Good morning, good morning. Good morning, madam chair.
there's a lot of excitement in the room. Everyone is truly happy to see each other.
I'm happy to see you all. And we're going to get started.
I know you guys can hang around afterwards if you like, But we're going to get started.
we do have a few items to address, so this meeting is called to order.
let's stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united States
of america, and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
okay. One. Two. Three. Thank you. Now we'll have the electronic roll call.
good morning everyone. Rebecca schulz, broward mpo over here in the corner.
welcome. And if you could please press present on the bottom right hand side of your Screen,
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thompson is not on yet, but furr is. Yes. Furr is. Okay.
okay. We have a quorum. Yes, chair. Okay. Very good.
next, we'll have the approval of the minutes of september 4th minutes.
I should say we have a motion and a second. Electronic voting please.
waiting on board member mchugh. Thank you. Motion passes.
approval of excused absences. We have member dunn, Member fisher hardin and
lewellen who have asked for excused absences.
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you can identify.
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okay. Just reporting for vice mayor tracy caldwell.
she will not be able to attend today. Okay. Wanted me to put that in the record.
and she has requested to be excused. Yes, ma'am. Okay. We can add that to the excused list. Okay.
and if we can, we. Is that a motion already? Or we have a motion and a second already.
all in favor? Electronic voting. Electronic voting.
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of course. Okay. Okay. Next, we have approval
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may we have a electronic vote on the approval of the agenda?
everyone voted. Motion passes. Now we're on to public comments.
do we have any member from the public that wishes to comment.
madam chair, nobody has filled out a card. Okay.
so we're on to consent agenda. We have 4 items on the consent agenda.
item number 2 have several parts to it. But they are only 4 items.
does anyone wish to pull any of these items? If not, May I have a motion and a second?
electronic vote, please. On the consent agenda. We do have a motion and a second.
motion passes. On to action item. Please read action item number 1 and 2
for the records. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. For the record then these, All these items are open for public comment.
anyone wishes to speak, they can be heard. And for those who are who are virtual, That if you with the motion that's made and seconded,
that you are voting with the majority, unless you indicate otherwise.
item number 1 is a motion to approve the florida department of transportation (fdot) District four draft tentative work program for fiscal year 2027 -
2031. Okay, we have christopher restrepo, followed by john krane from fdot.
yes. Good morning. My name is christopher restrepo, Regional planning manager here at the broward mpo.
and before fdot gives their presentation, I just want to fill you in on some of the things That we have learned about the draft work program,
how the draft work program continues to program the projects from our different funding Programs.
and to give you some highlights. So first up, The draft tentative work program is part of our core products as part of our
transportation improvement program. This is the draft that eventually becomes the tip next Year.
so we're looking at the years from 2027 to 2031.
as a total of projects we have 342 projects that are listed on that list.
please go through that document. It's quite large and there's a lot of really cool easter Eggs in there. The total funding that we have anticipated for the draft work program is $4
billion. From our different programs that were adopted as part of our 2050 metropolitan Transportation plan.
we have six of them. Here this table shows the breakdown of the percentages that we, That are being allocated to each one of those programs.
the highest one being highways and fr8, about 26, Oh, sorry, roads for families.
that's $63 million for mpo attributable funds that are going to the roads for family Program.
then we have about 26 million for highways and fr8. And you can see the other numbers there. We have $97 million of mpo attributable.
that's our su dollars. Those are the different percentages that we set up in mtp, And you can see that breakdown here.
overall all of the for the projects, taking into account all the different funding sources Available talking about federal and state.
this is the breakdown of those six programs that we have, The largest one being highways and fr8,
about 82.9% of overall funding going to that program.
we have $467 million. Sorry. The economic development one is a little off, That's that should be 50.5,
about 13.5%. So we have a total of about $3.7 billion that are going to the different Programs.
some project highlights to talk about. The broward commuter rail s. Is identified in our draft work program. The project is currently on hold.
going over some negotiations there, but there is program funds for capital improvements in Fiscal year 27 and 28.
nw 41st street from 52nd avenue to state road 7.
that is a new project, part of our program that's been added to the draft tentative.
also, the s. Middle river mobility project in the city of fort lauderdale that's Identified.
and then we also have a project nw 27th avenue from atlantic avenue to mlk boulevard.
this is from the city of pompano beach. This is the concept development that we are Currently working on that we have developed cost estimates and concepts for and did some
public outreach. So we're really happy to see that there are some design funding in the in The draft tentative.
also a new project in miramar. We have miramar parkway from sw 172nd avenue to dikes road With funding in fiscal year 29.
so very excited we can get some design going for that one. And then we have two other projects fort lauderdale/hollywood international airport, Automated people mover.
that project is stable, so it's good we're seeing that progress. And then also all the various projects that contribute to sw 10th street, All those interchanges and adding lanes.
that is, those projects are also stable in the draft tentative.
so other highlights I do want to point out when it comes to trial funding, We still do have our federal dollars that are identified in the draft tentative work
program, just as you as the executive board heard earlier today that the state dollars are Not,
are decreasing there. So you're not going to find a lot of the state match in the draft Tentative,
but express bus operations and maintenance funding on managed lanes. So talking about the I-95 managed lanes, there is no later year funding for those Projects.
so talk about 2030 and 2031. We're missing some funding there. And then the us 27 freight and passenger rail study.
this was a priority for the mpo that we placed in our list of priority projects.
this project did not get funded. But it's not all doom and gloom.
those are just three little highlights I wanted to point out to you. I did want to say That the district 4 staff have been incredible,
incredibly good collaborators with our list of priority projects. List of priority projects this year. We're able to get some really good projects, More than what I've listed here that they're going to walk through,
especially when it comes to our infrastructure hardening program, Our technology program,
and some other highways and freights priorities. So the staff recommendation for us of the mpo is to approve the draft tentative work Program.
and we want to continue to collaborate very closely with fdot to make sure our priorities Get funded.
so now I'll hand it off to john krane. Yeah. Good morning.
my name is john krane. I am the director of transportation development at fdot district 4.
secretary braun sends his regards. He does regret not being able to be here today as a Conflict.
but he kind of looks at this as, like, the super bowl. So we did bring some of our team with us here in case there are other questions on Specific projects.
and, you know, hope you're as excited as we are to see some of what we have.
I'm going to breeze through some of my presentation because some of it is just agency Specific,
and I know you have a big agenda, but I will spend a little time on this. This is our compass on the left-hand side of this.
hopefully you've seen some of this in some of our presentations to you over the year.
this really is our guide, our guides, our staff as how we a program projects as well as Develop those projects and produce those projects.
community is at the center. We all live in communities. We're part of the communities and these projects, You know, are in your communities.
so it's very important for us to make sure that the projects we develop meet the community Vision.
so we use that as our center guiding principle. And at the true north of our compass is safety.
we try to build safety into everything we do. We try to empower our project managers to listen to the community about safety concerns on Their projects and build those into the projects,
and then working around resiliency or trying to make a purpose to every dollar.
you know, we're looking at every project, trying to see how we can make it last into the Future.
on the bottom right, you see supply chain, obviously a critical component we've noticed Over the last five years,
fr8 goods movement. It weaves its way throughout the transportation system and is Essential to the economy of se florida.
on the lower left, technology again purposed every dollar. How can we leverage what's out there and get more capacity, More throughput on our system.
and then in the upper left we have workforce development. We've got a very large program. It's critical to the industry to make sure that we are Getting people into our industry to support our financial services,
our contractors, our designers. So that's a key component for us.
you'll see a slide or two on that. A leader in transportation fdot, I'm not going to spend a lot of time on here,
but we really do lead not only the nation, but the world in a lot of elements.
you know, with spaceport, we have airports and seaports in district 4 and around the State.
so we are a large industry. What it takes to run the industry.
you know, secretary perdue likes to he kind of came up with these numbers to kind of Stress to the agency how big we are,
how important it is to have a workforce to run this. Over 10,500 500 contracts. We have active with $19.1 billion.
we have an average cash outflow of $47 million a day.
so it takes a lot of people to run this industry.
narrowing it down to district 4. We run from broward county here on the south all the way Up to indian river county/vero beach area.
we have 4 million residents, 5000mi². We have over 783 bridges, 06,600 miles
lane miles. Believe it or not, we have 92 airports within the district, 3 deep water ports,
and we have one mega project. There's several mega projects throughout the state. One of those is right here in broward county, Sw 10th street and a mega project is a project over 500 million.
population growth is putting a lot of pressure on our communities, On our transportation system.
you see, the expected population is supposed to be 4.94 million people in district 4.
15% of that increase is attributed to the broward county.
obviously, it's a bigger number when you're talking raw people because we already have a Large population.
so moving into the draft tentative work program, Fiscal years 27-31, this is a breakdown.
we have $5.7 billion in our work program for district 4.
it's the breakdown you see on the upper left corner safety. I mentioned safety is our true north. This is we build safety into everything we do.
the 126 million you see there is on top of that. Those are safety specific type projects, something like wrong-way driving or those types Of projects.
the next two icons on the top and the middle one on the bottom.
that's safety and preservation. We have our resurfacing, Bridge repair and replacement as well as our operations,
maintenance and consultant contracts. That's $1.5 billion.
that comes off the top of our work program. We are dedicated to making sure we keep and Preserve the system that's in place.
to the right of that, you see our state highway system and other roadway construction.
and the lower left on the bottom is the product support for that. So that's 2.4 billion and $800 million supporting new projects.
upper right is our right of way that supports that 126 million.
and then in the lower right, we are not just a roadway agency, Right? We are truly multimodal with our freights, our airports and our seaports.
we have 784 million program for that. This slide I'm just going to glaze
over. But again it's speaking to a purpose to every dollar. We can't just build our way out. So we had to start reimagining transportation.
how do we do that? One of the ways innovation in project delivery. How do we deliver projects faster? Upper right workforce development.
I mentioned that we're going to need to entice students at a younger age, Get them excited about our industry and reach out to them and try and get them into the
industry. Lower left research and innovation how do we stretch the existing system for More throughput?
we have a son tracks, I don't know if you've heard of it in north central florida where we Are doing a lot of research on new technologies there.
and then emerging technology kind of stems from our research and innovation you know, Autonomous vehicles,
drones, advanced air mobility. Speaking of advanced air mobility, We do believe that this is really florida's going to be a leader in this type of
technology. We are actually taking steps to reach out and train our stakeholders on what They can do to be ready for this.
this technology is here. It's really how do we manage it? How do we create the infrastructure to support this?
and we're expecting that this type of technology will be actually functional in florida Within three years time frame.
so this was a workforce development slide. You see some of our own agency efforts in the Pictures.
on the left hand side, we have a mentorship program, A rotation program where we allow staff to rotate around the agency to kind of learn what
other people do, maybe develop a career path for them in an area they didn't believe they Were suited for.
on the right hand side, we have hiring events. Sw 10th street provides us a great opportunity to have a hiring event, Hopefully in june of 2026,
where we're going to draw our workforce for that project from the community around us.
so we're looking very forward to that. Target zero safety is really critical.
obviously you all have stressed it. We're stressing it. It's not just built into our roadway projects, But it's education, it's outreach.
and these slides are some of the outreach activities that we've worked with the community On through our community traffic safety team.
so y'all are on the planning side of the business, Right? You see the tip come forward. So we like to celebrate our successes.
