AGENDA EAST-WEST GATEWAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 – 10:00 AM

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 27, 2013

3. DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Update on Poplar Street Bridge/MLK Connector

B. St. Louis Regional School Emergency Communications Initiative

C. FY 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program Development

4. ACTION ITEMS

A. Adoption of the St. Louis Streetcar Plan as an Illustrative Project in RTP 2040

B. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2014 Unified Planning Work Program

C. Modification of the FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Metropolitan Transportation Plan – RTP 2040, and the related Air Quality Conformity Determination – Requested by Missouri Project Sponsors

D. Regional Security Expenditures

5. OTHER BUSINESS

6. ADJOURNMENT Chair Alan Dunstan Chairman, Madison County Board Vice Chair Memo to: Board of Directors Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis 2nd Vice Chair From: Staff Mark A. Kern Chairman, St. Clair County Board Executive Committee Subject: Project Notifications Charlie A. Dooley County Executive St. Louis County Date: April 9, 2013 Steve Ehlmann County Executive St. Charles County John Griesheimer Presiding Commissioner Franklin County Attached is the Project Notification list for April 2013. The compiled list is a result of the Ken Waller weekly list of projects from the Missouri State Clearinghouse for comments. The listing County Executive Jefferson County contains a summary table which includes grant applications, announcements, and public Delbert Wittenauer Chairman, Board of Commissioners notices. If you have any questions regarding this attachment, please contact Gary Pondrom Monroe County in the Community Planning department. Members John Hamm III President, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan & Regional Planning Commission Ted Hoskins St. Louis County Teresa Kreitler Jefferson County John Miller Vice President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors Jack Minner Madison County Roy Mosley St. Clair County Alvin L. Parks, Jr. Mayor, City of East St. Louis Lewis Reed President, Board of Aldermen City of St. Louis Thomas P. Schneider St. Louis County Municipal League Jim Vernier President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors John White St. Charles County Regional Citizens Richard Kellett John A. Laker Brandon Perry James A. Pulley Dave Stoecklin Non-voting Members Charles Ingersoll Illinois Department of Transportation Kevin Keith Missouri Department of Transportation Edie Koch Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity John Nations Gateway Tower Metro One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Doug Nelson St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Missouri Office of Administration 314-421-4220 Executive Director 618-274-2750 Ed Hillhouse Fax 314-231-6120 Assistant Executive Director [email protected] James M. Wild www.ewgateway.org Project Reviews for East-West Gateway Council of Governments April 2013

JURISDICTION APPLICANT PROJECT DESCRIPTION FEDERAL FEDERAL FUNDING: STATE TOTAL AGENCY GRANT/LOAN LOCAL/OTHER

City of St. Louis Board of Police Project Safe Neighborhoods - To provide funding for the DOJ $299,995 $299,995 Commissioners Project Safe Neighborhoods 2013 program #1309029

Multi-County Legal Services of Legal Assistance for Victims - To provide funding for its DOJ $400,000 $400,000 Eastern Missouri Lasting Solutions Project #1309036

Jefferson County County of Jefferson Supervised Visitation, Safe Havens for Children - To DOJ $349,972 $349,972 #1309037 provide funding for the Jefferson County Safe Havens Program

City of St. Louis Queen of Peace Center Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_Projects of HHS $249,705 $249,705 #1309042 Regional Significance - To provide funding for its Targeted Capacity Expansion Peer-to-Peer Program

Jefferson County Windsor C-1 School Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants - To HHS $125,000 Applicant: $19,684 $253,177 District provide funding for the Jefferson County P.R.I.D.E. Local: $108,493 #1309045 Program

St. Charles Youth in Need, Inc. Transitional Living for Homeless Youth - To provide HHS $190,000 Applicant: $21,463 $211,463 County #1309062 funding for its Youth in Need Transitional Living Program

Franklin County Ziglin Signs, Inc. Business and Industry Loans - To provide funding to USDA $550,000 $550,000 #1309065 restructure debt and to expand operation

St. Charles County of St. Charles DNA Backlog Reduction Program - To provide funding for DOJ $85,000 $85,000 County #1310010 FY 2013 DNA Backlog Reduction Program - St. Charles County

MINUTES

EAST-WEST GATEWAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARCH 27, 2013

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held in the Council offices on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

Members in Attendance Alan Dunstan, Chair; Chairman, Madison County Board Mark Kern, 2nd Vice-Chair; Chairman, St. Clair County Board Bruce Carmitchel, IDOT Charlie Dooley, County Executive, St. Louis County Steve Ehlmann, County Executive, St. Charles County John Griesheimer, Presiding Commissioner, Franklin County Ed Hassinger, MoDOT Ted Hoskins, Mayor, City of Berkeley Terri Kreitler, Jefferson County John A. Laker, Regional Citizen, St. Clair County John Miller, Mayor, City of Collinsville; Vice-President, SW IL Council of Mayors Jack Minner, Board Member, Madison County John Nations, Metro Alvin Parks, Jr., Mayor, City of East St. Louis Brandon Perry, Regional Citizen, City of St. Louis James Pulley, Regional Citizen, St. Clair County Thomas Schneider, Mayor, City of Florissant; President, St. Louis County Municipal League Dave Stoecklin, Regional Citizen, Madison County, IL Jim Vernier, Mayor, Village of Shiloh; President, SW IL Council of Mayors Ken Waller, County Executive, Jefferson County John White, Councilman, St. Charles County Delbert Wittenauer, Chairman, Monroe County Board

Members Absent John Hamm, III, Mayor, City of Madison; President, Southwestern Illinois Planning Commission Richard Kellett, Regional Citizen, St. Louis County Edie Koch, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Roy Mosley, Board Member, St. Clair County Doug Nelson, Missouri Office of Administration Lewis Reed, President, Board of Aldermen, City of St. Louis Francis Slay, Vice-Chair; Mayor, City of St. Louis

Others in Attendance Tracy Beidleman, Metro Tom Curran, St. Louis County Joe Gray, IDOT Stephen Gregali, City of St. Louis Ken Leiser, St. Louis Post Dispatch Mark Lindgren, St. Louis Regional Chamber Joe Reagan, St. Louis Regional Chamber Stephanie Leon Streeter, St. Louis County Others in Attendance, cont’d Jim Stack, IDOT EWGCOG Staff: Ed Hillhouse, Jim Wild, Staci Alvarez, Royce Bauer, Jerry Blair, Wayne Flesch, Nick Gragnani, Paul Hubbman, Peter Koeppel, Karen Kunkel, Gyanesh Lama, Alexis McGrail, Rachael Pawlak, John Posey, Mary Rocchio, Lubna Shoab, Himmer Soberanis, Shay Steelman, DJ Wilson, David Wilson

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Dunstan, Chair.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Motion was made by Mr. Griesheimer, seconded by Mr. Mosley, to approve the minutes of the February 27, 2013 meeting. Motion carried, all voting aye.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Draft 2014 Unified Planning Work Program Jim Wild, EWGCOG, summarized the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), noting that the federally required document is produced annually by the Council and outlines regional planning activities to be carried out over the next fiscal year. The UPWP also serves as a basis for contracts with all of the Council’s federal funding agencies. Mr. Wild briefly summarized the budget of $22.7 million for projects encompassed under Research, Analysis, Planning and Community Engagement classifications. He advised that the final document would be presented for approval at the next Board meeting, and added that questions and comments should be addressed to either him or Royce Bauer, EWG.

Regional Plan for Sustainable Development – Public Awareness Campaign and Local Government Workshops David Wilson, EWGCOG, reported that the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development has been rebranded as OneSTL – Many Communities One Future. He briefly summarized work that has been conducted to date, and upcoming workshops that will take place in August and September and are vital to development of the draft plan. He advised that the plan would be presented to the Board in draft in September, and in final in October. Additionally, an open session introducing a toolkit for best practices for local governments would preclude EWGCOG’s Annual Meeting this November. He noted that implementation of the plan is expected to occur by next summer.

St. Louis Regional Chamber’s Initiative to Position St. Louis as one of the Top-Ten Metros in College Attainment Joe Reagan, St. Louis Regional Chamber, and Mark Lindgren, Ameren, reported on and requested support for a concerted regional drive to reposition the region among the top ten nationally for college attainment. The endeavor is being led by the Regional Chamber Talent Council, which is a group consisting of the St. Louis Regional Chamber, regional leaders, numerous non-profit agencies, and area university leaders. He advised that a summit focusing on ways to achieve and support the goals is planned for May 2. Additional information regarding the summit will be provided in the near future.

