N.C.
CAPITAL AREA
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
November 19,
2008
4:00 pm –
6:00 pm
Wake County
Commons
4012 Carya Dr
Raleigh, NC
AGENDA
1. Preliminaries
2. Adjustments to the Agenda
3. Public Comments
This is an opportunity for
comments by those in attendance on items not on the agenda. Please limit
comments to three minutes for each speaker.
Consent Agenda
All items on the consent
agenda are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion. If a member
requests discussion on an item, the item will be removed from the consent
agenda and considered separately.
4. Approval
of Minutes of the October 15, 2008 TAC Meeting
The
minutes of the October 15, 2008 TAC meeting, are enclosed as Attachment 4A.
TAC
Action: Approval of the minutes of the October 15,
2008 TAC meeting.
5. Approval of Minutes of the October 29, 2008
Joint TAC Meeting.
The
minutes of the October 29, 2008 Joint TAC meeting, are enclosed as Attachment 5A.
TAC
Action: Approval of the minutes of the October 29,
2008 Joint TAC meeting.
6. 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement
Program – Administrative Modification #1 – Town of Wake Forest
The Town of Wake Forest has requested that
an administrative modification be made to the 2009-2015 Metropolitan
Transportation Improvement Program to reflect funding changes that have been
identified. Attachment 6A
is the documentation from the Town of Wake Forest
concerning the proposed
administrative modification for the Neuse River Greenway project
(Project EB-4829) and the
accompanying resolution. Chip Russell will
present information on this item.
TCC Action: Receive information on proposed Administrative
Modification #1 to 2009-2015 MTIP and forward to TAC with a recommendation of
adoption.
7. 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation
Improvement Program – Administrative Modification #2 – Research Triangle
Foundation
The Research Triangle Foundation has
requested that an administrative modification be made to the 2009-2015
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program to reflect funding changes that
have been identified. Attachment
7A is the letter from the Research Triangle Foundation
requesting the administrative modification and the accompanying
resolution.
TCC Action: Receive information on proposed
Administrative Modification #2 to 2009-2015 MTIP and forward to TAC with a
recommendation of adoption.
8. 2009-2015
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program – Administrative Modification
#3 – NCDOT
The North Carolina Department of
Transportation’s Division 5 Office has requested that an administrative
modification be made to the 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement
Program to resurface I-40 from 540 to Wade next year. When the Division Five office sent the
resurfacing package in to department administrators, high ranking officials
within the Department of Transportation decided to see if Division Five could
get Garvee money instead of using primary resurfacing
dollars. Attachment 8A
is the project information from the Division Five office requesting the
administrative modification and the accompanying resolution.
TAC Action: Receive information on proposed
Administrative Modification #3 to 2009-2015 MTIP and forward to TAC with a
recommendation of adoption.
This
Concludes the Consent Agenda
9. 2035
Long-Range Transportation Plan – Public hearing
MPO Staff has been working closely with staff of the Durham-Chapel
Hill-Carrboro MPO, Triangle Transit, Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG)
and the Triangle Regional
Model Service Bureau in preparing the
2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The MPOs are nearing completion on model driven
deficiency analyses and mapping at this time.
On
October 15, 2008, the TAC opened the Public Review and Comment Period on the
2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan and a public hearing to receive comment was
scheduled to be conducted at the TAC’s regularly
scheduled November 19, meeting. Several
transit alternatives were being developed at that time and on October 29, the
TACs of the two MPOs held a joint
meeting at the Research
Triangle Foundation headquarters in RTP to receive updates on the progress of
the LRTP development and transit scenarios being modeled. After some discussion, transit alternative
R-3 (light rail) emerged as the preferred alternative.
New
revenue was also discussed by the two TACs during their joint October 29
meeting; with general consensus reached by the two TACs that new revenue would
come from a one-half-cent sales tax in Wake, Durham,
and Orange
counties and a one-quarter-cent tax coming from the collar counties. The two MPOs differed in their methods of
receiving authorization to obtain the revenue.
The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO holding the position that the
authorization should not have to go through a referendum whereas the Capital
Area MPO, however, supported the position that a citizen’s referendum should be
held in order to be authorized to acquire new revenue.
Both
staff and elected officials of the two MPOs have recognized the challenge and
significance of creating the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP); and
have therefore decided to extend the LRTP schedule to provide for pre-Air
Quality Conformity adoption in Feb. 2009 which allows further opportunity for
review and comment by the public as well as TAC members. Today’s public hearing is to receive initial
comments on the LRTP with the public hearing remaining open to allow additional
time for public comment prior to consideration of adoption.
