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
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 1:30 pm Conference Room South Branch Library 4310 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas
Public comment may be taken on any agenda item during the discussion of that item.
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:
Background (continued) In addition to the national goals listed above performance measures also apply to transit systems regarding state
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 8th. It was published in the paper, sent out thru emails, and listed on the MPO website. The call ended on October 12th at 5 p.m. A survey was also conducted for the MTP and as of the closing date of October 12th, 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
Recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
taken on this item. Action Requested
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 distribution. According to TxDOT formula this category is for “mobility and added capacity projects along a 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
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.
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.
FUNDING YEAR FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 TOTAL 06/19/2018 PROJECTED FUNDING 3,420,000 $ 4,800,000 $ 6,290,000 $ 6,950,000 $ 6,780,000 $ 7,150,000 $ 7,190,000 $ 7,220,000 $ 7,240,000 $ 7,180,000 $ 64,220,000 $ REMAINING BALANCE (2,200,000) $ 2,600,000 $ (18,260,000) $ (13,810,000) $ (7,030,000) $ (130,000) $ (1,750,000) $ 5,470,000 $ 12,710,000 $ 19,890,000 $ (2,510,000) $ PROJECT LIMITS TYPE OF WORK CSJ # LET DATE ESTIMATED PROJECT COST MPO FUNDS TXDOT FUNDS OTHER FUNDS TOTAL PROJECT COST SL 322 SH 36 TO LYTLE CREEK EXIT RAMP RELOCATION CSJ 2398-01-051 01/01/2018 $ 750,000 $ 500,000 500,000 $ $ 150,000 $ 100,000 $ 750,000 US 83 SOUTH OF FM 204 (CLARK/REMINGTON ROAD) TO FM 707 CONSTRUCT OVERPASS AND RELOCATE RAMPS CSJ 0034-01-126 08/01/2018 10,000,000 $ 5,120,000 $ 5,120,000 $ 4,880,000 $ $ 10,000,000 FARM TO MARKET 89 (BUFFALO GAP ROAD) Phase I REBECCA LANE TO JUST NORTH OF US 83 ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS CSJ 0699-01-052 07/01/2020 11,650,000 $ 11,650,000 $ 11,650,000 $
$ 11,650,000 FARM TO MARKET 89 (BUFFALO GAP ROAD) Phase II NEAR BETTES LANE TO REBECCA LANE ACCESS MANAGEMENT CSJ 0699-01-051 07/01/2020 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $
$ 10,000,000 FARM TO MARKET 89 ANTILLEY ROAD INTERSECTION INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS CSJ 0699-01-056 07/01/2020 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $
$ 2,000,000 US 83 FM 707 TO ANTILLEY ROAD ADD FRONTAGE ROAD CSJ 0034-01-127 08/01/2020 7,000,000 $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 $ $ 7,000,000 US 83 .67 MILES NORTH OF FM 3034 TO .28 MILES SOUTH OF FM 3034 CONSTRUCT NEW OVERPASS CSJ 0033-05-089 09/01/2021 13,000,000 $
13,000,000 $ $ 13,000,000 FARM TO MARKET 3034 US 83 TO FM 600 REHAB AND WIDEN CSJ 3068-01-012 under CSJ 0033-05- 089 09/01/2021 2,500,000 $ 2,500,000 $ 2,500,000 $
$ 2,500,000 FARM TO MARKET 707 FM 89 (BUFFALO GAP ROAD) TO US 83 REHAB AND WIDEN ROADWAY CSJ 0663-01-024 08/01/2024 7,000,000 $ 7,000,000 $ 7,000,000 $
$ 7,000,000 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES TRAFFIC OPERATIONS TBD FY 2023/2024 1,810,000 $ 1,810,000 $ 1,810,000 $ $ 1,810,000 FM 89 (BUFFALO GAP) AT RIO MESA FM 89 AT RIO MESA INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, INSTALLATION OF SIGNAL LIGHT TBD FY 2023 250,000 $ 250,000 $ 250,000 $
$ 250,000 LOOP 322 FRONTAGE ROAD OLDHAM LANE TO BUS I20 OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TBD TBD 2,100,000 $
