[1. Call to Order.]
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>> >> IT IS NOW 1:30 AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS JUNE 20TH, 2023. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND NOTIFY THE AUDIENCE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE MADE ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. JUST GET MY ATTENTION ON ANY OF THE ITEMS TODAY SIMPLE CALL FOR A
[2. Consideration and Take Action on the minutes of the May 1, 2023 meeting.]
PUBLIC HEARING, BUT, YOU ARE WELCOMED TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING.JUST LET ME KNOW. ITEM TWO, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE MINUTES OF MAY 1ST, 2023, MEETING. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONSES, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS OF THE MINUTES?
>> MAKE A MOTION IT APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[3. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FINAL FYs 2024-2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).]
>> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. MOVE TO ITEM 3 RECEIVE A REPORT AND DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE FINAL F 12024, UNIFIED PROGRAM. WE HAVE CRYSTAL FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND MIKE WITH TXDOT. APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE AND WE HAVE REPRESENTS FROM TXDOT. DCOA IS REPRESENTED.
>> INCLUDED IN YOUR PACT IS THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, '24 AND 25TH. IT WAS PRESENTED AT THE TAC AT THE MAY 30TH MEETING AND IT WAS DUE TO TXDOT AND WE TURNED THAT IN AND THE FINAL DRAFT IS DUE ON JULY 31ST. SO, IF YOU TURN TO YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE THE COVER SHEET AND THE DIFFERENT TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THIS INCLUDES FIVE TASK GROUPS AND I'LL GO OVER EACH OF THOSE AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THE FIST TASK IS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. THE SECOND IS DATA DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE, THIRD IS SHORT-RANGE PLANNING AND FOURTH IS METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND FIFTH IS SPECIAL STUDIES. SO, THIS IS ON PAGE 8 OF YOUR DOCUMENT. IF YOU LOOK THERE, IT SHOWS THE FIRST ONE IS PROGRAM SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION. 1.2 SUBTASK IS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND TRAVEL. SUBTASK 1.3 IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, EDUCATION, TITLE VI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THEN, 1.4 IS PLANS AND PLANNING MANAGEMENT. THIS COMPLYS MPO'S PLANNING DOLLARS AND THE FTA DOLLARS AND THE FTA 57 PLANNING DOLLARS FOR CITY LINK. IF YOU LOOK ON THE NEXT PAGE, YOU COULD SEE FOR EACH TASK THERE'S THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE. AND YOU COULD SEE THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FUNDS, THE SECTION 5307 FUNDS, THE LOCAL FUNDS, SECTION 5304 FUNDS AND THE TOTAL FUNDS FOR EACH SUBTASK. UNDER THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE ON PAGE 11 OF YOUR DOCUMENT.
THIS IS SUBTASK TWO WHICH INCLUDES THE MAPS, DATA DEVELOPMENT. 2.2 IS PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THAT INCLUDES YOUR SUBTASK AND TOTAL AND SUMMARY TABLE. IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 13 OF YOUR DOCUMENT, YOU COULD SEE THIS IS SUBTASK 3.1, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 3.2 IS TRANSIT BICYCLE, AND MULTIMOBILE PLANNING AND 3.3 IS SHORT-TERM TRANSIT PLANNING AND THE TOTAL THERE IS ALSO ON YOUR SCREEN.
AND I'LL GO OVER ALL THE TOTALS AT THE END BUT I WANTED Y'ALL TO HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF EACH SUBTASK.
