TWIN CITIES AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY TECHNICAL ADVISORY and POLICY COMMITTEES COMBINED MEETING

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1 TWIN CITIES AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY TECHNICAL ADVISORY and POLICY COMMITTEES COMBINED MEETING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Gallagher, Transportation Planner (269) x 1518 Brandon Kovnat, Transportation Planner (269) x1524 DATE: Monday, November 19, 2018 TIME: 9:30AM PLACE: Kinexus (Michigan Works!) Lighthouse Room 499 W Main St, Benton Harbor, MI AGENDA 1. Call to Order / Introductions 2. Changes to the Agenda 3. Public Comment 4. Approve Minutes September 17, 2018 Meeting (Enclosed) Action 5. Staff Report Transportation Improvement Program Timeline Review MDOT Request to Extend Review of 2045 LRP December 17th TwinCATS Approval TwinCATS 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan Draft Review Plan available at 6. Community Land Use and Zoning Member Updates 7. Airport Updates 8. Public Transit Updates and Amendments Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority (Enclosed) Action 9. Special Studies Napier Corridor Study Countywide Transit Study 10. FY 2019 Road Project Updates and Amendments Berrien County Road Department (Enclosed) Action MDOT (Enclosed) Action 11. Old Business 12. New Business TIP Project Review Subcommittee Selection Action Berrien County CMAQ Committee Nomination Action 13. State and Federal Updates 14. Privilege of the Floor or Public Comment 15. Adjournment The next TwinCATS meeting is scheduled for December 17, 9:30 am.

2 TWIN CITIES AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND POLICY COMMITTEE COMBINED MINUTES September 17, :30 A.M. Kinexus, Lighthouse Room Present Committee Representing Name Representing TAC Pol Carolyn Fowler Benton Charter Township x Eric Lester Berrien County Planning Commission x Brian Berndt Berrien County Road Department x Chris Cook City of Benton Harbor x x** Tim Zebell City of St. Joseph x Stacey Stephens Cornerstone Alliance x x Dick Stauffer Lincoln Charter Township x Amy Lipset MDOT - Southwest Region x Jonathon Smith MDOT Coloma Business Office x x Vince Desjardins Southwest Michigan Regional Airport x x Denise Cook St. Joseph Charter Township x Alex Little TCATA x x Bob Lawrence Village of Shoreham x x Brandon Kovnat SWMPC Staff Ryan fellows SWMPC Staff Others Present: Tony Dloughy Absent Committee Representing Name Representing TAC Pol Bill Chickering Berrien County Commissioner x Evan Smith Berrien County Community Development x x Juan Ganum City of Bridgman x x John Hodgson City of St. Joseph x Andrea Dewey* Federal Highway Administration x x Gloria Payne Lake Charter Township x x Terrie Smith Lincoln Charter Township x Jim Sturdevant MDOT Statewide Planning x x Katie Beck* MDOT Urban travel Analysis x Scott Weber* Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission x x Steve Tilly Royalton Township x x Johnathon Fisk** St. Joseph Charter Township x Roger Seeley St. Joseph Charter Township x Kim Gallagher SWMPC Staff *Non-voting member **Alternate Member

