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TableofContents

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................5

Background............................................................................................................................................. 5

Responsibilities....................................................................................................................................... 5

Membership........................................................................................................................................... 5Organization........................................................................................................................................... 6

Representation ....................................................................................................................................... 9

PublicParticipation................................................................................................................................. 9

CommitteeRepresentation................................................................................................................11

PolicyCommittee.................................................................................................................................. 11

ExecutiveCommittee............................................................................................................................ 12

Metropolitan TransportationPlanTaskForce...................................................................................... 12

SurfaceTransportationProgramFundingSubcommittee.................................................................... 12

RegionalPlanForSustainableDevelopmentSteeringCommittee....................................................... 12

IntelligentTransportation

Systems

Policy

Subcommittee

....................................................................

13

FinanceSubcommittee......................................................................................................................... 13

2011OfficersNominatingSubcommittee............................................................................................ 13

AuditorSelectionSubcommittee......................................................................................................... 13

EmploymentHandbookSubcommittee............................................................................................... 13

TransportationTechnicalCommittee................................................................................................... 14

TransportationTechnicalCommitteeEngineeringSubcommittee....................................................... 15

TransportationTechnicalCommitteePlanningSubcommittee............................................................ 15

PublicTransportationRoundtable........................................................................................................ 16

TransportationActionGroup................................................................................................................ 16

BicycleandPedestrianRoundtable...................................................................................................... 17

Freight

Roundtable

...............................................................................................................................

17

TrafficManagementAdvisoryCommittee............................................................................................ 17

StakeholdersWorkingGroup................................................................................................................ 17

PlanningActivities.............................................................................................................................18

1.0LongRangeTransportationPlanning............................................................................................. 18

2.0TransportationSystemsPlanning................................................................................................... 21

3.0PublicInvolvement......................................................................................................................... 25

4.0InteragencyCoordination............................................................................................................... 26

5.0TransportationImprovementProgram........................................................................................... 28

6.0CentralIowaRegionalTransportationPlanningAlliance................................................................ 30

7.0UnifiedPlanningWorkProgram..................................................................................................... 33

8.0Transit

Planning

..............................................................................................................................

34

9.0CommitteeSupport........................................................................................................................ 37

10.0Administration .............................................................................................................................. 39

11.0InformationTechnology................................................................................................................ 42

12.0Travel&Training........................................................................................................................... 43

13.1SpecialProjectTransportationManagementAssociation......................................................... 44

13.2SpecialProjectCentralIowaBicycleandPedestrianTransportationPlan................................. 44

13.3SpecialProjectRegionalPlanforSustainableDevelopment..................................................... 44

Schedule............................................................................................................................................45


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Budget...............................................................................................................................................47

GeneralAccountingPolicies................................................................................................................. 47

Funding................................................................................................................................................. 47

Budget.................................................................................................................................................. 47

Appendix: Acronyms.......................................................................................................................53

Figures1DesMoinesAreaMPOsMPA.............................................................................................................. 5

2DesMoinesAreaMPOCommittees.................................................................................................... 6

3DesMoinesAreaMPOCommitteeandStructuralOrganizationChart............................................... 8

Tables1FiscalYear2012FundingSources: FederalPlanningFunds............................................................ 48

2FiscalYear2012FundingSources: LocalAssessments................................................................... 48

3FiscalYear2012FundingSourcesSummary...................................................................................... 49

4Fiscal

Year

2012

Costs

Summary

.......................................................................................................

50

5FiscalYear2012WorkProgramCostsSummary............................................................................... 50

6FiscalYear2012BudgetbyAgency................................................................................................... 51

7FiscalYear2012BalanceSummary................................................................................................... 52

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has prepared this report with

partial funding from the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportations Federal Highway

AdministrationandFederalTransitAdministration,andinpartthroughlocalmatchingfundsprovidedby

the MPO member governments. These contents are the responsibility of the MPO. The U.S.

Government and its agencies assume no liability for the contents of this report or for the use of its

contents.


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Introduction

TheFiscalYear2012UnifiedPlanningWork

ProgramandBudget(FY2012UPWP)istheDes

Moines Area MPOs work plan for the current

fiscal year. The FY 2012 UPWP identifiesplanningactivities completed in the prior fiscal

year, and documents all planning activitiesand

anticipatedworkproducts forthecurrent fiscal

year. In addition, the FY 2012 UPWP also

documentstheDesMoinesAreaMPOscoststo

support the fiscal year planning activities and

workproducts.

Background

TheDes

Moines

Area

MPO,

established

in

the 1960s, serves as the formal transportation

planningbodyforthegreaterDesMoines,Iowa,

metropolitan area, carrying out the intent of

Title23oftheU.S.CodeofFederalRegulations

(CFR),Part450. In1983,theGovernorofIowa

designated the Des Moines Area MPO as the

officialMPOfortheDesMoinesUrbanizedArea,

as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

In addition, the Des Moines Area MPO is

designatedaTransportationManagementArea,

per

23

CFR

450.104,

as

it

exceeds

the

populationthresholdof200,000persons. The

DesMoinesAreaMPOcontinuestocarryouta

comprehensive, coordinated, and continuing

multimodal transportationplanningprocess for

thegreaterDesMoinesmetropolitanarea.

Responsibilities

The Des Moines Area MPO provides a

regional forum to assure local, State, and

Federal agencies and the public coordinate

transportation

planning

issues,

and

prepare

transportation plans and programs. The Des

Moines Area MPO develops both longrange

and shortrange multimodal transportation

plans,selectsandapprovesprojects for federal

funding based on regional priorities, and

developswaystoreducetrafficcongestion.

The Des Moines Area MPO is

responsible for these transportation planning

activitieswithinageographicarea identifiedas

theMetropolitanPlanningArea(MPA). Figure

1 displays the Des Moines Area MPOs MPA.

TheDesMoinesAreaMPOapproveditscurrent

MPA on December 20, 2007. The MPA

includes portions of Dallas, Madison, Polk, and

Warren Counties, and includes, at a minimum,theanticipatedurbanizedarea forHorizonYear

(HY)2035.

Figure1

DesMoines

Area

MPOs

MPA

Membership

Voting membership on the Des Moines

Area MPO is open to any county or city

government located, wholly or partially, in the

designated MPA containing a minimum

populationof1,500personsthatadoptstheDes

Moines Area MPO's 28E Agreement. 1

Currently, Des Moines Area MPO membership

includesthe

following

cities

and

counties:

CityofAltoona;

CityofAnkeny;

CityofBondurant;

CityofCarlisle;

CityofClive;

1 AgreemententeredintounderChapter28E,Codeof

Iowa,establishingtheDesMoinesAreaMPOandits

responsibilities.


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CityofDesMoines;

CityofGrimes;

CityofJohnston;

CityofMitchellville;

CityofNorwalk;

CityofPleasantHill;

CityofPolkCity;CityofUrbandale;

CityofWaukee;

CityofWestDesMoines;

CityofWindsorHeights;

DallasCounty;

PolkCounty;

WarrenCounty;

Des Moines Area Regional Transit

Authority(DART);

Twoentities

within

the

MPA,

the

City

of

Cumming and Madison County, fall below the

minimum population threshold for full

membership, and are associate Des Moines

Area MPO members. Associate membership

allows a nonvoting representative to

participate actively in the transportation

planning process, and is available to all

governmentswithintheMPAthatdonotmeet

the minimum population threshold for full

membership. Additionally, governments

outside

the

MPA,

but

within

the

eight

county

region of central Iowa, are able to petition for

associate membership. The City of Indianola

exceeds the Des Moines Area MPOs minimum

populationthresholdforvotingmembershipbut

isoutsidetheDesMoinesAreaMPOsMPA,and

isanassociatememberoftheMPO.

TheIowaDepartmentofTransportation

(DOT), the Des Moines International Airport

(DSM), the Federal Highway Administration

(FHWA),theFederalTransitAdministration (FTA),

andthe

Heart

of

Iowa

Regional

Transit

Agency

(HIRTA) serve as advisory, nonvoting,

representativestotheDesMoinesAreaMPO.

Organization

As seen in Figure 2, three designated

committees form the structure of the Des

MoinesAreaMPO:theTransportationTechnical

Committee(TTC),theExecutiveCommittee,and

the Policy Committee. The Des Moines Area

MPO member governments and agencies

boards and councils appoint their respective

representatives to the TTC and to the Policy

Committee.

Figure2 DesMoinesAreaMPOCommittees

The

Des

Moines

Area

MPO

TTC

is

comprised primarily of representatives of

member governments and participating

agencies technical staffs, including planners,

engineers, and city administrators. The Des

Moines Area MPO Policy Committee is

comprised primarilyof county supervisors, and

electedofficialsthatincludemayors,citycouncil

members,andcitymanagers. TheDesMoines

Area MPO Policy Committee annually elects

officersandatlargerepresentatives to forman

Executive

Committee

from

among

Policy

Committeerepresentatives.

