PLANNING
COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting Minutes
June 5, 2007
Brad Birge, City of Saratoga Springs
Judy Breselor, City of Troy
Steve Feeney, Schenectady County
Rocky Ferraro, Capital District Regional Planning
Commission
Michael Franchini, Albany County (Chairman)
Steve Iachetta, Albany County Airport Authority
Marybeth Pettit, City of Rensselaer
John Poorman, Capital District Transportation Committee (Secretary)
Dave Rettig, NYSDOT Region 1
Dede Rudolph, City of Albany
Phil Serafino, New York State Thruway Authority
Bernard Sisson, City of Schenectady
John Stangle, representing Denise Sheehan, Town of Colonie
Erin Thomas, City of Cohoes
Michael Valentine, Saratoga County
Steve Watts, Town of Halfmoon
Kristina Younger, Capital District Transportation Authority
STAFF AND OTHERS
Anne Benware, Capital District Transportation Committee
Frank Bonafide, NYSDOT Region 1
Dominic Calsolaro, City of Albany
Patrick Campbell, Capital District Transportation Authority
Sandra Misiewicz, Capital District Transportation Committee
Glenn Posca, Capital District Transportation Committee
Jason Purvis, Capital District Transportation Committee
Jim Rivers, City of Troy
Deb Stacey, Capital District Transportation Committee
Steve Szanto, Creighton Manning
VISITORS ISSUES
Chairman Franchini opened the meeting at approximately 2:00 pm.
Dominic Calsolaro, city alderman from the City of Albany asked to address the group. The city is concerned about the proposed
delay on the Delaware
Avenue project
in the city. City officials have been
meeting with business owners along Delaware Avenue and are poised to go forward with the project. A 30 month delay would be extremely
disruptive at this point.
Action Items
ADMINISTRATION
Approval
of the May 23, 2007 Meeting
Minutes
The minutes of the May 23, 2007 meeting were approved.
2007-12 TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Items
Raised By NYSDOT
Project Schedules:
NYSDOT distributed an amended version of the table that identified proposed
delays in TIP project schedules (the original table was distributed to members
for the May 23rd Planning Committee meeting). Frank Bonafide indicated that two mathematical errors were discovered
subsequent to the May 23rd meeting which resulted in additional
funding availability in STP Large Urban and STP Small Urban. NYSDOT restored
the following projects to their original schedule:
1.
A438— City of Watervliet 19th Street (City Line – Congress St Bridge)Reconstruction
2.
R245—City of Troy NY 2 (5th Ave-11th
Street)Reconstruction
3.
R155—City of Troy NY 2 (11th Street-Pawling Avenue) Reconstruction
4.
SA133—City of Saratoga Springs South
Broadway/Ballston Avenue Intersection Improvements
5.
A440—City of Albany Delaware Avenue Reconstruction
NYSDOT also proposed to restore project SA216—Church
Street Reconstruction by replacing the NHS fund source with STP Flex. NYSDOT
also proposed that the fund source for project A461 be switched to CMAQ, which
would restore that project to its original schedule. NYSDOT asked the members to accept all the
remaining delays outlined in the table.
A lively discussion ensued. Mike Franchini asked Dave Rettig to share information on the bridge (HBRR) projects with
regard to readiness, deficiency rating and criteria used to determine
deferrals.
Three motions were made by members regarding the project
deferrals and fund source switches:
1.
Kristina Younger made the motion to program TIP projects A431, A467 and
SA220 in the third year of the TIP contingent on NYSDOT finding an offset
within the region-wide HBRR program.
Potential offsets should be determined according to project
readiness. Members approved the motion.
2.
Steve Feeney made the motion to program projects R254 and S177 with
NHS funds in the third year of the TIP.
In addition, Steve motioned that the committee accept the proposed
conversion of the funding source for project A461 to CMAQ and the funding
source for project SA 216 to STP-Flex. Members approved the motion; Dave Rettig abstained.
3.
Steve Feeney made the motion to accept all other project deferrals
proposed in the handout with the exception of Maple Avenue. Steve motioned
that SA 136 and SA 181 be deferred to FFY 2010-11 for construction, which is
acceptable by the project sponsor, in order to keep project S157 (Maple Avenue
realignment)in FFY 2009-10. Members
approved the motion; Dave Rettig abstained.
Table 1 summarizes the actions approved by the Planning Committee regarding the 2007-12 Draft TIP project
deferrals that were proposed by NYSDOT and provided as a handout at the Planning Committee meeting.
Consideration of Proposed SDF to Federal Fund
TIP Additions: John Poorman directed the members to the previously distributed
material regarding the State Financing Plan and the use of Advance Construction
Funds. John indicated
that the two options identified in the previously distributed material are
still valid. Dave Rettig noted that the three projects will not go forward if
the Planning Committee does not approve the SDF fund switch. John noted
that these projects did not get reviewed with other TIP projects and thus goes
against the MPO process. Members
questioned the consequences of not accepting the proposed changes and the
consequence of delaying action. John responded
that members can approve the draft TIP and revisit the issue as an amendment to
the TIP. The Policy Board can do the
same. Kristina Younger motioned to accept option #2 outlined in the previously
distributed material. Members concurred;
Dave Rettig abstained.
John Stangle motioned to approve the draft 2007-12 Transportation
Improvement program with the corrections and above motions noted. The members concurred with one abstention
from Dave Rettig.
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
Fred Howard motioned to accept the amendments to the two projects
noted in the previously distributed material.
Bernie Sisson seconded the motion; members approved the motion.
OTHER
The Policy Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday June
7th. If the draft 2007-12 TIP is not
approved at the June Policy Board meeting, an additional Planning Committee meeting will be scheduled.
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned
at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
John P. Poorman
Secretary