3 1. Call to Order / Introductions Technical Advisory Committee Chair Brian Berndt called the meeting to order at 9:35 and led the group in introductions. 2. Changes to the Agenda No changes to the agenda. Alex Little asked why the MOU between TCATA and TwinCATS was not included in the agenda. Brandon Kovnat said that there were a few items in it that were being reviewed before it was ready to be voted on by the TwinCATS Committees. 3. Public Comment None. 4. Approve Minutes Stacey Stephens said that she attended the August meeting but was not listed in the minutes. Motion to approve the minutes from the August 20, 2018 combined Technical Advisory and Policy Committee meeting with corrections Made by Chris Cook, second by Eric Lester. Motion approved 5. Staff Report Ryan Fellows explained three new public act that were recently approved that will affect asset management. Public Act 326 will require road agencies with more than 100 miles to create an asset management plan. Ryan said that all agencies are encouraged to create asset management plans but only large road agencies will be required to do so. Ryan went over the Long Range Plan (LRP) timeline. He explained that The LRP should be voted on at the November TwinCATS Meeting. Ryan presented on the Harbor Charrette. He mentioned that the charrette will be a series of public meetings about the future of the harbor. Eric Lester asked who would head the charrette. Ryan said it will be led by the National Charrette Institute. The main partners are SeaGrant, Office of the Great Lakes, Twin Cities Harbor committee, and the Governor s Office. The consultant for design is Drummond Carpenter. 6. Airport Updates Vince DesJardins said there was a fly in last weekend which was well attended. The self-service fuel tanks are expected next week. 7. Special Studies Napier Corridor Study: Ryan said that there would be a public meeting on Napier on September 24. He said that converting to three lanes from the bridge to Colfax was being considered but no boards had officially weighed n yet. Tim Zebell asked how it might affect air quality. Amy Lipset replied that the Inter Agency Working group (IAWG) for Berrien County had voted that a road diet would be exempt. She said that before any road

4 diet is implemented a traffic study is done to show if it is feasible and that is does not cause congestion. Therefore additional air quality analysis is not required. Countywide Transit Study: Ryan said that the steering committee would meet this week. The final report would be available by the end of the week, a followed by public meetings next week. Community Land Use and Zoning Member Updates Tim Zebell said that St. Joseph was developing a downtown plan. 8. Public Transit - Twin Cities Area Transportation Authority Alex Little said that TCATA had received a grant for continued work with the SMART team from the University of Michigan. He reiterated that TCATA had no interest in countywide consolidation. 9. Old Business Defining Regionally Significant Projects: Brandon presented the revised definition for regionally significant projects. Amy Lipset said the revised definition was functionally the same but that it removed unnecessary jargon and added clarity. Motion for the Technical Advisory Committee to recommend that the Policy Committee adopt the revised definition for regionally significant projects. Made by Alex Little, second by Tim Zebell. Motion Approved. Motion for the Policy Committee to approve the recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee. Made by Chris Cook, second by Denise Cook. Motion Approved. 10. New Business Performance measures: Brandon reviewed the performance measures for pavement condition, bridge condition, and system reliability. He then presented a resolution to support MDOT s performance targets for pavement condition, bridge condition, and system reliability. Motion for the Technical Advisory committee to recommend that The TwinCATS Policy Committee support MDOT s performance targets for pavement condition, bridge condition, and reliability. Made by Tim Zebell, second by Chris Cook. Motion Approved. Motion for the Policy Committee to approve the recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee. Made by Jonathon Smith, second by Eric Lester. Motion Approved. Brandon explained that another motion was need to officially amend the Transportation Improvement Program to include the performance measures language and targets. Motion for the Technical Advisory committee to recommend that The T the Transportation Improvement Program be amended to add the section on performance targets for pavement condition, bridge condition, and reliability. Made by Tim Zebell, second by Chris Cook. Motion Approved. Motion for the Policy Committee to approve the recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee. Made by Jonathon Smith, second by Eric Lester. Motion Approved.

