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2023-5-23 PB Meeting Minutes_AZGRAND ISLAND AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (GIAMPO) MINUTES OF POLICY BOARD MEETING Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm Grand Island City Hall – Community Meeting Room 100 E 1st Street, Grand Island, NE 68801 VOTING MEMBERS ATTENDANCE: Roger Steele, Mayor, City of Grand Island Present Bethany Guzinski, City of Grand Island, Council Member Present Doug Lanfear, City of Grand Island, Council Member Present Jack Sheard, City of Grand Island, Council Member Present Wes Wahlgren (Vicki Kramer designee), NDOT District 4 Engineer Present Gary Quandt, Hall County Commissioner Present Ron Peterson, Hall County Commissioner Present Pat O’Neill, Hall County Planning Commission Chairman Absent NON-VOTING MEMBERS ATTENDANCE: Laura McAloon, City of Grand Island Interim City Administrator Present Keith Kurz, City of Grand Island Assistant Public Works Director Present Allan Zafft, City of Grand Island MPO Program Manager Present Catrina DeLosh, City of Grand Island Public Works Admin Coordinator Present Patrick Brown, City of Grand Island Finance Director Absent Brian Schultz, City of Grand Island Assistant Finance Director Present Laura McAloon, City of Grand Island City Attorney Present VACANT, City of Grand Island Public Works Director Absent Tim Golka, City of Grand Island Project Manager Present Chad Nabity, Regional Planning Director Absent Charlene Falmlen, Transit Program Manager Absent James (Rusty) Simeri, Administrator (Acting), FHWA NE Division Absent Mokhtee Ahmad, Administrator, FTA Region VII Absent Wes Wahlgren, NDOT District 4 Engineer Present Justin Luther, Transportation Planner, Realty, Civil Rights FHWA Absent Logan Daniels, FTA Transportation Program Specialist Absent Mark Bechtel, FTA Deputy Regional Administrator Absent Daniel Nguyen, FTA Community Planner Absent Curtis Nosal, NDOT Assistant Planning Engineer Absent Gerri Doyle, FTA Community Planner Absent Call to Order Mayor Steele called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was acknowledged. Roll Call Roll call was taken. 2 | Page 202 3/5/23 Policy Board Meeting Minutes Approval of Minutes from the February 28, 2023 Policy Board Meeting Motion by Lanfear to approve the minutes from the February 28, 2023 meeting, seconded by Guzinski. Wahlgren noted John Selmer has been replaced by Vicki Kramer and thus should be listed as such on the meeting minutes. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion adopted. Approval of MPO Self-Certification Zafft informed the Policy Board 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 Guzinski to approve the MPO Self-Certification, seconded by Wahlgren. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion adopted. Approval of Final Draft FY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program Zafft presented the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which had been released for public review and comment. The TIP includes surface transportation projects to receive federal funds and surface transportation projects of regional significance, planned for the GIAMPO metropolitan planning area in Federal Fiscal Years 2024-2028. The TIP was made available for a 30-day public comment period from April 11, 2023 to May 11, 2023, with no public comments received. Motion by Peterson to approve the Final Draft FY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program, seconded by Guzinski. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion adopted. Approval of Final Draft Long Range Transportation Plan Amendment No. 5 Zafft presented on Amendment No. 5 to the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), which makes project changes to eight (8) roadways projects. Amendment No. 5 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. This amendment was made available for a 30-day public comment period from April 11, 2023 to May 11, 2023, with no public comments received. Motion by Guzinski to approve the Final Draft Long Range Transportation Plan Amendment No. 5, seconded by Wahlgren. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion adopted. 3 | Page 202 3/5/23 Policy Board Meeting Minutes Approval of Final Draft FY 2024 Unified Planning Work Program Zafft presented the FY 2024 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), which has been available for public review and comment. The UPWP identifies planning priorities and activities to be carried out within GIAMPO’s metropolitan planning area. Zafft reviewed the major activities of the UPWP elements. The UPWP was made available for a 15-day public comment period from April 11, 2023 to April 28, 2023, with no public comments received. Motion by Lanfear to approve the Final Draft FY 2024 Unified Planning Work Program, seconded by Guzinski. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion adopted. MPO Financial Update Zafft provided an update for State Fiscal Year 2023; Third Quarter, which is from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023. 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. Next Meeting Date The next meeting of the Policy Board will be on August 22, 2023 at 4:00 pm at City Hall. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Steele adjourned the meeting at 4:54 pm.