MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 2:00 p.m. One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. Rm. 325 Austin, Texas 78704 AGENDA 1. Certification of Quorum – Quorum requirement is 17 members….…..…. Chairman Hemingson ACTION: 2. Appointment of Nominating committee for selection of 2015 TAC officers 3. Approval of the November 19, and December 1, 2014 meeting notes….Mr. Ashby Johnson, CAMPO INFORMATION: 4. A. 2040 Draft Plan Final Project Lists…………………..……...….Ms. Cathy Stephens, CAMPO Ms. Stephens will provide an overview of the draft final preferred scenario for the 2040 Plan and the projects contained within it. B. Assumptions for Needs Analysis ………………………..Mr. Jonathan Avner, CDM Smith Mr. Avner will discuss the technical assumptions behind the Needs analysis for the 2040 Plan. 5. Proposed Changes to the TAC Bylaws……………………….…….Mr. Ashby Johnson, CAMPO Mr. Johnson will preview draft changes to the current TAC bylaws 6. TxDOT 2015 Transportation Alternatives Program Call for Projects…....Ms. Teri Kaplan, TxDOT Ms. Kaplan will provide an overview of the TAP Program and outline TxDOT’s timeline for the Call for Projects 7. Presentation of the City of Austin Bike Plan ………….….……Mr. Nathan Wilkes, City of Austin Mr. Wilkes will provide an update on the development of the City of Austin Bike Plan. 8. Update on Texas Legislative Session………………………………Mr. Ashby Johnson, CAMPO Mr. Johnson will preview a compilation of transportation-related legislation that has been filed in the 84th Texas Legislative session 9. CTR Quarterly Update on Dynamic Traffic Assignment…….Dr. Jen Duthie, Ph.D., UT – Austin Dr. Duthie will provide the Quarterly update on DTA activities throughout the region. 10. Report on Transportation Planning Activities Update on State Prop. 1 funds 11. TAC Chair Announcements 12. Adjournment Technical Advisory Committee – January 2015 (First Name is the Representative; Indented Name is the Alternate) Bastrop County Rachel Clampffer, Director of Planning and Project Management o Blake Dommert, Burnet County Greg Haley, President, KC Engineering o Vacant Caldwell County Michael Aulick o Vacant Hays County Michael Aulick o Jerry Borcherding, Road Engineer Superintendent Travis County Steve Manilla, Executive Manager, Transportation and Natural Resources o Vacant Vacant o Vacant Charlie Watts o David Greear Anna Bowlin o Teresa Calkins Williamson County Robert Daigh, Director of Infrastructure o Joe England, County Engineer o Terron Evertson City of Austin Gordon Derr, Asst. Director – Austin Transportation Department o Eric Bollich, Supervisor Engineer Teri McManus, Principal Planner o Vacant Pharr Andrews, Environmental Program Coordinator o Cole Kitten, Planner III Vacant o Eric Dusza, Senior Planner City of Bastrop Melissa McCollum o Vacant City of Buda Brian LaBorde, Assistant City Manager o Chance Sparks, Director of Planning City of Cedar Park Darwin Marchell, Director of Engineering o Tom Gdala City of Elgin Amy Miller o Vacant City of Georgetown Ed Polasek, Transportation Service Director o Nathaniel Waggoner City of Hutto Will Guerin, Director of Development Services o Matt Bushak, City Engineer City of Kyle Leon Barba, o Sofia Nelson, Director of Planning City of Lakeway Chessie Zimmerman, Assistant City Manager o Paul Duncan, PE, City Engineer City of Leander Terri Crauford, Assistant City Engineer o Tom Yantis, Assistant City Manager City of Lockhart Dan Gibson, City Planner o Vance Rodgers, City Manager City of Pflugerville Trey Fletcher, Asst. City Manager o Tom Word, Asst. City Manager o Patricia Davis, P.E., Engineer o Emily Barron, Planning Director City of Round Rock John Dean o Gary Hudder City of San Marcos Sabas Avila, Assistant Director of Public Services, Transportation Division o Amanda Hernandez City of Taylor Bob Van Til, Director of Community Resources o John Elsden TxDOT - Austin District Ed Collins, District Advance Transportation Planning Director o Diana Vargas o Bonnie Lister Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Todd Hemingson, Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Development o James Gamez Capital Area Rural Transportation System Dave Marsh, Executive Director o Lyle Nelson, Chief Operating Officer Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Wes Burford o Sean Beal Lone Star Rail District Ross Milloy o Alison Schulze Capital Area Council of Governments Ken May, Director of Regional Services o Vacant Date: January 15, 2015 Continued From: Action Requested: ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR To: Technical Advisory Committee Report By: Ashby Johnson Agenda Item: 2 Subject: Appointment of Nominating Committee for Selection of 2015 TAC Officers RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) appoint a Nominating Committee of three (3) members to provide a slate of officers for the election of a Chair and Vice Chair for the 2015 calendar year. PURPOSE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to the Bylaws, the TAC shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair at the first meeting of each calendar year. FINANCIAL IMPACT None BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION