Jun 12, 2025 MPO Board Meeting

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ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. COULD WE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY MEMBER JAFFE.

[1. Call to Order and Pledge]

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL. ELECTRONIC ROLL

[2. Electronic Roll Call]

IS IT WORKING? IS EVERYONE. I'M WAITING ON COMMISSIONER ROGERS AND COMMISSIONER DAVIS TO PRESS PRESENT ON THEIR SYSTEM.

COMMISSIONER DAVIS. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE ONLINE BOARD MEMBERS LLEWELLYN SCUTO AND RISER. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[3. Approval of Minutes - May 8, 2025]

MOTION PASSES. ARE WE GOOD? I'M WAITING ON WALKER, GOOD AND HODGKINS.

AND MS. COGSWELL, BOARD MEMBER COGSWELL. IF YOU COULD TELL ME VERBALLY, I CAN ADD IT INTO THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.

NO, THAT'S. ALL VOTES ARE IN.

YES, CHAIR. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF EXCUSED ABSENCES HAS BEEN REQUESTED

[4. Approval of Excused Absences]

WE HAVE BERGLAND HAVE MOTIONED AND A SECOND BY MEMBER GOOD.

PLEASE CALL THE ELECTRONIC VOTE.

VICE CHAIR COOPER. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ALL VOTES ARE IN. ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN HAS BEEN PULLED. ATTORNEY. YES, MA'AM. ITEM FIVE WAS PULLED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SIX, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[6. Approval of Agenda]

AS AMENDED. MEMBER FADGEN AND MEMBER VAN BUSKIRK.

OKAY. ELECTRONIC VOTING.

BOARD MEMBER. TRANTALIS. IT'S A YES OR A NO, SIR.

THANK YOU. SIR. OKAY. ALL VOTES ARE IN. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK? DO WE HAVE A LIST? SEEING NONE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, MOTION TO ELECT

[8. MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS to Serve for the Next Year, July 2025 Through June 2026: A. Chair B. Vice Chair C. Deputy Vice Chair D. Executive Committee - Broward County Representative E. Executive Committee - Small Municipalities Representative F. Executive Committee - At-Large Representative G. Executive Committee - At-Large Representative (if no Chair Emeritus)]

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OKAY. AT THIS TIME, DO WE OPEN FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE? SEEING NONE THAT LOOKS, IT APPEARS THAT IT CAN BE A SINGLE VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE OF ALL OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND CURRENTLY IN POSITION. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOTION BY MEMBER YUDIN AND SECONDED BY MEMBER WELCH.

WE'LL BRING HIM TO YOUR HOUSE. I ALMOST BROUGHT IN BAGELS THIS MORNING.

COULD WE HAVE A VOTE? OH, WOW. WELL, WE'RE GOING BACK. OH. I JUST LOVE THIS GROUP. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU ALL. YAY! THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.

CONGRATULATIONS. YAY! STABILITY IS A GOOD THING.

IT IS. THANK YOU. OKAY. CONSENT ITEMS. MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS THAT ARE ON CONSENT.

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

AND IF ANYONE WISHES TO PULL AN ITEM, I CAN READ THAT IF IT'S NECESSARY.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MEMBER TRANTALIS. YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I'D LIKE TO PULL TWO, THREE AND FOUR, IF I MIGHT.

TWO, THREE AND FOUR. ANYONE ELSE? MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? ITEMS ONE, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN. JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

MOTIONED BY MEMBER. WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.

THANK YOU. MOTION BY MEMBER FISHER AND SECONDED BY MEMBER HARDEN.

COULD WE HAVE THE ELECTRONIC VOTE ON IT? BOARD MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU.

ONE, FIVE AND SIX HAVE PASSED. ONE, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN HAVE PASSED.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO?

[2. MOTION TO APPROVE Advancing Strategic Initiatives Task Work Order No. 18 Between the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization and Whitehouse Group, Inc. for Organizational Restructuring in an Amount Not to Exceed $198,378.40]

TASK ORDER NUMBER 18 BETWEEN THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND WHITE HOUSE GROUP, INC FOR ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $198,378.40.

MEMBER TRANTALIS. THANK YOU. SO YOU KNOW, IF WE DIG A LITTLE DEEP INTO THESE REQUESTS, I'M LOOKING AT ITEM NUMBER TWO AND ITEM NUMBER THREE.

WE'RE LOOKING TO PAY THE WHITE HOUSE GROUP A HALF $1 MILLION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING.

DO WE? EXCUSE ME A SECOND. DO WE WANT TO READ ITEM NUMBER THREE AND TWO WE CAN DO.

WELL, I CAN TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME, BUT OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

OKAY. SO REFERRING TO ITEM NUMBER TWO SPECIFICALLY, IF WE LOOK TO OUR BACKUP, IT SAYS THAT, FIRST OF ALL, MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE WHITE HOUSE GROUP WAS THAT THEY WERE MORE INVOLVED WITH PLANNING AND ENGINEERING.

I KNOW THAT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BRIDGE AND TUNNEL ISSUE, THEY WERE BROUGHT IN AS CONSULTANTS.

I DON'T KNOW THEIR BACKGROUND WITH REGARD TO ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING AND ORG CHARTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT LET'S JUST TAKE THIS UP FOR NOW AS TO WHAT THE EXPLANATION IS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ALLOCATION.

IT SAYS THAT THE CONSULTANT WILL CONDUCT A SERVICES AND SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOP JOB DESCRIPTIONS, TITLES, A STAFF ALIGNMENT PLAN AND A FINANCIAL ALIGNMENT PLAN.

WHAT IS THAT? WOULD YOU. WHAT I MEAN, WHAT EXACTLY IS.

WE HAVE A. MAYOR, FOR THE RECORD. GREG STUART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

JOSHUA SIMMONS. I AM A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT WITH WHITE HOUSE GROUP, AND I WAS ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE BOTH OF YOU.

OH, YOU'RE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, THE WHITE HOUSE GROUP IS.

I REFER TO THEM AS GINGER ALE. IN YOUR CASE YOU AND THE COUNTY HIRED THEM THROUGH A JOINT AGREEMENT TO STUDY THE

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IT WAS ACTUALLY FOR THEM TO DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE LAYING OUT TO SHARE WITH YOU, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WHY THIS WAS PLACED THERE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE MORE AGREEMENT WITH THEM BEFORE I RETIRE.

IS MY RETIREMENT AND MOVING ON. SO THEY'RE ORGANIZING THE SYSTEM TO THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGENCY IS READY FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, I'VE LITERALLY 24 MONTHS STARTING JULY 1ST.

BUT IF WHEN YOU RETIRE, THOUGH, I MEAN, DOES THAT CHANGE THE WHOLE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART? OH, ACTUALLY, IT SHOULDN'T, BECAUSE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS BRING SOMEBODY IN AND HAVE EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

WE WANT GREG STUART 2.0. RIGHT. WELL, I WOULD HOPE YOU GET I WOULD WANT GREG STUART 2.0 TO RUN THIS PLACE.

IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, A LABOR OF LOVE FOR ME. BUT THAT SAID, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GREG STUART 2.0 IS PREPARED THE BEST WAY.

BECAUSE WHEN GREG STUART 1.0 SHOWED UP HERE, IT WAS, HEY, GET OUT OF THE BUILDING AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

AND I HAD TO DO EVERYTHING ON THE FLY. WHICH ACTUALLY WASN'T GOOD.

IMAGINE IF YOU WOULD. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE HAD NO EMPLOYEES AND NO TAX COMING IN AND NO REVENUES AND NO ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. AND YOU DID A BANG UP JOB.

BUT WHAT IS $200,000 GOING TO BUY? MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THIS QUESTION. YOU GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHITE HOUSE GROUP. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I MOVED OVER TO THIS FIRM, AND WHY I'M NO LONGER A BOARD MEMBER HERE. IS BETTER THAN A CITY COMMISSIONER. WELL, YES.

BUT. SO, YES, WE WERE FOUNDED AS A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY.

HOWEVER, IN THE YEARS SINCE, WE'VE MOVED NOT JUST INTO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, BUT ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS, WHICH IS THE SIDE OF THE FIRM THAT I WORK ON.

SO STRATEGIC PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES, CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING INTERNAL CONTROLS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO AS WELL. AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH BROWARD MPO, BUT WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH MUNICIPALITIES NOT JUST HERE IN FLORIDA, BUT ALSO IN DIFFERENT STATES IN THE NATION.

SO WITH THIS SITUATION, WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE MPO TO TALK ABOUT TRANSITION PLANNING, SUCCESSION PLANNING HELPING THE MPO REORGANIZE IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

AS WELL AS WHAT'S GOING ON IN FLORIDA. AND SO ONE OF THIS INITIATIVE, THESE TWO INITIATIVES THAT YOU PULLED, ADDRESSED THOSE INTERNAL CONCERNS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS A STRONGER MPO, THAT YOU ALL HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER AND WATCHING OVER SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S RUNNING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

WHAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE GROUP'S HISTORY WITH REGARD TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT? WHAT HAVE BEEN WHAT ARE YOUR CONNECTIONS WITH THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WHAT VALUE ARE YOU GOING TO NOW BRING TO THE MPO WITH REGARD TO THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I, WE I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT AS FAR AS WHAT CONNECTION WE HAVE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY OUR JOB AS THE CONSULTANTS TO THE MPO.

UNLESS WE ARE WORKING ON A JOINT TASK, WE WOULD LOOK TO WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHETHER IT BE MR. STUART OR MR. STUART 2.0 IN BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH WASHINGTON, D.C..

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST HERE ON THESE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE LOOKING AT THE INTERNAL MAKEUP OF THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF.

