Aug 19, 2025 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

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OKAY, IT IS 1:30 P.M. AND I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order. ]

WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS THAT CALL FOR AN EXPLICIT PUBLIC HEARING, BUT ANY ITEM CAN BE TALKED ABOUT.

SO JUST TO GET MY ATTENTION, IF YOU NEED TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT SOMETHING, ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION.

[2. Consideration and Take Action on the Minutes of the April 15, 2025 meeting. ]

WE WEREN'T ABLE TO MEET IN JUNE BECAUSE OF THE CYBERATTACK AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAD, BUT WE HAVE OUR MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS FOR THE MINUTES? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

WE GOT THE MAYOR AND JUDGE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. RECEIVE A REPORT.

[3. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the FYs 2025- 20250 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). ]

FY 2025 TO 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN MTP OKAY.

INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS THE CURRENT MTP AND THIS WOULD BE AMENDMENT ONE TO THAT DOCUMENT.

THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT THE ABILENE DISTRICT OFFICE IS REQUESTING, AND THEN ONE PROJECT BY THE CITY OF ABILENE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN ADDITION TO THAT THERE WAS NUMEROUS PROJECTS THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED TO FUNDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF THE DOT CONNECT SYSTEM.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK MICHAEL HAYCOCK, AND I THINK BILLY ALSO IS COMING UP TO PRESENT ON THESE TWO ITEMS OR THESE TWO PROJECTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. DECEMBER OF 14 I CAME HERE FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

HAS HIRED BY STAN SWIATEK. ME AND STAN DROVE AROUND.

WE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF PROJECTS, AND TEN YEARS LATER, THOSE PROJECTS CAME TO FRUITION.

OR THEY'RE GETTING THERE. THEY'RE GETTING THERE.

IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TEN YEARS.

INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL TEN YEARS. BUT SEPTEMBER 1ST, I STARTED IN FORT WORTH AS THEIR TPD DIRECTOR.

AND WAS AGAIN, VERY, VERY BITTERSWEET, VERY MIXED EMOTIONS.

I'VE WORKED FOR SOME GREAT DISTRICT ENGINEERS.

I WORKED WITH SOME GREAT POLICY BOARD MEMBERS.

ELISA'S BEEN GREAT. SHE'S BEEN TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF THE BIG COUNTRY, AS WE KNOW THAT JUDGE SPURGEON HAS BEEN GREAT.

HE'S BEEN WITH US ON THE MPO AND THE RPO. I CAN GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO NORM.

NORM WAS A BIG ADVOCATE FOR US. I THINK WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN TEN YEARS THAT WE AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEN YEARS I SPENT HERE.

IT CHANGED MY LIFE. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE AMAZING.

I SEE THE I SEE THE MAYOR ALL THE TIME. EVERY.

I SEE HIM AT THE RESTAURANTS AND EVERYWHERE WE GO. IT'S JUST. IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. JEREMY IS GOING TO BE THE INTERIM TPD, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE HIM SEVERAL MONTHS TO HIRE SOMEONE.

AND IN THE IN THE MEANTIME, MY PLANNER WHO'S FANTASTIC IS BILLY DISCERN.

I'M GOING TO LET BILLY COME INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND TALK ABOUT THE TEN YEAR PLAN.

ANYWAY, ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS, MICHAEL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK Y'ALL.

I'M LIKE MICHAEL SAID, I'M BILLY. I'M THE DISTRICT PLANNER FOR FOR FOR TEXAS, ABILENE.

AND YOU'LL JUST COME THROUGH Y'ALL TODAY JUST TO KIND OF EXPLAIN AND TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE THE TWO KIND OF REVISIONS WE'VE HAD TO THE FIRST ONE IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE 1750 EXPANSION.

NOW, THIS FUND, THIS PROJECT HAS MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FUNDS.

WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME CIP, MSRP CREATE FUNDS ON IT.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF OUR CAT 11 SF SAFETY FUNDS IN THAT, AND IT JUST WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE ASKED TO BE DONE ON THIS PROJECT, WE WE WAS COMING UP SHORT AND YOU KNOW, WE REQUESTED WE'RE REQUESTING SOME MPO CAT TWO FUNDS TO GO ON THIS PROJECT.

AND, AND MICHAEL PRESENTED IT FOR THE TAC COMMITTEE AND THAT AND THEY, THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

BUT THIS PROJECT IS, IS IS SCHEDULED TO LET IN IN THE SUMMER OF 26.

SO IT'S NOT FAR FROM US, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GET THAT INCLUDED ON THE ON THE MPO FUNDING.

THEN THE SECOND PROJECT IS A IS A PROJECT THAT WE STARTED OUT WITH TRYING TO UTILIZE SOME OTHER FUNDS.

THIS IS TO REPLACE THE MAPLE STREET WHERE THE CITY OF ABILENE HAS GONE IN, AND IMPROVED MAPLE STREET ON THE SO FAR ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND THE EXPANSION IS GOING TO BE ALSO ON THE, ON THE NORTH SIDE.

AND WE'VE JUST BEING A, YOU KNOW, MAJOR THOROUGHFARE FOR SOME SOME SCHOOLS AND STUFF, AND ALSO GIVES US A CHANCE TO RAISE THAT

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AND WE'RE JUST ASKING WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR MPO FUNDS TO HELP US BUILD THIS BRIDGE.

I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS IT. AND THERE'S A BULLET POINT THAT SAYS PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY.

SO THERE WILL BE A PEDESTRIAN LANE THAT GOES ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO.

YES. THAT'S THAT'S THE THAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH BILLY.

THANK YOU BILLY. SO IN ORDER TO GET THOSE TWO PROJECTS INCLUDED INTO THE MTP, YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE.

IN ORDER TO AMEND THE TIP, WE HAVE TO AMEND THE TEN YEAR PLAN IN THE MTP AND WE HAVE TO DO THEM IN ORDER.

SO THE MTP IS THE FIRST ONE UP. SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE TWO PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENTS.

BUT THAT IS THE NEW CAT TWO FUNDING REQUESTS.

IT'S 3 MILLION FOR THE 1750 AND THEN 13 MILLION FOR THE LOOP AT MAPLE STREET BRIDGE.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE, THIS IS AMENDMENT ONE.

THIS IS A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MTP. SO WE'LL BE UPDATING THE COVER SHEET, THE FUNDED PROJECT LISTINGS.

AND THEN ALSO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OTHER PROJECT LISTING.

AND I SEE DON GREENE'S HERE. HE MAY WANT TO COME UP AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT THIS IS THE AIRPORT.

REGIONAL AIRPORT. ON THE EXPANSION OF THE PASSENGER BOARDING.

THIS IS FOR THE TIFA PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT.

THIS IS SOMETHING NEW. WE'VE NEVER PUT IT IN THE MTP OR THE TIP.

AND SO I KNOW THAT DON WAS TALKING TO SOME CONSULTANTS AND THEY SAID TO PUT IT IN THE TIP AND SOMEHOW LET DON TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT IS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR PRICE. BOARD MEMBERS. MAYOR HURT.

DON GREEN DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.

SO THE TIFFY PROGRAM IS A REDUCED COST LOAN THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THEY RECENTLY ALLOWED FOR TERMINAL AIRPORT TERMINAL PROJECTS TO BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS THIS PROGRAM.

