Metropolitan Planning Organization

1 of 33 TOM ROWLAND, CHAIRMAN 190 Church Street, N.E., P.O. Box 1519, Cleveland, TN 37364-1519 Phone (423) 479-1913 fax (423) 559 3373 http://clevelandtn.gov/index.aspx?nid=153 MPO Coordinator Greg Thomas, AICP gthomas@clevelandtn.gov Cleveland Urban Area MPO WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017, 11:00 O’CLOCK AM, 2nd FLOOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ROOM, MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 190 CHURCH STREET NE, CLEVELAND, TN AGENDA 1. Call MPO meeting to order 2. Approval of meeting minutes— May 3, 2017 p. 3 3. New Business – A. IMPROVE Act and related changes to the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan p. 6 and 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program B. Mobile LIDAR data gathering for multi-modal improvements on Georgetown p. 13 Road Corridor and other locations C. 2018-2019 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) p. 18 D. Critical Urban Freight Corridors p. 24 4. Old Business---none 5. Comments by federal, state, local agencies 6. MPO Coordinator/staff comments 7. Public comments 8. Next regular MPO meeting date is Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 11 a.m.  2 of 33 9. Adjourn  3 of 33 TOM ROWLAND, CHAIRMAN 190 Church Street, N.E., P.O. Box 1519, Cleveland, TN 37364-1519 Phone (423) 479-1913 fax (423) 559 3373 http://clevelandtn.gov/index.aspx?nid=153 MPO Coordinator Greg Thomas, AICP gthomas@clevelandtn.gov MPO Executive Board WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2017, 11:00 O’CLOCK AM, 2nd FLOOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ROOM, MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 190 CHURCH STREET NE, CLEVELAND, TN MINUTES 1. Call MPO meeting to order --- Chairman Mayor Tom Rowland called the meeting to order and called the roll. The other MPO members in attendance were Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis, Chris Kleehammer (proxy for Nancy Sutherland of SETHRA), and Sara Elmore of TDOT. Others in attendance included David Sheely and Randall Higgins of the City of Cleveland, D. Stacy Morrison of TDOT, Theresa Claxton and Vontra Giles, of FHWA., Jeanne Stevens of WSP/PB, Mary Lynn Brown and Ted Smith of SETHRA/CUATS, Larry Bowers of the Cleveland Daily Banner, and Greg Thomas of the City of Cleveland and Cleveland MPO. 2. Approval of meeting minutes— March 1, 2017--- Mayor Rowland introduced the item and called for discussion or a motion. D. Gary Davis moved that they be approved and the motion was seconded by Chris Kleehammer and approved unanimously. 3. New Business – A. 2017-2020 TIP amendment or adjustment needed to complete the next phase of the Greenway at Tinsley Park. Mayor Rowland introduced the item and Greg Thomas presented the staff report explaining that at the time of the advertisement it was unknown as to whether the change in the TIP would require an amendment or an adjustment, the former requiring formal action by the TCC and the MPO Board and the latter requiring only administrative action by the MPO staff. As it turned out staff was able to address the problem through an MPO adjustment so no action was needed by the MPO Executive Board. B. Changes to MPO meeting calendar to reschedule September 13, 2017 meeting to September 20, 2017. Mayor Rowland introduced the item. Greg Thomas presented the staff report. Greg Thomas explained that MPO staff and a team would be attending the America Walks conference on September 13, 2017 and he  4 of 33 recommended moving the September 13 meeting to September 20, 2017. The MPO Board agreed to the schedule change by assent. C. Cleveland Urban Area Transit Revenue Study Mayor Rowland introduced the item. Greg Thomas explained the item. Jeanne Stevens with WSP/PB made a presentation regarding the on-going revenue study. She addressed the changed funding formula. She addressed revenue enhancement and cost control possibilities---adjusting service areas for the demand response system, fare increases, human service provider contract revenue, potential to contract with Lee University in providing a downtown loop type service, advertising on buses and transit shelters, etc.. Jeanne Stevens described university partnerships that exist in other communities providing bus passes for students. Mayor Rowland asked questions about the bus shelters in the MMA grant and a future location by the library. Greg Thomas explained that the MMA grant would