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Appendix a – List of Recipients Preliminary Engineering / Environmental Impact Statement Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving and DFW Airport Appendix A – List of Recipients FEDERAL AGENCIES Michael A. McMullen, Stakeholder Manager, Transportation Security Administration Ralston Cox, Administration Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Donald R. Sutherland, NEPA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs Ann B. Aldrich, Group Manager, Planning, Assessment, and Community Support, Bureau of Land Management Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of Interior, Department of the Interior Willie Taylor, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Department of the Interior William E. Peterson, Regional Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 6 Sal Deocampo, District Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division David Visney, Regional Manager, Federal Railroad Administration Leighton W. Waters, Acting Regional Administrator, General Service Administration, Region 7 Don Babers, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dallas Office Colonel John R. Minahan, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District Wayne Lea, Chief, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District Rear Admiral Robert Duncan, District Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, 8th District Richard Greene, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 Carl Edlund, Division Director, Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 Michael Jansky, EIS Review Coordinator, Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division, Office of Planning and Coordination, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dale Hall, Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2 STATE AGENCIES Ronald Kitchens, Executive Director, Railroad Commission of Texas F. Lawerence Oaks, Executive Director, Texas Historical Commission Mark Denton, Archeologist, Director of State and Federal Review, Texas Historical Commission Quana Childs, Preservation Consultant, Texas Historical Commission William Hale, Dallas District Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation Dianna F. Noble, P. E., Director, Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation Brian Barth, Director Transportation Planning & Development Bruce Nolley, Texas Department of Transportation Frank Espino, Region 4 Director, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Robert L. Cook, Executive Director, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department REGIONAL AGENCIES Michael Eastland, Executive Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Michael Morris, Director of Transportation, NCTCOG John Promise, Director Environmental Resources, NCTCOG Chad Edwards, Principal Transportation Planner, NCTCOG Jeff Neal, Roadway Corridor Refinement and Project Development, NCTCOG Jeffrey P. Fegan, CEO, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFWIA) Andrew L. Bell, Vice President Planning, DFWIA Bob Blankenship, Planning, DFWIA Greg Royster, Planning, DFWIA Stephanie Green, Planning, DFWIA Jacky Knox, General Manager, Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District (DCURD) Paul Brown, APT System Administrative Manager, DCURD John O. Hedrick, Executive Director, Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) Dick Ruddell, Executive Director, Fort Worth Transit Authority Draft Environmental Impact Statement A-1 Appendix A List of Recipients Preliminary Engineering / Environmental Impact Statement Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving and DFW Airport James McCarley, Executive Director, Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition Mark Bouma, Director of Engineering, North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) LOCAL AGENCIES City of Irving Tommy Gonzalez, City Manager Gilbert Perales, Assistant City Manager Cliff Miller, Assistant City Manager David Caylor, City Attorney James C. Cline Jr. P.E., Director Public Works & Transportation Jim Driscoll, Assistant Director Public Works & Transportation / Traffic Larry Boyd, Chief of Police Mario Molina, Fire Chief Paul Gooch, Director Parks & Recreation Ed Barry, Director, Planning and Development Department David Leininger, Chief Financial Officer City of Dallas Mary K. Suhm, City Manager Ryan S. Evans, First Assistant City Manager Jill A. Jordan, P. E. Assistant City Manager Ramon F. Miguez, P. E., Assistant City Manager David K. Cook, Chief Financial Officer Worris Levine, Director, Communication and Information Services Tom Perkins, City Attorney David Kunkle, Chief of Police Eddie Burns, Sr., Chief, Fire Department Karl Zavitkowsky, Department Director, Economic Development Karen Rayzer, Department Director, Environmental and Health Services Rosie L. Norris, Fair Housing Administrator Theresa O’Donnell, Department Director, Developmental Services David C. Dybala, P. E., Department