the tomorrow plan steering committee minutes | october 2010

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MEETING MINUTES

Des Moines Area Metropoli tan Planning Organization (MPO)Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Steering Committee

and Special Executive Committee Meeting10:oo a.m., Thursday, October 28, 2010

Greater Des Moines PartnershipDes Moines, Iowa

The Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Steering Committee and MPO Executive Committee

held a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on October 28, 2010, at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Before the

meeting, the MPO staff sent agenda packets to the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Steering

Committee and MPO Executive Committee and posted the agenda at the MPO office at 11:28 a.m. on

October 22, 2010. In addition to these published tentative minutes, there are additional meeting

notes on file with the MPO staff that are public records and available upon request as provided by

law. These tentative minutes reflect all action taken at the meeting.

Members Present:

Ruth Randleman, City of Carlisle

Lynnae Hentzen, Center on Sustainable

Communities (Via Telephone)

Brad Golightly, Dallas County

Rick Clark, City of Des Moines

Bob Mahaffey, City of Des Moines*

Martha Willits, Greater Des Moines

Partnership

Angela Connolly, Polk County*

Bob Andeweg, City of Urbandale

Ted Ohmart, City of West Des Moines*

Members Absent:

Chris Coleman, City of Des Moines*

Frank Cownie, City of Des Moines

Barry Griswell, Community Foundation of

Greater Des Moines

Paula Dierenfeld, City of Johnston

Tom Hockensmith, Polk County*

Russ Trimble, City of West Des Moines

Others Present:

Larry Hulse, City of Des Moines

Erin Olson-Douglas, City of Des Moines

Brad Miller, Des Moines Area Regional Transit

Authority

Jay Byers, Greater Des Moines Partnership

Monica Haddad, Iowa State University

Sue Elliott, Polk County

Aaron Todd, Rebuild Iowa Office (Via

Telephone)

Paul Dekker, City of Urbandale

Staff Present:

Tom Kane, Executive DirectorStephanie Ripperger, Executive Administrator

Jonathan Wilson, MPO General Counsel

Adam Noelting, Principal Transportation

Planner

Bethany Wilcoxon, Associate Transportation

Planner



* MPO Executive Committee Member

I. Call to Order

Steering Committee Chair Angela Connolly recognized a quorum and called the October

28, 2010, meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.

II. Approval of the Agenda

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the October 28,2010, Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Steering

Committee meeting agenda.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

III. Approval of Meeting Minutes

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the August 19,2010, Regional Plan for Sustainable Development Steering

Committee meeting minutes.


IV. (A.) Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Process

MPO staff presented; item only on item IV.(A.).

IV. (B.) 28E Agreements

MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to have the Regional Plan forSustainable Development Consortium operate as a subgroup of

the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.


IV. (C.) Request for Consultant Services

MPO staff presented; item only on item IV.(C.).

IV. (D.) Consor tium Meeting Schedule

MPO staff presented; item only on item IV.(D.).

IV. (E.) Consort ium Name

MPO staff presented; item only on item IV.(E.).

V. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Commit tee

VI. Next Meeting Date

The next meeting date is December 2, 2010, at 4:00 p.m.



VII. Adjournment

Chair Connolly adjourned the meeting at 10:44 a.m.

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