Jun 25, 2025 Technical Advisory Committee

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TIME IS 2:30 P.M. WE ARE GOING TO START OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.

[1. Call to Order and Recognition of Quorum]

ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL, PLEASE. OKAY.

[2. Electronic Roll Call]

ONE SEC, WHO'S SHOWING AS ABSENT? IS THAT IGOR? OKAY. JUST ONE MOMENT. LET ME PUT YOU IN. YEAH, HE WAS SHOWN AS ABSENT, I SEE.

PERFECT. UPDATE ATTENDANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

[3. Approval of Minutes - May 28, 2025]

OKAY? OKAY. WE ARE GOOD, IT PASSES. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.

[4. Approval of Agenda]

IS THERE ANY COMMENT ON THE AGENDA? SOUNDS LIKE NO, SO LET'S VOTE ON IT.

I THINK WE'RE OKAY, CHAIR. YES WE ARE OKAY. IS APPROVED.

ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? GOOD, WE ARE GOOD. THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND ITEM NUMBER SIX.

[6. MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS to Serve for the Next Year (July 2025 Through June 2026): A. Chair B. Vice Chair]

WELL, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT. OKAY. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

BILL CROSS, BROWARD MPO, A PLEASURE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT.

SO ANNUALLY WE DO ELECTIONS. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE BOTH OUR EXISTING CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR HAVE VOLUNTEERED, WILLINGLY, I MIGHT ADD, VOLUNTEERED FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF SERVICE HERE.

IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING, THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH A VOTING PROCESS. BUT IF NOT, THEN WE WILL JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS EXISTING SLATE OF OFFICERS.

SO MOVE. I SEE [LAUGHTER] A MOTION BY CHRISTOPHER.

SECOND BY RICHARD. ANY COMMENT? OKAY, THEN LET'S VOTE ON IT.

THANK YOU. IT'S APPROVED. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

NOW WE ARE MOVING TO THE ACTION ITEMS. PUBLIC MEETING.

SO, ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE. PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD APPROVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2026-2030

[1. PUBLIC MEETING AND MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE the Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)]

SOUNDS LIKE NOTHING GOOD. SO THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ONE SECOND. CAN ANY OF YOU,

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YOU CAN MOVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JIHONG CHEN WITH BROWARD MPO.

IT'S TIME OF THE YEAR TO PRIORITIZE THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

IT'S AN ANNUAL ROUTINE PROCESS FOR THE BROWARD MPO.

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

TODAY I'M PRESENTING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE BROWARD MPO'S CORE PRODUCTS FOR MANY TIMES.

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE CORE PRODUCTS.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS BROWARD MPOS PLANNING PRIORITIZE BY FOLLOWING FEDERAL LAW.

THE BROWARD MPO UPDATES THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN EVERY FIVE YEARS BY FOLLOWING STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.

THE BROWARD MPO UPDATES THE LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM EVERY YEAR.

PROJECTS IN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

MOVE TO LOPP AND THEN MOVE TO THE DRAFT TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM AND AT LAST MOVED TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION. BY FOLLOWING FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS. THE BROWARD MPO STAFF CREATED THIS TIP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

BY FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS, THE BROWARD MPO STAFF PREPARES THE DRAFT, TIP STARTS A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. HOSTS PUBLIC MEETINGS.

AND AT LAST, THE TAC, CAC AND THE BOARD APPROVE THE DRAFT TIP.

THE BROWARD MPO WILL SEND THE FINAL APPROVED TIP TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, AND FDOT ON JULY 15TH. THE TIP TAKE EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST EACH YEAR.

TO MEET FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS TO TIP THE BROWARD MPO, RELEASE THE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPERS, BROWARD MPO WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, BROWARD MPO MOBILITY MONDAY, AND EIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN BROWARD. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SUMMARY OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE TIP FOR THIS YEAR. THE TIP INVOLVES $5.1 BILLION TO SUPPORT 411 PROJECTS.

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

THE CHART ON THE LEFT DISPLAYS THE FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH FUNDING SOURCE, AND THE RESPECTIVE PERCENTAGE IN TOTAL. STATE IS THE TOP ONE FUNDING SOURCE.

THE CHART ON THE RIGHT DISPLAYS FUNDING SUMMARY BY TRANSPORTATION MODE.

THE SOURCE AMOUNT OF THE FUNDING FOR EACH TRANSPORTATION MODE, AND THE RESPECTIVE PERCENTAGE IN TOTAL.

THE TIP INVOLVES $151 MILLION FOR ALL THE MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS TO SUPPORT 49 PROJECTS.

ABOUT $81 MILLION IS INVESTED TO SUPPORT 35 BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS.

