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BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA 29901-1228

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WM. WESTON J. NEWTON

CHAIRMAN

D. PAUL SOMMERVILLE

VICE CHAIRMAN

COUNCIL MEMBERS

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STEVEN M. BAER

RICK CAPORALE

GERALD DAWSON

BRIAN E. FLEWELLING

HERBERT N. GLAZE

WILLIAM L. McBRIDE

STEWART H. RODMAN

GERALD W. STEWART

LAURA VON HARTEN

GARY KUBIC

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _____________

BRYAN J. HILL

DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _____________

JOSHUA A. GRUBER

COUNTY ATTORNEY _____________

SUZANNE M. RAINEY

CLERK TO COUNCIL

AGENDA

PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

3:30 p.m.

Executive Conference Room

Administration Building

Committee Members: Staff Support:

Herbert Glaze, Chairman Rob McFee, Division Director

Steven Baer, Vice Chairman

Gerald Dawson

Brian Flewelling

William McBride

Jerry Stewart

1. CALL TO ORDER – 3:30 P.M.

2. A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF BEAUFORT COUNTY TO ADOPT

GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR A BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER

COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA AND TO CREATE A METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION (backup Municipal resolutions)

3. ADJOURNMENT

RESOLUTIONS

ADOPTING GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR A

BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY

METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA

AND TO CREATE A

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

Town of Hilton Head Island (backup)

Town of Bluffton (backup)

City of Beaufort (backup)

Town of Port Royal (backup)

2012-20

,\ RI::SOLl'TIOJli OF 10m:TOW~ OH:Nr:lL OF THE TO""N 01' I'.IlLHlr..- UJi.AO

tst.xxn TO ADOI'TGI£UGRAJ'HICAL R01Jr..-DAR.IES FOR,\ BL.lr.LFORT C()J~NT\'

A:'olD MSJ'Ek COU:'IITY MLTROrOLlTA:'II PLAr..-:'Il'l\G "HEll A"on TU CRli:ATE AMETROPOLJTA[\' J'LA:'Il!'iJ:'II{; ORGANIZATION

WIIEREAS, in Marth 2Dl2, the Bureau uf the Census defined a new Urbanized Area,

based on IDe 2010 Cen"u" when the combined J"Jpul.ti"n of the Town of l lihon Head lsleeul, theTown of Bluffton. and Jl'I'H ,1 f Ill] incorporateu Beau 1,,,1 r:"un 1>° reached over SO.OOO: ami

WIlE:REAS, 23 CtOR Section 45(l03ltJ{<l) requires tbat a Metmpolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO] be designated {or each Urbanized Area with a poplll,l[i"n otmure than 5tJ.OOOIndividuals as determined l-y the Bllreau ot'thc Census: and

WHEREAS. ,he Pl'rp"~ 'J f the MM I:; III ~"TTJ ('Ill II conunui ng, ~QO IX'Iatt\'C. andcnmprehensive m,,11 im",d"l rransportati en pi""ning pm""",, inc! u'ling 1he development of arnelropol uan lransportation plan and a Irausportat ion LLllrTlH'C'moJ11 program 1".1 l'"c,mragc:; am!ptn'I](JI.....s Ihe safe arid effielect deve lopmcnt, mancgcmenr, and operation [)f surface lransportat ion'y:'l(C'ITlS to sene the mobility needs 0 { people and Ire ight (including accessible pedestrian walk waysand bicycle rransportaticn facihtics) and foster economic growth and development. whilemlnlmizlng transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution: and

WREREAS. the MPO is " po IL~}' bo~rd of the organi'a1 Lon created and designated [0 carryout It" metropolitan transportation plo'ming rn)["I' and oct '" the funLm for cooperative decisionrnak ifl.I,l by the princi pol elected "fji~ i .1., (1 t-lh" unih Dr !!,:one-r,,! ru'1""" I"0,,1 l>,,,o~J1lIll,n L~ and

WHEREAS. IhJ, Polley Hoard shall be governed by its ow" byla.......s ami shall U:m'L'[ oftheiollo willi'; voting members:

Town of Hilton Head Island May<lr or designeeTo....n (If Bluffton Mayl'r or designeeTown l)fPort Ropl Moyor or de,i!1!l~"

Cit)' of Beau fort MaYI)r lor L!'''Lgne"Cil}' of I lardeevi lle MilYI)r or designeeBCaulon C ounty Council Chairman 01 designeeJasper County Council Chairman or designeel3ealJfort County LcgislatiVI: Delegation RepresentativeJasper County Legislative J)dC/1a1 Lon Rcprcsenun ivcSC Transportai i011 CQTTlmi S';OI]= wiIhiII MP,\

and the following cx-o [ficio. non-vee ing members:LRTA Exec utive Di rcctor or dcsi gJlIT

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WUl£REAS, funds are provided by tile Federal government through the State l<J accomplishrequired activt:i cs of the MPO~ and

WHf,RFAS. the \fl'O designation shal] be mad" ny a~reern"n1 between lb." Govcmor ,1JlJun;b ufO (toneial purpose local gov'enUn()[lt that loge[ilet rcpre~cnt at L"<:I,,I 75 j.lerct"I[ <If [h" .Iloo[oopopu!atioll~ and

WHEREAS. the M etropoli tan Planni ng Area f ~'1Pr\ l boundancs in whic h the rnetropolituntr::!lnSTK.lrC.;.ttiun plarm iqg PWI::~.!j:S is carrieil uu1 h}" the MfO shall cncompass the entire exi :;'Li[l~I j rbanized Area r] LLO:; the (L)n[igLmUs. arua ~X~( L~.:.:I to bee nrnc urbanized within a :0 year terccastperiod ~:"Ir rill: metropolitan transpnnar ion plan, ThL:" area wiIl im::1ude all or some portion of theabove-referenced governmental entiues: and

WH[.REAS, the ~ Pi'" boundaries may be csrabbsbed ~(1 coiucide with the- 11(.'(.1,gr<lphy ui"regional ceo-nomic devclopment and growth forecasting areas: and

\VHf..REAS. L(lWC01Jn1T)' Council ,,1 f Governments {l.C'OG} has 1radi Iionally ccord lnatcdtransportatjon plan ning and [ederul trunvportat inn Iurul ihxtri bution in a mull i-county .;:L["(':";!; and

"rll .:R F.AS, ].C()( J should retain the role (I f coonlinating transportation p [ann in~ and

tederal lund distr j bution to the designated multi-county area hy becoroino the flscal apent and .eadag~ncy for coordinarion of the MI~(l wleh assistance from the participanng UL~veruments ilnd. puhl ictransitorganization.

