Jun 25, 2025 Citizens' Advisory Committee

I'M GOING TO GET STARTED. OKAY.

[1. Call to Order and Recognition of Quorum]

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WE HAVE A QUORUM. KEEP THE CHEERING DOWN, PLEASE.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

LET US GO. CALL, ORDER AND RECOGNIZE THE QUORUM.

I'VE DONE THAT. IF YOU'D CONSULT YOUR COMPUTER THERE AND CHECK IN FOR THE ROLL

[2. Electronic Roll Call]

JUST A REMINDER TO ANY NEW MEMBERS TO RECORD YOURSELF FOR THE ROLL.

JUST IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, YOU'LL SEE THE GREEN BUTTON PRESENT.

SO JUST GO AHEAD AND HIT THAT.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN TO CONFIRM THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE INDICATED YOUR PRESENT.

OKAY. WE ARE GOOD. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?

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

GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR? INDICATE A YES ON THAT LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER.

OKAY. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

THIS IS A THE MEETINGS ARE ALL PUBLIC, BUT WE'RE DESIGNATING THIS BY CONVENTION AS A PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE ACTION ITEM THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS.

SO I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY OF THAT.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

SO. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. SO LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO THE REST OF THE AGENDA THEN WE HAVE A

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

BOTH GREGORY AND I HAVE, EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO TO BE REELECTED.

AND THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED IN BEING A CANDIDATE.

YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO SIGNIFY THAT AT THIS POINT, OR IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEBODY AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT, YOU CAN DO IT AS WELL.

SO I WILL THROW THAT OPEN AT THIS POINT.

IS THERE ANYBODY WHO EITHER WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED OR CAN RECOMMEND SOMEBODY ELSE? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE CAN SHORT CIRCUIT THE PROCESS THEN.

THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES OR THERE ARE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

SO WE CAN JUST MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE FOR THE SLATE FOR THE TWO OF US, FOR GREGORY GALE AND MYSELF.

SO WE HAVE MOTION AGAIN FOR JOHN JOE.

SO CAST YOUR VOTE, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

DO YOU HAVE TO RECYCLE THIS THING? IT'S STILL ON THE LAST ACTUALLY, I THINK CHAIR RINEHART, YOUR YOUR VOTE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HASN'T BEEN REGISTERED.

THERE YOU GO. OH, OKAY.

OKAY. THAT'S IT. UNANIMOUS.

OKAY. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE, I THINK.

SO WE'LL SEE. OKAY, GOOD.

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

AND THIS IS WHERE THE PUBLIC MEETING IS.

WE'RE STRESSING THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW.

ANYBODY IS FREE TO SPEAK ON THAT IF THEY WERE HERE.

IT'S A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE BROWARD MPO APPROVE APPROVED THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AND TO WALK US THROUGH THAT AS DOCTOR CHEN.

SO DOCTOR, TAKE IT AWAY.

THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ZHI-HONG CHEN WITH BROWARD MPO.

IT'S TIME OF THE YEAR TO PRIORITIZE.

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

YOU MAY WONDER WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM? TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT REGION EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THOSE PROJECTS INCLUDE TRANSIT, RAIL, HIGHWAY, AIR, SEA PORT, AS WELL AS BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN AND FOOD RELATED PROJECTS.

TODAY I'M PRESENTING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 2030. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE BROWARD MPO SCHOOL PRODUCTS FOR MANY TIMES.

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THIS SLIDE PRESENTS BROWARD MPO PLANNING PROCESS BY FOLLOWING FEDERAL LAW.

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

MPO UPDATES LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM EVERY YEAR. PROJECTS IN THE MTP MOVE TO ROP AND THEN MOVE TO FDOT DRAFT ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM. AND LAST MOVE TO TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

BY FOLLOWING FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.

THE BOARD AND STAFF CREATED THIS TIP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

BY FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS, BROWARD MPO STAFF PREPARES DRAFT TIP STARTS 30 DAYS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

HOSTS PUBLIC MEETING AND TAC.

TAC AND BOARD APPROVE THIS DOCUMENT.

BROWARD MPO SENT THE APPROVED DOCUMENT TO FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION AND FDOT ON JULY 15TH EACH YEAR.

TO MEET FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENT TO TIP BROWARD MPO RELEASE PUBLIC NOTICE IN NEWSPAPERS. BROWARD MPO WEBSITE.

SOCIAL MEDIA. BROWARD MPO BROWARD MOBILITY.

MONDAY AND EIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN BROWARD.

SO THIS SLIDE IS A SUMMARY OF THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

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

THE TIP INVITES $5.1 BILLION TO SUPPORT 411 PROJECTS.

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

THE CHART ON THE LEFT DISPLAYS FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH FUNDING SOURCE AND THE RESPECTIVE PERCENTAGES IN TOTAL, STATE IS A NUMBER ONE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE TIP.

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

THIS TIP INVITES $151 MILLION OF BROWARD MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS TO SUPPORT 49 PROJECTS. ABOUT $81 MILLION IS INVESTED ON 35 BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS. LET'S TAKE A QUICK REVIEW ON MAJOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN THE TIP. THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THREE MAJOR PROJECTS.

ONE IS WIDENING AND RECONSTRUCTING SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY FROM NORTHWEST EIGHTH STREET TO EAST OF TURNPIKE. THE SECOND IS INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG I-95 FROM SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST 10TH STREET TO NORTH OF HILLSBOROUGH BOULEVARD.

THE THIRD. THE THIRD IS THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT FLORIDA TURNPIKE MAINLINE AND COCONUT CREEK. THIS SLIDE PRESENTS OVERALL FUNDING FOR MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS. THE TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND THE RESPECTIVE FUNDING AMOUNT FOR EACH FUNDING PROGRAM. SO THIS TIP INVOLVES $3.7 BILLION TO SUPPORT 163 PROJECTS FROM THE MTP FUNDING PROGRAMS. THE BROWARD MPO STAFF ALSO MONITORS PROJECT PROGRESS.

