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Notice of Meeting and Agenda Bi-State Development Operations Committee Tuesday, August 15, 2017 8:00 a.m. Headquarters - Board Room, 6th Floor One Metropolitan Square, 211 N. Broadway, Suite 650 St. Louis, Missouri 63102 This location is accessible to persons with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities needing information or communication accommodations should call Bi-State Development at (314) 982-1400, for TTY access, call Relay 711. Sign language interpreter services or other accommodations for persons with hearing or speech disabilities will be arranged if a request for such service is made at least two days in advance of the meeting. Large print material, Braille material or other formats will also be provided upon request. Agenda Disposition Presentation 1. Call to Order Approval Chairman Buehlhorn 2. Roll Call Quorum S. Bryant 3. Public Comment* Information Chairman Buehlhorn 4. Minutes from May 16, 2017, Operations Committee Approval Chairman Buehlhorn 5. St. Louis Regional Freightway 2017 Multimodal Approval M. Lamie / Y. Teklu Transportation Project List 6. Contract Award: Mobile Data Terminal Replacement for Approval L. Jackson / K. Kinkade Call-A-Ride (CAR) Fleet 7. Contract Modification: Extension of Communications Approval J. Nixon / L. Jackson Agency Services Contract with Common Ground Public Relations 8. Amendment of Bylaws for 501(c(3) Arts in Transit Inc. Approval D. Williams / D. Allen 9. 4th Quarter Operations Report and Capital Projects Update Information R. Friem 10. Metro Reimagined Project Update Information R. Friem / J. Mefford- Miller 11. Metro Transit System Security Update Information J. Nations / R. Friem 12. Unscheduled Business Approval Chairman Buehlhorn 13. Call of Dates for Future Committee Meetings Information S. Bryant 14. Adjournment to Executive Session: Approval Chairman Buehlhorn If such action is approved by a majority vote of The Bi- State Development Agency’s Board of Commissioners who constitute a quorum, the Board may go into closed session to discuss legal, confidential, or privileged matters pursuant to Bi-State Development Board Policy Chapter 10, Section 10.080 (D) Closed Records: Legal under §10.080(D)(1); Real Estate under §10.080(D)(2); Personnel under §10.080(D)(3); Health Proceedings Agenda Disposition Presentation under §10.080(D)(4); Employee Negotiations under §10.080(D)(5); Data Processing under §10.080(D)(6); Purchasing and Contracts under §10.080(D)(7); Proprietary Interest under §10.080 (D)(8); Hotlines under §10.080(D)(9); Auditors under §10.080(D)(10); Security under §10.080(D)(11); Computers under §10.080(D)(12); Personal Access Codes under §10.080(D)(13); Personal Information under §10.080(D)(14); Insurance Information under §10.080(D)(15); Rail, Bus, or Facilities Safety and Accidents under §10.080(D)(16) or Protected By Law under §10.080(D)(17). *Note: Public comment may be made at the written request of a member of the public specifying the topic(s) to be addressed and provided to the Agency’s information officer at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Bi-State Development Operations Committee Agenda Item August 15, 2017 From: Mary C. Lamie, Executive Director, St. Louis Regional Freightway Subject: St. Louis Regional Freightway 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List Disposition: Approval Presentation: Mary C. Lamie, Executive Director, St. Louis Regional Freightway Yodit Teklu, Associate Project Manager, St. Louis Regional Freightway Objective: To present to the Operations Committee for discussion and referral to the Bi-State Development (BSD) Board of Commissioners (Board) for approval of the St. Louis Regional Freightway (Freightway) 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List. Board Policy: No Board policy applies for the approval of the Freightway 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List. Funding Source: Funding approval is not required. The projects will be funded through various sources, including federal, state and local funding and public-private partnerships. Background/Analysis: The mission of the St. Louis Regional Freightway is to develop and grow the manufacturing and the logistic industries through partnerships with public and private sector leaders. The Needs Analysis and Freight Development Committee (NAFD), chaired by Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) President Mike McCarthy, is responsible for preparing the region’s Freight Development Plan (FDP) that includes a list of multimodal transportation projects that will help grow our economy through the region’s manufacturing and logistics industries. The Freight Development Plan will help drive economic growth through freight infrastructure improvements and will help raise awareness and support for multimodal infrastructure funding. Investing