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[a. 2025-1286 – PLANNING RE: APPROVAL OF A SUPPLEMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HERKIMER-ONEIDA COUNTIES TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS HOST THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA, AND TRANSPO GROUP USA, INC. ]
DO HAVE ONE DOCKET TONIGHT, AND JAMES IS PRESENT. SO, JAMES, IF YOU'D STEP UP THERE. THIS IS DOCKET 2025 1286, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND HERKIMER COUNTIES TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL THROUGH THE HOST COUNTY OF ONEIDA AND TRANSPO GROUP USA. YEAH. SO THIS IS A ADD ONS, WHICH WAS IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT FOR OUR LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO LOOK AT SOME EXTRA ITEMS, LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION OR WHAT WE CALL THE HERKIMER. ONEIDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL IS A FEDERALLY REIMBURSED ACTIVITIES FOR THE MOST PART, AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. SO IT'S A I THINK IT'S A 200 AND I MISSED IT. I LOST IT HERE SOMEWHERE, BUT 200,000 AND OR 250,000 EXTRA TO DO SOME FREIGHT PLANNING, SOME LAND USE TRANSPORTATION SCENARIO PLANNING AND THE AND THE LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ATLAS, WHICH WE'VE ALSO DONE IN THE PAST. THIS WAS THE YEAR WE UPDATE THE PLAN. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LARGER UPDATE THAT'S OVER WITH NOW, WHICH IS TAKES US TO 2045. AND EVERY FIVE YEARS WE UPDATE IT. SO THIS IS DO SOME EXTRA STUFF THAT POPPED IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MARY ANY QUESTIONS. YOU GOT A LOT HIGHLIGHTED THERE. I KNOW I DO MY HOMEWORK, I KNOW I SEE. IT ABSOLUTELY. QUESTIONS I DO. I GET ONE QUESTION. YOU SAID THIS TAKES YOU TO 2025. YEAH. THE LONG RANGE PLAN IS CALLED GOING PLACES. THEY IT RUNS TILL 2045. IT'S A 20 YEAR OUTLOOK AND THEN WE DROP BACK FROM THERE. SO. NO NO YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS ONE BUT GAL VOTES ON THE PLAN. YEAH YEAH. SO UPGRADE AND EXPANSION INTO REMSEN TO JAMES A FEW QUESTIONS. SURE. WHAT'S TRANSPORTATION ATLAS.TRANSPORTATION ATLAS WHICH YOU GUYS MAY, MAY OR MAY NOT. SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT RECALL FROM FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE DID THE UPDATE ON THE PLAN. WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A CUMBERSOME DOCUMENT AND PUTS IT INTO A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION THAT IS MUCH MORE EASY TO USE, MUCH MORE EASY FOR PEOPLE TO CONSUME. AND, YOU KNOW, STREAMLINES A LOT OF INFORMATION. SO WE'VE DONE THEM BEFORE. ACTUALLY, THE LAST ONE WE DID WON A NATIONAL AWARD. SO I GUESS I WAS CONFUSED THE LAST TIME I USED AN ATLAS. IT WAS TIED TO TRANSPORTATION, BUT I THINK, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF MAPS IN IT, BUT IT ISN'T QUITE THAT. IT'S JUST A NICE. IT'S A FANCY NAME FOR A BETTER LOOKING DOCUMENT. A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS. I HAVE FEDERAL FUNDS.
WHAT IS THAT? WHAT AGENCY? I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. WHAT AGENCY? THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDS.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. HIGHWAY. YEAH. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BASICALLY. AND.
