CENTRE COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2643 Gateway Drive, State College, PA 16801 Phone: 814-231-3050
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Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) Technical Committee Meeting
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
AGENDA
2. Approval of Minutes: April 8, 2009 and September 9, 2009 Technical Committee meetings 3. Citizen Comments: For items not on the agenda 4. 2011-2014 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):
5. Transportation Enhancements (TE) Program:
Funding to be committed from 2009-2012 TIP and 2011-2014 TIP 6. I-80 Toll Conversion Project:
Status report from CCMPO staff
8. Member Reports:
9. Announcements 10. Adjourn
ITEM 4 2011-2014 CENTRE COUNTY Review Preliminary Draft TIP In Pennsylvania, the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Twelve Year Transportation Program (TYP) are updated every two years, with the update process taking approximately one year. The new 2011-2014 TIP is scheduled to be adopted by July 30, 2010. The following is a summary of the TIP development process:
PennDOT provided guidance for preparing the new 2011-2014 TIP to the MPO staff in August. In September, staff provided a report to the CCMPO Committees about the guidance, and noted that the uncertainty in the level of federal and state funding will result in a substantial decrease in funding for highway and bridge improvements in the new TIP. A Preliminary Draft Highway Element of the TIP has been prepared by PennDOT District 2-0, in consultation with the MPO staff. CATA and the MPO staff are currently preparing a Preliminary Draft Transit Element, which will be presented in December. Attached is:
An overview of the Highway Element follows: ·
Reflects a
significant reduction in state Act 44 revenue. ·
Carries over
several highway projects from the 2009-2012 TIP, including but not limited to: ü
Route
26 ü
Route
350 Sandy Ridge S-curve ü
Route
322 Corridor Safety Improvements ü
North
Atherton Street Signal Improvement ü
Whitehall
Road/University Drive Extension ü
Old
Fort Park and Ride Lot ·
Does not
include full funding for the construction phase of the Route 322 Corridor Safety
Improvements project. ·
The
preliminary engineering (PE) phase of the Route 26 Section 147 (Jacksonville
Road) Betterment project is included on the current 2009-2012 TIP.
However, the Preliminary Draft 2011-2014 TIP does not include
funding for the final design, right-of-way, utility relocation and construction
phases of the project. ·
Includes
nineteen (19) state bridges. ·
Includes one
(1) local bridge. PennDOT and MPO
staff are working to include funds in a Local Bridge Line Item. ·
Funding levels
for the Pavement Restoration and Bridge Preservation Line Items are
significantly reduced from the current TIP.
***** The Technical Committee should receive the staff presentation, and may provide comments to staff and the Coordinating Committee. A special Technical Committee meeting will be scheduled on December 9, 2009 to prepare a recommendation to the Coordinating Committee about approval of a Preliminary Draft TIP for submission to the PennDOT Central Office. The Coordinating Committee is tentatively scheduled to meet on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA PennDOT District 2-0 staff
ITEM 5 TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS (TE) PROGRAM Funding to be Committed from 2009-2012 TIP and 2011-2014 TIP At the September 2009 CCMPO Committee meetings, staff reported that Centre County’s Transportation Enhancements (TE) funding allocation in the new 2011-2014 TIP is:
Other key elements in the TIP guidance for the TE Program include:
In Centre County, all previously-approved projects have either advanced or are anticipated to advance to construction before the new 2011-2014 TIP is adopted in July 2010. Therefore, the CCMPO needs to consider a process to solicit candidates and program additional TE projects. The TE Review Committee met on November 5, 2009 to discuss two items:
The TE Review Committee recommended the following:
2011-2014 TE LINE ITEM FUNDS
Staff will provide a brief overview about the recommendation. The Technical Committee should receive the staff report, and consider making a recommendation to the Coordinating Committee. Presented by: Trish Meek, CRPA
ITEM 6 I-80 TOLL CONVERSION PROJECT Status Report from CCMPO Staff
