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Border Trade Advisory Committee Meeting · · · · · ·ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - OCTOBER 23, 2018 ·1 ·2 ·3 ·4· · · · · · · · · · · TRANSCRIPTION OF ·5· · · · · · ·TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ·6· · · · · ·BORDER TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ·7· · · · · · · · · TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 ·8· · · · · · · · · · · · · 9:00 A.M. ·9· · · · · · · · · · · ·GREER BUILDING 10· · · · · · · · · · 125 EAST 11TH STREET 11· · · · · · · · · · ·AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25· REPORTED BY:· PAIGE S. WATTS, TEXAS CSR NO. 8311 · · · · · ·ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - OCTOBER 23, 2018 Page 2 Page 4 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · ·APPEARANCES ·1· · · · · · · · · · · ·MEETING AGENDA ·2 ·2· 9:00 to 9:10 - Welcome and Introductions ·3· 9:10 to 9:15 - Adoption of July 24, 2018, Meeting ·3· ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: · · · · · Minutes ·4· Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, Chair ·4 ·5· Rafael Aldrete, Texas A&M Transportation Institute · · 9:15 to 10:15 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ·6· Julian Alvarez, III, Texas Workforce Commission ·5· · · · (USMCA) ·6· 10:15 to 11:00 - Texas-Mexico Border Transportation ·7· Jon Barela, Borderplex Alliance · · · · · Master Plan ·8· Luis Bazan, Pharr International Bridge ·7 ·9· Gabriel Gonzalez for Chris Boswell, Harlingen MPO · · 11:00 to 11:15 - Texas-Mexico Border Strategic 10· Eduardo Campirano, Port of Brownsville ·8· · · · Transportation Blueprint U.S.-Mexico Joint Working 11· Linda De La Fuenta for Andrew Canon, Hidalgo MPO · · · · · Committee (JWC) ·9 12· Ramsey Cantu, City of Eagle Pass · · 11:15 to 11:45 - Committee Membership 13· Paul Cristina, BNSF Railway 10 14· Juan Antonio Flores, Port San Antonio · · 11:45 to 12:00 - Open Discussion - Future Meeting Topics 15· Josue Garcia, Cameron County International Bridge System 11· · · Texas Transit Statistics Report. (Action) 12· 12:00 - Adjourn 16· Jake Giesbrecht, Presido International Port Authority 13 17· Lisa Loftus-Otway, UT-Center for Transportation Research 14 18· Bruno Lozano, City of Del Rio 15 19· Ivan Jaime for Brenda Mainwaring, Union Pacific Railroad 16 20· Alfonso Vallejo for Tony Martinez, Brownsville MPO 17 18 21· Jose Landeros for Vincent Perez, Guadalupe-Tomillo POE 19 22· Jesus Reyna, Donna International Bridge 20 23· Henry Sauvignet for Gerry Schwebel, IBC Bank 21 24· Paul Stresow, El Paso International Bridge System 22 23 25· Tommy Taylor, Fasken Oil and Ranch LTD 24 · · · · · ·ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - OCTOBER 23, 2018 25 Page 3 Page 5 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · ·APPEARANCES ·1· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· Let's get started, ·2 ·2· please.· Good morning, everyone.· The time is 9:03.· At ·3· ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: ·4· Sam Vale, Starr-Camargo Bridge Company ·3· this time, I would like to call today's meeting of the ·5· Juan Olaguibel for Rigoberto Villareal, Anzalduas ·4· BTAC to order.· I would like to first and foremost just · · · ·International Bridge ·5· take up the adoption of the minutes, and then we'll -- ·6 ·6· I'll have some comments, some introductory comments. · · Roger Williams, El Paso MPO ·7· · · · · · · · ·Did everyone receive the minutes from the ·7 · · Claudia Lagos, State of Tamaulipas ·8· last meeting?· Does anyone have any comments, ·8 ·9· suggestions, changes? · · Roberto Russildi, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 10· · · · · · · · ·Hearing none, I would like to entertain a ·9 11· motion to adopt the minutes from our July 24th meeting. 10 12· · · · · · · · ·MR. GARCIA:· Move to approve. 11· TxDOT EMPLOYEES PRESENT: 12· Timoteo Juarez, Jr. 13· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· So moved. 13· Peter Smith 14· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALE:· Second. 14· Caroline Mays 15· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· Second.· Any further 15· Commissioner Alvin New 16· discussion on this item? 16 17· · · · · · · · ·Hearing none, I would like to take this 17 18· up for a vote.· All those in favor, please signify by 18· BY TELEPHONE: 19· Ambassador Carlos Gonzalez Gutierrez 19· saying aye. 20 20· · · · · · · · ·(Chorus of ayes) 21 21· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· Any opposed? 22 22· · · · · · · · ·Okay, that carries.· Thank you. 23 23· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALE:· Mr. Secretary, I did read 24 25 24· them.· They didn't come to us until -- · · · · · ·ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING - OCTOBER 23, 2018 25· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· I know.· Look, we're Page 6 Page 8 ·1· going to endeavor to do -- ·1· · · · · · · · ·MR. RUSSILIDI:· My name is Roberto ·2· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALE:· But they are important, so I ·2· Russilidi, Secretary of Economy and Labor for the State ·3· did read it. ·3· Nuevo Leon, Mexico.· I've been only three months in the ·4· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· Well, thank you for ·4· position.· Previously, I was Secretary for State of ·5· taking a look at them at the last minute.· That is ·5· Nuevo Leon, Development. ·6· certainly something that we need to work on in getting ·6· · · · · · · · ·MR. GOTES:· My name is Gerardo Gotes, ·7· these minutes out to you a little sooner.