SO IT'S $200,000 IS GOING TO BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH A NEW ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES. SO WE ALSO DID OUR COST ESTIMATE AS WELL AS THE MPO SIDE OF DOING THE COST ESTIMATE.

AND THIS IS A NUMBER THAT WE AGREED UPON TOGETHER, NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT WE JUST GAVE THEM AND SAID THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.

IT'S LITERALLY THE BEST FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE UNDER OUR RATES AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HOW WE WORK OUT THE PAYMENTS, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S DONE CORRECTLY. YES, SIR.

JUST TO BUILD ON THAT, BECAUSE THIS CAME UP EARLIER IN EXECUTIVE OUR FRIENDS DOWN IN MIAMI-DADE, MY PARTNER'S DOWN THERE RUN ABOUT A $6 MILLION ANNUAL BUDGET.

OUR ANNUAL BUDGET OPERATIONALLY IS $20 MILLION.

AND THEN WE HAVE PENDING GRANTS AND EXISTING GRANTS EXCEEDING $83 MILLION, WHICH MY OTHER COLLEAGUES DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY.

SO HAVING SOMEBODY THE GREG 2.0 THAT WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR WITH THE STAFF 1.0 MEETING 2.0 IS GOING TO NEED A LOT OF HOLDING TOGETHER AND UNDERSTANDING THE DELIVERABLES BECAUSE LET'S SAY ON CHANCE, YOU HIRE SOMEBODY WITH LESS EXPERIENCE AND LET'S FIND ON CHANCE YOU HIRE SOMEBODY MAYBE 2 OR 3 YEARS, BUT NOT THE 16 OR 17 THAT I HAVE.

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SO THE STAFF ITSELF IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO A LOT OF BUILDING FOR THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRANSITION, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN DO IN MY SLEEP THAT NO ONE ELSE PROBABLY WOULD EVER THINK TO DO.

SO. SO THEN HOW DOES THAT RELATE TO NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS WHICH ALSO SPEAKS TO THE SAME ISSUE TO DEVELOP A HUMAN RESOURCES REALIGNMENT PLAN, A PERFORMANCE MONITORING PROGRAM.

ESSENTIAL TRAINING MODULES. A HIRING ORIENTATION PROGRAM AND ONBOARDING RETENTION PROGRAM, AND A TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AND THAT'S GOING TO COST US $350,000.

I WOULD HAVE I WOULD HAVE ASKED FOR THAT REGARDLESS.

THAT WAS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO EVERY TEN YEARS.

AND WE'RE THE LAST TIME WE DID. IT WAS OVER TEN YEARS AGO.

AND THAT DOESN'T AND THAT DOESN'T THAT THAT DOESN'T DEVELOP YOU KNOW, JUST AS A WAY OF DOING BUSINESS EVERY YEAR, YOU, YOU COME UP WITH JOB DESCRIPTIONS, YOU COME UP WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, ISN'T THAT I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU NEED AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO REALLY DEVELOP? I WISH IT WAS THAT SIMPLE. AND YES, WE DO, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT LARGE.

I MEAN, WE HAVE 44 EMPLOYEES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE.

GIVEN THE STRUCTURE AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S FLOWING THROUGH, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FREE TIME HERE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU. YEAH, WE COULD DO IT OURSELVES, BUT THEN I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TWO, POTENTIALLY THREE MORE FULL TIME POSITIONS, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE BEST USE OF OUR DOLLARS.

AND YOU FEEL AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT KNOWS YOUR ORGANIZATION BETTER THAN YOU DO? NO. I THINK THAT THEY HAVE BETTER EXPERIENCES NATIONALLY TO ALIGN WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I JUST CAN TELL YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING INTERNALLY.

OKAY. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. QUESTION FROM MEMBER JAFFE. THANK YOU. CHAIR.

THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. MAYOR TRANTALIS, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THOSE POINTS UP FOR REVIEW HERE TODAY.

I JUST WANTED TO ALSO LOOK, I'M LOOKING AT THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS PROPOSAL ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE.

THESE WERE PART OF A PROPOSAL THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED IN 2022 FOR UP TO $2 MILLION OF SERVICES FROM WHITE HOUSE FOR DIFFERENT COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. CORRECT. MR. STUART. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MEMBER.

SHUHAN. BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BOTH OF THE AGREEMENTS ARE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNTS.

AND COULD YOU JUST SHED A LITTLE LIGHT FOR US ON PAST CONTRACTS AND IF THOSE AMOUNTS WERE HIT OR NOT HIT.

WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU. BUT IT'S ALSO ON EVERY AGENDA AT THE BACK.

YOU HAVE ALL THE CONSULTANT CONTRACTS AND HOW MUCH WE SPENT, HOW MUCH THE CONTRACT IS WORTH AND HOW MUCH IS LEFT TO BE SPENT.

AND I AND IF I MAY, I CAN TELL YOU AS A A FAIRLY NEW EMPLOYEE OVER THERE WE WORK VERY HARD TO STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGETS.

WE DON'T LIKE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THAT. I MEAN, STAY UNDER.

YOU STAY UNDER? YES. LIKE WE, YOU KNOW, SO WE DO WORK HARD ON THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THAT UNDER THERE.

WE DON'T. WE? I HAVE NOT SEEN A CHANGE ORDER YET SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE, SO.

OKAY. AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT. AND THAT MEANS THEY'D HAVE TO COME BACK.

YEAH, RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE HIM SEPARATE. MEMBER HARDEN AND MEMBER BORGELIN MOTIONED AND SECONDED.

MAY I HAVE THE ELECTRONIC VOTE? AND AGAIN, JUST TO ANYONE WHO'S VIRTUAL, IF YOU'RE VOTING AGAINST, YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP AND BE HEARD.

OTHERWISE, IT'S ASSUMED AND BELIEVED THAT YOU'RE VOTING WITH THE MAJORITY. OKAY.

ALL VOTES ARE IN. OKAY. REBECCA.

THE TOTAL VOTE APPROVED. WHAT? WE HAVE NOT VOTED.

WE HAVE TWO SAYS NOT VOTED. ARE THEY ABSENT OR THEY ARE VIRTUAL ONES, WHICH I WILL ADD AS THEY DID NOT RAISE THEIR VIRTUAL HAND TO VOTE AGAINST IT.

SO THEY WILL BE COUNTED AS TOWARDS. OKAY. MOTION PASSES.

[3. MOTION TO APPROVE Advancing Strategic Initiatives Task Work Order No. 19 Between the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization and Whitehouse Group, Inc. for Organizational Programs in an Amount Not to Exceed $344,522]

TASK ORDER NUMBER 19 BETWEEN THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND WHITE HOUSE GROUP,

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MEMBER TRANTALIS, DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO ASK. OKAY.

MAY I HAVE I SEE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ELSE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER THREE? WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. MADAM CHAIR, BEFORE YOU VOTE, I JUST DO WANT TO NEGLECTED ONE THING.

I HAVE FIVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE LEAVING AT THE SAME TIME I AM.

JUST TO GIVE YOU THE IMPACT, MR. MAYOR. AND WHEN IS THAT? 24 MONTHS. 24 MONTHS? YEAH. AND THOSE ARE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS.

THEY ARE ALL THE MANAGERS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU LEAVING, BRIAN? CAN WE HAVE A ELECTRONIC VOTE? THAT'S MORE UP TO YOU ALL.

YOU GOT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION, MR. STUART. SO THERE'S A MOTION MADE AND VOTING.

BOARD MEMBERS FURR, JAFFE AND FISHER, WE'RE WAITING AND ROGERS.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD.

MOTION PASSES. READY FOR ITEM FOUR, MA'AM? ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

[4. MOTION TO APPROVE Task Work Order No. 5 Between the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO) and Greater Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (TMA) for Commute Broward Education and Advancement in an Amount Not to Exceed $49,986.45]

GO AHEAD MEMBER TRANTALIS. THANK YOU. THE REASON WHY I ASKED TO PULL THIS IS I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS.

OKAY, GREG, CAN YOU OR SOMEONE. HAVE A PRESENTATION ON IT? YEAH, JUST A QUICK WHAT DOES IT MEAN? BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF A LOT OF TEXT, BUT I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANT.

OKAY. COMMUTE BROWARD. GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, YOU KNOW, RAISE THE RED FLAG.

OKAY. ROBIN CHIARELLI, WHO WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.

COMMUTE BROWARD IS A SORT OF A PRODUCT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROWARD MPO, WITH THE TMA AND ROBIN'S HERE, AND SHE CAN TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT IT. AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE MPO SIDE, I CAN ANSWER THOSE TOO.

SO I'LL LET ROBIN BEGIN. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR TRANTALIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. AND ACTUALLY, WE USED TO BE THE DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.

YOU'LL REMEMBER THE SUN TROLLEY AND THE RIVERWALK WATER TROLLEY WHICH WE OPERATED STARTING IN 1992.

SO WE'RE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND WE HAVE A 15 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING GLASSMAN AND HERBST, AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER ROGERS. THANK YOU. AND MCKINZIE.

AND AT THE TIME, MAYOR LAMAR FISHER WAS ON OUR BOARD IN THE PAST, GREG STUART, OUR BOARD CHAIR.

SO LOTS OF FRIENDLY FACES ON OUR BOARD AND ALONG WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND OUR ORGANIZATION IS A NON PROFIT. WE WERE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE FLORIDA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT ACT.

STATUTE 341 FLORIDA STATUTES. I KNOW THE ORGANIZATION.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE ALLOCATION IS FOR. YES.

SO COMMUTE, COMMUTE. BROWARD IS A PROGRAM UNDER THE TMA, AND WE WORK WITH LARGE EMPLOYERS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

WE EDUCATE THEM ABOUT ALL OF THEIR DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

SO THE ALLOCATION IS FOR STAFF HOURS TO BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THAT WORK.

