Oct 08, 2026 MPO Board Meeting

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GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING. WELCOME. OKAY.

[1. Call to Order and Pledge]

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

OKAY. PLEASE TAKE THE ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL.

[2. Electronic Roll Call]

EITHER TAP IT ON YOUR SCREEN OR USE THE MOUSE.

THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE, I WILL ADD YOUR NAME INTO THE ATTENDANCE AFTER THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA.

WHEN WE GET TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AND THE CURRENT PEOPLE THAT ARE ONLINE, I HAVE BILL HODGKINS ANTHONY CAGGIANO, FELICIA BRUNSON, AND CAROL SHOHAM. THOSE ARE MY BOARD MEMBERS ONLINE AT THIS TIME.

YOU'RE NOT ON. BOARD MEMBER DANIELS, CAN YOU PLEASE PRESS PRESENT? THANK YOU. EVERYONE'S COUNTED. WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL.

AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 10TH.

[3. Approval of Minutes - September 10, 2026]

IF YOU AGREE WITH IT, JUST KEEP IT DOWN. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A FEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE OUT TODAY REQUESTING EXCUSED ABSENCES.

[4. Approval of Excused Absences]

YES. AND SOTO, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

ELECTRONIC VOTING. ELECTRONIC VOTING. WAITING ON BOARD MEMBERS. COOPER AND DANIEL. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.

WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. CAN WE GET A MOTION IN A SECOND ON THAT?

[5. Approval of Agenda]

WAITING ON COOPER, CAUSWELL AND DANIEL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT? DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS? SEEING NO ONE. SEEING NO ONE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.

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

MOTION TO APPROVE TASK WORK ORDER NUMBER 9 BETWEEN OUR METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, THE BROWARD MPO AND CUNNINGHAM COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING COMPANY, DOING BUSINESS AS THE BRAND ADVOCATES INCORPORATED AS CONSULTANT FOR PROJECT SUPPORT, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $535,850.

2ND ITEM IS MOTION TO APPROVE A 2ND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NUMBER 21-01 BETWEEN BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND GOODMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS,

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MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? AND A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL.

CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE HAVE 2 ACTION ITEMS TODAY.

[1. MOTION TO APPROVE an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027–2031 Transportation Improvement Program: FM# 2027002 - NE 3rd Avenue from NE 48th Street to Sample Road  ]

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FM NUMBER 2027002.

NORTHEAST THIRD AVENUE FROM NORTHEAST 48TH STREET TO SAMPLE ROAD.

WE DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS. WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEERFIELD BEACH.

IF ANYONE WISHES TO IF ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON IT, I DO NOT SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE DO THE ELECTRONIC VOTE.

I'M WAITING ON CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER THOMPSON.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE 2ND ACTION ITEM INTO THE RECORD, MR.

[2. MOTION TO APPROVE an Employment Agreement by and Between Bryan Caletka and the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization]

THE MOTION THAT'S GOING TO COME BEFORE YOU IS MOTION TO APPROVE.

BRIAN CALETKA AS THE BROWARD MPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN BRIAN CALETKA AND THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

OH. OKAY. SO AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR BRIAN CALETKA.

AND I MET WITH BRIAN, AND HE HAS PRESENTED A CONTRACT.

YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE A COPY OF THAT IN THE AGENDA AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THE CONTRACT IS FAIR. HE'S NOT ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN HIS SALARY.

IN FACT, HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE 2ND HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUAL.

AS MRS STUART IS THE HIGHEST PAID INDIVIDUAL AT THE MPO.

MR. CALETKA DOES ASK FOR A REIMBURSEMENT FOR A STIPEND FOR CELL PHONE.

THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY INCREASE IN IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? MADAM CHAIR, IF I CAN JUST COMMENT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WITH THE APPROVAL OF MR. CALETKA AND THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, MR. STUART WILL STEP DOWN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

HE'LL BE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS AS SENIOR ADVISOR TO MR. CALETKA. THAT WOULD BE ALL EFFECTIVE AS OF TODAY WITH THIS APPROVAL.

MR. STUART, CAN I GET YOU TO CONFIRM THAT ON THE RECORD? PERFECT. ON THE RECORD. THE ANSWER IS YES. THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT'S CORRECT? BRIAN WILL BECOME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I WILL ASSUME THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EMERITUS OR SENIOR ADVISOR TO MR. CALETKA FOR THE PERIOD OF, AS IT SAID IN THE AGENDA ITEM FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS OR AS REQUESTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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I THINK IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING ROUTE TO HAVE BEEN A FORMER CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND AN ELECTED OFFICIAL ON THE BOARD.

AND NOW TO BE PROPOSED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

SO I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO LOOK FORWARD TO, TO WORKING WITH YOU ASSUMING THIS PASSES IN YOUR, IN YOUR NEW CAPACITY AND ALSO WITH GREG IN IN HIS NEW CAPACITY AS WELL.

AND I'VE SEEN YOUR WORK, I'VE WORKED WITH YOU CLOSELY AND I, I THINK YOU WILL DO A GREAT JOB IN TAKING OVER AND LEADING OUR MPO. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COMMENT FROM MEMBER JAFFE.

THANK YOU CHAIR. 1ST, I WANT TO THANK ALLEN AND OUR CHAIR FOR NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH BRIAN.

I'VE HAD THE HONOR AND PLEASURE TO WORK WITH BRIAN BOTH UP HERE AS ELECTED OFFICIAL AND WITH HIM NOW AS COMING IN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

AND I WAS DOING FOR OVER 10 YEARS, ALMOST TEN YEARS.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THIS ORGANIZATION HAS DONE SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

AND I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS MORNING ON THE WAY OVER HERE AND THE BROWARD COUNTY POPULATION FROM 2016 THROUGH 2026, IT SAID IT'S INCREASED ROUGHLY ABOUT 5 OR 6%, BUT THE ACTUAL DAILY VOLUME OF MILES TRAVELED IN BROWARD COUNTY IN THOSE 10 YEAR PERIOD HAS GONE UP 18%. SO YOU CAN'T JUST LOOK AT POPULATION, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DAILY VOLUME OF THE MILES TRAVELED.

AND TO ME, THAT'S ONLY AN INDICATION OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND BRIAN HAS WORKED IN THIS ENTITY, HAS WORKED VERY WELL WITH ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY AND BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION.

AND I THINK GOING FORWARD, IT'LL BE A GREAT THING FOR ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED.

AND I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, BRIAN. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY LAST WORDS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND.

I HAVE THAT ELECTRONIC VOTING. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE PUBLICLY THAT THE MOTION WAS MADE BY LISA MALLOZZI AND SECONDED BY JOY COOPER.

SHE'S THE QUICKEST DRAW ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL.

I AM WAITING ON BOARD MEMBER DAVIS. CHAIR. CAUSWELL AND DANIEL.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES WITH 1 NO. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CALETKA.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS TODAY. NO COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR.

OKAY, MR. CALETKA, I KNOW YOU WALKED AROUND THE ROOM, BUT DO YOU WANT TO JUST SAY A FEW WORDS?

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OKAY. I'M NOT PLANNING ON MANY CHANGES. I LOOK AT IT IN HONOR OF BOARD MEMBER JAFFE AS AUTOPILOT UNTIL THOSE RETIREMENTS DO OCCUR. AND THEN THE CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO FIND THE NEXT LEVEL OF SUCCESSION AFTER ME. GREG AND I ARE GOING UP THIS MONTH, ACTUALLY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO NEW YORK TO VISIT WITH DELOITTE, OUR CONSULTANT FOR THE SMART METRO. AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TALLAHASSEE TO VISIT WITH LOWELL CLEARY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MTECH TO ESTABLISH THE RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING WITH MTECH IN THE FUTURE AS OUR AGREEMENT COMES TO AN END. SO THERE'S SOME THINGS, SOME HURDLES TO JUMP OVER.

