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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEC_01.18.2006Minutes of the Meeting of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Wednesday, January 18, 2006. Board Members Present: Henry Carr- President, Joe Savage – Vice President, Farley Snell – Secretary, Paul Brandenburg – General Manager, Micki Rundell – Finance Manager, Gabe Sansing, Henry Boecker, Ricki Salazar, John Kirby Board Members Absent: Staff Present: Jim Briggs, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Laurie Brewer, Joel Weaver, Mark Thomas, Mark Miller Others Present: Nancy O'Meara - Rock Minutes Regular Meeting Meeting called to order by Henry Carr at 2:03 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 November 30, 2005. Paul Brandenburg Discussion: None Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Salazar, to approve minutes as written. Approved: 7-0 B. Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report and timelines (including but not limited to items listed). Joel Weaver/Tom Benz Discussion: Weaver presented the project report: Highway 29 Rehab: The final work on the intersection at IH35 was completed. Type A asphalt to be installed on Wolf Ranch Pkwy N. ABR to start final course of type C asphalt on west bound lanes. Should be completed by end of January. Southeast Arterial 1: We are in the process of doing some R.O.W. work. There are afew issues that need to be settled before going forward. Final design is dependant on R.O.W. Wolf Ranch Parkway: We have posted this project in the newspaper. Pre-bid is set up for February 1, 2006 and bids will be received on February 28, 2006. We will be bidding this project with an accelerated schedule. Would like to have this projected completed by December 1, 2006. South Bound IH35 Frontage Rd: Bids were received and opened on December 2, 2005. The low bidder was Dan Williams Construction, of El Paso. This project is scheduled for 359 working days. The work week has not been set yet. Preconstruction should happen within the next couple of weeks according to TxDOT. We are looking at a 60 day start for this project. This is entirely a TxDOT project. Page House (updated by Briggs): We are working on the draft for the Page House agreement. Rezoning for this piece of property is scheduled to go to Planning & Zoning in February. With the first reading to Council at the end of February, and seconded reading on the first meeting in March. The agree- ment can not be effected until the rezoning is completed. Park Central Blvd (updated by Briggs): Trish Carls our City Attorney has been working on this project. There should be an item on this project at the next GTEC meeting. Southwest Bypass: Completed all of the field work on the relinement. 9 - 12 month review time by all of the nessarary federal agencies. Lakeway Dr. Overpass: This is a TxDOT project. It is designed to construct a new overpass from Bus. 35 to a realigned Lakeway Dr. We have received prelim- inary plans and have scheduled a coordination meeting for January 27, 2006. We will also begin addressing utility and ROW issues in preparation for the September 2007 scheduled letting date for this project. Action: None C. Presentation of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation monthly financial report for October 2005. Micki Rundell Discussion: Rundell gave an update on the monthly financial. The 27% increase is mostly from Wolf Ranch. Action: None D. Update Board with information related to Pass Through Financing. Jim Briggs Discussion: Briggs and Rundell updated the board on Pass Through Financing. Complete discussion is on the tape. Action: None E. Consideration and possible recommendation to amend the contract with Wilbur Smith Associates for Transportation Modeling related to the 2006/07 GTEC TIP Process. Ed Polasek Discussion: Benz presented this item. This is a contract that we have had for several years with Wilbur Smith who has developed our overall transportation plan. This is a contract that has both GTEC and City funds. We did not use all of the money that was allocated last year and we are setting up $17,000 for Program Analysis and $17,000 for Model Maintenance. Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Salazar, to amend the contract with Wilbur Smith Associated for transportation modeling related to the 06/07 GTEC TIP. Discussion: Mr. Boecker wanted to know how the dollar amount was arrived at. Benz stated that it was just an estimate. Mr. Boecker said that he thought that this should be more than just a percentage. If the transporation projects were in place I don't think that it is appropriate for GTEC to fund the planning, financing or anything relative to projects that are not GTEC projects. Briggs informed Boecker that the best way to ensure that GTEC was paying for GTEC projects is when the projects are completed we will be able to look at to break down and then see where the dollars are going. Approved: 7-0 Motion by Sansing, seconded by Salazar to adjourn meeting. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 02:51 PM. Approved : Attest: _______________________ ________________________ Henry Carr - President Farley Snell - Secretary