A. CAC Elections: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary Chair Action: Elect Officers. B. PC Elections: Chair, Vice-Chair Chair Action: Elect Officers

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1 VLMPO Committee Meetings Common Agenda Citizen s Advisory Committee: Tuesday, June 7, 2016; 3:00 p.m. Technical Advisory Committee: Wednesday, June 8, 2016; 9:00 a.m. Policy Committee: Wednesday, June 8, 2016; 10:30 a.m. I. Call to Order Chair II. Introductions/Roll Call Chair A. Review of Committee Attendance (all committees) III. Approval of Minutes- March 1 (CAC); March 2 (TAC); March 8 (PC) Chair IV. New Business- (CAC, TAC, PC) A. CAC Elections: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary Chair Action: Elect Officers B. PC Elections: Chair, Vice-Chair Chair Action: Elect Officers C. Application of Additional PL Funds in FY17 Resolution FY Corey Hull V. Staff Update Staff A. Valdosta Pilot Shuttle Program B. Truck and Transit Study Updates C. Participation Plan Public Comment Period VI. Privilege of the Floor/Public Comment Chair VII. Next Meeting Date A. CAC; September 6, 2016; 3p at SGRC office B. TAC; September 7, 2016; 9a at SGRC office C. PC; September 7, 2016; 10:30a at SGRC office VIII. Adjournment Chair 1

2 Valdosta-Lowndes MPO FY2016 VLMPO Citizen s Advisory Committee Membership Name Appointed By Position 1. Carroll Griffin City of Remerton Chairman 2. William Branham City of Valdosta Vice-Chair 3. Ray Sable Valdosta State University Secretary 4. Debbie Hobdy Lowndes County Member 5. Ronald Skrine Lowndes County Member 6. Tammy Greenway Lowndes County Member 7. Vacant Lowndes County Member 8. Dr. Richard Saeger City of Valdosta Member 9. William Tucker City of Valdosta Member 10. Jim Parker City of Valdosta Member 11. Keith Sandlin City of Lake Park Member 12. Harriet Crum City of Hahira Member 13. Tessa Carder City of Dasher Member 14. Tim Riddle Convention and Visitors Bureau Member 15. Michael Cooper Downtown Development Authority Member 16. Myrna Ballard VL Chamber of Commerce Member 17. Col. Clarence Parker VL Airport Authority Member 18. Stan Crance VL Industrial Authority Member 19. Steven Barnes Leadership Lowndes Member 20. Dr. William Cason Valdosta Board of Education Member 21. Angela Crance Wiregrass Technical College Member 22. Wes Taylor Lowndes Board of Education Member 23. Vacant Lowndes County Member The CAC serves as a public information and involvement committee that represents a cross section of the community in diversity and interests. The Citizen's Advisory Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 3:00pm the last month of each quarter (March, June, September, and December). For more information please contact Corey Hull, MPO Coordinator at or at chull@sgrc.us. 5/24/2016 An Equal Opportunity Employer / Program 327 W. Savannah Ave., Valdosta, GA Phone (229) Fax (229) S. Ga. Parkway, W., Waycross, GA Phone (912) Fax (912)

3 VLMPO Citizen's Advisory Committee Attendance Records, FY FY2015 FY2016 Current Year & Current Member Name Appointment 9/2/ /9/2014 3/3/2015 5/19/2015 6/2/2015 9/2/ /2/2015 3/2/2016 Attendance Meetings % Present 1 Angela Crance WGTC % 2 Carroll Griffin City of Remerton % 3 Ray Sable VSU % 4 Debbie Hobdy Lowndes County % 5 Col. Clarence Parker VL Airport Authroity % 6 Stan Crance VLCIA % 7 Ronald Skrine Lowndes County NA 0 3 0% 8 Jim Parker City of Valdosta NA NA NA % 9 Tammy Greenway Lowndes County NA % 10 Keith Sandlin City of Lake Park NA NA % 11 Harriet Crum City of Hahira % 12 Tim Riddle Conv. & Tourism % 13 Michael Cooper CVDA % 14 Myrna Ballard VLCOC % 15 Steven Barnes Leadership Lowndes % 16 Dr. Richard Saeger City of Valdosta % 17 William Tucker City of Valdosta % 18 Vacant Lowndes County NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 0 3 0% 19 William Branham City of Valdosta % 20 Vacant Lowndes County NA NA NA 0 3 0% 21 Dr. William Cason Valdosta City Schools NA % 22 Wes Taylor wndes County Schoo NA NA % 23 Tessa Carder City of Dasher NA NA NA NA NA NA NA % Quorum - 12/ Yellow shading means a past member Blue shading means a representative 1= Present at meeting 0= Absent at meeting NA = No Appointment 3

