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1 EXECUTIVE BOARD REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Local Governments & Citizens Working Together Executive Board Cocopah Resort and Conference Center Regular Meeting South Avenue B Thursday, May 25, 2017 Somerton, Arizona :30 p.m. Map at the End of the Agenda YMPO EXECUTIVE BOARD Chairman Gary Knight, Deputy Mayor, City of Yuma Vice Chair Cecilia McCollough, Mayor, Town of Wellton Treasurer Jose Yepez, Mayor, City of Somerton J. Deal Begay, Jr., Vice Chairman, Cocopah Indian Tribe Paul Patane, Southwest District Engineer, ADOT William Bill Craft, Councilmember, City of Yuma Jacob Miller, Councilmember, City of Yuma Maria Ramos, Councilmember, City of San Luis Lynne Pancrazi, Board of Supervisors, Yuma County Martin Porchas, Board of Supervisors, Yuma County A regular meeting of the Executive Board of the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization will be held starting at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Cocopah Indian Tribe Resort and Conference Center, South Avenue B, Somerton, Arizona 85364, to discuss, consider, and/or take action with respect to the items listed below: 1. Call to Order and the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting will be called to order and members will be asked to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Roll Call Attendance and Declaration of Votes. The YMPO Executive Assistant will call the attendance roll and, if any members of the City of Yuma are not in attendance, those members that are in attendance will have the opportunity to declare which members will carry their respective number of proxy votes. 3. Call to the Public This item is to provide an opportunity for presentation of comments by the public on subjects not on the agenda. Individuals wishing to address the Board need not request permission in advance and are limited to three (3) minutes. 4. Consent Agenda A. Approval of the April 27, 2017 Meeting Minutes. A copy of the draft minutes of the previous meeting was sent out with the agenda packet. s will be requested to review, report any changes Page 1 of 5

2 and vote on the approval of the minutes of the April 27, 2017, Executive Board meeting. This item is for information, discussion, and possible action to approve the Consent Agenda. A copy of the draft minutes is attached to this agenda as Item FY YMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment #15 The FY TIP was originally adopted on August 22, Since that time, the TIP has been amended on 14 separate occasions, as recently as last month. YMPO currently has $246,019 in Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds that need to be used by June 30, 2017, or they will be lost to the region. The City of Yuma has requested to add a phase of a project to the current ADOT Giss Parkway Roundabout project to rehabilitate the pavement between the Roundabout and Castle Dome Avenue. In addition, YMPO also has $669,086 in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds available that are in danger of being lost. ADOT has tentatively agreed to allow $85,000 to be used for a Safety Study in the FY YMPO Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The remaining funds are being recommended for use on the ADOT I-8 at Araby Road Roundabouts project. This item is for information, discussion and possible action to approve Amendment #15 to the FY TIP. Charles Gutierrez will present the agenda item. A copy of the Information Summary is attached as Item FY 2017 YMPO Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment #3. Amendment #2 was approved during the last meeting and included the removal of $20,000 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 pass-through funding for Saguaro Transportation Services. Since approval of that amendment, Saguaro staff have provided YMPO staff with an appropriate justification for the passthough funding for FY AND for continuing the funding through the FY time-period. The requested action re-establishes the funds in the current UPWP. There is no information summary for this item, but please refer to the attached Memorandum. This item is on the agenda for information, discussion and possible action to approve Amendment #3 to the current FY UPWP; 7. Draft YMPO FY UPWP & Annual Budget The Draft YMPO FY UPWP and Annual Budget was approved by members at the last meeting for public comment and no comments have been received. The Board discussed the six potential studies that were forwarded for consideration and all the studies remain included, although which studies will move forward will depend on carry-forward totals that are not available at this time. As introduced during agenda item 5, ADOT has agreed that $85,000 is eligible for funding the Safety Study Update as part of the forthcoming UPWP. In addition, as outlined during agenda item 6, the pass-through funding of $20,000 has also been added as a task. A third request has been received to defer up to $8,000 in hardware costs for replacing the YMPO Network Server from the current UPWP to the next. This will raise the line item in the UPWP to $15,000. Page 2 of 5

