MPO--MPO Structure

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Policy Committee (PC)

PC Purpose

The PC’s overall purpose is to promulgate policies that will ensure a cooperative transportation planning, decision making, and programming process affecting the metropolitan transportation planning area. More specifically the PC shall have the following:

Responsible for setting policy for the expenditure of federal funds.
Review of transportation plans and programs.
Approves transportation planning work program for the upcoming year to ensure proper implementation of adopted transportation plans.
Establishes policy for the management of the planning program.
Determines the direction in which the transportation study shall take.
Reviews and endorses the findings of the transportation planning staff.
Reviews and acts upon the decisions of the other MPO committees
Act as an advocacy body on transportation related matters as needed.
Provide a forum for local public involvement into the metropolitan planning process.

PC Functions

In carrying out the purposes of the PC, it shall have these specific functions:

Initiate, guide, and sanction the necessary activities required for the development of a coordinated, comprehensive, and continuing urban transportation planning process.
Examine the adequacy and appropriateness of the transportation planning process.
Review and approve proposed goals, objectives, and policies for the MPO transportation planning process.
Review various agreements entered into for the execution of transportation planning within the Bowling Green/Warren County MPO.
Review and approve all MPO short- and long-range transportation plans, studies, and other work elements as required by the MPO planning process.
Appoint all committees and sub-committees of the MPO.

Provide technical input to the PC on all transportation-related issues.
Review and recommend to the PC all plans and programs for the urban area.
Advise the transportation planning staff as to technical decisions, which the staff must make.
Make recommendations and give advice on the types of improvements that should be considered by the Transportation Planning Staff when drafting the plans and programs for the urban area.
Additional and specific responsibilities may be defined from time to time by the PC.

TAC Functions

In carrying out the purposes of the TAC, it shall have these specific functions:

Develop, review, and comment on proposed goals, objectives and policies for the Bowling Green/Warren County MPO transportation planning process.
Review and provide input to the development of Bowling Green/Warren County MPO short and long-range transportation plans, studies, and other work elements as required by the MPO planning process.
Facilitate coordination, communication, and understanding between the public, policy/decision makers, transportation related agencies, and all other parties involved in or affected by the MPO planning process.
Carry out any other tasks as required by the MPO.

TAC Membership

Andy Gillies, AICP, Chairperson	Executive Director, City-County Planning Commission of Warren County
Emmett Wood, P.E., Vice Chairperson	Public Works Director, City of Bowling Green
Charles Coates	City Manager, City of Bowling Green
Rodney Rogers	Chairman Infrastructure Committee
Jim Hizer	Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
Ed Dyer	Warren County Engineer
Greg Meredith, P.E.	Chief District Engineer, District 3, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Gene Becker	Executive Director, Barren River Area Development District
Jeff Lashlee	Bowling Green Public Works Engineer
Rob Barnett	Manager, Bowling Green/Warren County Regional Airport
David Hall	CSX Transportation
Eric Larson, P.E.	Engineer, City County Planning Commission of Warren County
Dr. Don Butler	Executive Director, Community Action Regional Transit
Helen Siewers	Greenways Coordinator
Dan Preston	Intermodal Transportation Authority
Dr. Gary Ransdell	President, Western Kentucky University
John Osborne	Vice President Campus Services and Facilities, Western Kentucky University
Jeff Moore, AICP	Planning Manager, District 3, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Scott Thomson, P.E.	Transportation Engineer, Division of Multimodal Programs
Greg Rawlings, P.E.	FHWA Advisory Representative
Jim Burnnworth	R. J. Corman Rail Road

Recommend projects that should be considered in all transportation plans.
Review plans and programs for the urban area.
Assure that community values are voiced during the decision making process for any transportation study.
Additional and specific responsibilities may be defined from time to time by the PC.

CAC Functions

In carrying out the purposes of the CAC, it shall have these specific functions:

Provide citizen input to the PC on all transportation related issues.
Provide citizen comment and review to the PC on the plans and programs of the transportation system within the area of jurisdiction.

CAC Membership

Craig Dowell, Chairman	Greenways Commission
Anne Ellis, Vice Chairperson	Bowling Green Bicycle Club
Ken Hines	Citizen member from Bowling Green Citizen member from Plum Springs
Billy Mansfield	Mayor City of Oakland
Porter Martin	Citizen member from Smiths Grove
Wilburn Jackson	Citizen member from Woodburn
Linda McCray	Human Rights Commission WKU Student Government Association
Donna Woods	BGCAN Neighborhood Association
Jane Brabuck	Herrington St. Neighborhood Association
Jim DeCesare	Greystone Neighborhood Association
Melanie Shy	Shawnee Neighborhood Watch Richardsville VFD, Browning VFD Alvaton VFD, Hadley VFD
Karen Foley	Bowling Green Neighborhood Action Coordinator
Edna Hawkins	LRC Transportation Representative
Marty Deputy	West KY Refugee Center
Dennis Chaney	Warren County Health Department
Marshall Gray	NAACP Local Chapter
Abraham Williams	Bowling Green Housing Authority
Karl Miller	Hispanic Resource Center
Lisa Rice	Bowling Green Warren County Public Library
Randy Fathbruckner	The Medical Center
Cheryl Blaine	Downtown Bowling Green