Transportation Policy Committee May 21, 2019 8:30 a.m. 1625 13th Street Room 103 Lubbock, Texas 79401 Regular Agenda: 1. Call to Order of the Transportation Policy Committee. 2. Acknowledgement of Quorum of the Transportation Policy Committee. 3. Safety Procedures. 4. Public Comment Period/Acknowledgement of Guests of the Transportation Policy Committee. 5. Approval of the March 19, 2019 meeting minutes of the Transportation Policy Committee. Work Session: 6. Kylan Francis, Director of Transportation Planning and Development, will present a new project selection tool supported by TxDOT, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Texas MPO’s. No Action will be taken. Regular Agenda: 7. Discuss and take appropriate action to advance Resolution 2019-08 to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding modifications to the National Highway System (NHS) within the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Area Boundary (MPAB). 8. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding the proposed Statement of Revenue and Expenses to support the development of the FY 2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). 9. Discuss and take appropriate action to advance Resolution 2019-11 to the Ports to Plains Alliance supporting the designation of an extension of Interstate 27 as a future Interstate in Texas. 1 10. Reports: Walk and Bike Lubbock Report Speed Limits posted for Scooters Mobility pricing Mobility pricing in New York State People mover @ LAX TexRail Real ID NCTCOG Legislative report to April 26, 2019 Monthly Financial Report 2 3 AGENDA ITEM 1 Call to order of the Transportation Policy Committee. 4 AGENDA ITEM 2 Acknowledgement of the Quorum of the Transportation Policy Committee by the Chair. 5 AGENDA ITEM 3 Safety Procedures. DISCUSSION: None STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Review. 6 Safety Procedures 1625 13th Street Room 103 Transportation Policy Committee Employee or Visitor Accident In the event of an emergency, serious illness or accident to an employee or visitor while in this meeting: 1. Call 911. 2. City safety protocol determines that the most senior city employee in attendance is in charge to control panic, meet emergency personnel and direct them to the site. 3. DO NOT MOVE the injured person unless they are in IMMEDIATE DANGER. Wait for emergency personnel. Tornado or Inclement Weather When a tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service, designated building contacts will notify the meeting to take cover. In addition, most cell phones are equipped with 911/alert software that will alert you to take cover. 1. Do not leave the building and stay away from windows and doors. 2. Exit Room 103 on either side adjacent to the hallway and proceed immediately to the escalator, to the basement. Building attendants will direct you there. Crouch down or sit on the floor and remain calm. 3. Remain there until the all clear signal is given by emergency personnel. Fire 1. If you hear the fire alarm: Evacuate immediately by exiting the two side doors on the hallway side of the room. Continue to the right and exit to the outside and meet at the East parking lot across Avenue O and at least 300 feet from the building. The last person in the room should shut the door, only if there is no danger to that person. 2. If you discover a fire in the building try to isolate the fire by shutting the doors and pull the fire alarm nearest you. Then exit the building. 7 Gas Leak, Odor, Toxic Fume 1. Exit the building immediately. DO NOT switch off the lights or use your cell phone. Doing so can trigger an explosion. 2. Meet at the East parking lot across Avenue O and at least 300 feet away from the building. Workplace Violence, Terrorism Incident 1. Remain calm, call 911. 2. Lock all doors, if possible. 3. Stay low to the floor. 4. If unable to lock the doors, place furniture from inside the room in front of the door. 5. Wait for emergency personnel. When they arrive do exactly as they direct you to do to alleviate as much confusion as possible. Elevator Emergency 1. Remain calm. 2. Push the talk button and speak to the operator. 3. If you are unable to speak, press the alarm button. 4. Do not force the elevator doors. 8 AGENDA ITEM 4 Public Comment Period/Acknowledgement of Guests of the Transportation Policy Committee. DISCUSSION: Opportunity for the public to comment on transportation planning activities. ACTION REQUIRED: None 9 AGENDA ITEM 5 Approval of the March 19, 2019 Transportation Policy Committee meeting minutes. DISCUSSION: Review and approve the March 19, 2019 meeting minutes of the Transportation Policy Committee. Action required: Consider approval. Action recommended: Recommends approval. 