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Iowa Transportation Commission to meet April 9 in Cedar Rapids


AMES, Iowa – April 4, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Convention Complex, 350 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids.

Business meeting agenda Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Time

Title

 

Presenter

8 a.m.

*Approve Minutes of the
March 12, 2024, Commission Meeting

 

Cindy Dorhout,
Commission assistant,
515-239-1067

 

Commission Comments

   
 

DOT Staff Comments

   
 

*Statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-aside Program Funding Recommendations

 

Deb Arp, team leader,
Systems Planning Bureau
515-239-1681

 

*Fiscal Year 2024 State Aviation Program – Commercial Service Vertical Infrastructure Amendment

 

Shane Wright, executive officer 2,
Modal Transportation Bureau,
515-239-1048

 

*Program Objectives (2025-2029 Highway Program)

 

Stuart Anderson, director,
Transportation Development Division,
515-239-1661

8:10 a.m.

Adjourn

   

*Action items

 

Public input meeting agenda Tuesday, April 9, 2024

*Input meeting will begin shortly after the conclusion of the Commission business meeting.

Time

Title

Presenter

*8:15 a.m.

Opening remarks

Charese E. Yanney, Commission chair

8:20 a.m.

City of Cedar Rapids

Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell

8:35 a.m.

City of Marion

Michael D. Barkalow

8:50 a.m.

Legislator Introductions/Comments

 

9:05 a.m.

Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study

Chandra Ravada

9:20 a.m.

Ride the Rail

David Overby

9:35 a.m.

Unscheduled Delegations

 

 

Monday, April 8, 2024


Transportation tour
The Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will tour transportation projects in eastern Iowa on Monday, April 8, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Convention Complex, 350 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids. The tour will end around 2:30 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton. Transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken on the tour.

 

Monday, April 8, 2024

Informal workshop session
The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT, Monday, April 8, in person and via conference call beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Convention Complex, 350 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, following the tour. 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.

  • Commission input
  • Director’s welcome
  • Transportation Trends Update
  • 2024 Highway Program Balance Report
  • Statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-aside Program Funding Recommendations (Recommendations were presented at the March 2024 Commission workshop and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/Transportation-Alternatives)
  • Fiscal Year 2024 State Aviation Program – Commercial Service Vertical Infrastructure Amendment
  • Five-Year Program Discussion – Program Development

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Editor’s note: There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session or business meeting or public input session when scheduled. The broadcast feed and phone lines are active 15 minutes prior to each meeting or session and discontinued immediately after a meeting ends.

Live audio and some presentation materials will be available via the Microsoft Teams Meeting Teams link.

For those who wish to only join via audio, dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 440 237 881#

Iowa DOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other nondiscrimination statutes. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Nikita Rainey, Civil Rights Bureau Director at 515-239-1304 or by email at [email protected].

 

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