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MEETING MINUTES 

Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)Executive Committee

11:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 9, 2013Des Moines Area MPO Meeting Room

Des Moines, Iowa

The MPO Executive Committee held a meeting at 11:30 a.m., on January 9, 2013, in the MPO Meeting Room. Beforethe meeting, the MPO staff sent agenda packets to the MPO Executive Committee’s representatives and posted theamended agenda at the MPO office at 8:06 a.m., on January 8, 2013. The fiscal year-to-date publication cost of meeting minutes for the MPO: $956.90. In addition to these published tentative minutes, there also may beadditional meeting notes on file with the MPO staff that are public records and available upon request asprovided by law. These tentative minutes reflect all action taken at the meeting. 

Members Present:

Chris Coleman, City of Des MoinesTom Hockensmith, Polk CountyAngela Connolly, Polk CountyPaula Dierenfeld, City of JohnstonRobert Mahaffey, City of Des MoinesTom Armstrong, City of GrimesTed Ohmart, City of West Des Moines

Members Absent:

Others Present:

Mike Clayton, Iowa Department of Transportation*

Staff Present:

Todd Ashby, Executive Director Jonathan Wilson, MPO General CounselStephanie Muller, Executive AdministratorLuke Parris, Senior Transportation PlannerZach Young, Associate Transportation PlannerBethany Wilcoxon, Senior Transportation Planner

* Non-voting Representative 

 

 

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1. Call to Order 

MPO Chair Coleman called the January 9, 2013, meeting to order at 11:34 a.m.

2.  Approval of Agenda

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the January 9, 2013, Des Moines Area

Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Committee meetingamended agenda.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

3.  Approval of Meeting Minutes

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the November 7, 2012; Des Moines

Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Committee

amended meeting minutes.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

(T ED O HMART ARRIVED AT 11:36 AM  ) 

4. MPO Planning Area Boundary Amendment

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the amendments to the MPO’s Planning Area Boundary.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

5. Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program AmendmentRequest

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016 Transportation

 Improvement Program Amendment Request. 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

6. The City of Bondurant Request to Advance Federal Fiscal Year 2016Transportation Alternative Program Funds

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016 Transportation

 Improvement Program modification request from the City of Bondurant to advance

funding for the Chichaqua Valley Trail project.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

7. Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Small Member Surface Transportation Program Award

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the Small Member Surface Transportation Program

funding requests.

(ANGELA C ONNOLLY EXITED AT 11:51 AM  ) (ANGELA C ONNOLLY RETURNED AT 11:53 AM  ) 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

8. Unallocated Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Surface Transportation Program Funds

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the Small Member Surface Transportation Program

funding requests.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

9. Union Pacific Projects in Des Moines

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the Union Pacific Railroad’s plans to expand their rail

yard in Des Moines and potential MPO support for the project with updated language on

letter of support.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

 

 

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10. SUDAS Representative

MOTION: A motion was made to approve re-appointing Duane Wittstock, City of West Des

Moines, as the MPO’s representative to the Statewide Urban Design and SpecificationsBoard of Directors.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

11. Federal Highway Administration Weather Vulnerability Adaptation Options Analysis

MOTION: A motion was made to approve the MPO’s application for a Federal Highway

Administration grant to conduct an adaptation options analysis of selected areas within

the MPO boundary prone to flooding.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 

12. Transloading Facility Project Update

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 12.

13. US 65/Iowa 5 Interstate Designation Update

(P AULA D IERENFELD EXITED AT 12:35 PM  ) 

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 13.

14. Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Amendment

(B OB M AHAFFEY EXITED AT 12:45 PM  ) 

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 14.

15. Chicago to Omaha Passenger Rail Update

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 15.

16. Southwest Connector Facility Classification

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 16.

17. Federal Fiscal Year 2017 Surface Transportation Program Projects

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 17.

18. Priority Project Solicitation Process

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 18.

19. MAP-21 Funding and Transportation Alternative Program Funding Update

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 19.

20. The Tomorrow Plan Update

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 20.

21. Smart Growth America Technical Assistance

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 21.

22. Executive Director Annual Review

MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 22.

23. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee

24.  Approval of the December 20, 2012, MPO Agenda

25. Next Meeting Date

11:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2013; in the MPO Mead Conference Room.

 

 

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26.  Adjournment

Chair Coleman adjourned the meeting at 1:20 p.m.