[1. Call to Order. Public comment on any item on the agenda.] [00:00:11] MEETING OF THE THE MPO TO ORDER. PUBLIC COMMENT CAN TAKE ANY ITEM ON THE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE ON ANY ITEM, JUST USE THE OPTION TO RAISE YOUR HAND ON THAT. INTRODUCE OUR TWO NEW EMPLOYEES. >> [INAUDIBLE] OR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER AN JENNIFER [NAME] WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM AT THE MPO. >> FULLY STAFFED. [2. Consideration and Take Action on the minutes of the August 25, 2020 and the September 1, 2020 meetings.] LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 2, CONSIDERATION TAKE ACTION ON THE MITTS FROM THE AUGUST 5TH, 2020 AN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020 MEETINGS. ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS FROM THE MINUTES? EAGLE ENTERTAIN. >> THIS IS DALE SPURGIN I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE MINUTES. >> MOTION, SECOND? >> MR. CHAIRMAN THIS IS JUDGE BOLLS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME BUT I'LL SECOND IT. >> JUDGE BOLLS WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL FAVOR SAY AYE? [3. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the amendment to the FYs 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).] OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED. ITEM 3 HOLD A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. >> SO, IN PUTTING IN YOUR PACKET THIS IS THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THIS DOCUMENT. WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT RAN FOR THE PAPER FOR DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 11TH AND THIS IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY ON THIS TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT. SO, WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES. I'M GOING TO GO OVER THEM INDIVIDUALLY. THIS WAS ALL INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET STOW THINGS THAT SEE IN ORANGE IN YOUR PACKET WERE THE THINGS THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTED ON. THE THINGS IN RED WERE CHANGES AFTER THE COMMITTEE MET. I DID MAKE RECOMMENDATION ON HIGHWAY PROJECTS, THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CHANGES. COVER PAGE THE DATE WAS CHANGES. THE ADDRESS ON PAGE 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND AS I SAID WE WILL CHANGE THAT NOW TO SHOW [INAUDIBLE] BUT ONCE WE GET PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WILL BE CHANGED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AS OF TODAY WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED [INAUDIBLE] ADDRESS CHANGE. THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THE ITEM IN READ THAT IT WAS ADDED FOR THIS AMENDMENT 3 WITH THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS RECEIVED AND THAT WILL BE IN THE FINAL DOCUMENT. THE INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN SHOWS NOTICES POSTED RAN IN THE ABILENE REPORTER DECEMBER [INAUDIBLE] INFORMATION THAT YOU SEE ON THESE, AND THESE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS, THE ITEM HERE, THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED. SAME THINK YOU SEE ON IF RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN THAT WAS MOVED FROM 2022 TO 23 AND CHANGED TO JONES COUNTY. BOTTOM HALF OF THE SCREEN WAS REMOVED BECAUSE THE LET DATE WAS PUSHED TO AUGUST 2025. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS FOR THE HIGHWAY. NOW WE WILL GET INTO TRANSIT ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS A HIGHWAY FINANCIAL SUMMARY THAT MATCHES THOSE ITEMS I JUST EXPLAINED. THIS IS THE HEY WAY PROJECTS MAP [00:05:01] THAT WAS UPDATED. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE FIVE PROJECTS TOTAL THAT ARE IN THE DOCUMENT. WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE IN 2022 AND THE THREE THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN 2023. IN IS THE TRANSIT PORTION OF IT. LET ME GET TO THAT PAGE IN MY DOCUMENT. ITEM RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THIS DESCRIPTION WAS CHANGED TO BUS REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE VERY BOTTOM WAS COMPLETELY ADDED INTO THE DOCUMENT. 2022 WE ADDED TWO PROJECTS THOSE LISTED AT THAT TIME BOTTOM IN ORANGE. ON 2023 WE CHANGED THE DATE OF THE A PORTIONMENT YEAR TO 2021 AND ALSO ADDED THIS PROJECT. SOME OF THESE DO SAY TO 23 BUT THE [INAUDIBLE] YEAR IS THE DATE OF THE GRANT. 204 THESE ARE THE PROJECTS. THERE'S NO CHANGES IN THAT DOCUMENT FOR THAT. THIS IS A TRANSIT FINANCIAL SUMMARY THAT MATCHES AGAIN WHAT WE DISCUSSED ON THE PROJECTS ADDED. THE CHANGES ARE CHANGES FOR [INAUDIBLE] B, WHICH IS THE HISTORY, ITEMS IN ORANGE AND RED. CAN DOCUMENT CHANGES ARE AT THE TOP. THE SAME THING THE FIRST ONE, WE FLIPPED THAT ONE APART AND REMOVED THE TWO BOTTOM ONES. PROJECTS LISTING THIS IS FOR THE PERFORMANCE MEASURE AND WE HAD TO REMOVE OUT THE LAST ONE FOR 2025 SO THIS IS THE INFORMATION ON THAT FOUND ON PAGE 36 OF YOUR DOCUMENT. WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL THE CHANGES IN THE DOCUMENT AS I SAID THE TECH DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND ACTION THAT ACTION WE ARE REQUESTING IS APPROVAL TO THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 2021. I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE HOSTING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SOMEONE TO RAISE THEIR HAND IF THEY CALLED INTO THE PUBLIC NUMBER. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES, IT SHOULD BE. WE CAN'T SEE ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] >> I OFFER AN EXPLANATION ON THE PROJECTS OF JONES COUNTY BACK A YEAR. THE DESIGN OR TIME. >> I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TXDOT REPR REPRESENTATIVES HERE. >> CAN I ANSWER THAT FOR YOU MR. SPURGIN. AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE NEED TO SEE YOU OR ZOOM ABOUT THAT PROJECT BUT LONG STORY SHORT, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PROJECTS I'VE EVER SEEN AS FAR AS DESIGN ISSUES, UTILITY THE ISSUES, RIGHT OF WAY ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND EVERY TIME WE THINK WE HAVE [00:10:06] A SOLUTION THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE LOOK AT. WE HAD A MEETING WITH GLENN OR NEW D.E. HE MADE SOME DECISIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE PENDING AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. WE STILL NEED TO GET OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT SCHEMATIC APPROVED. SO MOVING IT BACK A YEAR YOU KNOW IS PROBABLY THE BEST CASE SCENARIO, BUT THAT BEING SAID, LET'S SET UP A RESPIRATE MEETING AND GO OVER THAT IN DETAIL BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES, BECAUSE TO BE PERFECTLY CANDID WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO STOP. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE INTERCHANGE THE FRONT DAMAGE ROAD, THERE IS SOME WEAVING PROBLEMS, SOME GEOMETRY PROBLEMS AND THEN NATURALLY, THERE'S SOME FUNDING PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE ARE TIED TO THAT $13.5 MILLION WE GOT OUT OF CATEGORY 4 MONEY AND NOT MPO MONEY. >> RIGHT. >> SO THAT BEING SAID, I'LL SET UP A MEETING. TELL YOU WHAT. SEND ME AND EMAIL TELL ME. I WANT TO BE PERFECTLY TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN. >> WELL I APPRECIATE THAT. MY GOAL WAS TO MAKE IT AS DIFFICULT AS POSSIBLE YOU KNOW WHEN WE PUT THIS ON THE LIST 20 YEARS AGO OR WHATEVER. BUT YEAH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MOVE IT BACK INTO TIGHTER COUNTY THAT WOULD BE FINE TOO. >> JONES COUNTY PORTION IS FINE JUDGE SPURGIN. IT'S THE TAYLOR COUNTY PART THAT'S CAUSING THE ISSUES THERE WHERE THE INTERCHANGE IS, BUT ANYWAY, APOLOGIZE THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE BUT WE NEED TO SET UP A MEETING BECAUSE WE LOOK AT A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH OUR CONSULTANT AND A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES. WE THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH BUT LETS HAVE SOMETHING IN MID JANUARY AND WE'LL SEE. >> WELL I WOULD PREFER THAT WE DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND NOT CREATE A PROBLEM THAT'S GOT TO BE FIXED DOWN THE ROAD. SO I'M HAPPY TO BE PATIENT JUST SIMPLY ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION SO I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. CHAIRMAN THIS IS JUDGE BOLLS IS TAYLOR COUNTY JUDGE MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE I WOULD BE INTERESTED ATTENDING THAT MEETING WHEREVER IT'S GOING TO BE. IF THIS IS TAILED OR COUNTY'S PROBLEM IT'S NEWS TO ME. SO LIKE JUDGE SPURGIN I WATCH THE PROJECT AND WONDER WHY IT CAN'T GET ON A LIST. NEITHER ONE OF US IS GOING TO BE ALIVE BY THE TIME THIS PROJECT TAKES PLACE SO IN TERMS OF THE LEGACY OF SOME KIND THIS ONE IS GOOD AS ANY TOO TIE MY NAME TO. >> WELL, SHANE I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LEFT OUT IF I'M GOING TO HAVE JUDGE SPURGIN AND JUDGE BOLLS THERE LET'S JUST INVITE THE WHOLE POLICY BOARD AND LET'S GO OVER THIS PROJECT IN DETAIL. LONG STORY SHORT THE GEOMETRY THERE AT THE 83 INTERCHANGE IS A VERY SHORT DISTANCE TO FM ROAD AND AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SO IT'S NOT THE FM ROAD THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT'S HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THAT INTERCHANGE. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT SIX WAYS TO SUNDAY BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME AND THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT. BUT, ANYWAY, THAT BEING SAID, LET'S SET UP SOMETHING FOR MID JANUARY AND WE'LL DO A FULL PRESENTATION. >> YOU'LL TO HAVE WORK WITH US SO WE CAN GET THAT POSTED. THAT WILL BE A QUORUM OF THE POLICY BOARD SO WE WILL WORK TO GET IT POSTED. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO POLITELY DECLINE SINCE IT WASN'T A CORE ISSUE. >> OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING ON THIS. SO, I WILL SAY THAT PROBABLY EARLY NEXT YEAR NEXT SUMMER WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING. BUT YES, I'LL INCLUDE THE TWO JUDGES. >> WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED ALSO SINCE IT'S [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT. [00:15:06] >> IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE THAT ON AN AGENDA THE SECOND MEETING IN 2021 AND SAVE THAT DATE FOR EVERYBODY. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> NOT QUITE THE DETAIL THAT JUDGE BOLLS AND JUDGE SPURGIN WILL GET BUT AN UPDATE FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AMENDMENT? HEARING NONE I WILL ASK FOR MOTION. >> MR. CHAIRMAN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. >> WE HAVE A MORTGAGE H MOTION FROM JUDGE BOLLS. >> THIS IS DALE SPURGIN I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. >> SECOND FROM JUDGE SPURGIN. IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? THAT MOTION IS APPROVED. >> BEFORE YOU GO TO THE NEXT ITEM I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT QUORUM ISSUE GLENN ALLBRITTON IS GOING TO JOIN THAT MEETING WITH JUDGE BOLLS AND MYSELF, THAT WILL ALSO BE A QUORUM SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT GLENN'S PARTICIPATION IN THAT MEETING WITH TXDOT WILL BE BUT WE MUST BE MINDFUL ABOUT THE QUORUM. >> WE WILL MAKE SURE TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT JUDGE AND MEET WITH YOU. WE MAY MEET RESPIRATELY BUT -- SEPARATELY, BUT WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. >> WE HAVE A GAME PLAN GOING FORWARD. WE GOT A GAME PLAN GOING. WE JUST GOT TO GET IT TO THE PUBLIC PROCESS [INAUDIBLE] THAT WILL AVOID THE QUORUM ISSUE. WE CAN ADDRESS IT AT THE NEXT MPO MEETING. >> THANKS A LOT. >> GLENN, WHILE YOU'RE [INAUDIBLE] [4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the MPO’s 2020 Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan Resolution.] GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR THAT. SO, THE TRANSIT ASSET MANAGEMENT THAT LOOKS AT BUS AN THE FACILITIES COMPLETE WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR AGE AND PERFORMANCE ON JUNE 20, 2017 [INAUDIBLE] AND SO THIS IS A NEW VERSION THAT CITY LINK HAS PREPARED DONE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2020. IT COVERS -- AND I PREPARED A RESOLUTION THAT TARGETS THAT AS PROPOSED. BOBBY, ARE YOU THERE? >> I AM HERE. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME. >> YES, SIR. >> OKAY, GOOD. OPEN ACCORDING TO THE PACKET THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO THE MPO IT LOOKS LIKES IT'S ON PAGE 73 AND LISA HAS GOT IT ON THE SCREEN NOW SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE PAGE THAT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN THE FURTHER-MOST LEFT STARTS WITH THE INTRODUCTION THEN GOES TO A TABLE OF PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND MEASURES. THESE ARE OF COURSE THIS TAM PLAN IS A 5 YEAR PLAN SO THE TABLE HERE SHOWS 2021 THROUGH 2025 AND THE PERCENTAGES THAT YOU SEE IN THE AREAS OF THE TABLE REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT WE ARE DUE TO [00:20:03] REPLACE WITHIN THAT [INAUDIBLE] SO FOR TARGET 2021 YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A HUNDRED PER CENT CAR CATEGORY NON-REVENUE SUPPORT VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE PLACED AN ORDER FOR THAT SHOULD BE RECEIVED IN JANUARY. HOPEFULLY AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. FURTHER DOWN SO CUT AWAY BUSES 2021 PLANNING TO REPLACE 10 PERCENT WHICH WILL FEET INTO 2022 YEAR 20 PERCENT REPLACEMENT OF THE CUT AWAYS THERE. AS WE HAD MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM WITH TIP WITH SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE REVISED IN THE TRANSIT PORTION OF THE TIP REFLECTS THE TARGETS HERE THAT AS YOU SEE, TO REPLACE THE MUCH NEEDED VEHICLES. WE HAVE GOT THE FUNDING IN PLACE TO DO THAT. SO WITH THIS TAM PLAN THIS IS THE REVISED VERSION THAT WE COMPLETED BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE WAY THAT THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION HELPED DESIGN THIS BORDER PLATE IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, IT IS BASICALLY DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN SO THAT'S HOW WE ARE USING IT HERE AT CITY LINK. DOCUMENTATION FURTHER INTO THE DOCUMENT ACTUALLY WE TALK ABOUT THE CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPLACEMENT COST VALUE. LITTLE FURTHER, SEE WHICH SLIDE WE HAVE HERE. LISA, IF YOU COULD FLIP ON THE SL SLIDE. YEAH. THERE SHOWS THE CONDITION OF ALL OF OUR VEHICLES THERE. BUT THE LAST SLIDE THAT WE HAVE HERE WITH THE TAM PLAN ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT AS IT'S UNDER APPENDIX C, THE REPLACEMENT MODULE AND THE LAST TABLE SHOWS -- THE PRINT IS SO FINE I CAN'T HARDLY SEE IT. IT BASICALLY SHOWS THE FUNDING AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE LINED OUT FOR EACH OF THOSE FISCAL YEARS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT THAN WHAT WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO WITH THE TRANSIT MANAGEMENT PLAN. IT SERVES ITS PURPOSE AS FAR AS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND LINE OUT WHAT AN AGENCY NEED TO DO TO REPLACE THE VEHICLES AT CERTAIN CYCLE OF TWHAL EX -- WH EXACTLY THEY NEEDED. OUR TRANSIT AGENCY TENDS TO PUT A LIFE ON THESE VEHICLES MUCH LONGER THAN WHAT THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES ARE. LIKE THE CUT AWAY BUSES THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING SOON. THE AGE OF THOSE VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SURPASSED THREE TIMES OVER. SO, ONCE WE GET A VEHICLE WE USE IT AND ABUSE THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUR MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF EVERY SINGLE ASSET. IT HELPS US ALIGN THAT AND ALSO TO THE MPO TO ADOPT THIS AS YOUR PLAN AS WELL. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THIS IS DALE SPURGIN. CAN YOU JUST DESCRIBE OR TELL ME [00:25:06] WHAT A CUT AWAY BUS IS? >> A CUT AWAY IS THE SMALLER BUSES THAT YOU SEE THAT WE RUN AROUND TOWN. THEY ARE BASICALLY THE FRONT CAB PART OF IT IS STANDARD OEM. USUALLY E-450 OR 2500 OR 3500. THE REASON THEY CALL IT A CUT AWAY IS BECAUSE THE CAB PORTION OF IT WHICH IS BAKES TH-- BASICALLY THE SAME AS A TRUCK OR PASSENGER VAN. AFTER YOU PASS THAT CUT AWAY IT IS CUT AWAY FROM THE BODY TO SPECIFICSES AND REPLACED ONTO THE FRAME. THAT'S THE REASON THEY CALL IT A CUT AWAY BUT THAT'S THE ONE WE USE FOR OUR PARA TRANSIT SERVICE THAT PROVIDE DOOR TO DOOR OR CURB TO CURB SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. >> WHAT IS THE THE CAPACITY OF THOSE TYPICALLY? I KNOW IT'S HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. >> WE HAVE GOT OUR CLIENTELE THAT WE TRANSPORT AND THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SEATING CONFIGURATIONS AN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NICE ABOUT A CUT AWAY VEHICLE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SET UP THE SEATING CAPACITY AND ARRANGEMENT IN MOM OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE'VE GOT SOME RIGHT NOW THAT ACTUALLY ARE, THEY HAVE LIKE NINE SEATS AND THEY CAN ALSO CARRY THREE WHEELCHAIRS AT THE SAME TIME SO IT'S LIKE A NINE AND THREE CONFIGURATION. 