I just have a few slides built in here to kind of go through some of the highlights of our Successes through this past year.
so we had a couple ribbon cuttings lloyd estates elementary, City of miramar pedestrian bridge,
the alligator alley education center. Alligator education center, If you haven't had a chance to be out there,
it really is a something to be seen. We've got a lot of educational elements built into It,
a beautiful boardwalk to look into, the everglades we've built where there was a parking Lot.
we've now built wetlands into that. So it's an award winning project we were recognized For.
henry kinney tunnel, another award winning project, Really took collaboration with the city.
thank you city, you know, this was, I think, Going to be a something that we can showcase to the communities for years to come.
oh, sorry. So in our resurfacing program, I wanted to highlight the atlantic boulevard in City of pompano beach and the hollywood boulevard.
two, two really good projects, examples of where we've been able to upgrade lighting, Upgrade pedestrian crosswalks,
convert to led lighting, make it a little bit more resilient mobility improvement Projects.
so you all are probably very familiar with the I-95 mobility hub at cypress creek that's Been going on,
that's completed. We were very happy to finish that. And the university of drive in coral springs, I think that was a very successful project.
we were able to build bike lanes, make the buffered bike lanes, Seven foot lanes, build a wider shared use path along the corridor,
really accommodate the community vision and needs their.
moving forward the sw 10th street. We were kicked off the project this year.
we're very happy about it. We're doing utility relocations for it right now and we're in The innovation stage.
so we've got our contract team, the contractors, The designers looking at ways to make the project a little bit more efficient,
build up innovation into the project. So a lot that'll be ongoing for the next seven years Or so.
another. So a couple other awards we had the state road seven at oaks road intersection Improvement project wanted to highlight that touches all elements of the compass.
I-95, 3c, phase 3, I think you all can't wait for this to be fully completed.
we're in the running for an award, so we put up our little qr code there.
if you want to vote for this project. We're in the running for a national award on this.
take the time to scan it. Vote for us. And then under construction 3c.
this should be wrapped up by spring of 2026. So we're really looking forward to that.
make the east-west movements a little bit more efficient into the express lanes.
and now I'm going to turn it over to victoria to kind of run through some of the projects In the draft tentative work program.
thank you john. Hi. Good morning everyone. Chair board.
my name is victoria peters. I'm from district 4 with the rest of our team, And we're going to run through some exciting new projects off of your lopp this morning.
so to start with, just illustrates our work program wheel.
this is a slide I'm very fond of because I get excited with the work program cycle.
and this illustrates the work program cycle perfectly. So through july through october, which is kind of where we are now, We're in an accelerated cycle.
we prepare the draft tentative work program in coordination with npos and tpos.
we balance the draft tentative work program to allocations received. And then we come here to your committees, to the board, To present draft tentative work programs.
and then we actually had a public hearing right down the street, Which was well attended on october 23rd.
and that was for the draft tentative work program. And the years are from fy27. It's important to note that 2031 is the new fifth, Fifth year.
if you have favorite projects in fy 2026, you won't see them in here because that's our Current year.
and this is our new draft tentative work program. So in december, we submit the preliminary tentative work program to the governor's office And the legislature,
the florida transportation commission, or the ftc and the department of commerce.
ftc public hearings are held on january 12th, And then the legislature convenes on january 13th.
we then submit the final tentative work program to the governor's office, The legislature,
the ftc, and the department of commerce. And then the drum roll for july 1st, The governor and the legislature adopts,
becomes the adopted tentative work program, becomes the adopted work program, And the department of transportation secretary,
jared perdue, right now he signs it. So starting with the top left, Just to go over some of our general work program themes,
fdot updates construction and right of way costs on an annual basis.
overall, this year, project costs increase with respect to last year.
those are our item line items. Funding allocations were lower this year than prior cycles,
and changes in revenue projections from most recent revenue estimating conferences Impacted our allocation distributions.
our goal is always to maintain projects that are in the common first 4 years, Related number one,
to safety and then the preservation and maintenance of our assets, Which is our roads and infrastructure.
new phases or projects are generally programed in the new fifth year, Which again is fy27,
is fy31 this year. And then the good news is district 4 work program is balanced to the Allocations we received,
along with all the projects and phases we programed off of your lopp.
so the first highlight or project we'd like to highlight is your number 12 priority for Economic development,
which is fiber installation along the sfrc corridor.
this is a rail feasibility study and fiber is a very important priority for broward mpo And for broward.
and we are supporting fiber as it's the backbone of operations and the sfrc.
number 4 is for highways and freights, where the power line road from sw 10th street to Broward/palm beach county line.
the scope is to widen from 4 to 6 lanes. We have a feasibility study that is ongoing and Then we have for new programing and new gaming.
the pd&e starts in fy29 and we program $2 million.
number 5 is state road 7 at commercial boulevard. We have a pd that starts in our current year and we have programed for new, This fiscal year.
design starts in fy31 for $3.5 million. The scope for this project may include widening Sidewalk and bike lanes.
going forward, we were also able to fund the design phase in fiscal year 31 for $1.1 Million for sheridan street from dixie highway to u.s.1 for
bike lanes and sidewalks. Currently, the feasibility study is ongoing and there is a pd&e Funded in fy28-29 for $2 million.
number 11 is oakland park. It's state road 7. We currently have the feasibility study which is ongoing.
we were able to program this year a pd&e, which was deferred for $2 million.
number 15 is copans road grade separation at sfrc. The feasibility study is deferred from fy27 to 28.
and number 16 for your lopp. East orange drive from davie road to state road 7.
we have a feasibility study that was already programed for fy28, And this cycle we were able to fund the design phase for this project in the new fifth
year of fy31 for $610,000. The scope is potentially to add certain, Add center turn lanes and lighting improvements.
number 17 is sw 148 avenue from bass creek to miramar parkway.
but the pd&e was already programed for fiscal year 27. And the good news is design is now funded during this cycle in fiscal year 30 for $1.7 Million.
your number 19, atlantic boulevard at state road 7. We have a feasibility study in new fiscal year 31 for $300,000.
and number 12, we have oakland park at powerline road. And scope was added to the existing project funded in fy27.
we added an additional $300,000. Dania beach boulevard from u.s.1 to a1a.
we have a feasibility study was programed in fiscal year 29 for $300,000.
number 7, this is from your lopp last cycle and we programed this year miramar parkway From sw 72nd avenue to dykes road.
we have funded design in fiscal year 29 for almost a million at 800,000.
and this will be a large project. So now we have some infrastructure hardening.
we programed a whole bunch of feasibility studies for various locations within the five Year work program cycle,
for a total of almost $3 million. And you can see all the locations that we programed that Will be looking at for infrastructure hardening.
I won't go through the list, but there's quite a few we programed. Great collaboration. Then we were able to program actually a lot more infrastructure Hardening projects,
so we group them. We are converting traffic signal span wires to mast arms.
so. So this slide shows the off system locations.
we have a feasibility study we were able to fund in fiscal year 27 for a half $1 million.
we were also able to fund design and fy29 for $1.3 million.
those are the off system or non if we say off system, Non state load locations.
and let me see if I, yes. And then the next the next grouping that we have we converted More signal mast arm to mast arms for more on system locations.
design is in fiscal year 31 for $300,000 for this grouping.
and then we also programed converting traffic signal wires to mast arms for on system.
this grouping we determined right of way is required. And we put the design in fiscal year 31 for $1.3 million.
and then we have see we have broward county six program changes.
so for fort lauderdale/hollywood international airport automated people mover, We advanced funding for that project to fiscal year 27 for.
sure, absolutely. Oh, wait, did I. Is that the one?
oh I'm sorry, did I jump over a slide? Oh, I'm so sorry. I'm trying to speed it up. So for broward county program changes we were able to advance To fiscal year 27 for $20 million
for fort lauderdale/hollywood international airport, The automated people mover.
we have the I-95 ramps to and from commercial boulevard n.
andrews avenue frontage road. The right of way phase was deferred to fiscal year 30.
for I-95 from commercial to n. Of cypress creek road construction phase was deferred to 32.
and I-95 from miami dade county line to griffin road. The interchange improvements of design and right of way phases were deferred to fy36.
and I-95 from pembroke road to hollywood boulevard, The interchange of add lanes and right of way phase was deferred to 36.
so additional funded projects we advanced the wrong way driving detection system.
this was another safety initiative that we were able to advance. We looked at high priority locations in broward county, I-95 exit ramps at northbound davie,
southbound broward, northbound broward hov, northbound broward hov, Southbound eastbound,
and southbound westbound of atlantic, and 595 eastbound at flamingo.
the construction project was advanced to fy26, Which is current year in the amount of $2.4 million.
since we published this this citizens report and draft ten of work program, We were able to actually advance another safety project for
broward county. It's not in your packet, but we're also able to advance a project in Broward.
it's state road 84. It's se 24th street from sw 4th avenue to state, To u.s.1.
it was advanced from fiscal year 27 to 26, which is our current fiscal year.
and that construction phase will be letting for $1.3 million in june, And that's really great news.
we also have the I-75 alligator alley-full electronic tolling conversion.
construction is in fy28 for $10.5 million. We have mast arm replacement projects in Broward county right of way starting in
fy26 for 1.3 million, construction in fy28 for 4.7 million.
and we also have our district 4 regional traffic management center, Or tmc.
we have our design starting in fiscal year 26 for $4.5 million and construction starting In fy29 for $38 million.
and there is a rendition of what our traffic management center will look like or may look Like.
and a map with different roads. And we will take any comments or questions.
we also have a safety message. Let me get and of course there's stephen braun is our Secretary for our district.
and see. Let me see. Thank you. This month and of course, We all in this room take safety very seriously.
this is pedestrian safety month. Thank you. I'll take any questions or comments you have.
thank you very much for your presentation. We do have a number of individuals who want to Speak.
so I, if you can and we do have a long agenda and these are all important.
so first we have member trantalis. Thank you, Madam chair.
so thank you for your presentation. It's quite comprehensive. And we appreciate all the emphasis that the department is putting on broward county and Broward county roadways.
but you heard me say roadways, right? I haven't seen one single slide or emphasis on Anything to do with mass transit.
if anything, at the beginning of the presentation, Not yours, but the gentleman before you talked about,
for example the commuter rail and commuter rail was put on hold.
we also heard how the state has defunded tri rail, Essentially putting it out of business.
unless the county ponies up for the difference, Which from my understanding, is not in a position to do so.
so this love affair with roadways and getting awards for expanding the highways from 4 Lanes to 20 lanes.
this is not the future of south florida. We have to start thinking about mass transit Options and opportunities.
and we were hearing about billions of dollars being spent here in south florida.
but it's not in the right direction. We still have our heads buried in the past.
roads are not the future of broward county or anywhere in south florida.
please talk to us today about what the department plans to do about bringing forward mass Transit options so that
this city that we're in today, or any of the cities in broward county are not going to Continue to suffocate from the amount of traffic and gridlock that we
will continue to suffer as we attract vehicular traffic, As opposed to mass transit options.
do you have a response? I can just briefly respond because I appreciate that briefly.
it's good. So thank you for your comments, right. Obviously we do nothing in a black box. We are at the behest of our legislature and the Funding that is provided to us,
that. But the funding is from recommendations from the secretary's office.
so why isn't the secretary's office advocating for funds for mass transit?
I can't speak to what he is advocating for up in tallahassee.
I'm not sure he's not. I do know that we have 850 million program for modal projects down Here in the work
program, which includes transit in its many facets.
I think we in district 4 continue to advocate for bct and bcr south.
but we do have to work within the constraints that are given to us. And when we work with our partners to leverage funding and opportunities, We'll make those cases when we have that window.
and, you know, we have your comments here. I'll definitely make sure that, You know, secretary braun hears it.
secretary perdue. Here's it. Thank you very much. Member sorensen. Thank you very much, madam chair.
several questions here. First, what is wrong way driving detection systems?
so that is a technology that's built into ramp systems.
so if you come up to an I-95 ramp and maybe you have an off ramp and an on ramp right next To each other,
and there's an opportunity for somebody to make a left turn into the wrong ramp, It would put technology on the ramp that would detect that a vehicle is moving in the
wrong direction. It may then feed into an its sign at the management center, Where they can then alert fhp.
there's signs that go on that alert the driver. They're moving in the wrong direction, so. Okay great.
thank you. That's that's great. It's great to hear that's those are moving forward in Broward.
why were the I-95 ramps delayed deferred? So at the beginning of the cycle that she talked About right.
we update our costs for right of way. We update our costs for construction.
as we do that, there's a fixed set of money in that fiscal year. One of the legislative actions that was taken last year was related to doc stamps.
the depreciation and doc stamp revenue is a huge piece of our system program.
so as that revenue evaporated, we had to do some rebalancing of that.
and that when that happens we'll take a project, You know, use the funding in the current year,
if there were any projects that were there, we have to move those out to a year that can Then absorb it,
and that will cause a domino effect throughout the work program. Thanks. And was it the docs, to the mayor's question, Was it the doc stamp impact that affected commuter rail funding?
that's my understanding, is that that feeds the fre, The florida rail enterprise, which is the primary source of funding we use for tri rail
and transit. Transit had other impacts as well, But yeah.
okay, and so it seems like advocacy to the legislature is probably the most helpful part Of reengaging from
a commuter rail funding standpoint. Brian, it seems like you're is that right?
