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OK. SO I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[1. Call to Order and Pledge]
IT IS 9:34 A.M., PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.ONCE AGAIN, I'M JUST GIVING FOR SAFETY REGULATIONS.
IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, THE EXITS ARE CLEARLY MARKED IN THE BACK.
CAN YOU DO THAT SO WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE.
[2. Electronic Roll Call]
MR. CHAIR. REBECCA SCHULTZ BROWARD I'M STILL WAITING FOR A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON ROLL CALL.OH, SO ROLL CALL, PLEASE PUSH THE YES BUTTON THAT WILL INDICATE THAT YOU ARE HERE.
[LAUGHTER] NORMALLY, I'D GET A WINK.
I GUESS THIS IS WHY MY CHAIR WASN'T SANITIZED AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S WAS.
[LAUGHTER] ARE WE STILL MISSING ANYBODY?
[3. Approval of Minutes - February 13, 2020]
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.CHAIR, WE ARE WAITING ON ONE VOTE.
IS MS. BATES IN THE WRONG SEAT BECAUSE IT'S REGISTERING.
OK. LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AND PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT.
THE RECORD IS REFLECTING THAT.
OK. NEXT UP IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
[4. Approval of Agenda]
IF I CAN GET A MOTION AND A SECOND.HEY I KNOW WHAT THE GAME IS. [LAUGHTER] THERE IT IS. THERE'S THE GAME.
SCHULTZ. CAN YOU PLEASE READ WHO MADE THE MOTION AND WHO SECONDED IT? [LAUGHTER] HUNSCHOFSKY MADE THE MOTION.
WE'RE WAITING ON BOARD MEMBER UDINE.
I KEEP PRESSING THEY CLEANED OFF YOUR YES, BUTTON.
PLEASE HOLD FOR A MOMENT. AND JOHNSON.
DO WE HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN? YES. JUST PLEASE, PLEASE.
OKAY. OH, WELL, EVERYBODY'S ABSENT.
THAT'S GREAT. WELL, WE'RE ALL ABSENT SO CLOROX MUST DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF CHANGING OVER THE WIRING.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THE WAY THEY DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR, I BELIEVE IT'S NOW FIXED.
IF WE COULD PLEASE VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
IS IT COMPLETE? IT IS COMPLETE.
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OK. SO IT PASSES 21 TO 0 UNANIMOUSLY.THANK YOU. THIS IS NOW THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[5. Public Comments]
ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC.WE ALSO HAVE THREE IN MY HAND RIGHT NOW.
THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE FROM OUR DEAR FRIEND THAT WE MISS IMMENSELY MRS. FEUER. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COLLECTOR AND MPO REPRESENTATIVES.
I AM A FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF WESTON AND A FORMER MEMBER OF THE MPO, WHICH I MISS EVERYONE VERY MUCH.
I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PARK AND RIDE THAT WAS PROPOSED TO THE CITY OF WESTON AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD AND I-75.
AN FDOT POWER POINT WAS PRESENTED AT A COMMISSION MEETING SHOWING WHAT THE PARK AND RIDES LOOKED LIKE AND THE OPERATION OF THIS TYPE OF FACILITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, AN FDOT TOWN HALL MEETING WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND ELECTED OFFICIALS DID NOT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO THIS PRESENTATION SO THAT MORE INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED.
IF THIS WAS DONE I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
AT A LATER DATE AND FDOT TOWN HALL MEETING WAS FINALLY HELD AND QUESTIONS COULD NOT BE ANSWERED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FDOT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDEES.
UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS, THE ANSWERS THAT WERE RECEIVED RESULTED IN A NEGATIVITY OF THIS TYPE OF PROJECT TO BE BUILT.
THE PROJECT WAS REJECTED BY THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT TO MY DISMAY, RECENTLY A BARGE WAS SPOTTED IN THE LAKE ABUTTING THE PROPERTY OF THE REJECTED PROJECT, CONDUCTING SOME SURVEYS. MR. STUART, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT FUNDING FOR THIS REJECTED PROJECT BE RESCINDED AND GIVEN TO A CITY THAT NEEDS FUNDING FOR SOME APPROVED PROJECT.
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE FDOT NOT CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS REJECTED PARK AND RIDE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. CHAIR COLLECTOR, MPO REPRESENTATIVES AND MR. STUART. MY NAME IS MARY MELINA MCFEE.
I'M A WESTON CITY COMMISSIONER.
AND SOME OF YOU ALSO KNOW ME AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BROWARD COALITION OF CONDOMINIUM AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
I'M HERE TODAY AS A COLLEAGUE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PLEASURES AND DIFFICULTIES OF BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S ATTUNED TO MY COMMUNITY AND MY CONSTITUENTS WANTS AND NEEDS. I AM ALSO HERE AS A TAXPAYING RESIDENT WHO INSISTS MY HARD EARNED DOLLARS ARE USED RESPONSIBLY AND WISELY.
WITH THAT SAID, A RESOLUTION PASSED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2019 BY THE CITY OF WESTON OPPOSING PROJECT NUMBER 4 2 1 5 4 8 5 FOR A PARK AND RIDE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STILL ON MPOS BOOKS TO BE FUNDED.
KATHLEEN [INAUDIBLE], AN ADVOCATE IN WESTON, SUMMED IT UP THIS WAY AND I QUOTE, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MUST MEET PUBLIC NEED.
THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION VISIBILITY, VIABILITY, DATA POINTS, FULL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, TRUE NEED OR RIDERSHIP FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF WESTON.
FULL DISCLOSURES HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS, AND YET THEY ARE EXPECTED TO COVER THE COST OF MAINTENANCE, SECURITY, EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THIS UNWANTED, UNNEEDED AND UNNECESSARY PARK AND RIDE, END OF QUOTE.
WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO EXPRESS OUR DISPLEASURE OF THIS PARK AND RIDE, WHICH WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO THE OBSTRUCTING WESTON'S ONLY GATEWAY IN OUR CITY.
BUT FDOT IS STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR PLANS FOR THE 30 PEOPLE AND THOSE ARE FDOT'S, NUMBERS, NOT MINE, THEY HAVE DETERMINED WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE PARK AND RIDE BY THEIR SURVEYS AT AN ASTONISHING PRICE TAG OF ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
EACH OF OUR CITIES ARE FIGHTING FOR HOME RULE, WHILE THE LEGISLATURE AND STATE AGENCIES BELIEVE THEY KNOW BETTER THAN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS TO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CITIES AND CONSTITUENTS.
ON THIS MATTER I'M HERE TO SAY THEY DON'T.
AT A MEETING BETWEEN OUR CITY FDOT STATE REPRESENTATIVE RICK STARK AND MPO TWO WEEKS AGO, WHICH I ATTENDED.
IT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR THAT THE LACK OF THE $11 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM MPO WOULD CURTAIL
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THIS UNWANTED PROJECT.SO I'M HERE TODAY REQUESTING THE UNEQUIVOCAL DENIAL BY MPO OF THOSE FUNDS AT YOUR APRIL 9TH MEETING UNLESS IT COULD BE DONE SOONER.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MEADE.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE MPO.
MY NAME IS HENRY MEADE AND I AM A RESIDENT OF WESTON.
SOME OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE MY NAME FROM AN EMAIL I PREVIOUSLY WROTE URGING YOU TO DEFUND THE PARK AND RIDE AT ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD AND I-75 IN WESTON, WHICH IS BEING DISTRIBUTED NOW. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT LETTER.
FIRST, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE NOT JUST A FEW WHO OPPOSE THIS PARK AND RIDE.
AS WITH EACH OF YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WE REPRESENT A LARGE AND A GROWING SECTION OF OUR CITY. THESE RESIDENTS OF WESTON HAVE SEARCHED FOR A JUSTIFICATION FOR LOCATING THIS FACILITY AT THE MAIN EXIT AND ENTRANCE TO [INAUDIBLE] CITY, WHERE CONSTRUCTION WILL CAUSE DELAYS AND CONGESTION UNTIL THE FINISHED PRODUCT WILL DISPLACE GREEN AREA WITH PAVEMENT.
THESE RESIDENTS ASK WHO WILL BE THE RIDERS OF THESE BUSES, GIVEN THAT ITS ANNOUNCED ROUTE GOES ONLY TO THE MIAMI INTERMODAL CENTER AND ALSO GIVEN THAT WESTON'S POPULATION CONSISTS OF PREDOMINANTLY PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN WITH IRREGULAR HOURS, A NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION DURING THE DAY, AND AN INABILITY TO MATCH THEIR SCHEDULE TO THE GIVEN HOURS OF BUS DEPARTURES AND ARRIVAL TIMES.
THESE RESIDENTS ASK WHAT MORE COULD BE ACHIEVED, THAT THE MONEY FOR THE PARK AND RIDE WERE SPENT ON EDUCATION OR CRISIS CENTERS, OR EVEN ON I-75 ITSELF.
GIVEN THE LACK OF VIABLE REASONS FOR THE DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES, RESIDENTS QUESTION WHETHER THERE WAS AN ULTERIOR REASON FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION.
RESIDENTS HAVE FILLED THE WESTON CITY HALL WHEN THE SUBJECT HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA, AND MANY WERE VISIBLY UPSET TO LEARN THE EXTENT OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT PARK AND RIDES GENERATE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
RESIDENTS ALSO EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH THE FACT THAT WESTON POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE WOULD BE TAXED WITH RESPONDING TO SITUATIONS WITHIN THAT AREA.
ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2019, FOLLOWING THE WISHES OF WESTON RESIDENTS, THE WESTON CITY COMMISSION, BY A VOTE OF 4 TO 1, OPPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PARK AND RIDE.
WITHIN A 17 MILE STRETCH OF I-75 THERE ARE FIVE PARK AND RIDES.
PICK ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, ANYTIME OF DAY, AND YOU WILL FIND THESE LOTS MUCH LESS THAN HALF FULL. THIS IS HARDLY A JUSTIFICATION FOR PLACING AN ADDITIONAL LOT ALONG THAT 17 MILE STRETCH. ALSO, THE CONSERVATION AREA FORMING THE WESTERNMOST BOUNDARY OF WESTON AND ITS SISTER CITIES PREVENTS MEANINGFUL HOUSING EXPANSION AND PRECLUDES A JUSTIFICATION FOR FUTURE GROWTH THAT MIGHT USE THIS FACILITY.
THE LETTER THAT I SENT EARLIER IS MUCH MORE DETAILED AND FACTUAL THAN I CAN GO INTO IN THE TIME I HAVE HERE.
I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME FROM YOUR SCHEDULES TO LOOK IT OVER.
IT REPRESENTS THE THOUGHTS AND THE FRAME OF MIND OF WESTONITES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. PLEASE CONSIDER THE WISHES OF THE WESTON RESIDENTS AND DEFUND THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BROWARD COUNTY.
THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I WOULD I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION TO THE THREE SPEAKERS.
FIRST, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A CALL FOR THIS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUNDING AT THE APRIL MEETING. FDOT WANTS IT TO BE MAY.
TYPICALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT COMES IN JUNE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T GET IT UNTIL MAY FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE.
AND THEY HAVE THE FULL RIGHT TO MOVE THINGS AROUND AS THEY SEE FIT.
SO IT WOULD KIND OF BE A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE TO HAVE A MEETING TO DISCUSS MOVING A PROJECT FROM THE TIP THAT MAY BE REMOVED ANYWAYS.
SECOND OF ALL, MR. STUART AND I ARE GOING TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY O'REILLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE SPECIFICALLY, AND WE WILL GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
WE HAVE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND THAT CORRESPONDENCE IS REFLECTED IN OUR CORRESPONDENT SECTION OF OUR MEETING.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SEE THAT.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE TYPICALLY ASK, IS DOES THE REPRESENTATIVE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION? AND WE ARE AWARE OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS FOUR TO ONE.
SO WE KNOW THAT BOARD MEMBER JAFFE IS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE MAJORITY, AND THAT IS
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USUALLY GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.I CAN MAKE NO PROMISES BECAUSE I CAN'T HOLD ANYBODY'S VOTE.
BUT TYPICALLY, THE WAY THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, MY COMMUNITY SUNRISE ANYTIME A MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THAT JURISDICTION SUPPORTS SOMETHING WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEIR COMMISSION WE HAVE HONORED THAT IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE NEVER NOT HONORED IT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR [INAUDIBLE] YEARS, WHICH IS A LONG TIME. SO I WILL AT LEAST GIVE YOU THE COMFORT THAT, THAT WE'RE AWARE OF YOUR POSITION. YOU HAVE BEEN WELL-REPRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBER JAFFE.
AND SO THE NEXT STEP IS THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE DISTRICT SECRETARY TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM IN DETAIL.
YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT UP IS TO APPROVE EXCUSED ABSENCES.
[6. Approval of Excused Absences]
WE HAVE BOARD MEMBER CLARK.BOARD MEMBER FISHER. BOARD MEMBER MOSS.
BOARD MEMBER SHARIEF AND BOARD MEMBER SOKOLOW.
IF I CAN GET A YES, OF COURSE WE DID.
IS BOARD MEMBER SIMMONS GOING TO BE ABLE TO VOTE OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE RESET? I WOULD HAVE TO RESET IT.
YES. OK. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO CHAIR.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS AS IS.
AND I'M WAITING ON ONE. COLBOURNE.
BOARD MEMBER COLBOURNE. THERE IT GOES.
YOU'RE WORKING THE BUTTONS. OK.
SO WE HAVE ACTION, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS UP, IF I CAN HAVE GENERAL COUNSEL, PLEASE READ THAT
[1. MOTION TO APPROVE the Complete Streets and Other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Cycle 4 Priority List of Projects, Directing MPO Staff to Work with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Staff on the Vetting and Programing of Viable Projects ]
BY TITLE. YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. MOTION TO APPROVE THE COMPLETE STREETS AND OTHER LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAMS CSLIP CYCLE 4 PRIORITY LIST OF PROJECTS DIRECTING MPO STAFF TO WORK WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FDOT STAFF ON THE VETTING AND PROGRAMING OF VIABLE PROJECTS.OK. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE? ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, MR. CAMPOBASSO. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CONOR CAMPOBASSO FROM THE BROWARD MPO.
AND TODAY I'M GONNA BE GIVING YOU A PRESENTATION ABOUT SOME UPDATES TO THE CSLIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE LIST OF RANK PROJECTS, WHICH IS THE ACTION ITEM FOR TODAY.
SO I HAVE A QUICK DEFINITION OF WHAT CSLIP IS ON THE SCREEN NOW.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT IS, IT'S A FUNDING MECHANISM THAT WE USE HERE, A GRANT STYLE FUNDING MECHANISM THAT WE USE HERE TO FUND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS HERE IN BROWARD.
THAT INCLUDES COMPLETE STREETS, ADA IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC CALMING TECHNOLOGY, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I HAVE A QUICK AGENDA.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE GOING OVER A COUPLE UPDATES SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CYCLE THREE AND FOUR AND THEN WE'LL BE MOVING INTO CSLIP MOVING FORWARD.