AND WHY DO YOU THINK THE SOME OF THE MONEY, THE CONTRACT MORE THAN DOUBLING? YEAH. BECAUSE WHAT WHAT MAYBE SHOOK THE MONEY LOOSE. WELL. OH, JUST IN GENERAL. NO, THE MONEY'S AN ALLOCATION THAT WE GET TO DO. THIS HAS TO BE DONE BY FEDERAL LAW. SO THE MONEY'S ALWAYS THERE. IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN WE DO IT. IT'S JUST A SUPPLEMENT ADD ON. THE SUPPLEMENT ADD ON IS BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE GOING TO DIVE DEEP INTO THESE THREE THINGS. AND THEN THERE'S ABOUT 78,000. THAT'S FOR A TASK D THAT WE DON'T THAT WE MIGHT NEVER SPEND BECAUSE WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE A TASK D OUTLINED YET. AND IF WE DON'T IF NOTHING NOTHING COMES OUT OF THE THREE THAT NEEDS FURTHER STUDY WE WON'T USE IT. BUT WHAT CAME OUT OF OUT OF THIS ROUND OF LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS THAT A WE KNEW WE WANTED TO DO THE ATLAS AGAIN. IF WE HAD MONEY, WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT IN THE FIRST ROUND. WE DIDN'T. HERE WE ARE. IF WE HAD FREIGHT PLANNING, SCENARIO PLANNING, WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO DO MORE WORK ON THAN WHAT WE WOULD DO IN THE OVERALL PLAN. I LOOK AT THE OVERALL PLAN IS LIKE FROM 50,000FT. THESE ARE THESE ARE CLOSER TO THE GROUND. SO THAT'S WHY WE COME BACK TO DO IT THAT WAY. THIS IS JUST AUTHORIZED SPENDING OF THE MONEY SO WE CAN GET THE MONEY BACK. AND REALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THE FREIGHT PLANNING AND TRUCK ANALYSIS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COUPLE IT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS IN HERKIMER COUNTY AND ALL THE COMMERCE ALONG THE MAIN STRIP HERE AND TIED INTO THE THRUWAY. WE REALLY SIT STRATEGIC HERE IN THE STATE FOR LOOKING AT ALL THOSE SERVICES. AND FREIGHT PLANNING IS NEW TO THE PLAN. THIS TIME IT WAS IT WAS NOT REALLY IN THE PLAN PREVIOUS. SO WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO DO MORE WORK. JERRY'S WAVING ME OFF
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BEHIND YOU. THE IT'S NOT ME I THE I. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL PROCEED TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NO. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. JAMES, BEFORE YOU STEP OFF THAT MIC, IF YOU WOULD. I KNOW IN THE LAST MONTH YOU HAD A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS ON HOUSING. IF YOU CAN GIVE US THE LESS THAN A MINUTE UPDATE ON HOW YOU THOUGHT THOSE PRESENTATIONS WENT WHERE IT GOES FROM HERE. YEAH, THE JERRY VERSION IS WE NEED MORE HOUSING, PERIOD. BUT NO, THE THEY WENT WELL. THEY WERE BOTH WELL ATTENDED. AND IT'S THE FINAL THE PLAN PLAN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SEE IT BUT ULTIMATELY IDENTIFIED FROM NOW TILL 2040, ROUGHLY 6000 NEW HOUSES ARE NEEDED TO KIND OF MEET THE DEMAND. IT LOOKED AT A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THAT AND A LOT OF DATA TO GET THERE, WHICH YOU'VE SEEN IN OTHER SOME PEOPLE HAVE SEEN BEFORE AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY LAYS OUT FIVE GOALS AND 14 STRATEGIES AND 34 KIND OF ACTION WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD ON ACTION STEPS. SO GOOD PLAN. WELL ATTENDED. BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH SESSIONS ON THE FINAL PLAN. SO NOW WE JUST GOT TO IMPLEMENT IT AND DIVE INTO IT. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT HASN'T THAT ONLINE THAT WAS POSTED ONLINE. FINAL COPY. TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THE MAPS. AND YEAH THERE'S A STORY MAP THAT YOU CAN USE THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAN WITHOUT READING THE 200 PAGES. THAT'S HELPFUL. THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE CONDENSED. THE LEGISLATIVE VERSION. YEAH, IT'S THE EVERYBODY VERSION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. JAMES. ANY OTHER BUSINESS* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.