Iowa DOT Commission to meet in Ames on December 9 and 10

The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames.

Attendees to the Dec. 10, 2019, meeting are asked to enter the Iowa DOT complex through the “Materials” entrance. When looking at the building façade from the east parking lot, the Materials building is south of the glass walkway over the driveway between the Administration and Materials buildings. The doors are on the east side of the facility.

Monday, Dec. 9 and Tuesday, Dec. 10

Informal workshop sessions

The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT beginning at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 and again beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 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 meetings. The items are listed in no particular order and may be discussed at any point during the workshops

Monday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. session:

• Project Prioritization Weighting Workshop
• Interstate Plan Update
• Five-year Program – Asset Management (Bridge)

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 9:30 a.m. session:

• Commission input
  • Director’s report
  • Administrative Rules
    • 761 IAC 602 – Issuance of Driver’s Licenses
    • 761 IAC 605 – License Issuance
    • 761 IAC 630 – Nonoperator’s Identification
  • FY 2021 Iowa DOT Budget Report
  • 2020 Commission Tours
  • 2020 Highway Program balance report
  • Fiscal Year 2021 Traffic Safety Improvement Program Recommendations- (These recommendations were discussed at the November workshop and can be viewed online at https://iowadot.gov/traffic/traffic-and-safety-programs/tsip/tsip-program)
  • Calendar Year 2020 Intercity Bus Grant Program- (These recommendations were discussed at the November workshop and can be viewed online at https://iowadot.gov/transit/Funding-programs-and-applications/funding-programs)
  • Transfer of Jurisdiction of Wendover Road on the south side of Interstate 80 to West Des Moines
  • Iowa 2 Resiliency Options
  • Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program Funding Recommendations (Following the workshop, the recommendations can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/Iowa-Clean-Air-Attainment-Program-ICAAP)
  • Federal Recreational Trails Program Funding Recommendations (Following the workshop, the recommendations can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/-Federal-and-State-Recreational-Trails)
  • Statewide Transportation Alternatives Program Funding Recommendations (Following the workshop, the recommendations can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/Transportation-Alternatives)
  • RISE project
    • Monona County Local Development
  
  

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 88926242