May 28, 2025 Technical Advisory Committee

[1. Call to Order and Recognition of Quorum]

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AFTERNOON. IT'S 2:32 P.M. ALREADY. SO WE'RE GOING TO START OUR MEETING?

[2. Electronic Roll Call]

MIC] SHOWING ABSENT. HERE. PRESENT. HERE. THANK YOU.

THANKS. WE HAVE 19 PRESENT. PERFECT. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[3. Approval of Minutes - April 23, 2025]

SECOND BY DANIELLE. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT. IF NO COMMENT, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

OKAY. IT PASSES APPROVAL OF AGENDA. WE HAVE MOTION BY

[4. Approval of Agenda]

PERFECT. IT PASSES. PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

REBECCA. NO CHAIR. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

THANK YOU. NOW WE ARE MOVING TO THE ACTION ITEMS.

[1. MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE the DRAFT FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS (LOPP)]

THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANCE IN TERMS OF IMPACT.

BILL, IF YOU WANT TO TALK ON THIS. OKAY. YEAH.

THANK YOU. CHAIR. BILL CROSS, BROWARD MPO. SO THIS IS OUR NORMAL ANNUAL PROCESS WE GO THROUGH EACH YEAR WHERE WE SET THE PRIORITIES.

THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT COME OUT OF OUR ADOPTED 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

AND YOU WERE PROVIDED A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS AND THE PROJECTS LAST MONTH.

AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND A RECOMMENDATION TO OUR BOARD TODAY TO ACCEPT THIS LIST.

THANK YOU. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY COMMENT. SO WE HAVE MOTION BY CHRIS.

SECOND BY ANDREW. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

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[1. Federal Discretionary Grants]

LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN. IT'S ALWAYS MY FAVORITE THING EACH MONTH TO BE HERE WITH YOU, JENNIPHER, TO SEE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

AND I HAVE THE GRANTS, UPDATE AND DISCUSSION.

PRETTY MUCH. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT TO UPDATE YOU ON.

SO I'M ONLY GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE UPDATES TODAY.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH STATUS QUO AND IS CONTAINED IN THE BACKUP.

AS ALWAYS, THE FEDERAL GRANTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL UPDATES SO THAT WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY MEETING.

PLEASE USE THE QR CODE OR THE LINK IN THE DOCUMENT HERE TO SIGN UP FOR IT.

IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE CAN DISCUSS THE FEDERAL GRANTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL UPDATES.

WE LOVE HAVING THERE. IT REALLY HELPS WITH OUR COLLABORATION TOGETHER THERE AS TOGETHER WE ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

THRIVING COMMUNITIES. SO YOU KNOW THAT THE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES VISION TOOLKIT WILL BE COMING OUT VERY SOON.

PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE DISTRIBUTED.

SMART STATUS QUO FUN. UPDATE THE RAIL CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

THE FRA HAS NOW INITIATED THE PROCESS TO COMPLETE THE OBLIGATION OF THE GRANT.

SO THAT IS A BIG DEAL AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR IT.

IT WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS IT GOES ALONG.

RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN, AND COORDINATING WITH PARTNER AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH STAFF WORKING WORKS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. STAFF WORKING GROUPS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT ERROR.

PRIORITIZATION. SAME SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL.

THAT WILL BE THE BROWARD COUNTIES LEADING IT AND WILL BE BEING APPLIED FOR.

THE DEADLINE IS JUNE 26TH. THESE ARE THE OPEN GRANT APPLICATIONS.

THE NOFO LIST ON THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS NO LONGER UP.

PAGES SAID THAT IT'S NOT FOUND. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING DIRECTLY THROUGH THERE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOUND.

YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH GRANTS.GOV TO BE SEARCHING WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN POSTING OUT.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WILL KEEP THESE UP AS THEY COME UP.

I CHECK THAT DAILY. I KNOW THE BUSSES, BUS FACILITY PROGRAM AND LOW OR NO EMISSION PROGRAM FOR BUSSES IS THE MOST RECENT TO HAVE BEEN POSTED.

SO THAT MEANS ALL THE UPCOMING. I DON'T EVEN GET TO SEE WHICH ONES ARE UPCOMING ANYMORE, BUT THESE ARE OUR BEST GUESTS AT THE MOMENT AS TO WHAT WAS LAST POSTED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT.

OKAY. LET'S SEE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE IS NO COMMENT. MOVING TO THE NEXT ITEM.

