MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

Wednesday | December 16, 2020
 
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 TAB meeting for reasons stated in the Governor’s Emergency Executive Order. Accordingly, TAB members will participate in this meeting via telephone and the TAB meeting will be conducted under Minnesota Statutes section 13D.021 at the location, date, and time stated above. This meeting will be streamed live and recorded. We encourage you to monitor the meeting remotely.

AGENDA

I.	CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL
II.	APPROVAL OF AGENDA (automatic approval, roll call only if amended)
III.	REPORTS (12:40-1:00)
	1.	TAB Chair’s Report – Jim Hovland, Chair ·        Recognitions
	2.	Agency Reports – MnDOT (Michael Barnes), MPCA (Todd Biewen), MAC (Carl Crimmins), and Metropolitan Council (Deb Barber)
	3.	TAC Report – Lisa Freese, TAC Chair
IV.	BUSINESS (1:00-1:45)
	Consent Items
	1.	Minutes of November 18, 2020, meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board
	2.	2020-40: Streamlined 2021-2024 TIP Amendment: MN 316 Reconstruction, MnDOT (Lisa Freese, TAC Chair)
	Non-Consent Items
	1.	2020-41: Streamlined 2021-2024 TIP Amendment: US 10 in Elk River, MnDOT 7W (Lisa Freese, TAC Executive Chair)
	2.	2020-37: Metropolitan Airports Commission Capital Improvement Program (Lisa Freese, TAC Chair)
	3.	2020-39: Regional Solicitation Project Selection (Lisa Freese, TAC Chair)  {presentation}
	4.	2020-38: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Project Selection (Lisa Freese, TAC Chair)
V.	INFORMATION (1:45-2:50)
	1.	Arterial BRT Tiers Update (Katie Roth, Metro Transit)
	2.	FHWA/FTA Listening Session (Andrew Emanuele, FHWA; Victor Austin, FTA)
VII.	ITEMS OF TAB MEMBERS
VIII.	OTHER BUSINESS
IX.	ADJOURNMENT

 
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