MIAMI VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD OF ...

MIAMI VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
MINUTES
JANUARY 6, 2005 Dayton Convention Center – Rm. 302-04
Members/Voting Alternates Present
Janet Bly, Miami Conservancy District
Stephen Bramlage, Vectren
Ted Bucaro, University of Dayton
Bryan Bucklew, Dayton Chamber of
Commerce
Pat Campbell, City of Bellbrook
Richard Church, City Of Miamisburg
Ken Curp, City of Riverside
Charles Curran, Montgomery County
Minnie Fells Johnson, Greater Dayton RTA
James Flesher, Monroe Township
Carol Graff, Beavercreek Township
Arthur Haddad, TroyChamber of Commerce
Robert Hickey, Wright State University
Jerome Hirt Sr., Bethel Township
Jack Jensen, City of West Carrollton
Robert Jordan, Delphi Corporation
Joseph Litvin, Montgomery County
Jesse Livesay, Dayton Board of Realtors
William Loy, City of Vandalia
Art Meyer, Dayton Power & Light Company
Jay Moeller, Troy Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Moeller, Sugarcreek Township
Richard Montgomery, Xenia Township
Thomas Nagel, City of Fairborn
Donald Ochs, City of Tipp City
Donald Patterson, Jr., City of Kettering
Gerald Peters, Perry Township
Deborah Preston, Miami Township
Marilyn Reid, Greene County
Richard Schultze, Greene CATS
Charles Shoemaker, Five Rivers Metro Parks
Denise Swinger, Village of Yellow Springs
Jan Vargo, City of Huber Heights
Bill Watt, Clay Township
Ronald Widener, Miami County
Roland Winburn, Harrison Township
Eric Winston, City of Xenia
John Wright, City of Brookville
Joyce Young, Washington Township
Richard Zimmer, City of Dayton
Other Alternates and Guests Present
Kevin Chesar, City of Dayton
Michael Cornell, City Of Fairborn
Don Damron, ORDC
Richard Henry, LWV
Marie Keister, Engage
Debbie Lieberman, Montgomery County
Stu Nicholson, ORDC
Jim Seney, ORDC
Hank Sokolnicki, GDRTA
Jeff Wallace, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Staff Present
Gretchen Brafford
Ann Burns
Eric Fredericks
Martin Kim
Ken LeBlanc
Mike Lucas
Mike Robinette
Donald Spang
Dan Troxel

I. INTRODUCTIONS
Chair Widener called the meeting to order. Self-introductions were made.
II. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 4, 2005 MEETING MINUTES
Ms. Young stated she was present but was not listed. Mr. Curran made a motion to approve the
minutes as corrected. Mr. Patterson seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON ACTION ITEMS
None
IV. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Presentation: Ohio & Lake Erie Regional Rail Ohio Hub Study
Marie Kiester from Engage shared research information that she compiled on the visioning
process. She explained that that the major concerns she heard repeatedly throughout the
process were mobility and congestion. Ms. Kiester then introduced Mr. Don Seney from the
Ohio Rail Development Commission.
Mr. Seney stated that this study has been going on for about three years. He explained how
increasing truck and freight traffic, combined with the lack of increased transportation capacity,
results in an immobile economy due to increased congestion. Mr. Seney reviewed the ways in
which trains move goods and people more efficiently. He then explained the components of the
Ohio Hub rail passenger plan, which includes 860 miles rail track, 32 rail passenger stations, 4
states and Southern Ontario, and 11 major metro areas. Mr. Seney also reviewed various maps
that illustrated the interconnected rail network and presented statistics about a frequent,
competitive service for passengers. He also explained how the capital costs are comparable to
other transportation investments. Mr. Seney closed by stating that funding for a proposed
economic feasibility analysis study is currently before the controlling board for authorization.
B. Executive Director’s Update
Mr. Robinette reported that the legislature in Washington recently completed the 2005 Omnibus
Bill that included about $6 million in earmarks for Miami Valley transportation projects. He said
that he particularly wanted to acknowledge the partnership between MVRPC and the Dayton
Chamber of Commerce, who now have been working together for several years to advance
regional projects on a Federal level. He also expressed his thanks to the local Congressional
delegation for their support on these projects. Mr. Robinette explained that, later in the meeting,
staff would be requesting authorization to submit the recommended 2006 funding priorities, as
well as resubmitting some funding requests, under the Transportation Act reauthorization that
was extended through the end of May.