Additional discussion followed regarding what other entities or persons should be engaged in the endeavor.

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ACTION ITEMS

Policy Regarding Semi-Annual Conformity Determination Jason Lange, EWGCOG, summarized staff’s recommendation for approval of the semi-annual conformity determination schedule. Exceptions to the schedule would be made if additional major transportation funding outside of the current transportation law were approved.

Motion was made by Mr. Dooley, seconded by Mr. Parks. Motion carried, all voting aye.

Modification of the FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Metropolitan Transportation Plan – RTP 2040, and the related Air Quality Conformity Determination – Requested by Illinois Project Sponsors Mr. Lange, EWGCOG, summarized the following Illinois sponsors’ requests to amend the FY 2013- 2016 TIP, RTP 2040 and related Air Quality Conformity Determination to add the following projects:

TIP # Sponsor Action Description 5918-13 IDOT Add Madison County – IL 3 at Intersections of IL 143, Poag Road, Chain of Rocks Road, and Pontoon Road – Resurface approaches 5919-13 IDOT Add Madison County – I-270 – 0.5 miles east of IL 3 to 0.5 miles east of I55/70 – Microsurfacing 5920-13 IDOT Add St. Clair County – I-64- 0.2 miles west of IL 157 to Greenmount Road – Resurfacing and patching

Motion was made by Mr. Stoecklin, seconded by Mr. Waller. Motion carried, all voting aye.

Modification of the FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Metropolitan Transportation Plan – RTP 2040, and the related Air Quality Conformity Determination – Requested by Missouri Project Sponsors Mr. Lange, EWGCOG, summarized the following Missouri sponsors’ requests to amend the FY 2013-2016 TIP, RTP 2040 and related Air Quality Conformity Determination to add and/or modify the following projects:

TIP # Sponsor Action Description 4411RR-13 MoDOT Add Jefferson County – Mo W, south of White Oak School Road to south of Mid- America Drive – Pavement improvements – raise grade to eliminate dip 5729C-13 MoDOT Add St. Charles County – MO H, MO 94 to MO J – pavement improvements 4411R-09 MoDOT Modify Jefferson County – MO W- MO 30 to south of America Dr and south of White Oak School Road to MO FF/109; MO 109 – MO FF/W to Meramec River – Resurface, add shoulders where possible, realign curve at LaFarge Road and add turn lanes at Twin Rivers Road, Winnifred Drive and Byrnesville Road

Motion was made by Mr. Dooley, seconded by Mr. Griesheimer. Motion carried, all voting aye.

Adoption of the St. Louis Street Car Plan as an Illustrative Project in RTP 2040 Jerry Blair, EWGCOG, summarized staff’s recommendation to adopt the St. Louis Streetcar into the region’s long-range transportation plan as an illustrative project.

Ken Kinney, URS, provided an overview of the findings from the feasibility study conducted by URS on behalf of The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis.

Following lengthy discussion, motion was made by Mr. Kern, seconded by Mr. Waller, to postpone any action until the April meeting. Motion carried, all voting aye.

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Authorization to Enter into an Agreement with the Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership (MoRAP) on the Regulatory Acceptability of Remotely Sensed Data Project Ed Hillhouse, EWGCOG, summarized staff’s recommendation for the Executive Director to enter into contract with MoRAP for an amount not to exceed $60,000, to be paid from a National Academies of Sciences grant.

Motion was made by Mr. Kern, seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried, all voting aye.

Regional Security Expenditures Mr. Gragnani, STARRS, summarized staff’s request for the following expenditures, totaling $1,197,278. The expenditures will be funded from ASPR, MMRS, Port Security and UASI grant programs.

Action Description Amount Purchase FLIR Systems, Inc. – Ultra 8500 Airborne thermal imager surveillance $241,396 camera Purchase Kiesler’s Police Supply, Inc. – Eight PVS-14 night vision monoculars $22,413 Purchase Warner Communications – 65 GPS microphones $46,903 Purchase Kokatat, Inc. – 14 dry suits $14,465 Purchase Warner Communications Corporation – Five emergency lighting packages $20,860 consisting of vehicle emergency light bars, flashing headlights, and LED flashing grill lights Sub-Award VISLINK Group, North Billerica MA – Purchase and installation of long $203,000 range receivers Purchase Motorola Solutions – 60 portable radios $257,403 Purchase Motorola Solutions – 24 mobile radios and accessories $95,774 Purchase Americon – video wall system $119,895 Purchase Kokatat, Inc.- 22 dry suits $22,730 Purchase Simmons Law Enforcement- 15 Avon chemical protective face masks $14,925 Purchase MilPro Marine – inflatable rescue boat $51,259 Purchase Dave Sinclair Ford – Ford F350 tow vehicle with a service utility bed $47,790 Purchase Reuther Ford – Ford F350 tow vehicle $38,465

Motion was made by Mr. Kern, seconded by Mr. Miller. Motion carried, all voting aye.

OTHER BUSINESS

Discussion was held concerning the impact and concerns of funding reductions on the region from the recent government sequester.

Ed Hassinger, MoDOT, provided a brief update of the transportation aspect of the Arch Grounds expansion program.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by Mr. Waller, seconded by Mr. Griesheimer, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried, all voting aye.

Respectfully submitted,

Ed Hillhouse Secretary, Board of Directors

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Chair Alan Dunstan Memo to: Board of Directors Chairman, Madison County Board Vice Chair Francis G. Slay From: Staff Mayor, City of St. Louis 2nd Vice Chair Mark A. Kern Subject: School Emergency Communications Chairman, St. Clair County Board Executive Committee Charlie A. Dooley Date: April 10, 2013 County Executive St. Louis County Steve Ehlmann The Board of Directors asked STARRS staff to perform a feasibility study to determine County Executive St. Charles County if police radios could be purchased for every elementary and secondary school principal John Griesheimer Presiding Commissioner in the St. Louis metropolitan region. To determine the viability of this project staff has Franklin County met with education and law enforcement representatives, as well as radio Ken Waller County Executive communications technical experts. Those meetings yielded findings which highlighted Jefferson County Delbert Wittenauer extensive technical and logistical complexities associated with purchasing this radio Chairman, Board of Commissioners Monroe County equipment. The results of these findings are summarized below. Members John Hamm III President, Southwestern Illinois Schools Metropolitan & Regional Planning Commission Ted Hoskins Based upon data collected from the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Education, St. Louis County Teresa Kreitler there are 1,185 public and private pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools in the Jefferson County region (273 in Illinois and 912 in Missouri). While similar data was not available in John Miller Vice President, Illinois, findings show that the ratio of public school principals to schools in Missouri is Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors 2:1 as there are 507 schools and 1,009 principals. Based upon Missouri figures alone, Jack Minner Madison County the potential number of school buildings is over 1,100. Therefore, the potential number Roy Mosley of radios needed to equip each principal in the region could exceed 2,200. St. Clair County Alvin L. Parks, Jr. Mayor, City of East St. Louis Staff also met with representatives from the Cooperating School Districts (CSD) which Lewis Reed President, Board of Aldermen has membership from over 60 school districts in Missouri and Illinois. The CSD City of St. Louis Thomas P. Schneider expressed interest in the school emergency communications project, but wanted to St. Louis County Municipal League Jim Vernier know more about expected costs to the schools. Once more information becomes President, Southwestern Illinois available, the CSD Business Services staff is available to assist with establishing Council of Mayors John White meetings with school superintendants to discuss the project at length. St. Charles County Regional Citizens Richard Kellett 911 Dispatch Centers John A. Laker Brandon Perry James A. Pulley Throughout the St. Louis region, there are numerous 911 public safety answering points Dave Stoecklin Non-voting Members (PSAP) and dispatch centers which answer emergency calls for service and dispatch Charles Ingersoll first responders to incidents. To function effectively, staffing for each PSAP consists of Illinois Department of Transportation six to eight full-time dispatch personnel who are assigned to answer emergency 911 Kevin Keith Missouri Department of calls and dispatch emergency medical services (EMS), fire units and law enforcement Transportation Edie Koch personnel, while monitoring several police and fire frequencies across the region. In Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity John Nations Gateway Tower Metro One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Doug Nelson St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Missouri Office of Administration 314-421-4220 Executive Director 618-274-2750 Ed Hillhouse Fax 314-231-6120 Assistant Executive Director [email protected] James M. Wild www.ewgateway.org Board of Directors April 10, 2013 Page 2

many municipal PSAP’s there is often only one dispatcher on duty at any given time. This creates a situation where the person answering the emergency 911 call is the same person dispatching police and fire units while speaking to the caller.

