Feb 15, 2022 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

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>> THE BEGINNING OF THE ABILENE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

[2. Consideration and Take Action on the minutes of the December 14, 2021 meeting.]

[3. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on Entering into a Contract regarding the Request for Qualifications Comprehensive Transportation Corridor Study: Loop 322/SH 36 (Traffic Impact Analysis).]

>> WE RECEIVED A RESPONSE IS BACK.

THE SUBCOMMITTEE EVALUATE THE RESPONSES.

WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR PACKET IS THE CONTRACT ITSELF.

WE PUT THIS BEFORE THE TAC. THEY RECOMMENDED MOVING THIS FORWARD TO THE POLICY BOARD. LOOKING IN YOUR POCKET THE FIRST THING YOU WILL SEE IS HE MAP.

THIS IS THE LOCATION WE ARE LOOKING AT.

STATE HIGHWAY 36 AT LUKE. THE TWO RED DOTS ARE THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF THE STUDY AREA.

IF YOU TURN TO YOUR PACKET, LET ME BACK UP A SECOND.

IF YOU WILL TURN TO YOUR PACKET.

BEGINNING ON PAGE 11. THIS IS THE SCOPE OF SERVICES.

THE TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION. IF YOU NOTICE THERE, THEY HAVE GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO PROVIDE THE MOVEMENT COUNTS.

THIS WOULD BE 134. ITEM NUMBER FIVE WHICH IS FM18 AND STATE HIGHWAY 86 THIS WILL BE ADDITIONAL SERVICE.

IF THE CITY WANTED TO DO THE $12,000 AND EVALUATE THAT AREA ALSO. SO, THAT IS ON TASK ONE.

TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE THIS IS TASK TWO.

THIS IS LOOKING AT THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING.

THIS IS ON PAGE 12 OF THE DOCUMENT.

WE WILL BE UPDATING THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING.

MAKING SURE WE HAVE ALL OF THE NEW FACILITIES IN THERE.

THE GREAT LAKES CHEESE FACTORY AND SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT CAME ABOUT PRIOR TO THE MODELING.

THE COMPILATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT DATA, OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, THIS WILL BE A NO BUILD SCENARIO.

SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENT AND LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS IS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT. THERE WILL ALSO BE TRAFFIC CONTROL EVALUATION. ON THE NEXT PAGE OF THIS IS THE MITIGATION. DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATIONS A SHORT AND LONG-TERM THAT WE DISCUSSED.

THEN, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MITIGATION EXHIBITS.

CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATES. THE DELIVERABLES WILL BE AN ANALYSIS REPORT. THIS WILL BE SHORT AND LONG-TERM MITIGATION, TWO -- A DRAFT FINAL REPORT.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY DELIVERABLES. WHICH WILL BE OUTPUT, AND THE OUTDATED TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL. THERE WILL BE ONE ACTUAL IN PERSON MEETING. THIS COULD BE TO PRESENT TO THE POLICY BOARD. IT WOULD BE UP TO THREE VIRTUAL MEETINGS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS.

THE NEXT PAGE HAS SOME NOTES AND ASSUMPTIONS.

I AM NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH THOSE THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN THOSE AND ASSUMPTIONS.

THE SCHEDULE, THEY WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE TO PROCEED.

THEY WOULD ACTUALLY DO THE TRAFFIC COUNTS AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT HOPEFULLY. THEN, THEY WILL DO THE TRAFFIC OPERATION ANALYSIS THAT WOULD TAKE 10 WEEKS FROM ATTAINING THE TRAFFIC COUNT DATA. THEN THEY WILL PRESENT THE DRAFT REPORT IN FOUR WEEKS AND ADDRESS ANY COMMENTS.

THEN PRODUCE 100 PERCENT FINAL REPORT FOUR WEEKS FROM RECEIVING COMMENTS.IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 18 THIS IS THE COST BREAKDOWN. IT TELLS YOU THE BREAKDOWN FOR EACH COST. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL AMOUNT IT IS $48,700. AS I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, TO INCLUDE STATE HIGHWAY 36 AT FM 18.

ADDITIONAL $12,000 ADDED TO THAT.

THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN. IT IS EASIER TO SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT OF THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT WAS $55,000. WE WOULD BE SAVING 6300 WITH

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WITH THAT, STAFF AND THE TAC IS RECOMMENDING KIMBERLY HORN FOR THIS BID PROCESS. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS YOU HAVE WITH THAT. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> WHO IS PAYING FOR THE STUDY?

>> THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IS COMING FROM MPO DOLLARS.

IF THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO DO THE ADDITIONAL 12,000 THAT WOULD COME FROM CITY FUNDS. THEY ARE CONTRIBUTING THE TRAFFIC COUNTS INTO THE STUDY. THE ENTIRE AMOUNT WILL COME FROM THE MPO BUDGET. $48,700.

>> MAX OR MICHAEL, DO WE HAVE A DEFINITIVE YES, SIR NO? WITH THE CITY? WITH THE FMA INTERSECTION?

>> I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION.>> IF WE APPROVE THIS TODAY AND WE DO NOT KNOW THAT ANSWER WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN REGARD TO THE CONTRACT?

>> THE CONTRACT IS AVAILABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AS IS.

IF THE CITY DECIDES THEY ARE NOT DOING THE 12,000 AND IT IS BELOW THE 50,000 THRESHOLD MR. HANNAH WOULD BE ABLE TO INITIATE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT PART AND GO AHEAD AND SIGN IT. IF THE 12,000 IS NEEDED THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 10.

IT WOULD BE UNDER THE 50,000 AT THAT POINT AT THAT POINT IT

WOULD BE THE 68,000. >> SINCE WE ARE APPROVING THE CONTRACT TODAY, IF THE CITY COMES BACK AND SAY THEY WANT TO DO THE 12,000 FOR THAT PART OF IT THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO ADD THAT IN.

>> NO. BASICALLY THEY WILL INITIAL ON THAT SPOT IN THE CONTRACT. PAGE NUMBER 18 THERE IS A LINE THERE. THEY WOULD INITIAL THE 12,000.

THE CITY WOULD SIGN IT. WHEN THAT COMES INTO BEING THEY WOULD PUT THE 12,000 AND AND THE CONTRACT WOULD BE UNDERWAY.

AS IT STANDS, THE POLICY BOARD CAN INITIATE THE STUDY WITH 8,000 AND KIMBERLY HORN IS FINE WITH THAT.

THEY WOULD PROCEED WITH THE STUDY AS IS.

IF THE CITY DECIDES THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD THAT IN.

>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I'M TEXTING A DISTRICT JUDGE I WILL SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED?

[4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FY 2022 Safety Performance Measure (PM1).]

PERFORMANCE MEASURE. >> THAT IS VERY HARD TO SEE.

YOU DO HAVE A COPY OF IT IN YOUR PACKET.

THIS IS DONE EVERY YEAR THIS IS THE ANNUAL SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES. IT IS A PART OF THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE PLAN FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN.IT IS A PERFORMANCE MEASURE THAT MEASURES A SAFETY PORTION OF THAT. THIS HAS A 2022 SAFETY TARGET SET. THEY ARE DUE ANNUALLY HUNDRED AND 80 DAYS AFTER TEXTILE, SO, WE CAN GO THROUGH THOSE.

IF YOU LOOK ON THE NEXT PAGE THIS IS THE RESOLUTION.

THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT YOU ALL DUE ANNUALLY EVERY YEAR.

IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 2 THESE ARE THE UPDATED NUMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. THIS RESOLUTION IS SHOWING 2022 TARGETS AS A FIVE YEAR AVERAGE OF THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES IS 3563 THE RATE OF FATALITIES IS 1.27.

THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS INJURIES IS 16 677 SERIOUS INJURY RATE IS 5.76. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NONMOTORIZED FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURY IS 2367.

THIS IS ON THE ROAD TO ZERO. AS A PART OF THAT IF YOU TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE IN YOUR DOCUMENT, THIS IS THEIR ACTUAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN. THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 PERFORMANCE TARGETS. YOU CAN SEE EACH ONE OF THOSE AND IT WILL EXPLAIN ABOUT EACH ONE OF THOSE.

I WILL NOT GO INTO EACH ONE OF THOSE.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THOSE NUMBERS COME FROM.

THE FIVE-YEAR TARGET PUT INTO THE RESOLUTION.

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WE DID PULL SOME DATA. IT SHOWED THAT IN 2019 THE FATALITIES WAS 3623.IN 2020 IT WAS 3895.