US 277 US 83 (WINTERS FREEWAY) TO FM 3438 LIGHT TO MEDIUM REHAB AND POSSIBLE BIKE FACILITIES, SIDEWALKS CSJ 0407-06-XXX TBD 6,500,000 $
$ - STATE HIGHWAY 351 TREADWAY TO IH20 REHAB, SIDEWALK, & BIKE FACILITIES 0011-01-XXX TBD 3,000,000 $
$ - TOTAL 5,620,000 $
27,150,000 $ 2,500,000 $
250,000 $ 8,810,000 $
44,330,000 $ 21,530,000 $
ABILENE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
NOTE: FY 2017 OF THE 10 YEAR PLAN WAS US 83D (TREADAWAY ROAD) FOR $1.520,000
Approved Policy Board Mtg 06-19-18
10 YEAR PLAN
FUNDING YEAR FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 TOTAL 09/20/2019 PROJECTED FUNDING 3,420,000 $ 4,800,000 $ 9,750,000 $ 3,110,000 $ 2,620,000 $ 9,300,000 $ 5,620,000 $ 4,290,000 $ 8,060,000 $ 7,540,000 $ 6,580,000 $ 7,840,000 $ 64,710,000 $ REMAINING BALANCE (6,820,000) $ 4,800,000 $ 4,233,484 $ (18,540,000) $ 120,000 $ 7,300,000 $ 5,620,000 $ (2,710,000) $ 8,060,000 $ 7,540,000 $ 6,580,000 $ 7,840,000 $ 26,043,484 $ RUNNING BALANCE 6,250,000 $ (12,290,000) $ (12,170,000) $ (4,870,000) $ 750,000 $ (21,960,000) $ (13,900,000) $ (6,360,000) $ 220,000 $ 8,060,000 $ PROJECT LIMITS TYPE OF WORK MPO PROJECT # CSJ # ESTIMATED LET DATE M P O R ESTIMATED PROJECT COST MPO FUNDS TXDOT FUNDS OTHER FUNDS TOTAL PROJECT COST US 83 SOUTH OF FM 204 (CLARK/REMINGTON ROAD) TO FM 707 CONSTRUCT OVERPASS AND RELOCATE RAMPS S0083-C5-01 CSJ 0034-01-126 08/01/2018 19,355,728 $ 5,120,000 $ 5,120,000 $ 14,235,728 $ $ 19,355,728 US 277/US 83 US 83/84 TO CATCLAW ROAD TO US 277 TO TEXAS AVENUE CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS, SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS, AND ADA RAMPS MVAR-XSR-BP CSJ 0908-33-099 01/01/2020 1,008,258 $ 1,008,258 $
1,008,258 $ $ 1,008,258 20,363,986 $ 5,120,000 $
1,008,258 $ 5,120,000 $ 14,235,728 $ 1,008,258 $ $ 20,363,986 US 83 FM 707 TO ANTILLEY ROAD ADD FRONTAGE ROAD CSJ 0034-01-127 08/01/2020 7,000,000 $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 $ 3,500,000 $ $ 7,000,000 FARM TO MARKET 89 (BUFFALO GAP ROAD) Phase I REBECCA LANE TO JUST NORTH OF US 83 ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS S0089-3-CA CSJ 0699-01-052 07/01/2021 P R I O R 11,650,000 $ 11,650,000 $ 11,650,000 $
$ 11,650,000 FARM TO MARKET 89 (BUFFALO GAP ROAD) Phase II NEAR BETTES LANE TO REBECCA LANE ACCESS MANAGEMENT S0089-C1-CA CSJ 0699-01-051 under CSJ 0699- 01-052 07/01/2021 P R I O R 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $ 10,000,000 $
$ 10,000,000 FARM TO MARKET 3034 US 83 TO FM 600 REHAB AND WIDEN CSJ 3068-01-012 under CSJ 0033- 05-089 09/01/2021 2,500,000 $ 2,500,000 $ 2,500,000 $
$ 2,500,000 FARM TO MARKET 89 ANTILLEY ROAD INTERSECTION LOWER PROFILE AND OTHER IMPROVEMENT TO THE INTERSECTION LVARI-XSR-MS and SVARI-XSR- MS CSJ 0699-01-056 02/01/2023 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 $
$ 2,000,000 FARM TO MARKET 707 FM 89 (BUFFALO GAP ROAD) TO US 83 REHAB AND WIDEN ROADWAY SO707-CI-CA CSJ 0663-01-024 08/01/2025 7,000,000 $ 7,000,000 $ 7,000,000 $
$ 7,000,000 US 83 .67 MILES NORTH OF FM 3034 TO .28 MILES SOUTH OF FM 3034 CONSTRUCT NEW OVERPASS S0083-B2-01 CSJ 0033-05-089 09/01/2021 P R I O R 13,000,000 $
13,000,000 $ $ 13,000,000 IH 20 EAST OF LOOP 322 TO SH 351 ADD 2 MAIN LANES AND REPLACE OVERPASS STRUCTURES S020-E24-CA 01/01/2023 40,000,000 $
40,000,000 $ $ 40,000,000 IH 20 SH 351 TO EAST OF PINE STREET ADD 2 MAIN LANES AND REPLACE OVERPASS STRUCTURES S020-E25-CA 01/01/2025 60,000,000 $ 20,000,000 $ 20,000,000 $ 40,000,000 $ $ 60,000,000 153,150,000 $
3,500,000 $ 21,650,000 $ 2,500,000 $ 2,000,000 $
27,000,000 $
56,650,000 $ 96,500,000 $
$ 153,150,000
ABILENE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Approved Policy Board Mtg ??????