The standard time it takes a PSAP to answer a 911 call is within two seconds of receiving the call. During the first quarter of this year the St. Louis County Police, Bureau of Communications’ 911 answer time averaged 1.66 seconds

Depending upon the officer’s location in relation to the call, the estimated response time for emergency response personnel to arrive at an incident is within three to five minutes of receiving the emergency call. Response times can be extended to as much as 20 minutes for rural areas in the region.

Land Mobile Radio Systems

A communications system must be in place before radios can be purchased. Currently, there are several disparate land mobile radio (LMR) systems across the region that provide communication capabilities for public safety and local government agencies (e.g., public health, public works, street departments, etc.).

The City of St. Louis operates a 700/800 MHz trunked radio system1 providing communications for the St Louis Metropolitan Police Department, St. Louis City Fire Department, and several City agencies.

The Illinois Counties of Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair operate on the Illinois statewide StarCom21 700/800 MHz public safety trunked radio network. Several municipal agencies operate on this network as well.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department operates on a Very High Frequency (VHF) LMR network as do several municipal police and fire agencies throughout the County. As a result of topography and wooded terrain, there are radio frequency (RF) coverage issues which cause limited communications throughout the County.

Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties have contracted with Motorola Solutions Incorporated to design and build 700/800 MHz radio systems within their respective counties. The three counties are currently operating on their antiquated VHF communications networks. However, due to the FCC Narrow Band mandate, they were required to vacate the VHF frequencies or narrowband them by December 31, 2012.

1 Trunked radio technology allows for the sharing and reuse of radio channels; making the system capable of handling thousands of individual Talk groups or radio channels simultaneously. Board of Directors April 10, 2013 Page 3

The counties petitioned the FCC and received narrow band waivers that extended the deadline to December 31, 2013. Delays in selecting communications tower sites for the new 700/800 MHz systems has resulted in their systems not being operational until the second or third quarter of 2014. It is anticipated that the counties will need to request a second narrowband wavier extension into 2014.

Radio Frequency Coverage

LMR networks are designed to support a designated number of radio units consisting of: 1.) hand held portable radios; 2.) mobile radios which are installed in vehicles; and, 3.) radio consoles which are found in 911 PSAP’s and dispatch centers. Adding additional radios beyond each system’s design will impact its ability to function properly.

Furthermore, the LMR systems are designed to provide RF coverage “on the street.” This means that the system is designed to provide communications ability outside of a building. As a result of varying building designs and types of construction materials, the RF signal strength drops dramatically upon entering a building with a portable radio. In order to improve “in-building” coverage, it is imperative that studies be performed by trained technicians to determine where the RF is affected. Once these areas are determined, a bidirectional amplifier (BDA) must be installed to boost the RF. An estimated cost to perform an in-building coverage test is approximately $10,000 per building.

Law enforcement school resource officers are aware of the RF coverage issues within the buildings they are assigned. Coverage problems can be isolated using the school resource officer’s knowledge. Therefore, in-building coverage tests would only need to be performed where there are known coverage issues, thus reducing the number of school buildings requiring testing.

However, if there is a need to test one-fourth (275) of the total number of school buildings in the region, the total cost for in-building coverage testing would be $2.75 million (275 x $10,000). Labor costs could be reduced if floor plans can be obtained and utilized for preliminary coverage analyses. This approach, combined with the school resource officer surveys, could provide sufficient, albeit limited results. These aforementioned estimates are only for testing. The estimated cost to purchase and install a BDA is $6,000 - $10,000 per building. It is important to note that the in-building testing costs might be refunded if a BDA is purchased from the vender.

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Portable Radio Costs

Because Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties are buying new radio systems and purchasing a large volume of radios, they have been granted purchasing discounts from Motorola Solutions. East-West Gateway has been granted approval to purchase from the Counties’ Motorola contract. Using the contract discounts, the cost for one portable radio is $1,100. This price includes the cost for the radio, operating software, battery, and battery charger. Because the school radios would be used primarily in an office setting they will not be subjected to environmental and operational abuses. Therefore, there would be limited radio maintenance costs, if any.

While gathering the information needed to determine the number of principals and assistant principals and the number of radios per school, staff contacted technical communications experts, as well as representatives from emergency management and law enforcement in each of the eight counties. During these discussions, staff inquired about the availability of radio frequencies and talk groups that can be assigned to the schools, the number of school buildings that need in-building coverage tests and the estimated number of radios needed per county. The responses staff received are as follows:

 City of St. Louis – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is interested in the project. However, they would like to discuss a comprehensive emergency planning initiative among law enforcement agencies and school districts across the region.

 Franklin County, MO – Because of the hilly terrain and dense forest areas, the LMR system has RF coverage issues on the street; there are in-building coverage issues as well. Total costs for in-building tests can not be estimated at this time. Information on the total number of radios for schools is not available at this time.

 Jefferson County, MO – Jefferson County 911 Dispatch (JeffCo 911) is currently building a new LMR system which will provide “on the street” RF coverage throughout the county. There are 11 school districts in the County with a total of 78 buildings. In-building coverage issues can not be determined until the new system is on-line, which will not occur until 2014 (the exact time period is currently undetermined). JeffCo 911 has identified a need for single band portable radios for each school building which will utilize the JeffCo 911 system once it becomes available. JeffCo 911 will create an emergency school talk group that will be programmed into law enforcement radios to provide interoperability with Board of Directors April 10, 2013 Page 5

the schools. Total cost for the purchase of the portable radios for Jefferson County is $85,800.

 Monroe County, IL – There are17 schools in the County with a total of 33 school buildings. Two buildings have known RF coverage issues. The County is interested in purchasing one portable radio for each of the 33 school buildings. Total cost for the purchase of the portable radios for Monroe County is $36,300.

 Madison County, IL – A County wide school talk group will be established. Coverage testing is needed at all of the school buildings in the County. There are documented coverage problems in the Troy, Alton, and Edwardsville High schools. Training will be made available for all users. Information on the total number of radios for schools is not available at this time.

 St. Charles County, MO – The County is building a new LMR system. Information was not available on the number of in-building tests or radios needed.

 St. Clair County, IL – A County wide school emergency talk group is currently available at no cost to the school districts. Schools and Universities purchase radios with their own funding. There are a limited number of schools that participate in the program.

 St. Louis County, MO – The St. Louis County Emergency Communications Commission (ECC) is overseeing the design and build-out of a new county-wide LMR system. There will be in-building coverage issues; however, specific locations with coverage problems can not be identified until the new system is available in 2014. Schools are interested in obtaining radios but want more information on costs to them before proceeding further.

Total Costs and Grant Funding

With the limited amount of information available, staff can only estimate the total cost to provide a radio to every school or school principal in the region to be $7 - $8 million. This estimate can go higher depending on in-building coverage tests, costs for bidirectional amplifiers, and the type of radios to be purchased (i.e., portable, mobile or console). An accurate number of radios or amount of testing needed for this program to be effective can not be determined until the new LMR systems are operational in Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis Counties. It should be noted that St. Louis County has the largest number of schools (415).

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STARRS has limited grant funds to support this endeavor when compared to the overall costs. At the present time, there is less than one million dollars available from three grant sources. These funds could be used to purchase radios for the counties that are able to develop a program now for their schools. However, because the project was not considered when the grant applications were submitted, staff will have to request permission from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modify the grant application before funds can be used to purchase those radios.

DHS grant timelines require all existing funds to be expended by August 2014, with no extensions. Because of delays in St Charles and St. Louis Counties, any remaining STARRS funding will be exhausted before radio purchases can be made in these counties.

After thoroughly researching and investigating over 70 funding sources and programs from around the country that either currently support or have previously supported school and community safety endeavors, STARRS staff has identified three possible funding sources for the purchase of radios for schools. For 67 of those programs, the region was ineligible as a result of one or a combination of the following: 1.) the region was not located within the geographic area eligible to receive funds, 2.) the objective, to buy radios, was not aligned with the specified program deliverables, 3.) the region, as a representative whole, did not by definition meet the requirements of an “eligible applicant.” However, individual schools or law enforcement agencies could apply. The three identified possible funding sources fall underneath the following federal agencies and programs:

1. The Department of Education’s Safe and Supportive Schools Program, which awards grants to state agencies to support statewide measurement of safety, and targeted programmatic interventions to improve conditions for learning in order to help schools improve safety and reduce substance abuse.