I mean, I would suggest obviously from your own communities.
yes. You know, and then about commuter rail, The us 27 fr8.
I'd like to hear a little bit more about that. What that because I've talked to fecr about that.
but I'd like to hear more from your perspective. So we convened a meeting with the various Regional planning councils,
dot staff from various offices up and down the corridor, As well as county staff and mpo staff.
we tried to assess whether or not there was a unified vision for where it would go, What it would serve.
it didn't seem to be that there was that unification unified vision yet where the logical Termini would be.
we've done up to 12 studies on this corridor that included rail.
and at last estimate, it was over $1 billion, The last rail estimate.
and until we feel that that's, you know, there's a clear understanding that we couldn't See spending more money for another study,
right. I kind of need to know who's going to run it, Who's going to build it, what are what are all the pieces of that pie.
okay. Thank you. Thank you, madam chair. Thank you.
member shuham. Thank you, madam chair. Very quickly.
first, I wanted to agree with mayor trantalis on a general comment that we need to shift Our focus here in south florida,
not only for traffic, but also for our environment and many other reasons for the common Good.
having said that, your powerpoint that you presented, I don't see attached to the agenda and it was great.
and I would love to get a copy of it. So can we get that first half of this powerpoint Presentation?
and just a general comment. You mentioned the hollywood boulevard project, Which was great,
but it was great in part because you guys had a great construction manager, Erik namati, on that project for us.
so I just wanted to share with you guys, when you have an fdot project happening in your Communities things happen as the construction's
going on. Never hesitate to reach out to your fdot contact. He was invaluable to just saving you know real headaches along the construction with light Poles being moved,
sidewalks and things like that. So I just wanted to give him a shout out. And I'm sure there's other wonderful construction managers at fdot in these other Communities and other projects,
and I would just encourage everybody to take advantage of that. I appreciate that. I'll make sure he hears. Thank you.
thank you. Member jaffe. Thank you, madam chair. Mr. Crane, thank you so much for your powerpoint presentation. You know, I think that out of all the state agencies,
your agency interacts more with the residents than any other state agency in the state of Florida.
so about two sundays ago, I was out going out for a walk run in my community, And I ran into your secretary.
so I had basically, like, a 30 minutes one on one with your secretary. And to use your analogy of a super bowl, I was talking to the super bowl coach, And I said,
give me a little insight into your playbook. You know, While we were out for a run and I didn't realize how big the district is,
really. And I'm glad you gave that presentation. The powerpoint. 4 million plus residents, 6600 miles, 700 bridges.
I don't think that the community really knows how big the district is. So I commend you for giving us that information.
so when we were out after our we were done going over the playbook, I said, let me take a picture of us.
we were all sweaty and I posted it, and I said, Look, I ran into the secretary of transportation in our community,
in our district, and he's inspecting our roads on a sunday afternoon. You know, and I can't tell you how many positive comments that we got that he that he was Out there in the community and more importantly,
what the fdot is doing for broward county. There was zero negative comments.
and, you know, there's a lot of construction going on when you're on the roads and you you Want to vent and complain to somebody.
but on on that particular regard, I just want to let you all know that you're doing a Really good job.
and the response from the community, at least from what we saw, Is very positive.
thank you. Thank you. Member cooper. Yes. Thank you so much.
ditto on the comments on transit. I wanted to say also, It's great to hear us at least continue to talk about resiliency.
and I think I just in a response from hallandale beach's input and concern with flooding To really continue to focus on that.
I see we have resurfacing projects. I know many were delayed.
is that getting sped up again? Or how are, how is all that in the queue?
and with the resurfacing, are you looking at your drainage systems on these major Corridors?
so the reason that we down here deferred so many projects because some other districts Advanced a lot of projects we our resurfacing
numbers, we actually kept our roadway a little better than, Than other districts. We were kind of carrying some of the other districts in terms of our targets for the ftc.
and we have maintenance goals where we give ourselves scores on all the roadways.
so that required a rebalancing of the overall system based on the conditions of the roads.
and that's why we ended up having to defer projects out where we might have been doing 150 To 200 miles every year.
we had to drop down to about 100. So that maintain that that is our current target moving Forward.
so hopefully that'll bring a little bit more stability back to the program. And we'll see a regular flow of resurfacing coming through.
as it relates to drainage. We always look at drainage. It's not always feasible to incorporate drainage.
so I do think, right, we're going to be looking for opportunities to leverage, You know, communities partner with you all.
we had a very successful project in hollywood where, You know, the mpo stepped in the county,
stepped in, the city stepped in, and we were able to get three pump stations. You know, they're under construction right now.
and so the moving forward, I do think, you know, In order for us to truly be resilient, we're all going to have to feel the pain of the
purse, so to speak. But we will we're here for you. And, you know, we're there to hear the comments.
we certainly have heard you know, about the flooding in south broward especially recently With all the rain that's going on.
I'm referring not just to the pumping and the infrastructure component, But actually the cleaning.
and, you know, those existing, you know, regretfully, They're mostly gravity, but the maintenance of going in and cleaning those drains and,
and maintaining. So preservation is at the top of our, You know, you're going to see more preservation than you will probably of new projects if,
if that continues to be a problem. So we're a relatively nimble agency.
so when you see a problem, you know, let us know, Because, you know, we have limited resources,
but we if we don't know, we're definitely not going to get to it. So even if you feel like I just called you last week, I'm calling you again.
right. We need to know that it continues to be a problem. And it wasn't a one off. Thank you. And I, you know, Just for the public to go on record,
you have been extremely as you hear the comments from my colleagues, Your agency has been hands on,
boots on the ground and we I personally appreciate the contact and interface.
so thank you for that. Thank you. Thank you. Member rogers.
thank you, madam chair. I will ditto the comments made by my colleagues.
also, it's all about collaboration. If you need us, We're there for you and we need you and you're there for us.
so you're going to help me address a concern with our utility locations and relocation.
can you elaborate, what can we do to get these 30 year old poles out of our communities And off that beautiful state road
07, the most traveled roadway in broward county?
how do we get those old, wooded, peacock infested, I mean, whatever grows on these
wooden trees. Tell me, how do we work together and even going forward, What are we putting in policy to address it so we don't repeat what we've
done for the past 30 to 40 years? So we don't directly maintain, Right, the power system.
so we work with fpl like you all work with fpl or try to work with fpl.
did I say collaboration? You help me, I help you. Is your roadway. I'm. I'm just trying to get there.
a unified approach to working with fpl. You know, We do have a utility coordinator.
katie mclean at our office. You can certainly reach out to him.
I am not, you know, an expert on utilities, but I do know it.
the communities want to see it buried, right? We see it going in different, Different areas are getting their power buried.
it's not always possible in an urban environment. There's a lot of stuff underground. So we'll work with you to try and make it happen.
but I don't have a silver bullet for you today.
I'm sorry. Thank you. Just wanted to put it on record again.
policies will help us in the future. And that's what we're looking for because they are There over 40 years.
and you just keep putting more polls and more polls. And it's not it's, you know, not pleasing. All right, That's it, madam chair.
thank you very much. Member cooper has a quick follow up on that.
yes. Thank you, commissioner, I want to be brief. I just had a meeting about undergrounding, and I'd like to work collaboratively with you Or all of us jointly.
there are policy changes with fpl and a six month window.
however, fpl is still working in silos, and they've changed their public records, Which are more difficult to get now.
so I'll work with you and whoever else wants some information.
maybe to collaborate to get those silos broken down. Thank you for that. We do have a virtual hand raised.
board member furr. Thank you. Chair. I thank you for the presentation, But I do want to, you know,
I'm very disappointed that the us 27 was not being funded.
and you mentioned that there was not unanimity in and among the regional planning councils And among
septic. And I have to disagree with you on that. Both, the septic has voted and passed a resolution in favor of rail in favor of the us 27 Being funded as
has both the south florida regional planning council and the treasure coast.
both have said they think this is important for the region.
when we're looking at. And I'm going to follow with mayor trantalis and commissioner Shuham.
the need for rail is, you know, is important and having u.s.27 be able to take some of the Fr8
as well as for miami dade and broward, maybe taking trash northward that those both those Things are important.
I've talked to director braun on this and he, You know, he was a I guess he thought he would he didn't want to or he didn't want us to
go down a path that wouldn't get funded later. And it looks like we may have to try to figure out how to do a p3, But this is just showing a bias from the from the state that they don't want to see rail
or and transit. And it's and it's disappointing from our region because I think we Recognize how important that is for the benefits of this
county. I just wanted to put that on record. There is not a disagreement between the Regional planning councils and seftc for the need of this.
thank you, thank you, thank you. Member good.
yes, thank you, madam chair. And I too would like to just follow up a little bit with County commissioner rogers comment about
collaboration. So I do understand that there's a feeling sometimes of having your hands Tied because you have fp&l,
which is a private utility, but yet they have certain rights to be within rights of ways.
but the issue that she brings up is a very real issue. It's been existing. I think all of us will recognize that, You know, these poles, you know,
when there's a hardening project that comes along it takes forever to get the other poles That are being decommissioned,
so to say, removed. And they create. It's not just esthetics, But there are also sometimes safety issues because now you've made the corridor a little
bit more dense with, you know, these type of structures. So you know, working with the fp&l surely is difficult.
but I can tell you from a municipal level, you know, We are engaged, at least the city of pembroke pines is engaged in trying
to address this problem, but we're restricted to local roads, Roads that we own.
those are the only ones we can really kind of put a lot of effort on. The county has county roads, and so those are the only roads that they can be focused on.
but the state also has state roads. And this word about collaboration makes good sense When you talk about each of these different level
of government agencies having responsibilities for these different right of ways.
and I really think that the conversation should be this is where we're representing all That tri level of agencies.
then maybe we should be talking about this now at the mpo, You know, and trying to create maybe even a subcommittee where the states,
you know, is collaborating with the county, which is collaborating with the municipal Governments,
which then can take this issue to fp&l, because the only other way to deal with this is to Take it to state.
now there is a law. Believe it or not, which everybody can actually put a little pressure On fp&l because there's a requirement that once
they've hardened and they've, and fp&l has transferred their power lines, They have a certain period of time to move these
poles. But nobody has put that pressure on the fpl, The private agency.
so I think this is a good opportunity for us to collaborate collectively in this forum to Bring forward to a private agency or a private utility and
remind them of the importance of being able to remove. And it's not just fpl because it's at&t, it's comcast, It's anybody else who has a wire on these poles.
and that is where some of the issues become. So let's not get focused just on fpl, But let's focus on all the utilities that are using these poles.
so I, I do believe that county commissioner rogers has got you know, A good vision on this where she talks about collaboration.
and I too, would like to see that moving forward. And I would like my colleagues that we all talk about this going forward into the next Year.
thank you, madam chair. Thank you. Member lonergan.
thank you, madam chair. I appreciate that. I just want to say I am thankful for the Partnership and your leadership.
