Gov. Bill Ritter 's Blue Ribbon Transportation Finance and Implementation Panel meets tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 15) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oxford Hotel in Denver 1600 17th St.
Gov. Ritter convened the 30-member Transportation Finance and Implementation Panel earlier this year to explore the state's transportation funding challenges. The state's primary revenue sources are declining while demand and the costs of construction and maintenance are rising.
The panel's work commenced in April with a statewide transportation summit. Since then, the panel has met 12 times in communities around Colorado
Here is the complete agenda for Thursday's meeting:
I. Coffee and Continental Breakfast
II. Welcome and Introductions from Co-Chairs
Doug Aden, Cary Kennedy and Bob Tointon
III. Comment from Russ George, CDOT Executive Director
IV. Process Review – Carla Perez, Governor Ritter's Office
V. Review Remaining Policy Issues
a. Climate Action and VMT
b. Economic Development and Transportation
c. Severance Tax and Transportation
d. Performance and Accountability
VI. Pilot Recommendation
a. VMT Pilot Proposal
VII. Finalize Funding Recommendations
a. Comments from 10/25 exercise
b. Impact fees for Regional Transportation Authorities (RTAs)
VIII. Discussion on Post-Recommendation Activities of the Panel
a. Communication and Outreach – "It's all in the Presentation"
b. Small group exercise
c. Full group discussion
IX. Closing comments from co-chairs and Russ George