2. The Department of Education’s Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Program which supports efforts to create, strengthen, and improve emergency management plans at the district and school-building levels. The program includes training school personnel in emergency management procedures; communicating with parents about emergency plans and procedures; and coordinating with local law enforcement, public safety, or emergency management, public health, and mental health agencies and local government.

3. The Department of Homeland Security’s School Safety Program which seeks to enhance school safety through offering funding, training, and resources for Board of Directors April 10, 2013 Page 7

efforts such as providing money for emergency preparedness and the hardening of the school buildings’ vulnerability.

While the school radio project might qualify for each of the above grant programs, unfortunately, due to budget cuts, the programs have not been funded in the last two calendar years. After a thorough search of material provided by each of the funding agencies, there is no information available regarding the future opening of a grant application period.

Summation

The region has over 1,100 schools. Using this figure one can infer there are over 1,100 school buildings across the St. Louis metropolitan region. Additionally, with the ratio of principal to schools being 2:1 the total number of radios needed to equip all principals and assistant principals is 2,370.

There are several known in-building radio frequency (RF) coverage problems with more anticipated once the new land mobile radio (LMR) systems are on line in 2014.

The costs of implementing a school emergency radio system are:

 $2,607,000 – The total cost to purchase radios for each principal and assistant principal.

 $2,750,000 - The total cost to perform in building coverage tests (estimated at $10,000 per building) using one-quarter of the school buildings in the region.

 $1,650,000 - $2,750,000 - Using one-fourth of the school buildings, the total costs to purchase and install a bidirectional amplifier (BDA) at $6,000 - $10,000 per building.

Total Costs: $7,007,000 – $8,107,000

There are limited grant funds available to off set these costs, and due to federal grant timelines, the available Homeland Security grant funding will be expended by August 2014. Because of funding challenges and the LMR system delays in two counties, STARRS will be unable to provide funding to support the school initiative for every county.

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The schools would have to assume some of the costs, especially those associated with in-building testing and BDA installations. However, radio maintenance costs will be minuscule considering the radios operating environment.

Training and emergency planning can be provided by the individual law enforcement agency with jurisdictional response authority to the schools.

Chair Alan Dunstan Chairman, Madison County Board Memo to: Board of Directors Vice Chair Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis From: Staff 2nd Vice Chair Mark A. Kern Chairman, St. Clair County Board Subject: Adoption of the St. Louis Streetcar Project into RTP 2040 as an Executive Committee Illustrative Project Charlie A. Dooley County Executive St. Louis County Steve Ehlmann Date: March 12, 2013 County Executive St. Charles County John Griesheimer The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis recently completed a feasibility study for a Presiding Commissioner Franklin County streetcar that would serve the St. Louis CBD, the near northside, Midtown, and the Ken Waller Central West End. An Executive Summary of the study is enclosed. While the study County Executive Jefferson County was funded by the Partnership, staff from the City of St. Louis, Metro, and the Council Delbert Wittenauer Chairman, Board of Commissioners were active on the study’s steering committee. The study established the feasibility of Monroe County the streetcar, along with its potential costs and benefits, and recommended advancing it Members John Hamm III into the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) project development process, President, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan & Regional specifically a federally-required environmental analysis. If the region pursues FTA Planning Commission funds for the environmental analysis, the project must first be adopted into RTP 2040, Ted Hoskins St. Louis County the Council’s long-range transportation plan. Teresa Kreitler Jefferson County John Miller As evaluated in the feasibility study, the streetcar would consist of both east-west and Vice President, Southwestern Illinois north-south alignments, operating primarily in street rights-of-way. The east-west Council of Mayors Jack Minner alignment would begin at the Central West End MetroLink station and extend east into Madison County the St. Louis CBD. From the Central West End to downtown, the streetcar would Roy Mosley th St. Clair County operate on a double track in the center of Olive/Lindell. East of 14 , the streetcar Alvin L. Parks, Jr. th th Mayor, City of East St. Louis would transition to single-track operation along Olive, 6 , Chestnut, 7 , and Locust, Lewis Reed creating a downtown loop. The north-south alignment would begin at North Florissant President, Board of Aldermen City of St. Louis and St. Louis Avenue and extend south, on double track, in the center of North Thomas P. Schneider th St. Louis County Municipal League Florissant and 14 . In the downtown area, the streetcar would follow the Jim Vernier aforementioned loop before re-entering 14th. The southern terminus would be the President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors Multimodal Transportation Center. John White St. Charles County Regional Citizens The system would use low-platform, modern streetcars, similar to light rail vehicles. Richard Kellett John A. Laker Proposed hours of operation and headways would be comparable to MetroLink’s, Brandon Perry James A. Pulley providing frequent service from 5:00 am to midnight. Estimated weekday ridership Dave Stoecklin associated with that level of service is 7,700, with an annual operating cost of just under Non-voting Members Charles Ingersoll $10 million. Illinois Department of Transportation Kevin Keith Capital cost estimates range from $218 to $271 million. The higher cost reflects more Missouri Department of Transportation extensive street and sidewalk reconstruction and streetscaping. The preliminary Edie Koch financing plan assumes 50 percent federal (New Starts) funding for the project’s capital Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity John Nations Gateway Tower Metro One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Doug Nelson St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Missouri Office of Administration 314-421-4220 Executive Director 618-274-2750 Ed Hillhouse Fax 314-231-6120 Assistant Executive Director [email protected] James M. Wild www.ewgateway.org Board of Directors March 12, 2013 Page 2

cost, with the local capital match and annual operating expense derived from funds generated from a new transportation development district (TDD). TDD revenues would be derived from a special property assessment in the corridor. Developing a financing plan for the project that will not affect revenues currently dedicated to Metro is a critical consideration as the project moves forward. Part of the impetus for the project, and one of its most important benefits, is its economic development potential. The streetcar would operate in areas that are both economically vibrant and economically distressed, creating opportunities to strengthen existing economic and residential activity and generating new activity throughout the corridor. Early estimates of the potential development impact of the streetcar are $540 million in the first five years and $2.1 billion over 20 years. Those figures incorporate a mix of new residential and commercial development.

Given the project’s potential, both as a transportation asset and a catalyst for economic development, staff recommends that the Board adopt the St. Louis Streetcar into RTP 2040 as an illustrative project. The illustrative designation means that the project does not currently meet the financial capacity test and does not, therefore, rise to the level of a priority project within the context of the long-range transportation plan. Further, this Board action would not guarantee funding for the project, but would enable the project to move forward in the federal development process as funding becomes available, either from the federal government or new local revenue sources.

If the project does move forward, the next step will be an environmental analysis. This analysis will examine alignment and operating alternatives, evaluate in more detail costs, impacts and benefits, formalize a financing and project management plan, and select a preferred alternative to advance into engineering and design.

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Board of Directors adopt the St. Louis Streetcar into RTP 2040, the region’s long-range transportation plan, as an illustrative project.

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STUDY TEAM STEERING COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE | THE PARTNERSHIP FOR BILL BAYER, US BANK CDC BILL BAYER, US BANK CDC DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS JERRY BLAIR, EAST-WEST GATEWAY MAGGIE CAMPBELL, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR MAGGIE CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS ZACK BOYERS, US BANK CDC MATT SCHINDLER, PROJECT MANAGER KIM CELLA, CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT MAGGIE CAMPBELL, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS CRAIG HELLER, LOFTWORKS URS TEAM KIM CELLA, CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT PAUL HUBBMAN, EAST-WEST GATEWAY URS CORPORATION KENNETH KINNEY CLARK DAVIS, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR TISHAURA JONES, TREASURER, CITY OF ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS, BOARD MEMBER RENEE DUCKER BOB LEWIS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES STEPHEN GREGALI, CITY OF ST. LOUIS, RICK NANNENGA, PE LAURA RADCLIFF, STIFEL NICOLAUS MAYOR’S OFFICE DAVID RICHARDSON, HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP CH2MHill CRAIG HELLER, LOFTWORKS STEVE SMITH, THE LAWRENCE GROUP JIM GRAEBNER TISHAURA JONES, TREASURER, CITY OF ST. LOUIS MATT SCHINDLER, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR JOHN LANGA, METRO DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS Crawford Bunte Brammeier JESSICA MEFFORD-MILLER, METRO VINCE SCHOEMEHL, GRAND CENTER CARRIE FALKENRATH, PE, PTOE, PTP BRIAN PHILLIPS, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE The Lawrence Group DAVID RICHARDSON, HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP MONICA CARNEY HOLMES, AICP, CNU-A DON ROE, CITY OF ST. LOUIS, PLANNING AND CRAIG LEWIS, AICP, LEED AP, CNU-A URBAN DESIGN AGENCY