put one by the Family Services Center and one by 9th and Wildwood but we were unable to locate one by Walmart. Jeanne Stevens commented that grocery stores and Walmart are often favorable to having bus shelters on their properties because of shoppers riding the buses. Chris Kleehammer commented that he wants to more closely examine the rural fares issue as well as what to exclude from an advertising program (e.g. alcohol and tobacco products). Mayor Rowland asked about bus wrapping in the context of advertising. Chris Kleehammer indicated that money had been received from both the city and the county for bus wrapping but none had been wrapped yet (previous discussion had been of something like the Murfreesboro Rover). Mr Kleehammer was not opposed to distinguishing the CUATS buses with a wrap and that could include advertising. D. Georgetown Road Corridor Multi-modal Improvements Study Mayor Rowland introduced the item and Greg Thomas presented the staff report. In an effort to spend out the remaining 5303 planning funds prior to the Consolidated Planning Grant, staff had proposed a plan including work on Georgetown Road. Staff was recommending narrowing the scope to collecting survey data on Georgetown Road. Mobile LIDAR was being proposed to collect a portion of the survey data. Mayor Rowland asked about what mobile LIDAR was and David Sheely explained that laser instruments collected data which was used for a terrain model for engineering. Chris Kleehammer made a motion to proceed with the study and it was seconded by Mayor Davis and approved unanimously. E. 2018-2019 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Mayor Rowland introduced the item and Greg Thomas presented the staff report. A draft was submitted to TDOT on March 30, 2017 and we are awaiting comments. No action is needed. 4. Old Business---none 5. Comments by federal, state, local agencies. Mayor Rowland introduced the item. Theresa Claxton of FHWA said that she was looking forward to the Statewide  5 of 33 MPO conference and discussing safety target setting. Mayor Rowland mentioned that the interchange dedication that was scheduled for Friday may be postponed. Theresa Claxton offered praise for the Cleveland effort toward the Walkability Action Plan and the ADA Transition Plan. 6. MPO Coordinator/staff comments--- Mayor Rowland introduced the item. Greg Thomas described the Connect Cleveland Walkability Action Plan which was included in the packet. He described what would be coming in the implementation of the action plan including neighborhood walk audit. Greg Thomas asked the MPO to update the resolution for TIP Amendment 2017-01 which was for the CMAQ project the Cleveland Chattanooga Commute Hub. There was a double counting on a portion of the funding as presented in the previous documents which also needed to reflect that there was technically more than one amendment to the TIP. Chris Kleehammer made a motion to revise the previous resolution approving TIP amendment 2017-01 per staff comments and it was seconded by Sara Elmore and approved unanimously. 7. Public comments 8. Next regular MPO meeting date is Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. 9. Adjourn 6 of 33 7 of 33 8 of 33 9 of 33 10 of 33 11 of 33 12 of 33  13 of 33 MEMORANDUM TO: MPO Executive Board and TCC FROM: Greg Thomas, AICP, MPO Coordinator DATE: July 10, 2017 SUBJECT: proposed 5303 planning project using mobile LIDAR To provide an update, then intention had been to provide a full-blown survey on Georgetown Road. However, David Sheely proposed some changes to the project which would yield a greater impact for multi-modal improvements. The estimates we received on the scope below indicate that we can do mobile LIDAR data collection on several roadway sections where we have bus routes and/or need sidewalks, rather than just doing Georgetown Road using conventional survey methods. The list of multi-modal roadway sections shown below may get modified a little bit before the RFP and I am expecting City participation, probably for non-multi-modal roadway sections and the mobilization costs. The mobile LIDAR data collection captures all the elements below, leaving legal features like property lines and easements as well as below-ground features that can be added prior to design. It will give our engineers the main things needed to design sidewalks and bus stops. I would like to move forward with this scope under our 5303 contract pending your approval and that of TDOT’s