1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:13,520 Okay, this meeting of the Hernando Citroën Metropolitan Planning Organization Board is called to order. It is now 1-1-1-3-3-2. 2 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,380 If you please stand with me for the invocation of 3 00:00:20,230 --> 00:00:33,510 me, Father, we thank you again for the opportunity to work with our Hernando in Citrus County representatives to focus on roads and the expansion of our travel systems, Lord. 4 00:00:33,510 --> 00:00:36,650 We thank you for the rain that you've been providing us. 5 00:00:36,830 --> 00:00:39,230 We'll just as we continue to bring it consistently. 6 00:00:40,750 --> 00:00:43,070 But, and steadily over the next several months, 7 00:00:43,290 --> 00:00:45,610 so we can replenish our hawk of our, 8 00:00:45,610 --> 00:00:48,610 or we pray for safety on our highways, our byways. 9 00:00:49,310 --> 00:00:50,770 We pray for everybody to get home safely 10 00:00:50,770 --> 00:00:52,730 from this meeting, and I ask us all in your name, 11 00:00:52,950 --> 00:00:53,750 Jesus Christ Amen. 12 00:00:55,670 --> 00:01:02,950 Congratulations to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. 13 00:01:03,330 --> 00:01:08,490 One nation in London is called, with liberty and justice for all. 14 00:01:11,420 --> 00:01:13,040 All right. 15 00:01:13,380 --> 00:01:17,000 Thank everybody for whom you're jumping out of order a little bit. 16 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,440 Silence all your cell phones and devices. 17 00:01:20,700 --> 00:01:24,720 And while you're doing that, we'll start with MPO Board and staff introductions. 18 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,180 We'll start actually with Joy, 19 00:01:31,210 --> 00:01:36,190 Bob Esposito and P.O., Joe Meak, Christopher Ramayar, Ryan 20 00:01:36,190 --> 00:01:37,610 Amazon, her now in the county commissioner. 21 00:01:38,090 --> 00:01:40,610 Good afternoon, Jerry Campbell, her name is Captain Tesson. 22 00:01:41,050 --> 00:01:42,590 John Loco, her name is County Commission. 23 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:46,980 Thank you. 24 00:01:46,980 --> 00:01:47,280 Thank you, Bayes. 25 00:01:47,380 --> 00:01:48,100 It's just County Commissioner. 26 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,520 Lewis Hallow, City Council, Brooksville. 27 00:01:56,100 --> 00:01:56,880 Joy, do we have quorum? 28 00:02:00,730 --> 00:02:01,310 Thank you. 29 00:02:02,930 --> 00:02:06,290 Can you confirm that we had proper public notice? 30 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:13,300 Very good. 31 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:17,960 We are going to move on to item B approval or modification of our agenda. 32 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,440 Do we have any modifications? 33 00:02:21,540 --> 00:02:23,260 If not, we look at our approval. 34 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:24,560 We do not. 35 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:25,860 Move approval agenda? 36 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:28,440 Okay. 37 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:32,180 We had a motion from Commissioner Bay's second for Commissioner Campbell. 38 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:34,560 All in favor signify by saying hi. 39 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:35,100 Aye. 40 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,220 Any opposed to a passage unanimously? 41 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:40,840 All right. 42 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:41,720 Moving on. 43 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:47,900 So I have to open my packet here moving on to item C consent agenda. 44 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,200 Do you want to review those for us? 45 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:51,700 Thank you chair. Yes. 46 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:57,960 We have a review and approval of the June 14th, 2026 minutes of the hernana such as MPO. 47 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:05,280 Number two, we have approval of member and alternate member representatives representing hernando County on the MPO board. 48 00:03:05,780 --> 00:03:11,120 And we have review and approval of the proposed 2027 meeting scheduled for the Hernandez 49 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,780 such as Metropolitan Planning, Organization Board and Committees. 50 00:03:16,620 --> 00:03:19,480 Our citrus counterparts, are they sure they want to have it next year? 51 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:20,600 Because we kind of like to hear. 52 00:03:24,310 --> 00:03:24,670 All right. 53 00:03:24,970 --> 00:03:28,210 If we have nothing to add, we look for a motion in a second. 54 00:03:28,730 --> 00:03:30,890 Chair, I'll move approval to Senator Jen Vacher. 55 00:03:31,310 --> 00:03:33,910 Hey, motion made by Councilman Meeks. 56 00:03:35,130 --> 00:03:35,250 Second. 57 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:36,010 Second. 58 00:03:36,010 --> 00:03:38,250 by Commissioner Bay, CB2. 59 00:03:38,530 --> 00:03:40,630 All the favor signify by saying aye, aye. 60 00:03:41,090 --> 00:03:41,910 Any opposed? 61 00:03:42,510 --> 00:03:44,790 So the passage unanimously, seven zero, 62 00:03:45,650 --> 00:03:48,570 moving on to item D corresponded to note. 63 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:51,170 Thank you, Chair. 64 00:03:52,890 --> 00:03:55,790 The first one is the Citrus County Local Agency 65 00:03:55,790 --> 00:03:58,910 Financial Resolution for East Citrus Springs Boulevard 66 00:03:58,910 --> 00:04:01,990 from US 41 to County Road 39. 67 00:04:02,510 --> 00:04:04,010 The Florida Department of Transportation 68 00:04:04,010 --> 00:04:09,790 additional seven offices, implementing new coordinating process with local agencies for projects 69 00:04:09,790 --> 00:04:15,550 included in the FDOT work program. A copy of the process has attached the purpose of the process 70 00:04:15,550 --> 00:04:21,550 to ensure agencies are informed and committed to projects within their jurisdiction that they 71 00:04:21,550 --> 00:04:27,010 are implementing or have requested FDOT to implement on their behalf and contained in the FDOT work 72 00:04:27,010 --> 00:04:33,350 program. The resolution was afforded to the Citrus County Administrator July 28, 2026 73 00:04:33,890 --> 00:04:37,890 for execution by the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners prior to the October 74 00:04:37,890 --> 00:04:46,250 30, 2026 deadline. It is recommended that the local agency financial resolution process 75 00:04:46,250 --> 00:04:51,450 developed by FDOT is being provided for the MPO boards awareness. No action is required by the 76 00:04:51,450 --> 00:04:53,230 P.O. board at this time. 77 00:04:54,890 --> 00:04:55,890 For there are any questions. 