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Centre County
Metropolitan Planning
Organization (CCMPO)
Coordinating
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
6:00 pm
Patton
Township Municipal Building
AGENDA
1.
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Approval of Minutes:
March 25, 2008 Coordinating Committee meeting
3. Citizens’
Comments:
For items not on the agenda
4. Final Draft
2009-2012 Centre County
Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP):
Revisions to Preliminary Draft TIP and PennDOT Central Office Comments
Action: Approve Final Draft TIP for air quality conformity analysis and
public comment
5. Centre
County
Long Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP) 2008 Update:
Revised Revenue Projections and Final Draft Project Lists
Action: Approve Final Draft LRTP
2008 Update for air quality conformity analysis and public comment
6. Draft Bylaws for
CCMPO:
Review Draft #8 Bylaws
Action: Establish course of action
relative to review and adoption of bylaws
7.
Announcements
8.
Adjourn
ITEM 4
FINAL DRAFT 2009-2012 CENTRE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)
Revisions to Preliminary Draft TIP and PennDOT Central Office Comments
Revised Transit Element of the Preliminary Draft TIP (as of April 7, 2008)
Spreadsheet illustrating the revisions made to the Transit Element since January
2008
Revised Highway/Bridge Element of the Preliminary Draft TIP (as of March 28,
2008)
Table illustrating revisions to the Highway/Bridge Element since January 22,
2008
Recommendation from COG Transportation Committee about the SR 2004 Cedar Run Box
Culvert project.
In Pennsylvania, the TIP and
the Twelve Year Transportation Program (TYP) are updated every two years, with
the update process taking approximately one year.
From September through December 2007, MPO staff presented transportation
issues relative to the new TIP, and worked with PennDOT
District 2-0 and CATA to develop a
Preliminary Draft TIP. On January 22, 2008, the Coordinating
Committee approved the submission of a Preliminary Draft TIP to the PennDOT
Central Office.
On February 5, 2008, Governor Ed Rendell announced a new initiative to expand
the program for repairing or replacing structurally deficient (SD) state
bridges. Following the announcement,
PennDOT District 2-0 added several state bridge projects to the Preliminary
Draft TIP, in order to meet targets established by the PennDOT Central Office
for the expenditure of bridge funds and for the number of SD bridges to be
advanced. PennDOT District 2-0 also
requested spike funding for three bridge projects.
In March, the CCMPO Committees received a report about the revisions to the
Preliminary Draft TIP, and agreed to schedule meetings in April to approve a
Final Draft TIP, following the PennDOT Central Office response to the revised
Preliminary Draft TIP and to requests for spike funding.
As of April 18, 2008, the Central Office had not yet provided its
response.
On April 16, 2008, the CCMPO Technical Committee reviewed the revised
Preliminary Draft TIP, and approved two motions:
a. Recommended
that the Coordinating Committee approve the revised Preliminary Draft TIP as a
Final Draft TIP, for the completion of an air quality conformity analysis, and
to be advertised for public comment.
b.
Recommended
that the Coordinating Committee approve the addition of two projects to the TIP,
effective after October 1, 2008 when the PennDOT Multi-Modal Project Management
System (MPMS) is reopened to accept revisions to the TIP.
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Addition of
the Construction phase of the College Township T-365 Trout Road Bridge over
Spring Creek in FFY 2009, at an amount to be determined by PennDOT District 2-0
and MPO staff following receipt of the PennDOT Central Office response about
spike funding.
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Addition of
the W. Beaver Ave./S. Fraser St. Realignment project in State College Borough at
100% local funds, in order to ensure the project's eligibility to receive
federal earmarked funds in the future. |
Since the Technical Committee meeting, the PennDOT Central Office has indicated
that the MPMS will be reopened to accept changes prior to the initiation of the
public comment period for the TIP.
At this meeting, MPO and PennDOT staff will present the revisions to the
Preliminary Draft TIP, the Technical Committee’s recommendations, and the
PennDOT Central Office response.
The Coordinating Committee should receive the presentation,
recommendations, and PennDOT response, and consider approving a Final Draft TIP
for the completion of an air quality conformity analysis, and to be advertised
for a required 30-day public comment period.
After the completion of the conformity analysis and comment period, the CCMPO
will consider adopting the TIP in July 2008.
Attached are:
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Revised Transit Element of the Preliminary Draft TIP (as of April 7, 2008) |
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Spreadsheet illustrating the revisions made to the Transit Element since
January 2008 |
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Revised Highway/Bridge Element of the Preliminary Draft TIP (as of March 28,
2008) |
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Table illustrating revisions to the Highway/Bridge Element since January 22,
2008 |
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Recommendation from Centre Region Council of Governments (COG)
Transportation Committee about the SR 2004 Cedar Run Box Culvert project. |
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Because the TIP development schedule has been extended to accommodate the
revisions, staff recommends canceling the June 24, 2008 CCMPO Coordinating
Committee meeting, and scheduling a meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 to
consider adoption of the TIP and the 2008 Update to the Centre County Long Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP) (see next agenda item).