Currently, Todd Hemingson of Capital Metro serves as Chair of the TAC, and Rachel Clampffer of Bastrop County serves as Vice-Chair. According to the Bylaws of the Technical Advisory Committee: Officers shall be regular members, not alternates. The TAC shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair, each to serve for a term of one year. Elections shall be held at the first meeting of each calendar year. The current Chair shall appoint a nominating committee of three (3) members prior to the first meeting of each calendar year for the purpose of bringing before the TAC a slate of officers for consideration. In the event the Chair is unable to serve the entire term of office, the Vice Chair shall succeed to the office of Chair. In the event the Vice Chair is unable to serve the entire term of office, the Chair shall elicit nominations for a vote by TAC members at the next meeting to fill the unexpired term. In the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair from a regular or special meeting of the committee at which a quorum is present, the remaining members present shall elect a presiding officer who shall serve until the conclusion of that meeting or until the arrival of the Chair or Vice Chair. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS None Technical Advisory Committee Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Joe C. Thompson Conference Center, Room 3.102 Dean Keeton and Red River Streets Austin, Texas 78704 Present Todd Hemingson, Chair Greg Haley Rachel Clampffer, Vice Chair Pix Howell Michael Aulick Steve Manilla Sabas Avila Dave Marsh Leon Barba Ken May Chad Coburn Melissa McCollum Ed Collins Amy Miller Morgan Cotton Teri McManus Bob Daigh Alison Schulze* John Dean Chance Sparks* Trey Fletcher Nathaniel Waggoner Tom Gdala Charlie Watts Dan Gibson Chessie Zimmerman Will Guerin * called in THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 2:20 P.M. 1. Certification of Quorum – Chairman Hemingson certified that the quorum requirement was met. ACTION 2. Approval of the September 24, 2014 and October 22, 2014 meeting summary Mr. John Dean made a motion to approve the September 24, 2014 and October 22, 2014 meeting summary. Mr. Sabas Avila seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. 3. A Recommendation to the Transportation Policy Board Regarding the Draft Preferred Fiscally Constrained Scenario for the 2040 Plan Dr. Weston gave a presentation to delineate the assumptions made by CAMPO staff in the creation of a draft preferred scenario for the TAC to consider as they formulate their recommendation to the Transportation Policy Board. At previous meetings the TAC has decided: November 19, 2014 Page 1 No unsponsored projects in the financially constrained portion of the plan 4% inflation rate to calculate year-of-expenditure Include IH-35 in the preferred scenario Do not use local funds for regional projects CAMPO staff have made appropriate changes to the project list based on these decisions. In addition, staff have consulted with TxDOT regarding projects that are more appropriately included in the grouped projects portion of the plan. There is sufficient revenue forecast to cover all the grouped projects. Based on the results of the November 4, 2014 election, and the Transportation Policy Board’s decision to change the 15% STP-MM bicycle/pedestrian set aside to a target, staff estimates there will be $4,857 million available for road projects. For urban transit projects there is $2,016 million for projects. It is anticipated the results of the workshop prior to the meeting will inform development of a draft preferred scenario for TAC recommendation to the Board. Mr. Bob Daigh made a motion that a subcommittee be created in the time frame needed to draft up a list of the urban transit projects that will be acceptable to the TAC to include into the preferred scenario modeling and forward to the Transportation Policy Board for their approval. Mr. Manilla seconded the motion. Ms. Teri McManus made a friendly amendment which was accepted by Mr. Daigh and Mr. Manilla, that the subcommittee forward their recommendation to the entire TAC for comments. The motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Rachel Clampffer made a motion to recommend CAMPO staff scenario 3 road projects to the Transportation Policy Board as the preferred scenario for the 2040 Plan. Ms. Melissa McCollum seconded the motion. Mr. Bob Daigh made a friendly amendment that the Burnet County project for US 281 be deferred from the list; which was accepted. Subsequently, the motion was withdrawn by the maker and seconder and no action was taken. 4. Recommendation to the Transportation Policy Board Regarding Aspects of the 2040 Plan Activity Centers Mr. Kone informed the TAC that the 2040 Plan Centers, including the size and shape of the Centers, were identified by jurisdictions and reflect local plans. There are 59 identified Centers of various sizes and shapes. The TAC Centers Subcommittee developed the definition of Centers shown in Attachment A by building on the Board endorsed Centers Criteria shown in Attachment B of the TAC materials.