In July 2007, Pennsylvania Act 44 was approved by the legislature and signed by Governor Ed Rendell. Act 44 provided increased state funding for highways, bridges and mass transit, and also made fundamental changes to the way the mass transit funding is distributed in the Commonwealth. A portion of the new transportation funding authorized by Act 44 was intended to come from revenue generated by the conversion of I-80 to a toll road, which would be operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) through a 50-year lease agreement with PennDOT. The PTC and PennDOT submitted an application to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in October 2007 seeking approval to convert I-80 to a toll facility. In December 2007, FHWA requested additional information from the PTC and PennDOT. In July 2008, an amended application was submitted to FHWA. On September 11, 2008, the FHWA announced that it did not approve the amended application because the proposed lease payment from the PTC to PennDOT "…does not meet statutory requirements".On October 29, 2009, the PTC and PennDOT submitted supplemental information about the application to address the deficiencies identified by FHWA. No information has been provided about a tentative schedule for FHWA’s review and action on the revised application. MPO staff will provide a brief report about the general steps and timelines for implementation of the toll conversion, should FHWA approve the application. The PTC’s consultant team has indicated that if the application is approved, representatives would provide a presentation about the implementation process to the CCMPO following FHWA’s action. Attached are:
The Technical Committee should receive the staff report, and may provide comments and questions to staff. Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA
***** For more information about Act 44 and the I-80 toll conversion project, please visit the PTC’s project website at http://www.paturnpike.com/i80/ .
ITEM 7 FY 2010-11 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP) Priorities for UPWP Each year in February, the MPO adopts a UPWP for the fiscal year which begins on July 1 of that year and ends on June 30 of the following year. The UPWP lists the work tasks to be completed by the CRPA and the Centre County Planning and Community Development Office (CCPCDO) on behalf of the CCMPO. The MPO staff is currently operating under the FY 2009-10 UPWP, and is also completing three supplemental planning funds projects approved under prior UPWPs. Attached are:
Attachment 1-Actions and Procedures FY 2010-2011 Attachment 2-Distribution of Planning and State Motor License Funds in MPO Areas for FY 2010-2011 Attachment 3-Distribution of Metropolitan Planning Program Funds Key elements of the guidance include:
The purpose of this item is to initiate discussion about priorities for the FY 2010-11 UPWP. Of particular interest is input about potential supplemental planning funds projects. To date, one potential project has been suggested:
A first draft FY 2010-11 UPWP will be prepared by
staff for presentation to the CCMPO Committees in January 2010. The new UPWP
must be adopted by the Coordinating Committee in February 2010. Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA
ITEM 8 MEMBER REPORTS About Significant Item(s) of Interest
This agenda item provides an opportunity for voting and non-voting members to briefly report on an item(s) of significant interest within their organization, municipality, or planning region. Items of interest may relate to transportation, other infrastructure, capital budgeting or land use. Members are asked to limit their reports to approximately one minute in length. Voting members of the Technical Committee include:
Ferguson Township David Modricker
Spring Township Bill MacMath
Non-voting members of the Technical Committee include: Bellefonte Borough Dallas Gallo
***** Presented by: Committee members
ITEM 9 ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Coordinating Committee: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 6:00 pm Patton Township Municipal Building
b. Technical Committee: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 8:30 to 9:45 am Patton Township Municipal Building
c. Coordinating Committee: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 6:00 pm Patton Township Municipal Building
2. CCMPO staff contact information: Centre Regional Planning Agency Telephone:
814-231-3050 Jim May, Director jmay@crcog.netTom Zilla, Transportation Planner tzilla@crcog.net Trish Meek, Transportation Planner tmeek@crcog.net Greg Kausch, Transportation Planner gkausch@crcog.net Centre County Plng & Community Dev. Office
Telephone: 814-355-6791 Bob Jacobs, Director rbjacobs@co.centre.pa.usSue Hannegan, Assistant Director shannegan@co.centre.pa.us Mike Bloom, Transportation Planner dmbloom@co.centre.pa.us On the web at www.ccmpo.net .
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