1. ACTION ITEM: Approve February 3, 2016 Meeting Minutes (attachment)

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1 THE HONORABLE KENNETH WILBER, CHAIRMAN DOUG DEMOSI, TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MICHAEL SKIPPER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY MPO Technical Coordinating Committee Wednesday, March 2, 10:30 AM The River Center on the third floor of the Nashville Bridge Building 2 Victory Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee ACTION ITEM: Approve February 3, 2016 Meeting Minutes (attachment) 2. Public Comment 3. TCC Chair s Report 4. PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amendments to the FYs TIP (attachment) The MPO has proposed the following amendments to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). A 21 day public review and comment period and two public hearings are required prior to adoption by the Board. More information is available at NashvilleMPO.org/plans_programs/tip/. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS: TIP # RTP # Project Name Sponsor Action Franklin ITS Infrastructure Franklin Program Const Reserve; Add Eligible Work Type City of Lebanon 3R Program Lebanon Add Funds Consistent City of Fairview 3R Program Fairview Add Funds; Update Description Town Center Trail Mt. Juliet Program Const Reserve Consistent City of Portland 3R Program Portland Add Funds SR 166 at SR 6 Interchange TDOT New Project Middle Tennessee Boulevard Murfreesboro Add Funds Hwy 31W/SR 41 Bike/Ped Proj White House Add Funds SCHEDULE: 2/3 TCC Endorsement 2/17 XB Endorsement 2/19 3/16 Public Review and Comment Period 3/2 First Public Hearing (TCC) 3/16 Second Public Hearing / Adoption (XB) RECOMMENDATION: Endorse proposed amendments for adoption by the Board. 5. PRESENTATION: Update on the Climate Solutions University Effort in Middle Tennessee MPO staffers, Wesley Rhodes and Hannah Plummer, will present draft recommendations from the climate adaptation plan developed through the Climate Solutions University program that kicked off The Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, color, national origin, religion or disability in access to, or operation of its programs, services, activities or in its hiring or employment practices. ADA and Title VI inquiries should be forwarded to Michelle Lacewell, Nashville Area MPO, 800 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, (615) MPO Executive Board and TCC meetings are audio recorded.

2 March 2, 2016 MPO TCC Agenda, 2 of 2 in The MPO has been coordinating the effort with the Cumberland River Compact and local government partners across the area. A draft report is available at: More information the adaptation plans developed through the Climate Solutions University can be found online at: solutions university adaptation plans/ 6. MPO Director s Report Unified Planning Work Program Legislative update Other Comments 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn until April 6, 2016

3 Agenda Item 1. February 3, 2016 TCC Minutes

4 MINUTES TECHNICAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE Of the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization February 3, 2016 Attendees: Mayor Jimmy Alexander, Ms. Kim Ark, Mr. Andy Barlow, Mr. Tom Brashear, Mr. Michael Briggs, Mr. Felix Castrodad, Mr. Jonathan Cleghon, Mr. Paul Corder, Mr. Marc Corrigan, Ms. Kristin Costanzo, Mr. Billy Davis, Mr. Doug Demosi, Mr. John Finke, Ms. Margot Fosnes, Mr. Grant Green, Mr. Wayne Hall, Mr. Glenn Harper, Mr. Mike Harris, Ms. Billy Higgins, Mr. Reed Hillen, Mr. Joe Horne, Mr. Jonathan Marston, Mr. Bill McCord, Mr. Addam McCormick, Mr. Ken McLawhon, Ms. Caryn Miller, Ms. Nellie Patton, Mr. Kevin Rigsby, Mr. Fred Rogers, Mr. Jonathon Russell, Ms. Dara Sanders, Ms. Diane Thorne, Mr. Matt Von Lunen, Ms. Christine Vitt, Mr. Doug Vann Approve December 9, 2015 Meeting Minutes Chairman Doug Demosi, Rutherford County, opened the meeting at 10:32 a.m. Mr. Jonathan Marston, City of Franklin, moved to approve the December 9, 2015 meeting minutes with Mr. Kevin Rigsby, Town of Smyrna, seconding. The motion passed unanimously. Public Comment There was no public comment. TCC Chair s Report Mr. Demosi said that the annual meeting was a good one and the guest speaker, Utah Speaker Greg Hughes, on mass transit was excellent. Mr. Michael Skipper, MPO director, thanked everyone for their participation and the staff for their hard work putting on the event. He said that during the stay Speaker Hughes met with Speaker Speaker Beth Harwell, Governor Bill Haslam, and Senator Jim Tracey. Because there were several new faces on the TCC, everyone introduced themselves. Mr. Demosi reminded the members of the TAPA Winter retreat on February 24 26, 2016.

