[1. Call to Order and Pledge]
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LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.>> CHAIR, IF YOU WOULD, I'D LIKE TO MAKE JUST A SHORT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE PANDEMIC AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT THIS WAY.
>> DUE TO THE CONTINUING STATE OF EMERGENCY RESULTING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY ORDERS RELATING TO THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN FLORIDA SUNSHINE LAW REGULATION AND TO ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE SOCIAL DISTANCING AS ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR, THIS BOARD MEETING IS BEING HELD VIRTUALLY USING COMMUNICATION MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICALLY, ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, AND WE ARE STREAMING LIVE ON THE BROWARD MPO WEBSITE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS BEING RECORDED.
I ASK THAT IF YOU WOULD KINDLY KEEP YOUR MIC MUTED UNLESS YOU'RE SPEAKING.
IT'LL STOP SOME OF THE BACKGROUND NOISE AND THAT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU SIMPLY JUST RAISE YOUR HAND.
YOU CAN SELECT THE PARTICIPANTS ICON IN THE TOOLBAR AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.
A WHITE PARTICIPANT'S COLUMN WILL SHOW UP ON YOUR RIGHT OF THE SCREEN.
IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS A BUTTON THAT SAYS "RAISE HAND".
WHEN WE DO MOTIONS, IT'LL BE THE FIRST AND SECOND TO RAISE THEIR HAND, WILL BE THE MOTION AND THE SECOND TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THEN WE WILL TRY TO PASS THINGS ON UNANIMOUS CONSENT [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
IF WE CAN, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND GENERAL COUNSEL, PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S TIME FOR A VERBAL ROLL CALL.
[2. Verbal Roll Call]
GENERAL COUNSEL, PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL.>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M GOING TO GO BY DISTRICT AND JUST NAME THE CITY.
IF YOU WOULD, JUST STATE HERE SO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE PRESENT.
>> DEERFIELD BEACH? COCONUT CREEK? LIGHTHOUSE POINT?
>> LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-BEACH. GOT YOU.
>> FORT LAUDERDALE, MAYOR TRANTALIS?
>> FORT LAUDERDALE, MR. MCKINZIE?
>> SUNRISE? PLANTATION? OAKLAND PARK? LAUDERDALE LAKES? [NOISE] WILTON MANORS? SEA RANCH LAKES? IS VACANT AND VILLAGE OF LAZY LAKE IS VACANT. HOLLYWOOD?
>> HALLANDALE BEACH? DANIA BEACH? MOVING TO DISTRICT 5 IS DAVIE?
>> COOPER CITY? WEST PARK? SOUTHWEST RANCHES? PEMBROKE PARK?
>> SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY?
>> COMMISSIONER SHARIEF? NO. COMMISSIONER UDINE?
>> COMMISSIONER RYAN? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I HAVE THE ROLL CALL WE DO HAVE [OVERLAPPING]
>> COMMISSIONER SHARIEF IS HERE.
>> SORRY, I COULDN'T UNMUTE FAST ENOUGH.
>> ANYBODY ELSE WHO I MIGHT HAVE MISSED OR DID NOT RESPOND?
SANDRA WELCH JUST JOINED AS WELL.
>> SANDRA WELCH, COCONUT CREEK. THANK YOU.
>> PEMBROKE PARK? YES, COMMISSIONER CLARK.
>> ALAN, COMMISSIONER HARRIS FROM DANIA BEACH IS ON BUT HE'S HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU AND [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]. ANYONE ELSE?
>> COMMISSIONER LAZAROW WHO IS ALSO HALLANDALE BEACH, IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT SHE'S TRYING TO GET IN AS WELL.
>> OKAY. MR. STUART, ANYONE ELSE?
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MS. SCHULTZ? SEEING NONE THEN I GUESS WE ARE READY TO PROCEED.>> OKAY. THANK YOU, GENERAL COUNSEL.
THE FIRST ITEM UP IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[3. Approval of Minutes - May 14, 2020]
IF I CAN GET A RAISE YOUR HAND FOR A MOTION AND CLICKING.>> EVERYONE'S FINDING THE BUTTON TO PUSH.
COMMISSIONER BLATTNER IS RAISING HIS HAND IN - ARE YOU SEEING THE BUTTONS, MR. CLARK?
>> NO. I CAN'T SEE THE BUTTON.
>> GOT THAT, MOTION WAS MADE BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY GOOD.
SO IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HANDS WE'LL TRY TO PASS THE MINUTES BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
IF ANYBODY OBJECTS TO THE PASSING OF THE MINUTES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME.
SEEING NONE, THIS IS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[4. Approval of Agenda]
IF I CAN GET YOU TO RAISE YOUR HANDS TO MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.MS. ZIADE [NOISE] HAS MADE THE MOTION SECONDED BY GOOD.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HANDS, WE'LL TRY TO PASS THIS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
IF YOU OBJECT TO PASSING THE AGENDA AS WRITTEN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO OBJECT AT THIS TIME.
SEEING NONE, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
[5. Public Comments Please submit to info@browardmpo.org at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.]
LET'S START WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THROUGH EMAILS [INAUDIBLE].IF I CAN GET YOU TO READ, MS. SCHULTZ IF I CAN GET YOU TO READ EACH ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN THOSE COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, I BELIEVE LED TO DISPLAY A PARTICULAR ITEM, ACTION ITEM 3.
>> ARE THEY ALL RELATED TO THREE?
>> I BELIEVE SO. MS. SCHULTZ WOULD YOU CONFIRM THAT?
>> CORRECT. WE RECEIVED [OVERLAPPING] FOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, THREE FOR ACTION ITEM 3 AND ONE FOR CONSENT ITEM 1.
>> YOU CAN READ THE CONSENT ITEM 1 IF YOU CHOOSE TO, MR. CHAIRMAN?
THIS IS FROM PAULO FERNANDA, SO THE CITY OF WESTERN THAT IS IN FULL SUPPORT.
I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE FOR OUR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SLASH TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
CAN TO CONTINUE AS THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR.
AS THIS WILL HAVE AN ADDED VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND WILL HELP ME AND MY FAMILY COMMUTING TO MIAMI WHERE WE WORK.
>> [OVERLAPPING] OKAY. THANK YOU. AFTER YOU.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT'S JOINING US VIRTUALLY AT THIS POINT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING OTHER THAN ONE OF THE ACTION ITEMS. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.
>> I HAVE SOME RESIDENTS TEXTING, THEY JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WHEN WE DISCUSSED ACTION ITEM THREE, THAT THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AT THAT TIME OFF WHEN WE DISCUSS THE ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, ALL LIVES MATTER. OKAY.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE WAS SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE LINE OR ON THE ATTENDEES.
BUT THEY DROPPED THEIR HAND NOW.
OKAY. NEVER MIND. [NOISE] SORRY.
>> NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CLOSED.
WE MOVE ONTO GOOGLE OF EXCUSED ABSENCE.
[6. Approval of Excused Absences]
WE ONLY HAVE ONE, WHICH IS BOARD MEMBER GANTZ FROM DEERFIELD BEACH, IF I CAN GET A MOTION AND A SECOND.MAYOR HUNSCHOFSKY IS MAKING THE MOTIONS TO GET IT BY GOOD, TO EXCUSE FOR MEMBER GANTZ.
IF I CAN GET YOU TO ALL TO LOWER YOUR HANDS WILL TRY TO PUT BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
OKAY. IF ANYBODY WOULD EXACTLY EXCUSING BOARD MEMBER GANTZ, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME.
OKAY. BOARD MEMBER, TRANTALIS. YOU'VE GOT TO UNMUTE.
>> I THINK I'M JUST TRYING TO LEARN THIS.
YOU SAID TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU AGREE TO EXCUSE THE MEMBER.
>> NO, IT'S TO LOWER YOUR HAND BENT TO PASS BY IT'S IF YOU OBJECT. [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S OKAY. IF ANYBODY OBJECTS ON THE BOARD TO EXCLUDING BOARD MEMBER GANTZ, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME
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>> NONE. THE BOARD MEMBERS EXCUSE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN,
[7. MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS to Serve for the Next Year, July 2020 Through June 2021: A. Chair B. Vice Chair C. Deputy Vice Chair D. Executive Committee - Broward County Representative E. Executive Committee - Small Municipalities Representative F. Executive Committee - At-Large Representative G. Executive Committee - At-Large Representative (if no Chair Emeritus)]
WHICH IS THE MOTION TO ELECT OFFICERS.AT THIS TIME, I WILL ALLOW ANYBODY TO NOMINATE ANYBODY FROM THE FLOOR FOR ANY OF THE SEVEN POSITIONS.
IF YOU WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY THAT HAS NOT BEEN NOMINATED FOR POSITION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME.
OKAY. I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS IF SOMEBODY ELSE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND SECOND.
>> SO WE HAVE ZIADE MAKING THE MOTION.
CLOSE NOMINATIONS LAZAROW SECONDS.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HAND, WILL CLOSE NOMINATIONS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
>> THE CHAIRMAN, IF YOU WOULD JUST ANNOUNCE TO THE NOMINATIONS THERE FOR THE DIFFERENT OFFICES. SO IT'S ON THE RECORD.
>> OR I'LL DO THAT IN THE NEXT MOTION.
OKAY. SO IF YOU OBJECT TO CLOSING NOMINATIONS, ANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT WANT TO RE-KEEP NOMINATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE WITH [INAUDIBLE].
SEEING NONE, NOMINATIONS ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS, WE HAVE SEVEN POSITIONS.
SIX OF THEM HAVE GONE UNCONTESTED, SO WE'LL VOTE ON THOSE SIX FIRST, AND THEN THERE'S ONE CONTESTED ELECTION THAT WE WILL VOTE ON AFTER THAT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN NOMINATED AND THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
DEPUTY VICE CHAIR WE HAVE JOHNSON.
FOR AT LARGE, WE HAVE COLBOURNE.
FOR CHAIR EMERITUS, WE HAVE BLATTNER, AND THEN FOR THE SMALL CITIES, WHICH WILL FOLLOW IN THE NEXT VOTE, WE HAVE TWO NOMINEES.
SO IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE NOMINATIONS FOR THE SIX UNCONTESTED NOMINATIONS.
I HAVE EMOTION BY ITS HUNSCHOFSKY.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HAND, WE WILL PASS THOSE SIX BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
OKAY. IF ANYBODY OBJECTS TO PASSING THOSE OFFICERS AS ELECTED FROM THE CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS.
IF YOU OBJECT, RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE.
IT'S PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. WE'RE MOVING ON. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT CHAIR.
>> WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE SMALL CITIES ELECTIONS.
THE WAY THAT I ENVISION DOING THIS IS TO GIVE BOTH OF THE TWO CANDIDATES FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.
AFTER 3-5 MINUTES, BUT YOU GET UP TO FIVE.
THEN WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD IF THEY ARE CAMPAIGNING IF WILL HAVE A ROLL-CALL BY DISTRICT, JUST LIKE WE DID FOR OUR ROLL-CALL EARLIER.
THEN WE WILL DECIDE WHO WILL BE A SMALL CITY REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD STARTING JULY 1ST.
MAYOR ZIADE, WOULD YOU DO US THE OWNER OF GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION FIRST?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIRMAN.
THE REASON WHY I THREW MY HAT IN THE RING IS BECAUSE SINCE MY ELECTION, I RAN ON A FRESH SET OF EYES WITH A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
AS I LOOK AT THE MAP OF BROWARD COUNTY AND I SEE ALL THE SMALL CITIES WE ARE THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.
FIRST OF ALL, FOR THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF IT IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, AND I WANT TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER IN THAT FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED IN THE SMALLER CITIES.
WE DEPEND ON ALL SOURCES, AND WITH THAT SITE THAT I FIGHT ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY AS MAYOR, I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS AN ADDED VALUE THAT I CAN BRING TO OTHER CITIES WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY.
THAT BEING SAID, I DO NEED SOMEWHAT REGULARLY WITH MAYORS OF THOSE OTHER SMALL CITIES, AND IF I HAVE NOT, I KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND I HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH OUT TO THEM TO SEE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR SMALL CITIES.
SO I HOPE TO BRING THAT FRESH SET OF EYES WITH THAT NEW PERSPECTIVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, THE KNOW-HOW, AND THE GOOD FIGHT TO DO IT.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. NEXT UP IS COMMISSIONER HARRIS, AND LET ME RESET THE CLOCK.
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OKAY. COMMISSIONER HARRIS, FEEL FREE.>> OKAY. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
DO YOU HEAR THAT REVERB OR IS IT ME?
>> OKAY. THEN WHAT? WE START OVER. HOLD ON ONE SECOND [NOISE].
>> [LAUGHTER] THIS BRIEF INTERRUPTION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY TECHNOLOGY. YOUR BEST FRIEND. [LAUGHTER].
BE WHEREVER YOU WOULDN'T BE AWARE OF IT.
>> TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE HAVE ALL THIS REVERB.
>> MIGHT BE THAT YOUR SPEAKERS ARE TURNED UP TOO LOUD.
>> MY IT EXPERT HERE. NOW, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> GREAT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ELECTION TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE MPO SINCE I WAS ELECTED BACK IN 2016 AS A REGULAR MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH AND SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE BEEN ATTENDING EVERY MEETING FOR THE PAST TWO AND A HALF OR THREE YEARS.I HAVE ALSO BEEN SELECTED ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND FOR A TERM IN 2017 AND 2018 WHEN I WAS ASKED TO SERVE.
I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE MTAC COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ROUND TABLES STEERING COMMITTEE.
I THINK WITH ALL MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE MPO, WHICH IS CHANGING ALL THE TIME BASED ON THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, IDEALLY POSITIONED AS A TRANSPORTATION HUB BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT, THE SEAPORT, POINT SOUTH, AND ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE IN THE AREA FROM THE BEACH TO THE HARD ROCK.
I THINK MY QUALIFICATIONS ARE PRETTY SOLID THAT I CAN SERVE THE MPO FOR HOPEFULLY ANOTHER FIVE YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND BROWARD COUNTY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE HAVE A VERY GOOD GROUP HERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE IT 100 PERCENT RESPECTFUL ON ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE.
WE ARE ALL BRANDS AND ON THE SAME TEAM.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE BOARD THAT WISHES TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME, YOU WILL BE RECOGNIZED.
JUST INDICATE THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
DOCTOR SHARIEF, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>>WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT BRIAN, FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I'VE SERVED ON THE MPO, I THINK WE RARELY HAVE CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO APPOINTING OFFICERS AND I THINK THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION WE'VE TWO EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES, I ENJOY SERVING WITH BOTH OF YOU, BILL AND ANNA, MAYOR ANNA, I CAN'T SAY YOUR LAST NAME THAT WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO BUTCHER IT THIS MORNING.
BRIAN, YOU DID ENOUGH OF THAT THIS YEAR, BUT [LAUGHTER] I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF MAYOR ANNA COMING ON BOARD AS SMALL COUNTIES REPRESENTATIVE BECAUSE OF HER ADVOCACY IN THE FACT THAT SHE JUST SPEAKS UP ABOUT EVERY ISSUE AND I THINK THAT SHE HAS BEEN ENGAGED FROM THE BEGINNING STARTING ON THIS BOARD.
I WANTED TO LEND MY SUPPORT, VOICE FOR MAYOR ANNA ZIADE THIS MORNING AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE COULD BE FEW OTHER CANDIDATES THAT I WOULD'VE LOVED TO SERVE WITH.
BILL HARRIS IS EXCEPTIONAL AS WELL, BUT I JUST WANTED THAT DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE THAT I THINK SHE BRINGS AND, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT HER THIS MORNING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. SHARIEF, FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE HOLD THE VOTE? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
IF YOU VOTE FOR BOARD MEMBER ZIADE, JUST SAY ZIADE OR MAYOR ANNA, IF YOU HAD AS MUCH DIFFICULTY ORIGINALLY AS I PREVIOUSLY HAD, OR IF YOU WANT COMMISSIONER HARRIS, IT'LL BE HARRIS.
THE VOTE WILL BE CALLED BY DISTRICT BY OUR GENERAL COUNSEL.
GENERAL COUNSEL, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. [INAUDIBLE] I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE CITIES BY
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DISTRICT AND I'M GOING TO ONLY ASK FIRST FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SHOWN AS BEING PRESENT.IF I DON'T CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU ARE WITHIN A DISTRICT, PLEASE SPEAK OUT SO THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN COUNT YOU AS BEING PRESENT AS WELL.
>> DISTRICT THREE. [INAUDIBLE]
>> WATERHILL. [BACKGROUND] MR BATES YOU ARE MUTED.
YOU ARE STILL MUTED.THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE ON DISTRICT THREE THAT I'M SHOWING.
>> CAN'T BE SURPRISED WITH THAT.DISTRICT FIVE, DAVIE.
>> PEMBROKE PINES. [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER GOOD.
>> PLANTATION YOU KNOW IS HERE ALAN.
>> PLANTATION IS PRESENT THANK YOU, AND YOUR VOTE WAS FOR?
>> ANNA. ANYONE ELSE THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED.
>> ONE SECOND, PLEASE. TO COOPERS CITY HOW DO YOU VOTE?
>> SORRY, WHO WAS THE OTHER PERSON WHO SPOKE UP?
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISSED? OKAY, DO YOU HAVE THE TOTAL.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW WE VOTE OR DO WE VOTE AND ITS JUST NOT COUNTED?
>> LAUDERDALE LAKES WAS NOT CALLED.
>> OKAY ONE SECOND. COMMISSIONER GREENE, WE'RE TALLYING NOW.
YOU STILL IN THE OPPORTUNITY. WHO DO YOU VOTE FOR?
>> OKAY, AND THEN I HEARD LAUDERDALE LAKES.
