MPO- *************************** 4:00 18, 2015 *************************** TENTATIVE AGENDA

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1 NOTICE OF MEETING Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) *************************** 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015 Des Moines Area MPO- Burnham Conference Room *************************** TENTATIVE AGENDA The established protocol for minutes of this meeting will be to list all attendees, and with each item on which a vote is conducted in the ordinary course in order to take formal action, those voting nay or abstaining will be identified by name. Any member who is absent from the meeting for any period of time during which a vote of the body is taken, is expected to notify the recording secretary at the conclusion of the meeting so that the absence can be duly noted in the minutes. Roll Call votes will be taken as required by law or upon the request of any member that is approved by the chair, and the vote of each member for or against the proposition, or abstention, will be incorporated in the minutes or recorded on a separate sheet attached to the minutes. 1. Call To Order 2. VOTE: Approval of Agenda 3. VOTE: Approval of May 28, 2015, Meeting Minutes... Page 2 4. VOTE: Approval of Consent Items... Page 3 May 2015 Financial Statement. Fiscal Year 2016 Investment Policy. 5. PRESENTATION: Des Moines Regional Water Trails Plan... Page 4 Presentation from Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff about water trails. 6. REPORT and VOTE: Federal Fiscal Year Transportation Improvement Program Draft... Page 6 Review of the draft Federal Fiscal Years Transportation Improvement Program; consider approval. 7. REPORT: Fiscal Year Transportation Capital Improvement Program Development... Page 7 Report on development of the Transportation Capital Improvement Program, which documents all nonfederally funded transportation projects planned for construction over the next four years. 8. REPORT: Watershed Management Authority Coordination... Page 8 Report on data collected from the Central Iowa Trail Count Program. 9. REPORT: Complete Streets Model Policy... Page 9 Report on a draft complete streets policy for MPO member communities to consider adopting. 10. REPORT: Crash Analysis Report... Page 10 Report on crash data collected from the Iowa Department of Transportation. 11. REPORT: 2015 Speaker Series... Page 11 Information about upcoming speaker events sponsored by the MPO. 12. INFORMATION: MPO Progress Report... Page Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee 14. Next Meeting Date Thursday, July 16, 2015 Adjournment 15. Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Dallas County, Des Moines, DART, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Polk County, Urbandale, Warren County, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights. The MPO receives federal funding and may not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, or national origin, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint form, call

2 ISSUE: Approval of May 28, 2015, Meeting Minutes VOTE: Consider approval of the May 28, 2015, meeting minutes. Item No. 3 The minutes of the May 28, 2015, meeting will be provided prior to the meeting. Approve the minutes of the May 28, 2015, meeting. Tracey Deckard, tdeckard@dmampo.org; FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2

3 ISSUE: Approval of Consent Items Item No. 4 VOTE: Consider approval of the May 2015 Financial Statement and the Fiscal Year 2016 Investment Policy. The May 2015 Financial Statement will be provided prior to the meeting. The MPO currently holds a checking account at US Bank and an investment account at the Iowa Public Agency Trust, as administered through Wells Fargo. The MPO maintains a majority of its funds in the investment account and electronically transfers money between accounts, as needed. The MPO is required to review the policy at last once annually. The Fiscal Year 2016 Investment Policy is available to download from the MPO website (click to access). Approve the May 2015 Financial Statement and the Fiscal Year 2016 Investment Policy. Tracey Deckard, tdeckard@dmampo.org; FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 3

4 ISSUE: Des Moines Region Water Trails Plan Item No. 5 PRESENTATION: Presentation from Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff about water trails. The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization recently received funding from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to embark on a metro-wide water trails planning process to develop a vision and road-map for enhancing citizen experiences in and along our urban water ways. The planning effort is kicking off now and consist four major phases: Community visioning and public input spring 2016 Existing Conditions Report fall 2015 Draft Master Plan spring 2016 Final Master Plan fall 2016 Iowa DNR staff will provide an overview of the importance of water trails for the state of Iowa including some innovations for development in downtown areas. MPO staff will review the planning process and will continue to seek input throughout the 18 month planning process. A map of the water trail study area is included on the following page. None. Presentation and discussion only. Teva Dawson, Tdawson@dmampo.org; FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 4

5 Appendix A: Waterways Study Area Grimes Urbandale Waukee Clive West Des Moines Van Meter MPO Planning Area Water Trails Planning Boundary Primary Routes Secondary Routes Polk City Johnston Beaver Creek Windsor Heights Water Works Park Ankeny Des Moines River Des Moines Four Mile Creek South Skunk River Altoona Bondurant Pleasant Hill Chichaqua Bottoms Mitchellville Parks with Water Trails Corporate Limits Walnut Creek Raccoon River Cumming Norwalk North River Carlisle Middle River Miles Indianola 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Please call (515) for permission to use. 5