The Des Moines Area MPO staff

supportstheTTC,theExecutiveCommittee,and

thePolicyCommittee. TheDesMoinesAreaw

MPO TTC offers technical guidance and

recommendations to the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee then offers

recommendations to the Policy Committee,

based on the TTCs recommendations, before

the Des Moines Area MPO Policy Committee

takes

formal

actions

on

transportation

issues.

Des Moines Area MPO TTC representation

differs from the Policy Committee in that DSM

andHIRTAarevotingmembersontheTTC.

Additionally,theDesMoinesAreaMPO

establishes and supports, as needed, other

subcommittees, roundtables, working groups,

and advisory committees on various

transportationrelatedissuesrelevanttotheDes

DesMoines

AreaMPO

Transportation

Technical

Committee

Executive

Committee

Policy

Committee


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Moines Area MPO's responsibilities. The Des

Moines Area MPO requests stakeholder

organizations and citizens to serve on these

committees, as appropriate. As part of an

adopted public participation process, the Des

Moines Area MPO strongly encourages input

andcommunicationfromcitizens.

Figure3 displays the Des MoinesArea

MPO committees organization and their

respectivesubcommittees.


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FIGURE3 DesMoinesAreaMPOCommitteeandStructuralOrganizationChart.

DesMoinesAreaMPO

PolicyCommittee

ExecutiveCommittee

TransportationTechnicalCommittee(TTC)

Staff

TTCSubcommittees

EngineeringSubcommittee

PlanningSubcommittee

PublicInput

PublicComment

PolicySubcommittees

MetropolitanTra

SurfaceTranspor

SubcommitteeRegionalPlanFor

SteeringCommit

IntelligentTransp

Subcommittee

Roundtables,WorkingGroups,and

AdvisoryCommittees

PublicTransporta

CentralIowa Bicy

FreightRoundtab

StakeholdersWo

TrafficManageme

FinanceandBudg


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Figure 3 also identifies how the Des

MoinesAreaMPOsroundtables, workinggroups,

advisory committees, and the public offer input

into the metropolitan transportation planning

process.

Representation

Population determines representation on

the TTC and the Policy Committee, with each

member government receiving at least one

representative. The Des Moines Area MPO

allows larger member governments to have

additional representatives based on

predeterminedpopulationthresholdsidentifiedin

theDesMoinesAreaMPOsBylaws.

As

previously

noted,

Iowa

DOT,

DSM,

FHWA, FTA, and HIRTA serve as advisory

representatives totheDesMoinesAreaMPO.

PublicParticipation

The Public Participation Plan (PPP),

updated in July 2010, outlines the Des Moines

Area MPOs public outreach efforts. The Des

Moines Area MPO engages the public through

three primary components: public meetings,

publications,

and

web

based

technologies.

TheDesMoinesAreaMPOholdsaCitizen

Transportation Congress semiannually to

educatethepublicontheDesMoinesAreaMPOs

role in the community, and to gather comments

from the public regarding general transportation

issues. The Des Moines Area MPO also

schedules public input meetings to provide

information to the public and to solicit public

review and comment on Des Moines Area MPO

documentsandmembergovernmentandagency

projects.

InTouch is the Des Moines Area MPOs

newsletter, providing information on plans and

programs,publicdiscussions,whomtocontactat

the Des Moines Area MPO, and meeting

schedules. In addition to these quarterly

newsletter mailings, the Des Moines Area MPO

publishes special editions of InTouch throughout

the year to notify the public of meetings and

eventsandtoprovideinformationalsummariesof

currentactivitiestocitizens identifiedontheDes

MoinesAreaMPOsmailinglistdatabase.

The Des Moines Area MPOs website,

www.dmampo.org, provides links to meeting

agendas,committeerepresentatives,staffcontactinformation,news,maps, plans,andpublications

produced by the Des Moines Area MPO.

Member government and agency website links

are available also. The Des Moines Area MPO

staffregularlyupdatesandmaintainsthewebsite.

TheDesMoinesAreaMPOalsomaintainsa

blog, MPO on the Go, which can be found at

www.dmampo.wordpress.com. The MPO

maintains this blog in an effort to educate area

citizens

and

to

improve

upon

its

public

participation strategies. The blog features links

toavarietyoftransportationrelatedarticlesthat

maypertaintospecificprojectsintheDesMoines

metropolitan area, to statelevel transportation

matters, or to national transportation topics.

TheMPOalsoutilizesMPOontheGoasatoolto

educatethepublicaboutgeneralplanningrelated

issues occurring in the metropolitan area.

Periodically,theMPOrequestsopinionsregarding

thesepostednewsitemstounderstandthepublic

perspective.

Likewise,

when

preparing

planning

products, the MPO may request input from the

publicviatheMPOblog.

Furthermore, the Des Moines Area MPO

involves the public through a continuing survey

series, entitled The MPO Wants to Know.

ThesesurveysassisttheMPOinitsunderstanding

of what individuals in the Des Moines

metropolitan area think regarding various

transportationrelated topics. In turn, the MPO

is able to incorporate these notions into future

plans

and

projects.

A

list

of

available

surveys

and survey results is available at

www.dmampo.org/user/survey.html.

Finally, the Des Moines Area MPO utilizes

social media to engage the public and provide

realtime updates. The MPO maintains social

mediapagesincluding:


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Facebook,www.facebook.com/dmampo;

LinkedIn,www.linkedin.com/company/desmoi

nesareametropolitanplanningorgani

zation;and,

Twitter,www.twitter.com/dmampo.This foray intosocialmediaalsoallows

the Des Moines Area MPO to reach those

citizens that might otherwise not become

involved with the transportation planning

process.


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CommitteeRepresentation

MPOPolicyCommittee

ChrisColeman,Chair

CityofDesMoinesCouncilMember

Representing

Name Title

CityofAltoona GeraldNolin CouncilMember

CityofAltoona KyleMertz CouncilMember

CityofAnkeny CarlMetzger CityManager

CityofAnkeny CraigBlock CouncilMember

CityofAnkeny SteveVanOort Mayor

CityofBondurant MarkArentsen CityAdministrator

CityofCarlisle RuthRandleman Mayor

CityofCityofWindsorHeights JerrySullivan Mayor

CityofClive JohnEdwards CouncilMember

CityofClive TedWeaver CouncilMember

CityofCumming+ DavidChelsvig CouncilMember

Cityof

Des

Moines

Allen

McKinley Deputy

City

Manager

CityofDesMoines BrianMeyer CouncilMember

CityofDesMoines FrankCownie Mayor

CityofDesMoines HalleyGriess CouncilMember

CityofDesMoines RichardClark CityManager

CityofDesMoines RobertMahaffey CouncilMember

CityofDesMoines SkipMoore CouncilMember

CityofDesMoines Vacant

CityofGrimes TomArmstrong Mayor

CityofIndianola+ TimZisoff CityManager

CityofJohnston BrianLaurenzo FormerMayor

CityofJohnston PaulaDierenfeld Mayor

CityofMitchellville PeggyOlson CouncilMember

Cityof

Norwalk

Jim

Lane Citizen

CityofPleasantHill MarthaMiller CouncilMember

CityofPolkCity GaryMahannah CityAdministrator

CityofUrbandale A.J.Johnson CityManager

CityofUrbandale MikeCarver CouncilMember

CityofUrbandale RobertAndeweg Mayor

CityofWaukee BillPeard Mayor

CityofWestDesMoines RussTrimble CouncilMember

CityofWestDesMoines SteveGaer Mayor

CityofWestDesMoines TedOhmart CouncilMember

DallasCounty Mark Hanson BoardofSupervisors

DART BradMiller GeneralManager

DSM++

DonSmithey Aviation

Director

FHWA++ TracyTroutner IowaDivision

FTA++ MarkBechtel Region7

HIRTA++ JuliaCastillo ExecutiveDirector

IowaDOT++ MikeClayton District1TransportationPlanner

MadisonCounty+ DoyleScott MadisonCountyDevelopmentGroup

PolkCounty AngelaConnolly BoardofSupervisors

PolkCounty TomHockensmith BoardofSupervisors

WarrenCounty DeanYordi BoardofSupervisors

+Associate,NonVotingMember

++Advisory,NonVotingMember


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MPOExecutiveCommittee

ChrisColeman,Chair

CityofDesMoinesCouncilMember

Representing Name Title

CityofDesMoines RobertMahaffey AtLarge

CityofGrimes TomArmstrong Secretary/Treasurer

Cityof

Johnston

Paula

Dierenfeld At

Large

CityofWestDesMoines TedOhmart ExOfficio

PolkCounty AngelaConnolly AtLarge

PolkCounty TomHockensmith ViceChair

MPOMetropolitanTransportationPlan(MTP)TaskForce

Vacant,Chair



CityofDesMoines ChrisColeman CouncilMember

CityofGrimes TomArmstrong Mayor

CityofNorwalk JimLane Citizen

Cityof

West

Des

Moines

Ted

Ohmart Council

Member


Vacant Vacant Vacant

Vacant Vacant Vacant

MPOSurfaceTransportationProgram(STP)FundingSubcommittee

BrianLaurenzo,Chair

FormerCityofJohnstonMayor


CityofAltoona KyleMertz CouncilMember


Cityof

Carlisle

Ruth

Randleman Mayor

CityofClive JohnEdwards CouncilMember




WarrenCounty DeanYordi BoardofSupervisors

MPORegionalPlanForSustainableDevelopment (RPSD) SteeringCommittee

AngelaConnolly,Chair

PolkCountyBoardofSupervisors


CityofAnkeny JohnPeterson DirectorofPlanningandBuilding

Cityof

Carlisle

Ruth

Randleman Mayor

CenteronSustainableCommunities LynnaeHentzen ExecutiveDirector

CityofDesMoines BobMahaffey CouncilMember




CityofJohnston PaulaDierenfeld Mayor

CityofUrbandale RobertAndeweg Mayor



CommunityFoundationofGreaterDesMoines BarryGriswell President


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DallasCounty BradGolightly BoardofSupervisors


