HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_12.10.2010Minutes of the Meeting of
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board
and the Governing Body of the
City of Georgetown, Texas
Friday, December 10, 2010
The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board of the City of Georget own, Texas, met on Friday ,
December 10, 2010 presiding.
Board Members Present:
Tina Geiselbrecht - Chair (Arrived at 10:06 AM) , Joe Graff - Vice Chair (Left meeting at 11:08 AM),
William Maples - Secretary, Danny Meigs, Gabe Sansing (Arrived at 10:05 AM), Don Padfield, Henry
Boecker
Board Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Jim Briggs, Jana Kern, Tom Benz, Ed Polasek, Bill Dryden, Bridget Chapman, Mark Miller,
Others Present:
Richard Grayum & Tim Moltz- Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Mr. Joe Graff - Vice Chair of GTAB, called the Regular GTAB Board meeting to order in the absence of the
Chair, on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to convene in Executive Session at the request of t he
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. Introduction of Visitors
B. Recent CAMPO Actions - Polasek stated that the City has funding from CAMPO in the
amount of $125,000.00 for the STP MM Project. This project is for the corridor study of
Southeast Inner Loop for the effects of widening and improving operations to a four lane
divided facility from IH 35 to CR 110.
C. Project Updates -Benz informed the Board that the College Street Bridge received the 2011
Texas CEC Engineering Excellence Award Gold Medal for structural systems.
Williams Drive - The County is planning a ribbon cutting for December 16th at 2:00 PM.
Polasek gave the Board an update on the Southwest Bypass project. Staff is working the
County on an Interlocal Agreement. The County would like to move forward with the design
work. This coincides with our industrial agreement with the Weir trust and with Texas
Crushed Stone.
Austin Ave Traffic Safety Improvements: Sansing stated that he was happy to see that Sonic/
Rock Street Extension was finally going to happen.
Maple Street Drainage: Sansing stated that Mr. Boecker, Mr. Steger and myself had a
discussion and went to the area in question. They felt if the flood plan east of Maple
Street were cleared of the undergrowth and the channelization along the west fork
the flood plan could be significantly reduce.
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
meetings held on November 12, 2010-- Jana Kern
Discussion: Maples stated that under Item "I" Discussion on the last page of the minutes
.....for our property is for 400 signal family homes. Should read ......for our property
is for 400 single family homes.
Action: Motion by Sansing, seconded by Padfield to approve minutes with stated correction
Approved 7-0
E. Consideration and possible recommendation for the purchase of an Asphalt Zipper,
and Transport Trailer for reuse and recycling of asphalt to Asphalt Zipper, Inc of
Pleasant Grove, Utah, through the HGAC Cooperative Purchasing program in the
total amount of $115,493.00. -- Ed Polasek
Discussion: Polasek stated that staff as been leasing this asphalt zipper for about the
last 6 months. What this piece of equipment is used for is to pulverize and stabilize existing
roadways in place, recycling the existing asphalt and allowing quicker and more efficient
roadway repairs. Miller explained how the process was done prior to using a asphalt zipper.
Action: Motion by Sansing seconded by Boecker to approve the purchase of the Asphalt Zipper
in the amount out $115,493.00.
Approved 7-0
F. Discussion and possible recommendation to approve Staff’s proposed list of
“pre-qualified” professional services providers selected by evaluations of firms
submitting Statements of Qualifications. – Bill Dryden, Tom Benz
NOTE: William Maples and Joe Graff submitted a Conflict of Interest Affidavit for
this item. They both left the meeting.
Discussion: Benz stated that Systems Engineering proposed to develop a procedure
for pre-qualifying professional services providers anticipated to be needed for Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) projects over the next five years. Systems Engineering next
published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The firms submitted Statements of
Qualifications (SOQ) and chose the area(s) of discipline in which they felt they were best
qualified to provide professional services. The areas of discipline were: Transportation
Services, Water Services, Energy Services and Other Professional Services (SCADA, Fiber
Optic, Conservation Measures, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Program Management
and Geotechnical). Each SOQ was scored by the Evaluation Committee comprised of one
member each from the GTAB and GUS boards, and six staff members representing the
various disciplines.
The SOQ's were evaluated by the Committee members and the scores averaged. This ranking
will be used as the bases to select the best qualified firm for future CIP projects.
Action: Motion by Boecker, seconded by Megis to approve the proposed list of as present.
Approved 5-0-2 (Maples & Graff absent)
Motion by Sansing, seconded by Megis to Adjourn meeting.
Approved 6-0 (Graff absent)
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 AM.
Approved : Attest:
_______________________ ________________________
Tina Geiselbrecht - Chair William Maples -Secretary