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Centre
County
Metropolitan
Planning Organization (CCMPO)
Coordinating Committee
Meeting
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
6:00 pm
College
Township Municipal Building
AGENDA
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Minutes:
January 22, 2008 Coordinating Committee meeting
3. Citizens'
Comments: For items not on the agenda
4. Member Reports:
Reports about a significant item(s) of interest from each member (limited to 1
minute)
No action required
5. Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan:
Revisions to Coordinated Plan
Action: Approve revisions to the Coordinated Plan
6. FY 2008-09 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP):
Review Draft #2 UPWP
Action: Adopt FY 2008-09 UPWP
7.
UPWP Time Extensions for Supplemental Planning Funds:
a. FY 2006-07 UPWP Task
VII.A.
Action: Amend FY 2006-07 UPWP for time extension (supplemental planning funds)
b.
FY 2007-08 UPWP Tasks VII.A and VII.B.
Action: Amend FY 2007-08 UPWP for time extension (supplemental planning funds)
8.
2009-2012 Centre County Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):
New State
Bridge
Initiative
No action required
9.
Centre
County
Long Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP) 2008 Update:
Status Report
No action required
10.
Federal Funding Earmarks:
Process for Coordinating Earmark Requests
No action required
11.
Announcements
12.
Adjourn
ITEM 4
MEMBER REPORTS
This agenda item provides an opportunity for voting and non-voting members to
briefly report on an item(s) of significant interest within their organization,
municipality, or planning region.
Items of interest may relate to transportation, other infrastructure, capital
budgeting or land use.
Members are asked to limit their reports to approximately one minute in length.
In the future, the Committee may assess how the member report item is
structured on the agenda.
Voting members of the Coordinating Committee include:
Centre
County Board of Commissioners
Jon Eich
Centre
County Board of Commissioners
Rich Rogers
Benner Township
John Elnitski
College Township
Dan Klees
Ferguson Township
Steve Miller
Halfmoon Township
Barbara Spencer
Harris
Township
Chris Lee
Patton
Township
Jeff Luck
Spring Township
Frank Royer
State College Borough
Elizabeth Goreham
Penns
Valley
Planning Region
Bob Corman
Lower
Bald
Eagle Valley
Planning Region
Thomas Poorman (interim member)
Upper Bald Eagle Valley Planning Region
Jadine Reese
Moshannon Valley Planning Region
Mike Savage
Mountaintop Planning Region
Ken Hall
Centre Area Transportation Authority
John Spychalski
Centre Regional Planning Commission
Ronald Buckalew
PennDOT Central Office (Harrisburg)
Thomas TenEyck
PennDOT District 2-0 Office (Clearfield)
Kevin Kline
Non-voting members of the Coordinating Committee include:
Bellefonte Borough
Frank Halderman
Pennsylvania State University
Rob Cooper
Federal Highway
Administration
Matt Smoker
Federal Transit Administration
Keith Lynch
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Presented by: Committee
members
No action required
ITEM 5
COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSIT - HUMAN SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Revisions to Coordinated Plan
A Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan must be
adopted by the CCMPO in order for eligible project sponsors such as CATA and the
Centre County Office of Transportation (CCOT) to access federal funds from the
Jobs Access Reverse Commute (low income individuals, reverse commuters), New
Freedom (persons with disabilities), and Section 5310 (senior citizens)
programs.
In May 2007, the CCMPO Coordinating Committee adopted an
Interim
Coordinated Plan. In
October 2007, the PennDOT Central Office provided guidance about updates needed
to ensure that Coordinated Plans are in compliance with the most recent federal
metropolitan transportation planning regulations.
PennDOT has stipulated that fully-compliant plans must be adopted and
submitted to the Central Office by February 29, 2008.
In January 2008, staff reported to the CCMPO Committees that minor revisions to
the CCMPO's adopted Coordinated Plan are needed to ensure full compliance with
federal regulations.
At the meeting, staff will review the proposed revisions, and provide the
Technical Committee's recommendation.
The Coordinating Committee should receive the staff presentation and Technical
Committee's recommendation, and consider approval of minor revisions to the
CCMPO's
Coordinated Plan to ensure that the Plan is fully compliant with federal
regulations.
Presented by: Greg
Kausch, CRPA
Action:
Approval of revisions to the CCMPO's Coordinated Public Transit – Human
Services Transportation Plan.
ITEM 6
FY 2008-09 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP)
Review Draft #2 UPWP
Draft #2 of FY
2008-09 UPWP dated January 31, 2008
Each year in February, the MPO adopts a UPWP for the fiscal year which begins on
July 1 of that year and ends on June 30 of the following year.
