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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
December 6, 2012
10:00 a.m.
VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT
Cole County:
Larry Benz
Eric Landwehr
Holts Summit:
Brian Crane*
Jefferson City:
David Bange
Eric Barmn
Bill Lockwood
Matt Morasch
Alan Morrison
Bill Lehman, Designee for Richard Turner
Missouri DOT:
Steve Engelbrecht
*Arrived Late
VOTING MEMBERS ABSENT
Paul Winkelmann, Callaway County
Ron Craft, Jefferson City
Janice McMillan, Jefferson City
Bob Lynch, MoDOT
Bill Robinett, MoDOT
Tom Kolb, Private Transportation Interest
EX -OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT
Angie Hoecker, Missouri Department of Transportation
Michael Latuszek, Federal Highway Administration
STAFF PRESENT (Non -Voting)
Sonny Sanders, Planner I
Anne Stratman, Administrative Assistant, City of Jefferson
1. Call to order, roll call, and determination of a quorum
Mr. Landwehr called the meeting to order at 10:07 a.m. A quorum was present with 10 voting members or
their designee present.
2. Public comment
None received.
3. Adoption of the agenda as printed or amended
Mr. Benz moved and Mr. Morasch seconded to adopt the agenda as printed. The motion passed
unanimously.
4. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of September 6, 2012
Mr. Benz moved and Mr. Lockwood seconded to approve the minutes from the meeting of September 6,
2012 as written. The motion passed unanimously.
5. Communications from the presiding officer
A. Chris Galloway pertaining to Missouri Boulevard Sidewalks
6. Old Business
None.
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7. New Business
A. Long Range Transportation Plan
1. Discussion of Metropolitan Transportation Plan Goals and Objectives
Mr. Morrison distributed handouts discussing goals and objectives for the Metropolitan Transportation
Plan (MTP). With the aid of a PowerPoint presentation he described how federal legislation recently passed
by congress unambiguously stated that the goal of the MTP was to accomplish the eight planning factors,
which are specifically identified as the objectives of the metropolitan transportation plan and the plaiming
process. He suggested that having one general goal and using the Planning Factors as objectives would be
in keeping with the federal intent of the long range plan, would simplify incorporation of performance
based planning, another of the federal legislative requirements of the MTP, and should help in coordinating
performance measures and targets with MoDOT, as they adjust their planning activities to conform to new
federal requirements for State Transportation Departments.
Technical Committee Discussion: The Technical Committee agreed that one goal gives you more
latitude to move around and is easier to track, whereas multiple goals do not give you as much flexibility.
They wanted to ensure that the goal is not so vague and obscure that there is no way of meeting it.
2. List of Projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan & the Transportation Improvement
Program
Mr. Morrison requested that Committee members send a list of their fiscally constrained 5 and 10 year
projects, as well as, maintenance and operation budgets, road budgets and illustrative projects in order to
prepare several parts of the metropolitan transportation plan scheduled for completion in less than six
months. He asked that Committee members send those projects and budgets within two weeks from today.
3. Revisions to the Urbanized Area Boundary and Metropolitan Planning Boundary
Mr. Crane arrived at 10:41 a.m.
Mr. Sanders explained that we need to have our metropolitan planning area boundary approved by
Missouri's Governor before completion of the MTP in April, 2013.
He stated that at the bare minimum, we must include the census defined urban area from the 2010
Census. This would mean that we are required to include an area off of Highway 54 and an area off of
Shamrock Road not currently in the metropolitan planning area boundary. Mr. Sanders explained that we
are also required to include areas likely to become urbanized within 20 years. Following this line of
thought, Mr. Sanders explained that if the MPO only includes just the urban area, we would not be
following the federal regulations to include areas likely to be urbanized. Or, Mr. Sanders explained, we
have the capability to expand the planning boundary to include the entire four county area of our
metropolitan statistical area. Or, he stated, we could just include all of Cole and Callaway Counties.
Mr. Sanders explained that we can also consider removing areas within the metropolitan planning area
that are not likely to become urbanized in 20 years such as some rural areas in Callaway County.
