[1. Call to Order]
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>> MAYOR WILLIAMS: IT IS NOW 1:30 AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE METROMETROPOLITA POLICY BOARD TO ORDER. IT IS FEBRUARY 21ST. WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR. OUR LAST MEETING WAS BACK IN DECEMBER. THE FIRST ORDER ON THE AGENDA IS TO STATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE MADE ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. OUR LAST MEETING WE SAID GOODBYE TO JUDGE BOWLES, SO, I WANT TO WELCOME JUDGE CROWLEY IN HIS NEW ROLE AS COUNTY JUDGE AND WE'LL
[2. Consideration and Take Action on the minutes of the December 13,2022 meeting.]
ADDRESS SOMETHING WITH HIM IN NUMBER 3, BUT, FIRST, ITEM 2 WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE MINUTES FROM OUR DECEMBER MEETING. SO, ARE THERE ANY DELETIONS, ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES AS PROVIDED TO US?>> THERE'S NOT ANY CHANGES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>>> NO OKAY. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND,
[3. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the Election of a Vice-Chair. (Unexpired Term through September SO, 2024)]
(CHORUS OF AYES) >> THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
MOVE TO ITEM THREE. JUDGE BOWLES WAS VICE CHAIR, SO WE NEED TO ELECT A NEW VICE CHAIR FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. ANY DISCUSSION OR JUST A MOTION TO APPOINT SOMEBODY TO THAT ROLE, THEY WILL FILL IN WHENEVER THE CHAIR IS UNAVAILABLE TO RUN THE
MEETINGS. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR JUDGE
SPURGEN. YOU'RE THE SENIOR. >> THAT GIVES ME THE FLEXIBILITY TO TURN IT DOWN, DOESN'T IT?
>> I SECOND THAT NOMINATION. >> .
[LAUGHTER] >> ALL RIGHT, WELL WE HAVE A MOTION AN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FY 2023 Safety Performance Measure (PM1).]
>> ALL RIGHT. JUDGE SPURGEN IS OUR NEW VICE CHAIR. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE FY 2023 PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THIS IS THE ANNUAL SAFETY PERFORMANCE MESHES FOR PM 1. THE STATE SETS THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THIS IS A 5-YEAR AVERAGE. SO, THE STATE DID THEIR'S, AND 180 DAYS AFTER TXDOT DOES THEIR'S, WE HAVE TO DO OUR'S, AND OUR DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY THE 27TH. AS PART OF THE TIP, THE PM 1 DATA WAS PROVIDED AND BECAME THE MOTION OF THEIR TIP. SO, INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THIS IS THE DATA THAT COMES FROM TXDOT IS HAS FROM 2019 THROUGH 2023 YEAR. AND THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. AND THE RESOLUTION TALKS ABOUT IT THE 2023 TAR GETS FOR BOTH THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES, THE RATE OF THE FATALITIES, THE RATE OF SERIOUS INJURIES, SERIOUS INJURY RATE AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-MOTORIZED FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES. FOR 2023, THOSE ARE 3159, 1.2 ON THE RATE OF FATALITIES, 178.9 FOR THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-MOTORIZED IS 2340, 2,340. AND THE AVERAGE THERE. SO, THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE PERFORMANCE SAFETY MEASURES WITH THE 5-YEAR AVERAGE. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE ON THAT.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF LISA ON THIS ITEM?
>> AND JUST A NOTE, THAT IF THIS DOES GET APPROVED, THIS WILL BE UPDATED IN THE LATER DOCUMENT, THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THIS IS PART APPENDIX OF THAT IF IT GETS
APPROVED. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE
THIS RESOLUTION. >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION DO WE
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MOTION AS
[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an amendment to the FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). (Part 1 of 2)]
PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.(CHORUS OF AYES). >> THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.
