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SUMMARY:Monday\, June 29\, 10:00AM
DESCRIPTION:Council: OahuMPO-Policy Board\n\nOfficial Notice: https://calendar.ehawaii.gov/calendar/meeting/77423/details.html\n\nNOTICE OF MEETING\nNotice is hereby given that a meeting of the\nO`AHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION\n \nPOLICY BOARD\nwill be held on\nTuesday\, June 29\, 2026\, at 10:00 AM \n \nThis meeting will be held remotely via Zoom\, with an optional in-person \nvideo conferencing location. Written testimony and virtual oral \ntestimony will be accepted. Instructions for submitting testimony\, requesting \nlanguage interpretation and accessibility resources can be found \nat the end of this agenda.\n \nTo join virtually\,\nClick here \n \nDial in # (audio only): +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\nMeeting ID: 837 0717 9031\nPasscode: O`ahuMPO\n \nOr join us in our in-person public video-conferencing meeting location at: \nO`ahuMPO Office: Large Conference Room \n707 Richards Street\, Suite 200 \nHonolulu\, Hawai`i 96813  \n \n AGENDA:\n \nCall to Order by the Chair\n \nI.         Introduction/Roll Call\n \nII.          Approval of May 26\, 2026\, Meeting Minutes\n \nIII.         Reports\n \nA.    Executive Director’s Report \nFor Information Only. Executive Director Mark Garrity will provide a summary of current activities at the O`ahuMPO\, an update on the status of federal funding and programs affecting the MPO and will recap the most recent Citizen Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee meetings.\n \n \nIV.         Old Business \n \nV.           New Business \n \nA.    Title VI Implementation Plan\n \nO`ahuMPO staff will present an overview of the draft Title VI Implementation Plan\, which explains how the agency ensures its transportation planning work is free from discrimination and provides equitable access for all communities. It outlines policies\, procedures\, monitoring\, and reporting requirements that keep O`ahuMPO in compliance with federal civil rights laws. \n \nThis plan is a combined document designed to meet FTA and FHWA requirements and is guided by 23 CFR 200 for FHWA requirements and FTA Circular C 4702.1B for FTA requirements. It was completed in close consultation with the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation (HDOT) Civil Rights Office which has oversight over O`ahuMPO on Title VI program implementation. \n \nRequested Action:  Adopt the updated 2026 Title VI Implementation Plan\n \nB.    Search for New O`ahuMPO Executive Director and Establishment of a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG)\n \nThe existing OahuMPO Executive Director\, Mark Garrity\, announced that he will retire at the end of 2026. The O`ahuMPO Policy Board will discuss the process for recruiting and selecting a new Executive Director. Pursuant to HRS §92‑2.5(b)\, the Board may establish a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) to carry out specific tasks related to this effort.\n \nRequested Action:  Establish a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) to conduct the search for the next O`ahuMPO Executive Director and direct the PIG to report its recommendations to the Policy Board at a future meeting.\n \nC.     Highway Safety Performance Target Selection\n \nAs required by 23 CFR 490.270\, O`ahuMPO staff will present 2026 Highway Safety Performance Targets for O`ahu in response to the Statewide targets set by HDOT.  O`ahuMPO staff will propose targets for the following categories: fatalities\, rate of fatalities\, serious injuries\, rate of serious injuries\, and non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries. \n \nO`ahuMPO staff will provide additional background data on fatal crash contributing factors\, fatalities by road user\, and total crashes. The presentation will also cover non-federally required performance measures including percent of crashes caused by speeding\, impaired\, distracted\, and reckless/aggressive driving. Staff will discuss current safety initiatives underway by O`ahuMPO. \n \n \n \n \n \n \nRequested Action:  Adopt the proposed 2026 highway safety performance targets and direct O`ahuMPO staff to incorporate them into the metropolitan transportation planning process.\n \nD.     City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services Discussion of Current Safety Initiatives\n \nRepresentatives from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services will provide an overview of current safety initiatives to address roadway fatalities and serious injuries. The presentation will focus on projects and programs identified through the O`ahu Vision Zero Action Plan and supported through both federal and local funding sources. \n \nVI.         Invitation to interested members of the public to be heard on matters not included on the agenda.\n \nVII.        Announcements \n \nVIII.      Adjournment\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nPUBLIC TESTIMONY will be accepted on any Policy Board meeting agenda item. The testimony may be oral or written. Written testimony is strongly encouraged as the primary means of submitting testimony.\n \nOral Testimony\nOral testimony will be accepted at the meeting. Anyone wishing to testify orally is encouraged to please sign up in advance by emailing OahuMPO@OahuMPO.org. You may also advise us at the meeting if you would like to testify orally. To accommodate all possible testifiers\, oral testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. Please note that you may submit written testimony. See below.\n \nWritten Testimony\nTo aid the Committee in the distribution of written testimony to members\, the Committee requests that written testimony be submitted 24 hours in advance (for Friday meetings\, please submit written testimony to the O`ahuMPO office by the prior Thursday morning). Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.  \n \nWritten testimony may be sent to O`ahuMPO via e-mail at OahuMPO@OahuMPO.org or to our office at:\n \nO`ahuMPO\n707 Richards Street\, Suite 200\nHonolulu\, Hawai`i 96813\n \nNote: Any personal information (such as home addresses\, home phone numbers\, cell phone numbers\, etc.) included in the written testimony will become public information.\nPolicy Board meeting packets are available for inspection in O`ahuMPO’s office.\n \nEXECUTIVE SESSION\nIf the need arises with respect to any item on this agenda and pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4)\, the Policy Board may consult in a closed meeting with its attorneys in executive session on questions and issues pertaining to the Policy Board’s powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.\n \nACCESSIBILITY\nO`ahuMPO is committed to making our documents accessible to all audiences.\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accessibility accommodation\, please contact Danelle Miyahara at 808-586-2326 AND at danelle.miyahara@OahuMPO.org as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Visit https://OahuMPO.org/ada-compliance/ for more information. \n \nUpon request\, this notice is available in alternate formats.\n \n \nThe O`ahuMPO is a government agency responsible for coordinating transportation planning on O`ahu.
LOCATION:707 Richards Street\, Suite 200\, Honolulu or via Zoom
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