HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_04.09.2010Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, April 9, 2010
The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Friday , April
9, 2010 presiding.
Board Members Present:
Keith Brainard - Chair, Tina Geiselbrecht - Vice Chair, Joe Graff - Secretary, Gabe Sansing, Don
Padfield, Henry Boecker, William Maples
Board Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Bill Dryden, Ed Polasek, Mark Sokolow, Micki Rundell
Others Present:
Bill Sattler - Councilmember Dist. 4, Pat Berryman - Councilmember Dist 5, Commissioner Lisa
Birkman, Pct 1, Commissioner Valerie Covey, Pct 3, Bob Daig h - Wilco, Mark Allen, Brian Peterson -
Citizens , Greg Hall - Hall Properties, Bruce Barton - Omni Projects, Charlie Crossfield- Wlico
Minutes
Regular Meeting
The Regular GTAB Board meeting was called to order by Keith Brainard on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:03
AM.
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.
I. STAFF BOARD COMMENTS/QUESTIONS:
(This is a short informational time regarding items where specific actions are not requested or needed)
A. Project Progress Reports - Dryden stated that staff has the signed contract for the DB Wood
Rd/Shell Rd project. Asked for completion date. Dryden answered four (4) months. Dryden
also stated that this project should be tying roughly at the same time of the completion of
the Williams Drive project.
Polasek passed out a memo on the Overall Transportation Plan: Polase k stated that the Board
should already know the information, but this setting up the ground work for Rebecca Bray,
of Klotz & Associates, presentation at the public meetings that are coming up in the near
future.
B. Industry/CAMPO/Updates - Polasek stated that CAMPO will be presenting at the April 13,
2010 Council Workshop meeting.
II. LEGISLATIVE REGULAR AGENDA:
(This is for specific action items considered by the Board – greater than $50,000 in value)
C. Review and possible action to approve the minutes from the regular GTAB Board meeting
held on March 12, 2010. -- Laura Wilkins
Discussion: Amendment to Item 'J' in the Motion - change TRV to TRZ.
March minutes were corrected on April 9, 2010
Action: Motion by Graff, seconded by Boecker to approve the minutes with stated
amendment.
Approved 7-0
D. Consideration and possible recommendation on issues related to alignment, design,
environmental, Right of Way and other issues related to the constructability of the
Southwest Bypass from SH29 to IH35, West of IH35. -- Jim Briggs, Ed Polasek,
& Valerie Covey
Discussion: Briggs gave an overview. Conversations with Williamson County.
GTEC has funded the portion between 29 and 2243 request is to connect to the south to IH 35.
Conversations with TCS on a route through the quarry and impact to the Frost Weir Trust.
Jointly approved funding of routing study-to look at options in the area. number of studies
have already been conducted “red dot” route already quarried. Dr. Weir managing the
property to the north and has filed a concept plan for future land use plan amendment
(solid red) for a defined connection point at 2243. Route, funding and timing are key to
major property owners in obtaining ROW. Commissioner Covey - this is an important
project. We need something on the west side – when IH 35 is closed there are problems.
When the 29 to Leander road project is complete – there will be a problem. When Galo builds
the 3000 – 4000 homes they have planned - there will be a problem. The problems are
inevitable. If the project was easy – it would have already been done. County is very serious
about the project. Look at the various options and get feedback. Mr. Daigh has been asked to
pull everything together. Daigh gave some history - main problem has been funding. TxDOT
did not have funding and so County and City started working together - came up with
“smile”
design. Boecker expressed concerns about the cost of the project – due to bridges. Briggs
answered – most of the project will be designed at grade.
Additional discussion regarding route, funding, environmental, etc.
Brainard asked for Briggs to come back in May with a consensus
No Motion – Direction from the Board - Brainard asked Briggs to determine a date to meet
before the end of the month. Comeback with everything here including info from the
county on the project (constraints and utilities) and form consensus with the County and
provide more concrete guidance for Council. Meeting date will be April 23rd @ 10:00 AM.
Break
Returned at 11:50 am
E. Consideration and possible action regarding how the City should proceed with the
development of the FM 1460 project. Ed Polasek
Discussion: Polasek gave the board an update on the development on FM 1460. Staff had
a meeting with TxDOT on April 5, 2010. Right now the approved environmental is still
active on the FM 1460 project, because of the two projects being done in Round Rock.
However, if no construction or no activity occurs starting in 2011, after the completion
of the two projects in Round Rock, the environmental will lapse. One of the things discussed
at the meeting was to do the City's portion in segments - Segment 1 Quail Valley to Inner
Loop, Segment 2 - Inner Loop to City of Georgetown ETJ(we would not have to work out
of our ETJ). See attached map.
Polasek also stated that by doing this project in segments would be a big help to the City .
At the present time TxDOT has an active cost center on the 1460 project. What this means to us is
that we will not have to pay for doing any work on 1460 on behalf of the State.
At the March 12, 2010 meeting the Board gave direction to staff to move for ward with the
Engineering Design on either the entire alignment or with segmentation. Since TxDOT agreed
with segmentation, the City can move forward with segment #1 using excess bond money. If
we can negotiate with the Engineer that did all of the previous work it is possible for city staff to
bring a Notice to Proceed to the next GTAB Board meeting. Or, we could move forward with
segment #1 & #2 and see if staff could get both of our segments done under one Notice to
Proceed. Graff asked Polasek answered that there will be Right Of Way (ROW) that needs to
be purchased. It was asked about the cost of ROW and answered that this time staff does not
know the true cost of the ROW. Brainard asked for Polasek recommendation. Polasek stated that
for Segment #1  he would recommend that the Board allows staff to negotiate with the
Engineering firm that has done the previous work in this ROW.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Geiselbrecht to engage the engineer to begin the process
on Segments #1 & #2.
Approved 7-0
Motion by Sansing, seconded by Graff to adjourn meeting without going into Executive
Session.
Approved 7-0
III. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Sec.551.072 Real Property
The GTAB Board will go into Executive Session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to
discuss matters and/or take action on a Real Estate issue as provided under Section 551.072
F. Information related to ROW cost for Southwest Bypass. -- Jim Briggs
RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION
G. Action from Executive Session.
IV. STRATEGIC ISSUES
There are no items for this section.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 PM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Keith Brainard - Chair Joe Graff - Secretary