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1 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th Floor, West Palm Beach, Florida Phone Fax PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION GOVRNING BOARD MTING AGNDA DAT: TIM: PLAC: THURSDAY, February 18, :00 A.M. Palm Beach County Governmental Center 301 North Olive Avenue 12th Floor Mcaddy Conference Room West Palm Beach, FL RGULAR ITMS A. Roll Call B. Prayer C. Pledge of Allegiance D. MOTION TO ADOPT Agenda for February 18, MOTION TO APPROV Minutes for December 7, 2015 F. Secial Presentation 1. March 2016 Florida Bicycle Month - Proclamation MPO staff will resent the March 2016 Florida Bicycle Month Proclamation and highlight secial events lanned to romote bicycling. G. Comments from the Chair H. xecutive Director's Reort I. MOTION TO APPROV Consent Agenda Items 1. Aointment of Ms. Tamashbeen Rahman, AICP as alternate to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) The City of Boca Raton is requesting the aointment of Ms. Tamashbeen Rahman, AICP, as the Alternate to Ms. Ingrid Allen (Reresentative) on the TAC. The request letter and resume are attached. 2. Aointment of Mr. John Morgan as Reresentative and Mr. Mohammad Zaid as Alternate on the TAC The City of Delray Beach is requesting the aointments of Mr. John Morgan as the Reresentative and Mr. Mohammad Zaid as the Alternate on the TAC. The request letter and resume are attached.

2 3. Aointment of Ms. Amanda Parker as Reresentative on the Bicycle, Greenway, Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BGPAC) The City of Boynton Beach is requesting the aointment of Ms. Amanda Parker as the Reresentative on the BGPAC. The request letter and resume are attached. 4. Aointment of Mr. Mark Stivers as Alternate to the BG PAC The City of Delray Beach is requesting the aointment of Mr. Mark Stivers, AICP, as the Alternate on the BGPAC. The request letter and resume are attached. J. General Public Comments 2. ACTION ITMS A General comments will be heard rior to consideration of the first action item. Public comments on secific agenda items will be heard following the resentation to the MPO Board. Please comlete a Comment Card which is available at the welcome table and limit comments to three minutes. MOTION TO APPROV the MPO Governing Board By-laws The attached draft MPO Governing Board By-laws would relace the current Bylaws that have been in lace since The draft By-laws establish consistency with the aortioned membershi ursuant to the recently executed lnterlocal Agreement, clarify terms and rocedures, and imrove formatting and readability. The current By-laws are also attached for reference. B. MOTION TO APPROV Amendments to the Palm Beach MPO's adoted 2040 Long Range Transortation Plan (LRTP) The 2015 Federal Certification Review for the Miami Urbanized Area identified three corrective actions related to the content of the adoted LRTP. The relevant ages of the Certification Reort are attached with the corrective actions highlighted. The roosed amendments to the LRTP demonstrate linkages between lanning and environmental mitigation strategies, hasing for cost feasible rojects, and financial constraint information for the first five (5) years of the LRTP. The relevant LRTP ages are attached. 3. INFORMATION ITMS A 2015 Joint Federal Certification Review Closeout Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) staff will resent the rocess to certify the Palm Beach MPO and highlight the review findings and next stes. There is no backu for this item. B. US-1 Federal Highway Bridge from A1A to Beach Road FOOT staff and consultants will highlight key activities and timeline for the Project Develoment and nvironmental (PD&) Study for the relacement of the existing low-level bascule bridge. The ublic kick-off meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 5:30 m at the Juiter Community Center. The draft work rogram includes $5M for design in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 and $129M for construction in FY The latest roject newsletter is attached. MPO Governing Board Agenda Page 2