GreaterDesMoinesPartnership(GDMP) MarthaWillits President/CEO

PolkCounty TomHockensmith Boardof Supervisors

MPOIntelligent

Transportation

Systems

(ITS)

Policy

Subcommittee

NeilRuddy,Chair

CityofCarlisleCityAdministrator



CityofCityofWindsorHeights JerrySullivan Mayor


CityofNorwalk JimLane Citizen

CityofUrbandale BobAndeweg Mayor


MPOFinanceSubcommittee

Representing

Name Title

CityofAnkeny JennSease FinanceDirector

CityofDesMoines ScottSanders FinanceDirector

PolkCounty DebAnderson BudgetManager

MPO2011OfficersNominatingSubcommittee

BrianLaurenzo,Chair

FormerCityofJohnstonMayor


CityofCarlisle RuthRandleman Mayor

CityofWindsorHeights JerrySullivan Mayor

MPOAuditorSelectionSubcommittee(FY2010 2012Audits)

TomHockensmith,Chair

PolkCountySupervisor


CityofBondurant MarkArentsen CityAdministrator

CityofUrbandale BobAndeweg Mayor

MPOEmploymentHandbookSubcommittee

KelleyBrown,Chair

CityofGrimesCityAdministrator




CityofPleasantHill MarthaMiller CouncilMember



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MPOTransportationTechnicalCommittee(TTC)

KurtBailey,Chair

PolkCounty,CountyEngineer


CityofAltoona JohnShaw CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofAltoona VernWilley CommunityServicesDirector

Cityof

Ankeny

John

Peterson Director

of

Planning

and

Building

CityofAnkeny MatthewMcQuillen AssistanttotheCityManager

CityofAnkeny PaulMoritz PublicWorksDirector

CityofBondurant LoriDunham FinanceDirector

CityofCarlisle MarkCrawford Consultant

CityofClive JimHagelie EngineeringServicesDirector

CityofClive Vacant

CityofCumming+ AnthonyBellizzi CityEngineer

CityofDesMoines GaryFox CityTrafficEngineer

CityofDesMoines JebBrewer CityEngineer

CityofDesMoines MichaelLudwig CityPlanningAdministrator

CityofGrimes JohnGade Consultant

Cityof

Indianola+

Chuck

Burgin Director

of

Community

Development

CityofJohnston DaveCubit PublicWorksDirector

CityofJohnston DavidWilwerding CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofMitchellville DavidWieslander Mayor

CityofNorwalk ChrisNosbisch CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofPleasantHill BenChamp CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofPolkCity DennisDietz PlanningandZoningCommission

CityofUrbandale DaveMcKay DirectorofEngineeringandPublicWorks

CityofUrbandale JohnLarson AssistantDirectorofEngineering

CityofUrbandale PaulDekker CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofWaukee BradDeets DirectorofPlanning

CityofWestDesMoines DuaneWittstock CityEngineer

CityofWestDesMoines JoeCory EngineeringManager

Cityof

West

Des

Moines

Kara

Tragesser Community

Development,

Planner

CityofWindsorHeights JoshHeggen CommunityServicesDirector

DallasCounty MurrayMcConnell DirectorofPlanningandDevelopment

DART++ ElizabethPresutti Chief DevelopmentOfficer

DSM+++ KevinFoley ActingDeputyAviationDirector

FHWA+++ TracyTroutner IowaDivision

FTA+++ MarkBechtel Region7

HIRTA++ JuliaCastillo ExecutiveDirector

IowaDOT+++ MikeClayton District1TransportationPlanner

MadisonCounty+ DoyleScott MadisonCountyDevelopmentGroup

PolkCounty Bret VandeLune LandUsePlanningManager

WarrenCounty MarkLee CountyEngineer

+Associate,NonVotingMember

++Advisory,VotingMember

+++Advisory,NonVotingMember


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MPOTTCEngineeringSubcommittee

VernWilley,Chair

CityofAltoonaCommunityServicesDirector


CityofAnkeny PaulMoritz PublicWorksDirector

CityofDesMoines GaryFox CityTrafficEngineer

Cityof

Urbandale

Dave

McKay Director

of

Engineering

and

Public

Works

CityofWestDesMoines JoeCory EngineeringManager

DART ElizabethPresutti Chief DevelopmentOfficer

IowaDOT MikeClayton District1TransportationPlanner

PolkCounty KurtBailey CountyEngineer

MPOTTCPlanningSubcommittee

Vacant,Chair


CityofAltoona JohnShaw CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofAnkeny JohnPeterson DirectorofPlanningandBuilding

Cityof

Des

Moines

Michael

Ludwig City

Planning

Administrator

CityofJohnston DavidWilwerding CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofNorwalk ChrisNosbisch CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofUrbandale PaulDekker CommunityDevelopmentDirector

CityofWaukee BradDeets DirectorofPlanning

CityofWestDesMoines KaraTragesser CommunityDevelopment,Planner


PolkCounty BrentVandeLune LandUsePlanningManager


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MPOPublicTransportationRoundtable

AngelaConnolly,Chair

PolkCounty,BoardofSupervisors


BurlingtonTrailways RobertHoxie DirectorofTraining,Safety,andPublic

Funding



CyRide SheriKyras TransitDirector



DowntownCommunityAlliance GlenLyons President

DSM KevinFoley DeputyAviationDirector

GDMP JayByers SeniorVicePresident

GreyhoundBusLines JoeYeager

HIRTA JuliaCastillo ExecutiveDirector

IowaDOT,OfficeofPublicTransit MichelleMcEneny Director

IowaDOT,OfficeofRail TammyNicholson Director

IowaHouseofRepresentatives KevinKoester Representative,HouseDistrict70

IowaStateSenate MattMcCoy Senator,SenateDistrict30

JeffersonBusLines BonnieBuchanan

LinkAssociates JimWilkie FleetandFacilitiesDirector

TransportationManagementAssociation

(TMA)

DanaConn Manager

TransIowa,LC RandySackett Owner

Transit2030TaskForce MikeKulik Chair

MPOTransportationActionGroup(TAG)

LorenBawn,Chair

IowaBureauofRefugeeServices

Representing Name

AgingResourcesofCentralIowa MargaretDeSio

AmericanRedCross/Iowa211 TimSchoh

BooneCountyTransportation PattyReed

Candeo CatlinCurry

CentralIowaCenterforIndependentLiving FrankStrong

ChildServe GayeJohnson

CityofDesMoines SusanMinks

CityofWestDesMoinesHumanServices CarmenMurillo

DART ChetBor

DART JimTishim

DART StefanieToftey

DesMoinesAreaReligiousCouncil KristineFrakes

EasterSeals BeckyHedges

ElderlyGroups DaroldPowers

HIRTA JuliaCastillo

LinkAssociates JimWilkie

Nimbleocity LindaKelly

PolkCountyHealthDepartment ChrisFrantsvog

TMA DanaConn

UnitedWayofCentralIowa CorinneLambert

UrbandaleCaringCorps MarilynSims


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MPOBicyclePedestrianRoundtable*

JimLane,Chair

CityofNorwalkCitizenRepresentative

MPOFreightRoundtable*

Vacant,Chair

PolkCounty

Board

of

Supervisors

MPOTrafficManagementAdvisoryCommittee(TMAC)*

AdamJones,Chair

CityofClivePoliceDepartmentOfficer

MPOStakeholders WorkingGroup*

WilliamPeard,Chair

CityofWaukeeMayor

*Representationonthesecommitteesisopentoanyinterestedparty.


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PlanningActivities

1.0 LONGRANGETRANSPORTATIONPLANNING

MetropolitanTransportationPlan

TravelDemand

Modeling

GeographicInformationSystemsBasedData

FederalFunctionalClassificationSystem

CensusData

SocioeconomicandDemographicData

CorridorStudies

RegionalPlanForSustainableDevelopment

Objective: WorkElement1.0representsthecommitmenttomaintainingandupdating

a metropolitan transportation plan, committing resources for maintaining

and for updating databases, maintaining and updating travel demand

modelingtools

to

ensure

the

completion

of

ametropolitan

transportation

plan.