78 00:04:58,720 --> 00:04:59,340 Seeing none? 79 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:04,010 We'll move on to item E, our D2 real quick. 80 00:05:04,490 --> 00:05:14,250 Oh, sure, sorry. That's okay. This is a renewal of the contract number 23, RG0033 for RFQ, 81 00:05:14,690 --> 00:05:19,130 much Paulton planning, organization MPH, general planning, consultant services. 82 00:05:19,930 --> 00:05:25,150 We basically had a two year extension on our consultant services, and we've extended those and both of 83 00:05:25,150 --> 00:05:29,330 our consultants have agreed to be our consultants for the next two years. 84 00:05:30,410 --> 00:05:33,170 That's questions there. Any questions? 85 00:05:33,910 --> 00:05:37,270 All right, now we'll move on to item E. Go ahead, Bob. 86 00:05:38,310 --> 00:05:42,370 Okay, thank you, Chair. I'm going to have Mary Allen hand all this. 87 00:05:42,370 --> 00:05:44,070 This is a review and approval of a revision. 88 00:05:44,830 --> 00:05:49,150 One, fiscal year 2728 Unified Planning Work Program, also known as the UPWP 89 00:05:49,150 --> 00:05:56,990 to amend task 7, the Suncoge Transportation Planning Alliance support and shared task and update contract numbers. 90 00:06:05,410 --> 00:06:17,210 Good afternoon, Mary Ellen, for the record. The unified planning work program amendment contains just some amendments to task 7. 91 00:06:17,210 --> 00:06:27,730 test seven are UPWP language for regionally planning activities, mirrors all the other MPOs in the region. 92 00:06:28,670 --> 00:06:36,410 The other MPOs to the south are in a transportation management area, and because of that, 93 00:06:36,690 --> 00:06:43,030 they're in a more urbanized area, subject to different activities while we are not in a TMA area. 94 00:06:43,030 --> 00:06:52,910 So we don't have to put the list of activities in that agenda item that in that task 7 for our UPDWP. 95 00:06:53,070 --> 00:06:56,770 So we've removed them at the recommendation of FDOT. 96 00:06:57,170 --> 00:07:02,390 We've removed them and placed just the ones that are necessary to be in. 97 00:07:02,390 --> 00:07:12,830 And then the other changes deal with contract number assignments that have been given to us from FDOT since its adoption. 98 00:07:12,830 --> 00:07:18,690 We just went ahead and clarified all of those things and basically that's it is 99 00:07:18,690 --> 00:07:24,730 recommended the MPO board review and approve revision one of the fiscal year 2728 100 00:07:24,730 --> 00:07:31,750 U.P. W.P. to amend task seven, update her NANDA county membership on the MPO board and reflect 101 00:07:31,750 --> 00:07:36,710 the contract numbers and awarded amounts for transportation disadvantage contracts 102 00:07:36,710 --> 00:07:48,430 number G 3 R 9 1 in the amount of 26,922 dollars for Citrus County and Contract G 3 S 0 7 for 103 00:07:48,430 --> 00:07:54,250 Hernandez County in the amount of 28,12 dollars. Are there any questions of the board? 104 00:07:57,030 --> 00:08:00,870 Let's go to the public. Is there anyone from the public who would like to speak? 105 00:08:03,710 --> 00:08:08,210 Seeing none will come back to the board. We have any questions on anything from the board members. 106 00:08:09,460 --> 00:08:20,760 Nothing at all. So I just want to clarify the reason that all the tasks are struck through is because they don't need to they don't need to be 107 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:21,820 It's described anymore. 108 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:32,720 The task that we're actually included were a global list that got inserted into all of the MPOs in District 7. 109 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:44,420 Since we are not in the same urbanized area as the southern MPOs, we do not have to have them in there and therefore do not have to do these activity. 110 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:44,760 Gotcha. 111 00:08:45,680 --> 00:08:45,760 Yeah. 112 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:51,740 So if there's no questions from the board I've been looking for motion in a second. 113 00:08:52,580 --> 00:08:53,740 Motion to approve. 114 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:56,820 Motion by Commissioner Baze. 115 00:08:57,260 --> 00:08:57,780 Second. 116 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,940 Second from Councilman Hallow. 117 00:09:02,830 --> 00:09:06,690 All in favour, sign in by by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? 118 00:09:07,690 --> 00:09:08,870 So it passes unanimously. 119 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:10,790 Seven zero. Thank you, Board. 120 00:09:14,850 --> 00:09:16,970 Okay, we're going to move on to item E2. 121 00:09:17,890 --> 00:09:24,430 E2 is a review and approval by roll call vote of the annual roll forward amendment to the 122 00:09:24,430 --> 00:09:30,290 fiscal year 27 through fiscal year 2031 transportation improvement program. 123 00:09:31,610 --> 00:09:51,810 What happens during this regular process, the Florida Department of Transportation sends us an annual role for the amendment to incorporate anything that needs to be funded and reflected in our 27 to 31 that didn't get committed in the prior year. 124 00:09:51,810 --> 00:09:59,970 So, the amendment ensures that year 1 fiscal 27, that was adopted by the MPO Board on June 4th, and effect. 125 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:28,760 About October 1 is consistent with FDOT's work programs, important. So these are the projects. There are listed here in your memorandum in your pocket. They encompass the transit categories, bringing forward remaining funds into 27. They also, um, and for both citrus and hernanda counties. This is a typical roll board amendment for this type of process. 126 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:34,500 And it also includes a miscellaneous project for Crystal River. 127 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:41,620 They have a headquarters bypass road that they've been placing in the work program. 128 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:49,860 That funding is being brought forward into 27 in the amount of 845,344 dollars. 