WEBVTT 00:00:01.506 --> 00:00:09.528 - The Bloomington Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Office Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, 00:00:09.528 --> 00:00:16.822 - April 22nd 2026 I guess we'll start with a thanks everybody for being here as well as our attendees 00:00:16.822 --> 00:00:24.115 - online I guess we will start with introductions and maybe we'll start to my left Neil. Are you okay 00:00:24.115 --> 00:00:31.262 - with starting off? Neil copper proxy for the city of Bloomington City engineer Proxy David Hiddle 00:00:34.306 --> 00:00:43.535 - City Bloomington Public Works Department John Baton GIS coordinator Monroe County Jackie Jelen Monroe 00:00:43.535 --> 00:00:52.854 - County planning Hunter Jackson proxy for the Monroe County otter Kelly Whitmer Monroe County Parks and 00:00:52.854 --> 00:01:01.630 - Recreation Lynette Tavernier Monroe County Highway Department alternate for the highway engineer 00:01:12.130 --> 00:01:27.743 - Megan Blair, GIS Manager, City of Bloomington. Rebecca Swift, Operations and Development, Division Director, 00:01:27.743 --> 00:01:37.054 - Parks and Rec. Linnea Wellings, NDOT, proxy for Rebecca Packers. 00:01:42.658 --> 00:01:59.682 - And that was John Kennedy, who also introduced himself online. Thanks. I think we're good. Thanks, everybody. 00:01:59.682 --> 00:02:11.134 - Oh, sorry. Cheryl just joined. If you want to introduce yourself, Cheryl, 00:02:26.754 --> 00:02:35.101 - Maybe her sound's not working. Go ahead. That's all right. Cheryl, if you get the chance later, you 00:02:35.101 --> 00:02:43.449 - can introduce yourself. OK, so I guess that moves us to the approval of the agenda for 2026, or for 00:02:43.449 --> 00:02:52.047 - today's meeting on April 22. Can I get a motion for approval? So moved. Second. Thanks, Jane and Nate. 00:02:52.047 --> 00:02:56.638 - I believe that's who that was. Oh, it was Ryan. Sorry. 00:02:57.026 --> 00:03:09.200 - Jane and Ryan it's it's early. It's actually not early, but it feels early to me. So I guess would this 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:21.140 - be a Have some votes now. Yeah copper. Yes Jackson Yes, Robling yes, Jelen. Yes, fleek. Yes Gilliland 00:03:21.140 --> 00:03:25.822 - Yes, can you hear me now? Yes Baten yes 00:03:26.914 --> 00:03:37.709 - Shelly, how do you say your last name? How do you say your last name? Stramitis. Yes. Kennedy is non-voting. 00:03:37.709 --> 00:03:47.612 - Whitmer. Yes. Blair. Yes. Wellings. Yes. Swift. Yes. Nickel. Yes. Motion passes. Great, thanks. And 00:03:47.612 --> 00:03:56.030 - that brings us to the approval of the past meeting minutes from February 25th, 2026. 00:03:56.706 --> 00:04:12.882 - Is there a motion to approve? So moves. Second. Thanks, Neil and Ryan. Wells. Swift, sorry. Yes. Wellings. 00:04:12.882 --> 00:04:25.278 - Yes. Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot you to have an ear the first time. Yes. Nickel. Yes. 00:04:27.426 --> 00:04:54.369 - Blair Yes, Whitmer. Yes stream on us Gilliland Gilliland Jellin Yes, flake. Yes, Robling. Yes Jackson. 00:04:54.369 --> 00:04:57.246 - Yes copper 00:04:57.634 --> 00:05:06.285 - Yes, that motion passes I'll go yes on that one as well. I'm sorry. I think it's okay, but just I'm 00:05:06.285 --> 00:05:15.282 - guessing we have we've got enough Yeses, but just for the land is yes as well. Sorry Okay, I guess that 00:05:15.282 --> 00:05:24.193 - brings us to any type of communication from the chair or vice chair I Don't have a ton of things Jane. 00:05:24.193 --> 00:05:27.134 - Do you have anything to bring up? 00:05:27.650 --> 00:05:34.951 - I guess the only thing I would mention is that it looks like our packets are new and so I was wondering 00:05:34.951 --> 00:05:42.393 - as we get to the communications from staff to talk about the kind of the change to the packets and things 00:05:42.393 --> 00:05:49.483 - like that if folks are interested and just kind of the formatting but Beyond that I guess we'll move 00:05:49.483 --> 00:05:56.574 - on to communications from officers and or committees I Guess hearing none the reports from MPO staff 00:05:57.154 --> 00:06:03.430 - And if I'm going too quickly through this, let me know if I'm, okay, thank you. I don't think he asked. 00:06:03.430 --> 00:06:09.645 - Did you wanna talk about the packets? Yeah, if you guys want to kind of like elucidate, I just noticed 00:06:09.645 --> 00:06:15.800 - that the format's a little bit different. They're smaller packets with links and stuff like that. The 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:21.835 - one thing I noticed is that the areas where, which Nate was so fortunate to have, these bolded kind 00:06:21.835 --> 00:06:23.102 - of things that said, 00:06:23.458 --> 00:06:29.734 - Hey chair, this is when you have a vote that they're not bolded anymore. So if we could get those again, 00:06:29.734 --> 00:06:35.830 - that'd be sweet for me just for like the next couple the next couple meetings Each item that required 00:06:35.830 --> 00:06:41.987 - public comment, so that might be a nice item that kind of reinsert just to make sure we're minding our 00:06:41.987 --> 00:06:48.382 - P's and Q's Thanks for clarifying that Nate to the asterix, but yeah, good point. Thank you. Nice catch. I 00:06:55.074 --> 00:07:05.235 - The packets are slightly different due to the accessibility laws, which were supposed to be in effect 00:07:05.235 --> 00:07:15.197 - this coming Friday, but are now delayed for another year. So we will probably maintain this format. 