xow, THEREFUlt.l BE ["J .. Al\'U n H~REBY lS RESOLVED BY .un.: lOW.~ LOL"::"Iil..'JLFOR THE TO\V~ OF Hn.TO~ EFAD lSr.A~[)1 SOllTH CARQLlNA, THAT Councilapproves and :ign:-c,::!:t a~;. fiIl1m\":-i:

1. The MPt\ boundaries as deslgnared Oil the- Atrachmcnr, sub]cct [0 final "smoorhing"of the area perimeter: and

2. The creation of the MPO. wi til Policy Boord as cons. itU1l.:J abovc; and3. To be a member 'Of and partie ipl!l.:: in the i'(,:1 Lvil Lt::':i (1 r, hi: MP{); and4. To contribute a prm Lon of the: It>L::l1 rnatchi n,g fund:" required m cstabl ixh and i ~rx:-r.il.[I":

the MPO. equal 1(1 its p~r (apL.a share ofthe ~·1P..!\ "s current PL)pulati(Jn; and5. The designari on (1 f J.(l .....'L:()untr}' Council of Governments as fi:...ci3] ilft:nt and entity

leading arul L::(I(1rd inaiing the f',.·U~O~ and6. The name t~f the M I]() shall be the 1,0 'OOUL1tr}' Area .l'ransportat lou Study.

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MEMORANDUM

Town Council

Stephen G. Ril"y, JC~1A-CM, Town Manager

Jill Foster, Deputy [)ire~tor of Cornrnunity Development

Proposed Mctropo Iili1n PI~J1ni ng Ar<:il fll)I,IQ,bri~, and creation (1 fa fI'!dmi'0] iIan

P I.:uming Org""i 'al i0"

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Rc~"'mmfll<.l ..ll{III' That the Council adopt ~etlOpoJi(an PI<llmin~ Ar~il (~11'AJ boundanes. create aMetropolita» PlanningOrgani...arion {MPO} and policy board; IlJld deslgnare the l.owcounrry Council ofGovernments (LCOU} as the lead agency to coordinate the MPO.

• ,'lfPA Boundartes: See attached Milp.• [«{idAg~"r..'" II is recorn mended ["",I the l.owcuuntry Council ~, rGovernments 1W<, the lead in

"per•• in~ the MPO. Thi "!leney' currently oversees Iran.'portal ion plann ins on a regional ba~i!

and also recci ves federal li..mdinf; tor the rural pill', ,,/.the IT@,Llm. Slafflng for this organization"auld be headed by LeOl]. with assistance from various other governmeutat staff. .!I.\ per II

written agreement

• ,I,IPO PnfJ"cJ Board: Sec anachcd Resol orion, 23 1ISC L~-'I reqIJIT<;-S the fellowing mern bcrsh ip(0 Local elected (1Jicial.<." Offidilh (~r[",hli," agencie» that operure maior modes oitrunsportiuion '" ,he

m"lr<lp(JtiW.1'l ur ..a.s ....pWopriale stare r,f/iciaJ.s. .

Snmmarv: A Metropolitan Planning Organization is a transportation policy-making organization madeup (l rrcpresen L~' i "l'~ [rum 1,-",,""1 go vernrnen L and 1rsnsportaricn authorities. l'.-lPOs WCT<:crcai cd in orderill ensure lilat l'"i.'~ i rll!. and tuture expend iIU""~ [i..Jr IT,,r.'p<.>Tl~li [.m projects <JTId programs were based On acernprebensive, cooperative, <1",:1 Cl"llim.illg (J-e) planning pr<fi:e,'. T"~ mLe "fth:e vrro includes:establistlJ Ilg a local forum tor transportation decision making: evaluaring transportation alternatiV.3~developing and lJp.dilting i\ long-range tmnsponarion plan: devcl opmg a Tran sportat ion lrnprovemcmPr~'8-rilm (TIP); and f,,[(i,,~ [11" public involved, E",,1t MPQ l"nj,;. r,m8:" plan and TIP i, encompassed intothe StJlC'S plans and programs, Funds trorn (ll" lederal Highway Administrmion aIT distributed [() (he

Statc and then to ~1POs for these transportation projects.

Mf'A 8(1utulilr~.. JU5tifit~II,m;.. Boundaries are outlined on til", uttacbed map and include the required L"rbsn izc<.l Arc.. (U7.A) (l f

Hiltoc Head Island, 13 Iuffron, and portions of southern Beaufort County... The area also mcludes rhosc areas ex peered [(1 urhanize WIthIII [he nexl 2fJ ~'ears wh ich coincide

with the geography of r<::giQnal ecnnorn ic J~ "dorm..". and growth forccasti ng areas[Hsrdccvdle, pen iLm, <.>1" Jasper CL)l,Im}". So:auhm. I'on Royal. and portions 0 rnorthern BCilU fortCounty).

• C~l(JJ"'T,J[i,·" transportation planning would be provided comprehensively lind regionally i"sLc<Wotby political j urisdlctions.

.. These boundaries allow for inclusion orentiT<;' L'S 27Bcorrjdo..o 1-':15 wi thin lilt' planningboundary o f 1he \1PO ax welI .~ til", pr<"1 posed port area ill Ja~po:r Cmml)'.

.. SignitiCilll1 pnrtions of larul alung (;S 2711 corridor have been permitted for residential &commercial growth ill Hardeeville whicII '''OU Id allow.1 oint &. cooperative planning of the US278 corridor.

.. These boundancs faciIllate c/;iSIing CO(lpWiI ivc piann ing CUITCntly underway kl weenHardcev ille and Beaufort ell unL~· LOll Bluffl<m Parkway Ph.."" 6 & 7.

• These boundaries s"r!,OJt inte rest in continuo us plannins of the US 27~ conidor tbor serves asprim ury access route for southern IJ eaufo rt County.

• SC] 70 corridor is a potential hrgh growth area and can be better served with comprehensiveplanning from both sides of Broad R1V<,:r.

• These b<l und<J.rir;t; ]imi l dupl i",-,t~ 'L"IT efj"rt, f"r I'b""ing in -'''p''mte areas.

Funding:'Ihcre Me various monies available for srart-op funds. operating funds, and project funds, based onthe population of the Urbanized ...rca;• 'SMHJ.P' money i~ av..ilahle [rnrn the ,L~.I' tor operating <;:l),LS, WI; wouhl ~pply tor II>~s ,I"rl­

up money Llm)ug!J tho: SCOOT Secretary this summer.