OKAY, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? GOING ONCE, TWICE, THIRD TIME.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE HERE THE VOTING AT THE MOMENT AND ASK MISS [INAUDIBLE] TO RESPOND TO US WITH THE TOTALS.
>> 17 FOR HARRIS AND 11 FOR MAYOR ZIADE.
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>> ISN'T THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VOTES ONLY SUPPOSED THAT UP TO 25?
>> NOT FOR THIS. WE TAKE ALL VOTES, EVERYONE VOTES.
>> YES WITH THE BOARD ITEMS LIKE THIS.
WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT THAT WAY.
>> THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, BUT.
>> WELL, THE WAY IT WORKS IS THERE'S A STATE STATUTE THAT LIMITS ANY STATE OR FEDERAL ACTION TO NO MORE THAN 25 VOTES.
ALL ITEMS THAT AFFECT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS YOU GET FULL BOARD INVOLVEMENT.
>> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOARD MEMBER HARRIS TO EXECUTIVE BOARD AND TO MAYOR ZIADE, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ON MY REIGN I DIDN'T GET ON EITHER, BUT I PERSISTED AND THEN ONE DAY HERE, I THINK EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES YOUR TALENT AND I COMMEND YOU FOR RUNNING IN THE FIRST PLACE AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THERE'S A LOT OF RESPECT FROM THE BOARD FOR YOU. WE'RE MOVING UP.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT.
[ CONSENT ITEMS (All Items Open for Public Comment) ]
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THE THREE CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY. SEEING NONE, THE BOARD DOES NOT PULL ANY CONSENT ITEM.I WILL OPEN UP. I KNOW WE HAD ONE COMMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER THAT'S JOINING US VIRTUALLY OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
[BACKGROUND] I CAN SEE THERE ARE TWO.
[INAUDIBLE] YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU [INAUDIBLE]
>>I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PARKING RIDE, IS THAT UP NOW? OR THAT'S A DIFFERENT THING? I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG.
>> THAT'S THE NEXT SECTION, THIS IS FOR CONSENT, THE FIRST THREE CONSENT ITEMS. PARKING RIDE IS ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE.
>> OKAY. I'LL WAIT FOR THAT THEN.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
IN THAT CASE, I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION MADE BY LAZAROW TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT SECONDED BY GOOD SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HANDS, WE'LL TRY TO PASS THIS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD WISHES TO OBJECT [INAUDIBLE] THROUGH A UNANIMOUS CONSENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW TO OBJECT TO PASSING THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SEEING NONE, WE HAVE PASSED THE CONSENT AGENDA BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
ACTION ITEM ONE. GENERAL COUNSEL,
[1. MOTION TO APPROVE the DRAFT Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Multimodal Priorities List (MMPL)]
IF I CAN GET YOU TO READ THAT BY TYPE.>> YES, SIR. MOTION TO APPROVE THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2021, MULTI-MODAL PRIORITIES LIST (MMPL).
>> OKAY. WE HAVE DR. CHENG TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. BOARD MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING.
[INAUDIBLE] PROJECTS PROGRAMMING MANAGER [INAUDIBLE].
THE [INAUDIBLE] PRESENTED IT'S ADDRESS TO MULTI-MODAL [INAUDIBLE] AT THE MAY BOARD METING.
THE DRAFT MMPL WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN BOTH MAY AND THE JUNE MEETING PACKAGES FOR YOUR REVEAL.
TODAY THERE IS NO POWER POINT PRESENTATION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE WERE TWO CHANGES MADE FROM THE MAIN DRAFT MMPL.
FIRST ONE, [INAUDIBLE] WAS ADDED TO THE DRAFT MMPL.
THIS CHANGE WAS INCLUDED IN THE JUNE MEETING PACKAGE.
WELL, THE SECOND ONE, WE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM MS.KAREN [INAUDIBLE] , A STAFF FROM THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, PRIORITY 16 IN ROADWAY PROGRAM.
THE COMMENCE IS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF THE FACILITY FOR THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS ABOUT [INAUDIBLE] STUDY FOR LESS BOULEVARD FROM U.S ONE TO [INAUDIBLE].
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ALL THE PROJECTS AND LIMITS IS ON LOCAL FACILITY, BUT THE BRIDGE CROSSING INTERCOASTAL [INAUDIBLE] WITHIN THE LIMITS, IS OUTSIDE THE FACILITY.SO OWNERSHIP WAS THE CHANGED FROM STATE TO STATE /LOCAL, SO CHANGE WAS REFLECTED IN THE JUNE MEETING PACKAGE.
THE PARK AND THE [INAUDIBLE] RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT PHYSICAL YEAR 2021 MULTI-MODAL PRIORITY LIST.
TODAY I'M [INAUDIBLE] STAFF SEEKING A MOTION TO APPROVAL TO DRAFT FISCAL, YEAR 2021, MULTI-MODAL PRIORITY LIST.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD FOR DR. CHENG? BOARD MEMBER WELCH YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU DR. CHENG FOR THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THREE THINGS.
ONE IS THE ITEM NUMBER 16 ON PAGE 18, I BELIEVE, AND THE ADOPTED FUNDING ALLOCATED 325,000 FOR DESIGN COST IN FY 2025 FOR THE JOHNSON ROAD SHARED USE PATHWAY.
WE ARE IN A POSITION, IF POSSIBLE, TO MOVE IT FORWARD TO AS EARLY AS FY 22 23 IF JUST FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE SECOND ITEM, NUMBER ONE, PAGE 36 OF THE ROADWAY PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTHWEST TENTH STREET CONNECTOR.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STATUS UPDATE.
I KNOW THAT WEBINARS ARE SCHEDULED AND TO SEE IF THIS PROJECT WERE TO BE DELAYED, HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE TURNPIKE SAWGRASS INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT DESIGN AND FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTION, ET CETERA.
THEN ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE UNIVERSITY [INAUDIBLE] RAPID [INAUDIBLE] IS FROM CORAL SPRINGS ON [INAUDIBLE] ROAD RATHER THAN COCONUT CREEK.
WE WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
RIGHT? THEN LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST IS PAGE 60, THE 10-YEAR FINANCE PLAN PROJECTS FOR THE TURNPIKE.
WE JUST WANTED TO NOTE AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STATUS UPDATE.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE ARE OBJECTING TO THE PREMIUM LANES ALTERNATIVES AS PRESENTED, AND THEY WILL DRASTICALLY AFFECT IN OUR CASE THAT HEALTH AND WELFARE OF MANY OF OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
SO CAN A PDNE SCHEDULE UPDATE BE PROVIDED? I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. MR. SPEAKER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS?
>> BEFORE DR. CHENG, I'M GOING TO TURN TO DR. CHENG TO [INAUDIBLE] THE SCRIVENER HERE WITH COCONUT CREEK VERSUS CORAL SPRINGS. MY APOLOGIES.
BUT YES, CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
THE BOTH PROJECTS, AS FAR AS THE DOT SIDE, THE PDNE REQUESTS, WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING SOUTHWEST TENTH UPDATE TO THE BOARD NEXT MONTH AS A NON-ACTION ITEM.
SO THAT WAY YOU'LL SEE WHERE THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT IS.
WE'LL ALSO ASK FOR THE TURNPIKE IF THEY ARE ONLINE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL ASK THEM TO ALSO HAVE SOME UPDATES AS FAR AS WHERE THEY ARE WITH THE INTERCHANGE AT SAW GRASS AND THE TURNPIKE MAINLINE.
THEN AS FAR AS UPGRADING OR MOVING FORWARD, THE OTHER PROJECT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE FUNDING SCENARIOS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADVANCE THE DESIGN ON THAT.
IT JUST DEPENDS IF IT'S A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT OR NOT.
IF IT IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, ADVANCING IS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IF IT'S ACTUALLY A LOCALLY FUNDED PROJECT.
WITH THAT, DR. CHENG DO YOU HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ANY ISSUES THAT YOU'D LIKE THAT ALSO BRING OUT?
I THINK THIS ONE WE NEED TO START FROM TURNPIKE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
>> REBECCA, COULD YOU BRING UP VICTORIA WILLIAMS ON?
>> ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T GET THAT.
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>> WE CAN HEAR YOU MISS WILLIAMS.
I'VE GOT MY YARD WORKERS AT THE BACKGROUND. APOLOGIZE.
>> IT'S OKAY VICTORIA. THIS IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
>> CORRECT. FIRST OF ALL, JUST A QUICK UPDATE.
WHAT'S THE PHILOSOPHY IS WITH BANDAGED LATENCE.
WE'RE NO LONGER CALLING THEM EXPRESS LANES.
THESE MANAGED LANES WILL NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL CHARGES, A NORMAL TURNPIKE TOLL.
THIS PHILOSOPHY IS AS OF THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
THAT'S A PIECE OF INFORMATION WE CAN BRING TO THE BOARD IN OUR PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH AND JUST ANOTHER QUICK UPDATE ON THE SAW GRASS EXPRESSWAY WIDENING.
THE DESIGN IS UNDERWAY IN A WORK PROGRAM, SO OUR CONSTRUCTIONS, I THINK ESTIMATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS IN BROWARD COUNTY AND WE'D LIKE TO BRING A SUMMARY TO THE BOARD.
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT NEXT MONTH.
>> IS THERE ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT HAS ANY COMMENTS ON THIS SECTION.
ON ACTION ITEM ONE? SEEING NONE, ARE THERE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE THAT HAVE COMMENTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD FOR ACTION ITEM ONE? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS IS CLOSED.
IF I CAN GET YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND IF BOARD MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE SECONDED BY CLARK.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HAND, WILL TRY TO PASS THIS BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. THANK YOU.
IF YOU OBJECT THE ACTION TO ITEM ONE, RAISE YOUR HAND NOW FOR DISCUSSION.
>> I WAS LOWERING MY HAND [INAUDIBLE]
SEEING NONE, ACTION ITEM ONE IS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
[2. MOTION TO APPROVE the Revised Broward MPO Strategic Business Plan]
GENERAL COUNSEL PLEASE READ THIS INTO THE RECORD.>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISED [INAUDIBLE] MPO'S STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MR. GIES.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. LET ME BRING UP MY SCREEN AND REBECCA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MY VIDEO.
ALL RIGHT. IS EVERYBODY ABLE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION AND HEAR ME ALL RIGHT?
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PETER GIES, SYSTEMS PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
FINALLY, BRINGING YOU THE 2020 STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE.
THIS WAS AN EFFORT THAT BEGAN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, REALLY KICKED OFF WITH A BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM.
IF YOU ALL REMEMBER BACK BEFORE COVID, WHEN WE COULD ACTUALLY SIT IN A ROOM TOGETHER AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS.
THIS WAS OUR PREMIER EVENT THAT WE HAVE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN LIEU OF AN MPO BOARD MEETING, WE HAVE MPO BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM IN ORDER TO TAKE INPUT FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION, GET FEEDBACK ON KEY STRATEGIC ITEMS THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE TACKLING OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
HOT TOPICS THAT MAY BE COMING UP AND A PART OF THE BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM.
WE USE THE INPUT TO DEVELOP THE NEW STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
SO THIS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN WAS PRESENTED IN DRAFT FORM I BELIEVE AT THE APRIL MEETING OR MAY HAVE BEEN MARCH, AND IT'S BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT SINCE THEN.
OF COURSE, COVID HAS PUT A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY ON THIS PRESENTATION BUT WE ARE SEEKING ADOPTION OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN TODAY.
LET ME SEE HOW I MOVE THIS FORWARD.
SOME HISTORY ON THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
THE BROWARD MPO STARTED ITS FIRST STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN BACK IN 2015.
WE REVISED THAT STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN IN 2017 AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN GOING ON A TWO-YEAR UPDATE CYCLE OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
GENERALLY, WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN STAYS FAIRLY CURRENT FOR THE FIRST YEAR OR SO AND BY THE SECOND YEAR, WE START TO HEAR NEW ISSUES THAT COME UP, AND WE USE THOSE ISSUES AS A GUIDE TO HELP US DEVELOP THE UPDATE TO THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
RECENTLY, AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE'VE BEEN USING THE BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM TO HELP CREATE THOSE GOAL POST FORESTS AND REVISE THAT STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN ON BI-ANNUAL BASIS.
[NOISE] WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A MISSION AND VISION AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND YOU SEE THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF MOST OF OUR PRESENTATIONS THAT HAS STAYED CONSISTENT, AND THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN HAS ALSO HELPED TO SET A FOUNDATION FOR THE MPO'S FUTURE AND LOOK OUT TO THE NEXT TWO AND FIVE YEARS WAS SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS THAT WE'VE SET.
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THE REVISED STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN BUILDS OFF OF THE MISSION, AND VISION, AND GOALS OF THE PAST STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.AS MENTIONED, WE'VE INCORPORATED BOARD MEMBER FEEDBACK FROM THE 2020 BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM.
ONE THING WE DID DIFFERENTLY AS PART OF THIS STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN IS RATHER THAN HAVING A REGULAR DOCUMENT, WE'VE CREATED A NEW FLEXIBLE FORMAT WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FOLDER AND I APOLOGIZE THAT MY VIDEO IS STILL NOT UP YET BECAUSE I WOULD SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO INCLUDE HANDOUTS AS PART OF THAT FOLDER SO THAT YOU CAN SHARE THAT ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS WITH FOLKS.
SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WERE ONLY CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE MPO STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE OR INCLUDE DIFFERENT MPO LITERATURE, YOU COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT AND HERE IS A VIEW OF WHAT THAT FOLDER LOOKS LIKE AND HOPEFULLY WHEN WE'RE BACK IN FACE TO FACE MEETINGS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS FOLDER AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT OPENS UP AND EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL HANDOUTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FOLDER HERE AND IT'S CUSTOMIZABLE, AS I SAID.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS MAKES THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN A LITTLE BIT MORE USABLE.
THE INSERTS THEMSELVES ARE VERY EASY TO READ.
I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT ARE IN THOSE HANDOUTS.
SO THE HANDOUTS THEMSELVES ARE DEVELOPED INTO SIX SEPARATE HANDOUTS.
THE FIRST ONE BEING WHO WE ARE, WHICH TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT THE ORGANIZATIONS GOALS OR MISSION AND VISION.
THE SECOND HANDOUT, OUR PARTNERS, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF ALL OF OUR FUNDING PARTNERS.
THIS WOULD BE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ALSO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BROWARD COUNTY, BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, ALL THE FOLKS WHO WE WORK WITH IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN BROWARD WORK AND IMPLEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH.
THE SECOND PIECE THE ACHIEVEMENT FRAMEWORK IS REALLY A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE TACKLING ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE BROWARD MPO.
THE FOURTH PIECE, THE PLAN, LOOKS AT THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE SET FOR THE TWO AND FIVE YEAR SUCCESS MARKERS.
THEN WHO WILL DELIVER THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN? OR THE MPO STAFF AND MPO BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVE ON BEHALF OF THE MPO.
THEN THE ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK AS A NEW PIECE THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT.
I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THAT IN JUST A MOMENT THAT LOOKS AT HOW WE RESPOND TO ISSUES THAT RISE UP DURING OUR TWO-YEAR DEVELOPMENT CYCLES.
SO HOW WILL WE TREAT THOSE AND HOW WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET MPO BOARD FEEDBACK ON THOSE ISSUES.
SO THE FIRST PIECE THE ACHIEVEMENT FRAMEWORK.
THE ACHIEVEMENT FRAMEWORK IS SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT AND REALLY SEPARATES ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND ALL OF OUR WORK INTO THREE SEPARATE CATEGORIES.
IT LOOKS AT OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S IN THAT FIRST BLUE BOX THAT YOU SEE AT THE TOP.
THE SECOND BOX, THE GREEN BOX, ARE INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH.
THESE ARE AREAS WHERE WE KNOW WE ARE EXPANDING OUR SERVICES AND WHERE WE'VE SEEN INTERESTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP FOR US TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE ASSISTANTS.
THESE WOULD BE IN AREAS LIKE SURTAX SERVICES OR MUNICIPAL SERVICES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING FOR THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE.
ALSO OUR M-TECC, WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY STANDING UP A ARM TO HELP SMALLER CITIES AND CITIES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DELIVERING PROJECTS THROUGH THE MPO, AND THEN ALSO VISION ZERO AND SAFETY PLANNING.
THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE WE CAN LEAD AND SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCY PLANNING, AND ALSO ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL PLANNING SERVICES.
THE FINAL SECTION IN THE LIGHT BLUE ON THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE IS OUR VISIONARY OPPORTUNITIES.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS, WHETHER THEY BE A BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUMS OR MPO BOARD MEETINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE HOT TOPICS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERSHIP IN THE REALM OF LINKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO TRANSPORTATION, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, DATA COLLECTION FOR SMART DECISION-MAKING AND SMART SIGNALS AS WELL AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROMOTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
SO REALLY THE WAY WE SHOULD LOOK AT THIS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, THE THINGS WHERE WE CAN GROW, AND THE GOAL POSTS WHERE WE WANT TO GET TO AT THE END.
THE NEXT PIECE, THE PLAN ITSELF, ARE TWO AND FIVE YEAR SUCCESS MARKERS.
YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT UNDER THE TWO-YEAR SUCCESS MARKERS, WE ARE FOCUSING ON HOW WE UTILIZE OUR FEDERAL FUNDS, MAKING SURE THAT WE INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH WE DELIVER PROJECTS AND THAT'S THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE M-TEC COLLABORATIVE.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THINGS LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCY.
THESE ARE BECOMING BIG ISSUES, NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT NOW YOU'LL SEE THROUGH THE UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION RE-AUTHORIZATION BILL, INVEST.
