September 11, 2019 TO: Members of the MAG Transportation Policy Committee FROM: Mayor Jerry Weiers, Glendale, Chair SUBJECT: MEETING NOTIFICATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF TENTATIVE AGENDA Meeting - 11:30 a.m. (Note earlier starting time) Wednesday, September 18, 2019 MAG Office, Suite 200 - Saguaro Room 302 North 1st Avenue, Phoenix A meeting of the Transportation Policy Committee is scheduled for the time and place noted above. Members of the Committee may attend the meeting either in person, by videoconference, or by telephone conference call. As determined at the first meeting of the Committee, proxies are not allowed. Members who are not able to attend the meeting are encouraged to submit their comments in writing, so that their view is always a part of the process. For those attending in person, please park in the garage under the building. Bring your ticket to the meeting, parking will be validated. For those using transit, the Regional Public Transportation Authority 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 admission to or participation in its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Melissa Bettis at the MAG office. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Refreshments and a light luncheon will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Eric Anderson, MAG Executive Director, at (602) 254-6300. c: MAG Regional Council MAG Management Committee Transportation Policy Committee TENTATIVE AGENDA September 18, 2019 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Call to the Audience An opportunity will be provided to members of the public to address the Transportation Policy Committee on items that are not on the agenda that are within 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 time period for their comments. A total of 15 minutes will be provided for the Call to the Audience agenda item, unless the Transportation Policy 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. Action Requested: Information. 4. Approval of Consent Agenda Council members may request that an item be removed from the consent agenda. Prior to action on the consent agenda, members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to comment on consent items. Consent items are marked with an asterisk (*). Action Requested: Approval of the Consent Agenda. Transportation Policy Committee – Tentative Agenda 1 September 18, 2019 ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONSENT * *4A. Approval of the August 14, 2019, Meeting Minutes Action Requested: Approval of the August 14, 2019, meeting minutes. *4B. Fiscal Year 2020 Freeway Life Cycle Program The Freeway Life Cycle Program (FLCP) is the management tool for the implementation of freeway and highway projects funded through Proposition 400. On May 22, 2019, the MAG Regional Council approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 FLCP, contingent on a finding of air quality conformity. The FY 2020 FLCP included a deferral of $1.23 billion of projects and project scope items to bring the program into fiscal balance. The air quality conformity analysis has since been prepared and is included as a separate agenda item. This agenda item represents the formal approval of the FY 2020 FLCP and corresponding amendments to the FY 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program and 2040 Regional Transportation Plan. Please refer to the enclosed material. Action Requested: Recommend approval of amendments and administrative modifications, as appropriate, to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program and 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan. *4C. Fiscal Year 2020 Arterial Life Cycle Program Project Changes The Arterial Life Cycle Program represents the financial management tool for the arterial component of the Regional Transportation Plan. On June 26, 2019, the MAG Regional Council approved the Fiscal Year 2020 Arterial Life Cycle Program. Since then, additional changes and modifications have been requested by member agencies. Please refer to the enclosed material. Action Requested: Recommend approval of amendments and administrative modifications, as appropriate, to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program, 2020 Arterial Life Cycle Program, and 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan. Transportation Policy Committee – Tentative Agenda 2 September 18, 2019 *4D. MAG Roadway Safety Program (RSP) Draft Policies and Procedures The new MAG Roadway Safety Program (RSP) will be administered by MAG to supplement the state’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), and assist with providing additional funding in the short term. MAG will facilitate a Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) transfer of funding for the regional safety program that can directly improve the safety conditions of our roadways in all areas of MAG, whether rural or dense urban. Starting in the fall of 2019, MAG will be issuing a call for project applications for transportation safety improvements, utilizing RSP funding in FY 2020 and 2021. A working group made up of members of the MAG Transportation Safety Committee was convened to define the RSP evaluation procedures and programming guidelines. On August 27, 2019, the MAG Transportation Safety Committee unanimously voted to recommend approval of the RSP Draft Policies and Procedures document. It is anticipated that at the conclusion of the MAG Management Committee review and MAG Regional Council approval, a call for projects will be issued for RSP funding requests. Please refer to the enclosed material. Action Requested: Recommend approval of the MAG Roadway Safety Program (RSP) Draft Policies and Procedures, and amendment of the MAG 2040 Regional Transportation Plan as appropriate. *4E. Project Changes - Amendment and Administrative Modification to the FY 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program, FY 2019 Transit Program of Projects, and 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan 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 last modifications to the TIP, and RTP were approved at the August 28, 2019, MAG Regional Council meeting. The FY 2019 Transit Program of Projects (POP) was approved by MAG Regional Council on June 26, 2019. Since then, additional changes and modifications have been requested by member agencies. Please refer to the enclosed material. Transportation Policy Committee – Tentative Agenda 3 September 18, 2019 Action Requested: Recommend approval of amendments and administrative modifications as appropriate to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2022 MAG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), FY 2019 Transit Program of Projects, and 2040 MAG Regional Transportation Plan. Some projects may be contingent on a new finding of conformity. ITEMS PROPOSED TO BE HEARD 5. Proposition 400 Extension: Financial Overview and Cost Assessment Collections for Proposition 400 expire at the end of calendar year 2025. This agenda item represents the second of a series of policy discussions to inform enabling legislation for the extension of the transportation sales tax. A presentation of system expansion, operations and maintenance costs will be provided to illustrate the scale of potential multimodal transportation investments needed throughout the region. High-level information will also be presented on projected revenues. The presentation is intended to demonstrate the magnitude of needs, including maintenance and modernization, relative to projected revenues. Action Requested: Information and discussion. 6. Request for Future Agenda Items Topics or issues of interest that the Transportation Policy Committee would like to have considered for discussion at a future meeting will be requested. Action Requested: Information. 7. Comments from the Committee An opportunity will be provided for Transportation Policy Committee members to present a brief summary of current events. The Transportation Policy Committee is not allowed to propose, discuss, deliberate or take action at the Transportation Policy Committee – Tentative Agenda 4 September 18, 2019 meeting on any matter in the summary, unless the specific matter is properly noticed for legal action. Action Requested: Information. Adjournment Transportation Policy Committee – Tentative Agenda 5 September 18, 2019 MINUTES OF THE MARICOPA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING August 14, 2019 MAG Office, Saguaro Room Phoenix, Arizona MEMBERS ATTENDING Glendale, Mayor Jerry Weiers: Chair Mesa: Mayor John Giles Phoenix: Mayor Kate Gallego, Vice Chair Peoria: Councilmember Bridget #Avondale: Mayor Kenneth Weise Binsbacher Brookfield Residential: Brad Chelton Queen Creek: Mayor Gail Barney Buckeye: Mayor Jackie Meck Roc Arnett Consulting: Roc Arnett Chandler: Mayor Kevin Hartke Scottsdale: Councilmember Suzanne Klapp *Gila River Indian Community: Lt. State Transportation Board: Sam Elters Governor Robert Stone Sunland Asphalt: Doug DeClusin *Gilbert, Mayor Jenn Daniels Surprise: Mayor Skip Hall Goodyear: