Title: Work Plan Development in Progress
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2Work Plan Development in Progress
- Current Work Plan Tasks
- MTAP Communication
- MTAP Membership
- MTAP Meetings
- MTAP Budget
- MTAP Coordination
- Technical Initiatives
- Federal Initiatives
3Work Plan Development in Progress
- Lets look at the elements of the TASKS.
4Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication
- Newsletter Alerts
- Website
- Project Steering Group Conference Calls
5Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership
- Membership Renewal
- Technical Assistance Directory
- Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Spring Election
- Outstanding Service Award
6Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Meetings
- Spring Technical Meeting
- Annual Meeting
7Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Budget
- Prepare and monitor budget
8Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination
- Association Coalition Building
- Federal Transit Administration Issues/Communicatio
n - SAFTEA-LU Implementation
- Accessibility Standards
- Federal Motor Carrier Issues
9Work Plan Development in Progress
- Technical Initiatives
- Issues Conference Calls
- National Coordination Consortium United We Ride
Initiative - Standing Committee on Public Transportation
Safety and Security Taskforce Liaison - Statewide Pooled Procurement Review
10Work Plan Development in Progress
- Federal Initiatives
- NCHRP Projects Updates
- National Transit Database
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12Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication
- Newsletter Alerts
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- Maintain quarterly MTAP newsletter. Provide
newsletter in pdf format by electronic mail and
the MTAP website. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
- Maintain e-mail announcements on an as-needed
basis. E-mail announcements will be distributed
to share immediate information on a special case
basis. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule As needed
13Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Newsletter Alerts, Continued
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- Broadcast all MTAP Alerts requests within two (2)
business days of receipt. Distribute Alert
follow-up requirements to requestor. When
appropriate, report results of key alerts in
quarterly newsletter. Provide an annual summary
report of all Alerts and responses. Explore ways
to make responding to MTAP Alerts easier. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
14Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Web Site
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- Maintain member networking fund balances on the
MTAP website - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Monthly updates
- Update state directory on the MTAP website.
- Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule December of 2008
- Update PSG members and their contract information
on the MTAP website - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule September 2009
15Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Web Site, continued
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- Provide links to other sites and documents
including the AASHTO Reauthorization Bottom Line
report, FTA clauses, apportionments,
certifications and assurances, Third Party
Regulation, Administration, FTA Challenger
session, reauthorization, CUTR project, safety
and security, APTA, CTAA, and state DOTs. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
- Post information for upcoming MTAP meeting and
conferences. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule 3 months prior to event
16Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Web Site, continued
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- Add state best practices information to the
website. List best practices by state and send
periodic alerts to share best practice
information. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
- Maintain current information for all categories
on the MTAP website. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
17Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Web Site, continued
- Oversight David Spacek, Il DOT
- Maintain University of Wisconsin-Milwaukees
Fundamentals of Public Transit course information
on the MTAP website. Maintain Financial
Management course information on the MTAP
website. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
18Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Project Steering Group Conference Calls
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- MTAP Coordinator will schedule a monthly Project
Steering Group Conference Call. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule 200 PM (ET) on 2nd Tuesday of each
month - MTAP Coordinator will distribute the monthly
agenda to the PSG members by e-mail. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule No later then 3 business days prior to
event - PSG Chair will structure the call so that
whenever possible the conference calls are
limited to one hour - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Monthly
19Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Communication, continued
- Project Steering Group Conference Calls
- Oversight Ken LaRue, OK DOT
- MTAP Coordinator will prepare minutes of the PSG
conference calls and distribute them prior to the
next months call. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Monthly
- MTAP Coordinator will update MTAP activities,
products schedule, and follow up action items. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Update as requested by PSG
20Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership
- Membership Renewal
- Oversight Lenny Howard, MD DOT
- MTAP Coordinator will prepare and disburse
membership renewal notices and invoices. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule May 2008 January 2009
- MTAP Coordinator will maintain the MTAP brochure
on the website with current information. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
21Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership, continued
- Membership Renewal
- Oversight Lenny Howard, MD DOT
- MTAP Coordinator will conduct MTAP marketing on a
case-by-case basis for non-member states. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
22Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership, continued
- Technical Assistance Directory
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- MTAP Coordinator will update the membership phone
book directory. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Fall 2009
23Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership, continued
- Customer Satisfaction Survey, short form
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- MTAP Coordinator will conduct a short form survey
of MTAP member states. The survey will be
designed to follow the work plan emphasis areas
and rotate questions from the long form survey.
