HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_GTAB_10.8.2021Minutes of the Meeting of the
Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board and the
Governing Body of the City of Georgetown, Texas
October 8, 2021
Board Members Present: John Hesser, Robert Redoutey, Alfred Hajka, George (Jerry)
McCulley, & Jake French
Board Members Absent: Michael Miles, James Hougnon & Amanda
Parr
Staff Present: Eric Johnson, Nathan Parras, Wesley Wright, Wayne Nero, Cindy
Medrano, Sheila Mitchell, Danielle Dutra, Katherine Clayton, Chris Pousson, Will
Parrish, & Aaron St. Pierre
Others Present: Larry Brundige, Hugh (Carl) Norris, True Sutter, Derek
Mauo, Jonathan Tronson, & Felix Boston
Regular Session
A. Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Chair John Hesser at 9:58am
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 Visitors: All board members, visitors, and staff were
introduced.
C. Public Wishing to Address the Board
On a subject not posted on the agenda: Persons may add an item to a future
Regular scheduled Board agenda by filing a written request with the Staff
Liaison no later than one week prior to the Board meeting. The request must
include the speaker's name and the specific topic to be addressed with
sufficient information to inform the board and the public. Only those persons
who have submitted a timely request will be allowed to speak. For Board
Liaison contact information, please logon to
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At the time of this posting, no persons had signed up to address the Board.
D. September 2021 Financial Overview of Airport Fund and Budget Report
Workshop - Nathan Parras, Assistant Finance Director
■ Parras provided the board with the September financial overview
related to the airport.
■ Board had clarifying question on FY21 budget overage, which Parras
addressed.
• Board Chair, Hesser, requested that aviation fuel expense totals
continue to be addressed in the FY22 airport financial reports to
include encumbrances.
• Parras presented to the board an overview of the City of
Georgetown accounting system, Workday, including expenses,
revenues, and reporting related to the airport.
E. October 2021 GTAB Updates - Wesley Wright, P.E., Systems Engineering
Director/ Chris Pousson, CIP Manager
■ Wright provided the board with transportation updates throughout
the City of Georgetown.
• Board Chair, Hesser, via Vice Chair, Miles, (absent during this
meeting) asked what the level of design effort is for D.B. Woods
road? Wright stated that design is in the infancy stages, not yet
reaching thirty (30) percent complete.
■ Board questioned the traffic signal at the entrance of Sun City at
Williams Drive & Del Webb Blvd. Is there an option for this to be a
flashing yellow light? Wright stated that it is safest for the light to
remain red due to prior accident history.
■ Board asked clarifying question regarding potential change orders on
current signal improvement projects. Wright clarified that change
orders would only be needed if temporary signals need to be
installed due to a delay in material, specifically mast arms needed for
permanent signals.
F. Airport Monthly Report - Eric Johnson, Public Works Director
+ Johnson provided the board with the monthly airport update.
• Johnson informed the board that Jeff Belding has been selected as Interim
Airport Manager.
Board questioned what is entailed in the RFP for Market Rate Analysis and
Lease Term Length Study. Johnson stated that the study will be done to
determine the fare market rates on hangers that have reverted to the
airport at the end of a thirty (30) year lease.
• Board asked a further clarifying question on lease length. Can you have a
ten (10) or twenty (20) year lease? Johnson will work to find the legal
answer to this question.
• Board has requested that the questions asked during the RFP for Market
Rate Analysis and the Lease Term Length Study be provided to them.
• There were three (3) statements submitted for this item. The written
statement is attached to the minutes. Note, Brundige allocated his
three (3) minutes to Norris.
Legislative Regular Agenda
G. Consideration and possible action to approve the September 10, 2021, minutes
of the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board - Danielle Dutra, Board
Liaison
• MOTION by Redoutey, second by French. APPROVED unanimously 5-
0-3 Miles, Hougnon & Parr Absent
H. Consideration and possible action to recommend approval of Task Order KPA-
22-001 for professional engineering design services for FY22 Street
Maintenance, Sidewalks, and Curb and Gutter improvements with Kasberg
Patrick & Associates of Georgetown, Texas in the amount of $713,250.00 -
Wesley Wright, PE, Systems Engineering Director/Chris Pousson, CIP Manager.
Board asked what the average grade on streets is? Wright stated that the
average grade is 85.5 to 85.6 on a 100 scale.
Board asked how sidewalk maintenance is assessed and prioritized?
Wright stated that the Sidewalk Master Plan was created in 2015,
identifying priority one (1), two (2), and three (3) sidewalks, roadways, and
intersections. These priorities focus on where the most pedestrians and
biggest risks are. Additional information on sidewalk priority can be found
on georgetown.org.
MOTION by French, second by Hajka. APPROVED unanimously 5-0-3
Miles, Hougnon & Parr Absent.
