HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTEC_10.15.2008Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
Board Members Present:
Ray Amour - Secretary, Paul E. Brandenburg - General Manager, Micki Rundell - Financial Director, Bill
Sattler, Dale Ross, Ricki Salazar
Board Members Absent:
Gabe Sansing, Ben Oliver, Henry Boecker
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Joel Weaver, Tom Yantis, Lori Lankford, Bill Dryden, Elizabeth Cook,
Ed Polasek
OTHER PRESENT:
Kim Molnar & Melissa Lawrence - citizen, Joan Schroeder - ROCK
Minutes
Regular Meeting
In the absence of the President and Vice President, Mr. Paul Brandenburg called the regular GTEC Board
meeting to order on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 2:16 p.m.
Per Section 2.08 of the GTEC Bylaws it states - "At all meetings of the board, the president, or in the
President's absence, the Vice President, or in the absence of both of these officers, a member of the
board selected by the directors present, shall preside...... With that stated, Brandenburg entertained a
motion to select an Acting Chair from the board members present - Ross, Sattler, Salazar & Armour.
Action: Motion by Sattler seconded by Armour to select Dale Ross as Acting Chair for the Board Mee ting
held on October 15, 2008.
Approved 3-1-3 (Ross opposed) (Gabe Sansing, Ben Oliver, and Henry Boecker absent)
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 th at
follows.
A. Consideration and possible approval of the minutes from the regular meeting held September 17,
2008. -- Paul E. Brandenburg
Discussion: Sattler suggested a change as to how an items approval is recorded. Would like to see it
as for - against - absent (sample 0-0-0)
Action: Motion by Sattler, seconded by Armour to approve the minutes with stated amendment.
Approved 4-0-3 (Sansing, Oliver, & Boecker absent)
B. Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Report and time lines (including but
not limited to items listed). -- Joel Weaver/Tom Benz
Discussion: Weaver presented the projects.
Lakeway Drive Overpass: TxDOT is still in ROW acquisition
Northwest Blvd. Overpass: Klotz & Assoc. is working on the schematic design. Bill Dryden gave the
Board an overview of the lay out of the overpass and how it will be connecting into FM 971.
Southeast Arterial 1: No change from last month
Southwest Bypass: A meeting was held on Oct 7, 2008 with project engineer - HDR, to address
project scope with sub-consultants and define tasks.
Action: None
C. Presentation of Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corp. monthly financial report for July
2008. – Micki Rundell
Discussion: Rundell stated that unfortunately they could not discuss item "C" because it was posted
as July 2008 and what was in their packets is actually September 2008.
Action: None
D. Consideration and possible action to purchase property at 1608 Park Lane for future right -of-way in
the Williams Drive Gateway Redevelopment Area. -- Tom Yantis
Discussion: Yantis stated that Council adopted the Gateway Plan Master Plan in 2006. As a
redevelopment for the area from Northwest Blvd. down to the North San Gabriel River, and from IH
35 frontage road back to the subdivision.
The redevelopment master plan calls for the creation of new roads within the area to im prove traffic
circulation and to facilitate development. The primary new road within the area is a north/south road
that connects Williams Dr. to Northwest Blvd. and is referred to as Gateway Blvd in the plan. At the
southern end of Gateway Blvd, the ROW runs through the existing McCoy Elementary School site
and then crosses two single-family residential properties. One of the residential properties is for sale
and the property owner has requested that the City consider purchasing the property at 1604 Park
Lane. The City Council considered this request at its September 23, 2008 meeting and it was
recommended that this item be presented to the GTEC Board for funding because of the importance
of the road for economic development and transportation within the G ateway Master Plan.
Polasek stated that there are two issues on this agenda item. One being the 1608 Park Lane property
and the other is the Gateway overall improvements. Since we have done the Northwest Blvd. Bridge
and the Williams Dr. access improvements and the Board keeps doing findings, staff thought that we
would bring the entire Gateway Redevelopment Plan with all of the potential streets and drainage
improvements that are in the plan and then do finding on the Gateway Plan. Individual projects and
budget items for projects will still need to be reviewed and approved by the GTEC Board, but this
would get the findings out of the way for the entire Gateway Plan. This will not commit GTEC to any
funding any of the projects it is just stating that these projects are eligible.
Staff passed out the finding sheets. These sheets would need to be returned to Jana Kern by October
31, 2008.
Action: Motion by Armour, seconded by Salazar to review the findings for the purchase of the
property at 1608 Park Lane and to set a public hearing date of November 19, 2008.
Approved 4-0-3 (Sansing, Oliver, & Boecker absent)
Motion by Salazar, seconded by Sattler to adjourn.
Approved 4-0-3 (Sansing, Oliver, & Boecker absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 02:30 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Dale Ross - Acting Chair Ray Armour - Secretary