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 February 8, 2021 meeting of the Transportation Committee
IV.	TAB REPORT February 17, 2021 {information only - equity presentation}
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.	2021-53: Procurement of 143 Biodiesel Sixty-Foot Transit Buses, Contract 19P321 (Brian Funk 612-349-7514) – Roll Call
	2.	2021-54 SW: 2021 Safety Performance Measure Targets, Resolution No. 2021-06 (Heidi Schallberg 651-602-1721)  {presentation} – Roll Call
VII.	INFORMATION
	1.	B Line Draft Corridor Plan (Adam Smith 612-349-7160, Katie Roth 612-349-7772)
	2.	Metro Transit’s Role in Emergency Response (Vince Pellegrin 612-349-7511, Brian Funk 612-349-7514, Chief Frizell 612-349-7201)
	3.	2020 Year End Ridership Report (John Harper 651-602-1744, Eric Lind 612-349-7521)
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