[2. Report From Partner Agency - Greater Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association - Commute Broward]

MAY I? OKAY. SORRY. THERE IS A QUESTION FOR JENNIPHER.

IF YOU CAN, PLEASE COME BACK JENNIPHER.

THANK YOU. HELLO. HI. HEY, JENNIPHER. I'M WITH MAQSOOD THE [INAUDIBLE] AVIATION.

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IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD GET INFORMATION ON THE CONSULTANTS OR VENDORS YOU GUYS ARE USING FOR, OR ARE THINKING OF USING? I DO NOT HAVE THAT DIRECT INFORMATION.

BILL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OVER OR. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE OVER.

OR NOT TAKE. I MIGHT TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

TAKE THAT. YES. YEAH. DELOITTE IS IS THE PRIME THAT'S WORKING FOR US ON THAT SMART.

AND THERE'S A WHOLE SERIES OF SUBCONSULTANTS THAT SUPPORT THAT EFFORT.

ANDREW RIDEAU OF OUR OFFICE IS THE PROJECT MANAGER.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO, I CAN, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE MEETING, WE'LL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH HIM SO YOU COULD FOLLOW UP ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW, ROBYN, YOU CAN COME BACK FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AMANDA CHRISTON. I'M THE TRANSIT MANAGER WITH THE BROWARD MPO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY. I YOU'LL SEE ME UP HERE TWICE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR INTRODUCING COMMUTE BROWARD AND MISS ROBYN CHIARELLI WITH THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.

THE TMA AND THE BROWARD MPO HAVE HAD A RELATIONSHIP MUCH LONGER THAN THE FOUR YEARS THAT WE HAVE HAD A RELATIONSHIP IN THE FORM OF COMMUTE BROWARD. SO I WOULD LIKE TO OUTLINE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE, I THINK WE DID OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, BECAUSE ROBYN WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT A LITTLE RECAP OF WHAT SHE'S DONE.

AND OF COURSE, WHAT SHE'S ANTICIPATING TO DO IN TASK WORK ORDER 5.

SO I WROTE DOWN A LITTLE THING, I THINK IN THE FIRST YEAR WE REALLY YOU ALL, I THINK, WILL UNDERSTAND THIS.

WE STUDIED THE PROBLEM, RIGHT? WE REALLY STUDIED THE PROBLEM.

THE SECOND YEAR WE CAME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND WE ACTUALLY DID START IMPLEMENTING THE, THE COUNTERMEASURES THROUGH FOUNDING COMMUTE BROWARD, OUR IDENTITY, OUR BRANDING, AND OUR FIRST BLUSH AT OUTREACH.

THAT WAS THE SECOND YEAR, THE THIRD YEAR WE REALLY HONED IN ON WHO OUR WHO OUR NEEDS MEMBERS WERE IN BROWARD AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO HELP THEM. AND THE FOURTH YEAR, WE HONED IN ON GETTING IN TOUCH WITH LARGE EMPLOYERS AND THE HR DEPARTMENTS WITH THOSE LARGE EMPLOYERS, TO INTRODUCE COMMUTER BENEFITS WITH OTHER TYPES OF BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES.

AND ROBYN CHIARELLI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE TMA, IS GOING TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO FOR THIS NEXT TASK WORK ORDER.

ROBYN. NICE JOB. THANKS. THANKS, AMANDA. NICE JOB.

SO GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ROBYN CHIARELLI.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU. SOME OF YOU I JUST MET FOR MY 32ND ELEVATOR PITCH, LITERALLY IN THE ELEVATOR AS I WAS COMING UP.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY.

I'M PLEASED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON COMMUTE BROWARD'S RECENT ACTIVITIES, OUR KEY OUTCOMES AND UPCOMING INITIATIVES.

PLANS FOR TASK WORK ORDER 5. OUR WORK CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS IN GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE.

AND THESE EFFORTS ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH MPO'S MISSION TO ENHANCE MOBILITY, SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND CREATE A MORE CONNECTED REGION. SO TODAY'S UPDATE WILL HIGHLIGHT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WE'LL SHARE KEY LESSONS THAT ARE GUIDING OUR FUTURE STRATEGY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE A PREVIEW OF OUR UPCOMING TASK WORK ORDER 5 PLAYBOOK, INCLUDING OUR PLAN TO DELIVER A FULL SERVICE COMMUTER BENEFITS MODEL FOR A LARGE EMPLOYER COMMUTE BROWARD HAS MADE STRONG PROGRESS IN SEVERAL CORE AREAS.

