Sep 23, 2026 Citizens' Advisory Committee

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ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, I THINK TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE'S TIME WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON THE CHAIR, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

SINCE THIS IS NOT ONE OF OUR FORMAL MEETINGS WE ARE JUST DOING NON-ACTION ITEMS TODAY AND PANELIST PRESENTATIONS.

SO AS A QUICK REMINDER, BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE WORKSHOP I JUST WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW WHO ARE ON THE ATTENDEE SIDE THAT YOU ARE IN LISTEN ONLY MODE.

WHAT THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT, PLEASE REMEMBER TO RAISE YOUR HAND, YOUR VIRTUAL HAND THAT IS. AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE RAISE HAND BUTTON IS RIGHT THERE, THE BIG RED ARROW POINTING TO IT. AND THAT WILL THEN PUT YOU IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK.

AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE RECOGNIZES YOU TO SPEAK.

AND THEN AND FROM THERE YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF.

SO WITH THAT I THINK WE CAN GO AHEAD AND JUMP TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO WELCOME TO THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKSHOP FOR THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 23RD.

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

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONDUCT VIRTUALLY SINCE THERE ARE NO ACTION ITEMS. THAT MEANS ANY OF THE MINUTES, APPROVALS AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AT THE NEXT MEETING.

ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES ACTION. SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THE FIRST PRESENTATION? SO WORKSHOP ITEM ONE IS THE 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AMENDMENT REQUESTS.

AND PAUL FLAVIAN FROM THE BROWARD MPO WILL BE LEADING THIS PRESENTATION.

PAUL, TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, MR. GEESE. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CAC.

AGAIN 2050 AMENDMENT REQUEST. NOW AS YOU KNOW THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

BY THE WAY, THE MTP IS ONE OF THE CORE PRODUCTS OF THE MPO.

AND THE MPO INSTITUTED A ONE TIME PER YEAR AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR THE MTP.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE SECOND STEP OF THAT FOUR STEP MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS, WHICH IS WE'VE MET WITH PARTNERS, AND NOW WE'RE AT THE SECOND STEP, WHICH IS MAKING THE PRESENTATIONS OF PROPOSED PROJECTS TO BE AMENDED TO THE PLAN TO A TAC, CAC IN OUR BOARD ON OCTOBER 8TH. SO WITH THAT NEXT STEP, PLEASE, I MEAN, NEXT NEXT SLIDE.

AND OUR PARTNER FDOT HAS A FEW AMENDMENT REQUESTS.

AND MR. CESAR MARTINEZ OF FDOT DISTRICT FOUR WILL BE MAKING THOSE PRESENTATIONS.

CÉSAR, TAKE IT AWAY. ALL RIGHT. HELLO, PAUL. CAN YOU HEAR ME WELL? YES. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE CAC AND CESAR MARTINEZ, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.

SORRY. PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR WITH FDOT. THAT WAS MY PREVIOUS POSITION THERE.

SORRY. SO BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH THE MTP AMENDMENT REQUEST LET ME EXPLAIN.

THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT POLICY THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED EARLIER THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

SO PART BEFORE I EXPLAIN THE POLICY, THE BACKGROUND OF THAT POLICY REALLY STARTED LIKE ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THE FLORIDA STATUTE WAS APPROVED. BASICALLY WITH THE MANDATE THAT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT STUDIES ARE COMPLETED WITHIN 18 MONTHS OF THE STUDY TO THE STARTS. AND THEN ALSO LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A REDUCED CAP ON THE DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX PROCEEDS TO THE STATE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND.

AND THAT'S THE PRIMARY FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT WORK PROGRAM.

HOW SPECIFICALLY HOW WE FUND SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

SO THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN, AGAIN, IN FUNDING COMING ON TO THE STATE AND THEN A MANDATE TO COMPLETE CERTAIN STUDIES FASTER.

HAVING SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT MADE A POLICY REALLY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT MANDATE FROM THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

ONE OF THEM IS REALLY TO FOCUS ON FEASIBILITIES PROJECTS INSTEAD OF PA STUDIES THAT HAVE AN ULTIMATE GOAL AND DOESN'T HAVE A REASONABLE TIMELINE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

SO THEREFORE THE POLICY IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON COMPLETING FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS FIRST, AND THEN WE WILL PROGRAM PA STUDIES AND SUBSEQUENT PHASES.

IF WE HAVE A FUNDING PLAN TO GET THE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCTION WITHIN EIGHT YEARS OF THE NEED TO START.

NEXT SLIDE. SO YOU MAY BE THINKING HOW WE CAN MEET THAT POLICY KNOWING THAT.

SORRY. GO BACK. THANK YOU. HOW WE CAN MEET THAT POLICY, KNOWING THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK PROGRAM IS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM, RIGHT. FOR THE STRATEGIC AND MORAL SYSTEM, WHICH ARE ESTATE ROADS THAT ARE IMPORTANT SIGNIFICANCE FOR ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ACROSS THE STATE. THAT'S A TEN YEAR PROGRAM. SO THE DEPARTMENT MANAGES THAT.