StaffCost: $288,285

StaffHours: 4,236

1.1 MetropolitanTransportationPlan(MTP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

EvaluatedofHorizonYear2035MetropolitanTransportation

Plan(HY2035MTP)growth

projections,goalsand

objectives,transportation

systemimprovements

implementation, etc.;

UpdatedHY2035MTPinventories;

ContinueevaluationofHY2035MTP:growthprojections,goals

andobjectives,transportation

systemimprovements

implementation,etc.;

ContinueupdatingHY2035MTPinventories;

ReviewHY2035MTPtransportation system

improvements,develop

alternativemodescenariosand

identifyregionalpriorities;

Identifyfundingsources,federalorlocal,forHY2035MTP

transportation system

improvementsanddevelop

implementation

strategy;

Developtransportation systembuildoutnetwork,include

publictransportationand

bicycleandpedestrianfacilities,

accountforalltransportation

systemimprovements;

CollaboratewithconsultantteamtoinitiateupdatingtheHY

2035MTPthroughthe

SustainableCommunities

PlanningGrant;

AnnualHY2035MTPupdatereport;


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1.2 TravelDemandModeling(TDM)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

MonitoredandimprovedtheTransCADtraveldemandmodelto

incorporatemodechoice/split

component);

Completedtravel

demand

model

documentation;

UtilizedNationalHouseholdTravelSurvey(NHTS)toimprove

modelingprocess;

Providedmodelingsupportfortransportationsystem

improvements(Interchange

JustificationReports(IJR)and

corridorstudies);

CollaboratedwithIowaDOTtoincorporateStatewideTravel

Model

into

MPOs

modeling

process;

InvolvedwithNationalCooperativeHighwayResearch

Program(NCHRP)365;

CollaboratedwithDARTtocoordinatetransitmodeling;

ContinuemonitoringandimprovingtheTransCADtravel

demandmodeltoincorporate

modechoice/splitcomponent;

Updatetravel

demand

model

documentation;

ContinueutilizingNHTStoimprovemodelingprocess;

Continueprovidingmodelingsupportfortransportation system

improvements(IJRsandcorridor

studies);

UtilizeTRansportationANalysisandSIMulationSystem

(TRANSIMS)toevaluatetraffic

operations,Intelligent

Transportation

Systems

(ITS),

etc.; ContinuecollaboratingwithIowa

DOTtoincorporateStatewide

TravelModelintoMPOs

modelingprocess;

IntegrateresultsoftheTMAsmodechoicesurveyintothe

TransCADtraveldemandmodel;

Completemodechoice/splitmodel;

1.3 GeographicInformationSystems(GIS)BasedDataFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

UtilizedGISsoftwareandtoolstoanalyzegeographicdata;

UpdatedMPOs

crash

location

databasewithIowaDOTsCrash

MappingandAnalysisTool(CMAT)

datatouseinprojectevaluations;

Performedsafetyauditbyreviewingmajorcausesofcrashes

attheMPOsstatewide

intersectionSafetyImprovement

CandidateLocation(SICL)sites;

UpdatedpavementmanagementdatabasewithIowaDOT/Center

forTransportationandResearch

(InTrans)Iowa

Pavement

ManagementProgram(IPMP)and

IowasPavementManagement

System(IPMS)data,andusein

projectevaluations;

MaintaineddTIMStmsoftware; MaintainedandupdatedMPOs

GISdatabasesandspatialdata

inventories;

ContinueutilizingGISsoftwareandtoolstoanalyzegeographic

data;

ContinueupdatingMPOscrashlocationdatabasewithIowa

DOTsCMATdata,andusein

projectevaluations;

Updatesafetyauditbyreviewingmajorcausesofcrashesatthe

MPOsstatewideintersectionSICL

sites;

ContinueupdatingpavementmanagementdatabasewithIowa

DOT/InTransIPMPandIPMS

data,and

use

in

project

evaluations;

ContinuemaintainingdTIMStmsoftware;

ContinuemaintainingandupdatingMPOsGISdatabases

andspatialdatainventories;

Annualcrashsummary/profile;

Annualpavement

summary/profile; and,

GISdatabaseandspatialdatainventorieslibrary;


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1.4 FederalFunctionalClassification(FFCS)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

ReviewedandupdatedFFCSasneeded;

ContinuereviewingandupdatingFFCSasneeded;

UpdatedFFCSmap;

1.5 CensusDataFY

2011

Accomplishments

FY

2012

Activities FY

2012

Work

Products

IncorporatedU.S.CensusAmericanCommunitySurvey(ACS)

dataintosocioeconomicdata

inventories;

Incorporated2010U.S.DecennialCensusdataintosocioeconomic

datainventories;

ContinueincorporatingU.S.CensusACSdatainto

socioeconomicdatainventories;

Continueincorporating2010U.S.DecennialCensusdatainto


AnnualCensussummary/profile;

1.6 SocioeconomicandDemographicDataFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Utilizedcountyassessorsparceldata

to

update

socioeconomic

datainventories;

Collectedbuildingpermitdatafrommembergovernmentsand

U.S.Census;

CollectedemploymentdatafromIowaWorkforceDevelopment

(IWD);

Continueutilizingcountyassessors

parcel

data

to

update


Continuecollectingbuildingpermitdatafrommember

governmentsandUSCensus;

ContinuecollectingemploymentdatafromIWD;

Annualbuildingpermitsand

employment

data

summary/profile;

1.7 CorridorStudiesFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Providedsupportfortransportation

system


studies);

Continueprovidingsupportfortransportation

system


studies);

1.8 RegionalPlanForSustainableDevelopmentFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

CollaboratedwithconsultantteamtoinitiateupdatingtheHY2035

MTPthroughtheSustainable

CommunitiesPlanningGrant;

Continuecollaboratingwithconsultantteamtoinitiate

updatingtheHY2035MTP

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2.0 TRANSPORTATIONSYSTEMSPLANNING

RegionalEconomicModel

BicycleandPedestrianPlanning

FreightPlanning

IntercityRail

TrafficManagementAdvisoryCommittee

RegionalIntelligentTransportationSystemsArchitecture

CongestionManagementProcess

AirQuality

EnvironmentalJustice

EnvironmentalPlanning

Objective: Activities included in Work Element 2.0 represent commitment to

undertaking and/or being involved in planning activities to support and

producethismetropolitanareasmultimodaltransportationsystem.

StaffCost:

$113,141

StaffHours: 2,004

2.1 RegionalEconomicModelFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

CollaboratedwithIowaDOTandRegionalEconomicModels,

Inc.(REMI)tomonitorand

updateREMIprojections;

ContinuecollaboratingwithIowaDOTandREMItomonitorandupdateREMI

projections;

AnnualREMIprojections

summary/profile;

2.2 BicycleandPedestrianPlanningFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedtheBicycleandPedestrianRoundtable;

Promotedcompletestreetsconcepts;

Pursuedissuesrelatedtobicycleandpedestrian

transportation,suchas

engineering,education,

encouragement,enforcement,

andevaluationtechniques;

Gatheredandresearcheddata,suchasaccidents,counts,and

infrastructureanalysis;

Collaboratedwithlocal,regional,andstate

representativestoadvocate,

plan,anddesignbicycleand

pedestrianfacilities;

Collaboratedwithmembergovernmentstoidentifyand

applyforfundingsourcesto

implementbicycleand


Identifiedbicycleand

ContinuesupportingtheBicycleandPedestrianRoundtable;

Continuepromotingcompletestreetsconcepts;

Continuepursuingissuesrelatedtobicycleandpedestriantransportation,

suchasengineering,education,

encouragement,enforcement,and

evaluationtechniques;

Continuegatheringandresearchingdata,suchasaccidents,counts,and

infrastructureanalysis;

Continuecollaborating

with

local,

regional,andstaterepresentativesto

advocate,plan,anddesignbicycleand


Continuecollaboratingwithmembergovernmentstoidentifyandapplyfor

fundingsourcestoimplementbicycle

andpedestrianfacilities;

Identifybicycleandpedestriantransportation barriers;

PrioritizeallplannedandproposedLevel1andLevel2trails;

Updatedbicycleandpedestrianfacilities

inventorymap;

Updatedsidewalksmap; Updatedskywalksmap;


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pedestriantransportation

barriers;

CoordinatedwiththeTransportationAdvisoryGroup

(TAG)toconductan

accessibilityaudit;

Analyzeanddevelopabicycleandpedestrianfacilitiesgapstudy;

CoordinatewithDARTtodevelopaBike&Ridetransitridershipsurvey;

2.3 FreightPlanningFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedtheFreightRoundtable;

SupportedNorthAmericasCorridorCoalition(NASCO);

Promotedintermodalconnectionsforroad,rail,and

air;

Analyzedintermodalramppossibilities;

Supported

the

development

of

aPortAuthorityconcept;

SupportedtheNorthAmericanInlandPortNetwork(NAIPN)

andinlandports;

CollaboratedwithGreaterDesMoinesPartnership(GDMP)to

developPortDesMoines

website;

SupportedHeartlandHighwayCorridorCoalition;