IT ACTUALLY WENT UP. THAT WAS STATEWIDE.

THAT SHOWS THE NUMBERS THAT DIED EVEN WITH THE SHUTDOWNS AND CLOSURES OF THINGS. THAT IS ONE THING THEY ARE WORKING TOWARD IS THE ROAD TO ZERO.

GETTING THOSE DOWN. >> THANK YOU.

WHILE THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES WENT UP THE CRASHES WENT DOWN.

SO, WHEN YOU DO THE MATH ON THAT, -- THE SPEED AND ALL THAT. THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

THAT IS ONE DRIVING FACTOR.

>> WE DID PULL THE ABILENE DISTRICT INFORMATION ON THE 2021 THIS IS AS OF JANUARY 18 2022, AND 2021 THERE WERE 69 FATAL CRASHES AND 75 FATALITIES.

20 2064 FATAL CRASHES AND 76 FATALITIES IN THE ABILENE DISTRICT. INTERESTING STATISTICS.

DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO WORK TOWARD ON REDUCING THIS.

>> OKAY. >> TAC RECOMMENDED APPROVAL MOVING FORWARD TO THE POLICY BOARD.

THE STAFF IS ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 SAFETY PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

>> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED?

[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the DRAFT FYs 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). ]

RECEIVE A REPORT AND TAKE ACTION ON THE DRAFT FY 2023 THROUGH 2026. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT

PROGRAMS. >> I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER. HE WILL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT THIS. >> WE WILL START ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE DOCUMENT THE DRAFT OF APPROVAL DATE.

FEBRUARY 15. TODAY.

PENDING APPROVAL. IF YOU CAN GO TO PAGE 9 OF THE DOCUMENT. WE DO HAVE A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BILL THAT JUST PASSED. AS WE RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ON THEY AND WHAT WE NEED TO NOTATE AND THE TIP WE WILL BE ADDING IN. WE WILL ADD THAT INTO THAT SECTION. BELOW THAT, OUR PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION. THAT WILL ALSO BE UPDATED WHENEVER WE FINALLY DO OUR PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS.

BEFORE THE FINAL IS APPROVED. WE DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THAT DONE BEFORE THE DRAFT IS APPROVED.

NEXT UP, PAGE NUMBER 11. UTP FUNDING CATEGORIES.

THE GRAPHIC WAS UPDATED FROM LAST YEAR.

NOTE, THE FUNDING CATEGORIES HAVE CHANGED.-- NONE OF THE GRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED. WE HAVE THE 2023 PROJECTS.

THE RELOCATION OF THE NEW ROAD. 2 FM 3034 PROJECTS.

BOTH THE REHAB AND THE OVERPASS.

ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE HAVE THE 2025 PROJECT.

WHICH IS THE REHAB AND WIDENING OF FM 707 FROM FM 89 TO US 73.

ON THE NEXT PAGE WE HAVE THE FIRST SECTION.

THE FIRST SECTION OF THE EYE 20 EXPANSION IN THE MPO BOUNDARY.

-- THE FIRST SECTION OF THE 1-20 EXTENSION FROM MPO BOUNDARY. THEY WILL BE EXTENDING INTO THREE DIFFERENT LANES. THE FINANCIAL SUMMARY THAT BREAKS ALL OF THAT DOWN. THAT IS A MAP SHOWING WHERE ALL OF THE PROJECTS ARE. WE HAVE THE ROAD PROJECT AND THE 3034 PROJECTS. FM 707.

1-20 RIGHT AT THE NORTHEAST DOWN THERE.

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THE TA PROJECT WE APPLIED FOR WITH THE CITY.

A BREAKDOWN OF HOW -- THE FEDERAL FUNDS.

WHICH WAS $1,749,000. A LOCAL ACTION OF $437,281.

[INAUDIBLE]. THE GROUP PROJECTS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPDATED. THEY ARE THE SAME AS OUR LAST TIP AMENDMENT FOR THE 2021 THROUGH 2024 TIP.

THEY ADDED IN THE NOTE 5. WHICH ALLOWS TA PROJECTS.

GOING FORWARD. THEN, ON PAGE 24.

PAGES 24 THROUGH 27. WE HAVE THE TRANSIT FUNDING PORTION. WHICH, THEY ARE ALL THE SAME CURRENTLY. WITH EACH YEAR.

