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Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle Clive Dallas County Des Moines DART Grimes Johnston Mitchellville Norwalk Pleasant Hill Polk City Polk County Urbandale Warren County Waukee West Des Moines Windsor Heights The MPO receives federal funding and may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, or national origin, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint form, call 515-334-0075. NOTICE OF MEETING Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) *************************** 9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2013 Des Moines Area MPO Burnham Conference Room *************************** TENTATIVE AGENDA 1. Call To Order 2. VOTE: Approval of Agenda 3. VOTE: Approval of Meeting Minutes ....................................................................................... Page 2 Vote to approve the December 6, 2012, meeting minutes. 4. VOTE: Election of Calendar Year 2013 Officers..................................................................... Page 6 Vote on the Calendar Year 2013 Nominating Committee’s recommendation for the Transportation Technical Committee’s Chair and Vice-Chair positions. 5. REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Appointment to the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications Board of Directors ............................................................................................ Page 7 Discussion of re-appointing Duane Wittstock, City of West Des Moines, as the MPO’s representative to the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications Board of Directors; consider approval. 6. REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Federal Highway Administration Weather Vulnerability Adaptation Options Analysis .................................................................................................... Page 8 Report on the MPO’s application for a Federal Highway Administration grant to conduct an adaptation options analysis of selected areas within the MPO boundary prone to flooding; consider approval. 7. PRESENTATION: Travel Demand Modeling Overview.......................................................... Page 9 Presentation by Phil Mescher, Iowa Department of Transportation, regarding the practice of regional travel demand model. 8. REPORT: Southwest Connector Facility Classification...................................................... Page 10 Discussion regarding the type of facility the Southwest Connector southwest of Iowa 5 should be to enhance the regional transportation system. 9. REPORT: Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program Projects ................ Page 11 Update on the projects applying for Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program funds. 10. REPORT: The Tomorrow Plan Update .................................................................................. Page 14 Update on The Tomorrow Plan development. 11. REPORT: Executive Director Annual Review ...................................................................... Page 16 Report on the Fiscal Year 2013 MPO Executive Director Annual Review. 12. INFORMATION: Transportation Management Association Update ………………………..Page 17 13. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee 14. Next Meeting Date 9:30 a.m., Thursday, February 7, 2013, Des Moines Area MPO Office. 15. Adjournment

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Page 1: Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) … · 2017. 7. 18. · Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Technical Committee (TTC)

Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle Clive Dallas County Des Moines DART Grimes Johnston Mitchellville Norwalk Pleasant Hill Polk City Polk County Urbandale Warren County Waukee West Des Moines Windsor Heights

The MPO receives federal funding and may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, or national origin, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint form, call 515-334-0075.

NOTICE OF MEETING

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Technical Committee (TTC)

*************************** 9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2013

Des Moines Area MPO Burnham Conference Room ***************************

TENTATIVE AGENDA 1. Call To Order

2. VOTE: Approval of Agenda

3. VOTE: Approval of Meeting Minutes ....................................................................................... Page 2 Vote to approve the December 6, 2012, meeting minutes.

4. VOTE: Election of Calendar Year 2013 Officers ..................................................................... Page 6 Vote on the Calendar Year 2013 Nominating Committee’s recommendation for the

Transportation Technical Committee’s Chair and Vice-Chair positions.

5. REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Appointment to the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications Board of Directors ............................................................................................ Page 7

Discussion of re-appointing Duane Wittstock, City of West Des Moines, as the MPO’s

representative to the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications Board of Directors; consider

approval.

6. REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Federal Highway Administration Weather Vulnerability Adaptation Options Analysis .................................................................................................... Page 8

Report on the MPO’s application for a Federal Highway Administration grant to conduct an

adaptation options analysis of selected areas within the MPO boundary prone to flooding;

consider approval.

7. PRESENTATION: Travel Demand Modeling Overview .......................................................... Page 9 Presentation by Phil Mescher, Iowa Department of Transportation, regarding the practice of

regional travel demand model.

8. REPORT: Southwest Connector Facility Classification...................................................... Page 10 Discussion regarding the type of facility the Southwest Connector southwest of Iowa 5 should be

to enhance the regional transportation system.

9. REPORT: Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program Projects ................ Page 11 Update on the projects applying for Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program

funds.

10. REPORT: The Tomorrow Plan Update .................................................................................. Page 14 Update on The Tomorrow Plan development.

11. REPORT: Executive Director Annual Review ...................................................................... Page 16 Report on the Fiscal Year 2013 MPO Executive Director Annual Review.

12. INFORMATION: Transportation Management Association Update ………………………..Page 17

13. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee

14. Next Meeting Date 9:30 a.m., Thursday, February 7, 2013, Des Moines Area MPO Office.

15. Adjournment

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Agenda Report MPO Transportation Technical Committee

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January 2013 Item No. 3

ISSUE: Approval of Meeting Minutes

VOTE: Consider approval of the December 6, 2012, MPO Technical Committee meeting minutes. BACKGROUND:

The minutes of the December 6, 2012, MPO Technical Committee meeting are enclosed on the following pages.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the minutes of the December 6, 2012, MPO Technical Committee meeting. STAFF CONTACT:

Jennifer Ratcliff, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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MEETING MINUTES

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Technical Committee (TTC)

9:30 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 2012 Des Moines Area MPO Burnham Conference Room

The MPO TTC held a meeting at 9:30 a.m., on December 6, 2012, at the Des Moines Area MPO

Conference Room. Before the meeting, the MPO staff sent agenda packets to the MPO TTC representatives and posted the agenda at the MPO office at 1:40 p.m., November 30, 2012.

Representatives Present: Vern Willey, City of Altoona John Shaw, City of Altoona Paul Moritz, City of Ankeny John Peterson, City of Ankeny Eric Jensen, City of Ankeny Lori Dunham, City of Bondurant Matt McQuillen, City of Clive Jim Hagelie, City of Clive Murray McConnell, Dallas County Pamela Cooksey City of Des Moines Mike Ring, City of Des Moines Jim Tishim, Des Moines Regional Transit Authority Mike Clayton, Iowa Department of Transportation* Tracy Troutner, Federal Highway Administration* John Gade, City of Grimes Dave Cubit, City of Johnston David Wilwerding, City of Johnston Timothy Brandt, City of Mitchellville Mike Johnson, City of Norwalk Don Sandor, City of Pleasant Hill Dennis Dietz, City of Polk City Kurt Bailey, Polk County Bret VandeLune, Polk County Dave McKay, City of Urbandale Tim Stovie, City of Urbandale John Larson, City of Urbandale McKinlee Gibson, City of Waukee Brad Deets, City of Waukee Joe Cory, City of West Des Moines Kara Tragesser, City of West Des Moines Jason VanAusdall, City of Windsor Heights

Representatives Absent: Jeff Schug, City of Carlisle Anthony Bellizzi, City of Cumming** Michael Ludwig, City of Des Moines Chuck Burgin, City of Indianola** Doyle Scott, Madison County** Steve Struble, Warren County Duane Wittstock, City of West Des Moines Julia Castillo, Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency Bryan Belt, Des Moines International Airport Mark Bechtel, Federal Transit

Administration* * Non-Voting, Advisory Representative ** Non-Voting, Associate Representative Others Present: Barb Andersen, TMA Staff Present: Todd Ashby, Executive Director Stephanie Muller, Executive Administrator Jennifer Ratcliff, Executive Assistant Dylan Mullenix, Principal Transportation Planner Nathan Goldberg, Senior Transportation Planner Luke Parris, Senior Transportation Planner Bethany Wilcoxon, Senior Transportation Planner Zach Young, Associate Transportation Planner

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1. Call to Order

MPO TTC Chair Kurt Bailey recognized a quorum and called the December 6, 2012, meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

2. Approval of Agenda

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the MPO TTC’s December

6, 2012, meeting agenda. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the MPO TTC’s November

1, 2012, meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

4. MPO Planning Area Boundary Amendment

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the proposed amendments to the MPO’s Planning Area Boundary.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

5. Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment

Request

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment Request.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6. City of Bondurant Request to Advance Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation

Alternative Program Funds

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 6. 7. Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Small Member Surface Transportation Program Awards

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 7.

8. Unallocated Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Surface Transportation Program Funds

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 8.

9. Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program Schedule

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 9.

10. Travel Demand Model Review Update

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 10.

11. US 65/Iowa 5 Interstate Designation Update

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 11. 12. MAP-21 Funding Update

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 12.

