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Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization 601 E Kennedy Boulevard, 18th Floor, Tampa, Florida, 33602 · 813-272-5940 · hillsboroughmpo.org Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee th Property Appraiser’s Conf. Room, County Center 15 floor Commissioner Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr. Monday, July 20, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. Hillsborough County MPO Chairman I. Call To Order Councilman Harry Cohen City of Tampa Public Comment (3 minutes per speaker, please) MPO Vice Chairman II. III. Approval of Minutes (June 15, 2015) Paul Anderson Tampa Port Authority IV. Action Items Commissioner Kevin Beckner Hillsborough County A. Transportation Improvement Program Priorities (Rich Clarendon, MPO Staff) HART Mayor Frank Chillura V. Status Reports Temple Terrace Derek Doughty A. Selmon Greenway Master Plan (Bob Frey, THEA) The Planning Commission B. Temple Terrace Multimodal Transportation District, Commissioner Ken Hagan Comprehensive Plan & Complete Streets (Tony LaColla, Hillsborough County Planning Commission Staff) Joe Lopano Hillsborough Co. Aviation Authority C. Florida & Tampa/Highland Corridor Study (Gena Torres, MPO Staff) Mayor Rick A. Lott City of Plant City D. Transportation Resiliency Video (Allison Yeh) Councilman Guido Maniscalco City of Tampa VI. Old Business & New Business st Councilwoman Lisa Montelione A. Next Meeting: September 21 at 1:30pm Recess in City of Tampa August Commissioner Sandra Murman Hillsborough County Adjournment VII. Joseph Waggoner Expressway Authority VIII. Addendum Commissioner Stacy R. White HART Transit Development Plan Public Open House Hillsborough County A. Schedule B. SIS August Workshop Flyer C. Joint Certification – Comments and Signed Statement The full agenda packet is available on the MPO’s Beth Alden, AICP Executive Director website, www.planhillsborough.org, or by calling (813) 272-5940. Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other P.O. Box 1110 601 E. Kennedy, 18th Floor nondiscrimination laws, public participation is solicited without regard to Tampa, Florida 33601-1110 race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. P 813/272-5940 F 813/301-7172 http://www.planhillsborough.org Cooperative Comprehensive Multi-Modal Transportation Planning for Hillsborough County, Florida e-mail: [email protected] In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the materials attached are provided here for research and educational purposes, and are distributed without profit to MPO Board members, MPO staff, or related committees or subcommittees the MPO supports. The MPO has no affiliation whatsoever with the originator of attached articles nor is the MPO endorsed or sponsored by the originator. Persons wishing to use copyrighted material for purposes of their own that go beyond ‘fair use’ must first obtain permission from the copyright owner. Cooperative Comprehensive Multi-Modal Transportation Planning for Hillsborough County, Florida HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 15, 2015 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Mike Williams called the meeting to order at 1:32 pm. The meeting was held in the Property Appraiser’s office on the 15th Floor of the County Center Building. Members present: Mike Williams; Tony Garcia(arrived at 1:34 pm); John Patrick (proxy for Charles White); Calvin Thornton; Melanie Calloway; Steve Griffin (arrived at 1:34 pm); Jeff Sims; Tony Mantegna (proxy for Alice Price); Heather Eblin-Crowe (proxy for Donna Wysong); Amber Wheeler; Bob Gordon (arrived at 1:34 pm); Christina Caputo. Members excused: Charles White; Bob Frey; Jeanie Satchel Others present: Gena Torres, Rich Clarendon, Beth Alden, Lisa Silva, Sarah McKinley, Michele Ogilvie, Linda Ferraro, MPO staff; Jennifer Bartlett, FDOT; Mit Patel; Bob Agrusa, HDR. PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Mit Patel introduced himself as a citizen who is interested in transportation in the area. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (May 18, 2015) Ms. Melanie Calloway made a motion to approve the May 20, 2015 minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Calvin Thornton and carried. STATUS REPORTS A. Regional Priorities Update Ms. Beth Alden, MPO Executive Director updated the members on the regional priorities for the 8-county region and 3-county metro area. For the eight-county region, the list includes projects from the Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) and the Multi Use Trails. For the 3-county region or TMA, the list includes major projects and Transportation Alternative Program projects. TAC Minutes June 15, 2015 To be eligible for TRIP funds 1. The project must be included in the Chairs Coordinating Committee 2025 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan 2. Be Consistent with SIS 3. Be included in the local CIP 4. The local government must adopt, at a minimum, the State’s level of service on the facility. 