SO CYCLE 3 WE WERE ABLE TO FUND 15 PROJECTS IN 13 DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND THAT EQUATED TO ABOUT 31.9 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT INCLUDES OUR SU DOLLARS, TAP DOLLARS, A LITTLE BIT OF STATE DOLLARS AND ALSO SOME LOCAL FUNDS AS WELL MIXED IN THERE.
SO SOME CLOSING INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CYCLE, SO IF YOU WERE AWARDED AS A BOARD MEMBER, YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH THE AWARD LETTER IN IT.
THE PHYSICAL LETTERS WERE SENT TO THE CITY MANAGER, SO THEY HAVE A COPY OF IT AS WELL.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THERE'S A FULL LIST OF PROGRAM PROJECTS ON THE CSLIP WEB SITE WHICH IS LINKED IN THE PRESENTATION.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT A SPECIFIC PROJECT, YOU CAN GO ONTO THE BROWARD COUNTY CITIZENS REPORT.
SEARCH FOR CSLIP OR THE NAME OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.
AND LAST THING I HAVE ON HERE IS THAT THE MPO AND FDOT WILL BE WORKING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES AS THEIR PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
SO CSLIP CYCLE FOUR THE APPLICATION CLOSED NOVEMBER 13TH OF 2019.
SO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE ENDED UP RECEIVING 16 APPLICATIONS FROM 13 DIFFERENT AGENCIES. AND THE MPO HAS SINCE THEN BEEN EVALUATING AND RANKING THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS. AND AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, ALTHOUGH WE RECEIVED 16 APPLICATIONS, 5 OF WHICH WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE OR INCOMPLETE, SO THEY WON'T BE REFLECTED IN THAT RANK LIST. SO HERE IS THE RANKED LIST OF ELEVEN PROJECTS.
SO WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE 3 DIFFERENT RANKING PHASES IS THE OBJECTIVE RANKING.
THAT'S WHERE WE GO IN AND MAP THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.
AND THEN WE PUT IN SOME DIFFERENT DATA POINTS, THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC VOLUMES, CRASH DATA
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EQUITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTIONS TO PARKS, SCHOOLS, THINGS LIKE THAT.WE PUT ALL THAT DATA IN AND THEN WE COMPARE THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AUTOMATICALLY USING THOSE DIFFERENT DATA SETS. SO THAT'S THAT FIRST RANKING.
THE SECOND ONE IS THE ROUND RINK.
THAT'S WHERE WE DO AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTS GEOGRAPHICALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THIS IS DONE BY ESSENTIALLY BREAKING THE PROJECTS INTO DIFFERENT ROUNDS.
SO THE FIRST ROUND IS IF ESSENTIALLY IF YOU SUBMIT A PROJECT, IT'S AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO BE IN THAT FIRST ROUND OF PROJECTS.
IF YOU SUBMIT TWO THAT SECOND PROJECT.
THE LOWER SCORED PROJECT WILL BE PUT INTO THE SECOND ROUND.
SO AFTER ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT APPLIED, GET FUNDING FOR A PROJECT, WE WILL THEN MOVE INTO THAT SECOND ROUND SO THAT MAKES SURE THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTS.
SO AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ON THE SCREEN, NOTHING REALLY CHANGES HERE BECAUSE THE ONLY AGENCY THAT HAD TWO IN THE FINAL RANKING WAS MIRAMAR AND THEIR SECOND PROJECT ACTUALLY WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.
SO NOTHING REALLY CHANGED AROUND IN THAT ROUND RANKING.
THE LAST ONE IS A POLICY RANKING.
THAT'S WHERE WE ALLOW THE AGENCIES TO ESSENTIALLY PRIORITIZE THEIR OWN PROJECTS VIA RESOLUTION. AGAIN, MIRAMAR BEING THE ONLY AGENCY THAT HAD TWO PROJECTS IN THE FINAL RANKING, WERE ABLE TO DO A ONE FOR ONE SWAP FOR THEIR PROJECTS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE HONEY HILL PROJECT AND THE SOUTHWEST EIGHTY FOURTH PROJECT WERE ACTUALLY SWAPPED AND THAT WAS AGAIN DONE BY A RESOLUTION THEY APPROVED PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THEIR APPLICATION.
AND THEN THIS IS JUST KIND OF BROKEN OUT THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.
THERE'S A BRIEF DEFINITION, SOME ROUGH COST ESTIMATES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PROJECT, AND THEN I'VE ALSO PLACED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS REQUESTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
AGAIN, THIS IS ALL IN THE BACKUP, SO YOU CAN TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
OK. SORRY. SO [INAUDIBLE] MOVING FORWARD.
YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS LITTLE GRAPH HERE.
PETER GIES WITH THE MPO HAS BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD A FEW TIMES WITH THE MTP.
THIS IS THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THE NEW MTP [INAUDIBLE].
AND THIS LAYS OUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE MPO. SO IN THE PAST, CSLIP WAS ESSENTIALLY RECEIVING 100 PERCENT OF THE ALLOCATIONS. AND CSLIP'S REALLY GOOD AT FUNDING CERTAIN PROJECTS, BUT IT'S NOT GOOD AT FUNDING EVERYTHING.
SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE WENT THROUGH AND WE DID A DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS, CSLIP NOW SITTING ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS.
AND THAT ALLOWS FOR THE OTHER PROGRAMS. LIKE I SAID, TO HAVE SOME FUNDING ALLOCATED TO IT.
SO IT'S GUARANTEED FUNDING EVERY YEAR THAT THEY CAN USE TO PROGRAM THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS. AGAIN, THERE'S OTHER FUNDING POTS THAT WE USE HERE, LIKE THE CSLIP PROGRAM UTILIZES THE TAP FUNDS.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THERE.
IT ALSO LEVERAGES SOME STATE DOLLARS SOMETIMES AND ALSO LOCAL DOLLARS AS WELL.
COUPLE MORE THINGS AS CSLIP MOVES FORWARD.
SO PENDING THE BOARD APPROVAL TODAY, THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE VETTED BY THE MPO AND D.O.T.. WE'LL BE DOING SOME SITE VISITS ON HERE IT SAYS SPRING OR SUMMER OF 2020.
BUT ACTUALLY, I JUST GOT AN UPDATE FROM THEM A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THE AGENCIES SHORTLY WITH THE SCHEDULE ONCE THAT'S FINALIZED.
BUT AFTER THOSE SITE VISITS, WE'LL BE DOING SOME ONE ON ONE MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE FOUND OUT THERE WITH THE APPLICANTS.
AND THEN DO SOME FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AS WELL.
THE NEXT CYCLE, IF YOU DIDN'T SUBMIT THIS CYCLE OR YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING AGAIN NEXT CYCLE, THE NEW APPLICATION CYCLE FIVE WILL BE DUE NOVEMBER 18TH OF 2020.
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START WORKING ON THESE APPLICATIONS.
A LOT OF THINGS TAKE SOME TIME, ESPECIALLY RESOLUTIONS AND ESPECIALLY FROM DIFFERENT PARTNERS. SO IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT PROPOSED ON A COUNTY FACILITY, YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO THEM AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO VET IT THROUGH THEIR OWN PROCESS, GET IT ON THE AGENDA AND GET IT APPROVED FOR YOU TO THEN INCLUDE IN THE APPLICATION BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
AND THE LAST THING I HAVE ON HERE IS JUST THAT I'LL BE POSTING ALL THESE UPDATES OF CSLIP ON THE CSLIP WEB PAGE.
I SAY WEEKLY, BUT I'M GONNA BE TRYING TO DO IT AS OFTEN AS THEY COME.
SO BEFORE WE GO INTO THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, THERE'S A BIT OF AN UPDATE THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING KIND OF CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND THAT IS ALTHOUGH DOT HAS HELPED US STAND UP THIS PROGRAM AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US TO HELP THAT THESE PROJECTS, THE ACTUAL DELIVERY OF THE PROJECTS, THEY'VE SHIFTED THEIR DIRECTION AND ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSING MORE ON THE STATE SYSTEM.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR CSLIP IS THAT THE PROJECTS THAT TYPICALLY WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH D.O.T. WOULD THEN HAVE TO MOVE TO THE LAP PROGRAM, THE LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAM, WHERE ESSENTIALLY THE BURDEN OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS PLACED ON THE CITY.
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THEY GET REIMBURSED FOR THOSE COSTS AND THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK, WORK WITH D.O.T. TO KIND OF MOVE THE PROJECTS THROUGH THE PROCESS.SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH D.O.T.
TO HELP CREATE A NEW DELIVERY MECHANISM THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS.
THAT WAY, THE AGENCIES THAT AREN'T AS FAMILIAR WITH LAP OR AREN'T COMFORTABLE DOING LAP THAT WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPTION STILL.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER SOFIELD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
YOU SAID THAT IT WAS FIVE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE THROWN OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE INCOMPLETE.
YES. WHAT WOULD BE A GENERAL REASON FOR BEING INCOMPLETE AND DO YOU ASSIST THOSE INCOMPLETE APPLICANTS TO TRY TO CORRECT THEM BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY JUST THROW THEM OUT? YES. SO WELL I CAN TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY, NOT NECESSARILY AGENCIES THAT WERE INCOMPLETE.
I CAN TELL YOU THE REASONS THEY WERE INCOMPLETE THIS YEAR.
SO TWO OF THE APPLICATIONS WERE INCOMPLETE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION.
ONE WAS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPOSING CONSTRUCTION IN PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHICH WE CAN'T DO THROUGH THE CSLIP PROGRAM.
IT CAN'T REQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
ANOTHER ONE WAS THROWN OUT DUE TO SOME BAD COST ESTIMATES AS WELL AS SOME OTHER ISSUES.
THE DOCUMENTATION WASN'T REALLY CLEAR AS TO WHAT THEIR INTENT WAS.
AND THEN THE FINAL ONE WAS DUE TO PUBLIC SUPPORT.
THERE WAS NO PUBLIC SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS COLLECTED BEFORE THE APPLICATION ITSELF. AND WE DO WE TRY TO ASSIST THE AGENCIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE HOST THESE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING MAKES SENSE.
IT'S FEASIBLE WE CAN FUND IT AND THAT THEY'RE COLLECTING ALL THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO ACTUALLY SUBMIT THE PROJECT.
SO DO YOU ACTUALLY LIKE, I WOULD SAY THE TWO THAT LACKED A RESOLUTION AND THAT SEEMS SOMETHING SIMPLE TO ME TO GET THROUGH OUR COMMISSION.
WOULD YOU MEET WITH THEM, AND SAY, HEY, JUST GO GET THIS RESOLUTION, THEN YOU'RE OKAY OR DO YOU JUST SAY, NO, YOUR DEADLINE IS OVER WHATEVER.
SO I MEAN SIMPLE STEP, NOT THE OTHER PRIVATE PROPERTY ISSUES.
WE DO REACH OUT TO THE AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THEY SUBMITTED WAS CORRECT.
MAKE SURE THEY DIDN'T, FOR EXAMPLE, NOT SUBMIT A RESOLUTION BY ACCIDENT.
THEY HAVE ONE. WE DO TRY TO ENFORCE THE FACT THAT AGENCIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTING ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AT THE DEADLINE, BECAUSE IT TAKES US MONTHS TO VET THESE PROJECTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO THEN GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE CONSTRUCTABLE WITH D.O.T..
SO IT'S ON A VERY TIGHT DEADLINE THAT WE TRY TO GET THROUGH.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE RECEIVING FUNDING WERE COMPLETELY VETTED BEFORE THEY EVEN OR NOT COMPLETELY VETTED, BUT WERE FEASIBLE PROJECTS WHEN THEY WERE SUBMITTED. I'M NOT SURE I'M SATISFIED FULLY WITH THAT ANSWER.
SO I CAN ANSWER IT FOR YOU WHAT IT IS, IS THEY DO HAVE A PRE APPLICATION MEETING THAT IS MANDATORY.
AND SO LIKE I ATTENDED FOR DAVEY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP WAS IN ORDER TO GET FUNDING WAS WE HAD TO USE THE PROPER HEIGHT OF A LIGHT FOR LIGHTING OF THE AREA BECAUSE DECORATIVE LIGHTING WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
SO THEY HAD TO SUGGEST TO US A CHANGE PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
SO THEN ONCE WE SUBMITTED WITH THE CHANGE THAT THEY RECOMMENDED, WHICH IT'S A RECOMMENDATION, BUT IT'S A STRONG ARM RECOMMENDATION, IF YOU WANT FUNDING, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. AND ONCE WE MADE THE CHANGE, THEN WE GOT A FOLLOW UP THAT SAID, YOUR APPLICATION IS GOOD AND COMPLETE. OKAY I GUESS I'LL LET IT GO AT THAT.
THANK YOU. WELL, YOU KNOW, US WE LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE.
BOARD MEMBER CARN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I'D LIKE TO. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK THE RANKING ROBOT ON BEHALF OF OAKLAND PARK FOR RANKING OUR PROJECT.
ONE YOU TOLD US IT WAS AN ALGORITHM.
IT IS. YES. IT'S THE RANKING ROBOT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE LAP DELIVERY METHOD.
AND YOU DID SAY A WORD THAT I WANT TO HOLD YOU TO, THAT THE UPFRONT EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSABLE IN LAP 2.0.
YES. SORRY, I MUST'VE MADE A MISTAKE SO THAT THE DESIGN IS STILL AT THE COST OF THE AGENCIES THROUGH THE LAP PROGRAM.
THE CONSTRUCTION IS REIMBURSED.
EXACTLY. YEAH, I HEARD IT WHEN HE SAID IT TOO.
I THINK I REMEMBERED SAYING THAT.
WHY. THE RANKING ROBOT SHOULD NOT MAKE MISTAKES LIKE THAT.
SO AGAIN WHY? OH, WHY THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM ARE WE NOW SWITCHING DELIVERY
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METHODS? CSLIP IS A POPULAR PROGRAM.WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY BECAUSE WE COULD GET FULL FUNDING.
AND NOW THIS BURDEN IS GOING TO BE LAID ON US.
OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
WHY THE SWITCH NOW? SO. LET ME.
OKAY. SURE. SO, YOU KNOW, NOT FAIR [INAUDIBLE].
SO BASICALLY, THE DISTRICT HAS RUN INTO FRUSTRATION IN THE DELIVERY SIDE OF THE CSLIP PROJECTS AND SOME OF THE OTHER MOBILITY PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO DO.
BUT WHEN THE GREAT RECESSION STARTED, YOU KNOW, THE CITIES DIDN'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL AND THE DELIVERY ABILITY.
AND SAID, WE'VE GOT TO DELIVER THE FEDERAL PROJECTS.
THE FEDS ARE PUSHING DOWN A LOT OF MONEY TO US TO DISTRIBUTE.
THIS DISTRICT ACTUALLY HAD ALWAYS HAD A POLICY IN PLACE.
AND IT'S UNIQUE TO DISTRICT 4.
I THINK 4 AND 7 WHERE THEY DON'T ACTUALLY DO REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOCAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SIDE OF THINGS PRIOR TO FEDERAL FUNDING.
WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT AND SEEING IF THERE'S SOME CHANGES THAT CAN BE DONE INTERNALLY WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR THE DESIGN ACTUALLY WORK TO BE REIMBURSED AS WELL AS A OTHER PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE THIRTY ONE CITIES AND THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PROJECTS AS WELL. SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE TO DISTRICT 4 AND 7.
AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING WITH CENTRAL OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE.
SO THINGS I BEG YOUR INDULGENCE AND TIME AND PATIENCE WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THESE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE FACING WITH THIS NEXT ROUND.
THE PART THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN THIS, THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR.
SO WE HAVE FIVE YEARS, THREE YEARS TO GET TO DESIGN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE NEXT PROBABLY COUPLE OF YEARS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES. WELL.
IT BOTHERS ME TO HEAR YOU SAY NEXT ROUND.
SO THAT MEANS WE'RE STILL HUNG OUT THERE AS FAR AS A CITY TO DO THIS.
I'M NOT SPEAKING JUST FOR OAKLAND PARK.
IT'S A POSSIBLE POINT OF FAILURE WHERE EGG GETS ON OUR FACES AS A BODY.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE STRONG ENOUGH VOICES AT THIS DESK AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY TO CALL THIS AGENCY FDOT TO TASK ON THIS ITEM.
I JUST DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO BE THIS QUIET.
WHY NOT COME HERE TO THE MICROPHONE TO US AND EXPRESS THOSE FRUSTRATIONS SO THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH THEM, WORK THEM OUT.
YOU ARE IN A SILO ON A HILL SOMEWHERE AND YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH ME, BUT I DON'T KNOW THEM. JUST YOU JUST PASS DOWN THE IVORY TOWER, A STATEMENT THAT JUST SAYS DO IT THIS WAY OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST OUR WAY.
AND I DON'T REST WELL WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY SITTING HERE AS A BOARD MEMBER AND NOT HAVING A VOICE OF ADVOCATES TO SAY ANYTHING AGAINST THIS, IT'S JUST NOT THIS IS BAD BUSINESS TO ME. MR. CHAIR.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, STEVE BRAUN WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT.
SO OUR FRUSTRATION BOARD MEMBER WASN'T DIRECTLY AT YOU? I SHARED SOME OF THE I THINK, FRUSTRATION IN THE PAST, BUT MOVING PAST, I THINK SOME OF THAT FRUSTRATION I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS OVER HOW MANY YEARS NOW.
[INAUDIBLE] ON THE COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM.
HISTORICALLY, WE'VE MADE TREMENDOUS HEADWAY ON CONCRETE STREETS PROJECTS, ON OUR SYSTEM FACILITIES. WE ARE AT A POINT IN OUR AGENCY WHERE, AS CONOR HAD MENTIONED, I THINK THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO DELIVER THESE OFF SYSTEM PROJECTS NEED TO BE BALANCED WITH SOME OF THE AGENCY PRIORITIES OF ON SYSTEM PROJECTS REGARDING SAFETY AND MOBILITY ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. AND WE NEED TO REALLY BALANCE THOSE RESOURCES AND THE EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON SOME OF OUR HIGHER PRIORITIES.
I THINK AS YOU'VE ALL SEEN, I THINK THROUGH VARIOUS MPO PROGRAMS, A LOT OF THIS COMES
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DOWN TO PRIORITIZATION AND REALLY TRYING TO TACKLE THOSE PROJECTS WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. SO YES, THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES ON SOME OF THESE OFF SYSTEM PROJECTS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN DENY THAT, BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHERE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE FOR COMPLETE STREETS, LOCAL INITIATIVE PROJECTS THAT DO TIE INTO STATE ROAD PROJECTS OR FINDING SOME OF THOSE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.I THINK WE ARE WORKING THROUGH EVALUATING PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE FIVE YEAR WORK PROGRAM TO SEE HOW WE EITHER DELIVER THOSE CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH WE WERE ON OR IN SOME CASES ASSESS THE RESOURCES AND THE RISK OF IT RELATED TO SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS AND SEE IF WE CAN WEAN OFF SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS.
BUT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE NECESSARILY A COLD TURKEY.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WHERE THEY DO, AS I SAID, TIE INTO D.O.T.
PROJECTS OR THAT ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE WORK PROGRAM.
PLEASE. YOU USE THE WORD BALANCE, YOU KNOW, AND I LOVE THAT WORD BECAUSE I TRY TO STAY BALANCED. BUT THERE'S ALSO PART OF BALANCE TO BE IS TIMING.
AND THIS IS JUST NOT GOOD TIMING.
I'M HEARING HEAR TODAY, MARCH 12TH, WE SUBMITTED THIS PROJECT IN NOVEMBER.
OH, BY THE WAY, WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE TO USE THE LAP METHOD NOW, WHEN WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU WERE GOING TO USE A CSLIP DELIVERY METHOD, THAT'S NOT BALANCED TO ME.
WHAT I'M DOING. THAT'S ALL THAT IS.
THAT'S NOT BALANCE. SO I KNOW YOU MAY BE THE MESSENGER OR YOU MAY NOT BE THE ONE YOU MAY BE THE ONE TO PULL THAT PURSE STRING.
BUT I THINK SOME RETHOUGHT OUGHT TO GO BACK AND BE GIVEN TO YOUR BALANCING ACT OR YOUR BALANCING ALGORITHM.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS PROPER BUSINESS ETIQUETTE TO DO US THIS WAY AS A CITY.
AND THANK YOU, MR. BRAUN. THANK YOU.
BOARD MEMBER SIMMONS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE, AND IT PROBABLY HAS, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY OWN KNOWLEDGE.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS. ONCE THE BOARD APPROVES, THEN YOU ALL VET.
YOU KNOW THE PROJECTS AND GO THROUGH THE STEPS.
WHEN, OR AT WHAT POINT DOES OR DO THE PROJECTS ACTUALLY GET CONSTRUCTED OR BUILT OR DONE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO.
SO THERE'S KIND OF SOME CAVEATS TO THAT.
SO THEY GET PROGRAMMED IN THE WORK PROGRAM THE D.O.T.
WORK PROGRAM WHICH GETS ADOPTED OCTOBER, DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR.
ONCE IT'S ADOPTED TYPICALLY WITH CSLIP IT'LL BE CONSTRUCTED.
IT'LL BE DESIGNED IN THE NEW FIFTH YEAR WITH THE LAP PROGRAMS SINCE THE AGENCIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN COSTS THAT ACTUALLY SHIFTS THE FUNDING TO DESIGN IN THE THIRD YEAR IN CONSTRUCTION IN THE FIFTH YEAR.
AND FIFTH YEAR THIRD YEAR OF OR I'M SORRY.
OK. SO I SEE THAT CORAL SPRINGS MADE THE CYCLE FOUR PLAYOFFS.
OK. AND DOES THAT CHANGE PER CYCLE? SO LIKE CYCLE THREE? I GUESS THAT WAS IN 2019.
OK. WE'RE ALWAYS FIVE YEARS OUT.
THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER BELVEDERE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
MY QUESTION IS THIS IS NOW WORKING ON REIMBURSEMENT.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THAT REIMBURSEMENT? SO I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS THROUGH THE LAP PROGRAM, I'M ACTUALLY. STEVE AGAIN. I MEAN, HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TO GET OUR MONEY BACK? WE'RE NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR LIST, BUT JUST FOR INFORMATION.
SO FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FUNDS USUALLY ARE THREE DAYS LITERALLY FROM AND A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET THE REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO THE WAY THE INVOICING WORKS.
THROUGH THE CHAIR I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. BRAUN BACK UP. PLEASE DO.
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IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE THEY'RE FINDING THE ANSWER THEMSELVES.SORRY, I WAS HAVING A SIDE CONVERSATION WITH THE MUNICIPALITY ON MY PREVIOUS POINT.
TYPICALLY THE REIMBURSEMENT IS AFTER CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE.
HOW LONG AFTER IT'S COMPLETE? IT'S PHASED, IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE AGREEMENT.
BUT DURING CONSTRUCTION, MONTHLY, DURING CONSTRUCTION.
[INAUDIBLE] MY APOLOGIES. YES, CORRECT.
BOARD MEMBER BELVEDERE, ARE YOU.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER BLATTNER.
BOARD MEMBER CARN YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
IT'S PROBABLY NOT DIRECTED AT YOU, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU BACK WHILE I'M TALKING.
NOW THAT WE HAVE TO PITCH FOR THIS MONEY AND HAVE A FEW MORE BAKE SALES, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY FROM THE MPO, WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION? I'D LIKE TO THIS MAY BE AN OFF TOPIC OR OFF THIS SESSION.
I'D LIKE THE MPO TO COME BACK TO US.
TO ME, THIS HAS CREATED A CASE OF EMERGENCY FOR MY CITY.
WE MAY HAVE SOME MONEY, BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE DIGGING IN TO GET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM A RESERVE FUND.
ARE YOU GOING TO. I WOULD SUGGEST OR I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD BRING BACK TO US SOME CREATIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY, BECAUSE WE WERE NOT EXPECTING TO HAVE TO PULL DOLLARS FOR THESE PROJECTS WHEN WE SUBMITTED THEM THROUGH WHATEVER STATE LOCAL FUNDS, I SEE MS. CASSINI IN THE AUDIENCE.
I KNOW SHE WON'T GIVE US ANY MONEY FOR IT I ALREADY HIT HER UP.
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE MONEY THAT YOU WOULD NEED FOR DESIGN IS ACTUALLY NOT NEEDED FOR THREE MORE YEARS.
I'M NOT DEFENDING THEM. I'M JUST GIVING YOU THE INFORMATION.
I HAVE TO BAKE FIVE MORE CAKES.
I WAS NOT THRILLED WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
THE DISTRICT WHEN THEY DID THIS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE DECISION MAKING ON THAT ONE.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED MR. STUART.
OK. SO, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE OTHER GLASS CURTAIN OVER THERE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THE D.O.T.
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AWAY FROM LOCAL LOCAL CORRIDOR DELIVERY.
AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING WITH ANOTHER GROUP THAT WAS STARTED WITH THIS ORGANIZATION CALLED THE MAYORS IN ELECTED ROUND TABLE.
THERE IS A ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM WE'RE GOING TO BE PROPOSING.
OVER THIS NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE IS THAT THAT ALTERNATIVE METHOD FULLY GET FUNDED WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDS TO DO THE DESIGN WORK AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GET THESE PROJECTS OUT OF THE GROUND. SO THAT WAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN CURRENTLY HANDLING, BUT A BIT UNIQUE TO THAT ORGANIZATION.
I BEG AGAIN YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT, BUT IT WILL BE ABLE TO BE DONE.
WE'LL AT LEAST HAVE DIRECT ANSWERS FOR YOU WITHIN THIS BUDGET YEAR PRIOR TO YOUR BAKE SALE. THANK YOU.
YES, SIR. CHAIR, IF I MIGHT, SINCE I'M UP HERE NOW, I THINK JUST TO FRAME THE CONTEXT AND GREG WILL CORRECT ME OR IF I'M OFF.
THE CONTEXT OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS THE PRIORITY LIST FOR THE COMPLETE STREETS LOCAL INITIATIVE PROGRAM PRIORITY LIST.
AND REALLY JUST TO FRAME THAT IN THE CONTEXT OF MY PREVIOUS STATEMENTS AS FAR AS BALANCING.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS. THIS IS THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THAT FEEDS INTO, I'M GOING TO SAY THE D.O.T.
WORK PROGRAM, OUR SAFETY PROGRAM RESURFACING PROGRAM, OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, OUR STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM SIS NETWORK.
THOSE PROGRAMS ALL HAVE THEIR VARIOUS PRIORITY LIST THAT THAT COME OUT KIND OF AND KIND OF FLOW INTO INTO THE WORK PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.
WE ASSESS EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND REALLY LOOK AT THE FUNDING NOW AVAILABLE FOR EACH OF THOSE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DELIVER THEM.
SO EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS HAS THEIR RESPECTIVE PRIORITY LIST.
I MENTIONED RESURFACING THE STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM, SAFETY AS SOME ELEMENTS OF THAT.
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AND THIS IS ONE PIECE OF THAT THAT ENTIRE WORK PROGRAM PIE AND THAT GOING BACK TO MAYBE THAT CLARIFIES MY POINT ON BALANCE AND WHAT GOES INTO THAT THAT WORK PROGRAM.SO THIS IS JUST ONE ELEMENT OF THAT.
SO I JUST GOT A TEXT AND STEVE'S GOING TO ENJOY THIS ONE.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM WORK PROGRAM OFFICE OVER AT THE DISTRICT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO FIND A WAY TO CHANGE BOTH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SITES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING NOW.
AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK AT THE APRIL WORKSHOP THAT WE PLAN ON HAVING WITH THE BOARD TO ACTUALLY HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, FOR CALLING THE RED PHONE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THINGS CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY.
THAT'S NOT A BAD THING. AND SOMETIMES THINGS GET FIXED QUICKER THAN OTHERS.
MAY I SAY THANK YOU TO MR. STUART AND TO MR. BRAUN AND TO MR. [INAUDIBLE]. YOUR LAST NAME.
THANK YOU. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER BLATTNER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
YES. I THINK THE QUESTION OF PRE REIMBURSEMENT IF THERE IS SUCH A WORD OR THING IS REALLY RELEVANT. AND IN THE IN THE PROCESS, IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE EMPHASIZED. THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE, THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY THOSE FUNDS UPFRONT, EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES A YEAR AND A DAY TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS.
CITIES HAVE TO KNOW IF THEY'RE APPLYING FOR A PROJECT, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS GOING TO PROVIDE X AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ESTIMATE, AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THAT COST WILL BE.
AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A FUND, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION OR THE MPO THAT IS REIMBURSABLE TO THE CITIES TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM.
THE FIRST THREE YEARS WERE ALL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING.
THAT'S WHERE ALL THE FRONT END EXPENSE IS FOR A CITY BY CORRECT ABOUT THAT? THAT THAT CAN BE A LARGE AMOUNT, ESPECIALLY FOR TALKING ABOUT CSLIP PROJECT, THE DOLLAR LIMIT IS NOW WHAT? SO THE DOLLAR LIMIT FOR THE S U DOLLARS IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 6.2 TO 8. NO, NO, NO.
OH, SORRY. THERE'S A DOLLAR LIMIT.
THE CAP? YEAH, 5 MILLION? THREE MILLION DOLLARS IN CONSTRUCTION.
3 MILLION. THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION COST.
IT COULD BE THAT THERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS WITH PLANNING AND ENGINEERING.
TOO MUCH FOR ALMOST ANY CITY AND AS THE COMMISSIONER WISELY STATED I COULDN'T GO TO MY COUNCIL OR MY CITY MANAGER AND SAY, TAKE IT OUT OF RESERVES, WE'LL GET IT BACK.
IT DOESN'T WORK. SO I'M GLAD THAT THE RED PHONE WORK, BUT WE NEED THAT APRIL MEETING TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT SAYS HERE IT IS IN CONCRETE OR WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. OK, THANK YOU.
