MPO *************************** 3:00 15, 2015 *************************** TENTATIVE AGENDA

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1 NOTICE OF MEETING Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) *************************** 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Des Moines Area MPO Burnham Conference Room *************************** TENTATIVE AGENDA 1. Call To Order 2. Welcome and Introductions 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Meeting Minutes... Page 2 Approve the May 20, 2015, meeting minutes. 5. REPORT: Des Moines Rail Port Transload Facility Update... Page 5 Update on the City of Des Moines progress on developing the Rail Port site. 6. REPORT: Shipping Container Coordination... Page 6 Update on the proposed CyBiz Lab shipping container coordination project. 7. REPORT: Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Brookings Institute... Page 7 Report on the collaboration between the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Brookings Institute. 8. REPORT: MPO Congestion Management Policy... Page 8 Report on the MPO s Congestion Management Policy and discussion of congestion in general. 9. REPORT: Best Practice Series Complete Communities... Page 10 Discussion regarding topic for next best practice series on complete communities and freight implications. 10. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee 11. Next Meeting Date 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015, Des Moines Area MPO Office. 12. Adjournment Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Dallas County, Des Moines, DART, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Polk County, Urbandale, Warren County, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights. The MPO receives federal funding and may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, or national origin, according to Title VI of the C ivil Rights Act of For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint form, call

2 Item No. 4 ISSUE: Approval of Meeting Minutes REPORT: Approve minutes of the March 18, 2015, meeting. The minutes of the May 20, 2015, are included on the immediately following pages. Approve the minutes of the May 20, 2015, meeting. STAFF CONTACT: Andrew Collings, acollings@dmampo.org; 2

3 MEETING MINUTES Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) (FRT) 3:00 p.m., Thursday, May 20, 2015 Des Moines Area MPO Large Conference Room The MPO (FRT) held a meeting at 3:00 p.m., on May 20, 2015, at the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization s Burnham Conference Room. Before the meeting, the MPO staff sent agenda packets to the MPO FRT representatives and posted the agenda at the MPO office on May 15, Representatives Present: Tim Woods, International Traders of Iowa Greg Dickinson, Merchants Distribution Rita Conner, City of Des Moines Katie Gieszler, City of Urbandale Randy Kane, City of Urbandale Cheryl Rangel, Iowa Interstate Railroad Matt Splittgerber, Iowa Interstate Railroad Jack Sawyer, Des Moines Transportation Ryan Carroll, Greater Des Moines Partnership Dave Gross, Greater Des Moines Partnership John Wahlert, Bridgestone Craig Markley, Iowa DOT Staff Present: Zach Young, Senior Transportation Planner Aaron Bartling, Associate Transportation Planner 1. Call to Order Chair John Wahlert called the May 20, 2015, meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. 2. Welcome and Introductions The group introduced themselves to one another. 3. Approval of Agenda No issues were reported with the May 20, 2015 agenda. 4. Approval of Minutes No issues were reported with the March 18, 2015 meeting minutes. 5. Report: Des Moines Rail Port Transload Facility Update Rita Conner, with the City of Des Moines, provided the roundtable with an updated status of the Des Moines Rail Port Transload Facility. 6. Report: Shipping Container Coordination John Wahlert, Tim Woods, and Andrew Collings provided an update on the Shipping Container Coordination Project and the collaboration with CyBIZ Lab. 3 FY 2010 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Please call (515) to obtain permission for use.

4 7. Report: Truck Driver Shortage Andrew Collings lead a discussion on the impacts of the national truck driver shortage on the Des Moines Metro. 8. Report: Freight Network Optimization Study Craig Markley from the DOT presented the Iowa DOT s findings from the Freight Optimization Study. 9. Report: Fiscal Year 2016 Schedule Andrew Collings discussed the upcoming FY 2016 scheduled meetings with those in attendance. 10. Other Non-Action Items of Interest None. 11. Next Meeting: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 3:00 p.m. 12. Adjournment The FRT meeting was adjourned at 4:14 p.m. 4 FY 2010 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Please call (515) to obtain permission for use.