3 This item is on the agenda for information, discussion and possible action to add $85,000 in HSIP funds for the Safety Study in the Draft FY UPWP; to add a line item for pass-through funding of $20,000 for the Saguaro Foundation; to increase the line item for Hardware/Software to $15,000; and to approve the FY YMPO UPWP. Mr. Ward has prepared a presentation on this item. An Information Summary is provided as Item 7; a final electronic version of the FY YMPO UPWP will be ed to members with a supplementary agenda packet to follow next week; and hard copies of the final version of the FY YMPO UPWP will be available at your places during the meeting. 8. Update on the FY YMPO Regional Transportation Plan YMPO staff will present the latest status of the YMPO Regional Transportation Plan and the associated Air Quality Conformity Analysis. The current schedule is to approve the Plan and its associated documents at the next Board meeting on June 29, This item is for information, discussion and comment only at this stage. Mr. Gutierrez and Brent Crowther, Kimley-Horn, will be available to present and/or answer any questions regarding this subject. 9. Executive Director s Report/Summary of Current Events/Board Reports & Comments by Other Participants. This agenda item is an opportunity for members and staff to update the Board regarding recent occurrences, as shown below. If written information is available, it will be included in the attached Information Summary. A. Staff Reports. B. TAC Minutes. C. Conference Updates. D. MPO/COG Director/Planner Meeting. E. Rural Transportation Advocacy Council activities. F. Projects - Economic Development and Transportation. G. Long Range Transportation Plan Possible Future Agenda Items. The following items will be heard at a future meeting. Please refer to the attached Information Summary. A. Audit FY Progress Reports. s and staff will update the Board on the progress of ongoing projects and other events. A. COGs/MPOs Planner s meeting, May 5, Paul Ward attended. B. Three meetings with ADOT staff members, May 5, Paul Ward attended. C. Environmental and Right of Way review meeting for the Ave E to Ave D, SR195 to County 18th Street project, May 8, Paul Ward attended. D. YMPO WACOG meeting, May 9, Paul Ward and Melissa Ramos attended; E. YMPO TAC meeting, May 11, Paul Ward, Charles Gutierrez and Melissa Ramos attended; Page 3 of 5

4 F. Yuma Regional Development Group Brown Bag, May 15, Paul Ward and Charles Gutierrez attended; G. Teleconference with ADOT Safety and Planning staff, May 16, Paul Ward attended; H. COGs/MPOs Director s teleconference, May 16, Paul Ward attended; I. Meeting with Saguaro Foundation staff, May 17, Paul Ward, Charles Gutierrez and Melissa Ramos attended. J. Air Quality Workshop, May 23, Paul Ward scheduled to attend. 12. Adjournment. Notice: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, YMPO does not discriminate on the basis of disability, in the admission of, or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, activities, or services. If you have any questions regarding YMPO programs, activities, or services, please contact Paul Ward or Charles Gutierrez at Page 4 of 5

5 The Executive Board of the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization May 25, 2017, meeting hosted by the Cocopah Indian Tribe. Start Time: 1:30 p.m. Cocopah Resort and Conference Center South Avenue B Somerton, Arizona Map: Parking is to the West and Northwest of the Conference Center Page 5 of 5

6 EXECUTIVE BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Local Governments & Citizens Working Together EXECUTIVE BOARD City of Yuma Regular Meeting City One Plaza Thursday, April 27, 2017 Yuma, Arizona :30 PM Room Call to Order and the Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Gary Knight called the Executive Board (the Board) meeting of the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization (YMPO) to order at 1:30 p.m. He called on Gene Dalbey to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Roll Call Attendance. The YMPO Executive Assistant, Crystal Alonzo, called the roll as follows: YMPO Executive Board s Present: Chairman Gary Knight, Deputy Mayor, City of Yuma Vice Chair Cecilia McCollough, Mayor, Town of Wellton Secretary/Treasurer Jose Yepez, Mayor, City of Somerton J. Deal Begay, Jr., Vice Chairman, Cocopah Indian Tribe Paul Patane, Southwest District Engineer, ADOT William Bill Craft, Councilmember, City of Yuma Maria Ramos, Councilmember, City of San Luis Lynne Pancrazi, Board of Supervisors, Yuma County YMPO Executive Board s Absent: Jacob Miller, Councilmember, City of Yuma Martin Porchas, Board of Supervisors, Yuma County As members from all seven member agencies were present, the quorum was met. YMPO Staff Present: Executive Director Paul Ward Senior Planning Manager Charles Gutierrez Accountant II Crystal Alonzo (Figueroa) Additional Attendees: Gene Dalbey Blake Herzog Susan Thorpe RTAC Yuma Sun Yuma County

