT.

WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.

RECENTLY YOU KNOW ACHIEVED ITS NEPA APPROVAL.

THAT'S THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.

AND THEN MULTIMODAL PROJECTS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

WE HAVE THE INTERMODAL CENTER, THE AIRPORT PEOPLE MOVER, THE AIRPORT SEAPORT CONNECTOR PROJECT.

THESE ARE ALL BEING SUPPORTED BY US AS A LOCAL MATCH AS WELL AS THE LOCALS.

SO WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS, AND WE'LL MAKE THE CASE TO CENTRAL OFFICE AS WE NEED TO KEEP THIS AS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE REGION.

AND THESE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR VISITORS.

THESE ARE EXAMPLES.

JUST SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED TO OUR FDOT, SOUTHEAST FLORIDA, OR OUR X, I GUESS PAGE, AND YOU KNOW, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS TO HELP GET INFORMED.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT THE BIG PROJECTS, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE THE SMALL PROJECTS.

WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME GROUNDBREAKING AND RIBBON CUTTINGS THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MPO AND DOT.

SO THE PORT EVERGLADES BYPASS ROAD, WESTON ROAD MOBILITY PROJECT, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MPO FOR GETTING THESE PROJECTS BUILT.

I'M NOW GOING TO TURN IT OVER BRIEFLY TO CESAR MARTINEZ.

HE'S OUR ADMINISTRATOR OVER THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE AT DISTRICT FOUR.

HE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH WHAT'S SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS ARE TO THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.

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THANK YOU, JOHN. JOHN HAD THE BEST PART OF THE SLIDES.

MINE ARE VERY DRY, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

IF YOU GUYS WANT ME TO GO FASTER, FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW.

BUT FIRST LET'S START TO TALK ABOUT THE WORK PROGRAM CYCLE.

SO EARLIER IN THE AGENDA, YOU GUYS HAD THE MTP FOR ADOPTION.

SO, THE MTP AND THE PROJECT PRIORITIES LIST FROM YOU ALL FITS INTO WORK PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE WORK WITH THE MPO STAFF BACK IN JULY TO START DEVELOPING THAT.

AND AFTER THAT.

SO UNTIL OCTOBER WE WORK ON BALANCING THE WORK PROGRAM WITH THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED.

TODAY BASICALLY, AND CONCLUDES OUR TOUR AROUND THE DIFFERENT MPOS PRESENTING THE DRAFT OF THE WORK PROGRAM.

WE ALSO PRESENTED TO THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND THE BOARD.

EARLIER THIS WEEK AND LAST TUESDAY, WE HELD THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE DISTRICT FOUR HEADQUARTERS OFFICE.

IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND AND THE RECORDING IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

AND SO GOING FORWARD IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, THE FDOT CENTRAL OFFICE WILL COMPILE THE DISTRICT PLANS AND COMPILE AND THE STATEWIDE PLANS THAT WILL BECOME THE STATEWIDE WORK PROGRAM THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE LEGISLATURE LATER IN MARCH.

THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONVENE IN JULY 1ST AFTER THE APPROPRIATIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR.

THE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE FDOT STATE SECRETARY.

SO SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE DEPARTMENT TOOK ON THIS CYCLE WHEN WE DEVELOPED THE WORK PROGRAM WERE FIRST WE UPDATED THE CONSTRUCTION AND RIGHT OF WAY COST FOR ALL PROJECTS, AND THAT TYPICALLY IS DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

PROJECT COSTS INCREASE WITH RESPECT TO LAST YEAR.

I THINK THAT'S VERY WELL KNOWN AT THIS POINT.

SOME OF THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS WERE LOWER THAN PRIOR CYCLES, AND THE ESTIMATED REVENUE DISTRIBUTION, WHICH IS BASED ON PERCENT OF POPULATION OF THE STATE, WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED. GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN PROJECTS THAT WERE COMMITTED IN THE COMMON FOUR YEARS.

THAT MEANS YEARS 26 TO 29.