00:07:15.197 --> 00:07:23.166 - It is challenging to make all packet items accessible, so we're still learning. 00:07:23.778 --> 00:07:30.057 - That's why this format because this format is a lot easier to make accessible to screen readers than 00:07:30.057 --> 00:07:36.461 - a PDF is so cool. Thanks Katie. That was really clarifying. And yeah we are in the county side as well 00:07:36.461 --> 00:07:42.741 - just like the city working towards that accessibility. So yeah it's a big kind of lift and hopefully 00:07:42.741 --> 00:07:48.958 - there'll be some more kind of guidance we get from either the federal or state level for us to kind 00:07:48.958 --> 00:07:51.134 - of move forward with that. Thanks. 00:07:55.426 --> 00:08:03.379 - I guess this just goes to the reports from the MPO staff. Okay Yeah, and the the agenda in the packets 00:08:03.379 --> 00:08:11.254 - they're a big lift Kudos Katie for doing all this. I would have struggled still First thing I want to 00:08:11.254 --> 00:08:19.052 - mention is public public hearing notice for three Bloomington Transit Public comment sessions. These 00:08:19.052 --> 00:08:24.766 - are proposed service improvements for route 16 on the west side the first 00:08:25.186 --> 00:08:33.489 - Public comment meeting is on Monday, May 4th from five to six o'clock at Ivy Tech State College, the 00:08:33.489 --> 00:08:41.709 - Lampkin Hall out on the Ivy Tech College campus. Second meeting is on Wednesday, May 6th from 12 to 00:08:41.709 --> 00:08:50.176 - one o'clock. It's at Bloomington Public Transit Corporation's Downtown Transit Center here on 301 West 00:08:50.176 --> 00:08:51.902 - South Walnut Street. 00:08:52.322 --> 00:09:00.235 - And then the third meeting is Thursday, May 7th from four to five o'clock for those that can't make 00:09:00.235 --> 00:09:08.701 - it during the noon hour. It's also at the Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation's downtown transit 00:09:08.701 --> 00:09:16.693 - center at 301 South Walnut. The overview is route 16 is essentially a combination of route, existing 00:09:16.693 --> 00:09:18.750 - routes three west and 13, 00:09:19.042 --> 00:09:27.622 - It's a 90 minute schedule from departure all around and arrival back to the downtown transit center. 00:09:27.622 --> 00:09:36.118 - This consolidation is taking place to hopefully boost ridership. And that's about all I have to say 00:09:36.118 --> 00:09:44.613 - other than that. Anybody have any questions? It's all there as a pop up in the packet straight from 00:09:44.613 --> 00:09:48.606 - Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation. 00:09:52.866 --> 00:10:00.221 - Okay, next item we have is speed limit to be reduced on C word 46 through Ellisville This is something 00:10:00.221 --> 00:10:07.719 - we brought we the staff brought to the attention of the Indiana Department of Transportation Even though 00:10:07.719 --> 00:10:15.216 - they were aware of it public news release on March 30th in that effective a reduction of the speed limit 00:10:15.216 --> 00:10:19.358 - became effective on Tuesday March 31st through Ellisville 00:10:19.746 --> 00:10:27.283 - School zone speed limit was reduced from 30 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour between 2nd Street and 00:10:27.283 --> 00:10:34.820 - Paul Street. Advanced school signs and flashers were installed to help emphasize the change. Reduced 00:10:34.820 --> 00:10:42.357 - speed is intended to enhance safety along the corridor. INDOT wants to remind everyone, and I'm sure 00:10:42.357 --> 00:10:46.014 - the town of Ellisville wants to remind everyone, 00:10:46.274 --> 00:10:54.525 - to slow down, use extra caution, and avoid distractions when driving. In other words, phone down, 00:10:54.525 --> 00:11:03.534 - head up. And all of that is taking place right now. Next thing we have is the AASHTO wear safety software. 00:11:03.534 --> 00:11:11.953 - Some of you may not be aware of what AASHTO is. AASHTO is the American Association of State Highway 00:11:11.953 --> 00:11:14.142 - Transportation Officials. 00:11:14.530 --> 00:11:23.163 - They have recently, recently as in the last few years, developed various software packages to help State 00:11:23.163 --> 00:11:31.549 - Department of Transportation's come to a common, what I would call a common usage of software. One of 00:11:31.549 --> 00:11:40.510 - the packages out there, it's called AASHTO, where safety software, the Indiana Department of Transportation, 00:11:40.994 --> 00:11:49.446 - has announced that they are adopting the software. The adoption will take place, well, in beta testing, 00:11:49.446 --> 00:11:58.142 - it'll take place over the summer and this fall. And then it goes into actual use January 1st. The software 00:11:58.142 --> 00:12:06.756 - package replaces a program, a software program called Road Hat, which was developed by Purdue University. 