The revised meeting schedule will provide the time needed to complete the
conformity analysis and public comment period, and prepare the adopted TIP for
submission to the PennDOT Central Office by the July 21, 2008 deadline.
The Coordinating Committee should
consider canceling the June CCMPO meeting, and scheduling a special meeting in
July to adopt the TIP and LRTP 2008 Update.
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Presented by: Tom Zilla,
CRPA;
PennDOT District 2-0 and Central Offices
Actions:
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Approval of a Final Draft 2009-2012 Centre County TIP, for an air quality
conformity analysis and to be advertised for public comment.
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Cancel the June 24, 2008 Coordinating Committee, and schedule a
special meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 to consider adoption of the TIP
and 2008 LRTP Update.
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ITEM 5
CENTRE
COUNTY LONG
RANGE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN (LRTP) 2008 UPDATE
Revised Revenue Projections and Final Draft Project Lists
Revised
revenue projections for Highway and Bridge
Revised
revenue projects for Transit
Revised
Highway/ITS project list
Highway
& ITS Projects Outside of Fiscal Constraint
Revised
Public Transit project list
Revised
Bridge project list
Revised
Pedestrian/Bicycle project list
Pedestrian/Bicycle
Projects Outside of Fiscal Constraint
Correspondence
from
College
Township about a municipal
bridge project
Correspondence
from
Worth
Township about a municipal bridge
project
Correspondence
from
Snow
Shoe
Township about a municipal
bridge project
The CCMPO
Coordinating
Committee adopted the Centre County LRTP 2030 in September 2006, and updated the
Plan in June 2007 to be in full compliance with the requirements of the federal
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act – A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA-LU).
The LRTP is being
updated again in 2008 to:
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Add projects financed with additional revenue provided through Pennsylvania
Act 44 |
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Address federal Year of Expenditure (YOE) regulations (revised revenue and
costs) |
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Remove
projects that fall outside the range of fiscal constraint, based on revised
revenue and costs |
In March 2008, staff
presented revised revenue projections which incorporate Act 44 funding and
address federal YOE requirements.
Staff also presented revisions to the LRTP project lists, based on updated
revenue projections and project costs.
Staff has continued to make minor revisions to the LRTP revenue
projections and project lists.
Attached are:
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Revised revenue projections |
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Revised Highway/ITS project list (including list of Projects Outside of
Fiscal Constraint) |
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Revised Public Transit project list |
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Revised Bridge project list |
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Revised Pedestrian/Bicycle project list (including list of Projects Outside
of Fiscal Constraint) |
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Correspondence from College
Township about a
municipal bridge project |
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Correspondence from Worth Township about a municipal bridge
project |
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Correspondence from Snow Shoe Township
about a municipal bridge project |
The revised revenue
projections will result in the removal of projects from the LRTP in order to
maintain fiscal constraint. The
CCMPO Coordinating Committee provided policy direction to staff on March 25,
2008 about the removal of Highway/ITS projects, and the attached list reflects
that direction. Because some of the
projects to be removed are “air quality significantâ€, an air quality conformity
analysis must be performed for the 2008 Update.
The 2008 Update is
being completed concurrent with the preparation of the new 2009-2012 Centre
County TIP. The concurrent schedules
will allow one air quality conformity analysis and one public comment period to
be completed for both the 2008 LRTP Update and the 2009-2012 TIP.
Final adoption of the 2008 Update is anticipated in July 2008.
On April 16, 2008, the CCMPO Technical Committee reviewed the revised fiscal
constraint analyses and draft project lists, and approved the following motion:
a. Recommended
that the Coordinating Committee approve the attached fiscal constraint analyses
and project lists as the Final Draft LRTP 2008 Update, including adjustments to
be made by staff to accommodate the Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC)
project within the limits of fiscal constraint for the appropriate time periods
on the Transit Projects list.
The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff presentation and Technical
Committee recommendation, and approve a Final Draft LRTP 2008 Update for the
completion of an air quality conformity analysis, and to be advertised for a
required 30-day public comment period.
Presented by: Trish Meek, CRPA;
Mike Bloom, CCPCDO
Action:
Approval of a Final Draft LRTP 2008 Update (revenue projections and
project lists), for an air quality conformity analysis and to be advertised for
public comment.
ITEM 6
DRAFT BYLAWS FOR CCMPO
Review Draft #8 Bylaws
Draft Bylaws
In November 2003, the MPO Coordinating Committee approved the expansion of the
MPO to a countywide organization.
The approved proposal for expansion included a requirement to complete a
performance review of the new countywide MPO.
The intent of the performance review is to evaluate the effectiveness of
the countywide MPO, and to address representation, staffing, and budget issues.
Completion of the performance review is also needed to help prepare
future CCMPO budgets, and to address other issues that have been raised relative
to representation and voting membership.
The review process also includes the preparation of bylaws for the CCMPO.