in our transportation infrastructure will increase the freight network’s efficiency, reliability, capacity and level of service, leading to increased productivity, competitiveness, and economic growth. NAFD committee members include a broad cross-section of industry leaders representing manufacturing, logistics, industrial real estate, workforce development, economic development organizations, academia, all modes of transportation, both the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation and the East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWCOG). In 2016, the Freight Multimodal Transportation Project List was unanimously approved by the Freight Council, the EWCOG Board of Directors as well as the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners. The list was presented to the USDOT Federal Highway Administration Administrator Gregory Nadeau and the Maritime Administration Administrator Paul Jaenichen, Operations Committee St. Louis Regional Freightway 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List August 15, 2017 Page 2 who described our efforts as a model for the country. Additionally, the project list is helping the region gain critical support for infrastructure funding from state lawmakers and the congressional delegations from Illinois and Missouri. The NAFD Committee updated the project list for 2017. Through this public-private partnership, the project list is a tool for elected leaders, the DOTs and regional leaders to better understand the infrastructure needs of manufacturing and logistic industries that represent the region and the nation’s supply chain. Project selection was based on the following criteria: . Economic Impact . Multimodal Impact . Efficiency Impact . Safety and Security in Travel The projects in the attached 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List were developed through a request for projects throughout the St. Louis region from state and local agencies and our committee members. On January 12, 2017, the NAFD committee members met and the projects were vetted with public and private stakeholders from across the region. Merchants Bridge (TRRA) over the Mississippi River was ranked as Freightway’s highest priority project. New projects include improvements to Interstate 70, Hanley Road, and St. Charles Rock Road in Missouri and Interstate 64, Air Mobility Drive expansion, and Kaskaskia Regional Port District projects in Illinois. On March 9, 2017, the NAFD committee reconvened to finalize the list. The Freightway Council approved the project list during the April 7, 2017 Council Meeting. Finally, the list of projects was publicly unveiled during the May 10, 2017 Freight Summit. The list was also posted on the Freightway website at TheFreightway.com. A copy of the Freightway 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List is included as Exhibit A. Committee Action Requested: Discussion and referral to the Board of Commissioners for approval of the St. Louis Regional Freightway 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List. Attachments: Exhibit A: St. Louis Regional Freightway 2017 Multimodal Transportation Project List 2017 FREIGHT DEVELOPMENT PLAN ST LOUIS REGIONAL FREIGHTWAY The St. Louis Regional Freightway plays a critical role in the growth of regional manufacturing and distribution sectors within the bi-state region including seven counties in Missouri and Illinois and the City of St. Louis. With support from the East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWCOG) Board of Directors and the manufacturing, logistics and industrial real estate industries, all modes of transportation, economic development organizations and both the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation, the St. Louis Regional Freightway is garnering national recognition as a premier freight hub and continues to build public-private partnerships to maximize infrastructure funding opportunities. In 2016, the Freight Multimodal Transportation Project List was unanimously approved by the EWCOG Board of Directors. The list was presented to the USDOT Federal Highway Administration Administrator Gregory Nadeau and the Maritime Administration Administrator Paul Jaenichen, who described our efforts as a model for the country. Additionally, the project list is helping the region gain critical support for infrastructure funding from state lawmakers and the congressional delegations from Illinois and Missouri. The Freight Development and Needs Analysis Committee updated the project list for 2017. The committee is chaired by Mike McCarthy, President of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA). The project list update included a regional freight transportation needs analysis to document existing conditions, economic benefits and identify network constraints. Through this public-private partnership, the project list is a tool