Responses will be used to develop the subsequent
years Work Plan. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule April, Annually
24Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership, continued
- Customer Satisfaction Survey, long form
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- MTAP Coordinator will conduct a survey, using the
long form, of MTAP member states. The survey
will be designed to follow the work plan emphasis
areas. Responses will be used to develop the
subsequent years Work Plan. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule April, Tri-annually
25Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Membership, continued
- Spring Elections
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- MTAP Coordinator will conduct an election PSG
Representatives, by electronic ballot, as
prescribed within the MTAP Operating Procedures. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule May, Annually
- MTAP Coordinator will conduct an election of the
PSG Chair and Vice-Chair. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule First scheduled PSG conference call of
the new fiscal year.
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- MTAP Membership, continued
- Outstanding Service Award
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- MTAP Coordinator will establish an awards
committee who will solicit candidates from the
membership. The committee will make the
selection and make a presentation during the MTAP
Annual meeting. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Annually during April
27Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Meetings
- Spring Technical Meeting
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- Hold a spring technical meeting and/or promote
member participation in technical sessions of
other conferences. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule April May, annually
28Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Meetings, continued
- Annual Meeting
- Oversight Jerry Wray, NE DOR
- Hold annual winter meeting.
- Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule Late November Early December, annually
29Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Budget
- Budget Updates
- Oversight Lenny Howard, MD DOT
- MTAP Coordinator will prepare and comment on the
AASHTO budget for the MTAP program - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule April June, annually
- MTAP Coordinator will prepare and provide
quarterly budget reports for the PSGs review. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
30Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination
- Association Coalition Building
- Oversight Bobby Killebrew, TX DOT and Charles
Carr, MS DOT
- Conduct monthly communication with the Federal
Transit Administration, Community Transportation
Association of America, American Public
Transportation Association, and the Rural Transit
Assistance Program to discuss current and/or
forthcoming legislative and technical issues. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
31Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- Association Coalition Building
- Oversight Bobby Killebrew, TX DOT and Charles
Carr, MS DOT
- Coordinate with APTA and CTAA, when appropriate,
to provide opportunities or information
conference calls. Report on any coordination
activities during PSG conference calls. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
32Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- Association Coalition Building
- Oversight Bobby Killebrew, TX DOT and Charles
Carr, MS DOT
- Coordinate with APTA, CTAA, and RTAP to identify
appropriate links to other transportation
websites. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
33Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- Association Coalition Building
- Oversight Bobby Killebrew, TX DOT and Charles
Carr, MS DOT
- Provide on-going MTAP and public transportation
representation in AASHTO through AASHTO Annual
Meeting agenda modifications and expanded modal
coverage in the AASHTO Resource Book. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
34Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- Association Coalition Building
- Oversight Bobby Killebrew, TX DOT and Charles
Carr, MS DOT
- Increase communication with APTA, CTAA and RTAP
through conference calls or invitations to
association representatives to present or attend
MTAP meetings. - Staff MTAP Coordinator PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
35Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- FTA Issues/Communication
- Oversight Peter Hallock, IA DOT
- Initiate communications with FTA on issues
