Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG)

 PASSENGER RAIL COMMITTEE

Monday, July 11, 2005           10:00 a.m.

 

 TMACOG Board Room

 

PROPOSED AGENDA

10:00

I.

Welcome, Introductions; review Agenda and Notes of April 2005

--Chairman P. Miller

 

 

 

 

10:10

II.

Status Report on Rail Passenger Activities

--Staff

 

 

For committee approval: TMACOG year-end report

 

 

 

 

 

10:25

III.

Federal Funding Crisis

--All

 

 

Review federal funding status

Discuss/determine committee action

 

 

 

 

 

11:00

IV.

2035 Regional Transportation Plan

--staff

 

 

Update on Plan progress

Review rail information provided to 2035 Task Force 

 

 

 

 

 

11:10

V.

Results of Rail Day Open House, May 15

--Bill Gill, Beth McCray

 

 

Attendance, displays, drawing; overall effectiveness

 

 

 

 

 

11:20

VI.

Projects in Progress -- reports on new developments

 

 

A. Ohio update: Hub Study

– Stu Nicholson, ORDC; others

 

 

B. Michigan update                                          --Patrick Miller, Lee Markham; John Guidinger

 

 

C. Rail Users Network; Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers          --Bill Gill, Beth McCray

 

 

D. Other

 

 

 

11:45

VII.

Announcements, Other Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:00

VIII.

Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 NEXT  MEETING:  October 24 , 2005

Transportation Summit: Thursday, September 29, 2005

 

OVER

 Meeting Schedule for 2005

Full Committee

Quarterly, Last Monday, first month of each quarter, 10:00 a.m. (at TMACOG):
  
January 31

   April 25

   July 25- changed to July 11

   October 24  [= 4th Monday]

 

 

Steering Committee

As needed one month prior to the full committee meeting.

 

 

Annual Transportation Summit

Thursday, September 29, 2005