MPO Technical Committee

MPO SPECIAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE WORKSHOP AGENDA February 24, 2016 9:00 a.m. MPO Office 100 West Broadway 2nd Floor Farmington, New Mexico  AGENDA FARMINGTON METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SPECIAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE WORKSHOP February 24, 2016 9:00 AM This special workshop will be held at the MPO Office, 100 West Broadway, 2nd Floor, Farmington, New Mexico. ITEM PAGE 1. Call meeting to order 2. Review the draft Complete Streets Design Guidelines Document and consider 1 recommending approval. Presented by: Duane Wakan 3. Business from Chairman, Members, and Staff 4. Business from the Floor 5. Adjournment ATTENTION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the MPO Administrative Aide at the Downtown Center, 100 W Broadway, Farmington, New Mexico or at 505-599-1466 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the MPO Administrative Aide if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.  FARMINGTON METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Agenda Item #1 Subject: Complete Streets Prepared by: Duane Wakan, MPO Planner Date: February 17, 2016 BACKGROUND or PREVIOUS WORK  Complete Streets are a means of designing a roadway so that it accommodates all modes of travel, including driving, walking, biking, and transit.  Staff has worked with the Complete Streets Advisory Group (CSAG) on content, and design guidelines for the FMPO planning area.  The Advisory Group held its last meeting on September 3, 2015 and reviewed the draft Complete Streets Design Guidelines document.  Staff made editorial revisions based on input from CSAG members. Works cited and minor grammatical errors will be corrected or updated on an ongoing basis.  Staff will report to the Policy committee on February 25, and seek final approval at their April 28th meeting. CURRENT WORK  Finalize the design guidelines document with the Technical Committee.  Seek recommended approval by the Technical Committee on February 24, 2016. ANTICIPATED WORK  Provide editorial updates per recommendations from the Technical Committee.  Seek approval by the Policy Committee on April 28, 2016  Publish final document and distribute to entities  Create a regional Complete Streets resolution for regional consideration and adoption. ATTACHMENTS  The draft Complete Streets Design Guidelines document is available on the MPO website. http://www.fmtn.org/DocumentCenter/View/6835 . Latest edits are shown in red text. ACTION ITEM  Consider recommending approval of the draft Complete Streets Design Guidelines document to the Policy Committee. 1