AND THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION ON THAT LATER ON IN YOUR AGENDA.

YOU'LL LEARN ALL ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND WHAT WE PLAN TO DO FOR TASK QUARTER FIVE.

I'M GOING TO THROW ANOTHER ACRONYM AT YOU. IT'S THE TRANSPORTATION DEMAND SEGMENT OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO BY FEDERAL LAW.

SO UTILIZING THE TMA HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND THEIR INFLUENCE FROM DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE TO THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR? IT'S BEEN MOTION AND SECONDED. MAY I HAVE THE ELECTRONIC VOTING?

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ACTION ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT ACTION.

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

THERE'S ACTUALLY NO PRESENTATION SINCE YOU SAW IT LAST MONTH. HOWEVER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PROJECT MANAGER COME UP, BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. I HAVE COMMENTS BY MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU CHAIR. I HAVE 1 OR 2 QUICK QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR.

DOCTOR CHEN. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CHEN. ON THE ALLOCATION FOR ROADS FOR FAMILIES PORTION OF THE. LOT THE PLEASE REFRESH.

AND THAT USED TO BE THE CSLIP CORRECT TERMINOLOGY VERBIAGE.

THE ROAD FOR FAMILY INCLUDE THE OLD PROGRAM, COMPLETE STREET MASTER PLAN AND CSLIP.

SO THEY BOTH MERGED TOGETHER AND IT WAS FORMERLY THE IT WE CALLED THE YES AND THE COMPLETE STREET MASTER. SO MY QUESTION AND PLEASE REFRESH MY MEMORY, I'M LOOKING AT ON THE FUNDING, THE PHASE ONE PROJECT, PHASE ONE, WHERE IT SAYS PLEASE, MY MEMORY MIGHT BE FADING WHERE IT SAYS FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION BEYOND THERE'S A $4 MILLION REVENUE POLICY CAP FOR THOSE PROJECTS NOW IS THAT HAS IT ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT OR IS THAT NEW THAT CAP AT THE 4 MILLION FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECTS? CURRENTLY IT'S 4 MILLION WE RAISED FROM 3.5. NOW IT'S 4 MILLION.

OKAY. AND THEN A QUICK QUESTION. THERE'S A BORDER POLICY.

IT'S A WHAT? A BORDER POLICY. POLICY. OKAY. THANK YOU, BRIAN.

AND THEN SO ON THE PHASE 13, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT.

BUT IN THAT PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, IT SAYS AND THIS IS FOR 2026 TO 2030 TIME BAND.

IT'S AN $8 MILLION ALLOCATION. SO THAT IS NOT UNDER THAT $4 MILLION CAP ON PHASE 13.

OH LET ME SEE THIS PROJECT, PHASE 13 OF THE ROADS FOR FAMILIES.

SO COMMISSIONER JAFFE PETER GIES, BY WAY OF THE CHAIR, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YES. YES, PLEASE. SO JUST TO I THINK JUST TO PROVIDE A BIGGER PICTURE HERE. WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO ON THAT PROGRAMING NOTE AND TO CLARIFY, IT'S UNDER THE WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS. ONE IS THE ROADS FOR ECONOMIC VITALITY, WHICH IS THE OLD CSLIP PROGRAM.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE ROADS FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE OLD COMPLETE STREETS MASTER PLAN PROGRAM.

THE WAY WE USED TO LOOK AT THOSE IS ONE MORE REGIONAL BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PRIORITIES.

AND THE OTHER ONE WERE THE MORE LOCAL ONES THAT WERE ANNUALLY COMPETED FOR THOSE FUNDS.

SO SPECIFICALLY, WHEN WE SAY THAT $4 MILLION CAP, AS DOCTOR CHEN MENTIONED, THAT IS A BOARD POLICY THAT WE HAVE WHEN YOU SEE A FUNDING AMOUNT BEING REQUESTED ABOVE THAT, THAT LINE ITEM IS NOT DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN WHAT IS FEDERAL REQUESTED AND WHAT IS A LOCAL AMOUNT THAT IS BEING BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. HENCE WHY WE ADDED THAT PROGRAMING NOTE IN THERE TO REMIND DOT THAT PLEASE DO NOT PROGRAM ABOVE THE $4 MILLION AMOUNT, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE FUNDING WILL BE EXPECTED TO COME FROM THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN ORDER TO MATCH THAT PROJECT.

THANK YOU PETER, I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THESE ARE THESE PROJECTS ARE ON A LOCAL LEVEL WHERE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY FEELS IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM WHAT THAT LEVEL, WHAT THAT CAP WAS. AND I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK THAT THE WHAT WE DON'T WHAT WE CAN'T INCLUDE IN THE DETAIL ARE THE DETAILED COST ESTIMATES WHERE WE SEE THAT BREAKDOWN.

SO FOR LACK OF DETAIL, WE TRY TO COVER THAT WITH THAT PROGRAMING NOTE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. MEMBER TRANTALIS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON THE SECOND ITEM THAT BRIDGE, ARE YOU PLANNING ON REPLACING IT? I'M SORRY. IF YOU COULD REFER TO THE PROJECT ITSELF.

IT SAYS HIGHWAYS AND FREIGHT PROGRAM. THIS IS THE THERE ARE JUST TWO ITEMS ON THIS ON THIS THING.

SO HE. SO BOARD MEMBER JAFFE JUST TALKED ABOUT ITEM NUMBER ONE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER TWO. EIGHT ROAD 84.

I'M SORRY, STATE ROAD 84. NO, THIS IS NORTHEAST 15TH AVENUE OVER THE SOUTH FORK OF THE MIDDLE RIVER BRIDGE.

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BECAUSE WHAT WE HEARD FROM CITY STAFF IS THAT THERE IS A REPLACEMENT THAT IS REQUIRED ON THE BRIDGE.

BUT BEFORE WE CAN EVEN CONSIDER THAT, WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE BRIDGE IS AND WHAT IS REQUIRED.

OKAY, BECAUSE I MET WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE BEFORE THIS MEETING AND I ASKED THEM ABOUT THAT.

AND SO THIS IS WHY I'M ASKING THE QUESTION. THERE'S A LITTLE CONFUSION.

THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS. IT WAS IT WAS IN ANY WAY DEFECTIVE.

I THINK THEY WERE THINKING IT WAS THE, THE HOW CAN I SAY THE, THE DESIGN OF IT, WHERE THE PERHAPS THE TRAVEL LANES COULD BE NARROWED AND THEY COULD BE WIDER BIKE LANES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'M ASKING WHERE THIS IS ALL COMING FROM, SO THAT I HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHEN I GO BACK TO A CITY STAFF.

SO IT'S TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE. SO THE REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVED FROM CITY OF FORT LAWTON.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING. IT'S INTERESTING THAT I'M TALKING WITH THOSE REQUESTERS.

UNDERSTOOD. AND IT WAS THROUGH THE LONG RANGE PLAN PROCESS. WE REQUIRE ONE SENTENCE AND THE REQUEST WAS TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE AND ALSO TO ADD ADDITIONAL FACILITIES ON THAT.

SO THE BRIDGE IS LIKELY CONSIDERED TO BE WHAT IS CALLED FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE, WHICH MEANS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY FIND ON A NEW STANDARD BRIDGE, WHETHER THAT BE A CERTAIN SIDEWALK WIDTH OR A CERTAIN BIKE LANE WIDTH.

AND PART OF THAT DISCUSSION IS WHEN YOU COME OR WHEN THE CITY COMES TO US WITH THAT ONE SENTENCE, WE, THE FIRST STEP WE HAVE TO DO IS UNDERSTAND, OKAY, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY PROGRAM CAPITAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS MONEY IS FOR. THAT WOULD BE THE REQUEST IS TO START THAT INITIAL PHASE OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM MEMBER BERGLUND AND SECONDED BY MEMBER HARDEN.

MAY I HAVE AN ELECTRONIC VOTE? I THOUGHT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE ROUTE 84 THING.

THAT'S HUGE. THE BRIDGE OVER THE. OH, YEAH. THE RIVER? YEAH. OVER THE TRAIN AND WE HAVE ALL THE VOTES. MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM. COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I AM NOT JUST SAYING AMAZING BECAUSE I ENJOYED IT, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE EVENT IN GENERAL, IT WAS IT WAS REALLY IT REALLY TOUCHED THE, THE INDUSTRY.

SO MEMBER NOT MEMBER, BUT DIRECTOR REPORT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

BEFORE THAT, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND MAYBE YOU CAN TOUCH ON IT SOME MORE AS WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW IN OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEETING AND ALSO COMING OVER TO THIS MEETING, THERE HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT HERE AND THERE IN TERMS OF OF YOUR TIME HERE. YOU ONLY HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT. AND AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? SO I WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE, WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF.

AND I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR STUART HAVE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS AGENCY CONTINUES TO BE NUMBER ONE, AS IT HAS BEEN EVEN AFTER HE'S GONE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

WELCOME, MADAM CHAIR. AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. AND I'M SKIPPING OVER MEMBER COMMENTS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO DO MEMBER COMMENTS BEFORE THAT.

WELL, I HAVE A MEMBER THAT HAS A COMMENT, MAYOR COOPER SO.

JUST TO TOUCH ON SOMETHING, I KNOW IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND ALL THE TEAM WORK REALLY HARD.

IS YOUR MIC IS YOUR MIC TOUCH TOUCH TO. YEAH.

THANK YOU. IT'S FINE GUYS. THAT'S ON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

I WANT TO THANK STAFF. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT, BUT ALSO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO WILMA.

