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Home My Public Portal About2022-03-16 minutesMinutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors March 16, 2022 1 MINUTES Board of Directors CAPITAL AREA M ETROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION March 16, 2022 12:00 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT Ron Fitzwater, Chairman, Jefferson City Eric Landwehr, Cole County Jeff Hoelscher, Vice Chairman, Cole County Hanna Thomas, Holt Summit Roger Fischer, Callaway County Machelle Watkins, MoDOT Mike Lester, Jefferson City Mark Mehmert, Jefferson City Eric Barron, Jefferson City Matt Morasch, Jefferson City Hank Vogt, Jefferson City Jon Hensley, Jefferson City BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT Doug Reece, St. Martins, Small Cities Representative EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT (Non-Voting) Mike Henderson, MoDOT Gary Plummer, Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce 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 CAMPO STAFF PRESENT (Non-Voting) Beth Sweeten, Administrative Assistant Eric Barron, Planning Manager Katrina Williams, Planner Lee Bowden, Planner GUESTS: Christopher Scott, David Bange, Luke Holtschnieder, Kortney Bliss 1. Call to order, roll call, and determination of a quorum. Chairman Fitzwater called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. Ms. Sweeten took roll call. A quorum was present with 12 of 13 members present. 2. Adoption of the agenda as printed or amended Mr. Barron asked to move item D from other business to behind item F. Mr. Landwehr moved and Mr. Lester seconded to adopt the amended agenda. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Approval of the minutes from the meeting of January 19, 2021 Mr. Mehmert moved and Mr. Lester seconded to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting of January 19, 2022 as printed. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Public Comment No public comment. 5. Communications Received No Communication was received. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors March 16, 2022 2 6. Old Business 7. New Business A. Proposed Amendment #3 of 2022-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) – JEFFTRAN Mr. Bowden stated an application has been received from JEFFTRAN for an amendment to the 2022-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The Technical Committee has reviewed the amendment and made recommendation that it be approved. The amendment includes the addition of a JEFFTRAN project and adjustments to the fiscal constraint tables. The project totals $1,461,363, including $1,053,363 from FTA 5307 funds, $115,000 from FTA 5339 funds, and $293,000 in JEFFTRAN CIP funds. The project listed on the following pages, will be completed in program year 2024. The TIP Project Application forms are also attached. Mr. Bowden stated that the Technical Committee reviewed the amendment at their meeting of March 9 and voted to recommend approval of the proposed amendment #3.to the 2022- 2026 Transportation Improvement Program. Mr. Mehmert stated that funding was supposed to go to Joplin but they were unable to come up with a match which allowed the City to receive the grant. It must be in the TIP before we are able to accept. Mr. Morasch stated that this went to Public Works and Planning and it was recommended for approval there. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Landwehr seconded to approve the proposed amendment #3 to the 2022-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The motion passed unanimously. B. Selection of Consultant – RFQ for update of Capital Area Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan Ms. Williams reminded the Board that they approve the formation of a selection committee to review the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) submissions for the update to the Capital Area Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan. The following representatives served on the selection committee: • Todd Spalding, JC Parks • Sonny Sanders, Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services • David Bange, Jefferson City Department of Public Works • Eric Landwehr, Cole County Public Works • Hannah Thomas, City of Holts Summit There were six submission from the following firms: • CBB Transportation Engineers • CFS Engineers • Crafton Tull • DG2 Design • Lochmueller Group • SWT Design Ms. Williams explained that two selection committee meetings were held to discuss and score the submissions. Crafton Tull was chosen as the strongest candidate. The scoring summary was included in the packet. Mr. Fischer asked what made them stand out. Ms. Williams said they have done various other regional plans for MPO’s and the others leaned more towards engineering focused. Mr. Fischer stated he would prefer that we choose a Missouri based candidate. Mr. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors March 16, 2022 3 Landwehr stated he was on the selection committee and would normally agree, but they were the best suited in this situation. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Landwehr seconded to approve the selected consultant, Crafton Tull, and direct staff to negotiate a contract for services based on the approved scope of services. The motion passed unanimously. 