THOSE ARE ADJUSTED AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

DEPENDING ON HOW THE FUNDING CHANGES.

THEN, PAGE 28 WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL SUMMARY BREAKDOWN OF THAT. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? PAGE 32. THAT IS WHERE WE COVER ALL OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES GOING FORWARD.

AS THEY ARE ADJUSTED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

>> EACH OF THE PROJECTS LISTED HAVE TO SHOW THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES WHERE THEY CAPTURE WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING? THAT IS WHY YOU SEE BENEATH UNDER THOSE CHARTS YOU WILL SEE THE PROJECT LISTED. THEY WILL MATCH WHAT IS IN

THERE. >> THAT IS EVERYTHING FOR

THAT. >> THE TAC DID RECOMMEND APPROVING THIS TO THE POLICY BOARD MOVING FORWARD.

FOR YOU ALL'S REVIEW. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON TIP? IF NOT I WILL ENTERTAIN A

MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE. >> A MOTION.

>> A SECOND? >> SURE.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[6. Discussion and review of transportation projects. (By TxDOT Staff, City Staff, CityLink Staff)]

>> MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, PAUL? [INAUDIBLE]. WE MISSED YOU LAST TIME, PAUL.

>> I WAS OUT LAST TIME. >> THE FIRST ONE ON THE LIST, STATE HIGHWAY 351. PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK.

SIGNAL UPGRADE. THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY RUNNING BEHIND EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE WILL BE JULY 2022. THE NEXT ON THE LIST IS NUMBER TWO US 83 BUILT NEW FRONTAGE ROAD.

WE ALSO INCLUDED TRAFFIC ON THAT ONE.

CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE WITHOUT PROJECT.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THAT ONE OUT.

FM WE ARE UNDERWAY ON THAT ONE BUT STILL EARLY ON.

WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST 2022.

THE NEXT ONE ON THERE IS, WILLIS, GILA STREET.

WE HAVE VERY LITTLE LEFT. WE ARE EXPECTING COMPLETION IN MARCH HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

FM 89 PROJECTS FIVE AND SIX ON THE MAP.

IF YOU CAME THROUGH YOU PROBABLY CAME THROUGH SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION. EARLY ON AND THAT WE DO HAVE SOME PHASE OF WORK.PHASE 1 STARTS TODAY.

PRELIMINARY WORK. WHAT YOU SAW BEFORE WAS PHASE 0. KIND OF ODD. THE NEXT PHASE WHICH WE EXPECT TO START LATE MARCH IS WHEN WE WILL SEE MORE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC IMPACTS. THAT ONE IS GOING WELL.

OF COURSE, WE ARE GOING EARLY ON IN THIS.

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THE NEXT ONE THERE FM 600. SEVEN AND EIGHT ON THE MAP.

THAT IS UNDERWAY MOST OF THE STRUCTURES ARE COMPLETED AND STARTED THE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION.

PROJECTED COMPLETION IS AUGUST 2022.

THE NEXT ONE IS A ANOTHER FM 89 AND FM 707.

PROJECTS NUMBER NINE ANTENNA LISTED AS CONTRACT PAVING.

-- PROJECTS NUMBER NINE AND 10 LISTED AS CONTRACT PAVING THAT HAS NOT STARTED, THE COMPLETION OF THAT ONE IS EXPECTED AUGUST 2022.THE NEXT ONE THK CONSTRUCTION.

REPLACING CITY BRIDGE IN THE CITY OF ABILENE.

THAT PROJECT IS MOVING ALONG WELL.

WE ARE EXPECTING IT TO BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON APRIL 1 AND COMPLETELY FINISHED AFTERWARDS. I THINK THAT IS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ON THE LIST. IN THE MPO AREA.

WE HAVE A LIST OF PLANNED PROJECTS.

I WAS NOT GOING TO RUN THROUGH ALL 15.

THERE IS A COUPLE I WANT TO KNOW.

NUMBER FOUR. THE ONE JUST ABOVE IT ALSO, NUMBER FOUR. I AM LOOKING AT MY SCHEDULE.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING IS OFF. THAT WILL BE LATER THIS YEAR.

JUST TO KNOW IF PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND HERE THEY PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THAT PROJECT. THE LAST ONE ON THE LIST IS ELIMINATION. THAT IS ON.