3 C. South Florida Regional Transortation Authority (SFRTA) Annual Reort SFRTA staff will rovide an udate on the status of their MPO funded rojects and other regional rojects of significance. This resentation will include roject locations, funding status, imlementation timeline, as well as benefits and imacts of roosed imrovements. There is no backu for this item. D. Commuter Challenge Udate MPO staff will rovide an udate on the Palm Beach Commuter Challenge, a countywide initiative to encourage commuters in Palm Beach County to walk, bike, take transit, and carool during March. The resentation will highlight the Palm Tran bus wra and the challenge website allowing articiants to sign u and create teams. 4. ADMINISTRATIV ITMS A. Member Comments B. Next Meeting - March 17, 2016 C. MOTION TO ADJOURN NOTIC In accordance with Section , Florida Statutes, if a erson decides to aeal any decision made by the board, agency, or comm ission with resect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the roceedings, and that, for such uroses, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the roceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence uon which the aeal is to be based. Public articiation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require secial accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or ersons who require translation services for a meeting (free of charge), lease call or send to MBooth@PalmBeachMPO.org at least five business days in advance. Hearing imaired individuals are requested to telehone the Florida Relay System at #711. File: S:\ADMIN\Board & Committees\MPO Board\Agendas\ Agenda.docx MPO Governing Board Agenda Page 3

4 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th Floor, West Palm Beach, Florida Phone Fax MPO BOARD MMBRS CHAIR Mayor Susan Haynie City of Boca Raton Deuty Mayor Robert Weinroth City of Boca Raton Alternate: Vacant Mayor Steve B. Wilson City of Belle Glade. Alternate: Commissioner Michael C. Martin Commissioner Michael M. Fitzatrick City of Boynton Beach Alternate: Vice-Mayor Joe Casello Mayor Cary D. Glickstein City of Delray Beach Alternate: Deuty Vice-Mayor Al Jacquet Mayor Samuel J. Ferreri City of Greenacres Alternate: Deuty Mayor Jonathan Pearce Vice-Mayor Jim Kuretski Town of Juiter Alternate: Vacant Mayor Pam Triolo City of Lake Worth Alternates: Vice-Mayor Scott Maxwell & Vice Mayor Pro Tern Andy Amoroso Mayor ric Jablin City of Palm Beach Gardens Alternate: Council Member Marcie Tinsley Mayor Pro Tern Joni Brinkman Village of Palm Srings Alternate: Vice Mayor Douglas Gunther Vice Chairman Wayne Richards Port of Palm Beach Alternate: Chairman Blair Ciklin VIC CHAIR Vice-Mayor Hal Valeche Palm Beach County Commissioner Paulette Burdick Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven L. Abrams Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay Palm Beach County Commissioner Priscilla A. Taylor Palm Beach County Palm Beach County Alternate: Mayor Marylou Berger Councilman Bruce Guyton City of Riviera Beach Alternate: Councilman Cedrick Thomas Vice-Mayor Richard Valuntas Village of Royal Palm Beach Alternate: Councilman Jeff Hmara Councilman Matt Willhite Village of Wellington Alternate: Councilwoman Anne Gerwig Commissioner Keith A. James City of West Palm Beach Commissioner Shanon Materio City of West Palm Beach West Palm Beach Alternate: Commissioner Paula Ryan District Secretary Gerry O'Reilly FOOT Non-Voting Advisory Member

5 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 2300 N. Jog Rd., 4th Floor, West Palm Beach, Florida Phone Fax OFFICIAL MTING MINUTS OF TH PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO) February 18, 2016 Palm Beach County Governmental Center 301 North Olive Avenue Mcaddy Conference Room, 12 1 h Floor West Palm Beach, Florida PDF versions of the agenda, backu material and resentations as well as audio recordings are available for review at 1. RGULAR ITMS Mayor Haynie called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. 1.A. Roll Call The recording secretary called the roll. A quorum was resent as deicted in xhibit A of these Minutes Prayer - Led by Commissioner Shanon Materio. 1.C. Pledge of Allegiance 1.D. ADOPTD: Agenda for February 18, 2016 MOTION to adot the agenda. Motion by Commissioner Burdick, seconded by Councilman Willhite, and carried unanimously. Mayor Jablin, Commissioner Taylor, Mayor Wilson and Commissioner Richards were absent. 1.. APPROVD: Minutes for December 7, 2015 MOTION to arove the Minutes for December 7, Motion by Commissioner Burdick, seconded by Mayor Ferreri, and carried unanimously. Mayor Jablin, Commissioner Taylor, Mayor Wilson and Commissioner Richards were absent. Mayor Cary Glickstein joined the meeting at 9:05 a.m. 1.F. Secial Presentation - March 2016 Florida Bicycle Month Proclamation MAYOR HAYNI read the Palm Beach MPO Proclamation declaring March 2016 as Florida Bicycle Month. MS. FRANCHSCA TAYLOR made a brief resentation to romote this event. Commissioner Melissa McKinlay joined the meeting at 9:07 a.m. Councilman Bruce Guyton joined the meeting at 9:08 a.m.