• Annual opcrating money is available from the Federal Guvernment [called P[~ funds) Wewould rcccrvc these 011 OJ. federal fiscal year cycle. Conversarions with the two smallest e.\istingMfOs indicatethey gC1 $135.000-155,000 per year in Pt, funds for operating expenses, and ourMf'O would be required 10 MVC 11 2M. match 10 these funds Wc will be nonflcd of Ollr fUltding~m{)l,lnt b~fort: M..r",h 2[113

• Other f~do:r~l mmlie, ~'" given to MPO, fw Lbc aCIWlltr~n,port~lion proj~~IS, Wc ilnticipalc ~rI

csl imated $2.4 mill ion. mi£h1l-e give" t,) (Jilt \1 PD. ha",Ll L)" ,M. from L~" ~lln"r two smaIi\1 POs irl the Wlte, We will be notllled of our fimdilll; affiL>1I1l1 bel,,,,, M<lJdL 201.1. Olli)'

cnhancemcnHype fWlds ro:J lLirc a 2(J% local m<l[ch.• ,'\n "!lrccml;llt Ilct""I:"cn llJ.c pan ici p~l iIll! juri,dictiQns "")liJ<:J IJ clcrm ine lhe pCTCCnlaflc of

matcIJin£ fUlld, l"rL>m ..,aeh l!!"""'tnm",nt~l j I,Iri~t1ictiml f~'r 0p<:ral iI1g and <;:api taI costs,

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.. BOlllla<tr!cs for tbe 1'>11',\ IULlSl be submilteel [0 Hw UOV.,r1llJr (Viil SCOOT) jor "1'1',,»".1.flCllllldorie, ,han b<.o d~l",rmincJ by' 0!1"cm~nt hct"'<.:cn Inc MJ>0<Lrld th, UOVCrtlor.

• Apply IN start ur> r"J:Loney from stale lhmugh SW" PI..",,,inl\ illlU R"_,,,,UL!J ~SPR\ -..:.. [ion,,1Higbway Sy-slCr.l (NilS), Surt~e Transportatioll J'rogram (STl'} and \1llljmtlm ()uardJ1W.

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By (),;tober 201]': SL~ will revise intra-state formulas for PL fund ~]J ocations .oIJ MPOs.

By ....fa,en 2()13.• Coordinate any ...J'A fundi ng issues.• Cpdete Functienal I-fi~W.;J.YCla<;;:SL ficl!!. iens.II Develop a .~igntt.fjuri':;dic.iL~nj)l agreement, The MPO, Stare, and the public transportation

operator sball cocperati vely determme their mutua' responsibi lities. ·["0 the extent possibl c. asin,gl C agreement between all parties should be dev eloped. The written agreement shallinclude responsi bilities. (I f all partiesI specifie provision s for cooperati...vly de..'eloping andsharing information related 10 the de....dopm.:;nr (1 f Iin~J1(: ial pluns thar support Lfu~

metropo1iran Lfl::ln:<;pt)r1~L~(]n plan and the Tr P and dev L.: loprnent L)j" the annual 1i~~ng of~1hi ig<:lleLl pmj ectx.

• KeIN :\'WO must 00 designated by Go....ernor• Following MP,.:\ boundary approval by the :0...1 PO and the G(I .....crnor, 1he boundary

descri prion s shalr bt:: PTI.1~' itled ro;r int(tnni!lti onal purposes [0 the F! '\VA arul [he FTA.

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.. Dcv clop simplified statement of work OT a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWPj. whichi s a doc urnent [h:::Jt oI:xplain:s thedispes itiCln oIJf trunsportation planni Ill!': funds in .he.:- MPOol'n::a.The dL)L·U1~.en L [J'1 u:<;1 cnntain ::l desc rir~ien L,r the pi anni Il~ wmk al1L.1 resu1Lin:g produc ts, whowill perform 1h02 work. time frames [or compl (-'lil~g lh.e work, the cu~1 of [he- ......ork, arul thescurcccs) of funds.

By ,/I.·fa!'dt 10/6:... De.....elop and ad(1J11 Long Range Transponation PIan ~L RTP); 20-J 0 year implementation

plan Hti:l. Eui-:ks: the Tt-~i(ln·:o:; vision nver i!I. li,':::J:<;~ 1hL:: nex r 1wenty years and must Contal nprojects [hat are "cost feasible," meaning Jll'lj ects L~".I:::J1 ~:JJl be 01,1; IL with f'Und~ 1hat arcrCL130ni)bJy expected 10 be obl igated over the plan' s tirnefrarne.

• Draft and adopt a Transportation lmprovement Program (TIP). a 4·5 )'eilT t'j sc.a]l~, constrainedpriNiti jI'~.,J prolJj ect !i.~1 and requ ired ror project to be c.:-I i gi blc for fund ing under title 2:=; l'.:s. C.il[~L.I ritle 49' !] .S.C. Chap1er .51.

• [)~ ...:dop ilnd .adop[ p"ub-J ic pamdllatioll rrl,)~ram.

.. Dcvc-lop TitJe V[ ('(Impfi:lint Proc~ss.

II SCDOT rrm:st approve thesC" pi ans for indusIon into IJl02ir smtc p-lans ilIld :STU~. pli1llS i1I~ tL~

bC' .j)c(:epr~d h~' tht:: :--;ra1~ hotjlxe fundi n,g ':'::Illl ';;Hmrn~ncc,

OClObrr 2UJ6-: Start ~cC(liv ing CL1 piti:lJ improvemem gujdesl'Jale fundillg On a.JU"Lu..iIl M ... i:;. ji-om ft::JIi:Ta'~Lt\"emmt::Jl1.

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wi~h the 21)10 census resu1ts, the Bl,l.~j\ll Q f the Census tl""g,lateJ the Tnwn o f Hilton j j cad lsiand, the"]"0"'11 of Bluffton, and portions ll[",utht:rn fl",."t"",t COUnl).' W be in an 'Urbanized Area' (UZA)because their combined PQ,,'J]:Hi,m (6-~,99S} is now over 5{),()O().

Creation of '.he- boundaries and arf\anjzal ion rue g(>...crncd by CE'R 450.3L0 and 450 ) 12;

• "Tt» amT or,S rile metropolitan srunsportation ph",,,hW proces» .... II m",tnJp"fitu" pfarl",'n~

o'wmi~iJti(Jn rhQII h. dnignaled for each urbanized 'lreu with u poputation otmore than 5U.U!JIJi,1d",jdlia« (1.1' J.~[II,mined hr lh~ BIir"(IU "r,h. Census). "

• "MrO " e.signatiun .1'f"J.fI be made f)y uJ;'e,'m<:nr between the ";:,,I'errlOr and ,,"I1S 0/g<'l1eralpurpo»: Iocai ,E';<!\'erl1ltt<?fIIshar lo,;erllu- reprel'Ctll ar least 75% otthv offeaed popidatio»iitlc!udill!? Ihe lorRw incorporated ci~·. based011JNprifr:lfrrm. as namedfly the BlJrc(J!J O/IhfCCtHUS). ,

• '.TIN bo,,"Jari~.I· 0/ if fflel1'<>politrm phmning urea shal! br. d"'I~T ff'I",,,d I>~' l1~r~lfm/!nt between Ih/!

