The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Third St. in Davenport. While the Commission will meet in person, public participation will be limited to one representative from each delegation during the public input portion, or by conference call or Teams. This is to assure adequate social distancing measures can be accommodated.

Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020

Time

Title

 

Presenter

8 a.m.

*Approve Minutes of the

Sept. 8, 2020, Commission Meeting

 

Danielle Madden,

Commission assistant,

515-239-1919

 

Commission Comments

  
 

DOT Staff Comments

  
 

*Administrative Rules

-761 IAC 25, Competition with Private Enterprise

 

Lee Wilkinson, director,

Administrative Services Division,

515-239-1340

 

*Administrative Rules

-761 IAC 480, Abandoned Vehicles

 

Melissa Gillett, director,

Motor Vehicle Division,

515-237-3121

 

*Administrative Rules

-761 IAC 602, Classes of Driver’s Licenses

-761 IAC 636, Motorized Bicycle Rider Education

 

Melissa Gillett, director,

Motor Vehicle Division,

515-237-3121

 

*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) application – City of Sioux City

 

Craig Markley, director,

Systems Planning Bureau,

515-239-1027

 

* Fiscal Year 2022 Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Program

 

Kris Klop,

Rail Transportation Bureau

515-239-1108

 

*2022 Highway-Railroad Crossing Surface Repair Program

 

Kris Klop,

Rail Transportation Bureau

515-239-1108

 

*Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Bus Replacement Discretionary Funding

 

Sree Mitra,

Public Transit Bureau

515-239-1806

8:10 a.m.

Adjourn

  

*Action items

Public input meeting agenda Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020

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

Time

Title

Presenter

8:10 a.m.*

Opening remarks

Nancy Maher, Commission chair

8:15 a.m.

Bi-State Regional Planning Commission

Denise Bulat

8:30 a.m.

River Bend Transit

Randy Zobrist

8:40 a.m.

City of Norwalk

Luke Parris

8:50 a.m.

City of Hinton

Mayor Kelly Kreber

9 a.m.

Highway 61 Coalition

Della Schmidt

9:10 a.m.

U.S. 30 Highway Coalition

Adam Schweers

9:25 a.m.

Jones County

Derek Snead

9:35 a.m.

City of Cedar Rapids

Mayor Brad Hart

9:45 a.m.

City of Hiawatha

Kim Downs

9:55 a.m.

City of Nevada

Mayor Brett Barker

Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

Transportation tour

The Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will tour transportation projects in eastern Iowa Monday, Oct. 12, starting at 9:45 a.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Third St. in Davenport. The tour will end around 2:30 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk. Transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken on the tour.

Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

Informal workshop session

The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT Tuesday, Monday, Oct. 12, in person and via conference call beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Third St. in Davenport following the tour. In order to assure adequate social distancing, public participation in the workshop will be limited to conference call or Teams. 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
      • 761 IAC 25, Competition with Private Enterprise
      • 761 IAC 480, Abandoned Vehicles
      • 761 IAC 602, Classes of Driver’s Licenses
      • 761 IAC 636 Motorized Bicycle Rider Education
    • COVID-19 Transportation Funding Impact Update
  • 2021 Highway Program balance report
  • Fiscal Year 2022 Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Program - (These recommendations were presented to the Commission at the September workshop and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/iowarail/safety/federal-aid-crossing-safety-program)
  • 2022 Highway-Railroad Crossing Surface Repair Program - (These recommendations were presented to the Commission at the September workshop and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/iowarail/safety/grade-crossing-surface-repair-program)

The delivery method for the online meeting has changed from Skype to Teams. 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 link.

For those who wish to only join via audio, dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 928823234