129 00:10:50,060 --> 00:10:56,160 So it is recommended that the MPL War Review, receipt public input, and approved by a 130 00:10:56,160 --> 00:11:02,180 call vote, the annual roll forward amendment to the transportation improvement program for fiscal 131 00:11:02,180 --> 00:11:08,620 years 27 through fiscal year 31 as presented and authorized the chair's signature upon the 132 00:11:08,620 --> 00:11:15,360 attached letter from the Florida Department of Transportation. Thank you, Mary. We have anyone from 133 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,500 the public who'd like to speak on this. 134 00:11:21,050 --> 00:11:24,270 Anyone from the public? Okay, so those public comment 135 00:11:24,270 --> 00:11:28,490 come back to the board. I'll be first to be looking for a motion in a second and then it will be a roll call. 136 00:11:29,770 --> 00:11:41,230 I have a discussion. That's fine. I have a question on the issue that we brought up at the last board meeting of that bridge. Would that be listed on here? 137 00:11:43,130 --> 00:11:51,890 No, that that is a maintenance issue. The as far as I understand the Florida Department of Transportation is going to whitewash 138 00:11:51,890 --> 00:11:57,530 The columns that are on the Good Neighbor Trail Bridge, which I believe that's what you're referring to. 139 00:11:57,530 --> 00:12:04,350 It is. That would not be a listed item in the work program for this type of project. 140 00:12:06,670 --> 00:12:21,070 Well, I don't want to take up the board's time on if this isn't the proper time, but I would just like sometime today to find out what their processes and what they plan on doing to stop it from the standing that it's doing for the future. 141 00:12:21,070 --> 00:12:38,130 Okay. We know problem. We will contact Florida Department of Transportation. They are here taking notes, but we will gather back with them and find out a timeline of which activities can occur to rectify the issue and prevent it from future happenings. 142 00:12:39,150 --> 00:12:40,090 Thank you so much. 143 00:12:42,090 --> 00:12:44,530 Maybe a question for a commissioner base. 144 00:12:46,780 --> 00:12:49,700 Is any part of this the transit system? 145 00:12:49,700 --> 00:13:03,360 Yes, so the transit system first citrus from your county, the projects are listed on the first three on the first page of your memorandum in the packet. 146 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:17,580 They're bringing forward, and this is typical, Section 5307 operating and administration assistance to the tune of 18 million, 690,000, 330 dollars. 147 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:30,540 They're also reflecting Section 5307 capital formula funds for operations, and that was actually what those funds were. 148 00:13:30,540 --> 00:13:36,580 There were lapsing funds, residual funds from years past, so they recognized that and they 149 00:13:36,580 --> 00:13:43,900 are bringing that forward into 27 in the amount of $712,014, their residual funds that 150 00:13:43,900 --> 00:13:45,940 they did not want them to lapse. 151 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:51,120 So in order for that to occur, they brought them forth to the first year of our program. 152 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:59,460 And then the last one for citrus was a bit section 5339, which is small urban capital for transit 153 00:13:59,460 --> 00:14:06,840 improvements section 53 39 is generally used for bus capital facilities including buses. 154 00:14:07,660 --> 00:14:16,820 So they had residual amounts of $401,595,000 to add to fiscal year 27 and what happens 155 00:14:16,820 --> 00:14:17,660 to that many. 156 00:14:18,460 --> 00:14:24,720 It's your transit operators and your agencies, your for your county join. 157 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,840 and she's a very familiar with this so many 158 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,300 and is using it to apply for the applications 159 00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:32,260 under those specialized programs. 160 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:38,320 So the the 401,000 can be used for what? 161 00:14:38,460 --> 00:14:41,580 That's 53,39 small urban capital. 162 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,540 So capital related bus purchases and facilities. 163 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,780 And then the 712,000 that can be used for what? 164 00:14:54,780 --> 00:14:59,920 That's also a capital formula based activity, but they're using it. 165 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:09,100 For operations, I understand that your transit director is already earmarked those funds. That they'll be used toward operating activities. 166 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:20,300 They can be used for contract services. They can be used for expanding hours. I'm sorry, use for expanding hours of operation. 167 00:15:20,300 --> 00:15:30,000 whatever the act operating activities are, they are eligible to be used for. So yes, because 168 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:38,180 your operations money, it can be fuel, it can be so fuel is a part of expanding your service, 169 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:43,000 if you're expanding, you're going to have additional fuel costs, they can be used for all of that. 170 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:50,500 I do not know specifically I just what your transit director's earmarked them for off-hand, 171 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:56,040 but they are aware of it and they will utilize it in their operating activities. 172 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:05,900 I know that this has had a great deal of discussion amongst this board and I'm sure even in our 173 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:10,120 Board of County commissioners, but so I want to go on the record today because this will probably 174 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:18,280 my last opportunity to say it. I'm not against transit services. The problem is is that 175 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:27,120 if you look at our state as a whole, 54% in excess of 54% of our households are Alice households. 176 00:16:28,340 --> 00:16:34,360 We have a great deal of people that are living at a below poverty. We're operating our transit 177 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:38,880 services on an eight to five one day through Friday. That's not helping. 