Meeting of the Transportation Committee
Monday, October 28, 2013
Metro Transit Heywood Chambers
4:00 pm
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the October 21, 2013, special meeting of the Transportation Committee
IV. TAB LIAISON REPORT – Robert Lilligren
V. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION – Metro Transit
                                         – Metropolitan Transportation Services
VI. METRO TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER AND METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIRECTOR REPORT – Brian Lamb, Arlene McCarthy
VII. BUSINESS
  A. Consent Items
  1. 2013-279:  Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 10 to the Master Funding Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for Staffing (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
  2. 2013-294:  Authorization to Execute Grant Agreement with SouthWest Transit (SWT)  (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
  3. 2013-296:  2014-2017 TIP Amendment for CSAH 60 (185th St.) & CSAH 50 (Kenwood Trail) in the City of Lakeville (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721, Mark Filipi 651-602-1725) 
  4. 2013-298:  Authorization to Execute Grant Agreement with Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
  B. Non-Consent Items
  1. 2013-293:  Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension): Cancel Independent Peer Review Consultant Contract Procurement 12P224 (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)  link to timeline
  2. 2013-289:  Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension): Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 3 to the Master Funding Agreement with Minnesota Department of Transportation for Staffing (Mark Fuhrmann 651-602-1942)
  3. 2013-291:  Authorize Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB) Master Operations Funding Agreement for Transitway Service (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624)
  4. 2013-295:  Adoption of the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy (Allison Bell 651-602-1363)  link to presentation
  5. 2013-297:  Concur with TAB Action to Evaluate Regional Solicitation Projects Using Modal Evaluation Categories and Defining Eligibility (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721)
VIII. INFORMATION
  1. Transitways Impact Research Program (TIRP) ( Mark Filipi 651-602-1725, Dawn Spanhake – CTS)  link to presentation  link to handout
  2. Sustainability Plan Update (Pat Jones 612-349-7606, Hannah Schutt)  link to presentation
  3. Metro Transit Service Improvement Plan (SIP) Update (John Levin 612-349-7789, Cyndi Harper 612-349-7723)  link to presentation
  4. Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (Green Line): Project Status and Road to Revenue Operations (Mark Fuhrmann 651-206-1942, Vince Pellegrin 612-349-7511, Robin Caufman 651-602-1457)  link to presentation
  5. ADA Civil Rights Compliance Audit (Andrew Krueger 651-602-1689)  link to presentation
IX. ADJOURNMENT
. 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