AND WE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE COSTS OF THAT VERSUS THE COST OF THE BOND ISSUANCE THAT THE CITY RESIDENTS APPROVED BACK IN MAY TO HELP FUND THE TERMINAL.

THAT WAS A $20 MILLION BOND THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITIZENS.

AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF USING TPA AS A REDUCED WAY OF FINANCING THAT $20 MILLION AS OPPOSED TO THE BOND. SO IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS PROJECT PUT IN THE TIP.

AND AND THAT'S COMING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOLKS.

SO I CONTACTED A LISA WHEN I FOUND THAT OUT, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO GET THAT INTO.

AND THAT'S THAT'S THE RESULT OF THIS NOW. BUT IT DOES HAVE TO BE IN THE TIP.

THAT WAS SOMETHING NEW FOR TEX DOT, ACTUALLY.

THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THAT EITHER, BUT THEY CAME AFTER LISA HAD INQUIRED ABOUT IT WITH HIM.

THEY DID COME BACK AND SAY, YES, THIS IS HOW WE WILL DO THAT.

SO IT'S JUST FOR THE.US DOT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PROJECT.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF OF PAPERWORK, I GUESS, THAT THEY NEED.

BUT WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE WANTING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY JUST TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AND COMPARE.

WHICH IS THE BETTER OF THE TWO WAYS OF FINANCING THAT $20 MILLION? THANK YOU. DON. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE A HANDOUT IN FRONT OF YOU.

I HAD TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES. SO IT'S THE ONE THAT HAS ALL OF THE SHOULD BE ON THE VERY TOP, BUT IT HAS THE ONE THAT HAS ALL THE SHEETS WITH IT.

AND IF YOU'LL LOOK THERE, IT'S THE SAME AS WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN.

SO THE ITEMS IN RED ARE CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE UPDATES BECAUSE OF EITHER TOUCH DOT CONNECT OR BECAUSE OF THE TWO PROJECTS TAKING OVER THE THE CAT TWO FUNDING.

SO THE FIRST TWO ITEMS THAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW UP THERE, THAT'S THE 3 MILLION AND THE 13 MILLION WE JUST DISCUSSED DOWN BELOW THAT 5,000,633.

THAT WAS JUST MY FORMULAS DIDN'T PULL OVER. AND SO THEY WERE IN THERE, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T SHOW THE CAT TWO FUNDING.

SO THAT'S JUST A CLEANUP ON MY PART. BUT IT WAS IN THERE AND IT DID SHOW THE TOTAL AMOUNTS.

THE TAC AT THEIR JULY MEETING DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL MOVING FORWARD ON THOSE THREE PROJECTS.

AND SO THE ACTION REQUESTED IS APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2050 MTP.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. SO AT THIS POINT I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

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IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO THANK YOU.

A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MTP HAS BEEN APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION ON THE TEN YEAR PLAN.

[4. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the Ten-Year Plan. ]

SO WE'LL UPDATE IT BECAUSE OF THOSE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED.

AND ALSO TO MATCH THE TECH STOCK CONNECT SYSTEM.

THE TAC ACKNOWLEDGE THEY DID NOT SEE THE TEN YEAR PLAN BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME AT THE TIME TO GET IT UPDATED TO THEM, BUT THEY KNEW THAT WE WERE PUTTING IT IN THERE, SO THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE MTP AND THE TEN YEAR PLAN WOULD HAVE TO BE UPDATED AT AT THE MEETING DUE TO THOSE PROJECTS. SO ALSO YOU HAVE ANOTHER HANDOUT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT I HAD TO UPDATE A FEW THINGS ON BECAUSE OF TYPOS.

SO IF YOU LOOK THERE, THERE'S THREE ITEMS ON THE SCREEN.

THERE ARE THREE THINGS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. THAT'S THAT FM 1750 PROJECT WE JUST DISCUSSED.

AND THEN THE MAPLE STREET. AND THAT WAS JUST THE TOTAL PROJECT COST.

HAD I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY FORMULAS. AGAIN, THAT'S SORT OF A LEFTOVER OF THE CYBER ATTACK BECAUSE WE WERE WORKING WITH DOCUMENTS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WERE IF THEY WERE THE OLDEST OR LATEST DOCUMENTS, BUT WE'VE GOT ALL THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

AND SO THAT IS THE AMENDMENTS TO IT. THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE IN RED ARE THE CHANGES, AND THOSE ARE JUST TO MATCH THE TEXT CONNECT SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE PROJECTS ARE THE SAME THROUGHOUT ALL THREE DOCUMENTS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE ON THE TEN YEAR PLAN.

ANY QUESTIONS? THIS ITEM ALSO CALLS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO AT THIS POINT I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO MOVED.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE TEN YEAR PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND TAKE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2025 2028

[5. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action an amendment to the FYs 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). ]

WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SUBMIT IT FOR THE ESTEP, WHICH IS THE ELECTRONIC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS ON THERE WAS TRANSIT ITEMS. THE TRANSIT ITEMS HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THIS DOCUMENT, BUT WE STILL NEED TO HAVE IT SO THAT THEY CAN DO THE AUGUST STEP REVISION IN THE STEP.

SO WE DID HAVE PUT THIS OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS, AND TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR COMMENTS ON THE DOCUMENT.

SO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FORMS. FOR PROJECT THE 2025 THERE IS NO PROJECT. THE OTHER TWO FOR 2026 ARE THE SAME.

THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THEM. THE AIRPORT PROJECT WAS PUT INTO THE TIP IN 2026.

IN 2027, THAT PROJECT DID NOT CHANGE. AND THEN ON 2028, WE DID MOVE THE FM 707 FROM FM 89 TO US 83 OUT, BECAUSE THAT IS NOW GOING TO LET IN FISCAL YEAR 2033.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET THERE ON THIS, THIS IS THE GROUP PROJECTS.

A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WERE GROUPED. SO THEY WERE PULLED OUT OF THE TIP AND GROUPED.

AND AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THAT SHEET YOU CAN SEE THE FM 1750, WHICH IS FROM INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD TO 1200 FEET SOUTH OF COLONY HILL ROAD.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS BR 83 D AT PINE STREET.

BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE GROUPED. AND SO THEY THEY GOT MOVED OUT.

ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS GROUPED IS THE FM. IT'S ABOUT MIDWAY UP ON THE PAGE THERE, AND IT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, BUT IT'S FM 3438. THIS IS THE BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FROM MILITARY DRIVE TO US 277.

THAT'S ALSO A GROUP PROJECT. SO THIS IS THE SUMMARY SHEET, THE TIP FINANCIAL SUMMARY.

AND THEN JUST TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED.

SO THERE'S NO PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 OR 2028.

THERE'S THREE PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. ONE PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.

TWO PROJECTS WERE GROUPED, ONE PROJECT GOT MOVED OUT.

THE TRANSIT PROJECTS DID NOT CHANGE. SO THEY'RE THE SAME FROM THE APRIL 15TH AMENDMENT.

AND THEN THOSE TWO TWO FUNDING REQUESTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ARE THERE ON THE SCREEN THE 3 MILLION AND THE 13 MILLION.

SO THE TAC, AT THEIR JULY 29TH MEETING DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE TIP.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS.

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IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE TIP HAS BEEN APPROVED.

