Commissioner Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr. Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee Hillsborough County MPO Chairman Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 9:00 AM Councilman Harry Cohen City of Tampa MPO Vice Chairman I. Call to Order & Introductions Paul Anderson Port Tampa Bay II. Public Comment - 3 minutes per speaker, please David Mechanik HART III. Members’ Interests 9:05 Trent Green IV. Approval of Minutes – January 17, 2018 9:10 Planning Commission Commissioner Ken Hagan Hillsborough County V. Action Items Commissioner Pat Kemp Hillsborough County A. Title VI Non-Discrimination Plan (Johnny Wong, MPO Staff) 9:15 Mayor Mel Jurado B. TIP Amendment: HART BRT Proposal (FPN#440742-1) 9:30 City of Temple Terrace (Sarah McKinley, MPO Staff) Joe Lopano Hillsborough County Aviation Authority VI. Status Reports Mayor Rick A. Lott City of Plant City A. Tampa Bay Next Quarterly Update (FDOT Representative) 9:45 Councilman Guido Maniscalco B. Regional Transit Feasibility Plan (Scott Pringle, Jacobs 10:15 City of Tampa Engineering) Commissioner Sandra Murman Hillsborough County C. FY19 & FY20 Unified Planning Work Program – Call for Projects 10:45 Cindy Stuart (Allison Yeh, MPO Staff) Hillsborough County School Board D. Tampa Bay Partnership Regional Indicators Report 10:50 Councilman Luis Viera City of Tampa (Dave Sobush, Tampa Bay Partnership) Joseph Waggoner Expressway Authority VII. Old Business & New Business Commissioner Stacy R. White A. TBARTA CAC Report (Bill Roberts) 11:05 Hillsborough County Beth Alden, AICP Executive Director VIII. Adjournment IX. Addendum A. MPO Meeting Summary & Committee Report B. Fact Sheet: SC 580/West Busch Blvd from E of N Armenia Ave to W Florida Avenue The full agenda packet is available on the MPO’s website, www.planhillsborough.org, or by calling (813) 272-5940. The MPO does not discriminate in any of its programs or services. 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HILLSBOROUGH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 601 E KENNEDY BLVD 18TH FLOOR MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 2018 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Bill Roberts at 9:02 AM and was held in the Plan Hillsborough Room on the 18th floor of the County Center Building. Members present: Ray Alzamora, Vance Arnett, David Butcher, Amy Espinosa, Ricardo Fernandez (Office At Large), Dennis Levine, Edward Mierzejewski, Cliff Reiss, Nicole Rice, Rick Richmond, Bill Roberts (Vice-Chair), Wayne Traina, Terrance Trott, Lynne Vadelund, David Wilson (Chair) Others present: Rich Clarendon, Johnny Wong, Joe Price, Brandon Berry – Hillsborough MPO, Neveen Ali-Nawawy - HART II. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were made. III. MEMBERS’ INTERESTS Ms. Nicole Rice summarized newspaper articles which stated that city mayors, Jacobs Engineering, and the Tampa Bay Partnership have come out in support of bus rapid transit instead of light rail. She questioned why the Regional Transit Feasibility Plan and Tampa Bay NEXT are taking place when she felt that private background conversations are taking place to determine the future of transportation in the community. Ms. Rice also questioned how this meeting was not in violation of Sunshine Law, where this meeting is on the record, and if the meeting was in conjunction with Tampa Bay NEXT. Discussion ensued about when the item is coming up on the agenda for the TMA Leadership Group, which article Ms. Rice was referring to, the accuracy of the article, transparency in funding, support for infrastructure for BRT, inviting HART and Jacobs Engineering to give an explanation of how they got from point A to point B, when it would be appropriate to bring this request forward for a motion, and what the content of a motion would contain. Mr. Rich Clarendon of the Hillsborough MPO stated that the item is coming up on the TMA Leadership Group agenda for January 19th. This meeting is on the MPO’s calendar and is open to the public. To Mr. Clarendon’s knowledge, the finding reported in the paper has not been endorsed or approved. A presentation from HART and Jacobs Engineering is tentatively scheduled for the February 2018 CAC meeting, subject to acceptance from the agency and consultant. They have set aside nine months to discuss the outcome of this plan before making a final decision. 1 Motion: In the finalization of Mr. Clarendon’s request to have HART and Jacobs Engineering report the results of their study, they be made aware of the CAC’s concern about the information transmitted in the articles and the overall transparency, and they should be prepared to discuss the release of this information ahead of the process (Arnett-Rice). The motion passed unanimously. Further discussion ensued about links from the October 2017 CAC agenda, and whether information about a full transit connection picture is available. Motion: The motion passed unanimously. Additional discussion ensued about the transparency of the meeting and recent meetings with elected officials. At this point in the meeting, Vice-Chair Roberts turned the gavel over to Chair Wilson. Chair Wilson thanked the committee for the opportunity to chair, mentioning that this would be the last meeting of his tenure. Further discussion ensued about the distinction between the Regional Transit Feasibility Plan and Tampa Bay NEXT studies and processes, Ms. Katherine Eagan’s departure from HART, and whether it would be appropriate for the CAC to send a letter to Ms. Eagan thanking her for her service. Motion: Recommend the MPO Board send a letter to Ms. Eagan thanking her for her service to HART and Hillsborough County (Arnett-Fernandez). The motion passed unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: Approval of the joint TAC-CAC minutes of December 13, 2017. The motion was passed by acclimation. V. ACTION ITEMS A. TIP Amendment for Performance Measure Target-Setting: Safety (Johnny Wong, MPO Staff) Dr. Johnny Wong of the MPO presented on a TIP amendment to incorporate the safety targets set for calendar year 2018. He reviewed the national goals related to MAP-21, which have new requirements for MPOs to record performance on specific metrics. These requirements relate to setting goals for highway safety. Dr. Wong reviewed these five metrics, which include the number of fatalities, number of serious injuries, number of nonmotorized fatalities and serious injuries, rate of fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, and rate of serious injuries per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. This data is collected as a five-year rolling average, making the CY2018 targets based from data collected between 2012 and 2017. He reviewed the process and schedule for target setting. FDOT submitted a goal of almost zero in all five metrics in August 2017. FDOT chose almost zero as there is funding tied to setting an actual number. The department also selected an interim target, of which numbers are higher than almost zero. Dr. Wong stated that while FDOT set a target of almost zero, that number goes against guidance received from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of using annual 2 targets that are data-driven, realistic and achievable. There is no punishment for missing these targets, as all safety money across the state is spent on safety projects. Dr. Wong continued by reviewing the Hillsborough MPO’s targets for CY2018, which were developed using a linear formula. He ended by stating the recommended action for the committee, of identifying the long-term goal of achieving zero fatalities and serious injuries and establishing the CY2018 baseline safety targets. Discussion ensued about the methodology, rising trends and their relation to rolling averages, whether these targets are set for the county or District 7, the impact of Vision Zero on safety, projecting the impact of safety projects, concern with how the statistics are being presented and whether they are tied to population changes, the reason for using raw counts, the impact of density increases, the reason for providing this data to FHWA, which roads this covers, the applicability of this data, concern with a target that is higher than 2017, whether these targets can be adjusted yearly, and the reason for using the term target instead of baseline.