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Dec. 18, 2014 Transcript Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 6 COMMISSION MEETING 7 8 9 Ric Williamson Hearing Room Dewitt Greer Building 10 125 East 11th Street Austin, Texas 11 Thursday 12 December 18, 2014 9:00 a.m. 13 14 COMMISSION MEMBERS: 15 Ted Houghton, Jr., Chair Jeff Moseley 16 Jeffrey Austin, III Fred Underwood 17 Victor Vandergriff 18 STAFF: 19 Lt. General Joe Weber, Executive Director 20 Robin Carter, Interim Chief Clerk Jeff Graham, General Counsel 21 22 23 24 25 Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 2 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Convene Meeting Page 04 3 Safety Briefing Page 04 4 Approval of Minutes Page 26 5 Acknowledgment of Service 3(a) Recognize by resolution Howard Holland Page 27 6 3(b) Recognize by resolution Edward Pensock, Jr. Page 37 3(c) Acknowledge Margo Richards Page 45 7 Discussion Items: 8 4(a) East Texas Corridor Studies: I-20 East Page 53 Texas and I-369 Harrison County/Marshall 9 4(b) 2015 Transportation Alternatives Program Page 78 Call for Projects 10 4(c) Proposition 1 Funds Status Update Page 102 11 Aviation Hidalgo County Page 108 12 Public Transportation 13 Bexar County Page 109 14 Advisory Committee Appointment Appoint members to the Bicycle Advisory Page 110 15 Committee 16 Promulgation of Administrative Rules 8(a)(1) Chapter 23 – Travel Information Page 111 17 8(a)(2) Chapter 25 – Traffic Operations Page 112 8(a)(3) Chapter 28 – Oversize and Overweight Page 113 18 Vehicles and Loads 8(b)(1) Chapter 09 - Contract and Grant Page 114 19 Management 8(b)(2) Chapter 16 – Planning and Development Page 116 20 Of Transportation Projects 8(b)(3) Chapter 25 – Traffic Operations Page 118 21 Office of Compliance, Ethics, and Investigations 22 Office of Compliance, Ethics, and Investigations Page 120 Report 23 Toll Roads 24 10(a) Harris County Page 120 10(b) Various Counties Page 125 25 Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Lease Agreement Page 126 3 Real Estate Travis County Page 128 4 Contracts 5 13(a) Highway Maintenance and Department Page 133 Building Construction 6 13(b) Highway and Transportation Enhancement Page 134 Building Construction 7 Eminent Domain Proceedings 8 Various Counties Page 135 9 Routine Minute Orders and Reports Page 136 10 Executive Session Page 137 11 Executive Director Compensation Page 137 12 Adjourn Page 137 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 4 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 MR. HOUGHTON: Good morning. It's 9:01 and I call 3 to order the December 18th, 2014 meeting of the Texas 4 Transportation Commission in Austin, Texas. 5 Note for record that public notice of this meeting 6 containing all items on the agenda was filed with Secretary 7 of State at 4:43 p.m. on December 10th, 2014. 8 At this time, I'd like to ask that before we begin 9 today, as customary, we're supposed to put all of your cell 10 phones, communication devices in the off or silent mode. 11 And if you wish to address the Commission today, a speaker's 12 card at the registration table. A yellow is for an agenda 13 item and blue is for opening session, and, regardless, even 14 during Christmas it's still restricted to three minutes, so, 15 with that, I'll turn the time over to you, General Weber. 16 GENERAL WEBER: Thanks, Chairman. 17 MR. CLAWSON: Thank you, Commissioners. 18 MR. HOUGHTON: Not yet. 19 GENERAL WEBER: Go ahead. 20 MR. HOUGHTON: I've got a safety briefing. 21 GENERAL WEBER: Thank you. Our Occupational 22 Safety Specialist Randy Clawson -- Randy, would you please 23 come forward and give us our safety briefing. 24 MR. CLAWSON: Thank you. 25 Good morning, Commissioners and General Weber. Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 5 1 Thank you for your leadership and safety. Your continued 2 leadership keeps TxDOT employees safe and also folks in 3 Texas as we traverse the great state of Texas on our 4 highways. 5 Now, let's turn our attention this morning. If we 6 were to have an emergency, you would call on your cell 7 phone, 9-1-1. If you use a landline, here in the building, 8 you would dial 9, then 9-1-1. 