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MINUTES
Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization
Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:30 a.m.
100 West Cypress Creek Road,
6th Floor, Suite 650
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2181
The video recording of this meeting and any reference documents can be found at:
https://www.browardmpo.org/51-meetings-events/watch-archived-mpo-meetings
 
Chair: Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis
Vice Chair: School Board Member Patricia Good
Deputy Vice Chair: Lighthouse Point Commissioner Sandy Johnson
District 1: Coral Springs Commissioner Joshua Simmons, Tamarac Vice Mayor Debra Placko, Margate Commissioner Antonio Arserio, Parkland Mayor Rich Walker
District 2: [Deputy Vice Chair], Pompano Beach Commissioner Andrea McGee, Coconut Creek Commissioner Sandra Welch, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Commissioner Buz Oldaker
District 3: Fort Lauderdale Vice Mayor Robert McKinzie, Plantation Mayor Lynn Stoner, Sunrise Commissioner Joseph Scuotto, Lauderhill Commissioner Lawrence Martin, Oakland Park Vice Mayor Michael Carn, Wilton Manors Commissioner Chris Caputo
District 4: Hollywood Commissioner Caryl Shuham, Dania Beach Commissioner Lori Lewellen
District 5: [Chair Ortis], Miramar Commissioner Yvette Colbourne, Davie Mayor Judy Paul, Weston Commissioner Byron Jaffee, Cooper City Commissioner Ryan Shrouder, West Park Mayor Felicia Brunson, Southwest Ranches Vice Mayor Bob Hartmann
Broward County School Board - [Vice Chair Good]

MPO Staff Present
Gregory Stuart, Broward MPO Executive Director
Bryan Caletka, Broward MPO Director of Transportation Policy
Alan L. Gabriel, Broward MPO General Counsel
Chadwick Blue, Hannah Bourgeois, Charlene Burke, Paul Calvaresi, Juan Canez, Jihong Chen, Amanda Christon, James Cromar, William Cross, Renee Cross, Carl Ema, Khyra Everette, Karen Friedman, Stephanie Garcia, Peter Gies, Ricardo Gutierrez, Kerrie MacNeil, Fazal Qureshi, Benjamin Restrepo, Christopher Restrepo, Andrew Riddle, Rebecca Schultz, Levi Stewart-Figueroa, Jose Vera, Lydia Waring

A copy of the physical and virtual sign-in sheets identifying members of the public who were present is filed with the supplemental papers to the minutes of this meeting.
 
REGULAR ITEMS
(All Items Open for Public Comment)
 
1.
Call to Order and Pledge
Meeting was called to order at 9:36 a.m.
 
2.
Electronic Roll Call
Roll was recorded electronically.
 
3.
Approval of Minutes - July 8, 2021
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There was no discussion on the item by the Board Members that were present. No members of the public spoke.
10/07/2021 11:13 AM
 

Motion made by Patricia Good, seconded by Sandy Johnson to Approve

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Michael Carn, Rich Walker, Lori Lewellen, Chris Caputo, Byron Jaffe, Felicia Brunson, Andrea McGee, Yvette Colbourne, Patricia Good, Joshua Simmons, Frank Ortis, Sandy Johnson, Lynn Stoner, Debra Placko, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin

15 - 0 Passed

 
Agenda items were taken out of order.
 
4.
Approval of Agenda
This item was skipped.
 
5.
Public Comments
None
 
6.
Approval of Excused Absences
Board Members Lamar Fisher, Beam Furr, Tim Ryan, Barbara Sharief, Dean Trantalis, Michael Udine, and Ana Ziade were marked as excused.
 

Motion made by Yvette Colbourne, seconded by Patricia Good to Approve

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Ryan Shrouder, Michael Carn, Rich Walker, Lori Lewellen, Chris Caputo, Caryl Shuham, Byron Jaffe, Felicia Brunson, Yvette Colbourne, Andrea McGee, Patricia Good, Joshua Simmons, Joseph Scuotto, Frank Ortis, Sandy Johnson, Lynn Stoner, Debra Placko, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin

18 - 0 Passed

 

CONSENT ITEMS
(All Items Open for Public Comment)
 
1.
MOTION TO APPROVE an Agreement Between the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization and Intent Digital, LLC for Boardroom Voting System Upgrade in an Amount Not to Exceed $328,071.84
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2.
MOTION TO APPROVE Local Coordinating Board (LCB) Membership Appointment - Vocational Rehabilitation
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Motion made by Ryan Shrouder, seconded by Patricia Good to Approve the consent agenda items.

