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FOR A POTENTIALLY 2028 FOR COMMERCIAL AND CYPRESS CREEK.

[1. 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment Requests A. Florida Department of Transportation District 4 B. Broward Safety Action Plan]

[00:00:04]

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL YET, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE SINCE WE'RE GOING THROUGH HERE TO THE DIFFERENT CHANNELS TO GET A POTENTIAL MTP AMENDMENT. AND JUST GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT, HEY, IF THIS ADVANCEMENT GETS APPROVED, YOU MAY SEE MORE DETAILS IN THE DRAFT OF THE WORK PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS LATER ON. BUT AGAIN, THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE FOR APPROVAL EARLIER NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CESAR. AND ALSO WE ALSO HAVE BSAP ONE BSAP REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT, WHICH IS NEXT SLIDE. REBECCA, PLEASE. YEAH. WELL, BEFORE YOU MOVE INTO THAT PRESENTATION, I HAVE ONE QUESTION TO ASK. I SEE THE RESOLUTION PENDING FOR OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.

I UNDERSTAND THEY CAME AND MADE THE PRESENTATION AND IT WAS DUE TO HIS DECISION NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE CENTER TURNOVER PASS.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO AT GRADE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IS THERE ANY TIMELINE? WHAT IS THE EXPECTED TIMELINE THAT THEY'LL BE COMING TO THE CITY TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION WITH THEIR CONCEPT? TO FIND THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION, WHATEVER POSSIBLE.

IS THERE ANY TIMELINE SO THAT WE CAN INFORM THE COMMISSION? SURE. JUST YESTERDAY, WE FINISHED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CONSULTANT TEAM.

SO I WOULD THINK WITHIN THE NEXT 2 OR 3 WEEKS, THEY WILL GET THE NOTICE TO PROCEED.

SO MY EXPECTATION WILL BE LIKE EARLY NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.

SO JANUARY, FEBRUARY WE WILL BE READY WITH A GREAT SOLUTION TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT TIME YOU CAN CONTACT DEFINITELY MPO TO FIND THE CONTACT AT THE CITY.

I WILL NOT BE THE CITY'S POINT OF CONTACT. BUT I'LL SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH MPO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SO AGAIN, THERE'S ONE BSAP PROJECT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED INTO THE PLAN.

NOW, THIS BSAP PROJECT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS LAST YEAR.

THE LIST OF 11 CORRIDOR AS PART OF THE LIST OF 11 CORRIDORS IS JUST.

WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO DO I THINK [INAUDIBLE] WERE ABLE TO BE AMENDED LAST YEAR, BUT I THINK THIS YEAR WE'LL BE ABLE TO AMEND BROWARD BOULEVARD FROM I-95 TO THE FEC CORRIDOR. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE FEASIBILITY OF PUTTING THAT AMENDING THAT INTO THE PLAN.

SO THAT'S THE LOCATION RIGHT THERE. YOU HAVE THIS LOVELY MAP.

AND NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. WELL GO AHEAD REBECCA.

NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. NOW THE NEXT STEPS. NOVEMBER 10TH.

FORMAL AMENDMENT REQUEST LETTERS FROM ANY OTHER PARTIES OR WHATEVER THE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FROM DOT FOR THE THOSE THREE PROJECTS THAT YOU SAW EARLIER.

WE NEED THOSE BY NOVEMBER 10TH. AND THEN AGAIN AFTER THAT NOVEMBER 10TH DATE, WE START OUR FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY REVIEW.

AND THEN YOU WILL SEE THIS AGAIN IN THE JANUARY MEETING.

THE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU. AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RAISE YOUR VIRTUAL HAND.

[LAUGHTER]. GO AHEAD, UNMUTE YOURSELF. YES, YOU'RE RIGHT, I SEE.

YEAH. OKAY, LET ME SEE IF I CAN. OH, NO. HE NEEDS TO UNMUTE BY HIMSELF, I CANNOT. THERE HE GOES. YES. PERFECT.

IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS A MICROPHONE PROBLEM. WE CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING.

OKAY. IS HE. REBECCA IS HE ABLE TO WRITE THE QUESTION IN THE CHAT? YES. [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND US SEND ME PERSONALLY AN EMAIL AND I'LL DIRECT YOU TO IF IT'S FOR CESAR,

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I'LL DIRECT YOU TO HIM. OR IF IT'S FOR THE BSAP PROJECT, I'LL DIRECT IT TO MR. CROMAR. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER HANDS UP? NO, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE, SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.

