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MINUTES Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens' Advisory Committee Wednesday, August 27, 2025 6:00 p.m. 100 West Cypress Creek Road, 6th Floor, Suite 650 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2181 |
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Members Present:
| Chair: | Ken Reinhardt, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) |
| Vice Chair: | Gregory Gayle, City of Coconut Creek |
| District 1: | Joao Brandao, City of Margate; Christine McKay, City of North Lauderdale |
| District 2: | [Vice Chair Gayle] |
| District 3: | Darren Badore, City of Plantation; Wallis Peterson, City of Oakland Park |
| District 5: | Debon Campbell, City of Miramar |
| [Chair Reinhardt] Marc Fermanian, Broward County Board of County Commissioners Max Goldstein, Broward County Board of County Commissioners Joy Smith, Broward County Board of County Commissioners Doris Span, Citizens’ Advisory Committee appointment Michael Smith, Citizens’ Advisory Committee appointment Sheldon Riles, Broward College Phil Busey, Broward Sierra Club Patience Cohn, Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) John Michael Perez, Rotary Club |
MPO Staff Present
Christopher Restrepo, Interim Regional Planning Manager
Paul Calvaresi, Jihong Chen, James Cromar, Carl Ema, Paul Flavien, Peter Gies, Miguel Perez, Fazal Qureshi, Rebecca Schultz
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 6:00 p.m.
2.
Electronic Roll Call
3.
Approval of Minutes - June 25, 2025
Motion made by Max Goldstein, seconded by Patience Cohn to Approve
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Ken Reinhardt, Christine McKay, Wallis Peterson, Max Goldstein, Michael Smith, Patience Cohn, Debon Campbell, Joao Brandao, Darren Badore, John Michael Perez, Marc Fermanian, Sheldon Riles
12 - 0 Passed
4.
Approval of Agenda
Motion made by Patience Cohn, seconded by John Michael Perez to Approve as Amended at the request of MPO Staff, removing Action Item 1 and modifying Action Item 2 to remove C.2
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Ken Reinhardt, Wallis Peterson, Christine McKay, Michael Smith, Max Goldstein, Patience Cohn, Debon Campbell, Joao Brandao, Darren Badore, Marc Fermanian, John Michael Perez, Sheldon Riles
12 - 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. There was no discussion on the item by the committee members that were present. No members of the public spoke.
Motion made by Darren Badore, seconded by Max Goldstein to Approve
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Gregory Gayle, Ken Reinhardt, Wallis Peterson, Christine McKay, Michael Smith, Max Goldstein, Debon Campbell, Patience Cohn, Joao Brandao, Darren Badore, Phil Busey, Marc Fermanian, John Michael Perez, Sheldon Riles
14 - 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. Committee members discussed the item. No members of the public spoke.
3.
Safe Streets 4 Broward - Safety Dashboard
Fazal Qureshi of MPO Staff presented this item. Committee members discussed the item. No members of the public spoke.
4.
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
Committee Members discussed the SFRTA SoFloGo App and TriRail funding.
2.
2025 Participation Record
3.
MPO Acronyms: https://browardmpo.org/data/acronyms
4.
2050 Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Multimodal Unfunded Needs Plan
5.
Projects Transitioning to the Florida Department of Transportation's Local Agency Program
6.
Safe Routes to School - Grant Application Workshop - September 4, 2025
7.
SAVE THE DATE - Safe Roads Summit - February 25-26, 2026
Motion made by Joao Brandao, seconded by Marc Fermanian to adjourn
- Electronic Vote: AYE:
- Gregory Gayle, Ken Reinhardt, Wallis Peterson, Christine McKay, Michael Smith, Max Goldstein, Debon Campbell, Patience Cohn, Joao Brandao, Darren Badore, Phil Busey, Marc Fermanian, John Michael Perez, Sheldon Riles
14 - 0 Passed
The meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 22, 2025
NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 22, 2025
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