MPO und the Governar. AI" minimum, rl,• •lJl'A bnunilarie» Ii","1 encompaxs th« entiree.ti.l'Img urbanaed I1r~" {,lui. 1M cUfll'p'uU.l' are« expected to become urbonised ..'irhin a 20-J~'a...torecasr periodfor the metropo!uan srcnsponalion plan. ..

"' ,'.HPA boundaries 1PI<1J be established ro coincide witlr Ihe gen;:r(1phJ ofregional eermnm it·developmem and fiNn"11l forecasting areas.: '

The Slate has given it deadlin.. of March 201 J tOI the formauon (] rour "·frO. There an" currently 1()MPOs int~e Slate of SClurn Carolina, ralllJ,ln§ in populatloa from 73,1 ()7-549,777, This new Mro....,0 uld be the smallest at (,~.99 ~.

TIl~ mun icipalit ies of Beau tort. POri Roya1, J lardecvi II<:. Bluffton, Hilton Ilead Island and ooth Jasper~nd Beaufi,rt Count r ~,~ in til, process <:I f j\~pro"inl1 (\ similar rcsolution prior to the August J(l, 20J2~L~I" deadline.

F.n<.'I","...., ,• Map snowing lI/",\ boundaries, expanded area, &. M~'A boundaries~ Resolution

A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON TOADOPT GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR A BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPERCOUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA AND TO CREATE A METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION

WHEREAS, in March 2012, the Bureau of the Census defined a new Urbanized Area,based on the 2010 Census, when the combined population of the Town of Hilton Head Island, theTown of Bluffion, and parts of unincorporated Beaufort County reached over 50,000; and

WHEREAS, 23 CFR Section 450.310(a) requires that a Metropolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO) be designated for each Urbanized Area with a population of more than 50,000individuals as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the MPO is to carry out a continuing, cooperative, andcomprehensive multimodal transportation planning process, including the development of ametropolitan transportation plan and a transportation improvement program that encourages andpromotes the safe and efficient development, management, and operation of surface transportationsystems to serve the mobility needs of people and freight (including accessible pedestrian walkwaysand bicycle transportation facilities) and foster economic growth and development, whileminimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution; and

WHEREAS, the MPO is a policy board of the organization created and designated to carryout the metropolitan transportation planning process and act as the forum for cooperative decisionmaking by the principal elected officials of the units of general purpose local government; and

WHEREAS, this Policy Board shall be governed by its own bylaws and shall consist of thefollowing voting members:

Town ofBluffion Mayor or designeeTown of Hilton Head Island Mayor or designeeTown of Port Royal Mayor or designeeCity of Beaufort Mayor or designeeCity of Hardeeville Mayor or designeeBeaufort County Council Chairman or designeeJasper County Council Chairman or designeeBeaufort County Legislative Delegation RepresentativeJasper County Legislative Delegation RepresentativeSC Transportation Commissioners within MPA

and the following ex-officio, non-voting members:LRTA Executive Director or designeeSCOOT staff

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WHEREAS, funds are provided by the Federal government through the State to accomplishrequired activities of the MPO; and

WHEREAS, the MPO designation shall be made by agreement between the Governor andunits of general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affectedpopulation; and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundaries in which the metropolitantransportation planning process is carried out by the MPO shall encompass the entire existingUrbanized Area plus the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20 year forecastperiod for the metropolitan transportation plan. This area will include all or some portion of theabove-referenced governmental entities; and

WHEREAS, the MPA boundaries may be established to coincide with the geography ofregional economic development and growth forecasting areas; and

WHEREAS, Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) has traditionally coordinatedtransportation planning and federal transportation fund distribution in a multi-county area; and

WHEREAS, LCOG should retain the role of coordinating transportation planning andfederal fund distribution to the designated multi-county area by becoming the fiscal agent and leadagency for coordination of the MPO, with assistance from the participating governments and publictransit organization.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT, AND IT HEREBY IS RESOLYED BY THE TOWN COUNCILFOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THAT Council approves and agreesas follows:

1. The MPA boundaries as designated on the Attachment, subject to final "smoothing"of the area perimeter; and

2. The creation of the MPO, with Policy Board as constituted above; and3. To be a member of and participate in the activities of the MPO; and4. To contribute a portion of the local matching funds required to establish and operate

the MPO, equal to its per capita share of the MPA's current population; and5. The designation of Lowcountry Council of Governments as fiscal agent and entity

leading and coordinating the MPO; and6. The name of the MPO shall be the Lowcountry Area Transportation Study.

MOVED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ON T IS 14

Lisa ulka, MayorTown of Bluffton, South Carolina

Sandra Lunceford, Town ClerkTown of Bluffton, South Carolina

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A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUFORT TO ADOPTGEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR A BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY

METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA AND TO CREATE A METROPOLITANPLANNING ORGANIZATION

WHEREAS, in March 2012, the Bureau of the Census defined a new Urbanized Area,based on the 2010 Census, when the combined population of the Town of Hilton Head Island, theTown of Bluffton, and parts of unincorporated Beaufort County reached over 50,000; and

WHEREAS, 23 CFR Section 450.310(a) requires that a Metropolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO) be designated for each Urbanized Area with a population of more than 50,000individuals as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of an MPO is to carry out a continuing, cooperative, andcomprehensive multimodal transportation planning process, including the development of ametropolitan transportation plan and a transportation improvement program that encourages andpromotes the safe and efficient development, management, and operation of surface transportationsystems to serve the mobility needs of people and freight (including accessible pedestrian walkwaysand bicycle transportation facilities) and foster economic growth and development, whileminimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution; and

WHEREAS, an MPO is a policy board of an organization created and designated to carryout the metropolitan transportation planning process and act as the forum for cooperative decisionmaking by principal elected officials of general purpose local government; and

WHEREAS, this Policy Board will be governed by its own bylaws and will consist of thefollowing voting members:

Town of Hilton Head Island Mayor (1)Town of Bluffton Mayor (1)Town of Port Royal Mayor (1)City of Beaufort Mayor (1 )City of Hardeeville Mayor (I)Beaufort County Council Chairman (I )Jasper County Council Chairman (1)Beaufort County Legislative Delegation Representative (1)Jasper County Legislative Delegation Representative (I)

and the following ex-officio, non-voting members:LRTA Executive Director (1)SCOOT Commissioner (I)

WHEREAS, funds are provided by the Federal government through the State to accomplishrequired activities of the MPO; and

WHEREAS, MPO designation shall be made by agreement between the Governor and unitsof general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affectedpopulation; and

WHEREAS, Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundaries in which the metropolitantransportation planning process is carried out by the MPO shall encompass the entire existingUrbanized Area plus the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20 year forecastperiod for the metropolitan transportation plan. This area will include some portion of all of theabove referenced governmental entities; and

WHEREAS, the MPA boundaries may be established to coincide with the geography ofregional economic development and growth forecasting areas; and

WHEREAS, the Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) has traditionallycoordinated transportation planning and federal transportation fund distribution in a multi-countyarea; and

WHEREAS, the LCOG should retain the role of coordinating transportation planning andfederal fund distribution to the designated multi-county area by becoming the lead agency forcoordination of the MPO, with assistance from the participating governments and public transitorganization.