MATT SCHINDLER, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PATRICE GILLESPIE SMITH DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS

VINCE SCHOEMEHL, GRAND CENTER RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. WILLIAM WOODFORD STEVE SMITH, THE LAWRENCE GROUP MARK VOGL, HOK

VECTOR COMMUNICATIONS OTIS WILLIAMS, ST. LOUIS DEVELOPMENT LAURNA GODWIN CORPORATION

ROSE WINDMILLER, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | | | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROPOSED ST. LOUIS STREETCAR - DOWNTOWN T he Partnership for Downtown St. Louis sponsored the St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study, a six-month study to determine the feasibility of modern streetcars linking Downtown St. Louis, the near Northside, Midtown, and the Central West End. The purpose of the study was to:

ƒƒ support the goals established in The Downtown Next 2020 Vision to improve Downtown’s accessibility; ƒƒ create a catalyst for continued economic development; ƒƒ provide additional opportunities for alternative transportation; ƒƒ support the region’s and City’s sustainability initiatives; and ƒƒ promote an environment that will retain and attract new jobs and residents to the City.

When St. Louis University announced plans to move their law school from midtown St. Louis to downtown, the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis once again began the discussion of a streetcar for downtown. This move presented concentrations in the St. Louis region, Downtown St. Louis and the Central an opportunity to link the two campuses with a streetcar and fulfill the goals West End, and areas that are increasing in residential density. It also serves of the Downtown Next Plan. The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis raised numerous major destinations as noted on the alignment map. the private funds for the study and through a competitive selection process, selected URS Corporation to conduct the feasibility study because of the firm’s Alignment. As depicted on the map on the following page, the streetcar national modern streetcar and local transit experience. has an east-west alignment and a north-south alignment. The east-west alignment runs from a western terminus at the Central West End MetroLink Objectives. The streetcar is intended to provide convenient connections station, with double track in the center of the Lindell-Olive corridor. In to large numbers of jobs, residences and major destinations. It is designed to downtown, east of 14th Street, it is single track on Olive, 6th, Chestnut, 7th be an important part of the region’s overall transit system. And, reflecting the and Locust Streets. The north-south alignment’s northern terminus is on impact of other modern streetcars in the United States, it is designed to have North Florissant Avenue at St. Louis Avenue. The double-track route runs a major impact on economic development throughout the corridors. south on North Florissant Avenue and 14th Streets, uses the single-track loop through downtown, terminating on 14th Street at Metro’s Civic Center station, Markets. Employment and residential concentrations are the keys to which connects to the St. Louis Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center, transit success. The St. Louis Streetcar serves two of the greatest employment including Amtrak train and Greyhound bus terminals. | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | 1 | | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study |

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Vehicles. The streetcars will be modern vehicles intended to attract high Economic development. The streetcar, along with favorable | daily ridership and to provide the comfortable ride expected by regular transit market conditions and a supportive policy environment, is expected to users. The vehicles are similar to light-rail vehicles, as they have both overhead help spur development throughout the corridors. This is consistent with wires and same track gauge, and a comparable look and feel. Modern streetcars experience elsewhere in North America. Overall development impact is are available in a range of sizes. The vehicles selected for St. Louis would reflect estimated at $540 million in the first five years and $2.1 billion over 20 years. required passenger capacity for the initial line and potential system expansion. Given the development in certain areas along the corridors, the estimate is considered to be conservative. For example, in the last 10 years, downtown Service levels. Reflecting the objective of having the streetcar be a has experienced $5 billion in investment. key part of the overall transit system, service hours will be similar to Metro’s, with weekday hours being 5:00 AM until midnight. Trains would run every 10 Traffic impact. Although the streetcar will be operating in city streets, minutes at peak periods and every 15 minutes off-peak. and in most cases in mixed traffic (except for a separate right-of-way on Olive Street between 14th Street and Grand Boulevard), analysis completed for the Capital cost. The total capital cost is estimated between $218 million streetcar study found that the impact on vehicular flow will be minimal. and $271 million, depending on such elements as streetscaping. Given the alignment length, the operating plan, and intention to serve serious transit Environmental impact. There are no environment fatal flaws that markets, the overall is cost is comparable with other streetcar projects around could prevent implementation of the streetcar project. the United States. Funding. It is assumed that the project will require significant federal Operating cost. Assuming the aggressive operating plan noted above financial support for capital costs, potentially up to 50 percent of the total. and existing Metro compensation practices, the annual operating costis Based on current federal evaluation criteria, the St. Louis Streetcar would be estimated at $9.7 million. likely to score well in the competitive funding process, especially given its strong ridership and development performance. Given that the State of Missouri Ridership. Average weekday ridership for the streetcar is estimated has historically not provided funding for transit, this plan assumes no funding at 7,700. This is high by United States streetcar standards. This is similar to at the state level. For the local match, a transportation development district the estimated streetcar ridership for the first line in Portland, which is now (TDD) is recommended for the corridors, with a tiered special assessment operating their fourth expansion of the system. It is reflective of the strong based on land use. Based on preliminary analysis, the TDD is expected to markets served and its aggressive operating plan. It is important to note that generate $10 million annually. This TDD combined with the farebox revenues, the streetcar is forecast to bring an additional 2,700 riders to the overall transit and potential saving from duplicative bus route operations could support the system and to increase existing MetroLink ridership. The streetcar will provide annual operations and debt service for the project. a complementary service to the existing transit system and help to serve the short-distance trips in the corridors. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. The Partnership established a Steering Committee made up of experts and community leaders to review the Feasibility | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | 3 | | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study

Study process and findings. The Steering Committee consisted of agency part- The benefits of the streetcar include: | ners, technical experts and representatives of organizations who had expressed ƒƒ Attracting new residents who want alternatives to the automobile in the early interest in the project. In addition to the Steering Committee, the Part- corridors, nership and Study Team held over 70 stakeholder meetings that included over ƒƒ Attracting new employers who value access to transit, 100 stakeholders. These stakeholders included politicians and their staff at the ƒƒ Connecting and building neighborhoods, national, state, and local levels. Governmental offices whose departments may ƒƒ Creating new jobs in the city, oversee parts of a streetcar project were consulted regularly. Regional, civic, ƒƒ Providing access to jobs, institutions, schools, grocery stores and community, and private organizations with projects or services in the impact- medical services, and ed area of a streetcar were also consulted. These meetings were held both to ƒƒ Creating pedestrian-friendly urban environments. inform those about the Feasibility Study and to receive feedback and advice. In these informal discussions, the stakeholders overwhelmingly expressed Next steps support for the concept and could identify how the streetcar would specifi- The next steps for the project are outlined in the timeline below. To be eligible cally benefit their community. At the stakeholder Breakfast and public Open to secure federal funding, the streetcar project needs to be adopted into House, over 270 people attended and provided 141 comments on the project. East-West Gateway Council of Government’s long-range transportation plan. An entity will also need to be identified that can help facilitate the campaign Conclusion to establish the proposed transportation development district and detailed The study concluded that the streetcar would: financing plan. This entity can be managed by an existing organization or a new ƒƒ Serve strong transit corridors with residential density and employment one can be created specifically for this project. After that, the next technical concentration, phase of project development would be a federally-required environmental ƒƒ Serve approximately 7,700 riders per weekday, a strong performance for analysis led by East-West Gateway. In parallel with that analysis, project a new streetcar line, sponsors would need to finalize a financial plan and a project management ƒƒ Complement, not compete with, existing Metro service, plan, both required to advance the project into engineering. ƒƒ Spur an estimated $540 million in development in its first five years of operation, and $2.1 billion over 20 years, In addition to completing the first modern streetcar line in St. Louis, itis ƒƒ Have little impact on existing vehicular traffic and no serious intended that this initial line can serve as the spine for a larger streetcar environmental impacts, network that links additional destination and jobs throughout the region. ƒƒ Have a strong likelihood of receiving federal capital funding, and ƒƒ Have strong support from stakeholders and local officials.

