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needs such as roadway, transit, and non -motorized needs. He pointed out the only two of the top 20 regional transportation projects cross all three county lines being: 1) the US 1 from Cove Road in Martin County to Indian River CoutyBrevard County Line — Corridor Retrofit; and 2) US 1 Bus Rapid Transit from Hobe Sound to Sebastian — Transit. He provided that since each of the three MPO's had recently adopted an individual 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan, the three MPO's entered into an Interlocal Agreement to update the 2040 RLRTP into the development of a 2045 RLRTP to be completed by June 2022. Mr. Buchwald stated that following each decennial census, the Florida Department of Transportation would request existing MPO's to evaluate whether having three MPO's representing the two adjoining areas of Port St. Lucie and Sebastian -Vero Beach South - Florida Ridge was still warranted. In addition, each MPO would be required to review the composition of its members as required by state law, and review their metropolitan planning boundaries as required by federal law. Mr. Buchwald concluded his presentation on Treasure Coast potential future regional transportation projects. A discussion ensued on a recent meeting of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council where a project that was at the bottom of the list was moved to the top of the list by a super majority vote and raised the question whether projects with only regional impacts versus individual county projects should be funded. The discussion continued on the difficulty of finding projects that cross multiple county lines and not lie solely within one county, the disconnect between the northern and southern parts of the three counties, and regional forums that were in place to discuss not only individual county projects, but regional projects as well. Mr. Buchwald explained the TCTC was looking for clarity on how to allocate the regional funding and develop support for a truly regional impact project that extends through the three counties. A discussion followed on the current system for allocating funding and making the regional projects top priority. d. Martin County's Septic to Sewer Program Don Donaldson, Martin County's Deputy County Administrator, in a PowerPoint presentation, highlighted Martin County's Septic to Sewer Program to reduce the amount of nutrients going into the St. Lucie Estuary and the Indian River Lagoon. He referred to the 2015 study that identified 25 areas in the county to come up with a rank priority of projects. He added the 10 -year, 10,000 tank septic to sewer conversion program was designed to help the residents convert their tanks to an online sewer system with the least cost. Mr. Donaldson spoke of the two different types of septic to sewer initiatives and the reasoning for installing a larger central vacuum system for neighborhoods with more than 300 homes and individual grinder systems for smaller neighborhoods. He further