Loading...
HomeMy Public PortalAbout2022-01-19 minutesMinutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors January 19, 2022 1 MINUTES Board of Directors CAPITAL AREA M ETROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION January 19, 2022 12:00 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Ron Fitzwater, Chairman, Jefferson City Eric Landwehr, Cole County Hanna Thomas, Holt Summit Roger Fischer, Callaway County Machelle Watkins, MoDOT Mike Lester, Jefferson City Eric Barron, Jefferson City Matt Morasch, Jefferson City Jon Hensley, Jefferson City Doug Reece, St. Martins, Small Cities Representative BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT Jeff Hoelscher, Vice Chairman, Cole County Mark Mehmert, Jefferson City Hank Vogt, Jefferson City EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT (Non-Voting) Mike Henderson EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT (Non-Voting) Cathy Monroe, FTA Brad McMahon, FHWA Cathy Brown, Missouri Office of Administration Marty Wilson, Callaway County Economic Development Interest Gary Plummer, Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce CAMPO STAFF PRESENT (Non-Voting) Beth Sweeten, Administrative Assistant Eric Barron, Planning Manager Katrina Williams, Planner Lee Bowden, Planner Rachel Senzee, Neighborhood Services Manager GUESTS: Christopher Scott 1. Call to order, roll call, and determination of a quorum. Chairman Fitzwater called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. Ms. Sweeten took roll call. A quorum was present with 10 of 13 members present. 2. Adoption of the agenda as printed or amended Mr. Lester moved and Mr. Landwehr seconded to adopt the agenda. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of September 22, 2021 Mr. Lester noted a change, with change made Mr. Reese moved and Mr. Fischer seconded to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting of September22, 2021 as printed. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Public Comment No public comment. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors January 19, 2022 2 5. Communications Received No Communication was received. 6. Old Business 7. New Business A. Federal Performance Measures – Safety Mr. Bowden stated that federal highway administration requires that CAMPO adopt safety targets, as outlined in the FAST Act, by February 27, 2022. MPOs may choose between programing projects; in support of all the State targets; establishing specific numeric targets for all of the performance measures; or establishing specific numeric targets for one or more individual performance measures and supporting the State target on other performance measures. Mr. Bowden provided an overview of the following state-wide performance measures including 5 year rolling averages: • Number of Fatalities • Rate of Fatalities per VMT • Number of Serious Injuries • Rate of Serious Injuries per VMT • Number of Combined Non-motorized Fatalities and Non-motorized Serious Injuries. Mr. Bowden stated that the targets are based on the Zero by 2030 fatality reduction strategy, and Zero by 2040 serious injury reduction strategy in the Show-Me Zero Plan. Mr. Bowden stated that staff recommends that CAMPO adopt the state-wide targets. Mr. Bowden also stated that CAMPO is not required to adopt any other state-wide targets at this time. Mr. Bowden stated that the Technical Committee reviewed the Safety Performance Measures at their meeting of January 6 and voted to recommend approval of the safety targets established by MoDOT. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Landwehr seconded to adopt the safety targets established by MoDOT. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Other Business A. 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) – Annual update of the TIP is underway Mr. Bowden stated that staff has begun the process of updating the TIP. He stated that any jurisdictions in the region with a federally funded project should send him information about the projects by February 25th. Mr. Bowden stated that he expects to receive MoDOT projects in March. Mr. Morasch and Mr. Lester asked if MoDOT Unfunded Needs List projects will be included in the next State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and the CAMPO TIP. Mr. Barron gave a brief overview of the Unfunded Needs List process and stated that some of the projects are expected to be in the upcoming STIP and TIP. Mr. Barron stated that staff will provide an update on the MoDOT Unfunded Needs List at the next meeting. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors January 19, 2022 3 B. FY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) – Annual development of the UPWP is underway Ms. Williams stated that staff has started work on the FY2023 UPWP and is anticipated to be adopted by May 2022. Ms. Williams stated that the draft FY 2023 budget is expected to be $197, 898 and that is anticipated the Consolidated Planning Grant fund will have a balance of approximately $414,627 at the end of FY 2023. Staff is in the process of developing objectives and activities for FY 2023. Input from the Technical Committee, Board of Directors, stakeholders, and the general public will be used throughout the process. Anticipated major activities in FY2023, developed thus far, include: • Development of the FY2023 UPWP • Development of the 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program • Technical assistance (i.e mapping, data development/management, grants) • Capital Area Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan Update • Title VI Program, includes Public Participation Plan and Language Assistance Plan • Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update • Urbanized Area/Planning Area review • Functional Classification review Staff will continue to develop other activities through May of 2022 and any input is welcome. Mr. Fisher asked about the inclusion of Katy Trail access from S. Summit Drive in Callaway County and Ms. Williams responded that staff will incorporate comments such as that into the engagement process during the plan