>> SUBTASK 4.1 IS THE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN. 4.3 IS COMPLETE STREETS AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR FUNDING SUMMARY THERE. THE LAST ONE IS SPECIAL STUDIES, THESE ARE ANY SPECIAL STUDIES THAT THE MPO IS DOING. THIS INCLUDES 5.1, THIS IS THE MPO BOUNDARY EXPANSION, WE'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS THAT. WE STARTED THAT TASK IN THIS UPWP AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO THE NEXT ONE. RESILIENCY PLAN, THAT'S 5.2. 5.3 IS TRANSIT, MULTIMODE ALPHA SILT. THIS IS A CITY LINK THAT'S DOING THE PLANNING THERE. AND THE LAST ONE IS 5.4 WHICH IS THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL POINT OUT,
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WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL FUNDING, THERE'S A REMAINDER CARRY OVEROF $38,569.01. I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND THAT'S ADDITION OF $38,000 TO 5.4. ON THIS 5.4 WE'RE GETTING $50,000 TO DO A SAFETY PLAN. WE'RE WORKING WITH TEX TO THE AND THE TEXAS A & M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE. AND THAT $50,000 IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT'S ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND ONCE THAT IS AWARDED TO US, WE'LL AMEND THIS AND PUT IT IN. THERE ARE STILL DECIDING FACTORS ON WETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO BE IN. YOU COULD SEE ON THE 5.4, I HAVE $12,000, IN THERE AND THAT'S FOR STAFF TIME TO HELP WITH THE SAFETY PLAN. WHAT THIS $38,000 WILL DO IS ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO PLAN AND DOING THAT SAFETY PLAN AND CONTINUING TO CARRY IT ON. SO, THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT $38,000. THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE ON PAGE 18 OF YOUR DOCUMENT AND THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE FUNDS THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO, IF YOU LOOK UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FUNDS. AND KEEP MIND THESE ARE ALL ESTIMATES, THESE ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT YEAR FUNDING. SO, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE FUNDING FOR '24 AND '25 WILL BE, SO, WE USED THE CURRENT FUNDING TO CARRY THAT OVER THESE YEARS. ON THE TRANSPORTATION FUND WE HAVE $338,000. AND LOCAL FUNDS TO MATCH THAT IS $18,000. AND FTA SECTION 5304 IS 297, $750.>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM THERE, TOWARDS THE MIDDLE IT SAID COMBINED TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FUND. ENEXPENDED CARRY OVER AND THE TOTAL. THE TPF IS THE AMOUNT THAT DEPOSE TO THE MPO. YOU COULD SEE $536086.52, THAT'S THE ESTIMATE. AND IF YOU LOOK FOR 2025 FOR THE TPF WE HAVE 381 AND NONE IN 3504, TOTAL FUNDS OF 396. IF YOU LOOK BELOW THAT YOU COULD SEE THE COMBINED TOTAL FUNDS AND THE ESTIMATED CARRY OVER, TOTAL OF TPS OF $419565.05, AND THAT $38,000 IS WHAT I WAS REFERRING MOVE OVER TO THE SUBTASK. THAT $38565.05 APPROVAL WAS RECOMMENDED AT THE
MAY 30TH MEETING. >> SO, THE $38,565 IS THE FY
>> NO, SIR THAT CARRIES OVER AND IF WE LOOK INTO THE BOTTOM FIGURES, THOSE ARE ALREADY FIGURED INTO THERE AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE LEFT WITH THE TWO YEARS FUNDING IS THAT
$38,000. >> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR LISA? >> SO, A COUPLE OF THINGS, ON THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION STUDY, SO, NOT A LOT OF FUNDS LEFT TO THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE, OR, ARE WE CLOSE ON THAT OR HAS THERE BEEN
A LOT OF WORK, I GUESS? >> WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TXDOT AND ACTUALLY USING THEIR FUNDS TO DO THAT. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THAT CONTRACT WITH TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE, SO, THEY'RE HELPING US MOVE FORWARD AND WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF A TAC FORM. THE ONLY THING IS THAT I'M SHORT ON STAFF TIME SO WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT, BUT, ONCE WE COULD GET THINGS MORE EVENED OUT, THEN, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT STUDY. AND ALSO, I THINK, TXDOT IS WAITING ON A CONTRACT WITH TTI, THEY'VE EXPIRED ALL OF THEIR FUNDS AND THEY'RE WAITING TO SEE IF THEY HAVE FUNDING FOR THIS TO
CONTINUE THAT. >> AND THEN, ON, YOUR SAFETY PLAN, REMIND ME, IS THERE A DUE DATE FOR THAT?
>> WELL, THERE WAS A DUE DATE, IT WAS EARLY THIS YEAR AND THEY MOVED THAT BACK FURTHER, BUT, WE'RE STILL AWAITING INFORMATION. AND MANZURA MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY PLANNING -- NO? I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE MPO'S HAVE USED SOME OF THEIR OWN DOLLARS TO START THE SAFETY PLANNING FUND.
WE, WE HAVE NOT BEEN AWARDED THE $50,000, AND TTI HASN'T BEEN AWARDED THE $50,000, SO, WE'RE UNCLEAR ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT FORWARD, SO, THEY KEEP BUMPING BACK THE DATE A LITTLE
BIT. >>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE NEED TO SPECIFY THE DESIGNATION ON THE AMENDMENT?
>> YES, SIR, UNDER 5.4 TO PUT $38,000 IN ADDITION TO THE 2020
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FUND. >>> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE AMENDMENT
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR AAYE.
>> (CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED?
>> I'M SORRY, WHO SECONDED THAT?
[4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on a Resolution for the System Performance Measures (PM 3).]
>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 3 IS APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION FOR THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASURES PM 3.
>> ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS IS THE ONE THAT I SAID Y'ALL WITH LOOK FAR TO THE NEXT MEETING. WE DID THE PM TWO THE LAST MEETING AND THIS IS THE PM THREE. THIS IS THE SYSTEM RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE MEASURE WHICH LOOKS AT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND THE FREIGHT MOVEMENT TO SEE ABOUT EVALUATING TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY. SO, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ADOPTED THEIR TARGETS ON FEBRUARY THE 9TH, AND WE HAVE THE MPO HAS 1 FACT 80 DAYS AFTER THAT TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT. SO, WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR BOOK IS THE FIRST PART THAT YOU'LL SEE IS A RESOLUTION, AND SO, THIS IS THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT WE PASSED TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE ADDITION THAT THE NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED, OF COURSE, BUT, WE HAVE PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL MILES TRAVELED ON THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM, RATED RELIABLE. PERCENTAGE OF MILES TRAVELED ON THE NON-INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, RATED RELIABLE. PERCENTAGE OF TRUCK TRAVEL TIME ON THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM RATED AS RELIABLE. EXCUSE ME. IF YOU LOOK ON THE NEXT PAGE, THIS IS ON PAGE TWO OF TWO, YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE STAYWIDE BASELINE 84.6%. THAT'S FOR THE PERSONAL MILES TRAVELED ON THE INTERSTATE, THE NON-INTERSTATE IS 90.3 AND THE TRUCK TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY IS 1.39. THE TWO-YEAR AVERAGE FOR THOSE THREE IS 97%, 70%, AND 1.55, AND THE FOUR YEAR TARGET IS 95%, 70%, AND 1.5 A""EN IF YOU LOOKEN OH THE NEXT PAGE, THIS IS WHERE THE NUMBERS CAME FROM, THIS IS THE STATE BUY ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR PERFORMANCE PERIOD 2022 TO 2025, AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU COULD SEE THE EXACT SAME TARGETS. SO, WE TOOK THOSE TARGETS AND PUT THEM INTO THE RESOLUTION. THE MPO HAS THE ABILITY TO ADOPT TXDOT'S OR MAKE THEIR OWN, AND WE CHOOSE TO ADOPT TXDOTS WITH Y'ALL'S BLESSING. AND THAT'S ALL, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE TAC DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THEIR
MAY 30TH. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE
THE RESOLUTION. >>> I HAVE A MOTION AND CAN I
[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on an Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (ALOP).]
>>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ITEM FOUR IS APPROVED. GO ONTO ITEM 5.
>> OKAY. WELL, THE, ALOP WAS DUE IN DECEMBER. WE JUST RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FROM TXDOT, THIS WAS RECEIVED ON, UM, WELL IT WAS DUE ON DECEMBER 15TH, WE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION ON APRIL 18TH, WITH THE DUE DATE OF MAY SECOND, BUT, IT HAS TO FOLLOW PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, SO, WE LET TXDOT KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO PRESENT IT AT A POLICY BOARD MEETING, AN OPEN MEETING, SO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS PRESENTING TO TO MEET OUR PUBLIC RELATION REQUIREMENTS. THE HIGHWAY SIDE ON THE TRANSIT SIDE, WE TOOK THOSE NUMBERS FROM CITY LINK.