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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT, AND IT HEREBY IS RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCILFOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, THAT Council approves themetropolitan planning boundaries as designated; that the designated Policy Board act as theMetropolitan Planning Organization responsible for carrying out the transportation planningprocess; and that the Lowcountry Council of Governments shall serve as the entity leading andcoordinating the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

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,\ RI::SOLl'TIOJli OF 10m:TOW~ OH:Nr:lL OF THE TO""N 01' I'.IlLHlr..- UJi.AO

tst.xxn TO ADOI'TGI£UGRAJ'HICAL R01Jr..-DAR.IES FOR,\ BL.lr.LFORT C()J~NT\'

A:'olD MSJ'Ek COU:'IITY MLTROrOLlTA:'II PLAr..-:'Il'l\G "HEll A"on TU CRli:ATE AMETROPOLJTA[\' J'LA:'Il!'iJ:'II{; ORGANIZATION

WIIEREAS, in Marth 2Dl2, the Bureau uf the Census defined a new Urbanized Area,

based on IDe 2010 Cen"u" when the combined J"Jpul.ti"n of the Town of l lihon Head lsleeul, theTown of Bluffton. and Jl'I'H ,1 f Ill] incorporateu Beau 1,,,1 r:"un 1>° reached over SO.OOO: ami

WIlE:REAS, 23 CtOR Section 45(l03ltJ{<l) requires tbat a Metmpolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO] be designated {or each Urbanized Area with a poplll,l[i"n otmure than 5tJ.OOOIndividuals as determined l-y the Bllreau ot'thc Census: and

WHEREAS. ,he Pl'rp"~ 'J f the MM I:; III ~"TTJ ('Ill II conunui ng, ~QO IX'Iatt\'C. andcnmprehensive m,,11 im",d"l rransportati en pi""ning pm""",, inc! u'ling 1he development of arnelropol uan lransportation plan and a Irausportat ion LLllrTlH'C'moJ11 program 1".1 l'"c,mragc:; am!ptn'I](JI.....s Ihe safe arid effielect deve lopmcnt, mancgcmenr, and operation [)f surface lransportat ion'y:'l(C'ITlS to sene the mobility needs 0 { people and Ire ight (including accessible pedestrian walk waysand bicycle rransportaticn facihtics) and foster economic growth and development. whilemlnlmizlng transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution: and

WREREAS. the MPO is " po IL~}' bo~rd of the organi'a1 Lon created and designated [0 carryout It" metropolitan transportation plo'ming rn)["I' and oct '" the funLm for cooperative decisionrnak ifl.I,l by the princi pol elected "fji~ i .1., (1 t-lh" unih Dr !!,:one-r,,! ru'1""" I"0,,1 l>,,,o~J1lIll,n L~ and

WHEREAS. IhJ, Polley Hoard shall be governed by its ow" byla.......s ami shall U:m'L'[ oftheiollo willi'; voting members:

Town of Hilton Head Island May<lr or designeeTo....n (If Bluffton Mayl'r or designeeTown l)fPort Ropl Moyor or de,i!1!l~"

Cit)' of Beau fort MaYI)r lor L!'''Lgne"Cil}' of I lardeevi lle MilYI)r or designeeBCaulon C ounty Council Chairman 01 designeeJasper County Council Chairman or designeel3ealJfort County LcgislatiVI: Delegation RepresentativeJasper County Legislative J)dC/1a1 Lon Rcprcsenun ivcSC Transportai i011 CQTTlmi S';OI]= wiIhiII MP,\

and the following cx-o [ficio. non-vee ing members:LRTA Exec utive Di rcctor or dcsi gJlIT

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WUl£REAS, funds are provided by tile Federal government through the State l<J accomplishrequired activt:i cs of the MPO~ and

WHf,RFAS. the \fl'O designation shal] be mad" ny a~reern"n1 between lb." Govcmor ,1JlJun;b ufO (toneial purpose local gov'enUn()[lt that loge[ilet rcpre~cnt at L"<:I,,I 75 j.lerct"I[ <If [h" .Iloo[oopopu!atioll~ and

WHEREAS. the M etropoli tan Planni ng Area f ~'1Pr\ l boundancs in whic h the rnetropolituntr::!lnSTK.lrC.;.ttiun plarm iqg PWI::~.!j:S is carrieil uu1 h}" the MfO shall cncompass the entire exi :;'Li[l~I j rbanized Area r] LLO:; the (L)n[igLmUs. arua ~X~( L~.:.:I to bee nrnc urbanized within a :0 year terccastperiod ~:"Ir rill: metropolitan transpnnar ion plan, ThL:" area wiIl im::1ude all or some portion of theabove-referenced governmental entiues: and

WH[.REAS, the ~ Pi'" boundaries may be csrabbsbed ~(1 coiucide with the- 11(.'(.1,gr<lphy ui"regional ceo-nomic devclopment and growth forecasting areas: and

\VHf..REAS. L(lWC01Jn1T)' Council ,,1 f Governments {l.C'OG} has 1radi Iionally ccord lnatcdtransportatjon plan ning and [ederul trunvportat inn Iurul ihxtri bution in a mull i-county .;:L["(':";!; and

"rll .:R F.AS, ].C()( J should retain the role (I f coonlinating transportation p [ann in~ and

tederal lund distr j bution to the designated multi-county area hy becoroino the flscal apent and .eadag~ncy for coordinarion of the MI~(l wleh assistance from the participanng UL~veruments ilnd. puhl ictransitorganization.

xow, THEREFUlt.l BE ["J .. Al\'U n H~REBY lS RESOLVED BY .un.: lOW.~ LOL"::"Iil..'JLFOR THE TO\V~ OF Hn.TO~ EFAD lSr.A~[)1 SOllTH CARQLlNA, THAT Councilapproves and :ign:-c,::!:t a~;. fiIl1m\":-i:

1. The MPt\ boundaries as deslgnared Oil the- Atrachmcnr, sub]cct [0 final "smoorhing"of the area perimeter: and

2. The creation of the MPO. wi til Policy Boord as cons. itU1l.:J abovc; and3. To be a member 'Of and partie ipl!l.:: in the i'(,:1 Lvil Lt::':i (1 r, hi: MP{); and4. To contribute a prm Lon of the: It>L::l1 rnatchi n,g fund:" required m cstabl ixh and i ~rx:-r.il.[I":

the MPO. equal 1(1 its p~r (apL.a share ofthe ~·1P..!\ "s current PL)pulati(Jn; and5. The designari on (1 f J.(l .....'L:()untr}' Council of Governments as fi:...ci3] ilft:nt and entity

leading arul L::(I(1rd inaiing the f',.·U~O~ and6. The name t~f the M I]() shall be the 1,0 'OOUL1tr}' Area .l'ransportat lou Study.

