3. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FY 2024 Safety Performance Measure (PM 1).

[4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an amendment to the FYs 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).]

TO MAKE A MOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY,

AYE. >> AYE.

>> NUMBER FOUR, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2023 2045 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PACKET.

>> IN YOUR PACKET TODAY IS AN UPDATE TO THE MTP, 2023 2245.

TXDOT HAD ASKED US TO LOOK AT FUNDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE WILL NEED TO UPDATE THE MTP IN THE 10 YEAR PLAN. THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT WAS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 17TH, 2019. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE LAST ONE BEING FEBRUARY 21ST OF THIS YEAR. WE LOOKED AT TXDOT'S SUGGESTIONS FOR PROJECTS, AND WE MATCHED THOSE TO OUR CURRENT MTP. OF THE EIGHT PROJECTS SUGGESTED BY TXDOT, FOUR OF THEM ARE IN THE MTP AND FOUR OF THEM ARE NEW. THE NEW ONES NEED TO BE UPDATED WITH COST PROJECTIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS FROM THE RECENT MPO MEETINGS, AND THOSE WILL BE WHAT WE ARE USING FOR THE NEW MTP, WHICH IS THE 2025-2050 PLAN, DUE ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2024. THIS PLAN WILL KICK OFF AROUND FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR, AND WE WILL HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN NOW -- AND IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET -- UP AT THE TOP, THE TOTAL 19, THAT IS THE FUNDING IN THE TRANSPORTATION UNIFICATION PROGRAM THAT THE MPO RECEIVES. YOU CAN SEE THAT RUNS FROM 2024 ALL THE WAY OUT TO 2233. RIGHT BELOW THAT IS THE ABILENE DISTRICT PROJECTS IN THE 2024 UTP. YOU CAN SEE

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THEY ARE THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE CATEGORY TWO FUNDING ATTACHED TO THEM. THE OTHER PROJECTS, THERE ARE SOME OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN THE MPO BUT THOSE ARE USING CATEGORY FOUR AND A CATEGORY $12. THIS IS THE COMPILED LIST OF SUGGESTED PROJECTS. AS I SAID, THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. WE WENT BACK TO THE MAY MEETING AND JUST COMPILED ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE SUGGESTED DURING THOSE MEETINGS. THOSE ARE LISTED THERE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU AND ALSO IN YOUR PACKET. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TXDOT AND LET THEM PRESENT THE PROJECTS THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> WE TURN TO THE FIRST

PROJECT HERE IN OUR PACKET. >> AND IF YOU JUST TELL ME WHEN TO GO, I WILL MOVE THEM FORWARD FOR YOU.

>> FIRST PROJECT IS 12 -- ONE WE TALKED ABOUT FOR SOME TIME, ADDITION OF FTC AND THE FACTORY. IMPROVEMENTS TO 36 AT THE LOOP, MPO HIRED CANTLEY HORN, THEY DID SOME INTERIM STUDIES. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INTERIM AND LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR THIS LOCATION. WE ESTIMATE THE COST FOR THE INTERIM SOLUTION TO BE AROUND $10 MILLION, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMATIC FOR A LONG-TERM SOLUTION, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE RIGHT AWAY, THE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE. SO, THAT IS THE FIRST PROJECT WE RECOMMENDED. THE SECOND PROJECT IS FM 707 ON THE EAST SIDE. WE ARE ALREADY DOING THE WEST SIDE. THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING THAT WE HAD, THIS COMMENT WAS MADE BY SEVERAL PEOPLE, I THINK SOME OF Y'ALL WHERE THERE AT THIS MEETING, WE FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND START THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCHEMATIC ON THE EAST SIDE AND TAKE IT AT LEAST TWO MAPLE STREET, MAYBE 1750. THIS IS A RAPIDLY GROWING AREA, A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING AREA. IT WOULD BE GOOD -- IN THE CURRENT TXDOT PROGRAM, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BUY RIGHT AWAY, AND EVEN WITHOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT BEING COMPLETELY FINISHED, SO WE CAN SECURE THE RIGHT AWAY FOR THIS CORRIDOR, AND GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE FOOTPRINTS READY BEFORE WE GO TO CONSTRUCTION, IN ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS. ON THE WEST SIDE, WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE THAT CONSTRUCTION IN '27, '28. WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT, WE HAVEN'T FINISHED ACQUIRING THAT RIGHT AWAY, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SECURE THE EAST SIDE WHILE WE ARE AT IT. THE THIRD PROJECT, THIS IS AN AREA THAT HAS HAD SOME BAD ACCIDENT HISTORY FOR SOME TIME, THIS IS A VERY AWKWARD INTERCHANGE. I KNOW MOST OF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE, WE WANT TO LOOK AT SEVERAL OPTIONS, BUT WE THINK SOMETIMES THE THINGS YOU DELIVER IN A HURRY, MINIMAL RIGHT AWAY, IF ANY. BUT WE THINK THIS IS ONE THAT WE COULD PROBABLY LEAVE TO INSTRUCTION IN A COUPLE YEARS, AND THEN THE FOURTH PROJECT, THE FOURTH PROJECT, THIS WAS SUGGESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER AT ONE OF OUR RECENT MEETINGS AND WE THINK THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD BE VERY GOOD. THIS IS FM 89 WITH TURN LANES AND RIGHT TURN LANES. AND THEN, THE FIFTH PROJECT, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME FEASIBILITY STUDIES. WE TALKED TO THE CITY ABOUT THIS, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE 322. NOT JUST THE 51 AMBLER, BUT ALL THE WAY TO 83 ON THE NORTH SIDE. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PLANS THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND DETERMINE WHAT IS THE BEST ULTIMATE HORIZONTAL LINE FOR IN NORTHERN LOOP.

