Call to Order

Call to Order

Roll Call

Item 2

Approval of January 13, 2022, Minutes

Consent Agenda

3.1. Federal Functional Classification System Amendment
Presenter: Brian Flood, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approval of four
amendments to the currently approved Federal
Functional Classification System (FFCS) will be
requested.
Background: While inclusion in the FFCS is based on a roadway's
purpose and functioning capabilities, it is also used to
determine eligibility for federal funding. Amendments to
the FFCS occur as the function of an existing roadway
changes, or as roadways need to be added due to
construction, new developments, and shifts in
demographic trends. Staff is currently working with the
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on four
proposed FFCS amendments within the Dallas and Fort
Worth TxDOT districts. These amendments involve the
construction of new roadways which are included in the
current Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The
Surface Transportation Technical Committee
recommended approval of these changes at its last
meeting. Additional information can be found in
Electronic Item 3.1.1, Electronic Item 3.1.2, Electronic
Item 3.1.3, and Electronic Item 3.1.4.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Safety, Roadway
3.2. Traffic Incident Management Regional Transportation Council Local
Funds for Farmersville
Presenter: Camille Fountain, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Approval of $8,264.70 in Regional Transportation
Council (RTC) local funding to fund the City of
Farmersville Incident Management Trailer will be
requested.
Background: In support of the North Central Texas Council of
Governments’ Traffic Incident Management Training
Program, the 2020 Incident Management Equipment
Purchase Call for Projects (CFP) made Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds
available for the purchase of equipment and technology
to be used to mitigate traffic incidents in the North
Central Texas Nonattainment Area. In July 2020, the
RTC approved the project recommendations submitted
as part of the 2020 Incident Management Equipment
Purchase CFP. Due to the City of Farmersville not
meeting federal procurement requirements, staff is
requesting to fund the City of Farmersville Incident
Management Trailer with RTC local funds. Additional
information on this funding source request is provided in
Electronic Item 3.2.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Safety
3.3. Electric Vehicle Charging Station Call for Projects
Presenter: Lori Clark, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff proposes to open a Call for Projects to fund electric
vehicle charging stations in the ozone nonattainment
area. The attachments contain proposed eligibility,
requirements, scoring criteria, and a schedule for
Regional Transportation Council approval.
Background: While there are hundreds of publicly available electric
vehicle charging stations regionwide, these stations are
not evenly dispersed across the region. Large gaps in
availability of electric vehicle charging exist across the
region. In addition, many public sector fleets have
indicated interest in electrifying and cite lack of
infrastructure as a key barrier to adoption of electric
vehicles in public fleets. Approximately $1 million in
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program funds is available to fund implementation of
technology improvements in the ozone nonattainment
area and can be used to deploy electric vehicle
charging. This initiative can help advance adoption of
electric vehicles both among public sector fleets and the
general public and reduce tailpipe emissions of ozone
precursors. Expansion of electric vehicle adoption is
incorporated as part of the Weight of Evidence in the
latest approved Dallas-Fort Worth State Implementation
Plan. Electronic Item 3.3 provides additional details.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Air Quality

Item 4

Orientation to Agenda/Director of Transportation Report
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
1. Proposed Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Meeting in March at
NCTCOG
2. Auto Occupancy/High-Occupancy Vehicle Quarterly Subsidy Report
(Electronic Item 4.1)
3. Future Role of Certification Facilities Interested in Coming to the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Region
4. Slotting of DFW Transportation Projects in Anticipation of Federal Notice
of Funding Opportunities
5. US Army Corps of Engineers Funding of the Downtown Trinity Bypass
Channel
6. Action on High-Speed Rail
7. Availability of Transportation Development Credits Annual Report
8. Texas Department of Transportation On-System Review
9. Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Annual Survey (Electronic Item 4.2)
10. Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Events
(https://www.dfwcleancities.org/events)
11. US 75 Technology Lanes and Next Phases
12. February Public Meeting Notice (Electronic Item 4.3)
13. Public Comments Report (Electronic Item 4.4)
14. Recent Correspondence (Electronic Item 4.5)
15. Recent News Articles (Electronic Item 4.6)
16. Recent Press Releases (Electronic Item 4.7)