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Town Council

Stephen G. Ril"y, JC~1A-CM, Town Manager

Jill Foster, Deputy [)ire~tor of Cornrnunity Development

Proposed Mctropo Iili1n PI~J1ni ng Ar<:il fll)I,IQ,bri~, and creation (1 fa fI'!dmi'0] iIan

P I.:uming Org""i 'al i0"

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Rc~"'mmfll<.l ..ll{III' That the Council adopt ~etlOpoJi(an PI<llmin~ Ar~il (~11'AJ boundanes. create aMetropolita» PlanningOrgani...arion {MPO} and policy board; IlJld deslgnare the l.owcounrry Council ofGovernments (LCOU} as the lead agency to coordinate the MPO.

• ,'lfPA Boundartes: See attached Milp.• [«{idAg~"r..'" II is recorn mended ["",I the l.owcuuntry Council ~, rGovernments 1W<, the lead in

"per•• in~ the MPO. Thi "!leney' currently oversees Iran.'portal ion plann ins on a regional ba~i!

and also recci ves federal li..mdinf; tor the rural pill', ,,/.the IT@,Llm. Slafflng for this organization"auld be headed by LeOl]. with assistance from various other governmeutat staff. .!I.\ per II

written agreement

• ,I,IPO PnfJ"cJ Board: Sec anachcd Resol orion, 23 1ISC L~-'I reqIJIT<;-S the fellowing mern bcrsh ip(0 Local elected (1Jicial.<." Offidilh (~r[",hli," agencie» that operure maior modes oitrunsportiuion '" ,he

m"lr<lp(JtiW.1'l ur ..a.s ....pWopriale stare r,f/iciaJ.s. .

Snmmarv: A Metropolitan Planning Organization is a transportation policy-making organization madeup (l rrcpresen L~' i "l'~ [rum 1,-",,""1 go vernrnen L and 1rsnsportaricn authorities. l'.-lPOs WCT<:crcai cd in orderill ensure lilat l'"i.'~ i rll!. and tuture expend iIU""~ [i..Jr IT,,r.'p<.>Tl~li [.m projects <JTId programs were based On acernprebensive, cooperative, <1",:1 Cl"llim.illg (J-e) planning pr<fi:e,'. T"~ mLe "fth:e vrro includes:establistlJ Ilg a local forum tor transportation decision making: evaluaring transportation alternatiV.3~developing and lJp.dilting i\ long-range tmnsponarion plan: devcl opmg a Tran sportat ion lrnprovemcmPr~'8-rilm (TIP); and f,,[(i,,~ [11" public involved, E",,1t MPQ l"nj,;. r,m8:" plan and TIP i, encompassed intothe StJlC'S plans and programs, Funds trorn (ll" lederal Highway Administrmion aIT distributed [() (he

Statc and then to ~1POs for these transportation projects.

Mf'A 8(1utulilr~.. JU5tifit~II,m;.. Boundaries are outlined on til", uttacbed map and include the required L"rbsn izc<.l Arc.. (U7.A) (l f

Hiltoc Head Island, 13 Iuffron, and portions of southern Beaufort County... The area also mcludes rhosc areas ex peered [(1 urhanize WIthIII [he nexl 2fJ ~'ears wh ich coincide

with the geography of r<::giQnal ecnnorn ic J~ "dorm..". and growth forccasti ng areas[Hsrdccvdle, pen iLm, <.>1" Jasper CL)l,Im}". So:auhm. I'on Royal. and portions 0 rnorthern BCilU fortCounty).

• C~l(JJ"'T,J[i,·" transportation planning would be provided comprehensively lind regionally i"sLc<Wotby political j urisdlctions.

.. These boundaries allow for inclusion orentiT<;' L'S 27Bcorrjdo..o 1-':15 wi thin lilt' planningboundary o f 1he \1PO ax welI .~ til", pr<"1 posed port area ill Ja~po:r Cmml)'.

.. SignitiCilll1 pnrtions of larul alung (;S 2711 corridor have been permitted for residential &commercial growth ill Hardeeville whicII '''OU Id allow.1 oint &. cooperative planning of the US278 corridor.

.. These boundancs faciIllate c/;iSIing CO(lpWiI ivc piann ing CUITCntly underway kl weenHardcev ille and Beaufort ell unL~· LOll Bluffl<m Parkway Ph.."" 6 & 7.

• These boundaries s"r!,OJt inte rest in continuo us plannins of the US 27~ conidor tbor serves asprim ury access route for southern IJ eaufo rt County.

• SC] 70 corridor is a potential hrgh growth area and can be better served with comprehensiveplanning from both sides of Broad R1V<,:r.

• These b<l und<J.rir;t; ]imi l dupl i",-,t~ 'L"IT efj"rt, f"r I'b""ing in -'''p''mte areas.

Funding:'Ihcre Me various monies available for srart-op funds. operating funds, and project funds, based onthe population of the Urbanized ...rca;• 'SMHJ.P' money i~ av..ilahle [rnrn the ,L~.I' tor operating <;:l),LS, WI; wouhl ~pply tor II>~s ,I"rl­

up money Llm)ug!J tho: SCOOT Secretary this summer.

• Annual opcrating money is available from the Federal Guvernment [called P[~ funds) Wewould rcccrvc these 011 OJ. federal fiscal year cycle. Conversarions with the two smallest e.\istingMfOs indicatethey gC1 $135.000-155,000 per year in Pt, funds for operating expenses, and ourMf'O would be required 10 MVC 11 2M. match 10 these funds Wc will be nonflcd of Ollr fUltding~m{)l,lnt b~fort: M..r",h 2[113

• Other f~do:r~l mmlie, ~'" given to MPO, fw Lbc aCIWlltr~n,port~lion proj~~IS, Wc ilnticipalc ~rI

csl imated $2.4 mill ion. mi£h1l-e give" t,) (Jilt \1 PD. ha",Ll L)" ,M. from L~" ~lln"r two smaIi\1 POs irl the Wlte, We will be notllled of our fimdilll; affiL>1I1l1 bel,,,,, M<lJdL 201.1. Olli)'

cnhancemcnHype fWlds ro:J lLirc a 2(J% local m<l[ch.• ,'\n "!lrccml;llt Ilct""I:"cn llJ.c pan ici p~l iIll! juri,dictiQns "")liJ<:J IJ clcrm ine lhe pCTCCnlaflc of

matcIJin£ fUlld, l"rL>m ..,aeh l!!"""'tnm",nt~l j I,Iri~t1ictiml f~'r 0p<:ral iI1g and <;:api taI costs,

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.. BOlllla<tr!cs for tbe 1'>11',\ IULlSl be submilteel [0 Hw UOV.,r1llJr (Viil SCOOT) jor "1'1',,»".1.flCllllldorie, ,han b<.o d~l",rmincJ by' 0!1"cm~nt hct"'<.:cn Inc MJ>0<Lrld th, UOVCrtlor.

