RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

Metropolitan Council Building, 390 No. Robert Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

 

Notice of a meeting of the

 

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

 

June 15, 2011

1:30 PM

 

Council Chambers, Metropolitan Council building

390 Robert Street No., St. Paul

 

AGENDA

 

Informal Discussion Among Members

 

I.         Call to Order.

 

II.        Adoption of the Agenda.

 

III.       Approval of the Minutes from May 18, 2011. *

 

IV.       Public Forum.

           (Invitation to the public to address the Board about any issue not on the agenda.  Public comment on the agenda items has occurred at the respective TAB subcommittee meetings.)

 

V.        Committee Reports.  (Scheduled times for each agenda item are approximate, not time certain)

 

A.     Technical Advisory Committee – Tim Mayasich, TAC Chair.

1:35-1:40

Report on the April 6, 2011 TAC meeting.

 

 

B.     Policy Committee – Ken Johnson and Russ Stark, Co-Chairs.

 

Policy Committee did not meet in June

 

 

C.     Programming Committee Jim Hovland and Robert Lilligren, Co-Chairs.

1:40-2:00

Programming Committee Consent List Items.

 

a.

Information

2011 Regional Solicitation. 

Update.

 

b.

2011-50

 

2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: MN/DOT#

Recommendation to include SP# 2722-81: TH 55 thick mill and overlay from Ash Street in Rockford to west of CR 116 (Pinto Drive) in Medina.

 

c.

2011-51

Scope Change Request and 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: Southwest Transit #

Recommendation to approve a change of project scope for SP# 090-610-001 to relocate the 450-space park and ride facility from CR 10/TH 212 location to TH 41/TH 212 location in Chaska and to amend the 2011-0214 TIP to reflect the scope change.

 

d.

2011-52

Scope Change Request and 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: MN/DOT. #

Recommendation to approve a change of project scope for SP# 6227-57 to revise the design and cost of TH 120 mill and overlay, intersection modification, etc… and to amend the 2011-2014 TIP to reflect the scope change.

 

e.

2011-53

 

2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: MN/DOT#

Recommendation to include SP# 8816-1438: Pre-implementation study for a priced managed lane on I-94.

 

f.

Discussion and Possible Action

Contingency Planning for a Potential State Government Shutdown. #

Discussion of how a state government shutdown could affect the 2011 regional solicitation and preparation of the 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program. 

 

g.

Discussion and Possible Action

Contingency Planning for a New Federal Transportation Act. #

Discussion of how a new federal transportation funding Act could affect the 2011 regional solicitation and TAB-selected projects already in the TIP.

 

 

VI.       Special Agenda.

                                                                                                                                

2:00-2:30

MN/Department of Transportation Better Roads Program.

Presentation on this new funding program to address trunk highway pavement conditions.

  • Ed Idzorek, MN Department of Transportation.

 

 

VII.      Items of TAB Members.

 

VIII.     Agency Reports.

 

IX.       Other Business.

 

X.        Adjourn.

 

*   Information enclosed with the full TAB mailing. 

#      Information enclosed with the TAB Programming Committee mailing the previous week.

w      Information included in your TAB Policy Committee mailing.