13. Chicago to Omaha Passenger Rail Draft Environmental Impact Statement

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 13. 14. The Tomorrow Plan Update

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 14.

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15. Smart Growth America Technical Assistance

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 15. 16. Traffic Management Advisory Committee Update

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 16. 17. Federal Highway Administration Pilot Project

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 17. 18. Transportation Management Association Update

TMA staff presented; no discussion on item 18. 19. Calendar Year 2013 Nominating Committee

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 19. 20. 2012 Toys-for-Tots Campaign

MPO staff presented; no discussion on item 20. 21. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee 22. Next Meeting Date

9:30 a.m., on Thursday, January 3, 2013, Des Moines Area MPO Burnham Room. 23. Adjournment

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the MPO TTC’s December

6, meeting; Chair Bailey adjourned the meeting at 10:06 a.m. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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Agenda Report MPO Transportation Technical Committee

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January 2013 Item No. 4

ISSUE: Election of Calendar Year 2013 Officers

VOTE: Consider approval of the Calendar Year 2013 Nominating Committee’s recommendation for the TTC Chair and Vice-Chair positions.

BACKGROUND:

The MPO TTC Chair annually appoints a nominating committee to recommend a slate of candidates for the election of the MPO TTC Chair and Vice-Chair for the calendar year (CY). Chair Bailey appointed Vern Willey, City of Altoona, and John Peterson, City of Ankeny, to serve on the CY 2013 Nominating Committee. The CY 2013 Nominating Committee will present its recommended slate of candidates at the January 3, 2013, MPO TTC meeting. Nominations from the floor will also be accepted at the meeting. The CY 2013 Chair and Vice-Chair will assume their responsibilities beginning in February 2013.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the CY 2013 MPO TTC officers. STAFF CONTACT: Stephanie Muller, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075

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January 2013 Item No. 5

ISSUE: Appointment to the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications Board of Directors

REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Consider re-appointing Duane Wittstock, City of West Des Moines, as the MPO’s representative to the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications Board of Directors.

BACKGROUND:

Iowa's Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS) is an effort among cities, counties, the Iowa Department of Transportation, and Iowa State University's Institute for Transportation (InTrans) to develop and maintain common standards for public improvements. Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Planning Affiliations, and the Iowa DOT currently fund the SUDAS program, which is managed by InTrans. SUDAS is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of licensed engineers that serve two-year terms. Each MPO is provided an appointment to the Board of Directors. Duane Wittstock, City of West Des Moines, has served as the MPO's representative since 2005. Mr. Wittstock's two-year term expires at the end of 2012.

RECOMMENDATION:

Re-appoint Duane Wittstock, City of West Des Moines, as the MPO’s representative to the SUDAS Board of Directors.

STAFF CONTACTS:

Dylan Mullenix, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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January 2013 Item No. 6

ISSUE: Federal Highway Administration Weather Vulnerability Adaptation Options Analysis

REPORT and OPTIONAL VOTE: Consider allowing MPO staff to submit an application for a Federal Highway Administration grant to conduct an adaptation options analysis of selected areas within the MPO boundary prone to flooding.

BACKGROUND:

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is soliciting applications for a Weather Vulnerability Adaptation Options pilot project to study the adaptation options for locations that are vulnerable during extreme weather events and/or the impacts of climate change. The minimum funding the MPO could request is $75,000, and a 100% local match is required. In-kind staff hours may be counted toward the local match. FHWA approximates that four to ten projects will be funded nationwide. The deadline to submit an application to FHWA is January 22, 2013. In December, the MPO staff solicited project locations from the MPO’s TTC representatives. The MPO staff received submittals from Des Moines, Johnston, Polk County, and West Des Moines. These submittals included over 40 locations. The MPO staff selected from this list four of the most heavily traveled and impacted routes for the grant application. These routes are:

Fleur Drive from George Flagg to Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway (Des Moines);

Northwest 66th Avenue from Kempton Bridge to Northwest 26th Street (Polk County/Johnston);

Beaver Drive from Johnston Drive to Meredith Drive (Johnston/Polk County); and,

Grand Avenue at Raccoon River Park, at 1st Street, and west of Interstate 35 (West Des Moines).

The entire list of roadways provides the MPO with valuable information that can be utilized for other purposes regardless of whether the grant application is successful. If there are other roadways that should be on the overall informational list, please send those routes to MPO staff.