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WHAT IS PROJECTS. GRADUATED.

GRADUATED FROM THE TIP.

SO ALL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS HAS BEEN SECURED ON OR BEFORE FISCAL YEAR 2025.

WE CALL THIS PROJECT GRADUATED.

NO ADDITION FUND NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.

SO TOTAL 89 PROJECTS GRADUATED FROM TIP WORTH ABOUT $391 MILLION.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE TIP DOCUMENT THROUGH THIS LINK.

SO AT THE REQUEST OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE FOUR MODIFICATIONS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE FIRST ONE IS THE SFR, A BLOCK GRANT FOR FENDER BASS.

THE LEAD AGENCY, CHEN, WILL BE UPDATED FROM.

RESPONSIBLE AGENCY NOT AVAILABLE TO SFR TO.

THE SECOND PROJECT IS US 27 MIAMI-DADE.

BROWARD COUNTY LINE TO NORTH OF GRIFFIN ROAD.

THE PROJECT ACTUAL DESCRIPTION WAS TRUNCATED WHEN FDOT GENERATED DATABASE.

SO WE'LL PUT THIS TRUNCATION TO THE FINAL TIP.

THE THIRD ONE IS A PRODUCT NAME TO ADD MORE INFORMATION TO MAKE THE PRODUCT MORE CLEAR.

THIS PRODUCT IS A75 ALLIGATOR ALLEY.

SO WE ADD BOTH RAMPS TO THE PRODUCT NAME.

AND THE FOURTH CORRECTION ON THE PAGE IS.

AND EVERY ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS THERE.

THESE ARE SLASH W RUNAWAY WILL BE CORRECTED TO R SLASH W RIGHT OF WAY.

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

WE SITE MPO STAFF AND THE TURNPIKE AND FDOT STAFF ARE HERE TO BE READY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO INTERRUPT THAT BRIEFLY THERE.

GREG STUART, OUR DIRECTOR, HAD POKED HIS HEAD IN HERE AND WISHED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS. SO, GREG, PLEASE JOIN US.

MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOARDS.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DON'T REALIZE THIS, BUT I ACTUALLY WATCH YOU BACK HOME.

MOST EVERY YOU KNOW, THIRD WEEK IT'S LIKE, OH, THE CAC IS GOING TO BE ON.

I'M GOING TO WATCH THAT.

IT IS WONDERFUL. THE QUESTIONS YOU ASK, I THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE YOU ARE ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOARDS, BECAUSE THE QUESTIONS AREN'T COMING FROM A PLACE OF POLITICS. THEY'RE NOT COMING FROM A PLACE OF YOU KNOW, ENGINEERING DESIRE. IT IS ACTUALLY THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT BEYOND BELIEF BECAUSE BEFORE I EVER GOT TO THIS JOB 16, 17 YEARS AGO, I WOULD SHOW UP AT THE CAC MEETINGS BACK THEN AND GO, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WAS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AND THAT TO ME HAS BEEN ONE OF THE REALLY WONDERFUL PARTS.

WELL, WE MAY NOT GET A HUGE RUSH OF PEOPLE COMING IN HERE SAYING, OH YEAH, I HAVE THIS COMMENT.

I HAVE THAT COMMENT. SOME OF THE BEST PROJECTS THAT HAVE EVER COME OUT OF FDOT, OUT OF THE BROWARD MPO, OUT OF BROWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, OUT OF ALL OF OUR CITIES HAVE COME FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC ASKING FOR THESE THINGS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GENERATED TYPICALLY FROM STAFF OR STAFF SERVICES THAT ACTUALLY GENERATE THE BEST PROJECTS.

IT'S THE PUBLIC ACTUALLY ASKING FOR US TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS, AND I KNOW THIS IS A BIG COMMITMENT, AND I CONGRATULATE THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR FOR THEIR UNANIMOUS NOMINATION FOR INSANITY. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS A BIG, IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO.

AND I JUST I DON'T GET TO SEE YOU GUYS ENOUGH.

YOU KNOW, I'M ON THE I GET TO SIT WHERE BILL AND MY ATTORNEY SAID HERE YOU KNOW, FACING THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ON ANY GIVEN SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE HAVING THAT.

IT'S VERY SURREAL. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU EVER WANT TO, NOT THAT YOU SHOULD, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHOW UP FOR ONE OF THE ACTUAL POLITIC MEETINGS,

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AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS GET TO SEE MOST OF THE THINGS BEFORE THEY DO.

BUT THAT SAID, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

I ALWAYS GO BACK AND RERUN THE TAPE AND GO, OH, THIS IS REALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

THIS IS WHAT THEY WERE SAYING TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE GETS INTO THE MINDSET.

IT MAY NOT NECESSARILY ULTIMATELY GET BUILT THE WAY WE ALL WANT, BUT THE FACT IS, IS THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION AND IT ACTUALLY DOES GET CONSIDERED. OUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE VERY GOOD ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE KIND OF MOVE FORWARD.

AND THAT SAID, I KIND OF INTERRUPTED THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE YEAR FOR US, BECAUSE THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE GRADUATING OUT OF THE TIP AND THAT MEANS THEY'RE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD.

SO WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEING TODAY ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE BUILT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BIG FACTORS THAT GO INTO THIS, THIS NEXT FEW YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO VISIT TO ACTUALLY TALK TO YOU ABOUT PROJECTS THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO MOVE AROUND.