5 Item No. 5 ISSUE: Des Moines Rail Port Transload Facility Update REPORT: Update on the City of Des Moines progress on developing the Rail Port site. The City of Des Moines staff finalized the draft Rail Port RFQ and RFP, and presented the draft documents to the council at their May 4, 2015, meeting. The council unanimously voted in favor of distributing the RFQ and RFP. Both documents will included the priority matrix that was develop with input from the Rail Port committee as well as a copy of the Des Moines Rail Port Feasibility Study. The City of Des Moines distributed the RFQ the week of May 18, 2015, with a June 22, 2015, deadline. The City received four responses to the RFQ. The City is in the process of scheduling a committee meeting to review the RFQ s, and select which operators to invite to complete the RFP. The operators will have four to six weeks to complete the RFP. Staff will provide the Roundtable with a full update at the July 16, 2015, meeting. None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACT: Zach Young, zyoung@dmampo.org; 5

6 Item No. 6 ISSUE: Shipping Container Coordination REPORT: Update on the CyBiz Lab shipping container coordination project. The first phase of this project began when ISU started the summer session. At the end of the summer, the students will provide a report on their findings. This report will be used to determine if the second phase will be pursued this fall. Several conference calls and meetings have been held with the CyBIZ Lab students and faculty. An update will be provided on the status of the project. None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACTS: Andrew Collings, acollings@dmampo.org; 6

7 Item No. 7 ISSUE: Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Brookings Institute Report and discussion of the Greater Des Moines Partnership s collaboration with the Brookings Institute. The Brookings Institute recently selected the Greater Des Moines Partnership as collaborative partner in researching and promoting foreign direct investment in Iowa. A recent example of foreign direct investment is the $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa by the Egyptian company Orascom. The Partnership is projecting that the project will add 240 permanent jobs and 1,900 construction jobs. Ryan Carroll, Project & International Trade Manager, will be here from the Greater Des Moines Partnership to provide an overview of the project and their partnership with the Brookings Institute. None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACTS: Andrew Collings, acollings@dmampo.org; 7

8 Item No. 8 ISSUE: MPO Congestion Management Policy Report and discussion of the MPO s proposed Congestion Management Policy. MPOs with a population over 200,000 are required to develop a Congestion Management Process (CMP) to define the process by which the region will monitor and manage congestion. The MPO last updated its CMP in July 2013 to comply with federal regulations. However, the CMP must be updated to align with Mobilizing Tomorrow. Since the July 2013 CMP s development, Federal guidance has been released placing more emphasis on travel time reliability and delay versus traditional level of service when evaluating congestion issues. As a result, the MPO has access to more sophisticated congestion information, such as INRIX. MPO staff intends to work with the Engineering and Planning Subcommittees, as well as groups like the Traffic Management Advisory Committee, to develop the CMP update. Included, immediately following, is a document outlining the parameters for identifying congested roadways. None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACTS: Zach Young, zyoung@dmampo.org; and, Andrew Collings, acollings@dmampo.org; 8

9 Proposed Des Moines Area MPO Congestion Management Metrics and Thresholds Level 1 To determine potential congestion, roadways will be reviewed to determine their Peak Hour Level of Service (LOS) and Speed as a Percentage of Free Flow Speed. If LOS is below D or the Percent of Free Flow Speed is below 40% then the analysis will move on to the second level. If neither one of those two criterion is met, then the road is determined to not be congested. Roadway LOS A D E F Next Level of Analysis No Yes Percent of Free Flow Speed Next Level of Analysis 100% - 40% No <40% Yes Level 2 Roadways that pass Level 1 will be reviewed using INRIX data to determine the road s Travel Time Index and Planning Time Index. Using the tables below, if a roadway has a combine 8 points or more, then it is considered congested. If it receives 7 points or less then it will be considered not congested. Travel Time Index Points > Planning Time Index Points >

10 Item No. 9 ISSUE: Best Practice Series Complete Communities REPORT: Discussion regarding the next best practice series related to site design and its relationship to freight transportation. The MPO Staff is preparing to being the next best practices series. The forthcoming series will focus best practices creating complete communities. The plan is to provide a presentation and a 1-2 page report on each of the main topics selected. Included, immediately following, is a summary of the potential topics to cover under this best practices series. The proceeding best practice series focused on complete streets. The plan for this series is to look at various site design practices that help to crate complete communities. Staff requests that the Planning Subcommittee review the list of potential topics, provide feedback, and determine which categories to prioritize. Staff would like feedback on site design issues from a freight perspective. None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACT: Zach Young, zyoung@dmampo.org; 10

11 Best Practice Series: Complete Communities Roads vs. Streets The Stroad Multiway Boulevard Site Design Build-to-lines Encroachments Rear loaded vs. Front loaded Number of Stories vs. Height Lot Coverage vs. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Percent of Façade at BTL Fenestration Frontage Types Building Types Parking Cottage Houses/Shotgun House Town House, Stacked Town House Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex Small Apartment, Mansion Apartment Live/Work Units Accessory Dwelling Units On-street Rear vs. Side vs. Front Maximum Parking Requirements Shared Parking Ratios Decoupling Parking and Housing Costs Street Trees Variety Spacing Benefits Location vs. Utilities Land Subdivision Platting by Rods o Rod = 6 feet o 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 Rod options o Ensures most efficient use of land while accommodating parking standards Connected Streets Future Street Plans Limit Cul-de-sacs 11