Co-Hosted by Minnesota Transportation Alliance & Minnesota Department of Transportation
Members received details of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
This Workshop explored policy and funding details about new discretionary grant programs and had the opportunity to provide input as MnDOT works to plan for these federal funds and policy provisions.
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Topic |
Speaker & Title |
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11:00 AM |
Welcome to Chaska |
Margaret Donahoe, MN Transportation Alliance: Mayor Mark Windschitl, City of Chaska In-person speaker. |
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11:10 AM |
Opening Comments |
Congressman Dean Phillips, Congressional District 3 MnDOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher Metropolitan Council Chair Charles Zelle
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11:30 AM |
IIJA Overview |
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Serge Phillips, Federal Relations Manager, MnDOT Brian Gage, OTSM Programming and Performance Mgmt. Office Director, MnDOT |
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Brian Gage, OTSM Programming and Performance Mgmt. Office Director, MnDOT Philip Schaffner, OTSM Planning Office Director, MnDOT |
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11:45 AM |
Senator Tina Smith Remarks |
Senator Tina Smith, via Teams |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
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12:30 PM |
Senator Amy Klobuchar Remarks |
Senator Amy Klobuchar, video remarks |
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12:40 PM |
IIJA Overview |
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Victoria Nill, Director, Office of Transit & Active Transportation, MnDOT Nick Thompson, Deputy General Manager, Metro Transit
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Gloria Jeff, Metro District Livability Director, MnDOT |
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Josh Knatterud-Hubinger, Budget Director, MnDOT |
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Tim Sexton, Assistant Commissioner, Sustainability and Public Health Division, MnDOT |
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Brian Sorenson, State Traffic Engineer, MnDOT |
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Serge Phillips, Federal Relations Manager, MnDOT |
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Marni Karnowski, Chief Environmental Officer, MnDOT |
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Elisa Bottos Project Delivery Engineer, State Aid Office, MnDOT |
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Cassandra Isackson, Aeronautics Director William Gardner, Director, Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations, MnDOT |
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Jon Solberg, Metro District Planning, Program Management & Transit Office Director, MnDOT |
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2:00 PM |
Break |
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2:15 PM |
Small Groups Session 1 |
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2:40 PM |
Break |
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2:55 PM |
Small Groups Session 2 |
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3:20 PM |
Mentimeter Exercise |
Josh Root, Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, MnDOT |
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3:50 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Margaret Donahoe, MN Transportation Alliance State-Level Advocacy for 2022
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