EXECUTIBE BOARD MEMBER SOFIELD .
WHEN WE DO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT, CAN WE TALK ABOUT WAYS OF REDUCING APPLICANTS GETTING REJECTED FOR INCOMPLETE FORMS? IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE MAY BE A SIMPLER WAY TO HELP MOVE THAT ALONG.
AND I'M NOT NOT SURE, BUT I WOULD SUSPECT IT'S THE ONES WHO ARE GETTING REJECTED OR THE CITIES THAT DON'T HAVE STRONG ACCESS TO STAFF MAYBE POSSIBLY THAT TURN THESE THINGS THAT THESE THINGS IN AND YOU KNOW, THINGS MAYBE YOU CAN CONTACT THE MPO REPRESENTATIVES, SAY, HEY, YOUR APPLICATION IS GOING TO BE REJECTED BECAUSE IT'S INCOMPLETE.
JUST GIVE THAT PERSON THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD.
JUST AN IDEA. THANK THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY.
SO JUST SO I HAVE CLARIFICATION AT THE WORKSHOP WHERE WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS, YOU WANT THEM TO EXPLICITLY PUT LIKE A FLOWCHART OF HOW TO REDUCE REJECTIONS AND ACTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO REJECT SOMEBODY.
INCOMPLETIONS. SEEMED LIKE WITH A COUPLE OF REASONS, LIKE SIMPLE PROCLAMATION, WHATEVER IT WAS THAT THEY WANTED. THE THING ABOUT PRIVATE PROPERTY, I GET THAT, BUT MAYBE THERE'S OTHER SIMPLE WAYS OF HELPING OUT THE ONES GETTING THROUGH THE CHAIR, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE POPE PROCLAMATION SIDE OF THINGS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS REALLY YOU SHOULD BE DOING AS A STAFFER IS MAKING SURE YOUR BOARD IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE APPLICATION.
SO IT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, I WE ALWAYS ADVISE CITY, CITY AND COUNTY STAFF WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING FOR THIS MONEY TO GO AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT.
AND STAFF UNDERSTANDS HIS REQUEST.
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OK, GOOD. BOARD MEMBER LAZARO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.THANK YOU. I WAS NOT GOING TO COMMENT, BUT AFTER COMMISSIONER SOFIELD MENTIONED STAFF, SO I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK STAFF WHY OUR PROJECTS WERE NOT ANYWHERE ON THE LIST RANKED AT ALL. WE OBVIOUSLY STILL DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THAT. SO I GOT A EMAIL, I ASKED FOR AN EMAIL.
AND MR. [INAUDIBLE], AS YOU KNOW, REPLACED MR. HOUSTON, WHO WAS OUR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, WHO WOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION AS TO WHY WE DID NOT HAVE A PROJECT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THAT IT WAS STAFF.
AND WHILE I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER SCHOFIELD'S COMMENT, I HAVE ALREADY SENT THE EMAIL TO STAFF WITH EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE FIVE REASONS WHY WE WERE DENIED, POSSIBLY DENIED. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS DONE ON OUR END.
I'M SORRY. WHAT? I DON'T THINK HONDALE BEACH APPLIED THIS YEAR.
NOBODY SAID THAT. THEY JUST SAID WE DON'T HAVE A PROJECT.
SO THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING THANK YOU.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO APPLY IN NOVEMBER, PROBABLY.
ALL RIGHT. I SEE NO MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.
SO SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AND SECOND, THIS ITEM.
OK. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
MR. CHAIR, WAITING ON ONE CHAIR EMERITUS BLATTNER.
[2. MOTION TO APPROVE the Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2020/21 - FY 2021/22 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for Submittal to Funding Agencies for Review]
MOVING ON TO THE SECOND ACTION ITEM, IF I CAN HAVE GENERAL COUNSEL READ BY TITLE.THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2020 2021.
UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM UPWP FOR SUBMITTAL TO FUNDING AGENCIES FOR REVIEW.
THANK YOU MR. EMA, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US? OH YES I DO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING, CARL EMA.
MPO STAFF. BACK AGAIN REALLY WITH.
CAN YOU CHANGE ME BACK TO THE POWERPOINT? SO COMING BACK TO YOU AGAIN WITH MORE, UPWP.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER LAST TIME I CAME BEFORE YOU TO PROVIDE A BRIEF INTRO WHERE FOR SOME OF YOU, MAYBE IT WAS MORE OF A REFRESHER ON WHAT UPWP IS.
BUT JUST TO RECAP, IT IS OUR TWO YEAR BUSINESS PLAN, A BUDGET WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING.
THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO THIS ONE THAT'S UNDER DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR AND LAST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2022.
THE CFR DEFINITION WE SHOWED YOU LAST TIME.
BUT JUST TO SUMMARIZE, YOU KNOW, THE UPWP IS ONE OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS AND IT IS MEANT TO REFLECT ALL OF THE PLANNING ACTIVITIES AND PRIORITIES IN OUR METROPOLITAN AREA.
SO IT'S A GOOD SUMMARY OF OUR OPERATIONAL AND PLANNING EFFORTS.
SO YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED NOW WE DO HAVE THE DRAFT UP ON OUR WEB SITE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT WITH YOU, BUT I DO WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME KEY SECTIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW AND ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TWEAKS AND CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE THIS UPWP CYCLE.
SO THERE THEY ARE. I'LL JUST GO THROUGH ONE BY ONE VERY BRIEFLY.
SECTION ONE. ACRONYMS. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. THEY ARE THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THEIR USAGE OF ACRONYMS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE UPWP IS NO EXCEPTION.
WE HAVE OUR FAIR SHARE OF ACRONYMS AS WELL.
BUT AT LEAST WE DO HAVE THIS LITTLE HANDY GUIDE FOR YOU UP FRONT, SO YOU CAN ALWAYS USE IT AS A RESOURCE AND REFER BACK TO IT IF YOU'RE STARTING TO GET LOST WITH SOME OF THOSE.
SO JUST KNOW THAT IT'S UP THERE.
THIS KIND OF SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO THE UPWP.
SO WE HAVE THINGS IN HERE LIKE WE HAVE A MORE ROBUST FINISH LINE OF WHY WE HAVE TO DO A UPWP, HOW IT WHAT IT SERVES, WHAT PURPOSE IT SERVES.
ALSO HAVE THINGS SUCH AS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OR DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE TASKS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LATER ON IN SECTION 5.
THE TASKS ARE REALLY THEY DEFINE EVERYTHING THAT THE MPO DOES.
SO THIS IS JUST LIKE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THOSE TASKS.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THEM IN DETAIL LATER.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE FEDERAL AND STATE, WHAT THEY'RE CALLED PLANNING FACTORS OR PLANNING EMPHASIS AREAS.
WE UP TO DATE THESE EVERY TIME WE UPDATE THE UPWP.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME MATRICES THAT SHOW WHICH OF OUR TASKS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, ADDRESS THESE FEDERAL AND STATE PLANNING FACTORS AND EMPHASIS AREAS.
THE NEXT SECTION, SECTION FOR ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT TALKS ABOUT THE AGENCY.
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IT STARTS OFF WITH YOU ALL THE MPO BOARD AND EXPLAINS HOW MANY MEMBERS WE HAVE ON IT.ONE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS ARE REPRESENTED.
ALSO TALKS ABOUT YOUR COMMITTEES.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES SUCH AS THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I THINK A LOT OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY APPOINTED A REPRESENTATIVE TO THOSE OVER THE YEARS.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND SO ON.
WE ALSO HAVE A LISTING OF AGREEMENTS THAT WERE ENTERED INTO WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. SO MAYBE IT'S WITH FDA FOR FOR SOME OF OUR 53 0 5 GRANT FUNDING OR THE NEW RELATIVELY NEW AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR THE SURTAX PROJECT PERIODIZATION. SO THOSE ARE ALL LISTED HERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE MPOS BYLAWS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THERE.
FINALLY, WE GET THE SECTION 5 WORK PROGRAM TASKS.
THIS IS WHAT YOU MAYBE REMEMBER OF ME SAYING LAST TIME.
THIS IS THE REAL MEAT OF THE UPWP.
THIS IS REALLY ALL OF OUR EVERYTHING WE DO AS AN AGENCY IS IN HERE BY TASK AND IT SHOWS UP IN SOME FORM. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE YOU THROUGH ONE OF THE TASKS REALLY QUICKLY, BECAUSE IF THERE WAS ONE PLACE I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU GO IN THE DOCUMENTS HERE TO THIS THIS SECTION. SO I'LL JUST TAKE YOU THROUGH A TASK AND SHOW YOU KIND OF HOW IT'S STRUCTURED SO THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
SO THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE AN APOLOGIST.
A LITTLE SMALL. THIS IS TASK 5.
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, OR IF YOU LIKE THE ACRONYM, IT'S TIP.
THIS IS ALSO ONE OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS.
YOU SEE THIS AROUND JUNE, JULY COMES TO YOU FOR APPROVAL EVERY YEAR.
BUT THIS EVERYTHING IN THIS TASK IS WHAT GOES INTO MAINTAINING AND UPDATING THAT THE TIP ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO AT THE TOP, YOU HAVE YOUR PURPOSE.
OF COURSE. WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THIS TASK REQUIRED ACTIVITY.
SO ANY STAFF MEMBER AT THE MPO WHO'S WORKING ON TIP.
THESE ARE THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT KIND OF FORM THEIR DAY TO DAY SCHEDULES.
SO THEY WORK ON A LOT OF WHAT'S HERE.
IF YOU SCROLL DOWN IN THE DOCUMENT, OF COURSE, I'M JUST I PULLED OUT EXCERPTS IN THE DOCUMENT. YOU'LL SEE NEXT IS PREVIOUS MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THESE ARE THINGS, BIGGER EFFORTS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER THAT, YOU HAVE WORK PRODUCTS.
THESE ARE WHAT WE INTEND TO COMPLETE OVER THE NEXT UPWP CYCLE THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING NOW.
YOU MOVE DOWN PAST THAT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO THE FINANCIAL TABLES.
THESE SHOW ALL OF THE AMOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FOR STAFF SALARIES AND CONSULTANT SERVICES. SO YOU SEE THOSE AMOUNTS THERE AND THEN ACROSS THE TOP YOU HAVE THE FUNDING SOURCES. SO FHWA, FTA, TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGE FUNDING ALL THOSE THOSE FLAVORS OF FUNDING ARE KIND OF REPRESENTED ACROSS THE TOP THERE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, IF WE ARE UTILIZING CONSULTANT SERVICES, WE HAVE A DESCRIPTION FOR EACH THERE IT SHOWS YOU KIND OF WHAT WHAT WORK IS GONNA BE EXPECTED OF THE CONSULTANT AND THEN FOR EACH OF THESE TASKS.
SO THESE TWO TABLES HERE, THESE FINANCIALS, EACH TASK WILL HAVE TWO OF THESE, ONE FOR EACH YEAR. SO YOU'VE GOT A TWENTY TWENTY ONE AND THEN A TWENTY ONE, TWENTY TWO.
SO AND SOMETIMES THE AMOUNTS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
MAYBE WE BUDGETED A LITTLE MORE IN ONE YEAR VERSUS THE OTHER.
SO JUST SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.
BUT THAT'S IT FOR THE STRUCTURE OF THE TASKS.
THEY'RE ALL IDENTICAL TO THIS.
THIS ONE WAS NICE AND SHORT SO I USED IT AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT SOME ARE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
I DID TOUCH ON LAST TIME THE STREAMLINING THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS TIME AROUND.
MPO, NOT MPO, FDOT CENTRAL OFFICE ENCOURAGED ALL THE MPOS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO TRY TO STREAMLINE THEIR UPWPS.
SO WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND DONE THAT.
WE'VE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED TASKS WHERE IT MADE SENSE TO DO SO AND WE'VE ENDED UP GOING FROM 13 DOWN TO SIX TASKS AND THE SIX TASKS THAT WE HAVE ARE LISTED THERE.
I'LL JUST GO QUICKLY THROUGH THEM.
TASK ONE IS OUR ADMINISTRATION, TASK TWO IS OUR DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS.
TASK THREE IS OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH YOU ALL SAW YOU ALL ADOPTED BACK IN DECEMBER.
SO IT USED TO BE CALLED OUR LONG RANGE PLAN.
ALSO, THEN WE HAVE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS THAT THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN COORDINATION WITH MIAMI-DADE AND PALM BEACH.
AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO INTERMODAL FREIGHT PLANNING AS PART OF THAT.
TASK FOUR IS COMPLETE STREETS, TRANSIT AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLANNING.
TASK FIVE YOU ALREADY SAW AS PART OF THE EXAMPLE THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THEN TASK SIX IS NEW.
SO WE DEVELOPED THIS BASED ON FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM FHWA.
WE WANTED TO SHOW THE NEW LOCALLY FUNDED PLANNING EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING THROUGH ON BEHALF OF BROWARD COUNTY WITH THE SURTAX PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
AND THEN ALSO FOR AT LEAST FOR NOW, THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WE'RE PROVIDING THEM AND THEN POTENTIALLY OTHER MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITIES GOING FORWARD.
SO WE WANTED TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE BUDGET, BUT HAVE IT SEPARATED OUT, MAKES IT.
AND FHWA GAVE US THE IDEA OF JUST JUST CREATE A NEW TASK TO HOUSE ALL OF THAT THERE, SO
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THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. BUT IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO'S JUST LIKE, LOOK, JUST SHOW ME THE BOTTOM LINE.I DON'T CARE ABOUT ALL THIS. YOU GOT SECTION SIX BUSINESS PLAN.
THIS IS THE SECTION YOU'LL WANT TO GO TO.
SO WE SUMMARIZE ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT YOU'VE SEEN UP TO THIS POINT IN THE UPWP AND ONE TABLE AND I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU HERE.
IT'S EASIER TO READ IN THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT IF YOU PULL IT UP.
THIS IS WE DO A FIVE YEAR FUNDING FORECAST IN THIS SECTION.
SO LIKE I SAID, SHOWS ALL THE FUNDING AND WE USE THIS KIND OF LIKE A TOOL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AREN'T GONNA RUN INTO ANY ISSUES FINANCIALLY.
SO WE STRETCH IT OUT TO FIVE YEARS.
OBVIOUSLY, THE NUMBERS BECOME LESS RELIABLE THE FURTHER OUT YOU GO, BUT IT IS A USEFUL TOOL FOR US TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO POTENTIAL ISSUES COMING UP AND THEN WE CAN ADJUST THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY SO THAT WE'RE FOR THESE FOR THESE TWO YEARS THAT ARE COMING UP WHERE WE'RE NOW, WE'RE ON TARGET.
SO ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE'VE DONE HERE, SIMILAR TO THAT TASK 6 THAT I SHOWED YOU, WE HAVE ALL THESE LOCAL FUNDS NOW FOR THESE NEW EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING.
SO I KNOW IT'S MAYBE IT'S TIGHT THIS TABLE, BUT IF YOU SEE THERE'S A WHITESPACE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE THERE AND UP TOP, YOU SEE IT'S LABELED.
