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2023-4-10 TAC Mtg Minutes_AZGRAND ISLAND AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (GIAMPO) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) MINUTES April 10, 2023 at 10:00 am Grand Island City Hall – Council Chambers 100 E 1st Street, Grand Island, NE 68801 Voting Members in Attendance: Keith Kurz, City of Grand Island, Interim Public Works Director Present VACANT, City of Grand Island, Public Works Director Absent Laura McAloon, City of Grand Island, Interim City Administrator Present Chad Nabity, Hall County Regional Planning Director Present Don Robb, Hall County Public Works Director Present Mike Meyer, Merrick County Hwy Superintendent Absent Wes Wahlgren, NDOT District 4 Engineer Present Craig Wacker, NDOT Highway Planning Manager Absent Ramona Schafer, Village of Alda Absent Mike Olson, Central Nebraska Regional Airport Present Charley Falmlen, City of Grand Island Transit Program Manager Present Non-Voting Members in Attendance: Allan Zafft, City of Grand Island, MPO Program Manager Present Shannon Callahan, City of Grand Island, Street Superintendent Absent Patrick Brown, City of Grand Island, Finance Director Present Brian Schultz, City of Grand Island, Assistant Finance Director Present Catrina DeLosh, City of Grand Island, Public Works Admin Coordinator Present Tim Golka, City of Grand Island, Project Manager Absent Stacy Nonhof, City of Grand Island, Interim City Attorney Absent Cindy Johnson, Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce Absent Mary Berlie, Grand Island Area Economic Development Corp. Absent Justin Luther, FHWA, Transportation Planner, Realty, Civil Rights Absent Mark Bechtel, FTA, Deputy Regional Administrator Absent Cathy Monroe, FTA, Planning and Program Development Director Absent Logan Daniels, FTA, Region VII Transportation Program Specialist Absent Daniel Nguyen, FTA, Region VII Community Planner Absent Gerri Doyle, FTA, Region VII Community Planner Absent Jodi Gibson, NDOT Local Projects Engineer Absent Kaine McClelland, NDOT, State Modeler Absent Jeff Soula, NDOT, Local Projects Urban Engineer Absent Ryan Huff, NDOT, Planning and Project Development Engineer Absent Curtis Nosal, NDOT, Assistant Planning Engineer Absent Jeff Soula, NDOT Local Projects Urban Engineer Absent Jeremy Wegner, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Absent Kelli O’Brien, Union Pacific Railroad Absent 2 | Page 2023/4/10 TAC Meeting Minutes Call to Order Nabity called the meeting to order at 10:06 am. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was acknowledged. Roll Call Roll call was taken. Note: Don Robb arrived to the TAC meeting at 10:20 am, and he did not vote on the following agenda items – Approval of Minutes from the February 9, 2023 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting, Approval Recommendation of MPO Self-Certification, and Approval Recommendation of Final Draft FY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program. Approval of Minutes from the February 9, 2023 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Motion by Wahlgren to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2023 meeting, seconded by Kurz. Upon voice vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted. Approval Recommendation of MPO Self-Certification Zafft informed the Committee that compliance with federal requirements regarding the metropolitan transportation planning process is necessary for the GIAMPO planning area to continue to receive federal transportation funds. GIAMPO must submit the Certification of the Planning Process to NDOT with the submittal of a new Transportation Improvement Program. Motion by McAloon to approve the Recommendation of MPO Self-Certification, seconded by Wahlgren. Upon voice vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted. Approval Recommendation of Final Draft FY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program Zafft presented the Draft FY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which will be released for public review and comment. The TIP includes surface transportation projects to receive federal funds and surface transportation projects of regional significance. This is a short range plan that is federally mandated, updated annually, fiscally constrained, and compatible with the State’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. The TIP includes ten NDOT highway projects, four Grand Island roadway projects, two Grand Island transit projects, and one Hall County transit project. GIAMPO’s Public Participation Plan requires public review and comment prior to Policy Board adoption. Motion by Wahlgren to approve the Recommendation of Final Draft FY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program, seconded by Olson. Upon voice vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted. Approval Recommendation of Final Draft Long Range Transportation Plan Amendment No. 5 Zafft presented the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Amendment No. 5, which entails the following project changes – changes to five (5) existing projects and adds three (3) new projects. This amendment requires modifications to Table 9-1 (Committed Roadway Projects), Table 9-3 (Fiscally Constrained Roadway Projects), and the Committed Projects section on page 9-1 in Chapter 9 – Fiscally Constrained Plan of the 2045 LRTP. GIAMPO’s Public Participation Plan requires that proposed amendments to the LRTP be released for public review and comment prior to Policy Board adoption. Motion by Falmlen to approve the Recommendation of Final Draft Long Range Transportation Plan Amendment No. 5, seconded by Wahlgren. Upon voice vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted. 3 | Page 2023/4/10 TAC Meeting Minutes Approval Recommendation of Final Draft FY 2024 Unified Planning Work Program Zafft presented the Draft FY 2024 Unified Planning Work Program, which identifies planning priorities and activities to be carried out within GIAMPO’s metropolitan planning area. GIAMPO’s Public Participation Plan requires public review and comment prior to Policy Board adoption. Motion by Wahlgren to approve Recommendation of Final Draft FY 2024 Unified Planning Work Program, seconded by Robb. Upon voice vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted. Report on the Grand Island Urban Area (2020 Census) Zafft presented the changes to the boundary of the Grand Island Urban Area, through the 2020 Decennial Census. The delineation of 2020 urban areas follows the redefinition of urban and rural areas by the Census Bureau. The primary change from these new definitions impacting the urban areas was the focus on defining urban areas by housing density instead of population density. Grand Island Urban Area has a population of 55,099, housing of 21,892 and land area (square miles) of 29.60 from the 2020 Census. Report on the Comprehensive Plan Update Nabity reported on the Comprehensive Plan, which will take place over the course of FY 2022, 2023, and 2024. The plan process is expected to take place between 18 to 24 months from the time it began in April 2022. A kickoff meeting was held in June 2022 and a series of open house meetings were held on October 25-27, 2022, with low public involvement. An open house meeting was held on January 31, 2023 with a good public turnout. Next Meeting Date The next meeting of the TAC will be on June 12, 2023 at 10:00 am. Adjournment There being no further business, Nabity adjourned the meeting at 11:00 am.