6 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PAG2 1.G. Comments from the Chair Mayor Haynie commented as follows: 1.H. She thanked Staff for conducting the MPO's annual Rolling Retreat in January with a focus on northern Palm Beach County. The City of Delray Beach assed a resolution as it relates to road imact fees. She commented that the Board should kee this issue at hand as it is of great imortance to all. xecutive Director's Reort Mr. Uhren reorted as follows: Staff is in the rocess of udating the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). He advised that municialities, county and transortation agency suggestions and inut were requested. He encouraged members of the Board to rovide suggestions and feedback as well. Staff is in the rocess of formulating a draft five-year strategic lan. This will be develoed over the next few months. An online survey will be sent out in another few weeks to obtain inut. The MPO conducted an alication worksho for the TA and LI rograms on January 28. He advised that information covered at the worksho is available on the website. He reminded that alications are due to the MPO by 5.m. on Aril 1 online. On January 29, MPO staff attended Broward MPO's third annual Safe Streets Summit where national exerts romoted a eole first aroach to roadway design. Personnel udate - Seth Contreras, our LRTP Coordinator, resigned in January to relocate closer to home with the MPO for Las Vegas, NV. Margarita Cortez was welcomed as a new secretary for the MPO. North County roject udates - Indiantown Road is closed between Beeline and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road from Feb 15 to the end of March. Also, there is a Project Develoment & nvironmental alternatives worksho for 1-95 at Central Boulevard this afternoon in Palm Beach Gardens, City Hall. Mr. George Webb is scheduled to resent on County road imact fees to the MPO Board in May. He will resent on the history, eligible use of funds, and accounting of revenue and roject exenditures by zone. A notice of intent to establish a quiet zone was aroved by Delray Beach last Tuesday. Other municialities are encouraged to follow suit. Among discussions arising out of the xecutive Director's comments was the request for the Palm Beach County Deartment of Airorts to resent the master lans for Palm Beach International Airort (PBIA) and the other county oerated facilities to the MPO Board. Vice Mayor Valeche and Commissioner Abrams indicated they would ensure a resentation is made. Mayor Palm Triolo joined the meeting at 9:25 a.m.

PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PAG3 1.1. APPROVD: Consent Agenda Items 1. Aointment of Ms.

7 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PAG APPROVD: Consent Agenda Items 1. Aointment of Ms. Tamashbeen Rahman, AICP as Alternate for the City of Boca Raton on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). 2. Aointment of Mr. John Morgan as Reresentative and Mr. Mohammad Zaid as Alternate for the City of Delray Beach on the TAC. 3. Aointment of Ms. Amanda Parker as Reresentative for the City of Boynton Beach on the Bicycle, Greenway, Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BGPAC). 4. Aointment of Mr. Mark Stivers as Alternate for the City of Delray Beach to the BGPAC. MOTION to arove the Consent Agenda. Motion by Mayor Ferreri, seconded by Commissioner Burdick, and carried unanimously. Mayor Jablin, Commissioner Taylor, Mayor Wilson and Commissioner Richards were absent. 1.J. General Public Comments and Public Comments on Action Items Jim Smith with Safety as Floridians xect (SAF) soke about discrimination and racial rofiling and how it imacts road fatalities. He imlored the Board to have discussions with the Sheriff in their municialities on the issue of racial rofiling. He also requested that after Staff review in March, the installation of solar owered bike lane lights be laced on every road in Palm Beach County. Wael Majdalawi (Maj) of Lux Solar resented embedded roadway lights (aroved only in the state of Florida) and requested suort from the Board for a legislation to require their use in new roadway rojects. He commented that the lights are intended to highlight the edge of the roadway allowing motorists to see bikers. VIC MAYOR VALCH inquired about the brightness of the lights to motorists. Mr. Majdalawi resonded that the lights are bright enough for motorists to see cyclists, but not blinding. COMMISSIONR MATRIO inquired as to cost. Mr. Majdalawi advised that the lights are aroximately $20,000 er lane mile. COMMISSIONR FITZPATRICK inquired about cleaning of the lights. Mr. Majdalawi advised that the lights are self cleaning and waterroof. 2. ACTION ITMS 2.A. APPROVD: the MPO Governing Board By-laws MR. UHRN noted that the roosed MPO Governing Board By-laws will relace the current By-laws that have been in lace since He noted the item was tabled at the December, 2015 with direction to remove the section creating an executive committee and to include all necessary legal comliance language. He also added that the roosed By-Laws includes the voting membershi change ursuant to the latest interlocal agreement, clarifies existing terms and rocedures and imroves format and readability. MOTION to arove the MPO Governing Board By-Laws. Motion by Mayor Triolo, seconded by Commissioner McKinlay, and carried unanimously. Mayor Jablin, Commissioner Taylor, Mayor Wilson and Commissioner Richards were absent.