WE'VE EXPANDED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH.

PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY EVENTS, HOSTED TARGETED WEBINARS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS, AND PURSUED MAJOR FUNDING AS WELL AS SUPPORTED MPO EVENTS.

OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE PRIORITIZED REACHING HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS, AS AMANDA HAD MENTIONED, PRIMARILY THROUGH LINKEDIN, AND WE GREW OUR NETWORK FROM A MERE 80 CONNECTIONS TO OVER 02,200 CONNECTIONS AND

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WE'VE ALSO HOSTED A SERIES OF WEBINARS WITH AN AUDIENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DECISION MAKERS FEATURING TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, INCLUDING BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT, TRI-RAIL, SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUTER SERVICES COMMUTE WITH ENTERPRISE, BEST WORKPLACES FOR COMMUTERS AND, OF COURSE, BROWARD MPO, AND THE MOST RECENT WEBINAR DREW 21 PARTICIPANTS IN THE AIR COMMUNITY AND GENERATED MEANINGFUL FOLLOW UP WITH EMPLOYERS THAT ARE EXPLORING COMMUTER BENEFIT SOLUTIONS SUCH AS HILTON HOTELS, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS BROWARD CLERK OF COURTS, AMONG OTHERS.

ALSO LAST YEAR, WE LED THE SUBMITTAL OF A $20 MILLION PROPOSAL FOR THE EPA COMMUNITY CHANGE GRANTS, ALONG WITH 15 MULTIDISCIPLINARY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THAT. THE FOCUS WAS EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION VIA ELECTRIC MICRO TRANSIT.

EV INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THAT MICRO TRANSIT.

AIR QUALITY MONITORING AS WELL AS WORKFORCE TRAINING IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

AND MOST OF YOU PROBABLY CAN ALREADY SURMISE THAT THE GRANT FUNDS HAVE BEEN PULLED BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AS OF TODAY AS AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE LATEST BUT THIS INITIATIVE HAS ALLOWED US TO FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ALSO HAS LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AND IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER, RIGHT? SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE OFFICIAL WORD. AND WHEN WE DO, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

IN DOING THIS WORK SO FAR, A NUMBER OF CLEAR LESSONS HAVE EMERGED.

FIRST, WHEN HUMAN RESOURCES IS AT THE TABLE AND THEY'RE INVOLVED, RESULTS FOLLOW.

EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING FOR BENEFITS THAT CAN HELP THEM STAND OUT AMONGST THE COMPETITION TO ATTRACT TALENT AND RETAIN TALENT.

AND ALSO THEY FIND REAL VALUE IN HAVING ALL TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE.

SECOND, PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OUR CAPACITY TO DELIVER ON OUR SERVICES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE COMMUTE OPTIONS.

AND FINALLY, WORKING FROM HOME IS NO LONGER WIDELY ACCEPTED.

THE BIG RETURN TO OFFICE IS REALLY GUIDING EMPLOYER INTEREST IN TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUTER BENEFITS.

AND SO TOGETHER, THESE LESSONS HAVE HELPED US REFINE OUR STRATEGIES FOR TASK WORK.

ORDER FIVE TO POSITION COMMUTE BROWARD TO BE HAVE A SCALABLE SUCCESS INTO THIS NEXT YEAR.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TASK WORK ORDER 5 SCOPE.

IT FOCUSES ON THREE KEY PRIORITIES. FIRST CONTINUING TO BUILD BRAND AWARENESS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO DO THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, PRIMARILY THROUGH LINKEDIN AND THE HR AUDIENCES, AS WELL AS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A NEW LEAVE BEHIND PACKET FOR EMPLOYERS.

SECOND IS DIRECT EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT, WHERE OUR PRIORITY WILL BE TO IDENTIFY AND ONBOARD ONE LARGE EMPLOYER TO PILOT A FULL SERVICE DELIVERY OF OUR SERVICES, WHICH ALL DETAIL IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND THEN FINALLY, ONGOING SUPPORT OF MPO EVENTS AS FISCAL AGENTS TO INCLUDE LET'S GO BIKING IN THE STATE OF THE REGION AWARDS AND OTHERS. SO LOOKING AHEAD, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR GOALS HERE.

SERVICE FOR ONE LARGE EMPLOYER, WHICH WILL OFFER A FULL COMMUTER BENEFITS PROGRAM.

