MARICOPA ASSOCIATION of GOVERNMENTS 302 North 1st Avenue. Suite 300 A Phoenix. Arizona 85003 Phone (602) 254-6300 &. FAX (602) 254-6490 E-mail: [email protected] ... Web site: www.mag.maricopa.gov October 6,2009 TO: Members of the MAG Management Committee FROM: Mark Pentz, Chandler, Chair SUBJECT: MEETINGNOTIFICATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF TENTATIVE AGENDA Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 12:00 noon MAG Office, Suite 200 - Saguaro Room 302 North I st Avenue, Phoenix The next Management Committee meeting will be held at the MAG offices at the time and place noted above. Members of the Management Committee may attend the meeting either in person, by videoconference or by telephone conference call. The agenda and summaries are also being transmitted to the members ofthe Regional Council to foster increased dialogue between members of the Management Committee and Regional Council. You are encouraged to review the supporting information enclosed. Lunch will be provided at a nominal cost. Please park in the garage under the building, bring your ticket, parking will be validated. For those using transit, Valley Metro/RPTA will provide transit tickets for your trip. For those using bicycles, please lock your bicycle in the bike rack in the garage. Pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MAG does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admissions to or participation in its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Valerie Day at the MAG office. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Members are reminded of the importance of attendance by yourself or a proxy. Any time that a quorum is not present, we cannot conduct the meeting. Please set aside sufficient time for the meeting, and for all matters to be reviewed and acted upon by the Management Committee. Your presence and vote count. c: MAG Regional Council A Voluntary Association of Local Governments in Maricopa County City of Apache Junction A City of Avondale A Town of Buckeye ... Town of Carefree ... Town of Cave Creek'" City of Chandler ... City of EI Mirage ... Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation ... Town of Fountain Hills ... Town of Gila Bend Gila River Indian Community'" Town of Gilbert ... City of Glendale ... City of Goodyear ... Town of Guadalupe ... City of Litchfield Park ... Maricopa County ... City of Mesa ... Town of Paradise Valley ... City of Peoria'" City of PhoeniX Town of Queen Creek ... Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community'" City of Scottsdale ... City of Surprise'" City of Tempe ... City of Tolleson'" Town of Wickenburg A Town of Youngtown'" Arizona Department of Transportation MAG MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TENTATIVE AGENDA October 14, 2009 COMMITTEE ACTION REQUESTED I. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Call to the Audience 3. Information. An opportunity is provided tothe publicto address the Management Committee on items that are not on the agenda that are within the jurisdiction of MAG, or non-action agenda items that are on the agenda for discussion or information only. Citizens will be requested not to exceed a three minute time period for their comments. A total of 15 minutes will be provided for the Call to the Audience agenda item, unless the Management Committee requests an exception to this limit. Please note that those wishing to comment on agenda items posted for action will be provided the opportunity at the time the item is heard. 4. Executive Director's Report 4. Information and discussion. The MAG Executive Directorwill provide a report to the Management Committee on activities of general interest. 5. Approval of Consent Agenda 5. Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda. Prior to action on the consent agenda, members ofthe audience will be provided an opportunity to comment on consent items that are being presented for action. Following the comment period, Committee members may request that an item be removed from the consent agenda. Consent items are marked with an asterisk (*). ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONSENT* MINUTES *5A. Approval of September 16, 2009, Meeting SA. Review and approval of the September 16, 2009, Minutes meeting minutes. 2 MAG Management Committee -- Tentative Agenda October 14, 2009 TRANSPORTATION ITEMS *5B. 2009 Annual Report on Status of the 5B. Information and discussion. Implementation of Proposition 400 AR.S. 28-6354 requires that MAG issue an annual report on the status of regional transportation projects Included in Proposition 400, which was approved by the voters in Maricopa County in November 2004. The 2009 Annual Report is the fifth report in this series and covers the status ofthe Life Cycle Programs for Freeways/Highways, Arterial Streets, and Transit. A Summary of Findings and Issues is included in the attached material and the full report is available on the MAG website, Please refer to the enclosed material. *5C. Amendmentto the MAG FY 20 I 0 Unified Planning 5C. Recommend amending the MAG FY 20 I 0 Unified Work