AGENDA
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
WEDNESDAY, September 09, 2015
1:00 P.M.
BOARD ASSEMBLY ROOM – 5th FLOOR
CLEARWATER COURTHOUSE
315 COURT STREET, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE

III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
Citizen comments to the MPO are invited on items or concerns not already scheduled for public hearing on today’s agenda. Please limit comments to three minutes.

IV. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of July 8, 2015
B. Approval of Invoices
C. Approval of Amendments to Agreements (JARC – WorkNet Pinellas; New Freedom – Neighborly Care
Network and Quality of Life Community Services, Inc.; Section 5320 – Pinellas County; TBARTA –
Section 5309, Section 5312, Section 5307
D. Approval of Surface Transportation Program (STP) Supplemental Agreement
E. Approval of Renewal Option No. 1 for Audit Firm – Cherry Bekaert
F. Approval of Level of Service Report
G. Approval of Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan
H. Approval of Committee Appointments (TCC)

V. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM

A. Proposed Amendment to the MPO Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan

VI. PRESENTATION AND/OR ACTION ITEMS

A. Commissioner Jim Sebesta, Florida Transportation Commission – Remarks
B. Overview and Approval of September 21, 2015 Workshop Agenda – Action
C. U.S. 19 Corridor – Conditions, Trends, and Planning Activities – Information
D. Overview of Transportation Funding Sources to the MPO – Information
E. Committee Recommendations – Action
 Honeymoon Island State Park Bike/Pedestrian Facilities
 Safety Signage on School Buses

VII. REPORTS/UPDATE

A. PSTA Activities Report
B. Executive Director Report

VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Downtown Palm Harbor Workshop – Update
B. MPOAC Meeting of July 23, 2015
C. July 10, 2015 Chairs Coordinating Committee Meeting and Joint Meeting With the Central Florida MPO
Alliance
D. Administrative TIP Amendment Approved by the Executive Director
E. Committee Vacancies
F. Correspondence – Fatalities Map
G. Other

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact the Office of Human Rights, 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 300, Clearwater, Florida 33756; [(727) 464-4062 (V/TDD)] at least seven days prior to the meeting.

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