I ALLUDED TO THAT EARLIER THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BROWARD COUNTY ASKED FOR ABOUT $10 MILLION WORTH OF NEW TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN OUR TIP PROGRAMS WAS NOT ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR THROUGH THE STANDARDIZED PROCESS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO COME OUT OF OUR BUDGET. LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE WAS SURPLUS MONEY THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THEY USED THOSE ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

THIS TIME AROUND, IT'S COMING OUT OF THE MPO'S BUDGET, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME REALLY HARD DECISIONS FOR FOLKS THAT KNEW BETTER.

AND I HATE TO SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS AGO, I WENT TO THIS, TO MANY OF THE BOARDS AND I SAID, PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR MONEY OUT OF TALLAHASSEE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A YEAR OFF OF YOUR PROJECTS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT'S NOT JUST A YEAR, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE 3 OR 4 YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL REQUESTS THAT WEREN'T BUDGETED.

OUR PARTNERS OVER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BUSY BALANCING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORK PROGRAM, WHAT PROJECTS TO GO FORWARD AND WHICH ONES NOT.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S THESE EARMARK REQUESTS.

AND THOSE EARMARK REQUESTS HAVE TO BE FUNDED.

BECAUSE IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT VETO THEM, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH. BILL WILL BE PRESENTING THIS STUFF TO YOU WITH JIHONG AND OUR OTHER TEAM MEMBERS.

I'M AVAILABLE TO YOU. YOU CAN EMAIL ME, YOU CAN CALL ME HOWEVER YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE, BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A HECK OF A YEAR TO WATCH THIS.

AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER THING ON THE HORIZON, WHICH IS THE REAUTHORIZATION BILL.

I'VE GONE THROUGH A BUNCH OF THOSE NOW UP IN WASHINGTON.

THIS THIS TIME AROUND, THERE'S A LOT OF DIRECT REQUESTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE GOING INTO THE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL.

WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOOD. SOME THINGS ARE BAD. YOU KNOW, IT'S A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THE REALITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FACING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FUNDING CYCLE AS WELL.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A REALLY GOOD FIVE YEAR RUN WITH A LOT OF MONEY PROGRAMED.

THAT A BUNCH OF IT DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET SPENT BECAUSE THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH STAFFING IN WASHINGTON TO PROCESS THE GRANTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE.

WE, WE DID REALLY WELL AROUND 40, $50 MILLION WORTH OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO AND SOME OF OUR PARTNER GOVERNMENTS ALSO RECEIVED DIRECT FUNDING GRANTS, WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT.

THAT SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT AGAIN IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME VARIATION MOVING AROUND OVER THERE AT THAT OTHER SIDE.

THERE YOU GO. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, I ACTUALLY RUN THE MPO.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING THE MPO NOW FOR 16 YEARS.

AND SO I'M PRETTY MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES USUALLY BECAUSE I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO HOG THE LIMELIGHT. BUT MY TEAM MEMBERS DO AN AWESOME JOB.

YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY GREAT INPUT THROUGH THE TEAM HERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE BECAUSE YOU REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT YOU DO, AND I CAN. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WORKING WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW THAT I TRY TO WORK WITH YOU OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE AS WELL.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE PROBABLY IN HERE DON'T EVEN REALIZE YOU'VE YOU'VE TOUCHED WITH THAT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND I CAN TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND LET YOU GET ON WITH YOUR MEETING, THERE'S FOOD OUT THERE.

DON'T FORGET TO EAT SOME OF IT, PLEASE.

BECAUSE IT WILL GO BAD.

AND AND YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A WORKSHOP AFTER THIS, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE A BLAST.

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THAT WAS A REALLY PHENOMENAL ASK.

I THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO STAY BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE BOARD'S MEMBERS SAY, I WANT TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, THAT TO ME IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT MEANS YOU'RE GELLING AS A TEAM.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MANY MORE YEARS OF YOUR SERVICE WITH THE ORGANIZATION.

AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU GREG.

WHILE YOU WERE TOUTING ALL OUR QUESTIONS. SO WE HAVE 57 QUESTIONS NOW.

THANKS A LOT. I'LL STAND HERE PATIENTLY AND LISTEN.

OKAY, LET'S START OFF WITH PHIL.

PHIL? YES. THANK YOU. AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE DIVISION AMONG THE SIX PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WHAT'S STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING IS, IS ONE SEVERAL THOUSANDTH OF A PERCENT OF, OF THE TOTAL.

AND I JUST WONDER, IS THERE SOME ARBITRARINESS IN THE WAY MONEY IS ALLOCATED AND SPENT? ARE PUT IN THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS BECAUSE I PROBABLY THERE'S NO PROJECT THAT DOESN'T EMBRACE ALL SIX.

SO HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT GOES WHERE? SO THE ORIGINALLY THIS CALL WE CALL RESILIENCY.

WE CHANGE THE NAME TO INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING.

SOME PROJECTS IS BUILT ON WP, NOT IN THE TIP.

SO THERE ARE ONLY ONE PROJECT INCLUDED IN IN THE TIP.

HELLO CHRISTOPHER RESTREPO BROWARD MPO.

SO FOR THIS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, IT'S STILL WORKING OFF OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE SET AND PRIORITIZED BASED OFF OF THE 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING PROGRAM IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE ESTABLISHED AS PART OF OUR 2050 MTP. AND SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE GOING INTO THE FUTURE ARE MORE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE POPULATING THAT PROGRAM. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE FUNDING FITTING THAT SIX PROGRAM, WHICH IS INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING.

WE DID HAVE A COUPLE PROJECTS FROM THE 2045 PLAN THAT DID FALL IN THE RESILIENCY CATEGORY, BUT THAT WAS NEW PROJECTS THAT WE ESTABLISHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE 2045 PLAN. SO THEY WERE INITIALLY RESILIENCY STUDIES, INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING STUDIES, WHICH ARE A LOT LESS MONEY THAN WHAT WOULD BE A FULL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT LOW IN THE FUTURE.

