HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_09.10.2007Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Monday, September 10, 2007
The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Monday ,
September 10, 2007 presiding.
Board Members Present:
Charlene Mendoza - Vice Chair, Ricki Salazar - Secretary, Keith Brainard, Gabe Sansing, Howell Jones
Board Members Absent:
Jack Noble, Harry Gibbs, Howell Jones
Staff Present:
Paul Brandenburg, Jim Briggs, Micki Rundell, Jana Kern, Ed Polasek, Joel Weaver
OTHERS PRESENT:
Ernest Cerda - Wilbur Smith Associates
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Ms. Charlene Mendoza called the regular meeting to order on Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:01 p.m.
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of the
Chair, a Board Member, the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Council Member, 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 action to approve the minutes from the regular Board meeting held on
July 9, 2007. -- Jana Kern
Discussion: None
Action: Motion by Brainard, seconded by Salazar to approve the minutes as presented.
Approved 4-0 (Jack Noble, Harry Gibbs, & Howell Jones absent)
B. Discuss the long-term impacts of debt funding on the City’s property tax rate. -- Micki Rundell
Discussion: Rundell stated from the last board meeting she was asked to come back with a couple of
scenarios/options, if the City was to do a large road bond project. Rundell explained that she
developed a 10 year tax impact model, assuming $75M in 20 year bonds, i ssued over 10 years,
starting 2009 through 2019. The model assumed 10% annual growth in Assessed Valuation, then
went on to explain the tax impact.
Action None
C. Consideration and possible action on the 2007/08 GTAB TIP and Project Selection. -- Ed Polasek
Discussion: At the July 9, 2007 GTAB meeting staff was directed to proceed with analysis of projects
for potential Bond Proposal for project selection by the GTAB Board. The City's transportation
consultant, Ernest Cerda - Wilbur Smith Associates, visited each project, reviewed the planning cost
estimate against noticeable engineering constraints and refined the cost estimates for the selected
projects.
Working with the improved cost estimates, staff refined the list into three categories - Phase 1, Phase
2, & Phase 3.
Phase 1 projects are those that can be completed by the City that are the highest priority and do not
include participation by Williamson County or TxDOT beyond the current Bond cycle. These
roadways are: Airport Rd., CR 143 , & Northwest Innerloop. Staff has also added a category in Phase
1 called Congestion Improvements Reconstruction Projects. These projects will be roadway
improvements on existing lanes/transportation network, that are reconstruction/rehabilitation efforts.
These roadways are: Northwest Blvd/Lakeway Dr. intersection, Lakeway Drive, CR 151 -Austin Ave
to Inner Loop NE, Inner Loop NE - FM 971 to CR 151, CR 152 - SH 130 area, and Inner Loop SE - CR
110 to SH 29. Phase 1 project cost is $44,700,000.00.
Phase 2 projects are those projects were we can have joint projects with TxDOT and/or Williamson
County. They include projects that use to be funded under the TxDOT TIP process, using Federal
funds and they are TxDOT roadways, but with recent federal recisions those projects ha ve fallen off
the funding list. What this means to the City is if we were to continue with Phase 2 the City would be
funding the whole project. Phase 2 roadways are FM 971 and FM 1460. Phase 2 project cost is
$54,400,000.00.
Phase 3 projects are the lower priority project that staff is recommending to be delayed until further
development warrants those improvements.
Phase 3 project cost is about $50,900,000.00. The total cost of all three phases would be approximately
$150M. This is the amount that staff will be looking at for potential bond issue.
Action: GTAB Board, directed staff to brake project KK -Airport Road into three sections, to bring
back numbers with a more conservative rate. This new information will be presented at a Special
October, 2007 meeting.
D. Discussion on Pass Thru funding request for Williams Drive and FM 971. -- Jim Briggs
Discussion: Briggs stated that because of the fact the Williams Drive and FM 971 funding has been
rescinded. There was a discussion that some funds were available in Hays County on some Pass Thru
Funding that Hays County had returned some funding back to the State. We thought that this
funding would be available but to date it will not be available. Staff will be filing another request for
Pass Thru Funding and we will see where it goes.
Action: None
E. Consideration and possible action to set a Special GTAB meeting for Monday, October 1, 2007. -- Jim
Briggs
Discussion: Briggs stated that Mr. Noble requested that a Special GTAB Board meeting be set for
Monday, October 1, 2007.
Action: Motion by Brainard, seconded by Sansing to have a special meeting on Monday, October 1,
2007 at 1:00 PM
Approved 4-0 (Noble, Gibbs, & Jones absent)
Motion by Brainard, seconded by Salazar to adjourn meeting.
Approved 4-0 (Noble, Gibbs, & Jones absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 02:15 PM.
Approved : Attest:
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Charlene Mendoza - Vice Chair Ricki Salazar - Secretary