8. Other Business A. Appointment of Technical Committee Pedestrian/Biking Interest Representative Kevin Schwartz, JC Parks Outdoor Recreation Program Manager, has been recommended to be appointed as the new “Pedestrian and Bicycle Interest” representative, which is a voting role, on the Technical Committee. Per CAMPO bylaws, this position is to be formally recommended by the Technical Committee and appointed by the Board of Directors. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Landwehr seconded to appoint Kevin Schwartz as the “Pedestrian and Bicycle Interest” representative on the Technical Committee. The motion passed unanimously. B. Ex-Officio Membership - Vacancies and Possible New Appointments Mr. Barron stated that staff has been reviewing the Board of Directors and Technical Committee membership lists/appointments. In doing so, staff have identified several membership related items to bring the Board for discussion, with possible amendments to the membership of the Board and/or Technical Committee. -He explained one required ex-officio position of the Board of Directors, identified within the MOU as one “representative from another federal, state, or local agency”, has been traditionally pulled from the Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Design and Construction. The person assigned by the Office of Administration recently retired. Mr. Barron asked if we should have a new appointee from OA/Design and Construction be requested, or should the position be assigned to a different federal, state, or local agency. Mr. Landwehr asked how long it had been vacant and Mr. Barron replied that it has been vacant for about two year. Mr. Barron said Sherry Kempf would be a good candidate, if we pursue a new member. Mr. Barron stated there is one required ex-officio position of the Board of Directors, identified within the MOU as one “representative from a Jefferson City Area Economic Development Interest” has been assigned to the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce. With the Chambers recent division into two entities, it is unclear which entity this position should be assigned to. Mr. Barron asked should the position be assigned to one of the entities, or should a separate ex-officio position be created so that both entities could be represented. Mr. Holtschnieder with the economic development side was present and Mr. Plummer was present for the Chamber side. Mr. Landwehr suggested it be the Jefferson City Regional Economic Partnership (JC Rep) as opposed to the Chamber. Mr. Fischer stated that he would not like to expand the voting membership to anymore members on the south side of the river. Mr. Barron clarified that these members are ex- officio members and are not voting members. A brief discussion took place and it was decided to have the Jefferson City Regional Economic Partnership be appointed in the role. Mr. Barron stated currently Holt Summit has Marty Wilson as their Economic Development interest. He is relocating and will be giving up his position. Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors March 16, 2022 4 Mr. Fisher asked if the Commission needs to appoint this position and Mr. Barron stated that the Commission should appoint that role. Mr. Barron stated there is one Ex-Officio position (currently vacant) that was granted to the MoDOT Transit Section. Mr. Barron asked should this position be continued with a request to MoDOT Transit to fill it. He stated he believed that Christy Evers would be a good candidate. Technical Committee meetings and Board meetings are traditionally attended by the Mid Missouri Regional Planning Commission and CAMPO staff regularly attend MidMO RPC transportation meetings. Mr. Barron asked should the MidMO RPC be assigned an ex-officio membership position with the Technical Committee or Board of Directors. He stated we have good representation at the Technical Committee level. Mr. Fischer stated he thought it would be beneficial to have them attend the Board meetings as an ex-officio member. He stated there is currently not an assigned representative from the Port Authority. He asked if the Heartland Port Authority be assigned an ex-officio membership position with the Technical Committee or Board of Directors Mr. Hensley stated he does not think there is a need to add an additional member to the committee. Mr. Fischer stated he thought there should at least be a representative from the Port Authority present at the Technical Committee. Mr. Barron stated that staff will contact OA Design and Construction about filling the ex- officio role. Mr. Morasch moved and Mr. Landwehr seconded to assign the Jefferson City Economic Development position to the JC Rep, affirm the transit section representative from MoDOT, and to create a new ex officio member on the technical committee for the Port Authority. The motion passed unanimously. C. JEFFTRAN Transit Feasibility Study Mr. Bange stated that in July 2021 the City of Jefferson signed a contract with CFS Engineers, who brought on Dake | Wells Architecture to study JEFFTRAN transit facilities and to provide recommendations pertaining to the administrative offices, bus storage, bus wash and fueling, and Central Maintenance. The