5 Proposed Amendments to the FYs TIP Ms. Anna Emerson, MPO staff, briefly went over the proposed amendments. She said that a 21 day public review and comment period and two public hearings are required prior to the adoption by the Board. Mr. Bill McCord, City of Gallatin, moved to endorse the proposed amendments for public review and comment. Ms. Caryn Miller, City of Millersville, seconded. After a couple of clarifying questions were answered, the motion passed unanimously. More information is available at NashvilleMPO.org/plans_programs/tip/. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS: TIP # RTP # Project Name Sponsor Action Franklin ITS Infrastructure Franklin Program Const Reserve; Add Eligible Work Type City of Lebanon 3R Program Lebanon Add Funds Consistent City of Fairview 3R Program Fairview Add Funds; Update Description Town Center Trail Mt. Juliet Program Const Reserve Consistent City of Portland 3R Program Portland Add Funds SR 166 at SR 6 Interchange TDOT New Project Middle Tennessee Boulevard Murfreesboro Add Funds Highway 31W/SR 41 Bike/Pedestrian Project White House Add Funds SCHEDULE: 2/3 TCC Endorsement 2/17 XB Endorsement 2/19 3/16 Public Review and Comment Period 3/2 First Public Hearing (TCC) 3/16 Second Public Hearing / Adoption (XB) 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Mr. Skipper said that the MPO is currently seeking comments from stakeholders and public on the 2040 RTP, which will be known as Middle Tennessee Connected. This RTP covers FY He said that open house style meetings are being held in each county prior to adoption by the Executive Board on February 17 th. He said that items discussed are growth trends, individual projects, and project development process. There are also videos on the MPO and growth. The participants can leave general comments or comments on specific projects. The meetings are more interactive than before.

6 Mr. Tom Brashear, Wilson County, said that the Wilson County meeting went well. He said that many people voiced a concern over the growth in the region and some want to even limit the growth. He said that planners have to be vocal that growth will happen and that there needs to be a plan for it. Mr. Skipper said that growth has been impacting the infrastructure for some time. Mr. Glenn Harper, City of Columbia, said that the Maury County meeting went well. He said that we need to make sure that the local elected officials know that the meeting is an open house format and not a two hour meeting. He said that this type of format is a good one. Mr. Mike Harris, City of Brentwood, said that the format was good but that locals need to do a better job of getting the word out especially to the elected officials. He said that better identifying major roads on maps better would be good. Mr. Skipper said that a summary of the comments would be presented at the Executive Board meeting on February 17 th. Then the Board will vote to adopt the RTP. Mr. McCord, City of Gallatin, asked about the core strategy that involves relocating Radnor yard. He said that this impacts freight big time and where to place it is critical. Mr. Skipper said the idea of relocating Radnor Yard is beginning to be accepted. Mr. Demosi opened the public hearing. Mr. David Bordenkircher, Nashville, said that he is opposed to spending more money on widening roads for cars when the money should be spent on mass transit options. With no other comments, Mr. Demosi closed the public hearing. Ms. Miller, City of Millersville, moved to endorse the RTP for adoption by the Board. Mr. Fred Rogers, City of Hendersonville, seconded and the motion passed unanimously. More information is available at Connected2040.org. SCHEDULE: 12/9/15 TCC and XB Endorsement 11/13 12/10 Public Review and Comment Period 1/28 Maury County Workshop 2/1 Wilson County Public Workshop 2/2 Williamson County Public Workshop 2/3 Robertson County Public Workshop 2/4 Davidson County Public Workshop 2/9 Rutherford County Public Workshop 2/10 Sumner County Public Workshop

7 2/3 First Public Hearing (TCC) 2/17 Second Public Hearing / Adoption (XB) MPO Director s Report Unified Planning Work Program: Call for studies for FY 2017 Mr. Skipper said that if anyone has ideas for studies for FY 2017 to let him know soon. He said that this year s (2016) efforts include a regional Smart Cities assessment and a transit feasibility study for the south corridor (in conjunction with TDOT s I 65 Corridor Study). Mr. Brashear said that consistent branding of all transit options is critical. This would show that all options are connected. Mr. Felix Castrodad, MTA/RTA, agreed saying the people want consistency and that the ongoing nmotion strategic planning process is taking a first look at this. Mr. McCord recommended a study to look at transportation impact fees. Mr. Skipper said that scoping a study on impact fees / fair share is a good idea. He said that the MPO has been working with Gresham, Smith & Partners on an impact fee briefing paper as part of the ongoing Southeast Area Transportation and Land Use Study which could be expanded as part of the 2017 UPWP. Mr. Castrodad said that there is interest from developers in more development around the Music City Star stations. It is important to take advantage of this interest. He recommended incorporating some work around TOD guidance into the UPWP. Smart Cities Challenge Grant Mr. Skipper said that Nashville is applying for the $40 million Smart Cities Challenge Grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation and asked Mr. Addams Carroll to share more information. Mr. Carroll said that there are 2 rounds of applications. If Nashville is successful in the first round, it will receive $100,000 to do the next application for the $40M. He said that Nashville has room to grow in the area of Smart Cities technology.

