HPMPO Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)

Attachment 1 TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes September 26, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Martha Wolfe called the meeting to order at 10:04 AM on September 26, 2023, in the Council Chambers of the Thomasville Aquatics and Community Center. TAC MEMBERS PRESENT FOR QUORUM: Martha Wolfe (Chair), Darrell Frye, Doug Hunt, Richard McNabb, Lisa Mathis, Jim Myers, Jay Wagner, Larry Ward, Larry Warlick NON-VOTING TAC MEMBERS: Suzette Morales TCC MEMBERS PRESENT: Stevie Cox, Andrew Edmonds, Chuck George, Fredrick Haith, Mike Horney, Pat Ivey, Bryan Kluchar, Jason Miller, Andy Piper, Chad Reimakoski, Scott Rhine, Greg Venable HPMPO STAFF PRESENT: Gwen Ford (Minute Taker) OTHERS PRESENT: Eddie Bowling, Michael Brandt, Phillip Craver, Roosevelt Monroe, Stephen Robinson, Nishant Shah, Joel Strickland, Johnnie Taylor ETHICS STATEMENT Martha Wolfe read the Ethics Statement. No one reported any conflicts of interest. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD No comments CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Item 1: Consideration for approval of the August 22, 2023 TAC meeting minutes Item 2: Consideration for approval of amendments to the 2024-2033 MTIP Martha Wolfe presented the consent agenda and opened the floor for a motion to approve. Jim Myers made a motion to approve the minutes. Doug Hunt seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. ACTION ITEMS 1 Attachment 1 Item 3: Consideration for the approval of the HPMPO 2023 Title VI Plan Gwen Ford presented the Title VI plan and the Title VI Notice to the Public, as included in the agenda packet. Doug Hunt made a motion to approve the Title VI Plan. Richard McNabb seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Item 4: Consideration for the adoption of the HPMPO Planning Area Boundary Andrew Edmonds presented an overview of the process undertaken to define the planning area boundary and the coordination of planning arrangements with neighboring MPOs. A map illustrating the planning area boundary was included in the meeting agenda packet. Jim Myers made a motion to adopt the planning area boundary. Doug Hunt seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. INFORMATION ITEMS Item 5: Updates to the HPMPO Locally Coordinated Transit Plan Andrew Edmonds presented updates to the plan, as included in the agenda packet. Item 6: Consideration to amend the 2023-2024 Planning Work Program (UPWP) Andrew Edmonds proposed reallocating funds to hire a consultant to help with the 2025 update to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). Item 7: Growth Allocation Project Andrew Edmonds explained the use of scenario planning to help generate growth allocation data to input into the travel demand model. AGENCY REPORTS Item 8. NCDOT Board of Transportation Report Lisa Mathis reported on Tropical Storm Idalia, Litter Sweep program, WomenConnect employee resource group, and DBE outreach meetings. Item 9. NCDOT Division Reports Division 7 Chad Reimakoski presented project updates, as included in the meeting agenda packet. 2 Attachment 1 Division 8 Bryan Kluchar presented project updates, as included in the meeting agenda packet. Division 9 Pat Ivey presented project updates, as included in the meeting agenda packet. Item 10. NCDOT Transportation Planning Branch Report. No representative present to make a report. Item 11. NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division. No representative present to make a report. Item 12. Federal Highway Administration Report. Suzette Morales reviewed the report as included in the meeting agenda packet. Item 13. Public Transportation Reports High Point Transit No representative present to make a report. Davidson County Transportation Jim Myers reported that ridership has increased. DCTS report included in the meeting agenda packet. RCATS No representative present to make a report. PART No representative present to make a report. OTHER BUSINESS Andrew Edmonds reported that the MPO has two open positions, reminded member agencies to approve their MOUs so the TAC can take action in October, and invited all to register for the Piedmont Transportation Professionals “Year of the Trail Lunch and Learn” on October 4 at the High Point City Lake Park events center. ADJOURNMENT Jim Myers made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Richard McNabb seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 10:44 AM. Minutes submitted by Gwen Ford. 3