178 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,520 Such as counties on employment rate is almost seven percent now. 179 00:16:42,860 --> 00:16:44,500 It's one of the highest in the state. 180 00:16:45,540 --> 00:16:49,200 These people, they're not working regular eight to five jobs. 181 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:54,820 And we've got people now moving because rent is cheaper outside the service area. 182 00:16:54,820 --> 00:16:59,580 So we're they're moving further out in the transportation cost is more expensive. 183 00:16:59,580 --> 00:17:05,580 there's no way to find a middle ground for this and the amount of money that we keep taking 184 00:17:05,580 --> 00:17:10,060 and I know it's federal and so we can't just shut it down because we'd have to pay this back. 185 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:17,400 But as board members that in here, and this is something that I think needs, this needs to have 186 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:23,700 a bigger discussion at some point because we're not helping our community. I mean, this is a lot of 187 00:17:23,700 --> 00:17:28,000 money that's coming in and it just can't operate like a traditional business. These people are working 188 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:35,120 at Walmart and public, grocery stores, McDonald's, they need to be able to get to work. And if 189 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:39,400 we're going to change their trajectory of the people that are out of work or under employed, 190 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:46,140 this is the one mechanism that helps them do that. And I think there's a lot of money being spent 191 00:17:46,140 --> 00:17:53,260 on it, but I don't think it's being spent effectively. Okay. So I understand everything you told me. 192 00:17:53,260 --> 00:17:55,880 and there are, I know it's not your problem 193 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:57,100 it's a county problem. 194 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,640 Well, you know, MPO serves both communities 195 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,400 and the MPO is very engaged in what happens. 196 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,280 And one of the things that was recently completed 197 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,260 was the transit development plan. 198 00:18:09,260 --> 00:18:10,620 That's a five-year plan. 199 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,840 And every year, there's annual progress report 200 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,520 that has to be done on that plan. 201 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:20,060 And that is the time that it opens back up 202 00:18:20,060 --> 00:18:25,500 to give thought to what your community needs are for your transit system. 203 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:33,980 So that will happen is coming up. The deadline is March 1st for all transit systems to do these 204 00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:40,100 annual progress reports to the Florida Department of Transportation. That will open the conversation 205 00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:44,460 because that item has to go before the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners. 206 00:18:45,060 --> 00:18:49,560 making metropolitan areas have it figured out. It sees rural outliers and these 207 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:54,460 rural outliers is where people are moving that we're experiencing under-employed 208 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:01,340 unemployment and there's a great deal of money being spent but it's I find it to be 209 00:19:01,340 --> 00:19:07,620 ineffective and I've had these conversations at the local level but that's my two cents. 210 00:19:07,620 --> 00:19:14,720 acknowledge and understood, and these are the, these are the times for things like this are actually brought forth to light again. 211 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:22,380 So, yes, the report is forthcoming for your annual progress report from your agency or transit agency. 212 00:19:23,380 --> 00:19:32,320 And that'll, like I said, that'll open up the discussion process again on how best to serve your community with your transit system. 213 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:33,620 Thank you. 214 00:19:33,620 --> 00:19:46,280 And I appreciate the conversation, you know, the challenge is, you know, and this is why it works in more urbanized areas is because services are provided in urbanized areas, not rural areas. 215 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:55,880 And they can never be, they're already not financially feasible, right? Every, every, every transit system is basically as subsidized. 216 00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:59,960 But the more rural the population goes, the less likely organic. 217 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:08,000 And it urbanized services. And that's the challenge. I mean, that's for many people. That's why they live in more rural areas. 218 00:20:08,820 --> 00:20:23,020 You know, it says they don't want to deal with the urbanization and the part, you know, the bus stops and things like that in those areas. So it's going to be, it's definitely going to be a challenge as we move forward and see how we make these services is financially feasible. 219 00:20:23,020 --> 00:20:26,200 to the taxpayer as well to those who want to use the services. 220 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,000 Is there anybody else who wants to speak on this? 221 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:35,480 If not, I'm still needing a motion in the second before we can have a rule call. 222 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,960 Motion by Councilman Meeks. 223 00:20:43,540 --> 00:20:45,400 Second by Councilman Halal. 224 00:20:46,060 --> 00:20:47,580 This is a rule call. 225 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:49,640 Please call the rule. 226 00:21:04,190 --> 00:21:04,650 Aye. 227 00:21:07,190 --> 00:21:07,510 Aye. 228 00:21:09,900 --> 00:21:10,020 Aye. 229 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:10,620 Aye. 230 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:11,420 Aye. 231 00:21:11,420 --> 00:21:11,500 Thank 232 00:21:17,580 --> 00:21:19,680 you. 233 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,420 We're moving on to item 234 00:21:21,420 --> 00:21:23,540 The re-appointment of 235 00:21:23,540 --> 00:21:26,320 Remember to the 236 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,520 Sanfio citizen advisory committee. 