MOVED. ITEM NUMBER SIX. RECEIVER REPORT. HOLD A DISCUSSION AND TAKE ACTION ON THE FINAL FY 2026 TO 2027 UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM

[6. Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on the FINAL FYs 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). ]

THIS WAS SUBMITTED AS A DRAFT VERSION AT THE APRIL 15TH MEETING.

IT WAS DUE ON JULY 15TH, BUT SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO OUR FILES AT THAT TIME, WE COULD NOT SUBMIT IT.

WE DID SUBMIT THE DRAFT VERSION AND SO WE GOT COMMENTS BACK ON THE DRAFT VERSION.

TED STOTT HAS A NEW CHECKLIST THAT THEY WERE USING THIS YEAR FOR THE PWP.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE DONE THAT. AND SO IN ORDER TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, WHEN THEY SENT THE CHECKLIST BACK TO US, WE HAD TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO THE DOCUMENT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GO OVER TODAY.

THAT WAS SUBMITTED ON ON JUNE 24TH. AND SO ON JULY 9TH IS WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET OUR DOCUMENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE UPDATES.

AND SO WE'LL WE'LL NEED THE BOARD'S ACTION ON THIS ITEM AND THEN WE'LL SUBMIT IT.

INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS ALSO THE CHECKLIST BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE JUMBLED ON THE SCREEN HERE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO LOOK TOWARDS THE BACK OF THIS SECTION AND YOU CAN SEE THE CHECKLIST.

THE ITEMS IN RED ARE THE THINGS THAT TED WAS REQUIRING US TO DO IN THE DOCUMENT.

AND SO WE HAVE DONE THAT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, THERE'S TWO SECTIONS TO THIS.

THE FIRST SECTION IN YOUR BOOK IS GOING TO SHOW THE CHANGES.

AND THEN THE FULL DOCUMENT IS ALSO ATTACHED. BUT WE CHANGE THE COVER SHEET TO SHOW THE PENDING APPROVAL.

TODAY'S DATE. WE ALSO PULLED OUT SOME ITEMS THAT WERE RELATED TO PLANNING ISSUES, ISSUES AND EMPHASIS AREAS.

AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE, ONE OF THE THINGS WAS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. SO WE JUST PUT BASICALLY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE CITY OF ABILENE AS OUR FISCAL AGENT.

THEIR POLICY. ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS BETWEEN THE TIME THE TAC LOOKED AT THIS AND THEN THIS MEETING, OUR COPIER COMPLETELY DIED. AND SO I DID PUT IN THERE AN OFFICE COPIER WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING NEW TO THE DOCUMENT. WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO A LEASE ON IT, BUT I WANTED THE OPTION THERE AND THIS DOESN'T GO IN EFFECT.

THIS WILL GO INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST FOR THIS DOCUMENT.

SO AT THAT POINT, THERE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE CAN PURCHASE AN OFFICE COPIER OR ELSE WE CAN LEASE IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT THAT THE TAC DID NOT SEE THAT UNDER 2.3, WE REMOVED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

AND THEN UNDER TEST THREE, FOUR AND FIVE, WE ADDED IN ABOUT THE TASK AND WHERE THE PREVIOUS WORKLOADS WERE.

AND THEN UNDER THE SUMMARY THERE UNDER THE TPF, THEY WERE WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT THE CARRYOVER FUNDS.

SO WE JUST PUT A BLURB IN THERE ABOUT ONGOING CHALLENGES OF STAFF.

AND THAT'S WHY WE SINCE 2016, WE'VE HAD THAT BATTLE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF CARRYOVER FUNDS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE TAC RECOMMENDED AT THEIR MEETING WAS THAT WE LOOK AT THE MEMBERSHIP LIST TO MAKE SURE IT'S UPDATED.

SO WE DID UPDATE THE TAC MEMBER COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME CHANGES ON THAT.

SO YOU CAN SEE CHANGES ON THE DRAFT. WHAT I JUST COVERED.

AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION, THERE WAS ONE QUESTION AT THE TAC MEETING.

FROM TEX DOT. IT WAS IN THE CHECKLIST. ABOUT REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

SO AFTER THE TAC MEETING, WE DID RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM TED STOTT THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

SO WE'RE GOOD ON ALL THE CHECKLISTS THAT THEY SENT US.

ON JULY 31ST. THAT'S WHEN WE GOT THE NOTIFICATION THAT WE ARE GOOD TO GO ON THAT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.

SO I KNOW WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR APPROVAL FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THE EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES.

YES, SIR. SO THIS LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EXPANDED AREA.

WELL, WE THEN COME BACK TO THE UP AT THAT TIME.

YES, SIR. WELL, WE CAN ACTUALLY AMEND IT AT THAT TIME.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR DOCUMENT UNDER LET'S SEE WHAT PAGE THAT IS.

IT'S ON PAGE EIGHT OF THE DOCUMENT, NOT THE ONE THAT'S RED LINE.

KEEP GOING PAST THE RED LINE VERSION AND YOU'LL SEE THE FULL DOCUMENT IN ITS ON PAGE EIGHT UNDER THE DEFINITION OF AREA.

THERE WE DID PUT IN THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW POTENTIAL BOUNDARY.

AND SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS IN THERE. AND WE ALSO INCLUDED CALLAHAN COUNTY IN THERE UNDER THAT.

IT'S ON PAGE EIGHT OF THAT FULL DOCUMENT, BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THAT ON THE DEFINITION OF AREA.

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GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LISA ON THIS ITEM.

AND TAKE ACTION. SO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS AS WELL. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. I'M SORRY. WHO SECONDED THE MAYOR? THANK YOU. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER SIX HAS BEEN APPROVED UP.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. PRESENTATION ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FHWA NON TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREA.

[7. Presentation on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Non-Transportation Management Area Enhanced Planning Review Audit Report. ]

SO BACK IN THE VERY FIRST ONE THAT WE EVER DID WAS SEPTEMBER 15TH OF 2020.

AND THEN THIS ONE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN OUR PACKET WAS FROM AUGUST 24TH OF 2024.

SO WE DID BOTH IN PERSON AND ONLINE INTERVIEWS.

WE HAD FEDERAL HIGHWAY PRESENT FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TEXT THE CITY OF ABILENE CITYLINK AND THEN THE ABILENE MPO STAFF.

SO WE DO HAVE JENNIFER BALES HERE, AND I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO MESS IT UP.

YVONNE. YVETTE. CHA CHA CHA CONE. SO THEY'RE HERE WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAYS, AND SO THEY CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M MISSING ANY OF THIS UP ON THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY AUDIT.

BUT BASICALLY, WHAT THEY FOUND OUT THERE WAS SEVERAL COMMENDATIONS.

WE DID A LOT OF THINGS GOOD. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND OVERALL WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AUDIT.

SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND THE FULL AUDIT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL THIS, BUT THERE WERE YOU CAN SEE THERE ON PAGE 11, THERE WAS QUITE A FEW COMMENDATIONS.

THERE WERE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO.

BUT AS I SAID, UNDER THE CONCLUSION, IT SAYS WE SATISFIED THE PROVISIONS OF 23 U.S.C.

134 AND 49 U.S.C. 1607, AND THE PROVISIONS AS CODIFIED IN 23 CFR 450.

SO VERY HAPPY ABOUT ALL THAT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE FULL AUDIT AND THEIR COMMENTS ON THE SIDE THERE.

THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION OF ACTION. THE TAC LOOKED AT IT AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT, BUT I DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY ACTION FROM THEM.

AND THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED. IT'S JUST A INFORMATION SHARING.

AND TO LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW THE AUDIT WENT. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. Discussion and review of transportation projects. ]

MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BRYCE TURRENTINE.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT TECH STOCKS CURRENT CONSTRUCTION AND PLAN PROJECTS AS USUAL.

SO WE'LL START WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

SITE NUMBER ONE. THAT'S OUR FM 89 PROJECT, BUFFALO GAP ROAD.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON A WHILE. WE'RE JUST WORKING ON SOME CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO.

WE HAD SOME SIDEWALKS AND SOME OTHER AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO COME BACK AND DO SOME WORK ON.

AND SO WE ARE EXPERIENCING A FEW MORE LANE CLOSURES.

TRYING TO GET THAT JOB DONE. LET'S SEE, NUMBER TWO IS GOING TO BE OUR BIG INTERCHANGE GOING ON WITH F AND F ON LANDFILL ROAD, US 83 277. 77.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR MPO FOCUS PROJECTS, AND IT IS GOING PRETTY WELL.

SITE NUMBER THREE IS OUR BARRIER MEDIUM BARRIER PROJECT.

THAT ONE IS ALMOST DONE. THEY'RE DOWN TO THE LAST OF THE CONCRETE PAUSE THAT THEY NEED TO DO ON LOOP 322.

SHOULD BE FINISHING THAT UP NEXT WEEK IF WEATHER COOPERATES WITH US.

AND THEN WE'LL JUST BE TRYING TO ESTABLISH VEGETATION AND DO SOME CLEANUP ON THAT ONE.

SO WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE. EXCUSE ME. SITE FOUR IS OUR RAILROAD CORRIDOR.

ALONG BUSINESS 20 SOUTH FIRST STREET AND NORTH FIRST STREET.

THE INTERSECTIONS. THAT ONE'S GOING PRETTY WELL.

WE'RE ABOUT WRAPPED UP ON THE WORK AT LEGGETT INTERSECTION.

THAT ONE'S BEEN OPEN FOR A WHILE. WE'VE BEEN POURING CONCRETE AT GRAPE STREET.

POURED ALL BUT ONE LAST LITTLE SECTION ON THAT THIS MORNING.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN GOING PRETTY WELL. AND THEY'VE BEEN GRADING OUT AT PIONEER TRYING TO GET READY TO GET THAT ONE SET UP FOR SOME MORE.

PAUSE. SO THAT PROJECT IS IS GETTING SOME MOMENTUM LATELY.

LET'S SEE. SITE FIVE IS THE FM 22, THE NEW BRIDGE AND ROAD OFF OF THE FORT PHANTOM DAM.

THAT JOB IS ACTUALLY DONE. WE JUST ACCEPTED IT LAST WEEK, AND SO WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF GETTING THAT ONE DONE.

AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY'S ENJOYING IT. WE DO HAVE THE NEXT SECTION OF 1082 THAT'S JUST TO THE EAST OF THAT.

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IT'S ALMOST DONE. WE'RE GOING THROUGH A PUNCH LIST WITH THEM AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED DONE, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT ONE AND GET OUT OF EVERYBODY'S WAY OVER THERE.

SITE SEVEN IS LUKE 322. THAT'S THE IT'S PROJECT.

I'M TOLD THERE ARE ABOUT 50% DONE WITH THAT PROJECT.

THEY'VE GOT ALL BUT ONE OF THE CAMERA POLES UP.

THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE DMS BOARDS UP YET, AND THEY STILL GOT TO GET THE CAMERAS ON TOP OF THE POLLS THAT THEY'VE SET.

THEY'RE WAITING ON SOME EQUIPMENT TO COME IN FROM THE FABRICATORS, SO I THINK THEY'RE KIND OF ON A HOLD RIGHT NOW UNTIL THEY GET THAT EQUIPMENT BACK.

SHOULD BE ABLE TO FINISH THAT JOB WITHIN MONTHS AFTER THEY GET STARTED UP AGAIN.

SITE EIGHT IS ANOTHER BARRIER. MEDIUM BARRIER PROJECT.

IT HASN'T STARTED YET. THEY'RE GOING TO START THAT PROJECT IN SEPTEMBER. THAT'LL BE ON WINTERS FREEWAY BETWEEN AMBLER AND I-20.

LIKEWISE. FM 1235, THE WIDENING OVER ON THE WEST SIDE.

THAT JOB HASN'T STARTED. THEY'RE LOOKING TO START THAT WORK SOMEWHERE IN SEPTEMBER.

AND THEN SITE TEN STATE HIGHWAY 351, REPAVE. THEY'RE DONE WITH ALL OF THE PAVING, STRIPING RUMBLE STRIPS, EVERYTHING. EXCEPT THEY'VE STILL GOT SOME GUARDRAIL THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE THAT JOB WRAPPED UP AND WE'LL ACCEPT IT.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE I'VE GOT ON MY LIST FOR TODAY'S UPDATE IS STATE HIGHWAY 36.

THAT JOB IS GOING TO BE A SUPER TWO PROJECT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE DOWN IN CALLAHAN COUNTY.

THIS WILL BE THE NEXT SECTION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET STARTED ON THAT UNTIL OCTOBER TIMEFRAME.

SO WE DO HAVE THEM UNDER CONTRACT. WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO START YET.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION? SO THERE'S WORK BEING DONE ON THE BRIDGE OVER ELM CREEK ON NORTH FIRST.

IS THAT TEXT OUT, OR IS THAT CITY OF ABILENE OR YOU MAY NOT SEE OF ABILENE.

OKAY, I WAS I WAS WAITING I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS Y'ALL, SINCE IT'S A BRIDGE.

NO, WE HAD DONE SOME WORK THERE PREVIOUSLY, BUT I THINK THE CURRENT WORK IS WITH THE CITY. SO.

OKAY. THANKS, BRUCE PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE PROJECTS, BUT WHAT'S OUR STATUS AT SOUTH 14TH AND WINNERS FREEWAY SIGNAL. I WAS ACTUALLY PREPARED FOR THAT QUESTION TODAY.

IN FACT, I DROVE THROUGH THERE WITH MY LIFE HERE.

THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE CALL I'M GETTING RIGHT NOW.

SO I HEAR YOU. I KNOW MAX WANTS IT DONE AS MUCH AS I DO, TOO, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GET THEIR SEAT ON THE NEW ONE.

SO. YES. FIRST TEXTILE. WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE BECAUSE THAT WAS AN EXTREME SITUATION THAT WE DON'T DEAL WITH A WHOLE LOT.

AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE WHILE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS IT.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, EVERYTHING IS DONE EXCEPT GETTING OUR NEW SERVICE POLE, WHICH IS HOW THE ELECTRICITY GETS FROM AP DOWN TO OUR SIGNAL CABINET OR THE CITY SIGNAL CABINET. THAT'S THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT WE NEED IN PLACE.

THERE'S BEEN A HICCUP AT THE FABRICATOR. THIS BOX HAD TO BE KIND OF SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S GOT A LOT OF STUFF TIED TO IT.