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Debra Placko, Sandy Johnson, Yvette Colbourne, Frank Ortis, Patricia Good, Robert McKinzie, Byron Jaffe, Lynn Stoner, Michael Carn, Joshua Simmons, Judy Paul, Sandra Welch, Buz Oldaker, Joseph Scuotto, Felicia Brunson, Caryl Shuham, Arserio Antonio, Rich Walker, Chris Caputo, Bob Hartmann, Andrea McGee, Ryan Shrouder, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin, Lori Lewellen

24 - 0 Passed

 

ACTION ITEMS
(All Items Open for Public Comment)
 
1.
MOTION TO APPROVE Amendments to the Rules of the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO)
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Alan Gabriel, MPO General Counsel, gave a brief summary of the rule changes. Discussion was made by the MPO Board Members present. No members of the public spoke.
10/07/2021 11:52 AM
 

Motion made by Yvette Colbourne, seconded by Patricia Good to strike "absentee" from paragraph B.

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Debra Placko, Sandy Johnson, Yvette Colbourne, Frank Ortis, Patricia Good, Byron Jaffe, Lynn Stoner, Joshua Simmons, Joseph Scuotto, Felicia Brunson, Caryl Shuham, Rich Walker, Chris Caputo, Ryan Shrouder, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin, Lori Lewellen
NAY:
Michael Carn, Andrea McGee

16 - 2 Passed

 

Motion made by Michael Carn, seconded by Andrea McGee to replace "absent" with "virtual" in paragraph C.

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Michael Carn, Rich Walker, Ryan Shrouder, Lori Lewellen, Chris Caputo, Caryl Shuham, Byron Jaffe, Felicia Brunson, Yvette Colbourne, Andrea McGee, Joshua Simmons, Joseph Scuotto, Frank Ortis, Sandy Johnson, Lynn Stoner, Debra Placko, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin
NAY:
Patricia Good

17 - 1 Passed

 

Motion made by Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin, seconded by Patricia Good to Approve as Amended

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Frank Ortis, Patricia Good, Ryan Shrouder, Michael Carn, Rich Walker, Lori Lewellen, Chris Caputo, Caryl Shuham, Byron Jaffe, Felicia Brunson, Andrea McGee, Yvette Colbourne, Joshua Simmons, Joseph Scuotto, Sandy Johnson, Lynn Stoner, Debra Placko, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin

18 - 0 Passed

 
Robert McKenzie joined the meeting.
 
2.
MOTION TO APPROVE Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 - 2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):

A. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Roll Forward Report With Staff Recommendations

B. Changes to Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) Projects
FM# 4379901 RESURFACE TPK MAINLINE IN BROWARD CNTY, MP 47.2 - 54.16
FM# 4379903 ROADSIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN BROWARD CNTY, MP 47.2 - 54.16
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Jihong Chen of MPO staff gave a presentation on this item. There was no discussion on the item by the Board Members that were present. No members of the public spoke.
10/07/2021 11:36 AM
 

Motion made by Michael Carn, seconded by Andrea McGee to Approve

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Debra Placko, Sandy Johnson, Yvette Colbourne, Frank Ortis, Patricia Good, Robert McKinzie, Byron Jaffe, Lynn Stoner, Michael Carn, Joshua Simmons, Judy Paul, Sandra Welch, Buz Oldaker, Joseph Scuotto, Felicia Brunson, Caryl Shuham, Arserio Antonio, Rich Walker, Chris Caputo, Bob Hartmann, Andrea McGee, Ryan Shrouder, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin, Lori Lewellen

24 - 0 Passed

 
3.
MOTION TO APPROVE Amendments to the Complete Streets and other Localized Initiatives Program (CSLIP) Policies and Evaluation Criteria
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Kerrie MacNeil of MPO staff gave a presentation on this item. Discussion was made by the MPO Board members present. No members of the public spoke.
10/07/2021 11:34 AM
 

Motion made by Patricia Good, seconded by Andrea McGee to have the reranked project list approved by the Board.

