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1 TRI-CITIES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes Colonial Heights Public Library (1000 Yacht Basin Drive Colonial Heights, VA) Meeting Type: Regular Special (Called) Invitees: Annual March 2, :00 AM Agency Name Chesterfield County Ms. Barb Smith Present City of Colonial Heights Mr. Chuck Henley, P.E. Present Dinwiddie County Mr. Mark Bassett Present City of Hopewell Mr. Johnnie Butler Present City of Petersburg Mr. Daniel Harrison Prince George County Ms. Julie Walton Present Virginia Department of Mr. Mark Riblett Transportation (VDOT) Petersburg Area Transit Mr. Charles Koonce Virginia Department of Ms. Tiffany Dubinsky Present Rail and Public Transportation (VDR&PT) Crater Planning District Mr. David Hyder Present Commission Federal Transit Commission (FTA) Ms. Melissa P. McGill- Long Federal Highway Mr. Mack Frost Administration (FHWA) Fort Lee Mr. Fritz Brandt Present Petersburg National Mr. Adam Baghetti Battlefield Park City of Colonial Heights Todd Flippen Present Prince George County Dean M. Simmons Present VDOT Robert Taylor Present VDOT Ron Svejkovsky Present VDOT Larry Hagin Present Ridefinders Cherika Ruffin Present Call to order Approval of minutes from last meeting

2 The Minutes of the previous (November 3, 2017) meeting were approved as submitted upon a motion by Mr. Henley (Colonial Heights) with a second from Mr. Bass (Prince George County) Status Report on the NEPA Rail Station Study Federal Rail Administration (FRA) and Crater released an EA (Environmental Assessment) in January The Consultant has written a FONSI (Finding of No Significant Impact) for the preferred site, been FRA has not signed it. FRA s preferred site is the Boulevard Site. FRA has determined that there are no adverse impacts to historic resources in the Area of Potential Affect (APE) of the Boulevard. Before FRA will sign the FONSI, they need a finding of No Adverse Effect from Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR). Since January of 2017, the NEPA team has received two letters from DHR. A February 17, 2017 noting that they believed concurrence then was premature but that the potential for adverse impacts appeared minimal and asked for: on station design such as elevations or renderings for any of the proposed alternatives [sites]; more developed designs for the preferred alternative; and Written comments from consulting parties [NPS]. A December 20, 2017 letter from DHR acknowledged that: FRA has selected the Boulevard alternative; Agreeing that the project appears to have minimal potential for adverse impact, Reiterating its request for more developed designs for the preferred alternative, and written comments from NPS. The Planning District Commission plans to meet with Colonial Heights on February 27 th to discuss how to move forward. Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan We have some small changes to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan that are needed to better implement the Safety Performance Measures. We have also received some suggestions for improvements on the resiliency element of the MTP. None of the changes we are considering will change our project mix. Mr. Hyder is developing whitepaper on the safety performance measure that will form the basis of this revision Metropolitan Transportation Plan- Mr. Hyder reported that the Richmond MPO is a bit ahead of us in the planning cycle and needs to start work on their 2045 plan this year. Staff has committed to collaborating with the Richmond TPO to revise the population and employment projections to 2045.

3 Funds Transfer and TIP revision Upon a recommendation motion by Mr. Henley (Colonial Heights) with a second by Mr. Butler (Hopewell) the TAC recommended that the MPO approve the funding transfers described below to account for funding shortfalls on projects UPC and UPC in Colonial Heights. VDOT and Colonial Heights have been working together since then to determine exactly how big the shortfall was and have developed a plan for making the project whole. The Transfer table below shows the proposed fund transfers. This change will also be shown as below in the MTIP as revision 7 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Total LOCAL Administration RTE 1 - ADD CENTER TURN LANE FROM: WESTOVER AVE TO: WINDSOR AVE ( MI) All Sources $ 3,075,138 $ 3,239,845 RW CM $(445,874) Match $(111,469) CN AC $257,104 CM $180,818 $312,584