AND THAT WILL INCLUDE COMMUTER BENEFITS TRAINING FOR THEIR HR TEAM, A CUSTOM SURVEY AND WEB PAGE ON SITE EVENTS WITH ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS, AS WELL AS A COMMUTER LOCATION, HEAT MAP, RIDE MATCHING SERVICES, GUARANTEED RIDE HOME PROGRAM, AND OTHER BENEFITS.

AND THIS WILL SERVE AS OUR FLAGSHIP DELIVERY, A MODEL WE INTEND TO SCALE AND REPLICATE WITH OTHER LARGE EMPLOYERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR PROGRESS.

WE'VE EXPANDED OUR REACH, STRENGTHENED HUMAN RESOURCES ENGAGEMENT, AND LAID A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE FUNDING

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SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SCALING THIS WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANY FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. OKAY.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE. SOUNDS LIKE NO COMMENT.

UNLESS [LAUGHTER]. NO THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR.

MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. OKAY. NEXT ITEM.

[3. Report From Partner Agency - Broward Country Transit - Transit Development Plan]

REPORT FROM PARTNER AGENCY BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT.

TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IF THE PRESENTER CAN BE INTRODUCED.

BILL, AS WE TALKED. ARE YOU INTRODUCING.

THANK YOU. HI. HI AGAIN. THIS IS MY SECOND TIME, AMANDA CHRISTON BROWARD MPO.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT IS HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THEIR ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION, RATHER THE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE. AND THIS TDP UPDATE IS REALLY FOCUSED.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I READ THROUGH IT, I DON'T WANT TO EDITORIALIZE, BUT THERE WAS A REALLY HEAVY EMPHASIS ON CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT.

AND THERE WAS A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY.

AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU KNOW, FROM AN MPO POLICY PERSPECTIVE, WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO READ ALL OF THE THE GREAT EFFORTS THAT ARE OUTLINED FOR THE NEXT DECADE AT BCT. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE GREGORY WITH WSP, AND HE WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GREGORY, WITH WHOLE COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTED BY MARIAH FROM WSP.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE SHARING ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE LAST YEAR AN UPDATE ON STEPS TAKEN, STEPS BCT HAS TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, AND AN UPDATE TO THE TEN YEAR OPERATING AND CAPITAL PROGRAM.

I KNOW YOU'VE ALL READ IT COVER TO COVER ALREADY, SO WE'LL GET INTO SOME REPORT DETAILS IN A MINUTE.

BUT FIRST, A QUICK REFRESHER. THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, OR APRS, ARE INTENDED TO BE AN UPDATE TO THE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THIS APR COVERS FISCAL YEAR 2024. IT GIVES UPDATES TO FDOT STAKEHOLDERS, CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC ON BCT'S EFFORTS OVER THE PAST YEAR. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THIS REPORT IS ALIGNED WITH THE NEW STATE MANDATED CHANGES TO THE TDP RULES.

THAT INCLUDES A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS, STRONGER COLLABORATION WITH MPO PARTNERS, AND A SHARPENED FOCUS ON ALIGNING INVESTMENTS WITH KEY PRIORITIES.

AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE CENTER. THIS IS THE FIRST OF FOUR ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.

SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH STRATEGIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

(PREMO) OR THE PREMIUM MOBILITY PLAN CONTINUED TO BUILD MOMENTUM.

WE LOVE MOMENTUM. BCT HOSTED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRY DAY WITH OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE TRANSIT SECTOR.

THE AGENCY SHARED UPDATES, FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS, TOURED FUTURE CORRIDORS AND PAVING THE WAY FOR PREMIUM NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION.

SO IT REMAINS A VERY POPULAR INITIATIVE. FOR BCR SOUTH A N IMPORTANT MILESTONE WAS ACHIEVED.

BCT RECEIVED A FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OR FONSI FROM THE FTA IN SEPTEMBER 2024, SO THIS MARKS MAJOR PROGRESS TOWARD COMMUTER RAIL IN BROWARD. FOR THAT PROGRAM, BCT MADE A POINT TO STAY CLOSELY ENGAGED WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

STAFF OFFERED UPDATES AT NUMEROUS OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS.

TOPICS INCLUDED EVERYTHING FROM PROGRAM UPDATES TO SURTAX BUDGET REQUESTS.

BCT'S FIVE YEAR PLAN. THAT COORDINATION ENSURES THAT THE AGENCY VISION ISN'T JUST ASPIRATIONAL, IT'S ACTIONABLE. IT'S FUNDED, IT'S ACCOUNTABLE.