8 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PAG APPROVD: Amendments to the Palm Beach MPO's adoted 2040 Long Range Transortation Plan (LRTP) MR. UHRN resented the amendments to the 2040 LRTP. He advised that the amendments arose out of the Federal Certification Review carried out by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2015 and added that the MPO is required to undergo a certification review every four (4) years. MR. UHRN referred to the 2015 review and highlighted noteworthy ractices made in the FHWA findings including the bicycle/edestrian count technology, articiation in the USDOT Mayor's Challenge, develoment of a comlete streets olicy and the MPO Board Rolling Retreat. MR. UHRN also reviewed the corrective actions and noted that the roosed amendments fully resolve them. MOTION to arove the amendments to the Palm Beach MPO's adoted 2040 Long Range Transortation Plan (LRTP). Motion by Vice Mayor Valeche, seconded by Commissioner Burdick, and carried unanimously. Mayor Jablin, Commissioner Taylor, Mayor Wilson and Commissioner Richards were absent. 3. INFORMATION ITMS 3.A. DISCUSSD: 2015 Joint Federal Certification Review Closeout MS. STACI BLIZZARD, Regional FHWA Liaison, resented an overview of the rocess to certify the Palm Beach MPO and highlight the review findings and next stes. She commended the Palm Beach MPO on some of the noteworthy ractices and confirmed that the Palm Beach MPO is certified until August, A discussion ensued DISCUSSD: US-1 Federal Highway Bridge from A1A to Beach Road MR. PAUL CHRRY and MS. LISA STON of Kimley-Horn & Associates resented a brief overview of the study. MS. STON shared that the study has three (3) comonents, namely, ublic involvement, engineering and environmental. MS. STON highlighted key activities and timeline for the Project Develoment and nvironmental (PD&) Study for the relacement of the existing low-level bascule bridge. The study commenced with elected officials/agency and ublic kickoff meetings on February 18. A discussion ensued on this item. Commissioner Michael Fitzatrick left the meeting at 10:05 a.m. 3.C. DISCUSSD: South Florida Regional Transortation Authority (SFRTA) Annual Reort MR. BILL CROSS, Director of Caital Develoment of SFRTA rovided an udate on the status of the MPO funded rojects and other regional rojects of significance. This resentation included roject locations, funding status, imlementation timeline, as well as benefits and imacts of roosed imrovements. MR. CROSS highlighted and gave details on rojects such as the Northern Layover Facility, Boca II Tri-Rail Station and PBIA Tri-Rail Station Study. Several questions and discussions arose from this resentation. Commissioner Shanon Materio and Mayor Samuel Ferreri left the meeting at 10:28 a.m.