IT'S NOT JUST THE SIGNAL. IT'S ALSO GOT OUR IT'S.

AND THE ILLUMINATION. AND SO THE CABINET THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE SERVICE POLE IS ACTUALLY KIND OF SPECIAL.

THERE'S BEEN SOME DELAYS GETTING THAT DONE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED YESTERDAY, AND NOW I'M TOLD IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED TODAY.

I DROVE THROUGH THERE BEFORE THIS MEETING. IT HAS NOT BEEN SET UP ON SITE.

BUT WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH AEP. SO I THINK AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THAT POSTED UP, THEY'RE PREPARED TO JUMP OUT THERE AND GET IT RECONNECTED.

AND THEN MAX CAN HAVE HIS TEMPORARY SIGNALS BACK.

WE CAN HAVE OURS BACK AND WE'LL GET EVERYTHING BACK UNDER OPERATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING. I I COMMITTED THE CARDINAL SIN, LIKE MOST ENGINEERS DO.

THEY TOLD THE MEDIA ONE THING WHEN THE QUESTION GOT ASKED, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE BEST INFORMATION I HAD AT THE TIME.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THAT THING RUNNING LAST WEEK, BUT BECAUSE OF THE HICCUP ON THE SERVICE POLE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER DATE, BUT I'M REALLY HOPEFUL WE GET IT THIS WEEK.

THANK YOU. THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THE. ANY OTHER CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PLAN. PROJECTS.

I'LL GO THROUGH THEM ALL TODAY. SOMETIMES I DON'T DO THAT.

BUT TO HONOR MR. HAYCOCK, I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PROJECT ON HIS LIST.

HEY, IS MR. HITCHCOCK TODAY? HE'S NEVER COMING BACK.

ALL RIGHT, SO SITE ONE AND YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME.

THERE'S SOME ROADWAY NAMES ON HERE THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT FAMILIAR TO OTHER FOLKS ON THIS TABLE.

I DIDN'T CATCH THAT BEFORE I GAVE IT TO LISA, BUT.

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THAT IS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT AT SAILOR'S BOULEVARD.

IT'S A LOCAL CITY. MAY HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION THAN I'VE GOT ON IT, BUT WE'RE FUNDING IT.

IT'S PROJECT FOR CITY OF ABILENE TO DO SOME SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

SITE TWO IS ANOTHER SAFETY PROJECT. IT'S AN CIP FUNDED PROJECT ON FM 3438 IS TO INSTALL SOME SAFETY ILLUMINATION OVER BY THE FIVE POINTS AREA BETWEEN INTERSTATE AND BUSINESS 20. LET'S SEE, SITE NUMBER THREE IS ANOTHER.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF DOING A LOT OF WORK ON FM 1082.

THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT ON 1082 TO WIDEN IT FROM 600 OVER TO HOLLY.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR SYSTEMIC WIDENING PROJECTS THAT ONE SHOULD LET SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

THEN GOING DOWN TO SITE FOUR, THAT'S THE FM 1750 TURN LANE PROJECT.

IT'S ANOTHER CIP PROJECT SAFETY PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME.

THAT ONE IS STILL PROGRAMED TO OCCUR IN 26. THEN WE GET DOWN TO NUMBER FIVE.

THAT'S ANOTHER MYSTERY ROADWAY THAT IS ACTUALLY ON ODENTON ROADWAY.

ODENTON ROAD. IT'S OUR SIDEWALK PROJECT. BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND AMBLER.

AND IT'S ANOTHER LOCAL COOL GOVERNMENT PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED THROUGH CHANNEL THROUGH TIKTOK.

SITE SIX IS DEFINITELY AN NPO INTEREST FOCUS PROJECT.

IT'S OUR WIDENING OF I-20 AT GEORGE ELY AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERCHANGE.

THAT WILL BE A BIG ONE FOR ABILENE. THEN WE'VE GOT SITE SEVEN, WHICH IS AN OVERLAY ON 322 FROM INTERSTATE AROUND TO THE WALDROP INTERCHANGE. AND THAT IS TO GET READY FOR THE INTERSTATE PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO HELP MAKE SURE 322 CAN HANDLE ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT MIGHT DIVERT TO THE LOOP WHENEVER WE GOT CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. ON THE INTERSTATE SIDE EIGHT IS THE FM 89 BUFFALO GAP ROAD TURN LANE PROJECT DOWN TOWARDS THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE CURRENT MPO LIMIT.

THEN WE GOT SITE NINE. IT'S IN 34. 38. IT'S THE SHARED USE PATH ALONG ARNOLD BOULEVARD.

ANOTHER LOCAL I THINK PROJECT. IS THAT GOING TO BE LOCAL OR IS THAT OURS? LOCAL SERVICES IS PART OF THE CARBON REDUCTION CARBON.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. I BET LISA WAS OVER THERE STRUGGLING TO TRY TO GET ME TO REMEMBER THAT THAT WAS CARBON REDUCTION.

SO THAT'LL BE OURS. THE SITE TEN IS SHOWING THE SILK ROAD THAT WILL HAPPEN AS PART OF OUR DISTRICT WIDE SILK COAT ON FM 627. AND THEN SITE 11 IS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT I LIKE TO GIVE MR. HAYCOCK A HARD TIME ABOUT.

THAT'S ONE OF HIS PET PROJECTS AT BUSINESS 83 IN PINE STREET.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THAT. THAT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROJECT.

SITE 12 IS THE MPO. IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S SORT OF AN OUTCOME OF THE MPO STUDY THAT WAS DONE ALONG LOOP 322.

SO THAT'LL HAVE A LOT OF RAMP AND AND FRONTAGE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

AND THEN WE GET SITES 13 AND 14. I'M GOING TO KIND OF TAG THOSE TOGETHER.

THOSE ARE SAFETY PROJECTS THERE TO REALIGN THE RAMPS.

ON INTERSTATE OVER BY ODENSE AND ROAD INTERSECTION.

AND THEN SITE 15, WE GET INTO SOME MORE OF OUR SAFETY SIGNAL PROJECTS.

THAT ONE IS I THINK PART OF WHAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT IS TO DO A SIGNAL INSTALL AT MAPLE STREET, AND THEN 16 AND 17 ARE MORE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SIGNAL PROJECTS.

WITH THE MYSTERY ROADWAYS, 16 IS ACTUALLY ON SOUTH SEVENTH AT BARROW, AND THEN SITE 17 IS ON SOUTH 14TH.

AND THAT RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM CLARK OVER TO TREADAWAY WITH SOME VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS.

WE JUST RECENTLY DID SOME WORK ON SOME OF THOSE SIGNALS, BUT THIS WILL INSTALL SOME GPS CLOCKS IS WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING.

AND THEN IT'LL CONTINUE. THE FLASHING YELLOW ARROW WORK FARTHER TO THE EAST.

SO SO WHAT DOES THE GPS CLOCK DO FOR A SIGNAL? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHAT ARE THERE. IT'S A IT'S.

OH, OKAY. YEAH. SYNC THEM TOGETHER SO THEY CAN BE COORDINATED.

TIMING THROUGH THE WHOLE CORRIDOR. THANK YOU. MAX.

GOOD. SAFE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN?

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRYCE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE CITY OF ABILENE.