MOVING TO ITEM 5, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2020-2025 METROPOLITAN
BUDGET. >> 2021, DECEMBER 14TH OF 2021, AND THEN, THIS IS THE NEXT AMENDMENT IN THAT LINE. SO,
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THERE'S SOME CHANGES THAT WERE TO THE DOCUMENT AND TO THE PROJECT, AND SO, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE INDIVIDUALLY, THE FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED. SO, WE'LL BE UPDATING THE COVER PAGE DOWN THERE WERE IT SAYS AMENDMENT NUMBER 3, THIS IS THE DECEMBER 14TH, 2021, AND THE AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 WHICH IS THE FEBRUARY 21ST, OF 2023. AND THIS IS A PROJECT-ONLY, WE'RE NOT TOUCHING THE WHOLE DOCUMENT. WE'RE JUST DOING THE PROJECTS ONLY. AND IF YOU LOOK THERE UNDER THE TOP OF THE PAGE THERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS, THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR DOCUMENT. BUT, IT SHOWS AMENDMENT 4 AND SHOWS WHAT WE WILL BE UPDATING, IT ALSO SHOWS THE PUBLIC NOTICE. THIS DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. AND, WE DID RECEIVE SOME COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, AND THE WRITTEN COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH 12:00 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 21ST, AND ALSO AT THIS MEETING WE'LL ACCEPT ANY COMMENTS ON THAT. THE ITEMS THAT ARE CHANGED AND THIS IS INCLUDED IN YOUR DOCUMENT. I PUT IN YOUR DOCUMENT THE FIRST PART OF THAT IS JUST THE CHANGES ONLY, AND THEN YOU COULD SEE THE PART OF IT WHICH STARTS ON CHAPTER 7 WHICH IS PROJECT PRIORITIZATION AND THAT INCLUDES THE REST OF THE DOCUMENTS THERE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ITEMS ON THE SCREEN, THE ITEM IN RED ARE THE CHANGES WE'RE PROPOSING, THE ITEM IN PURPLE IS THE BRAND NEW PROJECT. SO, US 83 HAD TO BE SPLIT BECAUSE IT'S BOTH INTATOR AND JONES COUNTY. AND SO, TXDOT IN THEIR PROCESS NEEDED TWO CSJS FOR THAT NUMBER, SO, WE HAD TO ADD IF A NEW PROJECT TO PUT THAT IN THERE AND THAT'S NUMBER 13.5 OBJECT THE SCREEN AND IN THE PACKET UNDER THE RANKED PROJECTS. AND IF YOU LOOK THERE, THE ITEM IN YELLOW, THIS WAS ONE OF THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED, AND, AS I SAY, WHEN YOU HAVE WHO OR THREE SETS OF EYES ON SOMETHING, IT'S VERY GOOD. SO, THANK YOU, JAMES FOR PROVIDING THE COMMENTS. THE ITEM THERE WE HAD IT IN THE TEN-YEAR PLAN AND THE TIFF AS CONSTRUCT AND OVERPASS, WE DID NOT HAVE IT IN THE LONG-RANGE PLAN SO THE CHANGE IN YELLOW WAS ONE FROM A COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC AND WE MADE THAT CHANGE. LET'S SEE, THAT'S PROJECT PRANKING. THE FUNDED PROJECTS, SO, WE TOOK THE SAME PROJECTS THAT WERE IN THE RANKING, THESE ARE THE FUNDED PROJECTS, THEY'RE BROKEN UP INTO FUNDED, ILLUSTRATIVE, AND GROUP PROJECTS. AND SO, YOU COULD SEE THERE THE SAME CHANGES IN RED, THE ITEMS IN BLUE THAT YOU SEE UNDER THE CSJ, AND UNDER THE CONTROLLING PROJECT ID, THOSE ITEM IN BLUE WERE PRESENTED TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE MEETING SO, THEY DIDN'T GET IN PRIOR TO THAT PACKET. THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, IT'S STILL A CHANGE BUT IT'S JUST AFTER THEIR PACKET WENT OUT.AND THEN, THIS IS THE MTP, I WANTED TO SHOW THE MAP. IN THE DOCUMENT, LET ME GO BACK ONE SLIDE, IN THE DOCUMENT, AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, YOU COULD SEE THAT IH 20 PROJECT, WE HAD 5 PROJECTS IN THE LONG-RANGE PLAN, TXDOT HAD 4, SO, IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE TWO MATCH WE TOOK OUT ONE OF THE PROJECTS BUT, IT'S JUST ALREADY COVERED IN ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WHEN WE UPDATED THE FROM AND TO ON THAT. SO, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SCREEN, YOU COULD SEE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORN E YOU COULD SEE THE CURRENT CSJS THERE, SO, THE LIMITS FROM THE WEST CITY LIMITS TO CLEAR CAT CLOCK CREEK, AND THEN YOU HAVE NEAR CAT CLOCK CREEK TO STATEWAY 351 AND YOU HAVE THE JUDGE HIGHWAY 351 TO THE CALAHAN COUNTY LINE. IT STILL COVERS THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE ORIGINAL FIVE BUT BROKEN INTO FOUR SO THAT IT MATCHES TXDOT'S INFORMATION. AND ON THE MAPS THEMSELVES, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO UPDATE THOSE, THEY WILL BE UPDATED AS PART OF THIS AMENDMENT. WE WILL BE REMOVING NUMBER 22 WHICH IS THE IH 20 PROJECT THAT WE DELETED OUT. AND ANOTHER COMMENT THAT CAME FROM THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED IS THAT PROJECTS 11, 16 AND E, THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE MAP.