DONE IN AUGUST 2022. PROBABLY ROUGHLY A DECEMBER

START DATE. >> SO, INSTALL ELIMINATION

WHAT IS THAT? >> WROTE A ZERO.

-- ROAD ZERO. >> THANK YOU.

>> FUNDING, THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, THAT ELIMINATION HAS A BIG RESPONSE. SOME OF THE BIG ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BLOCK IT UP A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND RESOLVE SOME OF THAT.

>> HOPEFULLY. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, PAUL. THE CITY OF ABILENE STAFF.

>> WE ARE MAINLY WORKING ON GETTING OUR 2022 PROJECTS OUT FOR BID. OUR SOUTHPORT AND NORTHPORT ZONES ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS NOW.

WE HAVE ACCEPTED BIDS ON BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS.

THE NORTH ZONE JUST GOT APPROVED AT THE COUNCIL LAST WEEK. WE HAVE THE SOUTHPORT ZONES COMING UP. THE SOUTHPORT ZONES ARE IN THE AREAS OF NORTH OF SOUTH 14TH. THAT IS THE GENERAL LOCATION.

THE NORTH 15 WORK ZONE IS OFF OF EAST LAKE ROAD NORTHEAST OF TOWN. I THINK THE SUBDIVISION NAME IS HERITAGE PARK OR HERITAGE ESTATES.

IT IS IN THAT AREA. IF YOU WANT TO BE FAMILIAR WITH WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. ALSO, SOUTH 27TH, IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THAT AREA YOU KNOW CONSTRUCTION IS ROCKING RIGHT ALONG. WE ARE PROBABLY 30 TO 40 PERCENT COMPLETE. THEY ARE GETTING MOST OF THE THINGS LAID ON THE SOUTH SIDE. FLOPPING TRAFFIC OVER TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS. UNTIL THEY GET THE OTHER SIDE DONE. THEN THEY WILL DO THE UNDER SEAL AND LEAVE THE SURFACE ON THAT.

SO, IT IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THE MAPLE STREET, FROM CARRIAGE HILLS 2707 THEY ASKED TO MAKE THAT TO HAVE FINAL SURFACE BY SPRING BREAK. THEY HAVE LAID SOME ASPHALT.

THEY ARE SWAPPING SIDES NOW. THEY ARE MOVING FASTER THAN THEY PLAN TO. SO, THEIR TARGET IS SPRING BREAK BEING ABLE TO PAVE AND FINISH OFF.

PLANNED PROJECTS. STILL WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS ON THE EAST AND NORTH 10.

WIDENING PROJECT. REHAB PROJECT.

ALSO, THE MAPLE STREET WORKING NORTH FROM CARRIAGE HILLS ALL THE WAY SOUTH 11. WE HAVE CONSULTANTS ON BOTH OF THOSE. THEY COLLECTED MOST OF THEIR SURVEYS. THEY ARE WORKING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE UTILITY ENGINEER. MAKING SURE THERE IS NO CONFLICT. THAT ONE DESIGNER WILL MAKE FOR

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WE TEMPORARILY PUT FOUR-WAY STOPS, ALWAYS STOPS AT ALL OF THE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. WE ARE TAKING A STEP BACK AND DOING AN ANALYSIS. WE ARE SEEING WHICH INTERSECTIONS COULD POSSIBLY NEED TO MOVE.

WHERE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SIGNAL.

OR POSSIBLY ALWAYS STOPPED. OR IF THEY ACTUALLY NEED THE SIGNAL UPGRADED. OBVIOUSLY, ADDING ADDITIONAL HOLE AND ARM FOR THE WEST BOUND APPROACH.

BEFORE WE DECIDED TO UPGRADE EVERY SINGLE ONE WE WANTED TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND SAY ARE ALL OF THESE NEEDED? WHICH ONE MAKES SENSE TO ELIMINATE OR UPGRADE? THE OTHER PROJECT WE HAVE IS FIVE POINTS, ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. THAT PROJECT IS EDC PROJECT.

WE ARE RELOCATING. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME. WE HAVE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DESIGN CONSULTANT. WE GAVE THEM SOME FEEDBACK FOR SOME PLAN REVIEW. WE ARE WAITING ON THEM TO TURN

THOSE BACK INTO US. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT

ANY OF THESE PROJECTS? >> THE NORTH FIFTH TWO WEEK CONVERSION. GREAT.