The UPWP lists the work tasks to be completed by the CRPA and the CCPCDO
on behalf of the CCMPO. Staff is
currently operating under the FY 2007-08 UPWP.
At the November 2007 CCMPO meetings, staff presented PennDOT's priorities for
the FY 2008-09 UPWP, and reviewed candidate projects for supplemental planning
funds. A first draft FY 2008-09
UPWP was then prepared and reviewed at the January 2008 CCMPO meetings, with
particular focus on three potential supplemental planning funds projects.
On January 22, 2008, the Coordinating Committee approved a motion directing
staff to include two candidate supplemental planning funds projects in the FY
2008-09 UPWP, which will be presented to PennDOT for consideration.
#1 Priority
Task VII.A. Update Travel Demand Model and Socioeconomic Forecast Data
#2 Priority Task
VII.B. Municipal Bridge
Database
The PennDOT Central Office will make a decision about approval of the candidate
projects in March 2008.
At this meeting, staff will provide a brief presentation about key projects in
the UPWP, but will not review the UPWP in detail.
Staff will also report about the possible inclusion of additional funds
for certain work tasks, as referenced in PennDOT's annual Planning Priorities
Letter and discussed at the November and January CCMPO Committee meetings.
The Draft #2 UPWP does
not include the additional
funds.
Attached is:
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Draft #2 of FY 2008-09 UPWP dated January 31, 2008 |
The UPWP must be adopted by the Coordinating Committee and submitted to the
PennDOT Central Office in early March 2008.
The Coordinating Committee should review the Draft #2 UPWP, and consider
adopting a FY 2008-09 UPWP.
Presented by:
Tom Zilla, CRPA
Action:
Adoption of the FY 2008-09 UPWP.
ITEM 7.a.
UPWP TIME EXTENSIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PLANNING FUNDS
FY 2006-07 UPWP
Task VII.A.
Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan
The CCMPO's FY 2006-07 UPWP included supplemental planning funds to complete a
Coordinated Public Transit - Human Services Transportation Plan. An Interim Coordinated Plan
was developed and adopted by the CCMPO in May 2007, using an abbreviated scope
and schedule mandated by PennDOT.
Because of the abbreviated scope and schedule, the Coordinated Plan was prepared
by the CRPA, instead of using consultant services as originally planned.
As a result, a significant balance of supplemental planning funds for
this project remains in the FY 2006-07 UPWP.
In October 2007, PennDOT provided guidance for preparing Coordinated Plans that
are fully compliant with federal regulations (e.g. no longer an "Interim" Plan).
Minor revisions to the CCMPO's Coordinated Plan are required, as noted in
a previous agenda item. The
guidance also specifies that the CRPA must administer applications for funding
from the programs addressed in the Coordinated Plan, with these activities
occurring through June 2008.
The unexpended balance of funds from the FY 2006-07 UPWP can be utilized to
complete the update of the Coordinated Plan, and to administer the funding
applications. In order to maintain
access to the unexpended funds until all tasks are completed, the termination
date of this task in the FY 2006-07 UPWP must be extended.
PennDOT and the Centre Regional Planning Commission will execute a letter
supplement to the FY 2006-07 Annual Agreement to extend the termination date
from March 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008, contingent upon the CCMPO's amendment of
the FY 2006-07 UPWP.
The Coordinating Committee should consider amending the FY 2006-07 UPWP to
extend the termination date for the Coordinated Plan.
Presented by:
Tom Zilla, CRPA
Action: Amend the CCMPO's FY 2006-07
UPWP to extend the termination date for Task VII.A -“ Coordinated Public
Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan from March 31, 2008 to June 30, 2008.
ITEM 7.b.
UPWP TIME EXTENSIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PLANNING FUNDS
FY 2007-08 UPWP
Task VII.A. - Coordination of Land Use and Transportation Planning
Task VII.B. – Assessment of Public Transportation Services
The
CCMPO's FY 2007-08 UPWP includes supplemental planning funds for two projects:
Task VII.A. Coordination of
Comprehensive
Land Use Planning and
Transportation Planning
Task VII.B. Assessment of Public Transportation Services in Centre County
These projects are underway, however, the work tasks will extend beyond the June
30, 2008 termination date of the FY 2007-08 UPWP.
Thus, the termination date for both supplemental planning funds projects
should be extended to maintain access to funds that remain unexpended after June
30, 2008.
PennDOT and the Centre Regional Planning Commission will execute a letter
supplement to the FY 2007-08 Annual Agreement to extend the termination date
from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2009, contingent upon the CCMPO's amendment of
the FY 2007-08 UPWP.
The Coordinating Committee should consider amending the FY 2007-08 UPWP to
extend the termination date for Tasks VII.A. and VII.B. (supplemental planning
funds projects) in the UPWP.