4 Minutes Citizens Advisory Committee March 1, :00 PM Members Present Steve Barnes Myrna Ballard Bill Branham Ray Sable Keith Sandlin Col. Clarence Parker Dr. Saeger Jim Parker Stan Crance Mike Cooper Tim Riddle Tessa Carder Others Present Corey Hull Amy Martin Organization Leadership Lowndes VL Chamber City of Valdosta VSU City of Lake Park VL Airport Authority City of Valdosta City of Valdosta VLDA ASA-CVDA VLCCCTA City of Dasher SGRC SGRC 4

5 Agenda Item #1 Call to Order Mr. Branham called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm. Agenda Item #2 Introductions/Roll Call A. Review of Committee Attendance Mr. Branham asked those present to introduce themselves and state their affiliation with the committee. Agenda Item #3 Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes Mr. Branham asked for approval of the minutes from December 1, Mr. Sandlin made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Saeger made a motion in the second. The vote was unanimous; the minutes were approved as written. Agenda Item #4-New Business A Transportation Vision Plan Amendment #1-Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that the 2040 Transportation Vision Plan had been amended and that there was an amendment process. The amending of this document was for both the 2040 TVP and the TIP. Mr. Hull reviewed the amendments with the committee. There are three projects that will be removed from the plan and three projects that will be amended. On the Transportation project list, anything in red or anything that is crossed out will be amended. The three projects being removed are, first Jerry Jones/ Eager Rd. from Country Club to Oak, the second project is Jerry Jones from Gornto to Country Club, and the third project is Jerry Jones from Gornto to Mcree. However, we are adding one big project for the entire Jerry Jones corridor from Baytree Rd. to Oak St. This will be funded with 100% state funds with the exception of purchasing right of way. The next part of the amendment is Lake Park/ Bellville Rd. This project is being amended to add funding to it for a scoping phase. The fourth part of the amendment the Oak St. Ext. from 5 points to Breckenridge has not made progress in 10 years so it has to start over; therefore, the dollar amounts changed. Mr. Hull reviewed the public comments for the proposed amendments. Ms. Ballard made a motion to recommend approval of the 2040 TVP amendment with the recommendation that bike lanes be considered in the new Jerry Jones project. Mr. Crance seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. B. FY15-18 TIP Amendment #2 Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that projects that were amended in the TP needed to be amended in the TIP as well, but calls for a separate action. The details are the same. Mr. Hull reviewed the resolution and the revenue sheet. Mr. Hull explained that the funds listed in the FY15 budget have already been spent. The revenue sheet will not change drastically. The sixth project down Jerry Jones and Eager Rd. from Baytree to Oak, needs to be amended into the FY2016 TIP. Also the project Lake Park/ Belville Rd. for FY2016. These projects are being amended in the TIP program since they are being amended in the TVP. The public comment period ran simultaneously, so the comments will also be attached to this document. Mr. Riddle made a motion to recommend approval of the FY15-18 TIP Amendment. Mr. Barnes seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. 5