AND WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE FIT FOR WORK PROGRAM IS BALANCED TO THE ALLOCATIONS RECEIVED.

I MENTIONED JUST NOW THAT OUR GOAL WAS TO KEEP PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED IN THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS, BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE ON THESE TWO PROJECTS.

THESE TWO PROJECTS ON I-95 AND I-75 ON THE CIS SYSTEM WHERE DEFER OUT FROM THE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM DURING THE BALANCING EXERCISE.

OKAY, SO THE FIRST ONE IS IDENTIFIED BETWEEN COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE AND CYPRESS CREEK.

THAT'S BASICALLY JUST ACROSS THE STREET.

THAT'S THE NEW ROAD THAT WILL CONNECT THE ANDREWS AVENUE ONRAMP TO I-95 SOUTH WITH COMMERCIAL.

SO THAT GOT DEFERRED OUT TO 2021, POTENTIALLY, AND ALSO THE I-75 INTERCHANGE WITH PINES BOULEVARD THAT ALSO INCLUDES A PARK AND RIDE LOT.

NOW GOING THROUGH YOUR MULTIMODAL APPROACHES, THIS AND WHERE THOSE SIT IN THE WORK PROGRAM, STARTING WITH THE CSLIP OR COMPLETE STREET OR OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM, WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WERE ADVANCED IN THE DESIGN PHASE FROM 2019 TO 2027.

I HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THOSE ON THE NEXT SLIDES, AND ONE PROJECT THAT ALSO WAS FUNDED A NEW FUNDING IN 2030, ALSO FOUR PROJECTS THAT GOT FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2030 AS WELL.

THOSE ARE NEW AND ALSO WE HAVE SOME FENCING ALONG THE RAIL LINE IN 2026.

SO THE PROJECTS THAT WERE ADVANCED FROM 29 TO 27 WERE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE, HOLLYWOOD AND LAUDERDALE LAKES.

YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE ON THE SLIDE.

ALSO, THIS IS THE SECURITY FENCING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

THIS IS ADVANCED TO 26 AND NEW FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION ON CITY OF HOLLYWOOD SIDEWALK BARRIER LOCATIONS AND CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE AS WELL ON NORTHEAST 15TH AVENUE. WELL, I'M GOING TO BE SKIPPING OVER THE ONES THAT DID NOT CHANGE, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. CITY OF MIRAMAR AS WELL GOT FUNDED FOR DESIGN AND FISCAL YEAR 30 FOR MULTIPLE LOCATIONS SIDEWALK PROJECTS.

NOW THIS IS DIFFERENT SEGMENTS ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE LISTED HERE FROM ONE A TO ONE C.

NEW FUNDING IS ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE FROM JOHNSON STREET TO STERLING AND SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD TO RAMBLEWOOD DRIVE.

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SO THIS IS FOR DESIGN PHASE ONLY IN FISCAL YEAR 30.

AND MOVING ON TO NORTHWEST 31ST STREET.

THIS IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION PHASE IN FISCAL YEAR 30 AS WELL.

AND DIXIE HIGHWAY DESIGN PHASE IN FISCAL YEAR 30.

MOVING ON TO THE ROADWAY PROJECTS.

SO NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS US ONE AS SUNRISE BOULEVARD.

AND THAT'S A PROJECT THAT WAS COORDINATED AS WELL WITH THE MPO BOARD FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

DESIGN IS ONGOING. SO WHAT IS NEW ON THIS CYCLE IS THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE GOT FUNDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2030.

NO CHANGES TO PINES BOULEVARD 196 AND NO CHANGES AS WELL FOR PINES BOULEVARD AT FLAMINGO ROAD.

POWERLINE ROAD FROM SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET TO BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY LINE.

SO THIS WILL BE A WIDENING OF POWERLINE ROAD.

WHAT IS NEW IS THE P&E PHASE NOW IS FUNDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2030.

NO CHANGES FOR [INAUDIBLE] COMMERCIAL AS WELL.

NO CHANGES FOR SHELDON STREET FROM DIXIE HIGHWAY TO US ONE.