8 Legislative update Mr. Skipper said that the MPO is following four bills at the State Legislature: Two bills are viewed as harmful: HB 1650 by Carter, Rogers, Womick, McCormick, Keisling (SB 1716 by Gardenhire) This bill would prevent TDOT and local communities from using state revenue from the motor fuels tax to improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities or any other non vehicular facility. SB 1467 by McNally, Haile (HB 1525 by Matlock) This bill would prevent any state funds from being distributed to MPOs for planning purposes who are not in compliance with state law re: board composition and structure (representation of county highway departments and the prohibition on the use of weighed voting). Mr. Skipper said that the MPO board now includes representation by county highway departments and has not used weighted voting (at any time during its history, as far as the staff can tell from meeting minutes). Two bills are seen as helpful: SB 2093 by Ketron, Yarbro, Dickerson, Tracy (HB 2407 by Sargent, Clemmons, Powell, Stewart) This bill would create/expand opportunities for the use of public private partnerships to advance transportation infrastructure projects. This would require local governments to at least consider unsolicited proposals for alternative ways of procuring funds and decide whether or not you are interested. HB 0905 by Clemmons, Sexton C (SB 1387 by Bailey) This caption bill would amend the statute enabling a local option gas tax. Mr. Skipper said that this bill would increase the cap for amount to $.08/gallon. This can be done by referendum or by ordinance. This bill also broadens how the money can be used. Other Business Mr. Demosi asked if there will be an increase in dues this year. Mr. Skipper said that there probably will not be an increase in dues, but asked members to budget for at 10 percent increase just in case. The MPO will begin developing the UPWP in March, (with adoption scheduled in August).

9 Mr. McCord said that he has been contacted by the Transit Alliance about promoting transit in each jurisdiction. There will be a workshop for elected officials and the public in late April/early May. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:51 a.m. Date: Doug Demosi, Chair Technical Coordinating Committee Michael Skipper, AICP Executive Director and Secretary

10 Agenda Item 4. Proposed Amendments to FYs TIP

11 FY TIP Amendment March 2016 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: Project: Franklin ITS Infrastructure Requested By: City of Franklin Phase: CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: Program Reserve Funds for Construction; Add Eligible Type of Work Total Project Cost: $7,225,000 FROM: $7,225, CONST U-RSV 1,000, , , PE-D U-STP 300, , , CONST U-RSV 1,000, , ,000 Total 2,300,000 1,840, ,000 TO: $7,225, PE-D U-STP 300, , , CONST/IMPL U-STP 2,000,000 1,600, ,000 Total 2,300,000 1,840, ,000 Description: Expansion of the City of Franklin s current ITS infrastructure network capabilities into areas with extensive congestion. Work to include CCTV, DMS, weather communication, adaptive signal control, and connecting to TDOT and Brentwood systems. Background: The City of Franklin is ready to proceed with construction and implementation of the project. This amendment proposes to convert FY 2014 and 2015 construction reserve funds into programmed U-STP funds in FY As this is an ITS-type project, the City also requests the addition of implementation as an eligible type of work in order to accomplish all project objectives.

12 FY TIP Amendment March 2016 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: Project: City of Lebanon 3R Improvement Program Requested By: City of Lebanon Phase: PE, ROW, CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: Add Funds Total Project Cost: $797,243 FROM: $399, PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 399, , ,824 Total 399, , ,824 TO: $797, PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 399, , , PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 398, , ,625 Total 797, , ,449 Description: Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation improvements of various roads in the City of Lebanon. Background: The City of Lebanon received a new allotment of local STP funds through TDOT s Small Cities Allocation program for FY This allocation was delayed one year due to uncertainties existing during the series of short-term funding bills recently passed by Congress. These funds are available to the City of Lebanon from October 1, 2015 to September 30, Funds must be obligated, but not necessarily expended by September 30, 2016.