SO, INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THE TOP OF THE PAGE ON NUMBER FOUR, PAGE FOUR, THESE ARE THE TOTAL SUMMARY OF THE PROJECTS. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS WAS 1,832,804, FOR GROUP PROJECTS IT WAS 13429283, SENIOR ROW FOR BICYCLE PROJECTS AND TRANSIT PROJECTS WITH 3,011,841 FOR A TOTAL OBLIGATED FEDERAL FUNDS OF $18380159.38. ON THE FOLLOWING TABLE, ON PAGE FIVE, THE HIGHWAY IS THERE AND ON THOSE YOU COULD SEE THERE'S US-83, THIS WAS THE PROJECT SOUTH OF FM 204 REMINGTON ROAD TO FM 707, AND THEN WE HAD U.S.-83 FOR JUST SOUTH OF FM 204 TO THE U.S. 83 SPLIT AND WE HAD THE FM 89 JUST NORTH OF U.S. 83 AND THESE WERE THE PROJECTS IN THE HIGHWAY. AND THEN, ON THE GROUP PROJECTS, WE HAD SOME SEAL COATING, RIGHT-OF-WAY AND INSTALLING OF
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FLASHING BEACONS, CONSTRUCTING PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ON PAGE 7, THE GROUP PROJECTS CONTINUE, YOU COULD SEE THE SEAL COATS THERE THERE I WAS REFERRING TO. AND ON PAGES 8-9, AND 10 YOU COULD SEE THE TRANSIT PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE, THESE INCLUDE THE OPERATIONS, THE PLANNING, THE SMALL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, PARATRANSIT, BUS REPLACEMENT, CUT AWAY REPLACE AND THE OPERATIONS FUNDING. THE LAST ONE IS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, AND YOU COULD SEE THERE THAT THERE WERE NO FUNDS OBLIGATED BUT IT WAS IN OUR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SO, WE HAD TO MAKE SURE IT SHOWS UP HERE. THE ALOP IS LOOKING AT THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD IN THERE AND THOSE OBLIGATED WINDSES UP IN THE ALOP. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.THIS WAS NOT PRESENTED TO THE TAC BECAUSE OF THE SHORT TURN
AROUND THAT WE HAD. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SO, IN SOME OF THESE HIGHWAY PROJECTS, IS THIS WHEN THEY LET OR WHEN THEY FINISH CONSTRUCTION?
>> THIS IS WHEN THE FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED, WHEN THEY START WITH
THE LETTING PROCESS. >> I'M LOOKING AT THE 83 REMINGTON CLARK, I MEAN, THAT WAS WAY EARLIER THAN '22.
>> YES, SIR, AND THERE WERE QUESTIONS ON THIS, BUT, THIS INFORMATION COMES STRAIGHT FROM TXDOT AND THEY PUT TOGETHER THE PROJECTS AND SEND US THE LIST. IF YOU'LL NOTICE, ONE OF THE ONES THAT I QUESTIONED WAS THE GROUP PROJECT, THIS WAS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE MPO AREA, IT'S STATE HIGHWAY 283 FROM US 380 TO THE HASKLE LINE. THEY PUT IT IN THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF THAT ONE PROJECT THAT WE HAD THAT WAS IN THIS, IN OUR MPO
AREA. >>> AS I SAID, THE HIGHWAY GROUPED, AND, THOSE PROJECTS COME STRAIGHT FROM THE INFORMATION THAT TXDOT PROVIDES US. THE TRANSIT ONES COME STRAIGHT FROM CITY LINK AND THE CITY FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> SO MOVED.
>>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ITEM FIVE IS APPROVED. BEFORE WE GO INTO THE DISCUSSION, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEALTH CARE MAYOR HURT, THIS IS HIS FIRST MEETING SINCE HE'S BEEN THE
[6. Discussion and review of transportation projects. (TxDOT Staff, City Staff, CityLink Staff)]
>> I'M TRYING REAL HARD NOT TO USE THOSE. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SIX, DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, TXDOT
STAFF, WHO GOES FIRST? >> CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'LL BE PRESENTING TXDOT'S PLANNED AND CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. EVERYBODY'S GOT A MAP. THERE'S A LOT ON IT, SOME EXCITING CHANGES, ADDITIONS TO THE LIST.
