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Home My Public Portal About20110804techcommitteeminutesMINUTES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION August 4, 2011 10:00 a.m. VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT Cole County: Larry Benz Eric Landwehr Holts Summit: Brian Crane Jefferson City: David Bange Eric Barron Ron Craft* Bill Lockwood* Janice McMillan Matt Morasch Alan Morrison Missouri DOT: Bill Robinett Private Transportation Interest: Tom Kolb *Arrived Late VOTING MEMBERS ABSENT Paul Winkelmann, Callaway County Richard Turner, Jefferson City Michael Dusenberg, MoDOT Alan Trampe, MoDOT EX -OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT Denis Beganovic, Missouri Department of "Transportation EX -OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT Mark Bechtel, Federal Transit Administration Michael Latuszek, Federal Highway Administration STAFF PRESENT (Non-Votin 7 Sonny Sanders, Planner 1, City of Jefferson Anne Stratman, Administrative Assistant, City of Jefferson OTHER PRESENT Dan Bax, City of St. Martins Bill Luebbert, Fourth Ward City Councilman 1. Call to order, roll call, and determination of a quorum Ms. McMillan called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. A quorum was present with 9 of 16 voting members present. 2. Public comment None received. 3. Adoption of the agenda as printed or amended Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Benz seconded to adopt the agenda as printed. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of July 7, 2011 Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Bange seconded to approve the minutes from the meeting of July 7, 2011 as printed. The motion passed unanimously. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Committee July 7, 2011 Page 2 5. Communications from the presiding officer A. Announcement of Missouri Trail Census B. Administrative Modifications to the FY2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program a. CAMPO #2010-13 — Pavement Improvements, MoDOT Job No. 5P0969. Eastbound lanes of US 50 fi-om 0.1 mile west of Lisletown Road to west of Big Meadows Road in Cole County. Cost reduction. Mr. Morrison explained that this administrative modification is due to a reduction in the cost of the project of less than 15 percent. b. CAMPO #2011-08 — Sidewalk on South Summit Drive, Holts Summit. Change in CAMPO TIP number from #2011-04 to #2011-08. Mr. Morrison explained that this administrative modification is due to a change in TIP number. Ms. McMillan explained that notice of administrative modifications are for informational purposes and do not require action. 6. Business A. Amendment #3 to the FY2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program a. CAMPO #2010-11— Pavement Improvements. Westbound lanes of US 50 from Business 50 to 0.6 mile west of Route D in Cole County. Mr. Morrison explained that the purpose of this project is to provide a smoother pavement and maintain pavement structure. Mr. Lockwood arrived at 10:10 a.m. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Bange seconded to forward this amendment to the Board of Directors. Mr. Landwehr stated his opinion that the project is unnecessary because the pavement is not that old. He stated that he would rather see that money used for a different project. . The motion passed with the following votes: Aye: Bange, Barron, Benz, Crane, Kolb, Lockwood, McMillan, Morasch, Morrison Nay: Landwelir b. CAMPO #2010-12— Pavement Improvements. Eastbound lanes of US 50 from 0.6 mile west of Route I:) to Truman Boulevard in Cole County. Mr. Morrison explained that the purpose of this project is to provide a smoother pavement and maintain pavement structure. Mr. Craft arrived at 10:12 a.m. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Bange seconded to forward this amendment to the Board of Directors. Mr. Robinett commented that the project is not expected to start until 2013. Mr. Landwehr commented that MoDOT used ARRA funds for overlays that should have been spent on more substantive capital improvement projects. He questioned where the funding is coming from for this project. Mr. Morrison responded that STP funds are providing the federal portion, and state funding is classified as from "Major Projects and Emerging Needs." Mr. Morrison explained that enhancement funds will be used for the construction phase. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization July 7, 2011 Technical Committee Page 3 The motion passed with the following votes: Aye: Bange, Barron, Benz, Craft, Crane, Kolb, Lockwood, McMillan, Morasch, Morrison Nay: Landwehr C. CAMPO #2011-06 -- Intersection Improvements. US 50 at Broadway, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe Streets. Mr. Morrison explained the purpose of this project is to improve ADA access at the intersections of Broadway, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe Streets. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Benz seconded to forward this amendment to the Board of Directors. The motion passed unanimously. d. CAMPO #2017-07— Interchange. Construction of a new interchange at Lafayette Street and capacity improvements from Monroe Street to Clark Avenue. Mr. Morrison explained the purpose of this project is to provide improved access to the MSP redevelopment site, Lincoln University and Jefferson City High School. Mr. Lockwood moved and Mr. Morasch seconded to forward this amendment to the Board of Directors. The motion passed unanimously. e. CAMPO #2011-09 - Safe Routes to School Project. Crosswalk improvements at North Elementary School on South Summit Drive in Holts Summit. Mr. Morrison explained the purpose of this project is to construct a school crosswalk at North Elementary School in Holts Summit. He stated that: Holts Summit was awarded a Safe Routes to School grant for this project. Mr. Bange moved and Mr. Benz seconded to forward this amendment to the Board of Directors. The motion passed unanimously. B. Amendment of the Public Participation Plan: Update of Non -Discrimination Policy Ms. McMillan explained that the Public Participation Plan is being revised to update the Non - Discrimination Policy in a format approved by the Federal Transit Administration. She stated that the procedures in the CAMP0 policy will then be similar for both the MPO and JEFFTRAN. Ms. McMillan explained this amendment requires a 45 day public comment period. Mr. Robinett emphasized that the federal reviews on civil rights are getting much tighter for MoDOT and our sub -grantees. Mr. Benz moved and Mr. Bange seconded to forward the amendment to the Public Participation to the Board of Directors. The motion passed with the following votes: Aye: Bange, Barron, Benz, Craft, Crane, Kolb, Landwehr, McMillan, Morasch, Morrison Nay: Lockwood Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization .July 7, 2011 Technical Committee Page 4 G Surface Transportation Program Project Selection Ms. McMillan listed the projects submitted for Surface 'Transportation Program (STP) funding: (1) intersection improvements, US 54 at .Jefferson St & Stadium Blvd (Jefferson City): (2) asphalt overlay on Rainbow Drive from Business 50 West to Binder Lake (St Martins); (3) asphalt overlay on Business 50 West from Rainbow Dr. to Rt. T (St Martins); (5) asphalt overlay on Business 50 West from Rt. T west to Carel Rd. (St Martins); (6) Safe Route to School Connectivity Project; Rt. 00 to W. Simon Blvd (Holts Summit); (7) connecting sidewalks to trails from Hibernia Station Park to Greenway Park (Holts Summit). Mr. Crane inquired why one jurisdiction submitted a project proposing to allocate future STP funds that the federal government has not allocated at this time. He commented that he was under the impression that there is only $ 185,000 available. Mr. Morasch explained that Jefferson City originally had this project previously approved by CAMPO. He stated that an argument can be made by Jefferson City that we have a program agreement in place- with MODOT from 2006. Mr. Morasch explained that Jefferson City is not asking for any more in 2012 other than tine current allocation. Ms. McMillan referred to the scores on page 49 of the packet depicted how the applications were ranked by MPO staff based on adopted criteria. Mr. Crane commented that the scoring sheets attached to each application imply the Technical Committee will score the projects and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors. Mr. Morasch suggested waiting until next meeting to score projects and make recommendations to the Board. He suggested the score is only for information purposes, as sidewalk projects and road projects are scored on a completely different scales, and the Board can make the determination whether to select a sidewalk project over a road project. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Crane seconded to continue this matter to tine September 1, 2011 Technical Committee meeting. Mr. Robinett commented that the Technical Committee needs guidance from the Board whether or not they want to commit future funds. Ms. McMillan stated that we will ask clarification from the Board at their August 17, 2011 meeting. With no additional discussion, the motion passed unanimously. 7. Member News, Project Updates Core County --Mr. Landwehr gave an update on tine Zion Road project. --Mr. Benz reported he attended the pre -construction meetings at MoDOT for the Highway '179 interchange at the new St. Mary's Health Center and Highway 54 safety improvement projects. Holts Summit -Mr. Crane reported on various projects in Holts Summit. Jefferson City --Mr. Bange provided updates on the Lafayette and E. McCarty Street projects and the Missouri Boulevard sidewalk project. --Mr. Barron reported that a Preliminary Subdivision Plat for the new St. Mary's Health Center site will be heard by the Planning & Zoning Commission at their August 11, 2011 meeting. --Mr. Craft reported on the roof replacement project for the Air Traffic Control Tower and the resurfacing project for the parking lot at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization July 7, 2011 Technical Committee Page S --Mr. Lockwood provided project updates on the greenway trail from the Lewis and Clark Building to Riverside Park; the street overlay project on the west side of Binder Park; and the Adrian's Island access project. Missouri Department of Transportation --Mr. Robinett updated the group on the reauthorization of the federal transportation bill. Ile explained that two plans have been proposed in Congress: (1) the Senate is proposing a time period of two years with the same flat funding levels as in previous years; (2) the House is proposing a time period of five to six years, limited to what the trust fund can support. Mr. Robinett stated that both plans propose to combine three small transit programs. M. Martins --Mr. Bax gave an update on various overlay projects in St Martins. 8. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Boone/Bancroft Room #200 9. Approval of Closed Session Minutes A. July 7, 2011 Closed Session Mr. Lockwood moved and Mr. Morasch seconded to approve the closed session minutes of July 7, 2011. The motion passed unanimously. 10. Adjournment Mr. Benz moved and Mr. Bange seconded to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Anne Stratman Administrative Assistant