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

 

September 21, 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 August 17, 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:

 

 

Kenya McKnight – Citizen District D

AJ Siddiqui – Citizen District E

Margaret Donahoe – Citizen District G

Karl Drotning – Citizen District H

David Van Hattum – Transit

 

VI.       Recognition of TAB members:

 

 

Bart Ward – Citizen District E

Jill Smith – Citizen District G

Ken Johnson – Citizen District H

 

VII.      Recognition of Carl Ohrn, Transportation Planning Analyst, Metropolitan Council.

 

VIII.     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 September 7, 2011 TAC meeting.

 

 

B.     TAB Executive Committee – Bill Hargis, TAB Chair

a.

Information

Report on the August 11, 2011 TAB Executive Committee meeting. *

  • Kevin Roggenbuck, TAB Coordinator.

 

b.

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TAB Subcommittee Assignments. *

Request approval of TAB subcommittee assignments.

 

 

C.     Policy Committee – Russ Stark and Randy Maluchnik, Co-Chairs.

2:00-2:10

Policy Committee Consent List Items

 

a.

Information and Discussion

Internal Audit on Metropolitan Planning Process. w

Presentation of the internal audit report entitles “Metropolitan Planning Organization Process Review”.

 

b.

Information and Discussion

Transportation Planning Handbook

Brief report on the scope, next steps and proposed TAC/TAB involvement.

 

c

 

Information and Discussion

Interstate 35E Corridor.

Update on a major regional highway project including the proposed MnPASS lanes.

 

d.

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2012 Urban Planning Work Program. w

Recommendation to the Metropolitan Council to approve the 2012 Urban Planning Work Program.

 

 

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

2:10-2:20

Programming Committee Consent List Items.

 

a.

Information

 

2011 Regional Solicitation. 

Report on the applications received.

 

b.

Information

Contingency Planning for a New Federal Transportation Act.

Discussion of method to fiscally balance the local program of projects in the 2012-2015 TIP.  Update on reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU if any new information is available.

 

c.

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MPCA request for CMAQ funds for EV recharging station infrastructure development project. #

Recommendation to award CMAQ funding; two options forwarded by the TAC.

(Following adjournment, TAB is invited to examine an all-electric Nissan Leaf provided by the MPCA)

 

 

IX.       Special Agenda.

                                                                                                                                

2:20-3:00

Minnesota GO! Visioning Stakeholder Outreach and the draft Minnesota Statewide Transportation Plan.

Outreach on Minnesota GO! And report on drafting the statewide transportation Plan.

(draft Minnesota GO! Vision is posted on the MnDOT webpage at: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/minnesotago/)

  • Kirby Becker, Minnesota Department of Transportation.

 

 

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.