433 West Van Buren Street  
Suite 450  
Chicago, IL 60607  
CMAQ, CRP & TAP-L PROJECT SELECTION  
COMMITTEE  
MEETING MINUTES - FINAL  
Thursday, February 5, 2026  
11:00 AM  
Cook County Conference Room  
433 West Van Buren Street, Suite 450  
Chicago, IL 60607  
1.0  
Call To Order  
Chair Doug Ferguson called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m.  
Present:  
Absent:  
Douglas Ferguson, Mark Pitstick, Chris Schmidt, Grant Davis and Tara Orbon  
Dave Brady and Jack Cruikshank  
Non-Voting: Jon Paul Diipla  
(Tara Orbon served as the alternate for Tom Rickert)  
Staff present: Hayden Horton, Jon Haadsma, Sarah Stolpe, Kama Dobbs, Richard Norwood, Teri Dixon,  
George Rivera, Russell Pietrowiak, Phoebe Downey, Marielle Brown, Alyson Dressman, Victoria  
Barrett  
Others present: Brian Larson, Megan Swanson, Gretchen Klock, David Kovarik, Jarrod Cebulski, Jarod  
Hitchings, Joe Surdam, Michael Sewall, Chad Riddle, Christina Bader  
2.0  
3.0  
Agenda Changes and Announcements  
Chair Ferguson announced that CMAP was undergoing its Federal Certification Review by FHWA and  
FTA to confirm that the MPO's planning process meets federal requirements. As part of the  
certification review, there is an opportunity for the public to provide feedback to the USDOT  
concerning the transportation planning process in the areas of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake,  
McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois. Feedback will be accepted through February 10, 2026 via a link  
on the Federal Certification page on CMAP's website.  
Approval of Minutes  
3.01 Draft Meeting Minutes from November 6, 2025  
26-026  
Attachments: PSC_Meeting Minutes_11062025  
A motion was made by Chris Schmidt, seconded by Mark Pitstick, that the draft minutes from the  
November 6, 2025, meeting be approved. The motion carried.  
4.0  
Program Monitoring  
4.01 Project Programming Status Sheets  
26-027  
Attachments: CMAQPSC_CMAQ Programming Sheet  
CMAQPSC_Deferred CMAQ Programming Sheet  
TAPPSC_TAP-L Programming Sheet  
CRPPSC_CRP Programming Sheet  
Chair Ferguson provided a summary of the programming status sheets.  
4.02 CMAQ Programming Summary and Obligation Goal  
26-028  
26-032  
Attachments: FFY25 ob goal table_20260205  
Chair Ferguson provided a summary of the programming summary and obligation goal.  
5.0  
Project Change Requests  
5.01 Project Change Request Memo  
Attachments: PSC_Project Change Memo_02052026  
Jonathan Haadsma provided an overview of the requested changes.  
A motion was made by Grant Davis, seconded by Mark Pitstick, that the project change requests in  
items 5.01.1 through 5.01.3 be approved as presented. Following discussion of the individual requests,  
the motion carried by voice vote.  
5.01.1 CDOT - Chicago Area Alternative Fuel Deployment (01-12-0004)  
26-029  
Attachments: 01-12-0004 Reinstatement Request  
Mark Pitstick asked whether the project change was for fleet conversion to electric vehicles. Chair  
Ferguson confirmed the project is for fleet conversion and added that the project was originally in  
deferment because of Buy America requirements. Those requirements were waived and the project  
can now proceed. Chris Schmidt added that portions of project still have to be assembled in the US to  
satisfy Buy America requirements.  
Chris Schmidt asked if the projects are re-ranked after change requests are approved. Chair Ferguson  
replied in the affirmative, and stated the ranking is in the memo. He also noted that reinstated  
projects are not re-ranked unless the reinstatement includes a cost or scope change.  
5.01.2 Oak Forest - Natalie Creek Trail (07-23-0004)  
26-030  
Attachments: 07-23-0004_Schedule Change  
5.01.3 Plainfield - 143rd Shared Use Path (12-24-0012)  
26-031  
Grant Davis asked if CMAP has confirmed that Plainfield is still able to move forward with the project.  
In response to a question from Grant Davis, Chair Ferguson explained that CMAP staff will contact  
Plainfield to confirm that the project can be completed. He also added that because this is an RTA  
Access to Transit project, RTA will need to be included in the discussion because they have provided  
matching funds. Jon Haadsma reminded the committee that the project selection methodology  
includes policies to limit cost increases based on the degree of completion of preliminary engineering  
at the time of application. Discussion of the policy occurred and Chad Riddle of IDOT District 1 Local  
Roads noted that the project has received Phase 1 design approval.  
6.0  
FFY 2028-2032 CMAQ and TAP-L Program Development  
6.01 Methodology Discussion  
Attachments: PSC(Memo)MethodologyUpdates2026  
26-033  
Chair Ferguson gave an overview of the potential changes to the CMAQ and TAP-L methodologies for  
the FFY 2028-2032 program development cycle to be discussed by the committee in the coming  
months. Mark Pitstick asked a clarifying question about the possibility of factoring regional priority  
projects in the scoring. Chair Ferguson replied to the question, stating regional priority projects  
typically score well, however usually only a portion of the project is granted CMAQ funds, not the  
entirety.  
7.0  
Other Business  
Chris Schmidt provided an update on the process for transferring federal funds between the FHWA  
and FTA and encouraged project sponsors to submit transfer requests before April of each year.  
8.0  
9.0  
Public Comment  
There was no public comment.  
Next Meeting  
The next meeting is scheduled for March 26, 2026.  
10.0 Adjournment  
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Chris Schmidt, seconded by Grant Davis. The meeting  
was adjourned at 11:37 a.m..  
Minutes prepared by: Richard Norwood