The Transportation Policy Board meets at 1:30 p.m. at the YVCOG office, 311 North 4th Street, Suite 204, in Yakima on the 3rd Monday of each month, except for the January and February meetings.
Transportation Policy Board Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Policy Board Members – Metropolitan Planning Organizations & Regional Transportation Planning Organizations
Chair, James A. Restucci – Deputy Mayor, City Of Sunnyside
Vice Chair, John Hodkinson – Mayor, Union Gap
Ron Anderson – Commissioner, Yakima County
Patricia Byers – Council Member, City Of Yakima
Janice Gonzales – Council Member, City Of Zillah
Jose Trevino – Mayor, City of Granger
Sherry Raymond – Mayor, City of Selah
Madelyn Carlson – People For People, CEO
Jonathan Smith – YCDA, CEO
Todd Trepanier – WSDOT, Regional Administrator
Function of the Policy Board
In general, the Policy Board:
- Ensures compliance with state and federal transportation planning requirements to remain eligible for federal transportation project funding.
- Provides a forum for local, regional and state transportation agencies and other interested parties to participate in discussions of regional transportation issues.
Reviews and approves:
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- Transportation planning documents (UPWP, TIP, MTP/RTP)
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- Contracts with WSDOT for funding (MPO/RTPO, CTR)
- Contracts for transportation planning services (modeling, consultants)
- Contracts for Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) services (guaranteed ride home, interlocal agreements)
- Transportation project funding
- STP Regional prioritization process and project selection
- CMAQ prioritization process and project selection
- Transportation enhancement prioritization
- WSDOT Public Transportation Consolidated Grant – regional priorities