10 YEAR PLAN
TOTALS CURRENT PROJECTS
Based on UTP FY 2020 Funding TOTALS
Recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
list. Action Requested
Background The federal planning regulations require that metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in areas over 200,000 population, in cooperation with the state, develop long-range transportation plans for all urbanized areas within the state. The development of a long-range transportation plan relies on the regional computer travel demand model (TDM) forecasting performed in each urban area within the state. The TDM is a software tool to predict how people will use the transportation system today and in the future. TDMs answer important questions about where people travel and how they get there. They also evaluate the ability of the existing transportation system to accommodate future growth. This is accomplished through the use of population and household characteristics to estimate the number of trips people make in the study area called Trip Generation. This is then tied to certain land uses that are assumed to be trip attractors or destinations during Trip Distribution. Trip Mode is how people get from place to place. The final step is the Route Assignment that determines the actual routes that people are likely to take from start to finish. Developing reasonable estimates of the demographic inputs is crucial to achieving good, useable model results. The inputs are used by the travel demand models to develop estimates of travel, specifically how many trips will be made, what mode of travel will be used to make the trips, where they come from, and where the trips will go. The trip generation model uses population, number of households, and median household income to develop the number of trips by trip purpose produced in each Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ). Employment data is used to produce estimates of the number of trips attracted to each zone. If reasonable estimates of population, households, and/or income are not used, the number of trips produced can be grossly over-estimated or underestimated. Additionally, if the population, households, and employment are not properly located in the zones, ultimately the trips assigned to the network will not accurately predict local travel patterns. The output of the travel forecasts is used by the MPO to develop and/or update the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and to rank transportation improvements in order of priority in the Transportation Improvement Program.
Current Situation TxDOT has hired Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP to develop the model for the Abilene MPO which is a tremendous help to staff. Our kickoff meeting was held on May 24, 2019. The 2015 network has been completed, reviewed, and submitted to TxDOT for approval. Currently working on demographic information.
Recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) N/A. Action Requested
Background
The purpose of the by-laws is to inform the public of the MPO’s business, operations, structure, procedures, internal processes, and other related transportation matters. As part of the Policy Board By-laws, Article Seven deals with the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The By-laws list the members of the TAC as follows: Voting members
Non-voting members
Seven voting members, with at least one from the City of Abilene, one from TxDOT and one from another agency, shall constitute a quorum of the Technical Advisory Committee.
Current Situation Some of the positions allow a designee and others do not. For the past year, we have had some issues with quorum. In March the meeting had to be moved due to a lack of quorum. In May we barely made quorum. In order to facilitate this process and ensure quorum, we would like to propose that the By-laws be amended to allow an appointed designee for the voting members. This designee would be established via a standard form submitted to the MPO and would act in the place of the member as needed.