WHO? VILMA OVER THERE, WHO IS RUNNING AROUND DOING A LOT OF THE LEGWORK, TOO.

KUDOS TO YOU, MA'AM, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. ABSOLUTELY.

WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE IF IT'S OKAY WITH EVERYONE TO HAVE DIRECTOR STUART SPEAK, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MEMBER COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

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IN FACT, IT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ONE WE'VE HAD.

BUT IT WAS ALSO THE MY FAVORITE COMMENT THAT I GOT OUT OF THAT, OTHER THAN EVERYBODY ENJOYED THEMSELVES, WAS, IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY GETS TOGETHER WITH ALL OF THEIR PARTNERS,

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AND THERE IS A TRUE VALUE TO THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER VALUE THAT I MEAN IS ALSO UNBELIEVABLE.

AND AS KAREN FROM THE BROWARD WORKSHOP EXPRESSED HER GRATITUDE.

IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PEOPLE IN UNSUNG HEROES IN OUR WORLD AND THEY DON'T GET RECOGNIZED ENOUGH.

AND HONESTLY, THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, THE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE SHOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL TO KAREN BECAUSE SHE AND THE WORKSHOP KIND OF HELPED PULL OFF THAT SALES TAX.

AND THAT'S GENERATING A 470 MILLION, SOME NUMBER LIKE THAT.

THAT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT DESERVES A THANKS.

AND THAT'S THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN DO THAT.

AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND THEN AS WE RECOGNIZE OUR LEADERS FROM THE PAST AND AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE, THIS TYPE OF EFFORT AT THE MPO IS IMPORTANT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO BE PART OF AND PARTICIPATE IN, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED. AND EVEN AFTER COVID, IT JUST HAS ACCELERATED WHERE WE'VE BECOME FACELESS, NAMELESS. WE GET EMAILS, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, MAYOR TRANTALIS SENDS ME AN EMAIL ONCE A WEEK SAYING THIS IS WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING.

AND THIS IS I MEAN, I'M LUCKY BECAUSE I KNOW THE MAN.

BUT FOR MOST PEOPLE, THEY DON'T KNOW ANYBODY.

AND YOU'RE JUST THERE AND THEY MIGHT SEE YOU AT AN ELECTION, A POLL, AND WE MIGHT WALK AROUND THE DOOR, KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR AND SAY, HOW ARE YOU DOING HERE? BUT THESE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT ALLOW YOU TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE COMMUNICATION MAKE A HUMAN.

AND I THINK THE HUMAN SIDE OF WHAT WE DO IS SO IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAS CHANGED IN OUR WORLD. AND THIS IS WHY I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, IS, YOU KNOW, I ASKED YOU ALL IF IT WAS OKAY FOR US TO GO IN AND FIX OUR DOCUMENTATION TO MEET THE CURRENT EXPECTATIONS OF THIS.

NOW, THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, WE DID THAT. THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE AS AS OF MONDAY, I SIGNED A $15 MILLION GRANT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MORE.

HEY, YOU HAVE THIS POLICY IN PLACE. YOU HAVE THAT POLICY IN PLACE.

THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO NOT APPROVE OUR GRANT.

SO A BIG PART OF WHAT I HAVE TO FOCUS ON IN THAT, GREG 2.0 IS GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT IS HOW DO WE MAKE THIS PLACE POSSIBLE.

SO THAT WAY IT DOESN'T STOP DEERFIELD BEACH FROM GOING AFTER THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL.

GRANT. IT DOESN'T STOP BROWARD COUNTY FOR 31ST.

IT DOESN'T STOP HALLANDALE BEACH. IT DOESN'T STOP POMPANO BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING IN OUR PLANS THAT COULD BE OBJECTIONABLE.

NOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE COUNTY POLICIES.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS AGENCY IS GOING TO BE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU NOT RECEIVING A GRANT, BECAUSE THAT, TO ME, ARE THE SIGNS OF VICTORY ON HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE.

BECAUSE IT'S THE DISCRETIONARY MONEY, NOT OUR OUR FORMULA DOLLARS.

THE STUFF THAT GOES INTO REV OR THE STREETS FOR FAMILIES.

IT'S LITERALLY HOW WE GET, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS BUILT.

ALL THAT TIES BACK TOGETHER TO THE SUMMIT THAT WE HOLD AND THOSE AWARDS, BECAUSE IT'S ALL PART OF BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY.

ON THE OTHER HAND, I ALSO, YOU KNOW, SOME I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A WHILE.

MY STAFF, YOU KNOW, IS PROBABLY TIRED, BUT I AM RETIRING AND THAT I'VE BEEN I'VE YEAH HE KEEPS SAYING NO.

YOU KNOW, MY I HAD A SIGNIFICANT BIRTHDAY IN APRIL.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, MY SPOUSE HAS ALSO HAD SIGNIFICANT BIRTHDAYS COME AND GO, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT.

OKAY, WELL, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? AND I DON'T WANT TO BE THE OLD PERSON ON THE AIRPLANE THAT NEEDS TO GET INTO THE WHEELCHAIR ON SOUTHWEST AND MIRACULOUSLY CURES THEMSELVES AS SOON AS THEY GET TO THEIR OTHER LOCATION. I YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, CAPTAIN JAFFE.

YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S, LIKE, A DECENT AMOUNT OF SPAN SO I CAN GO VISIT MY FAMILY IN GREECE.

I CAN GO VISIT MY FAMILY IN MEXICO. I CAN GO VISIT MY FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA.

I CAN GO VISIT MY FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA AND NOT BE THAT PERSON BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE I'VE I, SWEAR AT THEM ENOUGH WHEN I'M IN LINE ON THE, YOU KNOW, GANGWAY THAT SO THAT'S THAT WHOLE IDEA OF GETTING THIS PLACE READY FOR THIS TRANSITION IS IMPORTANT. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST.

MY MANAGEMENT TEAM IS GOING TO BE MOVING WITH ME INTO THE SAME RETIREMENT WORLD THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE LIKE SIX OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTUALLY HAVE THIS PLACE READY TO GO.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE SPENDING THE TYPE OF MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON HUMAN RESOURCE THINGS THAT I DON'T IN A NORMAL ORGANIZATION.

WOULDN'T MEAN NORMAL WAS LIKE A LARGE CITY OR A LARGE COUNTY.

YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE THAT WOULD HANDLE ALL THAT.

AND WE ACTUALLY THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE JUST REALLY ISN'T.

AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, MY TIME HERE AND I KNOW IT'S LIMITED.

SO I HAVE A LOT TO GET DONE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I LEAVE YOU WITH THE BEST OPPORTUNITY.

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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE THE RIGHT THINGS IN PLACE BECAUSE IT'S HARD.

THE JOB HAS NOT BEEN EASY. NEGOTIATING FOR INSURANCES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE EVER DONE THAT BEFORE. THAT'S JUST A WHOLE WORLD OF HURT.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE NEGOTIATING WITH UNIONS. I USED TO DO THAT WHEN I WAS A FORMER JOB.

YOU KNOW, I HAD THREE DIFFERENT UNIONS THAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH. IT'S HARD.

IT'S HARD. YOU JUST, YOU DON'T REALIZE YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND THEN YOU GET BEATEN ON ONE SIDE AND BEATEN ON THE OTHER.

AND BY THE TIME YOU'RE DONE, YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED? I WAS TRYING TO DO THIS RIGHT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MY FUTURE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT YOUR FUTURE. I WANT TO SET IT UP RIGHT AND LET THIS PLACE CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER NATIONALLY.

BECAUSE WE ARE WE ARE RECOGNIZED. I WAS IN WASHINGTON, DC THE OTHER DAY AT USDOT AND I MET WITH A POLITICAL NEW POLITICAL STAFFER.

ABIGAIL AND ABIGAIL IS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OSD, THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE, AND SHE'S SITTING ACROSS FROM ME, AND A CAREER STAFFER COMES IN AND GOES, GREG, YOU'RE STILL HERE.

AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, I SURVIVED. AND SHE'S LIKE, OH MY GOD, THIS IS THE GUY I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

HE'S THE ONE, HE'S THAT RUNS THAT MPO IN FORT LAUDERDALE.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE IMPORTANT THING. IF YOU NEED SOMETHING TO GET DONE IN CHICAGO, IF YOU NEED SOMETHING IN BOSTON, IF YOU NEED SOMETHING IN LA OR DENVER, YOU CALL HIM AND HE'LL BRING THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO THE TABLE.

THAT IS THE VALUE. SO TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF VALUE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS.

THAT TO ME IS WHAT GREG 2.0. WHOEVER THAT MAY BE NEEDS TO BRING TO THIS ORGANIZATION.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO KIND OF CUT DOWN ON THE REST OF THE COMMENTS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL NOTICED TODAY AS YOU WERE DRIVING IN, THERE'S A BIG TRI-RAIL SIGN OUT FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

HOPEFULLY YOU NOTICED THAT'S PART OF OUR MOBILITY HUB.

MR. CROMAR. WHERE YOU ARE. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DID THAT WE HAD THE FORT LAUDERDALE MOBILITY HUB.

THAT HASN'T BEEN SO GREAT. THIS ONE IS TURNING OUT A LOT BETTER.

YOU SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON CYPRESS CREEK. YOU SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS OVER IN THE TRI-RAIL PARKING LOT.

YOU SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING. WHEN WE START TYING THINGS TOGETHER, WE CAN GET THINGS BUILT.

AND WHILE THAT TOOK EIGHT YEARS FROM CONCEPTION TO DELIVERY, MY FRIENDS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DID DELIVER THE PROJECT.

AND WHILE NOT ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, IT IS PRETTY DARN GOOD.