THE PROJECTS ARE THERE, THEY'RE JUST NOT IDENTIFIED AND SO, WE WILL MAKE THAT CHANGE TO THE MAPS. THE ILLUSTRATIVE PROJECTS, SO, THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE IN RED ARE CHANGES, AGAIN, THE ITEMS IN YELLOW WE HAD SOME ARE FROM AND TO, WE MADE CHANGES BASED ON COMMENT THAT IS WE RECEIVED AND SO, THE US-83 WE'RE DELETING THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND FM-204 WAS ADDED IN THERE, AND AT THE BOTTOM, FM-24 WE ADDED THAT FROM ANSON ROAD. ON THE GROUP PROJECTS, ONE OF THE COMMENT THAT IS WE RECEIVED IS THAT THE GROUP PROJECTS DIDN'T SHOW WHAT THE CHANGE WAS, SO, THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED THIS YELLOW THERE. BASICALLY IT
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WAS A FUNDING FROM THE PREVIOUS WHEN WE ADDED AND DELETED SOME OF THE PROJECTS OUT THAT CHANGED OUR LEVELS AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM THERE. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THAT. AND THE ACTION REQUEST IS JUST APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR'S, 2020 TO 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND ANY OBJECTIONS ORSUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE WERE COMMENTS RELATED TO 83, VERSUS THE 83/84 DESIGNATION, WITH A WE APPROVE TODAY WILL STILL ALLOW YOU TO MAKE THE CHANGES BASED ON
THAT AS WELL? >> YET, THOSE ARE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST CLARIFYING THE ITEMS IN THERE, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT I WILL BE MAKING SOME OF THE CHANGES TO THEM, NOT CHANGING THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT, CLARIFYING THE ISSUES ON THE ONES THAT ARE
APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECEIVED IN. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SO, THE TOTAL COST THAT YOU HAVE IN HERE IN RED, ARE THOSE
IN THE ORIGINAL MTP? >> YES, THOSE ARE PROJECTED COST STILL. THE ONES USED IN THE PROJECTED FUNDING, SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, EVEN THE GROUP PROJECTS, WE DON'T HAVE PROJECTED COSTS, WE HAVE ESTIMATE IN THERE, SO, THOSE ARE NOT HARD FACTS BUT THAT'S THE BEST THAT WE COULD DO WITH
THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAD. >> BUT, THAT'S WHY IT'S IN RED BECAUSE THE COST CHANGED FROM WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY
SUBMITTED? >> YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES,
>> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE
AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND IT.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? >> THE MODIFICATIONS THE
[6. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an amendment to the MPO Ten-Year Plan.]
AMENDMENTS TO THE MTP ARE APPROVED. MOVE ONTO ITEM 6 RECEIVE A REPORT HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING TAKE ACTIONEN OH AN AMENDMENT TO THE MPO 10-YEAR PLAN.>> THE MOTION DID INCLUDE ME MAKING THE ADMINISTRATIVE
>> SO, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE SAME PROJECTS ON THIS. THIS IS OUR 10-YEAR PLAN WHICH HAS WITHIN AMENDED NUMEROUS TIMES.
WE CHANGED THE LONG-RANGE PLAN, THE 10-YEAR PLAN AND THE 4-YEAR PLAN AS WELL. THE FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE 10-YEAR PLAN AS PRESENTED. THIS SCREEN RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS, SO, THE TOP PART OF YOUR HANDOUT IN YOUR PACKET IS THIS RIGHT HERE. WHAT THIS IS, SINCE THIS STARTED IN 2015, THESE REALTIME PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE WITH EITHER PROP ONE OR PROP 7 FUNDING. ALONG WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. YOU COULD SEE THE PROJECTS LISTED EQUAL OUT TO 2021. THIS IS THE 10-YEAR PLAN. THIS IS THE PART OF IT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND THESE ARE THE PROJECT THAT RUN FROM 2023 TO 2031 YEAR. AND SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, YOU'LL SEE THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN RED AND BLUE ARE, AGAIN, CHANGES, THE ITEMS IN YELLOW ARE FROM THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED AND THAT WAS JUST A CLARIFICATION BASICALLY ON THE LIMITS, WE HAD IT IN THE WRONG SPOT, WE HAD IT UNDER TYPE OF WORK SO WE MOVED IT UNDER THE LIMITS ON THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW. THE SECOND ONE SAID FARM TO MARKET AND WE CHANGED THAT TO FM. AND AT THE BOTTOM IN THE LIMITS WE HAD STATE HIGHWAY 351 AND IN THE TYPE OF WORK WE HAD CALAHAN COUNTY LINES AND WE MOVED THE LIMITS AND THE TYPE IN THE SAME AS THE ITEM ABOVE IT WHICH IS THE SAME PROJECT JUST THE ONE SPLIT BETWEEN TAYLOR AND JONES COUNTY. IF YOU LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE YOU COULD SEE THE FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THAT 10 MONTH YEAR PERIOD. THIS ITEM HERE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE FUNDED PORTION OF THE MTP AND SO THEY'RE ADDED IN AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HANDOUT PAGE THAT YOU HAVE. THOSE SHOW THE PROJECTS AND THE CHANGES AGAIN ARE IN RED THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THAT 10-YEAR PLAN. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE FULL PACKET.
THE FULL 10-YEAR PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET. IT SHOWS THE PREVIOUS PROJECT, THE PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND THE ONES IN THE 10-YEAR PLAN AND AT THE BOTTOM THE ONES IN THE FUNDED
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LIST IN THE MTP. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECTS.>> IF YOU COULD GO BACK SLIDE WITH THE OH COLUMN HEADING IT SAYS 2031 FOR TWO OF THE COLUMNS.
>> AND THAT SHOULD BE 2032. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN UNDER THE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WHICH IS WHERE THIS FUNDING COMES FROM, YOU COULD SEE IT GOES FROM 2023 TO 2032 AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT ESTIMATED IS $5,899,801, SO, IT
IS THROUGH THE 2023-2032 PERIOD. >> ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE IN THAT MAY GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, THIS CALLS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID A PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENDA ITEM IT FIVE OR THIS ONE ALSO.