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THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A HOT TOPIC AND THEN FINALLY, FROM A PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERSPECTIVE, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON OUR SAFETY PERFORMANCE TARGETS.FLORIDA FROM A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PERSPECTIVE, CONTINUES TO RANK VERY HIGH, WHICH IS NOT GOOD IN THIS CASE FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN CRASHES, SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES IN THE STATE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE METRICS AND WE ARE IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS AND SUPPORTING POLICY THAT INFLUENCES THOSE FIGURES.
LOOKING AHEAD TO OUR FIVE-YEAR SUCCESS MARKERS, WE WANT TO LOOK MORE ORGANIZATIONALLY AND ONE PIECE THAT THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP HERE HAS REALLY SEEN AS FOCUSING ON A SUCCESSION PLAN.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF STAFF AT THE EXECUTIVE OR AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL AND THE MANAGEMENT LEVEL THAT ARE GOING TO BE RETIRING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A SUCCESSION PLAN IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS CURRENT TRAJECTORY AND THEN ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST WITHIN THE REALM OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE FUTURE.
NOT JUST LOCAL FUNDING MAYBE THROUGH THE SURTAX, BUT ALSO FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING, AND HOW WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR PARTNERS.
THIS HAS BECOME A NEW THEME, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, WHERE WE'VE SEEN A SHIFT IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING THAT IS NOT THERE TO FUND PLOT OR IS NOT THERE TO HELP PROJECTS, BUT IS THERE TO HELP FUND PROJECTS.
SO THE FEDERAL AND STATE MONIES THAT ARE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW NEED TO BE MATCHED WITH LOCAL DOLLARS AND THOSE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS ARE THERE TO HELP BRING A PROJECT OVER THE FINISH LINE.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON OUR LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, THAT WE HAVE ONE VOICE WHEN WE GO TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT WE HAVE A VISION THAT WE ALSO WANT TO COLLECTIVELY MOVE FORWARD ON SO THAT WE'RE NOT SAYING DIFFERENT THINGS AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL.
SO THOSE ARE OUR MAIN FIVE-YEAR SUCCESS MARKERS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN.
THE LAST PIECE THAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON IS OUR ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AT A STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP LEVEL, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS AN ISSUE WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS.
OFTENTIMES, THROUGHOUT OUR MPO BOARD MEETINGS, WE'VE NOTICED THAT ISSUES ARISE.
FOLKS LIKE TO FOCUS ON TOPICS.
DOES YOUR HOT TOPICS, WHICH IS CERTAINLY AN AREA THAT THE MPO STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP WANTS TO RESPOND TO.
BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO THOSE THINGS THOUGHTFULLY, THAT WE'RE DOING IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE'RE NOT DETRACTING FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES.
SO WE'VE SET UP AN ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK WHERE WE TAKEN THOSE ISSUES, EVALUATE THEM AT A STAFF LEVEL, PRESENT THEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FEEDBACK, AND THEN ULTIMATELY PRESENT THEM TO THE MPO BOARD TO DECIDE WHAT RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE.
IN THE PAST, ISSUES HAVE COME UP.
WE'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS THEM, BUT THEY HAVE DETRACTED FROM OUR REGULAR WORK.
NOW THIS IS A FORMAL PROCESS WHERE BOTH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP AND THE MPO BOARD CAN WEIGH IN ON HOW MANY RESOURCES SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING A PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT COMES UP AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING AT ALL.
SO THIS PROVIDES A GOOD DECISION FRAMEWORK IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THAT.
THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW YEARS, YOU'LL SEE MPO STAFF MAKE PRESENTATIONS ON NEW ISSUES THAT ARISE, WHETHER IT BE SOMETHING LIKE SMART SIGNALS, WHETHER IT BE ISSUES OF TELECOMMUTING, WHAT IS THE BOARD'S INTERESTS ON THOSE ITEMS, AND HOW SHOULD WE ADDRESS THEM, AND HOW MANY RESOURCES SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THAT? SO AS I STATED ON HERE ON THE SLIDE ON THE LAST BULLET POINT, IT ENSURES A FOCUSED AN CONSISTENT APPROACH.
SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT YOUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND HOPE THAT IT MEETS MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, STARTING WITH A BOARD ENGAGEMENT FORUM AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR.
I WILL RECOGNIZE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. GIES ON THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
BOARD MEMBER GREEN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> OKAY, IN THE ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE LAST DIAGRAMS PRESENTED, I UNDERSTOOD WHAT EACH OF THESE WERE, EXCEPT ONE.
THAT'S NUMBER THREE, UPDATE LEADERSHIP.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM PRESENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
>> SO I THINK THE INTENT HERE IS THAT FOLLOWING OUR HIERARCHY SO TO SPEAK,
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STAFF WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND THEN UPDATE LEADERSHIP, IN THIS CASE WOULD BE OUR DEPUTY DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR.AT THAT POINT, THEY WOULD WEIGH IN ON THE ISSUE AND THEN BRING THAT FORWARD TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THAT POINT.
SO THIS IS ALSO IN LINE WITH OUR NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
GREG, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ON TO THAT.
>> YOU NAILED THAT ONE RIGHT ON THE HEAD.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY, STAFF INFORMING THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THEN WE BRING IT FORWARD TO EXECUTIVE AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WOULD THEN PASS IT TO THE FULL BOARD.
IT'S JUST THE PATH FOR INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.
>> [OVERLAPPING] OKAY. SO IT'S LEADERSHIP REALLY WITH THE MPO ORGANIZATION, THE STAFF.
>> IT'S INTERNAL. CORRECT, SIR.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THINK OF IT THE WAY BILLS ARE ALSO CREATED IN CONGRESS.
THEY START AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL, AND THEN THEY GET DISCUSSED AND BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.
SO THIS IS VERY SIMILAR WHERE WE GO THROUGH THIS ITERATIVE PROCESS WHERE WE LOOK AT THE ISSUE, TRY TO ANALYZE IT FROM ALL PERSPECTIVES, AND THEN FINALLY GET LEADERSHIP INPUT ON IT FROM THE MPO STAFF, AND THEN ALSO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MPO BOARD.
>> I HOPE THE WORK WILL BE MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN CONGRESS.
>> WE WILL TRY. I AGREE. [LAUGHTER]
>> ALWAYS A NICE GOAL TO HAVE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ACTION ITEM TWO? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ACTION ITEM TWO?
>> OKAY. DALIA QUINONES-ZAYAS.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I'D LIKE TO THANK PETER GIES.
I APOLOGIZE IF I SAID YOUR NAME INCORRECTLY.
I LIKED THE IDEA OF THE ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, COMMUNITIES SUCH AS MYSELF FROM WESTERN FLORIDA, WE'VE RAISED OUR VOICE THROUGH DIFFERENT CHANNELS, [INAUDIBLE] DIRECTLY THROUGH THE MPO, THROUGH OUR CITY HALL AND WE FEEL LIKE OUR VOICES ARE SOMETIMES LOST.
SO IF THIS IS TRULY A FRAMEWORK THAT IS GOING TO BE BASED ON METRICS, AND BE BASED ON THE ABILITY TO MEASURE HOW WELL WE RESPOND AND HOW WELL YOU GUYS END UP MAKING DECISIONS AND INEFFICIENCIES, THEN I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON ACTION ITEM TWO? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PASS ACTION ITEM TWO.
MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER WELCH, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER COLBOURNE.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO LOWER THEIR HANDS.
OKAY, IF THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT OBJECTS TO PASSING ACTION ITEM TWO BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, RAISE YOUR HAND AT THIS TIME [NOISE].
ACTION ITEM TWO PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM THREE.
[3. DISCUSSION AND MOTION Regarding a Request to Select One Option From the Following List to Determine How Project FM# 4215485 I-75 at Royal Palm Boulevard Park and Ride Should be Presented in the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Keep the Project "as is" in the Draft FFY 2021-2025 TIP Delete the Royal Palm Boulevard Park and Ride Element of the Project from the Draft FFY 2021-2025 TIP]
[NOISE] [INAUDIBLE] COUNCIL, PLEASE READ ACTION ITEM THREE BY TITLE.>> TITLE AND IT IS ALSO A PART TO THAT INCLUDES THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS.
MOVING FORWARD, DISCUSSION AND MOTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO SELECT ONE OPTION FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST TO DETERMINE HOW PROJECT FM NUMBER 4215485 I 75 AT ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD PARK AND RIDE SHOULD BE PRESENTED IN A FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR FY 2021-2025 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, TIP.
THE OPTIONS ARE, ONE, KEEP THE PROJECT AS IS IN THE DRAFT FFY 2021- 2025 TIP OR TWO, DELETE THE ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD PARK AND RIDE ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT FROM THE DRAFT FFY 2021-2025 TIP.
>> [NOISE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK ARE ALL THE ACTION ITEMS WE'VE HAD ALL YEAR LONG, PROBABLY EVERYBODY OF THIS BOARD IS THE MOST FAMILIAR WITH THIS ONE, BUT IT'S LONG DRAWN OUT.
ACTION ITEM, TYPICALLY, AS TRADITION HOLDS, WE DO HOLD THE CHANGES TO THE TIP IN JUNE AND THEN WE VOTE ON THE TIP OR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN JULY, BASED ON THE CHANGES THAT THE BOARD GAVE A DIRECTION FOR AT THE JUNE MEETING.
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SO BASICALLY, THE TWO OPTIONS ARE TO HAVE THE TIP AS SUBMITTED FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR TO AMEND IT.THE SECOND OPTION, WHICH IS DELETE THE ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD PARK AND RIDE ELEMENT FROM THE TIP.
I'M NOT THE [INAUDIBLE] SO THE WAY THAT WE WILL DO THIS IS, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A PRESENTATION.
I'VE LOOKED AT IT IN THE BACKUP.
YOU'VE HAD ACCESS TO IT AS WELL AS INFORMATION.
BECAUSE THIS IS CONTROVERSIAL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO HOLD A DISCUSSION FROM THE PUBLIC FIRST AND THEN WE'LL HAVE BOARD DISCUSSION AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] BOARD MEMBER JAFFE WILL BE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION, WE'LL DO A SECOND, AND THEN HAVE A BOARD FLOAT FOR THE ITEM.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED.
EVERYBODY WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES AND I WILL HAVE MY PHONE HERE TO HELP KEEP TRACK OF THIS.
WE'LL JUST GO IN ORDER OF THOSE THAT RAISED THEIR HAND, IN THAT ORDER TO BE FAIR.
THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE COMMISSIONER NORTON FROM WESTERN.
MR. NORTON, YOU WERE RECOGNIZED.
>> [NOISE] CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TODAY.
I RAISE REQUESTING THAT YOU DELETE THE PARK AND RIDE ELEMENT FROM THIS ITEM.
I BELIEVE WE'VE ALL BEEN OVER [BACKGROUND] BEEN OVER THIS PROJECT FOR A LONG TIME AND BELIEVE IT IS NOT A FAVORABLE PROJECT FOR THE AREA.
AS A REALTOR, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD ADVERSELY IMPACT PROPERTY VALUES SIGNIFICANTLY BY AT LEAST 10% FROM MY ESTIMATIONS.
AGAIN, I RAISE REQUESTING THAT THIS BODY DELETE THE PARK AND RIDE ELEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, REPRESENTING STARK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> GOOD MORNING MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE A TESTIMONIAL FROM MY GOOD FRIEND MAYOR ORTIS WHO I HAD MY BEST CORNED BEEF SANDWICH OF THE WEEK.
I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I HAVE MET WITH THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION HIMSELF ON THIS PLUS HIS LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS.
OF COURSE, IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THIS IS ULTIMATELY A DECISION MADE HERE LOCALLY BY THE COUNTY, BY THE MPO.
I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONER JAFFE, THAT SITE THAT THE DATA FROM THE PROJECT STUDIES DID NOT SUPPORT THE USE OF THIS LOCATION FOR A BUS PARK AND RIDE.
ALSO I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I'VE ACTUALLY CANVAS DOOR TO DOOR UP UNTIL THE PANDEMIC AND FOUND VERY FEW RESIDENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
WE DO HAVE OVER A THOUSAND RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SIGNED [NOISE] A PETITION AND IT DIDN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD OF WHAT THEY TOLD ME UP IN TALLAHASSEE AS FAR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE RESIDENTS, I DID SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE DOT SEVERAL YEARS IN MY LEGISLATIVE OFFICE IN WESTERN OVER THIS AND DISCOURAGED THE IDEA IN WESTERN.
GOING BACK AT THAT TIME ABOUT WHAT COMMUNITY WOULD OR WOULD NOT SUPPORT IT.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THE WHOLE COUNTY.
HOWEVER, I DON'T SEE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH RIDERSHIP FOR THIS AND LIKE I SAID, LITTLE SUPPORT.
SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SYNOPSIS BY COMMISSIONER JAFFE.
I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU DELETING THE PROJECT FROM ROYAL PALM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS WELL.
NEXT UP TO SPEAK WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] , YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT WHEN WE FIRST LEARNED OF THIS PROJECT, THERE WASN'T A LOT OF DATA THAT WAS SHARED BY THE PROJECT TEAM.
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I AS A RESIDENT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, WOULD PREFER THAT THIS PROJECT BE DELETED ASIDE FROM IT NOT BEING FULLY LAID OUT TO US AS A COMMUNITY.I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR WEBSITE AND UNLESS DOCUMENTS HAVE CHANGED BUT THE ONE THING THAT WAS NEVER BROUGHT FORTH TO US WAS THAT IN YOUR [INAUDIBLE] 2012 GUIDELINES ADDRESSING HOW PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS SUPPOSED TO MEET THE PUBLIC NEED.
YOUR OWN GUIDELINES STATED CLEARLY THAT THERE ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND JUSTIFICATION REPORT.
THOSE DATA POINTS WERE NEVER BROUGHT FORTH TO US.
WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS STARTED RESEARCHING, STARTED PULLING DATA ON THEIR OWN, WE STARTED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WASN'T AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, THERE WASN'T JUSTIFICATION, THERE WASN'T A BUSINESS CASE.
AS I SAID EARLIER, I THINK THAT YOU GUYS USING AN ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK WILL HELP US ALL AS A COMMUNITY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, THE PARK AND RIDE, IS NOT NECESSARY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH DATA TO SUPPORT THE JUSTIFICATION OF IT, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN DELETING IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [BACKGROUND] THE NEXT SPEAKER TO BE RECOGNIZED WILL BE MRS. BROWN.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS COMMISSIONER BROWN FROM THE CITY OF WESTERN.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC.
AS ONE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS THAT SAT AND VOTED ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER JAFFE, ON THIS ISSUE.
WHEN IT WAS FIRST PROPOSED TO US, CONSISTENT WITH WHAT MY OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED AND THE OTHER SPEAKERS, WE WEREN'T GIVEN SUFFICIENT DATA.
AS MATTER OF FACT, AT THE TIME WE WERE FIRST GIVEN THIS, MY CONCERNS WERE ALSO THE ISSUES SURROUNDING INCREASE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT WOULD OCCUR.
SO AT THE TIME WE WERE GIVEN A NICE LITTLE PRESENTATION, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT LEVELS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAVE OCCURRED IN SIMILAR AREAS.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHAT KIND OF DATA SUPPORTED THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR THIS.
LONG STORY SHORT, WE APPROVED IT UNTIL OUR CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS HAD EVERY RIGHT TO [BACKGROUND] [INAUDIBLE].
AT WHICH TIME WE ASKED FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
OUR BIGGEST CONCERN WAS ACTUALLY THE INCREASE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT WOULD OCCUR ALONG THESE LINES.
WE HAD INFORMATION FROM VSO AND OTHER AREAS WHERE IN MY [INAUDIBLE] SIMILAR PARK AND RIDES HAD BEEN, BUT MORE OVERWHELMINGLY, IT WAS OUR OWN RESIDENTS THAT STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE A NEED.
ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY DID IN TERMS OF GOING DOWN TO MIAMI AND EVERYTHING WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE NUMBERS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
I AGREE AGAIN WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT THIS COULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE VALUES OF OUR HOMES.
HOWEVER, MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR OWN RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT THIS.
THEREFORE, I STRONGLY OPPOSE IT AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF DELETING THIS COMPLETELY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP, MR. MEAD, WELCOME BACK TO THE MEETING.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR COLLECTOR AND THE REST OF THE BOARD FOR YOUR SERVICE TO BROWARD COUNTY.
I TOO, WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROJECT DEFUNDED.
THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS MANY OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE.
OTHER PARK AND RIDES DO HAVE PROBLEMS. THEY DO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIME WHERE NONE PREVIOUSLY EXISTED.
THE SAME WOULD BE TRUE HERE AND THIS WOULD IN YOUR TWO CITY OF WESTON TO INVESTIGATE AND DO THE OTHER WORK NECESSARY.
YES, THE GOAL IS TO ERECT CAMERAS AND OTHER THINGS BUT THAT DOES NOT DETER CRIME.
MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO SOLVE BUT IT DOESN'T DETER IT.
THE I-75 EXPRESS BUS FAQ THAT WAS PASSED OUT RECENTLY CONTAINS MANY ERRORS AND MANY OVERSIMPLIFICATIONS AND DOESN'T LIST A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT IT SHOULD.
SPECIFICALLY IT SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE NO TRAFFIC IMPACT THAT'S PATENTLY NOT TRUE THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A NEW INTERCHANGE CREATED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED PARK AND RIDE.
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IT WOULD ALSO NOT BE LOGICAL TO THINK THAT A BUS THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AS A CAR DOES DOES NOT PRESENT AN OBSTACLE WHEN IT'S MERGING WITH TRAFFIC AT SPEED.IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED THAT THE SINGULAR OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO MIAMI INTERMODAL.