Adoption in East-West Environmental Financial and Engineering and Gateway Long Range Assessment Management Design Construction Opening Transportation Plan Plans 2016 - 2017 2017-2018 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 - 2014 Fall 2013-2014 2015 | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | 4 Chair Alan Dunstan Chairman, Madison County Board Memo to: Board of Directors Vice Chair Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis From: Staff 2nd Vice Chair Mark A. Kern Chairman, St. Clair County Board Date: April 10, 2013 Executive Committee Charlie A. Dooley County Executive Subject: Approval of the FY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program and St. Louis County Steve Ehlmann authorization to enter into agreements with funding agencies for the County Executive work identified in the UPWP St. Charles County John Griesheimer Presiding Commissioner Franklin County Ken Waller The draft FY 2014 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) was provided to the County Executive Jefferson County Executive Advisory Committee and Board of Directors at their March meetings. During Delbert Wittenauer the past month, we have discussed the document with our funding agencies and Chairman, Board of Commissioners Monroe County participating jurisdictions/agencies. At this time we do not anticipate any new substantive Members changes. If any additional comments are received, we will report them to the Board at the John Hamm III President, Southwestern Illinois April 24 meeting. The current revised version, which includes edits requested to date, is Metropolitan & Regional Planning Commission available on our website at www.ewgateway.org/download/upwp/upwp-FY2014-final- Ted Hoskins St. Louis County 040913.pdf. Teresa Kreitler Jefferson County The document describes all anticipated activities of the Council for the period July 1, John Miller Vice President, 2013 - June 30, 2014. Some of the activities are currently underway and will continue Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors during the next twelve months and others will start at various times during the year Jack Minner depending on funding availability. The overall budget contained in the document is Madison County Roy Mosley $22,726,068 (page xiii). Of this amount, the new funding is anticipated to be St. Clair County Alvin L. Parks, Jr. $10,277,753 as shown in the FY 2014 Funding Summary Chart on page xii. The Mayor, City of East St. Louis majority of this funding is either passed through or is expended on behalf of other Lewis Reed President, Board of Aldermen agencies in our region. The funding levels shown in the document are estimates and City of St. Louis Thomas P. Schneider may be revised as the funds become available. St. Louis County Municipal League Jim Vernier Key revisions from the draft presented in March are as follows: at the request of MoDOT, President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors the type of funding for element 2.08 has been revised to reflect the change in funding John White St. Charles County from state safety funds to STP funds in the amount of $30,000; and the funding from St. Regional Citizens Charles County for element 2.87 has been reduced from $76,500 to $75,000. Richard Kellett John A. Laker Brandon Perry James A. Pulley Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the proposed Unified Planning Dave Stoecklin Work Program for fiscal year 2014 and that the Executive Director be authorized to Non-voting Members Charles Ingersoll negotiate and execute agreements and subawards with the funding agencies as outlined in Illinois Department of the document. Transportation Kevin Keith Missouri Department of Transportation Edie Koch Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity John Nations Gateway Tower Metro One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Doug Nelson St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Missouri Office of Administration 314-421-4220 Executive Director 618-274-2750 Ed Hillhouse Fax 314-231-6120 Assistant Executive Director [email protected] James M. Wild www.ewgateway.org

Chair Alan Dunstan Chairman, Madison County Board To: Board of Directors Vice Chair Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis From: Staff 2nd Vice Chair Mark A. Kern Chairman, St. Clair County Board Subject: Modification of the FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program Executive Committee (TIP) – Requested by Missouri project sponsors Charlie A. Dooley County Executive St. Louis County Steve Ehlmann Date: April 17, 2013 County Executive St. Charles County John Griesheimer The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and Jefferson County have Presiding Commissioner Franklin County requested modifications to the FY 2013-2016 TIP, RTP 2040, and related Air Quality Ken Waller Conformity Determination. MoDOT is requesting to add one new project and modify County Executive Jefferson County two projects currently in the FY 2013-2016 TIP. Also, Jefferson County is requesting Delbert Wittenauer Chairman, Board of Commissioners to add two new projects to the FY 2013-2016 TIP. Monroe County Members John Hamm III New Projects President, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan & Regional Planning Commission MoDOT is requesting to add a project on the behalf of the St. Louis County Economic Ted Hoskins St. Louis County Council. This project involves a bridge replacement over I-64 and intersection Teresa Kreitler Jefferson County improvements along Chesterfield Parkway West from Wild Horse Creek Road to John Miller Swingley Ridge Road. St. Louis Economic Council received $4 million in economic Vice President, Southwestern Illinois development funds through MoDOT’s Cost Share Program however MoDOT will Council of Mayors Jack Minner administer this project. The Cost Share Program provides financial assistance to public Madison County and private applicants for state highway and bridge projects satisfying a transportation Roy Mosley St. Clair County need. The projects are selected by the Cost Share Committee, which consists of the Alvin L. Parks, Jr. Mayor, City of East St. Louis Chief Engineer, Chief Financial Officer and the Assistant Chief Engineer of MoDOT. Lewis Reed President, Board of Aldermen City of St. Louis The proposed improvements are intended to complement the construction of Thomas P. Schneider St. Louis County Municipal League Reinsurance Group of America’s (RGA) campus at Chesterfield Parkway West and Jim Vernier Swingley Ridge Road. At this time, MoDOT is requesting to add funding for design President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors review and right of way acquisition in FY 2013. Gateway Ridge, LLC (a subsidiary of John White St. Charles County RGA) is contributing $20,000 in match and MoDOT will contribute $10,000 in match. Regional Citizens Total cost at this time is $130,000. The construction cost has not yet been finalized, Richard Kellett John A. Laker however, it will be proposed for inclusion in the FY 2014-2017 TIP that is currently Brandon Perry James A. Pulley under development. Dave Stoecklin Non-voting Members Charles Ingersoll Jefferson County is requesting to replace two bridges. One bridge to be replaced is on Illinois Department of Maness Road over a tributary of Dry Creek. Total cost is $575,000. The other bridge Transportation Kevin Keith replacement is on Klondike Road over Belew Creek. Total cost is $785,000. These Missouri Department of Transportation projects are funded through the Off-System Bridge Program (BRO). BRO funds are Edie Koch Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity John Nations Gateway Tower Metro One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Doug Nelson St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Missouri Office of Administration 314-421-4220 Executive Director 618-274-2750 Ed Hillhouse Fax 314-231-6120 Assistant Executive Director [email protected] James M. Wild www.ewgateway.org Board of Directors April 17, 2013 Page 2

allocated to counties based on the square footage of deficient bridges (locally maintained) within the county.

The new projects are summarized below:

New Projects TIP#/ Project Title Federal Sponsor/ Route/Limits Description County Cost Total Cost 5947-13/ Chesterfield Bridge St. Louis $100,000 $130,000 MoDOT Parkway West – replacement and Wild Horse intersection Creek Rd to improvements Swingley Ridge (right of way and Rd design only) Jefferson Maness Road Bridge Jefferson $460,000 $575,000 County/ Bridge over replacement 5189A-14 tributary to Dry Creek Jefferson Klondike Road Bridge Jefferson $628,000 $785,000 County/ Bridge over replacement 5189BA-14 Belew Creek TOTAL $1,188,000 $1,490,000

Modified Projects

MoDOT is requesting to modify the scope of work of two projects involving MO 364. St. Charles County has committed $2 million to MO 364 to pay for an underpass at MO 364 and Hanley. In addition, St. Charles County requested funding through MoDOT’s Cost Share Program for right of way acquisition cost increases. At its March 2013 meeting, the MoDOT Cost Share Committee approved $9 million for right of way acquisition for Phase 3 of MO 364.

The breakdown of the $9 million Cost Share package is as follows:

MoDOT allocated $4.5 million and St. Charles County committed an additional $2.25 million. MoDOT is also transferring $2.25 million that was originally intended to payback the City of O’Fallon for right of way acquisitions related to the 364 Outer Road constructed previously. The City of O'Fallon agreed to reduce MoDOT's payback obligation by $2.25 million.

The modified projects are summarized on the next page.

