CAPITAL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
Judy Breselor, representing Fred Howard,
Peter Comenzo, Town of
Frank Commisso, Albany Port District Commission
Kevin Corcoran, Town of
Todd Fabozzi, representing
Steve Feeney,
Mike Franchini,
Heather Mallozzi, Town of
Marybeth Pettit, City of
Dede Rudolph, City of
John Stangle,
Steve Watts, Town of
Kristina Younger, Capital
District Transportation Authority
STAFF AND OTHERS
Sandra Misiewicz, Capital
District Transportation Committee
Chuck Rappozzo, NYS Department of Transportation Main
Office
Mark Sargent, Creighton Manning
Deb Stacey, Capital District Transportation Committee
Anne Sutkin, NYS Department of Transportation
VISITORS ISSUES
Chairman Franchini opened the meeting at approximately
LINKAGE PRESENTATION BY THE
TOWN OF
Peter Comenzo presented the results of the completed Route 7, I-88, and
Action Items
ADMINISTRATION
Approval
of the
Self-Certification
Mr. Poorman led members through a review of the
previously-distributed ten-page question-and-answer documentation to support
CDTC’s self-certification of compliance with federal statute and
regulation. He noted that the
once-every-three-years formal federal certification report was for FFY04, and
that CDTC must complete a new self-certification this year prior to adopting
the TIP.
The self-certification report positively addresses every
question. The final page includes the
comments contained in the formal federal certification report last year, and
responses.
Members commented on the favorable material, and agreed
to recommend action by the
2003-08 TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT
A473,
The TIP action involves a $250,000 special appropriation
for further work in the Corning Preserve.
Members approved the addition. No
SA133,
South Broadway at
Mr. Poorman noted that this TIP change does not require
2005-10 TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE
Review of Comments
Received on the Draft TIP
Mr. Poorman directed members’ attention to the
previously-distributed draft of Appendix F of the 2005-10 TIP related to public
comments. Members reviewed the draft
responses and concurred that no change to the draft TIP is required as a result. (Secretary’s note: a third comment was received recommending
funding of the Helderberg-Hudson rail trail; this project was addressed in the
CMAQ discussion described below.)
CMAQ
Programming Discussion
Members reviewed the previously-distributed updated
summary of CMAQ programming options.
Several options were described:
option 1 focusing on a multi-modal ITS emphasis; option 2 focusing on
immediate air quality benefit; option 3 providing for implementation of
long-range New Visions concepts; and option 4 deferring action until a later
date. Members agreed that option 4 would
not be desirable, due to the potential for loss of funds if they are not
committed to specific projects.
Additional variations were raised during the
discussion. After extensive discussion
of the merits of different projects and programming approaches, members agreed
to a package that funds option 3, and adds the
A464: Helderberg
Hudson Rail Trail: Phase 1...... $2.960M
A465:
A462: Queue
Jumper at the Intersection of
A463: Queue Jumper at the Intersection of
RG100: Transit Service Pilot Program............... 1.000M
A461: Intersection
of
(Costs for A462 and A463 are shown at the corrected 3/05
values, which are slightly higher than those in the summary sheet.) The Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail commitment
is a capped amount. Additionally, $1.960
M was added to the balance in RG28, Regional ITS Implementation Set-aside, for
a project total of $5.710 M.
Review of
Actions to Date
Members were provided an update to information in the
draft TIP. An updated Appendix K citing
completed projects rolling off the TIP was distributed along with an updated
Appendix L with a map of project locations.
No action is required.
Action on
the Draft TIP
Having completed all necessary activity, members agreed
to recommend that the
Discussion Items
STATUS OF PLANNING ACTIVITIES
CDTC Staff
Mr. Poorman reported on the staff’s effort preparing for
the national “Colloquy” on future transportation factors to be held at the
CDRPC
CDTA
Kristina Younger commented on Jack Reilly’s upcoming
retirement and on the successful implementation of the simple fare policy. Ridership and Swiper sales are both up. A workshop is planned for June 7 with
NYSDOT
Mr. Rettig reported on the products of the value
engineering effort for the I-90 project, including the recommended closures to
save time and cost. He expressed thanks
to Chris O’Neill for his help in modeling diversions.
Albany
Port District Commission
Frank Commisso reported that tonnage at the port
continues to exceed 2004 levels.
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
Bids and
Lettings
OTHER
The next
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned
at approximately
Respectfully submitted,