update. C. Traffic Crash Analysis Report – 2016-2020 Update Mr. Bowden presented a statistical analysis of crashes in the CAMPO Region. This covers crashes from 2016-2020 in each community in the CAMPO region as well as several intersections and corridors in Jefferson City. Mr. Bowden noted that approximately eighty percent of fatal and serious injury crashes happen with in Jefferson City. Fifty percent of those occur in the eleven highlighted intersections in the crash report. Mr. Bowden specifically highlighted crash statistics and average annual daily traffic (AADT) on Missouri Boulevard and the Tri-Level and US 50/ US 63/ Lafayette area. Mr. Bowden stated that the preliminary statewide fatality number for 2021 is 1,007. This is at an historic high. Mr. Lester asked about how contributing factors are shown in the data. Mr Bowden stated that that data exists, but a more detailed breakdown would be time intensive. The Board member continued conversation about other contributing factors and how they are tracked and reported. Mr. Fischer left at 12:35 D. Rex Whitton EIS Mr. Bowden gave a presentation of the 2010 Rex Whitten Expressway EIS preferred alternatives. He stated the area is represented in MoDOT’s unfunded needs document, published in 2021, as a Tier 2 need. He also explained the Clark Ave Interchange is represented on CAMPO’s Illustrative list of needs but does not appear in MoDOT’s unfunded needs document. Councilman Hensley left at 12:59. Mr. Bowden also stated that the City has an adopted neighborhood plan, the Southside/Old Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors January 19, 2022 4 Munichburg Plan, that identifies improved pedestrian access in the corridor. Mr. Barron stated that staff is interested in the Board discussing this corridor and the EIS to clarify support and priority. A broad discussion about the EIS ensued. Mr. Morasch asked if CAMPO funds and /or a cost share with MoDOT could go towards jumpstarting the studies and get the project moving. Many of these studies and plans are now outdated. Mr. Sanders responded that the short answer is yes. He also stated other federal funding pools are also increasing. Ms. Watkins stated that the MoDOT Unfunded Needs List will be utilized to program future projects, working through each Tier. Mr. Landwehr asked if the corridor was in the current STIP for pavement improvements and if the project could be bundled with other improvements. Ms. Watkins stated that it is in the STIP as an overlay improvement area and that it could not wait for a more expansive project to be delivered. Mr. Morasch asked what CAMPO high priority projects would match well with other statewide priorities. Ms. Watkins discussed some of the larger MoDOT Central District projects including expansion of US 50 going west and US 63 going south. Ms. Watkins also stated that there are other projects ahead of the scoping of Rex Whitten Corridor, including the Truman Boulevard Interchange and the Ellis Boulevard Interchange, and stated that more planning on the corridor is needed. Mr. Barron stated that staff can provide more update on the project at a future meeting and provide an update on the Tier III and multimodal portions of the MoDOT Unfunded Needs List. The Board expressed support for moving the project forward and having more discussion with MoDOT and the Chamber of Commerce. E. Election of Officers Mr. Landwehr moved and Mr. Morasch to keep Mr. Fitzwater as Chair an Mr. Hoelscher as Vice Chair. Motion passed unanimously. F. 2022 Meeting Calendar Mr. Landwehr moved and Mr. Morasch to approve the proposed 2022 meeting calendar. Motion passed unanimously. G. Status of Current Work Tasks Ms. Williams reported on the following items: • MoDOT Unfunded Needs Request. A draft update of the Unfunded Needs List was published in November 2022. Public meetings were held statewide and public comment closed on December 22. • Federal Performance Measures – Safety Targets. • FY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) development. • 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) development • JEFFTRAN Transit Facility Feasibility Study RFQ • GIS Assistance. • Traffic Crash Analysis. Staff have updated the Traffic Crash with data recently released by MoDOT. • Capital Area Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan update. A Request for Qualifications Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors January 19, 2022 5 (RFQ) to solicit a consultant for the update was posted January 11th. The RFQ can be found on the City of Jefferson Website and the MoDOT LPA Solicitations webpage. • Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Ms. Williams gave a brief overview of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also known as the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Missouri changes: • ~29.6% more Federal-aid highway formula funding • Increase in STBG (Surface Transportation Block Grant) funds • Increase in TA funds • New funds for safety planning will be available • ~55% increase in Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) formula grant • Increase in public transit funds (~36% in first year) • Rail improvement and safety grants • At least a dozen new and expanded competitive grant programs MPO changes: • STBG and Transportation Alternatives apportionment changes • Safety Planning money • Requirement that all MPOs must spend at least 2.5% of its Metropolitan Planning (PL) funds on planning activities related to complete streets or multimodal travel • New grants that MPOs are eligible to apply for • MPOs required to have equitable representation • DOT support for travel demand modeling • Data sharing and development efficiencies I. Announcements Ms. Williams announced that the Statewide planning partners meeting will be happening February 16. CAMPO staff will be attending and any CAMPO member can attend as well. The meeting is likely to be virtual. 8. Next Meeting Date – Wednesday, February 16, 2022 9. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 1:18 Respectfully Submitted, Beth Sweeten, Administrative Assistant