Technical Committee

The Technical Committee membership primarily consists of the technical staffs of the local governmental agencies.  Transportation projects that are considered by the Policy Committee typically begin at the Technical Committee level.  The KATS Technical Committee makes recommendations to the Policy Committee for action.

Meeting Schedule
Meeting Agendas
Meeting Minutes
Voting Members
Bylaws

Meeting Schedule 2010 Technical Committee January 7 CANCELLED July 8 CANCELLED February 11 August 12 March 11 September 9 April 8 October 14 May 13 November 4 June 10 December 2

Technical Committee meetings typically start at 9:00 a.m. and are held at the Kalamazoo County Road Commission, 3801 East Kilgore Road.  Public notices for each meeting are posted at Kalamazoo County cities, villages, and townships.

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Agendas are available one week prior to a meeting.

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Agendas 2009 2010 January 8, 2009 January 7 (NO MEETING) Febuary 12, 2009 February 11, 2010 March 12, 2009 March 11, 2010 April 9, 2009 April 8, 2010 May 14, 2009 May 13, 2010 June 11, 2009 June 10, 2010 July 9, 2009 July 8 (NO MEETING) August 13, 2009 August 12, 2010 September 10, 2009 September 9, 2010 October 8, 2009   November 5, 2009   December 3, 2009

Minutes 2009 2010 January 8, 2009 No January Meeting February 12, 2009 February 11, 2010 March 12, 2009 March 11, 2010 April 9, 2009 April 8, 2010 May 14, 2009 May 13, 2010 June 11, 2009 June 10, 2010 July 9, 2009 No July Meeting August 13, 2009 August 12, 2010 September 10, 2009   October 8, 2009   November 5, 2009   DECEMBER 3, 2009

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Technical Committee Voting Members

John Byrnes, Traffic Services Director
Kalamazoo County Road Commission
Technical Committee Chairperson

Chris Barnes, Director
City of Portage Transportation and Utilities
Technical Committee Vice-Chairperson

Muhammad Arif, Traffic Engineer
City of Portage Transportation and Utilities

Michael Bippley, Traffic and Safety Engineer
Michigan Department of Transportation

Dennis Durham, City Manager
City of Parchment

Chris Forth, Deputy Director
City of Portage Community Development

Rick Fowler, Transportation Planner
Bureau of Transportation Planning
Michigan Department of Transportation

Darrell Harden, Transportation Planner
MDOT Southwest Region Office

Dale Hein, Program Manager
Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority

Keith Hernandez, City Planner/Deputy Director of Community Planning and Development
Community Planning and Development
City of Kalamazoo

Tom Hohm, Chief Engineer
Kalamazoo County Road Commission

Dwight Leeks, Traffic Engineering Technician
Kalamazoo County Road Commission

Cheri Lutz, Village Manager
Village of Schoolcraft

Lotta Jarnefelt, Director
Kalamazoo County Department of Planning and Community Development

Fred Nagler, Assistant City Engineer
City of Kalamazoo Public Services

William Schomisch, Director
Department of Transportation
City of Kalamazoo

Steve Skalski, Senior Civil Engineer
City of Kalamazoo Public Services

Jodi Stefforia, Planning Director
Oshtemo Township

Frank Szopo, City Engineer
City of Kalamazoo Public Services

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