CONTINUING ON THE ROADWAY SIDE, WE HAVE SEVERAL STUDIES FOR RESILIENCY IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS TOTALING $2 MILLION.

WE HAVE A NEW FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE HALF.

UP TO I-95.

SO THAT WILL BE IN FISCAL YEAR 2030.

NO NOT CHANGES FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

AND NOW MOVING ON TO THE FREIGHT PROJECT SIDE, WE HAVE A TRUCK PARKING EXPANSION AND THE I-95 AT BROWARD BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE.

SO CONSTRUCTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2029 AGAIN BACK TO THE COMPASS SUPPORTING THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY.

AND INSTEAD OF 84 AT FLORIDA EAST COAST CORRIDOR CROSSING.

SO THIS IS A NEW STUDY IN FISCAL YEAR 29 AND 2030 AS WELL.

AND THEN I-75 ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

THESE ARE NOT NEW, BUT IMPORTANT TO MENTION BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT SAFETY RESILIENCY AND TECHNOLOGY.

SO WE HAVE GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION.

AND THIS IS ONGOING.

AND CONSTRUCTION FISCAL YEAR 27 AS WELL AS WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN STUDY TO LOOK AT THE ULTIMATE 20 YEAR HORIZON.

WHERE ARE THE NEEDS FOR THE CORRIDOR.

SO THAT'S COMING UP IN FISCAL YEAR 26 AND 27, A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING BOAT RAMPS AND SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING A WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM AND SAFETY.

LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU SHOULD HAVE A MAP AS WELL DEPICTING ALL THESE PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY.

THAT'S VERY BENEFICIAL.

AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER THIS WEEK.

FEEL FREE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE TO WATCH IT LATER ON.

STEVE SECRETARY, HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT LIKE JOHN SAID HE'S PRESENTING AT THE PALM BEACH TPA.

ANY QUESTIONS ALSO CAN BE DIRECTED TO HIM ON THE WEB PROGRAM.

AND THE SAFETY MESSAGE EVERY BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IS IMPORTANT TO SOMEONE.

SO JUST AS A DRIVER, REMEMBER TO PAY ATTENTION AND STAY FOCUSED AND WATCH FOR BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WORK PROGRAM? THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE MEMBER COOPER.

YES. FIRST ON THE PRESENTATION.

NOT ITEM NUMBER 14 THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED.

H E F T. WHAT IS THAT ACRONYM FOR? THE HOMESTEAD EXTENSION.

HOMESTEAD EXTENSION OF THE TURNPIKE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

JUST THREW ME OFF. WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT, MAYOR, IF YOU REMEMBER THAT, IT WAS LIKE TO GET US AROUND METROPOLITAN MIAMI-DADE AND DOWN TO THE KEYS FASTER FROM UP HERE.

OKAY. YEAH.

THREW ME OFF. I'M LIKE, I'M.

BECAUSE COUNTY LINE ROADS TO US.

AND JUST A RANDOM QUESTION BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ASK THROUGH MR. CRANE AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE, IT MAY BE YOU I HAD A QUESTION EARLIER THAT I ASKED MR. STUART AND HE SAID RANDOMLY, MAYBE JUST TO ASK YOU, WE HAVE BRIDGES LIKE HALLANDALE BEACH BRIDGE AND HALF OF IT'S IN HOLLYWOOD.

HALF OF IT'S IN OUR CITY.

A LOT OF THEM NEED TO BE CLEANED.

I MEAN, GO FIGURE.

A LOT OF US, I'M A SERIAL KILLER, BUT WE HAVE, LIKE, WEEDS GROWING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERCOASTAL BRIDGE.

DO YOU HAVE A MAINTENANCE PLAN TO GO OUT AND CLEAN SOME OF THOSE UP? IS THAT SOMETHING? WE DEFINITELY DO.

WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE CREWS AS WELL AS ASSET MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

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IF YOU NOTICE SOMETHING ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT NEEDS SPECIAL ATTENTION, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE NAME.