7 Declaration of Votes. The Chairman submitted to Mr. Ward a proxy letter from City of Yuma Councilmember Jacob Miller and declared his proxy vote for a total of 3 votes. 3. Call to the Public. Charles Gutierrez, YMPO Senior Planning/Mobility Manager, announced to the Board that the YMPO Executive Assistant, Crystal Alonzo, was recently married and would be henceforth be known as Crystal Figueroa. The Chairman congratulated her and the Board gave her a round of applause. No other members of the public addressed the Board. 4. Consent Agenda. The Chairman entertained a motion on the consent agenda, specifically approval of the minutes for the March 30, 2017 Board meeting and approval of the FY 2017 YMPO Regional Coordination Plan. Mayor Cecilia McCollough requested a correction to the spelling of her name on page 5 of the Regional Coordination Plan. MOTION: Mayor Jose Yepez moved to approve the minutes of the March 30, 2017, Board meeting and approval of the 2017 YMPO Regional Coordination Plan, with the correction requested by Mayor McCollough. Councilmember Bill Craft seconded and the motion was unanimously approved. 5. FY YMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment #14. Charles Gutierrez presented information regarding the requested changes to projects in the FY YMPO TIP: A. Deferral of a Yuma County STP/STBG federally funded project on the North Frontage Road from FY 2017 to FY 2018 and approving an associated loan of the federal funds in the amount of $1,050,102 to ADOT. Paul Patane expressed his surprise at the deferral of this project. Charles explained that a conflicting Yuma County Flood Control District project with the roadway improvements and would likely have required the digging up of a portion of the road, unless the project was deferred. Ideally, coordination to prevent this type of conflict should have occurred prior to the project reaching this stage, but the need to defer the roadway construction is, currently, the best option. Supervisor Lynne Pancrazi and Mr. Ward both apologized to Mr. Patane for not doing a better job of coordinating with his office; B. Charles continued and introduced three projects that would like to take advantage of the renewed Highway User Revenue Funds Exchange program (HURF swap), These are a FY 2018 Yuma County construction project on 14th Street and a Somerton design project on Cesar Chavez; the FY 2020 Somerton construction phase of the Cesar Chavez project and the FY 2020 design phase and the FY 2022 construction phase of a Yuma County project on Avenue B. The HURF swap rules allow for ADOT to provide HURF funds at 90% of the federal funds involved and the local matching funds remain as part of the project costs. The lower amount of HURF funds is almost always offset by savings in NOT having to follow the federal guidelines associated with such projects. Finally, a portion of the 10% reduction allows for ADOT project review fees.

8 Charles alerted the Board that similar changes will also be made to the new FY Draft YMPO TIP to reflect the requested HURF Exchanges in the appropriate years, although approval of the changes for the new TIP is not being requested at this stage. MOTION: Supervisor Pancrazi moved to approve Amendment #14 to the FY YMPO TIP. Councilmember Maria Ramos seconded and the motion was unanimously approved. 6. FY 2018 Draft YMPO Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) & Annual Budget. Mr. Ward called out three corrections to the draft version that had been sent to Board members regarding Supervisor Ferguson, TAC Vice Chair Jennifer Albers and Jonathan Fell. The main question still pertains to the six studies and their priorities. There was a brief hiatus while photocopies were made of the different recommendations by the TAC. While the photocopies were being made, the Chairman moved onto the next agenda item. 7. Update on the FY YMPO Regional Transportation Plan. Mr. Ward gave a presentation regarding the planning assumptions underlying the development of the YMPO Regional Transportation Plan and the associated Air Quality Conformity Analysis (AQCA). This presentation covered the reasons why the AQCA was done, and the who-when-why-where and what. The result was that the region s plans and programs had met the Nation Ambient Air Quality Standards, fell within the air quality maintenance plan budget and could, therefore, be approved. Paul Patane asked a question regarding the status of a specific project on Avenue E and the alignment of a new roadway on Avenue E where it transitions to Avenue D between 195 and County 18th Street. He asked whether the UPWP contained sufficient funds to carry out an additional air quality conformity analysis for this project as it moves forward. Mr. Ward reported that this project had recently surfaced and it appears that a Design Concept Report had been completed many years ago and an environmental clearance had been stalled for several years. However, Paul s concern was to secure rights of way within the roadway corridor prior to developers building in the alignment. Mr. Ward agreed that the project could move forward but, as construction funds did not exist, the RTP was able to move forward without the project listed under the conformity analysis. However, he committed to bringing this item back to the Board when further action was needed. As no action was agendized for this agenda item, the Chairman moved back to the previous agenda item. 6. FY 2018 Draft YMPO UPWP & Annual Budget (continued). The discussion returned to the prioritization of the studies and a list of the TAC s priorities was distributed. Mr. Ward suggested that the funding situation was still fluid regarding funding options. Although there have been different priorities put forward by the TAC, after some discussion, the Board decided that it was not appropriate to set priorities at this stage and we should wait until the funding situation was clearer before making the call regarding what studies to move forward with, and in what order of priority. One suggestion was made to have a member of the TAC attend future Board meetings to answer questions regarding. Mr. Ward committed to update the funds available and to