BUT I THINK THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO GO SMOOTHLY.

I HAVE A GREAT STAFF THAT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING ME WHICH MEANS A LOT TO ME.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE BEST JOB I CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MAINTAIN THEIR CONFIDENCE IN ME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO HAVE A VIRTUAL HAND RAISED REBECCA SCHULTZ, BROWARD MPO THAT WAS FOR DURING MEMBER COMMENTS UNLESS WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT.

IT'S NOT FOR NOW. OKAY. WE CAN, WE CAN WAIT. OKAY, SO IT'S NOW CHAIR COMMENTS.

[7. Comments from the Chair]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND SINCERELY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

AND I KNOW THE REST OF THE BOARD IS AS WELL. WE DO HAVE SOME UPCOMING CHANGES ON THE BOARD.

WE DO HAVE COMMISSIONER FURR WHO IS TERMING OUT AT THE, IN NOVEMBER IS IT NOVEMBER, THE END OF THE YEAR? NOVEMBER IN, IN NOVEMBER.

SO HIS TERM HERE ON THE BOARD WILL END WITH THAT AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE MEMBER JAFFE AS WELL FROM WESTERN.

HIS TERM. HE'S TERMING OUT BOB HARTMAN AND LOUIS LEWELLEN AS WELL.

SO WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS YOU ALL. I KNOW JAFFE HAS BEEN SITTING NEXT TO ME EVERY TIME I MOVE.

HE HAS MOVED WITH ME. SO. SO IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY DIFFERENT.

BUT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH, WITH EVERYONE AND ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, I GUESS, NEW MEMBERS FILLING THOSE POSITIONS AS WELL.

AND BEFORE I GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO I DO WANT TO ALSO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO, WHO ARE RUNNING FOR EITHER REELECTION OR FOR OTHER POSITIONS.

KEISHA DANIELS FROM TAMARACK. SAMSON BERGLUND FROM NORTH LAUDERDALE.

PAUL ROWLEY. WILTON MANORS AND TIM PADGETT FROM PLANTATION.

SO GOOD LUCK TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY I MISSED SOMEONE. JOSH. I SAID, JOSH, I DID NOT.

JOSH. OKAY. I HAVE JOSH SIMMONS FROM CORAL SPRINGS.

THAT IS CORRECT. I, AND I ALSO MISSED TIM LONERGAN FROM OAKLAND PARK AND MICHELLE WHITMAN FROM DAVIE.

[LAUGHTER] YOU GOT AN UNOPPOSED. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

ANYONE ELSE GOT AN UNOPPOSED OR ANY OTHER. CONGRATULATIONS.

ANY TO COMMISSIONER SCHUMANN FROM HOLLYWOOD. COMMISSIONER SCHUMANN FROM HOLLYWOOD.

THAT'S A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. AND AND SHE WILL BE COMMISSIONER FOR BROWARD COUNTY.

YEAH. OKAY. AND WE MAY SEE HER BACK ON THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. VERY WELL. WE DO HAVE A HAND RAISED.

[8. Member Comments Click here to submit a comment to go before the Board.]

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WE'RE LOBBYING NOW. OKAY. BOB HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN.

GOOD MORNING FOLKS. IT'S WITH REGRET. I'M RETIRING FROM PUBLIC SERVICE.

OH, I RETIRED IN DECEMBER FROM MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER, AND IT ALL GOES BACK TO FAMILY.

MY DAUGHTER LET US KNOW. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE MOVING TO ITALY.

AND YEAH, WE'VE BEEN GOING THERE FOR A LONG TIME TO VISIT MY SON IN LAW'S FAMILY.

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FAIR TO MY COMMUNITY TO BE GONE FOR 3 MONTHS AT A TIME AND PHONING IN FROM ITALY AND ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

SO I DIDN'T RUN AGAIN. AND IT'S WITH TREMENDOUS REGRET THAT I'M GIVING IT UP BECAUSE IT'S FAMILY FIRST ALWAYS.

BUT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD HERE FOR 6 YEARS, AND I'M ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF SOUTHWEST RANCHES.

I STARTED THAT PROJECT 30 YEARS AGO, AND HERE WE ARE.

ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I HAD BIG SHOES TO FILL WHEN I CAME HERE.

FREDDY FISHER KELLY WAS ON THE BOARD FOR, I THINK, SINCE THE TOWN WAS FOUNDED.

AND YOU KNOW, HE TOLD ME, BOB, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO UNDERSTAND ANYTHING.

FOR THE 1ST 2YEARS. IT WAS 3. BUT IN LOOKING BACK AT ALL THE THINGS THAT THIS ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THAT I'VE SEEN DONE IN TERMS OF ADVANCING BROWARD COUNTY'S TRANSPORTATION HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING BECAUSE IT'S YOU GUYS ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES OF OUR HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN BROWARD COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU PERSONALLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE WITH US.

[APPLAUSE] OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS IN THE QUEUE.

I HAVE ONE COMMENT AND A CUE FROM MEMBER JAFFE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN A REAL HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO WORK HERE WITH EVERYBODY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.

I THINK I STARTED I GOT APPOINTED HERE IN 2016 ON THE CAC AND THE INCREDIBLE KNOWLEDGE.

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T CALL OUT ALL THE STAFF HERE AND THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE, THAT THEY PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES OUT HERE.

IT'S REALLY I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT THAT YOU GUYS PASSED ALONG.

AND TO OUR CHAIR AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT CAPTAINS.

I KNOW YOU'RE STILL STAYING. I'M KEEPING YOU HERE AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND TO BRIAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THESE RETIREMENTS LEAVING, IT SEEMS LIKE HALF THE PASSENGERS ON THE FLIGHT ARE DEPLANING AND YOU'LL BE GETTING NEW PASSENGERS. SO JUST REMEMBER, PLAN THE FLIGHT, FLY THE PLAN.

THANKS FOR 10 YEARS HERE. GREAT YEARS. I SIT NEXT TO A PLUMBER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

REMEMBER LLEWELLYN. HELLO. OH. THANK YOU. I'M LEAVING AS WELL.

I'M ACTUALLY TURNED OUT AS WELL. AND I CAN COME BACK IN 2 YEARS IF I WANT TO.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO. I HAVEN'T MADE THAT DECISION YET, BUT I WILL SAY THE TIME BEING ON THE MPO.

I'VE BEEN HERE NOW. I REPLACED BILL HARRIS, WHO I KNOW THIS BOARD HAS BEEN VERY FOND OF AND THE TEAM'S BEEN VERY FOND OF, AND HE'S SINCE PASSED. I'M ACTUALLY ACTIVELY TRYING TO RECRUIT MY REPLACEMENT FOR, FOR HERE.

BUT I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS AND I'VE LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT IN THAT TIME.

AND AS WE ALL KNOW, TRANSPORTATION COMES UP DAILY IN WHAT WE DO.

SO THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOARD AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR, YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOUR RESIDENTS.

AND I'VE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL AND PRIVILEGED AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.

AND AGAIN, VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OKAY.

ANY OTHER MEMBER COMMENTS? THIS IS MEMBER COMMENTS AREA.

OKAY. GOOD. NEXT WE'RE ON TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

[9. Executive Director’s Report]

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IT IS SOLD OUT. TO LET YOU KNOW, HOWEVER, WE ARE RESERVING SEATS AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN YOUR TICKET AS A BOARD MEMBER, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE'LL FIND A PLACE FOR YOU TO BE.