WHERE IS HE? STILL HERE.

OH, PROBABLY HE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.

HE KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK.

IVANHOE HERNANDEZ.

IVANHOE? YES, I KNOW THAT NAME.

HE WAS. HE WAS HERE.

BUT HE IS OUR.

HE BASICALLY RUNS OUR OPERATIONS CENTER, WHICH IS LOCATED ON POWERLINE ROAD.

AND HE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ANY OF YOUR NEEDS, YOU KNOW, IF IT NEEDS ANOTHER ROUND, OR HE CAN AT LEAST TELL SOMEBODY ABOUT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT OVERLOOKED IF IT WAS OVERLOOKED IN A PRIOR PAST.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE CONTRACTS TO DO ASSET MAINTENANCE ON CERTAIN CORRIDORS AS WELL AS CREWS THAT WE HAVE IN-HOUSE.

SO. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW.

THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE QUEUE.

I DO WANT TO JUST REMIND EVERYONE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE QUORUM BECAUSE THESE ARE ITEMS THAT REQUIRES A VOTE.

SO IF YOU WILL MAKE YOUR COMMENTS QUICKLY, AND I ASK THE SAME IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSES.

MEMBER JAFFE.

MEMBER. THANK YOU CHAIR.

I'LL BE VERY QUICK.

FIRST, THANK YOU, MR. CRANE, FOR BRINGING YOUR LARGE CONTINGENCY STAFF HERE.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE STAYING FOR ITEM FIVE? I HAVE SOME COMMENTS FOR YOU ON ITEM FIVE.

I WILL STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT.

MEMBER WELCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CRANE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

MY QUESTION WAS IN REGARDING THE WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND I KNOW ATLANTIC TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHICH IS IN COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY THAT WE CALL EDUCATION CORRIDOR THERE IN COCONUT CREEK, IS VERY ENGROSSED IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

HOW DO YOU GO REACH OUT TO THEM FOR THEIR CAREER DAYS? BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEVERAL CAMPUSES.

SO WE DO HAVE A GROUP IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES GO TO VARIOUS CAREER DAYS.

AND WE ALSO IN-HOUSE HAVE WE PAY FOR CDL LICENSES, WHICH IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR OR DRIVER'S LICENSES, WHICH CAN TAKE A YEAR OR SO.

BUT I DON'T I CAN'T CONFIRM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE TO ONE OF THEIR CAREER FAIRS, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, I'LL TAKE THAT INFORMATION BACK.

I'LL GIVE THEM YOUR INFORMATION.

YES. THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

MEMBER MALLOZZI.

I GOT OKAY, I HAD HAD SOME FDOT ISSUES AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT IVANHOE CAME TO MY CITY FOR A TOWN HALL.

HE DID A GREAT JOB.

THE RESIDENTS WHO WANTED TO STRANGLE YOU ALL LOVED HIM.

NO, SERIOUSLY. HE IS A LOVABLE GUY.

THEY DID. I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THEY LOVED HIM.

HE DID A GREAT JOB.

AND I KNOW NORMALLY I WANT TO LAMBASTE YOU, BUT HE WAS FANTASTIC, SO I WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

THANKS. MAKE SURE HE HEARS THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THAT'S IT. YES.

THAT'S IT. GREAT. THANK YOU ALL.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

PLEASE TAKE A VOTE.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER THREE.

[3. MOTION TO APPROVE the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) Draft Tentative Five-Year Work Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 - 2030]

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE DRAFT.

TENTATIVE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030.

OKAY. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY VICTORIA WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

YES. VICTORIA WILLIAMS, TURNPIKE'S MPO LIAISON ADMINISTRATOR.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OTHERS THAT CAME FROM OUR TURKEY LAKE OFFICE TODAY.

WE HAVE ALLISON STETTNER, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT.

AND THE TURNPIKE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR IS STEPHANIE SHARP.

KATINA KAVOUKLIS, GOT IT, IS OUR PLANNING MANAGER FOR TURNPIKE.