· Did you find ·7· Secretary of Infrastructure of the State of Coahuila. ·8· anything that wasn't factual, Sam, or -- ·8· Thank you for this second invitation, Secretary. ·9· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALE:· No. ·9· · · · · · · · ·MS. LAGOS:· Hello.· Good morning, 10· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· -- all good? 10· Mr. Secretary.· Thanks for the invitation.· Claudia 11· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALE:· No.· In fact, they were very 11· Lagos representing the State of Tamaulipas. 12· factual. 12· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALE:· Sam Vale, Starr-Camargo Bridge 13· · · · · · · · ·CHAIRMAN PABLOS:· Okay, good.· Well, 13· Company.· The smallest and most progressive bridge on 14· thank you very much, and we'll work on that.· You know, 14· the border.· The only one in Texas that's got real 15· it's been a crazy last few months, especially at TxDOT; 15· unified cargo processing, 100 percent.· That's the 16· and so please bear with us as we try to get these 16· commercial. 17· minutes out to you-all.· But we'll do a better job next 17· · · · · · · · ·MS. LOFTUS-OTWAY:· I'm Lisa Loftus-Otway 18· time. 18· with the Center for Transportation Research. 19· · · · · · · · ·So good morning, everyone.· You know, I'm 19· · · · · · · · ·MR. CAMPIRANO:· Good morning, everyone. 20· really happy today because, you know, as I've been 20· Eduardo Campirano, Port Director and CEO, Port of 21· saying for many months -- actually, since I started as 21· Brownsville. 22· Secretary of State -- that we need to really, really 22· · · · · · · · ·MR. STRESOW:· Good morning.· Paul 23· focus on working as a region, Texas-Mexico, especially 23· Stresow, City of El Paso International Bridges. 24· as it relates to trade and infrastructure.· And in 24· · · · · · · · ·MR. REYNA:· Good morning.· This is Reyna 25· working with the TxDOT Commissioners and staff, we have 25· with the Donna International Bridge, Bridge Director. Page 7 Page 9 ·1· tried to figure out a way where we can institutionalize ·1· · · · · · · · ·MR. ALDRETE:· Rafael Aldrete with the ·2· the concept of regional binational collaboration, ·2· Texas A&M Transportation Institute in El Paso. ·3· cooperation, and coordination.· This is, I think, the ·3· · · · · · · · ·MS. DE LA FUENTE:· Good morning, ·4· first time where we actually now have official ·4· everybody.· Linda De La Fuente with Hidalgo County MPO, ·5· representation from all four states and today, we have ·5· on behalf of Andrew Canon. ·6· Secretaries from each state -- chihuahua, Coahuila, ·6· · · · · · · · ·MR. GONZALEZ:· Good morning.· Gabriel ·7· Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas -- with us today.· And so I'm ·7· Gonzalez here representing Mayor Boswell. ·8· honored to receive the Secretaries because the hope is, ·8· · · · · · · · ·MR. GARCIA:· Good morning.· Josue Garcia ·9· is that they will become part of this committee.· You ·9· with Cameron County Bridge System. 10· know, we'll talk a little bit a later on about the 10· · · · · · · · ·MR. GIESBRECHT:· Good morning.· My name 11· efforts of expanding this committee, adding members of 11· is Jacob Giesbrecht.· I'm with PIPA, Presido 12· various industries, and also adding members from the 12· International Port Authority. 13· Mexican government, both at the State and Federal level. 13· · · · · · · · ·MR. BAZAN:· Good morning, Mr. Secretary, 14· · · · · · · · ·So at this time, I would like to do this 14· members of the committee.· Luis Bazan, Pharr 15· very quickly.· If we could just go around the table and 15· International Bridge Director. 16· make some self introductions, I would appreciate it. 16· · · · · · · · ·MR. CRISTINA:· I'm Paul Cristina, BNSF 17· And I would like to ask Secretary Alejandra de la Vega 17· Railway. 18· and Secretary of Russilidi for the State of Chihuahua to 18· · · · · · · · ·MR. BARELA:· Good morning.· Jon Barela, 19· please start. 19· CEO of the Borderplex Alliance Group. 20· · · · · · · · ·MS. DE LA VEGA:· Thank you, Rolando. 20· · · · · · · · ·MR. ALVAREZ:· Good morning, everyone.· My 21· · · · · · · · ·Alejandra de la Vega, Secretary of 21· name is Julian Alvarez.· I'm with the Texas Workforce 22· Innovation and Economic Development for the State of 22· Commission. 23· Chihuahua.· And I just want to thank you for the 23· · · · · · · · ·MR. LANDEROS:· Good morning, Mr. Chair, 24· opportunity to be here and share some ideas and 24· members of the committee.· Jose Landeros with El Paso 25· thoughts. 25· County, the County's Director of Planning and Page 10 Page 12 ·1· Development, sitting in for Commissioner Vince Perez. ·1· in getting out there.· They invest a lot of their own ·2· · · · · · · · ·MR. VALLEJO:· Good morning.· Alfonso ·2· personal resources/corporate resources to be in the mix, ·3· Vallejo, Brownsville MPO, on behalf of Mayor Martinez, ·3· to be part of the NAFTA negotiations not only with Jose ·4· Brownsville, Texas. ·4· (foreign language), but also with the U.S. Chamber and ·5· · · · · · · · ·MR. OLAGUIBEL:· Good morning, Juan ·5· all of the related entities.· And so at this time, what ·6· Olaguibel, Anzalduas International Bridges and the ·6· I had asked Gerry and Henry to do is to give us a brief ·7· McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridges, on behalf of Rigo ·7· presentation of what this new NAFTA looks like -- ·8· Villareal.
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