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MINUTES Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee Wednesday, August 27, 2025 2:30 p.m. 100 West Cypress Creek Road, 6th Floor, Suite 650 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2181 |
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Present:
| Chair: | Maqsood Nasir, City of Lauderdale Lakes |
| Vice Chair: | Natalie Yesbeck, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) |
| District 1: | Jenna Lane, City of Coral Springs; Tanya Williams, City of Tamarac; Chris Gatz, City of Margate; Andrew Disbury, City of North Lauderdale |
| District 2: | Maggie Barszewski, City of Pompano Beach; Laurie Harari, City of Deerfield Beach; Brittany Metzler, City of Lighthouse Point |
| District 3: | [Chair Nasir]; Karen Warfel, City of Fort Lauderdale; Ekate Ekwere, City of Fort Lauderdale; Lenoard Dornevil, City of Plantation; Matthue Goldstein, City of Sunrise; Sierra Marrero, City of Oakland Park; Roberta Moore, City of Wilton Manors |
| District 4: | Clarissa Ip, City of Hollywood; Vivian Batista, City of Dania Beach |
| District 5: | Salvador Zuniga, City of Miramar; Karl Kennedy, City of Pembroke Pines; Junias Aldajuste, City of Cooper City; Emily Aceti, Town of Southwest Ranches |
| [Vice Chair Yesbeck] Armando Tineo, Broward County Aviation Department Richard Tornese, Broward County Highway Construction & Engineering Division Khalilah Ffrench, Broward County Transportation Department Dawn Teetsel, Broward County Planning Council Rasem Awwad, Broward County Traffic Engineering Division |
MPO Staff Present
William Cross, Deputy Executive Director Planning and Programming
Paul Calvaresi, Jihong Chen, Carl Ema, Paul Flavien, Karen Friedman, Peter Gies, Miguel Perez, Rebecca Schultz, Jennipher Tucy
A copy of the sign-in sheet 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 Recognition of Quorum
The meeting was called to order at 2:31 p.m.
2.
Electronic Roll Call
3.
Approval of Minutes - June 25, 2025
Motion made by Natalie Yesbeck, seconded by Daniel Keester-O’Mills
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Maggie Barszewski, , Tanya Williams, Armando Tineo, Brittany Metzler, Emily Aceti, Pablo Chon Kan, , Matthue Goldstein, Khalilah Ffrench, Chris Gratz, Roberta Moore, Karl Kennedy, Sierra Marrero, Natalie Yesbeck, Dawn Teetsel, Karen Warfel, Maqsood Mohammad Nasir, Rasem Awwad, , Daniel Keester-O’Mills
21 - 0 Passed
4.
Approval of Agenda
Motion made by Viviana Batista, seconded by Daniel Keester-O’Mills as Amended at the request of MPO Staff, removing Action Item 1 and modifying Action Item 2 to remove C.2
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Maggie Barszewski, , Viviana Batista, Tanya Williams, Emily Aceti, Armando Tineo, Brittany Metzler, Pablo Chon Kan, , Matthue Goldstein, Khalilah Ffrench, Chris Gratz, Roberta Moore, Karl Kennedy, Sierra Marrero, Natalie Yesbeck, Dawn Teetsel, Karen Warfel, Maqsood Mohammad Nasir, Rasem Awwad, , Daniel Keester-O’Mills
22 - 0 Passed
5.
Public Comments
None.
ACTION ITEMS
1.
MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE an Amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 List of Priority Projects (LOPP): FM# 457374-1 PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY AT FEC CROSSINGS
This item was removed from the agenda.
2.
MOTION TO RECOMMEND BROWARD MPO APPROVE Amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP):
A. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Roll Forward Report with Staff Recommendation
B. Remove Three Projects from the FY 2026 TIP
A. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) - Roll Forward Report with Staff Recommendation
B. Remove Three Projects from the FY 2026 TIP
- FM# 4496061 NORTH PERRY AIRPORT ATC TOWER REPLACEMENT (CONSTRUCTION)
- FM# 4515731 FT. LA/HOLLYWOOD INT'L AIRPORT AIRFIELD ELECTRICAL VAULT (DESIGN)
- FM# 4515741 FLL/HOLLYWOOD INT'L AIRPORT TAXILANE ADG III SERVING WESTSIDE PARCELS
- FM# 4515763 TSMA REPLACEMENT PROJECT BROWARD COUNTY
- FM# 4573741 SW 2ND STREET, SW 22ND STREET, NW 1ST STREET @ FEC
Dr. Jihong Chen of MPO Staff presented the item. Committee members discussed the item. No members of the public spoke.
Motion made by Jenna Lane, seconded by Viviana Batista to Approve as Amended
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Maggie Barszewski, , Tanya Williams, Viviana Batista, Brittany Metzler, Armando Tineo, Khalilah Ffrench, Matthue Goldstein, , Karl Kennedy, Sierra Marrero, Roberta Moore, Chris Gratz, Natalie Yesbeck, Maqsood Mohammad Nasir, Karen Warfel, Ekaete Ekwere, Jenna Lane, Junias Aldajuste, Rasem Awwad, , Daniel Keester-O’Mills, Richard Tornese
23 - 0 Passed
NON-ACTION ITEMS
1.
2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Amendment Requests
A. FDOT Strategic Intermodal System (SIS)
B. Broward Safety Action Plan (BSAP)
C. Broward County Transit (BCT)
B. Broward Safety Action Plan (BSAP)
C. Broward County Transit (BCT)
Paul Flavien of MPO Staff introduced this item. Committee members discussed the item. No members of the public spoke.
2.
Connected Communities Vision Kit
Paul Calvaresi of MPO Staff presented this item. There was no discussion on the item by the committee members that were present. No members of the public spoke.
3.
Federal Discretionary Grants
Jennipher Tucy of MPO Staff presented this item. There was no discussion on the item by the committee members that were present. No members of the public spoke.
4.
Housing Coordination Plan (HCP) Introduction
Karen Friedman of MPO Staff presented this item. Committee members discussed the item. No members of the public spoke.
5.
Report from Partner Agency - Florida Department of Transportation - SR-9 / I-95 PD&E Study from Miami-Dade / Broward County Line to North of Griffin Rd.
Leslie Wetherell of FDOT Staff presented this item. Committee members discussed the item. No members of the public spoke.
COMMITTEE REPORTS - no discussion
1.
Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Actions of the July 10, 2025 Meeting
2.
Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Actions of the June 25, 2025 Meeting
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
1.
Member Comments
William Cross of MPO Staff commented on the Safe Roads Summit and the cancellation of upcoming meetings, September 24 & December 3, 2025.
2.
2025 Participation Record
3.
Projects Transitioning to the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) Local Agency Program (LAP)
4.
2050 Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Multimodal Unfunded Needs Plan
5.
Safe Routes to School - Grant Application Workshop - September 4, 2025
6.
SAVE THE DATE - Safe Roads Summit - February 25-26, 2026
The meeting was adjourned at 3:39 p.m.
NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 22, 2025
NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 22, 2025
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