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Modified Projects TIP#/ Sponsor/ Current Sponsor # Description of Cost/ County Route/Limits Work Revised Cost Reason for Change MoDOT/ MO 364 – Construct new $112,541,000/ Received $4.5 million in 6006-96/ Mid Rivers roadway $123,541,000 MoDOT Cost Share; MoDOT 6U1028 Mall Dr to I- transferred $2.25 million St. Charles 64 payment intended for O’Fallon to Phase 3 (see 6U1028Z); Increased St. Charles County share of $4.25 million ($2.25 for Cost Share and $2 million for Hanley underpass) MoDOT/ MO 364 – Payback to City of $8,835,000/ $2.25 million transferred to FY 6006Z-96/ Phase 2 O’Fallon for Right $6,585,000 13 to be used on phase 3 work 6U1028Z of Way Acquistion (6U1028). Remainder to be paid St. Charles back to O’Fallon in FY 2016

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the FY 2013-2016 TIP, RTP 2040, and related Air Quality Conformity Determination be revised to add three new projects and modify two projects summarized above and detailed in the attachment. These projects are exempt with regard to air quality or are included in the current Air Quality Conformity Determination.

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Amendment # 0313-038 TIP # 5947-13 Sponsor # 6I3056

PROJECT SPONSOR: MoDOT

ACTION REQUESTED: Revise FY 2013 of the FY 2013-2016 TIP to add a project

TITLE: Chesterfield Parkway West

LIMITS: Wild Horse Creek Road to Swingley Ridge Rd

DESCRIPTION: Intersection modifications and bridge replacement

COUNTY: St. Louis

FUNDING SOURCE: Surface Transportation Program

Federal Match Total PE* $0 $5,000 $5,000 ROW** $100,000 $25,000 $125,000 Implementation $0 $0 $0

Total $100,000 $30,000 $130,000

* MoDOT providing $5,000 to review design plans **MoDOT providing $5,000 match and Gateway Ridge, LLC providing $20,000 match

AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY: Exempt – Intersection channelization projects (§ 93.127)

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval

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Amendment # 0313-039 TIP # 5189A-14

PROJECT SPONSOR: Jefferson County

ACTION REQUESTED: Revise FY 2013, 2014, and 2015 of the FY 2013-2016 TIP to add a project

TITLE: Maness Road Bridge

LIMITS: Over tributary of Dry Creek

DESCRIPTION: Bridge replacement

COUNTY: Jefferson

FUNDING SOURCE: Off-System Bridge Program (BRO)

Federal Match Total PE $96,000 $24,000 $120,000 ROW $13,600 $3,400 $17,000 Implementation $350,400 $87,600 $438,000

Total $460,000 $115,000 $575,000

AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY: Exempt – Widening narrow pavements or reconstructing bridges (no additional travel lanes) (§ 93.126)

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval

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Amendment # 0313-040 TIP # 5189B-14

PROJECT SPONSOR: Jefferson County

ACTION REQUESTED: Revise FY 2013, 2014, and 2015 of the FY 2013-2016 TIP to add a project

TITLE: Klondike Road Bridge

LIMITS: Over Belew Creek

DESCRIPTION: Bridge replacement

COUNTY: Jefferson

FUNDING SOURCE: Off-System Bridge Program (BRO)

Federal Match Total PE $96,000 $24,000 $120,000 ROW $28,000 $7,000 $35,000 Implementation $504,000 $126,000 $630,000

Total $628,000 $157,000 $785,000

AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY: Exempt – Widening narrow pavements or reconstructing bridges (no additional travel lanes) (§ 93.126)

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval

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Chair Alan Dunstan Chairman, Madison County Board Memo to: Board of Directors Vice Chair Francis G. Slay Mayor, City of St. Louis From: Staff 2nd Vice Chair Mark A. Kern Chairman, St. Clair County Board Subject: Regional Security Expenditures Executive Committee Charlie A. Dooley County Executive Date: April 17, 2013 St. Louis County Steve Ehlmann County Executive We are requesting authorization to expend funds for regional security that will improve St. Charles County John Griesheimer the region’s preparedness and response capabilities. Funding for these expenditures will Presiding Commissioner Franklin County come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary of Ken Waller Preparedness and Response (ASPR) program grant and the U.S. Department of County Executive Jefferson County Homeland Security’s Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and Port Security grant Delbert Wittenauer Chairman, Board of Commissioners programs. Attachment A summarizes these purchases totaling $348,140. Also attached Monroe County is a summary description of all budgeted expenditures from the UASI grants Members John Hamm III (Attachment B). President, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan & Regional Planning Commission 1. St. Louis Regional Terrorism Early Warning Group Ted Hoskins St. Louis County Teresa Kreitler Jefferson County The St. Louis Terrorism Early Warning (TEW) group is a regional terrorism John Miller mitigation project that is focused on improving law enforcement terrorism Vice President, Southwestern Illinois intelligence information sharing with a view toward deterring and preventing Council of Mayors Jack Minner terrorist attacks in the region and throughout the United States. Although the TEW Madison County is located in office space donated by St. Louis County, its work covers the entire Roy Mosley St. Clair County region. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Louis County Alvin L. Parks, Jr. Mayor, City of East St. Louis Police Department provide staff to the TEW; however, since 2007 STARRS has Lewis Reed provided funds in support of the Critical Infrastructure (CI) Coordinator position. President, Board of Aldermen City of St. Louis Thomas P. Schneider St. Louis County Municipal League The CI Coordinator facilitates emergency planning and preparedness activities Jim Vernier among key resource (KR) and critical infrastructure (CI) sites across the eight President, Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors county region. The coordinator meets regularly with the TEW CI/KR committee John White St. Charles County which consists of representatives from AmerenUE, Federal Reserve Bank, Regional Citizens Monsanto, Master Card, FBI, and various chemical storage facilities and Richard Kellett John A. Laker transportation systems from the region. Additionally, the position provides Brandon Perry James A. Pulley assistance to hospitals, public health and related health care agencies providing Dave Stoecklin guidance on their vulnerabilities to a terrorist attack. The overarching goal of this Non-voting Members Charles Ingersoll position is to provide information on hardening security at vulnerable facilities and Illinois Department of provide guidance on how to deter a terrorist attack to the region’s susceptible Transportation Kevin Keith critical infrastructure. Missouri Department of Transportation Edie Koch Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity John Nations Gateway Tower Metro One Memorial Drive, Suite 1600 Doug Nelson St. Louis, MO 63102-2451 Missouri Office of Administration 314-421-4220 Executive Director 618-274-2750 Ed Hillhouse Fax 314-231-6120 Assistant Executive Director [email protected] James M. Wild www.ewgateway.org Board of Directors April 17, 2013 Page 2

Additionally, one of the key roles of the CI Coordinator is to work with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in providing regional CI/KR data. DHS uses this data to determine the region's Threat, Vulnerability and Consequence to a terrorist attack. The Coordinator participates in quarterly Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conference calls on critical infrastructure and key resource identification. Because Homeland Security grant funding is tied to the region’s existing critical infrastructure and key resources, these DHS data calls are critical to keeping the region’s infrastructure data up to date. This has allowed the region to maintain a level of grant funding which is critical as grant funds become limited. In addition, the Coordinator provides regular TEW intelligence bulletins to local police, fire, public health and related health care agencies.

The CI Coordinator position continues to provide an extremely good value in the overall function of preventing and preparing for critical incidents in the region. Therefore, we are requesting approval to extend the contract with St. Louis County to continue support of the CI Coordinator in the St. Louis TEW. The total cost for salary and benefits for the Critical Infrastructure Coordinator position will not exceed $90,000 for the period of May 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.

2. Hospital Medical Surge

Remote Area Lighting – We are requesting approval to purchase 60 battery operated remote area light units for the region’s hospitals. These self-contained portable lights contain a flood light mounted on a seven foot collapsible tripod mast. The unit comes with a nickel hydride battery that provides lighting for three to six hours depending on the light output setting. The lighting units will be utilized during power outages and at night at outdoor locations where healthcare cache materials are staged and are being deployed during a major incident. Total cost will not exceed $42,500.