00:12:06.756 --> 00:12:09.438 - It was a custom software package 00:12:09.570 --> 00:12:20.586 - developed at least 10, maybe 12 years ago. And the HAT stands for Hazard Analysis Tool, not as in Purdue 00:12:20.586 --> 00:12:31.603 - Road HAT. But the new AASHTO safety software package looks at intersections, looks at segments. It takes 00:12:31.603 --> 00:12:39.262 - a very thorough deep dive into safety analysis and crash causal factors. 00:12:39.394 --> 00:12:47.954 - It will eventually have some sort of an AI type of module in it, which will help identify patterns, 00:12:47.954 --> 00:12:56.599 - particularly on segments. Like I said, this will take place on January 1st. We've volunteered, Katie 00:12:56.599 --> 00:13:05.758 - and I have volunteered to be beta testers for MPOs. Stay tuned, we'll let you know more as it comes about. 00:13:07.042 --> 00:13:16.949 - The next thing I have is the Indiana Department of Transportation has released a draft active transportation. 00:13:16.949 --> 00:13:26.315 - Oh, I'm sorry. I missed the in dot traffic count database system. Let me go back to that in dot traffic 00:13:26.315 --> 00:13:36.222 - count database system. These the MPO had paid for traffic count database software over the course of the last 00:13:36.546 --> 00:13:43.489 - nine years we had paid for it and the software wasn't used by the MPO staff it was used by the city 00:13:43.489 --> 00:13:50.709 - of Bloomington engineering department it was also available to Monroe county highway department if they 00:13:50.709 --> 00:13:57.652 - wanted to use it and also the town of Ellitsville we recently came upon an offer which was too good 00:13:57.652 --> 00:14:01.054 - to be true from the department of transportation 00:14:01.314 --> 00:14:09.627 - in that they offered to let us use their statewide license, software license that cut the cost for us 00:14:09.627 --> 00:14:17.777 - by about $2,500. $2,500 doesn't sound like much, but it is when you're an MPO. So we went through a 00:14:17.777 --> 00:14:26.334 - process with the engineering department staff where we uploaded all of the traffic count database system 00:14:26.722 --> 00:14:33.932 - Accounts 311 locations. We uploaded all that several weeks ago Linked it in to the Department 00:14:33.932 --> 00:14:41.832 - of Transportation's traffic count database system map So if you go into the TC DS map buy-in dot start 00:14:41.832 --> 00:14:49.579 - zooming in on Bloomington You'll see all of the traffic count locations pop up and all the different 00:14:49.579 --> 00:14:54.334 - details on whether that's one-way traffic two-way traffic and 00:14:54.946 --> 00:15:02.023 - Um, I don't know if it's showing design hourly volume or not, but it's showing all of the results of 00:15:02.023 --> 00:15:09.450 - all of the counts we've done over the system over the, over the last decade. Uh, this will be a permanent 00:15:09.450 --> 00:15:16.878 - process in that it costs us nothing. And it makes it easier for management too, because it's in a central 00:15:16.878 --> 00:15:22.974 - hard central location system with the department of transportation questions. Anybody? 00:15:23.938 --> 00:15:30.266 - Neil, anything to add? Yeah, I looked at this map yesterday and it was a little confusing because I 00:15:30.266 --> 00:15:36.975 - was trying to figure out what was going on with it. So that was, thanks for kind of giving the background 00:15:36.975 --> 00:15:43.556 - on it. In terms of the traffic counts, were those things I guess carried out or compiled by essentially 00:15:43.556 --> 00:15:49.758 - like the, those kind of sensors that are spread across roads and cars drive over them, et cetera? 00:15:50.210 --> 00:15:57.235 - These are all road tube counts. Road tube counts that are done by Mike Stewart and one of the other 00:15:57.235 --> 00:16:04.542 - staff members of the engineering department. It's nitty gritty dirty work and dangerous too at the same 00:16:04.542 --> 00:16:11.918 - time. Yeah, we're not using flock cameras. We're not using anything recording license plates or anything 00:16:11.918 --> 00:16:16.766 - like that. It's just pure road tube. And they do directional counts. 00:16:16.898 --> 00:16:24.322 - design hourly volumes, you get your average ADT out of all of that, and we use that for, well, they 00:16:24.322 --> 00:16:31.820 - use it for engineering decisions. We also use it for looking at crash data, looking at crash data so 00:16:31.820 --> 00:16:39.541 - that way we can look at crash factors and determine what the frequency is for certain types of crashes, 00:16:39.541 --> 00:16:45.406 - particularly fatal and serious injury crashes. Does that answer your question? 00:16:45.634 --> 00:16:51.658 - Yeah, I was just kind of curious about that the methodology to the background of it Yeah, and it's the 00:16:51.658 --> 00:16:57.566 - fact that this is free. It's great. So yeah, let's keep using it The price is right free. Yeah Okay, 00:16:57.566 --> 00:17:03.765 - the next item I'll go back to now is the Indiana Department of Transportation draft active transportation 00:17:03.765 --> 00:17:09.790 - report This is a draft plan which is out on the website still I checked this morning just to make sure 00:17:09.790 --> 00:17:14.878 - it's there because sometimes it's there one day and gone the next But it's still there 00:17:15.202 --> 00:17:22.448 - It also has a survey link where you can submit comments. The key thing about this plan is that it's 00:17:22.448 --> 00:17:29.984 - dramatically different than other active transportation plans the department has ever published before. 