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Appendix M: Public Involvement Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study Appendix M. Public Involvement September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study This page is intentionally left blank. September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study Public Involvement This appendix provides summary reports and other materials prepared to document the public involvement effort conducted for the North-South Corridor Study: • Study Team, Agency, and Stakeholder Meetings • North-South Corridor Study Draft Agency and Public Scoping Summary, February 2011 • Summary of Stakeholder and Public Outreach and Preferences on Possible Route Alternatives North- South Corridor Study, March 2012 • North-South Corridor Study Alternative Selection Report Public Meeting Summary Report, July 2015 • 2017 Alternatives Update Agency and Public Comments and Comment Summary September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study This page is intentionally left blank. September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study Cooperating and Participating Agency Meetings Table M-1 lists the cooperating and participating agency study team meetings held from 2009 through 2017. Table M-1. Cooperating and participating agency meetings Date Title 8/25/2009 ADOT meeting 8/31/2009 FHWA meeting 10/29/2009 Kick-off meeting 1/5/2010 Traffic modeling meeting 2/2/2010 Progress meeting 7/13/2010 Progress meeting 12/7/2010 Progress meeting 6/22/2011 Progress meeting 9/6/2011 Progress meeting 10/4/2011 Progress meeting 11/1/2011 Progress meeting 2/14/2012 Progress meeting 3/6/2012 Progress meeting 5/15/2012 Progress meeting 9/11/2012 Progress meeting 11/6/2012 Progress meeting 4/2/2013 Progress meeting 9/10/2013 Progress meeting 5/6/2014 Progress meeting 12/2/2014 Progress meeting 7/14/2015 Progress meeting 11/1/2016 Progress meeting 1/26/2017 Progress meeting 6/8/2017 Progress meeting 8/8/2017 Progress meeting 12/14/17 Progress meeting Note: Cooperating and participating agency meetings were originally referred to as project “progress meetings.” September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study Stakeholder Meetings Table M-2 lists the stakeholder study team meetings held from 2009 through 2018. Table M-2. Stakeholder meetings Date Title 11/30/2009 Initial environmental public involvement meeting 2/1/2010 Florence Town Council meeting 2/22/2010 Coolidge City Council meeting 3/16/2010 Florence Chamber of Commerce presentation 3/16/2010 Gila River Indian Community Transportation Technical Team meeting 8/5/2010 Arizona Department of Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad meeting 10/18/2010 Rose Law Group meeting 11/19/2010 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Committee meeting 11/19/2010 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 1/5/2011 Agency input meetings 1/12/2011 Hutchinson meeting 3/11/2011 City of Eloy follow-up 3/23/2011 Superstition Vistas Technical Advisory Committee meeting 4/7/2011 Salt River Project and Central Arizona Project meetings 5/9/2011 Arizona Department of Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad meeting 5/24/2011 Rail update meeting 6/11/2011 Gila River Indian Community coordination, where North-South Corridor Study was on the agenda 6/27/2011 Eloy special City Council meeting 7/27/2011 Jordan Rose phone discussion 8/23/2011 Rose Law Group Segment 4E meeting 9/2/2011 Rose Law Group Tucson District meeting 10/13/2011 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community coordination meeting Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community coordination meeting, where North-South Corridor Study was on 10/13/2011 the agenda 10/18/2011 Environmental meeting with Arizona Game and Fish Department 11/18/2011 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Committee meeting 11/18/2011 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 11/29/2011 Pinal County Board of Supervisors presentation 12/6/2011 Public and agency workshops 1/31/2012 Arizona State Land Department meeting 2/24/2012 Superstition Vistas update 3/19/2012 Rose Law Group Dobson family meeting 3/22/2012 Pinal Partnership Transportation Committee presentation September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study Table M-2. Stakeholder meetings Date Title 5/1/2012 Florence and Arizona Department of Transportation meeting Arizona Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and U.S. Environmental Protection 5/2/2012 Agency alternatives teleconference 5/23/2012 Salt River Project coordination meeting 6/21/2012 Pinal County discussion 6/22/2012 Four Southern Tribes Adamsville traditional cultural property meeting 6/22/2012 