Transportation Policy Committee 6/19/2019 Meeting Minutes
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MINUTES OF THE MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING June 19, 2019 MAG Office, Saguaro Room Phoenix, Arizona MEMBERS ATTENDING Gilbert, Mayor Jenn Daniels: Chair Mesa: Mayor John Giles Glendale, Mayor Jerry Weiers: Vice Chair #Peoria: Councilmember Bridget Avondale: Mayor Kenneth Weise Binsbacher Brookfield Residential: Brad Chelton Phoenix: Mayor Kate Gallego *Buckeye: Mayor Jackie Meck #Queen Creek: Mayor Gail Barney *Chandler: Mayor Kevin Hartke Roc Arnett Consulting: Roc Arnett *Gila River Indian Community: Lt. Scottsdale: Councilmember Suzanne Klapp Governor Robert Stone State Transportation Board: Sam Elters Goodyear: Mayor Georgia Lord Sunland Asphalt: Doug DeClusin #Huellmantel and Affiliates: Charles #Surprise: Mayor Skip Hall Huellmantel *Swift Transportation: Dave Berry #Maricopa: Mayor Christian Price #Tempe: Mayor Mark Mitchell Maricopa County Board of Supervisors: Vulcan Materials Company: Mark Supervisor Clint Hickman Reardon * Those members neither present nor represented by proxy. # Participated by telephone conference call. 1. Call to Order A video on public input opportunities was played. The meeting of the Transportation Policy Committee (TPC) was called to order by Chair Jenn Daniels, Gilbert, at 12:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Mayor Gail Barney, Councilmember Bridget Binsbacher, Mayor Skip Hall, Mr. Charles Huellmantel, Mayor Mark Mitchell, and Mayor Christian Price joined the meeting via 1 teleconference. Chair Daniels reminded committee members to turn on their microphones before they speak and to validate their parking stamps before leaving the meeting. 3. Call to the Audience An opportunity was provided to members of the public to address the Transportation Policy Committee on items not scheduled on the agenda that fall under the jurisdiction of MAG, or on items on the agenda for discussion but not for action. Citizens will be requested not to exceed a three-minute period for their comments. A total of 15 minutes is provided for the Call to the Audience agenda item, unless the Transportation Policy Committee requests an exception to this limit. Those wishing to comment on agenda items posted for action will be provided the opportunity at the time the item is heard. No comment cards were received. 4. Approval of Consent Agenda Chair Daniels stated that agenda items #4A through #4E were on the Consent Agenda. Chair Daniels noted that public comment is provided for consent items. No comment cards were received. Chair Daniels asked members if they would like to remove or have a presentation on any of the Consent Agenda items. No requests were noted. Mayor Jerry Weiers moved approval of the Consent Agenda items. Mr. Georgia Lord seconded, and the vote on the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Gail Barney, Councilmember Binsbacher, Mayor Hall, Mr. Huellmantel, Mayor Mitchell, and Mayor Price voted in favor of the motion via teleconference. 4A. Approval of the May 15, 2019, Meeting Minutes The Transportation Policy Committee, by consent, approved the May 15, 2019, meeting minutes. 4B. Project Changes - Amendment and Administrative Modification to the FY 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program, FY 2020 Draft Arterial Life Cycle Program, FY2019 2 Program of Projects, FY2020 working draft Program of Projects, and 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan The Transportation Policy Committee, by consent, recommended approval of amendments and administrative modifications to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), FY 2020 draft Arterial Life Cycle Program, FY 2019 Transit Program of Projects, FY 2020 working draft Program of Projects, and 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan as included in the attached tables. A new conformity analysis was prepared on the FY 2020 ALCP and other project changes. Additionally, to recommend approval of the necessary project advancements and/or deferrals, for projects related to apportioned Federal FY 2019 funding. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and the 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), were approved by the MAG Regional Council on June 28, 2017. The FY 2019 Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP) was approved by Regional Council on June 27, 2018, with the last amendment approved at the March 27, 2019 MAG Regional Council meeting. The last modification to the TIP and RTP were approved at the May 22, 2019, MAG Regional Council meeting. Since then, additional changes and modifications have been requested by member agencies. Some project changes requested are contingent on a new finding of conformity. Some project changes reviewed at the June Management Committee have been forwarded to MAG Executive Committee for approval due to a Federal Transit Administration pending deadline. 