6 C. Application for Additional PL Funds in FY17- Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that all Georgia MPO s are subject to new funding rules. MPO s will no longer have carryover funds, but will have to apply for the excess funds. The resolution states that this process is being presented to the committees and that if the request for funds for a project is granted, the local governments commit a local match. We currently have one proposal for funds from the city of Valdosta. Mr. Saeger made a motion to recommend approval of Resolution FY2016-7, the application for additional PL funds. The motion was seconded by Mr. Parker. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. D. FY2017 UPWP and Budget Adoption- Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that he had to correct the budget page and provided the new document to the committee. Mr. Hull explained the FY2017 UPWP and Budget to the committee. Mr. Sandlin made a motion to recommend approval of the FY2017 UPWP and Budget. Mr. Riddle seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. E. Submit letter to GDOT to Fence 5307 funds for Valdosta Urbanized Area Mr. Hull notified the committee that for the last four or five years, the MPO has been sending a letter to GDOT to hold the 5307 funds for the Valdosta Urbanized Area and that it was time to send the letter again. Mr. Barnes made a motion to recommend submitting the letter to GDOT. Mr. Riddle seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. F. Presentation on Overcoming Public Participation Apathy Report Community Transportation Association of America Ms. Lorenz was not present at the meeting. The report will be given at a later time. Agenda Item #5 Staff Update A. Truck Traffic Study Mr. Hull notified the committee that the Truck Traffic Study is underway, it is currently in the recommendation stage. The study should be completed by mid-summer. B. Transit Implementation Study Mr. Hull notified the committee that we have business cards and a survey out right now and would like for the community to take the transit survey so that there is a lot of input. The Transit Implementation study should be completed by mid-summer. C. Valdosta State University Health/ Transportation Study Mr. Hull made the committee aware that Jesse Lane, a master s student in the Sociology dept. at VSU, is working on this study and will be done by summer. D. Participation Plan Update Mr. Hull notified the committee that there are a few vacancies on the committee that he would like to see filled and asked everyone to mention this to those in the community. Mr. Hull asked the committee to fill out and return the meeting day and time survey. Also, Mr. Hull said that for next meeting agendas will be electronic only to try and save money on printing and postage. 6

7 E. DHS Pilot Shuttle Program Mr. Hull explained the shuttle data to the committee. He also noted that there is an upward trend of shuttle riders. A discussion ensued concerning ridership. F. Safe Routes to School/ Teens in the Driver Seat Ms. Martin notified the committee of free programs available to the schools in the region and asked that committee members pass the information along to others in the community who may be interested. G. Fast Act Mr. Hull notified the committee that the FAST Act is another surface transportation law. There are new requirements that we must coordinate with Greyhound and how they provide transportation in our community, as well as commuter van pool providers. Our capital investments have to include strategies to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters. Coordinate more with public ports. Agenda Item #6 Privilege of the Floor/Public Comment None Agenda Item #7 - Next Meeting Date and Time Tuesday, June 7, 2016; 3:00 pm at SGRC office. Agenda Item #8 Adjournment Mr. Crance made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Cooper seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned. 7

8 FY2016 VLMPO Transportation Coordinating Committee Membership Voting Members: Mike Fletcher Lowndes County, Engineer Chairman Patrick Collins City of Valdosta, Engineer Vice-Chairman Brent Thomas GDOT District 4, Engineer Member Aries Little* GDOT, Transportation Planner Member Non-Voting Members: Jeff Hill Gwen Weaver Mike Meeks Andrew Edwards Danny Weeks Lowndes County Schools Valdosta City Schools, Trans. Director Bicycle/Pedestrian Advocate FHWA GA Division Lowndes County Emergency Mgmt. Dir. * Tom McQueen is alternate The TCC is a technical committee of professionals advising the policy committee on technical matters relating to transportation plans and programs. The TCC is made up of city and county engineers, GDOT District engineers, GDOT planners, local school board representatives, bike and pedestrian advocates, and emergency response officials. The Technical Committee meets on the 1 st Wednesday of the month at 9:00am each quarter (March, June, September, and December). For more information please contact Corey Hull, MPO Coordinator at or at chull@sgrc.us. 5/24/2016 8

9 VLMPO Technical Advisory Committee Attendance Records, FY FY2015 FY2016 Current Year & Current Member Name Appointment 9/3/ /9/ /2/2014 3/4/2015 4/8/2015 5/19/2015 6/3/2015 9/2/ /2/2015 3/2/2016 Attendance Meetings % Present 1 Patrick Collins City of Valdosta % 2 Mike Fletcher Lowndes County % 3 Brent Thomas GDOT Tifton % 4 Aries Little GDOT Atlanta % 5 Jeff Hill Lowndes Schools 0 NA NA % 6 Gwen Weaver Valdosta Schools % 7 Mike Meeks Bicycle Advocate % 8 Andrew Edwards FHWA- GA % 9 Danny Weeks Lowndes County % Quorum - 3/ Yellow shading means a past member Blue shading means a representative 1= Present at meeting 0= Absent at meeting NA = No Appointment Italics Indicates Non-voting members 9