THANK YOU. BASICALLY, OUR WORK PROGRAM IS FOLLOWING THE SAME TIMELINE AS DISTRICT.

AND OF COURSE, AS A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE TURNPIKE DOES FOLLOW THE FIVE PILLARS OF FDOT COMPASS.

AGAIN, LET ME EMPHASIZE, THE COMMUNITY IS CENTRAL TO THE HUB OF ALL OF THESE ASPECTS THAT WE REVIEW WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PROJECTS TO MOVE ALONG FORWARD.

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I'LL SHOW YOU OUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.

OF COURSE, TURNPIKE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED, AS YOU MAY KNOW, PRIMARILY BY THE TOLL REVENUE.

SO THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE USER FUNDED FROM DRIVERS THAT MAKE THE CHOICE TO USE OUR FACILITIES.

DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PROJECT, WE HAVE VARIOUS WAYS TO DETERMINE HOW THEY GET FUNDED BASED ON THE TYPE OF THE PROJECT, AND THEY ALL HAVE TO STILL DEMONSTRATE A TRUE TRANSPORTATION NEED WE PRIORITIZE THAT WAY ACCORDINGLY? LOOKING AT OBSERVED TRAFFIC DATA.

RUNNING ALONG OUR SYSTEM AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS ALONG THE SYSTEM.

WORKING WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS IN EACH COMMUNITY THAT WE PASS THROUGH.

THEN LOOKING AT ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY AND OF COURSE, STAKEHOLDER INPUT.

THIS INITIATIVE IS VERY EXCITING FOR US.

IT'S THE TURNPIKE WIDENING INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A FEW BILLBOARDS.

WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT $10 BILLION WITH A B OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE TRAFFIC VOLUMES OF FREIGHT, PASSENGER VEHICLES AND POPULATION INDUSTRY GROWTH.

THIS INCREASING CAPACITY WILL HELP US MEET THIS FUTURE TRAVEL DEMAND.

THIS IS GOING TO WIDEN OUR TURNPIKE MAINLINE, WHICH IS 312 MILES OF TOLL FACILITIES THAT GO THROUGH 11 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM ALL A MINIMUM OF SIX LANES.

THAT'D BE THREE LANES EACH WAY.

AS YOU CAN PROJECT THIS IS GOING TO HELP US RELIEVE CONGESTION AND GET OUR EMERGENCY EVACUATION RESPONSE TIMES TO BE A LITTLE QUICKER.

IT'S GOING TO ENHANCE CONNECTING WITH LOCAL ROADS.

WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE NEW SIGNAGE, NEW PAVEMENT MARKERS THAT ARE SMART CARS ARE LOOKING FOR, THAT WANT TO HAVE THESE REFINEMENTS MADE. OUR DRAINAGE REFINEMENTS HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AS WE TOUCH PARTS OF THE TURNPIKE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN IMPROVED SINCE BUILT IN 1957.

COORDINATING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, UTILITIES.

THIS IS ALL A PART OF OUR DESIGN PROCESS.

MOVING ON.

LET ME SHOW YOU THE FACILITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY.

AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TOLL ROADS HERE.

26 MILES ON THIS MAIN TURNPIKE, STATE ROAD 91.

EIGHT MILES DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR COUNTY, GOING INTO MIAMI ON STATE ROAD 821.

AND OF COURSE, SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY.

22 MILES.

THIS HANDOUT OVERVIEW.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND POINT OUT THAT YOU HAVE A HANDOUT AT YOUR DESK.

THIS IS VERY LARGE DISTRICT.

IT HAS THE FIVE COUNTIES.

SO, TURNPIKES PROJECTS IN THESE FIVE COUNTIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

YOU'LL SEE ON PAGES ONE AND TWO, WE INCLUDE A BRIEF RECAP OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE RECENTLY COMPLETED OR ARE NOW UNDERWAY.

WE GIVE YOU ACRONYMS FOR ALL OUR PHASES.

AND THEN ON PAGE THREE WE START A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES OF OUR INVESTMENTS OVER $1 BILLION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN BROWARD COUNTY.