I, I just wanted to say when mayor trantalis was speaking, I do believe we need a greater emphasis on mass transit.
it is our future. Tri rail is critical. We need to get the vehicles off the roads.
we need to reduce emissions. So just encourage smart investment in our future.
appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you very much.
and thank you to everyone who made all the comments that they made.
there is a there is a lot to to take back. You do have a lot to take back.
and the mass transit issue I think it is very it is very important.
but to follow up on the utilities, because member goode is correct, It's not just fp&l and there are a number of,
of issues with that. I know I in my city, at one point we just started to have meetings With all of the utility companies
that do work in our cities because they're just a lot of different things, Whether it's what they leave behind or not given notification when they're coming
to do work in our in our private communities or in our city in general.
there are a lot of issues, so. I think if there's any way that we can collaborate and, You know,
if mpo can maybe work with some of the municipalities or with the state, You know, just kind of get everybody together,
I think it will be a good thing. It would really be beneficial to to all of us.
so with that, I say, thank you so much. And I don't know if we want to give any specific Instructions other than maybe for mpo to maybe look into it and,
and get back to us and see what can be done or make some suggestions on that.
I know the state is saying we may want to speak to our state elected officials as well.
and that's probably a good idea for us to emphasize what's important in our community to Our state elected officials as well.
thank you. Member cooper has another comment. Last comment, just as a follow up, because I didn't want to go down the whole path, But I would love to again,
I offered to work collaboratively because I literally just went through this issue, But I think it says volumes,
even for whoever would be technical on your staff, Because it is a shared responsibility.
and there's power in numbers, but I think we'll figure out something maybe.
and, you know, outside of this board to discuss it, Maybe a separate task force, because the follow up is
municipalities are the ones that will have to follow suit. Just so you. Yeah, it's a longer story than that.
so I'll work and maybe with brian or figure out what we can do to get something moving on It,
because we've talked about it, I think every meeting. And thank you again, commissioner rogers, for your tenacity on this issue.
appreciate you. Thank you so much. Thank you for the presentation and all your responses And responsiveness,
because I've heard a lot of a good stuff as well. So thank you so much. Me, I have a motion on this item.
we have a motion and a second. Electronic voting please.
communications. Okay. Motion passes.
item number 2. Yes, madam chair, this is a motion to approve the florida turnpike Enterprise (fte) draft tentative five-year work program for fiscal
year (fy) 2027 to 2031. James brown, that is me.
you are recognized. Thank you very much, madam chair. Members of the board. We weren't looking for you, Though.
just want you to know. I know, and it's it's not an alias. And I'm a junior. I love it. I've had some fun with this name.
I am the mpo liaison of florida's turnpike enterprise. I am here this morning to present our work program for fiscal years 27 to 31.
this is a picture depicting the turnpike looking south towards the hard rock casino around Griffin road.
we are allocating a little over $1 billion here in broward county over the next five years In projects.
speaking of our facilities in broward county, We have a total of 56 lane miles of facility that encompasses three different facilities.
our turnpike mainline/state road 91. The southern portion, State road 821 going down towards the miami dade county line,
and then 22 miles of the sawgrass expressway. Total facilities statewide 520 miles. We are located in 21 florida counties and in all Seven fdot districts.
we wanted to showcase the investment of your toll dollars. This is a project at atlantic and sawgrass, the interchange improvements along sawgrass Expressway at atlantic boulevard.
that project started in fiscal year 23. It is anticipated finish end of this year, Which is 4 months ahead of schedule,
so we're happy to announce that. The construction cost for that project was 85 million.
and we are happy to announce that the visitors can now enjoy the sawgrass trailhead at Atlantic newly reconstructed road parking lot.
it was raised to resiliency new guardrails, and we put in additional parking spaces there.
in your handout, the summary of projects, I just wanted to give a quick overview to Navigate through that.
the page one, it always is current projects, Those in construction now details what's going on here in district 4.
page 4 gets into the projects which have allocated construction funds for broward county.
I will slip in a page 16. It's your map of broward county. So it's a nice snapshot, gives all the projects location, Fiscal year of allocation.
and then page 19. I'll get into that towards the end of my presentation.
those are any projects that are not currently funded for construction, But they do have the additional phases of either a pd&e study that's going to kick off or
designer right away. So now I'll start with the project overview.
just some highlights of those major projects allocated for with construction funds in this Fiscal year.
work program fiscal year 27 to 31. Starting at the bottom.
this is widening of the turnpike mainline, down we refer to it as the spur, Going down towards miami-dade,
broward county line. This is just the section n. Of the ggi (golden glades interchange). Widening there from 6 to 8 lanes and construction Allocated in fiscal year 27.
moving north to the parking and improvements at pompano beach service plaza.
we are looking at all 8 of our service plazas right now as far as what we can do to Improve the deficit statewide with regard to parking,
truck parking specifically. You'll see in this five-year work program for district 4 we Have funds allocated to the pompano beach service plaza
as well as fort pierce. So the goal is to increase the number of truck parking facilities There to make the in and out of the facility easier,
and that is allocated for fiscal year 31. Moving up to the improvements the interchange at Coconut creek parkway.
we are happy with regard to this project as far as it's going to completely enhance the Movements of that interchange.
we're going to have a new direct connect to the northbound from blount road. So all those trucks getting on to the turnpike mainline going northbound don't will not Have to interact with mlk boulevard there.
we're going to look at a designated south on ramp or to go south, And it's going to enhance the capacity and truck movements in that
corridor. Which is fiscal year 29 allocated for the construction.
the next six I'll go through page two and page three. These all refer to segments of the sawgrass expressway widening.
and you'll see that some of these with regard to construction fundings in later years.
those are residual construction allocated that may need to have something put in place to Finish the project.
so a lot of these segments are currently in construction. And then we've allocated funds in later years once the entire facility has been widened, To go back and to see what we may need to do restriping etc..
but starting from the bottom, you're looking at sawgrass expressway, Nw 8th street to s.
of sunrise. That segment again is a remaining expenditure fiscal year 29.
next segment is sunrise to oakland park. This interacts with several interchanges, As well as the partnership project with broward county and the city of
sunrise for the past salerno interchange. And you're looking at construction in fiscal Years 27,
29, 31. Large project, $363 million being allocated towards this segment.
and then moving n. Sawgrass/oakland park to s. Of atlantic. And again, this is similar to the first where it's a remaining expenditure in A later year,
fiscal year 29. Now looking towards the northern part of the sawgrass expressway, We have sample to
university. This segment would include improvements to coral ridge drive.
we're looking at a diverging diamond interchange improvement there. These are also remaining expenditures. Construction is in this fiscal year for this Segment allocated for $130 million.
next is the university to us-441. Again, this would include improvements to the university Interchange and fiscal year
27, fiscal year 30, 159 million. And then moving on towards the 441 to e of turnpike.
this segment includes ramp improvements at us 441, Lyons road and at the turnpike.
the ultimate goal at the state road 91 - turnpike and the sawgrass is to have all 8 Movements,
so that kind of starts initiating the construction of that.
these three projects again refer to sawgrass, But they refer to towards the end of the project as far as when we need to go back and
restripe, stripe. You'll notice that we're doing the widening in segments. So we may widen the segment to ten lanes but corresponding segments not been widened yet.
so once everything is done we go back and we restripe. These allocations are for those fiscal years as far as going back and making sure that Everything is continuous.
now I'm going to discuss the projects that I refer to on page 19 of your summary, Which involve any phases not funded for construction.
and I'll begin with going from the top. You have a future widening of the turnpike Mainline.
this is a pd&e study that's going to kick off fiscal year 28 allocated at 4.5 million.
this is to look at pretty much anything s. Of 595. We've completed our pd&e study 595 to giles. This is the southern part of that.
so we're looking at 595 down to the to the spur.
next we're looking at the ramp improvements on turnpike at griffin road.
and this involves the northbound on ramp. This is allocated for design in fiscal year 31.
next is the segment 595 - state road 84 to sunrise.
so really kind of where all everything connects at 595 and turnpike mainline going to Sunrise boulevard.
that would also look at improvements of the sunrise boulevard interchange.
and that's allocated in the fiscal year 29. The next I'd like to showcase, We're happy to announce to the board that the
interchange improvements at oakland park boulevard. We're looking to do a new interchange. It's greatly needed as a reliever to the Interchanges north and s.
commercial and sunrise. We have advanced the design funding by two years.
originally, this was part of the segment of the widening that we've actually going to look At the improvements at the interchange first,
and it's going to have a rock island road realignment. So it's going to align those intersections. It's also going to be widened, Or the improvements are going to be made to accommodate for the future widening as well.
and then the next segment is commercial to atlantic boulevard fiscal year 27.
this segment is currently in design. This is a residual amount to finish that.
we're actually looking at the cypress creek partial interchange within this segment that Would include a northbound on and a southbound off.
and wrapping up the information with regard to these projects not funded for construction.
we're looking at the going from the top down.
the atlantic boulevard to sample road. This is allocated for fiscal year 29.
and again, this is looking at the improvements on the main line. Next segment would be sample to wiles. Wiles to broward/palm beach county line.
and then the last one there is a pd&e study, Fiscal year 28. It's looking at the main the main line pretty much from the broward county line/palm beach County line up to glades road.
I will mention sawgrass expressway to glades. It's just the most logical terminus that pd&e for that section, Sawgrass to the palm beach county line was covered in the previous
pd&e, but just for the logical terminus for that segment.
but again, that's looking at that continuous widening into palm beach.
and I'll also end our presentation with a safety note. Last week was national teen driver safety week.
it was dedicated to addressing the high rates of car crashes amongst our teens.
so it is the leading cause of death for this age group. And it really aims at educating our teams, parents, Communities about safe driving behaviors.
put the phone down. And with that, I'll open it up to any questions.
thank you so much for your presentation. We do have a question from member welch.
you're good. Okay. Thank you very much. And I too was surprised when you came forward with Your namesake.
so it adds a little levity to the to the presentation. But thank you for your presentation. I just did want to note, If you can go back to, the previous slide on page two of two.
I think that was the one. And I do want to address the top three projects, Especially in regard,
if, because it appears in the pd&e study prior to this, The whole nemesis for
widening the turnpike in these specific areas prior to this was due to safety, Frequent crash
occurrences at the interchanges. Well, given that those interchanges at coconut creek Parkway,
I just I have to disclose, I got a one-on-one presentation with one of our citizen Advisory board members and someone from your staff about that
the enhancements that have been made there, and it's very exciting, Because what's happening there now is,
is certainly a disaster ready to happen. So my point is then we go on up to sample and Then on up to the interchange for sawgrass
expressway and the turnpike. And it appears that we're still considering the widening the Turnpike from the current 6
to 10. Not taking into account that the pd&e study cited those particular interchanges and That
they were responsible for a lot of frequency of accidents.
so now that they're going to be much improved, There's no longer a need in my mind, and according to our staff,
that we need to expand these particular project areas from the current 6 to 10, But rather 8.
so I would like to make a friendly amendment if I can get a second to in these particular Projects to ensure that
they are from widening from 6 to 8 rather than the proposed 10 in the project.
and if you may, I can speak to that first segment, The atlantic to sample road.
that does include the segment that was going to be a phased approach from atlantic to Cowpens.
that segment will be widened to 8 lanes until service of level d is achieved.
and then the ultimate plan is to widen to 10. But I did want to point that out that that was that segment that we had worked with our Stakeholders on as far as having a phased approach
there. But again, I just wanted to point that out. Well, I just want to be sure that I'm hearing you correctly.
so the project from sample road to wiles is the one that is, The only one that's being considered
for phase 6 to 8. No, it would be the segment, The atlantic to sample road.
part of that segment, a snapshot of it, atlantic to copans, We're looking at a phased approach to 8 lanes first in that segment.
well, it doesn't have atlantic to copans in here, It has atlantic. No, that's correct. It's within that segment. So it's a piece of that segment.
what about the following two? The following two would be to 10 lanes.
that's the plan for those segments, yeah. Well then I would like to amend that it not Include 6 to 10 but rather 6
to 8 if I have a second. Okay. Thank you very much.
thank you. Okay. Mr. Attorney, do we need to vote on that?
