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Cape Fear RPO Brunswick County  Columbus County  Pender County Cape Fear RPO Brunswick County Columbus County Pender County The Cape Fear Rural Transportation Planning Organization exists to serve as the intergovernmental organization for local elected officials, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and residents of Brunswick, Columbus and Pender Counties to work cooperatively to address transportation issues. Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee (RTCC) Meeting Agenda February 6, 2019 • 10:00 AM Brunswick Community College • Room 207 • Leland, NC I. INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS 1. Call to Order 2. Introductions 3. Additions or corrections to the agenda 4. Municipal appointments (roster attached) 5. Approval of minutes: November 7, 2018 (attached) 6. Public Comment II. PRESENTATIONS 7. Title VI Training – Justin Brantley, Cape Fear COG III. REGULAR BUSINESS 8. Prioritization 5.0 Results/Draft STIP – NCDOT released the Draft 2020-2029 STIP based on the results of Prioritization 5.0 and will hold a public comment period this spring before adoption of the Final STIP this summer. No action is required. 9. Draft FY 2019-2020 PWP – The draft Planning Work Program (PWP) for the upcoming fiscal year is due to NCDOT by February 28. Staff requests a motion to recommend approval of the attached draft FY 2019-2020 PWP. 10. Resolution Supporting NCSPA’s BUILD and INFRA Grant Applications – The NC State Ports Authority has requested a resolution in support for their applications for FY 2019 BUILD and INFRA grant funds [attached]. Page 1 of 2 1/31/2019 11. Reports/Updates • Cape Fear RPO o Prioritization 6.0 (schedule attached) o Columbus Co. Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) o Brunswick Co. CTP o Pender Co. CTP o Topsail Beach Non-motorized Transportation Plan o US 74 Corridor Master Plan o NC 211/ECG Feasibility Study grant submittal o Watch For Me NC 2019: webinar 2/6 @ 11 AM, deadline 3/1 (flyer attached) o Topsail Island Bridge MOBI award submittal o Complete Streets Policy comments o NCDOT PTD/BPTD merger comments o Rural Day 3/26 (flyer attached) o Economic Impacts of NC Airports (summary attached) • NCDOT Division 3 (Brunswick & Pender) • NCDOT Division 6 (Columbus) • NCDOT Transportation Planning Division (TPD) • Wilmington Area MPO (WMPO) • Grand Strand MPO (GSATS) IV. OTHER 12. Open discussion: General questions, comments, and other discussions 13. Future meetings: May 1, 2019 July 31, 2019 November 6, 2019 14. Adjourn Page 2 of 2 1/31/2019 CAPE FEAR RPO RURAL TRANSPORTATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE (RTCC) VOTING MEMBERS, January 2019 NAME SEAT (TERM) POSITION MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE EMAIL (ALTERNATE) Brunswick County Helen Bunch Zoning Admin. PO Box 249 910-253-2035 [email protected] (alt.) (Marc Pagès) (Land Planner) Bolivia, NC 28422 910-253-2056 [email protected] Brunswick Municipal 1 Thomas Lloyd Southport Planner 1029 N. Howe Street 910-457-7961 [email protected] (2018-19) Southport, NC 28461 Brunswick Municipal 2 Jeff Repp Boiling Spring Lakes 9 East Boiling Spring Rd 910-363-0025 [email protected] (2017-18) City Manager Southport, NC 28461 Brunswick Municipal Jake Vares Oak Island Planner 4601 E. Oak Island Drive 910-201-8001 [email protected] Alt. 1 (2018-19) Oak Island, NC 28465 Brunswick Municipal Gary Brown St. James Town 4140-A Southport-Supply Rd 910-253-4730 [email protected] Alt. 2 (2017-18) Administrator St. James, NC 28467 Columbus County Samantha Alsup Planning Director 306 Jefferson St 910-640-1795 [email protected] Whiteville, NC 28472 Columbus Municipal 1 Robert Lewis Whiteville Planning 26 Hill Plaza 910-640-1380 [email protected] (2018-19) Director Whiteville, NC 28472 Columbus Municipal 2 Vacant (2017-18) Columbus Municipal Vacant Alt. (2017-18) Pender County Travis Henley Long Range Planner PO Box 5 910-259-2110 [email protected] (alt.) (Kyle Breuer) (Planning Director) Burgaw, NC 28425 [email protected] Pender Municipal 1 Michael Rose Topsail Beach Town 820 S Anderson Blvd 910-328-5841 [email protected] (2018-19) Manager Topsail Beach, NC 28445 Pender Municipal 2 Vacant (2017-18) Pender Municipal Alt. Vacant (2018-2019) Cape Fear RPO Allen Serkin Planning Director 1480 Harbour Dr 910-395-4553 [email protected] (Chris May) (Executive Director) Wilmington, NC 28401 [email protected] Cape Fear COG Chris May Exec. Director 1480 Harbour Dr 910-395-4553 [email protected] (Wes MacLeod) (Sr. Planner) Wilmington, NC 28401 [email protected] NCDOT Division 3 Caitlin Marks Div. Plan. Engineer 5501 Barbados Blvd 910-341-2000 [email protected] (Karen Collette) (Div. Engineer) Castle Hayne, NC 28429 [email protected] NCDOT Division 6 Darius Sturdivant Div. Plan. Engineer 558 Gillespie St 910-364-0600 [email protected] (Greg Burns) (Div. Engineer) Fayetteville, NC 28301 [email protected] NAME SEAT (TERM) POSITION MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE EMAIL (ALTERNATE) NCDOT Transp. Nazia Sarder RPO Coordinator 1554 Mail Service Center 919-707-0924 [email protected] Planning (Behshad Norowzi) (Planning Team Super.) Raleigh, NC 27699-1554 919-707-0941 [email protected] Brunswick Yvonne Hatcher Exec. Director PO Box 113 910-253-7800 [email protected] Transit Leland, NC 28451 Columbus Joy Jacobs Director 290 Legion Dr 910-641-3929 [email protected] Transportation Whiteville, NC 28472 Pender Transportation Jim Longenbach Transportation Director P. O. Box 1251 910-259-9119 [email protected] Burgaw, NC 28425 x 321 MOTSU Steve Kerr Deputy Commander 6280 Sunny Point Rd SE 910-457-8000 [email protected] Southport, NC 28461 NC State Ports Stephanie Ayers Director of Planning & 2202 Burnett Blvd 910-251-7073 [email protected] Authority Dev. Wilmington, NC 28402 Wilmington MPO Abby Lorenzo Sr. Transp. Planner PO Box 1810 910-341-7890 [email protected] Wilmington, NC 28402 ov GSATS MPO Mark Hoeweler Exec. Director 1230 Highmarket Street 843-436-6130 [email protected] Georgetown, SC 29440 Cape Fear RPO Brunswick County Columbus County Pender County Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee November 7th, 2018 Meeting Minutes **DRAFT** Voting Members Present Stephanie Ayers, NC Ports Alan Pytcher, NCDOT Division 3 Helen Bunch, Brunswick County Jeff Repp, Boiling Spring Lakes Travis Henley, Pender County Mike Rose, Topsail Beach Thomas Lloyd, Southport Nazia Sarder, NCDOT TPD Jim Longenbach, PAS-TRAN Allen Serkin, Cape Fear RPO Katie Moore, WMPO Darius Sturdivant, NCDOT Division 6 Others Present Justin Brantley, Cape Fear COG Todd Rademacher, Burgaw Stevie Cox, Wallace Chad Staradumsky, Burgaw Don Eggert, Wallace Jake Vares, Oak Island Laura Padgett, Wilmington 1. Introduction and quorum – Having reached a quorum, Mr. Serkin called the meeting to order at 10:03 AM. The attendees introduced themselves. 2. Changes or additions to the agenda – No changes were made to the agenda. 3. Approval of the minutes – There were no changes to the minutes. Ms. Bunch made a motion to approve the minutes. Ms. Ayers seconded the motion. The motion carried. 4. Public Comment – There was no comment from the public. 5. Vacancies and Appointments – Mr. Serkin identified current as well as upcoming seat vacancies that need to be filled. Currently, there are vacancies for both Pender and Columbus County Municipalities as well as two Brunswick County seats expiring at the beginning of 2019. Elections will be held at the January meeting to fill the seats. It was also discussed that the seats for the NCDOT Regional Traffic Engineers for Divisions 3 and 6 are underutilized and could be removed from the RTCC. Mr. Sturdivant made a motion to recommend that the RTAC modify the RTCC membership to eliminate the Traffic Engineers for Divisions 3 and 6. Ms. Sarder seconded the motion. The motion carried. 6. Wilmington Rail Realignment – Ms. Padgett, Project Coordinator for the Wilmington Rail Realignment Project, presented an update to the group. Ms. Padgett noted that as the port continues to expand, the area will continue to see a significant increase in freight traffic. One issue identified was the growing length of trains. Trains up to 10,000 feet in length are expected to be more frequent in the future and will cause significant congestion around the Wilmington Area. The project would reroute the rail away from Downtown Wilmington, crossing the river closer to the Port. Realignment is expected to reduce rail related congestion issues around Wilmington. Ms. Padgett discussed a Feasibility Study that estimated that the new rail would cost around $750 million with a 40% contingency. The project may also result in alternative uses of the existing rail corridors such as greenways or transit. 7. Prioritization 5.0 Final Division Tier Point Assignments – Mr. Serkin reviewed the proposed final Division Needs tier point assignments due by Nov. 29th. Mr. Serkin identified the projects that are likely to be funded. Ms. Ayers made a motion to recommend approval of the final Division Needs tier local input point assignments. Mr. Lloyd seconded the motion. The motion carried. 8. Title VI Plan – Mr. Serkin discussed the need for the CFRPO to adopt a Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan by December 31st. Mr. Serkin summarized the draft plan. Mr. Repp made a motion to recommend adoption of the draft Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan. Mr. Rose seconded the motion. The motion carried. 9. Public Participation Plan – Mr. Serkin discussed the need for the CFRPO to adopt an updated Public Participation Plan to meet requirements found in the Title VI Nondiscrimination Plan. Ms. Ayers made a motion to recommend adoption of the Public Participation Plan. Mr. Repp seconded the motion. The motion carried. 10. Resolution Supporting PAS-TRAN’s FTA 5310 Grant Application – Mr. Serkin discussed the request for a resolution supporting PAS-TRAN’s FTA 5310 Grant Application. Mr. Rose made a motion to recommend approval of the resolution. Mr. Henley seconded the motion. The motion carried. 11. 2019 CFRPO Meeting Schedule – Mr. Serkin presented the proposed meeting calendar for 2019.
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