THEN YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT SCOPE, PAGES FOUR THROUGH TEN.

AND THOSE ARE WHERE.

YOU'LL THEN SEE A MAP BACK THERE IN PAGE 16 ISH.

AND OUR FINAL SEGMENT ON THIS REPORT WILL GIVE YOU THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE STUDYING.

WE HAVE NOT YET PUT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING ON THEM, BUT THESE DIFFERENT PHASES WE WANTED TO IDENTIFY, AND THERE'S SOME SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THERE. SO MOVING INTO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS QUICKLY, AGAIN, A LOT MORE SCOPE DETAILS ON YOUR MAJOR HANDOUT.

BUT THESE ARE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, TSM&O JOBS WHERE WE'RE DOING QUICK SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT GRIFFIN ROAD FOR INSTANCE, THIS IS ONE LET ME HIGHLIGHT THAT IS ON THE MPO'S PRIORITY LIST.

WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT.

LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR SOME AUXILIARY LANES COMING DOWN IN DIFFERENT SEGMENTS NORTH OF GRIFFIN, OVER AT THE MAIN LINE, WHERE IT MEETS AT JOHNSON UP TO JOHNSON STREET, AND THEN OVER ON WHAT WE CALL THE SPUR, WHICH IS THE VERY BOTTOM SEGMENT.

AND WE PUT THE X AFTER THE MILEPOST, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME CONSTRUCTION FUNDING ON THOSE PROJECTS.

INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS, COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE THERE.

THAT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WAS ADDED TO OUR WORK PROGRAM.

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SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT MOVEMENT THERE.

AND WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY YOUR CITIZENS COMMITTEE A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT.

OUR PROJECT MANAGERS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED AND AWARE ON THAT.

WE FEEL THAT THIS WILL REALLY HELP THE BLOUNT ROAD AREA ET-CETERA AS WE MOVE FORWARD THERE SO WE HAVE SOME RESURFACING, KEEPING OUR ROADWAYS ENHANCED.

NOW YOU'LL SEE A TEN LANE WIDENING OF THE SAWGRASS.

THIS BOTTOM ONE ON THIS PAGE IS TO WIDEN FOR TO GET READY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEN LANES.

SO WE'RE ALIGNING WITH THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ON THAT.

AGAIN SAWGRASS.

THESE ARE THREE MORE.

THESE SEGMENTS SHOW 150 ALMOST 160 MILLION, WHERE WE'RE WORKING THROUGH FOUR MILES SOUTH OF UNIVERSITY TO SOUTH OF 441.

AGAIN, NOT TO JUST READ FROM HERE, BUT ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

IF OUR DETAILED SCOPE DOES NOT ANSWER THEM, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THE SECOND ITEM DOWN THE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS.

MILEPOST 14 IS CORAL RIDGE DRIVE AND INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS.

ON THE NEXT JOB DOWN IS AT SAMPLE ROAD, WHICH I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO THE POMPANO SERVICE PLAZA AS I DO.

WIDENING THE SAWGRASS ON THE NEXT PAGE.

THE MORE THESE SEGMENTS AS YOU SEE EACH OF THESE, WE HAVE A LOT OF UTILITY COSTS THAT ARE INCLUDED.

A LOT OF THIS FUNDING IS FISCAL YEAR 2026.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S JULY NEXT YEAR, RIGHT.

SO WE'RE MOVING A LOT OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS UP IN OUR SCHEDULE, IN OUR SCHEDULE AND ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU SEE ON THE PAGE.

OH, HERE'S A GOOD ONE. THIS IS OUR PARTNERSHIP PROJECT WITH BROWARD COUNTY AND CITY OF SUNRISE.

AND THEN AS WE GO ONE MORE PAGE.

OH, AND A HANDY MAP AS YOU SEE HELPS ORIENT US.

THESE ARE THE TWO PAGES I MENTIONED THAT WE ARE DOING STUDIES.

