CENTRE COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2643 Gateway Drive, State College, PA 16801 Phone: 814-231-3050
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Centre Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:00 pm Patton
Township Municipal Building AGENDA
1.
Call
to Order and Pledge of Allegiance 2.
Approval
of Minutes: September 22, 2009
Coordinating Committee meeting 3.
Citizen Comments:
For items not on the
agenda
4.
2011-2014
Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): 5.
Transportation Enhancements (TE)
Program: 6.
I-80
Toll Conversion Project:
Status report
from CCMPO staff 7.
FY
2010-11 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP): 8.
2010 Meeting Schedule: 9.
Member
Reports: 10.
Announcements 11. Adjourn
2011-2014
CENTRE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)
In
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. MPO staff provided a report
to the CCMPO Committees in September 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 to the CCMPO Committees in December. Attached are:
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 Pine Grove Mountain – Phase II 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. ·
The
Preliminary Draft 2011-2014 TIP includes the PE phase of the Route 26 Pine Grove
Mountain - Phase II project (lower escape ramp), but does not include
funding for the final design, right-of-way, utility relocation and construction
phases of the project. ·
Includes
twenty (20) state bridges. ·
Includes one
(1) local bridge, and a Local Bridge – Retroactive Reimbursement Line Item to
help finance other local bridge projects. ·
Funding levels
for the Bridge Preservation Line Item are significantly reduced from the current
TIP. ·
Currently, a
Pavement Restoration (e.g. Betterment) Line Item is not included on the
Preliminary Draft 2011-2014 TIP. ***** The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report, and provide comments to
assist in the preparation of a Preliminary Draft TIP that will be presented to
the Coordinating Committee for approval at a special meeting scheduled for
December 16, 2009. The
Technical Committee will meet on December 9, 2009 to prepare a recommendation to
the Coordinating Committee about approval of Preliminary Draft TIP for
submission to the PennDOT Central Office. The
Coordinating Committee will consider that recommendation at its meeting on
December 16, 2009.
Presented by:
PennDOT District 2-0 staff No
action required
ITEM 5TRANSPORTATION
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: ·
There will
not be a statewide TE funding application cycle.
·
The TE
allocation is anticipated to be utilized for previously-approved TE projects
that have not yet been advanced to construction.
·
In
MPOs/RPOs which have already advanced all previously-approved projects, TE funds
may be utilized for additional projects as determined by the MPO/RPO.
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: ·
Disposition of the balance of funds
in the FY 2010 TE Line Item
·
TE
project solicitation process for the 2011–2014 TIP
The
TE Review Committee recommended the following:
FY
2010 TE LINE ITEM FUNDS
2011-2014
TE LINE ITEM FUNDS ·
Work with the PennDOT Central
Office to develop a solicitation process and TE project ranking criteria.
·
Conduct
a Centre County TE funding application cycle in summer 2010.
·
To
ensure funding does not lapse, allocate the FY 2011 funds for the completion of
the Centre Hall Streetscape Project. The
project was not able to be constructed in its entirety due to funding
constraints but the design has been completed for the entire project area.
The project sponsor would need to retain a design consultant to prepare
and submit a bid package. This
project could be advanced before the 9/30/11 obligation deadline.
·
Program
FY 2012–2014 funds to projects selected as part of the summer 2010 application
cycle.
The
Technical Committee has recommended approval of the approach specified above for
disposition and allocation of the TE funding.
Staff will provide a report about the recommendation.
Attached is:
The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report and the Technical
Committee’s recommendation, and consider taking action.
Presented by: Trish Meek, CRPA Action:
Retain
the FY 2010 TE Line Item funds for the Boalsburg Streetscape project to cover
potential cost overruns. Non-construction
projects may be considered if Harris Township does not need additional funding. Allocate
FY 2011 funds to the Centre Hall Streetscape project, and authorize staff to
contact Centre Hall Borough to confirm its commitment to proceed with Phase II
of the project.
Amend the 2009-2012 TIP to include the Centre Hall project in FY 2011.
Conduct a TE application cycle in Summer 2010.
ITEM 6I-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 to
address the deficiencies identified by FHWA in the application.
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. The
CCMPO established a position on the proposed I-80 Toll Conversion project on
January 22, 2008, when the Coordinating Committee approved a motion indicating
its support for the intent of Act 44 to provide transportation funding, but
opposing the tolling of I-80 as a method of generating revenue. Attached
are:
The Coordinating Committee should
receive the staff report, and may provide comments and questions to staff.
Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA No
action required ***** 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 7FY
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. The
purpose of this agenda item is to receive a brief report about staff work tasks
that are underway, and initiate discussion about priorities for the FY 2010-11
UPWP. Attached
are:
Key
elements of the guidance for preparing the FY 2010-11 UPWP include: ü
Base
federal and state funding will remain at the same level as the current FY
2009-10 UPWP. ü
Funding
levels for supplemental planning funds projects have not yet been established.
Prior supplemental planning funds projects should be completed before
applying for new projects. ü
The
integration of land use and transportation planning should be strengthened. ü
Efforts
should include participation in Smart Transportation, and Linking Planning and
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) initiatives, including the
implementation of a new Project Development Process. ü
Transportation
performance measures should be developed for the LRTP and TIP, and additional
documentation should be included in the LRTP and TIP to justify planning and
programming decisions. ü
Planning
and programming should focus on system preservation and maintenance, safety, and
structurally deficient bridges. 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. ***** Of particular interest in the discussion of UPWP work
tasks is input about potential supplemental planning funds projects.
Currently, there are three supplemental planning funds underway.
In addition to the supplemental planning funds projects, the MPO staff
will also serve as the project manager for the Moshannon Valley Park and Ride
Feasibility Study, funded through the Pennsylvania Community Transportation
Initiative (PCTI).
To date, one candidate supplemental planning funds
project for the new FY 2010-11 UPWP has been proposed: ·
Updating
the 1998 CATA Public Transportation Plan (short-range transit plan) - this would
be a follow-up to the Assessment of Public Transportation Services project. ***** The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report, and provide comments to
assist in the preparation of the new UPWP, particularly related to candidate
supplemental planning funds projects.
Presented by: No action required
ITEM 82010
MEETING SCHEDULE The Coordinating Committee
should confirm the dates and time for its 2010 meetings.
In 2009 and prior years, the Committee held meetings on the 4th
Tuesday of the months in which meetings were scheduled. Meetings are not held every
month during the year.
The 4th Tuesday was
originally selected because there were no conflicts with meetings of municipal
governing bodies and other regional organizations.
In addition, actions required by the CCMPO are often related to
end-of-the-month deadlines, thus a meeting late in the month provides staff
adequate time to prepare materials and the agenda package.
Should the Coordinating
Committee continue to meet on the 4th Tuesday, meetings in 2010 would
be held as specified in the proposed meeting schedule attached to this item.
Staff notes that additional meetings may need to be scheduled to address
unanticipated items.
The
Coordinating Committee should review the proposed meeting schedule, and approve
the dates and times of meetings for 2010.
Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA Action: Approve meeting dates and times for 2010.
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