HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_09.11.2009Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, September 11, 2009
The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Friday ,
September 11, 2009 presiding.
Board Members Present:
Keith Brainard - Chair, John Aldridge - Vice Chair, Gabe Sansing, Joe Graff, Don Padfield, Tina
Geiselbrecht
Board Members Absent:
Lyn Williams
Staff Present:
Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Bill Dryden, Peggy Leatherman
Others Present:
Brian Gurley & Jerel Rackley - Kennedy Consulting, Ltd.
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Mr. Keith Brainard called the regular GTAB Board meeting to order on Friday, September 11, 2009 at
10:03 a.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 meeting held on August
14, 2009. -- Jana Kern
Discussion: None
Action: Motion by Padfield, seconded by Sansing to approve the minutes as presented.
Approved 6-0-1 (Lynn Williams absent)
B. Discussion and possible action with regard to the change to SEC 4.1 - Time and Date of Regular
Meetings: of Bylaws for the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board. -- Paul E. Brandenburg
Discussion: Kern explained the change to the Bylaws. Brainard had a concern that the change that
was presented, would not allow for the Board to cancel a meeting. Brainard asked to check with legal
on wording, then bring back to the October Board meeting.
Action: This item to be brought back to the October Board meeting.
C. Discussion and possible action regarding the Project Progress Re port and time lines. -- Bill Dryden,
Tom Benz
GTAB Projects
2008 Street Rehab Project: Contractor working on irrigation & soil on existing pocket parks on Main
Street.
DB Wood Rd/Shell Rd Improvements: Kennedy Consulting, LTD. is substantially complete with
Phase I. Phase II will be discussed in Item 'F' of this agenda.
Rock Street Extension: Final design completed.
College Street Bridge: Beams & deck panels have been installed. Excavation & grading at the north
end is underway.
Williams Drive Widening: Utility relocations are underway - Atmos & PEC are about 95% complete.
Currently working on Mill & Overlay of existing pavement sections and construction of sub-grade
and base course to be paved.
Maple Street Drainage: Unchanged
N.E. Innerloop & FM 971: Held meeting to inform landowners of project and to answer their
questions.
Northwest Blvd. Drainage: Unchanged
Oak Tree Dr. Bridge: Delivery of the armor joints has been delayed and the deck concrete is
tentatively scheduled for the week of Sept. 14, 2009
Southeast Arterial 1 (Bond): Field work is complete. Consultant has submitted some preliminary
engineering showing the ROW fencing.
Road Impact Fee: Final report will be presented at the October Meeting.
Storm Water Management Program & Phase II MS 4 Permit: Staff discussed the time frame when
the City of Georgetown had to deal with the EPA & TCEQ regulations. This would happen after the
2010 Census guessing that the figures would be released sometime in 2011.
Transportation Plan Update
GTAB Project Update & Status Report
GTEC Projects
GTEC Project Update & Status Reports
Action: None
D. Consideration and possible recommendation for approval of Task Order No. TCI-09-006 with
Terracon Consultants, Inc. of Austin, Texas, for professional engineering services related to
Construction Materials testing for the 2008 Street Rehabilitation Project - Phase II in an amount not to
exceed $55,000.00. -- Bill Dryden, P.E., Transportation Engineer and Thomas R. Benz, P. E., Systems
Engineering Director
Discussion: Benz stated that this task order is to provide independent construction material testing
for the 2008 Street Rehab Project Phase II.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Padfield to approve task order TCI -09-006 with Terracon
Consultants in an amount not to exceed $55,000.00
Approved 6-0-1 (Williams absent)
E. Consideration and possible recommendation to approve Task Order No. SBE-09-008 with Steger
Bizzell of Georgetown, Texas, for professional engineering services related to Phase II Enginee ring
Design to develop Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) for the intersection improvements of
N.E. Inner Loop and FM 971 in an amount not to exceed $130,000.00 – Bill Dryden, P.E.,
Transportation Engineer and Thomas R. Benz, P. E., Systems Engineering Director
Discussion: Dryden explained the item. Steger Bizzell has completed Phase I. Phase II scope will
include developing the detailed design schematic, preparation of construction, PS&E, ROW, &
easement documents, storm drainage analyses, construction & post construction traffic control,
coordination with TxDOT, and construction administration. All of this work will be done by Steger
Bizzell without utilizing outside sub consulting firms.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Geiselbrecht, to approve task order SBE-09-008 with Steger
Bizzell in an amount not to exceed $130,000.00.
Approved 6-0-1 (Williams absent)
F. Consideration and possible recommendation to approve Task Order No. KCI-09-002 with Kennedy
Consulting, Ltd., of Georgetown, Texas, for professional engineering services related to Phase II
Engineering Design to develop Plans, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) for the intersection
improvements of D B Wood Road/Shell Road at Williams Drive in an amount not to exceed
$84,500.00 . – Bill Dryden, P.E., Transportation Engineer and Thomas R. Benz, P. E., Systems
Engineering Director
Discussion: Dryden explained item. This task order provides for engineering, design of the
construction plans, PS&E for the project. will include basic traffic signal layout for coordination with
the Williams Drive reconstruction project, utility coordination, WPAP report preparation, PS&E
development and construction phase services. In addition to KCI, the Project Team will include
Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (environmental investigations), Kimley-Horn &
Associates, Inc. (traffic operation analyses), Inland Geodetics, LP (field surveying), HVJ Associates,
Inc. (pavement design) and American Archaeology Group, LLC (archeological survey). Thes e
improvements are planned to be built and completed concurrently with the Williams Drive widening
currently under construction by Williamson County.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Graff to approve task order KCI -09-002 with Kennedy
Consulting, Ltd. in an amount not to exceed $84,500.00.
Approved 6-0-1 (Williams absent)
Motion by Aldridge, seconded by Sansing to adjourn meeting.
Approved 6-0-1 (Williams absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 AM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Keith Brainard - Chair Lynn Williams - Secretary