Regional Transportation Advisory Council Meeting
Zoom Video Conferencing Platform: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88539674220
September 14, 2022, 2:30 PM–4:15 PM
(Estimated duration: 1 hour and 22 minutes, expected ending at 3:52 PM)
Meeting Agenda
1. Introductions, 5 minutes (2:30 PM), Lenard Diggins, Chair
2. Federal Certification Review Public Meeting 60 minutes (2:35 PM), Leah Sirmin, Federal Transit Administration, and Cassandra Ostrander, Federal Highway Administration: Public meeting and discussion about the MPO’s transportation planning and public participation process
3. Elections Process and Nomination Preview 5 minutes (3:35 PM), Lenard Diggins, Chair: Overview of upcoming fall Advisory Council elections timeline and process
4. Chair’s Report, 5 minutes (3:40 PM), Lenard Diggins, Chair
5. Approval of April 13, 2022, Meeting Minutes, 2 minutes (3:45 PM), Lenard Diggins, Chair (Minutes posted to MPO Website Calendar before meeting)
6.
Old Business, New Business, and Member
Items 5 minutes (3:47 PM), Lenard
Diggins, Chair
7. Adjourn (3:52 PM)
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