SO THIS PDA THAT WE'RE DOING THAT YOU SEE HERE IS PART OF OUR TURNPIKE WIDENING INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE.

MOST OF THEM ARE NOW WE'VE GOT THIS ONE JOB AT STERLING, AND MR. GOOD HAD ASKED ME ABOUT THAT.

NOW STERLING ROAD IS A STUDY IS UNDERWAY.

AS WE SEE FOOTNOTE HERE.

PHASE IS UNDERWAY.

THE MONEY THAT YOU SEE HERE, THE 0.3, WHAT I LIKE IS I PUT IT ON HERE SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT REAL QUICKLY.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING VERY SOON COMING UP IN MAY.

AND IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE A PRESENTATION, WE CAN HAVE OUR PROJECT MANAGER COME UP AND SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT IT BEFORE THEN IN THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR, IF IT FITS ON YOUR AGENDA. OR WE CAN COME HERE WITH A NICE INVITATIONAL FLIER TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND HAVE RESIDENTS GIVE THEIR INPUT.

SO THIS IS THE SECOND PAGE.

LASTLY, TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS THAT THE SERVICE PLAZA TRUCK PARKING A CRITICAL ISSUE.

WE ALL SEE THEM EVERYWHERE ON THE RAMPS.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE SAFETY, TO ENHANCE AND REDESIGN AND FIT IN WHERE WE CAN.

AND JUST A QUICK PLUG.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS UP AND DOWN OUR SYSTEM TO THE PLAZAS TO TRY TO INCORPORATE BETTER PARKING.

AND WE'VE PUT IN ALL THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS AND THERE THEY ARE ALWAYS FULL.

SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE USING THEM AND GETTING A LOT OF BENEFIT FROM THAT.

SO THIS ONE INTERCHANGE, NEW RAMP THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING HERE FOR A DESIGN THAT IS AT THE SAWGRASS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IN AT THE MAIN LINE, THE INTERCHANGE EASTBOUND SAWGRASS TO NORTHBOUND TURNPIKE.

THAT WOULD BE A VERY NICE PROJECT.

SO IT'S GOING INTO DESIGN RIGHT AWAY 2026.

THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THIS QR CODE.

SO TECHNOLOGY WISE, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT OUR WEBSITE HAS A LOT OF GREAT RESOURCES, FLORIDAS TURNPIKE.COM.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR SAFETY MESSAGE PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY AND THIS TIME OF YEAR, WITH SEASONAL VISITORS THAT MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ROADS AND RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS.

I WONDER IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I MAY ANSWER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

MEMBER WELCH FOLLOWED BY MEMBER JAFFE.

GO AHEAD. HELLO.

THANK YOU, VICTORIA.

I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION ON THE PRECEDING SLIDE, IF I MAY.

[02:00:07]

THE SECOND AND THIRD PROJECT.

I KNOW THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY MANAGER DID GO TO OCOEE AND MEET WITH THE TURNPIKE OFFICIALS RECENTLY TO GO ON RECORD THAT WE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO REITERATE WHETHER THE INTENT WAS TO GO FROM EIGHT LANES TO TEN AND THAT ALL EXPANSION WOULD BE FROM THE CENTER LINE STILL, AND THAT EVIDENTLY WAS STILL THE CASE.

WE ARE WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD THAT WE ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSING ANY EXPANSION FURTHER THAN EIGHT LANES, BECAUSE ALL OF IT IS COMING TO THE COCONUT CREEK RESIDENTIAL SIDE RATHER THAN ANYTHING TO THE EAST.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO, BUT THIS IS VERY MUCH GOING TO ANY FURTHER EXPANSION PAST EIGHT LANES IS DEFINITELY GOING TO IMPACT A GREAT DEAL OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN OUR AREA.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU CHAIR.

AND MY COMMENTS ARE NOT ON THIS ITEM, BUT TO EXPEDITE THINGS, I'M GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS ON ITEM FOUR AND FIVE IN TERMS OF RELATED TO THE FDOT STAFF AND THE CSLIP AND LAP PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING.