Supportedfreightrailinitiatives;

Updated,as

necessary,

the

GoodsMovementfortheDes

MoinesMetropolitanArea;

SummarizedtheFHWAsFreightAnalysisFramework

Version3data;

ContinuesupportingtheFreightRoundtable;

ContinuesupportingNASCO; Continuepromotingintermodal

connectionsforroad,rail,andair;

Continueanalyzingintermodalramppossibilities;

ContinuesupportingthedevelopmentofaPortAuthorityconcept;

Continue

supporting

NAIPN

and

inland

ports;

ContinuesupportingthePortDesMoineswebsite;

ContinuesupportingHeartlandHighwayCorridorCoalition;

Continuesupportingfreightrailinitiatives;

Update,asnecessary,theGoodsMovementfortheDesMoines

MetropolitanArea;

Identifyandanalyzefreightinadequaciesandidentifypotential

fundingsources;

CollaboratewithMPOmembergovernmentstoaddressidentified

freightimpedances;

AddresscommercialtruckparkingavailabilityintheMPA;

Summaryofintermodalfreightsurveyresults;

UpdatedPortDesMoinesWebsite;

Updatedgoodsmovementstudyreport;

Updatedfreightimpedancesmap;

Inventoryofcommercialtruck

parking

availability;

2.4 IntercityRailFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Supportedregionalrailinitiatives;

Analyzedpotentialpassengerrail

depot

sites

in

MPO;

Facilitateddiscussionsto

coordinatepassengerrail

serviceswithothermodes;

Coordinatedpassengerrailstationplanningwithother

publictransportation

initiatives;

ParticipatedintheIowaDOTsPassengerRailAdvisory

Committee;

AttendedAmtraksGreat

Continuesupportingofregionalrailinitiatives;

Continueanalyzingpotentialpassenger

rail

depot

sites

in

MPO;

Continuefacilitatingdiscussionsto

coordinatepassengerrailserviceswith

othermodes;

Analyzepotentialintercityrailtrafficimpacts;

Identifystreet/roadwaysystemimpactsandrailroadcrossingissues;

Continuecoordinatingpassengerrailstationplanningwithotherpublic

transportationinitiatives;


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AmericanStationsCivic

Conversation;

CompletedthePassengerRailStationFeasibilityStudy;

Summarizedthepassengerraildevelopmentprocess;

2.5 TrafficManagementAdvisoryCommittee(TMAC)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedTMAC; SupportedtheIowaDOTTraffic

ManagementCenters(TMC)

StandardOperatingGuidelines;

AnalyzedtrafficoperationaldatafromIowaDOTTMC;

ReviewedandupdatingDiversionRoutes;

SupportedTMACsQuickClearance

Policy

and

Incident

ManagementPlan;

ContinuesupportingTMAC; ContinuesupportingtheIowaDOT

TMCsStandardOperatingGuidelines;

ContinueanalyzingtrafficoperationaldatafromIowaDOTTMC;

ContinuereviewingandupdatingDiversionRoutes;

ContinuesupportingTMACsQuickClearancePolicyandIncident

Management

Plan;

AnalyzeDiversionRouteseffectivenessthroughMicrosimulation modeling;

AnalyzeEvacuationRouteseffectivenessthroughMicrosimulation

modeling;

QuickClearancePolicy; IncidentManagement

Plan;

Updateddiversionroutemaps;

QuarterlyTMCdatasummary/profile;

2.6 RegionalITSArchitectureFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Updated,asnecessary,theregionalITSarchitectures

TurboArchitecture;

SupportedITSPolicySubcommittee;

Continueupdating,asnecessary,theregionalITSarchitecturesTurbo

Architecture;

ContinuesupportingITSPolicySubcommittee;

2.7 CongestionManagementProcess(CMP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Performedtraveltimesurveyandcompleteandapprovethe

2010TravelTimeReport;

Performedvehicleoccupancysurveyandcompleteand

approvethe2010Vehicle

OccupancyReport;

AnalyzeIowaDOTTMCdatafreeway

travel

speed

data;

Summarized2010TMAprogramdata;

Summarized2010DARTridershipdata;

Supportedaccessmanagement;

Updated,asnecessary,theCMPandmonitorCMPefforts;

SupportedtheTMAsmodechoicesurvey;

Performtraveltimesurveyandcompleteandapprovethe2011Travel

TimeReport;

Performvehicleoccupancysurveyandcompleteandapprovethe2011

VehicleOccupancyReport;

ContinueanalyzingIowaDOTTMCdatafreewaytravelspeeddata;

Summarize2011

TMA

program

data;

Summarize2011DARTridershipdata; Continuesupportingaccess

management;

Update,asnecessary,theCMPandmonitorCMPefforts;

AnalyzecongestedcorridorsthroughMicrosimulationmodeling;

Updatedcongestionmanagementprocess

report;

2011traveltimereport; 2011vehicleoccupancy

countreport;

2011TMAdatareport; 2011DARTridership

report;

TMAmodechoicesurveyreport;


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2.8 AirQualityFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedtheIowaDepartmentofNatural

Resources(DNR)inAirQuality

analysis;

SupportedEnvironmental

ProtectionAgency(EPA)

BlueSkywaysinitiative;

Updatedairqualityanalysisasneeded;

ParticipatedontheParticulateMatter(PM)2.5workgroup;

ContinuesupportingtheIowaDNRinAirQualityanalysis;

ContinuesupportingEPABlueSkywaysinitiative;

Updateair

quality

analysis

as

needed;

Updatedairqualityanalysisreport;

2.9 EnvironmentalJustice(EJ)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

MonitoredTitleVIdocumentation;

PerformEJ equityanalysisofproposedandfundedtransportationsystem

improvements;

ContinuemonitoringTitleVIdocumentation;

EJequityanalysisreport;

AnnualTitle

VI

documentationreport;

2.10 EnvironmentalPlanningFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedtheStakeholdersWorkingGroup;

ContinuesupportingtheStakeholdersWorkingGroup;


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3.0 PUBLICINVOLVEMENT

PublicParticipation

PublicInvolvement

Website

Objective: Activities included in Work Element 3.0 represent the commitment to

possessaviable,active,andproductivepublicinvolvementprocessforinput

totheMPOtransportationplanningprocess.

StaffCost: $63,822

StaffHours: 1,111

3.1 PublicParticipationFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

HeldTransportationImprovementProgram(TIP)

publicinput

meetings;

HeldsemiannualCitizen

TransportationCongress(CTC)

meetings;

Heldpublicmeetings,informalmeetings,andworkshops;

Incorporatednewpublicinputconcepts;

Performedannualselfcertificationprocessto

ensuretheMPOs

transportation planning

processisinaccordancewith

allapplicable

requirements;

Distributedonlinesurveystoengagepublic;

ContinueholdingTIPpublicinputmeetings;

Continueholding

semi

annual

CTC

meetings;

Continueholdingpublicmeetings,informalmeetings,andworkshops;

Continueincorporatingnewpublicinputconcepts;

Continueperformingannualselfcertificationprocesstoensurethe

MPOstransportation planningprocess

isinaccordancewithallapplicable

requirements;

Continuetoengagepublicviaonlinesurveys;

Annualpublicparticipationprocess

summary/profile;

Annualselfcertificationsummary/profile;

3.2 PublicInvolvementFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Notifiedmailinglistsandmediaoutlets;

MaintainedMPOlistserveofinterestedparticipants;

Preparedtopicalnewslettersandpublicinputnewsletters;

PreparedFiscal

Year

2010

AnnualReport;

Respondedtopublicinformationrequests;

MaintainedMPOblog;

Continuenotifyingmailinglistsandmediaoutlets;

ContinuemaintainingMPOlistserveofinterestedparticipants;

Continuepreparingtopicalnewslettersandpublicinputnewsletters;

Continuepreparing

Fiscal

Year

2011

AnnualReport;

Continuerespondingtopublicinformationrequests;

DevelopandmaintainMPObrochure/pamphlet forpublic

outreach;

ContinuetoupdateMPOblog;

UpdatedMPOcontactdatabase;

MPOnewsletters; Fiscalyear2011annual

report;

MPObrochure/pamphlet;

3.3 WebsiteFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Updatedwebsite; Continueupdatingwebsite;


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4.0 INTERAGENCYCOORDINATION

InteragencyParticipation

LandUsePlanning

PlanningSupport

Objective: Activities included in Work Element 4.0 represent the commitment for

undertaking activities promoting coordination, collaboration, and

cooperation between and among the many entities, agencies, and

organizationsinthemetropolitanareaaswellasabuttingthemetropolitan

area.