[2. Broward Safety Action Plan 2025 Safety Snapshot]

ITEM NUMBER 2. BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN 2025 SAFETY SNAPSHOT BY JAMES CROMAR.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU MAQSOOD.

I KNOW SOMEBODY'S HEARING ME. SO [LAUGHTER] TODAY WE BROUGHT THE 2025 SAFETY SNAPSHOT FROM THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR YOUR REVIEW.

AND WE'LL REQUEST ANY COMMENTS ON THAT. YOU'LL HEAR MY REQUEST SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WE WANT TO GO THROUGH IT FIRST.

SO EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH THE. JUST A REMINDER THAT THE BROWARD MPO BOARD APPROVED THIS SAFETY ACTION PLAN AT THE FEBRUARY 12TH MPO MEETING.

AND ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, THROUGH THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL PROGRAM, IS THAT WE NEED TO DO AN ANNUAL REPORT TO OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS TO LET THEM KNOW OUR PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOALS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN. SO THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS THAT MECHANISM.

AND WE HAVE PREPARED A DOCUMENT THAT WE WANT TO PUT IN THIS YEAR AND THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE REVIEWS.

SO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT PAGE THEN I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE LAYOUT.

FIRST OFF, THE DOCUMENT STARTS OFF WITH AN OVERVIEW AND IT EXPLAINS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE ABOUT MOVING TOWARD ZERO DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY ON OUR ROADWAYS BY THE YEAR 2050. THE DATA THAT WE'RE SHOWING IS ON THE ROADWAYS IN BROWARD, WE EXCLUDE THE LIMITED ACCESS ROADWAYS SUCH AS 595, 95, 75, SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY AND TURNPIKE, AND IT ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE PRIVATE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS. ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE THAT DATA AVAILABLE IN OUR SAFETY SNAPSHOT WE, WE HAVE DONE SOME CHANGES IN LANGUAGE ON THIS FIRST PAGE BASED ON COMMENTS.

SO WE TALK ABOUT DEADLY FATAL AND KILLED. THOSE TERMS ARE USED INTERCHANGEABLY SOMETIMES FOR THE EASE OF THE NARRATIVE AND THE ABBREVIATION.

AND THEN WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS.

AND THIS WILL BE GOING TO OUR OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE IT GOES TO OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

BUT AS I MENTIONED, A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR SAFETY DASHBOARD, WHICH YOU'VE SEEN, I THINK A COUPLE OF TIMES. NEXT SLIDE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTE IS THE TIME LAG IN DATA.

SO THIS IS OUR SNAPSHOT FOR THE YEAR 2025, WHICH WAS LAST YEAR.

AT THAT POINT IN DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, WE WERE STILL COMPLETING THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

SO IT WASN'T NECESSARILY A DONE DOCUMENT. AND THE DATA THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE WAS THE MOST RECENT DATA WAS FOR THE YEAR 2024.

WE HAVE A LAG WITH THE DATA THAT COMES THROUGH SIGNAL FOUR HAVING IT CLEANED UP AND THEN APPLYING IT TO OUR DIFFERENT DASHBOARDS AND PROGRAMS HERE, SO THERE'S A LITTLE LAG THERE. THE 2025 SNAPSHOT CONTAINS DATA FROM 2024.

NEXT YEAR WILL AGAIN, IT'LL HAVE THAT SAME TIME LAG.

BUT WITH THAT WE LOOK AT SOME SOME TRENDS TO START.

SO AT THE TOP HERE I WANT TO DISTINGUISH WITH THOSE THREE BOXES THAT THE BOX ON THE TOP LEFT PEOPLE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THIS IS PEOPLE INDIVIDUALS THAT FACE THESE CASUALTIES.

THEN THE NEXT TWO BOXES ARE THE NUMBER OF CRASHES.

SO YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT DISCREPANCY IN THE NUMBER OF CRASHES COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

THIS IS BECAUSE SOME OF THE CRASHES RESULT IN MULTIPLE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.

SO THAT'S THAT'S TO EXPLAIN THAT LAG. WE WILL WANT TO BE MARKING TRENDS OVER TIME.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS OUR FIRST SNAPSHOT. SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRENDS TO SHOW.

BUT WE DO HAVE SOME NUMBERS OVER THE LAST 5 OR 6 YEARS THAT OUR CRASH TOTAL HAS INCREASED ON.

