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Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Item 2

Approval of September 12, 2019, Minutes
Minutes: 5

Presenter: Andy Eads, RTC Chair
Item Summary: Approval of the September 12, 2019, minutes contained in Reference Item 2 will be requested.

Background: N/A

Consent Agenda

3.2. FY2020 and FY2021 Unified Planning Work Program Modifications
Presenter: Vickie Alexander, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approval of
modifications to the FY2020 and FY2021 Unified
Planning Work Program (UPWP) will be requested.
Direction for staff to also amend the Transportation
Improvement Program and other
administrative/planning documents, as appropriate, to
reflect the approved modifications will also be sought.
Background: The Unified Planning Work Program is required by
federal and State transportation planning regulations
and provides a summary of the transportation and
transportation-related air quality planning tasks to be
conducted by Metropolitan Planning Organization staff.
The FY2020 and FY2021 UPWP identifies the activities
to be carried out between October 1, 2019, and
September 30, 2021. Amendments to this document
are being proposed to reflect project updates and
funding adjustments. The proposed amendments have
been posted on the NCTCOG website for public review
and comment, and are also included as Electronic
Item 3.2.1. Additional information is provided in
Electronic Item 3.2.2. Comments received as a result of
the public outreach process, if any, will be provided as
a handout at the meeting. The Surface Transportation
Technical Committee is scheduled to take action on the
modifications at its October 4, 2019, meeting.

Item 3.1

Transportation Improvement Program Modifications
Presenter: Ken Bunkley, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approval of revisions to the 2019-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the ability to amend the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and other planning/administrative documents with TIP-related changes will be requested.
Background: November 2019 revisions to the 2019-2022 TIP are provided as Electronic Item 3.1 for the Council’s consideration. These modifications have been reviewed for consistency with the Mobility Plan, the air quality conformity determination, and financial constraint of the TIP.

Item 4

Orientation to Agenda/Director of Transportation Report

1. Thank You to the City of Irving for Hosting the Regional Transportation
Council (RTC) at the Irving Transportation Investment Summit
2. Upcoming Workshops/Subcommittees Approved by the RTC Chair
3. Design Conflicts: Ongoing Conversations on IH 345 and Dallas Area
Rapid Transit D2 Line
4. 2018 Safety Performance Report (Electronic Item 4.1)
5. Traffic Incident Management Executive Level Course November 2019
Training Invitation (Electronic Item 4.2)
6. Air Quality Funding Opportunities for Vehicles
(www.nctcog.org/trans/quality/air/funding-and-resources/fundingvehicle)
7. Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Events (www.dfwcleancities.org/dfw-cleancities-
meetings)
8. Status Report on Ozone (Electronic Item 4.3)
9. Environmental Protection Agency Recognition of SmartWay Affiliation
(www.nctcog.org/smartway)
10. East/West Equity Update (Electronic Item 4.4)
11. 511DFW Fact Sheet (Electronic Item 4.5)
12. October Public Meeting Notice (Electronic Item 4.6)
13. September Online Input Opportunity Minutes (Electronic Item 4.7)
14. Public Comments Report (Electronic Item 4.8)
15. Recent Correspondence (Electronic Item 4.9)
16. Recent News Articles (Electronic Item 4.10)
17. Recent Press Releases (Electronic Item 4.11)
18. Transportation Partners Progress Reports

Item 5

Next Steps with the Texas Department of Transportation

Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will request the Regional Transportation Council (RTC)
to reengage the Texas Department of Transportation and the
Texas Transportation Commission on innovative
transportation funding policies.

Background: With the completion of this year's Unified Transportation
Program (UTP) in August 2019, staff would like to reinitiate
previously successful policies that led to an aggressive
combination of projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Efforts
are underway to develop these policy elements in order to
influence project programing for next year's UTP. Such policy
items as the importance of partnership, innovative funding,
and formula allocation, as well as good government principles
to advance tolled managed lanes, will be discussed.

Item 6

Regional 10-Year Plan Commitments

Presenter: Christie Gotti, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will brief the Council on the status of funding
commitments on several projects in the Regional 10-Year
Plan.

