Iowa Transportation Commission to meet in Burlington Aug. 11
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2015 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Comfort Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 1780 Stonegate Center Drive, Burlington. On the day before the meeting, the Commission will tour transportation projects in southeast Iowa and conduct an informal workshop session at the Comfort Suites Hotel and Conference Center.
Business meeting agenda
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Time |
Title |
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Presenter |
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8 a.m. |
*Approve Minutes of the |
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Connie Page, |
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Commission Comments |
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Staff Comments |
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8:05 a.m. |
*Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Program Funding Recommendations |
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Michelle McEnany, director, |
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*Fiscal Year 2016 State Aviation Program |
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Michelle McEnany, director, |
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*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Policies |
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Craig Markley, director, |
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8:10 a.m. |
*RISE Application – Oelwein (delegation) |
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Craig Markley, director, |
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*RISE Application – Marshalltown (delegation) |
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Craig Markley, director, |
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8:20 a.m. |
Adjourn |
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*Action item |
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Public input meeting agenda
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Time |
Title |
Presenter |
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8:20 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
Leonard Boswell, Commission chair |
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8:25 a.m. |
City of Burlington |
Steve Hoambrecker |
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8:40 a.m. |
Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission |
Zach James |
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8:55 a.m. |
Highway 61 Coalition |
Bob Beck |
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9:10 a.m. |
Washington Economic Group |
Ed Raber |
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9:25 a.m. |
US 63 South Coalition |
Joy Evans |
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9:40 a.m. |
Legislator Introductions |
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9:45 a.m. |
Meet and Greet |
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10:05 a.m. |
East Central Iowa Transportation Coalition |
Beth Danowsky |
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10:20 a.m. |
Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce |
Nathan Sondgeroth |
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10:35 a.m. |
Unscheduled Delegations |
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Monday, Aug. 10
Transportation tour
The Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will tour transportation projects in southeast Iowa starting at 9:15 a.m. at the Comfort Suites Hotel and Conference Center, 1780 Stonegate Center Drive, in Burlington. The tour will end around 3 p.m. at the Comfort Suites. Transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken on the tour.
Informal workshop session
The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Comfort Suites. The following transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken during the meeting. The items are listed in no particular order and may be discussed at any point during the workshop.
- 2015 Highway Program balance report
- RISE projects
- Oelwein Immediate Opportunity
- Marshalltown Immediate Development
- RISE policies – Iowa Economic Development Authority certified sites
- Grant Program recommendation review
-State Public Transit Program recommendation (the recommendations were discussed at
the July workshop and can be viewed online at www.iowadot.gov/transit/funding.html)
-State Aviation Program recommendation (the recommendations were discussed at the
July workshop and can be viewed online at
www.iowadot.gov/aviation/managersandsponsors/statefundingprograms.html)
- Linking Iowa’s Freight Transportation System (LIFTS) program discussion
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Editor’s note: There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session, public input meeting, and business meeting. The broadcast feed and phone lines are active 15 minutes prior to each of the three meetings and discontinued immediately after a meeting ends.
1. Live audio streaming and some PowerPoint presentations will be available online at
iowadeptoftransport.adobeconnect.com/iowa_dot_commission_meeting/.
2. Call 866-685-1580 and enter access code 0009990545.