The agenda for the September 19, 2016 MAG Regional Council Executive Committee meeting has been posted in PDF format on the MAG website at:http://www.azmag.gov/Events/
Thank you.
September 12, 2016
TO: Members of the MAG Regional Council Executive Committee
FROM: Mayor Greg Stanton, City of Phoenix, Chair
SUBJECT: MEETING NOTIFICATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR THE MAG REGIONAL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 12:00 Noon
MAG Office, Suite 200 - Ironwood Room 302 North 1st Avenue, Phoenix
A meeting of the MAG Regional Council Executive Committee has been scheduled for the time and place noted above. Members of the Committee may attend the meeting either in person or by telephone conference.
Please park in the garage under the building. Bring your ticket to the meeting, parking will be validated. For those using transit, the Regional Public Transportation Authority will provide transit tickets for your trip. For those using bicycles, please lock your bicycle in the bike rack in the garage.
Pursuant to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MAG does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admissions to or participation in its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Denise McClafferty at the MAG office. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
If you have any questions regarding the Executive Committee agenda items, please contact Dennis Smith, MAG Executive Director, or Denise McClafferty, MAG Regional Program Manager, at (602) 254-6300.
MAG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TENTATIVE AGENDA September 19, 2016
COMMITTEE ACTION REQUESTED
1. Call to Order
The meeting of the Executive Committee will be called to order.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Call to the Audience
An opportunity will be provided to members of the public to address the Executive Committee on items not scheduled on the agenda THAT FALL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF MAG, or on items on the agenda for discussion but not for action. Members of the public will be requested not to exceed a three-minute time period for their comments. A total of 15 minutes will be provided for the Call to the Audience agenda item, unless the Executive Committee requests an exception to this limit.
Please note that those wishing to comment on action agenda items will be given an opportunity at the time the item is heard.
3. Information and discussion.
ITEMS PROPOSED TO BE HEARD BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
4. Approval of the August 15, 2016 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
5. Amendment to Add $873,400 to the HDR, Inc., Contract for the Interstate 10/Interstate 17 Corridor Master Plan and Amendment to the FY 2017 MAG Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget to Accept the Funds From the Regional Freeway and Highway Program
On August 12, 2013, the MAG Regional Council Executive Committee amended the FY 2014 MAG Unified Planning Work Program and Annual Budget for $2,500,000 to develop the Interstate 10/Interstate 17 Corridor Master Plan. This work was previously being conducted by Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The
MAG Executive Committee -- Tentative Agenda September 19, 2016
ADOT work was suspended and the project and funding have been transferred to MAG. The two environmental impact statement (EIS) studies for the corridor previously being conducted by ADOT were between the SR-101L/Agua Fria-Pima “North Stack” and SR-202L/Santan-South Mountain “Pecos Stack” traffic interchanges. The project has evaluated more than 340 concepts for meeting future travel demand along Interstates 10 and 17 with extensive traffic engineering and safety analyses of the corridor’s mainline and 31 traffic interchanges. These efforts have helped identify the best methods for accommodating traffic on the freeway, as well as circulation on local arterial streets intersecting the corridor. Additional consultant services are needed for conceptual engineering design studies to ensure the viability, constructability, and potential right-of-way needs along the corridor. These services will assist ADOT, Valley Metro, and other affected MAG member agencies in the corridor to minimize their project development time for implementing the recommendations at the earliest opportunity. Adding the amount of $873,400 to the HDR, Inc., contract is needed to conduct the additional services. Funding for these additional services is from the MAG Regional Freeway and Highway Program amount programmed for Interstate 10 and Interstate 17. Please refer to the enclosed material.
6. MAG’s Golden Anniversary Event Update
The Maricopa Association of Governments is celebrating its Golden Anniversary. On April 12, 2017, MAG will commemorate its 50th birthday. In April 2016, MAG staff provided an overview to the Executive Committee on the 50th Anniversary outreach plan. Included in the plan was a possible celebration event to commemorate MAG on the anniversary date. MAG staff will present options for this event and request input regarding recommendations for moving forward on event planning.