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SO HOW WE CAN MEET THE EIGHT YEAR IS BY SHOWING THAT THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE IS WITHIN A TIME BAND IN THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN, THAT IT WILL BE WITHIN THE YEAR TIME FRAME FROM THE STUDY TO START.

SO I PROVIDED HERE THREE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF HOW WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT.

A CLEAR EXAMPLE IS LET'S SAY WE HAVE A NEW PROJECT IDENTIFIED IN THE MDP AND IT'S A PRIORITY PROJECT IN THE LOOP.

WE WILL CONSIDER PROGRAMING A STUDY IN THE FIFTH YEAR THAT WERE PROGRAMED.

IF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE IS WITHIN THE EIGHT YEARS, MEANING IN THE TIME IN THE SECOND TIME BAND OF THE COST FEASIBLE PLAN.

NEXT SLIDE. SO AS A REACTION TO THAT POLICY, WE TOOK A OVERVIEW OF OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT WORK PROGRAM. AND THERE WERE THREE STUDIES IN WILLIAM BROWARD COUNTY THAT WE WERE PLANNING ON STARTING IN THIS FISCAL YEAR OR WE'RE ONGOING, AND THAT DID NOT MET THE POLICY, MEANING WE DIDN'T HAVE CONSTRUCTION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, BUT IN THE FEASIBLE PLAN. THEREFORE, WE MADE A DECISION, OKAY, TO FOCUS THEN ON ITS AT GRADE IMPROVEMENTS THAT IT WILL NOT NEED THE, THE PERFORMING A PD&E STUDY. SO THESE THREE PARTICULAR PROJECTS WERE CALLED OUT IN THE MTP FOR EITHER CERTAIN CENTER TURN OVER PATH OR A GRADE SEPARATION.

AND EVERY TIME THAT WE DO A CHANGE IN ELEVATION, ROADWAY, ELEVATION WE NEED TO DO A STUDY.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO A PLANNING STUDY. SO INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON A GRADE SEPARATION OPTION THAT IT CANNOT BE FUNDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME.

WE SAID, LET'S GO BACK AND LOOK FOR ACCURATE SOLUTIONS.

IN A WAY THAT WE CAN MEET THE POLICY AND THEN EXPEDITE A SOLUTION TO CONGESTION RELIEF TO THE AREA FASTER.

SO FOR EXAMPLE PINE AND FLAMINGO ROAD, WE ALREADY HAVE DONE THAT ASSESSMENT, THE AGGREGATE ASSESSMENT, AND WE CAME UP WITH A DISPLACED LEFT TURN CONCEPT, A PARTIAL DISPLACED LEFT TURN CONCEPT, MEANING THAT THE LEFT TURNS ARE OCCURRING BEFORE THE INTERSECTION AND A SEPARATE INTERSECTION.

THAT CONCEPT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY AND WE GOT A CITY RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THAT CONCEPT.

NOW INSTEAD OF SEVEN AND OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD JUST YESTERDAY, WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR CONSULTANT TEAM.

AND WE WILL BE STUDYING THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY AND WE WILL BE READY TO PRESENT A SOLUTION EARLY NEXT CALENDAR YEAR IN 2027.

INSTEAD OF SEVEN A COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE FINALIZING THAT CONCEPT TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY STAFF.

NEXT SLIDE. THEN LOOKING AHEAD, NOTING THAT PAUL MENTIONED THAT THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS IS ONE TIME A YEAR.

SO WE WANTED TO BE PROACTIVE AND HIGHLIGHT A TWO OTHER POTENTIAL MTP AMENDMENTS.

THE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE DRAFT AND THAT THE WORK PROGRAM.

SO WE ARE HIGHLY HOPEFUL, HOPEFUL THAT THESE TWO STUDIES IDENTIFIED BROWARD BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE AND I-95 COMMERCIAL AND CYPRESS CREEK ROAD INTERCHANGES WILL BE ADVANCED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

OKAY. THESE STUDIES WERE COMPLETED BACK IN 2019.

THE DESIGN IS ONGOING. AND THEN NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO FIND CONSTRUCTION FUNDING.

AND THEY'RE IN THE OUTER YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING TO ADVANCE THEM WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM CYCLE.

AND THEN IF THEY GET ACTUALLY GET THE FUNDING AND GET APPROVED FOR ADVANCEMENT THEN THEY ALREADY, YOU'RE ALREADY AWARE OF THEM AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MTP AMENDMENT TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL IN EARLY 2027.

THAT'S ALL. PAUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MEMBERS OF THE TAC, THERE'S ALSO A BROAD SAFETY ACTION PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST.

IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST YEAR WE DID A PRESENTATION WITH THE, THEY HAD 11 PRIORITY CORRIDORS.

AND THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE 11 PRIORITY CORRIDORS, BUT BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO ADVANCE OR AMEND FOUR PROJECTS FROM THE BSAP INTO THE PLAN. WE'RE ADDING THIS, WE'RE HOPING TO ADD THIS ADDITIONAL ONE HERE.

