Meeting Agenda of the TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE July 20, 2017 1:30 p.m. PPACG Lower Level Conference Room Agenda items marked with indicate that additional materials were included in packets mailed to members. Please park in the large parking lot on the east side of the building and enter the east entrance to the lower level. 1. Call To Order / Establish A Quorum / Introductions 2. Agenda Approval 3. Public Comments – For items not on the agenda 4. Approval of the June 15, 2017 Minutes 5. Board of Director’s Report – July Board Meeting 6. Action Items A. FY 2017-2022 TIP Amendment 11 Kevin Rayes, Transportation Planner B. 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan: Objectives and Targets Kevin Rayes, Transportation Planner 7. Discussion Items A. FY 2017-2022 TIP Delay Policy Kevin Rayes, Transportation Planner 8. Information Items A. 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan: Activities Update Jennifer Valentine, Transportation Planner 9. Member Entity Announcements 10. Items for Future TAC Meetings 11. Adjournment Meeting Minutes of the TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 15, 2017 1:30 p.m. PPACG Lower Level Conference Room 1. Call to Order / Establish a Quorum / Introductions- Chair Brian Vitulli called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. and established a quorum. Introductions were made. 2. Agenda Approval- The Colorado Department of Transportation requested to change the agenda. Mr. Larry Manning moved to change the I-25 PEL Study Update on the agenda from Item 7B to item 6A. Mr. Anton Ramage seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Public Comments – There were none. 4. Approval of the May 18, 2017 Minutes- Ms. Victoria Chavez moved approval of the May 18 meeting minutes, seconded by Ms. Brandy Williams. The motion carried unanimously. 5. Board of Director’s Report – Mr. Ken Prather, Acting Transportation Director, provided an overview of the Board of Directors’ discussions and actions from the June Board meeting: • The Board approved amending the 2050 long range transportation plan planning horizon to 2045. • CDOT’s tier 1 list of projects is still unknown. 6. Action Items A. TIP Policy Task Force TIP Funding Policy Proposal Mr. Kevin Rayes, Transportation Planner, presented the TIP funding policy proposal as drafted by the TIP policy task force. There was discussion on the wording of the proposal and minor changes were made. Mr. Tim Roberts moved that the TIP policies as modified through the TAC discussion replace the existing NOPE policy with the requirement that should the CAC make any substantive changes to this proposed policy, it should come back to the TAC for further discussion. Ms. Victoria Chavez seconded. The motion carried unanimously. B. TIP Amendment 10 Mr. Rayes presented TIP amendment 10 for recommendation. Discover Goodwill requested the amendment to add FASTER dollars into the TIP to purchase two buses. Ms. Victoria Chavez moved approval of the item. Ms. Brandy Williams seconded. The motion carried unanimously. C. UPWP FY-2018 & FY-2019 Mr. Prather presented PPACG’s upcoming unified planning work program (UPWP). The scope of work for the UPWP includes approving a new TIP in 2018 and approving the 2045 long range transportation plan in 2019. Member governments also identified planning activities to be conducted during FY 2018 and FY 2019. Ms. Victoria Chavez moved approval of this item with a note that there may be minor changes to the document. Mr. Tim Roberts seconded. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Discussion Items A. TIP Project Roll Forwards Mr. Rayes presented the list of projects in the TIP that will be rolled forward into FY 2018. There was discussion on the list to make sure it was accurate. Page 2 B. I-25 PEL Study Update Ms. Mandy Whorton, CH2M Senior Project Manager, presented the progress on the PEL study for the I-25 corridor. She mentioned that safety, reliability and mobility are all necessary improvements to the corridor. Based on CDOT’s current timeline, they project that the environmental assessment on the “gap” will be completed by the end of 2018 and construction will begin in 2019. CDOT is also in the process of finding additional funding sources to pay for this project. They project the cost will range from $290-$570 million, depending on what the project entails. 8. Information Items A. Update on 6/8 Scenario Planning Workshop Ms. Jennifer Valentine, Transportation Planner, gave an overview of the scenario planning workshop. She mentioned that PPACG’s next task will be going out to several public events to present the workshop results as well as gather additional input. 9. Member Entity Announcements There were none. 10. Items for Future TAC Meetings TIP Delay projects and a TIP amendment will be coming forward. PPACG is tentatively looking at July 10 and 11 for a TAC workshop to finish establishing objectives and targets. 