AGAIN, THERE'S NO COST BENEFIT JUSTIFICATION OR SUCH A PROJECT GOING IN THAT DIRECTION AND ONLY IN THAT DIRECTION.
I WOULD DEFINITELY HOPE THAT THE MPO WILL VOTE TO DEFUND THIS PROJECT.
IT IS NOT IN WESTON'S BEST INTERESTS, IT DOES NOT SUPPORT WESTON RESIDENTS AND IT WILL ACTUALLY HAVE NO BENEFIT TO WESTON RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THE NEXT SPEAKER HAS ALSO SUBMITTED A WRITTEN LETTER THROUGH E-MAIL ON THIS ISSUE BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON, IT WILL REMAIN AS PART OF THE BACKUP FOR THIS ITEM.
BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE YOU WILL GET TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES AND YOUR LETTERS NOT GOING TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD FOR THAT REASON.
MR [INAUDIBLE] YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE I APPRECIATE IT.
I TOO, WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY URGE THE MPO TO DELETE FUNDING FOR THE PARK AND RIDE.
THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS FOR THIS I'M REMINDED AS THIS PREVIOUS COMMENTS, WE FIND THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM ALL POLITICAL STRIPES THAT PLAY DON'T AGREE ON MUCH.
BUT I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT THIS PARK AND RIDE IS NOT NECESSARY AND I WOULD ASK THAT A DIFFERENT SITE BE FOUND.
I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN BROWARD THAT WOULD WELCOME A PARK AND RIDE.
BUT WESTON, I'VE YET TO FIND ONE PERSON IN WESTON THAT WOULD LIKE THIS PARK AND RIDE WILL SAY THERE ARE GOING TO USE IT.
I CERTAINLY APPLAUD THE MPO AND THEIR MISSION AND THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I WAS ASKED THAT A DIFFERENT SITE BE FOUND.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER BYRON JAFFE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY URGE THE COMMISSION THE MPO, TO DELETE FUNDING FOR THE WESTON PARK NIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER HAS ALSO SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS, SO WE WON'T READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD WHEN IT'S TIME SINCE SHE'S HERE TO REPRESENT HER CITY.
I'M RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER MARY MOLINA MACFIE FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR COLLECTOR, MPO REPRESENTATIVES, AND MR. STUART.
MY NAME IS MARY MOLINA MACFIE AND I'M A WESTON CITY COMMISSION.
SOME OF YOU MAY ALSO KNOW ME AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BROWARD COALITION OF CONDOMINIUM AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
I'M HERE TODAY AS A COLLEAGUE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE PLEASURES AND THE DIFFICULTIES OF BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND AS SOMEONE WHO'S ATTUNED TO MY COMMUNITY AND MY CONSTITUENTS WANTS AND NEEDS.
I AM ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WHO APPOINTED COMMISSIONER JAFFE TO REPRESENT OUR CITY ON THE MPO.
WE SENT HIM HERE WITH VERY CLEAR DIRECTIVES.
THOSE DIRECTIVES ARE TO MAKE SURE EACH OF YOU WOULD KNOW THE CITY OF WESTON ADMIT DISAPPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED I-75 PARK AND RIDE.
WE STAND BY HIM AS A COMMISSION AND AS A CITY.
WE ARE PROUD OF HIM AND THANK HIM FOR DOING A VERY THOROUGH JOB OF EXPRESSING OUR EXTREME DISPLEASURE OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT.
WITH THAT SAID A RESOLUTION PASSED ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2019 BY THE CITY OF WESTON OPPOSING PROJECT NUMBER 4215485 FOR A PARK AND RIDE.
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S STILL ON MPO'S BOOKS TO BE FUNDING.
WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO EXPRESS OUR DISPLEASURE OF THIS PARK AND RIDE, IN ADDITION TO EPCOT NOT PROVIDING A PUBLIC MEETING SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT.
IT'S ALSO A DETRIMENT BY OBSTRUCTING WESTON'S ONLY AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED GATEWAY IN AND OUT OF OUR CITY.
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR ANY ISSUE THAT WOULD ARISE NECESSITATING OUR CITY RAISED TAXES TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL POLICE.
WE WOULD REQUIRE AND/OR NEED OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES VULNERABLE WHILE THEY'RE ATTENDING CALLS AT THE PROPOSED FACILITY.
THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF REASONS OVER A 1000 RESIDENTS SIGNED THE PETITION PROTESTING THIS PROJECT,
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AND EPCOT IS STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR PLANS FOR THE 30 PEOPLE.THOSE ARE EPCOT'S NUMBERS NOT MINE, THAT THEY HAVE DETERMINED WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE PARK AND RIDE BY THEIR SURVEYS.
ALL ADDING ASTONISHING PRICE PIG OF $13 MILLION TAXPAYER.
THAT'S 433, 300 PER PERSON JOY RIDE.
AT A MEETING BETWEEN OUR CITY OF THOUGHTS THE REPRESENTATIVE RICK'S PARKING MPO APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, WHICH I ATTENDED.
IT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR THAT THE LACK OF THE $13 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM MPO WOULD CURTAIL THIS UNWANTED PROJECT.
SO I'M HERE TODAY ONCE AGAIN RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE UNEQUIVOCAL DENIAL BY APPEAL OF THOSE FUNDS FOR THAT PARK AND RIDE.
I'M APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MR [INAUDIBLE] , YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> UNMUTE MYSELF. HELLO, CHAIRMAN CALETKA AND MPO BOARD.
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON TAKING THIS TASK ON WHICH [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE LIVED IN WESTON FOR 22 YEARS, AND PREVIOUSLY I'D LIKE TO MENTION I LIVED IN MIAMI.
I AM A BELIEVER IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION I TOOK THE METRO RAIL TO WORK IT WORKED VERY WELL.
SO I'M NOT ACTUALLY OPPOSED NECESSARILY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO MEET PUBLIC NEED.
IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE IT DOES NOT.
IT'S A WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND IT WOULD CREATE A TRAFFIC JAM FOR THE CITY AT LARGE.
WE HAVE ONLY ONE GATEWAY INTO OUR CITY WE HAVE ONLY ONE ROAD, AND THIS IS WHERE IT IS PROPOSED TO GO.
THERE HAVE TO OPEN THE EXCHANGE ON I-75 TO MAKE ROOM FOR IT.
I WANT TO MENTION TO YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU ON THAT INTERCHANGE THIS IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO WHERE THERE I- 75 AND GOES NORTH AND SOUTH.
IT HOOKS UP WITH 595 TO GO EAST AND WEST AND THEN YOU GO ON TO SAWGRASS.
SO THIS CHANGE WOULD BE ADDING AN ENTIRELY NEW TRAFFIC FLOW WITH BIG BOSSES INTO ALREADY A VERY CONGESTED AREA.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WON'T EVEN REALLY MEET THE MERITS OF FDA'S OWN JUSTIFICATION IN TERMS OF HAVING A ZERO FATALITY RISK INITIATIVE THAT THEY HAVE.
WITH THE FARS AND THE FHWA THE DATA CONFLICTS.
THERE HAS TO BE NO RISKS WHEN THEY'RE PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THERE WITH TEN BUSES.
THERE'S ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL FATAL ACCIDENTS IN THAT AREA.
SO IT NOT ONLY DOESN'T SERVE THE PUBLIC NEED IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION WOULD ALSO ADD A SAFETY RISK, A FATALITY RISK.
HERE IN WESTON, WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANOTHER WAY IN OR OUT.
SO WE WALKED IN IF THEY'RE WHEREVER AN INCIDENT IN THAT AREA.
A BIG INCIDENT WHICH HAS HAPPENED UNFORTUNATELY ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHOUT THE BUSES TO WHERE YOU CAN'T EVEN GET IN AND OUT OF THE CITY BECAUSE I- 75 ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IS CLOSED DOWN TO TAKE CARE OF THESE MULTI-CORE FATAL ACCIDENTS.
SO IT ALREADY HAS QUITE A BIT GOING ON.
IT WASN'T THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL TO PUT THAT SITE, I BELIEVE IT WAS DAVIE THAT WAS PROPOSED TO FIRST VISIT A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY FROM WHERE THIS TRAFFIC FLOW AREAS THAT ALREADY IS QUITE CONGESTED.
IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THEY DID NOT WANT IT.
SO THEN IT WAS MOVED AFAR TO AUSTIN- WESTON THERE'S JUST NOT A PUBLIC NEED.
THERE'S NOT A 1 /4 AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER WITH THE ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK.
YOU WANT TO SEE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FEDERAL DOLLARS AND PUBLIC DOLLARS.
WHEN YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC DOLLARS HERE WITH OUR SAFETY WITH OUR POLICE [BACKGROUND] , YOU'RE ASKING US TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT, WHEN THAT MONEY COULD BE SPENT BETTER ELSEWHERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
[BACKGROUND] THE TIMER WILL NOT STOP. OKAY, THERE WE GO.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SOMEBODY WHO WE ALL HOLD VERY NEAR THE BELOVED TOBY [INAUDIBLE] , YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> HI. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN BEFORE ME FOR ELOQUENTLY MAKING ALL THESE COMMENTS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT IT.
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I WAS BEFORE THE MPO, WHERE WE HAD A FACE TO FACE MEETING.I THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER BYRON JAFFE, FOR TAKING THIS ON FOR US AS WELL, AND I'M SURE HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT I JUST WANT TO ENFORCE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID.
THE IDEA OF THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT TO US, AS EVERYONE HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, WITHOUT PRIOR INFORMATION, WITHOUT A TOWN HALL MEETING.
WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND NO ANSWERS CAME TO US FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAD, AND AS WE WENT ON OUR OWN TO INVESTIGATE, AND ALL THE NEGATIVITY OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS CAME BEFORE US.
WE BROUGHT THIS INFORMATION TO OUR CITY COMMISSIONERS, WHO THEN VOTED THIS PROJECT DOWN.
WE NO LONGER WANT THIS PROJECT, AND I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
OUR COMMISSIONERS REPRESENT THE CITY OF WESTERN OF 70,000 RESIDENTS, AND WE DID NOT WANT THIS PROJECT.
IT IS A DETRIMENT TO THE CITY, AND IT'S VERY NEGATIVE TO ANYONE WHO WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS [INAUDIBLE].
SO I URGE EVERYONE ON THE MPO TO PLEASE DELETE THIS PROJECT FROM YOUR PLAN AND TO DIVERT THE MONEY THAT SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT NEED OR MIGHT WANT THIS PROJECT.
SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR DELETING THIS AND VOTING THIS PROJECT DOWN.
>> THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON THEIR NEW POSITIONS.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE [INAUDIBLE] DECKER, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, CLERK AND THE COMMITTEE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, I WILL BE BRIEF.
YOU'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS NOW.
I APPRECIATE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCESS, AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO STEP FORWARD AND GO ON THE RECORD WITH THEIR CONCERNS.
YOU'VE ALSO HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS NOW AND YOU WILL HEAR THE OFFICIAL POSITION FROM THE CITY WHEN COMMISSIONER JAFFE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU AS WELL.
JUST WANT TO REAL IN COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK, AND COMMISSIONER MAUREEN MCPHEE ALLUDED TO THIS ONE QUESTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT IN THE FTO [INAUDIBLE] OWN WORK PLAN, THE DATE OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING HAS COME AND GONE.
THAT WAS TO BE, I BELIEVE, MAY 21ST.
SO AT SOME POINT, IF YOU ALL WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF YOUR DELIBERATIONS TODAY, WHAT THE INTENT WOULD BE FOR THAT OTHER MEETING IF IT WOULD STILL TAKE PLACE, SHOULD YOU NOT VOTE DOWN THIS PARTICULAR ASPECT OF THE BUDGET? AND IF SO, HOW THAT WOULD WORK, CONSIDERING THE BUDGET PROCESS AT THE STATE LEVEL CONTINUES TO TURN FORWARD, AND JULY IS FAST COMING.
SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE REAL QUICK, I THINK THE COMMUNITY IN THE PATH AS A WHOLE HAS SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE GREATER BROWARD COUNTY AREA.
YOU'VE SEEN THAT WITH SOME OF THE CITY'S PARTICULAR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SOME SMALLER [INAUDIBLE] OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE PERMITTED TO SET UP IN SOME OF OUR PARKS.
THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT CURRENTLY TAKE PLACE FROM REGIONAL PARKS.
SO I DON'T THINK THE ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF BETTER TRANSPORTATION METHODS IN OUR AREA.
BUT CERTAINLY YOU HAVE HEARD, AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HEAR, THAT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH IT CAME ABOUT AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION WAS IDENTIFIED, HAS RISEN MANY CONCERNS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND AGAIN, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER JAFFE WILL DO A GOOD JOB OF REPRESENTING THAT FORWARD.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME CLARIFICATION AT SOME POINT ABOUT THE PUBLIC INFORMATION, THAT MEETING THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE MAY 21, AND WHAT THE INTENT WOULD BE GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND SO TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, IF IT DOES REMAIN IN THE TIP [INAUDIBLE] APPROVAL CAN BE [INAUDIBLE] MEETING OR TO MY PERSONAL CONJECTURE ON THIS ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE OF PASSING, BUT WE WILL WAIT FOR THE VOTE TO DETERMINE THAT.
[BACKGROUND] LOOKS LIKE THE LAST REQUESTED SPEAKER IS HAILEY PASTERNAK.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
THIS IS HAILEY PASTERNAK, I'M A RESIDENT OF WESTON, AND I TOO,
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I'M IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PARK AND RIDE THAT IS PROPOSED TO COME TO WESTERN.WE VOICE OUR OPINION AT MANY OF THE LOCAL CITY MEETINGS AS MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOKEN TONIGHT HAVE AS WELL, AND BASICALLY THERE'S MANY REASONS THAT WE'VE SHARED AT THE MEETINGS AND ALSO SHARED WITH THE DOT WHEN WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO AN OPEN HOUSE.
BASICALLY, THIS PARK AND RIDE DOES NOT SERVE ANY REAL REASON TO BE IN WESTON.
THE WESTON RESIDENTS HAVE VOICED THEIR OPINIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY, ABOUT POTENTIAL CRIME COMING TO THE AREA, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EXIT, THE ONLY ENTRANCE REALLY, TO WESTERN MAIN ENTRANCE THAT IS ALREADY ON A GOOD PRE-COVID 19 DAY, VERY TRAFFIC-RIDDEN ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOURS THAT MOST PEOPLE COMMUTE TO WORK.
SO THAT WOULD FURTHER BRING MORE TRAFFIC, MORE CHAOS, IF YOU WILL, TO THE AREA.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY, AND BUDGET ITEMS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, COMING UP IN THE FUTURE, AND TO SPEND $13 MILLION FOR A PROJECT THAT REALLY HAS NO USE FOR THE WESTON RESIDENTS, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE FINANCIAL OR FISCAL SENSE AT THIS TIME OR ANYTIME REALLY.
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I'M IN OPPOSITION OF IT.
I'M ASKING THAT THIS BE REMOVED AS THE OTHER RESIDENTS AND COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID AS WELL, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS THERE.
APPRECIATED. WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC SPEAKER, [INAUDIBLE] , YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
>> YES. GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> OKAY. GOOD MORNING. [INAUDIBLE] , I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF WESTON FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TODAY.
IN MY OPINION, THIS PROJECT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE.
YOU WILL ONLY BENEFIT VERY FEW WESTON RESIDENTS FOR A $13 MILLION PRICE TAG.
MY VIEW, THIS IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER'S DOLLARS.
IT WILL LEAVE US WITH A HUGE CONCRETE PARKING LOT, RIGHT AT THE EXIT OF THIS CITY.
WESTON RESIDENTS DO NOT COMMUTE VIA PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORTATION.
MIAMI IS NOT FAR ENOUGH FROM WESTON TO JUSTIFY THIS PROJECT.
MY OPINION, MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT WILLING TO SPEND AN EXTRA ONE TO TWO HOURS A DAY COMMUTING.
THE PROPOSED LANE CHANGES ON ROYAL PALM WILL POSSIBLY BACKUP TRAFFIC ALL THE WAY TO I-75 DURING PEAK HOURS.
MOST OF INCOMING TRAFFIC EAST OF WESTON ROADS CURRENTLY OCCUPIES THREE LANES VERSUS THE PROPOSED TWO LANES.
THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT COULD CREATE SECURITY AND TRAFFIC HAZARDS.
DAVIE AND SOUTHWEST RANCHES, I BELIEVE, HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO THIS IDEA.
SO WHY RUIN WESTON? AGAIN, I THINK IN MY OPINION, THE PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF A MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR.
I TRUST THAT YOU VOTE TO DEFUND THE PARKING RIDE IN WESTON.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATED.
THAT SHOWS TO BE THE LAST OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES HAD INPUT.
THERE IS ONE E-MAIL THAT WAS SUBMITTED DATED LAST WEEK [INAUDIBLE] YOU COULD READ THE E-MAIL FROM MANY CAMACHO JUNIOR INTO THE RECORD.
>> DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE IT PULLED UP? I DON'T.
>> I DO. I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL READ IT BRIEFLY. IT SAYS.
>> I CAN READ IT IF YOU WANT ME TO.
>> IT IS QUITE LONG SO THERE WAS THIS MANY CAMACHO JUNIOR.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR CITY OF WESTON BEAUTIFUL, AND NOT BUILDING UNNEEDED, AND UNWANTED ISLE PARK AND RIDE BUS STATION, PARKING LOT AT I-75 MAIN ENTRANCE.
BELOW ARE MY CONCERNS, AND THAT OF MANY WESTON RESIDENTS, WHO HAVE STRONGLY EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS ONLINE IN OPPOSITION TO ITS CONSTRUCTION.
PLEASE CONSIDER THESE POINTS AS YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC.
