Listed below are the 2016 EWG Board of Directors meeting topics by month and the full meeting documents, including meeting packet, presentations and audio, for each month.
January 27, 2016:
Topics covered: regional response to December flooding; Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act; FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program development; election of 2016 Board officers; federal equitable sharing program; approval of Title VI Program; amendment to FY 2016 Unified Planning Work Program; contracts for Great Streets Initiative Planning; modification of the FY 2016-2019 TIP for the Transportation Alternatives Program, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Missouri Department of Transportation, and St. Louis County; and Regional Security Expenditures.
February 24, 2016:
Topics covered: Global Cities Initiative and Where We Stand Update on Demographics of Business Owners. The meeting was adjourned and reconvened on March 2, 2016.
March 2, 2016:
Topics covered: resolution of support for local businesses; auditor selection; agreement with Bi-State Development for the St. Louis Regional Freightway; contracts for Great Streets Initiative Planning; modification of the FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for both the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT); functional classification update; and Regional Security Expenditures.
March 30, 2016:
Topics covered: partner briefings from Illinois Department of Transportation and the Missouri Department of Transportation; OneSTL Report to the Region; draft FY 2017 Unified Planning Work Program; 401(k) retirement plan committee appointments; modification of the FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program for IDOT; and Regional Security Expenditures.
April 27, 2016:
Topics covered: Where We Stand Update on seniors and aging; transportation safety update; summary of local project applications; FY 2017 Unified Planning Work Program; modification of the FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program for the Illinois Department of Transportation; functional classification update; contract for emergency response cache inventory and assessment; and Regional Security Expenditures.
May 25, 2016:
Topics covered: Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP); FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) summary of local project applications for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Metro, and Madison County Transit District; St. Louis Regional Freightway update; modification of the FY 2016-2019 TIP for Section 5310 projects and both Illinois and Missouri project sponsors.
June 29, 2016:
Topics covered: Food Insecurity and Nutrition Incentive Grant; draft FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Regional Air Quality Conformity Determination; Global Cities Initiative – Metro St. Louis Export Plan; Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP); extension of the September 30, 2016 suspense date for locally sponsored projects; modification of the FY 2016-2019 TIP for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT); and Regional Security Expenditures.
No meeting was held in July 2016
August 31, 2016:
Topics covered: recent Great Streets projects; Missouri Department of Transportation funding distribution; contract for update of website; approval of Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process Certification, final Air Quality Conformity Determination and Documentation for the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and related amendments to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Connected2045, and the final FY 2017-2020 TIP; modification of the FY 2016-2019 TIP for the Illinois Department of Transportation; and amendment of FY 2016 Unified Planning Work Program and agreements for MetroLink studies in St. Louis City and County.
September 28, 2016:
Topics covered: regional income studies working paper series; Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois key initiatives; consultant for the Northside-Southside MetroLink Corridor Conceptual Design Study; modification of the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Madison County Transit District; Creve Coeur Mill Road resurfacing; and Regional Security Expenditures.
October 26, 2016:
Topics covered: St. Louis regional education commitment; water quality and watershed planning initiatives on the Meramec and Missouri rivers; auditor’s report on calendar year 2015 financial statements; consultant for Forest Park Great Streets project; consultant for emerging transportation technology strategic plan for the St. Louis region; St. Louis Regional Freightway freight development project list; functional classification update; modification of the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for both Illinois and Missouri sponsors; and calendar year 2017 EWG budget.
No meeting was held in November or December 2016.
All Board presentations for 2016