6/15/2006
Idaho Transportation Board to tour eastern Idaho highways; meet area delegations
BOISE - The Idaho Transportation Board will meet with area delegations and citizens and tour eastern Idaho highways Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday, June 22.
On Thursday (June 22) at 1 p.m., the Forum on Transportation Investment, an independent group charged with making recommendations for funding Idaho's future transportation needs, will present its findings. The public meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn, 780 Lindsay Blvd., in Idaho Falls.
The Transportation Board will review agenda items Tuesday and Wednesday (June 20-21) at the Idaho Transportation Department District 6 Office, 206 N. Yellowstone Highway in Rigby. A copy of the agenda is attached. The agenda may also be viewed at itd.idaho.gov
A G E N D A
Workshop, Regular Meeting and District 6 Tour
of the Idaho Transportation Board
June 20-22, 2006
KEY:
A = Action
D = Discussion
I = Information Time*
June 20, 2006
Workshop
District 6 Office
206 North Yellowstone Highway, Rigby, Idaho
1. Welcome and Overview Director Ekern 8:30
- Approach/format
- Fiscal environment
- Steps taken in drafting FY08 budget
- Assumptions, choices, and trade-offs
2. Factors and Trends: Revenue and Program Costs Economics & 8:45
Research Manager Benzon, Controller Tolman, & FHWA Assistant Siegel
- Revenue history, trends, and outlook
- Inflation
- Comparisons: revenue and allocation of state funds
3. Break 10:00
4. Connecting Idaho Program/GARVEE Bonds Program Manager Fernandez, 10:15
Controller Tolman, Washington Group International representative Butzier
5. Lunch 12:00
6. Capital Investment Program Transportation Investments Manager Amick, 1:15
Public Transportation Administrator Falkner, Aeronautics Administrator Martin,
& Chief Engineer Hutchinson
Modes - Program funding and update process
- Program performance
- Horizons in transportation
- Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
7. Break 2:30
8. Draft FY08 Budget: - Senior 2:45
Budget Analyst Drake, PTA Falkner, AA Martin, CE Hutchinson, and
Division of Administration Administrator Susan Simmons
- Assumptions
- Base adjustments
- Program administrator panel
- Interactive worksheet
June 21, 2006 Page Time*
Board Meeting #
District 6 Office
Rigby, Idaho
Pre-meeting agenda review
9. CHAIRMANS COMMENTS 8:30
A 10. BOARD MINUTES May 17-18, 2006 7 8:40
A 11. BOARD MEETING DATES and TOUR SCHEDULE 21 8:45
July 19-20, 2006 District 1
August 16-17, 2006 District 3
September 20-21, 2006 District 5
12. CONSENT CALENDAR 22 8:50
PTA A ___ FY07/state FY08 public transportation grant funding 23
PTA A ___ Re-appointment of Public Transportation Advisory Council Members
in Districts 1 and 4 26
BPIR A ___ 2007 Strategic Plan 31
MVA A ___ Approve technical changes to Board policies 34
MVA A ___ Rules Governing Accident Prevention Course IDAPA 39.02.73 60
TPA A ___ Local Highway Technical Assistance Council FY06 end-of-year
program adjustments 70
TPA A ___ Delay Cherry Creek northbound rest area project to FY07, District 5 71
TPA A ___ Remove Lucky Strike Homestead Preservation project, District 6 72
TPA A ___ Increase Transportation Enhancement funding to federal-aid limit of
$500,000, Garden Valley Trail project, District 3 74
TPA A ___ Adjust STP-TMA project program funding and STIP 79A
CE A ___ Supplemental agreement for US-30, McCammon to Topaz and Lava
Hot Springs to Fish Creek, District 5 80
CE A ___ Supplemental agreement for I-86, Chubbuck Interchange to
Pocatello Creek Interchange, District 5 81
CE I ___ Advancing local project, Sunnyside Road, Idaho Falls, District 6 82
CE I ___ Contract award information 84
CE I ___ New and supplemental professional agreements report 88
CE I ___ Utilization of Parametrix for rest area program management services 105
DAG I ___ Quarterly report on legal actions and contract claims 108
13. BOARD ITEMS 8:55
- Re-establish Board Subcommittee on Enhancement Program (Combo)
14. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES 9:10
Director Ekern
Equal Employment Opportunity Office Manager Sparkman
Acting Division of Motor Vehicles Administrator Frew
June 21, 2006 Page Time*
District 6 Office #
15. ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PRESENTATION
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7137, Arco 9:55
16. BREAK 10:00
17. AGENDA ITEMS
ADA I ___ April financial statement analysis 125 10:20
Tolman
BPIR I ___ 2007 proposed legislation concepts 147 10:30
Greeley
BPIR I ___ Summary of administrative rules for the 2007 legislative session 150 10:45
Greeley
MVA A ___ Proposed changes to Administrative Rules 39.03.11, 39.03.21,
Frew and 39.03.22 154 10:50
18. PRESENTATION Technology Update: Liza Fox 11:10
19. EXECUTIVE SESSION (working lunch) 11:55
PERSONNEL ISSUES [SECTION 67-2345]
LEGAL ISSUES [SECTION 67-2345]
20. DELEGATION Idaho Falls Mayor Jared Fuhriman 1:45
21. AGENDA ITEMS, continued
HWY A ___ Supplemental #1 for consultant work by Keller Associates, US-95,
Stokes Wyoming to Ohio Match Road, District 1 190 2:05
HWY A ___ Term agreement dollar limit increase 195 2:15
Hood
HWY A ___ US-20, Ashton to Montana State Line corridor plan, District 6 200 2:35
Shaw
HWY A ___ East Idaho Corridor loop plan, District 6 218 2:40
Shaw
HWY I ___ US-20, Thornton Interchange, Bear World Access, District 6 231 2:45
Hiatt
HWY I ___ Update on Communications Team 235 3:00
Cole
June 21, 2006 Page Time*
District 6 Office
22. BREAK 3:05
23. AGENDA ITEMS, continued
HWY A ___ CARS 511/web (Traveler Services System Advisory Council) 237 3:20
Stratten
HWY A ___ Contract awards 248 3:30
Hutchinson
TPA A ___ Idaho Recreation and Tourism Initiative memorandum of understanding 264 3:40
Young
TPA A ___ 2015 Statewide Rural Functional Classification Highway System 273 3:45
Young
TPA I ___ FY07-11 draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program process
Raino and document 276 3:50
24. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES, continued 3:55
Public Affairs Officer Stratten
25. OLD/NEW BUSINESS 4:05
Connecting Idaho Partners contract 277
Workshop summary
June 22, 2006
District 6
26. DISTRICT 6 TOUR
Depart Cotton Tree Inn, 900 Lindsay Ave., Idaho Falls 8:15
I-15 to Sunnyside Interchange
Sunnyside Road east to Ammon Road north to US-26
Arrive Garden Creek: presentation by Matt Woodard, Trout Unlimited
Depart Garden Creek to Clark Hill Rest Area
Depart rest area, US-26 to Ririe; county road north, US-20 south
Arrive Idaho Falls 11:30
Lunch at OCallahans; tour ends
27. PUBLIC MEETING: Forum on Transportation Investment
Shilo Inn, 780 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls 1:00