Transportation Committee Meeting

Regular Meeting
October 25, 2021 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Robert Street Council Chambers - Directions
Minutes (PDF)

NOTICE: The Metropolitan Council Chair has determined it is not practical or prudent to conduct in-person meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, 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.

Agenda

I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Roll Call

October 11, 2021 meeting of the Transportation Committee

IV.

TAB REPORT

October 20, 2021

V.

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIRECTOR AND METRO TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER REPORTS

VI.

BUSINESS
  Consent Items – Roll Call
  1. 2021-272: Signature Authority – MVTA Orange Line Connector CMAQ Grant Agreement (Michael Hochhalter 651-602-1961)
  2. 2021-279 SW: 2021-2024 TIP Amendment: MnDOT Electric Carshare Startup Costs (Joe Barbeau 651-602-1705)
  3. 2021-280 SW: 2021-2024 TIP Amendment: MnDOT Minneapolis Mobility Hub and Engagement (Joe Barbeau 651-602-1705)
  4. 2021-281 SW: 2021-2024 TIP Amendment: SouthWest Transit Electric Buses and Charging Stations (Joe Barbeau 651-602-1705)
  5. 2021-282: 2022 Metro Mobility Bus Purchase (Paul Colton 651-602-1668)
  Non-Consent Items
  1. 2021-248: METRO Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit – Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 01 with MnDOT (Craig Lamothe 763-258-3361) – Roll Call
  2. 2021-249: METRO Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit – Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 07 with MnDOT (Chris Beckwith 651-332-1466) – Roll Call
  3. 2021-299: Gold Line Master Utility Agreement #21M086 with Qwest Corporation (Chris Beckwith 651-332-1466) – Roll Call
  4. 2021-250: Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension) Subordinate Funding Agreement No. 15 with MnDOT (Jim Alexander 612-373-3880) – Roll Call
  5. 2021-274: Northstar and Sherburne County 2022 Subordinate Funding Agreement (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624) – Roll Call
  6. 2021-300: 2022 Operating Grant Agreements with the Funding Transitway Counties (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624) – Roll Call
  7. 2021-302: Maple Grove Service Agreement (Ed Petrie 612-349-7624) – Roll Call
  8. 2021-284: Execute Contract Options with Gillig LLC, Contract 19P122 (Paul Colton 651-602-1668) – Roll Call

VII.

INFORMATION
  1. Statewide Multimodal Plan (Steve Peterson 651-602-1819, Hally Turner – MnDOT, 651-366-3901)

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:

Becky Gorell
[email protected]
612-349-7515