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Iowa Transportation Commission to meet April 8 in Sioux Center


AMES, Iowa – April 3, 2025 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, April 8 in Sioux Center at the Terrace View Event Center, 230 Saint Andrews Way.

 Business meeting agenda Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Time

Title

 

Presenter

8 a.m.

*Approve Minutes of the
March 11, 2025, Commission Meeting

 

Jill Smith, executive assistant, Transportation Commission,
515-239-1067

 

Commission Comments

   
 

DOT Staff Comments

   
 

*Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapter 27, Interest on Retained Funds

 

Lee Wilkinson, director,
Administrative Services Division,
515-239-1340

 

*Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapter 40, Recovery of Damages to Highways or Highway Structures

 

Lee Wilkinson, director,
Administrative Services Division,
515-239-1340

 

*Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapter 115, Utility Accommodation

 

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

 

*Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapter 400, Vehicle Registration and Certificate of Title

 

Kathleen Meradith-Eyers, director,
Motor Vehicle Division,
515-231-1230

 

*Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapter 620, OWI and Implied Consent

 

Kathleen Meradith-Eyers, director,
Motor Vehicle Division,
515-231-1230

 

*Program Objectives (2026-2030 Highway Program)

 

Shawn Majors, director,
Program Management Bureau,
515-239-1288

8:10 a.m.

Adjourn

   

*Action items

 

Public input meeting agenda Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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

Time

Title

Presenter

*8:15 a.m.

Opening remarks

Sally Stutsman, Commission Chair

8:20 a.m.

City of Sioux Center

Dale Vander Berg, Mayor

8:35 a.m.

Iowa Great Lakes

Matt Richter

8:40 a.m.

Sioux County Regional Airport

Harold Schiebout

8:50 a.m.

Cherokee Area Economic Development

Curt Johnson

9:00 a.m.

Legislator Introductions/Comments

 

9:10 a.m.

City of Spencer

Kevin Robinson

9:25 a.m.

City of Storm Lake

Keri Navratil

9:35 a.m.

Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council

Michelle Bostinelos

9:50 a.m.

Siouxland Regional Transit System

Brian Pearson

9:55 a.m.

Unscheduled Delegations

 

 

Monday, April 7, 2025

Transportation tour
The Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will meet informally and tour transportation projects in northwest Iowa, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Sioux Center, 290 St. Andrews Way, Sioux Center. The tour will end around 2:30 p.m. Transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken during the tour.

Monday, April 7, 2025

Informal workshop session
The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT, Monday, April 7, in person and via conference call beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Terrace View Event Center, 230 St. Andrews Way, Sioux Center, 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
  • Administrative Rules
    • Chapter 27 – Interest on Retained Funds
    • Chapter 40 – Recovery of Damages to Highways or Highway Structures
    • Chapter 115 – Utility Accommodation
    • Chapter 400 – Vehicle Registration and Certificate of Title
    • Chapter 620 – OWI and Implied Consent
  • Transportation Trends Update
  • 2025 Highway Program Balance Report
  • 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#

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