Call to Order

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Item 1

Approval of July 13, 2017, Minutes
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 5
Presenter: Rob Franke, RTC Chair
Item Summary: Approval of the July 13, 2017, minutes contained in Reference Item 1 will be requested.
Background: N/A

Item 3

Orientation to Agenda/Director of Transportation Report
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 15
Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
1. Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Subcommittee Appointments, Chair Rob Franke
2. RTC Member Representation at Events
• Rob Franke, Urban Land Institute Austin, July 26, 2017
• William Meadows, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC, July 25, 2017
3. Clean Air Action Day Results (Electronic Item 3.1)
4. Air Quality Funding Opportunities for Vehicles (Electronic Item 3.2)
5. Ozone Season Update (Electronic Item 3.3)
6. Southern Transportation and Air Quality Summit Reminder, August 29-31, 2017 (Electronic Item 3.4)
7. 511DFW Traveler Information System
8. Complete Streets Design and Implementation Workshop (Electronic Item 3.5)
9. August Public Meeting Notice (Electronic Item 3.6)
10. Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawal of One-Year Extension for 2015 Ozone Standard Designations (Electronic Item 3.7)
11. Public Comments Report (Electronic Item 3.8)
12. Recent Correspondence (Electronic Item 3.9)
13. Recent News Articles (Electronic Item 3.10)
14. Recent Press Releases (Electronic Item 3.11)
15. Transportation Partners Progress Reports

Item 4

Air Quality Project Funding
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Lori Clark, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will request Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approval of funding for three different air quality projects.
Background: Staff will present a proposal to allocate funding from an existing
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
(CMAQ) project for a zero-emission vehicle rebate for local
governments. The rebate will be offered in conjunction with the
Fleets for the Future project to streamline and leverage the two
efforts.
A second initiative is an electrified parking space project, which
reduces idling from heavy-duty diesel trucks and is funded by an
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant at a federal share
of only 25 percent. Due to low fuel prices, additional funding is
needed to make the project viable. Staff will present a proposal
to increase the match to 50 percent using existing RTCapproved
funds.
Finally, staff submitted a grant proposal to the EPA for a vehicle
replacement project in early July. If awarded, a majority of the
funding will be pass-through for subgrants to local governments
or their private-sector contractors. The subgrantees will provide
the required match. A portion of the EPA funds will be used for
staff administration. Approval of RTC Local funding as a
“backstop” for staff administration will be requested to allow staff
to begin implementation until the match is collected at the point
of subgrantee reimbursement.
Additional details are available in Reference Item 4.

Item 5

Traffic Signal Data Sharing Grant Program and 511DFW/Waze Grant
Program Awards
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Tom Bamonte, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will seek Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approval
of awards for the Traffic Signal Data Sharing and
511DFW/Waze grant programs.
Background: The RTC approved two $250,000 grant programs to encourage
regional partners to make their traffic signal data and highway
and traffic condition data accessible to connected vehicle
developers, travel navigation services, and public entities. The
RTC also approved evaluation criteria for the programs,
provided in Electronic Item 5.1. Reference Item 5.2 lists the
applicants for the Traffic Signal Data Sharing grant program and
the recommended awards. Reference Item 5.3 lists the
applicants for the 511DFW/Waze grant program and the
recommended awards.