2005 GOT SOME THAT ARE 12 AND 2. WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT ONE OR TWO THAT ARE ACTUALLY TRANSPORT 5 WHEELCHAIRS WITH A COUPLE OF SEATS SO IT'S JUST A NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO IT. YOU CAN GO UP WITH THIS PARTICULAR SIZE VEHICLE YOU CAN GO UP TO 18 SEATS WITH TWO WHEE WHEELCHAIRS. >> THANKS. >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE WAY THE RESOLUTION IS WROTE IS WE ARE SUPPORTING THE CITY LINK'S PLAN AND HOW THAT IS ACCOMPLISHED IS WHEN Y'ALL IMPROVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S THE SUPPORT IT SHOWS SO THAT'S THE TIE IN BETWEEN THE TIP AND THIS TAM. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> MR. CHAIRMAN THIS IS DAME SPURGIN I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE I GUESS THIS RESOLUTION THAT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SIGN AS PER THIS PLAN. >> THIS IS GLENN ALLBRITTON, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MOTION BY JUDGE SPURGIN SECOND BY GLENN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? OPPOSED? THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED. WE MOVE TO ITEM 5 WHICH IS [5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the Election of Officers.] REPORT [INAUDIBLE] TAKE ACTION ON THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. LISA. >> SO THE BYLAWS REQUIRE THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD [INAUDIBLE] ASSUMES THE DUTY OF THE CHAIR IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CHAIR AND THE PERSON HAS TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. THEY ALSO MAY BE ELECTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON OR MEMBERSHIP POSITION FOR A TERM OF TWO FEDERAL FIGURES CAL YEARS AND THEN REELECTED SO THAT MEANS THIS TERM ACTUALLY SHOULD START OCTOBER 1ST OF 2020 AND RUN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022. THE TERMS FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE JUDGE BOLLS WE [INAUDIBLE] AN EXTRA YEAR TERM INSPIRED IN 2019 SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. COUNCILMAN PRICE [INAUDIBLE] WE ARE ASKING FOR THE ELECTION OF A CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON. >> MR. CHAIRMAN THIS IS DALE SPURGIN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE KEEP THE EXISTING OFFICERS AS IS FOR ANOTHER TERM. >> MOTION TO KEEP EXISTING. SECOND? >> THIS IS GLENN ALLBRITTON. I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR S AYE? >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? OKAY, THE OFFICERS IS CONCLUDED. [6. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Any Action on the MPO’s 2021 Meeting Dates.] [00:30:07] WE'VE GOT ITEM NUMBER 6 RECEIVER REPORT TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE MPO'S 2021 MEETING DATES. ONE OF THE THINGS TO DISCUSS AT THIS TIME WILL ALSO BE THE FORMAT FOR MEETINGS WILL BE CHANGED TO ONLINE BACK IN THE SUMMERTIME [INAUDIBLE] THE DATE IT WOULD BE WAS THROUGH 2021 -- 2020 SO WE NEED TO DECIDE IF WE ARE GOING TO RETURN TO IN PERSON MEETINGS AT SOME POINT. LISA YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DATES YOU HAVE IN THE PACKET. >> YES, SIR, I SURE WILL. THE POLICY BOARD NORMALLY MEETS TUESDAY EVERY MONTH 1:30 SO HERE'S THE LIST. AS YOU CAN SEE WE DID TRY TO GET THE HOLIDAYS FOR BOTH COUNTIES, THE CITY OF THAI AND THE CITY OF TXDOT SO THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU SEE IN THE BRACKETS NEXT TO THE DATE. SO WE HAVE FEBRUARY 16 PRESIDENTS DAY BEFORE THAT ON FEBRUARY 15 WHICH IS A HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TYE TAYLOR COUNTY AND TXDOT. APRIL 20 IS THE DAY AFTER THAT WHICH IS APRIL 21ST [INAUDIBLE] OCTOBER 15, DECEMBER 25 WEEK OF CHRISTMAS WHICH MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR A MEETING. [INAUDIBLE] ANY CHANGES IN THAT SCHEDULE OR CONFLICTS [INAUDIBLE] >> ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT FROM BOARD MEMBERS? ON THOSE DATES. ANY CONCERNS WITH THE 16TH BEING THE DAY AFTER PRESIDENTS DAY IS THAT SOMETHING THE CITY THINKS AS WELL? >> NO SIR IT DOES NOT, SO WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT DATE. >> NOT HEARING ANY CONCERNS EXPRESSED ONE OF THE REASONS WE WENT TO THE ONLINE MEETINGS WAS TXDOT REQUESTED THAT ALL OF THEIR MEETINGS TAKE PLACE VIRTUALLY. AT THE TIME IT WAS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. GLENN I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN AN UPDATED DIRECTIVE PROVIDED BY TXDOT TO THE EMPLOYEES. >> OUR DIRECTIVE IS STILL WE ARE STILL TRYING TO [INAUDIBLE] >> YOU JUST WANT TO GO WITH ONLINE FOR FEBRUARY AND APRIL? APRIL WE CAN DECIDE GOING FORWARD. >> YEAH WE CAN DO THAT. I KNOW ONE OTHER THING WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH OUR CONTRACTING GROUP IS WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME MODIFIED MEETINGS YOU KNOW [INAUDIBLE] SHOW UP IN PERSON [INAUDIBLE] REGARDLESS I THINK BEYOND OUR POLICY AS FAR AS TRYING TO CRAM A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM IS [INAUDIBLE] BUT SMALLER CROWD WE COULD MAYBE ACCOMMODATE THAT AND HAVE SOME FOLKS COME ON IN. >> ANY THOUGHTS? >> I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO WAY OF THE FUTURE FOR MANY. WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THINGS SETTLING DOWN UNTIL PROBABLY THE THIRD QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. I THINK THIS IS HOPEFULLY FOR THE TIME BEING. >> DO WE WANT TO GO THROUGH APRIL