Minutes from the meeting of
ATP-8
June 19, 2015
MnDOT Office
1800 E. College Drive; Marshall, MN
Ron Mortensen
Gerald Magnus
Sheldon Nies
Bob Byrnes
Aaron VanMoer
Gary Johnson
Steve Kubista
Jon Huseby
Susann Karnowski
Todd Broadwell
Cathleen Amick
Andrew Sander
Annette Fiedler
Barrett Voigt
Lowell Flaten
Bev Herfindahl
Tony Pfau
Lindsey Knutson
Ryan Barney
Mandi Lighthizer-Schmidt
Members Present:
Meeker County Engineer
Murray County Commissioner/SRDC
McLeod County Commissioner
Mayor, City of Marshall/SRDC
Lyon County Engineer
Yellow Medicine Co. Commissioner
Chippewa County Engineer
MnDOT, D8 District Engineer
MnDOT, D8 ADE-Program Delivery
MnDOT, D8 ADE-State Aid
Western Community Action
Yellow Medicine County Engineer
Glenn Olson
Sam Muntean
Jeff Marlowe
Meg Louwagie
Willy Rabenberg
Sean Christensen
Mel Odens
Sue Hilgert
Guests:
Marshall City Engineer
Lac qui Parle County Engineer
Renville County Engineer
Congressman Peterson’s Office
Redwood County Engineer
Willmar City Engineer
Kandiyohi County Engineer
Olivia
Ashley Guenther
John Rodeberg
John Brunkhorst
Dave Halbersma
MnDOT, Student Worker
City of Glencoe/SEH
Hutchinson City Engineer
Lincoln/Pipestone County Engineer
Advisors Present:
SW RDC
UMV RDC
MnDOT, D8 Materials Engineer
MnDOT, Transit
MnDOT, D8 Construction Program Mgr.
MnDOT, D8 Planning Director
MnDOT, D8 Project Development. Mgr.
MnDOT, D8 Public Affairs Coordinator
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Welcome/Introductions
Welcome by Gerald Magnus, vice chair
Introductions by attendees
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Approval of April 1st Minutes
Add Jim Dahlvang, Gerald Magnus – names to be added to attendee list for April 1st meeting
Motion to approve minutes by Sheldon Nies: seconded by Ron Mortensen
o Minutes approved with above noted additions
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Answers to RDC Open House Questions
Lindsey reviewed 3 handouts/questions & answers
o Mid-MN Development Commission
o SWRDC
o UMVRDC
Can Hwy 15 Association do anything to get it advanced? Any direction, dates, etc.?
o Not at this time, will consider comments for next year’s round of projects discussed.
Lindsey willing to attend Hwy 15 Association meeting.
Jon spoke on issues in Hutchinson and surrounding area and funding.
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STIP Amendments/Modifications
[handout]
Motion to approve by Bob Byrnes, second by Gary Johnson
o Motion passed
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Changes to 2016-2019 ATIP
[handout]
Hwy 274 – cost reduction – included in new version
CIMS – passing lanes Hwy 23 – this version have split them out into the six locations instead of
one
Hwy 15 – Brownton to Winthrop: AP payback in FY 16
Hwy 269 – FY 15 – added $110,000 for higher cost of RR crossing
Reductions: culvert repair job in FY 16 – reductions from FY 15 applied to this
FY 17 – Hwy 40 – Milan Bridge: has been put in FY 17 due to concerns of public (bond funds);
may be moved further out – money allocated inn rehab
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Approval of 2016-2019 Draft STIP
Motion to approve by Sheldon Nies; seconded by Jon Huseby
o Motion passed
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District Engineer Update
Brief overview of legislative session
o 3% overall increase for inflation – maintains status quo
o All increases/special funding is across the entire state
o Greater MN Transit – additional $2.5/year from general fund – just this biennium
o Small Cities Assistance – one time appropriation $12.5M (each city under
5,000=$17,000)
o Policy changes – move over law now includes utility vehicles, road construction, etc.
