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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEC_10.19.2005Minutes of the Meeting of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, October 19, 2005 The Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. Board Members Present: Henry Carr -- President, Joe Savage – Vice President, Paul Brandenburg – General Manager, Micki Rundell – Finance Manager, Gabe Sansing, Henry Boecker, Ricki Salazar, John Kirby Board Members Absent: Farley Snell Staff Present: Jim Briggs, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Laurie Brewer, Ed Polasek, Mark Miller OTHERS PRESENT: Trey McLendon - Williamson County Sun, Steve Turner - Turner Commercial Properties, Bruce Barton - Omni Projects, Inc. Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order by Mr. Carr at 2:04 p.m. Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the President, a Board Member, the City Manager in his capacity as General Manager of the GTEC Corporation , the Assistant City Manager, or legal counsel for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551, and are subject to action in the Regular Session that follows. A. Consideration and approval of the minutes from the regular meeting held August 17, 2005. Paul Brandenburg Discussion: Correct spelling of Pondrom Action: Motion by Kirby, seconded by Sansing to approve the minutes with corrections mentioned. Approved: 6-0 (Farley Snell absent) B. Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report and timelines(including but not limited to items listed). Tom Benz Discussion: Benz present the progress report. Please review new format and give us your comments (this is still a work in process). Industrial Park Circle (Sudduth Dr.): Ribbon cutting was this morning to match schedule of the Country's Northeast Innerloop ribbon cutting. Contractor had 120 days to complete this project. They had this done in 30 days with one rain day. Southeast Arterial 1: In the process of the ROW acquisitions. Hacia Los Lobos: Wolf Ranch Parkway is the new name for this road. Storm water review is at TCEQ, we are waiting for this for the final design. State Highway 29 Rehab: This is a TxDOT project. Traffic was switched to the north half of the roadway in September. Contractor is still shooting for the November 4th date to have two lanes of traffic flowing in each directions. South Bound IH 35 Frontage Road: There are still some archeological issues. This will push this project to their December letting. Action: None C. Presentation of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation monthly financial report for September 2005. Micki Rundell Discussion: Rundell presented the financial report. GTEC is part of the annual financial audit. The auditors will be here the last week of November. Action: None D. Discussion and review of detail costs for the 2005/06 Interlocal Service Agreement between GTEC and the City for administrative services. Laurie Brewer Discussion: Brewer presented the item. Last July, when we first presented this agreement, the Board requested more detail about the expenditures that were listed on the contract. We have calculated the hourly rate, along with the benefit costs, for the employees who support GTEC. This includes both direct and indirect employees. Action: None E. Consideration and possible action regarding the interchange design for South East Arterial One and South East Inner Loop. Mark Miller Discussion: Benz presented the item. What we would like for you to look at are the interchanges at South East Innerloop and South East Arterial One. Both of these are direct interchanges. What this means is a vehicle can go up on the ramp and directly connect into the South East Innerloop and vice versa in both directions. Action: Motion by Kirby, seconded by Sansing, to have staff and KPA continue with the proposed roadway and interchange structures. Approved: 6-0 (Snell Absent) F. Discussion and possible action regarding the current process used to identify, prioritize, select, approve and fund projects that are budgeted for 4B sales tax revenue. Paul Brandenburg Discussion: Brandenburg presented the item. At the August 17th meeting the GTEC Board developed a Sub-Committee to go over the process of GTEC funding, prioritization and process. The members of the Sub-Committee were Paul Brandenburg, Trish Carls, Henry Boecker, John Kirby, and Farley Snell. What the sub-committee is proposing: Let GTEC develop their priorities. Staff will rank and develop a budget. Staff will bring back to the Board for review. At this review the Board can re-prioritize, re-rank, etc. These changes will go back to staff for updating. In essence the "Homework" portion that the Board was doing will now be done by staff. In review the sub-committee is trying to simplify the process for GTEC. We are taking you (the Board) out of the initial work - having staff to it. But you (the Board) have every ability, through out the process, to review, re-prioritize, change, ask questions etc. We want you to know that we are not taking away any authority/approval process from you. Action: Motion by Kirby, seconded by Sansing, to approve the Sub-Committee's recommendations on how the GTEC process for identifying, selecting & approve of GTEC projects. Approved: 6-0 (Snell Absent) Motion by Sansing, seconded by Salazar to adjourn meeting. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 03:00 PM. Approved : Attest: _______________________ ________________________ Henry Carr - President Farley Snell - Secretary