CENTRE COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2643 Gateway Drive, State College, PA 16801 Phone: 814-231-3050
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Centre
Tuesday, September, 2009 6:00 pm
Please Note the Location: AGENDA 1.
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance 2.
Approval of Minutes:
June
23, 2009 Coordinating Committee meeting 3. Citizen Comments: For items not on the agenda Approve
amended Centre County Air Quality Conformity Analysis Amend
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to add project Amend
2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to add project Approve
request to add Old Gatesburg Road Extension to the Federal Aid System
Action: Approve amendments
and request 5.
Amend
2009-2012 Centre County TIP to add project Action: Approve amendment 6.
Local
Access Interchange, Route 26, and
Action:
Approve response to 7.
2009-2012 Centre
TIP administrative
actions
No action required 8.
2011-2014 Centre Guidance for preparing new TIP No action required 9.
CCMPO DRAFT Calendar Year (CY) 2010 Budget:
Review draft budget
No action required 10.
Member Reports:
Reports about a significant item(s) of interest from each member (limited to 1
minute)
No action required 11.
Announcements 12. Adjourn
ITEM 4 OLD
Approve
Amend
Amend
2009-2012 Centre Approve
Request to Add Project to Federal Aid System In
May 2009, two projects in One
of the approved projects is the Old Gatesburg Road Extension in In
order for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to grant environmental
clearance and PCTI funds to be expended, the project must be included on the
CCMPO’s LRTP and TIP, and the roadway designated as part of the Federal Aid
System. Because the project provides
new roadway capacity, the CCMPO’s Air Quality Conformity Analysis must be
amended and approved. ***** In
June 2009, the Coordinating Committee authorized the completion of an amended
Air Quality Conformity Analysis and public input efforts, in anticipation of
taking action in September 2009 to include the Old Gatesburg Road Extension on
the LRTP and TIP. A
revised Air Quality Conformity Analysis was prepared, which illustrates that the
forecasted emission estimates for the amended LRTP and TIP remain below the
emissions thresholds established for The
revised Conformity Analysis and the proposed amendment of the LRTP and TIP were
made available on August 11, 2009 for a 30-day public comment period.
A public information meeting was held on September 8, 2009, and the
comment period concluded on September 11, 2009.
No comments were received at the public meeting, and the only written
comment received was a letter of support provided by the Ferguson Township Board
of Supervisors. ***** Federal
regulations require that the Old Gatesburg Road Extension be added to the Centre
County Federal Aid/Functional Classification System as an Urban Collector.
The CCMPO must make a formal request to PennDOT to revise the Federal Aid
System. PennDOT will forward the
request to the FHWA, which is responsible for taking action on the request. All
existing roads that intersect with the Old Gatesburg Road Extension at its
proposed termini are currently on the Federal Aid System:
*****
The
revised Air Quality Conformity Analysis documents are not included with
the agenda package, but are available on the CCMPO’s website at www.ccmpo.net
. ***** The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report, and consider the
following actions for the ü
Approve the amended Centre
County Air Quality Conformity Analysis ü
Amend the CCMPO’s LRTP to
include the project ü
Amend the 2009-2012 Centre ü
Approve a request to add the
project to the Federal Aid/Functional Classification System as an Urban
Collector On
September 9, the Technical Committee recommended approval of these actions. Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA Action:
Approval of an amended Air Quality Conformity Analysis; amendment of the
LRTP and TIP to add the Old Gatesburg Road Extension project; and approval of a
request to add the project to the Federal Aid System as an Urban Collector.
Amend
2009-2012 Centre The
second Because
the project is a study and the lead sponsor is the CCMPO, funding will be
provided through the MPO’s FY 2009-10 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).
In June 2009, the Coordinating Committee amended the FY 2009-10 UPWP to
include the project. Since
June, PennDOT provided additional guidance, which specifies that the project
must also be included on the 2009-2012 Centre County TIP in order for funds to
be committed. Addition of this
project to the TIP requires formal action by the Coordinating Committee.
However, because the project is a study, there are no additional
requirements relative to public comment or air quality conformity. After
the project is added to the TIP, a work order amendment to the FY 2009-10 Annual
Agreement between PennDOT and the Centre Regional Planning Commission will be
executed, and the project will begin in late 2009 or early 2010. MPO
staff will not provide a presentation about this item, but will answer questions
from the Coordinating Committee. On
September 9, the Technical Committee recommended approval of an amendment to the
TIP to add this project. The
Coordinating Committee should consider adding the
Presented by: Greg Kausch, CRPA Action:
Amend the 2009-2012 Centre County TIP to include $100,000 from the PCTI
for completion of the
ITEM 6JULY
AND AUGUST 2009 At
the June 23, 2009 meeting, the Coordinating Committee approved a motion to
continue advancing the I-99/I-80 High Speed Interchange and I-80/Route 26 Local
Access Interchange projects as planned. The
CCMPO’s action was conveyed to the Marion Township Board of Supervisors by
correspondence dated July 17, 2009. At
the direction of the Chair, MPO staff has prepared draft responses to several
items in the Township’s correspondence.
Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA
Karen Michael, PennDOT District 2-0
ITEM 7 2009-2012
CENTRE TIP
Administrative Actions The
2009-2012 Centre County TIP was adopted by the CCMPO in July 2008, and became
effective on October 1, 2008 following approval by the Federal Highway
Administration and Federal Transit Administration.