237 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:32,820 Bob, can we take over? 238 00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:33,640 Thank you, Chair. 239 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:37,660 We have a re-appointment of 240 00:21:37,660 --> 00:21:38,540 Members to the Hernandez 241 00:21:38,540 --> 00:21:41,120 Sanfio citizen advisory committee. 242 00:21:50,980 --> 00:21:52,980 Sorry about that. 243 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:55,540 We have a current 244 00:21:55,540 --> 00:21:57,340 Member Jim Reynolds serves on the 245 00:21:57,340 --> 00:22:00,800 and his term expired on July 31st, 2026. 246 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,420 Mr. Reynolds has applied for reappointment 247 00:22:03,420 --> 00:22:05,280 to the CAC as a citizen representative 248 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,100 of Citrus County unincorporated. 249 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,620 The application is attached for review by the board. 250 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,800 Mr. Reynolds has a very good attendance record at the CAC meetings. 251 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,100 It is recommended that the Hernandez Citrus MPO board reappoint 252 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:19,220 Jim Reynolds to serve on the citizens advisory 253 00:22:19,220 --> 00:22:21,900 as representative of Citrus County. 254 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:32,300 Okay, so we're looking for a motion ideally for our citrus count process motion to have for a second. 255 00:22:32,300 --> 00:22:37,400 Second, okay, so we're motion, we're making a second to count some of the meat. 256 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,260 All in the paper, signify by saying aye. 257 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:41,880 Aye. 258 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:42,980 Any opposed. 259 00:22:44,340 --> 00:22:45,800 Seven zero passes. 260 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:48,460 Moving on to item four. 261 00:22:48,460 --> 00:22:52,460 Another, this is a appointment of a new member, do the C8 tip. 262 00:22:52,860 --> 00:22:53,520 Thank you, Chair. 263 00:22:55,500 --> 00:23:02,540 We have a Mr. John Schart has submitted an application to fill the vacant Hernando County 264 00:23:02,540 --> 00:23:04,300 on Incorporated Position. 265 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:08,640 The application is attached for board review by the board. 266 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,840 It is recommended that the Hernandez Citrus MPO board appoint John Schart to serve 267 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,580 on the Citizens Advisory Committee in Hernando County. 268 00:23:15,620 --> 00:23:17,600 An incorporated for a period of two years 269 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:24,120 which would be September 3rd, 2026 through September 2nd, 2028, need a motion. 270 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:25,880 Mr. Chairman? 271 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:27,580 Yes, sir. 272 00:23:27,980 --> 00:23:33,720 First, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Steve Hammond for serving in this capacity 273 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:35,520 up until now. 274 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:39,400 I know he said to resign, do some work related travel. 275 00:23:39,820 --> 00:23:44,060 But I'd make the motion to approve Mr. Sarge, a reviewed his application. 276 00:23:44,060 --> 00:23:50,940 He served in several volunteer capacities in the past while once on the planning and zoning for for 10 years 277 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:58,660 And so I want to thank him for stepping up to the plate and I make a motion to approve him. Thank you 278 00:23:59,420 --> 00:24:00,380 Your second 279 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,860 Commissioner Amplers are second 280 00:24:05,580 --> 00:24:08,080 All the paper taken by the same like I 281 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,700 Any opposed 282 00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:11,160 to pass it unanimously. 283 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:14,760 Thank you for the rain, congratulations to both members. 284 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,520 Going on to, uh, or like the citizens comments. 285 00:24:21,740 --> 00:24:24,560 We only need to come up from the public who would like to speak today. 286 00:24:27,210 --> 00:24:28,630 If you can all just, I don't know. 287 00:24:29,770 --> 00:24:30,850 Not all of what. 288 00:24:30,990 --> 00:24:35,630 Seeing that we have for no citizens or ready for citizens comments. 289 00:24:36,190 --> 00:24:37,470 We'll close the citizens comments. 290 00:24:37,590 --> 00:24:40,810 We'll come back to item G, which is our MPO director comments. 291 00:24:41,110 --> 00:24:41,770 Thank you, Chair. 292 00:24:41,770 --> 00:24:49,730 A couple updates, the MPS staff participated in the Florida Mitch Pals and Pining meeting on Wednesday, July 29th, 293 00:24:49,830 --> 00:24:50,530 2026. 294 00:24:50,730 --> 00:24:55,710 The next day I went back to Orlando for the MPOAC, which is the advisory council meeting. 295 00:24:57,070 --> 00:24:59,870 The fully executed transportation disadvantage planning. 296 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:07,200 Grant agreements were received August 12, 2026, from the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged 297 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:15,140 and entered into the record. For email on August 11, 2026, following a review with the team, 298 00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:21,660 the Florida-turned-pike enterprise has indicated that the interchange study at the San Carlos Parkway 299 00:25:21,660 --> 00:25:29,900 and Centralia should be completed by September 30 of this year. They will prepare a presentation of 300 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:41,320 MPO upon completion, the Hernando County procurement department, exercise the option of the general planning consultants, as mentioned earlier, and they will expire in December of 2028. 