Transportation Committee Meeting

NOTICE: Governor Walz has declared a peacetime emergency (Emergency Executive Order 20-01) in response to COVID-19 and the Metropolitan Council Chair has determined it is not practical or prudent to conduct an in-person meetings for reasons stated in the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order. Accordingly, committee members will participate in this meeting via telephone or other electronic means and the meeting will be conducted under Minnesota Statutes section 13D.021 at the date and time stated above. We encourage you to monitor the meeting remotely. If you have comments, we encourage members of the public to email us at [email protected]. We will respond to your comments in a timely manner.

I.	CALL TO ORDER
II.	APPROVAL OF AGENDA
III.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Roll Call May 24, 2021 meeting of the Transportation Committee
IV.	TAAC REPORT
V.	METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIRECTOR AND METRO TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
VI.	BUSINESS
	Consent Items
	1.	There are no items on the consent agenda
	Non – Consent Items
	1.	2021-148: Authorization to Apply for Section 5311 Non-Urbanized Area Formula Program Funds, Resolution 2021-16 (John Harper 651-602-1744)
	2.	2021-99: Gold Line Subordinate Funding Agreement #2 with the Office of MN.IT Services for Duct Bank Relocation (Chris Beckwith 651-332-1466) – Roll Call
	3.	2021-117: Approval of METRO Orange Line Connection Bus Study Recommended Plan (Cyndi Harper 612-349-7723)  {presentation} – Roll Call
	4.	2021-118: Heywood Office Upgrades Design Services, Contract 20P055 – Roll Call
	5.	2021-121: Ubisense Sole Source for Upgrading Garage Hardware 21P148 (Richard Paulson 612-349-7346)  {presentation} – Roll Call
	6.	2021-127: Metro Transit Agency Safety Plans (John MacQueen 612-349-7516)  {MT Bus Plan}  {MT LRT Plan} – Roll Call
	7.	2021-128: Cubic Ticket Vending Machine Bill Note Acceptor Upgrade Kits, Contract 21P173 (Nick Eull 612-349-7364) – Roll Call
	8.	2021-132: SWLRT (Green Line Extension) Systems Construction Change Order – Systems Component Storage (Jim Alexander 612-373-3880) – Roll Call
	9.	2021-133: Northstar Corridor Funding Agreement with State of Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) | Resolution 2021-17 (Ed Petrie  612-349-7624) – Roll Call
	10.	2021-134: Extend University of Minnesota Revenue Contracts One Year (Lisa Anderson 612-349-7626, Dustin Crescini 612-349-7718) – Roll Call
	11.	2021-144: Amend Orange Line Design Project, Contract 15P138 (Derek Berube 612-349-7560) – Roll Call
VII.	INFORMATION
	1.	Travel Demand Management (Cole Hiniker 651-602-1748)
	2.	2021 Ridership Report (Eric Lind 612-349-7521, John Harper 651-602-1744)
VIII.	ADJOURNMENT

 
 
JT            Joint business item; presented at two or more committees prior to being presented at Council
SW          Action taken by Committee and Council the same week
*              Additional materials included for items on published agenda
**             Additional business item added following publication of agenda
***           Backup materials available at the meeting

Committee information

Transportation Committee

Committee contact:

Jenna Ernst
[email protected]
651-602-1758