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THE SECOND ONE IS THE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG I-95 FROM SOUTH WEST 10TH STREET TO NORTH OF HILLSBORO BOULEVARD. THE THIRD ONE IS INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND COCONUT CREEK. THIS SLIDE PRESENTS THE OVERALL FUNDING FOR MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS. THE TABLE DISPLAYS A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS AND THE RESPECTIVE FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH MTP FUNDING PROGRAM. SO IN SUMMARY, THE TIP INVOLVES $3.7 BILLION TO SUPPORT 163 PROJECTS. THE BROWARD MPO STAFF ALSO MONITORS PROJECT PROGRESS. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS GRADUATED FROM THE TIP AND THE RESPECTIVE FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH FUNDING PROGRAM. WHAT IS PROJECT GRADUATED? ALL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS HAS BEEN SECURED ON 2025 OR BEFORE 2025.

SO WE CALL THE PROJECT GRADUATED. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED.

SO THERE ARE 89 PRODUCTS GRADUATED FROM THE TIP, WORTH ABOUT $391 MILLION.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE PDF DOCUMENT THROUGH THIS LINK.

SO WE ALSO RECEIVED THE COMMENTS FROM FDOT. AT THE REQUEST OF FDOT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MINOR MODIFICATION TO THE TIP OR THE TAX CHANGE SUCH AS SF-RTA PRODUCTS.

THERE'S NO LEAD AGENCY THERE, SO WE PUT SF-RTA THERE.

AND ALSO THERE'S HAVE A PROJECT, THE ACTUAL DESCRIPTION WAS TRUNCATED WHEN THE DOT GENERATE THE DATABASE.

SO WE WILL ADD THE TRUNCATED PART AND ALSO HAVE A PRODUCT NAME.

MAKE THE PRODUCT NAME MORE CLEAR. WE ADD A COUPLE OF WORDS AND HAVE ALSO WANT TO REVISE THE ABBREVIATION AND DEFINITION. THERE WAS A SUB-PRONOUN ERROR ON THE CORRECT SIDE, SO ONLY THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE CORRECTED.

SO TODAY MPO STAFF IS SEEKING A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE THE TIP.

WITH THAT, MPO STAFF, FDOT STAFF AND THE TURNPIKE STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. LET'S SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENT.

YES. OKAY? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING THE TURNPIKE PROJECT, THE COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY INTERCHANGE.

IS THAT A GRADUATED PROJECT OR IS IT NOT BEING FUNDED FOR.

BECAUSE, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S A PROJECT ALREADY THAT'S PROBABLY IN DESIGN FOR THAT SAME INTERCHANGE.

OH THE INTERCHANGE AT THE COCONUT CREEK? YEAH.

NO, IT'S STILL IN THE TIP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. CHRISTOPHER. IS THIS THING WORKING? YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REQUEST A QUICK HUDDLE WITH STAFF AFTER THE MEETING REGARDING A COUPLE OF CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS THAT MAY BE COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AFTER OFFLINE. YEAH.

IF I COULD CHAIR. YES, YOU SHOULD SPEAK TO THAT.

SO WHAT OUR MEMBER FROM DEERFIELD IS SPEAKING TO IS THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CITIES WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY THAT HAVE APPLIED

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THERE IS A LIST. IT'S OUT THERE, IT'S AVAILABLE IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED TO SEE IT.

HOWEVER, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE GOVERNOR DOES HAVE LINE-ITEM VETO IN THIS STATE.

SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT LIST IS IMPACTED BEFORE IT'S FINAL.

SO WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH FLORIDA DOT WORKING WITH THEM.

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING WE CAN DO UNTIL THE GOVERNOR TAKES HIS ACTION.

AND I EXPECT THAT THIS ITEM WILL COME BACK TO THE TAC IN AUGUST AND TO THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER.

IN REACTION TO WHATEVER THAT FINAL LIST IS. THANK YOU BILL, THANKS FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION.

JENNA. HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M JENNA FROM CORAL SPRINGS.

SILLY QUESTION, BUT FOR THE SLIDE THAT INDICATES THE GRADUATED PROJECTS FROM THE TIP.

THE OTHER SECTION, IT HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED.

COULD YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS MAY HAVE BEEN THAT FELL INTO THE OTHER CATEGORY? OH, THE OTHER PROJECTS. THOSE PROJECTS ARE NOT FALLING INTO THE SIX MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS, SUCH AS AVIATION PROJECTS, SEAPORT PROJECTS, SOME MAINTENANCE PROJECTS. SO, IT'S CLEAR? THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I SEE SOMEBODY ONLINE. VIRTUAL HAND. YES. RENEE WILSON ONLINE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOU IF YOU WANT TO DO YOUR COMMENT NOW.

