MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

Wednesday | March 18, 2020
Metropolitan Council, Chambers | 12:30 PM
390 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55101

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. Members of the public may attend the meeting in person. BECAUSE OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITATIONS IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO ALLOW PERSONS TO MONITOR THE MEETING ELECTRONICALLY FROM A REMOTE LOCATION.

 

AMENDED AGENDA

I.	CALL TO ORDER
II.	APPROVAL OF 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 (12:35-12:40)
	1.	TAB Chair’s Report – Jim Hovland, Chair
	2.	Agency Reports – MnDOT, MPCA, MAC, and Metropolitan Council Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle
	3.	TAC Report – Lisa Freese, TAC Chair
V.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES (1:00) February 19, 2020, meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board
VI.	BUSINESS (12:40-1:10)
	Consent Items
	1.	2020-13: Streamlined TIP Amendment: MnDOT District Pavement Markings
	2.	2020-14: Streamlined TIP Amendment: MnDOT Temporary Signals
	3.	2020-15: Streamlined TIP Amendment: St. Louis Park
	Non-Consent Items
	1.	2020-11: Scope Change Request: Metro Transit (Lisa Freese, TAC Chair)
	2.	2020-12: TIP Amendment: Metro Transit Scope Change (Lisa Freese, TAC Chair)
	3.	2020-16: Extension of 2020 Regional Solicitation Application Deadline (Nick Thompson, MTS Director)
VII.	INFORMATION (1:20-2:20)
	1.	ADA Small Business Opportunity Pilot (Mary Schmidt, MnDOT)  {powerpoint}
	2.	Highway 5 around MSP Communications and Engagement Work (Aaron Tag and April Crockett, MnDOT)
	3.	Regional Studies Update Cycle (Steve Peterson, MTS)
	4.	2040 TPP Update: Highway, Freight, and Aviation Investment Chapters (Amy Vennewitz, Tony Fischer, Steve Elmer, Russ Owen, MTS)
VIII.	ITEMS OF TAB MEMBERS
IX.	OTHER BUSINESS
X.	ADJOURNMENT

 
 
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