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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_09.10.2010Minutes of the Meeting of Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board and the Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas Friday, September 10, 2010 The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Friday , September 10, 2010 presiding. Board Members Present: Gabe Sansing, Don Padfield, Tina Geiselbrecht, Joe Graff Board Members Absent: Danny Meigs, William Maples, Henry Boecker Staff Present: Mike Stasny, Laura Wilkins, Ed Polasek, Jim Briggs, Tom Benz, Vicki Graff, Trina Bickford, Bill Dryden, Mark Miller Others Present: Bill Sattler - City Council Minutes Regular Meeting 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. Call to order at 10:01 am by Geiselbrecht I. STAFF BOARD COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: (This is a short informational time regarding items where specific actions are not requested or needed) A. Introduction of Visitors Everyone Introduced themselves B. Recent CAMPO Actions - Polasek gave an update - Issues on CAMPO 2035 Plan left off about 5% of the trips and distribution out of the model. Delay on modeling until they get that corrected - about 1 or 2 months. Problem for us because we use their data for our modeling. C. Project Updates Briggs addressed some issues prior to the project updates: 15 inches of rain this week so some drainage issues identified. Maple Street homes East 22nd Street, San Jose - Maldonado Hacienda. Need to figure out what to do to make cer tain they don't flood in future. We do have those homes identified in the Chan study and have notified them in the past. Maybe some Federal Funds later on for remedy to situation. Padfield - is this the first time they have been flooded - Answered by Briggs - no also Maldonado home was told at time of building that it was a flood prone area. City had made multiple improvements over the years and it is a little better - but houses on the creek side of 22nd street will be flooded. Graff - could we buy those homes? Would that be cheaper? Briggs - that is an option. But most people feel that is their home and they don't want to leave. Northwest Blvd Drainage - some damage in this area also. Project is being designed to help alleviate this in the future. Sansing - asked Miller wasn't there money in the past? Answered - yes approximately $264,000 . Sansing supported Sierra Ridge previously due to the drainage issues it would correct. Suggests that City contact David Wolf to see if we can make something happen to help with this issue. Benz - Austin Avenue project. Challenge is access - McDonalds - have talked to bank and McDonalds to see if we can tie in from the bank. Also talk to Papa Johns Pizza to see if we can allow access to the Hair salon (Maggie's). Briggs - will generate a lot of traffic through the bank. The hair salon parking is in the right of way. they have about 1 or two spaces that are not in the right of way. This situation will take lots of coordination to solve. Padfield - does the project contain concepts for people from downtown to turn left at Morrow at the light? Benz - yes with signage at Morrow. We will basically need to educate the customers of how to access those businesses. Briggs - will use a different way to communicate with drivers. Temporary signage will help with that. II. LEGISLATIVE REGULAR AGENDA: (This is for specific action items considered by the Board – greater than $50,000 in value) D. Review and possible action to approve the minutes from the regular GTAB Board meeting held on August 13, 2010. -- Laura Wilkins/Jana Kern Graff has provided some minor corrections. Motion by Padfield, second by Graff to approve. Approved 3-1 (Sansing did not vote as he was not present at the last meeting - Meigs, Maples and Boecker absent) E. Consideration and possible recommendation to award a contract for the 2010 Street Asphalt Recycling / Mill and Overlay contract. -- Mark Miller Miller presented the item gave history of what this project is and what the process is and how it works. Sansing - does this dollar amount do all the streets listed. Answered yes it will. Briggs clarified this is general fund. Graff - why not more bidders? Benz - shocked that we did not get more. Benz believes the main reason is that they cannot compete with the pricing given by Cutler. Motion by Graff, second by Sansing to recommend approval. Approved 4-0 (Meigs, Maples and Boecker absent) F. Consideration and possible recommendation for the award of the annual bid for flexible base material, sand, rock and sandy loam to vendors Georgetown Transportation of Jarrell, Texas, Superior Crushed Stone of Jarrell, Texas, and Central Texas Stone of Florence Texas “by lot” in the estimated amount of $76,620.00. -- Mark Miller Miller presented the item. Awarding to several companies Motion by Sansing, second by Graff to approve. Approved 4-0 (Meigs, Maples and Boecker absent) Motion to adjourn: Motion by Graff, second by Sansing. Adjourned at 10:37 a.m. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:37 AM. Approved : Attest: _______________________ ________________________ Board Member Name Secretary