CAN YOU NEXT SLIDE PLEASE SO WE CAN SHOW THAT PROJECT.

SO THAT PROJECT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HOPEFUL TO BE ABLE TO AMEND INTO THE PLAN IS BROWARD BOULEVARD BETWEEN I-95 AND THE FEC RAILROAD TRACKS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THERE IT IS AGAIN. NEXT SLIDE.

AND THE NEXT STEPS FOR THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS WOULD BE NOVEMBER 10TH FOR US TO RECEIVE ALL THE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE

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AND AFTER NOVEMBER 10TH, WE DO GO INTO OUR FINANCE EXERCISE, ESSENTIALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN FIT ALL THOSE PROJECTS WITHIN THE TIME BANDS.

AND THERE'S ACTUAL FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO BE ALLOCATED TO THOSE PROJECTS.

AND WE'LL, WE WORK ON THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, AND THEN YOU WILL SEE THESE PROJECTS AGAIN, IF THEY'RE AMENDMENTS AT THE JANUARY TAC AND CAC FOR YOU TO TAKE AN ACTION ON.

AND THEN FINALLY THE BOARD ON FEBRUARY 11TH, WE'LL TAKE A FINAL ACTION ON ANY OF THESE AMENDMENTS.

SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.

THANK YOU, PAUL AND CESAR. VERY QUICKLY BEFORE WE TAKE MAX'S QUESTION HERE, I DO WANT TO CHECK IN WITH KEN, OUR CHAIR, AND SEE IF HE CAN HEAR US. CAN YOU CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING, KEN? LET US KNOW YOU'RE THERE. ANY SIGNS OF LIFE? THERE HE IS.

I SEE HIM, BUT I CAN'T HEAR HIM. WE CAN'T HEAR HIM.

YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY. AND, KEN, IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU.

WELL, I'M HAPPY TO KEEP THE MEETING GOING. WE SEE YOU'RE HERE.

AND I ASSUME YOU CAN HEAR US. SO IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, MAYBE GIVE US A THUMBS UP INTO THE CAMERA OR SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH, WE GOT A THUMBS UP FROM HIM. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIR I WILL GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE MAX GOLDSTEIN.

GO AHEAD. MAX. HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEP. WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE.

AWESOME. SO THIS IS NOT REALLY A QUESTION. IT'S MORE OF A COMMENT AND IT'S DIRECTED TO THE FDOT STAFF JUST BECAUSE OF THE PRESENTATION SLIDES, SAYING THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A GREATER EMPHASIS ON FEASIBILITY STUDIES. I PERSONALLY WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF, FROM THE LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS THAT THE MPO HAS, WE HAVE A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE TRI-RAIL CORRIDOR.

AND SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THE DEPARTMENT COULD, YOU KNOW, GO BACK AND CONSIDER DOING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. NO THANK YOU. WE'LL PASS THAT MESSAGE.

THANK YOU. THANKS, MAX. VINCENT. GO AHEAD. YEAH.

JUST SOMETHING QUICK ON STATE ROAD 820 AND FLAMINGO.

JUST WANTED A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION ON WHAT THE LEFT TURN LANE CONCEPT WAS.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. SURE. SO A DISPLACED LEFT TURN CONCEPT IS A UNIQUE TYPE OF CONFIGURATION THAT KIND OF REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL PHASES AT THE MAIN INTERSECTION BY CREATING TWO OTHER INTERSECTIONS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE INTERSECTION TO HANDLE THE LEFT TURNS.

SO BASICALLY, IF YOU'RE TURNING LEFT TODAY AT THE INTERSECTION, YOU ACTUALLY WILL BE TURNING LEFT BEFORE YOU REACH THE MAIN INTERSECTION.

THEN YOU GET PASS OR MOVE OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

AND THEN AT THE MAIN INTERSECTION, THE LEFT TURNS ON THE THROUGHS WILL GO SIMULTANEOUSLY.

SO IT PROVIDES MORE EFFICIENCY AND MOVES TRAFFIC FASTER.

IN THIS CASE, EAST WEST. THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON MAKING A PARTIAL DISPLACED LEFT TURN CONCEPT.

SO IF IT WILL BE DEFINITELY A LOT EASIER TO EXPLAIN ON A ON A CONCEPT I'M SHOWING.

BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE THE MAIN INTENT IS AGAIN, REMOVING THE LEFT TURNS OUT FROM THE INTERSECTION AND THEY WILL HAPPEN BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY REACH THE MAIN INTERSECTION OF FLAMINGO.

OKAY, I APOLOGIZE, I WENT AHEAD AND GRABBED THE SCREEN.

AND VINCENT HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT A DISPLACE LEFT TURN LOOKS LIKE.

OKAY. THANK THANK YOU FOR ELABORATING ON THAT.

SINCE I LIVE IN THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, BUT ON MORRIS.

BUT THAT IS A A VERY BUSY AND TRYING INTERSECTION TO SAY THE LEAST.

YEAH. THANK THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANKS. SO SORRY. REBECCA. MAYBE YOU CAN GRAB THE SCREEN BACK AGAIN.

THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THE MTP AMENDMENT PROCESS? MICHAEL SMITH, I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

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GO AHEAD. UNFORTUNATELY, MICHAEL, WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.

AS AN ALTERNATE, IF YOU ARE HAVING AUDIO ISSUES, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ONE OF THE MPO STAFF AND WE CAN.

OH WAIT, MICHAEL, I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU NOW.

OKAY. TRY AGAIN. BEFORE THE MEETING, I ACCEPT SEVERAL DAYS.

I EMAILED QUESTIONS SIX QUESTIONS, FOUR OF WHICH HAD TO DO WITH THE BROWARD WEST BROWARD PROJECT FROM I-95 TO THE BRIGHT LINE FEC TRACKS.

THE, THE EMAIL CAME BACK AS WE'LL PUT IT ON THE, WE'LL SEND IT TO THE TEAM OR FORWARD IT TO THE TEAM.

DID THAT INCLUDE THE MEMBERS OR DOES ANYBODY ELSE, HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE QUESTIONS? SO, MICHAEL, WE DID RECEIVE THOSE QUESTIONS AND WE HAVE LEVI STEWART FIGUEROA FROM THE TEAM WHO I SEE HAS HIS HAND RAISED.

SO LEVI, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON THAT? YES.

CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OH, PERFECT. HI, MICHAEL. YES. SO THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF BROWARD WAS STUDIED BY FDOT AFTER THE FLOOD EVENT IN 2023. AND THEY HAVE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSE OF THE FLOODING.

A LOT OF IT WAS TO DO WITH SEAWALLS AND PIPES.

I REACHED OUT TO THE PROJECT MANAGER AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HIM YET ON WHERE THAT RETROFIT STANDS AS FAR AS THE FDOT WORK PROGRAM, I KNOW THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOME CONTRACTS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN TRADITIONAL FOR, TO GET SOME STUFF MOVING OVER THERE, BUT I CAN REACH OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK FROM FDOT, THEIR DRAINAGE ENGINEER WITH A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ON WHERE THOSE PROJECTS STAND AND GET YOU SOME, GET YOU THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION FOR NOW UNTIL I GET FINALIZED RESPONSES FROM DOT? WELL, I WAS JUST INTERESTED IN GETTING THE THE BOARD MEMBERS THE COPIES OF THE QUESTIONS, WHETHER THEY GET ANSWERED OR NOT TONIGHT IS IS ANOTHER ANOTHER ISSUE. BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ABLE AT SOME POINT TO SEE THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THEY GO ON WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO.

YES, MICHAEL, CERTAINLY AFTER THIS MEETING, WE CAN SEND OUT THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU SENT TO US, TO ALL OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND THEN WHEN LEVI GETS HIS RESPONSE FROM FDOT, WE CAN ALSO SHARE THAT WITH THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE AS WELL.

THAT SOUNDS VERY FAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE.

FINALLY, AS LONG AS I'M ABLE TO SPEAK DO THE, THE QUESTION PRESENTATION TONIGHT WHERE IT SAID THE THE GRADE SEPARATIONS ON ON A COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS. 441 AND WHATEVER THE OTHER ONE WAS DOWN IN PEMBROKE PINES.

CHANGING THAT TO INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. DOES THAT MEAN THE GRADE SEPARATION PART OF THE PLAN WILL BE ANNULLED OR DELAYED OR. CORRECT. YEAH. NOT CONSIDERED FOR THIS TIME.

I GUESS THAT'S FOR MR. MARTINEZ. THAT'S CORRECT, SIR.

YEAH, THAT MEANS THAT. YEAH, WE WOULDN'T BE ENTERTAINING A GRADE SEPARATION AT THIS TIME.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BUT WITHIN THE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, I THINK WE'RE BETTER SUITED BY FOCUSING ON AT GRADE SOLUTIONS. I KNOW THERE'S A LEFT TURN GRADE SEPARATIONS UP IN IT'S EITHER PALM BEACH OR MARTIN COUNTY'S ON US 27, BUT THAT'S A MUCH LOWER VOLUME.

AND MAYBE THE TRUCKERS ARE USED TO THAT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A, A PROFESSIONAL TRUCKING ADVISOR ON OUR ON OUR BOARD ANYMORE. SO THAT WAS A QUESTION I HAD, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT GO TO THE EXPERTS.

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[2. Broward Safety Action Plan 2025 Safety Snapshot]

JAMES, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD EVENING.

JAMES CORMACK HERE. BROWARD. I'M PLEASED TO BE WITH YOU VIRTUALLY.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOUR REACTIONS. I'M ASSUMING YOU CAN HEAR ME.

BUT PLEASE, WE'RE OPEN TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, SO PLEASE BE THINKING OF WHAT YOU WANT TO ASK.

BASICALLY THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT IS A COMPONENT OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT THAT FUNDED THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

THE BOARD APPROVED THE APPROVED THE ACTION PLAN IN FEBRUARY.