00:17:29.984 --> 00:17:37.375 - It not only identifies existing trails, greenways, and active transportation corridors, it identifies 00:17:37.375 --> 00:17:42.302 - potential areas, areas of need, but it also specifically notes that 00:17:42.402 --> 00:17:49.242 - the Department of Transportation will build sidewalks where sidewalks are needed. That's a, 00:17:49.242 --> 00:17:56.751 - I would call it a, it's revolutionary. Because when I worked at the Department of Transportation, we 00:17:56.751 --> 00:18:04.334 - weren't in the business of building sidewalks. And they weren't in the business of building sidewalks 00:18:04.334 --> 00:18:10.654 - up until a few years ago. Now it's active, particularly in small locations, smaller, 00:18:10.818 --> 00:18:19.073 - villages and roadways communities along state highways. Indot will build those. Indot will also actively 00:18:19.073 --> 00:18:27.092 - seek to promote active transportation along those corridors within those small communities. You won't 00:18:27.092 --> 00:18:34.247 - be seeing these along state highways and large rural areas, but you will be seeing them in 00:18:34.247 --> 00:18:37.470 - smaller communities. Questions? Anybody? 00:18:40.834 --> 00:18:55.272 - County flood man Yeah a while back both the city and the county were contacted through through the chain 00:18:55.272 --> 00:19:05.310 - of By the US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville they are reaching out to 00:19:05.474 --> 00:19:13.745 - communities to try and identify areas in Indiana that experience severe roadway flooding. This isn't 00:19:13.745 --> 00:19:21.935 - loading. Oh, there we go, okay. Sorry, areas in Indiana that experience severe roadway flooding are 00:19:21.935 --> 00:19:30.206 - potentially where fatalities or high water rescues have occurred, and they're doing this research as 00:19:30.206 --> 00:19:35.038 - part of their flood safety and messaging signage campaign. 00:19:35.138 --> 00:19:42.667 - So as part of this Request I learned about the county's map and I thought I would let John talk about 00:19:42.667 --> 00:19:50.418 - it And Lynette's here as well and Ben Ayers from the highway department who might have some more insight 00:19:50.418 --> 00:19:58.168 - But yeah, just for some background we were contacted by I believe it's a group called the silver jackets 00:19:58.168 --> 00:20:02.302 - which sounds kind of like an interesting like superhero 00:20:02.434 --> 00:20:07.922 - Group maybe but they're actually Army Corps of Engineers folks a long-standing organization within the 00:20:07.922 --> 00:20:13.303 - Army Corps Looking and there's a funding opportunity and I believe it was Tammy Berman from planning 00:20:13.303 --> 00:20:18.684 - was the one who was contacted So this was a collaborative effort between the Mineral County Planning 00:20:18.684 --> 00:20:24.012 - Office emergency management the silver jackets and the highway department and then the GIS just was 00:20:24.012 --> 00:20:27.422 - facilitating but what we did was we took our roadside inventory 00:20:27.682 --> 00:20:33.528 - Within Monroe County Highway Department for where these signs might be and then also locations that 00:20:33.528 --> 00:20:39.550 - were noted by the Monroe County Fire Protection District as well as EMA of areas where no and flooding 00:20:39.550 --> 00:20:45.630 - occurred across these roads and that's what this map is showing right now along with a flood zone layer 00:20:45.630 --> 00:20:50.366 - from the Department of Natural Resources to get an idea of you know, these areas 00:20:50.498 --> 00:20:56.100 - Maybe right now we haven't witnessed flooding, but in 20 years we could be seeing things as well. 00:20:56.100 --> 00:21:02.046 - So yeah, the goal for this is to essentially utilize funds that are existing to put those signs up that 00:21:02.046 --> 00:21:08.220 - say turn around, don't drown, right? I think it was five or six years ago we had a fatality in Bloomington, 00:21:08.220 --> 00:21:13.993 - right, where somebody drove into Clear Creek after it got really, one of those torrential downpours. 00:21:13.993 --> 00:21:19.710 - So this is a great program and something that I think would really just be a benefit for everybody. 00:21:21.090 --> 00:21:29.037 - Awesome. When I learned about your map, I thought it would be good to share with the group just so everyone 00:21:29.037 --> 00:21:36.395 - was aware that it existed. Yeah. Thanks, Katie. And again, another resource just to share with you, 00:21:36.395 --> 00:21:43.753 - but there's a 2026 Roadmap to Safety report that is out there if anybody's interested in seeing it. 00:21:43.753 --> 00:21:47.358 - There is a States at a Glance section with their 00:21:47.522 --> 00:21:56.086 - three categories of rating and Indiana does fall in the cautious section. And so this gives a kind of 00:21:56.086 --> 00:22:04.483 - gives a number on the billions of dollars, the annual cost due to motor vehicle crashes, the number 00:22:04.483 --> 00:22:13.131 - of fatalities in 2024, the 10 year fatality total. And then it also talks about various laws that have 00:22:13.131 --> 00:22:15.902 - been adopted or not yet adopted. 