10 Minutes of the Transportation Policy Committee Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization March 19, 2019 The meeting of the Transportation Policy Committee of the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization was held in Room 103 at 1625 13th Street, at 8:30 a.m. on March 19, 2019. Required notices were given to the members of the Policy Committee and the public. The following Transportation Policy Committee members were present: TPC Members: Jeff Griffith, Chairperson, Councilman, City of Lubbock Shelia Patterson-Harris, Vice Chair, Councilwoman, City of Lubbock Dr. Charles Addington, Mayor, City of Wolfforth Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager, City of Lubbock Bill McCay, County Commissioner, Lubbock County Chris Mandrell, General Manager, Citibus Steve Warren, District Engineer, TxDOT, Lubbock Daniel M. Pope, Mayor, City of Lubbock Curtis Parrish, Lubbock County Judge Staff/Guests: David Jones, Lubbock MPO Darrell Westmoreland, Lubbock MPO Tammy Walker, Lubbock MPO Wood Franklin, Division Director of Public Works, City of Lubbock Matt Wade, Underwood Law Firm Jennifer Davidson, Director of Public Works, Lubbock County Kylan Francis, Director of Planning and Development TxDOT, Lubbock Phillip Tindall, TxDOT MPO Field Representative Theresa Drewell, Vice-Chancellor for Facilities Management, Texas Tech University Call to Order: Chairperson Jeff Griffith called the Transportation Policy Committee Meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. The Committee moved to the next item. Acknowledgment of the Quorum by Chairperson: 11 Chairperson Jeff Griffith acknowledged the quorum of the Transportation Policy Committee and welcomed everyone. The Committee moved to the next item. Safety Procedures: Chairperson Jeff Griffith reminded everyone to review the safety procedures. The Committee moved to the next item. Public comment period/Acknowledgement of Guests of the Transportation Policy Committee: Chairperson Jeff Griffith welcomed guests, which included representatives from City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, TxDOT, and TTU. The Committee moved to the next item. Approval of the February 19, 2019 Transportation Policy Committee meeting minutes. Chairperson Jeff Griffith asked if there were any questions, concerns or comments regarding the meeting minutes of February 19, 2019. There were none. Curtis Parrish made a motion to approve the February 19, 2019 meeting minutes of the Transportation Policy Committee. Steve Warren seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. The Committee moved to the next agenda item. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding Resolution 2019-07 adopting the 2019 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Safety Performance Targets pursuant to 23 CFR 490.207 (a)(1)-(a)(5). David Jones stated that the FAST Act requires each state to adopt new safety targets annually and report new targets and results of previous targets in the Annual Highway Safety Improvement Plan (HSIP) and Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The HSIP describes the process developed to implement highway safety projects, assess the effectiveness of improvements, and describes which improvements have contributed to reducing fatalities and serious injuries on all roads. He stated that the Congress’ vision is zero fatalities, “Vision zero”. David Jones stated that the Resolution provides 5 new safety goals. 12 Steve Warren stated that there has not been a single day since 2000 without a fatality on Texas roads. Curtis Parrish stated that the Lubbock County bond election has many specific issues that are safety related, like the Woodrow Project. He encouraged everyone to vote early. There was discussion regarding the clarity of the Resolution. David Jones stated that FHWA will report whether or not states have made significant progress in achieving their targets in December 2019 and report those findings in March of 2020. David Jones also stated that progress will be considered achieved if at least 4 of the 5 targets are met or are better than the baseline. Dan Pope made a motion to approve and advance Resolution 2019-07. Charles Addington seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. The Committee moved to the next item. Reports: Status of the 10-Year plan evaluation: David Jones stated that at the last Transportation Advisory Committee meeting there was no quorum. He stated those present had a 2 ½ hour discussion regarding the 4 year TIP, the overall 10-Year plan, the current funding and projects. He stated that Kylan Francis from TxDOT has provided the Advisory Committee with a spreadsheet regarding projects that are currently funding in TxDOT’s DCIS. David Jones discussed the Category funding. For the record there were only 5 of the 13 Transportation Advisory Committee members present at the March meeting. This topic will continue to the next Transportation Advisory Committee meeting scheduled April 2, 2019 and the findings will be brought back to the Transportation Policy Committee. Status of the issue of disparate numbers introduced in the PM 2 discussion: David Jones stated the PM2 Pavement and Bridge Deck targets were questioned at the last Policy Committee meeting and stated that he had contacted Peggy Thurin and confirmed the numbers were Statewide. David Jones stated that the Lubbock District numbers were better because they were reporting on just the 17 county region in the Lubbock District. 13 New VMT initiative on the east coast: David Jones stated that the I-95 Corridor Coalition is studying a Vehicle Miles traveled fee.