11. Adjournment- Mr. Vitulli adjourned the meeting at 3:23 p.m. Transportation Advisory Committee Attendees June 15, 2017 Present Name Agency/Affiliation Wade Burkholder Manitou Springs X Larry Manning Monument Lor Pellegrino Woodland Park Aaron Bustow FHWA Bob Radosevich Town of Palmer Lake X Wendy Pettit CDOT X Ken Prather PPACG X Brandy Williams Fountain X Darren Horstmeier Schriever AFB Mike Kozak Cheyenne Mountain AFB X Rick Orphan Fort Carson Debra Baumgardner USAFA X Tim Roberts Colorado Springs X Brian Vitulli Colorado Springs Mountain Metro Transit X Anton Ramage El Paso County X Victoria Chavez El Paso County X Kevin Rayes PPACG X Jennifer Valentine PPACG Page 2 Transportation Advisory Committee Attendees June 15, 2017 Present Name Agency/Affiliation Bethany Schoemer PPACG Raimere Fitzpatrick El Paso County Michelle Anthony City of Manitou Springs X Mandy Whorton CH2M Senior Project Manager Agenda Item 6A DATE: July 20, 2017 TO: PPACG Transportation Advisory Committee FROM: Kevin Rayes, Transportation Planner SUBJECT: FY 2017-2022 TIP Amendment 11 ACTION REQUESTED: Review & Recommend SUMMARY PPACG FY 2017-2022 TIP Amendment 10 has the following requests: • The City of Colorado Springs requests to add $2,863,472 CDOT Permanent Water Quality Mitigation Pool funds to the TIP with a $2,140,000 local match. The City plans to design, construct and maintain a critical full spectrum basin at the northwest corner of Powers Boulevard and Research Parkway. The project will improve peak flows and water quality along the Fairfax tributary of Cottonwood Creek. (See Colorado Springs amendment request letter in attachment 1). • CDOT Region 2 requests to add $900,000 dollars of Bridge on System Funds to the TIP. $720,000 of those funds will be programmed in FY 2018 and $180,000 will be programmed in FY 2019. CDOT plans to repair and realign the culvert needing attention on SH 94 between mile marker 3.5 and 4.5 (See CDOT amendment request letter in attachment 2). • In March of each year, the CDOT Transportation Commission adopts the annual budget for the upcoming State Fiscal Year which begins on July 1 (See CDOT amendment request letter in attachment 3). The adopted budget adjusts the following federal program balances in the PPACG area: o CMAQ FY18 now has $1,382,019 programmed. Before the update, CMAQ had $1,013,473 programmed. CMAQ FY18 now has $401,675 unprogrammed funds. o TAP FY18 now has $756,291 programmed. Before the update, TAP had $550,699 programmed. TAP FY18 now has $205,592 unprogrammed funds. o STP-Metro FY18 now has $7,947,725 programed. Before the update, STP-Metro had $7,670,273 programmed. STP-Metro FY18 now has $277,722 unprogrammed funds. RECOMMENDATION(S) N/A PROPOSED MOTION Recommend PPACG FY 2017-2022 TIP amendment 11 for approval. Agenda Item 6A ALTERNATIVES The TAC has the following alternatives to consider: 1) Recommend approval of the item as presented. 2) Do not recommend approval of the item. 3) Refer the item back to staff. PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION Projects in the TIP and/or their original funding have previously been approved by the PPACG Board of Directors in the FY 2017-2022 TIP or earlier TIPS. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS N/A BACKGROUND As the Pikes Peak region’s designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, PPACG is responsible for managing state, local and federal transportation and transit funds through a document called the Transportation Improvement Program. The 2017 TIP is a short-range (4 – 6 year) planning program that implements the region’s long-range Regional Transportation Plan to accomplish regional transportation, mobility and air quality improvements and goals. The PPACG FY 2017-2022 TIP contains the PPACG region’s list of transportation projects for which state, local, and federal funds are being programmed. The FY 2017-2022 TIP was developed in cooperation with our member agencies, CDOT and in conjunction with PPACG’s RTP and the State Transportation Improvement Program. All surface transportation projects requiring or using federal funding or a federal action to proceed must be included in the PPACG FY 2017-2022 TIP. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS This proposal conforms to the PPACG public involvement process. This amendment will be presented to the CAC for recommendation and Board of Directors for approval. ATTACHMENTS 1) City of Colorado Springs Amendment Request Letter 2) CDOT Critical Culvert Funding Amendment Request Letter 3) CDOT Federal Funding Pools Amendment Request Letter Agenda Item 6A Attachment 1 cO PUBLIC WORKS RIN OLYMPIC CITY USA June 29, 2017 Mr. Kenneth Prather 15 South 7th Street Colorado, Springs, CO 80905 Dear Mr. Prather, The City of Colorado Springs requests a TIP amendment to the PPACG 2017-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as the City was awarded funding for the construction of a storm water basin at the northwest corner of Powers Boulevard and Research Parkway. The City will design, construct, and maintain a critical full spectrum basin at the northwest corner of Powers Boulevard and Research Parkway.