ITEM #7: REGIONAL TRANSIT ADVISORY PANEL Robert Crum, HRTPO

During the 2020 General Assembly session, the legislature passed House Bill 1726 and Senate Bill 1038 which created the Regional Transit Fund (HRRTF). As part of this action, the General Assembly included the following provision:

“That the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization shall establish a regional transit advisory panel composed of representatives of major business and industry groups, employers, shopping destinations, institutions of higher education, military installations, hospitals, and health care centers, public transit entities, and any other groups identified as necessary to provide ongoing advice to the regional planning process required pursuant to § 33.2-286 of the Code of on the long-term vision for a multimodal regional public transit network in Hampton Roads.”

To address this requirement, the HRTPO staff has worked with (HRT) staff to develop the attached Membership Roster for the Regional Transit Advisory Panel. This membership roster has been developed to address those sectors required by the Code of Virginia and to also ensure diversity and inclusiveness on this Panel.

Mr. Robert Crum, HRTPO Executive Director, will brief the HRTPO Board on this item.

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RECOMMENDED ACTION: The HRTPO staff recommends that the HRTPO Board approve the proposed membership roster for the Regional Transit Advisory Panel.

HRTPO Board Meeting │ July 16, 2020│ Agenda Regional Transit Advisory Panel Proposed Membership Roster

Major Business and Industry Groups • Greater Norfolk Corporation • Peninsula Chamber of Commerce • Hampton Roads Chamber of • Virginia Beach Vision Commerce • Virginia Ship Repair Association • Hampton Roads Community Foundation

Major Employers • ADP • Newport News Shipbuilding • Busch Gardens • Stihl • Dollar Tree

Shopping Destinations • • • • • MacArthur Center • Virginia Beach Town Center • Oceanfront Business Association

Institutions of Higher Education – 1 student and 1 administrator each • Christopher Newport University • Thomas Nelson Community College • Hampton University • Tidewater Community College • Norfolk State University • Virginia Wesleyan • Old Dominion University • William and Mary • Regent University

Military Installations • Langley Air Force Base • Oceana • Little Creek • Yorktown Naval Weapons Station • Naval Station Norfolk

Hospitals and Health Care Centers • Bon Secours • Riverside • Chesapeake Regional • Sentara • Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters

Real Estate • Hampton Roads Realtors Association • Urban Land Institute • HRACRE • Virginia Association of Realtors (2)

Proposed Regional Transit Advisory Panel Membership Roster Page 1 of 2

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Public Transit Entities • Amtrak • Suffolk Transit • DRPT • WATA • HRT

Air Travel • Newport News International Airport • Norfolk International Airport

Community Representatives • 757 Network • Faith Inclusion Network (coalition of • Asian Business of Hampton Roads organizations dealing with the special • Bizconnect needs population in Hampton Roads • Civic Leadership Institute • Norfolk Checkered Taxi - Frank • Courthouse Academy Avillino • Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia • Real Women Collective Action • Habitat for Humanity • Salvation Army • Hampton Roads Regional Black • Senior Services of Southeastern Chamber of Commerce Virginia • Hampton Roads Small Business • Thrive Development Center • Uber/Lyft • Hispanic Chamber of Coastal Virginia • Volunteer Hampton Roads • HRTPO/HRPDC Community Advisory • Women in Defense Greater Hampton Committee (2) Roads • LGBT Life Center • Young Professionals Organizations (2 from Peninsula/2 from South Side)

Proposed Regional Transit Advisory Panel Membership Roster Page 2 of 2

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