RICHARD JENSEN IS DOING THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL START WITH THE MAROON PROJECTS.

THE PROJECT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE SOUTH 27TH SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS FROM TREADAWAY TO CAT CLAW.

CURRENTLY THEY'RE WORKING ON THE BUFFALO GAP AND BUFFALO GAP AND THE SALES INTERSECTION AND THE WILLIS INTERSECTION AS WELL.

AND THEN FOR THE BUFFALO GAP INTERSECTION, WE'LL HAVE A TEMPORARY LIGHT UP.

IN THE COMING WEEKS, ONCE WE GET THE ONES BACK FROM SOUTH 14TH.

AND THEN FOR THE SALES INTERSECTION, THAT WILL GO TO A FOUR WAY STOP.

FOR ABOUT A WEEK AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.

FOR THEM TO DO THOSE SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN AT THE WILLIS INTERSECTION, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CONDUIT WORK UNDER THE SIDEWALK THERE.

AND THEN ON TO THE SECOND ITEM, CYPRESS STREET.

THAT IS STILL ONGOING. BIG PROJECT FOR THE CITY.

FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, REBECCA LANE. PHASE ONE FROM CAT CLAW TO BUFFALO GAP.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE LANE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY LAYING THE BASE AND THE GEO GRID FOR THAT.

AND THEN ONCE THAT IS DONE, THEY'LL FLIP TRAFFIC.

ONCE THAT'S CURED, THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THAT.

THEY'LL FLIP IT OVER AND DO THE NORTH LANE. AND THEN FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THAT'S S7 LATERAL STATES THAT'S CURRENTLY STILL GOING. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CONCRETE WORK FOR THAT, THE VALLEY GUTTERS AND THE CURB AND GUTTER REPAIRS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

THEY'LL START WORKING ON THE ACTUAL PAVEMENT REPAIRS IN SEPTEMBER.

FOR LINE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THAT'S POLARIS DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION.

THAT'S A DC FUNDED PROJECT THAT IS GOING FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE.

AND THEY'VE POURED THAT. THEY'RE STARTING TO WORK ON POURING THE CONCRETE OUT THERE.

AND ONCE THAT'S DONE, KIND OF SIMILAR TO MOST OF OUR PROJECTS, THEY'LL FLIP IT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DO THE EXACT SAME THING THERE FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX, GREAT LAKES CHEESE AND KINSOLVING DRIVE.

THERE'S ALSO A DCOM FUNDED PROJECT. THEY ARE POURING ON KINSOLVING NOW.

GREAT LAKES CHEESE IS OPEN. GREAT LAKES CHEESE WAS THE FIRST PHASE, AND NOW THAT'S OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE LISTED PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE NORTH FIRST BRIDGE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT WORK BEING DONE ON THE BRIDGE.

IT'S ON THE APPROACH RIGHT BEFORE THE BRIDGE.

AND SO IT'S JUST A REPAIR FOR THAT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE CYPRESS STREET RECONSTRUCTION? IS THAT STILL ON TARGET TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF OCTOBER? THAT IS A QUESTION FOR MAX. I BELIEVE SO, SIR.

I WILL VERIFY, CONFIRM AND GET BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU.

WELL, ON THAT NORTH FIRST, HOW LONG IS A PROJECT FOR THAT LEAD UP TO OR IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT PERFECTLY.

TENTATIVELY, 2 TO 3 WEEKS, 2 TO 3 WEEKS, HE SAID.

TWO WEEKS ORIGINALLY. BUT WE GOT TO LET THE CONCRETE CURE.

RIGHT. AND THEN. YEAH. SO 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. AND THEN SO THE NEXT ONE IS THE AIR FORCE BLUE WHICH IS OUR PROJECTS AND DESIGN.

THE FIRST ONE A IS MAPLE NORTH. PHASE ONE. WE'RE STILL CURRENTLY WORKING TO GET EASEMENTS FOR THAT THROUGH OUR LAND MANAGER AS WELL.

WE'RE COORDINATING WITH HIM. WE HAVE ABOUT 18 OF THE 43 FOR THE NEXT PHASE NORTH PHASE TWO OF MAPLE.

THAT'S 99% DESIGNED. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP HERE WITH OUR CONSULTANT ENGINEER, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE EASEMENT ACQUISITION PHASE FOR THAT.

FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO, STEM B CW YELLOW PARK. DUE TO THE CYBERATTACK, THE WATER DEPARTMENT LOST SOME FILES FOR THEIR PLANS THAT THEY HAD. AND SO WE WERE WAITING ON THEM TO GO IN AND DO ALL THE REPAIRS THAT THEY HAD, AND THEN TO FOLLOW UP AND REPAVE THAT.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO FINISH UP WITH THEIR REPAIRS. THEY'RE STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE OF THAT. SO POTENTIALLY THAT MAY BE SHIFTED BACK TO 2026 JUST DEPENDING ON THEIR TIMELINE.

AND THEN FOR THE NEXT LINE ITEM SOUTH 14TH PHASE TWO FROM WILLIS TO SALES.

WE RECEIVED THE BIDS FOR THOSE. AND SO THAT SHOULD BE GOING TO COUNCIL IN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO, JUST DEPENDING ON WHEN WE GET THAT IN. FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR, NORTH 18TH STREET, FROM WILLIS TO MOCKINGBIRD.

THAT'S A CONTINGENCY PROJECT. THERE'S NO UPDATE ON THAT.

FOR THE FIFTH ITEM. OLD ANSON, THE WALKABILITY PROJECT.

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WE RECEIVED THAT, SO WE TOLD OUR DESIGN ENGINEERS TO PROCEED WITH THAT.

SO THEY'RE CONTINUING WITH THAT. AND THEN NUMBER SIX, SOUTH 14TH AND SALES H EACH SIP PROJECT.

THAT'S JUST CONTINUING TO GO THROUGH. TEX DOT DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR DESIGN PROJECTS? SOUTH 14TH WILLIS DESALES.

IS THAT JUST A RESURFACE? YES, THERE'S SOME FULL DEPTH PATCHING, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT'S THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME CONCRETE WORK WHERE SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS BEHIND IT, A LOT OF THE WATER FLOWS DOWN ONTO SOUTH 14TH, SO THERE WILL BE SOME CONCRETE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL BE ASPHALT FOR THAT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND NEXT CITYLINK, AMANDA OR MARGARITA? OH, DON. IT'S LIKE AMANDA I VOLUNTEERED. SO TWO PROJECTS TO REPORT ON.

ONE IS THE RESTROOM RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS THAT WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

MUCH NEEDED PROJECT. AND GLAD TO HAVE THAT DONE.

THE OTHER IS OUR MICRO MICRO TRANSIT CONVERSION STUDY, AND WE HAD BEEN MOVING TOWARDS A A COUPLE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TO GET PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE FOR THIS FALL.

BUT SINCE CITYLINK DOES NOT HAVE A GENERAL MANAGER AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE SUSPENDED THAT ACTIVITY UNTIL WE GET A GM IN PLACE, JUST TO KIND OF HELP KEEP MOVING THIS PROJECT ALONG.

SO WE WE'RE JUST CURRENTLY SUSPENDED WITH THAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

GREAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANKS, DON. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER NINE DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF REPORTS STARTING WITH OUR FINANCIAL STATUS.