Mr. Robinette announced that a Transportation Facts Brochure, as well as the quarterly
newsletter, are now both available on the MVRPC website.
Mr. Robinette also announced that the MVRPC 2005 Annual Dinner will be held on April 19 th at
the National Museum of the Air Force. He then reported on the following activities:
1. Regional Summit
Mr. Robinette explained that the Regional Summit will be a follow-up to the regional visioning
process that occurred about two years ago. He stated that the summit will be conducted in
March to develop more specifics from within the adopted Regional Strategic Plan and identify
action items that can be implemented.
2. MVRPC Strategic and Organization Plan
Mr. Robinette distributed a two-page draft of the MVRPC 2005 Strategic Plan. He explained
that this was a plan that would be used internally to help identify work priorities and the most
appropriate organization structure to accomplish them.
3. Update on Local Government Fund Committee
Mr. Robinette reported that the local committee did conduct a meeting with representation from
the state-wide organizations of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, the Ohio
Municipal League, the Ohio Township Association, the Ohio Parks & Recreation Association
and the Ohio Library Council. He explained that discussion at the meeting focused on
conducting a public awareness campaign about the uses of local government funds across the
state and their importance to all of the jurisdictions that receive those funds. All of the groups
expressed interest in participating in this campaign, and campaign planning will continue.
C, Proposed New Projects Requesting MVRPC’s STP/CMAQ and TE Funds.
Mr. Spang reviewed a memo on page 21 of the mailout, explaining tables that show all
proposed new projects received as part of the solicitation for MVRPC regionally controlled funds
under the Surface Transportation Program (STP), Congestion Management/Air Quality (CMAQ)
and Transportation Enhancement (TE) programs. He explained that the next steps in the
process are to evaluate each project based on the criteria established in the policies and
procedures, rank each project and then forward a final list of projects to be recommended for
funding. Mr. Spang stated this list should be forwarded to the Board at the February or March
meeting.
V. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS.
A. Approval of FY2006 Federal Earmark Rankings for Government Services.

Mr. Robinette referred to a handout that provided background information on the nontransportation
FY2006 Federal Earmarks. He explained that the Government Services Review
Panel received 16 governmental applications and one K-12 education application, all of which
were listed in the mailout. Mr. Robinette then reviewed three homeland security projects and
three governmental service projects that were being recommended for earmarks. He explained
that the next steps will be to forward the recommendation on to the Dayton Regional Priority
Development and Advocacy Committee, which will present the approved list to the Region’s
federal legislative delegations. Mr. Robinette then requested Board action on the
accompanying resolution on page 31 of the mailout. Ms. Vargo asked if K-12 Education had
been addressed under this program in the past. Mr. Robinette explained that this is the first
year that K-12 education was included, and there were no requests for this category because
most requests are addressed at the state level. Mr. Nagel made a motion to approve the
recommendations. Mr. Winston seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Appointment of Nominations Committee for Officers
Chair Widener reported that he has requested that Mr. Curran, Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Ochs
to serve on the Nominating Committee, and they have agreed. Chair Widener called for a
motion to accept the appointments. Ms. Young made a motion to accept. Ms. Graff seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
VI. MPO ACTION ITEMS
A. Recommended Adoption of Amendment to MVRPC’s SFY2004-2007
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
Mr. Spang referred to a memo on page 39 and reviewed a handout that contained updated TIP
tables for Greene, Miami and Montgomery Counties. He gave a brief summary of the projects
and pointed out the location of the projects for each county on a map. Mr. Spang also reviewed
minor modifications to the transit tables beginning on page 49 the mailout. He referred to the
attached resolution, stating that TAC does recommend approval of this TIP amendment. Mr.
Bramlage made a motion to adoption the resolution. Mr. Jensen seconded. The motion carried
unanimously.
B. Recommended Adoption of Minor Amendment to MVRPC’s 2030 Long Range
Transportation Plan.
Mr. Spang referred to a memo on page 57 of the mailout, explaining that the amendment is
being proposed in order to revise the cost and scope of the Byers Rd. improvement project to
incorporate recommendations related to the Austin Rd. Interchange Justification Study. He
reviewed details of the proposed changes to the project, explaining various photos of the
relocation and realignment of Byers Road. Mr. Spang reported that staff conducted a public
involvement meeting on December 8 th to secure public input on the proposed amendment, and
a summary of the comments received are included in the mailout. He referred to the attached
resolution, stating that TAC does recommend approval of this LRP amendment. Ms. Vargo
made a motion to adopt. Mr. Church seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

C. Recommended Approval of FY2006 Federal Earmark Rankings for
Transportation.
Mr. Spang referred to a memo on page 61 of the mailout, which provided background
information on the process for soliciting projects for consideration of federal funding through the
legislative process (earmarks). He reviewed the list of 18 projects that were submitted with
funding requests. Mr. Spang explained that staff used the TRAC ranking criteria shown on
pages 71 and 72 to rank the projects. He then reviewed the list of the ten projects that are
being recommended, five of them in Tier 1 and five in Tier II, noting that all ten projects are
recommended for earmark funding. Mr. Spang referred to a resolution on page 63, stating that
TAC does recommend approval of these rankings. Ms. Graff made a motion to approve the
recommendations. Mr. Patterson seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Robinette reminded the municipal representatives to caucus immediately after the meeting
in order to fill a vacancy on the Executive Committee.
Mr. Winston made a motion to adjourn. Ms. Young seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
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Jack Jensen, Vice-Chair P. Michael Robinette, Executive Director
Secretary
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