IT'S ON AN UPWARD TREND. THE SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES HAVE ALSO INCREASED, BUT OUR DEADLY CRASHES HAVE DECREASED OVER TIME. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT BLACK BOX IS.

IS EVERYBODY SEEING THE SCREEN OKAY? PETER MAQSOOD IT'S ALL GOOD.

I JUST GOT A BLACK SCREEN, A BLACK BOX ON MY SCREEN.

THEN THE REST OF THIS DOCUMENT GIVES A LOT OF BREAKDOWNS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRASHES.

SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE ROAD, THE NUMBER OF LANES, THE POSTED SPEEDS, CONTEXT CLASSIFICATION, THE CRASHES BY MODE. WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CRASHES BY MODE AND THE LIMITATIONS ON THE DATA THAT SIGNAL FOUR COLLECTS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, ISSUES OF MICRO MOBILITY, SCOOTERS, E-BIKES, THINGS OF THAT SORT.

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THOSE ARE NOT CALLED OUT SEPARATELY. SO WE CAN'T NECESSARILY SAY THAT A YOU KNOW THE CRASH.

IT DEPENDS ON THE REPORTING OFFICER. SO THEY MIGHT REPORT AN E-BIKE AS A MOTORCYCLE OR AS A BICYCLE.

AND A SCOOTER COULD BE A PEDESTRIAN CRASH OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE.

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S BASED ON THE SIGNAL FOUR DATA.

I DO NEED TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON THE RAIL INCIDENCE NUMBER.

WE PRINTED THIS UP AND THEN WENT BACK AND REVIEWED IT.

AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY A TOTAL OF 44 RAIL INCIDENTS IN 2024.

INCIDENTS ARE WHERE THERE IS A VEHICLE OR A PERSON THAT HAS A AN IMPACT WITH A TRAIN.

SO THERE ARE 44 INCIDENTS TOTAL ON BOTH THE FEC AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA RAIL CORRIDOR, WHERE TRI-RAIL RUNS, AND 36 CASUALTIES. OF THE 44 INCIDENTS, TEN RESULTED IN NO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, BUT THE REMAINDER DID SO.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE HURT.

NEXT SLIDE. THEN WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS OF THE OF THE ON THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT.

AGAIN THESE ARE FACTORS THAT SHOW UP IN THE SIGNAL FOUR SO DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, TYPES OF CRASHES THE AGE OF DRIVERS. SO YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT PEOPLE OVER 65 THAT WERE INVOLVED IN CRASHES OR TEENAGE DRIVERS. WE DO NEED TO CLARIFY ALSO THAT THIS DOES NOT INDICATE FAULT.

SO WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT THE CRASHES THAT INVOLVE TEENAGERS OR AGING DRIVERS WERE NECESSARILY THEIR FAULT, BUT JUST THAT THEY WERE DRIVERS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE JURISDICTION JURISDICTIONAL OWNERSHIP, AND WE'RE HOPING TO, OVER TIME, BE ABLE TO CHART SOME DOWNWARD TRENDS OF THESE NUMBERS.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOTED FOR FUTURE SNAPSHOTS THAT A SNAPSHOT IS NOT GOING TO GIVE ALL THE INFORMATION.

THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, ON THE SAFETY DASHBOARD AND DIFFERENT BREAKDOWNS THAT CAN, CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE. SO THE QUESTION HERE AND ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ARE IN A SNAPSHOT.

YEAH, FEEL FREE TO RAISE ANY COMMENTS, BUT WE WILL THEN KNOW MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING WE PROVIDE SEPARATELY AND DETERMINE IF IT FITS INTO A SNAPSHOT FOR.

FORMAT. NEXT SLIDE. SO I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ALSO AS PART OF THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT WE ARE DOING A PROGRESS REPORT.

AND THAT IS THE PAGE FOUR THAT. SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN PREVIOUSLY THAT HAD YOU KNOW, SOME BLANK FORMATTING THAT WAS A BIT CONFUSING.

SO WE DIDN'T INCLUDE IT IN THE HANDOUT. BUT BASICALLY WE'RE LOOKING TO CHART OUR ACTIVITY TOWARD IMPLEMENTING THE BSAP RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE HAVE A SPREADSHEET WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, AND A LIST OF THE ACTIVITY THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO DO A SEPARATE NARRATIVE THAT WOULD INCLUDE SAFETY RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS OR INITIATIVES THAT ANY OF OUR LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE UNDERTAKEN.