9 finalize the priorities until the funds are concerned. In the meantime, this item was on the agenda to open the UPWP for public comment with possible eventual approval at the Board meeting on May 25, The second item was a request to approve Amendment #2 to the current FY UPWP and he called out the line items to be changed. The Chairman suggested that he preferred to take action on this item in two separate actions and called for a motion o Amendment #2 to the FY UPWP. MOTION: Mayor Yepez moved to approve Amendment #2 to the FY YMPO UPWP. Councilmember Ramos seconded and the motion was unanimously approved. The Chairman then called for a motion to approve the Draft FY UPWP for public review. MOTION: Mayor Yepez moved to approve the Draft FY UPWP for public comment. Councilmember Ramos seconded and the motion was unanimously approved. 8. Possible Policy for US/SR-95. Mr. Ward continued the dialogue regarding US/SR-95 with a brief presentation regarding the importance of the route to the Yuma region. He provided a brief history of the route and ended with an estimate of $263 million in State funding that had been allocated to the highway during the past 16 years. He suggested that future steps would include analyzing the documents available and recommending which segments should be completed first. Mr. Patane reported that the ADOT 5-Year Highway Program was available for review and urged Board members to provide comments as they see fit. 9. Executive Director s Report/Summary of Current Events/Board Reports and Comments by Other Participants. A. Staff reports. B. The TAC minutes for April 20, 2017, were provided to members as part of the agenda packet and no formal comment or action is anticipated. The TAC meeting was one week later than the usual date due to the Roads and Streets conference in Tucson. C. Conference Updates: The annual Arizona Transit Association meeting and the annual Roads and Streets Conference in Tucson were held in early April. Mr. Gutierrez and Melissa Ramos, YMPO Assistant Planner, attended the first conference and Mr. Ward and Mr. Gutierrez attended the second. As a result of the scheduling, the TAC meeting was deferred a week to April 20. D. The MPOs/COGs Director s/planner s meeting confirmed that the October Rural Transportation Summit will be in Prescott. E. The RTAC presentation was already covered. 10. Possible Future Agenda Items A. Audit FY

10 11. Progress Reports. A. Meeting with Rick Engineering, April 3, Paul Ward and Charles Gutierrez attended. B Webinar, April 4, Charles Gutierrez and Melissa Ramos attended. C Site Visit (Audit), April 7, Charles Gutierrez and Melissa Ramos attended. D. RTAC Board Meeting, April 10, Paul Ward attended. E. Meeting with Saguaro Transportation, April 10, Paul Ward attended. F. AZTA Conference, April 9-11, Charles Gutierrez and Melissa Ramos attended. G. ACEC Roads and Streets Conference, April 12-14, Paul Ward and Charles Gutierrez attended. H. TAC Meeting, April 20, Paul Ward and Charles Gutierrez attended. I. ADOT Rail Plan Workshop, April 25, Paul Ward and Charles Gutierrez attended. 12. Adjournment. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 3:06 p.m. Notice: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, YMPO does not discriminate on the basis of disability, in the admission of, or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, activities, or services. For information regarding rights and provisions of the ADA or Section 504, or to request reasonable accommodations for participation in YMPO programs, activities, or services, contact Paul Ward at Minutes prepared by: Crystal Alonzo Accountant II/Executive Assistant Minutes reviewed to form by: Minutes approved in regular session on April 27, 2017 Paul D. Ward, Executive Director Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization Deputy Mayor Gary Knight, Chairman YMPO Executive Board