5. The local government must demonstrate commitment of matching funds In Hillsborough County, the TRIP projects include upgrades to the City’s ATMS including Downtown Tampa; Kennedy Boulevard/Hyde Park/Dale Mabry and the University Area/Busch Boulevard area. Other projects are along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard with the newest project of North Dale Mabry ATMS from Sligh Avenue to Van Dyke Road. The top five major projects that will be requested include: TBX Phase I; Westshore Multimodal Center and Connections to Downtown Tampa; US 41 CSX Rail Corridor Joint Use; Regional Farebox and Duke Energy Trail. Major projects to be considered next year will be: SR 54/56 Corridor; US 19 in northern Pinellas County; Ridge Road Extension; New Tampa East-West Road and the Rapid Bus Connection to beaches. B. Selmon Greenway Master Plan – Deferred C. Tampa-Hillsborough Greenways and Trails Update Ms. Jennifer Bartlett stated that this project will update the County’s Greenways Master Plan (2000) and identify connections to the regional trail network. It will also update the County’s Greenways Master Plan by integrating the various recent pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-use trail projects and planning efforts into the Plan. The update will also identify trail and facility connection opportunities to further enhance the city and county trail network and identify connections to the regional trail network. The next steps include: • Plans review Technical Memorandum • Fine tune working maps • Committee presentations in June/July • Develop prioritization criteria • Fieldwork 2 TAC Minutes June 15, 2015 • Greenways and Trails workshop to identify additional opportunities and priorities • Workshop to identify possible connections • Working group meetings Mr. Griffin asked if they were looking and land use and transportation so that the trails could be used as an alternate route for commuting and not just for recreation. She agreed that that would be a very good thing to consider. D. Vulnerability Assessment (Video) Ms. Torres showed a video clip from the Discovery Channel’s “Innovations by Ed Begley, Jr.” exploring innovated approaches to extreme weather risk and resilience in the transportation sector. The MPO’s Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Pilot Project and MPO Chairman Commissioner Miller were featured in the video. OLD BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS A. Next Meeting: July 20, 2015 ADDENDUM Ms. Torres pointed out that one of the addendum items included the draft of the MPO’s Level of Service Report which has since been updated since the agenda packet was sent out and is available for review and comment. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:09 pm. 3 Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization 601 E Kennedy Boulevard, 18th floor, Tampa, Florida, 33601 · 813-272-5940 · planhillsborough.org Board & Committee Agenda Item Agenda Item: Transportation Improvement Program Priorities Annual Update Presenter: Rich Clarendon, MPO Staff Summary: The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) identifies, prioritizes and allocates anticipated state and federal funding to projects over the next five years. Every year the MPO must affirm its funding priorities for the coming year. That action, tied to the development of the TIP, normally occurs during a public hearing held in September. This year, however, due to the legislative session starting next January, the public hearing has been moved up to August. In response to the priorities adopted last year by the MPO Board, FDOT funded several projects that were seeking federal support. These are shown in the attached Table 1. With the funding of these projects, other projects still remain on the priority list as candidates for future federal funding. These are shown in the attached Table 2. Staff has coordinated with local jurisdictions and agencies to identify their priority projects. In addition, the adoption of the Imagine 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan last year has led staff to revamp the priority list this year. These revisions are also shown in Table 2 and include: • Updating information and status for previous candidates not currently funded; • Categorizing candidate projects into programs and prioritizing them by performance measures called for in the 2040 Plan. These categories include: o Preserve the system o Reduce crashes and vulnerability o Minimize congestion for drivers & shippers o Real choices when not driving, including trails/sidepaths and expanded transit service o Major investments for economic growth; and • Updating the list of regional projects to reflect regional priorities recently adopted by the MPO Chairs