The North Shore Council of Mayors
Introduction
North Shore Council Membership
Current Program and Methodology
Technical Committee (includes meeting dates, agendas and minutes)
Annual Report
History and Previous Projects
Introduction
The Northwest Municipal Conference serves as home for the North Shore Council of Mayors, a cooperative body focused upon programming federal transportation funding for local road, transit, and bicycle facility projects. Members of the North Shore Council operate through a Technical Committee comprised of local engineers and public works directors whose mission is to identify and address local improvements to the transportation network. The North Shore Council is one of 11 sub-regional councils in the Chicago region that represent local governments on transportation issues through the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). CMAP serves as the Chicago region’s metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and is responsible for the programming of federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding.
The staff contact for the North Shore Council of Mayors is Christopher Staron, who can be reached at 847-296-9200 x 31 or cstaron@nwmc-cog.org.
North Shore Council Membership
The following municipalities are members of the North Shore Council: Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Kenilworth, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka.
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Current Program and Methodology
The North Shore Council has programmed future STP funds through fiscal year 2016.
FFY 2012-2016 STP
The North Shore Council programs STP funding utilizing a methodology developed specifically with the needs of the communities in mind. The council revised the methodology and programming policies in early 2012.
North Shore STP Methodology
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Technical Committee
The North Shore Council of Mayors Technical Committee is responsible for the programming of STP funds, and is composed of a representative from each of the twelve member municipalities. The full Council votes on all substantive decisions made by the Technical Committee at the next NWMC Board meeting.
Meeting Schedule
Technical Committee Meetings are held quarterly on the third Wednesday of the month. All Technical Committee meetings are held at the Skokie Village Hall and begin at 8:30am. The 2012 meeting schedule is as follows:
March 21, 2012
June 20, 2012
September 19, 2012
December 19, 2012
Agendas and Minutes
Agendas and minutes from previous Technical Committee meetings:
December 21, 2011 - 
Agenda Packet (includes minutes from September 21, 2011)
September 21, 2011 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from June 15, 2011)
June 15, 2011 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from March 16, 2011)
March 16, 2011 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from December 15, 2010)
December 15, 2010 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from September 15, 2010)
September 15, 2010 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from June 16, 2010)
June 16, 2010 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from March 17, 2010)
March 17, 2010 - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from January 27, 2010)
January 27, 2010 (special meeting) - Agenda Packet (includes minutes from December 16, 2009)
December 16, 2009 Agenda
September 16, 2009 Minutes
September 16, 2009 Agenda
June 17, 2009 Minutes
June 17, 2009 Agenda
March 18, 2009 Minutes
March 18, 2009 Agenda
December 17, 2008 Minutes
December 17, 2008 Agenda
September 17, 2008 Minutes
September 17, 2008 Agenda
June 18, 2008 Minutes
June 18, 2008 Agenda
March 19, 2008 Minutes
March 19, 2008 Agenda
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Annual Report
Each winter, the North Shore Council produces an annual report on their activities and accomplishments for the previously completed federal fiscal year, which runs October 1 - September 30. Also included in the report is the Council's current Surface Transportation Program summary.
FFY 2011 Annual Report
FFY 2010 Annual Report
FYY 2009 Annual Report
FYY 2008 Annual Report
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History and Previous Projects
Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding was created by Congress through the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and renewed through the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century in 1998 and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005. STP funding is intended for local governments to address specific transportation issues within their geographic regions. CMAP distributes STP funds based upon a council’s population.
The North Shore Council has used STP funding to reconstruct roadways Evanston and Skokie, repair pavement conditions in Northbrook and Northfield, and modernize traffic signals in Morton Grove. Wilmette is currently utilizing STP funding to reconstruct Sheridan Road.
The following is a list of all projects accomplished in the North Shore Council using STP funds and similar locally programmed fund sources from 1972 to through federal FY 2007.
North Shore Council of Mayors STP History
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