I BELIEVE IT'S GRANT FUNDING AND THAT'S.
GRANT FUNDING. THAT'S GONNA BE ALL THE ANTICIPATED REVENUES AND EXPENSES FOR THE FEDERAL STATE SIDE. AND THEN IF YOU GO BELOW THAT LITTLE WHITESPACE THERE YOU GET NON GRANT FUNDING. THAT'S THE LOCAL DOLLARS THERE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S IT'S ANTICIPATED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE TWEAK WE MADE TO THIS TABLE THIS YEAR.
I MEAN THERE'S OTHER SECTIONS IN THE UPWP, BUT THESE ARE REALLY THE KEY SECTIONS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME CHANGE THIS YEAR.
AND TODAY, WE'RE REALLY JUST ASKING FOR KIND OF AN INITIAL BLESSING TO PROCEED ON WITH THE NEXT STAGE, WHICH IS A FULL FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEW OF THIS DOCUMENT.
THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK WITH US WITH COMMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TURN IT AROUND FOR YOU ALL.
IT'S GONNA COME BACK HERE INTO YOUR ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR A FINAL APPROVAL.
SO THOSE ARE SORT OF THE NEXT STEPS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOB ON THIS PLAN.
AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND ONE QUESTION THAT WOULD POP OUT OF MY HEAD WOULD BE, WHY DO YOU HAVE CONDENSING INTO SIX AREAS FROM 13? AND THE ANSWER ACTUALLY IS BECAUSE DURING YOUR CERTIFICATION, FEDERAL HIGHWAY, THEY SAID YOU'RE GIVING US TOO MUCH INFORMATION.
THEY SAID YOU CAN JUST SUMMARIZE IT AND THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.
AND THEY ALSO HAD US COLLAPSE SECTIONS OF OUR BUDGET, TOO.
THEY SAID, YOU'RE JUST TOO DETAILED.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE DOING THIS.
WE DON'T WANT TO READ IT. AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE GOT BEST PRACTICES FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I'M SEEING. OH, THERE IS ONE BOARD MEMBER CARN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO PEOPLE, STAFF THAT HAVE TO PREPARE SUCH DOCUMENTS.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I BELIEVE YOU PRESENTED AN AUDIT TO US NOT LONG AGO.
THAT WAS A UNQUALIFIED OPINION AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FORWARD THINKING THAT WE HEARD IN THE BOARD ENGAGEMENT PROCESS EARLIER THIS YEAR. I WANTED TO KNOW, IS THAT SHAPING OUR FEEDBACK? IS THAT SHAPING IN THIS DOCUMENT IN ANY WAY? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND YEAH, AND ACTUALLY THAT REALLY GOES INTO THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE. I BELIEVE IT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA.
WE'RE ACTUALLY UPDATING THAT DOCUMENT.
NEXT TIME YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT FOR FOR ACTUAL APPROVAL AND A LOT OF THAT FEEDBACK IS IN THERE. AND OF COURSE, THE UPWP TAKES THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND YOU KNOW HELPS US TO IDENTIFY SOME OF OUR PLANNING EFFORTS AND PRIORITIES THAT END UP IN HERE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SEEING NO MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
OK. IT'S BEEN IN MOTION AND SECONDED, WE CAN NOW VOTE ON ACTION ITEM TWO.
ALL RIGHT. THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED 23 0 UNANIMOUSLY.
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MOVING ON, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR.I WILL SAY THIS. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF TODAY.
WE HAVE THREE SPOTS FOR MPAC AVAILABLE, WHICH IS BASICALLY THEY GO OVER WHAT A TIP IS, WHAT ARE UPWP IS, AND, YOU KNOW, THE CORE PRODUCTS THAT WE PRODUCE AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW,
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WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF MPOS AND HOW THEY WERE FORMED AND ET CETERA.SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT MR. STUART. SECOND, WE HAVE MEMBER COMMENTS AND WE DID CHANGE THIS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
[8. Member Comments Click here to submit a comment to go before the Board.]
FEEDBACK. BUT THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS IF YOU SUBMITTED THAT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK FOR COMMENTS, YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND IF YOU WOULD, YOU WILL STILL BE RECOGNIZED.BUT IF YOU DIDN'T SUBMITTED ADVANCE, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER.
AND WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUBMITTED REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO THE FIRST ONE WAS MR. SOFIELD, BUT I DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, SO I'M GOING TO CALL ON BOARD MEMBER BELVEDERE. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
IF YOU PUT REQUESTS TO SPEAK, THEN I CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.
BOARD MEMBER BELVEDERE. IF YOU PUSH REQUESTS TO SPEAK, I CAN RECOGNIZE YOUR MICROPHONE.
MR. STUART AND CERTAINLY STAFF.
TONIGHT WE'RE HAVING A COMMISSION MEETING IN COCONUT CREEK, AT WHICH TIME WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE A NEW MEMBER TO THIS BOARD.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.
I'VE CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT WHILE HERE.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND I KNOW THAT THE PERSON THAT'S GOING TO REPLACE ME IS GONNA DO A FANTASTIC JOB.
[APPLAUSE]. I HAVE TO SAY, I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THOSE COMMENTS VERY MUCH EITHER.
YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY MUCH MISSED.
BOARD MEMBER SOFIELD IF YOU PUSH THE REQUEST TO SPEAK.
WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY WAS SUNRISE IS GONNA ANNEX DAVIE.
YAY! YAY! I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
YAY! HOW SOON CAN THIS HAPPEN? THE EARLIEST MONTH AT OUR COMMISSION MEETING, I TURNED IN MY RESIGNATION TO THE CITY AS COMMISSIONER EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 2ND THIS YEAR.
GOING TO END MY TERM, TWO YEARS EARLY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET THIS BOARD KNOW WHAT WAS WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT IN CASE YOU HEARD ANYTHING. NO, I'M NOT SICK OR DYING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I HAVE BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.
I GUESS I JUST MADE THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
IF I DON'T I KNOW WE'RE HAVING A MEETING AT OUR NEXT MISSION MEETING.
WE'RE GONNA BE CHOOSING THE PERSON WHO'S GONNA TAKE MY PLACE.
I DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF THAT, WHETHER IT'S GONNA BE IMMEDIATELY OR DELAYED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I DON'T KNOW THIS IS MY LAST MEETING OR I HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE MORE MEETINGS HERE TO BUG ABOUT YOU GUYS.
BUT IF IT IS MY LAST MAYORS MEETING, I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE.
THE SUPPORT I'VE HAD ON THIS ON THIS BOARD AND I I HOPE THAT I'VE REPRESENTED I KNOW ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, I'M I'M YOUR BOARD, YOUR MEMBER, YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COMMITTEE ON THAT. AND I HOPE THAT I'VE REPRESENTED YOU WELL IN THE LAST YEAR ON THAT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT.
SO HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO, BUT THIS COULD BE MY LAST MEETING.
OK. I'M NOW RECOGNIZING OTHER MEMBERS.
ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE OR THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IT WON'T BE ADDRESSED AT THIS MEETING. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER BLATTNER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
COMMISSIONER BELVEDERE. YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE REALLY BEEN TERRIFIC.
YOU SHOW UP ON ALMOST EVERYTHING.
AND I KNOW IT IS NO EASY FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
YOU REPRESENT AN INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT COMMUNITY AND YOU'VE DONE THAT REALLY WELL.
I'LL MISS YOU. AND I ONLY HOPE THAT THE PERSON THAT REPLACES YOU REPLACES YOU IN EVERY RESPECT. AND, LARRY, I HOPE THAT YOUR COMMISSION WILL ALLOW YOU TO REMAIN UNTIL YOU CAN NO LONGER SERVE. THANK YOU.
BOARD MEMBER PLACKO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. I DEFINITELY WILL MISS BOTH OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND I HOPE YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS WILL BE SOMETHING YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY.
YOU WILL BE MISSED, THOUGH, BOTH OF YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK GREG AND HIS STAFF FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS FOR OUR BIKE RODEO LAST SATURDAY.
THEY HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
AND WE ENJOYED THE PARTNERSHIP VERY MUCH.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER ONE.
THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER SIMMONS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
I'M NOT. MY COMMENT DOESN'T NEED AN ACTUAL ANSWER.
I JUST. I TOLD YOU ALL WHEN I GOT HERE, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT CORAL SPRINGS ALWAYS.
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SO. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO BE KNOWN FOR WHEN MY TIME IS DONE WITH THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS IS THE TO BE KNOWN AS A COMMISSIONER SIMMONS, THE BUILDER OF SIDEWALKS, BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG CHUNK OF OUR CITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE SIDEWALKS.WE HAVE 50 PEOPLE RIDING BIKES EVERY SATURDAY MORNING IN THE BACK HALF OF THE CITY.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE IN THE AIR AND HOPEFULLY IT COMES BACK BECAUSE I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU.
I WILL MISS COMMISSIONER BELVEDERE AND COMMISSIONER SOFIELD FOR BEING UP HERE.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOUR TIME TO THIS COUNTY AND TO YOUR CITIES IN THAT RESPECT.
DEPUTY VICE CHAIR GOOD. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
AND AGAIN, WHAT'S BEEN ALREADY STATED? COMMISSIONER BELVEDERE, FOR HER GREAT PASSION, ALWAYS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HER RESIDENTS AND, OF COURSE, COMMISSIONER SOFIELD.
IT'S BEEN A TRUE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE.
I ACTUALLY HAD THE HONOR OF SWEARING YOU IN.
AND I'M VERY SADDENED TO SEE YOUR CITY LOSE SUCH A DYNAMIC LEADER.
YOU HAVE CERTAINLY SPOKEN UP FOR THEM AND YOU HAVE SPOKEN UP FOR THOSE ON THIS BOARD WHEN THEY COULDN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
AND SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING ALONGSIDE YOU ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
AND I ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR FEISTINESS.
I THINK WE ALWAYS GET A BETTER PRODUCT WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF QUESTIONS SHARED BY THE GROUP. SO AND THEN JUST LAST POINT WAS ON THE MPO INSTITUTE AC INSTITUTE.
WEEKEND INSTITUTE COMING UP IN MARCH.
I HAD ORIGINALLY INDICATED MY DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT IT'S OCCURRING IN THIS COUNTY AS WE SPEAK, IT REALLY WOULD NOT BE THE MOST PRUDENT THING FOR ME TO DO AT THIS TIME TO TO LEAVE TOWN WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH HAPPENING WITHIN OUR OWN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL GOING TO CONTINUE.
AS FAR AS THE CONFERENCE, MANY CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ARE BEING CANCELED AS WE SPEAK.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ONE WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR, BUT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
BOARD MEMBER JAFFE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. STUART, ON TAKING THE TIME TO COME OUT AND MEET WITH THE CITY OF WESTERN CITY MANAGER AND FDOT AND MYSELF ABOUT THE ISSUE WE DISCUSSED EARLIER ABOUT THE PARK AND RIDE.
I DO APPRECIATE HIM TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS LISTENS TO ME.
AND I DID START OUT THAT CONVERSATION.
JUST SO MY COLLEAGUES HERE KNOW THAT WHEN IT'S AN HONOR TO BE SITTING ON THE BOARD HERE WITH EVERYBODY, AND WHEN I DO COME IN HERE, I DO AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I'M AN AIRLINE PILOT. SO I LOOK AT BROWARD COUNTY AND ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES.
THERE IS NO BORDERS BETWEEN OUR MUNICIPALITIES HERE.
WE'RE ALL HERE HOPEFULLY TO EFFECT EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION AND MOVE VEHICLES SAFELY FROM ONE POINT OF THE COUNTY TO ANOTHER AND THE MULTI COUNTY.
SO THAT'S WHEN I COME IN HERE. BUT WHEN WE ALL GO HOME, WE ALSO HAVE TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS.
AND I'VE ALSO ASKED THE FDOT WHEN THEY PROVIDE PROJECTS FOR US TO VOTE ON AND APPROVE.
PLEASE GIVE US ALL THE INFO, THE BEST INFORMATION, SO THAT WE AS REPRESENTATIVES CAN GO OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND SELL THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL.
IT'LL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER IN THE FUTURE FOR ALL OF US HERE.
AND ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER BELVEDERE AND SOFIELD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU ON THIS BOARD.
THANK YOU. I JUST ALSO WANTED TO CONCUR WITH WHAT'S BEEN SAID ON COMMISSIONER BELVEDERE.
YOU'RE A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO ME.
YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL VOICE ON THIS BOARD.
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU WON'T BE ON THIS BOARD, I'M NOT GOING TO MISS YOU BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE IN TOUCH.
AND COMMISSIONER SOFIELD, YOU HAVE BEEN AN AMAZING VOICE ON THIS BOARD.
ALWAYS MEASURED, ALWAYS ALSO REPRESENTING WHAT WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE ON THIS BOARD, NOT JUST THINKING OF OUR CITIES, BUT ON THINKING OF THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.
AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BROUGHT THAT VOICE TO EVERY ISSUE THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD ON THIS BOARD. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I CONCUR WITH WHAT'S BEEN SAID EARLIER THAT I HOPE YOU WILL BE SERVING AS LONG AS YOU ARE IN YOUR COMMISSION SEAT.
AND I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE BEST IN YOUR CHOICE TO RETIRE.
THANK YOU. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER JOHNSON.
YES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO COMMISSIONER BELVEDERE AND COMMISSIONERS SOFIELD, AND IT'S ALWAYS SAD TO LOSE MEMBERS AND TO LOSE TWO AT THE SAME TIME OF MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN SO ACTIVE AND JUST TAKEN SUCH A GREAT PART FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
IT'S A SAD DAY, BUT I'M SURE THAT YOUR REPLACEMENTS HOPEFULLY WILL WORK AS HARD AS YOU HAVE. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, BOTH OF YOU.
THANK YOU. NO MORE REQUESTS TO SPEAK.
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SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND LEGISLATIVE[9. Executive Director’s and Legislative Reports]
REPORTS. BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF TO PASS TIERS OF THE DAIS. SENATOR RICK SCOTT ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO OUR OFFICE EARLIER THIS, ACTUALLY YESTERDAY AND ASKED US FOR THE PHONE LIST IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE YOUR PHONE AND YOUR CELL PHONE INFORMATION, HE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY DURING THE TIME OF THE CORONA VIRUS AND WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED.SO THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING.
DURING THIS ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
OBVIOUSLY, IT IS GETTING WORSE, NOT BETTER.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BOTH OUR PARTNERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AS WELL AS IN TALLAHASSEE AT FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING AS FAR AS GOING REMOTE JUST TO PREPARE EVERYBODY IN HERE.
OUR ATTORNEYS HAVE ACTUALLY ASKED OR REACHED OUT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS WELL TO FIND OUT IF YOU KNOW HOW TO HOLD MEETINGS WITHOUT NECESSARILY HAVING PUBLIC INVOLVED BECAUSE OF SUNSHINE AND REQUIREMENTS.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT.
WE'RE GOING. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE OUR ENTIRE TEAM AND PUT THEM ON REMOTE.