Whichever way the MPO decides to go with the planning boundary, he stated that staff recommends
using Traffic Analysis Zone boundaries (TAZs) as much as possible instead of census blocks or block
groups. The Census Bureau will be sending the MPO a Census Transportation Planning Package that
contains a great deal of data that will be suppressed in regular census tables, and therefore unavailable to us
if we use only standard census data tables.
Mr. Crane commented that some of the forecasts showed a contraction in our population. He stated that
the growth is not going to be as big because the forecasts from the Travel Demand Model show a shrinking
effect.
Mr. Sanders explained that the trend is showing that the population is leaving the core of the cities and
growing on the fringe areas of the cities.
Mr. Morrison explained that in the previous Metropolitan Transportation Plan we did not have the TAZ
information available. He suggested using the TAZs rather than the census boundaries in determining the
shape and extent of the planning boundary. Mr. Morrison explained that we will get much better data,
analysis and research out of the TAZs than with the census boundaries.
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Mr. Morrison indicated that while Taos and Wardsville are not included the 2010 Census as being in the
urban area, staff is very comfortable in forecasting that Wardsville will be included in the urban area with
the 2020 census. And Taos will be urban within 20 years. He stated that staff recommends including Taos
and Wardsville in the planning boundary.
Mr. Benz commented that he would rather keep the MPO as small as possible. He stated that staff
should put together options and a recommendation with justification and bring it forward for discussion.
Mr. Benz explained that we should keep the planning area boundary in the true urbanized areas where the
growth is supposed to be. He stated that he would like to see it contracted back to where the areas could be
justified.
Mr. Sanders explained that we could keep the boundary the way it is and add the two areas that are now
urbanized and remove some of the_outlying areas_ He stated that the reason we. are reenmmending the -'1 AZ -
boundaries is because that is where all of the census data is.
Mr. Crane commented that we cannot keep the planning area as small as possible by using the TAZ
approach.
Mr. Latuszek explained that you might want to take into consideration any future performance measures
that are depending on data that is specific to a TAZ. He explained that by splitting a TAZ it will be very
difficult to determine where your performance target is and what goal you met.
Mr. Sanders asked if we use the existing urban area and we also adopt the adjusted urban area will the
federal government say that we are not doing our due diligence by not including areas that are likely to
become urbanized within 20 years. Mr. Latuszek explained that even though there are vast areas between
some cities it still behooves an MPO to plan for as much area as they think will be urbanized. He stated that
there are state governments that insist that MPOs follow larger political boundaries like entire counties and
not split cities and counties.
Mr. Sanders inquired of the financial implication of a large MPO boundary versus a small MPO
boundary. Mr. Latuszek explained that money is spread further but the money is still available for a larger
area. He stated that sub -allocated Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds are available to entire
counties not just a shrunken Metropolitan Planning Area.
Mr. Benz commented that it is not a benefit to Cole or Callaway County to expand the boundary. He
suggested contracting the boundary in Callaway County and approaching them again to participate
financially in the MPO.
Mr. Crane commented that Holts Summit and Callaway County would like to see the boundary
contracted as much as possible.
Mr. Sanders inquired whether the draft map should show the boundary contracting down to the adjusted
urban area or just to the urban area. Mr. Engelbrecht explained that the adjusted urban area would have the
remainder of St. Martins and Holts Summit. He suggested following the census for the area on Highway 54
and Shamrock Road.
Mr. Crane left at 11:24 a.m.
The Technical Committee agreed to recommend removal of the rural area that Taos annexed from the
MPA.
Mr. Morrison stated that they will put together a draft proposal for the next Technical Committee
meeting.
B. Travel Demand Model Report, Findings
Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Bange seconded to recommend approval of the travel demand model to the
Board of Directors. The motion passed unanimously.
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8. Other Business
A. Adopt the 2013 Meeting Schedule
Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Benz seconded to adopt the 2013 meeting schedule. The motion passed
unanimously.
9. Next Meeting Date - Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Boone/Bancroft Room.
10. Adjournment
Mr. Benz moved and Mr. Morasch seconded to adjourn the meeting at 11:30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Stratman, Administrative Assistant