Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization

Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization

Ocean View Center / 707 Richards Street, Suite 200 / Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4623

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NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the

OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

will be held on

Friday, January 8, 2015 at 9: 00 a.m.

DOT Fifth Floor Conference Room,

869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

REVISED AGENDA

1. Call to order by Chair

2. 
   Roll Call
   
3. 
   Approval of December 11, 2015 Meeting Minutes
   
4. 
   Reports
   
   1. 
      Executive Director
      
5. 
   Old Business
   
   1. 
      Continue Discussion and Possible Recommendations Regarding OahuMPO Planning Process Review Implementation Plan
      

In November, a summary of the OahuMPO Planning Process Review was presented to the TAC along with the consultant’s recommendations for the Implementation Plan. The Committee chose to defer action at that time. The discussion will continue in January with the goal of developing one or more recommendations to the Policy Board. The documents can be reviewed here: http://www.oahumpo.org/plans-and-programs/planning-process-review/.

6. 
   New Business
   
   1. 
      Elect New Chair and Vice-Chair for 2016-2017
      

According to the TAC Bylaws, the term of the Chair and Vice-Chair will be two years, or until a successor is appointed. The Chair is to be elected on a rotating basis as shown:

Chair (2 years)	Vice-Chair (2 years)
City department representative	State or HART
State department representative	City or HART
HART representative	City or the State

Since a State department representative served as the Chair in 2015, a representative of HART is next in the rotation to serve as Chair. The Bylaws also state that the Vice-Chair shall be automatically considered Chair-Elect, so it would seem to make sense to elect a City department representative as Vice-Chair who would then stand for election as Chair in January 2018.

The Chair is responsible for establishing the meeting agendas in consultation with the OahuMPO Executive Director and the Vice-Chair. The Vice-Chair serve’s as Chair in the absence of the elected Chair. The full TAC Bylaws can be reviewed here: http://www.oahumpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Bylaws_OahuMPO_TAC_FINAL_20150720.pdf

2. 
   Consider Recommendations Regarding HDOT’s Request for the Return of Revolving Fund Money
   

With the passage of Act 132, a new revolving fund was established for OahuMPO, funded with $500,000 in seed money to help our cash flow. On November 25^th, OahuMPO received a letter (see attachment) from the HDOT Director requesting:

1. 
   The return of the original $30,000 in seed funding provided in 1973 to OahuMPO’s original revolving fund;
   
2. 
   The return of approximately $242,000 in interest income that has accumulated over the years to be split equally between the State and the City;
   
3. 
   The return of $316,000 of unencumbered local funds.
   

The TAC will be asked for its recommendation to the Policy Board regarding these requests.

3. 
   Presentation of FAST Act Summary
   

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or “FAST Act.” It is the first law enacted in over ten years that provides long-term funding certainty for surface transportation. The Executive Director will present a brief summary of the Act for the committee’s information. For more information, see: https://www.transportation.gov/fastact.

7. 
   Invitation to interested members of the public to be heard on matters not included on the agenda
   
8. 
   Announcements
   
   1. 
      Next scheduled meeting is February 12, 2016 at 9 am in the HDOT Fifth Floor Conference Room
      
9. 
   Adjournment