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 6/28/2012 Rose Law Group meeting 7/24/2012 Rose Law Group meeting 9/17/2012 Gila River Indian Community Cultural Resources meeting 9/17/2012 Gila River Indian Community coordination meeting, where North-South Corridor Study was on the agenda 9/18/2012 McRae Properties Segment P meeting 10/22/2012 Superstition Vistas update 11/14/2012 Florence Segment U meeting 11/30/2012 Rose Law Group Segment U meeting 12/6/2012 Eloy and Arizona Department of Transportation Segment AK meeting 1/29/2013 Superstition Vistas Steering Committee meeting 2/21/2013 Mesa land acquisition meeting 11/20/2013 Pinal Land Holdings meeting 1/17/2014 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Committee meeting 1/17/2014 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 1/5/2015 Gila River Indian Community District 1 meeting 1/6/2015 Gila River Indian Community District 3 meeting 1/7/2015 Salt River Project informational meeting 2/2/2015 Gila River Indian Community District 2 meeting 2/5/2015 Tohono O’odham Nation meeting 3/1/2015 Jurisdiction outreach 3/31/2015 Biology approach meeting 4/1/2015 Arizona Department of Transportation cultural resources meeting 6/26/2015 Arizona State Land Department meeting 9/24/2015 Flood Control District of Maricopa County coordination meeting 10/21/2015 Gila River Indian Community coordination meeting 10/21/2015 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community coordination meeting 10/21/2015 Gila River Indian Community coordination, where North-South Corridor Study was on the agenda Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community coordination meeting, where North-South Corridor Study was on 10/21/2015 the agenda September 2019 Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement North-South Corridor Study Table M-2. Stakeholder meetings Date Title 1/28/2016 Town of Florence multiple departments meeting 2/24/2016 Stakeholder Pinal Land Holdings meeting 4/5/2016 Flood Control District of Maricopa County meeting 4/11/2016 Arizona State Land Department meeting Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community coordination meeting, where North-South Corridor Study was on 4/15/2016 the agenda 4/20/2016 Town of Florence stakeholders 4/22/2016 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 5/2/2016 Pinal County multiple departments meeting 6/2/2016 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community coordination meeting 6/2/2016 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community meeting, where North-South Corridor Study was on the agenda 6/27/2016 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources committee meeting 6/27/2016 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 8/9/2016 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources committee meeting 8/9/2016 Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resources Working Group meeting 12/13/2016 Arizona Game and Fish Department meeting 2/28/2017 Superstition Vistas Steering Committee 3/28/2017 Four Southern Tribes preparation meeting 5/17/2017 Four Southern Tribes meeting 5/23/2017 Jurisdictions meeting 5/25/2017 Florence stakeholder meeting 5/31/2017 Four Southern Tribes meeting 7/14/2017 Florence stakeholder meeting 7/14/2017 Coolidge stakeholder meeting 7/17/2017 Pinal County stakeholder meeting 7/26/2017 Eloy stakeholder meeting 9/8/2017 Tohono O’odham Nation Gu Achi District meeting 11/14/2017 Arizona Game and Fish Department meeting 11/16/2017 Rose Law Group meeting 11/21/2017 Coolidge multiple departments meeting 8/31/2017 Town of Florence multiple departments meeting September 2019 North–South Corridor Study Draft Agency and Public Scoping Summary Pinal County, Arizona Federal-aid Project No. STP-999-A(BBM) ADOT Project No. 999 PN 000 H7454 01L February 2011 | Version 2 Arizona Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration North–South Corridor Study Draft Agency and Public Scoping Summary Pinal County, Arizona Federal-aid Project No. STP-999-A(BBM) ADOT Project No. 999 PN 000 H7454 01L February 2011 | Version 2 Prepared for Arizona Department of Transportation Roadway Predesign Section Environmental Planning Group Communication and Community Partnerships Prepared by Gordley Design Group, Inc. 2540 North Tucson Boulevard Tucson, Arizona 85716 HDR Engineering, Inc. 3200 East Camelback Road, Suite 350 Phoenix, Arizona 85018 Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 2 Agency Scoping ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Agency Scoping Invitation Letter .............................................................................................................................. 1 2.2 Agency
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