ON ONE OF THE TABLES THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HONORING SENATOR SCOTT, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO TAKE 595 IN YOUR DAILY COMMUTE, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT THE SENATOR'S WHOLE ROLE WITH THAT WAS SO PIVOTAL IN MAKING SURE MONEY CAME DOWN AND THE P.3. MOVED FORWARD WITH SECRETARY ASSISTANT DISTRICT SECRETARY BRAUN, THOSE OF YOU IN DEERFIELD BEACH, POMPANO AREA, THOSE OF YOU OUT IN CORAL SPRINGS, PARKLAND, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE FINAL CULMINATION OF THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY MAKING ITS WAY TO I-95.

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE ON THAT ONE. YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED YEARS AGO WE HAD A BOARD MEMBER FROM HILLSBOROUGH BEACH THAT SAID, WELL, WHY AREN'T WE GOING TO DO THIS? AND WE WENT FORWARD.

THIS BOARD WAS REMARKABLE IN PROVIDING THE SUPPORT NECESSARY.

SO THAT PROJECT ACTUALLY, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE DOT NOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO A RIBBON CUTTING GROUNDBREAKING.

WE HAVE FOR INNOVATION, WE HAVE COREY LONERGAN FROM BROWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT, WHO IS GOING TO END UP LEADING THE EFFORTS NECESSARY TO PUT THAT NEXT GENERATION OF TRANSPORTATION WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSIT INTO THE COUNTY.

I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THINGS WE'VE DISCOVERED ALONG THE WAY THAT THE PUBLIC IS ACTUALLY DESIRING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

AND FINALLY, LISA SCOTT BARNES, WHO REALLY IS AN UNSUNG HERO IN TRANSPORTATION, AND PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THE IMPACTS THAT YOU GO TO THE BOAT PARADE.

EVERYBODY LOVES THE BOAT PARADE. EVERYBODY LOVES WINTERFEST. IT'S WONDERFUL. I REMEMBER AS A CHILD SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE CANAL, ACTUALLY WATCHING THE BOAT PARADE GO BY WHEN I WAS A KID GOING, WOW, I WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE A BOAT.

THAT SAID, SHE'S MADE MULTI-MILLION DOLLARS OF TOURISM DOLLARS THAT HAVE COME INTO THIS PLACE AND HAVE MADE BROWARD COUNTY AND ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS PLACE ON THE MAP BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT SHE RECOGNIZES THE FACT, JUST LIKE EVERYONE DOES.

YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE YOU ARE TURNING OUT TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS EVERYBODY.

AND IT AFFECTS HER SHOW MORE PARTICULARLY THAN MOST.

AND BECAUSE TO GET TO THE BOAT PARADE, YOU HAVE TO GET INTO A CAR.

AND OUR BUS SYSTEM IS WONDERFUL. BUT IN THE END, YOU STILL HAVE TO DRIVE THERE IN SOME FORM.

AND THAT SAID, SHE HAS LED THE EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING THAT'S NECESSARY TO BUILD THE TRANSPORTATION INTO THE FUTURE.

AND THAT WHOLE AREA IS SO IMPORTANT TO THIS. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THERE.

BOTH BRIAN AND I WILL DO THE SAME THING, EXCEPT HIS CONTRACT WILL HAVE DRY INK.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING PRESENTATIONS FOR THOSE AWARDS, PLEASE, PLEASE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU SHOWING UP AND CARRYING ON THE TRADITION THAT THE ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET HAS REALLY KIND OF COME TO KNOWN.

SIDE NOTE AND BRIAN MENTIONED IT A LITTLE BIT WITH THE TRIP UP TO NEW YORK CITY.

WE'RE MEETING WITH DELOITTE ON THE ATTAIN GRANT THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH.

IT'S A $15 MILLION GRANT. OUR TAKE FOR THE BROWARD MPO IS ABOUT $11 MILLION.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, AS WE CURRENTLY SPEAK, IN FIGURING OUT EXACTLY HOW THAT MONEY COULD COME DOWN AND HOW IT WOULD FUNCTION THROUGH THE SYSTEMS TO REALLY MAKE A DIGITAL CHANGE.

I'M NOT GOING TO CALL IT ANYTHING OTHER THAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY WANT TO CALL IT SUPERINTELLIGENCE.

AND WE MAY USE THAT TERMINOLOGY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE TO SATISFY THE GRANT MAKER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BIGGER PICTURE AS WE GO FORWARD, THAT'S ACTUALLY SUPER IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE.

THERE IS LESS AND LESS PLANNERS OUT THERE AND MORE AND MORE PLANNING WORK TO GO FORWARD.

SO HAVING THE ABILITY TO MAKE WORK EASIER AND MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT IS GOING TO BE WHERE WE LOOK FOR THAT ARRTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO REALLY KICK IN. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SMART METRO, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MPOS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

WITH THAT, BRIAN AND I WERE OUT IN SACRAMENTO MEETING WITH OUR PEERS.

WE HAD A PEER TO PEER CLOSED DOOR GROUP MEETING ON THAT HAD VERY GOOD, ROBUST DISCUSSIONS, WHETHER IT'S DETROIT, LOS ANGELES, SALT LAKE CITY, BOSTON, EVERYONE IS VERY INTERESTED IN ATLANTA, IS VERY INTERESTED IN WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW THAT ACTUALLY WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY FORTUNATE SHOULD THAT COME ALONG.

AND THEN WE HAVE 1 GRANT WE JUST SUBMITTED THIS MORNING WHICH IS FOR THE PROTECT GRANT, WHICH IS 1 OF THE LAST I LAST GRANTS IN

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WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESS ON THAT. WE'VE BEEN BATTING ABOUT A THOUSAND WHEN IT COMES TO FEDERAL GRANTS IN THAT BILL.

SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PRETTY GOOD OPTIMISM THAT WE'LL CONTINUE THAT STREAK AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE END OF THE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL.

I ALSO WANT TO TALK REALLY BRIEFLY ON THAT. THE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION BILL ENDS IN OCTOBER.

AND SO BRIAN AND I, DECEMBER 31ST, I'LL JUST OKAY THE CR.

OH YEAH. THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION ENDS ON DECEMBER 31ST.

THAT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY NEED TO CONTINUE THAT OBSERVATION IN WASHINGTON THROUGH BOTH AMPO, WHICH I STILL SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR FEDERAL AND STATE LOBBYISTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT DIRECT FUNDING IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS. I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER SIMMONS SITS ON THE LEAGUE OF CITIES COMMITTEE, AS I THINK YOU'RE CHAIRING THAT. CORRECT. YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO ENSURE THAT FEDERAL FUNDING MOVES FORWARD AS APPROPRIATE IN THE NEXT REAUTHORIZATION BILL.

THAT REAUTHORIZATION BILL. SUPER IMPORTANT TO THIS.

AND FINALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BRIAN'S GOING TO GET TO HAVE THE CHALLENGE, WHICH I'M GOING TO BE SITTING HERE WITH HIM, THOUGH, IS OUR FEDERAL CERTIFICATION. AND THAT'S COMING UP THIS COMING YEAR AS WELL.

AND IT'S A THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART FOR US TO CONTINUE TO GET FEDERAL FUNDS HERE IN BROWARD AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.

SO THE MONEYS, THE FEDERAL MONIES THAT GO TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'S THE AIRPORT, THE SEAPORT BCT, ALL OF OUR LITTLE FEDERAL PROJECTS THAT WE PUSH THROUGH THIS AGENCY.

IT'S ABOUT $36 MILLION A YEAR. THAT IS REALLY WHERE YOU START KIND OF SAYING, OKAY, WE NEED TO KEEP THAT FEDERAL CERTIFICATION ALIVE.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE LOST IT ONCE.

IT WAS BACK IN 1977 WHEN THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED BECAUSE THERE WAS A PUSH.

SORRY, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THERE WAS A PUSH AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION SAYING THAT THE MPO WAS A COMMUNIST PLOT TO TAKE OVER THE FEDERAL DOLLARS.