OUR ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ACTUALLY IN ARIZONA.
SO A LOT OF DELAY ON EVEN THIS YOU'RE VOTING SIDE IS BECAUSE OUR SERVERS ARE NOT HERE.
WE ARE TESTING THE BANDWIDTH TODAY AND TOMORROW.
SO THAT WAY THE IF ALL OUR COMPUTERS ARE OPERATING IN A REMOTE LOCATION FROM THIS FACILITY TO TEST IF THEY CAN BE WORKING.
OUR PHONES ROLL DIRECTLY OVER.
YOU CAN DO THAT PROGRAM TO YOUR CELL PHONES.
ANY TYPE OF COMMUNICATION LIKE THAT WILL CONTINUE.
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I'VE ASKED STAFF TO STOP PUBLIC EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE LOCATION HERE WHERE THINGS ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL AS FAR AS THE CLEANLINESS AND HEALTH OF THE FACILITY. WE'VE ALSO BEEN SCALING BACK OTHER OTHER ACTIVITY, INCLUDING TRAVEL FOR THE ORGANIZATION. I'VE ADVISED STAFF TO CANCEL ALL TRAVEL TO OTHER DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN CANCELATIONS OF THE MPO.
WE SEE THE STATEWIDE MEETING IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF THE MONTH.
A LOT OF THIS ACTIVITY IS BECAUSE IT'S BY CAR.
SO THERE IS SOME CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE FEDS AND THE STATE TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENT EVENTS AND WHAT MEETINGS MEAN.
YOU KNOW, WHILE IT'S ADVISED THAT YOU SIT SIX FEET APART, WE TRIED TO GET IN THIS ROOM, YOU'RE ABOUT FIVE FEET APART FROM CENTER.
SO THIS ACTUALLY DOES QUALIFY.
THE TEAM DID COME IN HERE AND DISINFECT THE ENTIRE FACILITY YESTERDAY AFTER.
SO. SO THE TEAM HAS BEEN COMING IN AND DISINFECTING.
MIKE AND I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE BUILDING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM TO DO EXTRA CLEANING IN THE FACILITY, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SEVERAL EVENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HOLD HERE. ONE OF WHICH IS THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND BETWEEN 1 AND 5 IS THE CITY SHAPING TRANSIT SOLUTIONS. FOR THOSE OF US WHO REMEMBER THE WAVE STREETCAR IN DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE, ONE OF THE ONES THAT PROJECT WAS GOING THROUGH ITS LAST GASP.
THE PUBLIC TALKED ABOUT TRACKLESS RAIL AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY COMING IN FROM AUSTRALIA THAT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS.
HE'S GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE PALM BEACH TPA THE DAY BEFORE ON THE FIRST.
AND THAT WILL BE HAPPENING HERE ON THE SECOND.
OTHER INFORMATION ON THE SURTAX.
THERE'S A MEETING ON THE SECOND TO DEAL WITH THE SURTAX AS LONG AS A COUNTY FACILITY STAY OPEN. WE'VE BEEN MONITORING THAT SIDE OF THINGS WITH COUNTY STAFF AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY HAS BEEN VERY STRONG ON THE SURTAX SIDE, ON THE CITY SIDE.
I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD IMPLANTATION FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES THERE.
SO SHOULD YOUR CITIES BE INTERESTED IN ADDITIONAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE FROM OUR ORGANIZATION, WE ARE MAKING THAT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING AND VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH FORT LAUDERDALE IN THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN YOUR FIRST MILE CONNECTIONS INTO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND THAT CONNECTIVITY WE CAN KIND OF LOOK INTO TO SEE HOW THOSE LOCAL PROJECTS, HOW OUR FEDERAL AND STATE PROJECTS AND HOW THE COUNTY SURTAX PROJECTS ARE ALL GOING TO INTERCONNECT WITH EACH OTHER.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
AND FINALLY, I WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME OTHER INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON. THERE IS THERE IS ACTUALLY A LOT OF MOVEMENT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN THE LEGISLATURE UP THERE, BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE IN DEALING WITH TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, IMPROVING RAIL SAFETY IS MOVING FORWARD THROUGH.
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AND THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THROUGH THE FEDERAL
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RAIL ADMINISTRATION FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAIL SYSTEM.IN TALLAHASSEE BEFORE [INAUDIBLE], WHICH IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY, WE THINK THE TRANSPORTATION BILL IS MOVING FORWARD AND THAT IS WE'VE BEEN MONITORING THAT VERY CLOSELY. THE ELECTRIC BICYCLE SIDE OF THINGS HAS ALSO BEEN MOVING FORWARD TO ELECTRIC BIKES OR THAT NEXT LEVEL OF TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES BEYOND THE LITTLE SCOOTERS THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
HIGH SPEED PASSENGER RAIL SAFETY, ALSO IDENTICAL TO THE OTHER BILL ON THE HOUSE SIDE, IS MOVING THROUGH THE SENATE. SO WE ALSO SEE THAT HAS TO DO WITH FENCING ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND ALLOWING FOR FENCING TO GO INTO A CORRIDOR.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY A VERY POSITIVE THING.
OAKLAND PARK AND CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE ARE TWO CITIES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN THE LEAD IN FENCING THE CORRIDOR YEARS AGO.
NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO DEERFIELD BEACH.
IN DELRAY, THE BRIGHTLINE FOLKS ARE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH A PILOT PROJECT ON THEIR OWN TO FENCE IN THE CORRIDOR THERE WHERE THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES.
SO WE'RE SEEING SOME MOVEMENT WITH EVEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO COVER THAT ISSUE.
I PROVIDED YOU THE UPDATE ON THE COVID ON THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET ON FEBRUARY 10TH.
YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, WE HAVE THE WHERE HE HAD RELEASED ON THE FEDERAL SIDE WHAT WAS PLANNED TO BE IN THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR THIS NEXT CYCLE.
THAT SEEMS TO BE MOVING THROUGH AS WELL.
AND CONGRESS, OF COURSE, HAS ADDED A BUNCH MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAD REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET.
AND FINALLY, ON THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION THAT HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH ALL THE COMMITTEES ON ON THE SENATE AND HOUSE SIDE, INCLUDING FOR THE BUS SYSTEM.
SO WE ACTUALLY MAY SEE A TRANSPORTATION SPENDING BILL REAUTHORIZATION AS WELL.
PRIOR TO THE END OF THE COVID ISSUE AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM DONE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE.
COMMISSIONER PLACKO, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE EFFORT THE CITY OF TAMARAC DID FOR THE BIKING EVENT. THAT WAS PHENOMENAL GIVEN THE SITUATION WE WERE IN.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND IT WAS ALSO REALLY FUN FOR ME BECAUSE NO ONE RECOGNIZED ME THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF OF THE MORNING, WHICH IS THEY DO HAVE PICTURES.
EXACTLY. AND THAT FOR ME WAS A LOT OF FUN BECAUSE I GOT TO SEE THINGS FROM NOT THE PERSPECTIVE OF BEING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUT BEING A CITIZEN AND ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO WATCH HOW EVERYBODY WAS PARTICIPATING WITH EVERYBODY.
SO THAT WAS REALLY NEAT. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
COMMISSIONER UDINE WAS ALSO THERE.
HE MADE IT TO THE EVENT AS WELL.
AND MAYOR GOMEZ ALSO ATTENDED.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE FOLKS.
SO COMMISSIONER SIMONE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE BIKE RIDE.
THANK YOU FOR RIDING EIGHT MILES WITH EVERYBODY.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, NOW I AM DONE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER GREEN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
I WAS WONDERING IF IN THE BILL DEALING WITH SAFETY IN THE QUARTER OF THE.
A BRIGHT LINE IN ADDITION TO FENCING.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE BILL, AGAIN, THAT WOULD HELP US GET FULL SAFETY GATES COMING DOWN AT OUR STREET, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL? YES, SIR, THERE ACTUALLY IS.
AND SO IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, IT'S BOTH IN THE STATE TO STATE SAFETY BILL AS WELL AS IN THE FEDERAL BILL. SO VERY, VERY POSITIVE MOMENTUM GOING FORWARD.
THE FEDERAL BILL. OUR CONCERN IS THE RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THE FEC IS PRIVATE.
SO OUR FRIENDS HOLLAND AND KNIGHT IN WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO INCLUDE PRIVATELY OPERATED RIGHT OF WAYS, WHICH THE FEC IS PRIVATELY WHERE THE ONE OUT THE WINDOW HERE IS PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SEEING NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS THE MONTHLY FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
IS THAT INCLUDED IN THAT? MOVE ON.
[11. General Counsel’s Report]
ELEVEN, GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT.HERE WE GO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
SO MY REPORT IS LONG AND AND LABORIOUS TODAY.
I HAVE SUBMITTED TO MY MY SUMMARY MEMO IS BEFORE YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO PROVIDE THAT TO ME.
I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
OF COURSE I DO. EVERY MEETING IS THAT WE HAD AT THE MAXIMUM 24 MEMBERS TODAY THAT WERE PRESENT. OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE HERE IN THE BEGINNING, THE MEETING, BUT LEAVE YOUR VOTE IS NOT TAKEN, YOU'RE SHOWN AS BEING ABSENT FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM WHEN YOU GET UP.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO COMMENT TO IS THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE DISTRICT VOTING AND HOW THAT ACTUALLY WORKS WITH THE MEMBERS AND WHATNOT.
I HAVE A FORM THAT I USE EVERY MEETING.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE VOTING, IF YOU WOULD BOTHER TO COME DOWN TO SEE ME AT THE END OF THE MEETING, I'D BE HAPPY TO RUN THROUGH THE MEAT, THE FORM AND SHOW YOU HOW
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THOSE VOTES ARE TAKEN AND HOW WE MET, HOW I AM ABLE TO SHOW HOW EVERYONE IS PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR FOR PURPOSES OF VOTING PURPOSES.JUST TO COMMENT TO IT BRIEFLY, WE HAVE 19 REGULAR MEMBERS WHO ARE WHO ARE COMPLETELY REGULAR, IDENTIFIED AS OUR VOTING MEMBERS AND SIX, NAAMUA, CIVIL REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SCHOOL.
WE'RE MEMBERS THAT THOSE MEMBERS TAKE UP OUR TWENTY FIVE VOTING MEMBERS.
SO IF EVERYONE IS PRESIDENT OF THOSE MEMBERS OF PRESENT, THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE COUNTED TOWARDS VOTING.
HOWEVER, AS NORMAL, THOSE THOSE ACTUAL REGULAR MEMBERS DO NOT ALWAYS SHOW.
AND SO THAT ALLOWS FOR THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT, BUT IT'S BY DISTRICT.
AND WHEN THOSE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS DO COME AND THIS THE DISTRICT PART, THAT BECOMES COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT'S ALSO BY POPULATION.
SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE POPULATION IN THE DISTRICTS, YOU HAVE TO FIRST DETERMINE WHO'S PRESENT IN A DISTRICT AND HAVE THE REGULAR MEMBERS ARE THERE.
AND THEN YOU LOOK TO SEE WHETHER THERE ALTERNATES FILLED THE PLACE OF THIS.
IF THERE'S A VACANCY OF AN ORDER OF A REGULAR MEMBER AND THEN YOU LOOK TO THE POPULATION TO DETERMINE WHO GETS TO VOTE OR NOT VOTE IF THERE IF THOSE TWO DISTRICTS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE ACTUALLY FILLED IN AND REPRESENTED.
THAT'S THE COMPLICATED SECTION.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO.
I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION AND EXPLAIN IT TO YOU IN PERSON.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
[12. MPO Surtax Services Updates: http://www.browardmpo.org/index.php/municipal-capital-projects]
NOW WE HAVE MPO SURTAX SERVICES, MR. RIDDLE. GOOD MORNING, I'M ANDREW RIDDLE'S SURTAX SERVICES MANAGER PROVIDING YOU THE MPO SURTAX UPDATE AS A REMINDER, SURTAX STAFF IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE MPO BOARD TWICE A YEAR AND ITS COMMITTEES FOUR TIMES A YEAR.HOWEVER, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE MPO BOARD.
THE MPO HAS BEEN TASKED TO REVIEW, RANK AND PRIORITIZE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL SURTAX FUNDING.
WE HAVE COMPLETED THESE TASKS AND DELIVERED THE CYCLE 1 RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNTY STAFF ON FEBRUARY 28 IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE.
CYCLE 1 RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE FULLY FUNDING ALL 33 SHOVEL READY PROJECTS TOTALING AN ESTIMATED 45 MILLION.
4 DESIGN PROJECTS TOTALING 6 MILLION THAT ARE THAT ARE NEW ROADWAY PROJECTS TO COMPLETE THE REGIONAL NETWORK IDENTIFIED IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE TOP THREE HIGHEST RANKED PROJECTS FOR EACH CITY.
THESE INCLUDE 19 PLANNING PROJECTS AND 54 DESIGN PROJECTS FOR A TOTAL 73 PROJECTS ESTIMATED AT 21 MILLION.
THE TOTAL CYCLE 1 INCLUDES 110 PROJECTS AT AN ESTIMATED AT 72 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE MPO SURTAX WEB SITE CONTAINS CYCLE 1 PRIORITIES PROJECT OVER SHEETS AND MAPS AND ALSO THE SURTAX PROJECT EVALUATION CHART.
THE SURTAX OVERSIGHT BOARD WILL BE REVIEWING AND TAKING ACTION ON THE CYCLONE PROJECTS BASED ON THE ELIGIBILITY UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES AND FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF ATTEND THE APRIL SECOND MEETING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE OVERSIGHT BOARD HAS ON THEIR SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
SURTAX STAFF IS PREPARING PROJECT OVERVIEW SHEETS, PROJECT MAPS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT DOCUMENTS THAT WAS SUPPORT IS SUPPLIED BY THE CITIES.
ON APRIL 2ND, THE SURTAX OVERSIGHT BOARD IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ACTION ON CYCLE 1 CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE CYCLE 1 PROJECTS ON ITS AT ITS APRIL 21ST MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COUNTY'S ACTION.
THE CITIES CAN BEGIN THEIR PROJECTS AS LONG AS THE ILA IS APPROVED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE, BUT I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.
[1. Revised Broward MPO Strategic Business Plan]
WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NON ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE UP IS REVISED BROWARD MPO STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, MR. GEIS. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE MPO BOARD, PETER GEIS, SYSTEMS PLANNING MANAGER HERE AT THE BROWARD MPO. NICE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.I'M BACK HERE. I KNOW I WAS AT PREVIOUS MPO BOARD MEETINGS INTRODUCING THE UPDATE TO THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
WELL, WE HAVE FINALLY PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE BLUE FOLDER.
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AND I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE THE DRAFT PORTION OF IT.I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH ALL OF THE SHEETS IN THE FOLDER AND JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I WANT TO FIRST PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND ALSO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS AND HOW THEY FED INTO THE CURRENT DRAFT STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO JUST FOR SOME HISTORY AND BACKGROUND, THE FIRST STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION WAS ADOPTED IN 2015.
