TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

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

 

Notice of a meeting of the

 

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

 

April 20, 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 March 16, 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: Mike Trepanier, City of Brooklyn Park (Metro Cities)

                                                                        Steven Gallagher, City of Newport (Metro Cities)

                                                                Adam Duininck, Metropolitan Council, District 8

 

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

 

A.     Technical Advisory Committee – Karl Keel, TAC Vice Chair.

1:35-1:40

Report on the April 6, 2011 TAC meeting.

 

B.     Executive Committee – Bill Hargis, TAB Chair.

1:40-2:00		Executive Committee – Continued Business.
a.	Discussion	Clarifying TAB’s role in the Twin Cities MPO. * Continued discussion to clarify the TAB’s role.

 

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

2:00-2:05		Policy Committee Consent List Items.
		No Policy Committee meeting in April.

 

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

2:05-2:30		Programming Committee Consent List Items.
a.	Information	2011 Regional Solicitation.  Description of the regional solicitation criteria and process; contingency planning for the new federal transportation Act.
b.	2011-41	2011 Regional Solicitation.  # Recommendation to adopt the 2011 regional solicitation package. STP-UG     CMAQ     TEP     BIR     Appendices
c.	Information	Draft 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Report on development of the draft 2012-2015 TIP and maintaining fiscal constraint.
d.	2011-39	2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment. Metro Transit # Recommendation to include TIGGER funding for the purchase of two hybrid-drive buses.
e.	2011-40	CMAQ funding set aside for Travel Demand Management activities. # Recommendation to approve the proposed allocation of CMAQ funds programmed in 2011 and 2012 for travel demand management activities.

 

VII.      Special Agenda.

                                                                                                                                

2:30-2:45

Federal Highway funding Primer. Derrell Turner, Federal Highway Administration, 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.