AND SO THEY DIDN'T WANT TO THEY DIDN'T WANT THE MPO TO EXIST.

BETTER NOW. BUT THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHEN WE DID LOSE OUR FEDERAL MONIES.

AND IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT REMEMBER THAT I WAS AROUND FOR THAT.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN 95 CONSTRUCTION STOPPED. AND FOR THOSE CITIES THAT WERE HAVING THE 95 PROJECTS COMING THROUGH, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE YOU GO, OH, WE MUST WE MIGHT NEED THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WITH THE FED THAT'S COMING UP, I DON'T EXPECT THERE TO BE THAT CONTROVERSIAL OF CONVERSATION.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEALING WITH A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND A NEW DAY.

AND SO WORDING NEEDS TO BE APPROPRIATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR RECERTIFICATION FOR THIS AGENCY.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BRIAN WHO IS GOING TO START LEADING STAFF.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT BE ON AUTOPILOT I KIND OF TURNED THAT PILOT AUTOPILOT OFF EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE MAKE SURE THE GEAR GOES UP AND DOWN, YOU KNOW, WHICH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LANDING. SO WHEN THE LANDING DOES COME AND I'M, I'M OFFICIALLY OUT OF HERE YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE A PERFECT TRANSFER OF PASSENGER AND CARGO OFF THE PLANE AND BACK ON THE PLANE AND ON TO ITS NEXT FLIGHT, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS TO THIS BOARD.

AND AS A PERSONAL NOTE, IT'S BEEN A REAL HONOR TO BE WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU.

I'M NOW ON GENERATION 11 OF COMMISSIONERS SITTING ON THIS BOARD AND YOU KNOW, YOU'VE TAUGHT ME A LOT PERSONALLY.

YOU REALLY HAVE, AND I'M GOING TO MISS SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS, BUT I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE BRIAN TAKE THE HELM BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS THE RIGHT MOVE FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

AND WITH THAT, MR. CALETKA, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO EVERYBODY FOR SUPPORTING ME AND BECOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I WAS TALKING WITH GREG LAST NIGHT, AND A CONVERSATION CAME UP, AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE I LOOK AT WHERE I AM NOW WITH ALL THE GRAY HAIR THAT I HAVE, AND I'M THANKFUL.

I'M THANKFUL I HAVE IT. AND I LOOK BACK. YOU KNOW, I WAS ELECTED TO 5 TERMS ON THE TOWN COUNCIL.

AND TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, IT WAS PROBABLY 3 TERMS TO MANY.

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AND ONE OF THE THINGS ON MY VERY 1ST DAY WHEN I WAS ELECTED AND I GOT SWORN INTO OFFICE, THEY HAD TO PICK A MEMBER FOR THE MPO AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER, JUDY PAUL, WHO'S NOW THE MAYOR, NOMINATED ME AND IT WAS UNANIMOUS.

WHICH WAS SURPRISING BECAUSE I LEARNED NOTHING'S UNANIMOUS AFTER THAT VOTE.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS INTERESTING IS I SAID, GREAT, THANK YOU.

WHAT'S AN MPO? AND I SHOWED UP AS A MEMBER OF THE MPO OVER 20 YEARS AGO.

AND I GOT SOME GREAT ADVICE FROM A FORMER CHAIR WHO IS UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S NO LONGER WITH US.

BUT HE BASICALLY SAID, READ 2 AGENDA ITEMS AND LEARN THEM BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS.

HE GOES BECAUSE THEY ROTATE AND THEY KEEP COMING BACK.

SO ONCE YOU LEARN THEM THE FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW THE NEXT MEETING, YOU LEARN 2 DIFFERENT ONES.

AND THEN BY THE TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS ROLLS AROUND, YOU FINALLY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

AND 1 OF THE REASONS WHY I CONTINUED TO RUN FOR REELECTION, TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, WAS I LOVED THE MPO SO MUCH THAT I WANTED TO SERVE ON THE MPO, AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT WAS TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND A STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN CAME OUT, AND I ACTUALLY READ IT WHEN WE VOTED AND APPROVED IT.

AND I NOTICED THERE WAS A NEW POSITION CALLED THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION IN IT, AND I CALLED HIM UP AND I SAID, IF I APPLIED FOR THAT JOB, WOULD I BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WASTE ANYBODY'S TIME? AND HE SAID, YES. AND THEN HE MADE ME GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF APPLYING AND INTERVIEWING.

AND I ACTUALLY ENJOYED THE INTERVIEW PROCESS BECAUSE I HAD DONE ALL MY HOMEWORK AND I HAD READ ALL THE PLANS.

AND AT THE END I SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I GOT TO ASK QUESTIONS AND I SAID, WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK ME ABOUT OUR CORE PRODUCTS? AND HE SAID, BECAUSE I KNEW YOU KNEW THEM. AND I WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE RESPECT OF THAT PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS VERY FORMAL. AND THEN WORKING MY WAY TO THIS POSITION.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ONCE AGAIN, ONE LAST TIME FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME.

THE SUPPORT FROM THE STAFF HAS GIVEN ME. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE BEST JOB I CAN FOR YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS. I DO I DO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO HAS NOT BEEN OR HAVE NOT REGISTERED FOR THE STATE OF THE REGION TO ATTEND IF THEY ARE ABLE TO. IT'S REALLY A GREAT EVENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, TO REALLY MEET SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AS WELL IN THE INDUSTRY. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.

AND NEXT, WE HAVE MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.

[10. Monthly Legislative Reports]

TOO MANY SYLLABLES. SO I KNOW HOW TO SPELL IT.

SO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS STUART TOUCHED ON SOME OF THE POINTS I WAS GOING TO MAKE.

I JUST WANT TO ADD ON TO SOME OF THEM. THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION FOR USDOT EXPIRES DECEMBER 11TH.

THAT IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE KICKED TO ANOTHER CONTINUING RESOLUTION, WHICH IS NOT BAD BECAUSE IT JUST PROLONGS THE PREVIOUS TRANSPORTATION BILL, WHICH WAS VERY GENEROUS.

SO WE JUST LET TO LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL. THE CHALLENGE IS THAT IT IS DECEMBER 11TH AND SHOULD A CONTINUING RESOLUTION NOT GET PASSED, THEN THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SHUT DOWN. SO HOPEFULLY NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY CHICKEN WITH US DOT THE DURING THE BUSIEST TRAVEL MONTH OF THE YEAR.

HOPEFULLY. THAT BEING SAID, AS WE GO INTO REAUTHORIZATION, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WITH OUR FRIENDS AT AMPO AND NATIONALLY AND OUR IN YOUR FEDERAL ADVOCATES ON THE BACK END FOR REAUTHORIZATION.

BUT THE BIGGEST X FACTOR IS GOING TO BE THE COMPOSITION OF CONGRESS AND WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE GOING TO BE.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE, ONCE AGAIN, OUR FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND LOCALLY WHO ARE PLUGGED INTO WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE MAKE THOSE IMPACTS. ALSO ON YOU'LL HAVE YOUR STATE ADVOCATES, CANDACE ERICKSON, LAUREN JACKSON COME UP IN A SECOND WHO ARE GOING TO ALSO EXPLAIN ABOUT THE CHANGES, ALL THE DIFFERENT VARIABLES IN THE CALCULUS GOING ON AT THE STATE LEVEL.

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AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO, GREG. FIRST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY BEFORE WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND AS WE MOVE INTO TALLAHASSEE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR THE CARD AND YOUR CONDOLENCES FOR MY FATHER.

MEANS A LOT TO ME. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.

WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION, BUT THE YOU KNOW, THE CAMPAIGNS ARE COMING TO A CLOSE. SO WE'VE GOT SOME KEY RACES AROUND THE STATE THAT WE'RE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY THAT WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WATCHING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE VERY CLOSELY, BUT THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE YOU KNOW, THEIR LEADERSHIP, WHICH WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS, WILL STAY THE SAME.

AND SO WE'VE GOT GREAT RELATIONSHIPS THERE. AND AS LAUREN'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, WE'VE GOT YOUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND SOME OTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON. BUT TRANSPORTATION, AS ALWAYS, WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR THIS UPCOMING LEGISLATURE, WE HAVE SAM GARRISON, WHO'S COMING IN AS HOUSE SPEAKER.

HE'S FROM THE JACKSONVILLE AREA, AND WE'VE GOT JIM BOYD, WHO IS THE SENATE PRESIDENT, WHO'S FROM THE TAMPA AREA.

BOTH WONDERFUL FRIENDS OF TRANSPORTATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR LEADERSHIP.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME DISRUPTION FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL, TO SAY THE LEAST. I ANTICIPATE A VERY SMOOTH SESSION THIS YEAR WITH THEM GETTING ALONG VERY WELL AND HAVING THAT GREAT RELATIONSHIP.

SO WE GO INTO WE WILL THE LEGISLATURE WILL ANOINT THEIR 2 LEADERSHIPS IN NOVEMBER.

WE HAVE 1 WEEK IN DECEMBER, 2WEEKS IN JANUARY, THREE WEEKS IN FEBRUARY OF COMMITTEE WEEKS.

THE ONES IN FEBRUARY SHOULD BE MAINLY, PROBABLY AROUND BUDGET.

AND THEN WE START A LATE SESSION FOR MARCH AND APRIL AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL END ON TIME.

THAT IS THE PLAN, I THINK, FROM THE LEADERSHIP, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LAUREN.

OF COURSE, WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON FOR ANYBODY THAT WE HAVE ON CERTAIN RACES OR ANYTHING THAT THAT YOU'VE HEARD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND OUR CONDOLENCES AGAIN.

ACTUALLY, CANDACE COVERED QUITE A BIT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A TON TO ADD. JUST YEAH, I MEAN, REALLY JUST 2 QUICK THINGS. THERE IS THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE OF THE SEASON.

25 COUNTIES ARE UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AREA.

AND THE ONLY REASON WE REALLY WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT REALLY IS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME DOT IS HAVING 2 DUAL ROLES WITH THE RESIGNATION OF OUR DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. THE DOT SECRETARY IS NOW IN CHARGE OF BOTH THAT AGENCY AND FDOT AS WELL.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT RESPONSE GOES. AND THEN ALSO WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING THE STATE MEETING WITH CANDIDATES, BUT ALSO GOING TO CONFERENCES, PREPARING FOR THE NEXT SESSION. THE LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS THEIR 1ST POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING STARTING TOMORROW.

I'LL BE IN ORLANDO FOR THAT. E-BIKES IS ON THE AGENDA, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS THAT WE ARE THAT WE'RE MONITORING AND PAYING ATTENTION TO AND BEING INVOLVED WITH. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S IT.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANYONE IN THE QUEUE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. NEXT IS THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT.

[11. General Counsel’s Report]

IT'S BEEN VERY ENTERTAINING, I'M SURE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE PUT THAT YOU'VE MADE WITH THE MPO IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE MADE ON OUR BEHALF AND SUPPORTING THE STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EVERYONE ELSE, INCLUDING MYSELF.

AND SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE RUNNING ELECTIONS, GOOD LUCK.

LOOK TO SEE YOU IN THE, IN THE COMING YEAR AND CONTINUING ON.

AS ALWAYS, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY MATTERS THAT COME BEFORE YOU OR THE, BEFORE THE MPO, IF YOU REACH OUT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM WITH YOU. THERE'S NOTHING BESIDES WHAT MY REPORT PROVIDES.

HAVE A GOOD GOOD MONTH, AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S THE END OF THE AGENDA.

SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. I THANK YOU ALL. AND I SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.

MEETING ADJOURNED. WAIT, WAIT. WE HAD 2 NON ACTION ITEMS. I'M SORRY. YOU HAD 2 NON ACTION ITEMS. OH, OKAY.

WAIT WAIT WAIT. MEETING'S NOT ADJOURNED. I TAKE THAT BACK.

CALL MEETING BACK TO ORDER. OH OKAY. WE'RE I I THAT WAS THE END OF MY NOTE.

OKAY. AND ACTUALLY THAT WAS THE END OF THE NOTES.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. I'M SORRY. WE WE DO HAVE DON'T LEAVE SO, SO QUICKLY.

OKAY. WE DO HAVE YOU WANT TO READ THE, 1ST NON ACTION ITEM.

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

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YES. OH GOOD MORNING MADAM MADAM CHAIR. GOOD.

GOOD MORNING. AND I'M NOT GOING TO RUSH YOU. I ALREADY TRIED TO ELIMINATE YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS.

FABIAN, PLEASE. I APOLOGIZE FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING A ROADBLOCK TO YOUR THE REST OF YOUR DAY.

SO WITH THAT, PAUL FLAVIEN BROWARD MPO. I DO HAVE TO TO LEAVE SHORTLY, BUT MEMBER COOPER WILL TAKE OVER IF I HAVE TO.

YOU TAKE YOUR TIME. SURE. SO YOU KNOW, THE MPO HAS A AN AMENDMENT PROCESS TO ITS METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO ON A YEARLY BASIS ONE TIME A YEAR AND IT'S A FOUR STEP PROCESS.

SO WE'VE DONE STEP 1 OF THAT PROCESS, WHICH IS MEETING WITH US TO, TO TALK ABOUT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

WE HAVE TWO SETS OF AMENDMENTS ESSENTIALLY ONE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THE OTHER ONE IS OUR OWN WITH THE BROAD SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A QUICK INTRODUCTION FOR MR. CESAR MARTINEZ FROM FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND HE WILL GO OVER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

OH, THE MTP IS A CORE PRODUCT. JUST AS A REMINDER.

AS MR. CALETKA CAN TELL YOU ABOUT. AND MR. THANK YOU PAUL. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, CESAR MARTINEZ, PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATOR WITH FDOT.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, I KNOW EUREKA RESPONSE WAS MENTIONED EARLIER.

I WANT TO SAY THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS FULLY READY TO RESPOND FROM, EVEN FROM THIS DISTRICT.

SO WE ARE SENDING OVER 30 PEOPLE THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO TALLAHASSEE. SO EVERY DISTRICT IS DOING THE SAME THING.

THEY'RE MOVING STAFF, MOVING EQUIPMENT, AND THEY'RE ALL BEING STATIONED AWAY FROM THE POTENTIAL LANDFALL AREA.

AND THEY WILL BE READY TO MOVE IN TO RESPOND TO THE PANHANDLE AFTER THE STORM PASSES.

SO WITH THAT, LET'S GET STARTED. SO THE DEPARTMENT EARLIER THIS CALENDAR YEAR APPROVED A PROJECT DEVELOPMENT POLICY THAT DICTATES HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.

BEFORE I GET INTO THE POLICY DETAILS THAT ORIGINATED BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR TO DO 2 DIFFERENT ACTIONS, 1 OF THEM WAS MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPEDITE THE PROJECT DELIVERY BY COMPLETING STUDIES IN 18 MONTHS.

ANOTHER 1 WAS REDUCING THE PROCEEDS FROM THE DOC STAMPS THAT WERE COMING TO THE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY REVENUE FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT GOT REDUCED, RIGHT? SO LIKE OR LIKE, I'M SORRY, STATEWIDE SECRETARY MENTIONED OR REVENUES GOING FORWARD ARE FLAT.

