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

 

October 19, 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 September 21, 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.        Recognition of TAB members:

 

 

Bart Ward – Citizen District E

Jill Smith – Citizen District G

Ken Johnson – Citizen District H

 

VI.       Special Agenda.

                                                                                                                                

1:45-2:15

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

Outreach on Minnesota GO! and report on drafting the Statewide Transportation Plan.

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

  • Kirby Becker, Minnesota Department of Transportation.

 

 

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

 

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

2:15-2:20

Report on the October 5, 2011 TAC meeting.

 

 

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

2:20-2:30

Policy Committee Consent List Items

 

a.

Information and Discussion

Transportation Planning Handbook w

Presentation on the draft Transportation Planning Handbook; discussion of content, format and audiences.

 

 

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

2:30-3:00

Programming Committee Consent List Items.

 

a.

Information and Discussion

Update on the Extension of SAFETEA-LU and Reauthorization

Presentation at the Programming Committee by Serge Phillips, MnDOT Federal Relations Manager.

 

b.

Information and Discussion

Contingency Planning for a New Federal Transportation Act

Impact of the SAFETEA-LU extension on the 2011 regional solicitation; recap of the discussion at the TAC.

 

c.

2011-63

2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment: MnDOT #

Recommendation to amend the 2012-2015 TIP to include three high-speed rail crossing safety projects.

 

d.

2011-60

 

MPCA Request for CMAQ Funds for Electric Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure #

Continued discussion of the proposal and responses to additional questions from the TAB.

  • Fran Crotty, MN Pollution Control Agency
  • Kevin McDonald, MN Pollution Control Agency

 

 

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.