Director’s Report – MPO (Martinez) (page 5) a. The MPO will host two Freight Stakeholder Workshops on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the City of San Antonio’s Northeast Service Center (“Tool Yard”) b. The 12th annual Texas Transportation Forum will be held in Austin at the JW Marriott Hotel on February 5-7, 2017 c. A CMAQ workshop will be scheduled for early February for agency staff members d. A joint BMAC/PMAC evening meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the VIA Metro Center e. The February 2017 TPB meeting may be cancelled f. The MPO Office will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2017 in observance of Presidents’ Day
Consent Agenda: All items under the Consent Agenda are acted upon collectively unless opposition is presented, in which case, the contested item will be considered, discussed and appropriate action taken separately. 4. Approval of the December 5, 2016 Meeting Minutes (pages 7 – 10) 5. Action on the Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Report – MPO (Martinez) (pages 11 – 14) 6. Action on Amendments to the FY 2016-2017 Unified Planning Work Program (MPO Budget Document) – MPO (Geiger) (pages 15 – 34) 7. Action on Amendments to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program – MPO (Geiger) (pages 35 – 58) According to MPO Policy: to the extent possible, amendments to delete a project or significantly change the scope of work of a project will be explicitly listed on both the presentation and action agendas for the Transportation Policy Board meetings. The following project is proposed to be deleted from the Metropolitan Transportation Plan: MPO No 9140: Austin – San Antonio Passenger Rail within the Alamo Area MPO Study Area Significant changes to the scope of work are proposed for the following projects in the Transportation Improvement Program: CSJ 0915-00-172: Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail CSJ 0915-00-173: Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail
Presentation on the Draft Final Report for Subtask 5.3 Regional Multimodal Study: Managed and/or Transit Priority Lanes – Parsons Brinckerhoff (Ungemah) (pages 59 – 74)
Discussion and Appropriate Action on TxDOT’s Unified Transportation Program – Alamo RMA (Green) / TxDOT (Bean) (pages 75 – 87) a. Presentation on a federal funding request from the Alamo RMA for the Loop 1604 Managed Lane Project b. Action on the Regional List of Projects and Resolution of Support for the FY 2017 Unified Transportation Program
Discussion and Appropriate Action on the Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail Project – MPO (page 88)
11. Monthly Status Reports (page 89) a. Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (Renee Green) b. Air Quality Issues (Diane Rath) c. City of San Antonio (Mike Frisbie) d. San Antonio Mobility Coalition (Vic Boyer) e. Texas Department of Transportation (Mario Jorge) f. VIA Metropolitan Transit (Jeff Arndt) g. Others 14. Adjourn
Director’s Report – MPO (Martinez) (page 5) a. The MPO will host two Freight Stakeholder Workshops on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the City of San Antonio’s Northeast Service Center (“Tool Yard”) b. The 12th annual Texas Transportation Forum will be held in Austin at the JW Marriott Hotel on February 5-7, 2017 c. A CMAQ workshop will be scheduled for early February for agency staff members d. A joint BMAC/PMAC evening meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the VIA Metro Center e. The February 2017 TPB meeting may be cancelled f. The MPO Office will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2017 in observance of Presidents’ Day
Consent Agenda: All items under the Consent Agenda are acted upon collectively unless opposition is presented, in which case, the contested item will be considered, discussed and appropriate action taken separately. 4. Approval of the December 5, 2016 Meeting Minutes (pages 7 – 10) 5. Action on the Annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Report – MPO (Martinez) (pages 11 – 14) 6. Action on Amendments to the FY 2016-2017 Unified Planning Work Program (MPO Budget Document) – MPO (Geiger) (pages 15 – 34) 7. Action on Amendments to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program – MPO (Geiger) (pages 35 – 58) According to MPO Policy: to the extent possible, amendments to delete a project or significantly change the scope of work of a project will be explicitly listed on both the presentation and action agendas for the Transportation Policy Board meetings. The following project is proposed to be deleted from the Metropolitan Transportation Plan: MPO No 9140: Austin – San Antonio Passenger Rail within the Alamo Area MPO Study Area Significant changes to the scope of work are proposed for the following projects in the Transportation Improvement Program: CSJ 0915-00-172: Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail CSJ 0915-00-173: Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail
Presentation on the Draft Final Report for Subtask 5.3 Regional Multimodal Study: Managed and/or Transit Priority Lanes – Parsons Brinckerhoff (Ungemah) (pages 59 – 74)
Discussion and Appropriate Action on TxDOT’s Unified Transportation Program – Alamo RMA (Green) / TxDOT (Bean) (pages 75 – 87) a. Presentation on a federal funding request from the Alamo RMA for the Loop 1604 Managed Lane Project b. Action on the Regional List of Projects and Resolution of Support for the FY 2017 Unified Transportation Program
Discussion and Appropriate Action on the Austin-San Antonio Passenger Rail Project – MPO (page 88)
11. Monthly Status Reports (page 89) a. Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (Renee Green) b. Air Quality Issues (Diane Rath) c. City of San Antonio (Mike Frisbie) d. San Antonio Mobility Coalition (Vic Boyer) e. Texas Department of Transportation (Mario Jorge) f. VIA Metropolitan Transit (Jeff Arndt) g. Others 14. Adjourn