[9. Discussion and review of reports: ]

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE THAT WE DID RECEIVE OUR WORK ORDER NUMBER THREE, WHICH WAS ON AUGUST THE 14TH, AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT'S BROKEN UP INTO FTA 5303 AT PL $112.

AND THEN THE SET ASIDE. THE SET ASIDE IS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT JOBS ACT.

AND WHAT THAT IS, IT'S 2.5% THAT'S SET ASIDE FOR SAFETY.

AND SO THEY HAD TO BREAK IT UP SO THAT WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR THOSE IN THERE.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT DIVISION SO AUTHORIZED RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF CARRYOVER FUNDS.

SO IT'S 689 THREE 8649 EXPENDITURE OF 244 FIVE 7824 AND REMAINING BALANCE OF 444 808.25. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCIAL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. OKAY. OPERATIONS. OKAY.

UNDER THE OPERATIONS REPORT WE SPENT A LOT OF THIS TIME FROM APRIL THE 9TH THROUGH AUGUST THE 12TH RECREATING A LOT OF THINGS AND DOING A LOT OF CONVERSIONS. SO WE HAD TO REDO A BUNCH OF REPORTS, AND WE HAD TO.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, THE FIVE YEAR SATURATION COUNT'S MAPS.

SO WE DID REVIEW THOSE, AND WE WE COORDINATED WITH OUR ENTIRE EXPANDED MPO BOUNDARY AREA.

AND SO WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES AND SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES.

AND SO WE INCORPORATED ALL THOSE COMMENTS INTO THE DOCUMENT.

AND SO WE PUT IN 43 REQUESTS FOR NEW LOCATIONS FOR THE SATURATION COUNT MAPS, THE FIVE YEAR TRAFFIC COUNT MAPS, AND THEN THE BUDGETING STUFF, WE GOT THOSE SUBMITTED.

AND THEN WE DID SOME COLLABORATION ON A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE FULL REPORT IS IN YOUR PACKET, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. DIRECTOR'S REPORT. ALL RIGHT.

SO ON THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION I DID VISIT WITH TED SCOTT.

I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THEM. I BELIEVE IT WAS YESTERDAY OR DAY BEFORE.

SO THEY ARE TRYING TO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE DELAY IS.

AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING BACK MAYBE IN SEPTEMBER.

ON WHY THERE'S A DELAY ON THAT BOUNDARY. SO I HAVE NO REALLY NEW INFORMATION TO UPDATE, OTHER THAN THEY'RE STILL VISITING WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE UNDER THE MPO AND THE CITY OF ABILENE PLANNING AGREEMENT.

IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, FROM APRIL, WE BROUGHT SOME INFORMATION TO Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT THAT WE WOULD BE PRESENTING A PLANNING AGREEMENT TO Y'ALL AT THE NEXT MEETING.

HOWEVER, TED SCOTT DECIDED THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AN ADDITIONAL JUST AN EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT.

AND SO THEY DID THAT. AND THE NEW EXPIRATION DATE IS SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2027.

SO WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A PLANNING AGREEMENT UNTIL 2027.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON DIRECTORS REPORT. OKAY. MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TEN.

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

PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. CHAIRMAN PRICE, AND WE DO HAVE FEDERAL HIGHWAYS HERE. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF GENEVIEVE, IF Y'ALL WANTED TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS YOU WANTED TO MAKE.

I DON'T THINK WE DO SOME TRAINING FOR FUNCTIONAL CLASS.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME PILOTS, IF YOU WOULD.

YOU MIND? WE'RE RECORDING THIS SO THE TV PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

SORRY. WON'T YOU ON TV.

HELLO, I'M JENNY REBELS. I'M A FIGHTER HIGHWAY.

I'M IN AUSTIN. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2010. I'M THE ACTING TEAM LEAD AND THE FREIGHT AND BORDER SPECIALIST.

AND I AM YOUR ASSIGNED POSSE FOR ABILENE FOR THE TIME BEING.

SO. AND I HAVE CHACON HERE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON CIP AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO LOOK AT AUGUST.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING AT YOUR UP. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS MADE A LOT OF GOOD CHANGES THAT WE HAD TALKED TO TEXTED ABOUT.

SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT TOO. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS IN THERE THAT WE HAD TO HAVE THEM TAKE OUT.

SO BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND FEDERAL TRANSIT.

SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON, AND YOU GUYS WILL PROBABLY BE SEEING SOMETHING FROM TEX DOT, TBP HEADQUARTERS, IS YOUR FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION REVIEW.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THEY'RE DOING PILOTS RIGHT NOW FOR ATLANTA DISTRICT LUBBOCK AND PHARR DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE GIVING THEM SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW THAT PILOT IS GOING BEFORE THEY EXTEND IT TO THE REST OF THE STATE.

SO WE DID THIS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, AND SO IT'S NOTHING EARTH SHATTERING OR NEW, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HOW ALL THE ROADS ARE FUNCTIONING, NOT NECESSARILY WHO OWNS THE ROADS. SO AND ELISA CAN PROBABLY BRIEF YOU GUYS ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS.

AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB TO WITH SOME OF THE DATA.

I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT YOUR REPORT LOOKED GOOD WHEN WE SAW IT, SO.

BUT THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN ABILENE, SO I'M KIND OF NEW TO YOUR AREA TOO, SO THANKS FOR BEING SO WELCOMING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER TEN. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 11. OPPORTUNITY FOR BOARD MEMBERS, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR MPO STAFF TO RECOMMEND TOPICS FOR FUTURE

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

NOT HEARING ANYTHING. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 12.

I ASKED ALISA TO PUT THIS ON THERE. AS YOU WALKED IN, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE'S SOME REFRESHMENTS OUTSIDE.

ALISA IS RETIRING AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO CELEBRATE THAT AND RECOGNIZE HER.

BUT THAT MEANS WE WILL, AS A POLICY BOARD, HAVE TO DECIDE ON A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

AND SO IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO TALK WITH ALISA ABOUT THAT TRANSITION PROCESS RELATED TO HER SPECIFICALLY.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT IN EXECUTIVE. WE ALSO HAVE PAMELA IS IN A MEETING, BUT AMANDA IS HERE WITH HR TO HELP US WITH THE PROCEDURE BECAUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED IN AN OPEN MEETING.

AND SO IS THERE A DESIRE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION RELATED TO ELISA'S RETIREMENT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE LISA REAL QUICK. IT'S ON THE AGENDA, SO WE CAN JUST GO IN.

OKAY. SO I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

NO VOTES FOR ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVES.

TWO 220. 219. READY, LISA? YES, SIR. IT IS 2:29 P.M. AND WE RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION. NO VOTES OR ACTION WERE TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[RECONVENE ]

[13. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Procedure And Hiring of new Executive Director. ]

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THAT POSITION IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF ABILENE.

AND SO CITY OF ABILENE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GUIDE HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS.

AND SO AMANDA IS HERE. I'M SORRY. ADELE IS HERE TO HELP US WITH THAT.

AND SINCE PAMELA IS STILL IN HER MEETING, I GUESS YOU GET TO COME AND GIVE THE LITTLE PRESENTATION.

DESCRIBE THE PROCESS. PAMELA HAD SENT AN EMAIL THAT HAS THIS ONE PAGE, AND SO WE DID GET THAT.