OR GO AHEAD AND COMMIT THROUGH JUNE OR AUGUST? SO WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT EVERY OTHER MEETING. >> I DON'T KNOW. I THINK WE COULD RELOOK AT IT IN JUNE. I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANYTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE BEFORE THEN. SO THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE. >> SO ALISA WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST MEETINGS IN 2021 AND AGENDA ITEMS JUNE 15 WOULD BE A DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE FUTURE MEETINGS SWITCH TO PERSON OR CONTINUE BY THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS. >> YES, SIR DECEMBER 21ST WHAT'S THE THOUGHT ON THAT? THAT IS SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS I WOULD WONDER IF YOU WANT TO BUMP THAT UP A WEEK [INAUDIBLE] [00:35:01] VACATION TIME THAT WEEK. >> IF WE MAKE A MEETING IN DECEMBER I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT THE WEEK BEFORE [INAUDIBLE] IF WE GOT MEET IN DECEMBER. >> DECEMBER WILL BE THE 14TH? OKAY. NO CONCERNS. OBJECTIONS TO THAT? OKAY. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE OUR MEETING DATES FOR 2021 SET AND OUR FORMAT. [7. Discussion and review of transportation projects. (By TxDOT Staff, City Staff, CityLink Staff)] ITEM 7 WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FIRST UP WILL BE TXDOT AND [NAME] CARTER FOR TXDOT. YOU'RE MUTED I BELIEVE. YOU'LL HAVE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF I BELIEVE. >> SO, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT THIS MONTH, AND SO WE WERE NOT GOING TO JUST GO OVER THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASE. SO, WITH THAT, I'LL START OUT JUST WITH UNDER PLANNED PROJECTS AND THIS WOULD BE PROJECTS OVER FOUR YEARS AND ONE THING THAT I WOULD STRESS IS THAT ANY PROJECT THAT SHOWS THAT IT'S GOING TO LAST THROUGH 2021 EARLY 2022 IS PRETTY WELL SET BUT ANY PROJECTS THAT GET OUT TWO YEARS AND BEYOND, THOSE TEND TO BE MORE MORE SUBJECT TO BEING MOVED AROUND AND THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT CAN ALSO BE CHANGED FOR BUDGETS AND [INAUDIBLE] SO WITH THAT, THE PROJECT STATE HIGHWAY 36 AND 1750, THAT WOULD BE SITE 1 AND SITE 2. AND IT IS THAT PROJECT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN BID THROUGH A CONTRACTOR SO WE ARE IN BETWEEN COMPLETING THAT CONTRACT AND BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION. THE COMPANY IS FAUSCO DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. NEXT ONE IS FM 89 AT IBERUS NORTH DAKOTA ROAD. THAT WILL BE IMPROVING THAT INTERSECTION. NEXT ONE IS FM 707 AND AGAIN THESE ARE ALL HERE AND THAT PROJECT IS ON FM 707 AT THE INTERSECTION WITH MAPLE STREET ADDING TURN LANES THERE TO HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT WITH THE INCREASED TRASK THERE -- TRAFFIC THERE ON MAPLE. NEXT PROJECT IS 836-DID HAVE AND TREAD AWAY AND HILL STREET. [INAUDIBLE] THIS PROJECT HAS MPO FUNDS ON IT. IT'S ACTUALLY 6M7. [INAUDIBLE] THE WIDENING. BUFFALO GAP ROAD AND ADDING MEDIANS. NEXT PROJECT IS FM 3438. THAT'S PROJECT 8. THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY A MAINTENANCE OVERLAY THAT WOULD GO FROM [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 707. NEXT PROJECT IS FM 600 AND PROJECTS 9 AND 10 IT SAYS FM 1082 BUT THAT'S WHERE [INAUDIBLE] RUN. [00:40:02] THAT PROJECT WOULD BASICALLY GO FROM 3034 UP TO FM [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT PROJECT WILL BE MAINTENANCE OVERLAY. LET'S SEE. WE ARE DOWN TO PROJECT [INAUDIBLE] THAT ONE IS [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT 11 AND 12 THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE DISCUSSED AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SOMETHING I'M GOING TO MEET WITH Y'ALL ABOUT THEM AND DISCUSS THEM FURTHER. PROJECT 13 IS IT WILL BE OVERLAYING THE SECOND ROAD ON I-20 FROM CALLAHAN COUNTY LINE TO JUST WEST OF [NAME] ROAD WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY A MILLED SURFACE AND [INAUDIBLE] SURFACE. PROJECT 14 AGAIN HAS MPO FUNDS ON IT AND IT WILL BE IMPROVING THE NEXT OF ANTLY ROAD AND BUFFALO GAP ROAD [INAUDIBLE] OFF ANTLY ROAD. NEXT PROJECT IS PROJECT 15 AND IT WOULD BE IMPROVING THE INTERSECTION DOWN AT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TAYLOR COUNTY AT THE Y OF 83-84. NEXT PROJECT IS WIDENING [INAUDIBLE] IT WOULD BE WIDENING [INAUDIBLE] FROM BASICALLY THE Y WITH 84 TO TUSCOLA THE NEXT PROJECT WOULD BE RESURFACING FM 605 OF JONES COUNTY FROM FM 2404 TO HIGHWAY 277. OKAY. NOW WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IF YOU LOOK THERE IT HAS SITE 1 THROUGH 5. IT'S ACTUALLY A SINGLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BUT TO KEEP TRACK OF IT, DIVIDED UP INTO 5 SITES FOR [INAUDIBLE] AND FINANCIAL PURPOSES SO THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THERE WON'T BE MUCH WORK UNTIL THE SPRING DUE TO LIMITATIONS THAT THAT THE PAVING SURFACE WE HAVE HAS TO BE PLACED IN WARMER WEAT WEATHER. SO WE KIND OF HAVE SOME SIGNAGE THAT WE WILL BE DOING OVER THE WINTER AND THEN THE FINAL SURFACE WILL BE PLACED THIS COMING SPRING [INAUDIBLE] THE NEXT PROJECT IS U.S. 83 AND IT'S PROJECT 6 AND 7 AND THAT PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OVERPASS OVER CLARK ROAD. THE BRIDGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND [INAUDIBLE] THAT PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED THIS SPRING. NEXT PROJECT IS [INAUDIBLE] HIGHWAY 351 AND THAT IS AT A SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING HALFWAY COMPLETE WITH THAT ONE. AND THAT PROJECT WILL INCLUDE SIDEWALKS, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT INTERSECTION CURB