HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEC_05.14.2007Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, May 14, 2007
The Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Monday, May 14, 2007.
Board Members Present:
Gabe Sansing - President, Paul Brandenburg - General Manager, Micki Rundell - Finance Director,
Farley Snell, Henry Boecker, Ricki Salazar
Board Members Absent:
Ray Armour, Henry Carr
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Joel Weaver, Ed Polasek, Mark Miller, Joe Lara,
OTHERS PRESENT:
G. E. (Sonny) Kretzschmar, P.E. - HDR Engineering, Inc.
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Mr. Gabe Sansing called the regular meeting to order on Monday, May 14, 2007 at 2:02 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 fo r 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 possible approval of the minutes from the special meeting held on April 2, 2007
and April 10, 2007 along with the regular meeting held on April 18, 2007. -- Paul E. Brandenburg
Discussion: None
Action: Motion by Snell, seconded by Salazar to approve all three sets of the minutes as written.
Approved 4-0 (Ray Armour & Henry Carr absent)
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 monthly report:
Southeast Arterial 1: New alignment and ROW width approved by GTEC and Council. Preparing to
resurvey and redesign of the two-lane section. Briggs gave an overview to the Board on his meeting
with County.
S. Bound IH 35 Frontage Road: The bridge deck pours are now complete. Traffic should be able to
start using the new road by end of May. Traffic will have to go through the light at Leander Road
until the new ramps are completed. Still is having problem with the natural rock wall. Change order
has been turned in for the rock wall.
Park Central: This job is going very well. Concrete placement on the southern half of the road is
complete. Demo of the northern portion of the existing roadway is complete and the sub grade work
is in progress.
Southwest Bypass: Staff has been directed to engage the services o f TxDOT to conduct the
environmental study for the entire bypass route. In addtion, staff is to engage the services of the
CTRMA to conduct a mobility and feasibility study.
Lakeway Drive Overpass: TxDOT is in ROW acquisition phase at their division level. This project
has been cleared environmentally. 90% of the plans are due this month. Letting date may be pushed
to latter in the year.
Signal Work Rivery at Wolff Ranch Parkway: Should begin the week of May 21, 2007
Action: None
C. Presentation of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation monthly financial report for
April 2007. -- Micki Rundell
Discussion: Rundell presented the monthly financial report.
Action: None
D. Consideration and possible action on the 2007/08 GTEC TIP Project Selection. -- Tom Benz, Ed
Polasek
Discussion Part one: Polasek presented this item. When this process was started, there were nine (9)
projects. Due to the Council action on SE 1 and
the division of project 12 into three parts (a,b,& c), there was only Project 12c was the only project that
did not have a finding of eligibility done. At the April Board Meeting, it was decided that project 12c
would have the eligibility done. Of the members that turned in their scoring sheets project 12c is
eligible for funding.
Action: Motion by Snell, seconded by Salazar that the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement
Board, following guidelines provided by the City Attorney, finds Transportation Project numbered
12c eligible for 4B funding, because it: (1) conforms to the ball ot language establishing the sales tax;
(2) constitutes one or more costs authorized by stature; and (3) is one or more of the types of project
authorized by stature, documented by the GTEC Board Ranking of Eligibility Ranking Summary
completed May 14, 2007.
Approved 4-0 (Armour & Carr absent)
Discussion Part two: This Board also has the opportunity to vote on the individual items. On the five
TIP project list there are eleven (11) potential projects. Four (4) out of the eleven (11) are fully funded
based on the current TIP. Now GTEC has seven (7) potential projects for funding.
At this time, the Board set the five (5) year TIP that is below:
Action: Motion by Snell, seconded by Salazar to approve the new current 5-year plan, with no new major
new projects.
Approved 4-0 (Armour & Carr absent)
Motion by Salazar, seconded by Boecker to adjourn meeting.
Approved 4-0 (Armour & Carr absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 03:24 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Gabe Sansing - President Ray Armour - Secretary