RECOMMENDATION: Allow the MPO staff to submit an application to the FHWA’s Weather Vulnerability and Adaptation

Options pilot program. STAFF CONTACT:

Nathan Goldberg, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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January 2013 Item No. 7

ISSUE: Travel Demand Modeling Overview

PRESENTATION: Presentation by Phil Mescher, Iowa Department of Transportation, regarding the practice of regional travel demand modeling.

BACKGROUND:

Metropolitan Planning Organizations routinely use regional travel demand models as a tool in the transportation planning process. The MPO currently is undertaking a peer review of its regional travel demand model with assistance from the consulting firm HNTB and the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Forecasting and Modeling Team. Phil Mescher, Team Leader for the Iowa DOT’s Forecasting and Modeling Team, will provide a presentation at the January 3, 2013, meeting that will focus on the importance of the travel demand model, how the model impacts transportation projects, and the role the technical committee representative play in making sure the model inputs are reasonable.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. Presentation and discussion only. STAFF CONTACTS:

Dylan Mullenix, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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January 2013 Item No. 8

ISSUE: Southwest Connector Facility Classification

REPORT: Discussion regarding the type of facility the Southwest Connector southwest of Iowa 5 should be to enhance the regional transportation system.

BACKGROUND:

A corridor study for the Southwest Connector southwest of Iowa 5 is underway. In order to advance the project’s basic design concepts, particularly access spacing, a determination must be made about the type of facility the Southwest Connector should be. Consideration must be given to both localized traffic and land use needs, as well as how the facility will fit within the region’s long-range transportation system. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s District staff has asked that the MPO initiate these discussions. The project consultant team seeks input from the MPO on the following questions:

What role should the Southwest Connector play to aid in alleviating anticipated regional travel demand on the existing metropolitan highway infrastructure?

What type of facility design and character is desired between Iowa 5 and Interstate 35, and between Interstate 35 and 105

th Street (e.g., access-controlled, at-grade

intersections vs. access-controlled, grade-separated intersections)?

What multimodal elements should be considered in the general Southwest Connector corridor and on the facility itself?

The MPO staff will take any input from the TTC at the January 3, 2013, TTC meeting or via email.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACTS:

Dylan Mullenix, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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January 2013 Item No. 9

ISSUE: Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program Projects

REPORT: Brief report on the Surface Transportation Program Federal Fiscal Year 2017 project applications.

BACKGROUND:

The deadline for submission of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 Surface Transportation Program (STP) applications was Friday, December 7, 2012. The MPO staff received 23 applications. Included, immediately following, is a listing of the projects that applied for FFY 2017 STP funding. The MPO staff is currently developing preliminary scores for the FFY 2017 STP projects. After the scores are developed, the MPO staff will schedule a meeting of the MPO TTC Engineering Subcommittee to review the preliminary scores. Projects that score 50 points or higher will be considered eligible to receive FFY 2017 STP funding. After the scoring process is complete, the STP Funding Subcommittee will meet in March to hear presentations from sponsors with projects that scored 50 points or higher. This workshop provides project sponsors the opportunity to discuss their projects and to answer specific questions from the STP Funding Subcommittee. Following this workshop, the STP Funding Subcommittee will meet to develop a funding recommendation for consideration by the MPO Executive Committee and the MPO Policy Committee.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACT:

Luke Parris, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075

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Project ID

Spon

sor

Project N

ame

Term

ini

STP Re

quest

Total Cost

1De

s Moine

sSouthe

ast C

onne

ctor

Southe

ast 3

0th Street to

 US 65

 $              5,000

,000

  $               50

,000

,000

 

2De

s Moine

sEast Dou

glas Avenu

e Widen

ing

East 42n

d Street to

 East 5

6th Street

 $              1,000

,000

  $                 9,000

,000

 

3Grim

esNortheast Beaverbrooke Bo

ulevard 

Constructio

nIowa 14

1 to North Ja

mes Street

 $              1,000

,000

  $                 4,450

,000

 

Total

 $              7,000,000

  $               63,450,000

 

Project ID

Spon

sor

Project N

ame

Term

ini

STP Re

quest

Total Cost

4An

keny

Northeast 36th Street 

Reconstructio

nUS 69

 east to Northeast Delaw

are Av

enue

 $              2,000

,000

  $                 6,100

,000

 