The CCMPO approved amendments to the TIP in November 2008, and several
other administrative actions have also been completed by PennDOT and CATA. The
CCMPO’s adopted Procedures for TIP
Modifications permits project sponsors (typically PennDOT and CATA) to
complete certain administrative actions without requiring formal approval by the
Coordinating Committee. Although the
majority of the administrative actions taken for the 2009-2102 TIP have been
minor in scope, several actions are more significant. The
attached table describes several of the more significant administrative actions
that have been taken, and reflect the latest status, estimated cost, and
schedule for key projects on the TIP. Attached is:
The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report.
Presented by: No action required
2011-2014
CENTRE Guidance
for Preparing New TIP On
August 18, 2009, MPO staff participated in a statewide conference call during
which PennDOT provided guidance about the schedule and guidance for preparing
the new 2011-2014 TIP and Twelve Year Transportation Program (TYP). The
TIP and the TYP are updated every two years, and the update process
traditionally takes approximately one year.
However, because of uncertainty about the level of federal and state
funding in the next few years, the preparation of guidance documents for the TIP
update was delayed. The final
guidance documents provided in late August frame the process and schedule for
preparing the new TIP. MPO
and PennDOT staff will report on significant items related to the update
process, including but not limited to: ü
State
Transportation Commission Public Hearing on October 8, 2009 in ü
Transportation
Enhancements funding ü
Assumptions
about federal funding levels ü
Assumptions
about state funding levels ü
Tentative
schedule for preparing Draft TIP documents ü
Tentative
schedule for completing Final TIP documents, the required air quality conformity
analysis, and the required public comment period Attached is:
The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report.
Presented by:
PennDOT District 2-0 and Central Office staff No action required
ITEM 9 CCMPO
DRAFT CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2010 BUDGET Review
Draft Budget The
Centre Regional Planning Agency (CRPA) serves as the lead staff support agency
for the CCMPO. The budget for the
staff services is detailed in the CCMPO’s section of the Centre Region Council
of Governments (COG) annual (calendar year) operating budget. In
September 2008, the revenue and expenditure sheets from the CCMPO’s Draft CY
2009 Budget were provided to the Coordinating Committee for information
purposes. This year, the Chair
directed staff to provide a report about the Draft CY 2010 Budget. Attached
are:
Key
items related to the Draft CY 2010 Budget include: ·
Federal
and state funding from PennDOT is anticipated to remain at the same level ·
County,
municipal, and CATA funding shares are anticipated to increase by 5% ·
Operating
expenses are anticipated to be slightly lower ·
Special
projects expenditures are anticipated to be substantially lower ***** Staff
notes that the CCMPO’s calendar year
operating budget differs from the fiscal
year budget in the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).
The calendar year budget
includes a full accounting of revenue and expenditures.
However, the fiscal year budget in the UPWP describes only federal and state
funds provided by PennDOT, and the minimum required local matching funds.
Historically, County and municipal officials have committed a
substantially higher amount of local funds to the CCMPO than the minimum
required match. The
Coordinating Committee should receive the staff report.
Presented by: No action required
ITEM 10 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
Coordinating Committee include:
Centre
Centre
Benner
Ferguson
Upper Bald
Mountaintop Planning Region
Ken Hall
Centre Area Transportation Authority
Centre Regional Planning Commission
Ronald Buckalew
PennDOT Central Office (
PennDOT District 2-0 Office ( Non-voting
members of the Coordinating Committee include:
Bellefonte Borough
Federal Transit Administration
Keith Lynch *****
Presented by: Committee members No
action required
ITEM
11 1.
Future Meeting
Dates
a.
Technical Committee:
Wednesday, November 18, 2009,
9:30 am
Location to be determined ð
Centre
ð
2011-2014
Centre ð
FY
2010-11 UPWP
b.
Coordinating Committee:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 6:00 pm
Location to be determined ð
Centre
ð
2011-2014
Centre ð
FY
2010-11 UPWP
Additional
meetings of the CCMPO Committees may be scheduled in December 2009 to discuss
the 2011-2014 Centre 2.
On September
4, 2009, CRPA Office Manager Ms.
Amy Dugan will begin her duties as the new CRPA Office Manager on September 21.
Amy has extensive experience in financial and administrative management
in the public sector, including her most recent position with 3. As authorized by the
CCMPO in June 2009, an application was submitted to the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery
(TIGER)” Discretionary Grants Program for funding to construct the I-99/I-80
High Speed Interchange and I-80/Route 26 Local Access Interchange.
A total of $95 million was requested for construction of both
interchanges, which will leverage $51.3 million in federal Appalachian
Development Highway System (ADHS) funds already committed for the High Speed
Interchange. Funding for the TIGER
Program is provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
[federal stimulus legislation]. The
application is available in PDF form on the CCMPO’s website at www.ccmpo.net
. On behalf of the CCMPO, staff extends its thanks to PennDOT District 2-0 Executive Kevin Kline, Assistant District Executive Karen Michael, and in particular, Management Analyst Sharon Hay, for their efforts in preparing the TIGER application. Without the commitment of resources by District 2-0, the preparation of an application would not have been completed. 4. On September 11,
2009, PennDOT announced that CATA’s application for funding from the Job
Access Reverse Commute (JARC) Program was approved.
A total of $192,000 ($153,600 federal; $38,400 state) was approved for
CATA’s purchase of new vanpool vans. The
application was consistent with the CCMPO’s adopted Coordinated Public Transit
– Human Services Transportation Plan.
Jim May, Director
jmay@crcog.net
Tom Zilla, Transportation Planner
tzilla@crcog.net
Trish Meek, Transportation Planner
tmeek@crcog.net
Greg Kausch, Transportation Planner gkausch@crcog.net
Amy Dugan, Office Manager
On the web at www.ccmpo.net
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