I do have another speaker. The motion has been made and it has been seconded, But you might want to ask the speaker,
the presenter what the implications might be, Just so that the board is aware of what that could be.
all right. Can I hold off on the motion for right now, Until we have until we have the speakers on it?
go ahead. Thank you for indulging me. I certainly am not suggesting that I'm opposing any Of the interchange improvements,
because I fully understand the reasoning behind them.
I drive it, I experience it, but so my premise was not that, But it was based on your own pd&e studies.
okay. Thank you, madam chair. Thank. Thank you for that. I do have another speaker. I'm going to have member lonergan speak, And then we'll have
we'll have you respond. Thank you. Member lonergan. Thank you, madam chair. I appreciate that. One question I have is, Is looking at the presentation,
is there or is there not the possibility. Are you looking at an exit entrance at oakland Park boulevard?
yes. You are? Yes. And what's the timeline on that? What's the status of that? That's been funded for design in fiscal year 27.
so we were able to kind of accelerate that by two years.
it's a needed like I said, it's a needed reliever to the north and south exits of Commercial and sunrise.
but that is going to be a full interchange. Excellent. I am actually very happy to hear that. This is kind of a double edged sword.
it does bring vehicle traffic into the the local cities right there.
but on the other hand, it also helps support our hotels and our businesses and, And restaurants.
so I think that that is very important to actually have an exit entrance at oakland park Boulevard.
I also have some concerns that the turnpike and I understand the purpose of the turnpike.
but we're only looking at one type of transportation that's vehicular.
I really think, you know, if we're looking at the future here to we're trying to get People out on their bikes and other methods.
I think, you know, the turnpike, all we've been focusing on is vehicles. And that's only one method of transportation.
I think if we really want to get serious, we need to look at maybe putting a bike trail on One side of it.
we need to look at greening. Greening up the turnpike. It's it's subpar. And I think there's a lot of opportunities.
so as we look at the presentation we see widening widening widening, Widening.
we're really not seeing a lot really beautify it and to make it multi-purpose.
so in the future, anything you can do to reimagine what we see as currently just a roadway For vehicles,
turnpike, anything we can do to enhance that would be appreciated.
thank you. Thank you very much. If you would, Please. Mr. Brown, go ahead and let us know what the implication of the amendment will be.
yeah, sure. This is carol scott, our planning and environment manager. And she will speak to that. You're recognized.
carol. Thank you very much, madam chair. So a quick recap on the project development Environment study that we completed last year that looked
at the segment of the turnpike from 595 to wiles road. And we look at the year of need, and not just with safety, But also with traffic need.
and that's all the way to 2045. And there are segments of this facility in particular s.
of atlantic and also in that same area that we're talking about where the amendment is to Make it 8 lanes.
we have a year of need in 2025 for ten lanes in some of this corridor.
we have a year of need for 10 lanes in 2040, In other parts of the corridor.
so there is definitely a traffic need. We don't want to widen our road if there's not a Need because we have a lot of needs.
as you can see, we have a lot of design projects, Interchanges, new interchanges that we also want to provide.
so there is there is year of need and just for traffic alone in addition to the safety.
and so I think, I think that was my main point.
and so with the, with that one section between atlantic and copans, We did you know, we made a pd&e commitment
with consideration with coconut creek, that segment, Just because it's just s.
of the sawgrass interchange and just with that traffic, That little segment right there didn't have the year of need for 10 lanes until 2040.
estimated, right. So that was when we said, okay, Well, we can phase that to 8 lanes and then we'll monitor the traffic when the traffic
reaches level of service d, which is not quite failing, But when it's getting uncomfortable for the drivers to drive.
that's when we'll have to notify and move forward with a with a design to widen it to ten.
and that's that. That's kind of the implications. So, to be clear, it's currently how many lanes?
6. 6. Yes. So. And the amendment is to make it to 8 instead of 10.
and the implication, is it for certain area specific that needs that
expansion to 10 this year you said. The implication is that we would not be able to widen The turnpike wide enough where it's
needed. So that's, you know, so we would be investing money and drivers would be stuck in Traffic because we're not able to widen to
10 lanes. Okay. Mr. Caletka, do you have any comments you would like to make on this Before we take it to a vote?
I will say that I was at mpoac last week with you, Madam chair as our voting member.
and it was revealed through conversations with executive directors around the state of Florida that some
districts provide to their mpo instead of having a vote, They just give them an informational item.
and that may be a consequence of what happens in the future as a result of this vote.
so as a result of this vote, you're saying that they may just not ask for our input at This level?
they'll just bring it to us and tell us what is it they're going to do?
that was what several executive directors did make a comment on at that meeting that we Attended last week.
at that meeting. I also will say that mpos are made up of local elected officials, And that's the key part.
so that way, people in washington, d.c., and people in tallahassee are not making Decisions for you.
exactly. So this is at your purview of how you want to proceed. All right. Very well. I do have some other comments before we take a vote on it.
I have 3. Member jaffe. Thank you chair. Mr. Brown.
am I on the right page here for the projects? Going back to the presentation we're talking about.
the first fpid 77-1,-3 from atlantic to sample that is projected to go from 6 to 8 lanes, Is that correct?
which one did you reference again? The first project on the line there.
that one is projected to go from 6 to 8 lanes.
correct. Okay. And then my colleague said that the next two are projected to go from 6 to 10 lanes.
we've discussed this many times in the past. Going back to the, You're saying you also mentioned that going from 6
to 10 on the next two projects, 78 and 114 those are based upon, Are phased in
a phase of traffic assessment after the initial project on the first phase is completed.
is that what you're. You had indicated that it's not 100% sure you're going to 10.
it's based upon a phase, after phase one that you look at the traffic flow.
is that incorrect? You're speaking to the same section that carol just referred to as far As that phased approach from atlantic to copans?
yes. When you mean phased approach, do you mean it's 100%? You decide 100% that you're going from 6 to 10 or during that determination period, You based upon the traffic and the conditions,
the agency might decide to, only that they only need 8 lanes based upon the forecast or if They change,
is that correct? Right, the caveat to that is the need is not until 2040.
so we're looking at phasing that, at which point the traffic starts to increase the level Of.
on the projections from the current to that time period, Could that be addressed in these two projects that instead of having a definite going from
6 to 10 on that phase and it could be looked at the same response and the same way you're Looking at the first project where the phase in is only going from 6 to 8 based upon the
past conditions and the future projection. If I may so the sections north of that are Closer to the sawgrass expressway,
so 10 lanes are needed because that's where also in that area you have the sawgrass Expressway.
then you have dot district 4s. Sw 10th street.
there's sw 10th street connector project. So it's a very large system to system Interchange.
so, these 10 lanes are needed also because there's a lot of traffic and ingress and Egress,
so that's why we need to stick to 10 lanes up. Right. But those that 10 lanes is based upon current projections at that time.
yes. Would there be some type of contingency that you could look at that projection?
you know, these are not projects that are going to be done right away. They're in the Future,
right? It's the traffic, but it's also traffic related to what's upstream.
so that interchange and the interaction between the sw 10th street and the sawgrass Project.
okay. Thank you. Member mallozzi, followed by member welch and member sorensen.
so, two things, mr. Chair. Acting chair. Mr. Caletka, Can you tell me if I'm wrong in my understanding of what
you said? If the vote goes according to plan, We will have an option in the
future to continue to vote. If for some reason we don't go along with what's presented and We speak out,
then that's going to be taken away from us, potentially. Just a yes or no will suffice. Yes. Okay. So then would I be rude in saying that we're Basically just being placated as long as we
get along and give everything that is presented to us.
because if we say no or we offer any objections, Then potentially our voices will not be heard and it's just going to be a
presentation for information only. Am I correct in my understanding or?
I wouldn't say placated, I mean, we saw at the last meeting that there was an alternative Motion and there was a denial.
we'll get to that later. Yes. Yes, ma'am. But, So here's my question.
well, and now this would be directed towards I can't say your name without putting an Accent on it,
but thank you. Don't make me do it. So where the years in question that we are talking is 2040.
now, you've heard in the beginning part of this meeting, Several members stating that we would like to see and the trend and where we're
where the world is heading is mass transit. Everybody here said it.
well, not everybody, but that's the consensus I think you can understand. So you're looking at something that is several years ahead, And I understand that you have to plan for that.
but if we have our way, we are planning for the future with the planet and everything, And we want to increase people going on
to trials, busses, etc. And decrease people going on to the roadways.
does that make sense? And do you agree with. That's what our consensus is, Sir, whose name I can't mention with a straight face.
I can speak to florida's turnpike enterprise as a limited access facility, So it does serve a purpose to move people from one place to the other,
it serves as a major evacuation route for the state. So there's some other factors. But as far as what our system projects as of, You know, the year of
projection, it does need to be widened to ten lanes, As carol mentioned, in those, those segments around this,
the sawgrass expressway n. So it's what we're projecting based on current.
so here's the crux of my question, and thank you for your patience.
I'm going to use the 595 as an example. Do you know how there's the arms that go up and Down depending on where the express lane traffic is going to flow.
is it possible that something like that can go onto the turnpike for the express purpose Of
traffic, you know, the high density times usually flow in one direction.
is it possible that we could have a lane that can go with the flow, For lack of a better word?
so, I would need to dig into the research of our pd&e, But there does need to be high directionality with the
traffic. For instance, 595 because everybody's coming into town from the and there is There we do observe peak travel
on the turnpike n. And s., but it's not to the level of 595.
and so there was a need to do an overall widening and not implement, You know, that's also an express lane project.
and so we don't have express lanes on the turnpike. So that's another thing, you know, that we had to factor in as well.
thank you. Thank you both. Member welch. Thank you, Madam chair.
and I appreciate your comments member mallozzi.
I was I have to say, I didn't even mention mass transit in the pd&e study or future Technology
in all that we are going to be transported. But getting back to what you said, Mr.
caletka, I just don't know why we're here, if that's the case.
if we are not in a position to be able to raise a concern and based on information
that the agency has provided, I.e. The pd&e study for making considerations for these Projects that we are voting
on. I just honestly don't know why we're here, Because if it just doesn't make sense, it,
and it really sounded like a threat. And I think that is I mean, It just gives us to pause about what are we doing
here? I love what I'm. I love this board. I, I thought mikkie belvedere did me a disservice by recommending that I be on it when she
went to retire. But you know what? She did me a great service because I found out more About how we travel
in this, in our city, in our county, in our state, And anywhere else we may travel and look at it through different lenses.
now that I never would have been able to do before, And hopefully take that back to my community and make us as smarter community as a whole
in regard to transportation. But I now wonder why I'm here.
thank. I don't know if you want to comment, but I'm just saying, I stand by what I ask for the amendment.
I think it was based on some knowledge and recommendations that this agency presented to Me as a member.
and I appreciate the second. So I'm going to stop. I thank you all for your comments. I do have two other speakers.