• Apply IN start ur> r"J:Loney from stale lhmugh SW" PI..",,,inl\ illlU R"_,,,,UL!J ~SPR\ -..:.. [ion,,1Higbway Sy-slCr.l (NilS), Surt~e Transportatioll J'rogram (STl'} and \1llljmtlm ()uardJ1W.

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By (),;tober 201]': SL~ will revise intra-state formulas for PL fund ~]J ocations .oIJ MPOs.

By ....fa,en 2()13.• Coordinate any ...J'A fundi ng issues.• Cpdete Functienal I-fi~W.;J.YCla<;;:SL ficl!!. iens.II Develop a .~igntt.fjuri':;dic.iL~nj)l agreement, The MPO, Stare, and the public transportation

operator sball cocperati vely determme their mutua' responsibi lities. ·["0 the extent possibl c. asin,gl C agreement between all parties should be dev eloped. The written agreement shallinclude responsi bilities. (I f all partiesI specifie provision s for cooperati...vly de..'eloping andsharing information related 10 the de....dopm.:;nr (1 f Iin~J1(: ial pluns thar support Lfu~

metropo1iran Lfl::ln:<;pt)r1~L~(]n plan and the Tr P and dev L.: loprnent L)j" the annual 1i~~ng of~1hi ig<:lleLl pmj ectx.

• KeIN :\'WO must 00 designated by Go....ernor• Following MP,.:\ boundary approval by the :0...1 PO and the G(I .....crnor, 1he boundary

descri prion s shalr bt:: PTI.1~' itled ro;r int(tnni!lti onal purposes [0 the F! '\VA arul [he FTA.

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.. Dcv clop simplified statement of work OT a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWPj. whichi s a doc urnent [h:::Jt oI:xplain:s thedispes itiCln oIJf trunsportation planni Ill!': funds in .he.:- MPOol'n::a.The dL)L·U1~.en L [J'1 u:<;1 cnntain ::l desc rir~ien L,r the pi anni Il~ wmk al1L.1 resu1Lin:g produc ts, whowill perform 1h02 work. time frames [or compl (-'lil~g lh.e work, the cu~1 of [he- ......ork, arul thescurcccs) of funds.

By ,/I.·fa!'dt 10/6:... De.....elop and ad(1J11 Long Range Transponation PIan ~L RTP); 20-J 0 year implementation

plan Hti:l. Eui-:ks: the Tt-~i(ln·:o:; vision nver i!I. li,':::J:<;~ 1hL:: nex r 1wenty years and must Contal nprojects [hat are "cost feasible," meaning Jll'lj ects L~".I:::J1 ~:JJl be 01,1; IL with f'Und~ 1hat arcrCL130ni)bJy expected 10 be obl igated over the plan' s tirnefrarne.

• Draft and adopt a Transportation lmprovement Program (TIP). a 4·5 )'eilT t'j sc.a]l~, constrainedpriNiti jI'~.,J prolJj ect !i.~1 and requ ired ror project to be c.:-I i gi blc for fund ing under title 2:=; l'.:s. C.il[~L.I ritle 49' !] .S.C. Chap1er .51.

• [)~ ...:dop ilnd .adop[ p"ub-J ic pamdllatioll rrl,)~ram.

.. Dcvc-lop TitJe V[ ('(Impfi:lint Proc~ss.

II SCDOT rrm:st approve thesC" pi ans for indusIon into IJl02ir smtc p-lans ilIld :STU~. pli1llS i1I~ tL~

bC' .j)c(:epr~d h~' tht:: :--;ra1~ hotjlxe fundi n,g ':'::Illl ';;Hmrn~ncc,

OClObrr 2UJ6-: Start ~cC(liv ing CL1 piti:lJ improvemem gujdesl'Jale fundillg On a.JU"Lu..iIl M ... i:;. ji-om ft::JIi:Ta'~Lt\"emmt::Jl1.

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wi~h the 21)10 census resu1ts, the Bl,l.~j\ll Q f the Census tl""g,lateJ the Tnwn o f Hilton j j cad lsiand, the"]"0"'11 of Bluffton, and portions ll[",utht:rn fl",."t"",t COUnl).' W be in an 'Urbanized Area' (UZA)because their combined PQ,,'J]:Hi,m (6-~,99S} is now over 5{),()O().

Creation of '.he- boundaries and arf\anjzal ion rue g(>...crncd by CE'R 450.3L0 and 450 ) 12;

• "Tt» amT or,S rile metropolitan srunsportation ph",,,hW proces» .... II m",tnJp"fitu" pfarl",'n~

o'wmi~iJti(Jn rhQII h. dnignaled for each urbanized 'lreu with u poputation otmore than 5U.U!JIJi,1d",jdlia« (1.1' J.~[II,mined hr lh~ BIir"(IU "r,h. Census). "

• "MrO " e.signatiun .1'f"J.fI be made f)y uJ;'e,'m<:nr between the ";:,,I'errlOr and ,,"I1S 0/g<'l1eralpurpo»: Iocai ,E';<!\'erl1ltt<?fIIshar lo,;erllu- reprel'Ctll ar least 75% otthv offeaed popidatio»iitlc!udill!? Ihe lorRw incorporated ci~·. based011JNprifr:lfrrm. as namedfly the BlJrc(J!J O/IhfCCtHUS). ,

• '.TIN bo,,"Jari~.I· 0/ if fflel1'<>politrm phmning urea shal! br. d"'I~T ff'I",,,d I>~' l1~r~lfm/!nt between Ih/!

MPO und the Governar. AI" minimum, rl,• •lJl'A bnunilarie» Ii","1 encompaxs th« entiree.ti.l'Img urbanaed I1r~" {,lui. 1M cUfll'p'uU.l' are« expected to become urbonised ..'irhin a 20-J~'a...torecasr periodfor the metropo!uan srcnsponalion plan. ..

"' ,'.HPA boundaries 1PI<1J be established ro coincide witlr Ihe gen;:r(1phJ ofregional eermnm it·developmem and fiNn"11l forecasting areas.: '

The Slate has given it deadlin.. of March 201 J tOI the formauon (] rour "·frO. There an" currently 1()MPOs int~e Slate of SClurn Carolina, ralllJ,ln§ in populatloa from 73,1 ()7-549,777, This new Mro....,0 uld be the smallest at (,~.99 ~.

