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, advisory 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 January 11, 2021 meeting of the Transportation Committee
IV.	TAB REPORT December 16, 2020 January 20, 2021
V.	METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIRECTOR AND METRO TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS
VI.	BUSINESS
	Consent Items – Roll Call
	1.	2021-28 SW: 2021-2024 TIP Amendment for MnDOT: FTA Section 5310, Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (Joe Barbeau 651-602-1405)
	2.	2021-29 SW: 2021-2024 TIP Amendment for MnDOT: CSAH 13 Roundabout (Joe Barbeau 651-602-1405)
	Non – Consent Items
	1.	2021-11: Metro Mobility Demand West and East Zone Contract (Christine Kuennen 651-602-1689) – Roll Call
	2.	2021-20: Minneapolis Bus Garage Independent Testing Agency, Contract 18P430 Amendment (Carrie Desmond 612-349-7798) – Roll Call {presentation}
	3.	2021-21: Foley Boulevard Reconstruction – Anoka County Joint Powers Agreement, Contract #20I062 (George Serumgard 612-349-7697) – Roll Call {presentation}
	4.	2021-22: Metro Transit Bus Battery Procurement-2020, Contract 20P272 (Abel Mumbi  612-349-5006) – Roll Call
	5.	2021-23: Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) Parcel 621 Condemnation Authorization, Resolution 2021-02 (Jim Alexander 612-373-3880, Robin Caufman 612-373-3880) – Roll Call
	6.	2021-26: Procurement of 26 Biodiesel Forty-Foot Transit Buses, Contract 19P122 (Joe Reichstadt 612-349-5052) – Roll Call
VII.	INFORMATION
	1.	2021 Work Plans (Wes Kooistra 612-349-7510, Nick Thompson 651-602-1754)
	2.	Orange Line Connecting Bus Concept Plan (Cyndi Harper 612-349-7723 & John Dillery 612-349-7773)
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
651-602-1758
[email protected]