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

FEBRUARY 16, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
County/City Building, City Council Chambers

View or download the full Agenda(PDF, 22MB)

 

Roll call and acknowledge the "Nebraska Open Meeting Act"

1.   Review and action on the draft minutes of the December 8, 2023(PDF, 203KB) Officials Committee meeting                                                                                         
2. Election of committee officers(PDF, 86KB) . According to the Bylaws, committee officers consist of a Chair and Vice-Chair that are elected annually from the members of the committee. 
3.  Consent Agenda (Public Hearing and Action)
   a.   Review and action(PDF, 2MB) on revisions to the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program
    i.   Lancaster County Engineering program:
      1.   Saltillo Road, 27th Street to 68th Street - Increase costs for the ROW and Construction/Construction Engineering phases
      2.  S. 98th Street, A Street to O Street - Increase costs for the Construction/Construction Engineering phase
      3.  148th Street and Holdrege Street - Increase costs for the Construction/Construction Engineering phase
      4.   NW 56th Street, I-80 to W. Holdrege Street - Reprogram ROW phase from FY 2026 to FY 2025, increase costs for Construction/Construction Engineering phase in FY 2027, and delete costs in Cost Beyond years 
    ii.  City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities - Transportation program: 
      1. 9th & A St., 9th & D St., 10th & A St., 10th & D St. - Traffic Signal Replacement - Delete Right-of-Way phase
4.  Items removed from Consent Agenda
5.  Review and action(PDF, 11MB) on the updated MPO Public Participation Plan
6.  Review and action(PDF, 989KB) on MPO Federal Performance Measures and Targets
  a.  FHWA Safety Performance Measures and Targets
7.  Review and action(PDF, 7MB) on revisions to the Lincoln MPO 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
  a.  Multimodal Transportation Center - Update project cost under the Priority Transit Projects
  b. N. 148th Street and Holdrege Street; S. 98th Street, Old Cheney Road to US-34; Saltillo Road, S. 27th Street to S. 68th Street; and NW 56th Street, W. O to W. Holdrege Street - Update project costs under the Fiscally Constrained Rural Road & Bridge Capital Projects
  c. Project 102 (N. 98th Street, Holdrege Street to US-6) - Adjust cost allocation for project under the Fiscally Constrained Rural Road & Bridge Capital Projects
  d. Landmark Fletcher Trail, Beal Slough Trail and Waterford Trail - Update project costs under the Priority Trail Projects table
8.  Review and action(PDF, 841KB) on revisions to the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) 
  a. Planning program: 
    i.  Create new program for Planning and reflect federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant awards to City of Waverly and Lincoln Transportation and Utilities
9. Report(PDF, 196KB) on development and schedule for the FY 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
10.  Other topics for discussion
11. Public Comment
  Anyone wishing to address the committee on a matter not 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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