AND WITH THE FUNDING THAT CAME THROUGH THE SS4A PROGRAM, WE NEED TO PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTING TO OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.

SO THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT IS THAT REPORTING MECHANISM, AND WE HAVE PREPARED THIS AND ARE GOING THROUGH REVIEWS BEFORE WE MAKE IT THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. AND SO WE'RE OPEN TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.

AND WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

GO AHEAD. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT YOU HAD A AN ATTACHMENT IN YOUR AGENDA ITEM A THREE PAGE ITEM.

THE FIRST PAGE IS AN OVERVIEW. EXPLAIN WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

IT TALKS ABOUT MEETING THE GOAL OF ZERO DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY ON OUR ROADS BY 2050.

THE INFORMATION COVERS THE ROADWAY SYSTEM IN BROWARD, NOT INCLUDING THE LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAY.

SO THE 95, 9575 TURNPIKE AND SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY.

AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE PRIVATE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS.

WE DO HAVE THAT DATA AVAILABLE, BUT IT IS NOT PART OF THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT.

IT WAS NOT PART OF WHAT WE ANALYZED AS PART OF THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

THE NEXT PARAGRAPH ABOUT DEADLY, FATAL AND KILLED.

THE INITIAL VERSION OF THE SNAPSHOT. THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT TERMINOLOGY, SO WE CLARIFIED THAT IT'S BEING USED INTERCHANGEABLY THROUGHOUT THE REPORT.

WE DO EMPHASIZE DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES KILLED IN SERIOUS INJURY, WHICH IS KSI.

SO WE'RE QUITE OFTEN REFERRING TO THAT. WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH OUR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THIS.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THE ADDITIONAL DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE, WE DO HAVE ON OUR SAFETY DASHBOARD, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU SAW IN JUNE OR EARLIER THIS YEAR, AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS SNAPSHOT WILL BE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

WE PREPARED IT FOR THE YEAR 2025. GOING BACK.

AND WE WILL BE PREPARING THE 2026 VERSION AS WE COME TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE TRICKY THING IS THAT THE DATA THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE FOR 2025 IS FROM 2024.

WE'RE ALWAYS HAVING A LAG WITH THE DATA THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE SIGNAL FOR, BECAUSE THEY NEED TIME TO CLEAN IT AND EMBED IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULL YEAR OF DATA THAT WE BRING INTO OUR SYSTEMS. SO THERE'S THAT, AN EXPLANATION OF THAT DISCREPANCY.

THE TOP THREE BOXES I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FIRST ONE ON THE LEFT, THE PEOPLE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

SO WE DO WANT TO NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE NUMBER OF CRASHES.

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE CRASHES RESULT IN MULTIPLE DEATHS OR SERIOUS INJURIES, AND SO THE NUMBERS ARE NOT GOING TO MATCH UP EXACTLY, EXACTLY FOR THE NUMBER OF CRASHES AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE OTHER TWO BOXES THEN ARE ARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT CRASHES BY YEAR.

SO THERE'S OVER TIME, OVER SIX YEARS AND THEN SHOWING THE TRENDS.

AND AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY, OUR TRENDS ARE THAT OUR OVERALL CRASHES ARE ON AN UPWARD TREND.

ALTHOUGH LAST YEAR THEY DID GO DOWN FOR 24 THEY DID GO DOWN.

THE SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES ARE ON AN UPWARD TREND ALSO, BUT THE DEADLY CRASHES ARE ON A DOWNWARD TREND, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'D LIKE TO SEE CONTINUE.

EVEN THOUGH FROM 23 TO 24 IT DID GO UP OVER A SIX YEAR PERIOD, IT DID DECREASE.

THE NEXT BOX IS THEN ARE BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBER OF CRASHES BY DIFFERENT CRITERIA.

SO FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION MODES, NUMBER OF LANES POSTED SPEED CONTEXT CLASSIFICATION, DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON.

THE BOTTOM RIGHT WITH THE RAIL INCIDENCE. I DO NEED TO CLARIFY THAT WE HAVE AN INCORRECT NUMBER THERE.

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THERE WERE TEN INCIDENTS. SO TEN OCCASIONS WHERE A TRAIN HIT A SOMEBODY AT A CROSSING HIT A VEHICLE OR SOMETHING AT A CROSSING THAT DIDN'T RESULT IN ANY INJURY OR DEATH.

BUT THERE WERE A FEW OTHERS THAT HAD MULTIPLE CASUALTIES.

NEXT SLIDE. SO AS WE GO FORWARD, THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND LOOKING AT CRASHES BY TYPE OR LIGHTING CONDITIONS OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, ALL THESE ARE ELEMENTS THAT CAN HELP US AS WE GO FORWARD AND TRY TO DO THE APPROPRIATE COUNTERMEASURES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS.

SO DIFFERENT FACTORS WILL WILL MERIT DIFFERENT APPROACHES.

THE ITEM ON THE BOTTOM LEFT ABOUT CRASHES BY DRIVER INVOLVED.

THERE ARE 207 WITH DRIVERS OVER 65 AND 92 WITH TEENAGE DRIVERS.

AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS DOES NOT INDICATE FAULT.

IT JUST INDICATES THAT THERE WERE DRIVERS THAT MET THAT CRITERIA IN THE VEHICLES.

SO AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE DRIVERS OVER 65 WERE GETTING HIT MORE OFTEN OR WHATEVER IT WAS, BUT AT LEAST THERE WAS, IT'S AN INDICATION OF, OF A DRIVER THAT WAS IN THAT AGE CATEGORY AND THEN LOOKING AT JURISDICTIONAL OWNERSHIP LOOKING AT IT BY CITY ROADS, COUNTY ROADS AND STATE ROADS.

I LIKE LOOKING AT THE CITY ROADS. I'M GOING TO SNEEZE A SECOND MAYBE, BUT WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, FOR EXAMPLE, IS A CITY THAT HAS HAD ZERO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ON ITS CITY ROADS IN THE LAST NINE YEARS.

AND SO WE WE BREAK DOWN THE CRASHES BY THESE DIFFERENT DISTINCTIONS SO THAT WE CAN SHOW PROGRESS, WE HOPE, IN CERTAIN AREAS. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN CAN MONITOR AND CHECK ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE GOT FROM PEOPLE ON THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT. WE'RE LOOKING AT TRENDS OVER TIME.

THIS IS THE FIRST SAFETY SNAPSHOT THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED.

SO FOR FUTURE SNAPSHOTS, WE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE TREND INFORMATION BEYOND WHAT WAS ON THE ON THE SECOND PAGE THERE.

AND THEN WE ALSO ARE GOING TO MAKE AVAILABLE SOME INFORMATION BEYOND WHAT'S IN THE SNAPSHOT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA, AND A SNAPSHOT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF A, YOU KNOW, A SMALL BIT OF IT, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WEIGHING, ADDING MORE INFORMATION TO THE SNAPSHOT OR MAKING THAT OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

AND AGAIN, I'LL REFER YOU TO THE SAFETY DASHBOARD.

THAT DOES HAVE A LOT MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

NEXT PAGE. THE LAST COMPONENT OF THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT IS A PROGRESS REPORT.

AND WE'RE VIEWING THAT AS HAVING TWO SEPARATE PIECES.

FIRST OFF, WE WANT TO CHART OUR ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

AND SO FAISAL, WHO'S ALSO LISTENING IN, DEVELOPED A SPREADSHEET WHERE IT LISTS ALL THE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THEN WE HAVE SPACE TO NOTE THE PROGRESS EACH YEAR TOWARD ACHIEVING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE ALSO WILL BE PROVIDING A NARRATIVE OF SAFETY RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS OR INITIATIVES.

AND SO WE ASK OF YOU AT THIS TIME. AND WE ALSO ASK THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE'LL BE ASKING THE BOARD IF THEY HAVE SOME INFORMATION THAT WE CAN ADD TO THAT NARRATIVE. AND WE CAN THEN LIST THE ACTIVITY THAT HAS GONE ON THROUGH 2026 TO ADD TO THAT SAFETY SNAPSHOT.

NEXT SLIDE. SO FINALLY, THE THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT, THE BOTTOM BULLET TELLS YOU IT WILL BE GOING TO THE SAFE STREETS FOR BROWARD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AT THE NOVEMBER 18TH MEETING TO GET THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

AND THEN WE WILL SEND THAT TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

SO LEADING UP TO THAT IS WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE EARLIER BUTTONS, WE ARE PRESENTING THE SNAPSHOT TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TO THE BOARD, THE MPO BOARD COMING UP IN OCTOBER. WE'RE ASKING FOR ANY COMMENTS BY OCTOBER 30TH.

AND ALSO ANY UPDATES TO YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS OR INITIATIVES ALSO BY OCTOBER 30TH.

NEXT SLIDE. WITH THAT, I'VE CONCLUDED THE PRESENTATION AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I'M SEEING A COMMENT FROM KEN. DO YOU WANT TO STATE THAT KEN OR.

I THINK KEN'S MIC ISN'T WORKING. SO OKAY. SO KEN ADDED A COMMENT ABOUT AGE RANGES ARE FIVE YEARS.

WHILE AGING DRIVERS INCLUDE UP TO A 30 YEAR RANGE SKEWING RESULTS.

AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IT'S NOT INDICATING RESPONSIBILITY OR THAT THE DRIVER WAS PARTICULARLY CAUSING IT,

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IT'S GOING TO HAVE POSSIBLY A LOT MORE, YOU KNOW, GREATER POOL OF AGING DRIVERS.

AND SO THAT MAY MAKE THE NUMBER APPEAR BIGGER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I SEE MICHAEL SMITH HAS HIS HAND UP.

AND AND MICHAEL IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION, WE NEED YOU TO LEAVE YOUR HAND UP SO THAT WE CAN UNMUTE YOU.