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01/29/19 04/05/19 05/28/19 07/30/19 09/24/19 11/26/19 Attend % YTD Attend % CY 8/5/19
MTG CNX
TAC 1
0% TAC 1.1 1
33% TAC 2
0% TAC 2.1
0% TAC 3
17% TAC 3.1 1
40% 50% TAC 4
0% TAC 4.1 1
17% TAC 5
0% TAC 5.1
0% TAC 6
17% TAC 6.1 1
100% 50% TAC 7
0% TAC 8 1 1
60% 50% TAC 9 1 1
60% 50% TAC 10 1 1 1
50% TAC 11 1 1 1 1
100% 83% TAC 12
0% TAC 13 1 1
75% 50% TAC 14 1 1 1
50% TAC 15 1 1
33% TAC 16 1 1 1
80% 67% TAC 17 1 1 1 1
100% 83% TAC 18 1 1
60% 50% TOTAL GROUP ATTENDANCE 10 11 8 7 8 49% 32% EX OFFICIO 1 0% 0% EX OFFICIO 2 0% 0% EX OFFICIO 3 0% 0% EX OFFICIO 4 0% 0% EX OFFICIO 5 0% 0%
MPO Technical Advisory Committee Attendance (Updated 10/15/19)
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Recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) N/A. Action Requested 1. Amend the By-laws to allow the change to the TAC voting members adding “designee”.
PROJECT DATE BID PERCENTAGE COMPLETE CONTRACTOR FUNDING SOURCE CONTRACT AMOUNT Water Department Street & Misc. Repair Work 2019-2020 07/17/2018 10% Contract Paving Co. Water Department Funds $971,130.50 2015 Bond Traffic Signal Project (Multi Year Project) 08/24/2017 100% Siemens 2015 Bond Funds $1,892,747.60 Hartford St. from Veterans Blvd. to Clack St. 01/15/2019 100% J.H. Strain & Sons 2015 Bond Funds $556,210.74 Corsicana from Benbrook to Texas 01/22/2019 100% Nobles Road Construction Inc. 2015 Bond Funds $451,761.29 Leggett Dr. from S. 7th St. to S. 1st St. 02/05/2019 100% Bontke Brothers Construction Co., Inc. 2015 Bond Funds $324,349.70 Vogel St. from Danville Dr. to Grape St. 01/26/2019 100% J.H. Strain & Sons 2015 Bond Funds $657,860.25
02/12/2019 100% J.H. Strain & Sons 2015 Bond Funds $794,025.22 SODA HMAC Phase III 02/28/2018 100% Bontke Brothers Construction Co., Inc. SODA HMAC Phase III $657,860.25 Catclaw & Rebecca Intersection Improvement 03/26/2019 100% Bontke Brothers Construction Co., Inc. 2015 Bond Funds $399,050.00 Ridgemont Dr. from Rebecca Lane to Clack St. 08/13/2019 25% Bontke Brothers Construction Co., Inc. DCOA Funds $993,833.00 Safety City Parking Improvements 04/23/2019 100% Bontke Brothers Construction Co., Inc. Friends of SS and CIP $138,000.00 GRAND TOTAL $7,836,828.55 PROJECT DATE BID PERCENTAGE COMPLETE CONTRACTOR FUNDING SOURCE CONTRACT AMOUNT APD Training Field Driveway and Parking Lot 06/25/2019 100% Bontke Brothers Construction Co., Inc. CIP 251,382.82 Pioneer Drive Repairs (2019) 07/09/2019 100% Nobles Road Construction 2015 Bond Funds 593,468.58 GRAND TOTAL $844,851.40 PROJECT DATE BID PERCENTAGE COMPLETE BID YEAR FUNDING SOURCE ESTIMATED AMOUNT Honey Bee Re-alignment TBD 50% Designed 2020 Fort Phantom Lot Sales Funding $1,600,000.00
TBD 95% Designed 2020 2015 Bond Funds $1,370,000.00
TBD 95% Designed 2020 2015 Bond Funds $1,700,000.00 Butternutt St./S 1st St. to Treadway TBD 90% Designed 2020 2015 Bond Funds $2,900,000.00 T&P Lane from ES 11th to Sandy St. TBD 90% Designed 2020 2015 Bond Funds $680,000.00 CBD Concrete TBD 95% Designed (Consultant) 2019 2015 Bond Funds $6,640,000.00 Transportation Alternatives Set Aside Program (TASA) Sidewalk Project TBD 15% Designed 2020 TASA Grant $1,100,000.00 2015 Bond Sidewalk (Multi Year Project) TBD 0% TBD 2015 Bond Funds $3,000,000.00 Traffic Calming School Zone Flashers (SRTS) TBD 20% TBD SRTS Grant $538,200.00 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Sidewalk Project TBD 0% TBD TA Grant $325,000.00 GRAND TOTAL $19,853,200.00 PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IN DESIGN PHASE
City of Abilene October 2019
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FINALIZED SINCE LAST MPO POLICY BOARD MEETING
Abilene MPO Transportation Policy Board Meeting October 22, 2019 CityLink Transit
ridership was 485 with average of 23.1 per day with some days showing ridership as much as 38 passengers per day. August ridership was 404 averaging 18.4. In comparison, May ridership was 183 with average of 8 per day and June reported 203 passengers for an average of 10.2 daily.
amenities for a rather high ridership area of the city.
bus parking area and employee parking areas. This additional lighting promotes safety for our employees and added security for our buses.
