Notice of Meeting and Agenda Bi-State Development Operations Committee Tuesday, August 21, 2018 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 18, 2018, Combined Audit, Finance and Approval Chairman Buehlhorn Administration Committee / Operations Committee 5. St. Louis Regional Freightway Priority Freight Project Approval M. Lamie List for 2019 6. Contract Award: Date and Analysis Consulting Services Approval M. Lamie / G. Smith for St. Louis Regional Freightway 7. Contract Modification: MetroLink – Boyle Avenue Approval C. Poehler / G.Smith (CORTEX) Station/Central West End Platform Extension Construction Contract 8. 4th Quarter Operations Summary Information J. Mefford-Miller 9. Unscheduled Business Information Chairman Buehlhorn 10. Call of Dates for Future Committee Meetings Information S. Bryant 11. 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Open Session Item 4 Open Session Item 5 Bi-State Development Agenda Item Operations Committee August 21, 2018 From: Mary C. Lamie, Executive Director, St. Louis Regional Freightway Subject: St. Louis Regional Freightway Priority Freight Project List for 2019 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 approval and referral to the Board of Commissioners for approval the St. Louis Regional Freightway (Freightway) 2019 Multimodal Transportation Project List. Board Policy: No Board policy applies for the approval of the Freightway 2019 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 Freight Development and Needs Analysis Committee (FDC), chaired by Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA) President Mike McCarthy, is responsible for preparing the region’s Freight Development Plan (FDP) and setting infrastructure priorities which culminate into 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. FDC 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. In 2016 and 2017, the respective Freight Multimodal Transportation Project Lists were unanimously approved by the Freight Council, the EWCOG Board of Directors as well as the Bi- State Development Board of Commissioners. The inaugural list was presented to the USDOT Federal Highway Administration Administrator Gregory Nadeau and the Maritime Operations Committee Approval of 2019 Multimodal Transportation Project List August 21, 2018 Page 2 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 FDC Committee updated the Priority Freight Project list for 2019. 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 2019 Priority Freight Project List were confirmed through a request for projects and review by our FDC members. On April 5, 2018, the projects were vetted by the Freight Development Committee and the projects were organized and reported in three categories relating to their stage of development: Concept Development or Planning, Partially Programmed for Construction, and Advanced to Construction. We also indicated whether a project was partially or fully funded. The Merchants Rail Bridge over the Mississippi River was once again ranked as the Freightway’s highest priority. Other top priority projects include: I-270 Improvements from I-70 (MO) to Illinois Route 111 (MO-IL), North Riverfront Commerce Corridor Improvements (MO), Illinois Route 3 Access Improvements (IL), and I-70 Improvements from Warrenton to Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge (MO). The following projects have been modified for the 2019 list: . I-270 Improvements from I-70 (MO) to Illinois Route 111 (MO-IL) – Project limits expanded to I-70 to coincide with programmatic and funding pursuits; project descriptions A, B & C were restructured accordingly. Earth City Access Improvements (MO) – Project Descriptions A & B were established. North Riverfront Commerce Corridor Improvements (MO) – Former project description B (Municipal River Terminal Rail Access Improvements) was removed and the I-70 Westbound Off-Ramp to North Broadway Relocation was incorporated; project description A was further divided into three sections and its limits expanded to I-270 based on funding and programming pursuits. I-70 Improvements from Warrenton to Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge (MO) – This project was elevated to be among the top regional priorities; project limits expanded to Warrenton to coincide with programmatic and funding pursuits; project descriptions A & B were established; I-70 St. Louis County Improvements from Natural Bridge Road to Hanley Road (MO) were eliminated as a separate project on the list because it’s within the limits of the I-70 Improvements from Warrenton to the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. Operations Committee Approval of 2019 Multimodal Transportation Project List August 21, 2018 Page 3 The Freightway Council approved the project list during the April 20, 2018 Council Meeting. Finally, the list of projects was publicly unveiled during the Third Annual Freight Summit Luncheon on May 24, 2018. The list was also posted on the Freightway website at TheFreightway.com. A copy of the 2019 Priority Freight Project List is included as Exhibit A. A copy of the 2019 Multimodal Transportation Project Summary is included as Exhibit B. Committee Action Requested: Managements recommends that the Operations Committee approve and forward to the Board of Commissioners for approval of the St. Louis Regional Freightway 2019 Multimodal Transportation Project List. Attachments: Exhibit A: St. Louis Regional Freightway 2019 Priority Freight Project List Exhibit B: St. Louis Regional Freightway 2019 Multimodal Transportation Project Summary Open Session Item 5 Exhibit A 2019 PRIORITY FREIGHT PROJECTS ST LOUIS REGIONAL FREIGHTWAY Exhibit A The St. Louis region is setting