WHEN I LOOKED AT DEERFIELD BEACH AND WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO THROUGH WITH THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY, I CAN TELL YOU I'M SORRY. IT'S GOING TO BE HARD.

IT'S GOING TO BE HARD. I HOPE YOU INVITE ME BACK FOR YOUR RIBBON CUTTING, BUT I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THANK YOU FOR FOR THE YEARS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK FOR YOU.

AND I HOPE TO LEAVE THE VISION FOR YOU AS YOU GO FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. MEMBER COMMENTS.

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AND I THINK FOR ALL THE CITIES, THIS IS A WELCOME AMENDMENT, AT LEAST THAT NOBODY OBJECTED TO IT, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. AND I DO I THINK GRETCHEN'S HERE.

I DO WANT TO THANK HER FOR ALL THE WORK ON THAT, AS WELL AS ALL THE PEOPLE.

AND, NATHANIEL THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING ON THAT.

THE ENTIRE ALL THE CITY MANAGERS OF ALL THE CITIES.

I THINK EVER SINCE THAT SURTAX PASSED, IT HAS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT.

SO IT WORKED BETTER AND BETTER FOR EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT PASSED, THERE WAS ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT THAT WAS THERE WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS BODY HERE WOULD BE DECIDING WHERE THAT MONEY WOULD GO.

IT NEEDED TO BE BETTER THAN THAT. THIS WAS GOOD, BUT IT NEEDED A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURE.

SO I THINK THAT THAT PASSED YESTERDAY, AND I DON'T.

GREG, DOES THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH HERE NOW? I DON'T THINK SO.

RIGHT. NO. GRATEFULLY. NO. THANK YOU. I KNOW EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

COULD YOU GIVE US SOME HIGHLIGHT OF IT? YOU KNOW WHAT? GRETCHEN WOULD BE THE BEST TO DO IT. IF GRETCHEN'S HERE, GRETCHEN'S STILL HERE.

SHE'S STILL HERE. SHE MIGHT HAVE LEFT. IS SHE OVER THERE? I CAN'T SEE IF THERE'S A BIG POLE THERE. NO. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GETTING ABOUT A MILLION.

NO. OKAY. OKAY. WELL I'LL DO MY BEST ON IT. THAT'S FINE.

ESSENTIALLY, IT'S THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PROJECTS TO TO FINISH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS THAT WE'RE ALREADY IN LINE.

BUT AFTER THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE MONEY WILL BE ALLOCATED BASED ON CENTERLINE MILE.

DON'T ASK ME WHAT THAT MEANS, A FORMULA. YEAH.

THERE'S A FORMULA THAT THE MONEY WILL GO TO ALL THE CITIES.

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RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN USE THAT TO LEVERAGE OTHER MONIES.

IT IS NOT TO BE USED TO SUPPLANT WHAT YOU HAD ALREADY BE DOING.

YOU'RE ALREADY DOING YOUR MAINTENANCE. SO YOU CAN'T SAY, I WANT I WANT THIS MONEY TO GO TOWARD THAT.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT. BUT IF YOU'RE PLANNING A PROJECT AND YOU WANT TO SUPPLEMENT IT, THEN, THEN THERE'S MONEY TO SUPPLEMENT IT.

SO THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD YOU KNOW, NOW'S THE TIME TO START PLANNING THINKING OF THAT.

BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY GO INTO EFFECT IF I'M NOT. AND I COULD BE A LITTLE OFF ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS IN TERMS OF BECAUSE YOU GOT TO KIND OF CLEAR OUT THE FIELD OF WHERE ALL THE OTHER MONEY WAS GOING. AND THEN AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE FIVE YEAR PLANS AND ALL THAT.

NOW'S THE TIME TO START THINKING THAT WAY. SO.

AND IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

I DO BELIEVE IT'S GOOD. YEAH. I YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL THE CITIES WERE INVOLVED IN DETERMINING THIS.

ALL THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY MANAGER ASSOCIATIONS, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT WELL.

THANK YOU. MEMBER. FISHER. YES. AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.

AND AS FAR AS THE VOTES CONCERNED, GO AHEAD. WELL THANK YOU.

NOW, IT'S MY PLEASURE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THERE.

WE'RE THERE ON THE COUNTY END. AND NOW IT'S UP TO OUR MUNICIPALITIES TO CARRY IT FORWARD AND GET THOSE ITEMS PASSED ON YOUR END.

SO AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET ON YOUR AGENDAS, PLEASE DO SO.

IT'S BASED ON POPULATION 50% PLUS ONE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK MAYOR TRANTALIS, YOU'RE ON THE 30TH, I BELIEVE, OF THIS MONTH. WHICH ONE OF HIS PROJECTS IS BREAKERS AVENUE? SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT DONE. AND IF THE FINISH LINE.

BUT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT DOES START IN 26 AND IT FREES UP SO MUCH MORE MONEY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO TAP INTO FROM RANDOM WHATEVER YOU WANT.

IT JUST MAKES IT SO MUCH A WIDER SPREAD FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE.

AND THEN AGAIN, THAT MONEY IS FOR USE. BUT AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET THOSE PASSED THROUGH YOUR COMMISSIONS SO WE CAN DISTRIBUTE THAT MONEY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. GREAT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. MEMBER FURR, YOU HAD ANOTHER COMMENT.

AND YEAH. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU LAMAR. LAMAR WAS DOING ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING ON THIS ONE.

SO THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO BRING UP ONE IDEA.

AND THIS COMES TO WHAT THE TPO IS DOING IN MIAMI, AND THEY'RE CHANGING.

WHAT? THE WAY THEY'RE USING SIDEWALKS. IS THAT RIGHT? AND I GUESS, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE HOW THEY'RE DOING, BUT THEIR IDEA IS THEY'RE GOING TO BE BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T USING THEM SO MUCH AS WALKING, BUT AS USING THEM FOR BIKES AND SCOOTERS, I THINK.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GREAT IDEA OR NOT, BUT I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO BE RIDING BIKES ON OUR ROADS BECAUSE THERE'S NO BUFFER, RIGHT? I THINK THEIR IDEA IS THAT SIDEWALKS, JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE ENGINEERING OF IT, THAT IT'S LIFTED AND IT'S THERE'S A, THERE'S A THEY'RE A LITTLE SAFER FOR BIKES.

I KNOW WHEN I'M RIDING IN HOLLYWOOD, I RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK A LOT.

AND SO, YEAH, IT'S JUST SAFER. AND IF I'M GOING DOWN US1, I'M NOT GETTING NEAR THAT ROAD.

I'M ON THE SIDEWALK. IT FEELS SAFER AS LONG AS YOU'RE GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU.

TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT WAY I CAN JUMP OUT IF I SEE SOMETHING COMING MY WAY.

EXACTLY. AND I DO THAT. BUT I WONDER IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S WORTH US LOOKING AT AND JUST.

OR DO WE WANT TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THEY DO? BUT I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION AFTER EILEEN MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE BIKE LANES ON THE ROADS IN BROWARD OR IN MIAMI-DADE, WHICH SHE CAN'T CONTROL, BECAUSE THERE'S A STATE LAW THAT ACTUALLY SAYS YOU NEED TO HAVE BIKE LANES.

THAT SAID YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE BIKE LANES ON SIDEWALKS WOULD BE A REALLY WONDERFUL THING.

WIDENING OUT THE SIDEWALKS WOULD EVEN BE BETTER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT THE RIGHT OF WAY CONSTRAINT IS IT BECOMES VERY EXPENSIVE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS WE WE DID A LOT OF THIS AGENCY HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN PREVIOUS YEARS WITH COMMISSIONER. OH, MY GOODNESS. KRISTIN BLATTNER KNOW JACOBS.

JACOBS. YES. YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE GREENWAYS PROJECT.

YEAH, WE ACTUALLY STARTED WITH THAT YEARS AND YEARS AGO. IN FACT, MY OTHER JOB BEFORE THIS SO WE'RE TALKING 17 YEARS MORE.

WE LOOKED AT DOING THAT COUNTYWIDE, AND THERE WAS JUST TOO MANY CONSTRAINTS AND THEN FLORIDA LAWS THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED.

THAT SAID, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT AN ADMIRABLE THING TO TRY TO DO.

I JUST KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD PROBABLY NOT NECESSARILY BE SUPPORTIVE.

AND I MEAN STATE DOT DISTRICT TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF JUST THE EXACT THING THAT YOU JUST SAID YOU KNOW, YOU GET ON THE SIDEWALK AND YOU SEE SOMEBODY COMING SO YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY.

THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE THE MOST ACCIDENTS HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE RIDING YOUR BIKE ON A SIDEWALK, BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING THIS WAY TO SEE TRAFFIC COMING AND YOU'RE COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

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A PERSON WIPED OUT THERE THAT HAPPENED AGAIN IN ANOTHER LOCATION DOWN BY WHERE THE OLD WHERE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS IS.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON THE ON THE STATE DOT. I THINK IT'S AN ADMIRABLE IDEA AND WE CAN LOOK AT IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN DONE.

THAT IDEA HAS BEEN FLOATED BEFORE, AND I'VE SEEN IT.

AND THEN THERE'S ALL THE REASONS WHY THEY DON'T HAPPEN. I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS IS PROBABLY MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE FAIR INTEROPERABILITY TO GET DONE.

AND YOU'VE YOU YOU ARE ON THE BACK END OF THAT.

BUT THAT TOOK 18 YEARS. THEY WHAT THEY I MEAN, WHAT JUST SO THE OTHER MEMBERS KNOW WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS ACTUALLY DONE AN ENTIRE ENGINEERING KIND OF MANUAL OF HOW HOW TO DO THIS.

AND SO IT'S EXTENSIVE WHERE THEY'VE GONE WITH THIS.