I. Consideration and possible action to award a contract to DeNucci Contractors,
LLC of Austin, Texas for the construction of the Williams Drive C Lakeway
intersection improvements in the amount of $1,448,918.00 -- Wesley Wright, PE,
Systems Engineering Director/Chris Pousson, CIP Manager.
• MOTION by McCulley, second by French. APPROVED unanimously 5-
0-3 Miles, Hougnon & Parr Absent.
J. Consideration and possible action to recommend the purchase of a 2021 John
Deere 325G track loader from RDO Equipment Company, of Pflugerville Texas
from the John Deere Sourcewell Contract #032515-JDC in the amount of
$60,991.00 -- Eric Johnson, Public Works Director.
• MOTION by Redoutey, second by Hajka. APPROVED 4-1-3 French
opposed, Miles, Hougnon & Parr Absent.
Adjournment
MOTION by Hajka, second by French. APPROVED unanimously 5-0-3
Miles, Hougnon & Parr Absent
The meeting adjourned at 11:03 AM
ohn Hesser - Chair
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Mlcllale Wes - Vice Cho -I r
Danielle Dutra — GTAB Board
Liaison
ACC GTAB STATEMENT
OCTOBER 08, 2021
AGENDA ITEM `IF"
AIRPORT MONTHLY REPORT
Good morning Mr. 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 and speaking on behalf of the
Airport Concerned Citizens (ACC).
ACC has continuously supported the need of a citizen owned general aviation (GA) airport for
economic benefit of our community. ACC has also strongly proposed the need for relocation of
our airport to a safe, superior location. That relocation position has been erroneously branded by
our city leaders and staff as "airport closure" - blatantly untrue. In fact, our airport's landlocked
location in the heart of our rapidly growing city, totally atop the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
(EARZ) and, with its tens of thousands of gallons of hazardous materials, is a public health and
safety threat to our existing and future city. Its hazardous public health and safety landing and
takeoff operations threats must be mitigated and limited to current status or it must be relocated
to a superior site.
By airport relocation, ACC advocates creation through the state legislature of a Georgetown
Regional Airport Authority as advocated by the CH2MHi112013 Airport Business Analysis.
Such an authority could be located outside the city limits, city owned and operated by a city
appointed board of directors, protected from development encroachment, adequate for runway
strengths and lengths for all future needs, mutual areas for relocated existing airport FBO's and
private owned aviation related property developments with tax benefits to impacted taxing
entities AND at no cost to existing taxpayers by the over $100 Million land development retail
value of the airport's 640 acres. If required, added funding could be provided by targeted
Certificates of Obligation to new taxable assets and TIRZ designations within the 640 acres.
Upon redevelopment of the 640 acres, all future ad valorum and sales taxes would flow to the
city treasury in perpetuity. For this vision to be implemented requires development and
implementation of a professional plan by experts in the various phases of completion.
Our GA regional reliever airport is FAA designated to serve any type of private, corporate,
unlimited charter passenger, air cargo and military aircraft that can operate off its runways.
NTSB data currently shows 31 air crashes and 9 deaths associated with our airport. FAA data
shows 98% of ALL aviation deaths are GA and over 70% of ALL air crashes occur on takeoff or
landing. 48 homes, three sections of two major city roadways, and portions of four
neighborhood streets exist in Runway Protection Zones and Object Free Areas required by FAA
regulations to be cleared because they lie in a danger zone. The primary runway has been
strengthened to service aircraft of over 150,000 lb. Over 80% of aircraft using our airport are
piston engine types that use toxic leaded fuel that contaminate air quality and spew leaded
exhaust residues over homes, schools, churches, and the EARZ. Uncontested scientific studies
show elevated lead levels in blood of children near airports and elevated public cardiovascular
problems and impairment of children's learning in areas where subjected to aircraft noise. FAA
tower operators with consent of our Sponsor city allow pilots to curve over residences, schools
and churches at levels far below the 1000 to 1500 feet required by FAA regulations rather than
restrict such maneuvers to straight -in takeoffs and landings.
The EARZ is a critical issue. It is a limestone geologic formation riddled with cavernous
openings that provide habitat for threatened and endangered species AND provides direct surface
water recharge to the Edwards Aquifer, a sole and a public drinking water source for
Georgetown and millions of other people. Unlike most other areas in Texas, at the airport's
location the EARZ is totally exposed and immediately vulnerable to toxic fuels and hazardous
materials used by aircraft repair and modifications FBOs and PFAS, forever chemicals,
firefighting foams. No pro -active hazardous inspection/enforcement entity exists in Williamson
County. The TCEQ has no such locally available inspection/enforcement services AND will not
respond until after a disaster.
Mr. Chairman, this board has the authority and responsibility to advise the city council of the
importance to conduct one or more public workshops to thoroughly discuss the need to
reevaluate the city's determination to continue future unlimited expansion of airport operations at
the airport's current location AND seriously consider formation of a professionally developed
plan for our airport's relocation to a superior site.
Comments and questions from board members are requested.