AND SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE PROVIDE US SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, WE WOULD GLADLY ADD IT TO THE PROGRESS REPORT AS WE COMPILE IT.

AND AGAIN, LOOKING WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH BY OCTOBER 30TH.

NEXT SLIDE. THE REASON WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN OCTOBER 30TH DATE IS THAT WE HAVE A DEADLINE COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 18TH TO PRESENT THE FINAL SNAPSHOT TO OUR OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

THEY NEED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THAT BEFORE WE SEND THAT TO OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

SO WORKING BACKWARD FROM THAT, WE ARE PRESENTING THE SNAPSHOT TO THE TAC.

TODAY, THE CAC THIS EVENING, AND THEN TO OUR MPO BOARD ASKING FOR ANY COMMENTS.

AND THEN ANY ACHIEVEMENTS OR INITIATIVES THAT WE COULD ALSO ADD TO OUR PROGRESS REPORT.

SO AGAIN, A TIMELINE GOING THROUGH OCTOBER AND THEN MOVING TOWARD NOVEMBER 18TH.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

NEXT SLIDE. AND WITH THAT, I WILL FINISH MY PRESENTATION AND DEFER TO THE CHAIR TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANKS, JAMES. NOBODY RAISED HAND, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK YOU.

THE PROGRESS REPORT. IS IT ANNUAL OR WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF THAT PROGRESS? SO EACH YEAR WE WILL PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION.

SO EACH YEAR BY OCTOBER 30TH YOU'LL REQUIRE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION FROM THE CITIES IF THEY HAVE DONE ANYTHING ON THAT.

YES. SO FOR EXAMPLE FOR THE BROWARD MPO. YOU KNOW, WE CAN CHART, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN TERMS OF THE ADOPTION AND STARTED MOVING FORWARD ON DIFFERENT INITIATIVES. I THINK YOUR CITY MAQSOOD HAS HAD SOME ACTIVITIES AND SOME OF THE OTHERS TOO, THAT WE WOULD, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT TO OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

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OH, OKAY. WELL, I HAVE LEONARD RAISE YOUR HAND.

YOU CAN TALK. YOU ARE UNMUTED. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON.

THIS IS LEONARD DORNEVIL. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION ON THE BSAP PROJECTS.

SPECIFICALLY, I THINK MOST OF THE PROJECTS ARE ON COUNTY ROADWAY.

SO AS FAR AS ON PROGRESS AND I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE MENTIONING LIKE THIS IS A PROGRESS REPORT THAT YOU PROVIDE ON A YEARLY BASIS, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, AS FAR AS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BEING YOU KNOW, THAT WE SEE LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, ON, ON BROWARD BOULEVARD ON STATE ROAD 7.

SO WHEN ARE THEY IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED? LIKE, AND I KNOW THESE ARE LIKE MAINLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, COUNTY ROADWAYS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW FAR ARE WE AND WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE LIKE SEEING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE REPORT BEING IMPLEMENTED? OKAY. GOOD QUESTION. LET ME TAKE A STEP BACK AND THEN I'M GOING TO QUEUE UP IF ANY OF OUR COUNTY PARTNERS ARE HERE THAT CAN PROVIDE THE LATEST UPDATE ON SOME OF THE COUNTY FACILITIES. BUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS DO COVER A VARIETY OF STATE, COUNTY AND LOCALLY OWNED ROADWAYS.

SO THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME PROGRAMMATIC AND POLICY THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, CAN BE THROUGH THE MPO OR THROUGH SOME OF OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS.

THE PRESENTATION THAT PAUL FLAVIN LED ALONG WITH CESAR AND TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE HAVE A PROCESS TO GET THE FUNDING LINED UP FOR SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS.

AND SO PAUL FLAVIN, CORRECT ME, I THINK LAST YEAR WE HAD 3 OR 4 BSAP RECOMMENDED PROJECTS THAT MOVE FORWARD.

WE'RE ADDING ONE MORE TO THE LIST. THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.

YEAH. OUR COUNTY PARTNERS. AND AGAIN, I'M QUEUING UP SOMEBODY FROM THE COUNTY.

THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING FORWARD ON A PRIORITY CORRIDOR ON 31ST AVENUE.

AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN AND LOOKING TO CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN THE LAST I HEARD, THE NEXT CORRIDOR THAT THE COUNTY WAS MOVING FORWARD WITH WAS GOING TO BE BROWARD BOULEVARD, WEST OF UNIVERSITY TO CENTRAL PARK DRIVE. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT CAN CONFIRM THAT, OR IF THAT'S STILL IN PLAY [INAUDIBLE] OR ANYBODY ELSE? RICHARD HAS HIS HAND UP.

I'M UNMUTING. HOPEFULLY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH.

WE CAN HEAR YOU, RICHARD. YEAH, WE CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY.

YEAH. SO AS FAR AS 31ST AVENUE, WE HAVE THAT REALLY IN LIKE THREE PHASES.

THE FIRST PHASE IS UNDER DESIGN ALREADY, AND THAT'S BETWEEN OAKLAND PARK AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, AND WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT 20 30% IN DESIGN. AND SO WE, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A GRANT FOR THIS SECTION JUST TO THE SOUTH OF OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD TO SEE IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET ANY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THAT.

SO WE'RE MOVING AT LEAST FORWARD ON 31ST ON, ON THE BROWARD BOULEVARD.

IT IS IN THE PLAN. NOT THIS YEAR. AS FAR AS DOING DESIGN, I THINK I HAVE TO LOOK IT OVER, BUT IS DEFINITELY IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO START SOME OF THAT DESIGN PROCESS.

I THINK WE WERE JUST WAITING TO SEE A MORE OR LESS IF WE WERE GOING TO GET ONE OF THE GRANTS FROM FOR 31ST AVENUE AND MAYBE TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET, IF WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN USE THAT AS A TEMPLATE TO GO AFTER MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

RICHARD AS YOU MENTIONED, 31ST AVENUE YOU ARE DOING THE DESIGN, BUT ARE YOU GOING TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN OR YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT DESIGN BUILD? WHAT IS YOUR ACTUALLY THINKING ON IT? IT IS A COMPLETE THE DESIGN THEN.

SEEK FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. OR YOU'RE THINKING DIFFERENT? OH, YEAH. NO, WE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WOULD FOLLOW.

SO YEAH, WE'RE DESIGNING IT. WE'RE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, DOING IT IN-HOUSE TO MORE OR LESS GAIN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IN THE SCHEDULE SO WE CAN ACTUALLY GET THIS OUT SOONER. SO WE, YEAH.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WILL, WILL FOLLOW THE COMPLETION AND DESIGN IT PROBABLY.

WELL, IT WOULD PROBABLY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WOULD BE SCHEDULED OR AT LEAST BUDGETED IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO NEXT, NEXT FISCAL YEAR WHICH WOULD BE IN 2020, THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2028, WHICH STARTS IN OCTOBER OF 2027, THAT WE WOULD THINK WE WOULD HAVE THAT PROJECT AT LEAST IN THE FUNDING FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO YOUR EXPECTATION THE DESIGN WILL BE COMPLETED BY FISCAL YEAR 2027? CORRECT. AND THEN WE NEED SO WE WOULD ASK FOR THE FUNDING.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, BETWEEN OCTOBER 2027 TO OCTOBER 2028.

BUT THAT'S THE FISCAL YEAR, SO IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MID TO MID, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MID 2028 FOR CONSTRUCTION.

BUT THAT'S JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THANK YOU.

YEAH. AND I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY MENTION, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE LIKE A COUPLE PROJECTS IN THE PLANTATION AREA AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,

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THE BROWARD IN THE STATE ROAD 7. SO EVEN IF WE CAN GET LIKE SOME TYPE OF UPDATES AT LEAST FROM COUNTY, I THINK STATE ROAD 7 THAT'S ON FDOT AS FAR AS LIKE HOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE PROJECTS.

I THINK WE'LL GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO JAMES, IF YOU COULD DO ME A FAVOR AND MAYBE SEND ME AN EMAIL AND JUST SAY, OKAY, PLEASE PROVIDE THESE UPDATES. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WHICH PROJECTS AND ROADS ARE OURS.

SO AND THEN I'LL REPLY TO YOU AND THEN YOU CAN DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE MEMBERS.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST I'M GOING TO START AN EMAIL FOR YOU RIGHT NOW SINCE I'M AT MY DESK. [LAUGHTER] AND THEN.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. AND THEN AND THEN I'LL SAY, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS AND THAT IS A STRUGGLE THAT WE FACE IS FOR OUR LONG RANGE PLAN, WE LOOK 20, 25 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.

WE DEVELOP THE LONG LIST OF ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO FUND.

