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Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission met Wednesday, Aug. 17.

"The Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission consists of 17 members from various areas of the County. No more than two County Board members may serve on the Regional Planning Commission at the same time. Meetings shall be held on the fourth Tuesday of every month as called by the Chairman or as established at the annual meeting."

Policy Committee Kankakee Area Transportation Study (K.A.T.S.) Metropolitan Planning Organization (M.P.O.) Minutes August 17, 2016

Policy Committee Members Present: Mayor Nugent Manteno Mayor Epstein Kankakee Mr. Lindenmier Illinois Department of Transportation Mayor Adams Bradley Mr. Allen River Valley METRO Mr. Donovan FHWA

Others Present: Mr. Olson, Kankakee County; Mr. Magolan and Mr. Lindenmier, IDOT; Mr. Stone, Manteno; Mr. Hoffmann, Mr. Koning, and Ms. Franke, METRO; Mr. McBurney, Bourbonnais; Mr. Tyson, Kankakee; Dr. Gingerich, Bradley.

Call to Order Chairman Epstein called the meeting to order at 3:18 P.M.

Public Comment None.

Minutes Chairman Epstein asked for any changes or corrections the minutes from the June 29, 2016 meeting and, if none, a motion to approve them. Mayor Nugent motioned to approve the minutes as presented. Mayor Adams seconded the motion. Unanimous Vote. Motion Carried.

Approval of Proposed Agenda Chairman Epstein asked for any changes to the proposed agenda. Chairman Bossert motioned approval of the Agenda. Mayor Fowler seconded the motion. Unanimous Vote. Motion Carried.

FY 2017 TIP Amendment Mr. Olson explained that one TIP amendment was received from IDOT to change the funding source of the IL-115 Gar Creek Bridge to be fully funded by IDOT, which removes the surface transportation program – rural (STP-R) funds. The total project cost remained the same. Mayor Schore motioned to approve the TIP amendment. Chairman Bossert seconded the motion. Motion carried.

FY 2017 UWP Amendment Mr. Olson said the county’s GIS department had an intern position with the potential to be hired full time. The amendment would allow that staff member to assist in GIS work for the MPO. The funding for that position would be for about 7 percent of their time and was taken from the non-personnel section, which acts as a carryover pot for funds not used for staff. The change is revenue neutral to the budget. Mayor

Nugent asked if the GIS intern has already been hired. Mr. Olson said he has been working in the GIS office for a couple months. Mayor Nugent motioned to approve the amendment. Mayor Adams seconded the motion. Motion carried.

METRO Update Mr. Koning said Mr. Allen and Mr. Hoffmann were unable to attend the meeting. Mr. Hoffman wanted to say the comments on the proposed MPO rulemaking were well written and explained the concern the changes could have for the KATS MPO. There were no other updates.

IDOT District 3 Update Mr. Lindenmier referred everyone to the attached memo with project updates. Please see the last page for current updates.

IDOT Urban Planning Update Mr. Caldwell said the only news from IDOT is to remind staff to submit comments on the proposed MPO rulemaking.

FHWA Update None.

Safety Committee Update Mr. Tyson said the Safety Crash Subcommittee met last week and reviewed crashes and crash data for 2016.

Brookmont Boulevard Update Mr. McBurney said they were not awarded TIGER grant funds or FAST Lane funds for the project.

Riverfront Trail Update Mr. McBurney said construction is expected to begin this fall.

Industrial Drive Update Dr. Gingerich said there were no updates.

Adoption of the FY 2017 Transportation Improvement Program Mr. Olson have the committee a presentation explaining the projects contained in the FY 2017 TIP. The public hearing was held on June 17 at the Land Use & Transportation Subcommittee meeting. There was no public comment. He explained the only changes to projects submitted was for Hobbie Avenue. The Construction and Construction Engineering had been moved from FY 2019 to FY 2020 by IDOT. Mayor Adams motioned to adopt the FY 2017 Transportation Improvement Program. Mayor Nugent seconded the motion. Unanimous Vote. Motion Carried.

Final Billing Report for FY 2016 Mr. Olson referred everyone to their copy of the final billing report for FY 2016. The report outlines what MPO staff worked on for the year, broken down by each UWP work element. Chairman Epstein asked if it needed approval and if it was forwarded on IDOT or FHWA. Mr. Olson explained that it is the same document that is submitted with IDOT reimbursement invoices. After each fiscal year the annual report is sent to FHWA.

Functional Classification Review Mr. Olson said he recently received an email from IDOT notifying him that the roadway functional classification system is being reviewed and any comments can be submitted. Mr. Rogers said he only looked at the rural areas in the county because almost all the roads in a municipality are not county roads. He said he had comments for two proposed changes for N 11000W Road and S 12750E Road. Mr. Olson said changing N 4000E Road is beneficial because it will bring it should be eligible for federal aid and it identified in the long range plan. He also had comments for extending the proposed other principal arterial road segments on IL-102 and IL-17. There were no additional comments.

Proposed Rulemaking on MPO Coordination & Planning Area Reform Mr. Olson explained that FHWA has a proposed rulemaking that would require multiple MPOs within one urbanized area to consolidate. The concern is that after a decennial census, KATS MPO could be required to merge with the Chicago MPO. Chairman Epstein thanked Mr. Olson for preparing the comments. Mayor Nugent suggested having all the Policy Committee members sign the comments to show that all members are in full support of the comments. Mr. Olson said he would add a section for all members to sign and would bring it to all the members to sign.

Authorization for TIP Staff Amendments Mr. Olson explained that each MPO allows planning staff to make modifications to the TIP which are typically minor. He said he has been unable to find documentation that outlines conditions that are acceptable for staff modifications. He asked the Technical Advisory committee if they were any objections to allow staff modifications if a project in the multiyear element is requested to be moved to the current TIP year; a project has an advance construction update; a project has a minor cost change of less than 10 percent of the total project cost; and a project has federal funds removed as a funding source. Mayor shore motioned to approve the conditions for staff modifications to the TIP. Mayor Adams seconded the motion. Unanimous vote. Motion carried.

Old Business There was no old business

New Business None.

Next Scheduled Meeting The next meeting of the Safety Committee will be held on September 14, 2016 at 9:30 AM. The next meeting of the Safety Crash Subcommittee will be held on October 12, 2016 at 9:30 AM. The next MPO Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Committee meetings will be on October 26, 2016 starting at 3:00 PM.

Adjournment Mayor Nugent motioned for adjournment and Chairman Bossert seconded. Unanimous Vote. Motion Carried. Chairman Epstein adjourned the meeting at 3:34 P.M.