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High Point Urban Area Mpo Transportation Advisory Committee (Tac) HIGH POINT URBAN AREA MPO TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) Agenda for the March 28, 2017 TAC Meeting 10:00 AM High Point Parks and Recreation Department Administration Building 136 Northpoint Avenue, High Point Ethics Statement In accordance with the State Government Ethics Act, it is the duty of every TAC member to avoid conflicts of interest. Does any TAC member have any known conflict of interest with respect to any matters coming before the TAC today? If so, please identify the conflict and refrain from any participation in the particular matter involved. Public Comment Period Action Items 1. Recognition of Cheryl McQueary Page 1 2. Consideration of the February 28th TAC meeting minutes. (Neal Grimes) Page 2 3. Public Hearing for the 2017-2018 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). (Neal Grimes) Page 11 4. Consideration of the Certification of the High Point MPO Transportation Planning Process. (Greg Venable) Page 12 5. Consideration of the 2017-2018 UPWP. (Greg Venable) Page 15 6. Consideration of amendments to the 2016-2025 MTIP. (Greg Venable) Page 17 Information Items 7. Presentation of the High Point Pedestrian Plan. (Jennifer Baldwin, Alta Planning and Design) Page 20 Agency Reports 8. Division Engineer’s Reports a. Division 7 (Mike Mills) Page 22 b. Division 8 (Brandon Jones) Page 26 c. Division 9 (Pat Ivey) Page 27 9. Federal Highway Administration (Joe Geigle) 10. NCDOT Transportation Planning Branch Report (Michael Abuya) 11. Hi tran Report (Angela Wynes) 12. PART Report (Scott Rhine) Page 31 13. Other Business TAC Meeting Meeting Date 3/28/2017 Agenda Item No. 1 Action Requested Section Tab Recognition of Cheryl McQueary (Former NCDOT Board Member - Division 7) Information Summary Attachments Yes No Special recognition for Cheryl McQueary for her years of service as NCDOT Board Member for Division 7. TCC Vote: Motion Second By:__________________ By:_______________________ Vote: For_______________________ Against________________________ 1 TAC Meeting Meeting Date 3/28/2017 Agenda Item No. 2 Action Requested Approve Section Tab Consideration of the February 28th TAC meeting minutes. (Neal Grimes) Information Summary Attachments Yes No The complete meeting minutes are in your packet as Attachment 1. TCC Vote: Motion Second By:__________________ By:_______________________ Vote: For_______________________ Against________________________ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TAC Meeting Meeting Date 3/28/2017 Agenda Item No. 3 Action Requested Public Hearing Section Tab Public Hearing for the 2017-2018 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). (Greg Venable) Information Summary Attachments Yes No X As part of the process for approval, the Draft 2017-2018 UPWP must include a minimum 30 day public review and comment period followed by a public hearing held at a regularly scheduled TAC meeting. The public hearing notice was advertised in local papers, cable access television and on the HPMPO website. TAC Vote: Motion Second By:__________________ By:_______________________ Vote: For_______________________ Against________________________ 11 TAC Meeting Meeting Date 3/28/2017 Agenda Item No. 4 Action Requested Approve Section Tab Consideration of the Certification of the High Point MPO Transportation Planning Process. (Greg Venable) Information Summary Attachments Yes No Every year, prior to adoption of the Unified Planning Work Program, the MPO is required to certify its planning process and its compliance with various federal regulations including the Clean Air Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the federal transportation authorizing legislation. The certification states that the MPO is following all federal requirements and is carrying out its planning process in the appropriate manner. The resolution is a prerequisite for adoption of the UPWP. TCC Vote: Motion Second By:__________________ By:_______________________ Vote: For_______________________ Against________________________ 12 High Point RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE HIGH POINT URBAN AREA Archdale METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS FOR FY 2017-2018 Denton WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee has found that the Metropolitan Planning Organization is conducting transportation planning in a continuous, cooperative, and comprehensive manner in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134 and 49 U.S.C. 1607; Jamestown WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee has found the Transportation Planning Process to be in compliance with Sections 174 and 176 Lexington (c) and (d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7504, 7506 (c) and (d)). WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee has found the Transportation Planning Process to be in full compliance with Title VI of the