RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

Meeting of the Transportation Committee

Monday, September 22, 2008

Metro Transit FT Heywood Chambers

4:00 pm

 

Committee Members

Mary Hill Smith, Chair

Georgie Hilker

Annette Meeks, Vice Chair

Kirstin Beach

Richard Aguilar

Peggy Leppik

Roger Scherer

Daniel Wolter

Craig Peterson

Brian McDaniel

Natalie Haas Steffen

 

 

AGENDA

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – September 22, 2008

 

 

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 25, 2008

 

 

IV.

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION – Metro Transit

 

 

V.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT – Brian Lamb

 

DIRECTOR MTS REPORT  - Arlene McCarthy

 

 

VI.

BUSINESS

 

1.

SW 2008-207

Authorization to Negotiate and Execute a Contract for an Automated Bus Location System (Sam Jacobs 612-349-7571)

 

2.

SW 2008-244

Northstar Commuter Rail Fares Public Review (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624, Adam Harrington 612-349-7797)

 

3.

SW 2008-252

2009 Capital and Operating Grant Applications to Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510, Mark Fuhrmann 651-601-1942, Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)

 

4.

SW 2008-262

Regional Fare Collection System Contract with Cubic Transportation Services, Inc. (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624)

 

5.

SW 2008-251

Forest Lake & Columbus Express Service Demonstration Fare (Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)

 

6.

2008-231

2008-2011 TIP Amendment for SP#TRF-0018-08B Routing Software for Coordinating Transit Systems (TAB Action 2008-23) (Carl Ohrn 651-602-1719)

 

7.

2008-249

Approval of 2009 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Resolution (Elaine Koutsoukos 651-602-1717)  Attachment

 

8.

2008-250

Approve Amendment to the 2008 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Resolution (Elaine Koutsoukos 651-602-1717)

 

9.

2008-248

AVL Contract for Regional Fleet (Clay Stenback 651-602-1644, John Harper 651-602-1744)

 

10.

2008-253

Authorization to Exercise Gillig Contract Options to Replace Plymouth Buses (Alex Curtiss 651-602-1487)

 

11.

2008-254

Authorization to Purchase Replacement Metropolitan Transportation Services Small Buses  (Alex Curtiss 651-602-1487)

 

 

 

 

 

 

V1I.

INFORMATION

 

1.

 

Performance Measures Report for August 2008 (Vince Pellegrin 612-349-7511, Dave Indrehus 612-349-7201)

 

2.

 

Monthly Ridership Report for August 2008 (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624, Bruce Howard 612-349-7694)

 

3.

 

2008 State Fair Update (Bruce Howard 612-349-7694)

 

4.

 

2009-2014 Capital Improvement Program (Brian Lamb 612-349-7510, Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)

 

 

VIII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

SW

Action taken by Committee and Council the same week

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Additional materials included for items on published agenda

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Additional business item added following publication of agenda

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Backup materials available at the meeting

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Business item to be sent under separate cover

 

Contact:  Liz Maday, Recording Secretary 612-349-7518