AND IF YOU SEE ON THE SIDEBAR, IT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SOME THAT STAND OUT, OR THAT BCT ADDED ITS FIRST TWO ELECTRIC EXPRESS COACHES TO THE FLEET LAUNCHED PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT, WHICH IS A MULTI-AGENCY INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AT TRANSIT LOCATIONS, AND MOST NOTABLY, CELEBRATED THE LARGEST BUS OPERATOR GRADUATING CLASS IN BCT HISTORY.

AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE AGENCY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.

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THOSE COA RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED INTERNALLY, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE FALL.

IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE 2024 GOALS.

THESE ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED PER THE RULE CHANGES, BUT BCT BELIEVES THAT CONTINUING TO MONITOR AND TO TRACK THESE HELPS THE AGENCY IMPROVE.

SO STARTING IN THE LEFT COLUMN, WE SEE SIGNIFICANT STEPS WE'RE TAKING IN 2024 TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND SECURITY.

BCT'S GOAL TO DECREASE SAFETY EVENTS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, BUT IT IS STILL ONGOING.

ONE HUGE STEP WAS THE PROCUREMENT OF PEDESTRIAN COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS. THESE ARE THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE INSTALLED ON BUSSES, AND THEY USE SENSORS AND CAMERAS AND AI TO DETECT PEDESTRIANS AND ALERT BUS DRIVERS TO AVOID COLLISIONS. IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE NATIONAL VISION ZERO PRINCIPLES FOR TRANSIT SAFETY.

THE AGENCY ALSO ENHANCED SECURITY PRESENCE AT TERMINALS CONDUCTED FOR SAFETY CAMPAIGNS, AND OFFERED REFRESHER AND DE-ESCALATION TRAINING TO OPERATORS.

TO THE CENTER AND TO THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE BCT'S MISSION TO REDUCE ASSAULTS ON TRANSIT WORKERS, AND THAT'S STILL IN PROGRESS. THE AGENCY INCREASED ITS EFFORTS TO DISCUSS AND DEFINE AND TRACK WORKER ASSAULTS VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

AND WHILE THIS TRACKING ALLOWED THAT AWARENESS TO IMPROVE, THE NUMBER OF REPORTS ALSO WENT UP, BUT BASICALLY GAVE BCT A MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON BUSSES AND TRANSIT LOCATIONS.

SO THIS IS STILL BEING EVALUATED, AND BCT CONTINUES TO TRACK THOSE NUMBERS AND ENGAGE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND THE NEXT GOAL YOU SEE, THE AGENCY EXCEEDED KEY OBJECTIVES LAST YEAR IN ITS EFFORT TO IMPROVE MOBILITY AND IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE TRANSIT SOLUTIONS.

THE FIRST TWO TARGETS IN THE LEFT COLUMNS BOTH SHOW INVESTMENTS IN PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE SERVICE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE BCT MEETING THE NEPA REQUIREMENTS FONSI FOR BCR SOUTH, LIKE WE MENTIONED.

BUT ALSO THEY THEY RELOCATED AND INSTALLED 15 SHELTERS, INSTALLED OVER 1000 NEW SIGNAGE AND 310 SOLAR LIGHTS IN THE CENTER COLUMN. YOU SEE, THEY MET THEIR GOALS TO GROW TRANSIT USE AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

CUSTOMER SERVICE OUTREACH TRIPLED THE MINIMUM TARGET WITH 46 EVENTS HELD.

RIDERSHIP INCREASED ALMOST 9% SYSTEMWIDE ACROSS ALL SERVICES, INCLUDING PARATRANSIT OR TOPS, WHICH HIT A HISTORIC HIGH WITH 15% GROWTH. AND THESE NUMBERS REFLECT NOT JUST OPERATIONAL SUCCESS, BUT COMMUNITY IMPACT. THE THIRD GOAL ILLUSTRATES BCT'S COMMITMENT TO ITS STAFF AND GROWTH.

THE AGENCY MET ANOTHER GOAL WHEN IT HOSTED 13 CAREER EVENTS, WELL BEYOND THE TARGET FOR OUTREACH EVENTS.

HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE SURVEY WAS POSTPONED. IT WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL BCT 2.0 CAN BE IMPLEMENTED, AND THAT'S THE PROGRAM TO MODERNIZE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR PREMO SERVICES.

INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WITH THE SURVEY, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SKEWED BY THE RESTRUCTURING, THE AGENCY DECIDED INSTEAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEW STRUCTURE HAD TIME TO STABILIZE, AND THIS WAY THE FEEDBACK IS A RESULT OF THE ACTUAL WORKING CONDITIONS, AND NOT THE KIND OF GROWING PAINS FROM THE MOVING PIECES.

GOAL FOUR THE AGENCY CAN REPORT IT MET ITS GOAL TO ENSURE RESILIENCY AND MAINTAIN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT, THE LOW AND NO EMISSION FLEET GREW BY 8%, WITH 33 ELECTRIC AND 43 HYBRID BUSSES NOW IN OPERATION.

AND AFTER MEETING THE GOAL, BCT PAUSED EV FLEET EXPANSION DUE TO VEHICLE RELIABILITY ISSUES.

IN THE RIGHT COLUMN. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE STILL ONGOING.

THIS IS PART OF THE COA L IKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE DATA FOR LOW PERFORMING ROUTES ARE STILL BEING GATHERED BY THE COA AND EVALUATED, AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE FALL. HERE WE CAN SEE THE FINANCIALS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

AS A REMINDER, THE TEN YEAR OPERATING AND CAPITAL PROGRAM PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON CHANGES TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND FINANCIAL PLAN.

IT ADDS ONE MORE YEAR TO THE PLAN. SO NOW IT COVERS FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2034.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART, WHICH KIND OF GOT SHRUNK UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A REPRESENTATION OF THE BCT BUDGET.

AS YOU KNOW, THAT GETS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EVERY YEAR.

THE PROGRAM DOES SHOW BCTS LONG TERM VISION AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

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SO THAT'S NEW HIGH FREQUENCY BUS, NEW LIGHT RAIL, NEW BUS, RAPID TRANSIT, COMMUTER RAIL FOR THE CAPITAL PROGRAM IN THE ORANGE BOX.

A TOTAL OF 5.19 BILLION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT SERVICE EXPANSION.

SO THAT'S OVER 2.5 BILLION FOR NEW TRANSITWAYS.

745 MILLION FOR NEW VEHICLES. AND THE SPIKE THAT YOU SEE IN 2026 IS THE INVESTMENT FOR BRT AND LRT TO BEGIN SERVICE. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY TRANSPORTATION SURTAX REVENUE, FEDERAL GRANTS, LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS AND ENSURE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING APPROACH.

AND FINALLY, HERE IS A LIST OF PROJECTS AND THEIR ANTICIPATED START DATES BY 2034 BCT EXPECTS NEW SERVICES ACROSS SAMPLE ROAD, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD AND MORE.

28% FLEET EXPANSION FROM 415 VEHICLES TO OVER 500 VEHICLES, AND A CONTINUED PROGRESS ON LIGHT RAIL AND COMMUTER RAIL SEGMENTS.

THIS REFLECTS DATA DRIVEN PRIORITIZATION BASED ON NEED AND CAPACITY.

SO IN CLOSING, FISCAL YEAR 2024 WAS A YEAR OF TANGIBLE PROGRESS AND RENEWED COMMUNITY CONNECTION.

THANK YOU AND I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY COMMENT. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. REBECCA, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON ONLINE? OKAY. NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THIS IS THE LAST NON ACTION ITEM. NOW COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion ]

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ]

IT LOOKS LIKE NONE. BILL, IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT.

NO OTHER THAN THIS IS PERHAPS A RECORD FOR QUICKEST MEETING.

CAN I? YEAH. OH THANK YOU REBECCA. I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING. YEAH. SO NEXT MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR EVERYONE.

YOU'LL RECALL THAT KERRIE MACNEIL TALKED TO US LAST MONTH ABOUT KIND OF THE UPDATE OF THE CSLIP PROGRAM.

WE'RE CONVERTING THAT TO REV. AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION SOME OF OUR PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WHERE WE THINK WE'RE WE'RE HEADING YOU KNOW, AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS AND GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU AND SEE IF EVERYBODY FEELS LIKE WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO IMPORTANT WORKSHOP I GUESS FOLLOWING NEXT MONTH'S TAC MEETING.

WELL T HANK YOU. SO THAT MEANS THAT WILL BE IN ZOOM MEETING.

HYBRID. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS, BILL.

2025 PARTICIPATION RECORD. SAVE THE DATE. AS YOU ALREADY MENTIONED, THAT ITEM NUMBER THREE.

THE WORKSHOP. THANK YOU, REBECCA. NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 25TH, 2025.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANKS. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.

BYE BYE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.