00:22:16.546 --> 00:22:29.685 - And so that could be an interesting report for anyone who's interested in that. Questions? Okay, I just 00:22:29.685 --> 00:22:43.582 - wanted to share that the MPO in March received extra, received a notice from INDOT that we would be receiving 00:22:43.874 --> 00:22:53.657 - some extra funds for fiscal year 2026. Every MPO in the state did receive some level of extra funds. 00:22:53.657 --> 00:23:03.536 - And our amount that we're receiving is 47,894. So not too high of a number in terms of transportation 00:23:03.536 --> 00:23:12.350 - projects, but it is extra funding nonetheless. So I just wanted to share that bit of news. 00:23:15.234 --> 00:23:25.253 - Or Pat I just realized now see we did miss agenda item six point six I don't if we want to cover that 00:23:25.253 --> 00:23:35.959 - at the end of this. Does that sound good? Yes. Okay. Sorry about that Item six point ten is a memo regarding 00:23:35.959 --> 00:23:39.102 - a meeting that the MPO staff is 00:23:39.522 --> 00:23:48.082 - city staff and county staff had on April 8th at this meeting we discussed three three main points the 00:23:48.082 --> 00:23:56.474 - first being the use of the extra forty seven thousand almost forty eight thousand dollars in fiscal 00:23:56.474 --> 00:24:04.446 - year 26 funds that we're receiving from in dot. Those have to be used by September 30th of 26. 00:24:04.898 --> 00:24:13.842 - And so the group at the meeting agreed to grant these funds to the downtown curb ramps phase five project 00:24:13.842 --> 00:24:22.449 - since they were slated to receive funds in fiscal year 26 but were not able to because of cuts to the 00:24:22.449 --> 00:24:30.971 - funding. The next item that we discussed was that the city of Bloomington and the county both have a 00:24:30.971 --> 00:24:32.574 - preference to move 00:24:32.834 --> 00:24:42.854 - their projects, two of their projects, College and Walnut phase one and Dillman, old 37 and Dillman. 00:24:42.854 --> 00:24:53.568 - They desire to move them up to the next fiscal year for a variety of reasons. And so to make this possible, 00:24:53.568 --> 00:25:02.398 - we had to kind of figure out if the funds that were left upon them moving could be used. 00:25:02.658 --> 00:25:11.092 - And there are a few MPOs out there that are looking for trades. And so we discussed the possibility 00:25:11.092 --> 00:25:19.947 - of using two of those trades to help us reshift the money around to allow Dillman 37 to move from fiscal 00:25:19.947 --> 00:25:28.802 - year 28 to 29 and to allow college and wanted to move from 29 to 30. And just a reminder that the fiscal 00:25:28.802 --> 00:25:31.838 - year is from July 1st to June 30th. 00:25:32.034 --> 00:25:41.705 - And so as part of these bullet points in here describe what would need to take place to try and reallocate 00:25:41.705 --> 00:25:52.190 - those funds to the projects and use as much of the funding as possible while still allowing those projects to move. 00:25:53.890 --> 00:26:01.068 - So in the end the group agreed it would be beneficial to move forward with both funding exchanges which 00:26:01.068 --> 00:26:07.970 - would allow both projects to move to their desired fiscal years. The third item we talked about was 00:26:07.970 --> 00:26:10.110 - that as a result of this trade 00:26:10.210 --> 00:26:18.257 - and project moving scenario, there would be some extra funds left over, 162,000 in fiscal year 28 and 00:26:18.257 --> 00:26:26.462 - 97,000 in fiscal year 29 that we would need to figure out where to allocate. And we decided to postpone 00:26:26.462 --> 00:26:34.430 - the decision for these until a later date. There are projects that can use those funds. We just have 00:26:34.430 --> 00:26:37.822 - to figure out how we're gonna divvy it up. 00:26:39.970 --> 00:26:48.894 - Any questions. I have one question. Sorry. This is very helpful. I didn't read this beforehand. The 00:26:48.894 --> 00:26:58.353 - note about the MPO can't promise a return of the remaining six percent of funds to the college and walnut 00:26:58.353 --> 00:27:07.902 - project in the future. Is that kind of why agenda item three like to try and reduce any loss in the trade. 00:27:08.482 --> 00:27:19.468 - but then still do the trade? Or are you saying you're just not going to do the trade at all? No, it 00:27:19.468 --> 00:27:31.002 - just means that the city was willing to keep the project in the fiscal year if it didn't result in total 00:27:31.002 --> 00:27:37.374 - or too many loss of funds. And doing this trade scenario, 00:27:37.506 --> 00:27:47.461 - does result in the College and Walnut Project not getting as many funds in its new fiscal year of fiscal 00:27:47.461 --> 00:27:56.942 - year 30. And so it just means that right now all of the fiscal year 30 funds are allocated and that 00:27:56.942 --> 00:28:05.854 - there aren't any available at this time. And by the time there might be additional available, 00:28:06.050 --> 00:28:13.128 - There will probably be another another tip. So we'll have made all of these decisions all over again 00:28:13.128 --> 00:28:20.487 - And when you do the trades, right, there's no inflation adjustment like they get the other LPA the other 00:28:20.487 --> 00:28:27.566 - agency gets the money For two million and then in a year we get just the two million back Okay, it's 00:28:27.566 --> 00:28:29.598 - a direct trade. Thank