WE ARE VERY MUCH COMMITTED. WE HAVE 5% OF OUR MPO ATTRIBUTABLE FUNDS.

A LOT OF THE FACILITIES THAT WE IDENTIFIED ON OUR VULNERABILITY CORRIDOR ARE ON STATE FACILITIES. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF INFLUX OF STATE FUNDS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROGRAM. SO FOR THE NEXT TIP UPDATE, YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE MONEY THERE.

WELL, IF I MAY GO INTO MORE DEPTH MY QUESTION REALLY JUST HAPPENED TO START WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING.

I WASN'T REALLY DEBATING ABOUT RESILIENCY VERSUS HARDENING, BUT IT WOULD SEEM LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT IT TO FALL DOWN.

AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT THE STRUTS AND THE, THE, THE FOUNDATIONS.

SO I MEAN, AT WHAT POINT DOES INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING LEAVE OFF AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE.

IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO BRIDGES THOSE WHAT YOU'LL FIND IS IF YOU FIND BRIDGE PROJECTS IN OUR TIP, THEY FIT MORE IN THE HIGHWAYS AND FREIGHT PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY'RE PART OF THE ROADWAYS THAT, THAT, THAT FILL OUR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING IS A PROGRAM THAT WE ESTABLISHED IN THE 2050 PLAN THAT LOOKS AT CREATING PROJECTS.

AFTER EVALUATING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY BASED OFF OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS.

SO THOSE PROJECTS AREN'T FULLY DEFINED JUST YET.

AND ONCE THOSE STUDIES ARE COMPLETED, WE'LL HAVE PROJECTS THAT WE CAN THEN MOVE ON INTO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

SO FOR NOW, WHAT YOU'RE MENTIONING FOR THE BRIDGES, THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO MOSTLY FIT WITHIN THE HIGHWAYS AND FREIGHT PROGRAM, BUT NOW YOU SEE A LOT OF MONEY THERE. BUT THE OTHER CATEGORIES, LET'S JUST FORGET ABOUT HARDENING.

I MEAN, HOW IS, IS, IS A PROJECT ONLY 100% HIGHWAYS AND FREIGHT WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR SAFETY OR VICE VERSA.

I MEAN, SOMEONE HAS TO DECIDE THE ALLOCATION AND IS IT ARBITRARY OR THERE ARE ALL OF OUR PROJECTS GO THROUGH PRIORITIZATION PROCESS AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT CONSIDERATIONS THAT GO INTO THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS, DIFFERENT CRITERIAS AND FACTORS.

SAFETY IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST ONE THAT WE CONTRIBUTE POINTS TO.

RESILIENCY OR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS ARE ALSO PART OF THAT PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. SO EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT GOES THROUGH OUR PLANNING AND PROGRAMING PROCESS DO HAVE THOSE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE APPLIED TO THEM.

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ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR ROUTE TO 2050.ORG.

YOU CAN GO INTO THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT CHAPTER, I BELIEVE IT'S CHAPTER SIX, AND IT DOES DETAIL ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO INTO OUR PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. AND I'M GOING TO THROUGH THE CHAIR IF I COULD.

SO IT'S NOT ARBITRARY.

AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A REFLECTION OF THE POLICY DECISIONS AND DIRECTIONS THAT THIS COMMITTEE, THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND ULTIMATELY OUR BOARD ADOPTED AS PART OF THE 2050 PLAN. SO WE SET THROUGH THAT 2050 POLICY DOCUMENT, HOW MUCH MONEY WE WOULD BE PUTTING INTO EACH OF THE PROGRAMS. NOW, IT'S NOT SMOOTH AND YEAR BY YEAR, IT'S NOT GOING TO MATCH THOSE PERCENTAGES.

EXACTLY, BECAUSE PROJECTS ARE KIND OF LUMPY.

AND SOMETIMES YOU DO A BIG $100 MILLION PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, POP OUT IN A PARTICULAR YEAR.

THIS IS THE TAIL END. THIS IS NOT SETTING POLICY.

THIS IS THE DELIVERY OF PROJECTS.

AND IT IS LUMPY. THE POLICY DECISIONS ON HOW MUCH MONEY.

WHAT ARE OUR VALUES? WHERE DO WE WANT TO SPEND MONEY INTO THESE PROGRAMS? THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THAT FIVE YEAR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE.

AND THOSE POLICY DECISIONS WERE MADE AGAIN.

THEY WERE ALL BROUGHT IN FRONT OF YOU FOR APPROVAL.

THEY WENT TO THE TAC AND ULTIMATELY THE BOARD.

AND THAT THAT'S WHAT WAS BASICALLY ADOPTED IN DECEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR.

THANKS AGAIN. HOPEFULLY THAT'S HELPFUL.

LITTLE I NEED TO SEE IT TO TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DAVE FLETCHER NEXT.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE PRESENTATION IN THE PIE CHART ON THE RIGHT.

WHERE WOULD WHAT WHAT MODE WOULD PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLING FALL INTO? BECAUSE I GUESS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LIKE YOUR QUESTION, PHILIP SEEMS TO TOUCH KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HIGHWAYS, IT MIGHT TOUCH TRANSIT.

IF WE'RE SUPPORTING BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO TRANSIT STATIONS, IT WOULD TOUCH RAIL, THINGS LIKE THIS.

THIS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IS INCLUDED IN THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION MODE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW, MICHAEL SMITH.

AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ALL THIS TROUBLE.