o Policy changes – texting while driving – increased fine
o Some funding to assist MnDOT with excess right of way dispersal
o Believe there will be another TED application process in future
 Information sessions in district in first half of August – deadline Sept. 25
Overview of Willmar Wye Railroad Corridor project – will remove 7-10 trains in Willmar daily
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District Planning Director Update
Meeting materials are now online – any questions or problems, let Lindsey know
Statewide planning efforts: updating statewide multi model plan and MnSHIP; information input
meetings in districts during the summer; will send dates and info when available
Milan Bridge (Lac qui Parle Bridge) – handout
o Due to feedback from public – project has been postponed for one year – will do some
more in-depth meetings for additional input before decision made on what to do
o Have heard that several local units of government passing resolutions in support of
replacing the bridge
o There is a web site on this potential project – can sign up for email updates
o Milan Bridge Project (link to project web page)
o Discussion by Steve Kubista on the potential issues of how to get around this bridge
o Comments by Gary Johnson on the number of attendees and how MnDOT defused a
controversial issue
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Round Robin/Legislator Q/A
Gary Johnson – thank to MnDOT for mowing ditches on Hwy 59 – looks good
Aaron VanMoer – Lyon County Board adopted ½ cent local option sales tax for transportation
Bob Byrnes: in Marshall – lot of construction – thank you for working so well together and the
great communication
Bob Byrnes: Assistant City Engineer position is open
Jon Huseby: challenges with projects in Marshall – great collaboration between city, state and
state patrol and others
Gerald Magnus:
o Hwy 59 – Murray County – ditches are looking great
o Enacted wheelage tax at last meeting in Murray County
o Still talking about sales tax as another option
Susann Karnowski: Tribes and Transportation Conference Oct. 13 & 14 in Morton at Jackpot
Junction – encourage attendance
Todd Broadwell: Legislature authorized LQP and MnDOT to proceed with Hwy 275
Cathleen Amick – thank you for support for Greater MN transit – hope to strengthen process in
future
Glenn Olson: reiterated the thank you for collaboration on Marshall project issues; even
though crashes were driver related errors – thought public response was ‘spot on’ – response,
consistency, adjustments made were greatly appreciated
John Rodeberg SEH: Kent Exner told him that Hutchinson stated it has been great working with
MnDOT on the upcoming main street project
Lincoln County:
o Passed wheelage tax
o Have seen an increase in texting while driving; there is a new video – encourage you to
watch it is on YouTube (is this the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKwQ1M80o?)
o Hwy 14 is open – lot of happy people
Annette Fiedler: Safe Routes to School project - applicants applying for SRTS funds will need to
have something that addressed pedestrian bike infrastructure in their subdivision codes; Freight
Plan met again – will have one more meeting to wrap up
Mel Odens:
o Gary Danielson’s last day is June 30th
o Thanked ATP group for federal support on project in Kandiyohi County - more coming in
future
Sean Christensen: thanked everyone for support of Willmar Wye project
Jon Huseby: introduced Mandi as new PAC for MnDOT
Sheldon Nies: spoke on wheelage tax – be sure to notify public what the wheelage tax income
has been used for
FY 2017-2020 ATP Schedule
[handout]
Lindsey reviewed meeting schedule and process for new members
Dates are tentative but always submit to change
o Question by Annette: when do current members get confirmed or new members
added? Answer: will be working on it this summer along with working on guidelines and
getting it out to all members
Request – send out Outlook appointments for each of the proposed meetings
Next ATP Meeting Date & Location
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September 11 – location TBD (one suggestion was Pipestone)
State & Federal Legislative Transportation Update
Jon and Lindsey went over the Legislative Update (Serge Phillips)
[handout]
No transportation funding increase passed; both senate and house agreed on the magnitude of
the problem of aging transportation system – problem was on how to raise the money –
hopefully taken up at next session
Corridors of Commerce changes – may ask to have it not restricted to inter-regional corridors
S&I Contingency did not pass – asked Legislature to allow us to tap into funds we have for which
we have to have legislative approval
Traffic Signal timing – efforts to improve technology of traffic signals
Brief overview of special session bonding on Hwy 53 – since it was bonded, may result in
additional funds for districts
MAP 21 extended through July 31, 2015; waiting for congress to extend again or pass a new
transportation bill; if not extended, MnDOT has contingency plan for paying for federal projects
for approx. 1 year
If you have questions, get them to Lindsey and she will contact Serge Phillips for answers; will
have him on a future meeting agenda
Meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
Next meeting – September 11, 2015
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