Transportation Advisory Committee Cisco WebEx Virtual Meeting Instructions Wednesday, May 12, 2:00 PM 1. Download the Cisco WebEx Meetings software here. 2. To ensure continuity in meeting streaming it is recommended you close any programs or applications running in the background. You may also need to ask others in the home to suspend their applications if you are having trouble viewing the meeting. 3. On the day of the meeting, open the calendar meeting invitation or email with the meeting link. By Computer or Smart Phone: By Phone: Join Meeting, +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Meeting Number: 132 963 0439 Access Code: 132 963 0439 Password: idMJB3Pkx33 Attendee ID: 436523 4. Recommend joining by computer. a. A preview video window will open before joining the meeting. Once ready, click. b. You will be prompted to join by computer audio or by calling in. c. Note: You can login via your computer and call in so you are able to see the slides. 5. The first time joining the meeting you will be asked to provide basic information (name, department, etc.). Please include responses so we can identify members easily. 6. Additional recommendations: a. Join from a quiet place. b. Please mute yourself during the meeting unless speaking. If you are having trouble during the meeting you may email Lydia McIntyre. Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda Wednesday, May 12, 2:00 PM WebEx Online Virtual Meeting Introductory Items: 1. Opening Remarks & TAC Roll Call 2. Ethics and Conflict of Interest 3. Reports, Concerns and Discussion from MPO Area Towns 4. Public Comment Action Items: 1. March 10, 2021 Meeting Minutes 2. MTIP Amendment: Statewide Transit Projects 3. MTIP Amendment & Modification: MPO Area Roadway Projects 4. MTIP Modification: MPO Area Rail Project 5. Award Section 5310 Enhance Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program & Modify MTIP 6. Prioritization 6.0 Project Ranking Methodology Modification 7. MPO Self-Certification for FY 2021-2022 8. FY 2021-2022 UPWP Adoption & MTIP Modification Business Items / Potential Action Item(s): 1. Division Engineer Updates 2. Project Updates 3. Strategic Reports Other Items 1. Board Member Update 2. Regional Updates 3. Wrap-Up & Adjournment Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of March 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., Greensboro, NC WebEx Online Virtual Meeting Attendance Marikay Abuzuaiter TAC Chair Gray Johnson GDOT/MPO Mike Fox TAC Member, NCDOT BOT Tram Truong GDOT/MPO Tammi Thurm TAC Member, City of Greensboro Yuan Zhou GDOT/MPO Yvonne Johnson TAC Member, City of Greensboro Kimberly Sowell GSO/Manger’s Office John O’Day TAC Member, Town of Summerfield Wright Archer NCDOT Div. 7 Carly Cooke TAC Member, Guilford County Stephen Robinson NCDOT Div. 7 Skip Alston TAC Member, Guilford County Michael Abuya NCDOT TPB Hanna Cockburn GDOT Director Susette Morales FHWA Tyler Meyer TCC Chair Dabney Sanders Action Greensboro Craig McKinney GDOT/MPO Cheryl McQueary Citizen Chandler Hagen GDOT/MPO Nicole Lindahl BIG Lydia McIntyre GDOT/MPO Marikay Abuzuaiter called the meeting to order at approximately 2:00 PM. Introductory Items 1. Orientation to WebEx Software Marikay Abuzuaiter welcomed everyone to the March virtual meeting. Virtual meetings are required during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the MPO anticipates holding virtual meetings until the state deems in-person meetings safe. Abuzuaiter introduced Carly Cook, a new Guilford County Commissioner. She also noted the cover slide for today’s slideshow features a recent student art contest. Lydia McIntyre then went through the WebEx Software and how to use it. 2. Opening Remarks and Roll Call Marikay Abuzuaiter took a roll call of everyone in the meeting for the public record. 3. Ethics and Awareness & Conflict of Interest Marikay Abuzuaiter read the Conflict of Interest Policy Statement required by the State Ethics Act, which states that it is the responsibility of each committee member to avoid conflicts of interest and if there are any to identify them now. No conflicts were noted by members. 4. Reports, Concerns, and Discussion from MPO Area Towns There were none. 5. Public Comments No public comments were received. Action Items 1. January 27, 2021 Meeting Minutes Tammy Thurm moved to approve the minutes of January 27, 2021. John O’Day seconded. The TAC voted unanimously to approve. 