THE SIXTH PROJECT, THIS WOULD ACTUALLY GO FROM SOUTH 6 ALL THE WAY PAST THE I-20 INTERCHANGE ALL THE WAY INTO JONES COUNTY. WE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE ULTIMATE 6 LANDING OF 83, ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF JONES COUNTY.

THIS WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE JOB, BUT WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT IN THE MTP, AND MAYBE AFTER I-20 IS BUILT, THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT THING WE PUSH FOR CATEGORY 12 FUNDS FOR, SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOME CATEGORY TWO MONEY

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ON THAT, AS WELL. AND THE SEVENTH PROJECT IS DIRECT CONNECTIONS FROM THE LOOP TO I-20. WE HAVE $20 MILLION DOWN, THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LOW, BUT ONCE I-20 IS BUILT OUT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DIRECT CONNECTS FROM THE LOOP TO I-20. THE EIGHTH PROJECT IS ONE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR SOME TIME. THE INTERSECTION OF THE 84 FRONTAGE ROAD AND INDUSTRIAL, NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT WE WOULD DO AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND THEN, THE LAST PROJECT WE HAVE IS A PROJECT THAT WE THINK THE CITY AND MPO IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT, THAT IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRIDGE AT 322 AND MAPLE STREET. WE ARE GOING TO USE CATEGORY FOUR FUNDING FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

>> SO, WE PUT IT IN YOUR PACKET AS THE MTP AMENDMET. IF YOU NOTICE, WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK OF THAT SECTION, THERE IS A LITTLE BIGGER SHEET, THEY ARE A LITTLE EASIER TO SEE, THEY ARE WITHIN THAT SECTION. YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES, SO, THE CHANGES IN PURPLE ARE THE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED, THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED ALSO IN YELLOW, TO SEE. SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT ON FM 34, THAT IS ONE THAT WE JUST SPLIT.

TXDOT WENT AHEAD AND SPLIT IT AS WE WERE DOING THE AMENDMENT FOR THAT ONE. THE ONE FM 600 NEAR E LEE BOULEVARD, THAT IS TO MAKE SURE IT'S MATCHES THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WE PRESENTED TO Y'ALL IN OCTOBER. THE U.S. FM 707 ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE PAGE, THAT IS A U.S. 83 TWO FM 1750.

THAT IS TREND LINES NUMBER TWO PROJECT. THAT WAS LISTED, AS MICHAEL JUST DISCUSSED. THOSE DISCUSSED IN THE MTP ALREADY.

TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE, THAT IS TXDOT'S NUMBER 83.

THIS IS ACTUALLY IN OUR MTP AND SPLIT INTO TWO PROJECTS, SO WE HAVE FROM SOUTH SEVENTH AND NORTH 10TH, AND WE HAVE FROM NORTH 10TH TWO IH 20. SO, IT HAS BEEN IN MTP FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THE NEXT PROJECT IS AT TXDOT NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE LOOP PROJECT FROM IH 20 TO 351. THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE 2000 MTP SO IT HAS BEEN IN OUR MTP FOR ALMOST 24 YEARS. BUT, THAT IS THE ONE TO CONSTRUCT THE NEW HIGHWAY THAT MICHAEL WAS TALKING ABOUT. AND THEN TXDOT NUMBER ONE PROJECT THERE WAS THE LOOP. WE HAD IT IN THERE UNDER THE ILLUSTRATED LIST, SO WE MOVED IT FROM THE ILLUSTRATED LIST INTO THE FUNDED PROJECTS. WE ALSO CHANGED -- IT WAS JUST THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 36 AND LUKE 322, SO WE CHANGE THAT TO MATCH THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT TXDOT HAD ASKED FOR, THEN UP TO THE THE INFORMATION IN THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION. AND LISTED THERE IN THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE FOUR NEW SKI PROJECTS, SO THAT IS THE BUSINESS 83 AND PINES STREET, FM 89 BUFFALO GAP ROAD, AND THEN STATE ROAD 322 AND U.S.

83. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SUMMARY AT THE BOTTOM, THE TXDOT PROJECTS RELATION TO THE MTP, THERE WERE FOR PROJECTS THAT WERE CURRENTLY IN THE MTP AND FOUR NEW PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE ADDING. THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATED LIST, THAT BOTTOM ONE SHOWS WHERE WE MOVED IT THERE INTO THE FUNDED PROJECTS.

THIS IS THE PROJECT RANKING. SO, THE SAME PROJECTS ARE LISTED IN THE FUNDED, AND ILLUSTRATED ARE ALSO IN THIS PROJECT RANKING. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE, THOSE DO NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES ATTACHED TO THEM. WE DID NOT HAVE THE DATA TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SCORING FOR THOSE, YET. SO, WE HAVE THE PROJECTS IN THE MTP BUT WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE FATALITY RATES AND ACCIDENT RATES TO DO ALL OF OUR SCORING ON THOSE. SO, THE RANKING ON THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED. AND THE BOTTOM PROJECT THERE, WHICH WAS THE STATE LOOP, WHICH WAS AN INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 36 AND THE LOOP, THAT ONE IS NOW TO BE DETERMINED BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED THE PARAMETERS, SO THAT CHANGES PERFORMANCE MEASURES, SO THAT ONE HAS ALSO MOVED AND WE WILL HAVE TO DO THE RANKING ON THAT ONCE WE GET ALL OF THE DATA BACK FROM THAT. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTS, THE MTP, THE ITEMS YOU WOULD BE APPROVING WOULD BE THE COVER PAGE, THE AMENDMENT PAGE, AND THIS IS A PROJECT FUNDING, PROJECT RANKING, THAT IS PAGE 81 AND 82. THE MTP MAP STILL NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, SO IT IS NOT UPDATED, BUT THAT WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, THAT