Item 6

Funding Changes to IH 635 East and Proposition 1 Projects
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenters: Michael Morris and Christie Gotti, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will seek Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approval
of funding adjustments for the IH 635 East project and for
several projects originally funded with Proposition 1.
Background: In 2015, the RTC approved Proposition 1 funding for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015-2019. Since that time, the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) combined Proposition 1 funding into
several regular funding categories (Categories 1, 2, 4, and 11),
and funding allocations to the region were reduced to match
actual funding receipts. Therefore, the RTC adjusted funding for
affected projects through the Regional 10-Year Plan approval in
December 2016. As projects have been implemented or are
finalized for letting, cost overruns and underruns have arisen
creating the need to adjust funding between projects again.
Reference Item 6.1 summarizes the proposed changes by
project.
In addition, as the Texas Legislature did not authorize IH 635
East as a Comprehensive Development Agreement, TxDOT and
the RTC must develop a new funding partnership to implement
this project. An overall program to move forward will be
presented. Action on this program will be sought at the meeting
as a contingency. The first step in this process is to reallocate
existing toll-eligible funding (i.e., Category 2 funds) from the
Regional 10-Year Plan to the first phase of IH 635 East; the
section from US 75 to Royal/Miller (Phase 1), which will be built
with tolled managed lanes. Reference Item 6.2 summarizes the
proposed changes by project and county needed to fully fund
IH 635 East Phase 1. The intention is to fully fund and construct
IH 635 from US 75 to IH 30 (including the interchange with
IH 30). It is hoped that this initial funding plan will facilitate full
funding for the corridor. Please note that total funding allocated
to each project and county is maintained. The changes
represent only shifts in the type of funding/category assigned to
each project or county.
Additional information on both the adjustments to the
Proposition 1 projects and the IH 635 East project can be found
in Electronic Item 6.3.

Item 7

Legislative Update
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Amanda Wilson, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide an update on legislative actions related to
transportation and air quality issues affecting the Dallas-
Fort Worth area.
Background: The first session of the 115th United States (US) Congress
convened on January 3, 2017. The 85th Texas Legislature was
in session from January 10, 2017, through May 29, 2017, and
reconvened in a Special Session on July 18, 2017.
Transportation and air quality issues are a focus for both the
US Congress and Texas Legislature. Several topics will be
highlighted.

Item 8

Top Five Regional Transportation Council Policy Initiatives for 2017
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide a progress report on the 2017 priorities
presented to the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) in
January.
Background: RTC staff was invited to give a progress report at the January 5,
2017, joint meeting of the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition and
the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition. In addition,
Michael Morris highlighted five initiatives for 2017 at the
January 12, 2017, RTC meeting. It was anticipated that 2017
would be a transformative year for several initiatives:
1) New Federal Initiative on Transportation
2) Implementation of Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT)/RTC Project Selection from the December 2016
RTC Meeting
3) High-Speed Rail: Dallas to Houston/Fort Worth to Dallas
4) State Legislative Session
5) TEXRail, Cotton Belt, Coppell/DFW International Airport/RTC
Funding Partnership and Integrated New Transit Technology
Guideway

Item 9

Transportation Alternatives Program Funds Update
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Ken Bunkley, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide an update on Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP) funds apportioned in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 that
are at risk of lapsing if not utilized by September 30, 2017.
Background: Federal regulations state that TAP funds apportioned shall
remain available for obligation for the year of apportionment plus
three years. Any amounts that remain unobligated at the end of
that period shall lapse. TAP funds apportioned in FY2014 are at
risk of lapsing at the end of FY2017.
As of July 24, 2017, $8.9 million of the FY2014 funding has
obligated in FY2017. Therefore, the obligation requirement for
FY2017 will be met and no funding should lapse. North Central
Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) staff is continuing to
coordinate with local agencies to identify project status and the
ability to obligate funds by September 30, 2017, for projects
committed in FY2017. Any additional funds obligated this year
will help to satisfy the FY2015 apportionment fund obligations.
A listing of all TAP projects and their status is provided as
Electronic Item 9. During the July 28, 2017, Surface
Transportation Technical Committee (STTC) meeting, NCTCOG
staff requested STTC members coordinate internally within their
cities/agencies to ensure that their project(s) are advancing as
expeditiously as possible.

Item 10

Regional Traffic Signal Retiming Program and Minor Improvement Program Call for Projects: Process and Scoring Criteria
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Natalie Bettger, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will present, for information, the recommended eligible and
ineligible project categories, process, scoring criteria, and
schedule for the Regional Traffic Signal Retiming Program and
Minor Improvement Program Call for Projects.
Background: Approximately $2 million and $2.9 million is anticipated to be
available to fund Regional Traffic Signal Retiming Program and
Minor Improvement Program projects in the 10-county North
Central Texas Council of Governments air quality nonattainment
area, respectively. Projects eligible under these programs are
proposed to include on-system and off-system roadway
facilities. The proposed eligibility, process, scoring criteria and
schedule is included in Electronic Item 10.

