AGENDA

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006

1:00 P.M.

BOARD ASSEMBLY ROOM – 5^th FLOOR

CLEARWATER COURTHOUSE

315 COURT STREET, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

I.                   CALL TO ORDER

II.                INVOCATION AND PLEDGE

III.             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.

IV.                CONSENT AGENDA

A.  Approval of Minutes - Meeting of September 13, 2006

B.  Approval of Invoices

      1.   Tindale-Oliver and Associates

      2.   Renaissance Planning Group

      3.   HNTB

C.  Approval of Updated MPO Staff Support Services Agreement

D.  Approval of Purchase of Specialty Items

PUBLIC HEARINGS

V.                  PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT EAST LAKE ROAD AND CRESCENT OAKS BOULEVARD – Request by Pinellas County

VI.                PROPOSED TRAIL AMENDMENTS TO THE MPO’S TRAILWAYS PLAN

A.  Dunedin Loop Trail (Altered Alignment)

B.  Freedom Lake Trail (Altered Alignment)

C.  Five Additions in Clearwater (Ross Norton Trail, Old Coachman Road Trail, North Greenwood Trail, CSX Trail, and Landmark Trail South)

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS

VII.              PROPORTIONATE FAIR SHARE ORDINANCE

VIII.            ANNUAL OPERATING REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM

IX.                PROPOSAL TO CLARIFY REVIEW PROCEDURES CONCERNING TRAFFIC SIGNALS

X.                  MODIFIED PEDESTRIAN LAW PROPOSAL

XI.                COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

XII.              PSTA ACTIVITIES

XIII.            OTHER BUSINESS

A.     Status of Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Spending

B.     Pinellas Schools Collaborative and School Transportation Safety Committee Meeting of October 4, 2006

C.     U.S. 19 Pedestrian Safety Initiative Task Force Meeting of October 5, 2006

D.     Correspondence

E.     Other

XIV.            ADJOURNMENT