5De

s Moine

sPark Avenu

e Widen

ing

Mon

arch Cem

ent railro

ad tracks to

 Southw

est 6

3rd Street

 $              2,200

,000

  $                 5,000

,000

 

6De

s Moine

sIndianola Av

enue

 Widen

ing

East Arm

y Po

st Road to US 69

 $              3,000

,000

  $                 6,500

,000

 7

Des M

oine

sUniversity

 Avenu

e Widen

ing

6th Av

enue

 to 10th Street

 $              1,200

,000

  $                 2,500

,000

 

8Grim

esSouthe

ast 3

7th Street W

iden

ing 

and Re

constructio

nIowa 14

1 to Sou

th Ja

mes Street

 $              1,400

,000

  $                 3,600

,000

 

9John

ston

Northwest 6

2nd Av

enue

/Merle Hay 

Road

 Intersectio

n Im

provem

ents

Intersectio

n of M

erle Hay Road and NW 

62nd

 Avenu

e and NW 62n

d Av

enue

 westerly

 to M

eado

w Crest Driv

e $              2,000

,000

  $                 4,100

,000

 

10Po

lk Cou

nty

Northwest 6

6th Av

enue

 Re

constructio

n/Ke

mpton

 Brid

ge 

Replacem

ent

Northwest 2

6th Street to

 Northwest B

eaver 

Drive

 $              4,000

,000

  $               24

,748

,000

 

11Urbandale

Mered

ith Driv

e Re

constructio

n12

8th Street to

 142

nd Street

 $              1,688

,900

  $                 4,237

,900

 12

Urbandale

142n

d Street W

iden

ing

Hickman

 Road to W

alnu

t Creek

 $                  54

6,00

0  $                 1,370

,000

 13

Waukee

Widen

ing of Alice's R

oad

Hickman

 Road to University

 Avenu

e $              1,200

,000

  $                 3,885

,000

 

14West D

es M

oine

sGrand

 Avenu

eRa

ccoo

n River P

ark Entrance to

 Sou

th 50th 

Street

 $              2,000

,000

  $               10

,500

,000

 

15West D

es M

oine

s50

th Street W

iden

ing

Mills C

ivic Parkw

ay to

 EP True

 Parkw

ay $              2,500

,000

  $                 5,000

,000

 

16West D

es M

oine

sGrand

 Techn

ology Gatew

aySouth Jordan

 Creek Parkw

ay to

 Sou

th 88th 

Street

 $              4,325

,000

  $                 8,650

,000

 

17West D

es M

oine

sSouth 60th Street

South 60th Street from M

ills C

ivic Parkw

ay 

to Grand

 Avenu

e $              8,500

,000

  $               17

,000

,000

 

18West D

es M

oine

s10

5th Street

Interstate 80 to M

ills C

ivic Parkw

ay $              4,450

,000

  $                 8,900

,000

 To

tal

 $            41,009,900

  $            112,090,900

 

Table 1: Regiona

lly Significan

t ‐ M

ajor Con

struction ‐ N

ew

Table 2: Regiona

lly Significan

t ‐ M

ajor Con

struction ‐ E

xisting

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Project ID

Spon

sor

Project N

ame

Term

ini

STP Re

quest

Total Cost

19Grim

esSouth James Street a

nd Sou

theast 

37th Street T

urn Lane

s and

 Signalization

Intersectio

n of Sou

th Ja

mes Street a

nd 

Southe

ast 3

7th Street

 $                  30

0,00

0  $                 1,000

,000

 

Total

 $                 300,000

  $                 1,000,000

 

Project ID

Spon

sor

Project N

ame

Term

ini

STP Re

quest

Total Cost

20De

s Moine

sEvergreen Av

enue

 Brid

geOver the

 Easter Lake Spillway

 $                  40

0,00

0  $                    750

,000

 

21Po

lk Cou

nty

Northeast 46th Street Resurfacing

Northeast 94th Av

enue

 to Elkhart City

 Lim

its $                  38

0,00

0  $                    965

,000

 

Total

 $                 780,000

  $                 1,715,000

 

Project ID

Spon

sor

Project N

ame

Term

ini

STP Re

quest

Total Cost

22De

s Moine

s Area 

Region

al Transit 

Authority

DART

 Rep

lacemen

t Veh

icle 

Purchase

N/A

 $              1,500

,000

  $                 2,640

,468

 