Presented by:
Tom Zilla, CRPA
Action: Amend the CCMPO's FY 2007-08
UPWP to extend the termination date for Tasks VII.A. and VII.B. from June 30,
2008 to June 30, 2009.
ITEM 8
2009-2012 CENTRE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)
New State Bridge Initiative
PennDOT PowerPoint presentation about the new bridge initiative from February
11, 2008 Planning Partners meeting
In Pennsylvania, the
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Twelve Year Transportation
Program (TYP) are updated every two years, with the update process taking
approximately one year. From
September through December 2007, CCMPO staff provided overviews of
transportation issues relative to the new TIP, and worked with PennDOT and CATA
to develop a
Preliminary Draft TIP. On January 22,
2008, the Coordinating Committee approved the submission of a Preliminary Draft
TIP to the PennDOT Central Office.
On February 5, 2008, Governor Ed Rendel announced a new initiative to make
infrastructure improvements in
Pennsylvania, including an expanded program for
repairing or replacing structurally deficient state bridges.
The proposed program would increase expenditures for state bridges from
the current $1.1 billion per year to $1.6 billion per year, and would be
financed with two mechanisms:
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Act 44 revenues shifted to state bridges from the Pavement Restoration Line
Items and Betterment projects on the Preliminary Draft 2009-2012 TIP |
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$200 million per year in revenue for ten years from a bond issue |
Goals of the new initiative include:
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Completed repair/replacement of 1,000 structurally deficient (SD) state bridges
in three years |
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Reduce the number of SD state bridges by 40% in ten years |
Revisions to the Preliminary Draft 2009-2012 TIP are needed to reflect
additional bridge preservation, repair, and replacement projects.
On February 11, 2008, a special Planning Partners meeting was held, and
each PennDOT Engineering District, MPO, and
Rural Planning Organization (RPO) was provided with specific targets for the
expenditure of bridge funds on the 2009-2012 TIP.
Revised Preliminary Draft TIPs must be submitted to the PennDOT Central
Office by March 7, 2008.
PennDOT District 2-0 and CCMPO staff are working to revise the Preliminary Draft
TIP. At this time, staff believes
that a Final Draft TIP may still be prepared for review by the Coordinating
Committee at its March 25, 2008 meeting.
The Coordinating Committee will then be asked to approve a Final Draft
TIP for public review in late March.
Following the completion of an Air Quality Conformity Analysis and a
required 30-day public comment period, the CCMPO will consider adopting the TIP
in late June 2008.
Attached is:
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PennDOT PowerPoint presentation about the new bridge initiative from
February 11, 2008 Planning Partners meeting |
The Coordinating Committee should receive the staff presentation.
Presented by:
Tom Zilla, CRPA
No action required
ITEM 9
CENTRE
COUNTY
LONG
RANGE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN (LRTP) 2008 UPDATE
Status Report
Memorandum
from the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Transportation Committee
about
highway project priorities for
the LRTP and 2009-2012 TIP.
Memorandum from the Centre Region COG Transportation Committee about
municipal bridge project priorities for the LRTP and 2009-2012 TIP.
At its September 26, 2006 meeting, the CCMPO
Coordinating Committee adopted the Centre County LRTP 2030.
The LRTP was then updated in June 2007 to be in full compliance with the
requirements of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act -- A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) federal transportation legislation.
An update of the LRTP in 2008 is necessary for two primary reasons:
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To add projects financed with additional revenue provided through
Pennsylvania Act 44 |
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To address federal Year of Expenditure (YOE) regulations (revised
projections of revenue and project costs) |
Because the revenue and cost projections will be revised, some projects will
have to be removed from the LRTP in order to maintain fiscal constraint.
Because the projects most likely to be removed are "air quality
significant", an air quality conformity analysis must also be performed for the
2008 Update.
The 2008 Update of the LRTP will be completed concurrent with the preparation of
the new 2009-2012 TIP. This
schedule will allow one air quality conformity analysis and one public comment
period to be completed for both the 2008 LRTP Update and the 2009-2012 TIP.
At this meeting, staff will provide a status report about the 2008 Update,
including key assumptions for the revised fiscal constraint analysis and project
cost projections relative to Act 44 revenue and federal YOE requirements.
A draft fiscal constraint analysis and project list for the 2008 Update will be
presented to the CCMPO Committees for approval in March.
This step will permit the air quality analysis to be completed, and the
updated Plan to be advertised for the required 30-day public comment period in
April. Final adoption of the 2008
Update is anticipated in June 2008.