THIS ISN'T THIS WASN'T JUST A I MEAN, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT.

WELL, JUST AND JAMES, I'M SORRY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PROJECTS IN MY HEAD.

AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JAFFE. BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH FASTER THINGS GET DONE UP HERE.

CYPRESS CREEK, RIGHT OVER HERE. THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EXAMPLE OF A DEDICATED BIKE LANE.

WITHOUT HAVING, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH A BUFFER.

YEAH. A CONCRETE BUFFER. AND WE ALREADY HAVE IT HERE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE. AND I GUESS MAYBE THIS IS MAYBE THIS IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THOSE PLACES THAT DON'T HAVE OTHER OPTIONS, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE ALREADY GOT A, SOME NETWORK.

BUT THIS IS, THIS MAY BE THOSE PLACES LIKE ON A1A WHERE THERE'S NO WAY YOU WANT TO BE ON THERE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM.

OH I KNOW. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S LIKE, OKAY, HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT AND WHERE'S THE PLACE WHERE THIS WOULD MAKE SENSE? THAT'S KIND OF. WHAT'S IN THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL PLAN.

JAMES IS ACTUALLY WORKING ON THAT. THAT SAID, AGAIN, WE REALLY CONCENTRATE ON BROWARD IN THE 31 CITIES.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT GOING ON IN THAT AREA.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHILE I APPRECIATE EILEEN MAKING THE DECLARATION THE OTHER DAY, THERE'S OTHER THINGS GOING ON THAT SHE ISN'T AWARE OF AND I'M NOT GOING TO CALL HER ON IT.

THIS WAS A BIG DISCUSSION ITEM ON SEPTIC BETWEEN THE THREE COUNTIES.

SO THAT'S WHY. THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT UP. OKAY.

APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT. YEP. SORRY. MEMBER COOPER.

YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I VISUALIZE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE DO THOSE SHARE LANES.

AND IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT RIGHT OF WAY, THOSE TWO FEET CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SIDEWALK AND YOU'RE EXTENDING THE SIDEWALK. ANOTHER 2 OR 3, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF THAT FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK, YOU CAN MAYBE HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK.

SO THEN IT IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT. IT COULD IT COULD REALLY HELP A LOT BECAUSE IT BRINGS UP BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE CAN'T POLICE IT. AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY AROUND THIS DAIS SAYS, OH, BAN THE SCOOTERS, BUT THE POLICE AREN'T GOING TO BE STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF HALLANDALE BEACH BOULEVARD AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, PULL OVER.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF IF THE NATURALLY GOING TO BE THERE, LET'S MAKE IT SAFER FOR YOU.

SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING IF WE COULD WORK TOWARDS SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND WORK WITH THEM, I, I WOULD LOOK TO CYPRESS CREEK AS A GOOD LOCAL EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT AND WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON DIXIE DOWN BY YOU.

THE ONE WAY IF IF YOU KNOW, WE'RE IT'S ONE WAY ON DIXIE, ON EITHER DIRECTION OF THE TRACKS YOU MIGHT SEE THAT POTENTIALLY OCCURRING THERE WHERE THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE A REALLY GOOD SOLUTION.

IT'S EXPENSIVE, THAT'S ALL. AND LUCKILY, WE HAD MONEY TO SPEND AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, DISCRETIONARY MONEY THAT I KEEP TALKING TO YOU ALL ABOUT.

THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED HERE. SO AND LIKE WHAT WE DID IN IN PARKLAND.

PHENOMENAL JOB ON THE ROAD OUT IN PARKLAND, LOCKS ROAD, LOXAHATCHEE ROAD.

I MEAN, YOU GO LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE DONE IN MIRAMAR IS ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE WHERE WE PUT IN A CYCLE TRACK ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE ROAD. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S JUST YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN TO IT AND IT TAKES TIME. THE PUBLIC AND I WILL LOOK TO LIGHTHOUSE POINT.

SOMETIMES THEY THINK YOU'RE CRAZY PUTTING IN BIKE LANES AT ALL. RIGHT.

AND AND YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTOOD. WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD.

SO IT'S A SLOW, SLOW AND GRADUAL PROCESS. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE RAISED THAT AND, AND ALL THE REST OF IT.

BUT THERE WAS JUST YEAH, IT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO GET THAT THROUGH.

I THINK IT'S IT REALLY IS A GOOD IDEA. IN TERMS OF USING THE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE IT'S SAFER.

BUT WE DO HAVE PEDESTRIANS THAT TO WALKING ON THE SIDEWALKS, AND IT'S NOT SO SAFE FOR THEM WHEN YOU HAVE BICYCLES COMING BEHIND THEM.

SO IT'S IT DEPENDS ON WHAT AREA, JUST LIKE YOU'RE SAYING.

YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEE WHERE WHERE IT IT REALLY WORKS OR WHERE IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL, AND TO SHARE THAT SIDEWALK THING BECAUSE IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER.

I HAVE I ALWAYS CALL THIS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME.

ANYTIME I GO OVER TO, I GO VISIT FAMILY IN IN BELGIUM AND IT'S JUST LIKE, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD.

I WAS IN PARIS. THAT ONE MEETING I MISSED AND I MEAN, I KIND OF ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INTO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A DEDICATED CYCLE

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SO, SO CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR, BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT.

ABSOLUTELY. I DO HAVE MEMBER ROGERS, WHO WAS ON AND CAME OFF, SO I'M GOING TO GO TO HER FIRST MEMBER.

ROGERS. THANK YOU. TURN ON MY MIC. MIC IS ON.

OKAY. WHAT I WANTED TO SAY EVERY TIME I GET OFF IS BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, BUT I'M NOT. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I HAVE AN ISSUE BECAUSE I WALK IN THE MORNINGS AND NOT EVERY SIDEWALK IS NOT THE SAME SIZE BECAUSE MY PARTNER THAT I WALK WITH, I HAVE TO BE SOMEWHAT BEHIND HER TO EVEN HEAR MY CONVERSATION, BECAUSE NOW I'M LISTENING FOR A BICYCLE RIDING UP BEHIND ME IN THIS.

WHEN THEY GET CLOSE TO ME, I'M REALIZING THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO PASS.

NOW TELL ME HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT WITH THE GOLF CARTS THAT ARE NOW ALLOWED TO BE ON OUR SIDEWALKS, AND YOU TELL ME THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME REALLY BIG SIDEWALKS.

I'M A PEDESTRIAN. I USE THE SIDEWALK, AND NOW I'M LOOKING AT BICYCLE GOLF CARTS.

I'M NOT SAFE ANYMORE. SO WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT GOLF CARTS AND HOW THEY CAN TRAVERSE OUR ROADWAYS.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. MEMBER TRANTALIS. GREAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SO, YES, I WANT TO ECHO MY SENTIMENTS WITH REGARD TO BICYCLISTS VERSUS PEDESTRIANS.

BICYCLISTS TEND TO TAKE OVER THE SIDEWALK, AND THEY'RE DISRESPECTFUL.

WE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH SCOOTERS. WHEN WE HAD THE SCOOTER PHENOMENON.

THE SCOOTERS TOOK OVER EVERYTHING. AND BECAUSE THEY WERE FASTER.

ONE THING THAT WE OFTEN OVERLOOK IS THE EXPERIMENT THAT WE DID IN FORT LAUDERDALE, WHERE WE PAINTED THE ENTIRE BIKE LANE, THE DIXIE HIGHWAY REMODELING I THOUGHT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE VISUALLY OF DRIVER SEES THAT THE BIKE LANE, THAT THERE IS A DEDICATED AREA THAT'S NOT PART OF THE ROAD.

WHEN I, WHEN I RIDE MY BIKE UP 15TH AVENUE, LIKE I DID LAST NIGHT GOING TO MY OFFICE, I SEE THE CARS JUST JUST SWERVING IN AND OUT OF THE BIKE LANE BECAUSE THERE'S NO DEMARCATION. PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THAT THERE'S A SEPARATE BIKE LANE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A WHITE LINE.

BUT IT'S DIRTY, IT'S FADED. IT'S ALMOST DISAPPEARED.

SO IT'S A QUICK FIX. YOU KNOW, PAINTING THE BIKE LANE IS A QUICK FIX.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REBUILDING SIDEWALKS.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT REDESIGNING THE ROAD.

IT'S JUST TAKING EXISTING LANE AND PAINTING IT THAT BRIGHT YELLOW OR GREEN, WHATEVER WE CALL IT.

AND IT HELPS VISUALLY TO FOR THE DRIVER TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A DEDICATED LANE FOR BICYCLISTS DOESN'T MEAN IT'S PERFECT.

BUT I DO SEE THERE'S MORE RESPECT GIVEN BY THE DRIVERS TOWARDS THE BIKE LANE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. MEMBER SHUHAM. THANK YOU.

CHAIR. I WANTED TO JUST MENTION THAT I WAS IN HALLANDALE THE OTHER DAY.

IRONICALLY, ON LANE BOULEVARD AND ON LANE BOULEVARD.

THEY PAINTED THEIR BIKE LANE AND THEY SPLIT IT IN HALF.

AND THEY HAVE A HALF OF IT, THE HALF CLOSER TO THE CARS AS BIKES AND THEN.

AND THEY'RE BOTH NARROW AND THE HALF CLOSER TO THE PROPERTY LINES.

THERE'S NO SIDEWALK FOR PEDESTRIANS. AND I SENT THAT TO MY STAFF BECAUSE WE HAVE A SITUATION ON NORTH SURF ROAD WHERE WE HAVE A BIKE LANE AND A CAR LANE, AND IT'S A HUGE PEDESTRIAN AREA. SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND YOU.

