Technical Advisory Committee

Overview 

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Bismarck-Mandan MPO represents the member cities/counties, North Dakota Department ofConstruction workers working on roadway Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and the local transit authority. This group is responsible for facilitating the recommendations to assist the Policy Board in the transportation planning decision making process for the MPO study area.

TAC Meetings 

  • 10:00 am
  • Tom Baker Meeting Room, City/County Building, 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND 58501 (January-June)
  • Ed "Bosh" Froehlich Meeting Room, Mandan City Hall, 205 2nd Ave NW, Mandan, ND 58554 (July-December)

The City of Bismarck and Technical Advisory Committee members are encouraging citizens to provide their comments for public hearing items via Email. The comments will be sent to the Technical Advisory Committee members prior to the meeting and included in the minutes of the meeting. To ensure your comments are received and distributed prior to the meeting, please submit them by 5 pm one business day prior to the meeting and reference the agenda item your comment addresses.

If you would like to appear via video or audio link for a 3-5-minute comment on a public hearing item, please provide your e-mail address and contact information via Email at least one business day before the meeting.

The physical meeting room will be open to the public, but we certainly understand the public wishing to limit their exposure at this time, while still participating in government. Many of the Technical Advisory Committee members will be attending this meeting remotely.

As always, live meeting coverage is available on Government Access Channels 2 & 602HD or streaming live and archived online at Dakota Media Access (Link).

2026 Meeting Schedule 

  • January 20
  • February 17
  • March 16
  • April 20
  • May 18
  • June 15
  • July 20
  • August 17
  • September 14
  • October 19
  • November 16
  • December 14

TAC meetings are televised and streamed live on Government Access Channel 2 and Channel 602 HD. Recordings of past meetings can be found on Dakota Media Access (Link).

Agendas & Minutes

The  February 2026 TAC Meeting Packet (PDF) and the Addendum I to Item 6 is available for viewing or downloading.  Agenda packets and minutes from prior meetings can be found on the City of Bismarck Agenda Center.


Members 

  • Daniel Nairn, Bismarck Planning Director
  • Vacant, Freight Industry Representative
  • Dan Schriock, Burleigh County Assistant Engineer 
  • Gabe Schell, Bismarck City Engineer
  • Deidre Hughes, Bis-Man Transit
  • John Saiki, Morton County Engineer
  • Vacant, Mandan City Planner
  • Jarek Wigness, Mandan City Engineer
  • Loretta Marshik, Lincoln City Engineer
  • Mitch Flanagan, Burleigh County Planning Director / CBO
  • Natalie Pierce, Morton County Planning & Zoning Director
  • Kim Riepl, Bismarck-Mandan MPO Executive Director
  • Logan Beise, NDDOT District Office
  • Will Hutchings, NDDOT Local Government Division / MPO Coordinator

The MPO is presently accepting applications for an opening to represent the interests of the Freight community within the Bismarck-Mandan Metro-area.  The position will be left open until filled.  The application form (PDF) is available online. Please contact the MPO for more information.  

MPO Public Comment Policy 

      The MPO Public Comment Policy can be accessed here.