HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_10.01.2007Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Special
Monday, October 1, 2007
The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board Special of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Monday , October 1, 2007 presiding.
Board Members Present:
Jack Noble - Chair, Ricki Salazar - Secretary, Keith Brainard, Gabe Sansing, Harry Gibbs
Board Members Absent:
Howell Jones, Charlene Mendoza
Staff Present:
Paul Brandenburg, Jim Briggs, Micki Rundell, Jana Kern, Mark Miller, Tom Benz, Ed Polasek, Joel
Weaver
OTHERS PRESENT:
Bob Banta - Austin American Statesman, Ernest Cerda - Wilber Smith Associates
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Mr. Jack Noble called the special meeting of the GTAB Board to order on Monday, October 1, 2007 @ 1:00
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. Discussion and possible action on the College Street Low Water Bridge replacement in San Gabriel
Park. -- Mark Miller, Tom Benz
Discussion: Miller & Benz gave a power point presentation. TxDOT's off system bridge replacement
program will allow for payment of the bridge structure plus 25% of structure cost for approaches.
Preliminary estimate is about $4 million for the structure and about $1 million for approaches.
Church rail has been requested by Parks and will be funded by TxDOT. There will also be some
scenic overlooks that will also be funded by TxDOT. There will also be lighting and decorative
formliner that will be funded by TxDOT.
This presentation was given and approved by the Parks & Recreation Board at their September 13,
2007 meeting. Parks & Recreation also made a recommendation that the City budget funds in a future
budget to enhance the area with landscaping.
Mr. Sansing stated that he felt spending this amount of money and the type of structure that was
presented was ridiculous.
Mr. Brainard asked where the funding source would come from. Mr. Briggs stated that it would come
from the State's Off System Bridge program which is a Federal funded program.
Action: Motion by Brainard, seconded by Gibbs to recommend that the GTAB Board endorse this
plan design.
Approved 4-1-2 (Brainard, Salazar, Gibbs & Noble in favor, Sansing opposed, Charlene Mendoza
& Howell Jones absent)
B. Consideration and possible action on the Williams Drive Progress report and potential funding
sources.--Ed Polasek, Tom Benz
Discussion: Polasek stated that on the Williams Dr. section from FM 3405 to Ronald Reagan Blvd
widening two to five lanes rural section is under design by Williamson County Pass Through
financing and is on track for a February 2008 bid and an April 2008 co nstruction. Pass Through
financing will allow Williamson County to design, build, and maintain this project on the State
Highway System without paying TxDOT administrations or fees.
The Williams Dr. section from D.B. Woods (Cedar Breaks) to FM 3405 was c ut due to the recent
Federal recisions of TxDOT funds. By removing the project from the 2007/08 TxDOT construction
TIP, GTAB, GTEC and the City have three options available at this time to move the project forward.
1) Bond and pay the $11.4M necessary for construction
2) Apply for Pass Through Financing
3) CAMPO has issued a project call for Surface Transportation Program - Metropolitan Mobility (STP-
MM) funds for FY 2009 & 2010. There is approximately $36M available for roadway, transit, and
safety projects (non-bicycle/pedestrian). Williamson County has agreed to provide a portion of the
local match if the city makes application for this Williamson Dr. segment. The City and the County
would both provide $2.5M local match, while the application would be fo r $6.4M in STP-MM funds.
Applications are due to CAMPO by October 31, 2007.
Because of the co-mingled GTEC funds in the Williams Dr. segment D.B. Woods to FM 3405, staff is
recommending that all actions related to this segment originate from GTEC to the GTAB Board and
to City Council. Staff is also recommending the following actions by GTEC to GTAB:
1) Recommend to City Council that city staff make application for Pass-Through Financing for
Williams Dr. construction cost from D.B. Woods to FM 3405, and
2) Recommend to City Council that city staff prepare a STP-MM application to CAMPO, providing
local match of $5M ($2.5M from City/$2.5M from Williamson County), with potential local funding
sources identified as GTEC Bond revenue or City Bond revenue determi ned in the 2008/09 TIP
process.
By making these requests, the City is assured to receive the quickest possible answer to potential
funding sources to complete the Williams Dr. project, without having to face funding the entire
project out of local resources.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Brainard that this moves forward to Council and to follow
the City staff recommendations.
Approved 5-0-2 (Mendoza & Jones absent)
C. Consideration and possible action on the 2007/08 GTAB TIP and Pr oject Selection. -- Ed Polasek, Tom
Benz
Discussion: Polasek stated at the last GTAB Board meeting, staff presented to you the construction
costs, and estimate totals prepared by Wilber Smith Associates. They, Wilber Smith, actually went out
and drove all of these segments and then prepared preliminary engineer cost estimates where they
actually looked at bridges, culverts, and all of the potential costs associated with construction. From
the last GTAB meeting the Board asked if we would split the Airport Road into three segments - KK1-
Lakeway Drive to IH 35, KK2 - Lakeway Drive to Berry Creek, and KK3 - Berry Creek to SH 195.
Staff feels that all of the Phase 1 projects are a high priority, and staff is asking for your
recommendation to adopt this new list.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Gibbs to adopt the project priority list Phase One.
Approved 5-0-2 (Mendoza & Jones absent)
D. Discuss the long-term impacts of debt funding on the City's property tax rate. -- Micki Rundell
Discussion: Rundell stated that she did some modeling using the Phase 1,2 & 3 that Polasek provided
from the previous item. She went on to explain each of the models and how it could impact the Cities
tax rate. The modeling that was discussed was for illustration purposes only.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Salazar to adopt the projects in Phase 1 for funding with the
addition of FM 971, from Phase 2, City Bonds not to exceed $48M in total, and debt services to 3.5
cents not to exceed 8.0 cents over the life of the bonds.
Approved 5-0-2 (Mendoza & Jones absent)
Motion made by Brainard, seconded by Salazar to adjourn
Approved 5-0-2 (Mendoza & Jones absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 02:45 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Jack Noble - Chair Ricki Salazar - Secretary