TAC Action: Conduct public hearing to receive comment on
the 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan.
10. 2011-2017
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
Project Priority List - Update
Staff and subcommittee
members have been working over the last few months to develop the 2001-2017
MTIP Project Priority List; and are working with local government staff to be
sure that the list of projects is accurate and complete. User benefit analysis numbers are being used
to assist in prioritizing the projects.
Those numbers are being received by the MPO staff at this time; and are
being input into the appropriate spreadsheets for project review and
ranking. A subcommittee meeting will be
held later this month to review information and provide a preliminary ranking
for TCC review.
The North Carolina
Department of Transportation has provided the Capital Area MPO a formal
schedule of adopting the draft 2011-2017 MTIP Project Priority List. This formal schedule has moved the adoption
date for the 2011-2017 MTIP Project Priority List from December, 2008 to March,
2009. The schedule, as shown in Attachment
10A, calls for the Capital Area MPO’s draft FY 2011-2017 MTIP
Project Priority List to be adopted by February, 2009
TAC Action:
Receive schedule
and update on the 2011-2017 MTIP Project Priority List.
11. 21st Century
Transportation Committee
The 21st Century
Transportation Committee was established in 2007 by the General Assembly and
has a final report due on December 31, 2008.
An update on the progress of the committee was presented to the Joint
TACs at their meeting on October 29, along with a copy of the resolution
adopted by the Durham-Chapel-Hill-Carrboro MPO.
Attachment 11A
is a draft resolution being proposed on behalf of the Capital Area MPO which
provides the committee with the NC Capital
Area MPO’s priorities for the Committee. The TCC received and
discussed this item at its November 6, 2007 meeting and after discussion and
modification, the final product is being
brought forth with a
recommendation that the TAC receive the resolution for discussion and action as
appropriate.
TAC Action: Receive resolution to be sent to the 21st
Century Transportation Committee for action as appropriate.
12. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) – Project
Selection Process Policy Changes
At the October 15, 2008 TAC
meeting, staff presented information on the Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality (CMAQ) Program and how these funds are used to support projects that
reduce transportation related emissions in these areas. NCDOT has identified areas of program
administration and project delivery where improvement can be made. Members received in their agenda packets a
copy of the presentation made to the Board by NCDOT staff and outlining the
changes recommended; a copy of the letter and resolution submitted by the NC
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (NCAMPO) regarding this
proposal; a copy of the letter submitted on behalf of the High Point Urban Area
MPO (representing comments from the Cabarrus-Rowan MPO, Greensboro MPO, High
Point MPO, Winston-Salem MP and the Piedmont Triad RPO) and a copy of the final
presentation made which outlined comments received and recommendations made
after receipt of comments. The item was
brought to the TAC to see if they wanted to weigh in on this.
Chairman Bryan indicated
there are many changes proposed and questioned how this impacts this MPO;
particularly how these changes impact funding as well as benefit the Capital
Area MPO. The Board of Transportation is
scheduled to review this item at their November meeting; with follow-up to be
provided at the North Carolina Association of MPOs Conference in New Bern. Attachment 12A is a copy of an e-mail response to
Chairman Bryan’s question from NCDOT. The
staff will give an update to this item during the November 19, 2008 meeting.
TAC Action: Receive
information concerning the CMAQ Project Selection Process Policy Changes for
action as appropriate.
13. Report from the TCC Chair
Chip Russell, TCC Chair
14. MPO Staff Reports
Ed Johnson, MPO Director
15. NCDOT Reports
Scott Walston/Rupal Desai –
Transportation Planning Branch
Richard Greene - Division 4
Wally
Bowman/Joey Hopkins - Division 5
Terry Gibson
- Division 6
16. Other
Business and Pending Items
17. Informational Items
Bill
Barlow, NCDOT, PTD has provided us with copies of the transit newsletter he
produces to assist MPO members and others in staying abreast of transit
happenings in our area. Attachment 17A
is a copy of the July/August and September newsletters.
Adjourn
UPCOMING MEETINGS
TCC Meeting: December 6, 2008
One
Exchange Plaza, Room 809 – 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
TAC Meeting with DCHC MPO: December 17, 2008
Wake
County Commons - 4012 Carya Dr, Raleigh - 4:00 PM–6:00PM