ARE YOU WAITING TO REPLACE THE TEMPORARY SIGNAL?

>> WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY.

WE ARE NOT REALLY LOOKING WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THAT.

IT IS IN THAT TEMPORARY STATUS. OUTSIDE OF THAT ONE, THE OTHERS ARE FUNCTIONING PRETTY WELL. WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF FUTURE TRAFFIC AROUND THE HOTEL.

TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO RUSH THE STUDY BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE THAT ONE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS USUALLY DELAYS ON THE SIGNAL EQUIPMENT ONCE WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THE CITY IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS, WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONS, DO YOU KNOW THEM? IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRAFFIC IS MOVING FASTER.

>> WE KNOW THAT THINGS ARE DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW.IT SEEMS TO BE HANDLING THAT WELL. I ALSO WANT TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE. AS TO WHAT THE HOTEL WILL IMPACT AND WHAT TRAFFIC WILL LOOK LIKE THERE AS WELL.

SO, WE ARE KIND OF TAKING THAT STEP WHERE WE FEEL LIKE MOST OF THE INTERSECTIONS ARE OPERATING WELL.

YOU WILL HAVE SOME INCREASED PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT WITH THE HOTEL SO THAT WILL BE A FACTOR AS WELL.

WE WILL TRY TO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO MAKE THE BEST

DECISION. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY A STATUS REPORT ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS FROM THE CITY.

WE HAVE ALREADY RELEASED THE RFQ FOR THE ARCHITECTURE.

ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR FACILITIES.

THAT ALSO INCLUDES A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE NEW FACILITY. WE HAVE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF RESPONSES FROM THE SOLICITATION.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THAT AND MAKING DETERMINATIONS. AND, OUR RECOMMENDATION.

MOVING FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IS WORKING WITH OUR DEMAND RESPONSE SCHEDULING SOFTWARE.

WE ARE WANTING TO GO AHEAD AND ROLL OUT THE MOBILE TRIP SCHEDULING SOFTWARE APP. WHICH WOULD BE USED ON PRETTY MUCH ALL OF OUR COMMAND RESPONSE SERVICES.

ESPECIALLY, THE ON-CALL SERVICE ZONES.

THAT SERVES THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE CITY.

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WE ARE GETTING PRETTY ANXIOUS ON THAT EXTRA BIT OF TECHNOLOGY. WE ARE ALSO REVIEWING OPTIONS FOR PREPARING ANOTHER GRANT APPLICATION.

FOR THE RAISE GRANT. THAT NOTICE OF FUNDING WAS JUST RELEASED FROM FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.

JUST WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SO, WE ARE LOOKING AT OPTIONS ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO PREPARE AND APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDS.

YOU MAY REMEMBER WE APPLIED FOR THOSE FUNDS LAST YEAR.

OF COURSE, WE WERE NOT APPROVED.

THE APPLICATION WOULD BE ASKING FOR FUNDS TO HELP FUND THE BUILDING OF THE NEW MULTIMODAL FACILITY HERE.

SO, THAT IS ONE THING WE ARE REALLY ANXIOUS FOR.

IT WILL DETERMINE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE AND THE BEST WAY TO

PROCEED AND GO FROM THERE. >> THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[7. Discussion and review of reports]

>> INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS A FINANCIAL STATUS.

THIS IS FOR THE 2022 YEAR AND THE WORK ORDER WE RECEIVED, ONE. WE HAVE THREE, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER BILLINGS THOSE WERE SUBMITTED ON FRIDAY.

SORRY, FEBRUARY 11, FRIDAY. IT HAD TO BE DETERMINED BECAUSE THIS WENT OUT BEFORE THEY WERE ACTUALLY SUBMITTED.

THEY WERE ACTUALLY SUBMITTED ON FRIDAY WE HAVE A PENDING WORK ORDER BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE NEGATIVE 46016 WEAVE A PENDING WORK ORDER THAT SHOULD BE COMING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 159904 THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION WILL BE 21733428 57 944 IS THE EXPENDITURE.

YOU WILL HAVE A REMAINING BALANCE OF 159 FOUR 4384.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CARRYOVER.