5 Transportation Improvement Program: Brandon Kovnat explained the timeline for the TIP development. Tim Zebell asked if the dates could be changed, because there would not be enough time to do any public outreach before applications were due. Brandon explained that the dates were based on MDOT s guidance which stated that projects should be programed into JobNet by January 15. Amy Lipset said that this was a suggested date to allow MDOT time to review all projects. The cutoff for having the draft TIP list approved by MDOT is March 1 st. Amy believed that the MPO vote could be later than December. It was agreed that TwinCATS would vote on projects at the January meeting. Brandon presented the proposed Roadway Project Prioritization System. Amy requested that points be given to support fixed route transit. There was a discussion on whether any points could be removed to maintain a 50 point scale, but no agreement was reached on what to remove. Brandon said he would add two points to the prioritization system if a road carried a fixed transit route thus making the total points be out of 52. Motion for the Technical Advisory Committee to recommend that The TwinCATS Policy Committee adopt the project prioritization system for the Transportation Improvement Program, with changes. Made by Alex Little, second by Amy Lipset. Motion Approved. Motion for the Policy Committee to approve the recommendation from the Technical Advisory Committee. Made by Chris Cook, second by Alex Little. Motion Approved. 11. State and Federal Updates Jonathon Smith said that there was a MDOT call for projects and MDOT was reviewing applications from regional offices. Jonathon had submitted for rehabilitation of I-94 from exit 23 to exit 27. This was an area that had a scoping done but the construction hasn t been scheduled yet. 12. Privilege of the Floor and Public Comment Alex Little Said he M-139 was in need of repairs and it poor condition was damaging buses. Tony Dloughy said he was pleased with the Herald Palladium article about Napier. He especially liked the use of the walking audit. 13. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 11:00 AM. The next TwinCATS meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 15, 9:30 am.

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10 Filled out by: Brian Berndt Date: 10/29/2018 Project Update Sheet Project Name: Napier Ave. Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: Berrien County MDOT Job Number: Project Limits Napier from Saint Joseph River to 3700 feet East Project Length: Location: St. Joseph township Primary Work Type: Road Rehabilitation Phase CON Project Description: Mill and fill ADA ramps as required. Fund Source Federal State/Local Total STUL $355,000 $74,000 Local $429,000 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT January 2019 Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT February 2019 Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled March 2019 Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT April 2019 Project Obligated April 2019 Project Letting May 2019 Construction Start July 2019 Project Completion September 2019 Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date:

11 Filled out by: Brain Berndt Date: 10/29/2018 Project Update Sheet Project Name: John Beers Rd. Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: Berrien County MDOT Job Number: Project Limits From Yellow Creek to Eidson Road Project Length: 1.23 miles Location: Royalton Township Primary Work Type: Road Rehabilitation Phase CON Project Description: Construct 5 feet paved shoulders and resurface Fund Source Federal State/Local Total STUL $350,000 $129,000 Local $479,000 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT November, 2018 Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT January, 2019 Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled February, 2019 Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT March 2019 Project Obligated April 2019 Project Letting May 2019 Construction Start July 2019 Project Completion September 2019 Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date:

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14 Filled out by: Jonathon Smith Date: 11/09/2018 Project Update Sheet Project Name: I-94 East Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: Berrien County MDOT Job Number: Project Limits Under Glenlord and Cleveland over I-94 Project Length: Location: Primary Work Type: Brdige Rehabilitation Phase CON Project Description: Deep overlay, substructure repair, Beam Repair Fund Source Federal State/Local Total IM $2,727,000 $303,000 State $3,030,000 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT Project Obligated Project Letting 12/2018 Construction Start 04/2019 Project Completion 08/2019 Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date: Project was turned-in on October 3 rd for a December Letting. Any tree clearing needed will happen this winter prior to construction start.

15 Filled out by: Jonathon Smith Date: 11/09/2018 Project Update Sheet Project Name: M-139 Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: Berrien County MDOT Job Number: Project Limits At Tanglewood/Anna and M-63 at 16 th Ave Project Length: 0.71 Location: Royalton Primary Work Type: Minor Widening Phase CON Project Description: Install passing flares Fund Source Federal State/Local Total CM $243,802 $53,518 State $297,320 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT Project Obligated Project Letting 01/2019 Construction Start 04/2019 Project Completion 06/2019 Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date: Project Turned in 11/08/2018 for a January Letting. This project is paired with JN

16 Filled out by: Date: Project Update Sheet Project Name: M-63 Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: MDOT MDOT Job Number: Project Limits Over St. Joseph River Project Length: 0.0 Location: City of St. Joseph Primary Work Type: Bridge CPM Phase CON Project Description: Concrete pavement repair Fund Source Federal State/Local Total NH $3,216,667 $713,286 $3,929,953 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT Project Obligated Project Letting Construction Start Project Completion Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date:

17 Filled out by: Jonathon Smith Date: 11/09/2018 Project Update Sheet Project Name: I-94 BL Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: Berrien County MDOT Job Number: Project Limits Over St. Joseph River in Benton Harbor Project Length: Location: Primary Work Type: Bridge CPM Phase CON Project Description: Epoxy overlay, joints, mechanical and electrical Fund Source Federal State/Local Total NH $3,136,519 $695,513 State $3,832,032 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT Project Obligated Project Letting 12/2018 Construction Start 09/2019 Project Completion 05/2020 Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date: Project was turned-in on October 3 rd for a December Letting. This project is paired with

18 Filled out by: Jonathon Smith Date: 11/09/20118 Project Update Sheet Project Name: M-139 Fiscal Year of award: 2019 Responsible Agency: Berrien County MDOT Job Number: Project Limits Hinchman Road to North of Saint Joseph River Project Length: Location: Primary Work Type: Road Capital Preventive Maintenance Phase CON Project Description: Mill and One course Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay Fund Source Federal State/Local Total NH $1,849,282 $410,073 State $2,259,354 Activity Estimated Date Actual Date Resolution of Support for Local Match Submitted to SWMPC Project Application Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Package Submitted to MDOT Grade Inspection Meeting Scheduled Final Plan and Estimate to MDOT Project Obligated Project Letting 01/2019 Construction Start 04/2019 Project Completion 06/2019 Project is: On Schedule Behind Schedule (explain below) Briefly describe the work done to date: Project Turned in 11/08/2018 for a January Letting. This project is paired with JN

19 RICK SNYDER GOVERNOR STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SOUTHWEST REGION KIRK T. STEUDLE DIRECTOR October 29, 2018 Mr. K. John Egelhaaf, Executive Director Southwest Michigan Planning Commission 376 W. Main Street, Suite 130 Benton Harbor, Michigan Dear Mr. Egelhaaf: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) would like to inform the Twin Cities Area Transportation Study (TwinCATS) MPO committees of several amendment requests to the FY Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Additional details for these projects are included in the table below: Fiscal Year Project Name Project Limits Primary Work Type Phase Federal Cost & Source State Cost & Source MDOT Job # 2019 I-94W I-94E from mile point east to (Empire Ave.) (0.421 miles) 2019 I-94W I-94E from mile point (Nickerson Ct.) east to (0.329 miles) 2019 I-94W I-94E from mile point (Nickerson Ct.) east to (0.329 miles) 2019 I-94W I-94E from mile point (Nickerson Ct.) east to (0.329 miles) 2019 I-94W I-94E from mile point (Nickerson Ct.) east to (0.329 miles) 2020 M-139 *See bullets below. Traffic Safety Pavement Marking Traffic Safety Special Pavement Marking Traffic Safety Special Pavement Marking Traffic Safety Longitudinal Pavement Marking Traffic Safety Longitudinal Pavement Marking Road CPM Overband Crack Fill CON $1, HSIP PE $ HSIP CON $111, HSIP PE $ HSIP CON $193, HSIP CON $64, ST $ M $ M $12, M $57.50 M $21, M $14, M * LH-AZO-0 (01/03) 1501 E. KILGORE ROAD, KALAMAZOO, MI Phone (269)

20 2019 M-51 I-94BL Exit 23 btw EB off/on ramps miles; M-63 from Pleasant St. to Ship St East Kilgore Rd. miles Regionwide: Benton M-139/Pipestone Rd.; S Fair Ave/ Business 94 Cantilevers Replacement Project Traffic Safety Traffic Signals PE $50, STG PE $9, HSIP $ $1, M * (CON Phase) locations within TwinCATS: M-63 from Business 94 south miles to Winchester Ave. M-63 from I-94 southeast miles to M-139. US-31 from I-94 east miles to US-31/Napier Ave interchange. Note: The projects listed in the above table cover multiple jurisdictions and the cost figures listed are only associated with the portion of each project located within the TwinCATS MPO. If you have any questions, please contact me at (269) or sanadab1@michigan.gov. Sincerely, Brian Sanada Transportation Planner