Fiscal Note
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Title
Approving the proposed new agreement on the composition of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Madison Urbanized Area.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Madison Urbanized Area is charged, under Title 23 U.S.C., Section 134, as amended by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) as the organization responsible for cooperative transportation planning and decision making for the Madison Metropolitan Planning Area; and
WHEREAS, federal rules allow MPOs to add or revise membership to the policy body, where metropolitan planning area boundaries have been expanded, without going through the redesignation process; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with these rules, the Madison Area MPO Policy Board on May 4, 2005 approved a motion to revise the membership on the Board to reflect the expansion of the metropolitan planning area following the 2000 census; and
WHEREAS, the motion changed the residency requirements of the County Executive's three appointments. Previously, two had to be from the City of Madison and one from a small city or village within the metropolitan planning area. Now, two must be from a small city or village within the metropolitan planning area and one from the City of Madison; and
WHEREAS, the motion also encourages the appointing authorities to consider the representation of those citizens who have traditionally been under-represented in the transportation planning process, including the transit-dependent, low-income and minority populations, and persons with disabilities. Geographic balance is a further consideration to be encouraged; and
WHEREAS, based on this action, the Governor and representatives of units of government with 75 percent of the population, including Madison as the central city, must agree to revise the Policy Board of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Madison Metropolitan Planning Area; and
WHEREAS, t...
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