301 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,600 Work continues on advancing small projects. 302 00:25:44,820 --> 00:25:51,680 We are currently coordinating with FD-18, Hernando County secure funding for US-41 in the Lakelands roundabout. 303 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:56,360 Hernando County has indicated they can contribute approximately $1 million which would help 304 00:25:56,360 --> 00:26:01,940 expedite this much-needed project in addition efforts continue on the list of Citrus County 305 00:26:01,940 --> 00:26:09,580 projects. The county line road letter of understanding LOU will be presented to the Pasco County 306 00:26:09,580 --> 00:26:15,500 Board of County Commissioners on October 22nd, 2026 so that should finalize everything to keep 307 00:26:15,500 --> 00:26:23,960 county line road moving forward and you have my evaluation has been provided. Hopefully I did well. 308 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:34,520 Thank you. Reminder local municipalities should receive email notifications from FDOT as projects enter the design phase. 309 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:41,180 This is the time that we need to ask for our asks. And again, it's the given example of Arizona. 310 00:26:41,180 --> 00:26:46,860 They're putting it in a right turn lane on their dime at that with the resurfacing of the U.S. 41 311 00:26:47,580 --> 00:26:54,280 So we're gonna do a better job of communicating with FTAT and make sure that we're in the early stages 312 00:26:54,280 --> 00:27:01,040 So we can make make those ask once they get to a hundred percent design. It's too late. So 313 00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:05,220 And then just one other thing that Mary suggests that I mentioned 314 00:27:05,220 --> 00:27:13,380 Munden Hill Road is scheduled to be closed at US-98 state road 50 from 11 p.m. Wednesday, September 9th, 315 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:19,000 to 5 a.m. Monday, September 14th for concrete paving work at the intersection. 316 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:26,780 The same closure is also scheduled for 11 p.m. Wednesday, September 16th, 5 a.m. to Monday, September 21st. 317 00:27:27,620 --> 00:27:32,580 Will it be access for local traffic or what's the plan for that? 318 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,580 Yeah, I'll let Mayor Anne to that. 319 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:49,420 It's a normally maps and associated information is issued by the Hernandez County Public Information Office, 320 00:27:49,420 --> 00:27:54,720 and you'll get those some announcement that will come from the Public Works Department, 321 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,980 because they are coordinating with the FDOT. 322 00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:07,420 There are alternate routes around the area to get bypassed the actual intersection using WPA, 323 00:28:07,420 --> 00:28:14,480 road using Olympia, using the back roads, the ones through whirling acres and 324 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:20,400 hill and Dale and such to bypass that intersection so they can get the needed improvements done. 325 00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:26,280 Okay, thank you. And before I go to the board for comments, Bob, I have one more for you. 326 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:29,160 But we have presentations next meeting. 327 00:28:31,740 --> 00:28:36,640 Yeah, they're work program and probably our next meeting will be in December. Okay. 328 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:43,640 We can definitely make sure we have just some updates to keep us from our member organizations that we fantastic. 329 00:28:45,820 --> 00:28:46,940 All right, board. 330 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:48,000 We have any comments. 331 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:49,640 We'll start to my right. 332 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:56,160 Councilman. 333 00:28:56,260 --> 00:28:57,720 And I'm serving the deal. 334 00:28:59,620 --> 00:28:59,900 Likewise. 335 00:29:02,410 --> 00:29:02,750 I'm sorry. 336 00:29:03,270 --> 00:29:03,510 All right. 337 00:29:03,630 --> 00:29:08,990 Well, I'd like to thank commissioners days and Campbell for their service on this board. 338 00:29:08,990 --> 00:29:13,510 It has been, it's been very nice working with both of you. 339 00:29:13,870 --> 00:29:17,410 Obviously, I worked more frequently with Commissioner Campbell, but I've always had a good 340 00:29:17,410 --> 00:29:23,170 working relationship with you, Commissioner Baze, and I wish you both happiness not having 341 00:29:23,170 --> 00:29:27,570 to deal with some of the things that we do, but each of us will continue to deal with, and 342 00:29:27,570 --> 00:29:31,770 I appreciate your service, and I'm sure everybody else in the community that's paying attention 343 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:32,710 to these meetings does. 344 00:29:38,670 --> 00:29:45,830 Let me just open this up for discussion. In our city, of course we have the rails or trails that runs right through the middle of it. 345 00:29:46,330 --> 00:29:51,770 We are an experiencing an inordinate amount of abuse of electric bikes. 346 00:29:52,370 --> 00:29:59,970 I don't know if this is affecting some of the other areas, but my question would be, is there any funding through this? 347 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:10,720 Day to get some public awareness, because the problem is the parents do not know whether the rules and regulations are for these kids that are buying e-bikes and they don't know the rules of the road. 348 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:16,240 They don't know their supposed to stop at stop signs. They don't know that they're supposed to yield to other vehicles. 349 00:30:16,780 --> 00:30:29,980 Some of the stuff and if it doesn't have pedals, it's a motorcycle. They don't have a license. It's getting more and more out of hand and we're seeing it on our state highways, too, that these bikes are running against traffic in a pedestrian. 