11 YMPO INFORMATION SUMMARY for Agenda Item YMPO TIP Amendment #15 DATE: May 18, 2017 SUBJECT: FY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment #15 SUMMARY: The FY YMPO TIP was originally adopted on August 22, Since that time, the TIP has been amended on 14 separate occasions, as recently as last month. During last month, YMPO was notified that some Surface Transportation Program funds (STP, now called Surface Transportation Block Grant, or STBG funds) were released during the federal close out process. These funds were originally programmed for some old Yuma region projects and the funds were being released as part of the final voucher process. As a result, the YMPO ledger balance for STP/STBG funds is currently $246,019. If these funds are not utilized by the end of June 2017, they will be lost to the region. The City of Yuma has requested to add a phase of a project to the current ADOT Giss Parkway Roundabout project to rehabilitate pavement between the Roundabout and Castle Dome Avenue. Paul Patane, the ADOT SW District Engineer has agreed to add the project but, to authorize the federal funds, an amendment to the current YMPO is needed. The additional funds for the new phase of the amended project is shown below. H861901C ADOT: I-8 WB Off Ramp and Giss Parkway Intersection Improvements Description FY Federal Match + Other Total STBG Funds FY 2017 $246,019 $246,019 $260,890 In addition, early in FY 2017, the YMPO region was awarded Apportioned $519,767 in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds. Since that time, obligations to existing projects and final vouchers from previous year s projects have resulted in that amount being increased to $669,086. agencies have not submitted projects to utilize these funds in the current fiscal year and the region runs the risk of losing them. YMPO now is looking for approval on two opportunities for utilizing the funds. The first is to use $85,000 on the YMPO Regional Strategic Transportation Safety Plan Update that will be in the FY Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). The second opportunity is to allocate the remaining funds to the ADOT I-8 at Araby Road Roundabouts project. The Araby Road revised project is shown below.

12 H81021C ADOT: I-8 Araby Road TI Reconstruction Description FY Federal Match + Other Total State HSIP Funds FY 2017 $7,351,090 $0 $7,351,090 YMPO HSIP Funds FY 2017 $584,086 $0 $584,086 Revised Project FY 2017 $7,935,176 $0 $7,935,176 PUBLIC INPUT: No members of the public have, so far, provided any input on this subject. PROS & CONS: PROS: Approval of this amendment will allow the projects to receive the funds, as requested. This action will allow YMPO to utilize all the current year STBG and HSIP funds. CONS: By approving the allocation of funds to the projects listed, the funds will not be available to use for some of the studies listed in the UPWP. TECHNICAL & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: TECHNICAL: Federally funded projects must be listed in the YMPO TIP before the project can be authorized and proceed through the development process. If projects are not identified for the funds available, the region risks losing those funds. The two options are usually to utilize the funds on an existing project, if it is possible to do so depending on the timeframe, or to authorize the funds as part of the UPWP process. POLICY: This request meets all federal and YMPO requirements and satisfies the desire to utilize all of the federal funds allocated to the region through the TIP process. ACTION NEEDED: Information, discussion, and possible recommendation for FY YMPO TIP Amendment # 15, to include the application of STBG funds to the Giss Parkway project and/or to include YMPO HSIP funds for the Araby Road project as outlined above. PRIOR BOARD/COMMITEE ACTIONS: On May 11, 2017, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) considered this item. The discussion included consideration of the added project on the Giss Parkway and the possible commitment of HSIP for studies, with the backup plan of allocating any remaining regional HSIP funds on the ADOT Araby Road Roundabout project. funds for HURF swap. The TAC unanimously recommended approval of the FY YMPO TIP Amendment # 15.

