AGENDA

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005

1:00 P.M.

BOARD ASSEMBLY ROOM - 5TH FLOOR

CLEARWATER COURTHOUSE

315 COURT STREET, CLEARWATER, Florida

I.   CALL TO ORDER

II.  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE

III. WELCOME NEW MPO MEMBERS: Oldsmar Councilman Jim Ronecker (Representing Oldsmar/ Safety Harbor/Tarpon Springs) and County Commissioner Ronnie Duncan

IV. PRESENTATION OF PLAQUES TO OUTGOING MPO CHAIRMAN JOHN DOGLIONE, OUTGOING MPO MEMBERS JOHN MORRONI AND PAM CORBINO, OUTGOING BAC CHAIRMAN BUD BRADLEY, AND OUTGOING BAC MEMBER ALLEN LOYD

V.   CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

Citizen comments to the MPO are invited on items or concerns not already scheduled for public hearing on today’s agenda. Please limit comments to three minutes.

VI. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes - Meeting of December 15, 2004

B. Approval of Invoices

            1. Tindale-Oliver & Associates

            2. Renaissance Planning Group

            3. PSTA

C. Approval of Image One Software and Hardware Invoices for Crash Data Center

VII. OVERVIEW OF U.S. 19 PROJECTS

VIII. STRATEGIC INTERMODAL SYSTEM PLAN (Follow-up on Request from City of St. Petersburg)

IX.   SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING     ALTERNATE U.S. 19 AT FLORIDA AVENUE

X.  PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PTAC) RECOMMENDATIONS

XI. UPDATE ON FEDERAL TRIENNIAL CERTIFICATION OF MPO PLANNING PROCESS

XII. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE PINELLAS ASSEMBLY REPORT REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION REVENUE SECTION

XIII. UPDATE ON PINELLAS MOBILITY INITIATIVE

XIV. STATUS OF TRANSIT GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE

XV.  LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

XVI. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

A. PMI Steering Committee

B. Transit Governance Task Force MPO Alternate

XVII.  PSTA ACTIVITIES

XVIII. OTHER BUSINESS

A. Status of Medicaid Nonemergency Transportation Under the TD Program

B. Correspondence

C. Other

XIX. ADJOURNMENT