In 2006, a Performance Review Committee was established by the Coordinating
Committee to oversee the performance review:
MPO Chair Dan Klees
John Elnitski
Chris
Lee
MPO Vice
Chair Elizabeth Goreham
Karen
Michael
Bob
Corman
Chris
Exarchos (2006-2007) replaced by Jon Eich (appointed in 2008)
The committee has
held 16 meetings to date, and has discussed a variety of topics, including the
development of a new representation structure.
However, based on discussions at its September 17, 2007 meeting, the
Review Committee noted that it could not reach unanimous agreement on concepts
for a new representation structure.
Thus, Review Committee Chair Dan Klees reported that members would focus on the
completion of draft bylaws for the existing CCMPO, and would suspend discussion
of representation structures until after January 2008.
Since September 2007, the Review Committee has prepared several drafts of
bylaws, and at its February 22, 2008 meeting, recommended that the Draft #6
Bylaws be reviewed by the CCMPO Technical Committee.
At its February 26, 2008 meeting, the Coordinating Committee agreed to
have the Technical Committee review the draft bylaws, and directed that comments
be returned to the Review Committee.
On April 11, 2008, the Review Committee reviewed comments provided by the
Technical Committee. The Review
Committee subsequently made further revisions to the draft bylaws, and agreed to
present the Draft #8 Bylaws to the Coordinating Committee.
Attached is:
Draft #8
Bylaws
At the meeting, staff and the Review Committee will present the draft bylaws.
The Coordinating Committee should receive the presentation, review the Draft #8
Bylaws, and decide on a course of action relative to further review and adoption
of bylaws.
Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA; Performance Review Committee members
Action: Review the Draft #8
Bylaws, and establish a course of action relative to review and adoption of
bylaws for the CCMPO.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.
Future Meeting
Dates
Because of changes in the schedule for development of the 2009-2012 Centre County
Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP), the June 2008 CCMPO meetings will be canceled.
Pending the outcome of this meeting, the following meeting dates are
being considered in July. Staff will
notify the Committees when the meeting schedule is finalized.
a.
Technical Committee: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 9:30 am ;
Location to be announced
or
Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 9:30 am;
2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre
County
LRTP 2008 Update
b.
Coordinating Committee:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 6:00 pm;
Location to be announced
2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre
County
LRTP 2008 Update
2. After many years of
outstanding service in the PennDOT Central Office, Technical Committee member
Harold Nanovic will retire on June 27, 2008.
On behalf of the Committee members and staff, we take this opportunity to
thank Harold for his efforts on our behalf, and wish him good health,
prosperity, and happiness in his retirement.
3.
CCMPO staff contact information:
Centre Regional Planning Agency
Telephone:
814-231-3050
2643 Gateway Drive
Fax:
814-231-3083
State College, PA
16801
Bob Crum, Director
rcrum@crcog.net
Tom Zilla, Transportation
Planner
tzilla@crcog.net
Trish Meek, Transportation Planner
tmeek@crcog.net
Greg Kausch, Transportation Planner
gkausch@crcog.net or
gkausch@catabus.com
Lori Shingler, Administrative Assistant
lshingler@crcog.net
Centre County
Planning Office
Telephone:
814-355-6791
420 Holmes Street – Willowbank Office
Building
Fax:
814-355-8661
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Bob Jacobs, Director
rbjacobs@co.centre.pa.us
Sue Hannegan,
Assistant Director
shannegan@co.centre.pa.us
Mike Bloom, Transportation
Planner
dmbloom@co.centre.pa.us
Future Meeting
Dates
Because of changes in the schedule for development of the 2009-2012 Centre County
Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP), the June 2008 CCMPO meetings will be canceled.
Pending the outcome of this meeting, the following meeting dates are
being considered in July. Staff will
notify the Committees when the meeting schedule is finalized.
a.
Technical Committee: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 9:30 am ;
Location to be announced
o r
Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 9:30 am ;
2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre
County
LRTP 2008 Update
b.
Coordinating Committee:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 6:00 pm
Location to be announced
ð
2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
ð
Centre
County
LRTP 2008 Update
2. After many years of
outstanding service in the PennDOT Central Office, Technical Committee member
Harold Nanovic will retire on June 27, 2008.
On behalf of the Committee members and staff, we take this opportunity to
thank Harold for his efforts on our behalf, and wish him good health,
prosperity, and happiness in his retirement.
3.
CCMPO staff contact information:
Centre Regional Planning Agency
Telephone:
814-231-3050
2643 Gateway Drive
Fax:
814-231-3083
State College, PA
16801
Bob Crum, Director
rcrum@crcog.net
Tom Zilla, Transportation
Planner
tzilla@crcog.net
Trish Meek, Transportation Planner
tmeek@crcog.net
Greg Kausch, Transportation Planner
gkausch@crcog.net or
gkausch@catabus.com
Lori Shingler, Administrative Assistant
lshingler@crcog.net
Centre County
Planning Office
Telephone:
814-355-6791
420 Holmes Street – Willowbank Office
Building
Fax:
814-355-8661
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Bob Jacobs, Director
rbjacobs@co.centre.pa.us
Sue Hannegan,
Assistant Director
shannegan@co.centre.pa.us
Mike Bloom, Transportation
Planner
dmbloom@co.centre.pa.us
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