I would like to say that we do have an amendment, A first, a motion and a second on the board.
if we can kind of keep the comment specifically to that. I think the comment that mr. Caletka made, it might have taken us back by a little bit, But
it was probably not necessarily meant so much as a threat.
just kind of a comment. But if we could just concentrate if we could just focus on the Amendment
itself. I mean, we are here. We do have an opportunity to vote on this and decide what we If we want this amendment or not.
so if we can just stick to that. So, member sorensen.
go ahead and press it again. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, madam chair. Thanks so much. So fdot team, I'm new here, so some basic if we, when we make a motion or if something
passes, does it have any binding or financial impact on you all?
so florida's turnpike enterprise projects are, We are self-funded with turnpike toll revenues and also the revenue
bonds that we issue backed by those revenues. So we are in, broward mpo's transportation improvement plan and their lrtp for Informational purposes only.
so I don't want to get into what we would decide if, If it was moved by the board that
they would desire some of our projects to be 8 lanes. I don't think it is. I don't think I don't believe it turns into a mandate because of our Funding source.
so that's really all I can offer you. So. Right. That's what I that was my understanding. Okay.
so, whether it's a motion or communication or discussion, It's a, my understanding and brian,
please correct me, is a suggestion is the collaborative effort that we're partners Together.
right. We're working together now and in perpetuity hopefully.
so my view is that any communication, dialog, Motion, whatever it might be, is a conversation for you all to hear from us.
and then, you know, ultimately, I think you get to make whatever decision you think is Appropriate,
and the best thing for our community, is that, I have that right?
or. Yes, and we presented at length on this project about a year and a half ago, Before the adoption of the transportation improvement program two
fiscal years ago. And it was favorably received by the board.
and that included the 10 lane widening. So I don't know if that reminder helps at all.
but we we've had a lot of collaboration and coordination through that 4 or 5 year long Pd&e study.
and we really do believe that widening the turnpike to ten lanes is important.
this is not a local facility. It's a, it's, you know, It's part of the 312-mile spine of florida's turnpike that,
you know, regions use, visitors use freight uses. And so you know, with, with the analysis and looking at the future, We don't want to we don't want to project traffic just to 2030
because these are long, very expensive projects that are disruptive to the traveling Public.
and so if we widen just to a shorter time horizon, Then we're going to have to come back and disrupt folks,
you know, again. So that's why we have the longer time horizon when we look for the Traffic need.
okay, so whether it's a motion or just the dialog, You I think you're hearing loud and clear our concerns.
I don't know if a motion changes that communication to you all in some form or fashion.
I mean, it seems like you're understanding what we're saying. Yes, Absolutely. Yeah. And does a motion strengthen that communication to you in a way that or?
we, every, whether it's a motion or not, we always take back every comment that we get at Mpo meetings and we report this back to our leadership.
okay. All right. Thank you. Thanks, madam chair. Thank you. Member cooper. That was a follow up, actually.
and I'm intrigued because obviously, being an enterprise fund, Your funds are locked into your agency,
correct? They don't supplement any other fdot projects.
your your own creation. You were created basically to connect miami to orlando.
that was your. Yes. Reasoning. And our funds have very specific roles that we can only Invest on the turnpike system.
it's, you know, we're not permitted to invest in transit.
we do look at opportunities like, you know, in the future, Maybe a bus lane.
could be, you know, if the traffic or, you know, With the through lanes that we have, we do provide a corridor for bus rapid transit busses
down in miami. We have that with our through lanes down there. So we do what we can to, you know, we're that one tool in the toolbox.
but we are self-funded and our revenues are with turnpike projects.
or, for instance, we're a partner with dot district 4 for the sw 10th street project, Because that that connects to that very critical interchange up there.
and so, you know, we partner with that as well. Right, and the follow up to that, because I lived through that for I've been on this board For a while.
so we lived through that. And I commend, I'm sorry you said well, Board member welch, because being an advocate for her
community and I guess we got tied into this conversation because we're not the only area That's impacted by the turnpike.
sure we said we don't want you to be dumping additional traffic onto, I guess it's hollywood boulevard and griffin
because of the impact, adverse impact to our community, So certainly we'd like to preserve that input.
but certainly if something is happening, no matter what, I think collectively you would hear from us.
so why do you perceive that as a threat? I imagine you're dealing with other communities North of us that are now experiencing
those same expansions. So why, you know, thankfully, I haven't had to stand in for
our chair. I imagine at a certain point in time.
I guess my point would be, that funding stream, I mean, we keep feeding a beast, if that beast doesn't change,
it's really not helping us because you're going to build out to an extent.
you're not going to be able to expand, and you're only going to be able to put traffic on That roadway without transit,
without in that model. So, you know, maybe it is a time not to be threatening and saying, We're just going to put in asphalt,
but be more collaborative. That's my only point. Thank you. Thank, thank, thank you very much.
I have another speaker and then mr. Caletka. Member lonergan.
just one quick question, under what conditions, If any, are tolls suspended?
usually a hurricane. When the governor announces the state of emergency and he suspends Tolls for evacuations.
okay. And that would just be a hurricane conditions.
or any other emergency. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. If there needs to be an evacuation.
thank you. Oh. Mr.
caletka. Thank you. The first thing I want to do is apologize to the board if it came out The wrong way.
one of the. What. One of the things that is my job is to give you all of the information Before you make your decision,
and that's what I was doing. This has happened in other mpos in the state of florida, And I just wanted it to be known that that was a possibility.
I actually prided ourselves at the next, at the last mpc meeting, Because we actually allowed the public to come and speak on the draft tentative work
programs for fdot and the turnpike. And in my personal opinion, It's a best practice.
the second thing I wanted to go through, if you can put those items back on the screen I Wanted to clarify the motion to ensure that,
because it says motion to approve fte draft tentative work program with amendment of 6 to 8 lanes,
that that was only for those first three segments, Correct? Okay. It's not. No.
okay, okay. We're clear on the motion. And if we can have.
I'm sorry. A motion to amend, and then we'll come after that. If whatever happens with that, we'll go to the original approval.
thank you for the clarification. We are voting on the amendment.
motion to amend. 6 to 8. Okay. And it only applies to the first three, Not
the 4th. Yes. Where are we? One moment. Oh. Are you voting on.
let me make sure we're. We
are voting to amend, is that correct? Motion to amend is a motion to amend.
would you please repeat the motion? The motion to amend is to approve 6 to 8 for the first 6 to 8 lanes.
for the only the first three of those projects which were presented. The one remaining project will go 6 to 10 lanes.
doesn't apply to the amendment. Okay.
do we have a count? Everyone voted. Who hasn't voted?
anyone on any of the virtual? How are the virtual?
are going to vote with the with the majority, Whatever that is, unless they want to be heard?
okay. Left. And to the left. To the left.
motion passes. We have 12. 12 yes and 6 no. The amendment was approved, And now we
go to the main motion to approve the tentative five-year work program with the amendment.
may I have a motion on the item and a second.
I don't see it. Do we have it a moment? Yes, We do.
no. I have a motion by welch. Nope, nope, nope, No. That's old. Time to finish this. Alright, now.
motion, please. Thank you. Okay.
motion by schumann, second by mallozzi.
motion passes. I'm still waiting on board member rogers.
thank you. Okay. Motion passes. On to action item number 3.
and so action item number 3 has a couple of different segments. I'm going to read into the main. The main item is a motion to approve amendments to the Fiscal year 2026-2030 transportation improvement program that is made up of amendment
of three projects. That's the replacement project for broward county for mast arm, Is sw 7th avenue bridge rehabilitation and a shady
banks in tarpon river neighborhood, various at various locations. It also includes the removal of two projects.
those are sample road bridge replacement planning and fort lauderdale/hollywood International airport airfield electrical vault.
there's no usb. Okay.
do we have a presentation or anything on that, Or is that it? There is no presentation. But I do know that bcad has a attended our meeting to answer Questions.
we also have the director of transportation from fdot here as well.
because I know at the last meeting one of these items, Which was the vault, was deferred to this meeting.
the perry airport tower was denied by this board.
the other one that was deferred was the request to remove for the taxiway, But they have asked us not to put that on there.
they're not asking for its removal anymore. So if you have any questions on any of these Items,
both broward county aviation department and fdot are here to answer your questions.
I do have two members in the queue, member van buskirk and followed by member mallozzi.
all right. Good afternoon. Or well, right now it's good afternoon actually.
I just want to make sure that we're aware that if you look over what's going to be voted On right now,
there's a removal of two projects, but further down the road underneath our non-actionable Items number 3 for roads for economic vitality which is our rev program
which used to be cslip. At our subcommittee meeting they decided that there was going to Be deductions in the future.
I think that affects all of us. I would really like to look at the fact that just to kind Of give you a heads up,
the sample road bridge project replacement was for the city of lighthouse point. We put in on the tip program aspect of it, and we also put in for appropriations from the State.
and after receiving the state appropriations a year and a half after being awarded, We were notified that we received the tip or slash
c slip funding, which obviously both of them were for 100% funding of design of a bridge.
and with that being said, obviously not knowing for a year and a half that we got were Awarded,
we had to take ourselves off of that aspect of it and asked to be removed, Which we did per the board,
which is perfectly fine, and I respect that aspect of it, Because we had already been nine months in to working with our general appropriations of
utilizing that funding from the state. But going forward, They're looking at making deductions for anybody that has a similar situation to us or
other circumstances that would make them remove themselves from the tip program.
and if you look, not only do we have an issue for deductions and points, If you remove or modify your program that you're looking for,
there also is an opportunity where you will be, You will not be able to put in for a program the following year.
so, I'm a little disappointed that the fact is, Is that the information is not put all together for the updates.
if you look down on the evaluation criteria moving forward, I think that each one of you in here should be very concerned that if you have something
that's changed or something that comes up, like what we just had, Where we didn't know for a year and a half that all of a sudden you could now not put in
for the following year programs to fund your cities. And ultimately, in the end, all of our goal is to bring back money to our cities, Not only from the state,
from the county, but also from the federal government. So I really want to make sure that everybody is aware what you're voting on and more Importantly,
looking at the non actionable items. I do not believe that we should be taking the Recommendation of our subcommittee for deductions or removal from preview or for
following years. And I also want to confirm that if we do vote on this, That this is in prospectus,
meaning that it's only going forward, it's not going to look backwards, Because every one of us,
I know fort lauderdale has had some issues before. I know other cities have had situations Like this.
we don't want to have it said, oh, well, we're going to go back two years, A year, 18 months,
three years, I don't know. So I want to make sure that there's two that we're all aware of This before we vote on it,
but more importantly that our goals are to bring money back.
and if things happen and if we can, if we're getting deducted for the future, That's a problem.
and for a little city lighthouse point, that's a major problem. So thank you. Thank you for your comments. Member mallozzi.
mr. Caletka, can you verify that the, even though I was under the impression, Excuse me, I was under the
impression that the last meeting we had a consensus up here to keep the improvement to Perry airport
on. Sorry. Something's like in my throat. Sorry.
and I believe that that was taken off by fdot.
like, that's no longer can you verify that. So at the last meeting, There were three items related to airports.
it was the taxiway was asked to be removed. They are no longer asking for it to be Removed.
the second was the vault, electrical vault, which is before you today, Asking for removal.
those two were deferred. The third was to replace the perry airport tower, And the board moved to deny that removal.
correct. From the tip. But I was under the impression, And I could have received my information improperly,
that even though we kept it on, that it was removed by other parties.
am I correct or not correct in that understanding?
I would ask fdot what the consequences were for that.
he's coming up. I'm trying to. Hi. Good afternoon.
john crane, director of transportation development, Florida dot district 4. Not afternoon yet. It just feels like it. So with respect to that particular
perry airport tower amendment, the it was requested to be removed because the funding that Was obtained from the federal government to do that
project was not obtained. Right. They applied for a grant, They didn't get the money.
so for from dots perspective, it made no sense to keep it in our work program, It seemed disingenuous,
because it's not a project that can be produced that we're going to be funneling money Towards.
it can be brought back. If they're successful in obtaining the grant next cycle, We can put it right back in.
but if the money's not there, we didn't. We don't put it in our work program.
so may I speak again? Okay. So, two things or maybe three things.
first thing would be, I believe there was 1 or 2 other things that were removed at fdots Request in between,
so maybe we could put that money towards the airport because we did it. And then here I am back to, well, we're here, We're asked our opinion, we're asked to vote on something,
but our vote apparently is of no consequence because we voted to keep it on.
there's hundreds of millions of dollars, billions of dollars floating around fdot for Various projects.
obviously, the members of this board, which are broward county, Are asking for something to be done in broward county.