StaffCost: $143,863

StaffHours: 2,062

4.1 InteragencyParticipationFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Participatedon

multi

and

interagencyadvisory

committees;

PresentedtoIowaTransportationCommission;

DevelopedJune2011Washington,D.C.tripproject

listing,priorityprojects,and

presentation;

Developedtransportationreauthorizationprojectlistings,

asneeded;

Coordinatedandfacilitatingmetropolitantransportation

planningefforts;

Continueparticipating

on

multi

and

interagencyadvisorycommittees;

PresenttoIowaTransportationCommission;

DevelopMay2012Washington,D.C.tripprojectlisting,priorityprojects,

andpresentation;

Developtransportation reauthorization projectlistings,as

needed;

Continuecoordinatingandfacilitatingmetropolitantransportationplanning

efforts;

UpdateDARTMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU);

June2012

D.C.

trip

materials;

DARTMOU;

4.2 LandUsePlanningFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Facilitatedmetropolitanlanduseandtransportation

coordinationefforts;

CollaboratedwithNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology(NJIT)to

supportTransportation

EconomicandLandUseModel

(TELUM);

Participatedinmembergovernmentandparticipating

agenciesfutureplanning

initiatives;

Determinedtheamountofoccupiedversusdevelopable

land,perTrafficAnalysisZone

(TAZ);

Continuefacilitatingmetropolitanlanduseandtransportationcoordination

efforts;

UpdateFutureLandUseMap; ContinuecollaboratingwithNJITto

supportTELUM;

Continueidentifyingandanalyzingfuture

land

use

alternative

scenarios

in

collaborationwiththeSustainable


Continueparticipating inmembergovernmentandparticipatingagencies

futureplanninginitiatives;

Establishalanduseplanningsubcommittee;

Continuedeterminingtheamountofoccupiedversusdevelopableland,per

TAZ;

Updatedlandusemaps; Landusescenario

analysisreport;


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4.3 PlanningSupportFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Providedplanningandtechnicalassistance,as

requested;

Reviewedgrant

opportunities;

Continueprovidingplanningandtechnicalassistance,asrequested;

Continuereviewinggrantopportunities;


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5.0 TRANSPORTATIONIMPROVEMENTPROGRAM

SurfaceTransportationProgram

SurfaceTransportationProgramTransportationEnhancement

TransportationImprovementProgram

TransportationCapitalImprovementsProgram

CongestionMitigationAirQuality/IowaCleanAirAttainmentProgram

SafeRoutestoSchools


representthecommitmenttodeveloping,tomonitoring,andtomaintaining

theTransportationImprovementProgram.

StaffCost: $63,385

StaffHours: 1,086

5.1 SurfaceTransportationProgram(STP)FY

2011

Accomplishments

FY

2012

Activities FY

2012

Work

Products

SolicitedandselectedFederalFiscalYear(FFY)2015STP

projects;

EvaluatedSTPscoringandrankingprocess;

EvaluatedSTPguidelines; Utilizeddatainventoriesto

analyzeandreview


improvements;

MonitoredSTPprojectsandaccountbalance;

SolicitandselectFFY2015STPprojects;

EvaluateSTPscoringandrankingprocess;

EvaluateSTPguidelines; Continueutilizingdatainventoriesto

analyzeandreviewtransportation

systemimprovements;

ContinuemonitoringSTPprojectsandaccountbalance;

FFY2016STPapplications;

UpdateSTPprojectprioritizationprocess;

UpdateSTPfundingguidelines;

5.2 STPTransportationEnhancement(TE)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SolicitedandselectedFFY2015STPTEprojects;

EvaluatedSTPTEscoringandrankingprocess;

EvaluatedSTPTEguidelines; Utilizeddatainventoriesto

analyzeandreview


improvements;

Continuedmonitoring

STP

TE

projectsandaccountbalance;

SolicitandselectFFY2015STPTEprojects;

EvaluateSTPTEscoringandrankingprocess;

EvaluateSTPTEguidelines; Continueutilizingdatainventoriesto

analyzeandreviewtransportation

systemimprovements;

ContinuemonitoringSTPTEprojectsand

account

balance;

FFY2016STPTEapplications;

UpdateSTPTEprojectprioritizationprocess;

UpdateSTPTEfundingguidelines;

5.3 TransportationImprovementProgram(TIP)DocumentFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Amendedandrevised,asnecessary,theFFY20102013

andFFY20112014TIPs;

DevelopedFFY20122015TIP; Maintainedprojectsin

TransportationProject

ManagementSystem(TPMS);

Amend/revise,asnecessary,theFFY20112014andFFY20122015TIPs;

CompleteandapproveFFY20122015TIP;

ContinuemaintainingprojectsinTPMSandTPMSTransit;

FFY20122015TIP; Quarterlyprojectstatus

updates;

Annualelementreport;


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5.4 TransportationCapitalImprovementsProgram(TCIP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

CompletedandapprovedFiscalYear(FY)20112014TCIP;

MonitoredFY20112014TCIPimplementation;

CompleteandapproveFY20122015TCIP;

MonitorFY20122015TCIPimplementation;

FY20122015TCIP; Quarterlyprojectstatus

updates;

5.5 CongestionMitigationAirQuality/IowaCleanAirAttainmentProgram(ICAAP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedICAAPapplicants; ContinuesupportingICAAPapplicants; Applicationlettersofsupport;

5.6 SafeRoutestoSchools(SRTS)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedSRTSapplicants; ContinuesupportingSRTSapplicants; IdentifypotentialSRTSprojectsin

collaborationwithregionalschool

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6.0 CENTRALIOWAREGIONALTRANSPORTATIONPLANNINGALLIANCE(CIRTPA)

UnifiedPlanningWorkProgram

TransportationImprovementProgram

LongRangeTransportationPlan

Public

Participation

Plan

TransitPlanning

Administration

CommitteeSupport

PlanningSupport

Objective: The MPO includes Work Element 6.0 by reference as a link to the staff

services provided to the CIRTPA by annual contract, and all activities

includedhereareamirroroftheactivitiescontained intheCIRTPAsFiscal

Year2012UnifiedPlanningWorkProgramandBudget.

StaffCost: $64,924

StaffHours:

1,106

6.1 UnifiedPlanningWorkProgram(UPWP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

CompletedandapprovedFY2012UPWPandBudget;

CompleteandapproveFY2013UPWPandBudget;

FY2013UPWPandBudget;

Quarterlyprogressreportsand

reimbursement

requests;

6.2 TransportationImprovementProgram(TIP)FY

2011

Accomplishments

FY

2012

Activities FY

2012

Work

Products

SolicitedFFY20122015STPprojects;

SolicitedandselectedFFY2012STPTEprojects;

Amendedandrevised,asnecessary,FFY20102013and

FFY20112014TIPs;

DevelopedFFY20122015TIPdraft;

MaintainedprojectsinTPMS; DevelopedquarterlySTPStatus

Reports;

SolicitandselectFFY20132016STPprojects;

SolicitandselectFFY2013STPTEprojects;

Amendandrevise,asnecessary,theFFY20112014andFFY20122015

TIPs;

DevelopFFY20132016TIP; ContinuemaintainingprojectsinTPMS

andTPMSTransit;

DevelopquarterlySTPStatusReports;

FFY20122015 TIP; FFY20132016TIPdraft; QuarterlySTPStatus

Reports;

6.3 LongRangeTransportationPlan(LRTP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

MonitoredtheHorizonYear2030LongRange

TransportationPlan;

InitiatedthedevelopmentoftheHorizonYear2035

LongRangeTransportation

Plan;

ContinuemonitoringtheHorizonYear2030LongRangeTransportationPlan;

ContinuedevelopingoftheHorizonYear2035LongRangeTransportation

Plan;

VariouschaptersoftheHorizonYear2035

LongRange

TransportationPlan;


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6.4 PublicParticipationPlan(PPP)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedquarterlyandpublicinputnewsletters;

UpdatedtheCIRTPAwebpage;MaintainedtheCIRTPAmailing

list;

Continuepreparingquarterlyandpublicinputnewsletters;

ContinuetoupdatetheCIRTPAwebpage;

Continueto

maintain

the

CIRTPA

mailinglist;

Publicinputnotices; Newsletters;

6.5 TransitPlanningFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

AttendedmonthlyHIRTAboardmeetings;

CoordinatedtheannualPassengerTransportation

Planningactivities;

CoordinatedtheBooneCountyTAG;

AmendedtheStoryCountyTransit

Storage

Feasibility

Study

ContinueattendingmonthlyHIRTAboardmeetings;

ContinuecoordinatingtheannualPassengerTransportation

DevelopmentPlanningactivities;

ContinuecoordinatingtheBooneCountyTAG;

ReviewandamendStorageFacilityStudies,

as

needed;

FiscalYear2013Passenger

Transportation Plan

Update(jointlywiththe

MPOplan);

6.6 AdministrationFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

CompletedFY2010Audit; Preparedquarterlyprogress

reportsandsubmittedfunding

reimbursementrequeststothe

IowaDOT;

Filedlobbyistreports,asappropriateandrequired;

Executedagreementsbetweenthe

Iowa

DOT

and

the

CIRTPA

forfundstobepaidforworkto

beaccomplishedundertheFY

2011workprograms;

MaintainedtheCIRTPAs28EAgreementandBylaws;

CollectedassessmentsfortheSUDASprogram;

Maintainedpersonnelandpayrollfiles;

