I. PROGRAM COORDINATION
TASK 1.51 Committee Activities
This task covers CDTC meetings and maintenance of
committee membership and structure.
TASK 1.52 Financial Administration / AMPO Dues
Included under this item are membership dues for the
national Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations on behalf of
TASK
1.68 Statewide MPO Association
Support
Sarah Siwek and Associates was retained by CDTC in 2000 to serve as the NYS MPO Association’s staff on a contractual basis. The $100,000 annual budget is designed around an estimated 1,000 hours of effort per year (professional and/or support staff), providing sufficient resources for travel to statewide meetings and national (AMPO, etc.) activities. The firm will continue to develop and organize statewide meetings and conferences, develop outlines for potential statewide initiatives, and represent the perspectives of NY’s MPOs at statewide and national meetings. For 2002-03, an additional $25,000 was provided to assist with materials related to the reauthorization of TEA-21. The funding balance will be carried over and an additional $100,000 added.
This is the third year of the intended three-year contract. Support has been excellent, but in 2003-04, the NYS MPO members will consider soliciting interest from a range of firms for the future in order to maintain fairness.
TASK 1.61 Certification Review
The formal certification review by USDOT was conducted
in late 2000. Self-certification will be
required during FFY03 (prior to October 2003) and must be submitted with the
TIP approval in May 2003. Formal federal
certification review can be anticipated in the FFY04 period.
TASK
1.65 UPWP Development
The coming work program (for adoption in early 2004)
will move CDTC to a two-year UPWP cycle.
The two-year cycle will reduce the administrative load of UPWP
development and also put the two-year TIP cycle and two-year UPWP cycle on
alternate years. The 2004-06 UPWP will
be developed under this task.
TASK
1.66 DBE Plan/ Environmental
Justice
In 2003-04, CDTC will seek again to
tailor DBE procedures
to CDTC's needs. Use of DBE's continues
strong. Civil Rights and Environmental
Justice explorations will continue to be primary areas of investigation for
CDTC staff. Environmental Justice assessments were included in TIP evaluations for the first
time in the 2003-08 TIP update.
TASK
1.67 Prospectus Update
The need for a formal document containing all organizational, operational and work program aspects of CDTC's program in one place continues to be modest. The "Guide to the Capital District Transportation Committee" is updated annually and has proven to be an accessible description of roles, responsibilities and policies for use with new members and the general public. In 2003-04, staff will find the time to compile all official material into a comprehensive document to address the federal comments made in the most recent certification report. CDTC may choose to not include a strategic five-year work program in the comprehensive document, limiting the document to roles, responsibilities, policies and procedures. The multi-year work program is the most elusive piece and the coming year may not be the best time to try to resolve one; the UPWP is shifting to a two-year cycle and longer-term commitments are highly influenced both by emerging issues from New Visions efforts and by the uncertain details of the TEA-21 reauthorization.