Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Technical Advisory Committee met February 22.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

Technical Advisory Committee Members Present:

Mark Rogers County of Kankakee

Dave Tyson City of Kankakee

Cortney Koning River Valley METRO

Joel Greer Village of Bradley

Ryan Lindenmier Illinois Department of Transportation

Tom Caldwell Illinois Department of Transportation

John Donovan Federal Highway Administration

Others Present:

Tom Magolan, and Roger Blakley, IDOT; Jon-Paul Kohler and JD Stevenson, FHWA; Mayor Linda Fowler, Aroma Park; Vice-Chairman Steve Liehr, Geoff Olson, and Delbert Skimerhorn, Kankakee County.

Call to Order:

Chairman Rogers called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.

Public Comment:

There was no public comment.

Minutes:

Chairman Rogers asked for any corrections to the minutes of the previous meeting. There were no corrections. Mr. Koning made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Tyson seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Agenda:

Chairman Rogers asked for changes to the agenda to accept it as presented. Mr. Koning motioned to approve the agenda. Mr. Tyson seconded the motion. Motion carried.

FY 2017 TIP Amendment:

Mr. Olson said there was one amendment to the fiscal year 2017 Transportation Improvement Program. The amendment was requested by Illinois Department of Transportation for milling and resurfacing of U.S. 45/52 from West Industrial Drive to 0.1 mile north of Peerbotle Avenue, HIL-017-002. The total project cost is $1,000,000 with $800,000 from national highway priority program funds and $200,000 in IDOT funds. Mr. Tyson made a motion accept the amendment. Mr. Koning seconded the motion. Motion carried.

FY 2017 UWP Amendment:

There were no amendments to the FY 2017 Unified Work Program.

FY 2018 Draft UWP:

Mr. Olson said the Fiscal Year 2018 Unified Work Program has been drafted and gave explanation of each section. He explained some of the differences compared to the current work program. He said the Executive Director position is programmed for the entire year, unlike last year when the position was vacant. Mr. Olson explained that Executive Director Skimerhorn will continue to function as the GIS coordinator, previously listed in the work program. He said another difference is with the indirect cost rate, which is currently drafted at 15.403% may be changed to the de minimus rate of 10% due to the additional documentation required under the Grant Accounting and Transparency Act. Mr. Tyson motioned to accept the Draft Fiscal Year 2018 Unified Work Program. Mr. Lindenmier seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Airport Improvements:

There was no update on the airport improvement project, but Mr. Olson said there was a meeting in a couple days that may provide an update for the next meeting.

New Business:

There was no new business

Old Business:

There was no old business.

Next Scheduled Meeting:

The next MPO Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Committee meetings will be on May 10, 2017 starting at 3:00 pm.

Adjournment:

Mr. Tyson motioned for adjournment and Mr. Koning seconded. Motion carried. Chairman Rogers adjourned the meeting at 3:11 p.m.

http://planning.k3county.net/files/committee/2017_02_22_tac_minutes.pdf