10 Valdosta-Lowndes MPO Minutes Technical Advisory Committee March 2, :00 AM Members Present Pat Collins Mike Fletcher Brent Thomas Aries Little (via phone) Organization Valdosta Lowndes County GDOT GDOT Others Present Corey Hull John Dillard Charles Nimmo Gwen Weaver Janice Lorenz Dennis Carter Ann-Marie Day (via phone) SGRC SGRC SGRC VC CTAA GDOT FHA 10

11 Agenda Item #1 Call to Order Mr. Fletcher called the meeting to order at 9:02 Agenda Item #2 Introductions/Roll Call A. Review of Committee Attendance Mr. Fletcher asked those present to introduce themselves and state their affiliation with the committee. Agenda Item #3 Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes Mr. Fletcher asked for approval of the minutes from December 2, Mr. Hull addresses a comment from page 13 item D amend memorandum of understanding. Mr. Hull proposed to change verbiage of local match to contractual amount for clarification. Mr. Fletcher made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Ms. Little seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. Agenda Item #4-New Business A Transportation Vision Plan Amendment #1 Resolution FY Mr. Hull suggest that the resolution will have updated title from Regional Development Center to Regional Commission. Mr. Hull proposed to remove all three phases of Jerry Jones Drive project on page 23,24,25 of the packet and combine it in to one new project (pg26). Mr. Hull proposed a three lane curb and gutter project from Baytree Road to Oak Street and explained the intersection improvements. One comment was received from public comment period in relationship to bike lanes along the road way. Mr. Hull explained an advisory committee made a motion for including bike lanes in the project. Mr. Hull then explained the next project being amended will be Lake Park Bellville Road for the addition of five hundred thousand dollars total for a scoping study. Mr. Fletcher had a question pertaining to the map of Lake Park for this project. Mr. Hull explained the map would be updated. The next project to be amended is the Five Points to Breckinridge project which will be receiving a new PI number and an additional one million dollars in preliminary engineering from federal and state funding. A second written comment from council woman Sandra Tooley with the City of Valdosta was discussed requesting for bike lanes on Griffin and Hill roads respectively. Mr. Thomas comments that the years are not matching on page 32 in relation to right of way. Mr Fletcher moves to approve part A of the 2040 Transportation Vision Plan amendment 1 as presented by Mr. Hull. Mr. Collins makes a motion to approve the 2040 Transportation Vision Plan amendment 1 and the revision of the two maps as discussed. This was seconded by Mr. Fletcher. The vote was unanimous. B. FY15-18 TIP Amendment #2 Resolution FY Mr. Hull proposed the TIP amendments on page 31 tier one project list state the new Jerry Jones Road project included in FY2016, also scoping phase for the Lake Park Belleville road project in FY2016, as well as in 2018 on page 31. Mr. Hull explained the Jerry Jones preliminary engineering phases are classified as funding code HB 170 with one hundred percent state funds. Mr. Fletcher has one question pertaining to GDOT finding the represented engineering firm. Mr. Collins made a motion to approve the FY15-18 TIP Amendment. Mr. Fletcher made a motion in the second, the vote was unanimous. 11