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IS PAGE 97 AND PAGE 98, THE FUNDED PROJECT LIST. 99 IS ALSO THE CONTINUATION OF THE FUNDED PROJECT WRITTEN LIST, AND ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE, THAT IS THE MTP ARE WRITTEN FUNDED PROJECTS, BUT I STILL NEED TO WORK ON THE FONTS ON THAT SO THAT WILL BE UPDATED A LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS THE ILLUSTRATED PROJECTS ON PAGE 101 AND THEN THE ILLUSTRATED PROJECTS MAP ON PAGE 102 AND THAT PROJECT NUMBER THAT WE MOVED TO THE FUNDED LIST HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS MAP, STILL. WE DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENT, THIS WAS PUT OUT IN THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS, WE DID RECEIVE THAT, Y'ALL ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THAT ON YOUR DOCUMENT THERE, AND IT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE 22 PROJECT DESCRIBED AS A DIRECT CONNECT RAMP FROM ROUTE 322 TWO INTERSTATE 20 EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND SHOULD RECEIVE HIGH PRIORITY AND EARLY FUNDING, DIRECT RAMS FROM STATE LOOP 322 2I-20 WILL HAVE MAJOR BENEFITS, INCLUDING MOBILITY INTO MOVEMENTS FROM THE AIRPORT, TAYLOR COUNTY EXPO CENTER, AND THE FACILITY ON 322, T STC, CISCO COLLEGE, GREAT LAKES CHEESE, AND THE PLANNED MAJOR RESIDENTIAL ADDITION NEAR 322 , FURTHERMORE FACILITATING LOCAL TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS FROM I-20 REDUCES THE BURDEN, AND THEN THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, ELIMINATION OF THE HAZARDOUS DID STOP ON STATE ROUTE 22 AND I-20, CONTROLLED ACCESS FROM EAST NORTH 10TH ONTO 322, AND REDUCTION IN THE USE OF WESTBOUND HIGHWAY 80 AS A CUTOFF TO 322, WHICH CURRENTLY ENTAILS TURNING SOUTH ONTO THE 322 REP ACROSS EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. AT NOVEMBER 28TH MEETING, RECOMMENDED TO THE POLICY BOARD ON INCORPORATING ALL EIGHT OF THE PROJECTS RECOMMENDED BY TXDOT INTO THE MPO'S PLAN DOCUMENTS INCLUDING FISCAL YEAR 2020-2045 MTP.

WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS, BASED ON THIS ITEM?

>> THIS ITEM HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC INPUT, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THE ONE THAT WAS WRITTEN TO US.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME AND SHARE IDEAS WITH REGARDS TO PROJECTS FOR THE MTP, AND IN RESPONSE TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. I KNOW I SAY THIS EVERY TIME, BUT SINCE I AM STILL NEW, I'M STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED, BECAUSE A LOT OF PROJECTS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 322 -- WERE WE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SOUTHWARD SUGGESTION OF MAKING IT -- AT LEAST A PORTION OF IT -- ONE WAY? OR, THE ACCESS ROAD ON THE SIDE OF IT? WAS THAT GOING TO BE STEADY? DID WE TALK ABOUT

THAT AT THE LAST MEETING? >> THIS WAS THE 36. GOT IT NEAR THE AIRPORT. SO, I THINK THE ULTIMATE PLAN THERE IS -- THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK THAT PROJECT WOULD BE ADDED HERE. SO, TWO, THREE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THAT SPOKE TO THIS ABOUT THAT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS, US MAKING A DECISION COULD FALL OFF. SO, THAT PROJECT, IT MOVES ALONG TO GET THE BEST PROPOSAL THAT

EVERYBODY IS GOOD WITH. >> SO, YOU START THE PROCESS OF

STUDYING IT? >> MPO DID A STUDY -- A COUPLE

YEARS AGO? >> A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

>> SO, BUT, THAT IS AS FAR AS I WENT. THERE WERE SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS, BUT NOT SOME REALLY FUN LAWS.

>> THAT LOCATION HAS BEEN LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIMES, TRYING TO ADVANCE IT EACH TIME, JUST NEVER HAS COME UP WITH A CENSUS, I GUESS, WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. LOOK AT THESE MAPS, THAT SECTION IS HIGHLIGHTED THERE, PAGE 97, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS THE LETTER N. IT GOES FROM -- I GUESS THAT IS BUSINESS 80 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 750? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CAPTURE THAT, SPECIFICALLY. BUT, THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION, THE INTERSECTION STUDY BEING DONE AT 36 AND 322, IS THE SCOPE GOING TO BE EXPANDED TO CONSIDER WHAT NEEDS

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TO BE DONE SOUTH OF THAT LOCATION?