you. I 00:28:34.562 --> 00:28:40.283 - that if I can just to acknowledge that I Think from the city's perspective we we kind of wanted that 00:28:40.283 --> 00:28:46.060 - noted as well that we're not we're not coming back a hundred percent hole from these trades, but it's 00:28:46.060 --> 00:28:52.177 - very close and The trades are advantageous to us to a point where even though there's some small percentage 00:28:52.177 --> 00:28:57.841 - where we're not getting back We want we just want to say hey, yeah, we know we're not quite getting 00:28:57.841 --> 00:29:00.446 - it all back or not guaranteed it all back but 00:29:00.674 --> 00:29:08.253 - We also acknowledge this is beneficial and want to move forward and appreciate Katie all of your time 00:29:08.253 --> 00:29:15.831 - and kind of figuring out how to make all of this work. And I will add that we you'll not be voting on 00:29:15.831 --> 00:29:23.262 - these changes at this point because the meeting was not that long ago and we have to go through the 00:29:23.262 --> 00:29:25.342 - go through with the trades. 00:29:25.538 --> 00:29:38.088 - At the next meeting, you'll be voting on all of these changes formally. Will you talk about the conflict? 00:29:38.088 --> 00:29:50.046 - Okay, I'm going to jump back to the conflict of interest. This is something that was new to us. City 00:29:50.046 --> 00:29:53.598 - clerk advised us in February. 00:29:53.986 --> 00:30:02.160 - that all members of the well citizens advisory committee technical advisory committee and the policy 00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:10.415 - committee were subject to completing a conflict of interest questionnaire. We did this in 2022 but we 00:30:10.415 --> 00:30:18.831 - had not been directed in between that time either before or after 2022 to have the conflict of interest 00:30:18.831 --> 00:30:21.502 - questionnaire completed. However 00:30:21.762 --> 00:30:29.143 - She was rather adamant about it. It's State Board of Accounts is requiring the conflict of interest 00:30:29.143 --> 00:30:36.820 - questionnaire. So we've sent out a notice to all the members of all three committees. Citizens Advisory 00:30:36.820 --> 00:30:44.201 - Committee, we got 100% compliance. Thank you very much. Tech Advisory Committee, we still have nine 00:30:44.201 --> 00:30:47.966 - names and I'm not gonna say out loud who they are. 00:30:48.162 --> 00:30:56.034 - I'll just contact you directly with an email About the fact that we will need you to complete a questionnaire 00:30:56.034 --> 00:31:03.261 - conflict of question interest questionnaire and then on the MPO Policy Committee we had Three people 00:31:03.261 --> 00:31:10.704 - that have still not completed the questionnaire that will work on that the questionnaire just make sure 00:31:10.704 --> 00:31:17.502 - that you don't have a financial interest in any of the decisions made by this body even though 00:31:17.986 --> 00:31:25.550 - two of the committees are advisory only the requirement is that you still have to do the questionnaire 00:31:25.550 --> 00:31:33.556 - and if you're a proxy we will ask you to do the questionnaire also just in case so if you have any questions 00:31:33.556 --> 00:31:40.900 - please let me know catch me after the meeting I'll be happy to talk to you about that and then also 00:31:40.900 --> 00:31:45.086 - please feel free to contact city clerk if you want to go 00:31:45.442 --> 00:31:52.673 - Pass me to ask for more detailed questions Thank you, I Guess the only question I have about that was 00:31:52.673 --> 00:32:00.471 - this Questionnaire that all boards and commissions were to fill out so like the planning like the Bloomington 00:32:00.471 --> 00:32:07.915 - Planning Commission all boards and commissions and even staff They I was identified as one of the people 00:32:07.915 --> 00:32:13.374 - that had to fill out the questionnaire. So yeah and Katie too. Thanks Pat. I 00:32:16.610 --> 00:32:25.807 - Back down to six point eleven I wanted to share just one update from an in dot project The SR 45 10th 00:32:25.807 --> 00:32:35.005 - Street Project from the bypass to Pete Ellis Drive intersection improvements with added turn lanes if 00:32:35.005 --> 00:32:44.292 - you might remember that there was some Some questions about the trees that were slated for removal The 00:32:44.292 --> 00:32:46.366 - update on that is that 00:32:46.498 --> 00:32:54.445 - They did do some redesign to the Pete Ellis side and they were able to preserve eight trees that were 00:32:54.445 --> 00:33:02.547 - previously slated for removal. The redesign includes shorter storage lengths for the turn lanes on Pete 00:33:02.547 --> 00:33:10.494 - Ellis, but the overall scope of the project remains unchanged. So that's the update on the tree issue 00:33:10.494 --> 00:33:15.870 - for that one. The letting for that project took place April 8th, 26. 