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Debra Placko, Sandy Johnson, Yvette Colbourne, Frank Ortis, Patricia Good, Byron Jaffe, Michael Carn, Judy Paul, Sandra Welch, Buz Oldaker, Felicia Brunson, Caryl Shuham, Arserio Antonio, Rich Walker, Chris Caputo, Bob Hartmann, Ryan Shrouder
NAY:
Lynn Stoner, Joshua Simmons, Joseph Scuotto, Andrea McGee, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin, Lori Lewellen

17 - 6 Passed

Robert McKenzie was not present in the boardroom or virtually to vote.
10/07/2021 11:33 AM
 

Motion made by Ryan Shrouder, seconded by Lori Lewellen to Approve as Amended

Electronic Vote:  AYE:
Debra Placko, Sandy Johnson, Yvette Colbourne, Frank Ortis, Patricia Good, Byron Jaffe, Lynn Stoner, Joshua Simmons, Judy Paul, Sandra Welch, Buz Oldaker, Joseph Scuotto, Caryl Shuham, Arserio Antonio, Rich Walker, Chris Caputo, Bob Hartmann, Andrea McGee, Ryan Shrouder, Lawrence 'Jabbow' Martin, Lori Lewellen

21 - 0 Passed

Felicia Brunson, Michael Carn, and Robert McKenzie were not present in the boardroom or virtually to vote.
10/07/2021 11:33 AM
 
 

REGULAR ITEMS (continued)
(All Items Open for Public Comment)
 
7.
Comments from the Chair

Chair Ortis provided comments.
 
8.
Member Comments
MPO Board members provided comment
 
9.
Executive Director’s Report
Gregory Stuart, MPO Executive Director, provided his report.
 
10.
Monthly Federal and State Legislative Reports: https://browardmpo.org/13-who-we-are/13-legislative-priorities

Gregory Stuart and Jad Salloum of MPO staff provided these reports.
 
11.
General Counsel’s Report
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Alan Gabriel, MPO General Counsel, provided his report.
 

NON-ACTION ITEMS
(All Items Open for Public Comment)
 
1.
2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Amendment Cycle Update:

A. 2045 MTP Amendment Process Overview

B. Incorporating Local Projects Seeking Federal Discretionary Grants Into MPO Plans
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Peter Gies of MPO staff gave a presentation on this item. There was no discussion by the MPO Board members present. No members of the public spoke.
 
2.
Congestion Management Process (CMP)
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Amanda Christon of MPO staff gave a presentation on this item. There was no discussion by the MPO Board members present. No members of the public spoke.
 

FINANCIAL REPORTS - for information purposes
 
1.
Consulting Contracts Summary Report
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2.
Local Contribution Collection and Expense Report
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3.
Statements of Net Position and Statements of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Net Position - Quarterly Report
 

CORRESPONDENCE - no discussion
 
1.
May - August 2021 Correspondence
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COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion
 
1.
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Actions of the August 25, 2021 Meetings
 
2.
Broward MPO Executive Committee meeting minutes can be found at: http://browardmpo.org/index.php/agendas-minutes
 
3.
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Actions of the August 25, 2021 Meetings
 

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
 
1.
The Broward MPO and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plan to jointly perform an interim roadway functional class assessment, with special emphasis placed upon public roads not currently eligible for federal aid funds from FHWA for disaster recovery and other purposes. Municipalities interested in participating in the interim assessment, please visit: http://browardmpo.org/index.php/federal-functional-classification
 
Meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.

NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 14, 2021
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Hannah Bourgeois, Title VI Coordinator at (954) 876-0033/0053 or bourgeoish@browardmpo.org (or via Florida Relay at 711) at least seven days prior to the meeting.
 
For complaints, questions or concerns about civil rights or non-discrimination please contact: Hannah Bourgeois, Title VI Coordinator at the numbers or e-mail above.