>> I THINK IF WE OBTAIN FUNDING AND ABLE TO HAVE IT IN OUR UPCOMING UTP, THEN WE WOULD HAVE A SCHEMATIC FOR THE OLD SECTION, AND THEN WE WILL BUILD, AS MICHAEL WAS TALKING EARLIER, BUILD THE SCHEMATIC IN PHASES. THAT WOULD BE

DEPENDENT UPON THE FRONT. >> BUT, THE WORK AT THAT INTERSECTION WOULD BE IN CONSIDERATION WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AS FAR AS ONE-WAY FRONTAGE DRONES, OR WHATEVER,

SOUTH OF THAT LOCATION? >> RIGHT. SO, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY -- PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG -- THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT ADVANCING THAT PROJECT IS FOR THE CITIZENS TO APPROVE

THE PROPOSED PROJECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. TXDOT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING PROJECTS FOR OUR UPCOMING UTP, WHICH, IT SOUNDS EARLY, BUT WE START SUBMITTING PROJECTS NOW AND GET THEM APPROVED FOR ULTIMATE APPROVAL IN AUGUST OF THIS NEXT YEAR. BUT, YOU START SUBMITTING PROJECTS NOW, SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROJECT IN THE UTP -- I MEAN, IN OUR MTP -- IN ORDER TO GET IT IN THE TXDOT ULTIMATE UTP. SO, THAT IS ONE REASON WHY WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS PROJECT, SO WE CAN START WORKING ON IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUST TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT, THAT PROJECT THAT WAS JUST ORIGINALLY THE LOOP AND STATE HIGHWAY 32 HAS NOW BEEN EXPANDED SO IT WILL RUN NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36 ALL THE WAY TO FM 17 NOW?

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY,

[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an amendment to the MPO Ten-Year Plan.]

AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES. MOTION HAS BEEN APPROVED. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RECEIVED A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE MPO 10 YEAR PLAN.

>> IT IS PART OF THE SAME PROJECTS WE ARE UPDATING, THIS IS A 10 YEAR PLAN THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT SINCE 2016.

SO, THIS IS JUST PART OF THE CHANGES TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT INCORPORATED, ALSO. SO, THIS IS THE SAME THING Y'ALL SAW EARLIER WITH THE CATEGORY TWO FUNDING PLUS THE CURRENT PROJECTS IN THE 2024 UTP. THIS IS A 10 YEAR PLAN AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED, SO FROM 2024 ALL THE WAY TO 2033, WITH THE SAME 64 THAT YOU SEE THERE. THESE ARE EACH OF THE PROJECTS, THIS IS THE SAME THING, JUST A LITTLE, BROKEN DOWN VERSION OF IT, MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO SEE. HE ALSO MAKE IT HARDER IN YOUR PACKET THAT IS A LONG PLAN SO YOU CAN SEE EACH OF THE PROJECTS. BUT, IF YOU WILL LOOK THERE ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THOSE HAVE THE FM 33, 34, THE 83, I-AGE 20, NEAR THE FM 600, THOSE ARE ALL WITHIN THE FIRST FEW YEARS THERE. AND THEN, THIS IS AN ENDING YEAR PERIOD. YOU CAN SEE THE STATE BLUE 322 THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED IS THERE ALONG WITH THE TWO ADDITIONS IN YELLOW ARE THE TWO ADDITIONAL PRESENCE. SO, THAT IS YOU A 89 AND BUSINESS 83 ON PINE STREET. THOSE WERE ADDED TO THE 10 YEAR PLAN, AND THEN THE CHANGES IN PURPLE ARE THE CHANGES TO THE DOCUMENT PERTAINING TO THE PROJECTS AND UPDATES TO THOSE PROJECTS. SO, THAT IS FOR THE ENTIRE 10 YEAR PLAN. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PACKET THERE. AT THE NOVEMBER 28TH MEETING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO THE POLICY BOARD ON INCORPORATING ALL OF THE PROJECTS, THIS INCLUDES INTO THE 10 YEAR PLAN, AS APPROPRIATE. IF YOU NOTICE THERE, FOUR OF THE PROJECTS WERE INCLUDED IN THIS, AND THEN THERE ARE FOUR THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THAT 2034 TIMESPAN, SO THEY WILL BE IN THE NEXT 10 YEAR PLAN UPDATE. AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THIS ITEM IS ALSO POSTED AS HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING INVOLVED. SO, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT THE 10 YEAR PLAN, COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A

MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE. >> I SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

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[6. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on an amendment to the FYs 2024-2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).]

>> TAKING SOME GETTING USED TO WITH THE TWO OF US.

>> ITEM FIVE IS APPROVED, MOVED TO NUMBER SIX, RECEIVE AND REPORT, A DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON FY 2044 -- 2024-2025 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.

>> SO, INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS THE UPWP, THE TRANSPORTATION POSITION HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, SO IN ORDER TO USE THE CITY GIS CONTRACT, THAT IS A PROPOSAL, BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO AMEND THE UPWP.

BECAUSE OF UTILIZING OUTSIDE HELP, THAT IS WHY WE ARE AMENDING IT. IF YOU NOTICE IN YOUR PACKET, THE ITEMS WE ARE AMENDING IS THE COVER PAGE PENDING APPROVAL, AND THEN UNDER SUBTASK 2.1, WHICH IS THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND DATA DEVELOPMENT, WE ADDED IN THAT THIS TASK WILL USE MPO STAFF, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY OF ABILENE AND/OR OUR CONSULTANT TO COMPLETE. WE DIDN'T CHANGE ANY OF THE FUNDING BECAUSE THERE IS FUNDING IN THERE FROM THE VACANT POSITION TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT TO UTILIZE THEIR SERVICES, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOME OF THE MAPPING THAT WE NEED. AND THEN ALSO WHILE WE WERE DOING IT, WE WENT AHEAD AND AMENDED THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, AND THEN WE UPDATED THE AMENDMENT SUMMARY THAT YOU SEE THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. THROUGH NOVEMBER 28TH, THE MEETING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE POLICY BOARD OF THE UPWP. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS PRESENTED.

[7. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the 2024 meeting dates.]

>> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

>> MOTION PASSES. NUMBER SEVEN, RECEIVED A REPORT FROM HOLDER DISCUSSION, TAKE ACTION ON THE 2024 MEETING DATES.

>> INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS THE INFORMATION ON THE 2024 DATES. THESE ARE USUALLY ON THE THIRD TUESDAY AT 1:30, SO THE DATES FOR 2024 IS FEBRUARY 20TH, APRIL 16TH, JUNE 18TH, AUGUST 20TH, OCTOBER 15TH, AND DECEMBER 17TH. ANY OF THESE DATES THAT NEED TO BE MOVED FOR THE MAJORITY, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, SO ANY ACTION APPROVED IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ON THIS, IF THERE IS ANY CONFLICTS WITH

THOSE DATES. >> ANY ISSUE WITH THE DATES? NO? OKAY. THIS SAYS TAKE ACTION. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE

[8. Discussion and review of transportation projects.]

ACTION, OR? >> NO, SIR. IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD, AS PRESENTED.

>> TRANSPORTATION REVIEW PROJECT, STARTING WITH TXDOT.

CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I WILL BE PRESENTING TXDOT PLAN AND CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. FOR MORE ON THE PLANNED PROJECTS, I'M ABOUT TO GO THROUGH THE ONES THAT HAVE BUBBLE, LINE STYLE, AND CURRENT CONSTRUCTION WITH THOSE PILLARS TO HIGHLIGHT. SO, WE WILL JUST RUN THROUGH. PARTY NUMBER ONE I THINK IS NEW TO THE LIST, IT IS NO SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SOUTH 14TH STREET. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DONE ON 14TH STREET.

THEY WILL CONTINUE EAST TO TREADWAY. PROJECT SITES TWO, THREE, AND FOUR ARE KIND OF GROUPED TOGETHER. THAT WILL BE THE LANDFILL ROAD OVERPASS PROJECT, AND THAT ONE, I SHOULD HIGHLIGHT, IT DOES HAVE MPO MONEY INVOLVED IN ITS FUNDING.

SITE FIVE IS THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 36 OR SOUTH 11TH STREET. AND THEN, SITE SIX AND SEVEN ARE A COUPLE OF NEW OVERLAY PROJECTS THAT WERE DONE, ONE ON FM 18, PAST THE FACTORY THAT WAS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, AS WELL AS ON EAST LAKE ROAD, 2033. AND THEN, SITE EIGHT IS ACTUALLY A WIDENING OF FM 1082 TO THE WEST OF 600. SITE NINE IS THE JUDGE ELY OVERPASS AND PROJECT ON I-20 AND ALSO HAS MPO MONEY. IS FM 82, IT IS AN OVERLAY PROJECT, AS WELL AS AN OVER WAY ON HIGHWAY 351. SITE 12, THIS IS FM 1235, DOWN WEST OF VIEW, AND THAT ONE, YOU MAY

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SEE THE LIMITS CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. IT MAY NOT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THERE, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE THE WIDENING DONE PREVIOUSLY AND SITE 13 IS A DROVE PROJECT THAT IS NEEDED, IT IS ON THE EAST ACCESS ROAD OF WINTERS FREEWAY UP ON THE CORNER TO SOUTH ACCESS ROAD FOR I-20. SITE 14 AND 15 ARE A MEDIAN BARRIER PROJECT TO INCREASE CONCRETE BARRIERS ON 322. SITE 16 IS THE WIDENING AND TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS ON FM 16 THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. SITE 17 IS THE REHAB PROJECT ONTO 77, SOUTH OF VIEW. SITE 18 AND 19 ARE OVERLAYS ON 277, BASICALLY FROM THE FREEWAY OUT TO VIEW.

SITE 20 IS A SAFETY PROJECT TO INSTALL ELIMINATION ALONG 38.

SITE 21 IS TO PROVIDE SOME TURN LANES ON FM 89. THAT BASICALLY IS JUST SOUTH OF THE PROJECT, AS WE JUST MENTIONED.

THIS IS THE MPO BOUNDARY, JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH. AND THEN, SITE 22, THE SUPER TWO PROJECT, JUST OUTSIDE WHERE THE AIRPORT IS. AND THEN, SITE 23 IS ANOTHER SIX LANE WIDENING PROJECT ON I-20, THIS WILL BE EAST OF 351. AND THEN, FINALLY, ON THE PLAN A PROJECT, SITE 24 IS THE WIDENING OF TURN LANES FOR FM 707. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PLANNED PROJECTS? MOVING ON TO THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION. SITE ONE WAS THE ELIMINATION PROJECT ON FIRST, THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE CONTRACT, CLOSED OUT. SITE TWO AND THREE, THE BUFFALO GAP ROAD PROJECT, THAT HAS MPO MONEY, THAT PROJECT IS ABOUT 60% COMPLETE. SITE FOUR AND FIVE, OVERLAYS ON I-20, KIND OF THE CENTRAL PART OF TOWN AND INTO THE EAST, THAT IS ABOUT 9% COMPLETE. SITE SIX IS THE OVERLAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. THAT ONE IS REALLY CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETED, THEY ARE JUST CLEANING UP SOME GUARDRAIL. THAT ONE WILL BE DONE, AND SITE SEVEN IS THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT FOR CEDAR CREEK, SOUTH SEVEN STREET, ABOUT 20% COMPLETE. IT HAS BEEN GOING PRETTY WELL. THAT WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO THE NEW CITY TRAIL. SITES EIGHT, NINE, AND 10 ALL KIND OF GO TOGETHER.

THOSE ARE MEDIAN BARRIER PROJECT, YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING GOING ON IN TOWN RIGHT NOW. THEY STARTED OUT BY SANFORD, HUÉ SOUTH, SO IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE SEE THAT ONE IN TOWN. SITE 11 IS THE NEW BRIDGE AND ROAD UP BY THE LAKE.