Background: In the spring of 2019, the Regional Transportation Council
(RTC) approved a series of updates to the Regional 10-Year
Plan. Among the changes were the temporary removal of
funding from a few projects in the region. Some of this funding
was moved to other projects temporarily in order to help
leverage additional Category 12 funding from the Texas
Transportation Commission (TTC). Other funding was
removed permanently. Staff will discuss which projects are
proposed to be refunded in the next 10-Year Plan update and
which are proposed to remain unfunded. Electronic Item 6
provides additional details about this effort. A copy of the draft
letter to Commissioner Duncan Webb, approved at the
September 2019 RTC meeting, will be distributed at the
meeting.

Items 7 & 8

7. High-Speed Rail Work Plan: Dallas/Arlington/Fort Worth

Presenters: Michael Morris and Sandy Wesch, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will present a draft work plan for advancing high-speed
rail technology between Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth.

Background: The Tier 2 environmental document Request for Proposal is
anticipated to be sent out for consultant assistance this fall.
Staff would like to present the major work tasks to update the
environmental work previously conducted by the Texas
Department of Transportation. Additional information is
provided in Electronic Item 7.

8. Hyperloop Certification Facility

Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will present a status report on how the Dallas-Fort Worth
region will respond to the anticipated Request for Proposals
for a hyperloop certification facility.

Background: It is anticipated that Virgin Hyperloop One will request a
partnership with a local entity to build a certification facility for
the new hyperloop technology. Staff will engage the Greater
Dallas Chamber to address non-certification requirements and
the Regional Transportation Council will retain the
presentation of potential certification track locations. Staff will
also transmit a call for candidate locations to governmental
entities within the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Item 9

Volkswagen Settlement Update and New Call for Projects

Presenter: Lori Clark, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will present an overview of the Texas Volkswagen
Environmental Mitigation Program funding distribution to date.

Background: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was
designated by the Governor as the lead agency for
administration of Texas’ share of funds under the
Environmental Mitigation Trust, which is approximately
$209 million. The Dallas-Fort Worth area was allocated
$33,385,160, of which $11,684,806 was reserved for bus
projects and $8,346,290 will be allocated to refuse haulers.
Electronic Item 9 provides an overview of the trust and a
status update of the funding rounds thus far.

Item 10

Transportation 101

Presenters: Andy Eads, RTC Chair and Amanda Wilson, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Chair Andy Eads will
provide an overview of a public education campaign
requested for the North Central Texas Council of
Governments (NCTCOG) staff to prepare.

Background: A request has been made for NCTCOG staff to develop a
Transportation 101 public education campaign. Previously,
education campaigns have been developed on TEXpress
Lanes and Funding 101. Elements of these prior efforts will be
used. Additional presentation materials, brochures, and videos
may be developed. An ongoing effort to develop an enhanced
community engagement program that pairs education with
seeking public comments earlier in the planning process, as
outlined in the Public Participation Plan, will be expedited as
part of the Transportation 101 campaign. Elements will be
available to RTC and Surface Transportation Technical
Committee members to use within their communities, as well
as NCTCOG staff.

Item 11

AirCheckTexas Funding

Presenter: Chris Klaus, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Regarding locally generated funds from the AirCheckTexas
Program, staff will highlight further communication
recommended to the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ).

Background: On August 14, 2019, the TCEQ responded to the Regional
Transportation Council’s (RTC) request that locally generated
interest and rebate funds remain in the region for further
emission reductions. The response is provided in Electronic
Item 11.1. As specified in intergovernmental contracts
amongst the TCEQ and the participating counties, funds
generated through use of grant funding are treated as grant
funds. Unexpended grant funding goes back into Clean Air
Account 151.
Electronic Item 11.2 is a draft letter to the TCEQ requesting its
continued review of all options. Staff will bring this item back at
the November 10, 2019, meeting for RTC consideration.
Electronic Item 11.3 provides additional details.

Item 13

Other Business (Old or New): This item provides an opportunity for
members to bring items of interest before the group.