Director, Public Works and Transportation Daniel T. Weber, A.A.E., Director, Aviation Paul D. Dyer, Department Director, Parks and Recreation Jarred White, AICP Project Coordinator, Parks and Recreation Forest Turner, Department Director, Street Services Jody Puckett, P. E., Department Director, Water Utilities Gladys Bowens, Assistant Director, Development Services Department, Real Estate Division Jerry Killingsworth, Department Director, Housing Beth Ramirez, P. E., Assistant Director, Public Works and Transportation-Transportation Operations John Brunk, P. E., Assistant Director, Public Works and Transportation – Transportation Programs Alan Hendrix, P. E., Manager, Interagency Coordination, Public Works and Transportation Dallas County Donald Holzwarth, Director of Public Works U.S. LEGISLATORS Senator Kay Bailey-Hutchison, United States Senator Senator John Cornyn, United States Senator Representative Sam Johnson, United States Congressman (3rd District) Representative Ralph Hall, United States Congressman (4th District) Representative Jeb Hensarling, United States Congressman (5th District) Representative Joe Barton, United States Congressman (6th District) Representative Kenny Marchant, United States Congressman (24th District) Draft Environmental Impact Statement A-2 Appendix A List of Recipients Preliminary Engineering / Environmental Impact Statement Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving and DFW Airport Representative Michael Burgess, United States Congressman (26th District) Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, United States Congresswoman (30th District) Representative Pete Sessions, United States Congressman (32nd District) STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS Governor Rick Perry, Texas Senator Florence Shapiro, Texas House of Representatives (8th District) Senator Chris Harris, Texas State Senate (9th District) Senator Jane Nelson, Texas State Senate (12th District) Senator John Carona, Texas State Senate (16th District) Senator Royce West, Texas State Senate (23rd District) Representative Burt Solomons, Texas House of Representatives (65th District) Representative Charlie Geren, Texas House of Representatives (99th District) Representative Terri Hodge, Texas House of Representatives (100th District) Representative Rafael Anchia, Texas House of Representatives (103rd District) Representative Linda Harper-Brown, Texas House of Representatives (105th District) Representative Kirk England, Texas House of Representatives (106th District) Representative Dan Branch, Texas House of Representatives (108th District) Representative Yvonne Davis, Texas House of Representatives (111th District) Representative Fred Hill, Texas House of Representatives (112th District) Representative Will Hartnett, Texas House of Representatives (114th District) Representative Jim Jackson, Texas House of Representatives (115th District) LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS City of Irving The Honorable Mayor Herbert A. Gears Councilmember Thomas B. Spink, Place 1 Councilmember Beth Van Duyne, Place 2 Councilmember Allan Meagher, Place 3 Councilmember Lewis Patrick, Place 4 Councilmember Rose Cannaday, Place 5 Councilmember Rick Stopfer, Place 6 Councilmember Sam Smith, Place 7 Councilmember Joe Philipp, Place 8 City of Dallas The Honorable Mayor Tom Leppert Councilmember Dr. Elba Garcia, Mayor Pro-Tem, District 1 Councilmember Pauline Medrano, District 2 Councilmember Dave Neumann, District 3 Councilmember Dwaine Caraway, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem, District 4 Councilmember Vonciel Jones Hill, District 5 Councilmember Steve Salazar, District 6 Councilmember Carolyn Davis, District 7 Councilmember Tennell Atkins, District 8 Councilmember Sheffie Kadane, District 9 Councilmember Jerry Allen, District 10 Councilmember Linda Koop, District 11 Councilmember Ron Natinsky, District 12 Councilmember Mitchell Rasansky, District 13 Councilmember Angela Hunt, District 14 Draft Environmental Impact Statement A-3 Appendix A List of Recipients Preliminary Engineering / Environmental Impact Statement Northwest Corridor LRT Line to Irving and DFW Airport Dallas County The Honorable Jim Foster, County Judge The Honorable Maurine Dickey, County Commissioner, District 1 The Honorable Mike Cantrell, County Commissioner, District 2 The Honorable John Wiley Price, County Commissioner, District 3 The Honorable Kenneth Mayfield, County Commissioner, District 4 INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS/PROPERTY OWNERS American Airlines, Dan Hagan American Airlines, Christopher J. Collison American Red Cross, David Lewis AARP, Karen Auman Archstone at MacArthur Apartments, Nicolle Gaffney Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Ron Jackson Caddo Nation, LaRue Martin Parker, Chairperson Central Freight Cistercian Abby, Fr. Abbot Denis Farkasfalvy City of Dallas Libraries; J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Grauwyler
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