THAT ONE GOT STARTED GOING PRETTY WELL, IT IS ABOUT 15% COMPLETE, DOING THE HEAVY DIRT WORK RIGHT NOW. SITE 12 IS THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT RAILROAD CROSSING THROUGH TOWN, THAT IS ON A DELAYED START, NOT SCHEDULED TO START UNTIL JANUARY. SO, A DELAYED START. SITE 13 AND 14 ARE THE NEXT AREAS OF OVERLAYS TO THE WEST OF THE CURRENT ONES, AND THAT ONE IS ON A DELAYED START UNTIL MARCH FOR TEMPERATURES TO COME OUT. SITES 15 AND 16 ARE THE LAST TWO THAT I HAVE ON MY LIST. THOSE ARE THE FLASHING CHEVRON PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL IN TOWN. ONE IN REBECCA FOR THE CURBS. THOSE ARE ON A DELAYED START TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS. THAT IS ALL I'VE

GOT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS. GOOD? WE ARE

ALMOST THERE. >> WE ARE GETTING CLOSE.

>> THANKS, BRYCE. WE WILL MOVE TO THE CITY OF ABILENE'S PRESENTATION. I THINK SCOTT HAS THE ONE? SO, WE WILL START OFF WITH THE ONES IN BROWN ARE ON OUR MAP, PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NOT NECESSARILY IN AN ORDER, BUT THERE IS 11 PROJECTS, PROJECTS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND 11 ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE LARGER IN NATURE AND HAVE BEEN

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ONGOING, THAT IS OUR HONEY REALIGNMENT PROJECT, THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WHILE THE WATER LINE RELOCATION HAS BEEN DONE. BUT, THAT IS GETTING CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETED. OUR CONTRACTOR CAN START COMING IN AND WORKING ON THE ROADWAY AGAIN. SO, THAT IS UNDERWAY, SHOULD BE UNDERWAY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. WALKIE BROTHERS CONTRACTORS HAS RE-MOBILIZED TO THE SITE, SO THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON THAT. MABEL BETWEEN CARRIAGE HILLS AND THE LOOP IS PROGRESSING. THE FIVE POINTS ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT, GOING WELL. MAKING PROGRESS. I THINK EPIC CONSTRUCTION IS TEMPORARILY PULLED OFF OF THAT SITE FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY HAVE GOT TO AN 80% COMPLETION ON THAT PROJECT. ASSOCIATION RIGHT THERE, NORTH OF THE HOTEL COURTYARD AREA BETWEEN THE HOTEL AND THE CONVENTION CENTER. SUMMER PROJECTS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, NINE, AND 10, ARE ALL PRETTY WELL COMPLETE. THESE TWO NORTH 10TH IS LACKING A LITTLE BIT OF PEDESTRIAN RAIL ON A BRIDGE THAT WE ARE WAITING TO COME IN. WAITING FOR THE SUPPLIER TO SUPPLY. PINE AND 10TH IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED FOR SIGNAL EQUIPMENT, BUT IT IS NOW UP AND RUNNING, SO WE ARE DOING SOME FINAL PUNCH LIST ITEMS ON THAT. SOUTH 27TH, WE MADE A BIG PUSH TO GET IT OPEN BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. SO, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RAMP WORK TO DO ON THAT, BUT THAT IS PRETTY WELL COMPLETE. AND THEN, WE HAD NORTH 14TH AT WESTWOOD, WHICH WAS A CONCRETE INTERSECTION, KIND OF A SIMPLE PROJECT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET DONE, START AND COMPLETE WITHIN A WEEKS TIME. SO, JUST WAITING ON THE PUNCH ITEMS ON IT. AND ALSO, WE DID A SMALL WIND RUSH TO MAYO MESA VALLEY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO KNOCK OUT, AS WELL. THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE LEFT THAT WERE IN THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION IS A SEVEN AND EIGHT, THAT IS THE SOUTH 14TH WALKABILITY PROJECT, WHICH IS OUR TASK PROJECT WE ARE TEAMING WITH -- WE HAVE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FROM TXDOT ON AND THE WORKS ZONE 13 WHICH WE HAVE BEEN OUT, WE ARE BASICALLY WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR TO START BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS IN JANUARY. MOVING DOWN TO THE PROJECTS IN DESIGN, SHOWN IN BLUE, I WILL MENTION NUMBER TWO ON THAT, SOUTH WILLIS AND SEVENTH HAS NOW BEEN PAID OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION, SO THEY WILL START WORKING ON THAT ONE FIRST OF THE YEAR. THE SOUTH 27TH SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FROM TRADE WAY TO CAT CLOCK, WE HAVE DONE KIND OF A HYBRID ON THIS ONE WITH ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS DOWN ALONG 27TH IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE ARE GOING BACK IN AND DOING SOME SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS JUST IN ORDER TO COORDINATE ALL OF THE SIGNALS ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. SO, WE HAVE SOME PURCHASE ITEMS THAT JUST WENT TO COUNSEL, PRE-PURCHASING SOME ITEMS THAT WE NEED. SOME OF WHICH, OUR CITY TRAFFIC SERVICES WILL INSTALL. AND SOME THAT OUR CONTRACTOR WILL INSTALL LATER WITH SOME ASSOCIATED WORK THAT WILL COME IN THE FUTURE. BUT, THAT PROJECT IS BASICALLY GETTING ALL THE SIGNALS ALONG 27TH AND SOUTHWEST DRIVE, COORDINATED AND IMPROVED. SO, WE ARE PROUD OF THAT. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS ON MAPLE. WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING ONTO ABOUT 90% ON MAPLE STREET, WORKING THROUGH SOME ISSUES WITH AP AND POLAR RELOCATIONS, AND OUR DESIGN, AND HOW WE CAN PREVENT HAVING TO DO A MASSIVE RELOCATION FOR THE AP TRANSITION LINES. SO, WORKS ON F5, CANTERBURY TRAILS, NUMBER FOUR, AND THEN WORKS ZONE S 23 FAIRWAYS, WILL BE OUR FIRST TWO PROJECTS THAT COME OUT IN 2024, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PAVING. AND THEN, WE HAVE SOME EARLY WORK ON THE MEMORIAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THAT WILL BE INSTALLED IN 2024. IT WILL LIKELY BE SEEN TOWARD

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THE END OF 2024, BUT WE HAVE STARTED THIS SURVEY AND BEGAN DESIGN ON THAT. THE OTHER ONES, SEVEN THROUGH 12, ARE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WE WILL ROLL OUT LATER IN 2024.