4C. Arterial Life Cycle Program Status Report: November 2018 – April 2019 The Arterial Life Cycle program Status Report provides detail about the status of projects, revenues, and other relevant program information for the period between November 2018 and April 2019. This is the program’s 29th status report and the second published in Fiscal Year 2019. This item was on the agenda for information. 4D. Draft Fiscal Year 2020 Arterial Life Cycle Program The Transportation Policy Committee, by consent, recommended approval of the Draft FY 2020 Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP) contingent on a finding of air quality conformity. The 2003 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) identified 94 arterial street projects to receive funding from the regional sales tax extension and MAG federal funds. The Arterial Life Cycle Program (ALCP) serves as the financial management tool to implement these 3 projects. Information contained in the ALCP includes project location, regional funding, fiscal year for work, status of the project, and identification of the lead agency. As part of the ALCP process, lead agencies update information annually. MAG staff has programmed the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 ALCP based on updated revenue streams, information provided by lead agencies, and the principles defined in the ALCP Policies and Procedures. 4E. Regional Programming Guidelines for Federal Transit Formula Funds Update The Transportation Policy Committee, by consent, recommended approval of the update to the Regional Programming Guidelines for federal Transit Formula Funds. The Regional Programming Guidelines for Federal Transit Formula Funds were approved by the MAG Regional Council on June 22, 2016. Since then, priorities have changed at the federal and regional levels prompting an update of the guidelines. Please refer to the enclosed material for a summary of the proposed changes and the full text of the guidelines. 5. Values Mapping Update MAG Transportation Planning Program Manager Audra Koester Thomas introduced MAG’s consultants to present the results of the Values Mapping exercise that began last fall. She introduced consultants Ari Bruening, project manager with Envision Utah, and Dr. Dee Allsop, project lead researcher with Heart + Mind Strategies. She stated that the Values Mapping exercise was done to better understand public values and transportation priorities in the region to help support and guide development of the next regional transportation plan. Ms. Thomas explained that this exercise benefited Utah and other regions as they were going through a similar process, and helped shape transportation initiatives that were ultimately voter approved. Chair Daniels requested Committee members wait until the presentation concluded before asking any questions. Dr. Allsop stated that the team approached this work with a set of tools that were cultivated with Envision Utah more than 15 years ago. He emphasized that the team used a values approach, which has been highly successful in regional visioning and for transportation planning and messaging. This work ensures that MAG is building a plan that resonates and is emotionally supported and endorsed by voters. Dr. Allsop stated that the first phase of the project began last fall with input from the TPC, as well as regional stakeholder input and direction. The second phase consisted of in- 4 depth qualitative listening approaches including BrightBoard, a weeklong conversation with about 30 people, and an in-person focus session. Based on what was said during these conversations, the consultants were able to construct an instrument to get feedback from the community. This led to the third phase, a public survey and a scientific survey. About 1,500 residents participated in the scientific study that was designed to be representative of the demographics of the region. The scientific version of the survey was done to be able to say with the highest degree of confidence that the results are representative of the priorities of residents in the region. A public survey was also available to all residents in the region and more than 9,000 people participated, which is a significant achievement. He noted the region’s leaders were very aggressive in reaching out to constituencies for maximum participation and congratulated them for this success. Dr. Allsop said he would show the Committee results from the scientific and public surveys and compare the two. He stated the makeup of the two groups that participated were different but said the priorities merged with both groups wanting the region’s transportation planning to focus on the same things. Dr. Allsop commented that the scientific results of the survey indicate