00:33:16.258 --> 00:33:28.554 - With credit for Crider and Crider got the lowest bid and then the next couple months will be Utility 00:33:28.554 --> 00:33:41.702 - relocations and construction is anticipated So I meant to oops switch over here construction is anticipated 00:33:41.702 --> 00:33:45.598 - In To begin in spring of 27 and 00:33:46.178 --> 00:33:54.312 - The contract is expected to be completed in spring of 28. And then I wanted to invite Neil or Lynette 00:33:54.312 --> 00:34:02.526 - if you guys want to share any updates on your your tip projects that you have. Yeah I can just quickly 00:34:02.526 --> 00:34:10.581 - run through the list and then happy to answer any questions. Our second street project is in utility 00:34:10.581 --> 00:34:12.734 - relocations and then we'll 00:34:12.930 --> 00:34:18.925 - Quickly shift into construction throughout this year. We have a curb ramp project called downtown curb 00:34:18.925 --> 00:34:24.745 - ramps phase four that will go to bid this fall and includes numerous locations in the downtown area 00:34:24.745 --> 00:34:30.682 - So we're excited for that getting close to bidding You have curb ramps phase five that we're just now 00:34:30.682 --> 00:34:34.814 - starting design. We just issued notice to proceed to a consultant that 00:34:34.946 --> 00:34:42.393 - Project is expected to focus on crosswalks improvements in the areas of third and at water just south 00:34:42.393 --> 00:34:50.277 - of IU campus Our high street project. We just wrapped up right away acquisition We're in utility relocation 00:34:50.277 --> 00:34:56.702 - this year throughout 2026 and then we'll be in construction next year in 2027 we have a 00:34:56.802 --> 00:35:03.170 - Crosswalks phase three project that is still in design And we have crosswalks phase four that is out 00:35:03.170 --> 00:35:09.475 - in the future. We haven't started yet We're looking at consultant selection by the end of this year 00:35:09.475 --> 00:35:15.779 - We have a multi-use path project on North Dunn Street We're in design on that. They're just getting 00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:20.382 - started on right-of-way appraisals to start right-of-way acquisition and 00:35:20.706 --> 00:35:28.785 - And then for our two college walnut phases, those have not started, but we're hoping to get into consultant 00:35:28.785 --> 00:35:36.639 - selection soon. I think that's the full list of our federal funded projects at the moment. Thanks. Okay. 00:35:36.639 --> 00:35:44.493 - For Monroe County, for the Eagleson Avenue bridge, the pre-construction meeting was on March 31st, 2026. 00:35:44.493 --> 00:35:48.158 - We're going to be in to have bi-weekly meetings. 00:35:48.514 --> 00:35:55.611 - to keep up to date with utility relocations. The Rockport Road Bridge pre-construction meeting was on 00:35:55.611 --> 00:36:02.570 - April 17th. The construction will begin June 1st. CLR is the contractor. Dillman Road Bridge, still 00:36:02.570 --> 00:36:10.015 - on schedule and working on design. For the intersection improvement at Old State Road 37 South and Dillman 00:36:10.015 --> 00:36:17.182 - Road, you mentioned this, but we worked with the MPO and Citi to move the project to construction year 00:36:17.538 --> 00:36:26.942 - of fiscal year twenty twenty nine and then the last one is the countywide bridge inspections and inventory 00:36:26.942 --> 00:36:36.346 - that was completed in March and that's our required compliance month. Thank you guys so much. So I believe 00:36:36.346 --> 00:36:45.662 - we're on to old business and it doesn't look like there's anything there. So it's a new business I guess. 00:36:48.290 --> 00:36:58.976 - Yes, we have some some tip updates that do need voting on they are described in the memo that you see 00:36:58.976 --> 00:37:10.291 - The first Proposed Amendment to the tip is the addition of a end up project called ID IQ bridge maintenance 00:37:10.291 --> 00:37:17.310 - and repair with a total project cost of a million dollars There is 00:37:17.410 --> 00:37:26.315 - not a specific location for this at this time. This is kind of just a general project that they add 00:37:26.315 --> 00:37:35.577 - into the various counties and districts, and then they decide where they're going to use it. Similarly, 00:37:35.577 --> 00:37:44.482 - we have another new project to add called the District Paving Project. This does have slightly more 00:37:44.482 --> 00:37:46.174 - specific locations 00:37:46.274 --> 00:37:54.891 - There's it involves paving in various locations of Monroe County SR 45 south of Martin Drive and then 00:37:54.891 --> 00:38:03.592 - a couple other counties as well Again, they just give us they give us total project cost and then they 00:38:03.592 --> 00:38:08.830 - kind of make everyone added to their tip who who's involved I 00:38:14.306 --> 00:38:25.581 - The third amendment we need to make to the tip is a new project from NDOT called Traffic Signal Modernization 00:38:25.581 --> 00:38:35.933 - in various locations of Monroe and Owen counties. This is a total project cost of 500,000, scheduled 00:38:35.933 --> 00:38:44.030 - for, construction scheduled for 2029, fiscal year 2029. And the fourth update, 00:38:44.834 --> 00:38:57.791 - for the tip is to update the funding for the slide correction on I-69 from SR-37 in Monroe County to 00:38:57.791 --> 00:39:12.030 - Morgan County. So the funding type was changed. The right-of-way phase was moved up to 2030 from 2026 to 2030. 