ABILENE MPO TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD MEETING Tuesday, October - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ABILENE MPO TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD MEETING Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 1:30 pm Conference Room South Branch Library 4310 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas

1. Call to Order. Public comment may be taken on any agenda item during the discussion of that item.

2. Consideration and action on the minutes of the June 18, 2019 meeting and August 5, 2019 workshop.

3. Discussion and any recommendation of action on the FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the Project Listing. (Consultants – Walter P . Moore)

FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) (continued) Background The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) is the long-range plan or “blueprint” that has a minimum twenty-year planning horizon and is updated every five years. The current MTP was adopted on January 20, 2015, and covers fiscal years 2015-2040. It was subsequently amended on December 19, 2017. The MTP includes identifying present and future transportation corridors, forecasting transportation needs and growth patterns, providing estimated costs for implementation of those needs, and including other innovative approaches to transportation. The MTP is a financially constrained document but it also includes a list of additional projects that could be implemented as funding becomes available. Projects are selected based on the demand on the current system and input from the community. This document also incorporates a multimodal approach. In order to provide more transparency in the selection and prioritization of transportation projects, federal legislation beginning with the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and continuing to the current Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), stipulate that a performance measurement framework must be used in the development of the TIP and MTP. Projects in the MTP must be evaluated thru the performance measures. Performance measures are data driven and are intended to create a platform for decision making which allows for reasonable comparison of investment options while maintaining adequate flexibility to adapt these investment strategies to unique state, regional, and local needs and conditions. Performance measures at the federal level are focused on the following national goals: • Safety (PM1) • Infrastructure condition (PM2) • Congestion reduction • System reliability (PM3) • Environmental sustainability • Reduced project delivery delays • Freight movement & economic vitality (PM3)

FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) (continued) Background (continued) In addition to the national goals listed above performance measures also apply to transit systems regarding state of good repair status for those systems receiving federal funding. This state of good repair is assessed and targets are set through the Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan. The FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan is due January 20, 2020. On May 3, 2019 the Policy Board approved the resolution to hire Walter P. Moore as consultants for the MTP update. Subsequently on May 23, 2019 the City Council awarded the contract. On August 5, 2019 the MPO along with Walter P. Moore conducted the first public meeting on the MTP update. A call for projects went out on September 8 th . It was published in the paper, sent out thru emails, and listed on the MPO website. The call ended on October 12 th at 5 p.m. A survey was also conducted for the MTP and as of the closing date of October 12 th , we received 249 survey responses. Current Situation A draft MTP has been prepared. This includes a list of projects based on the previous MTP, citizen request, and current needs. We will be reviewing the draft MTP along with looking at the survey results and the project listings. Walter P. Moore consultants will be on hand to lead us thru these discussions.

Presentation from Mr. Rob Rae with Walter P . Moore

FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) (continued) Recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Mr. Rae (Walter P. Moore) facilitated a discussion among the members present. No action was taken on this item. Action Requested 1. Review the documents. 2. Suggest or identify any additions, deletions, or changes (if any) deemed appropriate. 3. Any other action deemed prudent.

4. Discussion and any recommendation of action on an update to the Ten-Year Plan.

Ten-Year Plan (continued) Background On June 21, 2016 the Policy Board adopted a listing of 20 projects for future funding. The list was not prioritized except for FM 89 projects #1 and #2 as well as FM 3034 which had been validated as the top three projects. The Abilene MPO receives funding through the Category 2 (Metro and Urban Area Corridor Projects) formula According to TxDOT formula this category is for “mobility and added capacity projects along a distribution. corridor that improve transportation facilities in order to decrease travel time and level or duration of traffic congestion and safety, maintenance, or rehabilitation projects that increase the safe and efficient movement of people and freight in metropolitan and urbanized areas” . On June 3, 2015 the HB 20 legislation was passed. House Bill 20 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Transportation Commission to develop and implement a performance-based planning and programming process that includes certain performance metrics and measures. The bill requires each planning organization to develop a Ten-year transportation plan and project recommendation criteria and provides for the prioritization and approval of recommended projects by the commission. The Abilene MPO Project Selection Committee met on November 15, 2016 to discuss how to prioritize the listing of 20 projects that the Policy Board approved on June 21, 2016. This prioritized list was presented to the Technical Advisory Committee at their November 29, 2016 meeting. The Policy Board approved this document called the Ten-year plan at their December 12, 2016 meeting. In order to capture project situations and to ensure that projects are ready to move forward in the projected phases the Ten-year plan was amended on June 20, 2017, December 19, 2017 and June 19, 2018.

Ten-Year Plan (continued) Current Situation The TxDOT Unified Transportation Program (UTP) covers a period of 10 years and acts as a guide for the development of and authorization of construction of transportation projects. On August 29, 2019 the Transportation Commission approved the Minute Order for the TxDOT FY 2020 UTP. Within that document were projects and funding projected out from FYs 2020 to 2029. We will need to update the MPO’s 10-Year Plan to reflect those projections.