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MARICOPA ASSOCIATION of GOVERNMENTS 302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 300 ... Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Phone (602) 254-6300 A FAX (602) 254-6490 E-mail: mag@mag. maricopa. gov A Web site: www. mag. maricopa. gov March 3, 2009 TO: Members of the MAG Management Committee FROM: Charlie McClendon, Avondale, Chair SUBJECT: MEETING NOTIFICATJON AND TRANSMITIAL OF TENTATIVE AGENDA Wednesday, March I I , 2009 - 12:00 noon MAG OffICe, Suite 200 - Saguaro Room 302 North I st Avenue, Phoenix The next Management Committee meeting will be held at the MAG offices at the time and place noted above. Merrlbers of the Management Committee may attend the meeting either in person, by videoconference or by telephone conference call. The agenda and summaries are being transmitted to the members of the Regional Council to foster increased dialogue regarding the agenda items between members of the Management Committee and Regional Council. You are encouraged to review the supporting information enclosed. Lunch will be provided at a nominal cost. Please park in the garage under the building, bring your ticket, parking will be validated. For those using transit, Valley Metro/RPTA will provide transit tickets for your trip. For those using bicycles, please lock your bicycle in the bike rack in the garage. Pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MAG does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admissions to orparticipation in its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Valerie Day at the MAG office. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Members are reminded ofthe importance of attendance by yourself or a proxy. Any time that a quorum is not present, we cannot conduct the meeting. Please set aside sufficient time for the meeting, and for all matters to be reviewed and acted upon by the Management Committee. Your presence and vote count. c: MAG Regional Council A Voluntary Association of Local Governments in Maricopa County City of Apache Junction .6. City of Avondale A Town of Buckeye'" Town of Carefree"" Town of Cave Creek A City of Chandler A. City of EI Mirage A Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation A Town of Fountain Hills A. Town of Gila Bend Gila River Indian Community .... Town of Gilbert A City of Glendale A City of Goodyear .& Town of Guadalupe'" City of Litchfield Park A Maricopa County A City of Mesa A Town of Paradise Valley AI. City of Peoria A City of Phoenix Town of Queen Creek .... Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community A City of Scottsdale A. City of Surprise.&. City of Tempe'" City of Tolleson A Town of Wickenburg A Town of Youngtown A Arizona Department of Transportation MAG MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TENTATIVE AGENDA March II, 2009 COMMITTEE ACTION REQUESTED I . Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Call to the Audience 3. Information. An opportunity is provided to the public to address the Management Committee on items that are not on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of MAG, or non-ad:ion agenda items that are on the agenda for discussion or information only. Citizens will be requested not to exceed a three minute time period for their comments. A total of 15 minutes will be provided for the Call to the Audience agenda item, unless the Management Committee requests an exception to this limit. Please note that those wishing to comment on agenda items posted for action will be provided the opportunity at the time the item is heard. 4. Executive Director's Report 4. Information and discussion. The MAG Executive Directorwill provide areport to the Management Committee on activities of general interest. 5. Approval of Consent Agenda 5. Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda. Prior to action on the consent agenda,members ofthe audience will be provided an opportunity to comment on consent items that are being presented for action. Following the comment period, Committee members may request that an item be removed from the consent agenda. Consent items are marked with an asterisk (*). ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONSENT· MINUTES *5A. Approval of February I 1,2009, Meeting Minutes SA. Review and approval of the February I I , 2009, meeting minutes. 2 MAG Management Committee -- Tentative Agenda March II, 2009 TRANSPORTATION ITEMS *5B. Amendment ofthe FY 2009 MAG Unified Planning 5B. Recommendation to amend the FY 2009 MAG Work Program and Annual Budget to Accept FY Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget 2009 Federal Highway Administration Planning to accept $134,537.35 of FY 2009 Federal Funding Highway Administration Planning Funding. Each year, MAG prepares a Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget that lists anticipated revenues for the coming year. On February 10, 2009, MAG was notified by the Arizona Department of Transportation that MAG received an additional amount of $134,537.35 of FY 2009 Federal ~Iighway Administration Planning (PL) funding. An amendment to the FY 2009 MAG Uni"f1ed Planning Work Program and