relevant to MTAP members including providing
feedback on FTA State Management Reviews and
other reviews. - Staff MTAP Coordinator PSG Chair/Vice-Chair
- Schedule On-going
36Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- FTA Issues/Communication
- Oversight Peter Hallock, IA DOT
- Follow-up with FTA on implementation of Rural
National Transit Database reporting issues
relevant to MTAP members. - Staff MTAP Coordinator PSG Chair/Vice-Chair
- Schedule On-going
37Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- SAFETA-LU Implementation
- Oversight Dave Spacek, IL DOT and Steve
Billings, MO DOT
- Coordinate with the Standing Committee on Public
Transportation of SAFETEA-LU changes including
providing comments on proposed circulars and rule
making including Charter Bus issues. Keep
members informed of proposed FTA circulars and
rules. - Staff MTAP Coordinator PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
38Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- Accessibility Standards
- Oversight Dave Spacek, IL DOT
- Work with APTA,CTAA,RTAP and other organizations
to see if there is an opportunity to begin a
dialog with mobility aid manufactures to include
design considerations on size and weight set
forth By ADA legislation and how to safely secure
these new mobility aids in public and specialized
vehicles. - Staff MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule On-going
39Work Plan Development in Progress
- MTAP Coordination, continued
- Federal Motor Carrier Issues
- Oversight Marianne Freed, OH DOT
- Monitor ongoing discussions between FTA ant the
FMCSA to address overlapping requirements on
small providers. - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG repersentation
- Schedule On-going
40Work Plan Development in Progress
- Technical Initiatives
- Issue Conference Call
- Oversight MTAP Coordinator
- Schedule conference calls on topics such as
research issues, insurance, intercity bus,
Section 5311, and sub-recipient oversight on an
as-needed basis - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
41Work Plan Development in Progress
- Technical Initiatives
- National Coordination Consortium UWR
- Oversight Kimberly Gayle, CA DOT
- Provide MTAP members with updates on the FTA UWR
initiative and the activities of the National
Consortium on Coordinated Transportation during
MTAP meetings, through email, MTAP alerts and
conference calls - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
42Work Plan Development in Progress
- Technical Initiatives
- Standing Committee on Public Transportation and
Security Taskforce Liaison - Oversight Kimberly Gayle, CA DOT
- Maintain an MTAP liaison with the SCOPT taskforce
to discuss issues regarding the implementation of
the FTA Bus Safety Program, including development
of the state DOT technical assistance such as the
CUTR-housed resource website and a safety
security planning toolkit. Continue meetings and
conference call with AASHTO/SCOPT Safety
Taskforce. Advocate research, networking, and
training for bus safety security. - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
43Work Plan Development in Progress
- Technical Initiatives
- Standing Committee on Public Transportation and
Security Taskforce Liaison - Oversight Kimberly Gayle, CA DOT
- Monitor FTA workgroup on Bus Safety and Security
and provide updates to the PSG - Staff MTAP Coordinator and Kimberly Gayle
(temporary) - Schedule On-going
44Work Plan Development in Progress
- Technical Initiatives
- Statewide Pooled Procurement Review
- Oversight John Dockendorf, PA DOT
- Gather information from states regarding pooled
procurement of vehicles and other commodities.
Other areas of study may include insurance,
healthcare and office supplies - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule Fall, annually
45Work Plan Development in Progress
- Federal Initiatives
- NCHRP Project Updates
- Oversight John Dockendorf, PA DOT
- Keep MTAP membership informed of progress of
SCOPTs Nation Cooperative Highway Research
Program research projects. - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule Fall, annually
- Encourage MTAP members to submit timely research
projects to NCHRP call for projects by
establishing call to discuss potential research
topics - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
46Work Plan Development in Progress
- Federal Initiatives
- NCHRP Project Updates
- Oversight John Dockendorf, PA DOT
- Work with FTA through the SAFETEA-LU
implementation process to comment and provide
recommendations on useful national data and data
collection administration. - Staff MTAP Coordinator/PSG representation
- Schedule On-going
47Work Plan Development in Progress