Commission Meeting

March 1 , 2007 7:00 p.m.

TJPDC Offices (Large Conference Room)

401 East Water Street

1.      

Call to Order - Introduction of new staff, Kristen Wilson                          7:00 – 7:05

2.      

Matters from the Public                                                                        7:05 – 7:10

3.      

* Consent Agenda –                                                                                       7:10 – 7:30

Click here for January meeting minutes

Click here for Intergovernmental Reviews (IGRs)

Click here for Community Development Block Grant CDBG Priorities                       

4.      

* Transportation Program                         (Harrison Rue)                     7:30 – 7:50

Public hearing and action on the FY08 Rural Transportation Scope of Work. Click here for memo. Click here for Scope of Work. Click here for resolution.

5.      

* Transportation Grants                            (Harrison Rue)                     7:50 – 8:00

Working with Greene County and Rural Technical Committee, TJPDC proposes to apply to the VDOT Multimodal Planning Grant program, due March 1, 2007. Click here for memo.  Click here for Letter of Intent. 

Click here for resolution.

6.      

Green Building Workshop Series       (Ryan Jacoby, HfH)                      8:00-8:15

Habitat for Humanity has been awarded a two-year, $100,000 grant for a series of workshops on green building materials and techniques. Ryan Jacoby will brief the Commission and ask for input on topics and outreach.

7.      

NGIC/DIA Regional Issues                (Todd Palmquist)                        8:15 – 8:30

Todd Palmquist and Harrison Rue will report on progress to develop a coordinated response to the expansion of NGIC and relocation of DIA operations. Click here for Memo.  Click here for Meeting Report.

8.      

Homeless Census                                      (Jeffrey Cornelius)                8:30 – 8:45

Presentation of the results of the 2007 Street Census.

Click here for materials.

9.      

* Financial Reports                                    (Don Reed)                          8:45 – 9:00

Don Reed will present quarterly financial reports. Click here for memo. 

Click here reports enclosed.

10.   

Mayor and Chairs meeting update            (Harrison Rue)                     9:00 – 9:10

The Mayor and Chairs met January 26. Click here for memo.

11.   

Scottsville Contract Work                                                                    9:10 – 9:20

The Scottsville Town Council has requested a settlement for contract work, further reducing the invoiced amount by $5,000. Click here for materials.

12.   

Other Business                                                                                     9:20 – 9:30

Commission, Staff

13.   

Biofuels Advice Letter

The National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, on which Harrison Rue serves, has submitted an advice letter to EPA Administrator Johnson on biofuels policy.

Click here for Letter from Council Chair John L. Howard, Jr.

14.   

Assign-A-Highway Program

The January 2007 report on the Assign-A-Highway Program.

Click here for report.

15.   

Financial Report

As a follow-up to the financial reports presented in November.  Click here for memo detailing expenditures for travel for the quarter ending September 30, 2006.