Program and Annual Budget to Add Funding Planning Work Program and Annual Budget to add to the ITS Evaluation - MAG Consultant On-Call $50,000 of FY 2009 MAG Surface Transportation Project Program funds to the ITS Evaluation - MAG Consultant On-Call Project to improve the On June 25,2008, the Regional Council approved methods used to evaluate the air quality benefits of the selection of on-call consultants to provide ITS projects proposed for Congestion Mitigation Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Safety and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding. services for a period of two years. On May 27, 2009, the Regional Council approved the MAG FY 20 I 0 Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget (UPWP), which includes $30,000 for the ITS Evaluation - MAG Consultant On-Call Project, Each year, MAG receives dozens of requests from member agencies for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding for ITS projects, In order to be CMAQ-eligible, projects must demonstrate a net reduction in emissions of air pollutants in nonattainment or maintenance areas. Recent changes to the EPA-approved emissions model have made it more difficult to quantify emission reductions associated with ITS projects, MAG requires consultant assistance to simplify the data requirements, improve the accuracy ofthe emission estimates, and reduce the time it takes to evaluate the air quality benefits of ITS projects proposed for CMAQ funding. A consultant qualified in ITS Evaluation would be selected from the existing on-call services contract. The proposed amendment to the UPWP would add $50,000 of FY 2009 MAG Surface Transportation Program funds to the ITS Evaluation - MAG Consultant On-Call Project to improve the 3 MAG Management Committee -- Tentative Agenda October 14, 2009 methods for evaluating the air quality benefits of ITS projects. Please refer to the enclosed material. *50. Project Changes -Amendments and Administrative 50. Recommend approval of amendments and Modifications to the FY 2008-2012 MAG administrative modifications to the FY 2008-2012 Transportation Improvement Program Transportation Improvement Program, and as appropriate, to the Regional Transportation Plan The FY 2008-2012 Transportation Improvement 2007 Update as shown in the attached tables. Program (TI P) and Regional Transportation Plan 2007 Update were approved by the MAG Regional Council on July 25, 2007. Since that time, there have been requests from member agencies to modify projects in the programs. The proposed amendments and administrative modifications to the FY 2008-2012 TIP are listed in the attached table, These include requests to change locations for two CMAQ funded projects, new pavement preservation projects by the Arizona Department of Transportation (AOOT), and financial changes including amounts and type of funds for AOOT projects. Projects funded with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARM) funds are included in these requested changes. On October I, 2009, the Transportation Review Committee recommend approval of amendments and administrative modifications to the FY 2008-2012 Transportation Improvement Program, and as appropriate, to the Regional Transportation Plan 2007 Update. Please refer to the enclosed material. *5E. Consultant Selection for an Avondale Transit 5E. Recommend approval of the selection of URS Circulator Study Corporation as the consultant to develop the Avondale Transit Circulator Study for an amount On June 10, 2009, the MAG Regional Council not to exceed $150,000. Executive Committee approved an amendment to the MAG FY 2009 Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget to include funding for aTransit Circulator Study for the City of Avondale. Since that time, MAG staff has completed a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. Six proposals were received. A multi-agency review team evaluated the proposals, conducted consultant interviews, and recommended to MAG that URS Corporation be awarded the contract to develop the Avondale Transit Circulator Study for an amount not to exceed $150,000. Please refer to the enclosed material. 4 MAG Management Committee -- Tentative Agenda October 14, 2009 *5F, Consultant Selection for an Avondale Park and Ride SF. Recommend approval of the selection of Site Selection Study T ran Systems as the consultant to develop the Avondale Park And Ride Site Selection Study for an On June 10, 2009, the MAG Regional Council amount not to exceed $200,000. Executive Committee approved an amendment to the MAG FY 2009 Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget to include funding for a Park And Ride Site Selection Study for the City of Avondale, Since thattime, MAG staff has completed a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, Seven proposals were received. A multi-agency review team evaluated the proposals, conducted consultant interviews, and recommended to MAG that T ran Systems be selected to develop the Avondale Park And Ride Site Selection Study for an amount not to exceed $200,000. Please refer to the enclosed material.