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YES, SIR. BUT SO JUST KIND OF A RUNDOWN OF HOW WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT.

WE WILL HAVE IT POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. WE WILL COORDINATE WITH YOU GUYS.

ALL OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION HAVE THAT UPDATED SINCE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD THAT UPDATED.

SO WE HAVE SENT THOSE OVER TO HAVE THAT JOB DESCRIPTION REVIEWED AND UPDATED.

WE WILL GET IT POSTED TO OUR SITE AND THEN WE WILL HAVE IT POSTED AS LONG AS THE BOARD WOULD LIKE THAT POSTED.

AND THEN AT THAT TIME, ONCE WE RECEIVE THOSE APPLICATIONS COMING IN, WE'LL GET WE'LL GET ALL THOSE INTERVIEWS SCHEDULED FOR YOU.

AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN SEE THOSE INTERVIEWS AS YOU SEE FIT.

OKAY. SO. DOES THE BOARD WANT TO DO ALL THAT AS A BODY. OR DO WE WANT TO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF TWO THAT'S LESS THAN A QUORUM THAT HANDLES SOME OF THE INITIAL PART AND THEN BRINGS CANDIDATES FOR THE INTERVIEW PORTION.

I'D BE OKAY WITH THE COMMITTEE OF TWO. KIND OF TALKING ABOUT KIND OF INITIAL SCREENING AND THEN THAT COMMITTEE TAKING THE AIR AND GOING THROUGH THE INITIAL PHASES THAT WE'LL BE OKAY WITH THAT. WE'LL JUST HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF TWO PEOPLE.

I'M OKAY WITH IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYONE ELSE'S THOUGHTS ARE. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? NO, I THINK THAT'S FINE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WINDOW OF APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THAT, TYPICALLY FOR THIS TYPE OF POSITION. GENERALLY IT'S JUST DEPENDENT ON THE BOARD.

SO WHATEVER YOU LIKE, WE CAN SET IT TO HOWEVER LONG YOU WISH TO HAVE IT OPEN.

GENERALLY IT COULD BE THREE WEEKS. IT COULD BE A MONTH DEPENDENT.

AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW MANY APPLICANTS THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED AND DEPENDENT ON WHAT YOU HAVE.

YOU CAN CHOOSE TO EXTEND FURTHER OUT, IF YOU'D LIKE.

OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD NEED TO GO LONGER THAN FOUR WEEKS, WOULD IT? I WOULDN'T THINK SO. I MEAN, WE CAN EXTEND IT IF WE NEED TO.

WE'RE NOT GETTING. YEAH. IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSES OR YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO EXTEND IT.

OKAY. CHAIRMAN PRICE, I KNOW THAT WHEN Y'ALL APPLY THAT I APPLIED FOR THE POSITION Y'ALL POSTED IN A VARIETY OF PLACES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE ON WHERE Y'ALL CAN POST IT.

YEP. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO COVER AND JUST LET THEM KNOW WHERE ALL IT CAN BE POSTED.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAVE HERE THE ASSOCIATION OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS, THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, SDR, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

WE CAN GET THOSE POSTED TO ALL OF THOSE AS WELL.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIFICS, MAYBE YOU'RE A PART OF ANY TYPE OF GROUPS THAT YOU'RE A PART OF.

WE CAN POST IT THERE AS WELL, AND IT'LL JUST DIRECT THEM BACK TO OUR SITE.

SO ALL THE APPLICATIONS ARE HOUSED IN ONE AREA.

THERE'S A REFERENCE IN THIS WHITE PAPER THAT IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, I GUESS, CHARGE FOR POSTING. THEY DO CHARGE FOR POSTINGS.

AND SO THESE FUNDS WILL COME OUT OF THE MPO FUNDS.

SO IF MPO SEES IT FIT THEN WE CAN HAVE THOSE POSTED.

BUT JUST EVERY EVERY AREA IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON THEIR POSTING PRICES.

THE ASSOCIATION OF MPOS DOES NOT CHARGE BECAUSE WE'RE A MEMBER.

THE TEXAS MPO DOESN'T CHARGE BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO A MEMBER.

SO WE'VE ALREADY WE'VE REPAID FOR THOSE. THE ONLY ONE I THINK IS A TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, I BELIEVE. CHARGES THERE'S A LOW COST FOR THAT.

ONE IS YEAH. FOR HTML AND SDR THOSE WE ARE AIR CURRENT MEMBERS AND SO THOSE ARE NO COST.

SO I THINK WE'RE COVERED THERE. I THINK THOSE ARE VERY GOOD PLACES TO POST PLUS ON OUR OWN WEBSITE.

BUT THE MPO, THE APA AND HTML PLUS SDR OKAY, I WILL SAY THERE'S ALREADY SOME INTEREST OUT THERE BECAUSE I DID LET SOME OF MY COUNTERPARTS KNOW. SO THEY'RE WAITING ON THE POSTING TO COME OUT PERFECT.

I MEAN, WE CAN SHORTEN IT TO THREE WEEKS INSTEAD OF FOUR.

YEAH. BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY TARGETED. IF WE'VE GOT INTEREST, I WOULD SAY WE SHORTEN THE WINDOW.

RIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. AND I'M ALSO GOOD WITH THE CHAIRMAN PRICE AND JUDGE CROWLEY BEING THAT SUBCOMMITTEE.

SOUNDS WONDERFUL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST THIS ONE.

THAT'S FINE. GOT IT. I WROTE THAT ONE DOWN. ALREADY SET IN STONE.

SO AT WHAT POINT DO YOU WANT US TO COME TO YOU ALL TO THE FULL BOARD? WE HAVE THE NAMES. I FIND IT NARROWED DOWN TO HOWEVER MANY CANDIDATES Y'ALL WANT TO INTERVIEW.

OKAY. WOULD IT BE ONE, TWO. THREE, ONE? WHAT? OKAY. I'M GOOD. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD.

OKAY. SO LET US KNOW. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TO CALL IT ANOTHER BOARD MEETING.

CAN WE CALL A SPECIAL MEETING JUST TO DO THAT? IS THAT HOW WE DO THAT? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

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GET EVERYTHING SUBMITTED IN. AND SO THEN ONCE WE START RECEIVING APPLICATIONS, I'LL WORK WITH YOU BOTH SO WE CAN KIND OF MAKE THAT SHORT LIST FOR THE FOR THE BOARD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. AND ELISA MENTIONED THAT THE JOB DESCRIPTION WAS JUST UPDATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

SO YEAH, I THINK THE JOB DESCRIPTION, IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CHANGES, I DID SUBMIT IT OUT TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY CHANGES TO IT.

BUT I THINK WE UPDATED AND I BELIEVE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS IS IN THERE.

IT SHOULD BE. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL GET THAT. PAMELA FORWARDED THAT OVER TO MINDY AND STANLEY TO REVIEW, AND WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THEIR APPROVAL. SO ONCE WE GET THAT THEY'RE GOOD TO GO, THEN WE'LL BE READY.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. ADELA. THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER 13, WHICH BRINGS US ITEM NUMBER 14, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.

IT IS NOW 236. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ATTENDANCE AND ATTENTION DURING THE MEETING TODAY.

Y'ALL HAVE A BLESSED AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. H.R.

DIRECTOR SHOWED UP AT ADJOURN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.