13 FY TIP Amendment March 2016 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: Consistent Project: City of Fairview 3R Improvement Program Requested By: City of Fairview Phase: PE, ROW, CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: Add Funds; Update Termini Total Project Cost: $606,975 FROM: $489, CONST L-STP 489, , ,924 Total 489, , ,924 Description: Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation improvements of Cox Pike and Cumberland Drive in the City of Fairview. TO: $606, CONST L-STP 489, , , PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 117,354 93, ,471 Total 606, , ,395 Description: Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation improvements of various roads in the City of Fairview. Background: The City of Fairview received a new allotment of local STP funds through TDOT s Small Cities Allocation program for FY This allocation was delayed one year due to uncertainties existing during the series of short-term funding bills recently passed by Congress. These funds are available to the City of Fairview from October 1, 2015 to September 30, Funds must be obligated, but not necessarily expended by September 30, The description for this project will also be updated so that the City may use this funding for 3R efforts in the location(s) of its choosing.

14 FY TIP Amendment March 2016 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: Project: Town Center Trail Requested By: City of Mt. Juliet Phase: CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: Program Reserve Funds for Construction Total Project Cost: $2,004,649 FROM: $2,004, CONST CMAQ 1,104, , , PE LOCAL 75, , CONST U-RSV 824, , ,976 Total 2,004,649 1,543, ,930 TO: $2,004, CONST CMAQ 1,104, , , PE LOCAL 75, , CONST U-STP 824, , ,976 Total 2,004,649 1,543, ,930 Description: Construct a multi-use path that will provide for pedestrian/bike travel between Greenhill Road and the Music City Star terminal. Background: The City of Mt. Juliet is ready to proceed with construction of the project. This amendment proposes to convert FY 2014 construction reserve funds into programmed U-STP funds in FY 2016.

15 FY TIP Amendment March 2016 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: Consistent Project: City of Portland 3R Improvement Program Requested By: City of Portland Phase: PE, ROW, CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: Add Funds Total Project Cost: $344,959 FROM: $170, PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 170, , ,090 Total 170, , ,090 TO: $344, PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 170, , , PE, ROW, CONST L-STP 174, , ,902 Total 344, , ,992 Description: Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation improvements of various roads in the City of Portland. Background: The City of Portland received a new allotment of local STP funds through TDOT s Small Cities Allocation program for FY This allocation was delayed one year due to uncertainties existing during the series of short-term funding bills recently passed by Congress. These funds are available to the City of Portland from October 1, 2015 to September 30, Funds must be obligated, but not necessarily expended by September 30, 2016.

16 FY TIP Amendments December 2014 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: [to be determined] Project: SR-166 at SR-6 Interchange in Mt. Pleasant Requested By: TDOT Phase: CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: New Project Total Project Cost: $16,200,000 TO: $16,200, CONST HSIP 7,400,000 6,660, , CONST NHPP 8,800,000 7,040,000 1,760,000 0 Total 16,200,000 13,700,000 2,500,000 0 Description: Construction of a new diamond interchange at the intersection of SR-166 and SR-6 in Mt. Pleasant in order to improve safety and operations at the intersection location. Background: TDOT is requesting to add this project to the TIP with $6,660,000 (federal) in FY 2016 HSIP funding and $7,040,000 (federal) in FY 2016 NHPP funding.

17 FY TIP Amendment March 2016 TIP Amendment # TIP #: RTP ID: 1047 Project: Middle Tennessee Boulevard Requested By: City of Murfreesboro Phase: CONSTRUCTION Fiscal Year(s): 2016 Proposed Changes: Add Funds Total Project Cost: $16,570,306 FROM: $9,787, ROW HPP(TN200) 1,237, , , CONST HPP(TN200) 5,041,786 4,033, ,008, ROW M-STP 212, , , CONST M-STP 2,457,361 1,965, , PE, ROW, CONST CMAQ 838, , ,622 Total 9,787,257 7,829, ,957,451 TO: $16,570, ROW HPP(TN200) 1,237, , , CONST HPP(TN200) 5,041,786 4,033, ,008, ROW M-STP 212, , , CONST M-STP 2,457,361 1,965, , PE, ROW, CONST CMAQ 838, , , CONST M-STP 4,235,671 3,388, , CONST LOCAL 2,547, ,547,378 Total 16,570,306 11,218, ,351,963 Description: Closed loop signal coordination system and related road widening (from 4 to 5 lanes), including bike lanes and reconstruction of sidewalks. See following page for amendment background.

18 Background: The City of Murfreesboro requests to add $3,388,537 (federal) in M-STP funds to this project for construction in FY The currently unprogrammed funds will shift to this project from the Cherry Lane Extension with SR-840 Interchange project (TIP# ) where they are held in construction reserve.