consultant did in person site visits and interviewed City staff to understand operations and goals. The consultants created building footprints and are now looking to test the footprints into various locations. A draft of the study will be forthcoming. He stated that another presentation of the final product would be given when completed. D. Missouri Unfunded Needs List Update Mr. Barron stated that MoDOT has finalized the 2022 High-Priority Unfunded Needs document, which the CAMPO Board, Technical Committee, and staff were heavily involved in. The finalized document is available on the MoDOT website. Staff are providing this update of projects contained within the current MoDOT STIP and the Unfunded Needs list for the purpose of discussion. MoDOT intends to update the unfunded needs list on an annual basis and plans to begin that process this summer. 2022-2026 STIP Improvements to Missouri River Bridge approaches on Callaway County side. Budgeted at $4.2 million Planned Award in 2024 Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors March 16, 2022 5 Interchange Improvements at Simon Boulevard and Rout OO Budgeted at $4.6 million Planned Award in 2023 Unfunded Needs List (Road and Bridge Needs) Tier 1 No project in CAMPO area – The US63/I70 Connector was chosen as the sole Tier 1 project in Central District. Tier 2 Hwy 54/Ellis Boulevard/Southwest Boulevard Interchange Estimated Funding Needed: $24 million Current Status: Scoping Project underway by MoDOT consultant Hwy 50/Truman Boulevard/Country Club Drive Interchange Estimated Funding Needed: $11.8 Million Current Status: Scoping Project underway by MoDOT consultant Rex Whitten Expressway Improvements Estimated Funding Needed: $47 million Current Status: EIS document completed Tier 3 Dix Road/Hwy 50 Intersection Improvements Estimated Funding Needed: $8 million Missouri Boulevard Traffic Study (Corridor Study) Estimated Funding Needed: $250,000 Tri-level Interchange Improvements (Cole County Missouri River Bridge approaches) Estimated Funding Needed: $40 million Missouri Boulevard Improvements at South Ten Mile Drive Estimated Funding Needed: $980,000 Unfunded Needs List (Multimodal Needs) Airport Construct New Air Traffic Control Tower Estimated Funding Needed: $4.7 million Runway and Taxiway Improvements for Runway 12/30 Estimated Funding Needed: $16.4 million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Building Estimated Funding Needed: $1.75 million Transit Bus Facility Replacement Estimated Funding Needed: $9 million Rail Replace or Rebuild Amtrak Station Estimated Funding Needed: $15 million Port Property Acquisition for North and South Port Sites Estimated Funding Needed: $73,000 Minutes/Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Board of Directors March 16, 2022 6 Design for Infrastructure at South Side Port Estimated Funding Needed: $98,000 Extend Utility Services into South Side Port Estimated Funding Needed: $99,000 Bridge and Road Infrastructure into South Side Port Estimated Funding Needed: $8.75 million Pedestrian Sidewalks on Missouri Boulevard Estimated Funding Needed: $3 million Sidewalks on South Summit Drive in Holts Summit Estimated Funding Needed: $1.2 million Mr. Barron gave a presentation on the unfunded needs list and the MoDOT planning process. He stated that CAMPO’s role in this process starts with identification of needs by using our MTP for the CAMPO area. From there they are taken to MoDOT on the district level. They recommendations are funneled to the state level for creation of the unfunded needs document. This is a yearly process that will start again this summer. E. 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Mr. Bowden gave a presentation of the proposed project list. He stated it should be ready for submittal in May. He went over each of the projects. He stated bridge rehabilitation seems to be a big concern this year. Mr. Barron stated once an item is added to the STIP is committed to be funded by MoDOT. The TIP will be taken to the Technical Committee next month, if approved it will come back to the Board for approval in May. F. FY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Ms. Williams said staff are still in the process of updating the UPWP. The Technical Committee has seen the first draft. She stated the following projects and tasks are expected to be addressed: •Development of the FY2024 UPWP •Development of the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program •Technical assistance (i.e mapping, data development/management, grants) •Title VI Program, including Public Participation Plan and Language Assistance Plan •Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update •Urbanized Area/Planning Area review •Functional Classification review G. Status of Current Work Tasks Ms. Williams reported on the following items: • FY 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) • 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) • JEFFTRAN Transit Facility Feasibility Study • Capital Area Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan H. Announcements There were no announcements made 8. Next Meeting Date – Wednesday, April 20, 2022 9. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 1:12 Respectfully Submitted, Beth Sweeten, Administrative Assistant