Item 11

Joint Land Use Study Project
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Amanda Wilson, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide an update on the Regional Joint Land Use
Study (JLUS) being conducted for four military installations and
surrounding communities in North Texas, as well as updates on
transportation projects underway around Naval Air Station
(NAS) Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (JRB).
Background: A JLUS identifies and recommends strategies to address landuse
issues that may limit a military installation's ability to
operate. During a JLUS, the cities and counties surrounding the
military installation work with the installation to plan and carry
out specific actions that will promote compatible community and
economic growth. Draft recommendations have been developed
for each installation as well as a regional list of priorities, which
are included as Electronic Item 11. Following a series of
previous studies around NAS Fort Worth JRB, a number of
transportation needs have been identified and planning, design
and construction has begun, which will be highlighted at the
meeting.

Item 12

Texas Transportation Innovation Activities
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Tom Bamonte, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide a briefing on recent Texas transportation
innovation activities
Background: Staff is working with cities, universities, the Texas Department of
Transportation, and others throughout the state to advance
transportation innovation. This briefing on recent activities will cover the Advanced Transportation and Congestion
Management Technologies Deployment grant program and the
activities of the Texas Innovation Alliance.

Item 13

Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Annual Report Results
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Pamela Burns, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will highlight the results of the 2016 Dallas-Fort Worth
Clean Cities (DFWCC) Annual Report and progress made
toward meeting United States Department of Energy (US DOE)
petroleum-reduction goals.
Background: The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
has been the host organization for DFWCC, a US DOE initiative
to increase energy security and reduce petroleum consumption
in the transportation sector since 1994. Clean Cities coalitions
are required to complete an annual report to DOE every March.
To help ensure a better response rate from local fleets,
NCTCOG and DFWCC linked the annual report to the Clean
Fleet Policy, approved by the Regional Transportation Council
on December 11, 2014, and also created the Outstanding Fleet
Recognition Program. Staff will highlight DFWCC’s efforts to
reduce petroleum consumption and improve air quality and how
they impact North Texas. Detailed information on the DFWCC
Annual Report is provided as Electronic Item 13.

Item 14

Volkswagen Settlement Update
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Lori Clark, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide an update on the status of initiatives
established as a result of the Volkswagen Clean Air Act civil
settlements.
Background: To date, Volkswagen Clean Air Act civil settlements have
resulted in $4.7 billion to fund two initiatives which will provide
for implementation of new emissions-reducing projects: the
Zero-Emission Vehicle Investment and the Environmental
Mitigation Trust. Staff will provide an update on the status of
each initiative, including a briefing of a recent workshop in
Austin. In follow up to the workshop, previously submitted
Regional Transportation Council comments were forwarded to
the Governor’s office. This correspondence is available in
Electronic Item 14.1. In order to gauge the level of interest, local
governments will be asked to provide feedback on various
mitigation actions under the Environmental Mitigation Trust.
Details on eligible mitigation actions are included in Electronic
Item 14.2.

Items 15 - 18

15. Progress Reports
Action Possible Action Information
Item Summary: Progress Reports are provided in the items below.
• RTC Attendance (Reference Item 15.1)
• STTC Attendance and Minutes (Electronic Item 15.2)
• Local Motion (Electronic Item 15.3)

16. Other Business (Old or New): This item provides an opportunity for members
to bring items of interest before the group.
• Trinity Parkway – If time permits, staff will outline next steps in carrying
out the policy direction by the Dallas City Council.

17. Future Agenda Items: This item provides an opportunity for members to bring
items of future interest before the Council.

18. Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Regional Transportation Council is
scheduled for 1:00 pm, Thursday, September 14, 2017, at the North Central
Texas Council of Governments.