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Transportation Advisory Committee May 7, 2019 2:00 P.M. 916 Main Street, 1St Floor Bank Lobby Lubbock, Texas Transportation Advisory Committee May 7, 2019 2:00 p.m. 916 Main Street, 1st Floor Bank Lobby Lubbock, Texas 1. Call to Order of the Transportation Advisory Committee. 2. Acknowledgement of Quorum of the Transportation Advisory Committee. 3. Safety Procedures. 4. Public Comment Period/Acknowledgement of Guests of the Transportation Advisory Committee. 5. Approval of the April 2, 2019 meeting minutes of the Transportation Advisory Committee. 6. Discuss and take appropriate action to advance Resolution 2019-08 to the Policy Committee regarding modifications in the National Highway System (NHS) within the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Area Boundary (MPAB). 7. Discuss and take appropriate action to advance Resolution 2019-09 to the Policy Committee regarding the adoption of Citibus’ amended Transit Asset Management Plan (TAM). 8. Discuss and take appropriate action to recommend a candidate list of projects to the Policy Committee regarding a proposed amendment to the Ten Year Plan through FY 2029. 9. Reports: Cities and County TxDOT Citibus LPD/DPS Texas Tech University Director’s 1 2 AGENDA ITEM 1 Call to Order of the Transportation Advisory Committee. 3 AGENDA ITEM 2 Acknowledgement of the Quorum of the Transportation Advisory Committee. 4 AGENDA ITEM 3 Safety Procedures. Discussion: None Staff Recommendation: Review 5 Safety Procedures Employee or Public Accident In the event that an emergency or serious illness of an employee or visitor while in this meeting: 1. Call 911 2. Call Courthouse security at 775-1547 or 775-1548. a. Provide address b. Type of emergency c. Do not move injured or ill person d. Designate someone to wait for the ambulance at the main Entrance Doors. e. HOLD elevator (same person who will wait for Emergency Personnel) Tornado or Inclement Weather When a tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service the office contacts will be notified by Courthouse Security and an automatic alarm system will sound: 1. All persons will move to the Firewall Stairwell. DO NOT take elevator, proceed to basement. The stairwell is the first exit to the left from the conference room. Fire Procedures If you hear fire alarm: Begin evacuation by exiting the conference main doors, take exit immediately to your left, it is a firewall stairwell, exit building immediately and meet at the North East corner of the courthouse. When taking the stairs, remain to the RIGHT, so that fire personnel may get through. If you see smoke or fire: Isolate fire/smoke by shutting the door (if possible) and activating the alarm. Exit building immediately, again DO NOT take the elevator. Troubled Individual/Shooter Lock (if possible) and close all doors. If unable to lock door, place furniture from room in front of doors. Remain calm. Elevator Emergency Push the talk button, someone will connect with you and ask your emergency. If unable to talk, press alarm button. Remain calm. Do not force elevator doors. 6 AGENDA ITEM 4 Public Comment Period/Acknowledgement of Guests DISCUSSION: Opportunity for the public to comment on transportation planning activities. ACTION REQUIRED: None 7 AGENDA ITEM 5 Approval of the April 2, 2019 meeting minutes of the Transportation Advisory Committee. DISCUSSION: Review and approve the meeting minutes dated April 2, 2019. ACTION REQUIRED: Consider approval. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Recommends approval. 8 Minutes of the Transportation Advisory Committee Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization April 2, 2019 The meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization was held at the 1st floor bank lobby, 916 Main Street, at 2:00 p.m. on April 2, 2019. Required notices were given to the members of the Committee and the public. The following Transportation Advisory Committee members were present: TAC members: Jennifer Davidson, Chair, Director of Public Works, Lubbock County Wood Franklin, Vice-Chair, Director of Public Works, City of Lubbock Darrell Newsom, City Manager, City of Wolfforth Sharmon Owens, Director Traffic Operations, City of Lubbock Michael Mangum, CFO, Citibus Michael Keenum, City Engineer, City of Lubbock Jerry Brewer, Assistant Chief, Lubbock Police Dept., City of Lubbock Gilbert Flores, Lubbock County Commissioner AJ Fawver, Director of Planning, City of Lubbock Theresa Drewell, Vice-Chancellor for Facilities Management, Texas Tech University Visitors/Staff: David Jones, Lubbock MPO Darrell Westmoreland, Lubbock MPO Julia Perschnick, TxDOT, TP&P (proxy for Kylan Francis) John Windham, Lubbock-Cooper ISD Chad Seay, Lubbock County John Cody, Lubbock County Call to Order: Jennifer Davidson called the Transportation Advisory Committee to order at 2:05 p.m. The Committee moved to the next item. Jennifer Davidson acknowledged the quorum of the Transportation Advisory Committee. The Committee moved to the next item. Safety procedures: 9 Jennifer Davidson reminded everyone to review the safety procedures. The Committee moved to the next item. Public Comment Opportunity/Acknowledgment of Guests: Jennifer Davidson asked if there were any public comments, there