4 July August September October November December January February March April May June MPO PAT DRPT VDOT USDOT Contractor Match $ 45,205 $ 78, RTE 1 - ADD CENTER TURN LANE FROM: WINDSOR AVE TO: PICKWICK AVE ( MI) All Sources $ 1,906,683 $ 1,966,135 CN AC $131,999 CM $150,141 $197,702 Match $ 37,535 $ 49,425 Unified Planning Work Program The MPO s second quarter billing and progress is summarized in the table below. Objectives WBS Major Tasks Budget Expenditu FTA Code Task Owner Administration MPO Meetings $ 29,860 $ 109, R R R A B B B B UPWP, Invoicing, Progress Reports, Certification $ 29,213 $ 22, R R R R B B B B A Stakeholder Involvement & Title VI Compliance $ 21,872 $ R A B C C B Air Quality & Transportation Coordination $ - $ Programming Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program $ 18,750 $ 25, R R B B B A B Six Year Improvement Program $ 12,500 $ 1, B B B A Project Ranking, Selection, & Grant Applications $ 12,500 $ 3, A B B A A Long Range Planning Financial Planning $ - $ 468 NA Highway Planning $ 25,000 $ 2,163 NA A A A A A Transit Planning $ 22,500 $ 1, A A A A A Planning for Other Modes (Bicycle, Freight, Ports) $ 62,500 $ 28,852 NA R A A A A A Forecasting $ 46,124 $ 3,715 NA R A B C C System Surveillance Congestion Management Process $ 26,263 $ A C C B Safety Conscious Planning $ 26,263 $ 3, R B A Performance Measures/Monitoring $ 26,263 $ 16, R A B B B C Special Projects Project Development Placeholder $ 65,000 $ - NA Lower Appomattox River Trail $ 20,000 $ 6,951 NA R R R R R B B A VDOTMatch RSTP PL Local Match FTA 5303 DRPTMatch $15,793 $1,730 $22,936 $8,093 $6,788 $43,050 $38,287 $56,679 $55,483 $85,000 $120,413 $216,000 $- $50, $100, $150, $200, $250, Year to Date Budget Committee Bylaws- Nothing to report. Certification Review We have yet to receive a formal report on our certification review. However, FHWA s planning office has cited the resiliency part of our longrange transportation plan (pages 64 and 65) as a good example for smaller MPOs. Appomattox River Trail Update

5 Constraints Opportunities Costs Work is continuing on the Appomattox River Trail. We have attached a preliminary alternative comparison matrix to show the progress to date. As mentioned at our last meeting it seems that a trail connection is infeasible in the short term so we are focusing our efforts on other alternatives. The team has met with several property owners of potential ferry ( water taxi ) landing sites, the National Park Service and a local company running a shuttle service for bicyclists using the Virginia Capital Trail. (Our discussion with the Park Service has opened a wider discussion of trails to support the Petersburg Battlefield.) Because the trail appears infeasible, now, we will need to look for funding other than Smartscale. Alt. 1 Ferry Alt. 2 Shuttle (Bus/Van) Alt. 3 Autonomous Capital: $600,000 Annual Operatin g: Relative affordability Novelty of ferry service City Point as a trailhead (origin/destinat ion) Collaboration between local, state, and federal agencies and non-profit organizations Suitable for all ages and Limited service (e.g. hourly weekend service in the peak season) Lower ridership than path/bridge alternatives Potential underwater archaeologic al concerns at City Point Capital: $44,000 Annual Operating: $173,000 Capital: $1.3 million Annua l Oper Affordability Year-round potential Relative Limited afforda environmental bility impacts Novelty of Lodging/restaurant/ret service ail Year-round opportunities for potential Hopewell as Capital Potential Trail for nonusers may use shuttle recreationa services to visit and/or l uses stay in Hopewell Green (electric) transportatio n alternative Limited pubic support Lower ridership than other alternatives Requires reservations Low speeds (25 mph) New technol ogy Safety and security concerns with AVs, particularly on bridges Lower ridersh ip than other alternatives Limited Alt. 3 New Bicycle/ Capital: TBD Annual Operating: TBD NPV: TBD High ridership potential Recreational and health benefits Regional bicycle/pedestrian connectivity Strong public support (based on Fall 2017 survey) Economic and potential commuting benefits Potential right-ofway Funding shortfal l/conce rns Long-term project Design limitations due to vertical clearance requirements (~100 feet) for vessels Environmental concerns Land acquisition required Alt. 4 Route 10 and the Capital: $53.1 million Annual Operating: $9,200 NPV: $50.3 Connections to Prince George communities and the James River National Wildlife Refuge Connecti on to Jamesto wn via existing ferry service Regional trail connectivity (Virginia Funding Capital Trail, East Coast shortfall/concerns Greenway, Long-term proposed project Long Birthplace distance (35+ of miles) America Trail) Environmental Consistenc concerns y with Predominately Surry rural area County with fewer Bicycle people and Plan, jobs which includes proposed path along Rt.

6 VDOT Report Update on VNDIA projects and status and funding Approval Mr. Hagin reported on the status of the last two VNDIA projects in queue. VDOT has received bids on Project UPC (RTE 645 & RTE intersection improvement project) and UPC the (Puddledock Rd intersection improvement project). The bids were lower than the engineer s estimate and the funding tables will be revised to reflect the difference. Because the VNDIA money needs to be used first this will shift more money to projects using CMAQ and RSTP. Draft RSTP & CMAQ Allocations Update for FY19-24 SYIP Approval Mr. Svejkovsky presented the preliminary CMAQ and RSTP funding matrices for the TAC s consideration. Based upon a motion from Ms. Smith (Chesterfield County) and a Second by Mr. Bassett (Dinwiddie County) the committee agreed to share the matrices with the MPO Board with a final recommendation to be based on additional review. Smart-Scale Update Mr. Svejkovsky reviewed the upcoming Smart-Scale Submission Schedule March 1, 2018 Smartscale Portal Opens for Project Preapplications May 30, 2018 June 1, 2018 August 1, 2018 Full Application Refresher Training Pre-Application Period Closes Full Application Period Opens Adjournment

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