AND THEN THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY. SO WE HAVE TO WAIT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH.

AND I WISH WE COULD MOVE MORE QUICKLY. PAUL'S PRESENTATION, TALKING ABOUT GETTING THINGS INTO THE FUNDING LINE.

I THINK IT'S 4 OF THE 11 PRIORITY CORRIDORS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN LINE.

SO THAT LEAVES SOME OTHERS THAT ARE NOT YET PRIORITIZED.

YEAH, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE REALITIES OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.

AFTER NOVEMBER 10TH, IS THAT THAT FUNDING EXERCISE, RIGHT? TO SEE.

THANKS,

[3. Metro Transportation Engineering & Construction Cooperative Update]

METRO TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVE UPDATE.

LOWELL CLEARY. GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE. MY NAME IS LOWELL CLEARY.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED MTECC.

MTECC'S AN INTER-LOCAL AGENCY CREATED BY THE ORIGINAL FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHICH ARE HOLLYWOOD PLANTATION IN PEMBROKE PINES.

EXCUSE ME. YEAH, SO NOT PEMBROKE PINES WILL CORRECT THAT, BUT NEW MEMBERS ADOPT INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENTS IF THEY WANT TO JOIN, THERE IS AN INITIATION FEE, AND THEN THERE IS AN ANNUAL FEE OF $25,000.

THIS FUNDING COVERS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COST WHICH IS VERY LIMITED FOR THE AGENCY.

NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE THE CURRENT MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE OVERALL.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT CITIES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN MTECC.

NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTIVE.

THERE ARE THREE AT THE TOP THAT ARE EITHER IN CONSTRUCTION OR DESIGN.

AND THERE ARE THREE AT THE BOTTOM THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE CITIES ON LAP PROJECTS.

THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WITH CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION.

NEXT SLIDE. EACH PROJECT IS UNIQUE. WE SIT DOWN WITH THE CITY ON EACH PROJECT AND IDENTIFY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THAT PROJECT. CITY STAFF ARE VERY INVOLVED.

THEY'RE MAKING KEY DECISIONS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROJECT.

WE SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM ON THEIR PROTOCOLS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND INPUT ON THE PROJECT'S NEXT SLIDE. LYONS ROAD IN COCONUT CREEK IS IN CONSTRUCTION.

THAT'S A LIGHTING PROJECT ALONG LYONS ROAD ALMOST FOUR MILES OF THAT ROAD.

THAT WAS A ACTUALLY A HUD EARMARK, JUST KIND OF UNIQUE FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE JUST SOME PICTURES OF THE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS IN PROCESS STARTED IN JUNE AND WE'RE ALREADY ABOUT 40% COMPLETE. NEXT SLIDE.

SOUTHEAST 17TH STREET IN FORT LAUDERDALE IS ABOUT A MILE LONG FROM U.S.1 HEADED WEST ON 17TH STREET. BE PRETTY MUCH A REDO OF THAT SECTION INVOLVING, A PAVEMENT LINE TO LINE INCLUDING A BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS.

WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY AND BE ABLE TO DO UPGRADE OF THREE INTERSECTION SIGNALS AS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SURTAX AND THE FTA GRANT.

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NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HELD.

THIS PROJECT IS MOVING TOWARDS FINAL PLANS LATER THIS FALL AND MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY 2027.

NEXT SLIDE. PEMBROKE PINES MOBILITY HUB IS IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE IN THE AREA OF MAJOR PEMBROKE PINES AREA. AND THAT PROJECT IS FINALIZING DESIGN, WHICH SHOULD BE FINAL FINISHED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. MOVING TO CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY 2027.

THAT'S AN FTA FUNDED PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE GET QUESTIONED WHY YOU MIGHT PARTNER WITH MTECC.

WE PROVIDE EXPERTISE ON FEDERAL FUNDED PROJECTS WITH THE EXPERTISE TO PROCURE AS WELL AS IMPLEMENT THOSE PROJECTS.

AND WE DO EFFICIENT AND TIMELY DELIVERY BECAUSE WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE PROJECTS AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY IN MOVING THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD. NEXT SLIDE. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF OUR CURRENT MEMBERS.

WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPANDING THAT MEMBERSHIP. WE'RE EXTENDING TO TWO ADDITIONAL CITIES TO MAKE OUR BOARD FIVE IN TOTAL.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY REACH OUT TO ANY OF THOSE MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF IT.

