Steve Elkins, Chair

John Ðoàn

James Brimeyer

Jon Commers

Lona Schreiber, Vice Chair

Adam Duininck

Roxanne Smith

Jennifer Munt

Edward Reynoso

I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 8, 2011

IV.

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION – Metro Transit

V.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT – Brian Lamb

DIRECTOR MTS REPORT – Arlene McCarthy

VI.

BUSINESS

A.

Consent Items

None

B.

Non-Consent Items

INFORMATION:  Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line) Project Update (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)

1.

2011-219

Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): Subordinate Funding Agreements with the City of Minneapolis (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)

2.

2011-211 SW

2011-2014 TIP Amendment Request from Metropolitan Council for Central Corridor Light Rail Construction (TAB Action 2011-54) (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942, Kevin Roggenbuck 651-602-1728, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)

INFORMATION:  SFY 2012-2013 Biennial Budget Solutions and Suburban Transit Provider MVST Allocations (Wes Kooistra 651-602-1567)

3.

2011-205

2011 Unified Operating Budget Amendment (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624, Sean Pfeiffer 651-602-1887)

4.

2011-206

2011 Unified Capital Program Amendment (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624)

5.

2011-221

Authorization to Purchase 41 40-Foot Replacement Buses (Jan Homan 612-349-5000)

6.

2011-234

Amendment of Business Item 2011-201, Northstar Locomotive Purchase (Ed Byers 612-349-7080)

7.

2011-232

Authorization to Amend Supplemental Funding Grant Agreement with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (Sean Pfeiffer 651-602-1887, Amy Vennewitz 651-602-1058)

8.

2011-220

Authorization to Execute Grant Agreement with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority for Cedar Avenue BRT Station Construction (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748)

9.

2011-233

Approval of the Draft Transitway Guidelines for Public Comment (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748, Arlene McCarthy 651-602-1754)

VII.

INFORMATION

1.

State Fair Update (Kelci Stones 612-349-7686, Lee Bennett 612-349-7310)

2.

Northstar Update (Ed Byers 612-349-7080)

3.

Midtown Corridor Update (Michael Mechtenberg 612-349-7793)

4.

Electric Vehicles Plug-In Stations Funding (Kevin Roggenbuck 651-602-1728, Fran Crotty – Alternative Fuels & Renewable Energy Team Leader MPCA)

VIII.

ADJOURNMENT

SW

Action taken by Committee and Council the same week

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