MEETING MINUTES The Tomorrow Plan Steering Committee 4:00 p.m.

, Thursday, March 1, 2012 Des Moines Area MPO Office Des Moines, Iowa The Tomorrow Plan Steering Committee held a meeting at 4:00 p.m. on March 1, 2012, at the Des Moines Area MPO office. Before the meeting, the MPO staff sent agenda packets to The Tomorrow Plan Steering Committee and posted the agenda at the MPO office at 7:29 a.m. on February 27, 2012. In addition to these published tentative minutes, there may be additional meeting notes on file with the MPO staff that are public records and available upon request as provided by law. These tentative minutes reflect all action taken at the meeting.
Members Present: Eric Burmeister, Polk County Housing Trust Fund Jay Byers, Greater Des Moines Partnership Chris Coleman, City of Des Moines* Brad Golightly, Dallas County Tom Hockensmith, Polk County* Larry Hulse, City of Des Moines Doug Johnston, Iowa State University Tammie Krausman, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Bob Mahaffey, City of Des Moines* Ted Ohmart, Des Moines Area MPO* John Peterson, City of Ankeny Elizabeth Presutti, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority Ruth Randleman, City of Carlisle Linda Schemmel, City of West Des Moines David Wilwerding, City of Johnston Members Absent: Bob Andeweg, City of Urbandale Elisabeth Buck, United Way of Central Iowa Angela Connolly, Polk County Frank Cownie, City of Des Moines Barry Griswell, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Frank Strong, Central Iowa Center for Independent Living Aaron Todd, Center on Sustainable Communities Russ Trimble, City of West Des Moines Jason Wells, Young Professionals Connection Others Present: Steve Eggleston, HUD Dennis Parker, Polk County Conservation James Miner, Sasaki Associates (Via Phone) Lynn Carlton, Sasaki Associates (Via Phone) Hope Stege, Sasaki Associates (Via Phone) Sarah Madden, Sasaki Associates (Via Phone) Chris Horne, Sasaki Associates (Via Phone) Pat Boddy, RDG Planning and Design Lorin Ditzler, RDG Planning and Design Gary Lozano, RDG Planning and Design Staff Present: Todd Ashby, Executive Director Stephanie Ripperger, Executive Administrator Dylan Mullenix, Principal Transportation Planner * MPO Executive Committee Member

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1. Call to Order MPO Chair Chris Coleman called the March 1, 2012, meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. 2. Approval of the Agenda MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the March 1, 2012, Steering Committee meeting agenda.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes MOTION: A motion was made and seconded to approve the January 5, 2012, Steering Committee meeting minutes.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4. Regional Focus Polk County Soil & Water Conservation District staff presented; discussion only on item 4. 5. Success of The Tomorrow Plan The Sasaki team presented; discussion only on item 5. 6. Outreach Series 2 Review + Scenario Development Update The Sasaki team presented; discussion only on item 6. 7. Update on Commentary Efforts Elizabeth Presutti and Jay Byers provided updates on DART and Capital Crossroads, respectively; discussion only on item 7. 8. Upcoming Events MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 8. 9. One-On-One Steering Committee Meetings MPO staff presented; discussion only on item 9. 10. Other Non-Action Items of Interest to the Committee No other items were discussed. 11. Next Meeting Date The next meeting date is tentatively Thursday, April 12, 2012. 12. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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