MICHAEL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO UNMUTE. YEP. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

OKAY. MR. KROMER GOOD AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE SIX QUESTIONS I HAD AHEAD OF THE MEETING WAS WHETHER IN THE PROJECT DESIGN WILL WEST BROWARD BOULEVARD, SR 842 INCLUDE BOLLARDS, BOLLARDS AT BUS STOPS ALONG THE ROAD TO PROTECT TRANSIT PATRONS? IT'S JUST A REACTION QUESTION BECAUSE IN MIAMI-DADE A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE BUS SHELTER AND AND KILLED AT LEAST ONE PERSON. I THINK 2 OR 3 WERE THERE AND SEVERELY INJURED OTHERS. SO THAT'S A QUESTION FOR YOUR IMPROVEMENT LIST.

AND THE OTHER ONE WAS JUST A GENERAL QUESTION.

THERE WAS A A PRESENTATION TODAY FROM NEVADA AND A LIVE STREAM ABOUT AERIAL AERIAL DRONES. AND THEY, I HAVE NO PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN, IN THE PARTICULAR COMPANY THAT PRESENTED, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO, TO BE INFORMED THAT AERIAL DRONES THAT CAN DESIGNATE EXISTING AREAS AND ROUTES FOR PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ARE AVAILABLE WITH THE SOFTWARE THAT LAYS OUT THE VARIOUS EXISTING ITEMS ON, ON THE ROADWAY. SO WITH THE SOFTWARE, THE HARDWARE AND THE AERIAL, IT CAN BE SHOWN WHAT PROJECTS WERE WHAT AVAILABILITY OF WHAT PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE DONE AND LOCATING WHAT'S EXISTING.

AND THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A HANDLE ON THE COST ESTIMATES FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF.

AND AS A PRECURSOR TO THE AMBULANCE ARRIVAL, IT COULD ALSO CIRCLE THE AREA FASTER THAN THE AMBULANCE COULD GET THERE.

SO I'LL TRY TO FIND THAT AND AND AND GET YOU THE INFORMATION.

YEAH. THANK YOU. SO LET ME LET ME RESPOND TO SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS TOO.

SO THE DRONE THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO IT. ONE IS IN THE PLANNING AND THEN ONE IS THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

SO WITH THE PLANNING SIDE, WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO INCORPORATE MORE DATA INTO WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR SMART METRO DIGITAL TWIN, AND ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THAT IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO DO SOME SAFETY ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION ABOUT THE DRONES. AND WE CAN EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH OUR DIGITAL TWIN.

THE RESPONSE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, LOOKING BEFORE A, AN AMBULANCE CAN ARRIVE.

YOU'RE ALL PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SAFE SYSTEM APPROACH THAT TALKS ABOUT SAFER ROADS, SAFER VEHICLES, SAFER USERS, SAFER SPEEDS. AND THE FIFTH ELEMENT IS POST-CRASH CARE.

AND SO IF THERE CAN BE ANY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CARE THAT IS AVAILABLE AFTER A CRASH, THAT CAN HELP REDUCE DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURY, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS. SO SO THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

THAT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA ABOUT THE DRONES TO BE ABLE TO START PROVIDING INFORMATION SOONER BEFORE THE, THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARRIVE. GOING BACK TO THE BOLLARDS.

SO I'VE ASKED FAISAL IF HE CAN PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ON, ON THE DETAILS OF THE WEST BROWARD DESIGN.

IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU BRING THIS UP. THERE WAS A GRANT RECENTLY THAT CAME OUT THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING TO INSTALL BOLLARDS.

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SO FAISAL, CAN YOU CLARIFY? SURE. GOOD EVENING CAC MEMBERS.

FOR THE WEST BROWARD BOULEVARD PROJECT, WE CURRENTLY WE'RE NOT PROPOSING BOLLARDS AT THE TRANSIT STOPS.

GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT IS NOT A TREATMENT THAT I THINK BROWARD AGENCIES NOR THE STATE HAS TAKEN GENERALLY BOLLARDS HAVE BEEN KEPT TO EITHER WOONERF TYPE OF STREETS IN VERY URBAN SETTINGS OR BOLLARDS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON SHARED USE PATHS OR WIDE SIDEWALK PATHS TO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM TRAVERSING IT.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE BOLLARDS PRESENTED OR BROWARD OR BOLLARDS BEING PROPOSED ALONG WEST BROWARD BOULEVARD, BUT MICHAEL SMITH AS YOU FOLLOW THAT SITUATION IN MIAMI-DADE, IF THEY, IF THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH INSTALLING BOLLARDS, IF, IF YOU CAN PLEASE SEND US ANY AND ALL INFORMATION.

SO MAYBE THE THE MPO COULD EVEN EXPLORE THAT AS A POTENTIAL OPTION IN, IN OUR TOOLKIT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES ON PROJECTS.

AND I'LL ALSO MENTION THAT THAT QUESTION. MR. SMITH WAS PASSED ALONG TO BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT AS WELL.

SO WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THEM.

THANK YOU. IF YOU STILL HEAR ME. YES, YES. THANKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JAMES? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL INVITE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK, SEND ANY COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

OH, JAMES. HANG ON. THERE WAS A LATE MINUTE ENTRY.