CompleteFY2011Audit; Continuepreparingquarterlyprogress

reportsandsubmittedfunding

reimbursementrequeststotheIowa

DOT;

Filelobbyistreports,asappropriateandrequired;

Continueexecutingagreementsbetween

the

Iowa

DOT

and

the

CIRTPA

forfundstobepaidforworktobe

accomplishedundertheFY2011work

programs;

ContinuemaintainingtheCIRTPAs28EAgreementandBylaws;

Continuemaintainingpersonnelandpayrollfile;

FY2011Audit;

6.7 CommitteeSupportFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedmonthly

meeting

agendasandmaterials;

Preparedminutesandmeetingnotes;

Setupandprovidedstaffsupportformonthlymeetings;

Assistedmemberrepresentatives,asneeded;

Monitoredandupdatedattendancelogsandsent

letters,asneeded;

Continuepreparing

monthly

meeting


Continuepreparingminutesandmeetingnotes;

Continuesettingupandprovidingstaffsupportformonthlymeetings;

Continueassistingmemberrepresentatives,asneeded;

Continuemonitoringandupdatingattendancelogsandsentletters,as

needed;


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6.8 PlanningSupportFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Providedplanningandtechnicalassistance,as

requested;

Supportedcorridor

planning

studies;

Presentedtransportation improvementstoIowa

TransportationCommission;

Continueprovidingplanningandtechnicalassistance,asrequested;

Continuesupportingcorridorplanningstudies;

ContinuepresentingtransportationimprovementstoIowaTransportation

Commission;


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7.0 UNIFIEDPLANNINGWORKPROGRAM

UnifiedPlanningWorkProgram/Budget

ProgressReports/Reimbursements

Objective:

Activities

included

in

Work

Element

7.0

represent

the

commitment

to

developing, to monitoring, to maintaining, and to completing the work

elementscontainedintheUnifiedPlanningWorkProgram.

StaffCost: $53,889

StaffHours: 553

7.1 UnifiedPlanningWorkProgram(UPWP)/BudgetFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Amendedandrevised,asnecessary,theFY2011UPWP;

CompletedandapprovedFY2012

UPWP;

Amendandrevise,asnecessary,theFY2011UPWP;

CompleteandapproveFY2012UPWP; FY2012UPWP;

7.2 ProgressReports/Reimbursements FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedquarterlyprogressreports;

Preparedquarterlyreimbursementrequests;

Reviewedandrevisedthereimbursementprocess;

Evaluatedpotentialfundingsourcesandstrategies;

Continuepreparingquarterlyprogressreports;

Continuepreparingquarterlyreimbursementrequests;

Continueevaluatingpotentialfundingsourcesandstrategies;

Quarterlyprogressreports;

Quarterlyreimbursement

requests;


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8.0 TRANSITPLANNING

MPOActivities

TransitPlanning

DARTSupport

TMA

Support


supportingtheDARTandotherpassengertransportationagencies.

StaffCost: $44,358

StaffHours: 743

8.1 TransitPlanningFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedthePublicTransportationRoundtable;

Supportedthe

United

We

Ride

initiative;

Updated,asnecessary,thePassengerTransportationPlan;

CollaboratedwithDARTtodevelopthelongrangepublic

transportation plan;

Identifiedpotentiallanduseinitiativestosupportpublic

transportation;

DARTridershipsurvey; SupportedTAG; Evaluatedtransitserviceinthe

Ames/DesMoines

corridor,

as

necessary;

Supportedthedevelopmentofmobilitymanagementin

centralIowa;

Supportedtheimplementationofprojectsincludedinthe

annualPassenger

TransportationPlan;

Plannedandheldthe3rdAnnualMobilityMatters

Workshop;

Assistedintercity

bus

carriers

identifyanewbusstationsite;

ContinuesupportingthePublicTransportationRoundtable;

Continuesupporting

the

United

We

Rideinitiative;

Continueupdating,asnecessary,thePassengerTransportationPlan;

ContinuecollaboratingwithDARTtodevelopthelongrangepublic

transportation plan;

Continueidentifyingpotentiallanduseinitiativestosupportpublic

transportation;

ContinuetosupportTAG; Continuetoevaluatetransitservicein

theAmes/DesMoinescorridor,as

necessary;

Continuetoassistintercitybuscarriersidentifyanewbusstationsite;

FiscalYear2013Passenger

TransportationPlan

Update(jointlywiththe

CIRTPAplan);

AmestoDesMoinescorridoranalysis;

8.2 DARTSupportFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedDART; ContinuesupportingDART; 8.3 TMASupportFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

SupportedTMA; ContinuesupportingTMA;


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DARTActivities

ProgramCertification

The transit portion of planning documents and any related items will be prepared and informationprovidedtoFTA,IowaDOT,andtheMPOperrequirementsforcertification.

The TIP, UPWP, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) requirements, Equal EmploymentOpportunities

(EEO)

and

Title

VI

programs

will

be

administered

under

this

project.

TotalCost: $25,500FederalCost: $20,400

LocalCost: $5,100

TransitServicePlanning

This activity would include continuing the development of a database for analyzing serviceperformance.

Routeandpassengerdatawouldbegatheredforanalysis. Recommendationsforrouteorservicechangeswillbeanalyzedandcompletedasnecessary. In addition, this project would work with other transit agencies and communities to coordinate

commuterservicesintheCentralIowaareaandincludingvanpoolservices.

TotalCost: $192,500FederalCost: $154,000LocalCost: $38,500

TransitManagementAnalysis

Various internal management studies will be performed throughout the year to guide DART inefficientlymanagingthetransitsystemandincreasingridership(i.e.staffing,technicalanalysis,etc.).

The development of management documents and strategies that will affect the future of DART, forexample, completing the FY2013 budget, determining how services are funded, and discussion of

futureservices.

DARTstaffwillanalyzeandevaluatethestatusofDART'snewcomputersystemanddeterminewaystocompletetasksmoreefficientlywithcomputertechnology.

DARTwillreviseandupdatethesafetyandsecurityplaninconcurrencewithmonthlysafetymeetingsand/or

tabletop

exercises.

Maintenance consultants will conduct quarterly audits enabling the department to operate moreefficiently.

StaffwillalsoperformAlternativeAnalysisplanning foranysignificantcapital investmentrequeststoFTA.

The locally developed nonemergency human service transportation plan will be updated andcoordinatedfortransportation withhumanserviceagencies.


LocalCost: $54,000

Financial/CapitalPlanning

TheCapitalImprovementStudywouldconsistofthreesections. Thefirstsectionwouldanalyzethecurrentfleet,paratransit,fixedrouteandvanpool,anddetermine

thefuturereplacement/expansion needs.

Thesecondareawouldaddresscapitalpurchasesanticipated from federal/local/state fundsover thenextsixyears.

The last section would weigh the needs against the available funding and determine if, or how, thecapitalcouldbepurchasedandmeetFTArequirements.

Investmentswouldalsobeanalyzedthroughouttheyeartodetermineifdifferentstrategiesareneededtomaximizeinterestincome.


LocalCost: $9,000


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RiskManagement

DARThasbeenselfinsuredsince1986. A risk management program was established at that time and has evolved into a very successful

programforDART.

Thisprojectwouldsupportthecostofmonthlymonitoringoftheinsurancereservetoassureadequateliability

coverage.

This project would also fund staff time spent ondeveloping new techniques, policies or procedures,anddisciplinaryactionsneededtoreduceDART'sliabilityrisk.


LocalCost: $20,000

SpecialStudies

Thisprojectwilladdresstransitissuesthatarisethroughoutthecurrentfundingyearwhichcannotbedelayeduntiltheycanbeplacedinaspecificplanninggrantthenextyear.

Examplesofpastprojectsthathavebeenfundedinclude:WestDesMoinesstudyfortransit,updatingDARTsjobdescriptions,CostAllocationPlanstudy,Compensation Planresearch,MISstudytoreplace

software,SystemWidePassengerCountsandStrategicPlanning.

TotalCost:

$50,000

FederalCost: $40,000

LocalCost: $10,000

MarketingPlan

Eachyear,DARTstaffanalyzesthecurrentsituationfacingthetransitsystemanddetermineswherethelimitedmarketingdollarsshouldbespenttomaximizenewridership.

Thisplandetailsthespecificprojectsandfundingneededforimplementation. Oncetheplan iscompleted,marketingstaffwilldetailhoweachoftheprojectswillbe implemented

andcompleteanalysisontheeffectivenessofeachmarketingstrategy.

TotalCost: $6,500Federal

Cost:

$5,200

LocalCost: $1,300


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9.0 COMMITTEESUPPORT

MPOTransportationTechnicalCommittee

MPOExecutiveCommittee

MPOPolicyCommittee

Other

committees,

subcommittees,

and

working

groups.

Objective: Activities included in Work Element 9.0 represent the commitment and

support of the numerous committees, subcommittees, roundtables, and

workinggroups.