I LOOKING AT THIS AS SOME OF THESE TIPS, DESIGNATIONS SEEM TO BE PLACEHOLDER ITEMS. POSSIBLY. AND I'M NOT REALLY LOOKING FOR ANSWERS HERE, BUT I'M JUST MAKING A NOISE FOR PROJECTS THAT I FAVOR AND I THOUGHT WERE INTERESTING.

ONE OF THEM IS RAIL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT GRANTS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA RTA WHICH IS TRI-RAIL AND ITS NON SIS MAKES IT SEEM LESS IMPORTANT SOMEHOW OR LESS OF A PRIORITY.

AND ITS $100 MILLION, BUT PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGER EQUIPMENT LIKE COACHES AND LOCOMOTIVES ARE EXPENSIVE.

SO THERE'S THAT A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT I FOUND AT THE END WERE THE CHARGING STATIONS FOR I-95 AND I-75 FOR I-95, IT'S 5.7 MILLION AND FOR I-75 IS 3.1 MILLION.

MAYBE THERE ARE LESS PLUGS FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO RECHARGE FOR I-75, BUT ALSO DESIGNATED NON SIS AND FOR ANYBODY THAT'S FITS THE CATEGORY OF OWNER OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE DURING HURRICANE EVACUATION.

I MUST SAY THAT FOR THE MAJOR STORM, THAT THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM FOR SUCH ELDERLY DRIVERS WHO WISH TO VACATE SOUTH FLORIDA IN FAVOR OF MAYBE CENTRAL FLORIDA AND TO AT LEAST THERE'S BEEN A, A THOUGHT TO SUBMIT AT LEAST TWO FUNDING APPLICATIONS FOR CHARGING STATIONS OUTSIDE OF THAT I GUESS YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN BECAUSE I'VE TOLD, BEEN TOLD FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT THE STATE IS DISCONTINUING ITS

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THAT WOULD HAVE PUT A STRING OF EV RECHARGING STATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATES IN FLORIDA.

SO NO QUESTION. NO, NO, I DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

OKAY. VINCENT PARLATORE.

GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

VERY INFORMATIVE AND EXPENSIVE.

AND EXPENSIVE. JUST A COUPLE OF GENERALIZED ITEMS. I NOTICED I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE LIST AND I NOTICED YOU HAVE ITEMS IN THERE FOR FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT.

I DIDN'T GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.

I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SLATED FOR NORTH PERRY AIRPORT BECAUSE THEY ARE IN NEED OF THINGS, AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE POSSIBLY LOOKING AT A NEW TOWER ALSO. THAT'S KIND OF ANTIQUATED.

THAT WOULD BE ONE OF ONE OF THE ISSUES.

AS FAR AS WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALSO PUTTING IN TRAFFIC SIGNALS, IF I WAS CORRECT IN HEARING THAT.

YES. NO, MAYBE SOME OF THAT WAS IN TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALSO WITH THE.

SO AM I MISSING SOMETHING WITH IT? YEAH. FOR THE TRAFFIC WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS, TRAFFIC, INSTALLING TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN VARIOUS PLACES NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

I'M I'M MISSING SOMETHING.

MAYBE. OKAY, GOOD. LOOK AT IT.

I'M LIKE, THROUGH THE CHAIR.

SO. SURE. SO YEAH, THIS PROGRAM DOES INCLUDE SOME SIGNALS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

WHAT? OKAY. WHAT WHAT I WAS GETTING AT IN GENERALITIES, I MEAN, AT SOME, IF YOU'RE GOING TO CONSIDER OTHER TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN THERE, WHICH WE DO NEED MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, THERE ARE PLACES WHERE THERE ARE NO LEFT TURN SIGNALS PROMPTING MOTORISTS TO RUN THE RED LIGHTS.

THEY MAY ONLY GET ONE PERSON THERE.

SO PLACES WHERE THERE ARE NO LEFT TURN SIGNALS, MAYBE WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT AND GIVE THAT A LITTLE BIT ON THERE, BECAUSE THEN THE TRAFFIC STARTS BACKING UP AND THAT'S ENOUGH WITH THAT.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OTHER JUST, I THINK REGULAR STREET LIGHTING, POSSIBLY. I WAS WONDERING IF SOMETHING COULDN'T BE CONSIDERED WITH SOLAR LIGHTING.

I MEAN, IF YOU HAD POWER OUTAGES, WE WOULD STILL HAVE SOME SORT OF LIGHTING IN THE AREA. IN THE GENERAL AREA. SOMETHING SIMPLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD READILY HOOK UP TO ELECTRIC TO THE GRID. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING EASY TO LOOK AT. ONE OF THE ITEMS I DID NOTICE THAT WAS ON HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU THE THE NUMBER ON HERE.

I WONDER WHAT WAS ON HERE WAS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS NUMBER PERTAINS TO THAT.

IT WAS NUMBER 4476741 THAT WAS ON THE LIST.

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE MPO LISTING, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE NUMBERS RUN ON THERE, BUT IT WAS MENTIONING SOMETHING ABOUT DECORATIVE LIGHTING AND PAVER REMOVAL.

SO JUST IN THE GENERALITY IS NOT GOING TO BEAT YOU UP ON THIS, BUT JUST MY UNDERSTANDING A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S AT $4,650,000, $892.

SO MY QUESTION TO THAT IS IN GENERALITIES.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTING? IS IT GOING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT LIGHTING, OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE SOMETHING MORE EYE APPEALING? AND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PAVERS AND WHAT WOULD BE GOING IN THE PAVERS PLACE? OR CAN SOMETHING BE USED MORE BETTER FOR THE MONEY? YOU KNOW, THAT WAS JUST ONE THING ON THERE.

I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WHAT THE MONEY COULD BE USED FOR AND SOMETHING BETTER.

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS, SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PAVERS, YOU KNOW? BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS THAT WAS MINE.