13 MEMBERS ATTENDING: Sam Palacios, Somerton, Chair Maggie Castro, Yuma County * Omar Heredia, Cocopah Indian Tribe Mark Hoffman, ADOT Czarina Gallegos, Yuma Andrew McGarvie, Yuma Jennifer Albers, Yuma, Vice-Chair Joseph Grant, Wellton Roger Patterson, Yuma County * Eulogio Vera, San Luis YMPO TAC EX-OFFICIOS: * Shelly Kreger, YCIPTA * Jacob Armstrong, CALTRANS * Romare Truly, FHWA * Alex Smith, FTA * Jerry Wamsley, EPA * Those members neither present nor represented by proxy. # Participated by telephone conference call. CONTACT PERSON: Paul Ward, Executive Director,

14 Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization 502 S. Orange Ave. Phone: (928) Yuma, Arizona Fax: (928) Local Governments and Citizens Working Together TO: FROM: Paul Ward, Executive Director Crystal Alonzo, Accountant II Date: May 18, 2017 RE: Amendment #3 to the Fiscal Year YMPO Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and Annual Budget The following is the only change being requested to the FY YMPO UPWP, under UPWP Amendment # 3: 1. Re-establish $20,000 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 pass-though funding for Saguaro Transportation Services, transferred from YMPO Training.

15 YMPO INFORMATION SUMMARY for Agenda Item 7 FY YMPO UPWP and Annual Budget DATE: May 18, 2017 SUBJECT: FY YMPO UPWP and Annual Budget. SUMMARY: The Draft FY YMPO Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget (UPWP) is available for approval. An initial Draft UPWP was reviewed by Federal agencies and Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) in March. Board members approved the more recent interim Draft at their April 27, 2017, meeting for public comment, but no direct comments on the draft UPWP have been received to date. The new studies for FY are still in place, but the large carry-forward balance from the current UPWP has not yet been fully confirmed. ADOT has notified YMPO of the likely funding levels for Metropolitan Planning (PL) and State Planning and Research (SPR) funds but amounts for some other funding sources are outstanding. As the SPR funds allocated have not increased over the past few years, YMPO staff has requested additional funding and this request is being considered. s received a copy of the interim draft document for review and comment last month. Since that time, the following changes have occurred: 1. ADOT has agreed to allow $85,000 in Highway Safety (HSIP) funds for one of the studies included and the remaining studies are still included pending confirmation of the carry-forward balances and other funding confirmations; 2. A new line item has been added that re-establishes a pass-through of $20,000 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 funds for the Saguaro Foundation. 3. The amount listed for Hardware/Software has been increased to $15,000 to defer the acquisition of a new YMPO Server and other electronic services. A electronic copy of the final UPWP document will be sent to members early next week, as part of a supplementary packet; and a printed copy of the final UPWP will be handdelivered to members at their next meeting. PUBLIC INPUT: No members of the public have addressed either YMPO staff members, the Technical Advisory Committee or the Executive Board on these subjects. Staff members from the Saguaro Foundation have worked with YMPO staff regarding the pass through funds for FTA 5310 funds. PROS & CONS: PROS: s have an opportunity to review the proposed changes to the previous UPWP and to the most recent version of the new UPWP. CONS: Funding availability is not guaranteed, so further decisions regarding the possible cutting, or deferral, of studies may be needed.

16 TECHNICAL & POLICY IMPLICATIONS: TECHNICAL: Funding limitations tend to limit the types of projects that can be submitted for consideration. Additional funding sources are being reviewed. POLICY: There are no policy implications except that the final version of the UPWP needs to be fiscally constrained to reasonably available funding sources. ACTION NEEDED: s will be requested to approve the Final Version of the FY UPWP and Annual Budget. PRIOR BOARD/COMMITEE ACTIONS: On April 27, 2017, the Board approved the draft FY UPWP for public comment. The final version contains the changes indicated above. MEMBERS ATTENDING: Gary Knight, Yuma, Chairman Cecilia McCollough, Wellton, Vice Chair Jose Yepez, Somerton, Treasurer Paul Patane, ADOT Lynne Pancrazi, Yuma County William Bill Craft, Yuma J. Deal Begay, Jr., Cocopah Tribe * Jacob Miller, Yuma * Martin Porchas, Yuma County * Those members neither present nor represented by proxy. # Participated by telephone conference call. CONTACT PERSON: Paul Ward, Executive Director,