SO WE GOT TO BE MORE STRATEGIC ON HOW WE ALLOCATE THE FUNDING AND HOW WE PROGRAM PROJECTS.

SO HAVING SAID THAT, A POLICY WAS PASSED THAT SAID, HEY, BEFORE WE START A PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT STUDY WE NEED TO HAVE A FUNDING PLAN IN PLACE TO GET THAT PROJECT TO CONSTRUCTION WITHIN 8 YEARS.

SO WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD A BIG POOL OF PROJECTS WAITING TO GET FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION THAT WE HAVE DONE STUDIES FOR.

SO GOING FORWARD, WE SAID, OKAY, BEFORE WE DO A STUDY, WE NEED TO HAVE A FUNDING PLAN IN PLACE.

SO LET'S START WITH THE END IN MIND KIND OF THINKING.

SO HAVING SAID THAT OR YOU KNOW THAT OUR DEPARTMENT'S WORK PROGRAM IS ONLY A 5 YEAR PLAN.

SO HOW WE CAN MEET A POLICY THAT TALKS ABOUT AN EIGHT YEAR CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT'S WORKING WITH YOU ALL. THE LRP IS A 2050 RIGHT PLAN THAT HAS A FEASIBLE PLAN IN 3 DIFFERENT TIME BANDS.

SO IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT A PROJECT THAT IS A PROJECT, AN MPO PRIORITY PROJECT HAS CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IN A TIME BAN THAT IS WITHIN EIGHT YEARS FROM THE STUDY'S TO START. THEN WE'RE MEETING THE POLICY.

OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE AN INTERNAL PROGRAM AS WELL THAT IS CALLED THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM.

THAT IS ONLY SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN HIGHWAYS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE STATE.

THAT'S A 10 YEAR FUNDING PROGRAM. SO BETWEEN THAT INTERNAL DOT PROGRAM AND THE MPO LRP EQUALS FEASIBLE PLAN, THAT'S HOW WE CAN MEET THE POLICY. SO I PROVIDED SOME EXAMPLES BELOW.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A STUDY TODAY WE WILL HAVE TO IDENTIFY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IN THE COST FEASIBLE IN THE FIRST TIME BAND.

IF WE ARE STARTING A NEW PROJECT, A NEW PROJECT WILL BE NORMALLY PROGRAMED IN THE 5TH YEAR.

THE WORK PROGRAM. WE NEED TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IN THE SECOND TIME BAND OF THE CONCEIVABLE PLAN.

HAVING CONSTRUCTION NOT IDENTIFIED TOTALLY OR IDENTIFIED LATER IN THE 3RD TIMELINE DOESN'T MEET THE POLICY.

SO WE TOOK A HOLISTIC APPROACH AND LOOK AT ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD IN THE WORK PROGRAM, THERE WERE THREE IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED FOR GRADE SEPARATION.

IN SOME CASES, MORE SPECIFIC TO BE A CERTAIN TURNOVER PASS, THERE WERE TWO OF THEM BASICALLY GRADE SEPARATING LEFT TURNS OR GRADE SEPARATING 2 LANES.

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WE DIDN'T DO A STUDY AS THE MPO REQUESTED, AND I IDENTIFIED THAT WE COULD DO AT GRADE SOLUTIONS INSTEAD A DIFFERENT SCOPE OF PROJECT THAT IS NOT AS INTRUSIVE. IT WOULD BE LESS COSTLY AND IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SECURE FUNDING MORE EASILY THAN HAVING A GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT. THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS PINES BOULEVARD AT FLAMINGO ROAD.

WE ALREADY HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES AND PINES, AND THEN WE HAVE A DISPLACED LEFT TURN CONCEPT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED INSTEAD OF A GREAT SEPARATION, AND WE HAVE A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THAT CONCEPT.

RECENTLY, WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC REGARDING THE STATUS OF A COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, AND THERE ARE ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF DOING GREATER IMPROVEMENTS INSTEAD OF GRADE SEPARATING THE INTERSECTION.

SO WE'RE PLANNING ON ADDING AN AUXILIARY LANE BETWEEN THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND STATE OF SEVEN ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] OF 8 AND OAKLAND PARK, THIS ONE IS WITH THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THEM AS WELL THE NEED TO DO AT GRADE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE JUST YESTERDAY WE HAD AN INTERNAL KICKOFF MEETING WITH THE CONSULTANT TEAM.

SO EARLIER NEXT CALENDAR YEAR, WE WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO DISCUSS THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE CITY.

SO AGAIN, THE REQUEST HERE IN THIS AMENDMENT IS TO CHANGE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT FROM CENTER TO AN OVERPASS OR GRADE SEPARATION TO INTERSECTIONS IMPROVEMENTS. AGAIN, NOT BEING SPECIFIC ABOUT GRADE SEPARATED THE INTERSECTIONS.

THEN GOING FORWARD, THESE OTHER 2PROJECTS ARE NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME, BUT IT'S MORE OF A HEADS UP BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AGAIN, HOLISTICALLY AT ALL PROJECTS IN THE WORK PROGRAM, MAKING SOME FUNDING DECISIONS, MAKING SOME SCOPE DECISIONS IN SOME WAYS, AND KIND OF GETTING SOME SAVINGS FROM THOSE DECISIONS.

THOSE SAVINGS MAY BE ABLE TO ADVANCE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY STUDIED IN THE PAST, AGAIN, THAT ARE WAITING IN THE PIPELINE FOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDING. SO THOSE 2 ARE HERE IN BROWARD, I-95, BROWARD BOULEVARD INTERCHANGE. RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND WE CAN SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION IN 2031.

THE OTHER ONE IS JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

I-95, A COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND CYPRESS CREEK ROAD INTERCHANGES.

THOSE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2034.

AND WE ARE READY TO CONSTRUCT IT EARLIER IN 2028.

SO RIGHT NOW CENTRAL OFFICE IS DOING THEIR FUNDING BALANCING AND WE'RE EXPECTING THEM TO GIVE US SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND HOPEFULLY IN DECEMBER WHEN WE PRESENT THE DRAFT WORK PROGRAM, THOSE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED THERE.

WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL OF THAT. BUT IF THAT HAPPENS, THE BOARD IS ALREADY AWARE OF IT.

WHEN THE MTP AMENDMENT IS PROCESSED BY THE STAFF EARLIER IN CALENDAR YEAR 2028, I'M 27 AT THIS POINT, PAUL. THANK YOU SIR. AND THE LAST MTP AMENDMENT POTENTIALLY IS FOR THE BSAP PROJECT.

WE WERE ABLE TO AMEND, I THINK, 3 OR 4 PROJECTS LAST YEAR.

BUT THIS PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING AT IT THIS YEAR TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF WE CAN AMEND IT AND FUND IT.

AND COMING UP HERE AND IN THIS PROJECT IS BROAD BOULEVARD BETWEEN 95 AND FEC IN THE FEC CORRIDOR. SO IT'S 1 PROJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO AMEND INTO THE PLAN FOR BSAP.

SO THE NEXT STEP IS ESSENTIALLY NOVEMBER 10TH IS A SORT OF LIKE THE FINAL DEADLINE WHERE WE WILL KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT PROJECTS ARE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

WE'RE DOING THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY TO SEE IF WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE IT INTO THE PLAN.

AND THE NEXT STEP AFTER THAT IS IN JANUARY. THE TAC AND THE CAC WILL WILL LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR AMENDMENTS.

AND THEN FINALLY, YOU, AS THE BOARD WILL TAKE A FINAL ACTION IN FEBRUARY TO AMEND, I MEAN, TO APPROVE ANY AMENDMENTS THAT WE COME TO YOU BEFORE BEFORE YOU.

SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MARTINEZ IS HERE. I'M HERE. MR. CROMAR IS HERE FOR THE QUESTIONS.