RAMPS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS. LET'S SEE. THEN THE NEXT PROJECT IS AGAIN [00:45:07] ON 83-84 AND THAT WILL BE ADDING A FRONT DAMAGE ROAD FROM ANTLY ROAD TO FM 707 ON THE EAST SIDE OF 83-84 BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND LAKE KIRBY. AND THE FINAL PROJECT WE HAVE IS INSTALLING FLASHING BEACONS ON FM 1750 AT THE INTERSECTION OF [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL. THAT CONCLUDES THE PROJECTS. YOU'LL NOTICE WE ALSO TRIED TO SHOW Y'ALL WHEN THE WORK WOULD BE COMPLETE. [INAUDIBLE] THOSE OTHER PROJECTS [INAUDIBLE] ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? PROJECTS CURRENT OR PLANNED. IF NOT, THANK YOU AGAIN AND WE'LL MOVE TO SCOTT CHANDLER WHO I BELIEVE IS GOING TO MAKE PRESENTATION FOR CITY OF ABILENE PROJECT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [INAUDIBLE] >> WE ALSO FINISHED UP A STREET INTERSECTION PROJECT SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. WE ARE WORKING ON THE CONCRETE REPAIR JOB. [INAUDIBLE] BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME [INAUDIBLE] WHICH REALLY PUTS US ABOUT HALFWAY ABOUT 50 PERCENT ON THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT NOW IN TERMS OF BLOCKS AND WE ARE FINISHING UP HISTORY. THOSE WILL BE COMPLETE 32ND TO 14TH STREET. WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH GETTING OUR BASE SECURE. [INAUDIBLE] THAT PROJECT IS ABOUT 50-60 PERCENT DONE NOW. WE ARE MOVING UP TO THAT AS WELL. [INAUDIBLE] WE DID HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] AND WE HAD THE [INAUDIBLE] WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH GETTING [INAUDIBLE] SETTLED OUT BUT WORKING WITH TXDOT WE'VE GOT THAT STRAIGHT. CERTAINLY BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION STARTS WE GOT REALLY CLOSE. I THINK THEY TURNED IN A GOOD FAITH CERTIFICATION AND SO, WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD ISSUE AND NOTICE TO PROCEED. IN TERMS OF DESIGNS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, WE'VE GOT TWO WORKS PROJECTS GOING ON THE 17TH IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THOSE PROJECTS CAME IN A LITTLE UNDERBID AND WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THOSE PROJECTS BASICALLY ON THE SECOND LINE HAVE EAST AND WEST BOUNDARY OF [INAUDIBLE] AND THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP AT THE [00:50:03] EAST-WEST BOUNDARY OF BUTTERNUT AN SALES AND NORTH-SOUTH BOUNDARY OF 14TH AND SOUTH 20TH. THAT KINDS OF GETS KNEW THE AREA OF THE SOUTH WERPD ZONES WE WILL BE WORKING ON AND ON FOUR SIDES THEY'RE A LITTLE BUILT MORE SPREAD OUT IN TERMS OF A CLUSTER OF STREETS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE MILLING AND PAVING BUT BETWEEN TREAD AWAY AND [INAUDIBLE] SO, WE GOT THOSE TWO PROJECTS THAT UP FOR BID BUT BY JANUARY WE ARE GOING TO BE BIDDING [INAUDIBLE] WE ARE HOPING TO BID THAT IN JANUARY AS WELL. [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRESS WE HAVE BEEN MAKING. >> SCOTT CAN YOU ADDRESS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SIDEWALK PROJECT [INAUDIBLE] WHERE THAT IS? THERE'S A COUPLE OF EMAILS THAT CAME IN THAT ALISA IS GOING TO READ INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT BICYCLE ACCESS AND SIDEWALKS AND IF YOU COULD PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THAT AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST THE DESIGN PHASIS TALKS ABOUT ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK WORK AND IF THAT WOULD TIE IN AS WELL. JUST TO ADDRESS THAT FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT. >> I'VE BEEN HERE 3-4 MONTHS. THIS PROJECT BASICALLY RUNS FROM FROM [NAME] TO 277. AND THEN FROM TEXAS AVENUE TO DANVILLE. AND THEN ALONG [INAUDIBLE] >> JUST I WANTED YOU TO [INAUDIBLE] WATCHES THE RECORDING WHERE THE SIDEWALK IS GOING TO BE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST PROJECT AND DESIGN FACES IT TALKS ABOUT 2015 SIDEWALK MONEY AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOR ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS. IS THAT A DECISION PROCESS YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHERE THAT'S GOING TO GO? >> THE CITY TURNED IN FOR ADDI ADDITIONAL [INAUDIBLE] GRANT. [INAUDIBLE] DO I I DON'T KNOW THEY'RE SECURED GRANTS. >> ADDITIONAL SIDEWALK FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WAS DENIED HOWEVER I THINK THE TXDOT DIVISION WAS GOING PICK THAT PROJECT UP AND PROCEED TO WORK WITH IT. THAT'S A SIDEWALK LOCATION THAT WOULD CONNECT OUT THE REST OF SOUTH 11TH FROM TREAD AWAY OUT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] AND FILL IN ALL THE GAPS. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT ON THE CITY OF ABILENE PROJECT? SCOTT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND WE WILL MOVE TO BOBBY. UPDATE ON CITY LINK TRANSIT PROJECT. >> WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED FOR GPS OR [INAUDIBLE] SOFT WHERE WHICH IS THE REALTIME BUS ARRIVAL SYSTEM. [00:55:03] THE SYSTEM INCLUDES FASTER INFORMATION SYSTEM WITH MOBILE APP ALSO GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO SEND TEXT MESSAGES TO DETERMINE THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE NEXT BUS IN A PARTICULAR STOP. WE HAVE BEEN TESTING THIS INTERNALLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND WE ARE SLOWLY ROLLING THERE OUT TO THE PUBLIC. AS A MATTER OF FACT AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ARE WORKING ON SOME MARKETING MATERIALS TO TURN THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT WE FINALLY GOT THIS BIT OF TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE. WE'VE ALSO RELEASED AN RFP FOR ENUNCIATION SYSTEM ON OUR FIXED ROUTE