Financial Status Operation Report Tasks Training Sessions Meetings Director’s Report Future Work Tasks
Date Transaction Additional Data Authorization Expenditure Remaining Balance 10/01/2018 Work Order #1 FTA 5303 $55,233.00 $55,233.00 12/17/2018 October 2018 Billing #1 $17,075.01 $38,157.99 01/24/2019 Work Order #2 PL-112 $182,451.00 $220,608.99 01/25/2019 November 2018 Billing #2 $15,952.34 $204,656.65 02/13/2019 December 2018 Billing #3 $17,413.58 $187,243.07 03/19/2019 January 2019 Billing #4 $16,391.06 $170,852.01 04/12/2019 February 2019 Billing #5 $15,849.26 $155,002.75 05/22/2019 Work Order #3 PL-112 carryover $227,757.52 $382,760.27 06/13/2019 March 2019 Billing #6 $22,990.05 $359,770.22 06/13/2019 April 2019 Billing #7 $16,140.76 $343,629.46 07/23/2019 May 2019 Billing #8 $16,746.16 $326,883.30 10/03/2019 June 2019 Billing #9 $15,733.85 $311,149.45 TBD July 2019 Billing #10 $22,109.78 $289,039.67 TBD August 2019 Billing #11 $33,747.90 $255,291.77 September 2019 Billing #12 TOTALS $465,441.52 $210,149.75 $255,291.77
updated as of 10-16-19
October 1, 2018 thru September 30, 2019
From June 12, 2019 through October 11, 2019, some of the tasks completed by the Abilene MPO include the following: MPO Transportation/Transit Planning: Worked with the DRIVE Safe Coalition to conduct a Car Seat Checkup event at HEB on 09-21-19. Partnered with the City of Abilene (COA) and prepared a Transportation Alternatives/Safe Routes to School Application including resolutions of support and presentations to City Council, Taylor County Commissioners Court, Policy Board, and both AISD and WISD School Boards. Prepared and coordinated information on the MTP public meeting on 08-27-19 including interviews with radio stations on 08-22-19 and 08-26-19. Worked with the DRIVE Safe Coalition at a booth at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo. Hosted a booth at the National Night Out event with the DRIVE Safe Coalition to disseminate information and obtain feedback on the MTP survey and promote safety. Prepared an assessment and update to the National Highway System (NHS) for submittal to TxDOT. Updated the MPO’s Transit Asset Management Plan (TAM). Prepared the final FYs 2020-2021 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). Travel Demand Model (TDM) Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) examined and adjusted with consultant. New zones established. External stations examined and adjusted. New stations established for model area expansion. Prepared 2015 network & finalized attribute data with consultants. Prepared Null Parcels layer for demographic analysis (1,642 identified) Prepared potential Special Generators (SG’s) layer for trip generation adjustments (85 identified) Prepared Draft MPO Newsletter Initiated research in preparation for pending Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) requirement Prepared 2018 Traffic Count Map for MPO website Began work on Draft FY 2019 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (APOL) Began work on Draft 2020 PM 1 (Safety) Performance Measures Update
Future Work Tasks Travel Demand Model
MTP FYs 2020-2045 (Due January 20, 2020)
Annual Performance and Expenditure Report and Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (due December 15, 2019) FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) due May 2020 MPO Lease Renewal FHWA Non-TMA MPO Audit (2020)
EXECUTIVE SESSION The Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any item on the agenda as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections: 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about real property) 551.073 (Deliberations about gifts and donations), 551.074 (Personnel matters), and 551.076 (Deliberations about security devices). After discussion in executive session, any action or vote will be taken in public. Reconvene
Background The MPO leases office space from Prosperity Bank located at 402 Cypress Street. The term of the lease is from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Current Situation More information will be provided at the meeting. Recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) N/A. Action Requested