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TAC Members
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Mr. Joe Bryan, TAC Chair
Commissioner, Wake County
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Mr. Charles Meeker, TAC Vice Chair
Mayor, City of Raleigh
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Mr. Keith Weatherly
Mayor, Town
of Apex
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Mr. Ernie McAlister
Mayor, Town of Cary
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Mr. Robert Ahlert
Councilor, Town of Clayton
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Mr. Tim Karan
Mayor Pro-Tem City of Creedmoor
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Mr. John Sullivan
Federal Highway Administration
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Mr. Lynnwood Buffaloe
Commissioner, Franklin County
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Ms. Jenny Edwards Mayor Town of Franklinton
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Mr. John Byrne
Mayor, Town of
Fuquay-Varina
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Mr. Buck Kennedy
Alderman,
Town of Garner
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Mr. Hubert Gooch, Jr.Commissioner, Granville County
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Mr. Teddy Byrd
Commissioner, Harnett County
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Mr. Dick Sears
Mayor, Town of Holly Springs
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Mr. Allen Mims, Jr.
Commissioner,
Johnston County
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Mr. Mike Chalk
Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Knightdale
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Ms. Jan Faulkner
Mayor, Town of Morrisville
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Mf. Thomas Betts
Member, NC Board of Transportation
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Mr. D.M. Campbell
Member, NC Board of Transportation
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Ms. Nina Szlosberg
Member, NC Board of Transportation
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Ms. Nancy Kelly
Mayor, Town of Rolesville
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Ms. Ann Franklin
Board Member Triangle Transit Authority
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Ms. Vivian Jones
Mayor, Town
of Wake Forest
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Mr. Bill Connelly
Mayor Pro-Tem, Town of Wendell
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Ms. Kaye Yadusky
Commissioner, Town of Youngsville
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Mr. Don Bumgarner
Mayor, Mayor
Pro-Tem, Town of Zebulon
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N.C. Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Transportation Advisory committee
January 18, 2006
4:00
pm – 6:00 pm
Wake County Commons
Conference
Center Building,
Room 100A
4012 Carya Drive
Section 1.01
Raleigh, North Carolina
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
- Revisions
to TCC and TAC Bylaws
- NCDOT
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Applications
- NC
Strategic Highway Corridors Initiative
- Evaluation
of MPO Boundaries, Structure and Governance
- State
Implementation Plan - Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budgets
- NC
Turnpike Authority Request for Ex-Officio Membership in Capital Area MPO
- Joint
DCHC MPO/Capital Area MPO Task Force to Address Transportation Funding
Initiatives
- Discussion of Possible Alternative Financing for
Advancement of Projects
The Capital AreA MPO Vision:
A multi-modal
transportation network that is compatible with our growth, sensitive to the
environment, improves quality of life and is accessible to all (2030 LRTP).
N.C. Capital Area
Metropolitan
Planning Organization
The Capital Area MPO coordinates transportation
planning in Wake County and portions of Franklin,
Granville, Johnston, and Harnett counties. The public is encouraged to speak at both the
Transportation Advisory Committee and the Technical Coordinating Committee
meetings. There is an opportunity for
the public to comment on agenda items at the beginning of each meeting. When speaking please tell us your name and
place of residence; please limit comments to three minutes per speaker.
This agenda and the accompanying attachments can be
accessed via the CAMPO website at
www.campo-nc.us.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), accommodations will be provided for persons requiring assistance in
order to participate in the N.C. Capital Area MPO’s meetings. If such assistance is needed or to request
this document in an alternative format, please contact the MPO’s office at
919-807-8511 (voice), 919-807-8517 (fax), or 919-890-3107 (TTY located at City
of Raleigh Public Affairs Dept.) at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
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N.C. CAPITAL AREA
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
January 18, 2006
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wake County
Commons
Conference Center Building, Room 100A
4012 Carya Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina
AGENDA
1. Preliminaries
2. Adjustments to
the Agenda
3. Public Comments
This is an opportunity for comments by those in
attendance. Please limit comments to three minutes for each speaker.
4. Approval of
Minutes of November 16, 2005 TAC Meeting
and November 30,
2005 Joint DCHC MPO/Capital
Area MPO TAC Meeting.
The minutes of the November
16, 2005
TAC meeting and November 30, 2005 Joint TAC DCHC MPO/Capital
Area MPO meeting are enclosed as Attachment 4A
and Attachment 4B.
TAC Action: Approval of minutes.
5. Election of Officers for
2006 and Approval of Weighted Voting Figures
The Bylaws of the Capital Area MPO require that the Chair and Vice-Chair be
elected annually at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the calendar
year. Elections for Chair and Vice-Chair
will be conducted at this meeting.
The MOU states that “Each
member government shall be apportioned weighted voting based on the most recent
certified North Carolina Population Estimates for Municipalities and Counties
utilizing a vote weighting formula of one vote for each 10,000 of population or
portion thereof.” The latest NC
Population estimate has been received and the weighted voting figures must be
adjusted and approved at this time. Attachment 5A reflects the revised weighted voting figures based
on the latest population estimates.
TAC Action: Conduct election for
Chair and Vice-Chair for 2006 and approve weighted voting figures.
6. Capital Area MPO TCC and TAC Bylaws
The expansion of the Capital Area MPO planning boundaries and recent
census data collection has created a need to revise the Bylaws for the TAC. Staff has reviewed the bylaws and is
presenting recommended changes at this time.
