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Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board and the
Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas
September 11, 2020
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Board Members Present: Dan Jones, Robert Redoutey, James Hougnon, George Brown, Bryan
Hutchinson, Rachael Jonrowe
Board Members Absent: Sheila Mills – Board Chair, Michael Miles, Ercel Brashear
Staff Present: Wes Wright, Ray Miller, Emily Koontz, Wayne Reed, Joseph Carney, Nathan
Parras, David Morgan
Others Present: Carl Norris-ACC, Phillip Huntley – Garver, Trae Sutton – KPA, Larry
Brundidge
Regular Session
A. Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Vice-Chairperson at Hutchinson 10:00am
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board may, at any time, recess the Regular Session to
Convene an Executive Session at the request of the Chair, a Board Member, The City Manager,
Assistant City Manager, General Manager of Utilities, 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.
B. Introduction of Board Members and Visitors: All board members, visitors, and staff
were introduced.
C. Updates to various planning initiatives by CAMPO and TxDOT transportation
improvement projects as wells as an update on GoGeo Operations. Ray Miller gave
updates. All updates included in the packet.
D. Airport Monthly Report - Joseph A. Carney, C.M., Airport Manager and Ray Miller,
Acting Director of Public Works. Ray Miller gave updates. All updates included in the
packet. There was discussion of the three open hangars on the airport and possible tours
of the airport for new board members.
Citizens Wishing to Address the Board: The following people with the Airport
Concerned Citizens (ACC) signed up to speak to the Board on Item E:
Carl Norris – 3 minutes – Statement attached to minutes.
E. September 2020 GTAB Updates - Wesley Wright, P.E., Systems Engineering
Director/Michael Hallmark, CIP Manager. Wesley Wright gave updates. All updates
included in the packet.
Legislative Regular Agenda
F. Consideration and possible approval of the Minutes from the September 11, 2020
Meeting – Emily Koontz – Board Liaison. MOTION by Brown, second by Hougnon to
approve the minutes. APPROVED 6-0-3 (Brashear, Mills, and Miles – absent)
G. Consideration and possible recommendation on Task Order KPA-20-011 for professional
engineering design services for FY21 Street Maintenance, Sidewalks, Traffic Signals, and
Curb & Gutter improvements with Kasberg Patrick & Associates of Georgetown, Texas
in the amount of $880,900.00 -- Wesley Wright, PE, Systems Engineering Director.
MOTION by Redoutey, second by Jones. APPROVED 6-0-3 (Brashear, Mills, and
Miles – absent)
H. Consideration and possible action to recommend an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with
Capital Metro for GoGeo Transportation Services for FY 2021 -- Ray Miller, Jr., Director
of Public Works. MOTION by Brown, second by Redoutey. APPROVED 6-0-3
(Brashear, Mills, and Miles – absent)
Adjournment
Motion by Jones, second by Redoutey. APPROVED 6-0-3 (Brashear, Mills, and Miles –
absent)
Meeting was Adjourned at 11:09 AM
Approved: Attested:
___________________________ __________________________
Sheila Mills - Chair Dan Jones – Secretary
_________________________________
Emily Koontz – GTAB Board Liaison
GTAB STATEMENT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
AGENDA ITEM “D”
AIRPORT MONTHLY REPORT
Good morning Madam Chairman, and members of the GTAB. My name is Hugh C. Norris,
Jr. My residence is 4400 Luna Trail, Georgetown, Texas. I am a member of the Airport
Concerned Citizens (ACC).
Transparency and accountability are expected of governmental elected and administrative
officials. Secrecy by public officials in use of taxpayer funds is not acceptable. That is why
Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and established the
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to provide NEPA compliance regulations for each
affected federal agency.
NEPA established requirements for prior open public structured hearings by federal agencies
including FAA to fully enlighten a community receiving federal and/or state taxpayer funding
for a local airport funding action, identification of potential social, economic and environmental
impacts, mitigation measures to eliminate or reduce adverse impacts and fully examine all
practicable alternatives to a proposed action including relocation of an airport to a safe, superior
site.
In 1993 Texas became a State Block Grant Program (SBGP) state and TxDOT was assigned the
state agency to manage the SBGP. The SBGP provides a method for FAA's transfer of federal
funds directly to Texas and TxDOT, but FAA cannot transfer its federal laws obligation
including the NEPA. FAA must retain strict oversight of the SBGP.
For the past 40 years and four Airport Master Plans, $32 Million of local, state and federal
taxpayer funding have expanded airport acreage and hazardous operations. There has never been
a single NEPA structured hearing on a single airport grant including the $60 Million CIP of
which the Taxiway Lighting Project is a part. The city and TxDOT with FAA approval have
determined that these hazardous location expansions cause no more impacts than repainting the
airport entrance sign. This NEPA evasion is a violation of government transparency and
accountability.
Madam Chairman, this board has authority to discuss this important public issue openly or in
Executive Session and recommend to the City Council that it provide a NEPA structured hearing
affording the community an opportunity to determine airport expansions and relocation to a safe,
superior site and must do so.