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

 

February 16, 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 January 19, 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.        Welcome new TAB members:

 

 

Andy Westerberg, Anoka County Commissioner

Will Rossbach, Mayor of Maplewood (Metro Cities)

 

 

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

 

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

1:45-1:50

Report on the February 2, 2011 TAC meeting.

 

 

B.     Executive Committee – Bill Hargis, TAB Chair.

1:50-2:00

Report on the February 10 TAB Executive Committee Meeting.

 

 

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

 

 

February 10 Policy Committee Meeting was Canceled.

 

 

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

2:00-2:15

Programming Committee Consent List Items.

 

a.

Information

 

2011 Regional Solicitation. 

Status report on development of the 2011 regional solicitation.

 

b.

2011-23

 

Adoption of the draft 2011 Regional Solicitation Package for the purpose of a public meeting. #

Recommendation to adopt the draft 2011 Regional Solicitation Package for the purpose of a public meeting on March 2, 2011.

 

c.

2011-22

 

Approval of changes to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Solicitation. #

Recommendation to approve the changes in the process to solicit for projects in the HSIP.

 

d.

2011-16

 

Sunset Date Extension Request: Dakota County. #

Recommendation to extend the sunset date for SP# 91-090-47: Mississippi River Trail to March 31, 2012.

 

e.

2011-17   

Sunset Date Extension Request: Metro Transit.  #

Recommendation to extend the sunset date for SP# .TRS-TCMT-10B, purchase six articulated buses.

 

f.

2011-18

2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: Metro Transit. #

Recommendation to include TIGGER II Section 5309 funds to install geothermal heating/cooling system.

 

g.

2011-19

2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: St. Paul. #

Recommendation to include SP# 164-030-009; TIGER II grant for planning for St. Paul Complete Streets Policy.

 

h.

2011-20

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

Recommendation to include SP# 2750-75; convert existing intersection at TH 169 and 93rd Avenue in Brooklyn Park to a folded diamond half interchange.

 

i.

2011-21

 

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

Recommendation to include SP# 2750-73; install cable median barrier on TH 169 in Brooklyn Park.

 

 

VII.      Special Agenda.

                                                                                                                                

2:15-2:45

Governance of Transit in the Twin Cities Region. (mailed previously)

  • Judy Randall, Emi Bennett and Julie Trupke-Bastidas, Office of the Legislative Auditor, State of Minnesota.

 

VIII.     Items of TAB Members.

 

IX.       Agency Reports.

 

X.        Other Business.

 

 

XI.       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.