12 C. Application for Additional PL Funds in FY17-Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained the MPO and GDOT agreed to handle the carry over funds differently. There is a request from the city of Valdosta for additional PL funds as well as a confirmation local policy committee that a local match is available if awarded. If application is awarded to an MPO an amendment will be made to the Unified Work Program to begin the process of planning studies specifically. The request of additional PL funds is to study and recommend improvements to signalized intersection of the city of Valdosta. Mr. Hull explained the cost estimate from the city of Valdosta with an eighty percent federally funded project with twenty percent coming from the local government which is not shared by the Reginal Commission per the adopted MOU. The MOU suggest that is a shared cost between the city and the county. Mr. Collins comments on topic of fiber optic system and long range planning at major intersections. (Ann Marie) commented on the application funding and a discussion ensued. Mr. Collins made a motion to move forward with the application and this was seconded by Mr. Fletcher. The vote was unanimous, the motion passed. D. FY2017 UPWP Budget Adoption- Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained the changes to the budget document narrative along with the budget page that is incorrect. Mr. Hull explained current funds form the Federal Highway funds and Federal Transit funds to be matched by the City of Valdosta and Lowndes County equally. Mr. Fletcher makes a motion to approve the UPWP and the budget adoption and resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Collins. The vote was unanimous, the motion passed. E. Submit Letter to GDOT to Fence 5307 funds for Valdosta Urbanized Area Mr. Hull notified the committee that the SGRC submitted a letter to GDOT to hold funding of 5307 funds for future use of an urbanized transit system if implemented to this area. United States congress for FY16 appropriated over one million dollars for federal funds to be used on urban transit, with approximately four million dollars being held for future use. Mr. Collins has a question about the time frame for funds to be held. Mr. Hull explained that funds are rotated form oldest to newest. Mr. Fletcher makes a motion to submit letter to GDOT and seconded by Mr. Collins, motion was carried. F. Community Transportation of America Action: Discussion Only Mr. Hull notified the committee that Ms. Lorenz was unable to make the PC meeting. A special meeting may be called in April for the presentation. Agenda Item #5 Staff Update A. Truck Traffic Study Mr. Hull stated that the members received a technical report from Cambridge Systematics on data collection and truck report. Mr. Fletcher comments on meeting with Mr. Davenport and Cambridge 12

13 Systematics for other options available. Mr. Collins suggested to obtain counter offers for more accurate assessment of financial figures. B. Transit Implementation Study Mr. Dillard notified the committee that we have business cards and a survey out right now and have been receiving feedback concerning transportation. C. Valdosta State University Health/Transportation Study Mr. Hull explained the Health Transportation study with VSU students for a report on bicycle and pedestrian project for the 18 county region funded through GDOT traffic operations contract. D. Participation Plan Update Mr. Hull notified the committee that there are a few vacancies on other committees that he would like to see filled and asked everyone to mention this to those in the community. Mr. Hull said that the next meeting agendas will be electronic only in an effort to save money on printing and postage. E. DHS Pilot Shuttle Program Mr. Dillard notified the committee that the pilot program is seeing an upward trend since the inception of the project and through manual tracking of ridership. Mr. Dillard explained total ridership by stop and explained that the Mildred Hunter and Lee and Ann streets had the highest participation for residential areas. Week days are averaging 30 to 40 trips between Monday and Thursday on a daily basis with a small drop off on weekends. Mr. Fletcher has a question on senior citizen activity for Mildred Hunter area and was then explain by Mr. Hull and Mr. Dillard that this area sees a wide variety of ridership. F. Safe Routes to School/ Teens in the Driver Seat Mr. Hull notifies the committee that Safe Routes to Schools/Teens in the Driver seat programs were located in the handouts and asked that the members mention these programs to those in the community. G. Fast Act Mr. Hull notified the committee that the FAST Act is another surface transportation law. There are new requirements that ask for coordination with Greyhound and how they provide transportation in our community, as well as commuter van pool providers. Agenda Item #6 Privilege of the Floor/Public Comment None Agenda Item #7 - Next Meeting Date and Time Wednesday, June 8 th 2016; 9:00 am at SGRC office. Agenda Item #8 Adjournment Mr. Fletcher made a motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned. 13

14 FY2016 VLMPO Policy Committee Membership Voting Members: John Gayle City of Valdosta, Mayor Chairman Eric Schindler Lake Park, Mayor Vice-Chairman Larry Hanson City of Valdosta, Manager Member Lisa Cribb SGRC, Executive Director Member Russell McMurry* GDOT, Commissioner Member Joe Pritchard Lowndes County, Manager Member John Nugent Berrien County, Chairman Member Bill Slaughter Lowndes County, Chairman Member Non-Voting Members: Rodney Barry Yvette Taylor FHWA GA Division, Administrator FTA Region IV, Administrator All members are permitted to send a temporary or permanent proxy representative *Tom McQueen is representative, Krystal Harris and Aries Little are alternates The Policy Committee is the regional forum for cooperative decision-making by principal local elected officials, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and other planning partners. The Policy Committee meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 10:30am each quarter (March, June, September, and December). For more information please contact Corey Hull, MPO Coordinator at or at chull@sgrc.us. Updated 2/15/

