RETURN TO COUNCIL MEETINGS

Meeting of the Transportation Committee

Monday, November 10, 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

Brian McDaniel

Natalie Haas Steffen

 

 

Craig Peterson

 

AGENDA

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – November 10, 2008

 

 

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES October 27, 2008

 

 

IV.

DIRECTOR MTS REPORT  - Arlene McCarthy

 

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT – Brian Lamb

 

 

V.

BUSINESS

 

1.

2008-310

Contract with Safe Travel Inc. (Andrew Krueger 651-602-1679, Paul Colton 651-602-1668)

 

2.

2008-311

Authorization to Award Contract for 30-foot Transit Buses (Alex Curtiss 651-602-1487, Gerri Sutton 651-602-1672)

 

3.

2008-290

Contract for Bus Schedule Printing and Warehousing Services (Bob Gibbons 612-349-7509, John Howley 612-349-7410)

 

4.

2008-292

UPA Telecommuting Outreach Grant Agreement (Bruce Howard 612-349-7694)

 

5.

SW 2008-305

Facility Lease at Hoover Street NE, Minneapolis (Tom Thorstenson 612-349-7689)

 

6.

SW 2008-315

Acquire Property at I-35W and County Road C in Roseville (Tom Thorstenson 612-349-7689)

 

 

V1.

INFORMATION

 

1.

 

Third Quarter 2008 Regional Ridership Report (Elaine Koutsoukos 651-602-1717)

 

2.

 

Streamlined Process for Certain Transportation Improvement Program Amendments (Carl Ohrn 651-602-1719, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)

 

3.

 

On-Time Performance Committee (Christy Bailly 612-349-7570)

 

4.

 

Northstar Operations Update (Ed Byers 612-341-5642)

 

5.

 

Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Wanda Kirkpatrick 651-602-1085)

 

 

VII.

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