WE REVISED THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN TWO YEARS LATER IN 2017.
AND PART OF THIS PROCESS WE ESTABLISHED A MISSION AND VISION FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND WE ALSO KIND OF SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE MPOS FUTURE.
WE KNEW THAT AT THE TIME THE MPO WAS GROWING THAT WE WERE GETTING INTO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES BEYOND OUR CORE PRODUCTS.
YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE OUR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE WERE VENTURING INTO THE COMPLETE STREETS AND LOCALIZED INITIATIVES PROGRAM, SETTING UP OUR OWN GRANT PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING, TRYING TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE IN THE WAYS THAT WE WERE USING OUR FUNDING, WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. SO THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN REALLY HELPED SET THE COURSE FOR HOW WE WERE GOING TO EVOLVE AND DEVELOP AS AN ORGANIZATION.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM THE MEMBERSHIP IS THAT WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE DELIVERING PROJECTS. FIRST, WE WANT TO KNOW HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO SEE HOW YOU CAN DELIVER THOSE PROJECTS MORE EFFICIENTLY.
SO DEFINITELY THE FIRST PART OF UNDERSTANDING HOW THE PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPED, WHERE THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO DO, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS.
AND I THINK MOVING FORWARD, FOCUSING ON THE DELIVERY OF THE PROJECTS AND WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF THAT CONVERSATION TODAY WITH BOARD MEMBER KHAN AND HOW WE DO THAT MORE EFFICIENTLY IS GONNA BE THE FOCUS OF THE NEW STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
I DO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THAT SUMMARIZES WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN SO FAR.
THE BROWARD MPO BOARD ADOPTED ITS FIRST STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN IN 2015, WHICH SET THE COURSE FOR THE BROWARD MPO AND POSITIONED THE ORGANIZATION FOR CHANGE.
IN 2017, THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WAS UPDATED AND SET A MISSION AND VISION FOR THE MPO.
THE MISSION IS TO COLLABORATIVELY PLAN, PRIORITIZE AND FUND THE DELIVERY OF DIVERSE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
WHILE THE VISION IS THAT OUR WORK WILL HAVE MEASURABLE POSITIVE IMPACT BY ENSURING THAT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ARE WELL SELECTED, FUNDED AND DELIVERED.
A LOT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND REFLECTS THE MPO BOARD'S PRIORITIES FOR THE FUTURE.
THE MPO ALIGNED ITS CORE PRODUCTS WITH ITS MISSION AND VISION.
THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, OR MTBE, IS THE FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT FOR BROWARD'S TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS.
IT SETS THE PLAN FOR THE PRIORITIZATION AND DELIVERY OF PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY FIVE YEARS ORGANIZED AROUND SIX FUNDING PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL MULTI-MODAL PRIORITIES LIST SERVES AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE MTP AND THE MPOS WORK PROGRAM OR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE TIP.
TO FACILITATE PROJECT DELIVERY, THE M M P L EMPHASIZES A PROGRAM READY CONCEPT.
PROGRAM READY MEANS A PROJECT INCLUDES A CLEAR SCOPE OF WORK, AN APPROVED RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT, COST ESTIMATE AND COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS.
PROJECTS THAT MEET ALL FOUR CRITERIA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING IN THE TIP.
THE TIP IDENTIFIES PROJECTS WITH FIRM FUNDING COMMITMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. TO HELP OUR PARTNERS DEVELOP PROGRAM READY PROJECTS.
THE BROWARD MPO PUBLISHED THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GUIDEBOOK, A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND TO ASSEMBLE A COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO ENSURE THAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON OUR PLANS AND PROGRAMS. THE BROWARD MPO IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A REASONABLE PROGRESS POLICY TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROJECT DELIVERY AND TO HOLD OUR PARTNERS ACCOUNTABLE WHEN USING FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
THE BROWARD MPO IS COMMITTED NOT JUST TO PLANNING BUT TO SEEING PROJECTS INTO COMPLETION, CELEBRATING WHEN A PROJECT STARTS AND WHEN CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE.
THE IMPACT OF THESE PLANS AND PROGRAMS ARE MEASURED TO MAKE CERTAIN THE MPO ACHIEVES ITS VISION. WORKING WITH MANY PARTNERS, THE BROWARD MPO BUILD PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE, ALWAYS ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNITY IS A KEY STAKEHOLDER AND IS ALWAYS INVOLVED IN THE CREATION AND CELEBRATION OF MAKING BROWARD A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN FLOURISHING WITH OUR MANY PARTNERS.
WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
HOWEVER, WE'VE GONE BEYOND OUR CORE PRODUCTS BUILDING UPON OUR SUCCESSES.
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WE HAVE STARTED WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS ON DEVELOPING A VISION FOR BROWARD AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEYOND THE FEDERALLY REQUIRED 2045 MANDATE.THIS PLAN WILL CONSIDER THE ELEMENTS ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT LAND USE, TECHNOLOGY AND BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH TWENTY ONE HUNDRED. IN ADDITION, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER MANY STRESSORS SUCH AS SEA LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SALTWATER INTRUSION AND THE IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING OUR GOALS.
AND NOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE NEXT STEPS.
WHAT COURSE WILL WE SET IN THE FUTURE? THAT'S GONNA BE THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE TO ANSWER.
SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE UPFRONT IS THIS PART OF THE PAST STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS, WE REALLY MADE SURE THAT OUR BRANDING WAS CONSISTENT FOR ALL OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS, THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD HOW THE PROCESS WORKED.
AND I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB IN DOING THAT.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO PROVIDE MORE UPDATES ON THE FUNDING.
WE'VE MADE MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MULTI-MODAL PRIORITIES LIST, HOW THE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED, HOW THE FUNDING IS UTILIZED IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND NOW WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF LAID THE GROUNDWORK AND THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT PIECE IN THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN STORY.
SO FOR THE REVISED STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, WE'RE BUILDING OFF OF THOSE SUCCESSES AND REALLY FOCUSING NOW MORE ON THE DELIVERY ASPECT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD FROM THE 2020 BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM.
IT WAS A THEME THAT WAS DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION.
AND ALSO WITH THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AT FUNDING BOTH THROUGH THE MPO, THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL SURTAX AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL, SUCH AS FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE POSITIONING THE ORGANIZATION CORRECTLY SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE ITEMS FOR PROJECT DELIVERY, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. SO ON THE DOCUMENTS SIDE OF THINGS, YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THAT OUR PAST TWO STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANS WERE BOOKLETS IN THE TRADITIONAL FORM THAT YOU'RE USED TO.
THAT KIND OF LAYS OUT A NARRATIVE FROM BEGINNING TO END HOW WE DEVELOP THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, WHO IS INVOLVED AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS.
WELL, THIS TIME WE'RE MOVING TO MORE OF A FOLDER CONCEPT WITH INSERTS AND HANDOUTS, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALIZED IS THAT WHEN YOU JUST HAVE A BOOKLET, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALLOW YOU TO TAILOR CONTENT.
IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND TALK TO YOUR COMMUNITY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THE BROWARD MPO IS DOING. IT'S IT'S SOMETIMES KIND OF DIFFICULT JUST TO HAND A BOOKLET AND SAY, YES, IT'S IN THERE. SO BY DIVIDING THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN INTO HANDOUTS AND SECTIONS THAT YOU CAN KIND OF PULL OUT AND THEN INCLUDE DEPENDING ON WHICH AUDIENCE YOU'RE GOING TO OR WHO YOU'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING WITH IS SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOU ALL AS BOARD MEMBERS AND WHEN YOU'RE DOING OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO VERY QUICKLY, I JUST WANT TO RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE DRAFT ITEMS. IF YOU OPEN UP YOUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN FOLDER TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU WILL SEE A PAGE CALLED WHO WE ARE.
NOW, WHO WE ARE OUTLINES WHY THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION EXISTS.
IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO, WHAT SOME OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS ARE, AND ALSO HAS A PICTURE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND ALSO ALL OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS ON THE BACK.
NEXT ON OUR PARTNERS, THIS IS A FACT SHEET ON ALL OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH BOTH AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL, BUT THEN ON THE COUNTY WIDE AND REGIONAL LEVEL AND THEN ALSO OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PARTNERS AS WELL.
SO THERE'S A SHORT LITTLE EXPLANATION OF EACH ONE OF THE PARTNERS WE WORK WITH.
SOME MAPS IN THAT PIECE AND I THINK HELPS TO SHOW THE IMPACT THAT THE BROWARD MPO HAS WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION AND WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE REGION.
THE NEXT PIECE, THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN ACHIEVEMENT FRAMEWORK.
THIS IS REALLY THE ACTUAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PAGE IS THAT WE'VE TAKEN THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUTLINED IT INTO THREE DIFFERENT SECTIONS WHERE WE HAVE OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES, WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO FEDERALLY.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE MUST DO IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF BEING LABELED A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
AND YOU SEE THAT UP AT THE TOP IN THE BLUE.
IN THE SECOND PIECE, THE INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPANDING INTO, LIKE THE MUNICIPAL SURTAX SERVICES OR OUR CITY SERVICES TEAM.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT AS PART OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, DOING ADDITIONAL WORK AS IT RELATES TO RESILIENCY AND SAFETY AS WELL.
AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO TRY AND WORK ON.
AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN AND HEARD FROM YOU ALL IS THE MPO BOARD MEMBERSHIP THAT WE SHOULD GROW INTO. NOW, THE VISIONARY OPPORTUNITIES REALLY CAME OUT AS A DISCUSSION FROM THE MPO BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM, WHERE WE KIND OF TEASE THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP AS AND GROUP EXERCISES TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THE MPO COULD GET INVOLVED IN.
AND WE PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF WHAT OTHER MPOS ARE DOING ACROSS THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO
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THINGS LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES. AND SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME VISIONARY OPPORTUNITIES DOWN HERE THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY SHORT OR MEDIUM TERM, BUT THESE ARE LONG TERM ACTIVITIES THAT THE MPO CAN LOOK INTO INTO PROVIDING MORE SERVICES IN AND GROWING AND EXPANDING INTO.SO THAT'S TAKES CARE OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOOKLET ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND ALSO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
THIS OUTLINES HOW WE'RE GOING TO MEET THOSE GOALS, PUT SOME SUCCESS MARKERS IN PLACE AND ALSO HOW OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES ARE MEETING THOSE GOALS.
THE SECOND PAGE OF WHO WILL DELIVER THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, THAT IS THE STAFF AND THE. FOLKS HERE WHO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION MOVE FORWARD. WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME DEPARTMENT FOCUS AREAS.
SO THIS IS BASED AROUND OUR NEW REORGANIZATION WITH WITHIN THE MPO.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE NOW DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, MOBILITY INITIATIVES AND PLANNING AND PROGRAMING.
AND EACH ONE OF THOSE TASKS UNDERNEATH THOSE FOCUS AREAS HELP TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION, VISION AND GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
THE FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTING TO EMERGING ISSUES IS SOMETHING THAT WE PUT TOGETHER BASED ON A CONVERSATION THAT WE ALSO TOOK FROM THE MPO BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM.
AND I BELIEVE MAYOR GANZ WAS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UP AND SAID, IF WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT VISIONARY OPPORTUNITIES THAT I MENTIONED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE WHERE WE MIGHT WANT TO GROW INTO THESE THINGS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THINKING THOUGHTFULLY ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST WILLY NILLY GO OUT.
AND JUST BECAUSE THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP, WE NEED TO PURSUE IT.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE DATA COLLECTION OR, YOU KNOW, AS WE MENTIONED ON THE RESILIENCY SIDE, THAT WE MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING IN OUR LANE AND WE'RE ALSO COMING BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FEEDBACK BEFORE WE GET INVOLVED IN THOSE THINGS.
SO WE ARE DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK IN ORDER TO INVOLVE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE MPO BOARD BEFORE THE MPO MOVES FORWARD AS AN ORGANIZATION AND ENGAGING IN SOME OF THOSE VISIONARY ACTIVITIES.
SO THIS OUTLINES A ROUGH PROCESS ON HOW TO DO THAT.
AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.
BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A MATRIX THAT WE AS STAFF USE TO EVALUATE WHETHER IDEAS SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND WHETHER WE SHOULD DEDICATE RESOURCES TO THOSE IDEAS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO ALSO PROVIDE THAT AS PART OF THE FINAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
SO A NOTE ON THE FOLDER AND THE LAYOUT.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO OBVIOUSLY BE THE FINAL LAYOUT.
WE JUST USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE.
THE FOLDER WILL BE BRANDED WITH AN MPO LOGO.
IT WILL BE VERY NICE AND GLOSSY AND PRESENTABLE.
ALL THE HANDOUTS WILL BE THE SAME.
BUT WE FIGURED THE BEST WAY TO SHOW YOU ALL HOW THIS NEW STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WORKS IS TO JUST GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR IT.
I COULD HAVE PUT ALL OF THOSE PAGES UP ON THE PRESENTATION HERE, BUT I THINK IT SPEAKS GREATER VOLUMES IF YOU ACTUALLY TOUCH IT AND FEEL IT AND SEE HOW IT CAN WORK.
SO WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO TO HELP YOU ALL PROMOTE THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN, ALSO GAIN INFORMATION AND TELL YOUR COMMUNITIES ABOUT IT AS WELL.
SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE'RE GOING TO REFINE THIS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN BASED ON ANY FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED TODAY. THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN ITS FINAL FORM NEXT MONTH, APRIL 2020 AT THE BOARD MEETING.
AND THEN FROM THAT POINT ON, ONCE WE HAVE AN ADOPTION, WE'RE GOING TO WORK INTERNALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNING OUR PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES SO THAT WE'RE MEETING THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
SO THIS IS REALLY THE ROADMAP, THE GUIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR. I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
THOUGHTS, FEEDBACK SPECIFICALLY ALSO ON THE LAYOUT AS WELL WOULD BE HELPFUL, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, OUR BUSINESS PLAN WAS A STANDARD 100 PAGE, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
YOU FELL ASLEEP ON PAGE 2, WOKE UP, FINISHED PAGE 3 AND FELL ASLEEP AND IT WAS NOT USER FRIENDLY. AND WE HAD A CONSULTANT DO OUR BUSINESS PLAN, THE WHITE HOUSE GROUP, AND THEY CAME OUT WITH THIS HOME-RUN.
IT WAS A HOME RUN BUSINESS PLAN.
IT WAS MORE CONCISE AND IT WAS EASY AS IF, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD GIVE IT TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER AND SHE WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BUSINESS PLAN WAS.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT I TOOK HOME TO DAVIE.
AND WHEN OUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN NEEDED TO BE UPDATED, YOU KNOW, THE CONSULTANT WANTED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THIS DOCUMENT THAT NOBODY WOULD READ BECAUSE IT WAS LONG. IT WAS TOO DETAILED.
AND I ASKED, WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS? AND THEY SAID, WELL THE RESIDENTS READ THIS.