15 VLMPO Policy Committee Attendance Records, FY FY2015 FY2016 Current Year and Current Member Past Year Name Appointment 9/3/ /13/ /2/2014 3/4/2015 6/3/2015 9/2/ /2/2015 3/8/2016 Attendance Meetings % Present % Present 1 John Gayle City of Valdosta % 100% 2 Larry Hanson City of Valdosta % 100% 3 Joe Pritchard Lowndes County % 100% 4 Bill Slaughter Lowndes County % 100% 5 Brooks County NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 83% 5 Alex Lee Lanier County NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 5 John Nugent Berrien County NA NA NA NA NA NA % NA 6 Eric Schindler City of Lake Park NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 6 City of Dasher NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 67% 6 City of Remerton NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 6 Bruce Cain City of Hahira NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 7 Keith Golden GDOT Atlanta % 100% 8 Lisa Cribb Southern Georgia RC % 100% Quorum - 5/ Yellow shading means a past member Blue shading means a representative 1= Present at meeting 0= Absent at meeting NA = No Appointment Italics Indicates Rotating Membership 15

16 Minutes Policy Committee March 8, :00 PM Members Present Bill Slaughter Eric Schindler Lisa Cribb Larry Hanson Tom McQueen Jason Davenport John Nugent Organization Lowndes Co., Commission Chair Lake Park, Mayor SGRC, Executive Director Valdosta GDOT Lowndes County (proxy for Pritchard) Berrien County, Chairman Others Present Corey Hull John Dillard Amy Martin Brent Thomas Dennis Carter Jesse Lane SGRC SGRC SGRC GDOT GDOT VSU 16

17 Agenda Item #1 Call to Order Mr. Schindler called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm. Agenda Item #2 Introductions/Roll Call A. Review of Committee Attendance Mr. Schindler asked those present to introduce themselves and state their affiliation with the committee. Agenda Item #3 Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes Mr. Hull notified the committee that there was a correction in the minutes, a change in terminology from the use of local match to contractual amount throughout Item D. Mr. Slaughter made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Ms. Cribb seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the minutes were approved as written. Agenda Item #4-New Business A Transportation Vision Plan Amendment #1 Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that the 2040 Transportation Vision Plan has been amended and has gone through the amendment process including the public comment period. The amendment was for both the 2040 TVP and the TIP. Mr. Hull explained that three projects will be removed from the plan and three projects will be amended. On the transportation project list, anything in red or anything that is crossed out will be amended. We are removing three separate phases of Jerry Jones Dr. or Eager Rd. depending on the location and combining those into one single project. The details are on pgs The next part of the amendment is Lake Park/ Bellville Rd. This project is being amended to add funding to it for a scoping phase. The Oak St. Ext. project is receiving a new PI number, it s starting its process over. Both the CAC and TAC recommend that bike lanes be added to the Jerry Jones corridor project. Mr. Hull reviewed the public comments with the committee. Mr. Hanson recommended that the resolution be amended to add bicycle lanes to the Jerry Jones project if financially and engineering feasible and such addition does not compromise the character of the community. Mr. Slaughter made a motion to approve the resolution as amended. Mr. Nugent seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. B. FY15-18 TIP Amendment #2 Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that the projects that are amended in the TP are amended in the TIP as well but calls for a separate action. Mr. Hull reviewed the TIP anticipated revenue and expenditure sheets with the committee. Mr. Hanson made a motion to approve Resolution FY Mr. Slaughter seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. C. Application for Additional PL Funds in FY17 Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that all Georgia MPO s excluding 15 MPO s in Atlanta will now have to apply for additional PL funds. The city of Valdosta has already put together a proposal to apply for funds. If awarded the funding will be 80% federal and 20% local. Mr. Hull notified the PC that the Technical committee had a question concerning funding in which, according to the MOU, SGRC will not participate in funding a study that will require going out and hiring a consultant. The Technical committee wanted to 17