THAT WILL BE 20988.26 WE HAVE THE WORK ORDER NUMBER TWO COMING IN WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE PENDING WORK ORDER WILL BE IN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? THE OPERATIONS REPORT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET ALSO. THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING BETWEEN DECEMBER 4 AND FEBRUARY 4. YOU CAN SEE THOSE LISTED IN YOUR PACKET. I WILL NOT GO OVER A LOT OF THOSE. WE DID A LOT OF MAPPING.

WE DID ALMOST EVERY ONE OF OUR REPORTS UPDATED DURING THAT TIME. THAT INCLUDES THE 10 YEAR PLAN.

THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 2024 TIP. THE NEW TIP.

THE LONG-RANGE PLAN. ALL OF THOSE DOCUMENTS WERE UPDATED. WE ALSO WORKED QUITE A BIT ON THE RFQ ENTITY PROPOSAL ON THE CONTRACT THAT YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPERATIONS REPORT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THE DIRECTORS REPORT IS INCLUDED ON THE NEXT PAGE. UNDER THE WORK TASKS THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION AND INFORMATION.

I HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION TO PRESENT.

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE CENSUS DATA TO COME OUT.

SO, WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT DATA APPEAR AT THE LEVEL WE NEEDED YET.SO, WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THAT.

WE DID TALK WITH TAC AND AUSTIN AND THEY ALLOWED TO ALLOW THE TEXAS A&M TEXAS TRAINING INSTITUTE TO COME AND GIVE US SOME GUIDANCE ON THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION.

SO, WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING WITH HIM YESTERDAY.

WE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND.WE WILL BE GETTING THE TAC A SUBCOMMITTEE TOGETHER AND LOOKING AT AREAS WHERE WE WANT THE BOUNDARY TO EXPAND BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH OF THE POPULATION. PART OF THAT WILL BE GOING SOUTH SOME OF IT WILL BE GOING UP A LITTLE BIT NORTH.

SOME OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE JUST LOOKING AT THE WHOLE AREA THERE. SO, WE PULL DATA FOR 911 ADDRESSING. WE ARE JUST EVALUATING WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE GOING AND WHERE THE NEW ROADWAYS MAY NEED TO BE.OR WHERE THE ROADWAYS MAY IMPROVE ON THE CAPACITY BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH AND POPULATION. THAT SHOULD BE COMING BACKS YOU WANT TO BE PRESENT TO THE TAC AND GET THAT MOVING.

THE ANNUAL LISTING OBLIGATED PROJECTS AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 BOTH OF THOSE WERE DUE ON DECEMBER 15. THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON DECEMBER 15.

ON JANUARY 11 WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FOR THEY ANNUAL

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THAT IS MY REPORT ON THE DIRECTORS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? THAT CONCLUDES ITEM 7. LIVING

[8. Opportunity for members of the Public to make comments on MPO issues]

ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT?> MARCUS IS IN THE AUDIENCE. I WOULD LOVE FOR HIM TO COME

AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF. >> MY NAME IS MARCUS WILEY.

I AM THE NEW PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT 211.

TAKING OVER. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING SHE CARES ABOUT PRIOR TO. I BELIEVE SHE SERVED ON THE RCTP AND TRANSPORTATION IS AN ISSUE THAT WE RECEIVE AT 211 IN TERMS OF BARRIERS TO ACCESS. WHETHER GETTING TO APPOINTMENTS.R WORK. OR ANY OTHER NEEDS.

SO, I TALKED TO LISA THE OTHER DAY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND BEING HERE.

SO, THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME.

ANYBODY ELSE? THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER

[9. Opportunity for Board Members, Technical Advisory Committee Members, or MPO Staff to recommend topics for future discussion or action.]

ONE THING YOU MENTIONED YESTERDAY IS THAT WE NEED TO CONFIRM THE DATE FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

>> YES. >> THE 19TH.

YES. YES, APRIL 19.

THE NEXT MEETING DATE. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE A

CONFLICT WITH THAT? >> I APOLOGIZE, NORMALLY THESE ARE ON THE CALENDAR SO YOU CAN APPROVE THAT.

WE WILL HAVE THAT FOR THE NEXT OF THE YEAR AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE

APRIL 19 IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE. >> UNLESS I GET A BETTER OFFER. [LAUGHING] ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT? FUTURE DISCUSSION OR ACTION? THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER NINE.

ITEM NUMBER 10 IS WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND PARTICIPATION.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

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