BUT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE, AS WELL.

>> WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE CYPRUS SHOWING UP ON THE LIST?

WHAT WILL WE DO THERE? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I HAVEN'T BEEN INCLUDING THAT, I NEED TO FIND OUT KIND OF WHAT OUR SCHEDULE IS. WE DO HAVE A SET OF CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS IN OUR OFFICE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING AND HAVE

BEEN WORKING WITH ON THAT. >> GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCOTT.

>> THANK YOU. >> LAST IS CITYLINK. I BELIEVE BONNIE IS PRESENTING THIS?

>> JUST NEED TO REPORT ON OUR END SERVICE DATE FOR OUR TWO NEW 30 BUSES, DUE TO THE DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF THE ABL AND CAD SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT. THAT IS THE GPS TRACKING THAT OUR DISPATCHERS USE, AND ALSO THE SOFTWARE THAT SUPPORTS THE WHERE IS MY BUS APP. SO, WE ARE PENDING THAT.

WE DO HAVE EIGHT NEW SHELTER PROJECTS WITH BENCHES AND TRASH CAN RECEPTACLES THROUGHOUT ABILENE. ONE OF THOSE IS AT 1345 PEARL STREET. IT IS AT HEB ON THE BARREL SIDE. WE HAVE ONE AT 1709 BUTTERNUT. THAT IS THE SALVATION ARMY FAMILY STORE. WE HAVE ONE GOING UP AT 1034 EAST NORTH 10TH, THAT IS BETWEEN SNAPPY LUBE AND CHICKEN EXPRESS. WE DO HAVE A NEW ONE GOING IN AT 2718 NORTH FIRST STREET, AND THAT IS ED BURGER, NORTH FIRST AND BERGER THERE.

WE HAVE ONE AT 2160 PINE STREET. THAT IS AT UNITED ON PINE AND AMBLER. WE DO HAVE ONE GOING IN AT 3017 SOUTH 14TH, THAT IS AT HEB ON THE SOUTH 14TH SIDE, THAT IS A REPLACEMENT SHELTER. WE DO HAVE ONE GOING UP AT 1250 YEOMANS ROAD, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CANTERBURY CROSSINGS APARTMENTS, AND THEN ONE AT 3818 JOHN KNOX DRIVE, BEHIND TARGET. I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A MICRO TRANSIT UPDATE. FROM THE START OF THE PROGRAM ON AUGUST 28TH TO THE LAST DAY, ROUTE 10 WAS IN SERVICE, OCTOBER 27TH, DOES IT ZONE COMPLETED 166 TRIPS. NOW, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, TRIPS HAVE INCREASED BY 150% TO ALMOST 325 TRIPS TAKEN. SO, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, WE WILL KEEP OUR EYES OPEN.

>> SO, HAS IT BEEN SUCCESSFUL, AS FAR AS THE MANAGEMENT ASPECT

OF IT? THAT WHOLE FUNCTION? >> WE ARE, I THINK PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IS GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THE SOFTWARE, WE ARE STILL ASSISTING, THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT WE ARE OFFERING FOR PEOPLE IN THAT AREA, THEY CAN STILL CALL US AND BOOK IT, THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND DO IT, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE FEATURES, AND THEY CAN ALSO PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD. SO, SO FAR, SO GOOD. WE HAVE SET UP A FEW WHAT WE CALL REOCCURRING TRIPS. THEY ROUTINELY TOOK THE BUS BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, THAT IS SO WE CAN PLAN IT OUT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THIS TIME TO THIS TIME. SHE WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT, HER UNCLE WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT. SO, AS FAR AS I KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, WE ARE COMING ALONG REALLY GOOD WITH THAT, THE SOPHOMORE -- THE SOFTWARE SEEMS TO BE REALLY EASY TO WORK WITH ON OUR END. AGAIN, IT IS JUST A CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA, BECAUSE THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT OLDER IN NATURE, BUT WE KEEP TELLING YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND AND WAIT ON THE BUS ANYMORE, YOU KNOW? IF YOU ARE IN THAT AREA, WE CAN COME TO YOUR DOOR AND PICK YOU UP, YOU KNOW? SO, WE HAVE ONE THAT ARRIVES QUITE A BIT. HE IS OUR FIRST FREQUENT FLYER, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY.

>> ARE WE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE AREA FAIRLY SOON, OR?