I'M, I'M DONE WITH IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST IN GENERAL. YEAH.

GENERAL, YOU WERE ASKING GENERAL QUESTIONS. YES, GENERAL. GENERALIZED THE ANSWER HERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, AT A HIGH LEVEL SOME OF WHAT'S IN HERE IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE TYPE WORK. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'VE SEEN LIKE DOT'S BEEN INSTALLING A LOT OF LED LIGHTING, REPLACING THE OLD STYLE LIGHTING.

I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROJECT THAT YOU MENTIONED, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS.

RIGHT? IT'S A I DOUBT THEY'LL TEAR OUT SOMETHING GOOD TO REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING POORER. I'M SURE IT'S AN UPGRADE AND PROBABLY GOING TO LED ON THE PAVER SITUATION.

I KNOW A LOT OF CITIES HAVE ASKED FOR DECORATIVE PAVERS.

IT WAS LIKE KIND OF THE HOT THING, I DON'T KNOW, BACK IN THE 80S OR WHATEVER.

LET'S LET'S DO DECORATIVE PAVERS IN THE INTERSECTIONS.

AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, OKAY, THERE ARE MAINTENANCE. I AGREE IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM,

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THEY ARE BEING REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER MAINTENANCE AND STANDS UP TO THE TRAFFIC.

BETTER. SO THAT'S MY GUESS YOU KNOW, TO WITHOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THAT PROJECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY, JOHN. MICHAEL PEREZ.

GOOD EVENING. HAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION.

JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON MY ORIGINAL MEMBERS FIRST COMMENTS ON THE OVERALL FUNDING.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'M SURE THAT IN ROADS FOR FAMILIES AND STUFF, YOU'RE DOING SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE SO THAT SAFETY MONEY IS NOT WHAT'S IN SAFETY.

SAFETY MONEY IS FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT IS ORIENTED JUST TOWARDS SAFETY.

THERE'S SAFETY IN ALL OF THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO A PROJECT AND NOT CONSIDER IT. THERE'S HARDENING IN ALL OF THESE PROJECTS.

IT'S NOT JUST SO YOU'RE NOT TAKING OUT.

AND MAYBE WHAT MY FELLOW IS LOOKING FOR IS HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING IN THESE AREAS? TAKING IT OUT FROM EVERY PROBABLY WOULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT TASK TO DO.

I WOULD THINK, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE KIND OF NUMBER HE'S LOOKING FOR TO SEE WHAT IS THE REAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S BEING SPENT IN THESE TYPES OF OF FUNCTIONS, HARDENING, ECONOMIC. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD BECAUSE IT'S ALL EMBEDDED IN SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, AM I CORRECT? YOU ARE. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS FINE. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY PART OF THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT DOES, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN IMPROVEMENTS, THE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, PRETTY MUCH EVERY PROJECT.

NOW WE'VE GOT FDOT AND TURNPIKE BEHIND ME.

IF YOU ASK THEM THE SAME, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR EVERY PROJECT THAT THEY DO CONSIDER SAFETY. SO SAFETY IS WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THESE PROJECTS. THANK YOU. AND GREGORY GALE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. DOCTOR CHEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.

I FIRST A COMMENT AND THEN I HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.

AND THEY'RE RAPID FIRE SO WE CAN JUST SKIP SKIP SKIP SKIP IF THAT'S OKAY.

FIRST IS IT POSSIBLE. AND I THINK THIS USED TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS IS 100 PAGES AND I'LL BE VERY SELFISH. NOW I'M JUST LOOKING FOR COCONUT CREEK STUFF.

SO IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO ACTUALLY HAVE.

I KNOW WE HAVE THE LEAD AGENCY, AND THAT'S USUALLY WHERE WE'D GO TO SEE IF COCONUT CREEK IS LISTED THERE.

BUT AND I KNOW THERE'S A MAP, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY ADD THE MUNICIPALITY HERE SO THAT IF I SEARCH ON A PDF, I CAN FIND COCONUT CREEK? THE STAFF IS WORKING ON THE SOFTWARE.

WE CAN UNTIL THE BOARD MEETING.

WE CAN PRINT A HARD COPY AND ELECTRONIC COPY BY MUNICIPALITY.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP.

YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IS I'VE GOT THE DOCUMENT AND IT'S 100 PAGES.

I DID GO THROUGH IT REALLY QUICKLY TRYING TO FIND COCONUT CREEK.

BUT IF THERE'S A WAY THAT ON THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, YES, THE MAP IS THERE, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE WHERE THE PROJECT IS BEING DONE SO THAT IF I'M SEARCHING, I CAN FIND IT EASILY THAN ACTUALLY MANUALLY GOING THROUGH EACH PAGE, LOOKING AT THE MAP. SO UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT PUT THAT TO THE DOCUMENT BECAUSE HOW WE IDENTIFY THE MUNICIPALITY, WE USE THE GIS LAYER.

THE DATABASE WE RECEIVED FROM FDOT DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

THE MPO STAFF WORKING ON THE DATABASE, WORKING ON THE GIS LAYER AND THOSE TWO COMBINED TOGETHER WE CAN IDENTIFY THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER SORT OF WAY TO EXPLAIN WHAT I'M SAYING.

BUT THEN I DO HAVE MY QUESTIONS.

SO AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, IT GIVES YOU THE NUMBER AND YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S LOCATED. IT JUST WOULD BE EASY.

FOR INSTANCE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT PAGE 14.

FOR 492821 STATE ROAD SEVEN US 441 AT ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD, ETC.. OBVIOUSLY I KNOW WHERE THAT IS, BUT IT WOULD BE JUST EASIER TO SAY WHICH MUNICIPALITY IT'S IN. SO THAT'S THE FIRST PART.