6. Information, discussion and possible action.
7. Proposed Changes to the MAG By-Laws
At the September 15, 2014 MAG Executive Committee meeting, an item was heard regarding a new requirement under the federal transportation law, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), requiring transit representation on the governing bodies of metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) such as MAG. Since that time, the U.S. Department of Transportation has received significant nationwide interest on this issue. On May 27, 2016, the Final Rule was posted in the Federal Register outlining the provisions for transit representation on MPO boards. The Final Rule is consistent with MAG’s submitted comments that one representative be allowed to serve in two roles: as the transit representative and as a representative of a member agency. In order to comply with the Final Rule, the MAG By-Laws are recommended to be amended.
In addition to the transit representation amendment, a technical amendment to the By-Laws is also being proposed for consideration. In the 1996 state legislative session, HB 2172 was passed. This legislation provided for ex-officio membership to the Citizens Transportation Oversight Committee (CTOC) on the MAG Regional Council. On September 25, 1996, the MAG Regional Council approved a change to the By-Laws so that "the Chairman of the Citizens Transportation Oversight Committee shall have ex-officio membership in the corporation for matters relating to the regional freeway system only." With the passage of Proposition 400, the range of issue areas for CTOC has broadened beyond the freeway system to the larger Regional Transportation Plan. A technical amendment to the MAG By-Laws is being requested for consideration to more accurately reflect the role of CTOC. Both of these proposed amendments would affect Article III, Section 1 of the By-Laws of the Maricopa Association of Governments.
7. Information, discussion and possible action to recommend to the MAG Regional Council to consider approval of amendments to the MAG By-Laws regarding transit representation to the MPO board and a technical amendment regarding the role of CTOC and to initiate the By-Laws amendment process.
The MAG By-Laws may be amended by the Regional Council provided written notice of the proposed amendment has been given not less than 15 days prior to the meeting at which it is to be voted on.
8. Update on the Statewide Tourism and Shopping Initiative
On June 13, 2016, the Executive Committee was provided an update from Capitol Strategies on the extension of the border card crossing zone.
Since that time, Capitol Strategies, represented by former Congressman Jim Kolbe and Steven Bloch, has been reaching out to members of the Arizona Congressional Delegation, federal agencies and other organizations. As a result of their efforts, two bipartisan letters, representing a majority of the Arizona Congressional Delegation, have been submitted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection requesting a rule-making process to extended the current 75 mile border crossing card zone to include all of Arizona.
More recently, a sample letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, similarly requesting a rule-making process, has been sent by MAG to a number of associations within Arizona requesting them to submit additional letters of support. An update will be provided by MAG staff including the amount of consultant assistance remaining.
8. Information, discussion and possible action.
9. Appointments of the MAG Economic Development Committee Business Member Positions
On May 27, 2015, the MAG Regional Council approved increasing the composition of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) to include fifteen business member positions, representing region-wide business interests, that have two-year terms with possible reappointment by recommendation of the Executive Committee and approval of the MAG Regional Council. The EDC business member positions are up for appointment/reappointment. On August 5, 2016,
9. Information, discussion and recommendation to approve the appointments of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) business member positions.
a memorandum was sent to the MAG Regional Council members soliciting letters of interest for the business member positions on the EDC. The Executive Committee is requested to recommend approval of the EDC business member positions. Please refer to the enclosed material.
10. Request for Future Agenda Items
Topics or issues of interest that the Executive Committee would like to have considered for discussion at a future meeting will be requested.
10. Information.
11. Comments from the Committee
An opportunity will be provided for the Executive Committee members to present a brief summary of current events. The Executive Committee is not allowed to propose, discuss, deliberate or take action at the meeting on any matter in the summary, unless the specific matter is properly noticed for legal action.
11. Information.
Adjournment
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