AND I SAID, OK, IF YOU'RE A COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF YOU'RE A COUNCIL MEMBER UP HERE, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'VE READ THIS DOCUMENT. AND I SAID, BUT IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS AND GIVE YOU A QUIZ.
AND THEY ALL WENT. OK, SO I KNOW NOT EVEN US.
WE DIDN'T READ IT. AND I AND I DID READ IT.
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AND SO WHAT HAPPENED IS, IS THAT THEY SAID, WELL, EVERYBODY DOES THIS.AND THEN IT PASSED FOUR TO ONE TO GIVE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE CONSULTANT AND DAVIE.
WELL, I BROUGHT THE CONCISE STRATEGIC PLAN FROM THE MPO AND I SHOWED THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I SAID, YOU CAN.
YOU DON'T NEED A THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN PAGE DOCUMENT TO TELL THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE'RE DOING. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
SO THEY SAID LET'S NEGOTIATE AND GET A MORE CONCISE.
GOOD JOB FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.
AND THEY ASKED, WOULD THEY TAKE HALF TO CONDENSE IT DOWN INTO ONE HUNDRED PAGES INSTEAD OF THREE HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN? AND THE CONSULTANT GOT MAD AND WALKED OUT AND NEVER DID THE JOB.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY DID IT IN-HOUSE WITH OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES AND SAVED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND WE GOT A BETTER PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THIS.
SO WHEN YOU'RE CONDENSING IT AND MAKING IT MORE CONCISE LIKE THIS AND MAKING IT EASIER JUST FOR A COMMON PERSON, BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION I GET IS WHAT'S AN MPO.
AND IF YOU CAN HAND THIS TO THEM AND THEY KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE AN HOUR TO READ AND THEY CAN GO THROUGH AND CLEARLY UNDERSTAND IT.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB. SO I'M SAYING YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. SORRY, I GOT EXCITED ON THAT ONE.
[2. Mobility Projects Update]
WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH ARE MOBILITY PROJECTS.GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS FAZIL QURESHI.
I AM THE PROJECT'S MAIN MANAGER AND I WORK WITH THE MOBILITY SECTION WITH AND WITH RICARDO AND THE TEAM.
FOR TODAY, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A MOBILITY PROJECTS UPDATE ON ON WHERE ALL THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FROM MAY OF LAST YEAR TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
BEFORE I START, I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS TO DELIVER THESE PROJECTS.
SO CURRENTLY OUR PROCESS CONSISTS OF IDENTIFYING PROJECTS AND OUR COMPLETION MASTER PLAN AND THEN PRIORITIZING THEM IN OUR MULTIMODAL PRIORITY LIST, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS OUR MMPL. ONCE THOSE PROJECTS ARE PRIORITIZED, WE MEET WITH THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY STILL WANT THESE PROJECTS.
AND ONCE WE MEET WITH THEM, WE COME UP WITH THE ELEMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH, SUCH AS THE SCOPE OF WORK, THE RIGHT OF WAY VERIFICATION, THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT IN ORDER TO GET THESE PROJECTS PROGRAM READY.
ONCE THESE PROJECTS ARE PROGRAM READY AND THEY GO IN OUR MMPL, FDOT PROGRAMS THEM EVERY YEAR, DEPENDING UPON OUR FUNDING.
ONCE THEY'RE FUNDED, THEY GET FUNDED IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE OF THE WORK PROGRAM.
THEN THE PROJECTS GO THROUGH DESIGN, WHICH TYPICALLY TAKES TWO YEARS AND THEN THEY GO THROUGH CONSTRUCTION, WHICH CAN TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN ONE, TWO YEARS, DEPENDING UPON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT.
AND ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED, ALL THE LOCALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOPEFULLY HOST A RIBBON CUTTING. SO CURRENTLY, AS OF AS OF MAY OF LAST YEAR TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN NINE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FULLY CONSTRUCTED.
TWO PROJECTS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD PROJECT AND THE WILTON DRIVE PROJECT.
THE HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD PROJECT WAS OUR URBAN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, WHICH WON AN AWARD AT THE SAFE STREET SUMMIT. THESE TWO PROJECTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE FINISHED WITH CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES TO TO PROCURE THE LANDSCAPING COMPONENT. ONCE THE LANDSCAPING COMPONENT IS COMPLETED, WE CAN WE CAN SAY THAT THE THE ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THESE TWO PROJECTS ALIGN WITH OUR ALIGN WITH WHAT WE CALL A COMPLETE STREET. THE NEXT PROJECTS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ARE THE PROGRAM PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE CURRENT FDOT WORK PROGRAM.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT THERE'S 11 PROJECTS CURRENTLY PROGRAMED.
TWO COLUMNS THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THEIR PRODUCTION DATE AND THE LETTING DATE TO PRODUCTION DATE IS WHAT FDOT HAS HAS AS OF RIGHT NOW STATED WHEN THE DESIGN WILL BE COMPLETED. BUT THAT DATE CAN STILL CHANGE DEPENDING UPON WHAT OBSTACLES COME IN DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND THE LETTING DATE IS PROSPECTIVELY WHEN F.D.O.T.
IS ASSUMING THE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED TO THE CONTRACTOR, BUT THAT CAN ALSO CHANGE DEPENDING UPON WHEN IT'S SCHEDULED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
THE NEXT PROJECTS ARE PROJECTS WE HAVE IN DESIGN.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 17 PROJECTS.
OH, SOMETHING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS, IS YOU'LL SEE SOME PROJECTS ARE ARE IN BLUE AND
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SOME OF THEM ARE IN GREEN. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS ON THIS LIST THAT ARE SEGMENTS OF THE PROJECT OF OF THE TOTAL PROJECT, SUCH AS IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE SOUTHWEST SEVENTY SECOND AVENUE AND WASHINGTON STREET IS, WHICH IS THE FIFTH LINE DOWN.THOSE TWO PROJECTS ARE PART OF ONE PROJECT.
BUT UNLIKE UNIVERSITY DRIVE FROM NORTHWEST 14TH STREET TO SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY, THAT ONE'S GREEN ONLY AND THE JASON PROJECTS ARE NOT GREEN BECAUSE THAT'S A STANDALONE PROJECT IN ITSELF. AND THOSE ARE JUST THE LIMITS.
CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE 13 PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT ARE ONGOING.
OH, ONE THING I WANT TO SHOW ON THIS SLIDE IS THE CONTRACT DAYS, THE CONTRACT DAYS WAS THE ESTIMATED TIME THE F.D.O.T . HAD HAD ESTIMATED TO BE THE CONSTRUCTION DAYS FOR THE PROJECT.
BUT THESE THESE CONTRACT DATES DON'T INCLUDE WEATHER DAYS, HOLIDAYS, EVENTS THAT THE THAT THAT THE CITIES MAY ASK US TO NOT HAVE CONSTRUCTION DURING AND ANY UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS THAT MAY COME UP DURING CONSTRUCTION.
AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
ONE PROJECT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THE PROSPECT ROAD FROM COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, DIXIE HIGHWAY. THIS PROJECT HAS A LANE ELIMITATION.
MOST THIS CORRIDOR IS GOING TO HAVE A SEVEN FOOT BUFFER GREEN BIKE LANE AND AND WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY RESURFACE THIS ROAD.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR HIGHLIGHT PROJECTS AT THE MOMENT.
AS AS WITH ALL THE OTHER ONES, BUT WHERE WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREEN BIKE LANES AND HOPEFULLY IN THE END AND I HOPE WE CAN GET MORE MUNICIPALITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE GREEN THERMAL MARKINGS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
SO ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE 52 PROJECTS.
AS OF MAY OF 2019 TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION DOLLAR AMOUNT OF A LITTLE BIT OVER THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS, AND THAT'S MY CONTACT INFORMATION IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THEIR PROJECTS IN THEIR CITIES, I'M THE PERSON THAT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CONTACT. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW HAPPY WE WERE WITH THE RAPIDITY THAT WE SAW IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WILTON DRIVE AND IT'S BEEN COMPLETED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND WE WILL DO A RIBBON CUTTING IF AND WHEN WE EVER FIND ANY MONEY FOR LANDSCAPING.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT HAS QUITE A FEW GREEN SPOTS, BUT IT'S ONLY GRASS.
AND IF WE EVER GET A TREE, WE'LL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SEE NOBODY ELSE IN THE REQUEST IN QUEUE.
SO THANK YOU, MR. QURESHI. NEXT UP IS THE REPORT FROM OUR PARTNER AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
[3. Report from Partner Agencies - Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - I-595 Arterial Connectivity Study]
AND I SEE THAT MRS. [INAUDIBLE] IS GOING TO SPEAK OR NO.GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE MPO BOARD.
I AM THE F.D.O .T. PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE MPO FUNDED STUDY, THE ARTERIAL CONNECTIVITY STUDY ALONG THE I-5 95 CORRIDOR.
SO AS YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE, THERE EXISTS CHRONIC TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS ON THE ARTERIAL STREETS ALONG THE I-5 95 CORRIDOR IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN BROWARD COUNTY.
SO AS A RESULT, BROWARD MPO HAS DIRECTED FDOT TO YOU TO PERFORM A THOROUGH STUDY IN THE AREA TO IDENTIFY DEFICIENCIES AND PROBLEM AREAS AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE SHORT AND LONG TERM SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTABLE AND HAVE THE SUPPORT FROM OUR LOCAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. THE STUDY AREA IS A TWO MILE WIDE BAND ALONG THE I-5 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 136 AVENUE AND STATE ROAD SEVEN.
AND LAST OCTOBER, THE DEPARTMENT SELECTED THE RS&H TEAM AS OUR CONSULTANT TO LEAD THE STUDY. I'D LIKE TO HAVE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM'S PROJECT MANAGER, WINSTON HARRIS.
HE WILL GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATIONS ON WHAT THE STUDY ENTAILS, IT'S SCHEDULES AND WHAT THE CURRENT STUDY STATUS IS.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE]. AND THANK.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ARTERIAL CONNECTOR TO STUDY.
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RIGHT. THIS STUDY, IT'S A JOINT MPO FDOT PROJECT REALLY INITIATED OUT OF THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE CITIES FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONS AND SAFETY ALONG THOSE NORTH SOUTH ARTERIALS. PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON THE MOVEMENTS ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH ARTERIALS FROM THE WEST 136 AVENUE TO THE EAST STATE ROAD SEVEN SO ALL THOSE NORTH SOUTH ARTERIALS THAT ARE CROSSING 595 STATE ROAD 84 CORRIDOR.OF COURSE IT'S A MULTIMODAL PROJECT.
SO WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ISSUES.
OF COURSE, SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT ISSUES HERE IS THE GREENWAY, WHICH IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF 595.
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE, OF COURSE, IS TO IMPROVE OPERATION AND SAFETY ALONG THOSE NORTH SOUTH ARTERIAL ROADS AND ACCESS TO AND FROM 595.
IT'S A PLANNING LEVEL PROJECT.
SO WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF D.O.T.'S PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
THERE'LL BE SEVERAL MORE STEPS BEFORE THIS BECOMES IMPLEMENTABLE.
THE PROJECT INVOLVE 4 MAIN TASKS.
ONE, OF COURSE, IS TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE ISSUES OUT THERE, GOING OUT THERE AND MEETING THE STAKEHOLDERS, DOING OUR FIELD REVIEWS AND THEREBY FIND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE ROADWAY. TASK 2 IS EVALUATING THOSE DEFICIENCIES, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO COME UP WITH STRATEGIES THAT CAN ADDRESS THE SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES.
A TASK FOUR IS PACKAGING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, TRYING TO IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES AND WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP MOVING FORWARD.
AND OUTREACH WILL CONTINUE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE PROJECT.
IT'S A MULTIMODAL PRODUCT, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MULTIPLE STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OUT THERE. THEY'LL RANGE FROM LAND USE, ACCESS, TRADITIONAL GEOMETRIC IMPROVEMENTS, LOOKING AT THE GREEN WAY.
HOW WE CAN PROVIDE BETTER SAFETY AT THOSE GREEN WAY CROSSINGS.
AND OF COURSE, INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
IT'S A TWO YEAR PROJECT KICKED OFF LAST YEAR, OCTOBER.
WE HOPE TO CONCLUDE IT IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR.
AND WE PLAN TO MEET WITH THE BOARD ON THREE OCCASIONS TODAY WHERE I MEET WITH YOU.
WE'LL MEET WITH YOU AGAIN IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR AFTER WE'VE COMPLETED OUR INITIAL ANALYSIS AND THEN WE'LL MEET WITH YOU NEXT YEAR.
TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROJECT WHEN WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD. OUTREACH, OF COURSE, IS A BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT.
AND WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH SEVERAL CITIES TO GET THEIR ISSUES AND THEIR FEEDBACK.
LISTED HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
WE ALSO PLAN TRYING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PUBLIC OUTREACH TOO.
A PRODUCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE SET UP CONSISTED OF MEMBERS.
IT WILL INCLUDE MEMBERS FROM THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL, OF COURSE, TRY TO GUIDE THE PROJECT AND GUIDE THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE DEVELOP.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE INITIAL COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE.
RANGING FROM ANYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUES AND GREENWAYS, FLYOVERS AT INTERCHANGES, TRANSIT OPERATIONS.
AND THIS WILL GROW OF COURSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
SOME OF THE KEY CARDS THAT HAVE COME OUT IN THOSE CORRIDORS IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PINE ALLEN, [INAUDIBLE].
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG ONES THAT WE KEEP GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT.
SOME OF THE MULTIMODAL ISSUES.
BIG ONE THERE IS THE GREENWAY ACCESS TO AND FROM THE GREENWAY AND PROVIDING SAFE OPERATIONS AT GREENWAY.
OUR NEXT STEP, OF COURSE, IS TO COMPLETE OUR INITIAL STUDIES.
IDENTIFYING THOSE ISSUES AS WE SEE THEM AND THEN COME AND REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, WITH YOU KNOW, OUR FEEDBACK WITH THAT WE HAVE WE'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. I HAVE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM.
WE ARE READY TO TRY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
OK. THE ONLY THING I DO WANT TO COMMENT, I KNOW WHEN I MET WITH YOU, THE UNDER THE INITIAL STAKEHOLDER INPUT, IT SAYS CONSIDER ADDING A FLY OVER FROM SOUTHBOUND 136.
IT'S FOR NORTHBOUND 136 ON YOUR SLIDE.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER BLATTNER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
YES. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT'S GOING ON NOW THERE ON THE EXPRESS LANES.
OK. SO THE THE THE PROJECT WON'T NECESSARILY BE LOOKING AT 595 AND THE MAIN LINE.
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IT'S PRIMARILY IN RESPECT 595, IT'S THE CONNECTIVITY TO THE 595 THAT THE PROJECT WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON INTERNAL 595, GETTING TRAFFIC FROM THOSE SIDE STREETS, 136 AVENUE UNIVERSE. AND SO HOW DO THEY GET THEM TO AND FROM 595 MORE EFFICIENTLY.I DON'T SEE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU. OK, THAT COMPLETES OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.
SO THE TIME IS 11:34 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.