STEPHANIE. GO AHEAD. OKAY. YOU MAY NEED TO. GOOD AFTERNOON.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. HI, IT'S STEPHANIE. STEPHANIE JARRETT FROM BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT.

HOW ARE YOU? GREAT. GREAT. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU SAID THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS FORWARDED TO BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT.

WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING THAT QUESTION? SURE.

MICHAEL SMITH, ONE OF THE CAC MEMBERS HAD A QUESTION REGARDING BOLLARDS SPECIFICALLY ALONG BROWARD BOULEVARD AT TRANSIT STOPS.

BUT I THINK IN GENERAL, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE COUNTY, WHAT BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT'S POSITION IS ON BOLLARDS AROUND VULNERABLE TRANSIT STOPS.

AND IF THAT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, I KNOW FAISAL KIND OF STEPPED IN AND GAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW. STEPHANIE, MAYBE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT OR IF YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO US ON IT. I CAN DEFINITELY GET BACK TO YOU ON IT.

I'LL REACH OUT SHORTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, JAMES, THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANKS. REBECCA, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND ADVANCING THE SLIDES.

SO IF YOU REFER TO THE ONLINE AGENDA, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THERE ARE COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion ]

NEXT SLIDE. AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR MEMBER COMMENTS.

[1. Member Comments]

THANK OUR CO MEMBER THAT RAISED THE ISSUE OF ELECTRIFICATION OF TRI-RAIL.

I'M A RAIL ADVOCATE NON-ATTORNEY OF COURSE, AND FOR THE FUTURE, FUNDING IS STILL A PROBLEM. I, I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT PRIVY TO THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE STATE FINANCING APPARATUS. SO I STILL DON'T KNOW IF THE STATE IS GOING TO FULFILL ITS FORMER OBLIGATION TO FUND THEIR SHARE OF TRIALS NEXT BUDGET.

BUT I CERTAINLY HOPE SO BECAUSE IT, IT REMOVES EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE TRIAL RAIL, IT REMOVES THE CONGESTION BY THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD NORMALLY TAKE THE TRAIN IF IF THAT SERVICE

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. AND I'LL JUST CHIME IN HERE FROM A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE.

YOU KNOW, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT THERE IS AN INTENT TO FUND TRI RAIL AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, THE FUNDING NOW IS IN FDOT'S HANDS, AND THEY WILL CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT THE FUNDING MOVES THROUGH.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH SFRTA TO COME UP WITH A PLAN SO THAT THE FUNDING CAN FLOW THROUGH.

AND I THINK YOUR POINT IS VERY VALID REGARDING THE BENEFIT THAT TRIRAIL BRINGS TO ALL TRANSPORTATION USERS FOR THOSE WHO UTILIZE TRI-RAIL.

BUT FOR THOSE ALSO WHO TRAVEL ALONG I-95 TRI-RAIL DOES PROVIDE A RELIEF TO THOSE FOLKS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE DRIVING A CAR ON I-95.

SO YOUR POINT IS, IS VERY VALID AND WELL TAKEN HERE.

SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBER COMMENTS? SO I BELIEVE THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. REBECCA, IF WE COULD FLIP BACK TO THAT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE ALSO ON UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS TAB ON THE AGENDAS AND MINUTES PAGE, YOU WILL FIND THE 2026 PARTICIPATION RECORD. YOU WILL ALSO SEE A PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT FROM THE CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH.

THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH FOR ONE OF THEIR SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL PROJECTS.

IT'S BASICALLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT TO THE TIP TO GET THAT FUNDING IN PLACE FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR PROJECTS.

SO INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE FOR THAT ONE.

AND THEN FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE STATE OF THE REGION ANNUAL AWARDS WILL BE HOSTED BY THE BROWARD MPO ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND. I BELIEVE ALL THE INFORMATION IS IN THERE.

AND HOPEFULLY WE GET TO SEE YOU THERE. AND THE NEXT MEETING WILL LIKELY BE HELD ON DECEMBER 2ND,

[ NEXT MEETING: DECEMBER 2, 2026]

SO THERE WILL NOT BE A FORMAL MPO BOARD MEETING WITH ACTION ITEMS. SO AS A RESULT, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE OCTOBER TAC CAC MEETING WILL BE CANCELED.

SO WE ANTICIPATE US GETTING BACK TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE NOVEMBER MEETING ON DECEMBER 2ND.

BUT MORE DETAILS TO COME. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR EMAILS FROM REBECCA IN CASE ANYTHING CHANGES.

SO I SEE KEN ALSO MESSAGE THE, THE GROUP HERE AND SORRY, KEN, THAT WE COULDN'T GET YOUR AUDIO WORKING, BUT THANKS FOR LETTING ME STEP IN. HOPEFULLY I DID ALL RIGHT.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY IN PERSON AGAIN ON DECEMBER 2ND.

WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS WISH EVERYONE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO JOIN AND HOPEFULLY YOU FOUND THE PRESENTATIONS INFORMATIVE. STAY DRY EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.