THANK YOU. RENÉE WILSON COOPER CITY. THE RODES FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT? IS THAT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT'S OPEN TO MUNICIPALITIES TO SEEK FUNDING FOR? IN THE TIP DOCUMENT. WE PUT ALL THE PROJECTS THERE.

NOW WE DEVELOP THE INTERACTIVE TIP. THIS ONE WILL BE UP RUNNING VERY SOON.

SO WHEN THIS SOFTWARE IS READY, WE ARE PASSED DOWN TO YOU, GIVE YOU THE LINK SO YOU CAN CHECK FROM THERE.

ALSO, CHAIR, IF I . THANK YOU. GO THROUGH THE CHAIR AND PERHAPS MORE FULLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

SO THE ROADS FOR FAMILIES IS ONE OF OUR IMPORTANT PROGRAMS WITHIN THE 2050 MTP.

SO I WOULD YOU KNOW, YOU COULD CERTAINLY LOOK ONLINE AT OUR DOCUMENT THERE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE.

UNDERNEATH THAT IS THE PROGRAM NOW CALLED REV THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CSLIP.

SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES UNDER THAT PROGRAM FOR FUNDING.

SO WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE TO YOU ONLINE, BUT OF COURSE YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO MPO STAFF HERE.

AND WE'RE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES.

THANK YOU BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THAT ITEM, TOO, AS BILL MENTION.

I DON'T SEE ANY MORE COMMENT, SO LET'S. OKAY, WE NEED A MOTION.

MOTION BY CHRISTOPHER. SECOND BY GINA. ANY MORE COMMENT? IF NOT LETS VOTE ON IT. THE ITEM PASSES. THANKS. THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING TO NON-ACTION ITEMS.

[1. Federal Discretionary Grants]

JENNIPHER. OKAY.

JUST TAKING THE SCENIC ROUTE FOR YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

CHAIR. HI I'M JENNIPHER TUCY WITH THE BROWARD MPO AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

I'M HERE TO WELL, IT'S REALLY NOT MUCH TO NECESSARILY UPDATE A LOT WITH THE GRANTS.

AS WE KNOW, THINGS HAVE BEEN SLOW MOVING. SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF.

AS MUCH AS I ENJOY SEEING YOU GUYS HERE, I'M SURE YOU APPRECIATE IT AS WELL.

AS ALWAYS WITH THE GRANTS WE HAVE THE GRANTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION MEETING, EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. IT'S A PRIME OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATION AND YOU CAN REGISTER VIA THE LINK OR WITH THE QR CODE.

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THRIVING COMMUNITIES IS STATUS QUO. THERE WILL BE THE TOOLKIT DISTRIBUTED VIA THE MPO WEBSITE, AND YOU GUYS WILL BE RECEIVING A PRESENTATION ON THAT, I BELIEVE, NEXT MONTH, SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

SMART GRANT IS CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD AND GOING VERY WELL.

THE RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM THE GRANT HAS BEEN OBLIGATED, AND SO THINGS ARE PROGRESSING FORWARD WITH THAT.

RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES, THE CURRENT STATUS IS THE PROJECT DRAFT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN HAS BEEN CREATED, DATA COLLECTION, EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS HAS BEGUN, AND THE NEXT STEPS IS TO COORDINATE WITH PARTNER AGENCIES TO ESTABLISH STAFF WORKING GROUPS. STATUS QUO THE FOUR PS. SAFE STREETS, THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 26TH, SO TOMORROW. GOOD LUCK TO ALL. THIS IS THE CURRENT GRANT OPEN APPLICATIONS THAT I CAN FIND. AND THE UPCOMING WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE SEE THEM COME UP.

SO THAT IS. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I KNOW COUNTY IS GOING TO SUBMIT 31ST AVENUE APPLICATION TODAY. AS I CAME TO KNOW THE OTHER DAY, AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE.

LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

COMMITTEE REPORTS. THEN BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ACTION OF THE JUNE 12TH 2025 MEETING.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion ]

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. MEMBER COMMENTS. IF ANY MEMBER HAS ANY COMMENT.

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ]

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR WORKSHOP NOW ON AWARDS FOR ECONOMIC VITALITY AND NEXT MEETING ON AUGUST 27TH SO WE CAN END THIS TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.

OVER HERE. ADJOURNED. MEETING ADJOURNED. ADJOURNED FOR TODAY.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP ON PREVIOUSLY CSLIP NOW FOR ECONOMIC VITALITY.

[INAUDIBLE]. WE WILL SEE ONCE WE SEE THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. SO IF I'M NOT SURE, CHAIR, I HEARD.

BUT WE DO NEED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND FORMALLY ADJOURN.

DID YOU? I THINK SO, AS WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE.

YES, PLEASE. OKAY. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.