Multi-modal division. WORK LOCATIONS (DRAFT) Adkisson Dr (Norman Chapel to Paul Huff) - 1.1 miles Georgetown Rd (Harrison Pike to 25th) - 2.12 miles Peerless Rd (Georgetown Road to Clingan Ridge) - .61 miles Gaut St./6th St. NE (Inman St. to Benton Pike) – 0.63 miles Inman St (Highland to East St) – 1.07 miles Page 1 of 5  14 of 33 PROJECT SCOPE AND DELIVERABLES  Design Grade Mobile Mapping data & Calibration  1’ Contour Datasets & 20 Scale Feature Extraction Scope of Work Overview All mapping products shall be delivered in Tennessee State Plane Coordinates, NAD83 Datum, (Linear Unit: Foot_US). Vertical datum shall be North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988 Adjustment. The scope of work for this project will include:  Acquisition of new, mobile LiDAR, control, LiDAR processing and feature extraction  Acquisition of new LiDAR data and production of new digital elevation datasets to include: o LiDAR point cloud (LAS 1.3 format) o Bare Earth LiDAR point cloud (LAS 1.3 format) o Digital Terrain Model (DTM) o Topographic Contour Lines at a 1 foot contour interval o 1”=20’ scale planimetric feature extracted from LiDAR New, mobile LiDAR shall be captured for the entire Project Area. Corridor width for the acquisitions will be 125’ (centered on the route) and 100’ back at each intersection. The mobile LiDAR data must be captured at a density and accuracy sufficient for producing planimetric mapping and elevation data meeting the horizontal and vertical accuracy of 0.1’ . New digital elevation datasets and planimetric features shall be delivered in accordance with TDOT CADD standards in formats compatible with Bentley software products for each project area. Mobile LiDAR Specifications The field collection will utilize ground based Mobile LiDAR. The collection must be completed with a fully integrated mobile LiDAR system. At a minimum the Mobile LiDAR unit must be capable of collecting engineering grade data at an accuracy meeting or exceeding a Horizontal and Vertical accuracy of 0.1’ specified in the RFP. Prior to collection the consultant will develop a field collection work plan for approval. The work plan will detail:  Routes to be covered  Data acquisition plan, including proposed drive paths for each route and base station location  Control layout  Times and dates targeted for collection Page 2 of 5  15 of 33  Collection specifications  Mobile LiDAR Unit Calibration report(s)  Quality Control and Quality Assurance Measures to be employed for field collection Collection Requirements :  LiDAR Acquisition must be collected with coupled IMU / GNSS data for trajectory processing.  GPS GNSS Data must be RTK processed against a base station or CORS station  The baseline length must not exceed 5 miles  The resulting trajectory solution must result from the combination of a forward and reverse processing solution.  Multiple passes must be employed in areas where obstructions occur due to traffic, if any.  Must be completed when pavement is dry and not obscured.  Must be completed at or near traffic speeds to avoid impeding traffic while ensuring adequate spacing from surrounding traffic to avoid obstructions. LiDAR Point Cloud Classifications: Class 2 – Default Class 2 – Ground Class 8 – Keypoints Class 9 – Water Class 15 - Breaklines Digital Elevation Dataset Specifications and Deliverables Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Specifications A DTM (bare earth surface) shall be produced to support the creation of the 1 foot topographic contour lines. The DTM shall consist of LiDAR “model key” data points supplemented with breaklines at all significant terrain breaks as may be needed to support generation of one foot (1’) contours. All hydrography lines, bridges, road and parking lot edges, curbing, and any other significant feature causing an abrupt change in the terrain, will be compiled as terrain breaks The DTM shall be produced to support generation of contours at a one foot (1’) interval for the entire Project Area. The topographical elevation requirements for well-defined points shall meet or exceed + 0.1’ for topographic feature points and DTM elevation points. The delivered DTM shall be the same surface utilized in the generation of the 1’ contours Page 3 of 5  16 of 33 DTM Deliverable The DTM deliverable shall be delivered in MicroStation and InRoads/GeoPAK format and shall consist of “Model Key” points from the LiDAR Point Cloud represented as a cells or zero length lines, and