THANK YOU. SINCERELY, MANY CAMACHO.
HE HAS HIGHLIGHTED CONCERNS RELATED TO PAST EVENTS, SOUTHWEST RANCHES AND DAVIE DO NOT A PARK AND RIDE LOT PROPOSED AS A 500 CAR FACILITY AT GRIFFIN ROAD, AND I-75.
CONCERNING THE WESTON RESIDENT THE PARK AND RIDE COULD HAVE GLARING NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE WESTON RELATING, I'M JUST GOING TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF THESE, RELATING TO APPEARANCE, SAFETY, VALUES, [INAUDIBLE] AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES OF PARK AND RIDE USAGE,
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PREDICTED TO BE UNDERUTILIZED, BUS SCHEDULE TO BE LIMITED.BUSES WOULD BE RUNNING [INAUDIBLE] ANYWAY, AND A FEW MORE OF THOSE COMMENTS.
OTHER FACTORS, A PARK AND RIDE IS ALSO PUBLIC CARPOOL [INAUDIBLE] WHICH WOULD HAVE CONSUMED SOME OF THE ALLOCATED PARKING SPACES.
CONCERNS FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE PROBLEMS, POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED TAXATION TO WESTON RESIDENTS, [INAUDIBLE] VIA SOCIAL SERVICES, ETC.
POSSIBLE FTLT LOT EXPANSION OR RUSSIAN FACILITY REQUESTS.
SUGGESTIONS. SURVEY THE WESTON RESIDENTS TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF INTEREST FOR PARTICIPATION IN A PNR, A FURTHER NORTH SITE AT [INAUDIBLE] CENTER IS MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE OPERATION AS YOU CANNOT GET TO THE NEW EXPRESS LANES UNTIL SOUTH PINES BOULEVARD.
SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY WISELY INSTEAD OF WASTEFULLY FOR THIS NOT NEEDED FOR THIS FIASCO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT GENERAL COUNSEL.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS.
WE WILL START WITH THE FIRST PERSON IS [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO REACH OUT TO THE MPO.
WE ALL KNOW IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT PUBLIC INPUT.
I ONLY WISH THAT FDOT HAD CONDUCTED MORE THOROUGH PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HAD SOLICITED THAT COMMUNITY INPUT EARLY ON.
I THINK THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT.
CERTAINLY THE CITY OF WESTON TOOK ON THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THOSE MEETINGS AND SEEK OUT THAT PUBLIC INPUT.
BUT I'M GOING TO BE ADAMANT MOVING FORWARD THAT THE PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS, THEY REALLY DO NEED TO SEEK THAT OUT EARLY ON TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS COMMUNITY.
[NOISE] CERTAINLY THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE THERE ARE OVER ARCHING PROJECTS THAT MEET THE GREAT NEED OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY, BUT A PROJECT SUCH AS THIS, IT CERTAINLY HAS THE ABILITY TO IMPACT [INAUDIBLE] , ESPECIALLY SINCE THOSE THAT ARE CLOSEST TO IT, YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE UTILIZING THE PARK AND RIDE MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.
SO AGAIN, I SUPPORT WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS INDICATED AND I THINK IT WARRANTS REMOVING THE PROJECT, SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT TO SPEAK, BOARD MEMBER PLACKO YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
AS A SUPPORTER OF HOME RULE, I DEFINITELY COULD NOT SUPPORT A PROJECT THAT THE COMMISSION AND OBVIOUSLY THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, BEING A PROPONENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND I BELIEVE AS WE GROW IN CITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION OF AN ALTERNATE SITE.
AT THE VERY END OF COMMERCIAL AND TELEGRAPHS.
WE HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THERE.
IT DOES NOT IMPACT ANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
IT'S FURTHER NORTH, OBVIOUSLY, THAN WHAT IS PROJECTED, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO THE NORTH OF US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AS WELL.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THROW THAT SUGGESTION OUT THERE FOR FUTURE USE BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE WERE THREE OTHER ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND FDOT IS WITH US TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS SUGGESTION.
>> WE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT FOR THE TOWN OF DAVIE AND ONE OF THE SITES WAS THE PROPOSED COMMONS MALL SITE, AND DAVIE UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED THIS IDEA LAST EVENING.
SO THAT'S ONE LESS POTENTIAL AREA, BUT FDOT'S WITH US AND THEY'RE TAKING NOTE ON THIS.
SO FIRST, I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME WE HAVE ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, WE GO THROUGH THIS LIST OF WHY IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE AREA.
BUT THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT JUST THROWN TOGETHER AND PUSHED INTO AN AREA FOR NO REASON.
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WE'VE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF POPULATION GROWTH IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AND IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF OUR COUNTY, AND SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PARK AND RIDE SPOT, WE'RE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AND DO THE BEST GOOD AT TRYING TO KEEP CARS OFF OF THE STREETS.NOW, THERE'S BEEN SOME THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID ON THIS CALL THAT THERE'S NO FACTUAL DATA TO SUPPORT IT, LIKE THE CRIME STATISTICS.
IN ALL OF THE PARK AND RIDES THAT WE HAVE IN BROWARD COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE OVERWHELMING NUMBERS OF CRIME STATISTICS, AND CRIMES THAT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE PARK AND RIDE WASN'T THERE.
I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEBODY TO GIVE ME A REPORT OF WHERE THAT COMES FROM BECAUSE THAT'S NOT IN OUR REPORT.
ON PAGE NUMBER 9, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'VE RECEIVED THE CRIME STATISTICS FROM FOR THIS PROJECT, AND THEY'RE NOWHERE NEAR ANYTHING TO CAUSE DANGER TO A NEIGHBORHOOD OR TO HAVE SOMEBODY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS PROJECT.
THE SECOND THING THAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT THE EXPRESS BUS CAPACITY IS NOT THERE AT THIS TIME.
IN EVERY SITUATION WHERE BROWARD COUNTY HAS PARTNERED WITH FDOT AND WITH THE CITY TO CREATE AN EXPRESS BUS SERVICE, THE RIDERSHIP STARTS OFF SLOW AND THEN IT GETS TO BE VERY HIGH.
SO WE'RE TALKING THE BB&T PARK AND RIDE STARTED AT ABOUT 25 PERCENT CAPACITY, AND CURRENTLY WE ARE AT 88 PERCENT CAPACITY THERE.
CD SMITH AS WELL AS MIRAMAR STARTED LOW, AND NOW WE HAVE TO BUY EXTRA BUSES, AND MAKE EXTRA TIMES, AND USE THEM EVERY 15 MINUTES.
THE PURPOSE OF A PARK AND RIDE IS TO GET A PASSENGER OUT OF THEIR CAR AND GET THEM QUICKER TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION, AND THE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE DOES THAT.
IN ANY GIVEN DAY OF THE WEEK, IF YOU GET ON AN EXPRESS BUS SERVICE, YOU CAN GET TO YOUR POINT OR DESTINATION FASTER THAN IN YOUR CAR.
SO I JUST DON'T SEE WHERE THE ARGUMENT OF THIS IS GOING TO BE IN THE WAY OR IT'S GOING TO BLOCK TRAFFIC.
THAT JUST DOESN'T REALLY COMPUTE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EXPRESS BUS SERVICE.
I ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT BROWARD COUNTY HAS PARTNERED WITH FDOT AND HAS DEVELOPED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXPRESS BUS SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES.
I THINK THAT THAT'S BECAUSE WE PLACED THEM IN AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN BE PROPERLY UTILIZED.
WESTERN HAS BEEN GROWING LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED IN 2010, I HAD WESTERN, SOUTHWEST RANCHES, MIRAMAR, PEMBROKE PINES, WEST PARK, AND PEMBROKE PARK.
ALL OF THOSE AREAS GREW SO MUCH THAT DURING REDISTRICTING, I ENDED UP LOSING TWO CITIES, TWO WHOLE CITIES, AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO HOW FAST BROAD PINE'S POPULATION IS GROWING.
I UNDERSTAND THE OPPOSITION FROM THE CITY COMMISSIONERS HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THE OPPOSITION FROM THE PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC.
WELL, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF WE CONTINUE AT THE PACE OF GROWTH THAT WE HAVE IN BROWARD COUNTY AND IN THOSE AREAS, AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS AND ONTO AN EXPRESS SERVICE? MANY ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING ALONG THE LINES LIKE THE HOUSING PROJECTS OR MALLS OR REDEVELOPMENT OF STRIP MALLS, THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO CREATE TRAFFIC.
SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS, GET ONTO AN EXPRESS BUS, AND GO TO WORK THE WAY THAT THEY NEED TO SO THAT WE CAN DECREASE THE POPULATION IN THE LOCAL AREAS? I WANTED TO ASK BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT FDOT NOT BEING COLLABORATIVE ENOUGH IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN FDOT REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY AND I WANTED TO ASK IF THAT PERSON COULD SPEAK TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED ABOUT THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, DR. SHARIEF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON FDOT.
DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE ABOUT THE PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR THIS PROJECT?
>> YES. THANK YOU. LARRY MERRITT, PASTURE OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SOME TO THE CITY STAFF AND SOME TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS INITIALLY EARLY ON IN DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT.
THOSE ARE LISTED WITHIN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU RECEIVED ON SLIDE 11.
THE FIRST THREE ON THAT SLIDE,
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WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF AND THE MAYOR TO REALLY DETERMINE THE BEST LOCATION, WHAT WAS MOST ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY, THE SIZE, AND SOME OF THE OTHER AMENITIES AND VISIBILITY.WE ALSO PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF WESTON COMMISSION TWICE, ONE TO DETERMINE THE BENEFITS.
THAT WAS THE FEBRUARY 19TH AND THEN THE APRIL 1ST WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY AND THE EFFORT BY THE SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP TO OPPOSE THE PARK AND RIDE TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE ISSUES LIKE CRIME, AESTHETICS, UTILIZATION, AND WHAT WAS THE BEST LOCATION.
WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PUBLIC MEETING ON THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, BUT AS A PART OF THE INTERCHANGE PROJECT FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THERE, WHICH WAS MARCH 5TH OF 2019, WE INCLUDED THE PARK AND RIDE AND WE DID TAKE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THAT.
MAJORITY OF THEM WERE OPPOSED TO IT, AND WE USED THOSE COMMENTS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE PROJECT IN DESIGNING IT FOR THAT INTERCHANGE.
DR. SHARIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CRIME STATISTICS AS WELL.
>> SURE. WE DID AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF CRIME.
AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR PARK AND RIDE LOTS ARE IN EXTREMELY LARGE DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THE BB&T CENTER.
SO FOR THE BB&T CENTER, WE WENT TO THE SUNRISE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PULLED ALL OF THE CRIME REPORTS FOR THE BB&T CENTER, WENT THROUGH THOSE TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONES WERE ASSOCIATED JUST WITH PARK AND RIDE THAT'S ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PARKING AREA OF THAT DEVELOPMENT.
WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS ONE INCIDENT RELATED TO THE PARK AND RIDE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
WE DID THAT FOR ALL OF THE EXPRESS BUS PARK AND RIDE LOTS WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY, AND THE MOST INCIDENTS WE HAD AT ANY OF THE PARK AND RIDES WAS ONE.
IN MAJORITY OF THEM WE DID NOT HAVE ANY INCIDENTS FOR THOSE PARTICULAR PARK AND RIDE LOTS.
>> MY LAST QUESTION, MR. CALETKA, FOR FDOT IS THE NUMBER OF USERS AND RIDERSHIP.
I WANTED HIM TO SPEAK TO THE PROGRESSION OF RIDERSHIP BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
WHEN THESE PROJECTS START, THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS FULLY PACKED TO THE GILLS.
I WANTED HIM TO SPEAK TO THAT.
>> THAT'S AN EXCELLENT OBSERVATION AND LIKE ANY NEW TRANSIT SERVICE, WHENEVER YOU START A NEW ROUTE OR A NEW SERVICE, IT TAKES A WHILE TO RAMP UP THE RIDERSHIP ON THAT AND TO GET THE MARKETING OUT AND HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND OR CHOICE RIDERS FOR PARK AND RIDE, THE IMPORTANT THING IS A BEHAVIORAL CHANGE.
THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN A REGULAR TRANSIT ROUTES, BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS.
THE KEY TO THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT THE PARK AND RIDES ARE WITHIN THAT TRAVEL CORRIDORS SO THAT YOU INTERCEPT THAT TRIP BEFORE IT ENTERS THE MAJOR PART OF THE TRAVEL CHORD, OR THE EXPRESS LANE LIKE I-75.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE LOCATED THEM AS CLOSE TO INTERCHANGES OR AT LEAST AS CLOSE TO THE EXPRESS LANE CORRIDORS AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO INTERCEPT THOSE TRIPS.
THAT'S WHY THIS INTERCHANGE AT ROYAL POEM, BOULEVARD MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
IT ACTUALLY INTERCEPTS THAT SOUTHBOUND TRIP TO MIAMI, PRIOR TO GETTING ON TO I-75.
BUT YES, IT DOES TAKE A WHILE TO RAMP UP THE RIDERSHIP.
MOST OF OUR PARK AND RIDE LOTS WERE LESS THAN 50 PERCENT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THEM.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THAT WAS DAVIE, AND DAY 1, WHEN WE OPENED IT UP, IT WAS AT 80 PERCENT, AND WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS OVER A 100 PERCENT.
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY EXPANDED THAT LAW.
WE DOUBLED THE SIZE, AND WE'RE ALREADY BACK AT 75 PERCENT POST PANDEMIC.
RIGHT NOW IT'S AT ABOUT 50 PERCENT.
BUT WE KNOW THAT ONCE EVERYONE GETS BACK TO WORK, THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK UP TO THAT 75 PERCENT OR 80 PERCENT.
BUT WE'VE PRETTY WELL MAXED OUT THAT SIDE.
SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OPTIONS ON THAT AND CHAIRMAN CLICKER, YOU KNOW VERY WELL THAT THAT'S A WELL UTILIZED PARK AND RIDE SITE.
>> WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE IT.
>> NOW QUESTION TO HIM, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M WRAPPING UP WITH THIS ONE.
THAT IS, WE DO NOT HAVE IN ACQUISITION STATISTICS THAT SHOW,
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THAT PROPERTY THAT INCREASES RESULT OF PUTTING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES.LIKE A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S THE OPPOSITE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT DIFFERENT IN THAT RESPECT.
IF MR. MERRITT COULD SPEAK TO THAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF, BUT I HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES.
>> NO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE HEARD THE CONCERNS THAT THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY OF WESTERN AND IT'S A BUS DEPOT WILL BE A EYESORE, WE TOOK ALL THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE DESIGN AND THE LANDSCAPING AND THE AMENITIES THAT'S BEING ADDED TO THIS PARK AND RIDE, SO THAT IT WON'T BE AN EYESORE.
WE DO USE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, IN OTHER WORDS, WE MAKE THE PARKING LOTS VERY VISIBLE.
CRIME WOULD BE THE ONE STATISTIC THAT WOULD PROBABLY LOWER PROPERTY VALUES.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOCATION OF THIS PARTICULAR PARK AND RIDE LOT, IT IS ALREADY WITHIN A SEA OF PARKING IN THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE CLEVELAND CENTER AND SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND THERE.
SO ADDING A 170 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES KIND OF GETS LOST IN THAT SEA OF PARKING THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A PRETTY HARD CASE TO MAKE.
THAT THIS IS GOING TO LOWER PROPERTY VALUES.
IT'S NOT NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
IT'S ON THE I-75 CHORD OR IT'S WITHIN THE INTERCHANGE PROPERTY ITSELF.
IF I CAN IMAGINE THAT, THERE ARE VERY GOOD CASE STUDIES NATIONALLY THAT DO SHOW THAT BEING ON A BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINE, BEING ON A LIGHT RAIL LINE, BEING ON EXPRESS BUS LINES WITH STATIONS IN THE AREAS DOESN'T IMPROVE PROPERTY VALUES AROUND THOSE.
WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT TYPE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
BUT I CAN IMAGINE WITH THE LAND USE COMPATIBILITY THAT WE LOOKED AT FOR CITING THIS, THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, CHAIR.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. AS ALWAYS, THEY ARE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER TO BE RECOGNIZED WILL BE ONE MEMBER, LAZAROW.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. I WENT BACK AND I WATCH THE FEBRUARY 19TH AND THE APRIL FIRST MEETING IN 2019, WHICH TAKES A LOT BECAUSE I BARELY WATCH MY OWN MEETINGS WHEN I'M IN THEM.
THE REASON THAT I DID WAS WHEN I HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH FDOT, I FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY DISINGENUOUS IN THE PRESENTATION.
THE REASON BEING, WHEN THEY PRESENTED THEIR TIMELINE, IT STARTED THEIR DISCUSSIONS BACK IN 2018.
WHEN I ASKED HOW DID THIS MOVE FORWARD IN 2018, I WAS TOLD IT WAS WITH THE BLESSING AT THAT TIME OF THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR.
I DON'T HAVE A STRONG MARE WIDGETS QUESTION.
IF THIS PROJECT WAS TO MOVE FORWARD, IT NEEDED TO COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION, WAY BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 19.
I FEEL THAT IN THAT REGARD, THEY KIND OF SHOT IN THE FOOT, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PRESENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN FRONT OF A COMMISSION, GET THE BOARD, THEN WE HAVE A 100 PEOPLE AND SPEAK AND SAY THAT THEY DON'T WANT IT.
IT'S KIND OF SNEAKY IN MY OPINION.
SOMEBODY SAID DURING THE MEETING, WHEN THE RESIDENTS WE'RE LEAVING.
THAT'S THE SHORTEST T-SHIRT CAMPAIGN THEY EVER SAW.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT TO BE SARCASTIC.