SO, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE FIRST THREE ARE KIND OF GROUPED TOGETHER. THAT'S NOT A NEW ONE. IT DOES HAVE MPO FUNDS ASSIGNED TO IT, IT'S FOR THE FM 30/34, BELTWAY NORTH, THAT'S A NEW OVERPASS ON 83277. THE NEXT TWO ARE CONTINUATION OF THE MIDLAND OVERLAY THAT'S BEEN GOING ON ON I-20. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE LET AS ONE PROJECT. SITE SIX IS ALSO ON FM 1082, IT'S WIDENING THE ROAD, ADD SOME SHOULDERS, AND WIDTH TO THE ROAD. SITE 7, STATE HIGHWAY 76 THAT'S THE BICYCLE PED IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SEAS SOUTH 11TH. SITE 8 IS NEW TO THE LIST IT'S ON FM 18 TO PROVIDE FOR AN OVERLAY FOR STATE HIGHWAY 36 TO THE CALAHAN COUNTY LINE. SITE NINE ISLE FM 2833 AND IT'S BEEN ON THE LIST BEFORE, SIMILAR PROJECT, MIDLAND OVERLAY, M
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MAINTENANCE. CITE 10 HAS MPO FUNDS AND IT'S A NEW ROAD NORTH OF THE LAKE ON FM 282, NORTH OF THE LAKE, NEXT TO THE DAM. SITE 11, IS, UM, SIX-LANE WIDENING PROJECT FOR THE NEW OVERPASS LOTS OF FOCUS ON THAT ONE. SITE 12, AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT ON FM 1082, IT'S MORE THE MIDLAND OVERLAY THAT WE'RE DOING. THEN, IT SITES 13 THROUGH 17 THOSE ARE ALL OUR MEDIAN BARRIER PROJECTS AND THE FIRST TWO ON THE LIST ARE GROUPED TOGETHER AND THEN THERE ARE TWO OTHER PROJECTS WITH ADDITIONAL CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER AND THOSE ARE HITTING OUR REMAINING DIVIDED CORRIDORS IN THE MPO BOUNDARY. SITE 18, FM 1750, THAT'S THE ADDING THE TURN LANES ON 1750. WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING AWHILE BACK AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT. THAT ALSO HAS SAFETY FUNDS ASSIGNED TO IT. SITE 19 IS REHAB OF US-277, FROM VIEW SOUTH. AND THEN SITE 20 IS US 277 DOWN TO 3438, THAT'S THE MIDLAND OVERLAY PROJECT. AND SITE 21 IS ON FM 1235 AND THAT'S ANOTHER WIDENING, AND ADDING SHOULDERS. AND THESE NEXT THREE ARE ALL NEW TO THIS LIST. SITE 22 IS ALSO ON 277, IT'S ADDITIONAL MIDLAND OVERLAY FROM 3438 OUT TO THE PROJECT THAT STARTS ON BUTE. AND SITE 23 IS A NEW SAFETY PROJECT TO THE LIST TO INSTALL I WILL LOOMMATION ALONG FM 33438, ARNOLD BOULEVAR IS ALSO A NEW PROJECT IT'S THE LAST ONE ON YOUR LIST, IT'S ON I-20, MORE OF THE MIDLAND OVERLAY. I SAID SITE 20, I MEANT SITE 25 AND THE LAST ONE ON THE LIST IS A CARRYOVER, SITE 26, STATE HIGHWAY 36, AND THAT'S THE SUPER PROJECT FROM THE AIRWAY SOUTH. MOVING TO THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION, SITE ONE IS THE ILLUMINATION AROUND BUSINESS 20. THAT PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION, I THINK MOST OF THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE ARE IN PLACE, SO, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WRAP THAT PROJECT UP PRETTY SOON AND GET ALL OF THOSE LIGHTS BURNING. THEN, THE NEXT TWO ARE THE FM-89 PROJECT THAT YOU'VE HEARD ME REPORT ON MANY TIMES.WE'RE GETTING READY FOR A MAJOR TRAFFIC SWITCH ON THAT PROJECT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, SO, WE'LL MOVE EVERYBODY FROM THE WEST SIDE AND START CONSTRUCTING THE EAST SIDE AND THAT PROJECT INVOLVES MPO AS WELL. AND SITES FOUR AND FIVE ARE THE