BUSES. THIS SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AUDIBLE STOP ANNOUN ANNOUNCEMENTS. IT'S ALL GPS DIRECTED. WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SAME SYSTEM TO MAKE ANY OTHER TYPE OF SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, HOPEFULLY EVEN SOME ADVERTISING IF WE GET TO THAT POINT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS IS TO PROVIDE PASSENGERS A BETTER TRANSIT EXPERIENCE. THIS PARTICULAR SOFTWARE, THE VOICE ENUNCIATION SYSTEM THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 12-15 YEARS MANY WE HAVE ACTUALLY GOT TO THE POINT WE GOT THE RFP ON THE STREET AND WE HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF VENDORS' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND ACTUALLY THE RFP PROCESS IS SET TO CONCLUDE THIS FRIDAY. SO WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING ALL THE PROPOSALS AT THAT POINT. WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AN AWARD IN JANUARY, 2021 SO WE ARE ALMOST THERE WITH THAT. WE'VE ALSO SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH A VENDOR TO CONTACTLESS PAYMENT OR MOBILE TICKETING SYSTEM. THE PAYMENT SYSTEM WILL ALLOW PASSENGERS TO PURCHASE BUS PASSES OR PAY THEIR FARE ELECTRONICALLY BY UTILIZING THEIR SMARTPHONES. SO, WE ARE STILL KIND OF HASHING OUT THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT IT SHOULD BE ROLLING THAT OUT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS OR POSSIBLY A MONTH FROM NOW. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CUT AWAYS WITH OUR BUS VENDORS TO PURCHASE THOSE REPLACEMENT CUT AWAYS. WE MENTIONED A LITTLE ABOUT THAT IN THE TAM PLAN PRESENTATION EARLIER IN THE AGENDA BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE PLACING AN ORDER FOR NINE CUT AWAYS IN THE COMING MONTHS SO THOSE WILL BE VEHICLES THAT ARE MUCH NEEDED AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THAT'S ALL THAT'S GOING ON AT CITY LINK AT THE CURRENT TIME. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MENTIONED ON NUMBER 1 THE ROLL OUT OF THE MOBILE APP. HOW WILL PASSENGERS NOW HOW TO GET THAT? >> ACTUALLY, WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF PRINTING UP INFORMATION TO POST IN OUR BUSES AND IN THE PASSENGER LOBBY HERE. WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON POSTING THAT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. WE'LL BE POSTING THAT ON OUR WEB SITE. JUST ABOUT ANY WHERE THE AND EVERYWHERE WE CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE WE ARE GOING TO POST IT JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. >> TWO IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SIGN POSTED WHERE THERE ARE CITY LINK STOPS THAT HAS A QR CODE OR SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SCAN IT AND IT GIVES INSTRUCTIONS SCAN THIS CODE INSTALL AN APP THAT WILL GIVE YOU BUS TRAVEL DETAILS OR WHATEVER THE IT NEEDS TO SAY? THAT WAY SOME ONE THAT HASN'T BEEN DOWNTOWN OR ON A BUS CAN STILL KNOW HOW TO GET THE APP. >> RIGHT. AS A MATTER OF FACT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WE'VE ACTUALLY AS A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN PLACING SOME DECALS ON OUR BUS STOP SIGNS THAT ARE ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE ADD ON STREET. THE DECALS YOU MAY SEE AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAS SEEN [01:00:01] SOME OF THEM THEY'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIGN AT THE BUS STOP THE SIGN AND ACTUALLY WHAT IT DOES, IT GIVES THE PHONE NUMBER TO TEXT OR SEND AN SMS MESSAGE TO DETERMINE THE TIME THE NEXT BUS IS GOING TO ARRIVE THERE. WE JUST STARTED PLACING THESE DECALS LIKE I SAID JUST A WEEK OR TWO AGO. WE ARE ALSO HAVING THE PRINTERS PRINT UP A SPECIFIC, EACH STOP ACTUALLY HAS AN ASSIGNED STOP I.D. NUMBER AND THAT'S THE NEXT DECAL THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THERE AND WE SHOULD BE GETTING THOSE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SO, WE ARE PLACING THOSE ON THERE AT THE CURRENT TIME BUT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOING IS ACTUALLY REPLACING ALL OF OUR BUS STOP SIGNS. WE'VE ALREADY GOT A DESIGN BUILT UP TO BASICALLY ENHANCE AND MODIFY OUR SIGNS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE STREET FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. SO IT'S TIME TO MODERNIZE AND REPLACE THOSE 428 BUS STOP SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THEY'LL GIVE ALONG THAT INFORMATION THAT WE ARE ALREADY PUTTING ON FOR THE DECALS BUT IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE QR CODE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD THAT APP FROM THE DIFFERENT PLAY STORES. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. >> RELATED TO THAT, JUST IT'S PROBABLY BEEN DISCUSSED BUT JUST TO MAKE THE COMMENT MAKE SURE IT'S LOW ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE THAT'S IN A WHEELCHAIR CAN STILL USE THE QR CODE. >> RIGHT. AND THAT'S KIND OF A CHALLENGE AND IT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE ARE KIND OF INVESTIGATING IS WHEN WE GO OUT AND REPLACE THESE BUS STOP SIGNS, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SIGNS OR SOME TYPE OF SIGNAGE A LITTLE CLOSER OR LOWER DOWN ON THE SIGN POST THAT WOULD INCLUDE SOME TYPE OF BRAILLE MESSAGING AND IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THAT WE CAN GET THE QR COPED DOWN TO THAT LEVEL TO BE SUCCESSFUL THAT WILL BE SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU BOBBY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BOBBY ON ANYTHING? [8. Discussion and review of reports] APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. ITEM 8 REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATUS. >> YES, SIR. SO [INAUDIBLE] BOTH THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE NEW FIGURES CALENDAR YEAR. SO IF YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IS OUR FINANCIAL STATUS FOR YEAR END. INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET WAS THE BILLING NUMBER 10, 11 AND 12. THIS IS FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER SO YOU LOOK THERE THE AUTHORIZED AMOUNT IS 458-075-73. THAT LEAVES US A REMAINING OF 1850883. RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN THIS IS OUR NOW AUTHORIZED AMOUNT. TXDOT IS CLOSING OUT ALL THE REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ONCE THAT'S CONCLUDED THEY WILL FORWARD OUR [INAUDIBLE] MONEY TO US BUT CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE WORK ORDER AUTHORIZATION ONE WHICH WAS RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 1ST. THIS IS FOR BOTH OUR FTA-5303 AND PL 1201 DOLLARS FOR [INAUDIBLE] SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE OPERATING UNDER CURRENTLY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIAL PART. WITH YOUR PERMISSION CHAIRMAN I'LL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT PART OF THAT. INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS THE FULL OPERATION REPORT. THIS ACTUALLY IS RUN FROM AUGUST 22ND THROUGH DECEMBER THE 8TH. WE DID RECEIVE TWO NEW STAFF MEMBERS DURING THAT TIME SO WE HAVE QUITE A LENGTHY OPERATION REPORT WHICH IS WONDERFUL BUT JUST TO HIT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WITH THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF [INAUDIBLE] A WEB SITE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPLYING WITH HAVING THE LATEST DOCUMENTS ON THERE. WE ALSO DID SOME WORK WITH SOME SEPARATION CHANNELS AMENDMENTS TO [INAUDIBLE] [01:05:04] AND SUBMITTED INFORMATION [INAUDIBLE] WE ALSO HAVE DATA THAT WE ARE DOING FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM COMMITTEE PLAN IS SORT OF INTERNAL WE ARE GETTING READY TO RELEASE THAT A LATER NIGHT. PREPARED MPL NEWS LETTER WILL BE COMING OUT IN DECEMBER. THAT'S OTHER INFORMATION SO WE'VE DONE QUITE A BIT DURING THAT TIME PERIOD AND LOOKING TO DO A WHOLE LOT MORE. QUESTIONS ON THE OPERATIONS REPORT? DIRECTOR REPORT SO THE FUTURE WORK TASKS WE DID HAVE . . . AND JENNIFER STARTED ON DECEMBER. SORRY STARTED NOVEMBER SO WE ARE FULLY STAFFED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE NOVEMBER 15 SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. [INAUDIBLE] MODEL WE DID RECEIVE [INAUDIBLE] MODEL ON AUGUST 5TH, 2020 SO WE ARE MAKING SURE WE KEEP THAT MODEL UPDATED AND HAVE THE DATA IN THERE SO OUR NEXT MODELED UPDATE IS EASIER. THE ANNUAL LIST OF ONLY GATED PROJECTS AND [INAUDIBLE] REPORT ARE ACTUALLY DUE TODAY. WE ARE WORKING ON THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE DATA YET FROM TXDOT [INAUDIBLE] SO WHEN THAT DATA IS SUBMITTED TO US FROM TXDOT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT REPORT AN THAT'S STATEWIDE ALL THE MPOS. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORTS AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALISA ON THEIR REPORT? [9. Opportunity for members of the Public to make comments on MPO issues.] WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 9 OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS ON MPO ISSUES. WE HAVE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF EMAILS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ASKED TO BE READ INTO THE OFFICIAL MEETING. >> YES, WITH YOUR PERMISSION I'LL READ THOSE AND I DID RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE [INAUDIBLE] THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS KATHY STRONG CYCLIST PRESIDENT OF STEAMBOAT CYCLE CLUB. SHE SAYS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PLANS FOR 2015 CITY OF ABILENE PLANS TO BE IMPLEMENTED. NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC MORE THAN EVER IS TIME TO ADDRESS. THIS MORE PEOPLE IN ABILENE ARE UING BICYCLES AS MAIN USE OF TRANSPORTATION THAN EVER BEFORE. ALSO NOW IS THE TIME TO IMPLEMENT THE USE OF . . . TURNOUTS IN OUR CITY WHILE STREETS ARE BEING REMAY HAVE HAD. . . . WE NEED BICYCLE ROUTES NORTH ON . . . MANY BICYCLIST USE . . . NORTH AN SOUTH ROUTES INTO THE CITY. >> WE HAVE SUGGESTED SOME SEES TO WEST SIDES. SOUTH IS 11 FOR BIKE LANES. NORTH SIDE USE NORTH 13 [INAUDIBLE] [01:10:32] MORE COMMENTS TO READ INTO THE RECORD. THIS ONE IS FROM MARK SPURLOCK BICYCLE ENTHUSIAST CYCLIST SECRETARY TREASURER OF STEAMBOAT BICYCLE CLUB AND [INAUDIBLE] ANNUAL BIKE RIDES. HE STATES [READING] THIS ADDITIONAL COMMENT THE LAST COMMENT I'VE RECEIVED IS ALSO FROM MARK SPURLOCK. HE SAYS, [READING]. >> THANK YOU ALISA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS TO MAKE AT THIS TIME? >> LET US CHECK THE RAISED HANDS. JUST A MOMENT PLEASE. >> OKAY. >> AND THERE ARE NONE SHOWING, [10. Opportunity for Board Members, Technical Advisory Committee Members, or MPO Staff to recommend topics for future discussion or action.] SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. ITEM 10, OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION OR ACTIONS. [INAUDIBLE] ARE THERE ANY OTHER TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP? BEING NONE WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11. [INAUDIBLE] [EXECUTIVE SESSION] ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT SECOND 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR ANNUAL' EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AT THIS TIME WE WILL ADJOURN FROM THIS MEETING AND BOARD MEMBERS WILL CONNECT INTO THE OTHER MEETING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.