AND IT'S WHAT MAYOR TRANTALIS IS TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S SIMPLE PAINT. IF IT DOESN'T WORK, IT DOESN'T WORK.

AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT WAS EXPERIMENTAL OR IS THIS THE WAY THAT.

THAT'S OKAY? YES. WHAT NOW? WE DID THAT. MEMBER COOPER, GO AHEAD? WE HAD THAT ROAD WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO HAVE A TWO LANE ROAD IN IT, AND PEOPLE WERE FLYING ON IT.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, I HAD PROPOSED IT.

PEOPLE LOOKED AT ME CROSS-EYED 15 YEARS AGO. I SAID, NO, LET'S MAKE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO REDO.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO REDO THAT ROADWAY. SO TO BE CONTINUED, IN TWO YEARS, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A CENTERLINE PEDESTRIAN GUARDED THING IN THE MIDDLE THAT'S GOING TO BE TEN FEET. SO EVERYBODY CAN SHARE THAT.

BUT WE PAINTED IT AND WE JUST RESURFACED IT. WE DID ONE LESSON LEARNED.

I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TOO LONG. WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY FOR THEM TO BE GREEN.

SO I WAS UPSET BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE GREEN.

AND THEY GO, WELL, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT A CITY-WIDE POLICY.

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I WAS LIKE, SO TO BE CONTINUED. BUT IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT RECOGNITION. I HAVE SOMEONE WAITING VIRTUALLY.

AND THEN MEMBER JAFFE, CAN WE GET THE VIRTUAL? I'M NOT SURE WHO IT IS. BOARD MEMBER. BOARD MEMBER REISER.

BOARD MEMBER. REISER. YES. I'M HERE. GOOD MORNING.

I RESPECT ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, ESPECIALLY MAYOR TRANTALIS.

HILLSBOROUGH BEACH IS THE THIRD SMALLEST CITY OF THE 31 IN BROWARD COUNTY, AND WE ARE ONLY THREE AND A HALF MILES LONG.

AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE ROAD, WHICH IS A STATE ROAD.

A-1-A AS YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW, BUT ONLY HALF OF OUR TOWN HAS A SIDEWALK.

THE ROAD IS JUST NOT WIDE ENOUGH. WAS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO PERMIT US TO RUN THE SIDEWALK THE FULL LENGTH OF THE TOWN.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT NOW THAT WE HAVE A SIDEWALK FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, IT IS FULL OF PEDESTRIANS AND DOG WALKERS.

IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO HAVE BICYCLES ON IT.

I THINK THE IDEA OF PAINTING THE BIKE LANES IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, ASIDE FROM BEING DANGEROUS FOR THE CARS, WE CAN'T KEEP THE BIKE BICYCLISTS IN THEIR LANE.

THAT'S OUR OTHER ISSUE. IT'S JUST A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A WIDE STRETCH OF STREET.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, OUR LANES ARE STANDARD, STANDARD WIDTH, NOT AN INCH WIDER.

AND IT BY PUTTING BIKES ON THE SIDEWALK, IT DOES ENDANGER THE PEDESTRIANS INSTEAD OF BICYCLISTS BEING IN DANGER, BEING IN THE STREET. NOW THE PROBLEM RESORTS TO THE TO THE PEDESTRIANS.

AND THAT'S NOT EQUITABLE EITHER. SO I THINK IT DOES WARRANT FURTHER DISCUSSION, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET SMALL MUNICIPALITIES LIKE OURS THAT ARE NOT JUST NOT WE'RE NOT THE NORM. THANK YOU.

MEMBER JAFFE. AND THEN MEMBER. OH, OKAY. THAT WAS A VIRTUAL.

GOT IT. MEMBER JAFFE. I JUST WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY UNINVITED TO NEXT YEAR'S LET'S GO BIKING EVENT, BECAUSE WE ADDRESSED ALL THESE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES AND IT'S A GREAT DEMONSTRATION IN WESTERN TWO MONTHS AGO.

I'LL VOLUNTEER WESTERN AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR. I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT, BUT WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT THERE AND IT WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

IT SHOWED THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RESIDENTS, BICYCLISTS AND VEHICLES IN ON BIKE LANES.

SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. ALL THESE ALL THESE CONCERNS, WE DID LOOK AT THEM, CHAIR.

AND WE HAD A VERY GOOD EVENT AND IT'S A GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE. SO I DO WANT TO ACTUALLY BUILD ON THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONER JAFFE, THANK YOU FOR THE OFFER, BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY HOLDING THE SAFE ROAD SUMMIT HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN FEBRUARY. BE A GREAT TIME TO BE OUT IN WESTERN, GREAT TIME TO GO OUT TO PARKLAND, GREAT TIME TO GO TO POMPANO. AND WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE YOUR CITIES AS LIVE EXAMPLES, LIVING PLACES WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST HERE LOCALLY, BUT IN THE REGION AND IN THE NATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ATTRACTING TO SEE YOUR COMMUNITIES IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES MIRAMAR, MADAM CHAIR. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, BECAUSE WE HOSTED IT PREVIOUS HERE, AND I DID ATTEND WESTERN AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

TOTALLY. IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THAT. THANK YOU.

COUPLE OF THINGS. WE HAVE ALL THE MEMBERS ALREADY.

BEFORE I GO ON TO THE LEGISLATIVE OR THE GENERAL COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER DAVIS, WHO IS WITH US FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE TODAY.

WELCOME. HEY. I AM I'M NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW MEMBERS HERE TODAY, DO WE? I THINK SO.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S THEY'RE NEW TO ME BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND JUST TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REELECTING THE BOARD.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AGAIN.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL GO ON TO WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE REAL QUICK.

[12. Monthly Legislative Reports]

SO THAT WAY. AND I'VE ASKED IF SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE CAN PUNT TO JULY.

SO IF WE COULD GO TO THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, I'LL COMBINE BOTH OF THEM.

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS TIME EVERY YEAR, THE BOARD SELECTS THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE.

AS YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE AN ADVOCACY TEAM FOR BOTH AS WELL AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOES NOT ADVOCATE, BUT HE DOES EDUCATE FROM HIS POSITION OF NARC, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS AMPO. HE DOES SIT ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR BOTH AND HAS ADVISED ON THE FEDERAL PRIORITIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WHICH WE'LL GO OVER NOW. SO LOOKING AT THE DRAFT FEDERAL PRIORITIES, THESE ARE THE SAME FROM LAST YEAR.

THE THEME HERE IS INCREASING SAFETY, INCREASING RESOURCES TO MEET THE BOARD'S, THE DIRECTIVES OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING THAT IS FUNDING FLEXIBILITY, WHICH YOU'LL ALSO SEE IN THE STATE.

TO PUT IT IN SIMPLE TERMS, I EXPLAIN WHEN I GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC, I EXPLAINED THAT PRIVATE SECTOR GETS CASH.

IT'S GREEN, IT ALL SPENDS THE SAME. YOU GET GIFT CARDS AND YOU HAVE, AND YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO MANAGE THOSE GIFT CARDS, SUCH AS SIDEWALK FUNDING AND WHATNOT. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FUNDING FOR THAT, BUT WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO TRANSFER SOME OF OUR CAPACITY FUNDS TO THINGS SUCH AS SIDEWALKS. WE'D BE ABLE THIS BOARD WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE A LOT FASTER.

NOW, THESE NEXT TWO SLIDES, THESE ARE IN LINE WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM AMPO AND NARC FOR REGARDING TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION.

SO INCREASED PLANNING FUNDS TO MEET FEDERAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.

IN SHORT, THIS BOARD HAS WE GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDING, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS OF WHAT TO DO WITH THAT FUNDING.

IN THE LAST TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION, THIS BOARD WAS GIVEN MUCH MORE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT NOT MORE FUNDING. SO WE JUST WANT THOSE TO ALIGN, OKAY.

REDUCING LOCAL MATCH FOR FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. THIS IS NOT SO MUCH OF A CHALLENGE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS AT THE STATE WITH FDOT, BUT WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE NATION WHERE IN ORDER TO USE YOUR PLANNING FUNDS.

THIS ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO HAVE LOCAL DOLLARS TO MATCH THOSE.

NOW, THANKS TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FDOT, WE'RE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE OUR FUNDING, BUT SOME OF OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CANNOT USE THEIR PLANNING FUNDS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH LOCAL FUNDS TO MATCH. AND THEN THAT CREATES A FALSE DATA STREAM WHERE THEY LOOK AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND SAY, WELL, MPOS ARE NOT USING THEIR FUNDING, BUT IT'S A SELF BUT IT'S A SELF-INFLICTED WOUND ON THE PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ALLOWING FOR CARRYOVER FEDERAL FUNDS. ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE LIMITED INTO WHICH TIME PERIODS WE CAN USE OUR FUNDING IN.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A TWO YEAR UPWP A TWO YEAR BUDGET.

BUT YOUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS ON A FIVE YEAR CYCLE.

SO ODD ODDS AND EVEN NUMBERS. WE KNOW THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT.

WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER FUNDING BETWEEN THOSE YEARS TO PROPERLY PLAN AND EXECUTE THE PRODUCTS THAT THIS BOARD IS LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE.

AND THE LAST ONE IS SHIFTING CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO FORMULA FUNDING. NOW, I KNOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS BRAGGED ABOUT OUR SUCCESS WITH FEDERAL GRANTS, AND THAT IS IT'S FANTASTIC. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WORK, AND THEY DO COME WITH THEIR OWN CHALLENGES.

THEY'RE ALSO VERY HARD TO PLAN FOR WITH OUR TIP, WHICH IS ON A FIVE YEAR CYCLE, YOUR MTP, WHICH IS 25 YEAR CYCLE. WE KNOW WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

FEDERAL GRANTS ARE GREAT, BUT ONCE AGAIN THEY MAKE IT VERY HARD.