9 PALM BACH MTROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PAG5 3.D. DISCUSSD: Commuter Challenge Udate MS. VALRI NILSON, MPO Transit Coordinator, resented an udate on the Palm Beach Commuter Challenge, a countywide initiative to encourage commuters in Palm Beach County to walk, bike, take transit, and carool during March. She ointed members to the website, where ersons can sign u to log their articiation. MS. NILSON also highlighted the Commuter Challenge Palm Tran bus wra, which is now in service on Palm Tran's Route 1, and the 1-95 billboard in Delray Beach. She advised that there will be an oortunity to celebrate the to teams through a culminating event in Aril. She encouraged all MPO members to articiate and hel sread the word. Vice Mayor Hal Valeche left the meeting at 11 : 16 a. m. Deuty Mayor Robert Weinroth left the meeting at 11 : 17 a.m. Mayor Cary Glickstein left the meeting at 11 : 18 a. m. 4. ADMINISTRATIV ITMS 4.A. Member Comments MAYOR HAYNI congratulated the City of Lake Worth on receiving their federal conomic Develoment Administration grant for Boutwell Road imrovements. Mayor Pam Triolo thanked fellow MPO members for their suort. She advised that the federal grant of $1.4 million will aid in generating jobs within the City Next Meeting - March 17, C. Motion to Adjourn There being no further business, the Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 11 :20 A.M. This signature is to attest that the undersigned is the Chairman, or a designated nominee, of the Metroolitan Planning Organization and that information rovided herein is the true and corr;.;k Minutes f'h\ the FBRUARY meeting of the Metroolitan Planning Organization, dated this 1..:::f::::.. " day of AA,~, FIL: S:\ADMIN\Board & Committees\MPO Board\Minutes\Working\2016\ _MPO Minutes.docx

XHIBIT A Palm Beach Metroolitan Planning Organization Attendance Record - 2015-2016 Reresentative/Alternate Jan Local Government '15 Feb '15 Mar Aril May '15 '15 '15 Jun '15 July Se Oct Nov Dec '15

10 XHIBIT A Palm Beach Metroolitan Planning Organization Attendance Record Reresentative/Alternate Jan Local Government '15 Feb '15 Mar Aril May '15 '15 '15 Jun '15 July Se Oct Nov Dec '15 '15 '15 '15 '15 Jan Feb '16 '16 Hal Valeche, Vice Mayor- VIC CHAIR Board of Count Commissioners Paulette Burdick Board of County Commissioners Melissa McKinlay Board of County Commissioners Steven Abrams Board of County Commissioners Priscilla Taylor, Mayor Board of County Commissioners Steve B. W ilson, Mayor City of Belle Glade Susan Haynie, Mayor- CHAIR City of Boca Raton Robert Weinroth, Deuty Mayor City of Boca Raton Michael Fitzatrick, Commissioner City of Boynton Beach Cary D. Glickstein, Mayor City of Delray Beach 70..!!1 ai u c: (1) 0 C!ll c: ~!l) :a: G) z Samuel J. Ferreri, Mayor City of Greenacres Jim Kuretski, Vice Mayor Town of Juiter Pam Triolo, Mayor City of Lake Worth ric Jablin, Mayor City of Palm Beach Gardens Joni Brinkman, Mayor Pro Tern Village of Palm Srings Bruce Guyton, Council Member City of Riviera Beach Keith James, Commissioner City of West Palm Beach *** New Aointment - xcused P - Member Present A-Absent 1 - Alternate Member Present Shaded months - No Meeting

11 XHIBIT A Reresentative/Alternate Local Government Jan Feb '15 '15 Mar Aril Se Oct '15 '15 '15 '15 Nov '15 Wayne Richards, Commissioner Port of Palm Beach Shanon Materio, Commissioner City of West Palm Beach Matt Willhite, Councilman Village of Wellington Richard Valuntas, Councilman Village of Royal Palm Beach "O (I) :ii :0 (I) :. u Cl) Cl I!: ti (I) Q z OTHRS PRSNT INDIVIDUAL'S NAM RPRSNTING Jim Smith Charlie Bonfield Wael Majdalawi (Maj) Lisa Stone Paul Cherry Rita Bulsara Alex Hansen Jeff Hmara Fred Stubbs Arlene Tanis Yanique Kelly David London Stacie Blizzard Terrence Bailey Bill Cross Ann McNeill Nick Uhren Malissa Booth Margarita Cortez Renee Cross Franchesca Taylor Janice Allwood Sandra Feliciano Matthew Komma Anielle Delgado Valerie Neilson Luke Lambert SAF SAF Lux Solar Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. FDOT City of West Palm Beach Village of Royal Palm Beach Palm Tran FDOT FDOT Public FHWA City of Riviera Beach SFRTA MCO Construction Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization Metroolitan Planning Organization 2

PALM BEACH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION GOVERNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016

PALM BEACH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION GOVERNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 GOVERNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2016 TIME: PLACE: 1. REGULAR ITEMS A. Roll Call B. Prayer C. Pledge of Allegiance 9:00 A.M. Governmental Center 301 North Olive Avenue 12 th Floor