Item 5

Metropolitan Planning Organization Milestone Policy Round 2 – Quarterly
Status Update
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Brian Dell, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will request Regional Transportation Council (RTC) action
on the recommendations for three projects and provide the
Council with an update on the status of the Milestone Policy
Round 2 projects that have not let for construction.
Background: The MPO Milestone Policy was adopted by the RTC to ensure
that projects that have been funded for more than 10 years and
have not gone to construction are being implemented in a
timely manner. In February 2021, the RTC took action on the
second round of the Milestone Policy, including a project
tracking process and revised set of policy procedures. Staff
coordinates with implementing agencies to assess project risk
on all Milestone Policy projects until they go to construction.
The responses are reviewed and a rating is assigned to each
project. Action is being requested on several projects, including
revising deadlines for two projects, and removing federal
funding on another at the request of the implementing agency.
Status updates on each project, along with their latest ratings,
can be found in Electronic Item 5.1. Details on the MPO
Milestone Policy and the proposed action items can be found
in Electronic Item 5.2.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Roadway

Item 7

Regional Vanpool Program Vehicle Revised Partnership
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Shannon Stevenson, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will request Regional Transportation Council approval or
temporary Regional Vanpool Program modifications due to an
inadequate supply of vans.
Background: The North Central Texas Regional Vanpool Program is
currently operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART),
Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), and Trinity
Metro and achieves many regional benefits including lowering
emissions by removing single occupant vehicles off the road.
The Regional Vanpool Program is a required project included
in the State Implementation Plan, as a Transportation Control
Measure and the program has significant air quality benefits
essential to air quality conformity. On May 13, 2021, the
Regional Transportation Council (RTC) approved various
program modifications to the North Central Texas Regional
Vanpool Program including defining transit agency boundaries,
allowing temporary flexibility to the subsidy funding structure,
and pursuing a regional cooperative vanpool procurement to
create a more unified program.
DART recently informed the North Central Texas Council of
Governments that their current vanpool contractor is unable to
meet their obligations to DART and is not able to secure
vehicles for the program due to supply chain issues created by
the ongoing pandemic and related semiconductor chip
shortage on newer vehicles. DART and their vanpool
contractor are terminating their contract. To meet current air
quality commitments, staff have been working with all three
transit agencies to ensure there are no gaps in service or
coverage for the North Central Texas Regional Vanpool
Program. Staff is requesting RTC approval for DCTA and
Trinity Metro to replace the current service provided by DART
Electronic Item 7 provides additional details.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Administrative, Transit

Item 8

Dallas-Fort Worth High-Speed Transportation Connections:
Environmental Study
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Brendon Wheeler, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will request Regional Transportation Council (RTC)
adoption of a policy related to the existing RTC Policy P21-01
(Policy Support to Advance the Dallas-Fort Worth High-Speed
Transportation Connections Study into Phase 2) and
subsequent coordination with the Federal Railroad
Administration and the Federal Transit Administration on
advancing this project into the National Environmental Policy
Act process. For RTC’s consideration, this new policy will
direct staff to advance high-speed rail along the IH 30 corridor
between Dallas and Fort Worth, laying the foundation for a
future policy advancing hyperloop along a parallel path for
future separate corridors within the region.
Background: In April 2020, North Central Texas Council of Governments
staff began work on the Dallas-Fort Worth High-Speed
Transportation Connections Study with consultant assistance.
The project is divided into two phases, the first being an
alternatives analysis of high-speed modes and corridors. The
second phase includes conceptual and preliminary engineering
and a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) effort,
resulting in a federal government action identifying the project’s
next steps. Following the substantial completion of the first
phase in August 2021, staff and the consultant have initiated
the conceptual engineering and carried forward the desires of
RTC to advance both high-speed rail and hyperloop along the
IH 30 corridor as described in Policy P21-01. Opportunities to
advance high-speed rail and hyperloop along parallel paths
have since presented themselves, and staff will present the
path focused on advancing high-speed rail and the IH 30
corridor through the NEPA process. The proposed policy for
RTC consideration is provided as Electronic Item 8.1. Existing
RTC Policy P21-01 is provided as Electronic Item 8.2.
Additional details are provided in Electronic Item 8.3.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Transit, Safety