3. Port Security Grant Program

The St. Louis Area Maritime Security Committee oversees the distribution funds from the Department of Homeland Security, Port Security grant program. To enhance the capabilities of the local and state agencies that respond to critical incidents within the Port of St. Louis1, we are seeking authorization to purchase the following equipment:

1 Defined by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Port of St. Louis extends 70 miles along both banks of the Mississippi River from the southern boundary of Jefferson County, Missouri at Board of Directors April 17, 2013 Page 3

 Information Technology Equipment: One of the FEMA-approved projects in the Port Security grant is the enhancement of an emergency operations center to provide multiple agencies with a single location to direct command and control activities during the response to and recovery from incidents within the Port of St. Louis. This unified command center will communicate with on scene commanders and support agencies to ensure that life safety issues are addressed. Therefore, we are requesting approval to purchase two Microsoft Surface tables, three interactive touch screen displays, and 20 interactive surface desktop displays. Total cost will not exceed $107,515.  Night Vision: We are requesting to purchase seven night vision goggles with helmet mounts for regional response agencies along the Port in an amount not to exceed $83,125.  Ballistic Helmets: We are requesting approval to coordinate with the Illinois State Police to pay the vendor, Lawmen’s and Shooters Supply, on a state contract for the purchase of ballistic helmet system for the ISP SWAT Team. These specialized helmets contain an ISP communications component that must be compatible with other ISP teams throughout the state. Total cost will not exceed $25,000.

All of the purchases described in this memo are being made in accordance with the agency’s procurement policy.

Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Board approve the expenditure of funds as follows:

 authorize the extension of the existing contract between St. Louis County and East- West Gateway to fund the Critical Infrastructure Coordinator’s position in an amount not to exceed $90,000;

Mississippi River Mile 138.8 (above the Ohio River) to the northern boundary of Madison County, Illinois at River Mile 208.8.

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 for the purchase of 60 remote area lighting units from Reis Environmental in an amount not exceed $42,500;

 for the purchase of two Microsoft Surface tables, three interactive touch screen displays, and twenty interactive surface desktops displays from C & C Group in an amount not to exceed $107,515;

 for the purchase of seven night vision goggles with helmet mounts from Morovision in an amount not to exceed $83,125; and,

 allow the Executive Director to enter into an agreement with the Illinois State Police to pay Lawmen’s and Shooters Supply for the purchase of specialized ballistic helmets on state contract in an amount not to exceed $25,000, for a total amount not to exceed $348,140 from the UASI and Port Security grant programs.

ATTACHMENT A

Expenditures for Equipment and Services March 12, 2013 Category Vendor Description Jurisdiction/Agency Quantity Cost Emergency Response Planning (UASI

1 St. Louis County Critical Infrastructure Coordinator St. Louis County 1 $90,000

Emergency Response Equipment (ASPR) 2 Reis Environmental (St. Louis, MO) Remote area lighting MO Portion of the Region 60 $42,500 Emergency Response Equipment (Port Security) Information technology equipment (Microsoft C & C Group (Earth City, MO) Surface tables, touch screen displays, desktops St. Louis City various $107,515 and displays) 3 St. Louis City, St. Clair Morovision (Laguna Hills, CA) Night vision goggles 7 $83,125 County Illinois State Police / Lawmen's and Ballistic Helmets Illinois State Police 20 $25,000 Shooters Supply

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $348,140

Total UASI Expenditures: $90,000 Total ASPR Expenditures: $42,500 Total PSGP Expenditures: $215,640

Categories: 1 St. Louis Terrorism Early Warning Group 2 Hospital Medical Surge 3 Port Security ATTACHMENT B Cumulative Budgeted Expenditures for Major Projects under Urban Areas Security Initiative through Fiscal Year 2012

Prior amount Total approved by Remaining to Budgeted EWG Board This request be approved

Critical Response Teams

A key goal under the UASI Strategy is to strengthen our critical Hazmat / HR $16,540,444 $16,261,422 $0 $279,022 response teams. We have largely accomplished this goal with Mass Casualty 1,028,000 737,790 0 290,210 hazardous materials and heavy rescue equipment and training. These Incident teams are capable of responding to terrorist attacks, industrial Management accidents or natural disasters like earthquakes and tornadoes. Another Teams 1,836,000 1,337,427 0 498,573 element of critical response includes medical supplies for mass casualty incidents. The MCI trailers represent the first stage of meeting this need for the EMS community. Also included is equipment for Incident Management Teams that will consist of emergency responders from all disciplines. These mobile teams are activated to support emergency responders managing an event where the event continues over many hours or days.

Law Enforcement Tactical Team Equipment There are 7 law enforcement tactical response units in the region Misc equipment: 5,647,507 5,354,156 0 293,351 which need communications, tactical lights and personal protective Tactical vehicles: 4,194,668 4,194,668 0 0 equipment. Three of the teams will receive tactical vehicles and Metro Air Support will receive a helicopter and other equipment to support response to a variety of terrorist incidents. Interoperable Communications A variety of projects come within the description of Interoperable Radios, phones, 7,902,005 7,902,005 0 0 Communications. Radio caches, satellite phones and video video conf. etc: conferencing and the Land Mobile Radio Communications Plan are Microwave 8,003,740 7,808,642 0 195,098 included, as well as a microwave tower backbone system. system: Radio Plan: 674,300 $674,300 0 $0 The Virtual EOC 0 0 143,904 The virtual EOC strengthens regional collaboration on a day to day 5,422,438 5075534+203 basis through a web based interactive network that links the region's eight EOC's and numerous other users for planning, preparing for and responding to an incident. In future years we hope to add a robust Geographic Information System capability. ATTACHMENT B Cumulative Budgeted Expenditures for Major Projects under Urban Areas Security Initiative through Fiscal Year 2012

Prior amount Total approved by Remaining to Budgeted EWG Board This request be approved Emergency Patient Tracking $2,422,320 $2,422,320 $0 $0 Patient Tracking allows emergency medical services and hospitals to rapidly enter data about a patient into a secure wireless web- based tracking system. The data includes identification, triage condition and transport information and allows the hospitals to balance patient loads and provide information to families.

Universal ID Project This system provides a uniform identification card for fire, law 557,812 557,812 0 0 enforcement and volunteers with credential information embedded in the card.

Expand Public Health Capabilities Local public health agencies are working to prepare the region and 2,788,052 2,434,631 0 353,421 protect citizens and first responders in the event of bioterrorism and natural diseases. Work is underway to establish an automated syndromic surveillance system for the early detection of naturally occurring or man made disease outbreaks.

Mass Casualty Equipment, Medical Supplies and Software for Hospitals Hospitals are preparing the region for a response to a medical 2,399,599 1,901,629 0 497,970 surge or mass casualty incident (MCI) by staging emergency response trailers that are equipped with medical supplies, cots and bedding at selected hospitals for deployment anywhere in the St. Louis region. In addition, the hospitals will dispense medicine to employees, their families and patients in the event of a large-scale bioterrorist or naturally occurring illness. The hospitals have software that will help with the dispensing of this medicine and the management of an MCI when it occurs.

Disaster Incident Management System for Hospitals and Tactical Response The disaster incident management software system provides a $1,831,624 $1,604,500 $0 $227,124 tactical incident management capability for hospitals and response teams that includes federally required forms and plans. For the hospital systems it also includes a regional bed tracking capability. ATTACHMENT B Cumulative Budgeted Expenditures for Major Projects under Urban Areas Security Initiative through Fiscal Year 2012 Prior amount Total approved by Remaining to Budgeted EWG Board This request be approved Terrorism Early Warning Center The TEW is operated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police 2,165,582 $1,298,798 $90,000 $776,784 Department and the St. Louis County Police Department and serves as a central clearinghouse for information and intelligence to help detect and prevent acts of terrorism.

Citizen Preparedness This program includes Citizen Emergency Response Teams and $2,292,718 2,061,155 0 231,563 other similar teams designed to educate the public about disaster preparedness and train them to assist their neighbors. Expenditures include equipment and training to help citizens learn to respond to hazards as part of a team in their neighborhood or workplace, and public information. The program also includes the sheltering project which brings generators and shelters into the region to protect citizens who need shelter.

Regional Coordination Planning Includes regional emergency coordination planning, mutual aid 1,486,996 899,910 0 587,086 improvements, public information and enhancements to critical infrastructure protection.

Exercises 455,000 371,500 0 83,500 Two regional exercises occurred on August 9-10 2006 at Busch Stadium and Olivette. In addition, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) exercises were added in FY06.

Training Most disciplines have received and will continue to attend training 3,535,608 3,193,062 0 342,546 activities to enhance their skills. Included are heavy rescue, hazmat, incident management teams, law enforcement, public health and hospitals. Totals: $71,184,413 1 $61,015,727 $90,000 $4,800,152

1 This total represents the sum of UASI funds awarded for equipment and contractual obligations for fiscal years 2003 - 2012. The schedule represents the cumulative amount spent, from both open and closed grants, on major projects since the inception of the Homeland Security Grant Program.