I WANTED TO SAY, SOMEBODY WHO ORGANIZED MEETINGS AND CAMPAIGNS, I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET PEOPLE IN THE ROOM FOR ANY ISSUE.
THEY WERE A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS ALSO IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE SPOKE OUT AGAINST THIS ISSUE AND HOW MANY SPOKE FOR IT? THAT IS A VERY STRONG NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE STARTED TO CAMPAIGN [INAUDIBLE] WHEN THE FIRST OF THE [INAUDIBLE] CAMPAIGN DURING THE MEETING AND THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR ABOUT IT UNTIL THE RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, AGAIN, NOT FAIR DISINGENUOUS.
SO MY ADVICE TO FDOT WOULD'VE BEEN, START PRESENTING THAT IN 2018,
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WHEN YOU WENT AND GOT THE BLESSING OF THE CITY MANAGER BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE WASTED A YEAR OF TIME COMING BACK BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN 2019.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM FDOT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THAT, AS THEY DO THAT WITH ALL OF THEIR PROJECTS? DO THEY NOT GET THE INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION WHO ACTUALLY MAKES THE POLICY DECISIONS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK A YEAR OUT.
>> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT.
OUR NORMAL PROCESS WHEN WE DEVELOP PROJECTS, IS WE HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARING.
DURING THE [INAUDIBLE] STUDY THAT LOOKED AT [INAUDIBLE] RIGHTS AT ALL OF THE INTERCHANGES, WE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS.
WE DIDN'T DO A PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION WHEN WE WERE MEETING WITH THE CITY STAFF AND THE MAYOR BECAUSE, WE HAD NOT SET THE PUBLIC MEETING AT THAT POINT.
THAT IS WHERE WE GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND AS A PART OF THAT, WE COULD COME TO THE COMMISSION AND DO PRESENTATIONS, AND WE OFTEN DO THAT, BUT WE USUALLY DO THAT DURING THE DESIGN PHASE AND THE MEETINGS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, THAT HAPPENS IN 2018.
THAT WAS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE DESIGN ON THIS PROJECT.
SO AT THAT POINT, WE HADN'T EVEN HAD SET A DATE IN OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING.
NOW, WE DID ADD THE PARK AND RIDE TO THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE INTERCHANGE, WHICH HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2019.
SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE BEING DISINGENUOUS, WE WERE JUST FOLLOWING OUR NORMAL PROCESS.
I THINK WE'VE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THIS.
WE DID NOT ASK THE CITY FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE THEY WERE SO PLEASED WITH IT IN OUR MEETINGS IN 2018, THEY DID PASS THE RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT IT.
THEN WHEN THERE WAS SOME PUBLIC PUSH BACK THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN OF ABOUT THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF WESTERN, THEY DID RESEND THEIR SUPPORT.
THEN AT A MEETING LATER THAT SAME YEAR, THEY DID RESEND THEIR SUPPORT.
BUT NORMALLY THAT'S NOT PART OF OUR PROCESS.
>> OKAY. IN MY TERMS IN OFFICE, I CAN TELL YOU ONLY FROM MY EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN ANYTHING HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO STAFF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THAT RARELY HAPPENS BECAUSE WHEN IT DOES COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN THE PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS YOU DID, IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY FOR MY CITY AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, AND I'M GOING TO SAY THAT, HOPEFULLY, IF AN ISSUE FOR HIRING THE BEACH WERE TO COME FORWARD LIKE THIS AND THIS MANY RESIDENTS CAME FORWARD WITH AN OUTCRY THAT, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE MPO WOULD ALSO HONOR THAT BECAUSE THE MEETING WAS SO PASSIONATE.
THEY DID HAVE T-SHIRTS, WHICH MEANT THAT THEY TOOK A GREAT INTERESTS IN PREPARATION FOR THAT MEETING, AND THEY ALL MADE EXCELLENT POINTS.
ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED THE PARK AND RIDE MADE EXCELLENT POINTS.
BUT THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT WANT IT FAR EXCEEDED THOSE WHO DID.
I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE SPOKE AND THEY SAID WHAT THEY WANTED, AND I'M GOING TO HONOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
NEXT SPEAKER, BOARD MEMBER WELCH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
HAVING COME LATE IN THE GAME, I DID GO BACK AND TRY TO RECAP A PART OF WHAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE IN THIS REGARD, AND I DID SIT IN ON A MEETING TO RECAP THE REST OF SOME MORE PUBLIC INPUT A MONTH OR SO AGO.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A PERSONAL OBSERVATION BECAUSE I COMMUTED, I WAS ONE OF THOSE COMMUTERS FOR YEARS, COMING FROM THE NORTH ON THE SAWGRASS, LOOKING UP TO THE I-75 AND EXITING AT ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD.
IF OFTEN MORE THAN NOT, WAS A VERY DRAMATIC TRAFFIC EXPERIENCE GIVEN THE MERGING OF ALL THE DIFFERENT LANES AND DIRECTIONS THAT IT DID.
THE WAY I'M GOING WITH THIS IS I LOVED COMMISSIONER PLACKOS' PRESENTATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE SITE AND IN MY OPINION AND MY EXPERIENCE COMING FROM THE NORTH, AN ALTERNATIVE SITE TO HAVE AN EXPRESS WOULD
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BE REALLY A HOME RUN BECAUSE THE BULK OF THE PEOPLE COMING IN, COMMUTING INTO WESTON WERE COMING FROM THE NORTH OR SOMEWHERE THERE ABOUT.SO I HEAR THE OPPOSITION LOUD AND CLEAR AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A PERSONAL OBSERVATION OF MY HAVING BEEN ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE LIKED AND ALTERNATIVE UNDER THE EXPRESS LINE BECAUSE TRUST ME, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WASN'T ALWAYS A PLEASANT COMMUTE, THOUGH THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
BOARD MEMBERS, THE AUDIO RECOGNIZED.
>> YES. I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER WELCH AND COMMISSIONER PLACKO'S THAT THE SITE ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD WOULD BE IDEAL.
THAT BEING SAID, WESTON HAS SPOKEN LOUD AND CLEAR.
THEY HAD AN UNDERSTANDING AT THE BEGINNING AND AS MORE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN, THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND.
SINCE THAT MOMENT GOING FORWARD, THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR MIND AGAIN, IT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY A NO AND TO KIND OF STRONG ARM A CITY INTO INTO PUTTING THIS OR THEY DON'T WANT IT IS NOT RIGHT, IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
SO I COMPLETELY WITH WESTON, I DON'T THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE STRONG ARMED INTO HAVING SOMETHING THAT THEY JUST FLAT OUT DON'T WANT.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH REGARDING INCIDENCE.
HE STATED THERE WAS ONLY ONE INCIDENT.
I KNOW THAT THAT OBVIOUSLY IS FOR BROWARD COUNTY, BUT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE GONE INTO THESE PARK- AND- RIDE AND STEAL TIRES AND REMS AND ALL OF THAT AND THAT'S MULTIPLE INCIDENCES AT EVEN JUST ONE LOCATION.
SO YOU CAN PUT IN ALL THE LIGHTING YOU WANT AND YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE SECURITY YOU WANT BUT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO, THERE'S GOING TO BE CRIME.
TO DO SOMETHING, IT'S GOING TO BE THERE.
SO IF A CITY DOESN'T WANT IT FOR THEIR VERY VALID REASONS, THEN I'M COMPLETELY WITH THEM.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANYMORE RAISED HANDS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME WHEN I, BOARD MEMBER HARRIS, YOU WISH TO SPEAK?
>> I DO WISH TO SPEAK BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY VARIABLES NOW IN THIS POST COVID WORLD THAT AS FAR AS COMMUTERS AND OFFICE SPACE AND PEOPLE, COMMUTING, WE JUST DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH FAITH WE'RE GOING TO NEED IN THE FUTURE.
WHEREAS THE LOT FOR A 160 CARS BEFORE MIGHT'VE BEEN ACCEPTABLE, BUT IN A YEAR FROM NOW, HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMMUTING ARE NOT GOING TO BE COMMUTING.
I COME FROM THIS DECISION BECAUSE BASED ON OUR COMMISSION MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT, WE WERE INVESTING IN A $64 MILLION NEW CITY CENTER PROJECT WITH OFFICE SPACE AND SHARED WORKSPACE AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS BUT WE TERMINATED THE PROJECT ON TUESDAY NIGHT BECAUSE GOING FORWARD, OUR CITY HAS BEEN OPERATING APPROPRIATELY WITH PEOPLE TELEWORKING AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OFFICE SPACE WE'RE GOING TO NEED AT A NEW CITY HALL.
SO WITH SO MANY VARIABLES IN THIS POST COVID WORLD, I JUST CAN'T SEE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU. SO I DON'T SEE MORE HANDS RAISED.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW IS TURN IT OVER TO FDOT TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. MR CHAIR, [NOISE] MY NAME IS LARRY. I'M WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU A PRESENTATION ON THE I- 75 EXPRESSED CLAUSE AND PARK- AND- RIDE PROJECT [NOISE].
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW WITH THE BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, AND THE BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT AS OUR PARTNERS, WE STARTED BUILDING THE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE WITH SUPPORTING PARK- AND- RIDE LOTS TEN YEARS AGO.
THIS WAS TO ADDRESS THE TRANSIT CHOICE FOR WORK TRIPS BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY IN MIAMI WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN REGION ARE EXPRESSED BUS SERVICES ARE OPERATED BY BOTH BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT AND MIAMI-DADE
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TRANSIT FOR BROWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS MAKING EMPLOYMENT TRIPS TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.CURRENTLY, WE ARE SERVICING THE MIAMI CIVIC CENTER, WHICH IS THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, BRITTANY AREA, AND DOWN TOWN WITH THE I-75 EXPRESS BUS WILL BE PROVIDING SERVICES FROM WESTON BROWARD TO THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND INTERMODAL CENTER.
THE BUSES TRAVEL MOSTLY IN THE EXPRESS LANES, SO THE TRAVEL TIMES ARE COMPARABLE TO DRIVING.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR ATTRACTING CHOICE RIDERS, TRANSIT RIDERS AND THE OPERATING COSTS ARE COVERED BY THE TOTAL REVENUES.
THE ORIGINAL TRANSIT SERVICES AS PART OF FDOTS COMMITMENT TO TRANSIT IN THE REGIONAL EXPRESS LANE SYSTEM.
THE DEPARTMENT RECENTLY COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 75 EXPRESS LANES AND THEY ARE NOW OPEN.
THESE ARE THE GREEN ROADWAYS ON THE MAP.
THE RED ROADWAYS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THE BLUE ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASES.
PART OF OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO MULTI-MODAL OPTIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY THE TRANSIT OPTION AND THEIR EXPRESS LANES.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE WORKED WITH BROWARD COUNTY TRANSIT AND THE BROWARD MPO TO PLAN THE EXPRESS BUS SERVICES FOR THE I- 75 EXPRESS.
BUSES CONNECT WESTON BROWARD TO THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AREA.
THEY ALSO HAVE CONNECTIONS TO METRO RAIL, TRY RAIL, AND THE LOCAL BUS SERVICES.
OUR TRAVEL MARKET DEMAND ANALYSIS VALIDATED THE NEED FOR TRANSIT ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR.
THE PDNE STUDY IDENTIFIED FIVE POTENTIAL PARK AND RIDE LOTS AT EACH INTERCHANGE ON I-75.
THREE OF THESE FIVE ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION.
THE MAP SHOWS THE VOID OF PREMIUM EXPRESS BUS TRANSIT IN WESTON BROWARD.
AT THE COUNTY LINE WITH BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE MIAMI GARDENS DRIVE PARK AND RIDE, AND IT'S BEING USED FOR THE I-75 EXPRESS BUS.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE PLAN PINES BOULEVARD PARK AND RIDE, SCHEDULE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2026, AND THE ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD PARK AND RIDE.
WHICH WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY, WHICH IS AT 90 PERCENT PLANS AND WE HAVE DELAYED THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL AFTER THIS MEETING TODAY.
ALL THESE PARK AND RIDE LOTS ARE NEEDED TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A TRUE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
WITHOUT THE PARK AND RIDE LOTS, THE EXPRESS BUS SERVICES DOES NOT WORK.
THE SYSTEM IS WHAT THE MPO ENVISIONED IN THEIR 2035 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR BALANCED TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
YOUR 2040 LONG-RANGE PLAN SOLIDIFIED THIS COMMITMENT FOR A MASS TRANSIT VISION.
THEN WE RECENTLY ADOPTED 2045 LONG-RANGE PLANS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED BEING COMMITTED TO A MULTI-MODAL SYSTEM WITH EMPHASIS ON RELIABLE TRANSIT.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU APPROVED YOUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN TODAY THAT INDICATED THAT YOU WISH TO DELIVER DIVERSE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
IT'S YOUR LRTP THAT GUIDES THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES LIKE F-DOT, IN DESIGNING AND BUILDING OUR MULTI-MODAL PROJECTS.
IN BROWARD COUNTY, VOTERS AGREED WITH THIS VISION, PASSING THE PENNY SALES TAX IN 2018 FOR TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT REDUCE CONGESTION.
EXPRESS BUS PROVIDES A REAL OPTION TO DRIVING TO WORK.
EXPRESS BUSES NEEDED IN WESTON BROWARD, AND IT CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT PARK AND RIDE LOTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEAVE THEIR CARS AND BOARD AN EXPRESS BUS.
THERE IS AN INVOLVED PROCESS TO DETERMINE LOCATION OF PARK AND RIDE LOT.
WE LOOK AT REDUCING AND ELIMINATING OUTER DIRECTION TRAVEL FOR THE COMMUTER, INTERCEPTING THE COMMUTERS BEFORE THEY ENTER THEIR MAJOR CODE OR TRAVEL.
HAVING CLEAR AND LOGICAL ROUTES TO THE PARK AND RIDE LOTS, AN ACCESS MUST BE EASY WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC CONFLICTS.
THIS WORK INCLUDES GOING THROUGH PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PARK AND RIDE LOTS, AND THEY REALLY DO TAKE PEOPLE OUT OF THE CARS.
WE HAD INCREASING RIDERSHIP ON THE EXPRESS BUS SERVICES PRIOR TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE GRAPH HERE.
WHEN NATIONALLY TRANSIT RIDERSHIP WAS DOWN, OUR EXPRESS BUS RIDERSHIP WAS GROWING.
20 PERCENT OF OUR RIDERS TRANSFER TO OTHER TRANSIT MODES, 87 PERCENT COMPLETE THEIR FINAL DESTINATION BY WALKING.
JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, IT WAS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT IN SOUTH FLORIDA, PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR CARS AND TAKING TRANSIT TO WORK WAS NOT IMAGINABLE.
ON THE EXPRESS BUS SYSTEM, COMMUTERS ARE DOING THIS EVERY WEEKDAY.
STILL WITH ALL THE DATA SUPPORTING THE SERVICE AND PARK AND RIDE LOCATIONS, WE MAKE SURE TO ENSURE RESIDENTS AND
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CITY LEADERS TO ENGAGE CITY RESIDENTS AND CITY LEADERS IN WESTON.WE HAD COMMENTS ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOW USAGE, CRIME, AESTHETICS, AND IMPACTS TO TRAFFIC.
IN RESPONSE, WE UPDATED THE I-75 PROJECT WEB-PAGE, ANSWERING RESIDENTS QUESTIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE DISTRIBUTED TODAY AND PREVIOUSLY, TWO SEPARATE ONE-PAGE FACT SHEETS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ANSWER CITY OF WESTON RESIDENTS CONCERNS.
SOME OF THE MORE COMMON CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED HERE.
SITE SELECTION IS BASED ON BEING CLOSE TO THE TARGET MARKET WITH EASY ACCESS.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE LOCATED THIS ONE WITHIN THE INTERCHANGE.
THE SELECTED LOCATION HAS THE LOWEST LAND USE IMPACTS OF ALL AVAILABLE LOCATIONS.
THE CLOSEST USES ARE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EXISTING PARKING FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES.
IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO AND FROM I-75 FOR CARS AND BUSES.
WE LOOKED AT THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERCHANGE AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT, BUT ACCESS AND INTERCEPTING THE COMMUTER TRIP IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT WAS THE BEST LOCATION FOR SOUTHBOUND COMMUTERS.
THE NEED FOR THE ROYAL PALM BOULEVARD PARK AND RIDE WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE 2011 PDNE STUDY, THAT INCLUDED A SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.
IN ADDITION, ONCE WE IDENTIFIED THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT ON THE PARK AND RIDE LOT, WE HELD MEETINGS WITH WESTON STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS, CONDUCTED TWO COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS AND A PUBLIC MEETING AS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.
COMMENTS WERE TAKEN AND CONSIDERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT.
NOW, WE'VE HEARD SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT AESTHETICS.
TO ADDRESS VISIBILITY AND AESTHETICS, WE PREPARED SEVERAL RENDERINGS AND HAVE PROVIDED THOSE TO THE CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD.
INCLUDES FEATURES TO MINIMIZE VISIBILITY FROM OUTSIDE OF THE SITE, AMENITIES IN THE LOT INCLUDE THE KISS AND RIDE DROP-OFF, COVERED WAITING AREAS, LANDSCAPE, EV CHARGING STATIONS, AND VIDEO MONITORING.
A SEPARATE LANDSCAPING PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED AS PART OF THE LARGER INTERCHANGE AND PARK AND RIDE PROJECT.
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ABOUT $3.5 MILLION ON THAT.
NOW I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU TWO INTERVIEWS OF EXISTING EXPRESS BUS RIDERS.
>> I CAN SAY, I CAN READ MY MAGAZINE, I CAN LISTEN TO MY MUSIC, I CAN CATCH UP ON MY EMAIL, MY LEISURE.