I would think that something could be reallocated to at least start that project, Because,
again, I'm going to use my daughter as an example. And this has really has no bearing on her because now she's flying out of another airport Woo hoo for her.
but everything in perry airport is extremely antiquated, And she's studying to be a pilot,
which is why I'm going to go with what she says over me. Because I have no idea. But everything there is very antiquated, And it needs an upgrade also.
perry airport, like the. I want to say you said 62 other airports.
I'm sure it's surrounded by homes. So if there is a miscommunication, If there is a problem with antiquated equipment,
the consequences could be very dangerous because there are so many people living around That.
there have been issues in the past, we're trying to rectify any issues concerning Equipment and
not take that out of the equation and lessen chances of issues happening.
so I'd like to be. I'd like to know that my first meeting.
okay. I could have went home after that. And instead I came here because I thought my Voice mattered.
and I'm feeling unloved from fdot right now, So let's get that.
what do we have to do to get that funded? Because we voted to keep it. You're like, yep, we're not doing it. But I know there's money you can put towards that.
I have faith in you and mr. Brown. Sorry. Behind the scenes, There was plenty of conversation on dots part as to
what action we should take, right? We did not just disregard the action from the board.
everything you all say here is taken back and deliberated upon.
but the truth of the matter in this particular case is keeping it in the work program.
we could keep it in the work program with $0 if that sends the message that you want to Send.
however, the purpose of the work program, the purpose of the tip is, You know, maybe we could have a separate,
complete discussion with the board about that going forward. But it's more related to making sure that federal dollars can be reimbursed properly, Allocated properly.
and so if those federal dollars, you know, we plan five years in the future, If those federal dollars aren't there next year for something we plan for today,
the project's not there. So follow up. The need for the project still is there.
follow up question so if you were to keep this on and monies became available and because It is on,
then could is there a better chance of monies that are floating out there being directed Towards this project?
whereas if it is not on, there's no chance? Am I right in that recollection, And if so, then can we keep it on for that reason?
I would hazard to say, ha, that it would not make it any more eligible or more competitive For funding
it. The funding for this particular project, And I don't want to speak for bcad, maybe they can speak,
but comes from their grant allocations, their grant petitions, Right.
and funding that we allocate for specific federal money that comes to us for them.
right. We can pass it through. We do not have state road moneys that we could apply Towards airport.
so, I mean, I think that's kind of where your question was, Does dot have additional money somewhere that we could just kind of spend for that?
so the way it's set up funds are very specific on how they can be spent.
and we do not have that. But it is important, We've heard that it's important.
I think bcad knows it's important. And if they can apply for additional grant moneys, I suspect they will and it will come back into the work program with no
problem. Thank you. Thank you all for your comments.
I do have another speaker. I do want to ask the attorney do we still have a quorum?
are we? Well, because I know there at least 1 or 2 individuals who may need to leave.
will we still have a quorum because we still have two items to vote on.
so I would ask if you when you make a comment, If you can just kind of get to the point as quickly as possible so that we won't lose the
quorum. But how are we with quorum? Madam chair, We have a quorum. At the moment. You need 14 members to be present, So we have 16 present at the moment.
so if more than two people leaves, then we're in trouble.
okay, commissioner rises, this is your chance.
member good. Thank you, madam chair. And to my colleagues, I ask that
you forgive me for not rushing this. My questions here.
I apologize to you all. This is a rather very, Very important issue for the city of miramar,
the city of pembroke pines, and for the city of hollywood.
and we're talking about the airport. And we had a lot, A lot, a lot of discussion last time.
and we know what the result of that conversation was. So bottom line is that this this board made a determination to not defund this project, And yet the
project is defunded. And so, you know, that's a discussion, Conversation amongst all things,
sort of kind of ties back to what we just had conversation with the turnpike district.
you know, if we're giving you our input and our desires and maybe even directions, You know,
we would expect that, you know, to go in that way, But it doesn't. So the question here for staff, maybe, if I may, Madam chair.
so, you know, this tower has a lot of history to it.
it's been in a tip for quite a while. One of the most important things about the tip is we Only put things in there that are funded.
why else are we? I mean, it's funded. We. Otherwise, If we don't know, it's going to be funded,
we put it in the 20 year plan, right? We wait until it gets funded, But money is secured.
otherwise it's not brought forward in the tip. So that conversation about grant was rather interesting.
but to the staff, can they kind of just walk through a little bit of the history?
because I know that a couple years back, most of this project was funded by dot.
the money was pulled, and then there were other funding sources that were provided.
could you please kind of walk us back, that transition of dollars when it was, You know, 1 million or 2 to what,
6 million. If I may, madam chair? So there was a contribution of according to the
speakers at the last meeting, there was a contribution both from bcad and fdot to build The new tower.
and at the last meeting, they had said that due to inflation, That the tower would cost considerably more,
if not double what the estimate actually was when it was placed into the transportation Improvement program.
and they also stated that bcad had told fdot that they would like that item removed.
that's what they testified at the last hearing. So bcad is essentially the one who pulled The funds.
so if I could put things in perspective here. And I'm, you know, we all want to work, and we do work very well with fdot.
and what's really important is they started out with their trrec, Which was trust, respect,
relationships, empowerment and communications. Which of all is at risk right now because of this particular situation.
but truthfully, dots contribution to this project was, Could you please answer that question?
what was dots contribution to this project? Off the top of my head, I cannot remember the amount.
was it about $80,000? Can somebody answer that question?
the director of transportation is looking. So it was essentially about $80,000.
there was another contribution matching contribution of $80,000, And then there was $6 million that was being provided through another funding source which
was being controlled by bcad. Is that correct? I believe it is, yes. So dot had less than 5% investment in this project.
the other 95% is in the bcad funding source, Correct?
I believe that is true. Yes, sir. Okay. So one of the things that's really important about The bcad component to this.
so you I'm certain everybody's been kind of aware of some of the the dynamics that are Going on because it's widely being
presented through the press and things like that. But a while ago, maybe two months ago, three months ago, There was a meeting where all, you know,
hollywood, pembroke pines and miramar were invited and bcad came out and they spoke very Highly about how they're very focused on taking care of that
airport because we're worried about safety, safety, Safety. And so a commitment, and it was made at that meeting to the public that safety was of Utmost importance.
and then you know, recently there was a media invite to the airport again the
statement is safety is of utmost importance. And then we sit here and listen, The reason why money was pulled because of inflationary factors,
which means that next year it's going to be even more inflationary. So where is even more money going to come from?
so the point is, you don't put a dollar value on safety.
you make it safe, and you do what you have to do to make it safe.
and so that's the issue that's here. This board wasn't really, This board focused on what was the main element.
and that's why we decided not to defund it was because we too are concerned about safety And we're concerned about trust.
and again, all that is at risk because these funds were pulled.
don't know how they get pulled after this board says don't pull them.
so madam chair, I just need to make that for the record because I don't think that what Was done was
honest or transparent to us. Good morning. Just an opportunity to introduce myself.
my name is mike deceo, and I represent the aviation department. I'm the chief development officer there. And I'm hoping I might be able to add a little Clarity to some of the conversation that's occurring.
the first thing I'd like to do is there was a comment that was made that everything in n.
perry is antiquated, and I have to strongly disagree with that, Because we've spent millions of dollars making sure that that is a state-of-the-art
facility. That being said, there is a tower and that tower is approximately 50-60 years Old.
that does not mean that the materials in the infrastructure within that tower are Outdated.
we have as part of our master plan we have recommended, There's been a recommendation that the tower be replaced.
and that is a recommendation that we have attempted to pursue.
the original cost coming out of the master plan assumed a like, For, like, type tower.
and our experience now in dealing with the faa and replacing that tower is.
yes, there are several things that are in play. One is the escalation and the increased cost of the project.
the second is going to be that the requirements of the faa now for a new tower are going To need to be addressed.
we have pursued funding through a previous grant bill, A previous program,
the infrastructure bill and we pursued funding and applied for funding for the tower with The understanding that
our tower would have been eligible, would came back to us from the faa was a determination That because the tower is owned by the faa and not
owned by bcad, the sponsor, it was no longer it would not be eligible to receive the Federal funding.
so that put us in a position of sitting here and having a dot grant for approximately $375,000 to help move forward on a tower.
but I will tell you that the cost of that tower at the current moment sits somewhere Around between 20 and $25 million.
the and it made no sense to sit and to tie up dots monies that there have been offering For 375,000.
knowing that we still had a 20 to $25 million funding gap for a new tower.
so what we've done is explain to the dot one.
we greatly appreciate you partnering with us to try to help move this forward.
but at the current moment, we do not have a funding plan because the federal government, Or its determination of ineligibility made no sense
to continue down that path with the aviation department has been doing is coordinating With the federal government on a new program,
a pilot program that is out there. The faa recognizes that it did a pretty good job of Trying to address
almost 200 to 300 towers across the united states that require to be upgraded if they were Owned by the sponsor.
in this case, again, it is a federal tower, so that they're working on a program right now To address how do they fund
federally owned infrastructure. We, there's a pilot program that will evaluate that tower.
consider federalizing the tower, which essentially means because right now that's a Contract tower.
but with the operations that have increased at n. Perry, it would it seems to satisfy the requirements.
and it's been our position that it would satisfy the requirements for the faa to then turn That from a contract tower into a
federalized tower with faa employees in it. We are currently waiting for determination.
we believe we're one of six facilities across the united states that have been included in That program.
and that is where we're pursuing funding to replace the tower.
it's our understanding that if they make that determination, Then there will be a requirement that that tower will have to meet the current criteria
for a new faa tower which would be occupied by faa employees.
and that's what we're pursuing right now. So I don't want to leave anybody with the Impression that this tower is not important,
that this is a project that we're going to discard. All we're trying to do is find the appropriate measure to properly fund the new Replacement tower at perry.
if we were to turn around, and there was the suggestion that we find additional monies to Fill that gap
and we were able to actually pay for the 20 to $30 million dollar tower there implications That go along with that,
that would require that the aviation department would then become responsible in Perpetuity to the maintenance of that tower.
and again, right now it's an faa tower, and they're responsible for the maintenance and The liability that goes along with that.
in addition to that, we would be required as a county agency to now be responsible for the Replacement of all of the inner workings and the
infrastructure that goes inside that tower. So if the faa was to decide it needed to have Upgraded electronics,
radar systems, would the other ancillary pieces of equipment that go into that tower, The county would then be responsible for that.
that's assuming that liability doesn't make any sense from the county's perspective.
when the faa has a program in place that they're trying to put in place right now to Replace a tower.
so that's the avenue that we're trying at the current moment to head down that path.
and we understand your concerns. Certainly we have concerns, Too, about some of the activities or incidents that have taken place at
perry. But in our research and going back through all of the incidents that have occurred At perry,
not one of those incidents can be tied to the activities or deficiency within that tower.
there's been operational issues, there's equipment issues, But nothing directly relates back to the tower.
so I hope that somewhat satisfies some concerns, And I'm happy to address any other questions you might have.
so, madam chair, I'd just like to close then to and thank you for your very lengthy Response.
I mean, you're doing your job, but what you just said was that broward county aviation Department doesn't care about its community.
it's absolutely not what I said, sir. You made every reference to why you can't perform in Proceeding with this tower.
that does provide safety, because many of your own pilots will say that themselves.
but you focus more on money. Does it make sense for us to do anything this, That the other and certainly the public will take that very clearly as
bcad does not care about the community. Thank you ma'am. Well, that may be your. I didn't say you. I said your agency.
thank you. Okay. Well, on behalf of my agency, Let me respectfully disagree with what you just said.
I will tell you again, and let me emphasize, Safety is a primary concern, the primary concern for not only the people flying in and out
of perry, but the residents as well. And that is that is exactly why.
and we've been asked to perform a safety study. We're performing safety study. We've been asked to look at a lead study.
we're doing that as well. We're working with the commissioner rogers right now.
and holding the open house that you made reference to. I may correct you. That's I believe that's commissioner alexander davis, Not commissioner.
oh. I'm sorry. And by the way, too, I do know that she cares about that community because She has been heavily advocating for the safety as well.
thank you. And to the commissioner, I apologize. You are correct, I stand corrected. But I do need to.
thank you. Thank you very much for your for your responses.