>> YES, SIR, THEY'RE REQUIRED ON ALL THREE OF THOSE, AND WE
DID NOT. >> SO, WHENEVER WE GET THROUGH THIS ONE, WE MAY WANT TO BACK UP TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE.
>> VICE CHAIR? >> I'M NOT VYING FOR YOUR JOB, I PROMISE YOU, I'VE SAT IN THAT CHAIR BEFORE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> SO, THIS ITEM CALLS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, IF YOU HAVE COMMENT TOSS MAKE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE, COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY FURTHER COMMENT? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 10-YEAR PLAN WITH THAT ONE CORRECTION ON THE COLUMN
HEADING, IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES.
>> I'LL SECOND. >> AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR,
(CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED?
[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an amendment to the FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). (Part 2 of 2)]
>> THE 10-YEAR PLAN IS APPROVED. WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM 5, AND REOPEN THAT ONE AND I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM FIVE WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2020-2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNSELOR, DO WE NEED TO HOLD ANOTHER VOTE SINCE THERE WERE NO
COMMENTS MADE. >> WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE BEGINNING ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AND, SO, THAT'S
PROBABLY WHY I DIDN'T NOTICE. >> YOU DON'T NEED TO REPEAT THE
[7. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an amendment to the FYs 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).]
ACTION. >> I DON'T THINK WE IMMEDIATE
TO REPEAT THE ACTION. >> OKAY, WE MOVE TO ITEM 7 RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2023-2026 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> SO, THIS IS THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE POLICY BOARD IN FEBRUARY 15TH, OF 2022, AND WE HAD A PUBLIC NOTICE POSTED THAT TIME AND THET TI FCHL F WAS APPROVED. AND THIS WAS A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THIS DOCUMENT. WE DO HAVE IT OPEN OR PUBLIC REVIEW RIGHT NOW AND IT CLOSED AT NOON TODAY AND IT WILL OPEN FOR THIS HEARING AT THIS MEETING. THE TIP NEEDS TO BE AMENDED DUE TO CHANGES IN PROJECT SCOPE, FUNDING, AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST INFORMATION. THE FEBRUARY 7TH RECOMMNDED APPROVAL TO THE POLICY BOARD OF THIS AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED.
SO, WE'LL BE CHANGING THE COVER PAGE AND THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR DOCUMENT. WE'LL BE ADDING THE DATES TO THAT, THE MAP WILL BE UPDATED, WE'LL HAVE TO ADD IN THE HIGHWA PROJECTS INTO THAT MAP. THE PROJECTS LISTED, AGAIN, YOU COULD SEE THIS IS A 2023-2024 ON THE SCREEN AND YOU COULD SEE THE CHANGES THAT ARE IN RED ARE ADDITIONS, THE CHANGES IN BLUE ARE ALSO ADDITIONS AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE BOTTOM THERE, THIS IS FM 3034 SPLIT INTO TWO PROJECTS. WE HAD IT SPLIT INTO TWO PROJECTS IN TWO CSJS, NOW IT RUNS FROM U.S. 83 TO NEAR PRIVATE ROAD 343 AND FROM BRICK ROAD TO FM 600. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE 2024. IT INCLUDES U.S. 83 AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE HAD TO SPLIT BECAUSE IT WAS TAYLOR AND JONES COUNTY.
SO, YOU COULD SEE THE 1.MILE NORTH OF FM 3034 TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY LINE AND THE JONES COUNTY LINE TO NEAR WEST SUMMIT ROAD AND THAT'S THE SPLIT OF THAT PROJECT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
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THE SCREEN YOU COULD SEE THE HIGHWAY PROJECTS FOR 2025 AND 2026, SO, ON THE TOP ONE, THE ONLY CHANGE TO THAT IS WE ADDED BUFFALO GAP ROAD TO MAKE IT CLEARER. AND UNDER THE 2026, THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE CONSTRUCT RATHER THAN REPLACE, BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW OVERPASS STRUCTURE. WE CHANGED THE ESTIMATED LET DATE AND UPDATED THE MTP. THE GROUP PROJECTS DID NOT CHANGE IN THE TIP. AND THEN, THIS IS THE FUNDING FOR THE ENTIRE TIP, SO, YOU COULD SEE THE 2023, 2024, 2025 AND 2026 AND THE TOTAL THERE IS. AND YOU COULD SEE THE CHANGES FOR THE FUNDING CATEGORY. THE MPOS FUNDING CATEGORY IS TO YOU, SO, IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE THE $3 MILLION, THE 2.67.84, AND THE 20 MILLION AND THE 2026 FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNTS THERE. AND, LET'S SEE, THIS IS UNDER THE ATTACHMENT A, THIS IS THE PERFORMANCE SAFETY MEASURES THAT'S WHAT I SAID, SINCE Y'ALL APPROVED THAT OTHER ITEM THIS WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE 2023 DATA. AND THE HISTORY OF THE TIP AMENDMENTS WILL BE SHOWN THERE, IT'S AMENDMENT TWO AND THIS CALLS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND ANY SUGGESTIONS DELEASES IN THE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2026 TRANSPORTATION.>> THIS ITEM CALL FORCE A PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED IT SO FISCAL YEARS 2023-2026 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
>> AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[8. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FY 2022 Annual Performance and Expenditure Report (APER).]