Thomasville Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Title VI Assurance executed by each State under 23 U.S.C. 324 and 29 U.S.C. 794; WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee has considered how the Trinity Transportation Planning Process will affect the involvement of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in the FHWA and the FTA funded planning projects (Sec. 105(f)), Pub. L. 97-424, 96 Stat. 2100, 49 CFR part 23); Wallburg WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee has considered how the Transportation Planning Process will affect the elderly and the disabled per the provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Pub. L. 101-336, 104 Davidson Stat. 327, as amended) and the U.S. DOT implementing regulations; County NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the High Point Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee certifies the Transportation Planning Process Forsyth for the High Point Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization on this the County 28th day of March, 2017. A motion was made by TAC member ____________________ and seconded by Guilford TAC member ____________________ for the adoption of the above resolution, County and upon being put to a vote was duly adopted. ___________________________________ Neal Grimes Chair, Transportation Advisory Committee ****************************************************************** 13 High Point Subscribed and sworn to me this 28th day of March, 2017. Archdale _________________________________ Notary Public Denton My commission expires ________________. Jamestown Lexington Thomasville Trinity Wallburg Davidson County Forsyth County Guilford County 14 TAC Meeting Meeting Date 3/28/2017 Agenda Item No. 5 Action Requested Approve Section Tab Consideration of the 2017-2018 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). (Greg Venable) Information Summary Attachments Yes No The UPWP is the MPO’s annual budget and work plan. It lists the planning tasks that staff expects to perform and the work products that we expect to produce during the fiscal year. Our fiscal year runs from July 1st through June 30th of next year. The work program consists of three major divisions: surveillance of change, long-range planning, and administration. Each major division includes several line items under which the MPO can perform work. Each line item includes explanatory text describing the customary work items for the line item, the rationale for performing the work, how much money we plan to spend on the line item and the work products that the MPO expects to produce during the upcoming year. The UPWP also includes a series of tables showing the sources of the funds used, the amount of federal funds used, the amount of the local match, and total expenditures for each line item from each funding source. The public had at least thirty (30) days to review and comment on the UPWP. Staff is requesting approval of the 2017-2018 UPWP. A copy of the resolution is included in your packet. TCC Vote: Motion Second By:__________________ By:_______________________ Vote: For_______________________ Against________________________ 15 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FY 2017-2018 PLANNING High Point WORK PROGRAM FOR THE HIGH POINT URBANIZED AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Archdale WHEREAS, a comprehensive and continuing transportation planning program must be carried out cooperatively in order to ensure that funds for transportation projects are effectively allocated to the High Point Urban Area; and Denton WHEREAS, the MPO has adopted a 25-year Metropolitan Transportation Plan to the Year 2040 that is fiscally constrained and meets federal requirements for metropolitan transportation planning; and Jamestown WHEREAS, the City of High Point has been designated as the recipient of Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan Planning Program (Section 5303) funds; and Lexington WHEREAS, members of the High Point Urban Area Transportation Advisory Committee agree that the Planning Work Program will effectively advance the Thomasville transportation planning process for FY 2017-2018 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Advisory Committee hereby endorses the FY 2017-2018 Planning Work Program for the Trinity High Point Urban Area. A motion was made by TAC Member ______________and seconded by TAC Wallburg member _______________ and approved this the 28th day of March 2017. _________________________ Neal Grimes Davidson County Chairman, Transportation Advisory Committee Forsyth Subscribed and sworn to me this the 28th day of March 2017. County ______________________________________ Notary Public My commission expires ______________________ Guilford County Randolph County 16 TAC Meeting Meeting Date 3/28/2017 Agenda Item No. 6 Action Requested Approve Section Tab Consideration of amendments to the 2016-2025 MTIP. (Greg Venable) Information Summary
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