OVERLAYS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON ON I-20. AND THEN, SITE SIX IS A NEW PROJECT TO THE LIST. IT'S ANOTHER OVERLAY WEST OF THE CURRENT PROJECT. AND, THAT ONE IS SLATED TO START UP SOMETIME IN AUGUST. AND THEN, SITE SEVEN IS ALSO A NEW PROJECT TO THIS LIST, IT'S ON EAST SOUTH 7TH, IT'S THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT THAT JUST RECENTLY LET AND HAS NOT STARTED CONSTRUCTION YET. AND THEN THERE'S ONE PROJECT NOT MAPPED AND SOMETIMES I FAIL TO MENTION IT, BUT, WE HAVE THE R CORRIDOR PROJECT AND THAT'S SCHEDULED TO LET NEXT WEEK AND THAT'S A REAL SAFETY PROJECT THAT WILL BE A BIG DEAL, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL BE VERY IMPACTFUL ONCE IT STARTS, BUT,
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. >> DOES THAT INCLUDE CHANGING THE CROSSOVER AT SALES BOULEVARD AND CLOSING THAT OTHER EAST OF
THERE? >> YES. THEY WILL BE PHASED, VICTORIA WON'T BE CLOSED UNTIL SELLS IS OPEN.
>> BUT THAT WILL REDUCE THAT ONE MORE, THAT CROSSING. ON
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HIGHWAY 36 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE, DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S GOING FOB ON THE NORTH OR SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD?>> THE PATH IS ON THE NORTH SIDE.
>> AND THEN, ON THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ON EAST SOUTH 7TH, IS THERE AN ESTIMATED TIME ON THAT, LIKE, A YEAR PROJECT OR?
>> I THINK IT WILL BE CLOSE TO YEAR.
>> CLOSE TO A YEAR? >> I DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACTOR SCHEDULED YET, BUT, I THINK IT'S CLOSER TO A YEAR.
>> SO, WILL THERE BE AN ALLOWANCE FOR THE CEDAR CREEK
PATHWAY? >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE COULD WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR NOW THAT THAT PORTION OF THE PATH WAS LEFT OUT OF THE PROJECT, IS EITHER DONE OR NEAR DONE, SO, THERE'S A GAP THERE, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL HOW WE TRY TO DO WITH ALLOWING PASS THREW TRAFFIC. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOFT TIMES WHERE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD LOCATION TO HAVE ANYBODY USING THAT.
>>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> CITY OF ABILENE
PRESENTATION. >> HI. CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION WE HAVE THE HONEY BEE REALIGNMENT FROM MAPLE AND 6TH AND CYPRUSS, 5 POINTS IMPROVEMENTS, WITH THE THE FULL WILDER AND MOTHERRY GOLD. IMPROVEMENTS TO EAST NORTH 10TH, JUDGE TO NORTH TWO-WAY CONVERSION, PINE STREET AT NORTH 10TH, INTERSECTION AND SOUTH 27TH. CURRENTLY IN DESIGN IS WORK ZONE A-5, A-13, MAPLE, 322 TO SOUTH 11TH, SOUTH WILLIS AND 7TH INTERSECTION. NORTH 18TH AND KIRKWOOD INTERTEXT, NORTH 18TH AND WESTWOOD INTERSECTION. THE SOUTH 14TH WALKABILITY PROJECT ON SOUTH 14TH, AND NEW TO THE LIST IS SOUTH 27, SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I'M CURIOUS ON THE NORTH FIFTH TWO-WAY CONVERSION, MOST OF THAT IS DONE, THE INTERSECTION ON PINE AND FIFTH IS STILL BLINKING RED, WILL THAT BE A FOUR-WAY STOP OR WILL IT GO TO A REGULAR LIGHTED INTERSECTION?
>> I BELIEVE THAT ONE WILL BE A TWO-WAY STOP.
>> THE SIGNALS WILL BE OPERATIONAL.
