Rapides Area Planning Commission

Transportation Policy Committee Alexandria / Pineville Metropolitan Planning Organization

AGENDA

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Zoom Conferencing 1.Call to Order 2.Roll Call 3.Approval of Minutes P_F_T_ Motion to approve Minutes for TPC meeting held December 4, 2024. 4.MPO Housekeeping Projects for Approval a.FY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program Update P_F_T_ Motion to approve Amendment No. 2 to the UPWP FY2025 (2024-2025) document, pending public comment. b.2025 HSIP Performance Measures and Safety Target Setting P_F_T_ Motion to approve Safety PM’s supporting LADOTD targets to the MTP 2045 document, pending public comment. c.APMPO FFY2024 Annual Report P_F_T_ Motion to approve Annual Report for federal fiscal year 2024. 5.MPA Stormwater Study Update & Public Hearing Date P_F_T_ MPO staff will provide an update regarding planning process. Motion to establish date for public hearing for the MPA Stormwater Study. 6.Federal Grant Opportunities, Awards, Next Steps MPO staff will provide an update regarding federal funding opportunities selected for application development, and next steps for MPO member governments. 7.Other Business / Public Comment 8.Adjournment

A/P-MPO TPC 020525 LEGEND: P: Pass; F: Fail; T: Tabled Meeting ID: 869 8274 1314 ADA NOTICE: For special meeting accommodations, contact our ADA Coordinator via phone (318) 487-5401 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

Page 1 of 2 December 4, 2024 Transportation Policy Committee Meeting Transportation Policy Committee Meeting February 5, 2025 Rapides Area Planning Commission Conference Room Attendees: Mayor Bishop Mayor Roy Craig Smith Mayor Wilking Darrell Basco - rep. Nathan Martin Ollie Overton Troy Roussell Jules Green Cynthia Perry Dawn Sholmire Tamaya Huff Lynn Hayes Ralph Hennessy Ben Russo Matt Johns Blake Powell Matt Johns called the meeting to order, and it was determined that a quorum was present. Agenda Agenda Item #3: Approval of Minutes A motion to approve December 4, 2024, minutes as written by Mayor Wilking, seconded by Mayor Bishop. On vote the motion unanimously passed. MPO Housekeeping Projects for Approval: Agenda Item #4a: Motion to approve Amendment No. 2 to the FY2024-25 Unified Planning Work Program The committee reviewed changes to the FY25 UPWP proposed under Amendment No. 2, public review and comment schedule, and an update regarding implementation of programmed UPWP projects. A motion to approve Amendment 2 to the FY2024-25 Unified Planning Work Program pending public comments was made by Mayor Roy, moved by Darrel Basco, seconded by Ben Russo. On vote the motion unanimously passed. Agenda Item #4b: Motion to approve Highway Safety Improvement Program MPO 2025 Performance Measures and Safety Targets The committee reviewed 2024 safety performance measures, targets, and crash activity for the Alexandria-Pineville Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), including North MacArthur Drive, LA 28 West; and 2025 MPA and Louisiana DOTD safety performance targets, public review and comment schedule as proposed by MPO staff. Basco proposed a J-turn lane improvement in front of Y-Not Stop. A motion to approve the 2025 MPO Safety Performance Targets was made by Mayor Roy, moved by Ben Russo, seconded by Mayor Bishop. On vote the motion unanimously passed. Agenda Item #4c: Motion to approve federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 Annual Report for the Alexandria-Pineville Metropolitan Planning Organization The committee reviewed key findings and overall top bottleneck locations from the APMPO FFY2024 Annual Report.

Page 2 of 2 December 4, 2024 Transportation Policy Committee Meeting A motion to approve the APMPO FFY2024 Annual Report was made by Mayor Roy, moved by Darrell Basco, seconded by Ollie Overton. On vote the motion unanimously passed. Agenda Item #5: Motion to establish public hearing date for the MPA Stormwater Study The committee reviewed status of MPA Stormwater Study (also known as the Improving Transportation Resiliency Through Stormwater Mitigation Study) under development by the MPO. Committee discussed need for MPO staff to present MPA Stormwater Study to City of Alexandria, City of Pineville and Town of Ball Councils prior to establishing public hearing date to for MPA Stormwater Study. Committee would decide public hearing date after the third round of public outreach was completed Jonathan Bolen reviews Existing Conditions Report under development by the consultant (Halff & Associates). No action was taken and the motion was tabled until June 11 Transportation Policy Committee Meeting. Agenda Item #6: Federal Grant Opportunities, Awards, Next Steps The committee reviewed status of federal funding opportunities selected for application development and impact to annual MPO planning activities. Agenda Item #7: Other Business / Public Comment No other business was discussed and there were no comments from the public online or in person. A motion to adjourn by Ben Russo, seconded by Troy Roussell. On vote the motion unanimously passed.

Matt Johns Executive Director Kathy Powell Office Manager Jonathan Bolen Transportation Director Destiny Kunefke Safety Planner Jamie Wallace GIS Administrator Blake Powell GIS/Addressing 803 Johnston Street Alexandria, LA 71301 P.O. Box 7586 Phone (318) 487-5401 Fax (318) 487-5406 E-Mail Address: [email protected] M E M O R A N D U M DATE: January 23, 2025 TO: The Alexandria - Pineville Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Committee Members FROM: Jonathan Bolen Rapides Area Planning Commission RE: APMPO Transportation Policy Committee Meeting There will be a Transportation Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 5th at 10:00 am, at RAPC and online via Zoom. At this meeting, the Transportation Policy Committee will take formal action regarding proposed updates to the Transportation Improvement Program and Unified Annual Work Program for the Alexandria-Pineville MPO planning area. The agenda and online meeting participation instructions will be posted to our website www.rapc.info/transportation. Please attend or send an alternate to get a vote for these important projects in our metro area. Transportation Policy Committee Members: Mayor Joe Bishop, Pineville, LA (Alternate, Mr. Darrell Basco) Mayor Jacques Roy, Alexandria, LA (Alternate, Mrs. Kay Michiels) Mayor L. Gail Wilkinson, Town of Ball (Alternate, Mrs. Ellen Melancon) Mrs. Cynthia Perry, Alexandria, LA Mr. Nathan Martin, Pineville, LA (Alternate, Mr. Tom Bouchie) Mr. Sean McGlothlin, President, RPPJ (Alternate, Mr. Cory Ashmore) Mr. Ollie Overton, RPPJ Mr. Troy Roussell, LaDOTD-08 (Alternate, Mr. Jonathan Lachney) Mr. Ben Russo, Regional Port Authority (Alternate Mr. Terry Spruill) Mrs. Ralph Hennessy, England Authority (Alternate, Mr. Scott Gammel) Mrs. Dawn Sholmire, LaDOTD-HQ (Alternate, Mrs. Sarah Moss) Mrs. Laura Phillips, FHWA (Alternate, Mr. Carlos McCloud) Ms. Lynn Hayes, FTA

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