SO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE FOR QUESTION, SO I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT. NONE ACTION ITEM NUMBER2 YOU HAVE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN 2025 SAFETY

[2. Broward Safety Action Plan 2025 Safety Snapshot]

I ALSO HAVE FAISAL QURESHI HERE WHO'S OUR CO-PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

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WE WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT, WHICH IS A PRODUCT FROM.

THAT'S BASED ON THE BROWARD SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, THE BOARD APPROVED THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN LAST FEBRUARY.

AND AMONG THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS IS THAT WE PROVIDE THEM AN ANNUAL UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING THE GOALS.

AND SO THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT IS THE MECHANISM THAT WE'LL USE TO CONVEY MOST OF THIS INFORMATION.

SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. BASICALLY THE SNAPSHOT HAS 3 PAGES OF DATA.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL STUFF THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT. BUT THIS INTRODUCTORY PAGE OUTLINES WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE COVERING IN THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

AND WITH THE SNAPSHOT THAT OUR FOCUS WAS ON THE ROADWAYS OF BROWARD EXCLUDING THE EXPRESSWAY.

SO IT DOESN'T INCLUDE 95, 75, 595 SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY AND THE TURNPIKE, AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE PRIVATE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS.

WE DO HAVE THAT DATA AVAILABLE, BUT THAT'S NOT PART OF OUR REPORTING.

ALSO THE TERMINOLOGY DEADLY, FATAL, KILLED. THOSE ARE ALL BASICALLY MEANING THE SAME THROUGHOUT THIS.

IT'S NOMENCLATURE. AND THEN THIS IS ALL WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IN COORDINATION WITH OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, SFTA FDOT AND OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. AND WE DO MAKE A NOTE HERE THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OUR, ON OUR WEBSITE. SO THE SAFETY SNAPSHOT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TOP LEFT.

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED OVER A 5 YEAR OR I'M SORRY, IN THE YEAR 2024. WE HAD 187 PEOPLE KILLED AND 969 PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE SNAPSHOT IS JUST COVERING THE INFORMATION FOR UP TO THE YEAR 2024 THE YEAR 2025, INFORMATION IS JUST NOW BECOMING AVAILABLE AND SO WE'LL BE PREPARING A SNAPSHOT FOR THAT. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO CONTRAST THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED VERSUS THE NUMBER OF CRASHES.

SO THE TOP LEFT IS, IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THE MIDDLE AND THE RIGHT ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CRASHES THEMSELVES.

SO IF YOU SEE A DISCREPANCY THAT'S THAT SOME CRASHES RESULT IN MULTIPLE INJURIES OR DEATHS.

THEN WE BREAK DOWN THE INFORMATION BY ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT MECHANISMS BY THE ROADWAY, FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION, THE NUMBER OF LANES, SPEED LIMITS, CONTEXT CLASSIFICATION, AND BY MODE.

AND THE MODE QUESTION IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WE COME UP NEXT MONTH TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT MICRO MOBILITY, THAT THE SIGNAL FOR DATA NOW ALLOWS THE REPORTING OFFICER TO TO COMMENT ON IF IT'S A VEHICLE CRASH, MOTORCYCLE, BICYCLE OR PEDESTRIAN, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHERE A SCOOTER FITS IN THERE AND AN E-BIKE.

DO THEY COUNT IT AS A BICYCLE OR MOTORCYCLE? SO SO THOSE ARE QUESTIONS THAT THE DATA THAT WE HAVE ARE NOT CLEAR ON.

ANOTHER THING THEN RIGHT BELOW THAT WITH THE RAIL INCIDENTS, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE RAIL DATA COMES FROM THE FEDERAL RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION, NOT FROM SIGNAL FOR ANY CRASH INVOLVING A TRAIN IS FROM A SEPARATE DATA SOURCE.

LET'S GO TO THE NEXT PAGE. THEN THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION.

AND THE IDEA IS THAT OVER TIME WITH THESE SNAPSHOTS, WE CAN SEE COMPARISONS OF WHAT WE HOPE TO BE OUR PROGRESS TOWARD REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CRASHES THAT RESULT IN DEATH AND SERIOUS INJURIES.

BOTTOM LEFT WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THIS CRASHES BY DRIVER INVOLVED THE LARGE NUMBER OF AGING DRIVERS OVER 65 AND THE TEENAGE DRIVERS. THAT DOES NOT INDICATE FAULT. IT JUST INDICATES THAT AN AGING DRIVER OR A TEENAGE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.

AND I HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO KEN REINHART, WHO IS OUR CAC CHAIR AND WHO ALSO REPRESENTS AARP.

HE WANTED IT CLEAR THAT THIS HIGH NUMBER FOR AGING DRIVERS.

THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE OVER 65, YOU KNOW, 65 TO 100 COMPARED TO THE 4 YEAR TIME SPAN FOR TEENAGE DRIVERS.

SO HE JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE CASE FOR AGING DRIVERS NOT BEING AT FAULT NECESSARILY.

AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE CRASHES BY JURISDICTIONAL OWNERSHIP, CITY, ROADS, COUNTY AND STATE, AND AGAIN, THE STATE ONE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAYS.

FINALLY, THE 3 PAGE SNAPSHOT HAS A LOT OF STATISTICS, BUT WE ALSO WILL BE DOING A PROGRESS REPORT WITH 2 PARTS.

ONE IS THE SPREADSHEET THAT LISTS ALL THE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND THE PROGRESS EACH YEAR TOWARD ACHIEVING THOSE.

AND THAT'S DIFFICULT TO CONVEY IN A POWERPOINT.

SO WE CAN MAKE THAT AVAILABLE LATER. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE BE PREPARING A A NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT.

AND AT THIS POINT, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU OR YOUR STAFF TO LET US KNOW OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN REPORT IN A NARRATIVE.

FOR EXAMPLE, A NUMBER OF CITIES, PAUL WILTON MANORS RECEIVED A GRANT TO DO A SAFETY ACTION PLAN.

SO WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE STAFF TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. I WON'T CALL OUT ANYBODY ELSE, BUT BUT THAT'S THE KIND OF INFORMATION WE WOULD WANT.

AND SO WE REQUEST THAT INFORMATION BY OCTOBER 30TH.

PART OF THAT WE WANT BY OCTOBER 30TH IS THAT THIS SAFETY SNAPSHOT WILL GO TO OUR OUR OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE,

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SO WE WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU DO HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE SNAPSHOT ITSELF, ON ANY INITIATIVES THAT HAVE GONE ON, IF YOU COULD GET THOSE TO US BY OCTOBER 30TH OR DIRECT YOUR STAFF TO LET US KNOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I HAVE 3 MEMBERS IN THE QUEUE. MEMBER DUNN. THANK YOU.

THIS IS WELL DONE. THANK YOU. VERY HELPFUL INDEED.

I HAVE 2 QUESTIONS. NUMBER 1, IS THIS DATA GOING TO BE AVAILABLE BY MUNICIPALITY AS WELL.

SO THROUGH OUR SAFETY SNAPSHOT I MEAN I'M SORRY, OUR SAFETY DASHBOARD, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DEFINE THAT INFORMATION BY MUNICIPALITY, BY TYPES OF ROADS, BY ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS. WE CAN SHOW YOU INDIVIDUALLY OR WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR STAFF AND SHOW THEM HOW THEY CAN PULL DOWN DATA, A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. ALL THE DATA THAT BACKS UP THIS DASHBOARD IS AVAILABLE IN SPREADSHEETS.

AND SO WE CAN ALSO MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE CITY IF THEY WANT TO DO A DEEPER LEVEL OF ANALYSIS.

OH THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION, YOU KIND OF ANSWERED ALREADY IN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUTLINING RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROVIDING PROGRESS REPORT. YES. SO THANK YOU.

VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MEMBER ROGERS.

OKAY, AS ALWAYS. I WAS STARTED THIS MORNING. OKAY.

I WAS TARDY THIS MORNING. I WAS HOPING THE MEETING WAS ENDING BECAUSE I WANTED TO CATCH UP WITH 2 COMMISSIONERS BEFORE THEY LEAVE.

BUT I'M GLAD I'M HERE JUST TO BE A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION AS IT RELATES TO ALL OF THESE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOW ON SIDEWALKS AND IN OUR BIKE LANES AND CREATING GREAT HAVOC.

AND I'VE MENTIONED THAT OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME.

AND I SEE WHERE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY JUST RECENTLY, MAYBE I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS OR SOMETHING, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THAT CONCERN IN MIAMI-DADE.

DID ANYONE SEE THAT OR IT'S JUST ME? NO. WHAT? I HAVE TO GO BACK BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, JAMES, TO TELL ME WHAT IS MIAMI DOING THAT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE MAKE A PRIORITY OUT OF WHATEVER YOU'RE FINDING OUT ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY.

THERE'S STILL CHALLENGES WITH THESE VEHICLES, WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BE CALLED.

LOTS OF ACCIDENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING SEVERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST DANGEROUS OUT HERE FOR OUR BUSSES AND CARS CRASHING INTO THESE OTHER SMALLER VEHICLES WITHOUT INSURANCE, MOST OF THEM.

SO THEY'RE CREATING A PROBLEM. SO SO I WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE NEWS REPORTS AND FOLLOWING UP ON SOME CONTACTS FOR THE RECENT STUFF THAT'S GOING ON.

BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WE EMPHASIZE COLLABORATION.

SO WE HAVE OUR, OUR OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPRESENTING A BROAD RANGE OF INTERESTS.

WE ALSO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE WHERE WE MEET WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE DOING SAFETY ACTION PLANS AROUND THE STATE.

AND SO WE CAN COMPARE NOTES AND FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR PARTNERS IN MIAMI.

AND SO WE DO COMPARE NOTES IN THAT REGARD SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP YOUR RESPONSE.

I DO LIKE IT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN BROWARD THAT'S NOT HAPPENING ELSEWHERE.

AND IF THERE AS YOU GATHER YOUR INFORMATION, WE SHOULD BE COMPARING IS WHAT I'M SAYING TO EXPEDITE THE POLICY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT. AND IT'S ALSO LESSONS LEARNED.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE DID THE SAFETY DASHBOARD BECAUSE WE PROVIDE THE DATA FOR DIFFERENT CITIES.

SO THE CITIES DON'T HAVE TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION.

AND SO WILTON MANORS, OAKLAND PARK, SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES THAT ARE DOING SAFETY ACTION PLANS, WE CAN PROVIDE THEM THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY, THEN THEY CAN START DOING OTHER THINGS.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO LESSONS LEARNED FROM DIFFERENT CITIES LIKE, HEY, THIS CITY IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS QUESTION AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S EXPERIENCE.

SO IT'S, IT'S A VALUABLE TOOL FOR EFFICIENCY.

YEAH, I'LL TAKE IT BY DISTRICT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

DISTRICT 9, I CAN TALK TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ON STATE ROAD SEVEN AND 31ST AVENUE THAT YOU'RE DIRECTING TRAFFIC TO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE DO ALSO HAVE A WORKSHOP AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN NOVEMBER 12TH.

SO IF WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION PRIOR TO THAT, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MEMBER MALOZZI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YOU SHOULD BE ON. I HAVE THREE THREE THINGS.

AND THEY'RE EASY. SO ONE, WE'RE WORKING ON A AN ADDITIONAL CROSSWALK AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND WE'RE WORKING ON

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AND THE LAST ONE, I'M HAVING A MOMENT. OH IMPROVING THE PARKING OUTSIDE OF MOSTLY OUR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF KIDS DARTING AND WHAT HAVE YOU. CAN I GET GRANTS FOR ANY OF THAT? CAN THIS HELP? YOU KNOW, LET'S TALK MORE. LET'S TALK MORE.

WE CAN LOOK AT. OKAY. DON'T FORGET ME. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. REMEMBER, HARDEN. YOU SHOULD BE ON NOW.

AM I ON THERE? THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT ON THE THE OVER 65 VERSUS THE YOUNGSTERS.

IT'S IT'S IT'S FINE. BUT IT YOU'VE GOT 207 AND 92.

HOW MANY FALL IN THE MIDDLE? I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. MEMBER HARTMAN. HI.

GOOD MORNING. I OVER HERE I WASN'T CLEAR ON YOUR ASK FOR INFORMATION BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

WHAT SPECIFICALLY WERE YOU ASKING FOR? SO IF YOUR AGENCY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS ANY SAFETY RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US INCLUDE IN OUR PROGRESS REPORT? I SEE. SO AS COMMISSIONER MALOZZI MENTIONED, CERTAIN SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THINGS OF THAT SORT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD.

OKAY. SEE? NO OTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

OKAY. LET ME DO THIS CAREFULLY. WE DO HAVE. YOU'RE GOOD.

WE DO HAVE FINANCIAL REPORTS ATTACHED CORRESPONDENCE, COMMITTEE REPORT, ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. EVERYTHING'S TAKEN CARE OF. OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE ON DECEMBER 10TH.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. OOPS. ONE. NO, WE.

WAIT. LET ME CLARIFY. WE DO HAVE A MOBILITY WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 12TH, AND THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WOULD BE DECEMBER 10TH. AND I DO HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT FROM MEMBER.

GOOD. YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE MOBILITY WORKSHOP.

SO I NOTICED THAT THE MOBILITY WORKSHOP IS SPECIFIC TO JUST BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE A REASON WHY THE TAC MEMBERSHIP WAS NOT INCLUDED? ARE THEY USUALLY INCLUDED IN WORKSHOPS? SO IT WAS A REQUEST BY THE BOARD TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP.

SO THAT'S WHY THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE INVITED.

BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE ALSO HAVE OUR TECHNICAL PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THAT WORKSHOP.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO ISSUE ABOUT US ALL BEING TOGETHER, BUT I THINK IT DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE PARTICIPATE IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT MATTER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YEAH, WE LEARN ABOUT IT, BUT WE ASKED THEM TO MOVE THE DIME.

SO I THINK THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS TOO.

I WILL ENSURE. WOULD THAT WORK? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MEETING ADJOURNED. OH, WAIT.

WAIT, WAIT. ONE MORE. A HAND RAISED. OKAY. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.

WAIT. GO AHEAD. YOU'RE ON NOW. I WAS SUPPOSED TO ASK IN REGARDS TO MICRO MOBILITY WORKSHOP.

WAS IT GOING TO BE LIVE STREAMED IN PERSON? AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY THERE ARE THERE IS, WAS INTEREST IN ASKING.

CAN WE CHECK AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN DO LIVE? AND I, I, WHEN I, MY RESPONSE WAS THAT I SHOULD ASK IT HERE TODAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GET THAT REQUEST IN.

WE HAVE AN ANSWER TODAY. OR DO WE WANT TO GET BACK TO IT? IS THERE ANY REASON WHY IT'S NOT BEING LIVE STREAMED? NO, MADAM CHAIR, WE CAN DO IT LIVE STREAMED. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. BUT WE DO WANT OUR MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT.

YES, YES. OKAY. THAT'S WHY IT SHOULDN'T BE. THAT'S EXACTLY THAT'S THAT'S WHY WE REALLY NEED YOU TO BE PRESENT.

SO IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT MAKE IT, WE GET THAT.

BUT PLEASE, IF YOU CAN, WE WANT YOU TO BE PRESENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEETING ADJOURNED. AGAIN. OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.