2. MTIP Amendment: Statewide Transit Projects Tyler Meyer stated the amendment adds a total of $47.5 million to thirteen statewide transit projects supporting capital, operating, and administrative expenses of rural and small urban transit systems for fiscal year 2022. The funding total includes $21.8 million for capital costs, $7.1 million for operational expenses, and $18.6 million for NCDOT administrative expenses. These totals include state match and local matching funds where applicable. The purpose of this amendment is to maintain MTIP/STIP consistency and to ensure local area transit agency eligibility, which is important in this case since Guilford County Transportation and Mobility Services typically receives funding under these programs. Meyer said he’d be glad to answer any questions, and that the recommended action is to approve the item. Marikay Abuzuaiter asked if there were any questions. Hearing none, she asked for a motion to approve. Yvonne Johnson moved to approve. Tammy Thurm seconded. The TAC voted unanimously to approve on a roll call vote. 3. MTIP Modifications: MPO Area Roadway Projects Tyler Meyer presented modifications for two MPO area roadway projects. The modifications adjust schedules for two MPO identified projects selected for funding under previous rounds of the STI prioritization process. I-5964 is an interchange improvement project at I-40 at Elm-Eugene Street. Meyer referenced the project design shown on the slide, saying the primary purpose of the project is to improve safety and traffic operations by removing slip lanes and by realigning the intersection to reduce safety conflicts and increase visibility. The modification accelerates construction from 2023 to 2021based TAC Meeting Minutes March 10, 2021 2 both on the need for the project as well as the fact that project development is sufficiently advanced to allow this to happen. R-5725 is for operational safety and access management improvements on NC 68 between NC 150 and Fogleman Road in the Oak Ridge area. The modification shifts the right-of-way from 2021 to 2022, and also shifts the construction from 2021 to 2023 to allow for additional time needed to finish design work. Meyer concluded by stating the recommendation is to approve the MTIP Modification. Marikay Abuzuaiter asked if there were any questions. John O’Day asked how far south on NC 68 from NC 150 does the project go? Meyer did not recall the length, but referred to the map on the slide depicting the project to illustrate its limits. Skip Alston observed the project did not go as far as I-73. Marikay Abuzuaiter said she noted she is glad to see the I-40 at Elm-Eugene project being moved up as the project is a much needed safety improvement. She then asked for a motion to approve. Tammy Thurm moved to approve. Mike Fox seconded. The TAC voted unanimously to approve. 4. MTIP Amendment: A&Y Greenway / Downtown Greenway Phase 4 Tyler Meyer stated that EB-6037C A&Y Greenway was added to the TIP in 2019 with $4.4 million in federal funds and a $1.1 million local match after being selected for funding under a special NCDOT call for railbanking projects. In 2020 NCDOT agreed and TIP actions were taken to shift the funding to the construction phase because circumstances had required the City of Greensboro to proceed with the railbanking transaction prior to the federal funds availability. At this time, Meyer stated, it is recommended to increase the federal funding share to cover 80% of estimated costs using BGANY funds made available through a swap of prior year funding allocation with NCDOT. The amendment would add $2,748,595 in federal funds, and the required $687,149 local match. Mike Fox asked Meyer to explain what BGANY funds are. Meyer answered the term is an acronym for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, formerly known as the Surface Transportation Program. This program has a component directed by NCDOT for use anywhere in the state (BGANY). It also as a component suballocated to MPOs with populations over 200,000 (BGDA) for use on MPO selected priority projects. What used to be called STPDA is now BGDA and what use to be called STPANY is now BGANY. The prior year BGDA for BGANY swap involved allowing NCDOT to use MPO BGDA funds in 2019 on Urban Loop GARVEE payments in return for an allocation of the same amount of BGANY funds in FY 2020. Doing so enabled NCDOT to receive more funds during the annual year-end redistribution FHWA uses to distributes unused funds from state DOT’s that are slower to use them to DOT’s with higher utilization rates. Therefore, in this situation, these are basically BGANY funds acting in the capacity of BGDA funds. Mike Fox said this was a helpful explanation. Tammi Thurm said she in favor of the amendment, but was curious what else can we use these funds for and ae there more of these funds available? Tyler Meyer said the MPO is apportioned BGDA funds every year. And in this case, as we just discussed, BGANY funds are sort of acting as BGDA funds. This is a funding source has been used to construct sidewalk projects throughout the city and greenway projects as well such as the Downtown Greenway Phase 2. Greenways and sidewalks have been done in the County and some TAC Meeting Minutes March 10, 2021 3 of the towns using this funding source as well.