NOTICE OF MEETING Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Executive Committee 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Des Moines Area MPO Mead Conference Room *************************** TENTATIVE AGENDA The established protocol for minutes of this meeting will be to list all attendees, and with each item on which a vote is conducted in the ordinary course in order to take formal action, those voting nay or abstaining will be identified by name. Any member who is absent from the meeting for any period of time during which a vote of the body is taken, is expected to notify the recording secretary at the conclusion of the meeting so that the absence can be duly noted in the minutes. Roll Call votes will be taken as required by law or upon the request of any member that is approved by the chair, and the vote of each member for or against the proposition, or abstention, will be incorporated in the minutes or recorded on a separate sheet attached to the minutes. 1. Call To Order 2. VOTE: Approval of Agenda 3. VOTE: Approval of Meeting Minutes ....................................................................................... Page 3 Approve the May 14, 2014, meeting minutes. 4. REPORT and VOTE: Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment Request ...................................................................................................................................... Page 6 Report on a request from the Iowa Department of Transportation to add a project to the long-range plan to widen US 6/Hickman Road from the west edge of Waukee to 111th Street; consider approval 5. REPORT and VOTE: Federal Fiscal Year 2015 – 2018 Transportation Improvement Program Draft ............................................................................................................................................ Page 8 Report on the draft Federal Fiscal Year 2015-2018 Transportation Improvement Program; consider approval. 6. REPORT and VOTE: Federal Fiscal Year 2014 – 2017 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment Request ................................................................................................................. Page 9 Report on a request to amend the Federal Fiscal Years 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program; consider approval. 7. REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Fiscal Year 2014 Unified Planning Work Program and Budget – Fourth Amendment ................................................................................................................. Page 11 Report regarding the a proposed amendment to shift funds among work elements; consider approval. 8. REPORT: Self Certification ..................................................................................................... Page 13 Report on the MPO’s required self-certification of compliance with federal requirements. 9. REPORT: Mobilizing Tomorrow Update ................................................................................ Page 14 Report on the development of Mobilizing Tomorrow, the MPO’s next long-range transportation plan. 10. REPORT: I-235 Studies Update .............................................................................................. Page 15 Report on a study to determine the feasibility of adding ramp metering on I-235 as well as the I-235 Safety Audit. 11. REPORT: On-Street Bicycle Facility Feasibility Study ........................................................ Page 16 Report the On-Street Bicycle Facility Feasibility Study being develop as part of the energy efficiency grant received by the MPO. 12. REPORT: Electric Vehicle Readiness .................................................................................. Page 17 Report on the need and initial steps for electric vehicle infrastructure. Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Dallas County, Des Moines, DART, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Polk County, Urbandale, Warren County, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights. The MPO receives federal funding and may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, or national origin, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint form, call 515-334-0075. Agenda Report MPO Executive Committee 13. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee 14. VOTE: Approval of the June 19, 2014, MPO Agenda 15. Next Meeting Date 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2014, Des Moines Area MPO Office. 16. Adjournment © FY 2014 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2 Please call (515) 334-0075 to obtain permission for use. Agenda Report MPO Executive Committee June 2014 Item No. 3 ISSUE: Approval of Meeting Minutes VOTE: Consider approval of the May 14, 2014, MPO Executive Committee meeting minutes. BACKGROUND: The minutes of the May 14, 2014, MPO Executive Committee meeting are enclosed on the following pages. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes of the May 14, 2014, MPO Executive Committee meeting. STAFF CONTACT: Jennifer Ratcliff, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075. © FY 2014 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 3 Please call (515) 334-0075 to obtain permission for use. MEETING MINUTES Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Executive Committee 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Des Moines Area MPO Meeting Mead Conference Room Des Moines, Iowa The MPO Executive Committee held a meeting at 11:30 a.m., on May 14, 2014, in the MPO Meeting Mead Conference Room. Before the meeting, the MPO staff emailed agenda packets to the MPO Executive Committee’s representatives and posted the agenda at the MPO office at 4:00 p.m., May 9, 2014. The fiscal year-to-date publication cost of meeting minutes for the MPO: $1707.38. In addition to these published tentative minutes, there also may be additional meeting notes on file with the MPO staff that are public records and available upon request as provided by law. These tentative minutes reflect all action taken at the meeting. Others Present: Executive Members Present: Mike Clayton, Iowa Department of Transportation* Tom Hockensmith, Polk County Clifford Leonard, Public Tom Armstrong, City of Grimes Robert Mahaffey, City of Des Moines Staff Present: Angela Connolly, Polk County Steven Gaer, City of West Des Moines Jonathan Wilson, MPO General Counsel Todd Ashby, Executive Director Executive Members Absent: Stephanie Muller, Executive Administrator Dylan Mullenix, Principal Transportation Paula Dierenfeld, City of Johnston Planner Chris Coleman, City of Des Moines Nathan Goldberg, Senior Transportation Planner Teva Dawson, Senior Transportation Planner Zach Young, Senior Transportation Planner Aaron Bartling, Associate Transportation Planner * Non-voting Representative © FY 2014 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 4 Please call (515) 334-0075 to obtain permission for use. 1. Call to Order MPO Chair Tom Hockensmith called the May 14, 2014, meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. 2. Approval of Agenda MOTION: A motion was made to approve the May 14, 2014, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Committee meeting. MOTION CARRIED 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes MOTION: A motion was made to approve the April 9, 2014, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Committee meeting minutes with corrections. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4. Fiscal Year 2015 Unified Planning Work Program and Budget MOTION: A motion was made to approve the Fiscal Year 2015 Unified Planning Work Program and Budget. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5. Mobilizing Tomorrow Update MPO staff presented; discussion on item 5 (Tom Armstrong Arrives at 11:35 am) 6. Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment Request MPO staff presented; discussion on item 6 7. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee 8. Approval of the April 17, 2014, MPO Agenda 9. Next Meeting Date 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in the MPO Mead Conference Room. 10. Adjournment Chair Hockensmith adjourned the meeting at 1:22 p.m. © FY 2014 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 5 Please call (515) 334-0075 to obtain permission for use. Agenda Report MPO Executive Committee June 2014 Item No. 4 ISSUE: Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment Request REPORT: Report on a request from the Iowa Department of Transportation to add a project to the Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan to widen US 6/Hickman Road to six lanes. BACKGROUND: The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has submitted a request to amend the Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (HY 2035 MTP) by adding a project to widen US 6/Hickman Road to six lanes between County Road R22 at the west edge of Waukee and 111th Street just east of Interstate 35/80. This request is in response to two studies currently underway on the corridor. The map below illustrates the portion of Hickman Road proposed for widening. Included on the following page is the request letter from the Iowa DOT. MPO staff will provide an opportunity for public input during the June 19, 2014, MPO Policy Committee meeting. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends submittal of the project with the Mobilizing Tomorrow process in lieu of modification of the current plan and having to update and recalibrate the Travel Demand Model. The MPO Transportation Technical Committee voted to recommend approval of the requested amendment. STAFF CONTACT: Todd Ashby, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075. © FY 2014 Des Moines Area Metropolitan