9 If we were to have a fire, you would need to alert 10 people if you were the first person that sees it by the pull 11 stations that are located in this room and also in the 12 lobbies. If we -- if you were to call for an emergency, 13 remember that you are at 125 East 11th Street, just across 14 from the State Capitol, so make sure you do let them know 15 where you are. 16 In case someone were to have a heart-related 17 incident, we have an AED that is located on the first floor 18 of the building near the security booth. If you've never 19 used an AED, when you open it up and push the green button, 20 it will step you through how to use an AED, even if you've 21 never had any training. 22 If we were to have inclement weather -- we don't 23 expect it -- but if we were to have inclement weather, we 24 would move to shelter areas and that would be the stairwells 25 and also down towards the basement. Once you get to the Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 6 1 basement, move away from glass and windows and move toward 2 the core of the building. 3 In case of a bomb threat, we would, of course, 4 listen for instructions over the PA from our security 5 system. 6 If you need a fire extinguisher or a first-aid 7 kit, they are located prominently throughout the building. 8 And as you know, fire extinguishers are identified with the 9 red and white, and also first-aid kits with green and white. 10 It's about Christmastime, isn't it? So let's 11 remember that Santa Claus is coming to town. Please don't 12 run over him. 13 (Laughter) 14 One of the ways we can avoid from doing that is by 15 applying the five keys of Smith System. Let's remember to 16 aim high in steering, which is to have a 15-second eye lead 17 time to see the hazards and make adjustments so that we can 18 avoid a collision. 19 Key number two is getting the big picture. We 20 want to make sure that we're not tailgating. Have that 21 four-second lead time, at least, between your bumper and the 22 bumper in front of you. 23 And, also keep your eyes moving, which means don't 24 pause on looking at something for more than two seconds or 25 you may be drawn to that. If you do that, your peripheral Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 7 1 vision may be diminished and you need that for early 2 detection of hazards. 3 Key number four is leave yourself an out, which 4 means you may need to adjust your speed. You may need to 5 choose -- think about choosing the lane that has the least 6 amount of conflicts in it. 7 And then, lastly, key number five is make sure 8 that they see you. You may need to use your horn; make eye 9 contact; use your lights; turn signals; or whatever you need 10 to do to indicate your intentions. 11 Let's also remember as we travel this season to be 12 aware of impaired drivers that may be around us, also look 13 out for wet or icy conditions. So you may need to increase 14 your space cushion and definitely increase your awareness. 15 Why do we need to do these things and apply the 16 five keys? Last year in 2013, 3,391 people lost their lives 17 on Texas highways and to date, as of December 18th this 18 morning at four o'clock when the report came out, 3,190 19 people have lost their lives on Texas highways so far. 20 That's the reason that we need to increase our awareness. 21 I appreciate, again, the commitment to safety from 22 our administration and commissioners, and thank you for 23 being reminded of safety. Have a wonderful meeting today. 24 I hope it's very safe and productive. 25 GENERAL WEBER: Thank you, Randy. Verbatim Reporting & Transcription LLC (281) 724-8600 Page 8 1 Chairman, back to you. 2 MR. HOUGHTON: Excuse me, spend that time with 3 friends and family, and as Randy talked about, let's stay 4 safe. 5 And as a commercial message, just after we've 6 returned for the holiday, we're looking forward to the Tenth 7 Annual Texas Transportation Forum, this year to be held at 8 the Austin Hilton. There's a few days left for 9 registration. 10 How many days left for registration? Who knows? 11 Three? Four? I think you've got about three or four days 12 left for registration and for rooms at the hotel. There's a 13 block of rooms that are being held and I think they're going 14 to go very fast.
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