350 00:30:29,980 --> 00:30:36,060 inside. How do we address that from a public awareness thing, maybe some funding that goes out, 351 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:40,980 so that people understand, here's the rules and regulations. If you're going to have an e-bike, 352 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:47,380 this is what you have to adhere to. I'm looking at FTO10, apparently. It doesn't seem to be. 353 00:30:47,580 --> 00:30:51,500 Let me just came back from the League of Cities Convention. It's a dress list. 354 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,540 There was legislation that was passed in vetoed. 355 00:30:55,200 --> 00:31:02,260 Okay. So the legislature has tried to do things to address this and I think you're being 356 00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:07,240 kind when you say that they don't understand the rules. I think frankly they don't care. 357 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:14,860 And that makes it very difficult on our deputies, our police officers in the cities because 358 00:31:14,860 --> 00:31:21,300 they're having to deal with the aftermath of the situation and it's unfortunately it's 359 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:26,920 going to end up in some deaths because of this, it's I see it every day, I see people posting 360 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,600 on social media about it in the end. 361 00:31:29,980 --> 00:31:34,960 As a parent, you're responsible for your children, and if you buy them a basically and electrically 362 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,740 powered bike and they drive it the wrong way, you're responsible for it. 363 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:40,100 I think that's what's going to come down to. 364 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:43,440 It's going to be some fines, and there's going to be some lawsuits. 365 00:31:43,780 --> 00:31:44,280 It's unfortunate. 366 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:49,620 And the kids, unfortunately, are going to be the ones who are going to be the pawns 367 00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:54,240 the situation, because they're going to be ones that are hood ornaments. You went. I had. 368 00:31:54,620 --> 00:31:59,620 No, I'm not addressing what didn't get legislated through. When I'm addressing or just what's 369 00:31:59,620 --> 00:32:04,680 already at all, otherwise they aren't. No, they are. They're on the books now. If it's a certain 370 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:11,720 size mug, they have to be over 16 to write it. They have to have a helmet 16 and under. If it doesn't 371 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:17,360 have pedals, it's a licensed motorcycle. They got to have a license on this is a law. And we're just 372 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:29,120 not getting it in force. And you clarify that because unless I'm mistaken, the law has to do with the CCs. And there's no CCs on it's on battery. It's a wattage of the electric motor. Okay. Go ahead. 373 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:37,360 Susie and Ziggler government liaison for D7. I wish that I could speak to what the requirements are based on 374 00:32:38,880 --> 00:33:00,540 roadways and age and motors and all that, I am not up to date on that. I do know that the legislation like you said perfectly everything that you said was what I was coming to say but I do we do agree with what you're saying it's also an enforcement issue as well because who's the one that needs to enforce that. 375 00:33:00,540 --> 00:33:04,660 So I think moving forward, I agree personally, 376 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:08,400 if your kid has one, my kid, not gonna have one. 377 00:33:09,260 --> 00:33:13,320 There's an education, I can reach out to our PIO office 378 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,800 to see if we have anything in regards to that 379 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,320 or if we're allowed to put something like that together. 380 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,460 I believe we haven't done anything on that. 381 00:33:22,540 --> 00:33:24,660 We're still working on educating people, 382 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:29,080 where bicycles, when they have their bicycle to wear their helmet 383 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:33,720 doing fittings with children and stuff like that. We recognize the need and we were 384 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:38,660 hoping that you know that the legislation would kind of step in and help us on that as well. 385 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:43,000 Well with our interaction with parents and we've done some stuff with the parents stuff because it 386 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:48,280 is a problem with them. Most of them do not understand that if it's faster than 20 miles an hour 387 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:53,700 that they have to be over 16 to write it and that they have to have a helmet 16 under and if it doesn't 388 00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:59,160 have the pedals, they've got to have a license. Most of them, and it's not that they're ignoring it, 389 00:33:59,340 --> 00:34:04,280 they just don't know. The media out there through Facebook and everybody else, you can buy 390 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:10,280 these things cheap, and they just buy them one. I don't disagree with that. What I'm saying is 391 00:34:10,980 --> 00:34:16,460 if you know if you have a child that's moving on an object that does over 20 miles an hour, 392 00:34:17,780 --> 00:34:21,340 and they hit the front of a car, it doesn't matter if they have a helmet or anything on, and that's 393 00:34:21,340 --> 00:34:27,560 what I'm getting at is that clearly we know that they're dangerous and they're driving around cars and 394 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:33,260 factory trails. It's like the bicycles. Do they have a right to the road? Yeah, but you know, be careful 395 00:34:33,260 --> 00:34:37,960 because physics is going to work against you every time and those are the challenges we're going to 396 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:43,120 work with. It's it's it's it's it's it's it's unfortunate because there's going to be a lot of injuries 397 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:49,060 that happen and potentially deaths before people remember that physics exists whether you like it or not. 398 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:54,080 Do we have anything from any of the other important members on this because it is a problem? 