18 know, since the proposed project is a city of Valdosta only project, should Lowndes Co. participate in its funding? Mr. Hanson asked that the committee clarify how funding would be handled prior to making a decision. A discussion ensued. Mr. Slaughter made a motion to postpone the application for additional PL funds until the June meeting. Mr. Hanson seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. D. FY2017 UPWP and Budget Adoption Resolution FY Mr. Hull explained that he had to correct the UPWP budget sheet and provided the updated budget to the committee. Mr. Hull explained the FY2017 UPWP and Budget to the committee. Mr. Hanson made a motion to approve Resolution FY Mr. Slaughter seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. E. Submit letter to GDOT to Fence 5307 funds for Valdosta Urbanized Area Mr. Hull notified the committee that in order to make sure the Valdosta Urbanized Area keeps its funds for an urban transport system a letter must be submitted to GDOT. The letter ensures that these funds are fenced in for future use. Mr. Hanson made a motion to submit the letter to GDOT. Mr. Slaughter seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous; the motion carried. F. Community Transportation Association of America Action: Discussion Only Mr. Hull notified the committee that Ms. Lorenz was unable to make the PC meeting. A special meeting may be called in April for the presentation. Agenda Item #5 Staff Update A. Truck Traffic Study Mr. Hull notified the committee that the Truck Traffic Study is underway, it is currently in the recommendation stage. The study should be completed by mid-summer. B. Transit Implementation Study Mr. Dillard notified the committee that we have business cards and a survey out right now and have been receiving feedback concerning transportation. C. Valdosta State University Health/ Transportation Study Mr. Hull notified the committee that Jesse Lane, a master s student in the Sociology dept. at VSU, is working on updating the participation plan and will be done by summer. D. Participation Plan Update Mr. Hull notified the committee that there are a few vacancies on the committee that he would like to see filled and asked everyone to mention this to those in the community. Mr. Hull encouraged the PC to appoint more minority representation on the CAC. Also, Mr. Hull said that the next meeting agendas will be electronic only in an effort to save money on printing and postage. E. DHS Pilot Shuttle Program Mr. Dillard explained a new proposed northern shuttle route in addition to the current route. He notified the committee that ridership is up and explained the shuttle data. 18

19 F. Safe Routes to School/ Teens in the Driver Seat Ms. Martin notified the committee of these two programs and asked that they pass along the information to school officials who may be interested. G. Fast Act Mr. Hull notified the committee that the FAST Act is another surface transportation law. There are new requirements that ask for coordination with Greyhound and how they provide transportation in our community, as well as commuter van pool providers. Our capital investments have to include strategies to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters. Mr. Hull also stated that there will need to be more coordination with public ports although we do not have one here, they affect us. Agenda Item #6 Privilege of the Floor/Public Comment None Agenda Item #7 - Next Meeting Date and Time Wednesday, June 8, 2016; 10:30 am at SGRC office. Agenda Item #8 Adjournment Mr. Slaughter made a motion to adjourn. The vote was unanimous. The meeting was adjourned. 19

20 RESOLUTION FY VALDOSTA-LOWNDES METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE RESOLUTION TO Apply for Additional PL Funds in FY2017 WHEREAS, in accordance with the U.S. Bureau of the Census officially designated Urbanized Area Boundaries established May 1, 2002; and WHEREAS, the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC) has been designated by the Governor of Georgia as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Valdosta-Lowndes Urbanized Area in accordance with Federal requirements of Title 23, Section 134 of the United States Code to have a Cooperative, Comprehensive and Continuous transportation planning process; and WHEREAS, the MPO will conduct federally-required transportation planning activities that will improve the transportation system and help coordinate the area's future growth within the area bounded, at minimum, by the existing Urbanized Area plus the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within the next 20 years; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Transportation, in a letter dated May 29, 2015, outlined the PL Funding Formula, Distribution and Review Committee Process ; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Committee confirms that local match is available, and requests consideration of funding from the PL Funds Review Committee for these proposed activities: See attached. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted by the Valdosta- Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee at a meeting held on June 8, John Gayle, Mayor, City of Valdosta Chair, Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee 20