>> I DON'T KNOW ON THAT. THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BUZZ, I THINK THEY ARE STILL WAITING TO MAKE SURE THIS CONTINUES TO GROW, AND STUFF. I AM NOT SAYING THAT THERE IS NOT ANY PLANNING, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO, YOU

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KNOW, LET US KNOW AND GET INVOLVED IN, BUT I DO FORESEE THAT THE GROWTH THIS ONE IS DOING -- I DO FOR C THAT MAY BE IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE SOME DIFFERENT AREAS THAT

[9. Discussion and review of reports:  Financial Status  Operation Report  Tasks  Training Sessions  Meetings  Director’s Report  Work Tasks  MPO Staffing  Year-end Report – FY 2023 Annual Performance and Expenditure Report (APER)  Safety Plan  Metropolitan Area Boundary (MAB) Expansion  Travel Demand Model  FYs 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Measure]

COULD EXPAND TO THAT WOULD BENEFIT ABILENE.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> LIPS MOVED TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION OR REVIEW OF THE BOARD, STARTING WITH

FINANCIAL STATUS. >> IN YOUR PACKET IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 YEAR END. YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE HAVE ALL 12 BUILDINGS IN. WE DID RECEIVE FUNDS -- WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED IT ON OCTOBER 4TH. SO, THAT CLOSES OUT THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION, 564, EIGHT 1050. AND THEN A REMAINING BALANCE FOR THE CARRYOVER. I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE CARRYOVER BALANCES QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY HAVE, THAT IS JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT SOME SALARIES FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, SO IT IS ABOUT 100,000 OVER WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY CARRYOVER. THAT MONEY WILL COME IN HANDY BECAUSE WE WILL BE USING THAT FOR THE MTP UPDATE IN 2024.

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN SHOWS THE FISCAL YEAR 2024. SO, WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST WORK ORDER, WE RECEIVED THAT ON OCTOBER 25TH. THAT WAS FOR 69,120.60. THAT IS THE TOTAL FINANCIAL STATUS FOR THE MPO AT THIS TIME AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THE OPERATION REPORT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. TWO -- TWO THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, WE CONCLUDED THAT ON OCTOBER 31ST, RIGHT NOW, TXDOT IS WORKING ON DOING THOROUGH ANALYSIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT BUDGETS ARE VALIDATING IT. SO, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO ESTABLISH A TIME TO PRESENT IT TO THE MPO BOARD AND TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT WAS IN LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT BUDGETS, WE WERE ABLE TO CLOSE OUT ALL OF THE BUDGET INFORMATION FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, SO WE STARTED WITH THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN WE HAD A LOT OF REPORTS THAT WE UPDATED IN PROJECTS, AND JUST GENERAL MPO STUFF. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON OPERATIONS REPORT.

>> QUESTIONS? >> THE DIRECTORS REPORT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, JUST GOING DOWN THE LIST, THE MPO STAFFING, WE POSTED ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT WEBSITES, STILL LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS, STILL NOT GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF APPLICANTS FOR THAT POSITION, SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY IDEAS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRY THOSE. AND THEN THE YEAR END, FISCAL YEAR, 2024 ANNUAL EXPENDITURE REPORT, THAT WAS DUE ON DECEMBER 15TH, THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO TXDOT, SO WE WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR BACK ANY INFORMATION AND PRESENT THAT YOU ONCE WE GET CLEARANCE FROM FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ON THAT. THE SAFETY PLAN WAS PUT ON DELAY, WE ARE WAITING ON TXDOT TWO -- THEY ARE WORKING WITH A CONTRACT, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL HAVE THE CONTRACT SIGNED SOMETIME THIS MONTH, AND PROBABLY STARTING THAT OFF WITH TTI IN JANUARY. THE METROPOLITAN AREA BOUNDARY EXPANSION, THAT IS, WE HAD THE FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS THAT TXDOT HAS GOTTEN FOR US, AND THAT HAPPENED JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ON DECEMBER 12. THIS IS THE NEW ONES, AND THEY REALLY GATHER A BUNCH OF DATA FOR US, AND LOOK AT THE BOUNDARY, AND WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT BACK TO THE POLICY BOARD BY Y'ALL FEBRUARY MEETING. THE TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL, AS I SAID, THAT WAS COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 31ST, SO WE ARE JUST WAITING TO PRESENT THAT TO Y'ALL, ALSO WITH SOME ANALYSIS. THE 2025-2050 MTP, THAT IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, THAT WILL BE DUE ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2024, THAT COVERS THAT TIME SPAN, THE 20 YEAR TIME SPAN, 25 YEAR TIME SPAN, AND WE WILL BE DOING A BUNCH OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. WE WILL HAVE SOME CONSULTANTS ON BOARD TO HELP WITH THAT PROCESS. THIS IS A BRAND-NEW PERFORMANCE MEASURE, TXDOT HAS UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST OF 2024 AND THEN THE MPO HAS 180 DAYS AFTER THAT. THEY SAID IN THE FINAL RULE THAT MPO JUST CANNOT ACCEPT TXDOT LIKE

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WE DID ON THE OTHER PERFORMANCE MEASURES. SO, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT TRYING TO CREATE OUR OWN PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THEY ARE STILL A LITTLE UNCLEAR ON HOW EXACTLY WE ARE GOING TO DO EMISSIONS OR HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THE FOREIGN FUEL VERSUS REGULAR FUEL, SO THERE IS A LOT OF UNKNOWNS THERE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING ALSO FOR THE FINAL RULES, THIS HAS TO BE, EVERY URBAN AREA HAS TO DO THIS, SO IF A MPO HAS MORE THAN ONE URBAN AREA, THEY HAVE TO COMPILE THOSE TOGETHER AND PRESENT THOSE AS ONE PLAN, SO IT IS STILL A LITTLE ON HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION, THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN 2024. WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 10, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS ON MPO ISSUES. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE CONCERNS? OR, CONSIGNMENTS ABOUT MPO ISSUES? COME FORWARD, AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. NUMBER 11, OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOARD MEMBERS, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, OR MPO STAFF TO RECOMMEND TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS IN THE FUTURE? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NOTHING, WE MOVED TO ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH IS A GERMAN.

OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED, AND I APPRECIATE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Dec 19, 2023 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

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