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

 

November 17, 2010

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 October 20, 2010. *

 

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.        Recognition of Dennis Berg, Anoka County Commissioner and

Myra Peterson, Washington County Commissioner.

 

VI.       Special Agenda postponed from the October meeting.

                                                                                                                                

 

1:45-2:15

MnPASS II Study.

  • Nick Thompson, MN/DOT Office of Policy Analysis, Research and Innovation.

 

 

VII.      Special Report.

                                                                                                                                

 

2:15-2:30

2030 Transportation Policy Plan: Scott County correspondence and the public comment report. *

  • Arlene McCarthy, Director, Metropolitan Transportation Services.

 

 

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

 

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

Information

2:30-2:35

Report on the October 6, 2010 TAC meeting.

 

 

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

 

 

No November TAB Policy Committee meeting.

 

 

C.     Programming Committee - Bill Hargis and Jim Hovland, Co-Chairs.

 

2:35-2:45

Programming Committee Consent List Items.

 

Information and Discussion

 

2011 Regional Solicitation. 

Status report on development of the 2011 regional solicitation.

 

Information and Discussion

 

Policy questions: Reallocation of federal funds from local projects dropped from the TIP and allocation of federal funds from unexpected appropriations.  #

Report from the technical committees as requested by the TAB.

 

2010-66

 

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

Recommendation to amend the 2011-2014 TIP to include SP# 2750-73 and SP# 1928-59: Installation of cable median barriers.

 

2010-67

 

Process for distributing additional FFY 2011 federal funds: TAC.  #

TAC forwards two options for TAB consideration in allocating additional FFY 2011 federal funds available to the region.

 

2010-68

 

2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority  #

Request to amend the 2011-2014 TIP to combine the funding for SP# 91-595-23 (Union Depot construction) with $40 million in High Speed Rail funds from the Federal Railroad Administration.

 

 

IX.       Special Agenda.

                                                                                                                                

 

2:45-3:00

Metropolitan Area Transit Evaluation.

  • Judy Randall, Office of the Legislative Auditor.

 

 

X.        Items of TAB Members.

 

XI.       Agency Reports.

 

XII.      Other Business.

 

XIII.     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.