BUT WE CAN MOVE ON IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.

I THINK WHAT DOCTOR CHEN WAS SAYING IS THAT TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THAT WE ARE WORKING TO UPGRADE OUR SOFTWARE TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN'T DO NOW. BUT SECONDLY, WE DO PRODUCE MUNICIPAL REPORTS.

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AND THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLEX POINTS.

SOME OF THEM ARE LINES.

MANY OF THEM ARE ACROSS MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES.

SO ASSIGNING A SINGLE MUNICIPALITY TO ANY GIVEN PROJECT IS NOT SO EASY.

BUT WE ARE USING GIS LAYERS SO THAT WE CAN PRODUCE MUNICIPAL REPORTS.

AND EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PRODUCE THAT REPORT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL GET THAT OUT.

WE DO IT FOR OUR BOARD.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT THIS YEAR, CORRECT? YES.

YES. SO WE WILL HAVE A MUNICIPAL REPORT AVAILABLE.

AND I BELIEVE THE MUNICIPAL REPORTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEB PAGE.

YES. SO THEY WILL BE OUT THERE.

SO YOU CAN LOOK JUST AT COCONUT CREEK OR WHATEVER CITY YOU DESIRE.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THE MAP.

I THINK IT'S OBVIOUSLY QUITE IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE MAP THERE.

SO I JUST HAVE SOME QUICK QUESTIONS.

AND I THINK SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ALREADY ASKED THESE QUESTIONS.

SO ON PAGE 14, FOR INSTANCE TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION, CHRIS, FROM LAST WEEK CONCERNING THE MAST ARMS CAN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING DONE THERE? SO IT APPEARS THAT DUE TO CRASHES NEW LIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE ADDED.

SO WE'RE REPLACING THE SPAN OR THE STRING LIGHTS WITH MAST ARMS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IS BEING DONE.

RIGHT. SO THERE ARE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT WE HAVE PUT INTO OUR LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS SO THAT WE CAN GET MAST ARMS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.

THANK YOU. VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ON PAGE 20. THE DATA OR THE REASONS WHY WE'RE DOING SOME OF THESE THINGS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SAFETY.

WE'RE ADDING LIGHTING THERE BECAUSE OF A HISTORY OF, OF, OF CRASHES. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S WHAT'S BEING DONE THERE, RIGHT? OR I UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT YES, ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC ASSESSMENTS DO HAVE REASONS WHY TRAFFIC'S ARE HAPPENING AND WE PROVIDE COUNTERMEASURES TO COMBAT THOSE ISSUES. SO ESSENTIALLY IT'S DATA DRIVEN, CORRECT? RIGHT. WE, WE SEE THEIR CRASHES AND WE NEED TO IMPROVE THAT.

THE SAME THING. AGAIN AND AGAIN, I WAS JUST EXCITED WHEN I SAW THE WORD MASKED. AND THAT WAS ON PAGE 26 AGAIN, WE'RE ADDING MASKED ARMS THERE.

PAGE 30. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US BEFORE AND I THINK I LOST.

ONE OF T S. AGAIN. I'LL CUT YOU IN.

HELLO. OH, IT'S BACK ON PAGE 30.

IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THIS ONE, WHICH IS 4457191.

THIS IS PART OF THE I THINK THE WIDENING OF THE TURNPIKE IN COCONUT CREEK.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE SORT OF I'M LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT.

INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS AT FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT COCONUT CREEK IS.

IT'S ATLANTIC BOULEVARD TO MLK BOULEVARD.

COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY.

OH, SORRY. NOT THE POWERPOINT, THE ACTUAL ATTACHMENT.

THE QUESTION REALLY CONCERNS THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WAS VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THE TURNPIKE AND ALSO HAVING THE ROADWAY WIDENING.

AND IN THAT SECTION, WE HAVE A COUNTY FACILITY WHERE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNHOUSED SOMETIMES THEY ACTUALLY LAY DOWN ON SIDEWALKS.

AND THAT FOR ME WAS A VERY HUGE CONCERN.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GET AN EXPLANATION CONCERNING WHAT THIS EXPANSION OR WHAT THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY MEANS.

IT LOOKS LIKE JUST ADDING MORE LIGHTING IN THAT AREA.

ARE WE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT ONE? IT'S PAGE 30 IS EXISTING TO RETROFIT EXISTING THE WEBSITE, IT SAYS IS IT VULNERABLE ROAD USERS? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LIGHTING.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE YEAH, THAT ROAD IS QUITE SCARY AT NIGHT.

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SO ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET INTO THE BUILDING UNTIL 6 P.M..

AND SO THEY ARE THERE WAITING, QUEUING TO GO IN.

AND IF THEY'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY'RE LITERALLY SLEEPING ON THE SIDEWALKS.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TURNPIKE TO REVIEW THE PROJECT AND THEN PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS.

HI JAMES BROWN. I AM THE MPO LIAISON OF FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE ENTERPRISE.

I BELIEVE THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE COCONUT CREEK PARKWAY.

THE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.

SO WHATEVER THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT IS, IS, AND I KNOW THE AREA THAT YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY REFERENCING, WE ARE LOOKING AT IMPROVING THE SAFETY IN THAT AREA.

I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS WITH REGARD TO THE CONCERNS THAT THAT WILL ALL BE ANALYZED AND ADDRESSED.

IS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION AS TO IS IT JUST THE LIGHTING ASPECT OF THAT OR.

WELL, YES, SINCE IT'S JUST LISTED THERE, I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY WAS BEING PROPOSED. YEAH. I CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO THE PROJECT TEAM AND I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THE COMMITTEE THROUGH THE MPO.

AND THEN THE FINAL QUESTION I HAVE IS ON PAGE 33.

