Officials Committee

The Lincoln MPO Officials Committee functions as the policy-making arm of the MPO. The Officials Committee membership consists of elected officials representing the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County and the State of Nebraska. The Committee is comprised of six voting members, three non-voting members, and a secretary. The voting members review and act upon transportation related programs and studies recommended by the MPO Technical Committee. Review and action by the Officials Committee must comply with the established planning process and the policies of the governments and agencies they represent. The non-voting members represent the federal transportation agencies for the region and provide policy guidance to the Committee.

Agendas

AGENDA

MAY 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
County/City Building, City Council Chambers

View or download the full Agenda(PDF, 8MB)

 

Roll call and acknowledge the "Nebraska Open Meeting Act"

1.    Review and action on the draft minutes of the February 16, 2024(PDF, 311KB) Officials Committee meeting 
2. Consent Agenda (Public Hearing and Action)
  a.  Review and action(PDF, 3MB)  on revisions to the Lincoln MPO 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
      i. West Beltway (US 77) from I-80 to Saltillo Road - Increase project cost and revise the project extents in the NDOT Highways Program Fiscally Constrained Plan  
    ii.  N. 33rd Street - Increase project cost in the Fiscally Constrained Railroad Transportation Safety District Projects table
    iii. Multimodal Transportation Center - Increase project cost in the Priority Transit Projects Table  
  b. Review and action(PDF, 3MB) on revisions to the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)  
    i. State of Nebraska Department of Transportation Program:    
      1.  US-77 Lincoln West Beltway - Increase project costs for all phases    
    ii.  Lancaster County Engineering program:    
      1. Saltillo Road, 27th Street to 69th Street - Increase costs for the ROW/Utilities phase    
    iii.  City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities - StarTran program:    
      1.      Multimodal Transportation Center - Increase costs, update the project schedule, show local match funds in the Preliminary Engineering phase, and add cost and description for installation of electric charging unit stations funded through Section 5339    
      2.  Electric Bus EV Charging Stations - Add project and program federal funds    
3.   Items removed from Consent Agenda   
4.  Review and action(PDF, 1MB) on MPO Federal Performance Measures and Targets   
  a.  FTA Safety Performance Measures and Targets    
5. Review and action(PDF, 1MB)  on the proposed FY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)  
6.  Review and action(PDF, 970KB) on the 2024 Self-Certification Review  
7.  Review and action(PDF, 1MB) on the proposed FY 2025 - 2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)   
8. Other topics for discussion  
9. Public Comment  
  Anyone wishing to address the committee on a matter no on this agenda, and not planned to appear on a future agenda, may do so.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

The MPO Officials Committee is comprised of six voting members, three non-voting members and a Secretary.

Voting Members

Member
Mayor, City of Lincoln
Two members of the County Board of Commissioners, Lancaster County
Two members of the City Council, City of Lincoln
Director, Nebraska Department of Transportation
 
Non-Voting Members
Member
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee President
 
Secretary

MPO Administrator (Director, Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Department)

Archived Agendas and Minutes

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