ACTION REQUESTED:
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APPOINTMENT by Mayor Ardis to the PEORIA/PEKIN URBANIZED AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY (PPUATS) TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, with Request to Concur:
City Stormwater Engineer/Assistant Public Works Director Andrea Klopfenstein (Voting)
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BACKGROUND: As a result of the 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (T-21), the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission was designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Peoria/Pekin Urbanized Area Transportation Study (PPUATS) regional transportation funding planning process. The City of Peoria, as a participating local agency, provides funds to support the PPUATS' annual planning process for transportation funding requests to the State and Federal Governments. PPUATS representation is drawn from elected officials and staff of local municipalities and counties, along with the airport authority, mass transit district, port district, IDOT and FHA.
Two committees consisting of transportation professionals meet monthly to discuss transportation issues on a regional level: a Technical Committee and a Policy Committee. The Technical Committee is made up of individuals appointed by their respective PPUATS communities. Most of the individuals are public works and/or engineering staff. Throughout the year, the Technical Committee reviews and recommends planning policies and measures to the PPUATS Policy Committee. PPUATS Technical meets the third Wednesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
The City of Peoria has three seats on each committee. The three seats on the PPUATS Technical Committee filled by City staff are: City Engineer Bill Lewis, Traffic Engineer Nicholas Stoffer, and Civil Engineer II Stephen Letsky. Andrea Klofenstein will fill the seat vacated by Mr. Letsky, who has left employment with the City. This request is to appoint City Stormwater Engineer/Assistant Public Works Director Andrea Klopfenstein as a voting member to the PPUATS Technical Committee, effecti...
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