>> OKAY. I WAS CURIOUS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> SOUTH WILLIS AND SOUTH 7TH, IS THAT JUST A CONCRETE REDO ON
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK
YOU. AND FINALLY, CITY LINK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, LAUREN DAVIS WITH CITY LINK. WE HAVE A FEW UPDATES ON OUR PROJECTS. THE 30-FOOT BUSES SHOULD BE IN EARLY AUGUST TO LATE OCTOBER. THIS IS DUE TO THE VENDORS ARE BACK-LOGGED ON THE SEATS. SO, US AND MANY OTHER BUS COMPANIES ARE AWAITING SEATS FOR THE VEHICLES. WE HAVE UPGRADES TO OUR MAINTENANCE SHOP WHICH INCLUDES THE CEILING FANS AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. WE'RE STILL GATHERING THE QUOTES THAT WE NEED TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THOSE. AND THE OTHER QUOTES THAT WE'RE ALMOST CLOSE TO IS THE CONCRETE REPAIR AND OUR BUS LANES. SO, SOME OF THE BRICKS, THE BRICK-AND-MORTAR WHERE THE DOWNSPOUT IS IS COMES OUT AND IT CAN BE A HAZARD, SO, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT WHEN WE DO THE
CONCRETE ON THE BUS LANES. >> AT THE LAST MEETINGS, ONE OF THE THINGS BROUGHT UP IS THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE CREDIT CARDS FOR MICRO TRANSIT, IS THAT RESOLVED?
>> THEY'RE CLOSE TO A RESOLUTION FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, SO, THAT IS GOOD. WE'RE AWAITING A DOCUMENT, SO, IT'S GONE FROM ONE ENTITY TO THE OTHER AND NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO REVIEW IT TO FIND OUT IF EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT. SO, A
RESOLUTION IS VERY CLOSE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY
[7. Discussion and review of reports: ]
OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
>> THAT CONCLUDES ITEM SIX, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 7, DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF REPORTS STARTING WITH OUR FINANCIAL STATUS.
>> INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS THE FINANCIAL STATUS FOR OCTOBER 1ST, 2022, TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. IF YOU'LL
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NOTICE THERE, WE RECEIVED THE MARCH AND APRIL BILLINGS, THAT WAS SUBMITTED ON MAY 3RD, AND MAY 30TH. SO, THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IS A $279478.53. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEI RECEIVED CARRY OVER FUNDS.INCLUDES, YOU'LL SEE THE LIST OF EXPENDITURES FOR MARCH AND APRIL IN YOURCKET. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE FINANCIAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THE OPERATION REPORT INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THIS IS FOR APRIL '25 THROUGH JUNE 13TH. AND I PUT IT ON THE SCREEN TO BREAK ITDOWN BECAUSE THE PACKET GOT RAMBLELY ON TWO PAGES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN, YOU COULD SEE THE MAPS, WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW MAPS. WE LOOKED AT 461 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES FOR THE 2050 EMPLOYMENT DATA AND THE 2050 RESIDENTIAL DATA PROJECTIONS AND GOT THAT INFORMATION BACK TO TXDOT, SO, THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH GETTING US MORE INFORMATION FOR THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL. WE SUBMITTED THE ANNUAL LIST OF IT PROJECTS. AND WE DID THE FEBRUARY REVISION. PERFORMANCE MEASURES WE DID PAYMENT IN BRIDGE AND WE DID THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT Y'ALL JUST APPROVED IN A PRIOR AGENDA ITEM. FOR THE BUDGET, WE SENT IN THE REVISED BUDGET, 2023, AND COMPILED THE 2024 BUDGET AND CREATED THE DRAFT AND FINAL FOR THE UPWD. WE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF ABILENE FOR OLD HOBSON ROAD TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS AND BUS SHELTERS, AND A BIKE WALK AND OTHER THINGS ON THE ROADWAY FOR PEDESTRIANS. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE STEAM BOAT CYCLING CLUB AND WE DID THE WITH THE DRIVE SAVE COALITION ALONG WITH OTHER NUMEROUS PARTNER AGENCIES AND DID THE RIE OF SILENCE ON MAY 17TH, WE GOT A PROCLAMATION AT THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL AND IT'S JUST TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BIKES ON THE ROAD AND HOW MANY FOLKS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN OUR CITY RIDING BICYCLES AND THIS COULD BE BACK AND FORTH FOR WORK OR FOR RECREATION. THE ONE I WANTED TO MENTION, I DID PUT A FLIER IN FRONT OF Y'ALL'S PACKETS, BUT, THIS INCLUDES THE RIDE TO WORK DAY WITH I IS COMING UP THIS FRIDAY, WE'LL MEET OCOLOSSEUM AT 11:00, WE'LL HAVE ABILENE PD WILL HE IS COURT US TO KENT'S HARVEY DAVIDSON AND THEY WILL BE PROVIDING A MEAL. IT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS TO LOOK TWICE TO SAVE A LIFE. AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH TXDOT AND THE DRIVE COALITION WITH THAT AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIPS.