Annual Budget is needed to include this additional amount. Please refer to the enclosed material. *5C. Consultant Selection for the MAG Activity-Based 5C. Recommend that PB Americas, Inco be selected to Travel Forecasting Model Development (Phase I) conduct the MAG Development ofActivity-based Travel Forecasting Model (ABM) - Phase I for an In May 2008, the MAG Regional Council approved amount not to exceed $270,000. If negotiations the FY 2009 Unified Planning Work Program and with PB Americas, Inc. are not successful, that Annual Budget, which included $270,000 to MAG negotiate with its second choice, Carrlbridge conduct a first phase of the development of Systematics, Inc., to conduct the project. activity-based travel forecasting model (ABM) as a part of the ongoing -contracts for on-call consulting services for transportation modeling. The project will ensure that current and future travel forecasting needs are addressed in a timely manner and will allow MAG to implement a new generation of the travel forecasting models that is required by emerging planning needs in the region. On Decerrlber 18, 2008, MAG issued a Request for Proposals to conduct the study to the consultants pre-qualified through the on-call supportcontractual process. In response, three proposals were received. A multi-agency review team met on February 27, 2009, and recommended to MAG the selection of PB Americas, Inc. to conduct the development. In addition, the team recommended that if negotiations with PB Americas, Inc. on the task order are not successful, that MAG pursue negotiations with its second choice, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Please refer to the enclosed material. 3 MAG Management Committee -- Tentative Agenda March II, 2009 AIR QUALITY ITEMS *5D. Conformity Consultation 50. Consultation. The Maricopa Association of Governments is conducting consultation on a conformity assessment for an administrative modification to the FY 2008-2012 MAG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The proposed administrative modification involves several Arizona Department ofTransportation projects as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including projects on Interstate-IO, Interstate-17, and US 60. The administrative modification includes minor project revisions that do not require aconformity determination. Please refer to the enclosed material. GENERAL ITEMS *5E. 2009 MAG Human Services Coordination 5E. Recommend approval of the 2009 MAG Human Transportation Plan Update Services Coordination Transportation Plan Update. The federal Safe and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires the establishment of a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan for all Federal Transit Administration (FTA) programs for underserved populations: the Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities program (Section 53 10); the Job Access and Reverse Commute program (Section 53 16); and the New Freedom program (Section 53 17). MAG has developed this coordination plan each year in compliance with this requirement since 2007. The MAG Regional Council approved the 2008 Plan in January 2008. The 2009 MAG Human Services Coordination Transportation Plan Update was recommended for approval by the MAG Human Services T·echnical Committee on February 12, 2009. Please refer to the enclosed material. 4 MAG Management Committee -- Tentative Agenda March II, 2009 *5F. Amendment of the FY 2009 MAG Unified SF. Recommendation to amend the FY 2009 MAG Planning Work Program and Annual Budget to Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Include Funding to Participate in a Brookings Budget to include up to $20,000 of MAG federal Intermountain Study and to Include Funding to funds if needed to participate with the Brookings Have Arizona State University North American Metropolitan Policy Program on an Intermountain Centerfor Transborder Studies Provide Research partnership and to amend the Work Program to Regarding the Global Competitiveness of Arizona include up to $12,000 of MAG federal funds if and the Sun Corridor needed to have the Arizona State University CenterforTransborderStudiesto conduct astudy The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program is to describe the global and North America forces proposing a partnership with leading that impact the MAG region and the Sun Corridor. Intermountain West institutions and leaders to work out specific collaborative steps among the five "Mountain Megas" (and their states) to advance prosperity in their region through the achievement of specific, catalyzing federal policy reforms. Brookings is seeking approximately $20,000 from the Mountain Mega states to convene working groups and conduct the research. MAG is estimating that 74.5 I percent would be needed ($14,902) if MAG, the Pima Association of Governments and the Central Arizona Association ofGovernments participated. If this participation did not occur, up to $20,000 from MAG would be needed. For the Sun Corridor area, the Arizona State University North American Center for T ransborder Studies has proposed to describe the global and North America forces that impact MAG and vice versa.