399 00:34:54,260 --> 00:34:55,140 There's no doubt about it. 400 00:34:55,580 --> 00:34:59,380 But like I said, I thought I would let you sleep, sure, did a good job of presenting some hop. 401 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:29,980 Solutions. Unfortunately, they didn't make it into law. So we'll see what happens this next election cycle. I mean, legislative cycle. But I hear you. I think, you know, we have, we don't necessarily participate with the, with the, what is it called? Project zero or vision zero. Yeah, but there are some, potentially some, some education dollars that could be, that could be, maybe this next cycle that could be used to address. 402 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:34,380 this. Do we have safe money that we could do this kind of stuff? 403 00:35:37,240 --> 00:35:38,180 We were using it for other 404 00:35:38,180 --> 00:35:45,640 things so we had to have to approve those in the next right in the next cycle but I mean it was 405 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:49,840 definitely great money and we talked about using it had to do some of the work that being used for 406 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:55,120 D for DUI some of them were to do motorcycle awareness so it should be able to at some point. 407 00:35:55,120 --> 00:36:02,340 So Suzanne's a glared government liaison from D7 again in regards to what Bob was saying, 408 00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:08,380 I don't know UPWP-Ys if you have money set aside for education or anything like that. 409 00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:14,320 And once you could move forward with getting this kind of education, you probably do 410 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:21,900 Mary, if you do Mary absolutely knows. And so I would suggest that we also do have 411 00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:32,950 have a couple of resources in regards to safe kids and we can get you guys the information 412 00:36:32,950 --> 00:36:38,870 for safe kids. They go around. It's the Sanco Safe Kids and they partner with us and 413 00:36:38,870 --> 00:36:43,950 they go into the schools and do a lot of education and make it fun. They do helmet fittings 414 00:36:43,950 --> 00:36:49,670 and stuff like that. So the schools really have to request it. I have the contacts name and 415 00:36:49,670 --> 00:36:54,750 I'm happy to provide that to the MPO and maybe there's some, you know, events that we can attend. 416 00:36:54,990 --> 00:37:01,470 Safety outreach wise, so I can also provide our safety outreach team to information to the MPO as well. 417 00:37:01,590 --> 00:37:02,270 See what we can get going. 418 00:37:02,490 --> 00:37:06,310 Maybe a good place to start when they're doing the bicycle safety and the schools and stuff like that. 419 00:37:06,310 --> 00:37:11,190 Yeah, no, we just talked about this morning and it is really awesome what they're doing. 420 00:37:11,710 --> 00:37:16,350 And that's really how we're able to get into the schools and have that interaction. 421 00:37:17,190 --> 00:37:22,530 and so they're scheduling that as we speak and they kind of go by county and hit a couple 422 00:37:22,530 --> 00:37:28,370 schools in one day and give the presentation. So I will speak with Tina Russo on our team 423 00:37:28,370 --> 00:37:35,870 and she would does the D7 outreach and then I can also forward San Jose schools contact 424 00:37:35,870 --> 00:37:41,670 her name is Sheila and then you know the MPO or if the county whoever would like to contact them 425 00:37:41,670 --> 00:37:46,210 kind of coordinate going forward. We're happy to, you know, partner up on that kind of stuff. 426 00:37:46,290 --> 00:37:52,030 Excellent. And one of the other challenges, sir, is that the wattage can be manipulated so 427 00:37:52,030 --> 00:37:59,710 easily with these bikes now. And that's, you know, it's like, it's like you have a motorcycle going 428 00:37:59,710 --> 00:38:05,170 down the street that says it's a 600 in reality. You got an 1100, right? But you know, all the stickers 429 00:38:05,170 --> 00:38:10,310 on are going to say it's one thing. And then you'll find out that they've manipulated because it's 430 00:38:10,310 --> 00:38:17,070 matter of plugging in a few more battery pack. It's not hard. I'm telling you it's these electric 431 00:38:17,070 --> 00:38:23,350 motors, especially at those levels are pretty easy for them to mess with. You can find 432 00:38:23,350 --> 00:38:29,030 almost everything on YouTube on how to mess with them now. It's pretty crazy. I appreciate it. 433 00:38:29,670 --> 00:38:34,850 Maybe locally we can do some signage on some of the streets of the most challenging with maybe 434 00:38:34,850 --> 00:38:39,850 posting of some of the rules or the, you know, that, you know, might be something that just 435 00:38:39,850 --> 00:38:43,570 catches someone's attention, and then they go and do a little research on their own. 436 00:38:45,510 --> 00:38:52,410 We, I mean, we're not just dealing with the electric bikes, as all the members know we have, we have 437 00:38:52,410 --> 00:38:59,770 ATVs, UTVs, you name it on the roads, electric scooters that are flying up and down the roads. 438 00:38:59,770 --> 00:39:04,830 It's becoming really challenging and it's frustrating if you're driving a motor vehicle and 439 00:39:04,830 --> 00:39:11,910 and you're insured, and then you potentially have your car severely damaged by a vehicle that doesn't have insurance. 440 00:39:15,850 --> 00:39:16,730 Anything else? 441 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:24,890 Again, thanks again, the commissioner's base and Campbell, if nobody else has anything to say, this meeting is adjourned. 442 00:39:25,350 --> 00:39:26,510 Thank you. 443 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:29,060 Great. 444 00:39:34,540 --> 00:39:34,940 Thank you. 445 00:39:34,940 --> 00:39:35,200 Thank you. 446 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:35,940 I know it's the one. 447 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:37,880 I think I've got it. 448 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:39,340 It's a good change. 449 00:39:39,500 --> 00:39:40,400 Eventually it'll be decent. 450 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:41,200 That's it. 451 00:39:41,660 --> 00:39:41,980 Yeah. 452 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:43,060 That's it. 453 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:44,120 All right.