>> ANY OPPOSED. MOTION IS APPROVED. MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE FY 2022 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT.
>> SO, THIS IS THE REPORT THAT'S DUE ON DECEMBER 15TH OF EVERY YEAR. AND IT LOOKS AT OUR UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED OUT OF THAT UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM SO, IT'S BASED OFF OF THE TITLE 23 THAT IT REQUIRES FEDERAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO PUBLICATION.
SO, WE SUBMIT IT HAD TO TXDOT ON DECEMBER 15TH, IT WAS APPROVED BY TXDOT ON DECEMBER 19TH, AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ACCEPTED THE REPORT JANUARY 3RD, SO, NOW WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE POLICY BOARD FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS REPORT. SO, THE TAK AT THE FEBRUARY 7TH MEETING RECOGNIZED THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 ANNUAL EXPENDITURE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
INCLUDED IN THE PACKET IS THE ENTIRE REPORT, JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT, YOU COULD SEE SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE DID WITH THE RIDE OF SILENCE, THE RIDE IT WORK DAY, WE DID SOME TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRAINING WITH TXDOT, WE PARTNER WOULD THEM. ALSO THE ABILENE POLICE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
WE HAD A BOOTH SET UP OUT THERE AND HELPED WITH THAT. YOU COULD SEE THE LISTING OF SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE ATTENDED AT THE BOTT TO THE PAGE THERE, AND THIS IS THE BUDGET SUMMARY WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IT'S ON PAGE 26 AND 27 OF YOUR PACKET. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT ANYTHING THAT'S OVER OR UNDER THE 75% HAS TO HAVE A JUSTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION ON IT. SO, IF YOU LOOK THERE AT THE 2.0, AND ALSO, THE 4.0, YOU COULD SEE THAT BOTH OF THOSE ARE UNDER THAT 75%. AND BASICALLY, WHEN WE LOST OUR MPO STAFF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THOSE ITEMS AND ALSO THE SALARIES AND STUFF DID NOT COME OUT OF THERE AND THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE BELOW THAT 75%. IF YOU LOOK AT TASK FIVE, THE SAME THING, THAT LOOP STUDY DIDN'T GET STARTED AS EARLY AS WE PLANNED. WE STARTED TO DO IT IN THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR AND THE 5.2, THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION, WE INITIATED THAT IN HOUSE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE'S HELP AND TXDOT'S HELP RATHER THAN HIRING A CONSULTANT FOR THAT SO WE SAVED SOME OF THOSE FUNDS AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S AT 42%. AND UNDER TASK 5.3, THE MULTIMODE AL THOSE ARE CITY LINKS, THOSE THE TRANSIT FUNDS THAT WE PROGRAM IN
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OUR UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM. SO, YOU COULD SEE THERE UNDER 5.3, THAT WAS THE MULTIMODAL AND IT START THE LATE AND THAT'S WHY YOU COULD SEE UNDER THE SPECIAL STUDIES THAT THAT ONE WAS ONLY AT 13%. AND, WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWERANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> AND THE ACTION ON THIS IS JUST RECOGNITION OR ACCEPTANCE
OF THE REPORT. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT
THE REPORT. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? >> THE APER IS RECOGNIZED AND
[9. Discussion and review of transportation projects. (TxDOT Staff, City Staff, CityLink Staff)]
RECEIVED. MOVING TO ITEM 9, DISCUSS AND REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, I CHAD WILL START US OFF WITH TXDOT.>> CHAD CARTER, TXDOT. THE, RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE HAVE IS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WE GOT $120 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON THE PLANS ON THOSE. AND, THEN WE HAVE IN THE MPO LIMITS ABOUT $35 MILLION CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THE LIST OF PROJECTS AND, UM, WE'VE GOT THREE SITES LISTED, THERE WE GO. THREE SITES LISTED, ONE, TWO, AND 10, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PROBABLY GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AS ONE PROJECT. AND, THAT WILL BE AN OVERPASS LOCATED AT FM-34 ON US-83 AND WIDENING AND REHABILITATION OF FM-3024. THE NEXT PROJECT IS FM-1082, IT SAYS CONSTRUCT NEW ROAD, BUT, PROBABLY REALIGNMENT IS A DIFFERENT WAY OF SAYING THAT, IT'S TAKING THE ROAD OFF OF PHANTOM DAM, AND REROUTING TO KIND OF JUST BELOW, JUST KIND OF NORTH OF THE DAM. THE NEXT PROJECT IS US-277, THAT'S REHABILITATE AN EXISTING ROAD, AND THAT'S REPAVING OUT IN THE VIEW AREA, ABOUT A FOUR-MILE PROJECT. THAT'S NOT LETTING UNTIL 2026. NEXT IS FM 707, IT'S ADDING LANES AND SHOULDERS, AND THAT ONE IS ALSO, LET'S SEE, THAT ONE IS 2025, AND THAT ONE IS BETWEEN BUFFALO GAP ROAD AND US-83. NEXT PROJECT IS FM-1082, THAT ONE IT ARE IS FROM FM-600 TO COUNTY ROAD 361. THAT ONE, AGAIN, IS IN 2026. NEXT PROJECT IS UP IN JONES COUNTY AND IT'S RESURFACING THE ROADWAY AND THAT GOES FROM FM-2024 TO US-83 AND THAT'S IN 2026. THE NEXT ONE IS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND THAT ONE WILL BE ON STATE HIGHWAY 36 OR SOUTH 11TH, FROM TRADE AWAY TO FM-1750. NEXT ONE IS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THAT IS ON BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ON EAST SOUTH 7TH, AND THAT ONE WILL LET THIS YEAR.
