AMES, Iowa – Oct. 5, 2018 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Hotel Winneshiek, 104 East Water Street in Decorah
Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Oct. 9
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Presenter
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8 a.m.
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*Approve Minutes of the
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Danielle Griggs,
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Commission Comments
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Staff Comments
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*Administrative Rules
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Melissa Spiegel, director, Motor Vehicle Division,
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*Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant Program
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Stuart Anderson, director,
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*Fiscal Year 2020 Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Program
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Stuart Anderson, director,
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*2020 Highway-Railroad Crossing Surface Repair Program
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Stuart Anderson, director,
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*State Recreational Trails Program Funding Recommendations
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Craig Markley, director, Office of Systems Planning,
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*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – City of Burlington
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Craig Markley, director, Office of Systems Planning,
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*RISE – Story City
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Craig Markley, director, Office of Systems Planning,
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8:15 a.m.
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Adjourn
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*Action item
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Public input meeting agenda Tuesday, Oct. 9
*Input meeting will begin shortly after the conclusion of the Commission business meeting.
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Time
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Title
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Presenter
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8:30 a.m.*
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Opening remarks
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Kathy Fehrman, Commission chair
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8:30 a.m.
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Welcome by the City of Decorah
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Chad Bird
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8:35 a.m.
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Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission
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Michelle Barness
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8:45 a.m.
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Northeast Iowa RC&D
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Mallory Hanson
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8:55 a.m.
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EARL Transit
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Maura Jones
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9:05 a.m.
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Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments
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Kevin Blanshan
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9:20 a.m.
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Legislator introductions/comments
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9:25 a.m.
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Meet and greet
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9:45 a.m.
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City of Sioux Center
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Scott Wynja
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9:55 a.m.
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City of Cedar Rapids
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Jeff Pomeranz
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10:05 a.m.
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City of Hiawatha
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Kim Downs
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10:15 a.m.
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East Central Iowa Transportation Coalition
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Beth Danowsky
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10:30 a.m.
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Unscheduled Delegations
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Commission Tour – Monday, Oct. 8
The Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will tour transportation projects in northeast Iowa Monday, Oct. 8 starting at 9 a.m. at the Hotel Winneshiek, 104 East Water Street in Decorah. The tour will end around 3 p.m. at the Hotel Winneshiek in Decorah. 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. Monday, Oct. 8, at the Hotel Winneshiek, 104 East Water Street in Decorah. 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 report
- Administrative rules
- Chapter 615 – Sanctions
- Washington, D.C. trip
- 2019 Highway Program balance report
- RISE policy – research parks
- RISE projects
- Burlington Local Development
- Story City Immediate Opportunity
- State Recreational Trails Program Funding Recommendations (The recommendations were discussed during the September workshop and can be viewed online at gov/systems_planning/grant-programs/federal-and-state-recreational-trails.)
- Railroad Program
- Corridor Preservation Zone
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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 Skype meeting link.
- For those who wish to only join via audio, dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 57904722.
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