6 ISSUE: Federal Fiscal Year Transportation Improvement Program Draft REPORT and VOTE: Consider approval of the draft Federal Fiscal Year Transportation Improvement Program. Item No. 6 The MPO staff is required to develop a four-year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) by updating the current TIP for the MPO. The purpose of the TIP is to list all projects in the MPO planning area proposed to receive federal funding and scheduled to begin within the next four federal fiscal years. The MPO staff requested that MPO member governments and participating agencies review and report any project changes, new projects, or roll-over projects programmed in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and/or Staff developed the project listing for the FFY TIP with the information provided by the member governments. The MPO staff will submit the FFY TIP draft to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Highway Administration for review and comment on June 15, Staff will incorporate any comments received into the final draft. The final FFY TIP is due to the Iowa DOT by July 17, The MPO s Public Participation Plan requires the FFY TIP to undergo a 45-day comment period and have a stand only public input meeting. Staff has scheduled a public input meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the MPO office. The draft FFY TIP is available to download from the MPO website (click to access). Approve the draft Federal Fiscal Year Transportation Improvement Program and forward to the Iowa DOT for their review. Andrew Collings, acollings@dmampo.org; FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 6

7 ISSUE: Fiscal Years Transportation Capital Improvement Program Development Item No. 7 REPORT: Report on the development of the Fiscal Years Transportation Capital Improvement Program. The MPO annually develops a four-year Transportation Capital Improvement Program (TCIP). The TCIP lists all projects in the MPO planning area that are not federally funded, but are scheduled to take place during the course of the next four fiscal years. To develop the Fiscal Years Transportation Capital Improvement Program, the MPO staff requested member governments and participating agencies submit a document containing any transportation projects that are planned to occur in the next four years. The MPO staff is in the process of reviewing all the MPO member governments and participating agencies responses but is still awaiting information from some member governments at this time. None. Report and discussion only. STAFF CONTACTS: Katie Maki, kmaki@dmampo.org FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 7

8 ISSUE: Watershed Management Authority Coordination Item No. 8 REPORT: Discussion of efforts among the established watershed management authorities to coordinate efforts. Three watershed management authorities (WMA) currently exist in the MPO planning area and others have been proposed. At a recent Fourmile Creek WMA meeting, the issue arose of how to coordinate efforts of the various WMAs in the region. The MPO staff has organized a meeting of the executive committees of the established WMAs for June 18, 2015, and has worked with Polk County Soil and Water Conservation to develop a proposed structure for regional WMA coordination. None. Report and discussion only. Teva Dawson, tdawson@dmampo.org; (515) FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 8

9 ISSUE: Complete Streets Model Policy REPORT: Discussion on a complete streets model policy for cities and counties. Item No. 9 The MPO is continuing its series of discussions on current best practices in transportation planning and engineering as a way to meet regional goals and performance measures. The series covers a variety of topics that invite opportunities to share experiences and highlight concerns to address. The MPO has reviewed existing complete streets policies in Iowa and throughout the U.S. to develop a model policy that could be adopted by cities or counties. It is intended as a starting point and resource assembled from national best practices and case studies. The draft model policy is available to download from the MPO website (click to access). None. Report and discussion only. Mike Armstrong, marmstrong@dmampo.org; (515) FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 9

10 ISSUE: Crash Analysis Report REPORT: Report on crash data analysis for the MPO Planning Area. Item No. 10 MPO staff has reviewed crash data for all public roads in Dallas, Madison, Polk, and Warren Counties. Data was analyzed using the Crash Mapping Analysis Tool (CMAT), provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Crash data can help identify roadway types that tend to be most at risk. Crash-based metrics, such as number of fatalities/major injuries and fatality/major injury rates, have become common performance measures in transportation planning and were used in Mobilizing Tomorrow. In addition to vehicle crash data, bicycle and pedestrian crash data was also analyzed for the region. A report summarizing the findings is available to download from the MPO website (click to access). None. Report and discussion only. Aaron Bartling, abartling@dmampo.org; FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 10

11 ISSUE: June Speaker Series Event Reminder REPORT: Discussion regarding The Tomorrow Plan 2015 Speakers Series. Item No. 11 The next speaker series event is scheduled for Thursday, June 30, from 9:30 to 11:00 am at the Windsor Heights Community Center. The event will feature engineer and president of Strong Towns Charles Marohn and Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino discussing how to leverage the transportation system and infrastructure to create community prosperity. The speaker series was one of the most successful components of The Tomorrow Plan during the development phase and is being continued during the implementation phase. The Tomorrow Plan 2015 Speaker Series features 15 speakers on a wide range of topics, from street design to housing, water trails to public art. The 2015 Speaker Series is a collaboration between the MPO and partner organizations including the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Capital Crossroads, Polk County Housing Trust Fund, Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation, Central Iowa Paddlers, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Urban Land Institute Iowa, and the Iowa Economic Development Authority. A summary of 2015 Speaker Series events is available at on the MPO website (click to access). None. Report and discussion only. Gunnar Olson, golson@dmampo.org; (515) FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 11

12 ISSUE: MPO Progress Report INFORMATION: Distribution of the April 2015 Progress Report. The monthly Progress Report is a summary of work performed by the MPO staff. The April 2015 Progress Report will be provided prior to the meeting. None. Information only. Tracey Deckard, tdeckard@dmampo.org; Item No. 12 FY 2015 Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 12