HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEC_11.16.2007Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Special Session
Friday, November 16, 2007
The Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation Special Session of the City of Georgetown,
Texas, met on Friday, November 16, 2007.
Board Members Present:
Gabe Sansing - President, Ray Armour - Secretary, Ben Oliver- Vice President arrived 2:05, Paul E.
Brandenburg - General Manager, Director, Farley Snell, Bill Sattler
Board Members Absent:
Henry Boecker, Ricki Salazar, Micki Rundell - Finance
Staff Present:
Tom Yantis, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Ed Polasek, Jennifer Bills, Joe Lara,
OTHERS PRESENT:
Naomi Watts, Georgetown Housing Authority
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Mr. Gabe Sansing called the special GTEC Board to order on Friday, November 16, 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 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 possible approval of the minutes from the regular meeting held on September 19,
2007. -- Paul E. Brandenburg
Discussion: None
Action: Motion by Sattler, seconded by Snell to approve the minutes as written.
Approved 4-0 (Oliver absent for this vote only, Henry Boecker and Ricki Salazar absent)
B. Consideration and possible action to approve a Performance Agreement between GTEC and the
Georgetown Housing Authority for the Sierra Ridge project. -- Tom Yantis
Discussion: Yantis reviewed the performance agreement with the Board. It was stated that in several
places of the performance agreement it mentions sections that were not there. Yantis stated that he
would remove them prior to the Council meeting.
Action: Motion by Snell, seconded by Oliver to approve the Performance Agreement between GTEC
and the Georgetown Housing Authority for the Sierra Ridge project in the amount of $694,000.00.
Approved 5-0 (Boecker, Salazar absent)
C. Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report and time lines (including but
not limited to items listed). -- Joel Weaver, Tom Benz
Discussion: Benz presented the project.
Lakeway Drive Overpass: The State has informed us that this project is no longer funded for
construction, except for the 2.5 million dollars from the City of Georgetown. TxDOT is making a
request for both the Williams Drive & Lakeway Overpass projects in the current CAMPO call for
projects.
Southeast Arterial 1: Waiting on inner local agreement from Williamson County. The County has
chosen LAN to do the route study for alignment.
South Bound IH 35 Frontage Road: Final paving complete and paint striping down with thermo
striping to follow. The Wall stabilization is underway the completion is scheduled for the end of
November.
Southwest Bypass: TxDOT has posted the Request for Proposals (RFP) on September 10, 2007 to
conduct a mobility and feasibility study for the entire bypass route – East SH29 to West SH29. Staff is
currently working with TxDOT to provide existing information to firms interceded in responding to
the RFP.
Action: None
D. Presentation of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation monthly financial report for
October 2007. -- Micki Rundell
Discussion: Joe Lara presented the monthly financial report.
Action: None
E. Discussion and possible action on a contracting for Overall Transportation Plan modeling and
technical support. -- Ed Polasek
Discussion: Polasek stated that as port of the Overall Transportation Plan (OTP) the GTEC Board and
the City of Georgetown received a transportation model for the City and Transp ortation
Improvement Program (TIP) criteria by which to evaluate the existing road network and future
projects. Wilbur Smith Associates performed the TIP analysis used to create the GTAB & GTEC
2007/08 TIP, and performed model maintenance necessary for the TIP and other project evaluation.
Staff is recommending that the City, GTAB & GTEC Boards continue to utilize Wilbur Smith
Associates for the contracted services since they have the technical expertise related to modeling,
traffic impact analysis and the Georgetown OTP requirements for the TIP Process.
Action: Motion by Sattler, seconded by Armour to approve this annual contract with Wilbur Smith
Associates - GTEC $20,000.00, City $45,000.00 for a total of $65,000.00.
Approved 5-0 (Boecker, Salazar absent)
Motion by Oliver, seconded by Sansing to adjourn meeting.
Approved 5-0 (Boecker, Salazar absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 03:01 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Gabe Sansing - President Ray Armour - Secretary