Attachment
6A is a copy of the bylaws with the recommended changes
highlighted. The TAC will be asked to
adopt the bylaws at its February 15, 2006 meeting.
TAC Action: Receive information on TAC bylaw
changes.
7. NCDOT
Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Applications
The NCDOT
Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation along with the Transportation
Planning Branch provide funding grants totaling $400,000 to municipalities
throughout the state. The funds for this program are from earmark funds
specifically set aside for bicycle and pedestrian planning. Applications were to be submitted directly to
NCDOT by December 2, 2005. Endorsement by the Capital Area MPO is
required before NCDOT will consider these projects. Attachment 7A
provides an overview of applications submitted by member agencies.
TAC Action: Endorsement of Grant Applications
8. Strategic
Highway Corridors Initiative
Mr. David Wasserman of NCDOT will present information on North Carolina’s Strategic
Highway Corridors Initiative. The Strategic Highway Corridors (SHC) initiative is an
effort to preserve and maximize the mobility and connectivity on an identified
“core” set of highway corridors. In addition, promoting environmental
stewardship through the use of existing facilities where possible, and
fostering economic prosperity through the safe and efficient movement of people
and goods. The initiative offers a long-term vision for use by NCDOT and its
stakeholders when making land use decisions and design and operational
decisions on the highway system.
TAC Action: Receive information on NC Strategic Highway
Corridors Initiative.
9. Evaluation of MPO Boundaries, Structure
and Governance
Following each census, and more frequently if
requested, General Statute 136-200.2 requires the Governor and Secretary of
Transportation, in cooperation with the affected Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO), to perform an evaluation of the boundaries, structure and
governance of each MPO in the State. Attachment 9A is the Capital Area MPO report for 2005.
TAC Action: Endorse Report on Evaluation of Capital Area MPO
Boundaries, Structure and Governance for transmittal to NCDOT.
10. State
Implementation Plan - Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets
At the joint TAC meeting on November 30, 2005, the NC Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (NCDENR),
Division of Air Quality (DAQ) presented information on the development of a
State Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet air quality standards in NC. The SIP will include limits for pollutants
such as Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). These limits
are known as emission budgets.
Historically, DAQ has used a county by county budget when developing the
budgets, and have indicated this to be their preference for this development
process. DAQ has asked the MPOs and NCDOT/RPOs to
submit their preferred alternative and justification by the end of January
2006.
The TACs asked staff to review several
alternatives (area-wide, county by county, and MPO wide) and present a
recommendation to their respective TAC.
The TAC would then discuss this item and make a recommendation to DAQ.
Attachment 10A is an executive summary and Attachment 10B
contains information on possible implications of the various budget
alternatives. At the January 5, 2006 TCC meeting, this information was presented and discussed. The TCC recommendation, being presented to
the TAC at this time, is to request an Area-Wide Budget for the CAMPO
region.
TAC Action: Discuss and make recommendation
to NCDOT of preferred method for budget setting.
11. NC Turnpike Authority Request for Ex-Officio
Membership in the MPO
Recently the Capital Area MPO received a letter from Mr. David W. Joyner,
Executive Director of the NC Turnpike Authority requesting that the Turnpike
authority be given ex-officio membership in the MPO. The letter indicated that Mr. Perry Safran would be the (non-voting) representative should this
membership be approved.
A copy of the letter from the NC Turnpike Authority is provided as Attachment
11A.
TAC Action: Consider NC Turnpike Authority
request for ex-officio membership in the Capital Area MPO.
12. Joint DCHC MPO / Capital Area MPO Task
Force to Address Transportation Funding Initiatives.
At the Joint TAC meeting
held on November 30, 2005, an agreement to establish a
task force with representatives from both TACs to develop
a joint legislative agenda for 2006. A
letter was received from DCHC regarding their appointees to the task force and
stating their desire to discuss broader funding issues involving both State and
local actions. A copy of the letter is
enclosed as Attachment
12A.
TAC Action: Consider appointing members to the
Joint DCHC MPO/Capital Area MPO Task Force to Address Funding Initiatives.
13. Discussion of Possible Alternative
Financing for Advancement of Projects
Recently the NC Turnpike Authority was asked to consider the completion
of the western and southern portions of the Wake Outer Loop Freeway via toll
financing. Due to funding shortfalls and
other budgetary restrictions, discussions of funding roadway construction via
toll financing are becoming more prevalent.
It may be appropriate to discuss the need to have a Memorandum of
Agreement in place which will involve all pertinent parties (including the
Turnpike Authority) and enhance development of a region-wide list of
improvement priorities, which could be funded through tolls, which all members
can support.
TAC Action: Discuss as appropriate.
STAFF
REPORTS
14. Reports from the Chair
Chip
Russell, TCC Chair
15. MPO Staff Reports
Ed
Johnson, MPO Director
16. NCDOT Reports
Scott Walston / Sarah Smith –
Transportation Planning Branch
Richard
Greene - Division 4
Jon Nance / Wally Bowman -
Division 5
Terry Gibson - Division 6
17. Other Business and
Pending Items
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
PENDING
ITEMS
Item #01
– Comprehensive Transportation Plan (for Highways) – (Winter 2005-2006)
Item #02
– Capital Area MPO Organization Structure - (Winter 2005-2006)
Item #03 - Joint MPO
Socioeconomic Data Collection / Forecasting Process – (Winter 2005-2006)
UPCOMING MEETINGS
February
2, 2006
– TCC Meeting (10 AM – Noon, 301 Hillsborough Street)