BASICALLY, FOR MY COLLEAGUES HERE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT CSLIP PROJECTS NOW ARE ALL FALLING UNDER THE LAP CONCERNS.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS WITH CSLIP, THESE ARE ALL VERY AS MR. CRANE SAID WITH THE FDOT, THESE ARE A LOT OF SMALL PROJECTS.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THE LAP RESTRICTIONS SOMETIMES IMPOSE, YOU KNOW, HARDSHIPS ON THE MUNICIPALITIES DUE TO THE COST AND ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF THESE CSLIP PROJECTS FROM OLD CYCLES 4 OR 5 AND SIX ARE YEARS AGO, AND THE COST ESTIMATES NOW ARE OVERRUNNING WHAT THE ACTUAL COST, PROJECTED COSTS ARE OVERRUNNING THE ESTIMATES.

AND WE HAVE A POLICY THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED THAT IF THE COST OVERRUNS OR THE COST ESTIMATE EXCEEDS 30%, IT HAS TO COME BACK FOR APPROVAL ON THE REDUCTION IN SCOPE AND PROJECTS, WHICH AFTER WE GO OUT, AFTER WE GET APPROVED HERE, THEN WE GO OUT AND YOU KNOW, TALK UP THESE PROJECTS, AND NOW WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND SAY WE'RE REDUCING THE SCOPE OF PROJECTS.

I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THAT WITH THE CONCERNS GOING FORWARD FOR OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, APPROVING TODAY THAT MIGHT BE FIVE YEARS OUT.

SOMETIMES IT'S COST INFLATION NUMBER, YOU KNOW, OVER FIVE YEARS, 30%.

IT MAY BE WE NEED TO RAISE THAT NUMBER.

AND I KNOW THE SECRETARY IS ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND HE'S YOUR BOSS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NEVER TELL OUR MY NEIGHBOR HIS GRASS NEEDS TO BE CUT OR HIS GARBAGE CAN NEEDS TO BE PUT INSIDE.

BUT THE THESE LAP RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON THESE PROJECTS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BE A HARDSHIP TO THE COMMUNITIES GOING FORWARD.

AND, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SAID, WE CELEBRATE SMALL THINGS TOGETHER AND WE RODE TOGETHER.

WE NEED TO ROW BETTER TOGETHER SO THAT SOMETIMES THESE HARDSHIPS DON'T COME TO THE MUNICIPALITIES AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED A CYCLE FIVE YEARS AGO.

THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

WE HAVE A MOTION, AND IT'S BEEN SECOND.

MAY WE HAVE A VOTE? MOTION PASSES.

EVERYONE VOTED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE APPROVED TODAY.

AND WE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE QUORUM.

AND FOLKS ARE RAPIDLY MOVING ON.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM THE ATTORNEY TO CONFIRM THAT WE CAN TAKE THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS ALL TOGETHER.

[4. MOTION TO APPROVE the Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Cycle 9 Priority List of Projects, Directing MPO Staff to Work with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Staff on the Vetting and Programming of Viable Projects]

[5. MOTION TO APPROVE the Modifications to Project Limits for Complete Streets and other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Cycle 4 Project Weston FM#448288.1]

[6. MOTION TO APPROVE a Grant Participation and Reimbursement Agreement for the Implementation of the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Program Grant “Connect FTL” Planning Study Within the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida]

[7. MOTION TO APPROVE a Triparty Agreement Among Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization and City of Fort Lauderdale and Metropolitan Transportation Engineering & Construction Cooperative for 17th Street Mobility Hub Capital Project]

WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE? IS THAT A YES? THAT'S A YES.

OH, WONDERFUL.

IT'S A HOLIDAY SEASON, SO I'M INTO GIVING.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO CAN I GET SOMEONE TO MAKE THAT MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

[02:05:01]

YOU JUST VERIFY THAT THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT FROM ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ON FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN.

FOUR. FIVE, SIX AND FOUR.

FIVE. SIX AND SEVEN.

OKAY, GREAT.

SEEING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.