Commission Meeting

May 3 , 2007 7:00 p.m.

TJPDC Offices (Large Conference Room)

401 East Water Street

1.      

Call to Order                                                                                       7:00 – 7:05

2.      

Matters from the Public                                                                     7:05 – 7:10

3.      

Consent Agenda – Click here for April Minutes,

Click here for IGRs                                                                               7:10 – 7:30

4.      

Piedmont Rail                                                  (Meredith Richards)      7:30 – 7:45

Piedmont Rail (formerly Cville Rail) is a 501(c)3 organization and advocacy group dedicated to providing passenger rail service from Charlottesville to Washington, D.C. Paper on Cville Rail click here For Proposal click here

5.      

Mayor & Chairs                                              (Billie Campbell)           7:45 – 8:05

The Mayor & Chairs are scheduled to meet Friday, April 27. Billie Campbell will report on the meeting, including plans for the Regional Information Sharing Session scheduled for May 31.

6.      

Places29 Update                                              (Harrison Rue)              8:05 – 8:35

The sixth Places29 workshop series was held in February. The Places29 Master Plan will be adopted as part of Albemarle County’s Comprehensive Plan. The 29N Transportation Study is being reviewed by the MPO as part of its regular project development process.  Click here for Memo

Click here for Visualization Map

Click here for Green Infrastructure Map

Click here for Street Cross-section

7.      

* HOME Action Plan FY07-08                       (Billie Campbell)          8:35 – 8:45

A public hearing was held at the April 5 TJPDC meeting. The public comment period on the draft plan ended April 25, 2007. The revised plan is presented for consideration and adoption. Click here for Memo and here for the plan.

8.      

* FY08 Work Program and Budget                (Billie Campbell)          8:45 – 9:05

The proposed Work Program and Budget for FY08 are being presented for consideration and adoption. Click here for Memo and here for materials.

9.      

Organizational Assessment                            (Billie Campbell)           9:05 – 9:15

After a presentation of findings and staff work sessions, TJPDC is seeking a consultant to assist with developing and implementing an Action Plan. A Request for Qualifications has been issued. Click here to view

10.  

Other Business                                                                                   9:15 – 9:30

Commission, Staff

11.  

PWN Update

Plans for the new One Stop Career Center are moving forward. State planning for the re-alignment of workforce areas is progressing. Click here for Memo

Click here for Community College Service Regions

Click here for Project Schedule