supplemental breaklines represented as a line strings. All features in the DTM shall be referenced horizontally to the Tennessee State Plane Coordinate System, NAD83, (Linear Unit: US Foot). Vertical values shall be referenced to the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) 1988 Adjustment, GEOID 12B. Topographic Contour Line Specifications Topographic contour lines shall be generated from the DTM and shall be delivered in MicroStation format as a seamless layer of 1 foot contours. Contour lines should be smoothed cartographic curves which are continuous, pass through buildings, and reflect the terrain under bridges and overpasses. Standard photogrammetric practices will be followed in placing spot elevations at water levels on lakes, reservoirs, and ponds; on ridgelines; in saddles; in depressions; at intersections of principal streets and highways; and on bridge surfaces and other locations that will aid in describing or clarifying topographic information. Spot elevations shall be included, on the road centerline, at all visible pipe locations. The contour lines shall not loop, repeat, contain gaps or broken segments, or intersect other contour lines. All contour lines must be spatially consistent in the elevation they are intended to represent. In addition, the vendor shall:  Describe the process for calculating and smoothing the contours  Describe the quality control processes used Digital Planimetric Feature Extraction Specifications and Deliverables Mobile LiDAR data will be used to collect planimetric features within the project corridor. Planimetric features will include features visible in the Mobile LiDAR dataset as defined in the Planimetric Feature List below. Features with (DTM) following will be collected as planimetrics, and will also be used in the generation of the DTM as breaklines. In addition to these features, collect additional breaklines (such as crown of road) where necessary to accurately reflect the topography in the corridor. Planimetric Feature List to include but not limited to: Transportation Features  Lane Lines (DTM)  Edge of Pavement (DTM)  Top and Bottom of Curb (DTM) Page 4 of 5  17 of 33  Sidewalks (DTM)  Driveways (DTM)  Parking (DTM)  Guardrails  Traffic Signage  Signal Lights  Bridges Building Fronts Fences Drainage (DTM) Above Ground Utilities  Poles  Overhead Line Crossings (Low Wire)  Manholes  Fire Hydrants  Catch Basins  Vegetation Final planimetric data will be delivered in MicroStation using TDOT CADD Mapping standards. Al data will be delivered as 3D data. Page 5 of 5  18 of 33 STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION SUITE 900, JAMES K. POLK BUILDING 505 DEADERICK STREET NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37243-1402 (615) 741-3421 JOHN C. SCHROER BILL HASLAM COMMISSIONER GOVERNOR June 22, 2017 Ms. Pamela M. Kordenbrock Division Administrator Federal Highway Administration 404 BNA Drive, Bldg. 200 - Suite 508 Nashville, TN 37217 Ms. Yvette G. Taylor Regional Administrator Federal Transit Administration 230 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Subject: FY-2018- FY-2019 Draft Unified Planning Work Program Dear Ms. Kordenbrock and Ms. Taylor: Enclosed is one copy of the Cleveland Draft FY 2018 - 2019 UPWP for your review and comment. We request your review of, and comments on, the FHWA/FTA funded work elements by Friday, July 21, 2017. Please let me know if you have any questions concerning this work program. Sincerely, Deborah A Fleming Long Range Planning Division Cc: Liza Joffrion, TOOT Division of Multimodal Resources  Cleveland FY 2018-2019 UPWP TDOT Comments / MPO Responses 19 of 33 May 16, 2017 / June 5, 2017 Comment Document Comment MPO Response Final TDOT Response Number Page No. Required Changes- Items related to rules, regulations, eligibility, and factual information that must be addressed 1 19 Task 3 – this task is missing the Revised here, and additional OK development and preparation of the funding also shown in Financial FY 2020 – 2023 TIP, which will occur Summary Tables. in FY 2019. This will also change the Product section, and the MPO may want to add additional funding in FY 2019. 2 26-29 What is the $10,554 in Local Funds Apologies, that amount was OK matching in Task 1? Calculations are shown in error. It has been incorrect: It appears that the $10,554 removed from all summary in Local 5303 funds allocated for tables. Task 1 were not included in the Total Task 1 funds or the Total for the column (Local 5303). These funds are also missing on page 16. Either they were included in the Financial Summary Tables in error, or they should be included in other applicable areas.  