THE CARBON REDUCTION PROJECT AND THE PROJECT SELECTION COMMITTEE SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND GENERALLY AT THE MPO, WE'VE HAD A LOT GOING ON AT THE MPO AND THOSE ARE LISTED THERE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
OPERATION REPORT. >>> ANY QUESTIONS? A LOT GOING
ON. >> ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ABILENE MPO DIRECTOR'S REPORT. AND, SO, MPO STAFFING, WE STILL HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING POSITION OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE JUNE OF LAST YEAR, SO, WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT FILLED QUICKLY. THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL, I'VE COVERED THAT IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES AND THE SAFETY AWARENESS EVENTS, I COVERED THOSE. MAY 17TH WAS THE RIDE THAT JUST HAPPENED WITH THE RIDE OF SILENCE. AND THE BOTTOM PICTURES IS THE 2022 RIDE TO WORK AND YOU COULD SEE, WE HAD ABOUT 100 ATTENDEES AT THE RIDE TO WORK LAST YEAR, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. A LOT OF AWARENESS, I THINK, WAS RAISED AND PEOPLE REALLY LOOKED TWICE.
SO, THAT WAS GREAT. THE MPO AUGUST WORKSHOP IS AUGUST 15TH, THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE DO WITH THE COMBINED POLICY BOARD AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SO, ANY INPUTS OR TOPICS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THOSE, SEND THEM TO ME SO THAT I CAN GET THOSE UPDATED. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
DIRECTOR'S REPORT. >>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THAT CONCLUDES ITEM 7, MOVING TO ITEM 8, OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS ON MPO ISSUES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT TODAY? SEEING NO
[9. Opportunity for Board Members, Technical Advisory Committee Members, or MPO Staff to recommend topics for future discussion or action.]
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ONE, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 9, OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBER, TECHNICAL ADVISORY MEMBERS OR MPO STAFF TO RECOMMEND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION OR ACTION. AND I'LL EMPHASIZE THAT OUR MEETING IN AUGUST WILL BE A WORKSHOP, SO, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE COVERED, JUST E-MAIL LISA. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH, BECAUSE, WE HAVE MAYOR HURT THAT JUST JOINED, AND, THE COUNTY JUDGE CROWLEY, IN JANUARY, IS NEW TO THE BOARD, SO, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF, JUST GIVE THEM A BIG PICTURE OF WHAT WE DO AND INTERDUES SOME OF THOSE ACRONYMS THAT WERE[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
MENTIONED. SJUST LET LISA KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS, IN ORDER TO PERFORM OUR ANNUAL EVALUATION OF LISA OF AS OUR DIRECTOR. AND>>> IT IS 2:27 P.M., I DIDN'T MENTION THE TIME WHEN WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE, IT WAS 2:07 WE HAVE NOW RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, NO VOTES OR ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE CONDUCTED OUR EVALUATION OF LISA, AND LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS THAT WE SHARED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EVALUATION AT OUR AUGUST MEETING, WE WILL HAVE A FOLLOWUP AT THAT TIME WHEN WE HAVE OUR WORKSHOP AT THE LIBRARY, AT THE SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY, SO, UM, BECAUSE, THERE'S NO ACTION NEEDED TODAY ON THIS. BUT, APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AND ATTENDANCE, AGAIN. AND, WE ARE TO ITEM NUMBER 11 WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT. THE POLICY BOARD OF THE ABILENE
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