TIl~ mun icipalit ies of Beau tort. POri Roya1, J lardecvi II<:. Bluffton, Hilton Ilead Island and ooth Jasper~nd Beaufi,rt Count r ~,~ in til, process <:I f j\~pro"inl1 (\ similar rcsolution prior to the August J(l, 20J2~L~I" deadline.

F.n<.'I","...., ,• Map snowing lI/",\ boundaries, expanded area, &. M~'A boundaries~ Resolution

A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON TOADOPT GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR A BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPERCOUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA AND TO CREATE A METROPOLITAN

PLANNING ORGANIZATION

WHEREAS, in March 2012, the Bureau of the Census defined a new Urbanized Area,based on the 2010 Census, when the combined population of the Town of Hilton Head Island, theTown of Bluffion, and parts of unincorporated Beaufort County reached over 50,000; and

WHEREAS, 23 CFR Section 450.310(a) requires that a Metropolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO) be designated for each Urbanized Area with a population of more than 50,000individuals as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the MPO is to carry out a continuing, cooperative, andcomprehensive multimodal transportation planning process, including the development of ametropolitan transportation plan and a transportation improvement program that encourages andpromotes the safe and efficient development, management, and operation of surface transportationsystems to serve the mobility needs of people and freight (including accessible pedestrian walkwaysand bicycle transportation facilities) and foster economic growth and development, whileminimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution; and

WHEREAS, the MPO is a policy board of the organization created and designated to carryout the metropolitan transportation planning process and act as the forum for cooperative decisionmaking by the principal elected officials of the units of general purpose local government; and

WHEREAS, this Policy Board shall be governed by its own bylaws and shall consist of thefollowing voting members:

Town ofBluffion Mayor or designeeTown of Hilton Head Island Mayor or designeeTown of Port Royal Mayor or designeeCity of Beaufort Mayor or designeeCity of Hardeeville Mayor or designeeBeaufort County Council Chairman or designeeJasper County Council Chairman or designeeBeaufort County Legislative Delegation RepresentativeJasper County Legislative Delegation RepresentativeSC Transportation Commissioners within MPA

and the following ex-officio, non-voting members:LRTA Executive Director or designeeSCOOT staff

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WHEREAS, funds are provided by the Federal government through the State to accomplishrequired activities of the MPO; and

WHEREAS, the MPO designation shall be made by agreement between the Governor andunits of general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affectedpopulation; and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundaries in which the metropolitantransportation planning process is carried out by the MPO shall encompass the entire existingUrbanized Area plus the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20 year forecastperiod for the metropolitan transportation plan. This area will include all or some portion of theabove-referenced governmental entities; and

WHEREAS, the MPA boundaries may be established to coincide with the geography ofregional economic development and growth forecasting areas; and

WHEREAS, Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) has traditionally coordinatedtransportation planning and federal transportation fund distribution in a multi-county area; and

WHEREAS, LCOG should retain the role of coordinating transportation planning andfederal fund distribution to the designated multi-county area by becoming the fiscal agent and leadagency for coordination of the MPO, with assistance from the participating governments and publictransit organization.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT, AND IT HEREBY IS RESOLYED BY THE TOWN COUNCILFOR THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THAT Council approves and agreesas follows:

1. The MPA boundaries as designated on the Attachment, subject to final "smoothing"of the area perimeter; and

2. The creation of the MPO, with Policy Board as constituted above; and3. To be a member of and participate in the activities of the MPO; and4. To contribute a portion of the local matching funds required to establish and operate

the MPO, equal to its per capita share of the MPA's current population; and5. The designation of Lowcountry Council of Governments as fiscal agent and entity

leading and coordinating the MPO; and6. The name of the MPO shall be the Lowcountry Area Transportation Study.

MOVED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ON T IS 14

Lisa ulka, MayorTown of Bluffton, South Carolina

Sandra Lunceford, Town ClerkTown of Bluffton, South Carolina

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A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUFORT TO ADOPTGEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR A BEAUFORT COUNTY AND JASPER COUNTY

METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA AND TO CREATE A METROPOLITANPLANNING ORGANIZATION

WHEREAS, in March 2012, the Bureau of the Census defined a new Urbanized Area,based on the 2010 Census, when the combined population of the Town of Hilton Head Island, theTown of Bluffton, and parts of unincorporated Beaufort County reached over 50,000; and

WHEREAS, 23 CFR Section 450.310(a) requires that a Metropolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO) be designated for each Urbanized Area with a population of more than 50,000individuals as determined by the Bureau of the Census; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of an MPO is to carry out a continuing, cooperative, andcomprehensive multimodal transportation planning process, including the development of ametropolitan transportation plan and a transportation improvement program that encourages andpromotes the safe and efficient development, management, and operation of surface transportationsystems to serve the mobility needs of people and freight (including accessible pedestrian walkwaysand bicycle transportation facilities) and foster economic growth and development, whileminimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution; and

WHEREAS, an MPO is a policy board of an organization created and designated to carryout the metropolitan transportation planning process and act as the forum for cooperative decisionmaking by principal elected officials of general purpose local government; and

WHEREAS, this Policy Board will be governed by its own bylaws and will consist of thefollowing voting members:

Town of Hilton Head Island Mayor (1)Town of Bluffton Mayor (1)Town of Port Royal Mayor (1)City of Beaufort Mayor (1 )City of Hardeeville Mayor (I)Beaufort County Council Chairman (I )Jasper County Council Chairman (1)Beaufort County Legislative Delegation Representative (1)Jasper County Legislative Delegation Representative (I)

and the following ex-officio, non-voting members:LRTA Executive Director (1)SCOOT Commissioner (I)

WHEREAS, funds are provided by the Federal government through the State to accomplishrequired activities of the MPO; and

WHEREAS, MPO designation shall be made by agreement between the Governor and unitsof general purpose local government that together represent at least 75 percent of the affectedpopulation; and

WHEREAS, Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) boundaries in which the metropolitantransportation planning process is carried out by the MPO shall encompass the entire existingUrbanized Area plus the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 20 year forecastperiod for the metropolitan transportation plan. This area will include some portion of all of theabove referenced governmental entities; and

WHEREAS, the MPA boundaries may be established to coincide with the geography ofregional economic development and growth forecasting areas; and

WHEREAS, the Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) has traditionallycoordinated transportation planning and federal transportation fund distribution in a multi-countyarea; and

WHEREAS, the LCOG should retain the role of coordinating transportation planning andfederal fund distribution to the designated multi-county area by becoming the lead agency forcoordination of the MPO, with assistance from the participating governments and public transitorganization.

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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT, AND IT HEREBY IS RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCILFOR THE CITY OF BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, THAT Council approves themetropolitan planning boundaries as designated; that the designated Policy Board act as theMetropolitan Planning Organization responsible for carrying out the transportation planningprocess; and that the Lowcountry Council of Governments shall serve as the entity leading andcoordinating the Metropolitan Planning Organization.