Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments

a program of

Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments

Northwest Regional Transportation Planning Organization

(NWRTPO)

RTPO Technical/Policy Committee Meeting

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

10AM – 1PM

NMSU Small Business Development Center, 701 E. Roosevelt, Grants, NM

A G E N D A

I.  Call to Order and Introduction………………………………………………………....Stan Henderson, NWRTPO Vice-Chair

II.  Agenda – Review & Approval……………………………………………………………Stan Henderson, NWRTPO Vice-Chair

III.  Minutes of 9/10/14 – Review & Approval...... Stan Henderson, NWRTPO Vice-Chair

ACTION ITEMS: [Following Actions will be made as the NWRTPO Policy Committee]

IV.  (None)

DISCUSSION/PRESENTION ITEMS:

V.  Regional Work Program Amendment…………………………….…...... Nick Pappas / Evan Williams, NWRTPO Staff

VI.  Transportation Alternatives Program and Regional Transportation Plan Presentation.……………………..………………………..………………………………………….………….….Brian Degani, NMDOT

VII.  RTPO Roundtable Report……………………………………………………………………………….…Nick Pappas, NWRTPO Staff

A.  NWRTPO Call for Projects

B.  Online Calendar

C.  NW Regional Transportation Plan Update

VIII.  Reports, Updates & Announcements

A.  Training Opportunities...... …………………...... Lee Cabeza de Vaca, NM LTAP Coordinator

·  LTAP Tribal/Local Public Agency “Cradle to Grave” Project Management Training,

o  Farmington 11/5-11/6

·  Tribal/Local Public Agency Handbook, 2014 Update

·  New Mexico Infrastructure Conference

o  Pojoaque 10/27-10-30

·  National Rural Transportation Conference

o  Cincinnati, OH 12/03-12-31

B.  Regional News & Updates….…………………...... .Nick Pappas, DOT Staff, RTPO members

·  Appointment forms: Updates still needed for: Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni Pueblos

·  Member Orientations: Complete; RTPO staff is available to present to policy boards, as requested

C.  Local Member Issues, Reports & Updates...... NWRTPO Members

D.  State DOT Reports

1. Planning/Government-to-Government Unit (Brian Degani)

2. Tribal Liaison (Ron Shutiva)

3. District 5 (District 5 Staff)

4. District 6 (District 6 Staff)

5. Santa Fe Admin. / Central Regional Division

IX.  New Business/Open Floor – Members & Guests

X.  Review Calendar & Announcements

·  NM Transportation Commission meetings:

o  October 16th: Fort Sumner

o  December 4th: Las Cruces

·  Project Feasibility Forms: Due October 31st

·  RTPO Roundtable Meeting: October 27th, Pojoaque, NM

·  NM Infrastructure Conference: October 28-30, Pojoaque, NM

XI.  Next Meetings

·  November 12th: Gallup – Eastside Fire Station, 3700 Churchrock Street, Gallup, NM

·  December 10th: Milan – Milan Parks & Recreation Department, 409 Airport Rd., Milan, NM

XII.  Adjournment

Lunch and Logistics provided by City of Grants