Item 9

2045 Demographic Forecast and Mobility 2045 Update
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide a brief summary on the completion of the
2045 Demographic Forecast. In addition, an overview of efforts
to update Mobility 2045, including the updated draft financial
forecast, will be provided.
Background: Efforts are coming to a close on the development of the 2045
Demographic Forecasts as the local government review and
comment period has ended. Based on input received, the
demographic forecasts are being finalized and transitioned for
use by the Mobility 2045 Plan Update Team. Mobility 2045 was
adopted by the Regional Transportation Council on June 14,
2018. Federal guidelines require the Dallas-Fort Worth region
to update the long-range transportation plan a minimum of
every four years. Development of the Mobility 2045 Update is
currently underway which will include a new financial plan and
necessary refinements to projects in the current Mobility 2045
plan.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Roadway, Transit

Item 10

Changing Mobility: Data, Insights, and Delivering Innovative Projects
During COVID Recovery
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 10
Presenter: Michael Morris, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide a summary of current performance metrics
related to the impacts of COVID-19 to the transportation
system and highlight how those metrics have changed over
time.
Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery process,
staff developed and tracked performance metrics related to:
1) travel behavior response to COVID-19, 2) financial
implications to traditional revenue sources, 3) benefits of travel
behavior responses to areas of Regional Transportation
Council responsibility, and 4) prioritization of infrastructure
improvements that offset unemployment increases. A summary
of these performance metrics will be provided. Electronic
Item 10 includes additional information.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Roadway, Transit

Item 11

SH 183 Segment 2E Design Cost Contingency
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 5
Presenter: Ken Kirkpatrick, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide a status update on the Regional
Transportation Council financial backstop for SH 183 Segment
2E design costs.
Background: Staff has been working to advance SH 183 Segment 2E as the
next phase of the North Tarrant Express (NTE). Cintra has an
interest in certain capacity improvements to Segment 2E as a
change order under the Comprehensive Development
Agreement for the NTE. In June 2020, the Regional
Transportation Council (RTC) approved a $3 million financial
backstop to permit Cintra to proceed with the design elements
for Segment 2E, pending the Texas Department of
Transportation formally issuing a “Request for Change
Proposal.” The backstop trigger date has been extended to
February 28, 2022. Additionally, the RTC requested a letter of
support be sent to the Legislative Budget Board to advance
Segment 2E.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Roadway, Safety

Items 12 & 16

12. Safety Performance Targets Update
Action Possible Action Information Minutes: 15
Presenter: Sonya Landrum, NCTCOG
Item Summary: Staff will provide an update on the federally required regional
Roadway Safety Performance regional targets for 2022 and
compare 2020 actual observed performance to 2020 targets.
Roadway Safety targets are focused on reducing serious
injuries and fatalities for motorized and non-motorized
travelers.
Background: In December 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act was signed into law. The FAST Act
requires certain performance measures be included in the
long-range metropolitan transportation planning process.
These measures were established by a series of four
rulemakings: Safety, Infrastructure Condition, System
Performance/ Freight/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality,
and Transit Asset Management. In December 2017, the
Regional Transportation Council (RTC) adopted 2018 targets
for Roadway Safety performance and in February 2019
affirmed that support through target year 2022. As the
Metropolitan Planning Organization for the North Central Texas
region, NCTCOG is required to set regional targets for
Roadway Safety. These targets will be used to track and report
on the region’s performance through existing documents such
as the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the Transportation
Improvement Program, and the State of the Region report. The
proposed 2022 targets for Roadway Safety will be discussed
along with the preliminary biennial report for 2020 targets vs.
2020 actual performance. Additional information is provided in
Electronic Item 12.
Performance Measure(s) Addressed: Safety

16. Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Regional Transportation Council is
scheduled for 1:00 pm, Thursday, March 10, 2022.