were none. The Transportation Advisory Committee had four visitors Julia Perschnick, TxDOT (proxy for Kylan Francis), John Windham, Lubbock-Cooper ISD, Chad Seay and John Cody, both representing Lubbock County. Everyone welcomed them. The Committee moved to the next item. Approval of the February 5, 2019 meeting minutes of the Transportation Advisory Committee. Jennifer Davidson asked if there were any comments or questions regarding the meeting minutes dated February 5, 2019. There were two typo corrections. Wood Franklin made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the Transportation Advisory Committee dated February 5, 2019 as presented with the two typo corrections. Sharmon Owens seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. The Committee moved to the next item. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding the directive of the Policy Committee to re-evaluate the MPO 10-year plan in light of the 2020 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) and the associated funding forecast to 2029. David Jones reminded the Committee that projects must be ready for construction in the year they are programmed which means Preliminary Engineering must be complete, Right of Way purchased, utilities must be adjusted prior to construction and all environmentals complete, depending on category. David Jones and the Advisory Committee discussed the spreadsheet provided by TxDOT that showed current funded projects that are in DCIS. The Advisory Committee discussed the upcoming Lubbock County Bond election on May 4, 2019 and how that outcome could affect certain priority projects. The Advisory Committee created of list of priority projects, which consisted of 14 projects and Sharmon Owens suggested that a map be created showing connectivity. Darrell Westmoreland will work on the map for the next Advisory Committee meeting. 10 Wood Franklin made a motion to table the discussion of the re-evaluation of 10- year projects until after the Lubbock County May 4, 2019 Bond Election. Darrell Newsom seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously. The Committee moved to the next item. Reports: Mike Keenum and Wood Franklin reported for the City of Lubbock: Mike Keenum reported on the progress on the Upland project and Wood Franklin reported on the agreement with the developers on the University/1585/Woodrow Road project. He stated the agreement would be going to City Council at the end of May. Lubbock County: Gilbert Flores reported on the Lubbock County Bond Election scheduled for May 4, 2019. He encouraged everyone to vote. City of Wolfforth: Darrell Newsom reported on the groundbreaking of the Grace Clinic that will house a 32-bed hospital. He reported the hospital project is scheduled to be complete in December 2020. Traffic Engineering: Sharmon Owens reported on the traffic signals on 34th & Iola and that a public meeting is scheduled on April 23, 2019. Texas Tech University: Theresa Drewell reported on the VA Hospital groundbreaking which will be held April 24, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. She also reported that demolition will begin on the coliseum after the rodeo ends. Director’s: David Jones reported that according to an independent study that included 311 people, most people take ride hailing to go drink. He stated the study found that it did not reduce VMT. David Jones reported that the University of Texas is limiting their speed on scooters to 8 mph. A device on the scooter will decrease the speed if the driver is going to fast within an established geofence. David Jones reported on Congestion pricing/mobility prices. This is a transportation fee charged for driving in designated areas like a central business district. It is designed to generate revenue. He stated that in NY drivers who go thorough the center of Manhattan will be charged a toll for MTA. He stated that Mayor De Blayso supports this. David Jones reported on a ground breaking people mover project, a train that will go to LAX and parking areas to pick up and drop off people. He stated this is to reduce 11 congestion in and around the airport area. It will consist of 9 trains that will transport 50 persons and their luggage every two minutes. He stated that this is a $4.9 billion project David Jones reported on TxRail. He stated that the commuter train operation started January 6 and is progressing well. The system should transport 14,000 passengers per day by 2035. Jennifer Davidson adjourned the meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee at 3:30 p.m. 12 AGENDA ITEM 6 Discuss and take appropriate action to advance Resolution 2019-08 to the Policy Committee regarding modifications in the National Highway System (NHS) within the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Area Boundary (MPAB). Discussion: Originally designated in 1995, the National Highway System (NHS) was President Clinton’s centerpiece of his effort to re-build America’s transportation system. A safe, modern, and efficient system to serve the American people. Planning for the NHS began with the landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) but most of the NHS was not specified at that time except for the Interstate Highway System.
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