00:39:13.282 --> 00:39:25.143 - due to the stability of the project. And then the total project cost was raised a little bit. And the 00:39:25.143 --> 00:39:36.771 - construction phase was moved out of the TIP to 2031 or 2032, again, because of the stability of the 00:39:36.771 --> 00:39:43.166 - project. The fifth amendment that we have is an update 00:39:43.266 --> 00:39:55.408 - for the funding for the downtown curb ramps phase five project the PE phase total what needs to be updated 00:39:55.408 --> 00:40:06.755 - to the actual contract amount of 271 490,000 then we're taking away the funds that it was allocated 00:40:06.755 --> 00:40:12.542 - this year but then wasn't able weren't able to use 00:40:13.506 --> 00:40:23.073 - because there wasn't enough available. That is something we talked about in a previous meeting. The 00:40:23.073 --> 00:40:32.641 - project cost was raised a little bit due to the new PE contract. And then the PE phase is moving to 00:40:32.641 --> 00:40:42.878 - fiscal year 27 because there's not sufficient time to do all of the needed steps to use that extra funding 00:40:43.586 --> 00:40:53.035 - I guess I should have said we'll also be adding that extra funding that we talked about on April 8th 00:40:53.035 --> 00:41:03.231 - with the LPAs, that $47,000 that we're getting for fiscal year 26 that we're able to use up until September. 00:41:03.231 --> 00:41:11.838 - And so just technicality is that we have to move the PE phase to fiscal year 27 because the 00:41:12.002 --> 00:41:20.383 - Paperwork for that will not be able to occur until fiscal year 27 I Know my explanation for that was 00:41:20.383 --> 00:41:28.763 - a little haphazard. So if you're confused, please let me know Can you clarify what the PE stands for 00:41:28.763 --> 00:41:32.414 - preliminary engineering? Perfect. Thank you 00:41:49.762 --> 00:42:03.218 - So per Procedures the TAC will vote to recommend that the Recommend or deny that the policy committee 00:42:03.218 --> 00:42:16.542 - recommend or deny approval of these amendments Move approval Second do we need to do public comment? 00:42:16.706 --> 00:42:29.015 - Yeah before we go to vote we should do public comment and if there's a public comment about this, please 00:42:29.015 --> 00:42:41.090 - This is your opportunity If you're online you can go ahead and unmute yourselves and speak if you have 00:42:41.090 --> 00:42:46.014 - any public comments We're not hearing any 00:42:46.434 --> 00:43:08.080 - So I believe it was Jane and Neil, so I guess it would be a vote. Okay. Streamata? Yes. Beighton? Yes. 00:43:08.080 --> 00:43:15.646 - Gilliland? Fleek? Yes. Gellin? Yes. 00:43:16.386 --> 00:43:39.642 - Yes. Jackson. Copper. Yes. Blair. Abstain. Whitmer. Yes. Nickel. Yes. Tavernier. Yes. Wellings. Yes. 00:43:39.642 --> 00:43:43.326 - Wells. Abstain. 00:43:51.714 --> 00:43:59.804 - Gilliland abstain, sorry Gilliland abstain, okay Motion passes with three abstain abstentions Great, 00:43:59.804 --> 00:44:07.974 - thanks Katie. I believe this is now time for public comments on matters not included on the agenda So 00:44:07.974 --> 00:44:14.942 - anybody here that wishes to make a public comment feel free or folks online as well. I 00:44:23.074 --> 00:44:29.879 - Not seeing anybody here doesn't seem like anybody online either. I don't see any hands raised or anything 00:44:29.879 --> 00:44:36.490 - like that. So I guess this moves us to communications from community members or from committee members 00:44:36.490 --> 00:44:42.974 - on matters not included on the agenda. So non voting items anybody have anything they want to share. 00:44:46.242 --> 00:44:52.271 - I do want to give a an acknowledgement to the city parks department and I believe also planning and 00:44:52.271 --> 00:44:58.602 - engineering as well. I'm a big runner in town and about a month ago and I'm remiss for not acknowledging 00:44:58.602 --> 00:45:04.751 - this earlier. I went on the beeline and I went further on the beeline than I ever have before. And so 00:45:04.751 --> 00:45:10.961 - the extension of the beeline past Adams Street is just great. You can go all the way up to 17th Street 00:45:10.961 --> 00:45:14.398 - and go further than that as well. But it was just a nice 00:45:14.594 --> 00:45:24.140 - Extra little bit of distance to cover and get to see new part of town. So yeah great work and it's just 00:45:24.140 --> 00:45:33.410 - a great contribution to the city Thanks, John, I guess we'll move on to topics for future agendas if 00:45:33.410 --> 00:45:42.681 - folks have those as well Does not seem like it it looks like we have some upcoming meetings that are 00:45:42.681 --> 00:45:43.966 - happening and 00:45:44.674 --> 00:45:52.831 - Today the 22nd. So today we have the citizens advisory committee meeting which is going to be at 5 30 p.m 00:45:52.831 --> 00:46:00.681 - It's a hybrid meeting on the 24th We have our policy committee meeting at 10 30 a.m And then our next 00:46:00.681 --> 00:46:09.069 - technical advisory committee meeting will be May 27th 2026. Is that right after Memorial Day? Okay Something 00:46:09.069 --> 00:46:14.302 - I must be yes, it's after okay And that's gonna be a hybrid as well 00:46:15.426 --> 00:46:24.094 - I believe That's it. Can I get a motion to adjourn? So moved Second second. Okay. Thanks Jane, and I 00:46:24.094 --> 00:46:32.848 - believe was that Kelly who got second or Nate? Sure second. Okay. We got Kelly Whitner at the second. 00:46:32.848 --> 00:46:42.718 - So thanks everybody Have a great rest of your week. Thanks staff and we'll see you guys May 27th Thanks. Thank you