Attached are:
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February 11, 2008 memorandum from the Centre Region Council of Governments
(COG) Transportation Committee about
highway project priorities
for the LRTP and 2009-2012 TIP. |
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February 20, 2008 memorandum from the Centre Region COG Transportation
Committee about
municipal bridge project
priorities for the LRTP and 2009-2012 TIP. |
The Coordinating Committee should receive the presentation, and provide comments
to staff to assist in the preparation of the LRTP 2008 Update.
Presented by: Trish Meek, CRPA;
Mike Bloom, CCPCDO
No action required
ITEM 10
FEDERAL FUNDING EARMARKS
Process for Coordinating Earmark Requests
The CCMPO's Performance Review Committee has been meeting since fall 2006 to
discuss the operations of the countywide MPO.
Members of the Review Committee indicated a desire to discuss federal
funding earmarks, including whether there should be a process for the CCMPO to
coordinate earmark requests, and whether the CCMPO should request earmarks on a
regular basis.
The earmarking of federal funds for transportation projects typically occurs
through one of two legislative actions:
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Passage of a periodic federal surface transportation
authorization bill.
The current federal transportation authorization legislation is the
Safe, Affordable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which became law in 2005, and expires at the
conclusion of federal fiscal year 2009.
In recent years, authorization legislation has typically covered a
five or six year period. |
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Passage of the annual federal transportation
appropriations bill. |
Earmarks have been received for projects in
Centre
County through both
authorization and appropriations bills.
Examples of recent earmarks include, but are not limited to:
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CATA - vehicle rehabilitation/replacement |
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Penn State University
- improvements on roadways near the new baseball stadium |
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Centre Region COG - Eastern Inner Loop |
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Ferguson Township - Western Inner
Loop |
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PennDOT - Route 220/322 Relocation (I-99) |
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PennDOT - Route 322 Corridor O1 |
At this meeting, staff will briefly review the federal earmark process, and
provide comments about coordinating earmarks with the CCMPO's Long Range
Transportation Plan (LRTP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
The Coordinating Committee should discuss whether there should be a process for
the CCMPO to coordinate earmark requests, and whether the CCMPO should request
earmarks on a regular basis.
Presented by: Tom Zilla, CRPA
No action required
ITEM 11
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Letter
Received from Mike Hanna regarding I-80 tolling
Letter Received from Scott Conklin regarding I-80 tolling
Letter Received from Mike Hanna regarding spike funding
Letter Received from Kerry Benninghoff regarding spike funding
1. Future Meeting Dates
a.
Technical Committee: Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 9:30 am;
Location to be announced
Final Draft 2009-2012 Centre
County
Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre
County
LRTP 2008 Update
I-80 Toll Conversion Project
b.
Coordinating Committee: Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 6:00 pm;
Location to be announced
Final Draft 2009-2012 Centre
County
Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP)
Centre
County
LRTP 2008 Update
I-80 Toll Conversion Project
2. At its January 22, 2008 meeting, the CCMPO Coordinating Committee
directed that correspondence be sent to the Governor, state legislators, and the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission about the I-80 toll conversion project.
Attached are letters received from State Representatives Mike Hanna and
Scott Conklin relative to the I-80 toll project.
3.
At its January 22, 2008 meeting, the CCMPO Coordinating Committee directed that
correspondence be sent to PennDOT Deputy Secretary of Transportation for
Planning Jim Ritzman and state legislators about the CCMPO’s request for spike
funding for the I-80/Route 26 Section A18 Local Access Interchange.
Attached are letters received from State Representatives Mike Hanna and
Kerry Benninghoff about the request for spike funds.
4. On February 19, 2008, Sue
Hannegan, former Assistant Manager of Bellefonte Borough, assumed her new
position as the Assistant Director of the Centre County Planning and Community
Development Office. Sue will
continue as a member of the CCMPO Technical Committee, and will switch from the
non-voting representative of Bellefonte Borough to one of the voting
representatives of Centre
County.
We look forward to working with Sue in her new position.
5.
CCMPO staff contact information:
Centre Regional Planning Agency
Telephone:
814-231-3050
2643 Gateway Drive
Fax:
814-231-3083
State College, PA
16801
Bob Crum, Director
rcrum@crcog.net
Tom Zilla, Transportation
Planner
tzilla@crcog.net
Trish Meek, Transportation Planner
tmeek@crcog.net
Greg Kausch, Transportation Planner
gkausch@crcog.net or
gkausch@catabus.com
Lori Shingler, Administrative Assistant
lshingler@crcog.net
Centre County
Planning Office
Telephone:
814-355-6791
420 Holmes Street – Willowbank Office
Building
Fax:
814-355-8661
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Bob Jacobs, Director
rbjacobs@co.centre.pa.us
Sue Hannegan, Assistant Director
shannegan@co.centre.pa.us
Mike Bloom, Transportation
Planner
dmbloom@co.centre.pa.us
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