20 June 2007 Meeting Agenda

The next meeting of the Southwest Rail Corridor Coalition is set for Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Please provide any additions to the agenda to Jay Smyth by June 18th.

Southwest Rail Corridor Coalition Meeting

June 20, 2007

AGENDA (Draft)

  1. New Coalition members - Jay Smyth

    Gannett Fleming

    Sonoran Institute

    Copper Basin Railway

    Get cities/local governments to join

    Get businesses to join

  2. Increasing the professional standing of the Coalition - Jay Smyth

    a) Report on meeting of AzTA, FOT, ARPA, and SWRC

    b) Introduction of Eric Emmert, Dorn Policy Group, Inc.

    c) New SWRC brochure

  3. Planning for September 28, 2007 SWRC/ARPA/AzTA Passenger Rail Symposium - Jay Smyth
  4. Report from ADOT - TBD

    a) State of Arizona 2007 Railroad Inventory & Assessment

    b) Phoenix to Tucson High Speed Strategic Plan

  5. Governor’s Executive Order 2007-02, Expanding Arizona’s Transportation Options

    - Status of ADOT report per the Executive Order - TBD

    - SWRC meeting with Shannon Scutari, Governor’s office - Jay Smyth and Mike Garey

  6. Report on MAG Commuter Rail Strategic Plan - Kevin Wallace
  7. Amtrak in Arizona - Mike Garey
  8. Update of Project Charter by identifying key issues - Jay Smyth
  9. Future Events

    * August TBD, 2007 Core Project Team Meeting

    * September 28 2007 - SWRC/ARPA/AzTA Passenger Rail Symposium

    * November TBD, 2007 SWRC Coalition (full team)