Pasco MPO approves planning documents, committee appointments and a $712,014 transit funding amendment

The Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization approved a slate of routine but consequential planning actions during the May meeting.

Key votes and approvals:

- Appointment of Ali Teffy to the Technical Advisory Committee (approved by voice vote).
- Approval of the draft 2026 List of Priority Projects (LOP), which ranks candidate projects for state and federal funding and includes new and advanced items such as an SR‑52 capacity extension and updates to Orange Belt Trail segments.
- Adoption of the draft FY2027–2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which staff said commits over $52 million in investment over the next five fiscal years.
- Amendment to the FY2026–2030 TIP to add $712,014 in FY2026 for transit maintenance (project 402397‑2), funds awarded via FTA/FDOT allocations and described by staff as not affecting other TIP projects.
- Approval of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for FY2027–2028 and formal adoption of the Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) structure to receive combined FHWA and FTA planning funds; staff noted a deobligation adjustment reflected in the CPG totals.
- Acceptance of FDOT’s Joint Certification Review corrective actions, including an updated staff services agreement clarifying direct cost allocation and a requirement for ongoing quarterly self‑audit reporting to improve audit readiness.

Most votes were recorded as voice votes in the transcript; specific roll‑call tallies were not included in the provided segment. Staff noted that final approvals of federally required documents will also undergo FHWA/FTA workflow review.