AND, UM, NEXT ONE IS WE'VE ALREADY BEEN OVER FM 3034. THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE I I-20, AND THAT ONE WOULD BE ADDING LANES AND SHOULDERS, AND, THAT'S SCHEDULED TO LET IN 2026. AND THIS ONE'S OUT TO BID RIGHT NOW, IT'S A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECT ON I-20 FROM WELL'S LANE TO HAYDER ROAD. WE'VE BEEN DOING GUARD FENCE ON IT AND WE'LL COME BACK IN MARCH AND DO THE DRIVING LANE. NEXT ONE IS IT'S I'M GOING TO COMBINE SITES
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13, 14, 15, 16, AND 17, THOSE ARE ALL MEDIAN CABLE BARRIER PROJECTS ON LOOP 322, AND US-83. AND THOSE WILL BE GOING OUT TO BID IN 2023 AND 2024. FINALLY, WHAT'S UNDER DESIGN IS ADDING DOING THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND LEFT TURN LANES ON 1750 FROM INDUSTRIAL TO COLONY HILL ROAD.AND THAT'S SCHEDULED TO LET IF HAD 2025. THAT'S OUR PLANNED PROJECTS NOW, THE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE MPO LIMITS, WE HAVE FIVE SITES AND THREE PROJECTS. WE HAVE ONE FIXING TO START, THEY'RE HAVING A BIT OF DELAYS WITH PROCURING MATERIALS, BUT, IT SAYS BUSINESS 20-R, THAT'S AN ILLUMINATION PROJECT AND THEY ANTICIPATE BEGINNING FIRST OF APRIL ON THAT ONE.
NEXT ONE IS FM-89, IT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF CONSTRUCTING THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT AND THEN ALSO DOING STORM DRAINS ON IT. SO, START TO BUILDING THE STORM SEWER SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW, YOU MIGHT SEE SOME DIGGING OUT THERE, NEAR WHERE THE BUNCH OF GAS LINES ARE, WE'RE GOING TO BORE UNDER THERE AND THAT'S WHAT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW. FINALLY WE GOT THE I-20 PROJECT, WE'RE WORKING ON THE GUARD FENCE RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE GOING TO RETURN TO COMPLETE THE PAVEMENT IN MARCH. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WE'LL GO TO THE CITY OF ABILENE PROJECTS, SCOTT, IS
IT IN THIS ONE? >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL QUICKLY GO THROUGH OUR PROJECTS, I GUESS A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT'S BASICALLY COMPLETE IS THE FIRST PHASE OF EAST NORTH 10TH, THAT STARTED ON TENTH, AT TREADWAY THERE, IF ANYBODY'S DRIVEN IN THAT AREA, IT'S PRETTY MUCH 100 PEST COMPLETE, WE'RE DOWN TO PUNCH LIST ITEMS ON THAT PROJECT. THE OTHER TWO PROJECTS UNDERWAY FOR AWHILE IS NORTH 6TH AND CYPRUSS. THEY'VE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS ON THAT JUST IN THE LAST WEEK, SO, THAT PROJECT'S MOVING WREATH ALONG.
HONEY BEE ROAD REALIGNMENT THAT PROJECT STARTED AND THERE'S GOING TO BE UTILITY RELOCATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR GOT STARTED AND WAS ABLE DO 10% OF THE PROJECT, AND NOW THE UTILITY COMPANIES ARE SHOWING UP DOING RELOCATIONS, THEY'RE GOING TO PAUFL, THAT ONE'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION BUT IT WILL HAVE A BIT OF A DELAY. AND, OF COURSE, FIVE POINTS, THE RELOCATION OF MARIGOLD INTO FOUR WILER ROAD. THAT PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A BIT. IT'S MAKING STEADY PROGRESS BUT 5-10% COMPLETE RIGHT NOW. THE, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESURFACING PROJECTS THAT WE HAD OUT FOR BID, WE STARTED BIDDING THEM A FEW MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE THE WORK ZONE N2A, AND N2B, AND WORK SIDE S11B, THE CONTRACTORS THAT GOT THOSE, WE HAVE FOR THIS THURSDAY'S COUNCIL AGENDA, WORK ZONE SNC AT THE TOP OF THE LIST RAY DON WAS THE APPARENT LOW BID E IT WAS $1.64 MILLION. SO, IF YOU COMBINE THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY BID WITH THIS LAST ONE, AROUND $6 MILLION WILL BE GOING INTO NEIGHBORHOOD PAVE RIGHT NOW. WORK ZONE S-5 AND S-13 ARE TWO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION THAT WE PLAN ON LETTING THE
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SPRING HANDLE THE FIRST ROUND OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEN IN MAY OR JUNE WE'LL COME BACK AND ADD THOSE FOR A FALL PAVING PROJECT TO SPACE OUT SOME OF THE WORK WHILE ALL OF THE OTHER IS GOING ON. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE HAD WAS THE SECOND PHASE OF EAST NORTH 10TH FROM JUDGE ILLEY TO THE LOOP. THAT'S BID. BONKY CONSTRUCTION WAS THE CURRENT LOW BIDDER. AND THAT BID WAS WE HAD THAT ESTIMATED FOR 5.9, I THINK, ON MY THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NUMBERS FLOATING AROUND IN TERMS OF ESTIMATES, BUT, THE BID CAME IN AT $4.92 MILLION ROUGHLY. SO, THAT WILL BE UNDERWAY AS WELL. OTHER BIG PROJECTS, MAPLE STREET FROM LOOP 322 TO EAST SOUTH 11TH, MAPLE STREET, FROM CARRIAGE HILLS, TO THE LOOP.THE SOUTH PORTION OF MAPLE WILL START CONSTRUCTION AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO BID OUT NORTH PHASE BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CUT THAT, THAT'S THROWN AS A $12.7 MILLION PROJECT, THAT WOULD WORK FROM THE LOOP ALL THE WAY TO EAST SOUTH 11TH, WE'RE BREAKING THAT UP TO START AT SOUTH 27TH, AND WORK UP TO EAST SOUTH 11TH, THAT WILL LEAVE A SPACE IN BETWEEN THE SOUTH PORTION AND THE NORTH PORTION TO KIND OF MANAGE HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION'S GOING ON ALONG THAT ROUTE AT ONE TIME. BUT, WE'RE BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH BIDDING THAT FIRST PHASE OF THE NORTH PHASE FROM 27 TO EAST SOUTH 11TH HERE IN THE COMING MONTH OR TWO. SO, THAT ONE WILL BE. IT IS ABOUT HALF THE DISTANCE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE HALF THE COST. BUT, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SPLITTING WITH THOSE TWO PROJECTS PROBABLY TWO $6 MILLION FOR THE $12 MILLION.
THE OTHER INTERSECTION PROJECTS THAT THE STREET ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD RECOMMENDED TO US, THE SOUTH WILLIS, AT 7TH, PINE AT 10TH, NORTH 18TH, AND ALL OF THOSE ARE UNDER DESIGN, STILL.
YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE THE PINE AT 10TH, OUT FOR BID FIRST, THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S PROGRESSES THROUGH OUR DESIGN GROUP THE QUICKEST. AND THEN, EO I'VE HAD IT AT THE BOTTOM, SOUTH 27TH FROM DANVILLE TO BERRA WILL BE ONE THAT WE WILL BE BIDDING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE TWO OR THREE WEEKS. SO, A LOT OF PROJECTS UNDER DESIGN. LIKE, I SAID, ADDING THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD PAVING PROJECTS, ABOUT $11 MILLION WORTH. AND, I GUESS THE LAST ONE THAT I HADN'T DISCUSSED IS SOUTH 14TH, THE WALKABILITY PROJECT THAT WE RECEIVED A TA GRANT FOR. WE STARTED DESIGN ON THAT. SO, THEIR SURVEYING THIS WEEK AND THAT WILL BE PROGRESSING THROUGH OUR DESEEN PROCESS AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS
ON ANY OF THOSE? >> THANK YOU, SCOTT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> AND FINALLY, CITY LINK,
LAUREN? >> LAUREN STEVENS WITH CITY LINK AND THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE UPDATES ON. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MICRO TRANSIT ZIP ZONE.
WE'VE HELD THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS MONTH. WE HAD 24 IN ATTENDANCE WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD FOR THAT, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING FEBRUARY THE 23RD FROM 2:00 TO 3:00, AND THESE MEETINGS ARE AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON NORTH MOCKING BIRD. THE BUSES WE ORDERED IN 2021, THEY ARE GEARED TO COME IN SPRING BUT IT NOW LOOKS LIKE MORE LATE SUMMER PRODUCTION. THOSE REALTIME ONLY
[10. Discussion and review of reports:]
ONES, ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. >> MOVE TO ITEM 10, DISCUSSION REVIEW OF VARIOUS REPORTS STARTING WITH THE FINANCIAL
STATUS. >> OKAY. INCLUDED IN THE PACKET IS THE FINANCIAL STATUS OR FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE RECEIVED ONE WORK ORDER ON DECEMBER 16TH OF 2022 AND WE HAVE HAD THREE BILLINGS WHICH WERE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET BILLING ONE WAS FOR $967,805.
SO, THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED AT THIS POINT IS $20,446,877, THE
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EXPENDITURE IS $64204.17 AND THE REMAINING BALANCE IS $142204.60, SO, THIS WILL BE INCREASING ONCE WE GET THE CARRYOVER FUNDS AND THOSE ARE RELEASED. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE>> OKAY. OPERATION REPORT. >> INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS THE FULL OPERATION'S REPORT. I JUST PUT A COUPLE OF THINGS UP ON THE SCREEN THERE. SO, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT WITH GETTING THESE REPORTS THAT YOU JUST THAT WERE JUST PRESENTED AND APPROVALED BY Y'ALL TOGETHER WORKING WITH TXDOT AND OTHERS ON THE PROJECT LISTINGS, AND THEN, WE STARTED WORKING ON THE ANNUAL LISTING OF OBLIGATED PROJECTS WHICH WAS THE OTHER REPORT DUE DECEMBER 15TH, BUT, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM AUSTIN TXDOT TO BE ABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT REPORT. AS SOON AS WE GET THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL BE DOING THAT REPORT.
