Iowa Department of Transportation

AMES, Iowa – April 5, 2019 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames.

Business meeting agenda for Tuesday, April 9
















Time

Title

 

Presenter

1:30 p.m.

*Approve Minutes of the
March 12, 2019, Commission Meeting

 

Danielle Griggs,
Commission secretary,
515-239-1919

 

Commission Comments

 

 

 

Staff Comments

 

 

 

*Commission Guidebook

 

Kathy Fehrman, chair,
Iowa Transportation Commission
308-530-5331

 

*Administrative Rules
-761 IAC 630 – Nonoperator’s Identification

 

Melissa Spiegel, director,
Motor Vehicle Division
515-237-3121

 

*Administrative Rules
-761 IAC 119, Tourist-Oriented Directional Signing

 

Scott Marler, director,
Highway Division Operations Bureau
515-239-1128

 

*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) application – Johnson County

 

Craig Markley, director,
Office of Systems Planning,
515-239-1027

 

*RISE application – City of Knoxville

 

Craig Markley, director,
Office of Systems Planning,
515-239-1027

 

*Fiscal Year 2020 Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Program Amendment

 

Stuart Anderson, director,
Planning, Programming and Modal Division
515-239-1661

 

*Fort Madison Depot Grant Recommendation

 

Stuart Anderson, director,
Planning, Programming and Modal Division
515-239-1661

 

*Program Objectives (2020-2024 Highway Program)

 

Stuart Anderson, director,
Planning, Programming and Modal Division
515-239-1661

1:45 p.m.

Adjourn

 

 

*Action item

Tuesday, April 9
Informal workshop session
The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa DOT’s headquarters in Ames.

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
    • Flood impact and recovery
    • Commission Guidebook
    • Administrative Rules

      • 761 IAC 630 – Nonoperator’s Identification
      • 761 IAC 119 – Tourist-Oriented Directional Signing

    • 2019 Highway Program balance report
    • May Commission Tour preview
    • Fiscal Year 2020 Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Program Amendment (The recommendations were discussed during the March workshop and can be viewed online at https://iowadot.gov/iowarail/safety/federal-aid-crossing-safety-program)
    • Fort Madison Depot grant recommendation
    • Five-Year Program discussion
    • Linking Iowa’s Freight Transportation System (LIFTS) Program Funding Recommendations (The recommendations can be viewed online after the workshop at https://iowadot.gov/iowarail/financial-assistance/lifts)
    • Washington, D.C., trip discussion, including a recap of AASHTO Washington Briefing
    • RISE projects

      • Knoxville Immediate Opportunity
      • Johnson County Local Development

    • RISE overview
    • Overview of the bidding process

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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.

  1. Live audio and some presentation materials will be available via the Skype meeting link.
  2. For those who wish to only join via audio, dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 57904722.

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