Comment Document Comment MPO Response Final TDOT Response Number Page No. 3 Update the language regarding Revised this section of Figure 5 OK 20 of 33 Transportation Performance to incorporate these points. Management to clarify: The Statewide & Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning/Metropolitan Transportation Planning Final Rule was published May 27, 2016 with an effective date of June 27, 2016. The intention of the performance-based planning requirement is for the USDOT to set performance measures and State DOTs/MPOs to set performance targets; these should not be confused. The Safety Performance Measures Final Rule was published March 15, 2016 with an effective date of April 14, 2016. The Pavement and Bridge Condition Measures and System Performance Measures Final Rules were published January 18, 2017 with a pending effective date. The UPWP should reflect activities that the MPO will be undertaking in an effort to carry out the performance-based planning requirements. Questions/Comments - Items for clarification or further consideration  Comment Document Comment MPO Response Final TDOT Response Number Page No. 4 1 2nd paragraph – The FAST Act Corrected both items. OK 21 of 33 builds on MAP-21 rather than replaces it. We are still responsible for MAP-21 implementation, specifically the performance measures. 3rd paragraph - …a population of 50,000 or more, rather than exceeding 50,000. 5 6 The MPO may want to describe the Added brief description. OK process used to develop the UPWP – was there a call for projects? How were priorities determined? Were proposals discussed at meetings? 6 9 TDOT will also be asking the MPOs Added this to the item in Figure OK to evaluate the advertising 5 that summarizes activities to requirements in the PPP in light of be taken regarding the PPP. changes to TDOT’s policies. 7 10 PL funds – the current formula gives Corrected and revised as OK each MPO a base of $100,000, and requested. the remaining funds are distributed based on urbanized area population. Complexity of transportation issues and air quality status aren’t factors in the formula. 5303 – It may be more correct to say the MPO and TDOT each provide a 10% match.  Comment Document Comment MPO Response Final TDOT Response Number Page No. 8 14 Does the TN Association of MPO It has been some time since OK 22 of 33 Coordinators hold meetings? any meetings occurred, so this item was dropped. 9 15 The TDOT Multimodal Access Grant Eliminated reference. OK has been discontinued. 10 17 Tasks - safety performance targets Corrected. OK rather than measures. 11 19 Tasks: Publish the Annual Listing of Corrected. OK Obligated Projects. The listing shows projects for which funds have been obligated, not programmed. 12 22 Shouldn’t there be a “Complete Added. OK Sidewalk Condition Inventory” product in the table?  Comment Document Comment MPO Response Final TDOT Response Number Page No. 13 The document does not mention the The point is well taken; Going forward, as 23 of 33 5307, 5310, or 5339 programs. however, the same could be presented at the MPO Consider adding language about how said about the use of PL funds Conference, any planning 5303 funding can be used to optimize to optimize implementation of activities that use these the implementation of these other each FHWA program. There funds will be required to programs. are perhaps too many funding be included in the UPWP. programs within USDOT to be For instance, if the transit able to include a discussion of operator uses 5307 for each one and its specific planning studies, that relationship to the UPWP. should be included. Does the MPO use any of the 5310 funds to evaluate and prioritize the 5310 projects? That would also need to be included. TDOT not requiring any changes at this time, but may come up during Federal review of UPWP, so be prepared. 14 The MPO has a contract for $30,534 The reminder is appreciated. with Multimodal expiring 6/30/17. The MPO is advised that any funds remaining after the 60-day closeout period will return to Multimodal for redistribution at the discretion of the Director. Product/Process Improvements - Observations on content, grammar, structure, and other stylistic components 24 of 33 25 of 33 26 of 33 27 of 33 28 of 33 29 of 33 30 of 33 31 of 33 32 of 33 33 of 33