I WASN'T QUITE SURE ABOUT THE BLUETOOTH DEVICES.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT? INSTALL TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM MPO PRIORITY BROWARD COUNTY FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES. FIRE ENGINES I THINK SO.

I'LL TRY TO TAKE A CRACK AT THIS ONE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PROJECT, THERE'S A REQUEST TO SEE IF WE CAN GET IT SO THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE SIGNAL AS WE'RE DRIVING THROUGH.

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE? SO YEAH, THESE ARE RIGHT AT MS. THESE ARE ALL TRAFFIC CONTROL.

SO THIS IS HIGH TECH TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT'S BEING INSTALLED IN THIS CORRIDOR.

AND YOU KNOW, BLUETOOTH JUST HAPPENS TO BE PART IT'S, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN, BUT IT'S BASICALLY AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

IT'S SURTAX FUNDING. IF I HAD TO GUESS, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GIVE PRIORITY ALSO FOR THEIR BUSSES AS PART OF THIS.

SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO GET ROLLED OUT ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY NOW.

YOU KNOW, DOT STARTED OUT ON THE INTERSTATES.

THEY'VE BEEN ROLLING IT OUT ONTO SOME OF THEIR STATE ARTERIALS.

THIS IS THE COUNTY DOING IT UNDER A SURTAX.

SO YEAH, THIS IS JUST MORE TECHNOLOGY.

I KNOW MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY AN ELECTION ISSUE IN SOME OF THE COUNTY RACES THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT SEQUENCED, THAT LITERALLY YOU'RE DRIVING FROM RED LIGHT TO RED LIGHT TO RED LIGHT TO RED LIGHT.

AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE COUNTY WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT IT.

SO THAT QUOTE UNQUOTE, IF YOU MAINTAINED A CERTAIN SPEED, THE LIGHTS WOULD ALL BE SEQUENCED WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL GREEN, ETC. IS DO YOU THINK THIS IS PART OF THAT? IT COULD BE A PART OF IT AND SUPPORTIVE TO THAT.

HOWEVER IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DRIVE FROM ONE END OF THE COUNTY TO THE OTHER AND GET NOTHING BUT GREEN LIGHTS.

I'VE GOT A BRIDGE FOR YOU IN BROOKLYN. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AFTER THE MEETING.

SO, YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONGESTED URBAN AREA HERE.

AND EVEN IF YOU OPTIMIZE SIGNALS FOR WESTBOUND, THAT MEANS EASTBOUND IS NOT GOING TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME, YOU KNOW. SO. BUT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT BROWARD COUNTY IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING TO DO, PLANNING TO DO AND DOING FOR THEIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. I KNOW ONE OF THE MAJOR LIMITATIONS AT ONE POINT WAS THE LACK OF FIBER PARTICULARLY FURTHER OUT WEST.

SO THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO CONTROL THE SIGNALS FROM A CENTRALIZED LOCATION.

SO ALL OF THIS TIES INTO THIS IS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A DECADE PLUS EFFORT TO MAKE ALL THESE INVESTMENTS.

AND SOMETIMES ALL IT'S GOING TO BE IS A SIGN THAT TELLS YOU CONGESTION AHEAD, BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL KNOW. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A SMART CITY.

WELL, EVENTUALLY I HOPE.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR CHEN.

THANK YOU BILL. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. IN THAT CASE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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AND LET US VOTE.

OKAY. VINCENT. VINCENT, ARE YOU VOTING HERE? IT'S ON THE LEFT.

YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY HERE ANYWAY.

SO. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE NO NON-ACTION ITEMS, SO WE COME DOWN TO THE END HERE.

[1. Member Comments]

SOMETIMES I DON'T SEE MY NAME AS ATTENDING, SO I JUST HOPEFULLY THAT CAN GET CORRECTED.

I WASN'T SURE BECAUSE SOMETIMES I KID IN HERE LATE AND I UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULDN'T BE ON HERE, BUT THE VIDEO SHOWS I'M HERE, SO THANK YOU.

OKAY. MICHAEL SMITH. JUST A QUICK WORD ABOUT AN ARTICLE I SAW IN TODAY'S PAPER.

FLORIDA SEIZES AIRFIELD FOR ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ.

JUST WONDERING. THIS IS OUT OF COUNTY.

NEVERTHELESS, IN SOUTH FLORIDA THIS FACILITY IS TO BE BUILT IN FORMER AIRFIELD THAT'S OWNED BY DADE COUNTY.

AND THE STATE'S TAKING IT OVER.

I JUST WONDERED IN AN EMERGENCY WHAT IMPACT, IF ANY IT MAY HAVE WHERE FACILITIES SUCH AS THAT WILL BE A DRAW ON BROWARD COUNTY.

BROWARD COUNTY PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES IN THE WAY OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MS OR, AND OR SHERIFF OR OTHER POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME OF EMERGENCY.

ADDITIONALLY, THIS THIS FACILITY IS BEING BUILT WITH FEMA FUNDS THAT ARE.

I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE NEWS THAT ARE NOW SEVERELY LIMITED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY FOR HURRICANES OR OTHER STORMS IN FLORIDA.

JUST JUST TO MENTION OF THIS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS IN AUGUST.

[ NEXT MEETING: AUGUST 27, 2025]

JUST MAKE A NOTE OF THAT IF YOU WOULD.

AND ON THAT CHEERFUL NOTE, IF WE COULD GET A MOTION TO AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN, WE CAN DO THAT AND THEN JOIN OUR WORKSHOP JUST ACROSS THE ROOM HERE.

THANK YOU. MOTION. OKAY.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ANYBODY SECOND.

OKAY, DAVE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S EASY ENOUGH. AND EVERYBODY VOTE.

YOU WOULD.

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