StaffCost: $138,458

StaffHours: 2,073

9.1 MPOTransportationTechnicalCommittee(TTC)FY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedmonthlymeetingagendas

and

materials;

Preparedmonthlyminutesandmeetingnotes;




letters,asneeded;

Continuepreparingmonthlymeetingagendas

and

materials;

Continuepreparingmonthlyminutesandmeetingnotes;




needed;

Monthlymeetingagendas

and

supporting

materials;

9.2 MPOExecutiveCommitteeFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedmonthly

meeting





Continuepreparing

monthly

meeting





Monthlymeeting

agendasandsupporting

materials;

9.3 MPOPolicyCommitteeFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedmonthlymeetingagendas

and

materials;




PreparedresolutionsforChairssignature;

PreparedlettersforChairssignature;

Preparedmonthlyfinancial

Continuepreparingmonthlymeetingagendas

and

materials;




ContinuepreparingresolutionsforChairssignature;

ContinuepreparinglettersforChairssignature;

Continuepreparingmonthlyfinancial

Monthlymeetingagendas

and

supporting

materials;


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statementsandexpense

reports;

Preparedmonthlyprogressreports;


letters,as

needed;

statementsandexpensereports;

Continuepreparingmonthlyprogressreports;


needed;

9.4 Othercommittees,subcommittees, andworkinggroupsFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Preparedregular,andasnecessary,meetingagendas

andmaterials;

Preparedminutesandmeetingnotes;

Setupandprovidedstaffsupportforregular,andas

necessary,meetings;


Continuepreparingregular,andasnecessary,meetingagendasand

materials;

Continuepreparingminutesandmeetingnotes;

Continuesettingupandprovidingstaffsupportforregular,andasnecessary,

meetings;


Monthlymeetingagendasandsupporting

materials;


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10.0 ADMINISTRATION

OfficeManagement

Personnel

Audit

Legal

Documents

Equipment


ensuringfederal,state,andlocalfundingsupportgiventotheMPOtocarry

outthefunctionsaremanagedappropriately,responsibly,andeffectively.

StaffCost: $128,246

StaffHours: 1,832

10.1 OfficeManagementFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Monitoredproject

managementsoftware;

Workedtowardpaperlessoffice;

MonitoredFederalRegisterandotherfederalpublications;

ProvidedgeneraladministrativestaffsupporttotheMPO;

Processedallpurchaseorders,AccountsPayableandAccounts

Payable;

ProcessedbiweeklypayrollforallMPOstaff;

HandledallbenefitsadministrationforMPOstaff;

AdministeredandreconciledMPOcheckingandinvestment

accounts;

SentregularpublicationnoticestotheDesMoinesRegister,as

needed;

Processedannualbenefitsrenewalsandperiodicchanges,

asneeded;

Processedandfiledregularlobbyist

reports,

as

needed;

WorkedonupdatingEmployeeManual;

Processedallinsurancerenewals;

PreparedandprocessedmonthlyIPERScontributions;

Monitorproject

management

software;

Continueworkingtowardpaperlessoffice;

ContinuemonitoringFederalRegisterandotherfederalpublications;

ProvidegeneraladministrativestaffsupporttotheMPO;

Processallpurchaseorders,AccountsPayableandAccountsPayable;

ProcessbiweeklypayrollforallMPOstaff;

HandleallbenefitsadministrationforMPOstaff;

AdministerandreconciledMPOcheckingandinvestmentaccounts;

SendregularpublicationnoticestotheDesMoinesRegister,asneeded;

Processannualbenefitsrenewalsandperiodicchanges,asneeded;

Processandfiledregularlobbyistreports,asneeded;

WorkonupdatingEmployeeManual; Processallinsurancerenewals; PrepareandprocessedmonthlyIPERS

contributions;

Projectstatus

worksheets;


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10.2 PersonnelFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Performedstaffevaluations; Maintainedpersonneland

payrollfiles;

Hiredstaff,asnecessary; Updated

Employee

Handbook,

asnecessary;

Performedannualandintroductory personnelreviews

forstaffmembers;

Assistedstaffwithpersonnelandbenefitsquestionsand

issues;

Handledallrecruitmentandselectiontasksforpermanent

andtemporarystaffpositions;

Administeredorientationandmentoringprogramfornew

employees;

UpdatedallstaffI9sandprocessmandatoryEVerify

forms;

Continueperformingstaffevaluations; Continuemaintainingpersonneland

payrollfiles;

Continuehiringstaff,asnecessary; Continue

updating

Employee

Handbook,asnecessary;

Continueperformingannualandintroductory personnelreviewsfor

staffmembers;

Continueassistingstaffwithpersonnelandbenefitsquestionsandissues;

Continuehandlingallrecruitmentandselectiontasksforpermanentand

temporarystaffpositions;

Continueadministeringorientationandmentoringprogramfornew

employees;

Continueupdating

all

staff

I9s

and

processmandatoryEVerifyforms;

Updatedemployeehandbook;

10.3 AuditFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

CompletedandapprovedFY2009audit;

ReviewedFY2009documentsandpreparedmaterialsforFY

2009audit;

Workedwith

auditor

to

prepare

FY2009audit;

WorkedwithauditortoprepareFY2010audit;

WorkwithauditortocompleteandapproveFY2011audit;

FY2011audit;

10.4 LegalDocumentsFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

ExecutedfundingagreementswithIowaDOT;

ExecutedfundingagreementwithIowaDOTandCIRTPA;

ExecutedfundingagreementwithTMA;

Executedand

monitor

other

MPOcontracts;

Maintainedofficelease; MonitoredDARTMOU; Updated28Eagreement,as

necessary;

UpdatedBylaws,asnecessary;

ContinueexecutingfundingagreementswithIowaDOT;

ContinueexecutingfundingagreementwithIowaDOTandCIRTPA;

ContinueexecutingfundingagreementwithTMA;

Continueexecuting

and

monitoring

otherMPOcontracts;

Continuemaintainingofficelease; ContinuemonitoringDARTMOU; Continueupdating28Eagreement,as

necessary;

ContinueupdatingBylaws,asnecessary;


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10.5 EquipmentFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Acquiredofficeequipment,asnecessary;

Collaboratedwithvariousvendorstomaintainoffice

equipmentand

computer

network; Collaboratedwithnetwork

administratorvendortoreplace

andupdateprimarydataand

terminalserversandmultiple

workstations;

Continueacquiringofficeequipment,asnecessary;

Continuetocollaboratewithvariousvendorstomaintainofficeequipment

andcomputer

network;

Continuetocollaboratewithnetworkadministratorvendortoreplaceand

updateprimarydataandterminal

serversandmultipleworkstations;


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11.0 INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY

InformationTechnologyActivities


ensuring

that

the

staff

has

the

tools

and

the

resources

for

supporting

the

manyMPOactivitiesefficientlyandeffectively.

Cost: $26,900

Hours: 0

11.1 InformationTechnologyActivitiesFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Upgradedhardwareandsoftware,asneeded;

AcquiredITassistance; Continueupgradinghardwareand

software,asneeded;

ContinueacquiringITassistance;


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12.0 TRAVEL&TRAINING

TravelandTraining


ensuring

that

the

staff

is

aware

of,

conversant

in,

and

trained

on

the

latest

improvements, advancements, or changes in the transportation planning

professioninitsvariousandsundryaspects.

StaffCost: $45,137

StaffHours: 450

12.1 Travel&TrainingFY2011Accomplishments FY2012Activities FY2012WorkProducts

Attendedconferences,workshops,andtraining

sessions;

Continueattendingconferences,workshops,andtrainingsessions;


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13.1 SPECIAL PROJECT Transportation Management Association (GDMP/DowntownCommunityAllianceTMA)

TotalCost: $210,750

MPOContribution: $95,000

Other

Local

Contribution:

$115,750

The MPO continues to provide funding support for the TMA, based at the Downtown

Community Alliance (DCA) and within the GDMP. The MPO has provided funding

supporttotheTMAusingfederalSTPfundsforCalendarYears2008,2009,and2010at

$90,000, and committed to provide continued funding support to the TMA using STP

funds for Calendar Years 2011, 2012, and 2013 at $95,000. The MPOs funding

commitment is evidence of itscontinuingsupportandcommitment to reducing single

occupantvehicletripsduringthepeakdailytravelperiodsbyatleasttenpercent(10%)

inthemetropolitanarea.

13.2 SPECIAL PROJECT Central Iowa Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan(CONNECT)

TotalCost: $30,000

TheMPOcontinuestodevelop theCentral IowaBicycleandPedestrianTransportation

Plan (CONNECT) and will publish and distribute CONNECT. The MPO is providing

matching funding support for theCONNECT using Safe, Accountable, Flexible,Efficient

TransportationEquityAct:ALegacyforUsersfunding.

13.3 SPECIALPROJECTRegionalPlanforSustainableDevelopment(RPSD)Cost:

$800,000

The MPO, in cooperation with a consortium of local stakeholders, was awarded grant

fundsoverthreeyearsthroughtheU.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment

(HUD) through the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant program. The

consortium will work together to create a regional plan for sustainable development

(RPSD)thatwillprovideaframeworkforfuturedevelopmentoftheregion,creatingnew

and integrating existing