SO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

LET'S SEE IF ANYBODY RAISE THEIR HAND. YES, I SEE ONE ATTENDEE.

LET ME SEE THE NAME. OKAY. LEONARD, YOU WANT TO TALK? OKAY. YES. HELLO AGAIN, LEONARD DORNEVIL. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I ALWAYS GET CONFUSED WITH MTECC MYSELF.

SO AS FAR AS THE WE STILL HAVE LIKE AS A CITY NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED REGARDLESS, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. OUR TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON THE LAP CERTIFICATION PROCESS DURING THAT, AND WE FULFILL ELEMENTS OF THAT IN WORKING WITH THE CITY, SUCH AS PROCUREMENT AND OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE OVERALL LAP CERTIFICATION PROCESS.

OKAY. NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY MORE HANDS RAISED.

SO WE ARE GOING TO. OKAY. THIS IS THE LAST ITEM NOW.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion ]

COMMITTEE REPORTS. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CSC ACTIONS OF THE AUGUST 26TH, 2026 MEETING.

BROWARD MPO ACTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026 MEETING.

THEN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. MEMBER COMMENTS. OKAY.

[ ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ]

PUBLIC COMMENTS. NONE. A PARTICIPATION REPORT FOR 2026 PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT FROM THE CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH FOR NORTHEAST 3RD AVENUE FROM NORTHEAST 48TH STREET TO SAMPLE ROAD.

THE STATE OF THE REGION AND ANNUAL AWARDS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2026.

WE CAN NOTE THIS DATE. NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2026.

[ NEXT MEETING: DECEMBER 2, 2026]

AND DEFINITELY YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED BY REBECCA.

BUT THIS IS THE TENTATIVE DATE AS THERE WILL BE NO MEETING IN OCTOBER.

NOVEMBER. THAT'S.

DO YOU MIND IF I CHIME IN HERE? SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS YOU HEARD MAQSOOD SAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT CANCELING THE OCTOBER MEETING.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE MEETING FOR THE MPO BOARD WILL BE CANCELED.

SO WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LIKELY CANCEL ON THE TAC MEETING, BUT THAT WILL BE FORMALLY DONE VIA AN EMAIL FROM REBECCA.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE TENTATIVELY LOOKING AT A NEXT MEETING OF DECEMBER 2ND.

SO THAT THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM. JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND.

THANK YOU. AND THANKS TO EVERYONE. THIS IS MY LAST MEETING AS A HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL COMMITTEE MEETING IN NOVEMBER, AND YOU WILL HAVE ELECTION IN DECEMBER TO SELECT THE CHAIRMAN.

THAT IS YOUR CALL. I'M DONE. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME MAQSOOD, I KNOW YOU'VE LED THE TAC FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL MISS TOO. THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S THE END OF THE SHOW FOR TODAY. THANK YOU.

THANKS TO ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION PETER. THE. SO DID YOU SAY THE BOARD MEETING IS GOING TO BE CANCELED? NOT THE OCTOBER, BUT IT WOULD BE THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING.

OKAY, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. AND PETER, DO YOU MIND CLARIFYING.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HIT ON THIS THE NOVEMBER TAC MEETING RUNS INTO THANKSGIVING.

THAT'S WHY IT'D BE DECEMBER 2ND. CORRECT. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE DECEMBER 2ND AS THE NEXT MEETING, BECAUSE THAT'S TECHNICALLY THE NOVEMBER TAC MEETING. SO JUST FOR CLARITY, [LAUGHTER] THERE WILL BE AN OCTOBER MPO BOARD MEETING, LIKELY THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING WILL BE CANCELED.

SO AS A RESULT, WE ARE CANCELING THE OCTOBER TAC CAC MEETING.

AND AGAIN, THAT WILL BE DONE FORMALLY VIA AN EMAIL FROM REBECCA.

BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT'S LOOKING. SO THEN WE WOULD HOLD OUR NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 2ND SINCE IT FALLS DURING THANKSGIVING.

THANK YOU JAMES. PETER, THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING IS THE MOBILITY WORKSHOP.

OH, OKAY. YES. SO NOVEMBER 12TH. WE STILL HAVE A WORKSHOP.

YES. AND THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT.

BUT THERE WILL BE NO FORMAL MPO BOARD MEETING IN THAT RESPECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK WE CAN EXIT NOW. [LAUGHTER] GREAT.

THANKS. BYE BYE. THANKS, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.