TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
390 North Robert Street, Council Chambers
12:30 P.M.
AGENDA
     I.  CALL TO ORDER
     II.  ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
    III.  PUBLIC FORUM
Invitation to the public to address the Board about any issue not on the agenda (each speaker is limited to a three-minute presentation).
   IV.  REPORTS (12:35 – 12:45)
1. TAB Chair’s Report – Bill Hargis, Chair  
2. Agency Reports – MnDOT, MPCA, MAC and Metropolitan Council
3. Technical Advisory Committee – Pat Bursaw, Chair
Report on the August 7, 2013 TAC meeting.
    V.  CONSENT ITEMS (12:45-12:50)
Note: Items listed as Consent Items will be enacted by one motion with no separate discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from the Consent list for separate consideration.
1.   Approval of the Minutes from July 17, 2013
2. 2013-30 2013-2016 TIP Amendment:  MnDOT*
Recommendation from the TAC to adopt an amendment to the 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to add the I-394 entrance ramp/bridge from Ridgedale Drive to Westbound I-394 in Minnetonka in 2014 for a total of $6,700,000, using $1,603,965 of state Transportation Economic Development (TED) funds and $5,096,035 of local funds.
·       Pat Bursaw, TAC Chair
   VI.  ACTION ITEMS (12:50 – 1:15)
1. 2013-28 2014-2017 TIP Public Comment Report*
Recommendation from the TAC to accept the Public Comments report for the 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement program (TIP) for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
·       Pat Bursaw, TAC Chair
·       Heidi Schallberg, Senior Planner
2. 2013-29 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program*
Recommendation from the TAC to adopt the 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and forward to the Metropolitan Council for concurrence.  
·       Pat Bursaw, TAC Chair
 
3. 2013-31 2014 Unified Planning Work Program*
Recommendation from the TAC to adoption of the 2014 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.  link to UPWP presentation
·       Pat Bursaw, TAC Chair
·       Connie Kozlak, Manager Systems Planning
 
4. 2013-32 Continuation of Single Monthly TAB Meeting Format  
    ·       Jim Hovland, Task Force Chair
 
 
  VII.  INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS (1:15 – 2:00)  
1. Regional Solicitation Evaluation Monthly Report
·       Bill Hargis, Chair
·       Heidi Schallberg, Senior Planner
 
2. 2040 Transportation Policy Plan Update
·       Connie Kozlak, Manager  link to TPP presentation
 
3. Transportation Advisory Board Calendar through December 2013
Calendar of known action and information items coming to the Board over the next three months.
·       Carl Ohrn, Interim TAB Coordinator
 
VIII.  SPECIAL AGENDA (2:00-2:45)  
1. TOD Strategic Action Plan  
·       Pat Born, Regional Administrator  Link to TOD presentation
 
2. MnDOT Corridors of Commerce Program*
      (Attachment I, Attachment II, link to Minnesota GO presentation)
·       Scott Peterson, MnDOT
 
   IX.  OTHER BUSINESS AND ITEMS OF TAB MEMBERS  
    X.  ADJOURNMENT  
 
 
*  Materials included