WORE ALL LOOKING AT PM TWO, WHICH IS A PAVEMENT AND BRIDGE CONDITION THAT INFORMATION WILL BE COMING BACK TO Y'ALL ONCE WE GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. AND WE ALSO ATTENDED SOME TRAININGS, AND SOME MEETINGS ON THE FORECAST OF THE MODEL WE'RE KICKING OFF THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL AND SO WE STARTED WORK ON A LOT OF THOSE ITEMS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE OPERATIONS. QUESTIONS ON OPERATION SNUZ
>> MOVE TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
>> ON THE STAFFING, THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING POSITION IS STILL OPEN. IT'S WITHIN OPEN SINCE JUNE 10TH, AND SO, WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE CANDIDATES FOR THAT POSITION. AND GET A CANDIDATE IN PLACE. THE YEAR-END REPORT AS I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ANNUAL LIST OF OBLIGATED PROJECTS, THE, COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR STUDY WHICH WAS AT LOOP 322 STATE HIGHWAY 36 STUDY, WE RECEIVED THE FINAL REPORT ON JANUARY 24TH, WE, AS PART OF THAT REPORT, THERE WAS A COMPONENT IN THERE FOR THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL UPDATE AND WE'VE SENT THAT ONTO TXDOT THEY ACCEPTED THAT INTO THEIR DOCUMENTS AND SO WHEN WE START OUR NEW PROCESS OF THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT UPDATED INFORMATION IN OUR STUDY IN OUR TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL. THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN UPDATE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND THAT'S TO CAPTURE VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND OTHER AREAS THERE. THE ABILENE AREA SAFETY PLAN, THERE'S FUNDING THERE, ALL 23 OF THE MPOS ARE RECEIVING $50,000 TO DO A SAFETY PLAN. AND THAT ENTAILS $1.2 MILLION STATEWIDE FOR THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS SO, WE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH TXDOT AND ALSO THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE ON TRYING TO GET A PLAN IN PLACE. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SAYING THEY WANT THE PLAN DUE BOY MAY 2023, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE HARD TO DO AND SO, ALL THE MPOS WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, SO, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON THE TIME LINE TO SEE WHEN WE COULD GET THAT SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE.
AS I SAID WE STARTED WORK ON THAT, THERE'S 461 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES IN THE ABILENE TRAFFIC DEMAND MODEL AND WE PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THE POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLDS FOR EACH OF THOSE AND NOW WE'RE LOOK CAN AT THE EMPLOYMENT DATA, SO THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WILL BE HANDY TO HELP DO THAT, BUT, WE'RE GETTING DONE THE BEST WE CAN. AND THE CENSUS 2020 URBAN AREA DESIGNATIONS THOSE HAVE COME OUT, THERE WAS CLARIFICATION ON DECEMBER 29TH ON THAT. SO, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE MAPS AND WORKING TXDOT ON THAT TO SEE HOW THE COMPARISON IS TO THE PREVIOUS URBAN AREAS TO SEE WHERE THE CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE
DIRECTOR'S REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE
DIRECTOR'S REPORT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE MOVE FOR ITEM 11, OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS ON MPO ISSUES. IS THERE A BURNING HERB THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
[12. Opportunity for Board Members, Technical Advisory Committee Members, or MPO Staff to recommend topics for future discussion or action.]
AND YOU HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY. SEEING NO ONE, WE MOVE TO OPPORTUNITY TWELVE, OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS, COMMIT MEMBERS AND MPO STAFF TO RECOMMEND TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION OR ACTION. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSSION OR CONSIDER IN THE PFUTURE MEETING? >> I DO KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN AUGUST HAVING A WORKSHOP IS THAT STILL THE BOARD'S DIRECTION TO HAVE A WORKSHOP IN AUGUST?
>> DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU, GLEN?
>> Y'ALL HAVE TRAINING AUGUST, SEPTEMBER TIMING?
>> NO, AUGUST WILL BE FINE. >> AUGUST IS PART OF THE YEAR,
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW. >> THAT WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBER WITH JUDGE CROWLEY, AND THE MAYOR IS NOT RUNNING FOR REELECTION, SO, WE
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WILL HAVE A NEW MAYOR BY AUGUST, SO TWO BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE NEW AND IT WILL BE GOOD TO HAVE A WORKSHOP TO KIND OF REMIND US OR REINTRODUCE US OR INTRODUCE US TO THE MPO EXPECTATIONS AND LIMITATIONS, I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL.>> THE YEAR'S GOING BY SO FAST, I JUST WANT TO GET IT ON THE CALENDAR TO PLAN FOR IT. SO, THANK YOU.
>> WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO RESERVE THE LIBRARY.
>> ALL RIGHT. WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS, ITEM 13 AND WE ARE
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