JUST THIS MORNING, I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND IT'S PROBABLY BEEN AT LEAST THREE WEEKS SINCE I GOT TO DO THAT.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS HANNAH [INAUDIBLE] I LIVE IN [INAUDIBLE] BY THE SEA AND I DRIVE THE EXPRESS BUS EVERY SINGLE MORNING ON MY COMMUTE TO UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
TIME GIVES ME THE ABILITY TO CATCH UP ON MY EMAILS, THE WI-FI'S GREAT AND IF I'M GOING TO SIT IN TRAFFIC, I'D RATHER BE SITTING IN A COMFORTABLE SEAT THAN BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL.
>> MYSELF AND OUR F-DOT TEAM ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THIS PRESENTATION? REMEMBER THE ID WILL BE RECOGNIZED.
>> COULD YOU GO BACK TO YOUR FIRST SLIDE? I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE ONE THAT HAD THE MAP.
>> YES. I'M LOOKING AT THIS MAP AND YOUR CORRIDOR, BUT I SEE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING NORTH OF 595.
>> YES. THAT'S CORRECT BECAUSE WE ARE PUTTING AN EXPRESS BUS IN THE EXPRESS LANE, SO WE CAN BE AS CLOSE TO AUTO TRAVEL TIMES AS POSSIBLE.
>> SO YOU WOULDN'T BE USING 75 ON THE NORTH SIDE, THE [INAUDIBLE]?
OUR MARKET ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE GREATEST MARKETS FOR WORK TRIPS TO THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND INTER-MODAL CENTER WAS WESTON SOUTH.
I JUST SEE A WHOLE UNDER SERVED COMMUNITY TO THE NORTH, ALL COMMUNITIES TO THE NORTH.
>> WELL, I WOULD ADD THAT WE HAVE DONE SOME PRELIMINARY MARKET STUDIES FOR THE CORAL SPRINGS, MARGATE, COCONUT CREEK AREA FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPRESS BUS SERVICE ON THE SAWGRASS ONCE THE SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET CONNECTOR HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
BUT THOSE MARKET STUDIES ARE SHOWING MORE OF A DESTINATION TO THE BOCA JOB AREA, NOT MIAMI.
>> OKAY. WELL, I'M IN THAT CORRIDOR AND I USED TO WORK IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI, SO I WOULD HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT COMMUTE THAT WAY.
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SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST DISAGREE WITH YOU.I JUST SEE A WHOLE UNDER SERVED AREA IN NORTHWEST FOR OUR COUNTY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. SO, I DON'T SEE ANY MORE HANDS UP REGARDING QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS JUST MADE.
SO AS PROMISED, I WILL RECOGNIZE BOARD MEMBER JAFFE TO MAKE A MOTION AND THEN THERE WILL BE A SECOND.
WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION AND THEN THE ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU FOR PLACING THIS ON THE AGENDA ON EXECUTIVE BOARD, AS WELL AS ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO SPOKE TODAY AND MY COLLEAGUES WHO COMMENTED.
AFTER PRESENTATION BY FDOT STAFF TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN FEBRUARY 2019, QUESTIONS AROSE ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT AND MANY OBJECTIONS WERE RAISED BY THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE VIABILITY AND THE NEED FOR THIS PROJECT BEING PLACED AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE COMMUNITY.
AFTER ADDITIONAL RESEARCH BY MYSELF AND OTHER RESIDENTS, THE CITY RESCINDED SUPPORT AND THEN IN NOVEMBER 2019, ON BEHALF OF THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED A RESOLUTION FORMALLY OPPOSING THE PROJECT.
IN THE INITIAL PRESENTATION BY FDOT TO THE COMMISSION, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CONCRETE DATA TO SUPPORT THE NEED FOR THE PROJECT AT THIS LOCATION.
THE CATCHMENT AREA THAT WAS SHOWN IN THE PRESENTATION TO THE CITY ORIGINALLY BACK IN FEBRUARY, SHOWED THAT RESIDENTS OF DAVIE, COOPER CITY, WESTERN, AND SOUTHWEST RANCHES WOULD BE USING THE SERVICE.
IN REALITY, DAVIE, COOPER CITY AND SOUTHWEST RANCHES COMMUTERS WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE EITHER NORTH OR WEST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BY MULTIPLE MILES TO ACCESS A SERVICE TO GO SOUTH.
ON PAGE 9 IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE RECEIVED BACK IN FEBRUARY, THEY SHOWED THAT MIAMI AIRPORT EMPLOYEE RESIDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION BY ZIP CODES 4 AM SHIFTS.
THEY SHOWED A RANGE OF ONLY BETWEEN 100 AND 250 TOTAL EMPLOYEES, NOT RIDERS, JUST TOTAL EMPLOYEES IN THOSE ZIP CODES, NOT USERS.
ON PAGE 13, THE ONLY DESTINATION FOR THE BUS SERVICE IS THE MIC AT THE MIAMI AIRPORT.
ANY RIDER WHO WOULD BE TRAVELING FURTHER TO DOWNTOWN MIAMI WOULD HAVE TO TRANSFER TO OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, THEREBY INCREASING THEIR COMMUTE TIME RATHER THAN DECREASING IT.
ADDITIONALLY, NOT ONE RESIDENT WHO LIVES IN WESTERN WAS SURVEY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD UTILIZE THE SERVICE.
THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WERE SURVEYED WERE EMPLOYEES AT THE MIAMI AIRPORT AND THERE WAS NO SUPPORTING DATA TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY LIVE IN WESTERN, COOPER CITY, DAVIE, OR SOUTHWEST RANCHES.
THE PROJECT LOCATION BEING PLACED AT THE SOUTHWEST CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE IS A VERY POOR SIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S A VERY LARGE DRAINAGE LAKE IN THERE WITH VERY LITTLE USABLE AREA.
SO IT RESULTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LARGE PORTION OF THE DRAINAGE LAKE HAS TO BE FILLED IN.
ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE WOULD NEED A CUT OUT, AS WELL AS THE PLACEMENT OF A FOUR-WAY TRAFFIC LIGHT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE PROJECTED COST IS $14 MILLION FOR A PARKING LOT WITH ONLY A 170 SPACES.
I COULD DO THE MATH ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT WORKS OUT TO PER SPOT, BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS THIS PROJECT THAT WAY.
OVER A THOUSAND RESIDENTS HAVE SIGNED AN ONLINE PETITION IN ADDITION TO ALL EMAILS THAT YOU RECEIVED TODAY AND ALL THE SPEAKERS YOU HEARD FROM.
WITH TODAY'S ECONOMY AND THE NUMBER OF COMMUTERS IN THE CATCHMENT AREAS WHO ARE NOW PROJECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR VIRTUAL WORK FROM HOME, THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT AT THIS SITE AT THIS TIME IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE CURRENT DATA.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO ADDRESS THE FDOT ON THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PUBLIC OUTREACH.
IN THE BACKUP THAT WE RECEIVED, IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC BACKUP FOR THE I-75 BUS SERVICE, THEY HAVE A SHEET THERE THAT SAYS IT WAS FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN THE PD AND E WAS DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT WAS OVER 11 YEARS AGO AND IN THE FLYER IT SAYS, WHERE ANY PUBLIC MEETING HELD FOR THE PROJECT? IT SAYS, A SERIES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE HELD CONSISTENT WITH I-75 MANAGED LANES WHERE INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED AND SHARED REGARDING THE ALTERNATE FOR IMPLEMENTING MANAGED LANES AND I-75 PARK AND RIDE PROJECT LOCATIONS.
THE PARK AND RIDE PROJECT INFORMATION WAS ALSO SHARED AT
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A PUBLIC WORKSHOP IN MARCH 2019 AT CITY OF WESTERN BRANCH LIBRARY? THAT IS INCORRECT.THERE WAS A PUBLIC WORKSHOP THERE AND THE PUBLIC WAS BEING INFORMED ABOUT THE I-75 SOUTHBOUND INTERCHANGE ROAD WIDENING AS WELL AS A WESTERN ROAD WIDENING.
THE PARK AND RIDE WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISCUSSED AT THAT PARTICULAR PUBLIC WORKSHOP.
TO CONCLUDE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THERE ARE OTHER SITES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE REST OF BROWARD COUNTY COULD UTILIZE THESE DOLLARS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO THIS SITE.
THE PUBLIC NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SURVEYED TO SEE IF THIS IS FEASIBLE AND WOULD BE UTILIZED.
THE DATA COLLECTED DOES NOT VALIDATE AT THIS TIME THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.
I JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH SAYING ONE COMMENT ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY OF WESTERN, WHICH I COMMEND THAT I KNOW EVERY SINGLE ELECTED OFFICIAL IN WESTERN FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
IT'S OUTSTANDING, WE'VE GOT TO BE THE NUMBER ONE CITY AND WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH EVERYBODY IN BROWARD COUNTY.
SOMETIMES THERE'S MORE THAN ONE SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM, OR SOMETIMES THERE CAN BE TWO DECISIONS TO AN ISSUE, AND IT'S UP TO US AS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COUNTY AND ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES TO PICK THE BEST. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE?
>> I HAVE A MOTION. I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO ADOPT OPTION NUMBER TWO TO REMOVE THE FUNDING FOR THE PARK AND RIDE PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR TIP 2021 TO 2025.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE WILL NOT GO INTO DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD.
THE FIRST PERSON TO BE RECOGNIZED AS DR. SHARIEF
>> CHAIR COLLECTOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO THE CITY OF WESTERN AND TO ALL WHO ARE ON THIS CALL THAT SUPPORT THAT DECISION.
MY COMMENTS EARLIER WERE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER PARK AND RIDES THAT ARE GOING TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD AND I WANT PEOPLE TO BE CLEAR ON EXACTLY WHAT THE PARK AND RIDE BRINGS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR OUT THERE ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES IN THAT TYPE OF THING, I GET THAT AND I'M NOT ONE TO WANT TO SHOVE ANYTHING DOWN WESTERN'S THROAT.
IF WESTERN DOES NOT WANT THIS PARK AND RIDE, ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT THIS BOARD COMES UP WITH A BETTER PLACE TO SITE THAT FOR CONVENIENCE OF RIDERS IN THE SOUTH COUNTY AREA AND IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF BROWARD.
WE CAN'T SITE A PARK AND RIDE NORTH, SO NORTH THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT USE IT BECAUSE THAT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME.
I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE VOTE IS TODAY AND SO WHEN WE LEAVE HERE TODAY, I'D JUST LIKE EVERYBODY THAT'S PRESENT TO PLEASE TALK ABOUT THIS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THE WESTERN AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF BROWARD COUNTY.
WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER FURR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
HOW DOES THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FURR YOUR RECOGNIZED
>> SORRY, I WAS TALKING. [LAUGHTER]. I APPRECIATE MUCH OF WHAT DR SHARIEF SAID.
THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE IS, I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY OF DEFERRING THIS UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE.
BECAUSE OUR JOB HERE, ALL OF US, IS TO FIGURE OUT A COMPREHENSIVE WAY TO ALLEVIATE INGESTION AND MAKE MOBILITY BETTER.
BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS HERE YET.
WE'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF NICE IDEAS TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE FEASIBLE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT.
DO WE HAVE AN OPTION TODAY OF DEFERRING THIS AND PUT IT DOWN THE ROAD, LET THE WORK THAT'S THERE, HOLD ON, UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER OPTION? IS THERE ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, NO, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO A TIP PREPARED FOR A VOTE FOR APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MEETING.
WE HAVE TO LET FDOT KNOW WHAT OUR INTENTIONS ARE AT THIS MEETING, IN ORDER TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THE NEXT ONE.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE STATE STATUTES IDENTIFIES THE DISTRICT SECRETARY AS HAVING THE RIGHT TO READ A PROJECT BACK ONTO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BUT IN THE FIFTH YEAR.
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SO EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE REMOVED FOR THIS YEAR, WHAT THEY CAN DO IS, THEY COULD PROPOSE AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION AND NEXT YEARS OR EVEN ADD THE SAME PROJECT BACK IN TO THE FIFTH YEAR>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, OBVIOUSLY THAT WASN'T ENOUGH OUTREACH, BUT WE SAW THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE WAVE, WHERE YOU HAVE YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF WORK PUT INTO IT, AND THEN IT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN.
LIKE THE OFFICIALS HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS.
IT'S NOT THE FIRST AND WON'T BE THE LAST.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT AS A BOARD, WE REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK.
ALL OF US GET TO SEE THE MAPS, SO WE HAVE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE CAN WE PLACE SOMETHING HERE THAT'S GOING TO WORK.
BUT IF THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK, BEFORE IT GETS KNOCKED TOTALLY OFF THE TABLE, I WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ELSE THAT WILL WORK.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CHARGED WITH HERE.
TO MAKE GETTING AROUND THIS COUNTY AND COUNTIES DOABLE.
IF JERRY AT FDOT CAN DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR GOOD YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>>YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST TO THAT POINT, AND AS I SAID EARLIER ON, IT'S REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT AMPLE PUBLIC INPUT IS SOLICITED, AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS DONE IN THIS CASE.
YES, WE HAVE A ROLE, BUT I'M NOT LOOKING TO APPROVE ANY MAJOR PROJECT UTILIZING THE FUNDS WITHOUT THAT INPUT.
I THINK THAT THIS BOARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, HAS HAD REALLY THOROUGH DISCUSSIONS UTILIZING OUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, THE PUBLIC, TO COME UP WITH A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO RESPOND TO.
I DON'T THINK DEFERRING THIS, EVEN IF WE COULD, WOULD BE A VIABLE OPTION.
I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
I THINK THERE'S AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT SHOULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT BE LOOKED AT, THAT WE HAVE THE TIME TO QUICKLY PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT COMMUNITY INPUT EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU AND I'M READY TO NOT INCLUDE THIS TODAY. THANK YOU.
I SAW YOUR HAND WENT UP AND IT WAS ME WHO ACCIDENTALLY LOWERED IT.
DO YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED DR. SHARIEF?
IS THIS POSSIBLE FOR LARRY MERRITT FROM FDOT TO ANSWER IT? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS THAT ARE IN THIS PROJECT THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO BE USED IN ANOTHER PARK AND RIDE LOCATION IF WE IDENTIFY ONE?
>> YES. COMMISSIONER, THESE FUNDS THAT WE USED TO FUND THIS PARK AND RIDE WERE CAPTURED THROUGH A STATE-WIDE COMPETITION WITH ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS.
IN THAT SENSE, THIS WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PROJECTS WITHIN THE STATE, BUT I WILL DEFER TO OUR DIRECTOR STEVE BYRON, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMING ON ANOTHER PROJECT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT QUESTION, EXCELLENT PRESENTATION BY LARRY AND SOME POINTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT FEEDBACK.
SPECIFIC TO THIS QUESTION, LARRY, IS 100 PERCENT CORRECT.
THIS PROJECT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED OVER THE YEARS AS A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR THE STATEWIDE COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FOR PARK AND RIDE USE.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK THROUGH A CENTRAL OFFICE TO SEE WHAT OTHER PRIORITIES THERE HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED STATEWIDE, REALLY JUST TO SEE IF THE MONEY COULD BE USED LOCALLY.
AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED AN ULTIMATE LOCATION.
OTHER LOCATIONS HAD BEEN EVALUATED.
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THIS WAS THE TOP CANDIDATE BASED ON THE ONES THAT HAD BEEN EVALUATED.SO IT'S AN INNER ROUND RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, BUT THE ANSWER IS WE CAN'T REALLY MAKE THAT DETERMINATION NOW.
SINCE IT WAS THROUGH THE CENTRAL OFFICE THROUGH THAT STATEWIDE PROGRAM, WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL EITHER.
CERTAINLY WE UNDERSTAND THE BOARD SENTIMENTS OF TRYING TO AT LEAST KEEP THE FUNDING LOCALLY.
SO WE'LL WORK WITH THE BOARD AND WITH THE CENTRAL OFFICE TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN ACCOMPLISH.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
>> OKAY. I DON'T SEE MORE HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME.
I'LL GIVE ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY IF SOMEBODY FEELS COMPELLED TO SPEAK.
OKAY, SO WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE, THE MOTION AND THE SECOND WERE TO APPROVE THE TIP, LESS THE PARK AND RIDE ELEMENT OF THE TIP.
MR. GABRIEL, CAN YOU DO ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE?
>> YES MR CHAIRMAN. IF YOU RECALL WHEN WE DID THE ROLL CALL, WE HAD ORIGINALLY 28 MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT BY DISTRICT, CALL THE CITIES AND HOPEFULLY WE STILL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF MEMBERS PRESENT.
THIS SHOWS IF YOU CAN DO THE TALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE IS BEING COUNTED.
I'M READY TO PROCEED. DISTRICT ONE R TAMARAC?
>> CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, ARE VOTING ON KEEPING OR DELETING?
>> THIS HAS A MOTION TO DELETE THE BOULEVARD PARKLAND RIDE ELEMENT FROM THE DRAFT TIP.
>> ALAN, BOARD'S COORDINATOR REBECCA SCHULTZ MAKES A COMMENT.
WE HAVE HAD MORE MEMBERS JOIN THE MEETING AS IT'S GOING ON I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING ALL THE NAMES EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL [NOISE] [BACKGROUND].
>> OKAY. SO IN THAT CASE, I WILL CALL [LAUGHTER] ALL CITIES AS WELL.
SO TAMARAC VOTED YES, CORAL SPRINGS?
>> DISTRICT TWO POMPANO BEACH?
>> DEERFIELD BEACH WAS ABSENT. COCONUT CREEK?
>> FORT LAUDERDALE, DEAN TRANTALIS?