Total

 $              1,500,000

  $                 2,640,468

 

Project ID

Spon

sor

Project N

ame

Term

ini

STP Re

quest

Total Cost

23Windsor Heights

University

 Avenu

e Re

surfacing

69th Street to 73rd Street

 $                  19

7,57

9  $                    395

,951

 

Total

 $                 197,579

  $                    395,951

 

Table 5: Other Projects ‐ Alte

rnative Tran

sportatio

n

Table 4: Other Projects ‐ Preservation

Table 3: Other Projects ‐ M

inor Con

struction

Table 6: Small M

embe

r Governm

ent ‐ Preservation

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January 2013 Item No. 10

ISSUE: The Tomorrow Plan Update

REPORT: Update on activities related to The Tomorrow Plan. BACKGROUND:

Beginning in November 2012, the planning team worked to draft The Tomorrow Plan. Work on the plan continues, with the MPO expecting a complete draft of the plan in early January 2013. The MPO staff will work with The Tomorrow Plan’s committee to review the draft and will submit comments to the consultant team by mid-January. Revisions then will be incorporated into the materials for outreach series #5, Here Comes Tomorrow. The Here Comes Tomorrow events will be open houses around the metro area. The open houses will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm during the last week of January and the first week of February. A flyer with additional details is included on the following page.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. Report and discussion only.

STAFF CONTACT:

Bethany Wilcoxon, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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January 2013 Item No. 11

ISSUE: MPO Executive Director Annual Review

REPORT: Report on the Fiscal Year 2013 MPO Executive Director Annual Review. BACKGROUND:

The MPO Chair annually appoints an Executive Director Review Committee (Review Committee) to complete an evaluation of the Executive Director’s performance over the past year. Additionally, the MPO staff provides all MPO TTC and Policy representatives with a copy of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 MPO Executive Director’s Annual Review Survey. Surveys are also provided to the Chairs of the MPO’s multiple subcommittees, the primary representatives of the MPO’s advisory and associate member organizations, the MPO staff, and key personnel of the following partner organizations that the MPO works closely with: the Iowa Department of Transportation, the Greater Des Moines Partnership, and the Transportation Management Association. Surveys were distributed in late December. MPO staff requests that all responses be submitted by February 15, 2013. MPO staff will deliver the responses to the Review Committee for their consideration.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. Report and discussion only.

STAFF CONTACT:

Stephanie Muller, [email protected]; (515) 334-0075.

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January 2013 Item No. 12

ISSUE: Transportation Management Association Update

INFORMATION: Report of the Transportation Management Association’s (TMA) Commuter Club program performance through November 2012 and other recent activities.

BACKGROUND:

The TMA’s Commuter Club program, formerly known as Rest Your Car, is a volunteer-based program that allows commuters to track trips made using alternatives to single-occupant vehicles.

Commuter Club Performance through November 2012

May 2012 June 2012

July 2012

Aug 2012

Sept 2012

Oct 2012

Nov 2012

Year to Date 2012

Total Miles Reported 316,618 298,004 260,567 290,165 240,218 281,407 255,707 3,387,728

Total Reports Made 16,462 15,746 13,916 15,552 12,772 14,818 13,582 184,286

Total Unique Persons Reporting 588 585 553 530 514 496 509 1,202

Average Miles/Report 39 38 37 37 38 38 38 43

New Members 18 17 13 9 14 10 11 201

Source: Transportation Management Association, 2012. Note: January 2012 and Year to Date 2012 numbers were reconciled using numbers reported under a previous reporting system. The new Commuter Club website started February 13, 2012.

The TMA staff also has been involved with the following activities:

Attended the American Planning Association Iowa Chapter conference;

Attended the Iowa Public Transportation Association mid-year meeting;

Reported on public involvement activities to the Iowa Association of Rail Passengers;

Attended the Bicycle-Pedestrian Roundtable;

Participated in the Tomorrow Plan small-group technical meetings;

Participated in the Public Transportation Roundtable; and,

Updated information on the Downtown Community Alliance transportation webpage and the All Aboard for Iowa website.

The TMA has discussed making the following changes to the Commuter Club program:

Prizes may be discontinued 12/31/12; and,

Advertising could be implemented instead. RECOMMENDATION:

None. Information only. STAFF CONTACT:

Glenn Lyons, [email protected].

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