I really appreciate it. I don't want us to go back and forth.
I want to be able to, to get through this item that we have.
as a miramar resident of the, vice mayor for the city of miramar, I am very much concerned with perry airport as well.
I would like to get this item here if we can go back to mr.
caletka and the attorney and give us just a clarification. And exactly what is it that we are voting for on this item today?
madam chair the first three items are projects that are amended and the last two are Removals.
so the removals are the sample road bridge replacement planning and the fort lauderdale Airport electrical vault design.
okay. May I have a motion and a second on this item?
I see a second without a motion. Who made the motion?
welch. Made the motion, and lonergan seconded. Okay. Farewell. Well please, let's have an electronic vote.
okay.
motion. One more. Okay. Motion passes. And before we
move on to the next item, and we do have another item that we have to vote on.
we had some great discussion on that. And I really think that it's important that we get Some sort of a regular report as to what's going on with,
with perry and the funding and so forth. So I would appreciate that coming back before us,
and I think the rest of the board would as well.
okay. All right. Do we still have a quorum? Hold it, Hold it.
don't walk out. Because dean left. Okay, mr. Attorney.
do we have do we have a quorum? Okay. Very well.
item number 4. Item 4 is a motion to approve. He says we do. Motion to approve targets for the federally mandated performance measure Areas.
okay, I don't. Can I go? Are we ready to vote on it?
I don't see any comments. I, I don't have to give a presentation.
madam chair, if you're ready to vote, please feel free to do so.
okay. Can we, can I, can we get. I heard 30s, I'm you know, I actually promised, just
for the record, I actually promised this was rushed through before, And I actually promised that I was going to allow a full presentation.
but we are, we, you know, we're almost going to lose a vote and you won't get it passed Today.
so if you can just do something really, really quickly. Absolutely. Madam chair, and I am the expert in giving really brief presentations.
so you're lucky. And I'm going to ask for your item to be at the top of the list next Time.
okay. Absolutely. Go ahead quickly. Performance measures are required by federal Government,
obviously. And these are the two acts that enable the performance measures.
and we essentially performance measures are to ensure efficient investment of federal Transportation funding,
right. And there's three items that we are going to vote on today. Pm1 safety. So essentially safety targets for all the roadways in broward.
the transit asset management, which is for transit and transit safety.
so all the targets you're going to see are coordination either with fdot, They're target zero vision or with bct and sfrta
for transit asset management and transit safety with broward county transit.
so with that, all the way to the right, you see the last column, Those are the proposed targets that were that we're proposing,
it's essentially target zero. Again, this is what we've done since we started setting Targets.
transit asset management, the column all the way to the right. These are the proposed targets. Again, this is from information we got from broward county Transit and sfrta,
so these targets are consistent with what they have. And transit safety. This is strictly from broward county transit because sfrta tri-rail Falls under the fra in terms of safety.
so this is what I have for you. These are the targets. And any questions I'll be. I'll take them right now.
thank you so much, mr. Flavien. You've done an awesome job. Thank you very much. Motion to approve. We have motion second.
okay, let's have an electronic vote. Well, on its way.
motion passes. All right. We do have a few comments.
and I assume that these non-action items won't be taking place today.
is there anything that has to happen. Mrs. Macneil did you want to present with the rev
or can it wait till february or. I can't wait.
miss macneil is on the way. Miss macneil is which one of these?
number 3. Number 3. Okay, before we get to number 3, We had some comments.
do we need to get these comments through? I know I had quick comment.
my comments were very quick local contributions.
I ask for you to go back to your to your cities and make sure that they are processing Those.
we talked a little bit about mpoac as well. This is our last meeting for this year.
our next meeting will be in february. So happy holiday to everybody else.
to everyone. And and I did want to congratulate mr.
good and being a grandpa for the first time. Are there any other comments from the members That we need to get in before this?
none action item? No. Executive director report.
I'll just say that I'm filling in for greg today because he's ill, Much like mayor furr.
we always appreciate it when somebody doesn't tend to spread their germs, So it's appreciated.
and second I am going to we're going to defer non-action item 3 to february.
but we do have the lap presentation here today that we think is more important, And it'll be the only one that we'll do today,
which is non-action, item number two. No. Okay.
very well. And we have legislative reports as well.
is that something we can get done in 30s? Absolutely.
so great. Federal government shut down. Okay. Next. Tallahassee's trying to limit property tax.
and they're also looking at bills to regulate scooters. And the last thing in front of you, you have the mpo resident guidebook.
we have a few thousand copies of these. These are a quick reference in faq guides for you And your residents of the common transportation questions.
it's also available on our website. Thank you. Thank you very much. And the general counsel.
I have nothing to report. If you have any questions on any of those items, Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
happy to talk to you. Wonderful, thank you. If the rest of us are here, If we can just go ahead and pay attention to the presentation.
did you need to read that into the record? Projects transitioning to the florida Department of transportation (fdot) local agency program (lap).
wonderful, you're recognized. Thank you so much. I'll go through this very quickly. We have five projects that are part of our Transportation improvement program that will be making their way onto the fdot lap
program. And so I just wanted to quickly go over the history of what we've been Experiencing through lap with the mpo and then introduce those five projects.
so first, before 2021, we had worked with fdot as our implementation partner who delivered All off system projects for us.
between the years of 2021 and 2024, we had worked with fdot to identify those projects That would go through lap that did not require any right of way.
so thinking of projects that are from like our cslip/rev program and our mobility projects From our roadster family program,
all projects that did not require any right of way. The onus was on the local Municipalities to run design and construction for those projects.
for the new 2025 policies that are going to be put into place through fdot lap, We are, they are we are working together to find ways to get the local municipalities to
take on the full construction of those projects, With the caveat if there are any right of way components to the project,
that fdot will work with us to administer the pd&e and right of way phases and design of Those projects,
but the construction would fall on the local municipality applying for the project.
so these are the five projects that will be making their way into lap. We have one project in the city of pembroke pines, Two in davie, one in miramar and one in hallandale beach.
the first three on the list of fdot is going to be working on the right of way and pd&e of Those projects.
and then for the bottom two, hallandale beach and davie, We're going to be working with the local municipalities to work on feasibility studies,
to get conceptual plans, to really find out what the exact need for those projects are.
in the future, when you review our transportation improvement program and you want to see Where the responsible agency is for those projects on that report,
you can look to those yellow rectangles there in the upper right hand corner of the tip Pages.
that's where you'll see the responsible agency for administering the phase of the project.
and so when you see the next tip next year, you might see some of those projects change.
and now I would like to invite fdot to come up here.
now is good afternoon. Cesar martinez with fdot planning administrator.
just to emphasize what chris mentioned, I only have 1 or 2 slides. But essentially just to get into the why we're doing this the department feels that local Municipalities are better equipped to manage
projects within the railway jurisdiction, meaning projects that are off the state highway System are due to their local knowledge of the area.
so and then, like chris mentioned, we remain committed to deliver and work with the mpo on The mpo priority project.
so we're still managing feasibility studies and project development environment studies, Regardless of where those projects are located at.
but then what will happen next, it will depend on whether or not the project will require Right of way.
so when it requires right of way then we will manage the design and right of way phases Until that point.
then it will become a lot project meaning under the local agency program for the local Agency to manage the construction phase.
if doesn't require right of way phase then we will transition that project projects sooner At the design phase.
so we will complete the feasibility study. We'll pass it on to the city to complete the Design and the construction.
and always we expect the local agency to lead the public involvement activities throughout The whole project,
and we will assign a point person within dot to help out with the department's Coordination.
these are the same projects that chris mentioned. I just want to emphasize that on the Pembroke road project, we have a coordination meeting this afternoon with broward county
and the city of miramar and pines on pembroke pines to determine who of those three Entities will manage the construction phase.
good afternoon. I'm lowell clary, the executive director with mtecc, And I realize I'm your last present presenter,
so I'll be quick. Mtecc and interlocal agency created by the cities that are members of That.
we provide centralized design and construction efforts for the projects.
the current members, original members are here.
additional members have been added to mtecc. We do have three active projects that are Moving very quickly.
we should be moving to construction on coconut creek later this year, Early into 26.
and pembroke pines is moving to 40%, 60%. Design in fort lauderdale has just begun.
these are our board members and staff. Each project is unique.
we work with the cities to develop an approach to the project and work closely with their Staff to ensure that we deliver that project within the goals of the
city. And these are our key partners, and I'd be happy to answer any questions.
thank you. We have a question from member good. Thank you, madam chair. I just have a really quick question.
so when were these cities that are being impacted with this transition first notified of The intent to the transition.
so we are working with the broward mpo to communicate that with the city.
and like I said this afternoon, we have a meeting with regarding one particular project Where we're working,
you know, through it as we go and then as new projects come in, I think that will be part of the conversation before new projects start in the department.
very good. I just asked a real simple question. When were these cities first notified of the transition?
I know you're working with mpo and you're having a meeting, But did they get a letter like a month ago saying,
we're going to do this, we need to have a meeting? Or is today the very first day that They're being notified?
I don't have a date, a specific date for you, And we haven't sent official letters out.
all has been coordination meetings for the last couple of months. All right. Because this is certainly shifting a unfunded liability on to each of these Cities,
because passing this on as, as lap and participating in the mtecc means that these Impacted cities now are picking up a cost that
was not that was not there before. So the again, The question is very important, when was this first notice to the
municipalities of when this transition was going to take place? Because I need to know if we had an opportunity to speak up or the cities are impacted, Had an opportunity to speak up on this unfunded mandate that we're now going to
be receiving. So madam chair, if maybe somebody from staff can assist us with identifying The
timeline in which all these impacted cities were first notified. Well, that's what I was going to say in terms of the projects itself.
are these projects that are starting this year or, You know, is this adequate notification for the municipalities?
yes, I can speak to a couple of those questions. So we did bring this item to our technical advisory committee and our citizens advisory Committee last week so that they were introduced to this transitioning of
these five projects. Before that, we did reach out to the city of hallandale beach staff And to the town of davie staff on paths forward
for the three projects that they're that are identified on this list here.
for pembroke road I know there's been ongoing conversation about some right of way Requirements, and that's why we've coordinated that coordination meeting today, this
afternoon, to talk more about what that is going to look like into the future.
for miramar we need to do some outreach for. So we'll chat with sal, See if we can get a meeting there to talk about that new transition.
I think in the city of miramar, we have been managing ours. So I don't see, I don't see, I don't know that that's an issue or not.
but they do need to, I mean, our staff need to know so that they can plan accordingly.
and I would think all the other agencies as well. If I may, to expand on what chris mentioned. Also pembroke of this list, Pembroke road is the one that is more advanced.
the department is working on design right of way right now. So construction is next. We're having the meeting today.
the next two 130 and 148 avenue. What we have as of now is feasibility studies and project Development environment studies.
not all the phases are funded. So probably we're looking at five plus years out before Construction can start.
so there's plenty of time at this point, right. To start the coordination directly with the cities on this.
okay. Alright. Remember? Good. You're good. Yeah.
I just needed a date, that's all. Please. Thank you. Thank you very much. Appreciate the presentation.
okay. Mr. Caletka. Any last words? Anything? I don't want to.
I know we don't meet again till february, so I'm trying to make sure I. I don't close out. And if there's anything that you need to get done.
I just wanted to mention. Thank you, madam chair that in february, We do have our safe roads summit that is coming forward.
and, of course at the executive committee, you approved the funding for the food and Beverages,
so be on the lookout for that. We like to always have as many board members as possible And will be in the brand new broward convention center.
wonderful. And you'll send something out to us on that? Absolutely. Thank you, everyone. Thank you for all of your work all year.
have a happy holiday. I'll see you guys in february. See you next year.