>> FORT LAUDERDALE MR. COMMISSIONER MCKINZIE? STILL ABSENT. LAUDERHILL?
>> SUNRISE? ABSENT. PLANTATION? MISS STONER? PLANTATION? SO THAT IS ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU. WILL [INAUDIBLE] ?
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SEA RANCH LAKES AND VILLAGE OF LAZY LAKE, BOTH ARE VACANT POSITIONS.
MOVING TO DISTRICT FOUR; HOLLYWOOD? HOLLYWOOD? MR. GLADDER, SHOWING HIM AS ABSENT.
>> MOVING TO DISTRICT FIVE. DAVIE?
>> MR [INAUDIBLE] ? SHOWING MR [INAUDIBLE] IS ABSENT.
WEST PARK? SOUTHWEST RANCHES? [INAUDIBLE] PARK?
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>> MOVING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER GOOD?
>> AND COUNTY COMMISSIONER FISHER?
>> YES. COUNTY COMMISSIONER FURR?
>> COUNTY COMMISSIONER SHARIEF?
>> COUNTY COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE] ?
>> COMMISSIONER RYAN? WHO IS ABSENT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S UNANIMOUS OR THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR ALL YOUR PATIENCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ALWAYS LIKE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES BEND THE HOME RULE THAT COMES WITH IT.
MOVING QUICKLY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GETTING OUT PRETTY LATE TODAY.
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COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR.I JUST WANT TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY THANK EVERYBODY FOR ELECTING ME CHAIR.
IT WAS A DELIGHT TO SERVE AS CHAIR FOR THIS PAST YEAR, BUT I CAN TELL YOU BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TEAM, YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
MEMBER COMMENTS MISS SCHULTZ, DID ANY MEMBER SIGN-UP TO GIVE A COMMENT BEFOREHAND?
>> NO. NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.
>> OKAY. ANYBODY CAN COMMENT NOW,
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BUT IF THERE'S A QUESTION, THE STAFF WILL GET BACK WITH YOU.IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT AT THIS TIME? OKAY, BOARD MEMBER SIMONE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> OKAY. I JUST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS ELECTED TODAY TO SERVE ON THE MPO ALL ELECTED OFFICERS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU HAVE DONE THIS PAST YEAR.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IN SERVING AS OUR CHAIR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK GREG AND HIS STAFF FOR THE WONDERFUL UPDATES THAT THEY GIVE TO US.
I KNOW THAT I SHARED THE MAINSTREAM LENDING PROGRAM THAT HE SENT TO US AND THE FLEXIBILITY ACT FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH MY CONSTITUENTS LAST NIGHT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE UPDATES. THAT'S ALL THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY ON BEING ELECTED AND ALSO SAY THAT IN THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I'VE SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE, I THINK THIS HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST MEETINGS WE'VE EVER HAD AS FAR AS DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
I THINK THAT THAT COMES FROM HAVING GREAT CHAIRS, GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER.
I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO DIFFERING OPINIONS AND ALSO JUST BE WHO YOU ARE.
SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
>> WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU TOO. VICE CHAIR GOOD?
>> YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AGAIN, WHEN WE HAD THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, WE ALL SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF CHAIR CALETKA AND I HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN.
I JUST REALLY ENJOY SERVING ON THIS BOARD WITH YOU AS OUR LEADER.
IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK TO HAVE SO MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS, BOTH COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL, ON THE SAME BOARD, AND STILL MANAGE TO HAVE A COHESIVE CONVERSATION AMONG US ALL.
SO I THINK IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, AND YOU ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO ENSURE THAT WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS.
SO THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY MISSED.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO HELP US MOVE ALONG.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THAT TITLE.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU TOO BRIAN FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
BRIAN AND I, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE STARTED ON THE MPO TOGETHER 16 YEARS AGO.
TWO SCHOOL TEACHERS LEARNING A WHOLE NEW FACET TO OUR LIVES, AND I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF WORKING WITH BRIAN AND HE'S JUST BECOME SUCH A KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON AND INVOLVES SO MUCH AT OUR MPO AND JUST SHOWS SUCH STRONG LEADERSHIP.
WE WILL MISS HIM TREMENDOUSLY BUT I WISH YOU WELL.
AT LEAST I'M NOT CRYING THIS TIME LIKE I DID AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, BUT BEST OF LUCK BRIAN.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YES. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
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I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WITH A NEW BOARD THAT'S IN PLACE NOW.WE WILL MISS CHAIRMAN CALETKA.
SO THANK YOU ALL, APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER ZIADE?
>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE MR. HARRIS.
I KNOW THAT HE WILL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB REPRESENTING SMALL CITIES.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT HAD VOTED FOR ME AS WELL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL, THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING YEAR SERVING ON MPO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WITH ALL OF YOU, SO THANK YOU, ALL.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER JAFFE?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE OUT AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE COUNTY AND YOUR SERVICE.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE UNDER YOU ON THIS BOARD AND I'M WELCOMING THE NEW EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AS EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT I'M AN AIRLINE PILOT AND WHEN I TAKE OFF OUT OF MIAMI AND I FLYOVER BROWARD COUNTY, I DO NOT SEE ANY BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ANY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES.
I SEE A WHOLE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE.
IN THE WORLD TODAY, WHAT'S GOING ON, I JUST HAVE TO COMMEND THIS ENTIRE BOARD BECAUSE THIS BOARD UNITES PEOPLE.
WE DO NOT DIVIDE PEOPLE AND THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES BETWEEN US.
WE ALL REPRESENT THE COUNTY EQUALLY AND TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S LEADERSHIP
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER HARRIS.
>> ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MARY ZIADEH FOR CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT.
I HOPE LIKE IN THE FUTURE AS WE ALREADY KNOW EACH OTHER FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
LIKE COMMISSIONER JAFFE SAID, 31 CITIES HAVE NO BOUNDARIES AND WE HAVE MORE OF A REASON THAN EVER FOR ALL OF THE 31 CITIES TO FIGHT TOGETHER AND MAKE BROWARD COUNTY A BETTER PLACE FOR THE EACH AND INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND FOR THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SERVING.
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER HUNSCHOFSKY?
>> I FIRST OF ALL WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY WHO WAS ELECTED ONTO THE BOARD TODAY, TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I WANTED TO THANK CHAIRMAN CALETKA FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB YOU'VE DONE AS CHAIR.
IF THERE'S EVER BEEN A MR. MPO, I WOULD GIVE YOU THAT TITLE.
YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ALL-IN FOR THE MPO.
YOU HAVE MANAGED OUR MEETINGS, WHICH AT TIMES I WAS IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AT KEEPING IT MOVING AND KEEPING US ON POINT.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING SERVED AS AN EXCELLENT CHAIR OF THIS BOARD.
I LOVE BEING PART OF THIS MPO BOARD.
I LOVE BEING WITH MY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS HOPEFULLY IN PERSON SOMEDAY SOON.
IT'S JUST BEEN SO NICE TO SEE HOW THIS GROUP REALLY COMES TOGETHER, LISTENS TO ONE ANOTHER, AND REALLY IS THOUGHTFUL IN THE APPROACH OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK GREG AND HIS TEAM.
THESE VIRTUAL MEETINGS HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.
THE UPDATES HAVE BEEN AMAZING, AND I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR A JOB WELL DONE. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS.
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WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT WHICH IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT.>> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, EVERYBODY.
I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE ZOOM CONFERENCE PLATFORM HAS REALLY PROVIDED US WITH AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
TODAY AT OUR HEIGHT, WE WERE AROUND 140 PEOPLE ONLINE.
I CAN TELL YOU THIS, IF WE WERE PHYSICALLY IN THE OFFICE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE SPACE FOR THE ATTENDEES.
THAT SAID, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF REALLY QUICK COMMENTS.
ON TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD AT 1:00 PM THE TWO WERE DOING A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON ADAPTING PUBLIC SPACE TO THE COVID ENVIRONMENT.
THAT IS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SPEAKERS FROM TAMPA, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, AS WELL AS HERE IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
THAT KICKS OFF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AS A MONTHLY SERIES VIA ZOOM CONFERENCE WITH THE PUBLIC.
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WE CAN HOLD, IN THE ZOOM CONFERENCE ROOM, OVER 1000 PEOPLE SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WEBINARS ONCE A MONTH ON ALL THE LEADING TECHNOLOGY AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THIS POST COVID WORLD.WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN RECOGNIZED BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AS A LEADER IN THIS VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING TO SAY WHEN YOU HAVE 470 OTHER MPOS IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT SAID, WE ALSO WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE MARICOPA AREA GOVERNMENTS, THAT IS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE ASKING OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THEM INFORMATION ON HOW WE PLAN AND PRIORITIZE PROJECTS.
THAT IS A HUGE RECOGNITION OF THE BOARD AND ALL THE PROCESSES YOU'VE PUT IN PLACE THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
I'M LOOKING TO RETURN STAFF TO THE OFFICE SOME TIME AFTER JULY 1.
WE HAVE 40 EMPLOYEES SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT GOING IN IN TEAMS OF 10 FOR THE WEEKS AND THEN BASICALLY HAVE THE OTHER 30 MEMBERS IN REMOTE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT IS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND THEN HAVING THE OFFICES CLEANED WITH THE COVID SPRAY THAT THE CLEANING FOLKS USE SO THAT THAT WAY WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THE RATE OF INFECTION.
I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TELL YOU AT THIS POINT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE VIRTUAL OR NOT IN JULY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS WITH CENTRAL OFFICE IN TALLAHASSEE AND THE 26 OTHER MPOS IN THE STATE TO SEE IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK VIRTUALLY, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES WITH THE GOVERNOR.
I AM GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO MR. CALVARESI IF THAT'S OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, TO ALLOW HIM TO PRESENT THE WASHINGTON UPDATE.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M SORRY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I'M GOING TO START WITH A STATE UPDATE. BIG NEWS.
THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNED SENATE BILL 7018 INTO LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS.
I'M TRYING TO PULL UP MY NOTES AND THEY'RE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.
OKAY. 7018 WAS SIGNED INTO BILL AND THAT ALLOWS FOR ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS FLORIDA.
THIS DIRECTS SEVERAL STATE DEPARTMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG EVACUATION ROUTES.
AS WE KNOW, PERSONAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN ELECTRIFYING.
THERE'S BEEN A CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A 200 MILE RANGE AND YOU STRAY 500 MILES TO GET OUT OF FLORIDA.
SO THE STATE IS ACTIVELY PURSUING A SOLUTION TO THAT.
ON THE FEDERAL SIDE, THE FAST ACT, THE CURRENT TRANSPORTATION, BILL EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH.
CONGRESS IS LOOKING TOWARDS AN EXTENSION TO THAT.
IN MORE EXCITING NEWS, THE HOUSE'S DEMOCRATS RELEASED THEIR TRANSPORTATION BILL, THE INVEST ACT AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THE BROWARD MPO'S PRIORITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE REFLECTED IN THIS BILL.
IT MEETS THE MPO'S BOARD DIRECTORS' GOALS FOR MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND THE OVERALL PLANNING PROCESS.
THIS BILL PUTS CLIMATE CHANGE FRONT AND CENTER, LOOKING AT PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO MITIGATE IMPACTS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES MORE FOR SAFETY ON BOTH RAIL AND FOR ALL ROAD USERS.
AS YOU KNOW, THE BROWARD MPO IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS ADOPTED A VISION ZERO FOR ROAD SAFETY AND THIS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDS WHICH THE BROWARD MPO'S ALREADY IN A GOOD POSITION TO RECEIVE AS WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED SEVERAL STUDIES AND HAVE PLANS IN THE WORKS TO ENACT THESE SAFETY MEASURES.
THE OVERALL BILL IS FOR $500 BILLION, OF WHICH FLORIDA WOULD RECEIVE ABOUT 13.5 BILLION FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS. THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, ONE OF YOUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES HAS MADE IT IN THE BILL.
THERE'S PROVISION FOR HIGH PERFORMING MPO'S WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENACT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
THE CRITERIA FOR THIS IS THE ABILITY FOR THAT MPO TO HAVE THE PERSONNEL, THE TALENT, AND THE EXPERTISE IN MANAGING FEDERAL GRANTS, WHICH THE MPO HAS SEVERAL WHICH WE'VE MANAGED CONCURRENTLY.
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
JUST TO KEEP IT BRIEF AGAIN, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IS GOING TO SEE GREAT SUCCESS.
WITH PAUL AND OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM IN WASHINGTON AND IN TALLAHASSEE, WE ACTUALLY ARE SEEING RESULTS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE HOPING WITH THE LOCAL CONTRIBUTION.
WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THE NEXT SPEAKER ON YOUR AGENDA IS THE GENERAL COUNCIL.
>> YES. GENERAL COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A REPORT?
[12. General Counsel’s Report]
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>> YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS.
MY SUMMARY REPORT IS ATTACHED AS PART OF YOUR BACKUP TO THE AGENDA.
OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO ANY OF THOSE PREVIEWED ITEMS, I'M SURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE WITH YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.
IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE REGARDING THE SUNSHINE WAIVER IN OUR GOVERNOR'S ORDERS, WHICH ARE ALLOWING US TO HAVE VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
TECHNICALLY THAT CURRENT ORDER WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30TH SO WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING COME OUR JULY MEETING, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
THAT WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON WHAT HAPPENS WITH REGARDS TO THAT AND THE GOVERNOR'S ACTIONS.
WITH REGARD TO THE SURTAX, ISSUES REGARDING THE CONFLICT WAIVER WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITIES, WE SUBMITTED A ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUEST FOR AN OPINION APPROXIMATELY MOVING ON TO THREE WEEKS NOW.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS CONSIDERING THAT.
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS SUBMITTED A RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST, AND THAT'S PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THAT IS ONGOING AT THE PRESENT TIME.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET A RESPONSE FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SOME POINT IN TIME SOONER THAN LATER.
I WANT TO COMMENT TO THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
CONGRATULATIONS, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THAT NEW CAPACITY.
BRIAN CLARK, THE CHAIR, NOT ONLY ARE YOU LEAVING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BUT THIS IS HIS LAST MEETING.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, YOUR HELP, KEEPING ME STRAIGHT WITH REGARD TO THE VOTE MEMBERSHIP AND THE QUORUM AT ALL TIMES.
I AM GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN REPLACE YOU FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SORRY TO SEE YOU LEAVE IN THIS CAPACITY.
HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OTHER WAYS.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON THE MPO SURTAX SERVICES. MR. RIDDLE?
[13. MPO Surtax Services Updates: http://www.browardmpo.org/index.php/municipal-capital-projects]
>> MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M ANDREW RIDDLE, [NOISE] SURTAX SERVICES MANAGER, PROVIDING YOU THE MPO'S SURTAX UPDATE.
I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION, THERE YOU GO. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS A REMINDER, MPO SURTAX STAFF WAS TASKED TO REVIEW, RANK AND PRIORITIZE MUNICIPAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE ORIGINAL SURTAX PLAN.
HERE ARE THE MPO'S CYCLE ONE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WAS TRANSMITTED TO COUNTY STAFF ON FEBRUARY 28TH IN ADVANCE TO THE MARCH 1ST DEADLINE IN THE ILA, WHICH INCLUDED FULLY FUNDING ALL 33 SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS ESTIMATED AT $45 MILLION, FOUR DESIGN PROJECTS ESTIMATED AT $6 MILLION FOR NEW ROADWAYS IDENTIFIED IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WE ALSO RECOMMENDED THE TOP THREE HIGHEST RANKED PLANNING AND DESIGN PROJECTS FOR EACH CITY, WHICH INCLUDED 73 PROJECTS ESTIMATED AT $21 MILLION.
THE TOTAL CYCLE ONE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED 110 PROJECTS ESTIMATED AT $72 MILLION.
WE PRESENTED THE CYCLE ONE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SURTAX OVERSIGHT BOARD ON MAY 22ND, WHICH WAS CONTINUED TO JUNE 4TH DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE AT THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS.
MPO'S SURTAX STAFF WAS NOT TASKED TO PERFORM AN ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.
THE ELIGIBILITY REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE OVERSIGHT BOARD UNDER SECTION 212-055 OF FLORIDA STATUTE AND SECTION THREE OF THE TRI-PARTY ILA.
THE OVERSIGHT BOARD DEEMED 97 PROJECTS ELIGIBLE, ESTIMATED AT $66 MILLION.
THREE PROJECTS WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE BY THE OVERSIGHT BOARD.
SIX PROJECTS WERE DEFERRED TO CYCLE TWO WHICH IS THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND FOUR PROJECTS WERE REMOVED BY THE CITIES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ON JUNE 16TH, THE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE 97 CYCLE ONE PROJECTS THAT THE OVERSIGHT BOARD DEEMED ELIGIBLE.
FROM NOW THROUGH AUGUST, MPO AND COUNTY STAFF WILL BE DEVELOPING THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN COVERING FISCAL YEARS 21 THROUGH 25.
LATER THIS YEAR, THE MPO AND COUNTY STAFF WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NEW AND SWAP OUT PROJECTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITIES BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.
WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, KERRIE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOUR MUNICIPAL STAFF AND ALSO THE COUNTY SURTAX STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HELP THROUGH THIS FIRST SURTAX CYCLE EFFORT.
EVERYONE HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ON THIS EFFORT AND I THINK WE'RE ALL VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS.
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MR. CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE BUT I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.>> OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RIDDLE? OKAY. SEEING NONE, YOU DID A GREAT JOB, MR. RIDDLE.
THE REST OF THE AGENDA IS JUST CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION FOR YOU TO PERUSE.
WITH THAT, I HAVE THAT IT'S 12:15.
WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR MAKING IT A GREAT MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.