AND THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT IS NOT ONLY DO WE NOT KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO WIN IT, WE ALSO DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE IT.

SO WHEN YOU HAVE A 12 MONTH GAP BETWEEN YOUR AWARD AND ACTUALLY RECEIVING FUNDS, THE AWARD AMOUNT DOESN'T CHANGE, BUT YOUR CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE ESCALATED AND THAT'S NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.

THE OTHER THE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE? THIS BOARD HAS SAID THAT SAFETY IS IS A PRIORITY.

BUT WHY ARE WE COMPETING FOR FUNDS TO FOR SAFETY.

THAT SHOULD JUST BE STANDARD. OKAY. DRAFT STATE.

SO AS FAR AS THE STATE UPDATE GOES, I'M GOING TO STEAL THIS JOKE FROM MISS JACKSON FROM TSC.

THIS IS DAY 101 OF THE 60 DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO WE ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THE BUDGET'S GOING TO LIE WITH THAT.

[01:10:03]

SO NOW REGARDING DRAFT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, THESE ARE CARRYOVER FROM LAST YEAR. WE'RE MAKING SOME HEADWAY.

BUT YOU KNOW WITH THIS WITH THIS LEGISLATURE, SOMETIMES THINGS GET TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK AND THEY JUST DON'T GET SIGNED.

SOMETIMES THEY MAKE IT TO A CERTAIN POINT IN THE PROCESS AND SOMETHING HAPPENS. BUT THESE ARE THE SAME PRIORITIES FROM LAST, FROM LAST YEAR THAT WE HAVE MADE SOME HEADWAY ON EXPANDING DISTRACTED DRIVING, IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL GRID.

THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM MAYOR COOPER LAST YEAR.

SO THAT'S CARRIED OVER. OKAY. CONSIDERING ADOPTION LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTED BY OTHER STATES, I'D LIKE TO POINT I'D LIKE TO POINT TO COMMISSIONER FURR ON THAT ONE.

SO OUR FRIENDS MIAMI-DADE ARE LOOKING AT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, WHICH HAVE TO BE VETTED IN THEIR OWN WAY IN THE UNITED STATES, WHERE WE'RE PUSHING FOR IS LOOKING AT STANDARDS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY OTHER STATES BECAUSE THEY CAN CARRY OVER, AND ESPECIALLY HOW WE USE OUR FEDERAL FUNDING. IT'LL BE FASTER.

YEAH. AND ONCE AGAIN, ON SAFETY, ENCOURAGING FDOT TO FAST TRACK SAFETY PROJECTS.

WE SAY THAT SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN.

SO WHY DO WE WAIT SIX YEARS OR LONGER TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PROJECTS? WE THINK IF IT'S A QUICK FIX, LET'S JUST DO IT NOW, OKAY.

AND ALSO ADDING IN FUNDING TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS.

FUNDING FLEXIBILITY. SAME ONCE AGAIN SAME THEME.

IT'S TO GIVE THIS BOARD THE FLEXIBILITY TO DELIVER THE PROJECTS THAT THE PUBLIC NEED, NOT THE PROJECTS THAT THE FUNDING DICTATES.

OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS ON MPO EXPANSION.

SO AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, WE HAVE 27 MPOS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE STATE WITH MORE MPO THAN US, AND THAT'S TEXAS.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE AS A MAJOR MPO IS THAT WE ONLY HAVE SIX OTHER SISTER AGENCIES.

THE OTHER 20 ARE SMALL MPOS. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STATEWIDE CONCERNS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S WE'RE OUTNUMBERED ALMOST 3 TO 1.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. MEMBER ROGERS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. I WAS LISTENING KEENLY TO YOUR THE LEGISLATION THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO ADVANCE THIS TIME AROUND. AND I AM ALWAYS CURIOUS AS TO WHY WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH THE UTILITY POLES THAT TRAVERSE OR I SEE YOU. CORRECT. THE UTILITY POLES THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

IT'S A REGIONAL PROBLEM. IT'S NOT JUST A LITTLE CITY TRYING TO FIGHT FPL AND ALL THE ATTACHMENTS TO THESE POLES, AND THEY'RE ROTTEN AND THEY'RE LEANING OVER. WHY CANNOT THAT ITEM BE ADDRESSED BY THIS MPO? ESTHETICALLY IT'S HORRIBLE. THAT ALONE WILL TELL ME WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IT.

AND WHEN FPNL WILL SAY WE HAVE REMOVED EVERYTHING BUT THE OTHERS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO, THEN WE NEED TO HAVE LEGISLATION THAT ADDRESSES THAT SO IT DOES NOT CONTINUE 40 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. BEAUTIFUL ROADWAY, BUT YOU HAVE AGING UTILITY POLES THROUGHOUT OUR CITIES.

CAN WE ADDRESS THAT IN OUR PRIORITIES? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S NO REASON TSC CAN'T BRING THAT UP.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE GET A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE STATE.

THAT SAID, I'M ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS OF MY FORMER HOUSE WHERE THE POLE GOT REPLACED.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. NOW IT'S UPRIGHT, IT'S NO LONGER LEANING.

AND THEN THE SAME POLES WITH COMCAST AND AT&T AND FIBER AND THIS AND SOMETHING ELSE.

AND IT'S LIKE BEING EATEN ALIVE BY TERMITES. AND THAT'S THE THING I'M MOST AFRAID OF.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THE VERY REASON, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, YOU WERE WALKING ON A SIDEWALK.

MOST SIDEWALKS HAVE THESE HUGE UTILITY POLES IN THEM, AND THEN TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND ALL THE YOU COULDN'T PUSH A STROLLER.

THAT'S WHY WE RENAMED THIS THING STREETS FOR FAMILIES.

IMAGINE IF YOU'RE A MOM AND YOU HAVE A STROLLER OR A GRANDMOTHER, AND YOU'RE PUSHING YOUR KID DOWN, YOUR GRANDCHILD DOWN. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S OUR ROADS.

AND STREETS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR WHAT THEY'RE DESIGNED TO DO.

AND WE'VE ALLOWED ALL THESE NOW GOLF CARTS. WE'VE ALLOWED ALL THESE THINGS TO SHOW UP IN OUR WORLD.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD HERE YET, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FUN TO SEE THE AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT DRONES, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THEM ON DRONES, BUT WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITH ON SIDEWALKS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY ALLOWED. YES THEY ARE.

[01:15:01]

IMAGINE THAT. DOESN'T KNOW IF YOU'RE IN THE ROAD OR NOT.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN TO SEE HOW THAT PLAYS. UM.

BUT YEAH, WE CAN BRING IT UP. ABSOLUTELY. DO WE NEED.

DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT OR DO WE. CONSENSUS.

CONSENSUS. WE HAVE CONSENSUS. TO ADD THAT TO THE MOTION ONLY GIVES IT STRENGTH WHEN HE BRINGS IT FORWARD.

THESE ARE DRAFT. AND THEY'LL BE VOTED ON NEXT MONTH.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO YOU CAN ADD THAT AND THEN VOTE ON IT NEXT MONTH.

COMMISSIONER ROGERS, YOU DON'T MIND? I'LL REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE TO GET MORE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN WORK ON IT. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

MEMBER. VICE. VICE CHAIR. COOPER. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER. JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. FP&L IS ASKING FOR A HUGE RATE CUT AGAIN FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

I'VE BEEN GOING HEAD TO HEAD WITH THEM. YOU KNOW, LIVING DOWN HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WE STILL DON'T HAVE UNDERGROUNDING COMPLETED HERE.

SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. I, YOU KNOW, THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM IS GOING TO BE AS A DONOR AREA ALREADY, PERIOD. FOR THE REST OF THE STATE. AND WITH THE CHANGE ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH WHAT THEIR FOCUS IS ON BUILDING ROADS, I THINK THAT HAS TO BE OUR KEY PRIORITY, AT LEAST ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

THIS FUNDING MECHANISM ON THE STATE LEVEL, BASED ON, YOU KNOW, POPULATION CENTERS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE THAT.

BUT IT'S BEEN OUR CONCERN FOR A WHILE. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYORS.

WHAT IS THE MAYORS ASSOCIATION, THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.

AND ACTUALLY, THERE'S A PRETTY SOLID UNITED FRONT GOING ON UP IN WASHINGTON TO PROVIDE MONEY DIRECTLY THROUGH THE MPO TO CITIES AND AVOIDING THE SEVEN YEAR, YOU KNOW, WORK PROGRAM. AND I KNOW THAT MY FRIENDS AT ASHTO, THE STATE DOTS, DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THAT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY'RE USED TO ONE SORT OF BUSINESS MODEL.

BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT IN THE NEXT REAUTHORIZATION.

AGAIN, I'M STAYING ON WITH YOU ALL THROUGH THE REAUTHORIZATION BILL, TOO.

SO THAT WAY I CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, ENSURE THAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED.

WE'VE DONE VERY WELL THE LAST TWO. SO WE KEEP GOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LAST ITEM WE HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[13. General Counsel’s Report]

AND GOOD MORNING ONCE AGAIN. MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS YOU KNOW, WHEN THE LAWYER DOESN'T HAVE A LOT TO SAY, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY. YES IT IS. MY REPORT IS BEFORE YOU.

AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EVER GET IN CONTACT WITH ME. BUT IT DOES SHOW WHAT THE ONGOING WORK THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE MPO IN A REGULAR MONTHLY BASIS. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. MEETING ADJOURNED.

I WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS TRANSPORTATION PLAN GOING OVER.

I WOULD HAVE WENT TO BCG. WE'LL TALK. I'LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE DOING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.