Transportation
Policy Board August
24, 2009
1. Roll Call
........... Members Present:
Ms. Gloria Arriaga
Commissioner Tommy Adkisson (Chair)
Commissioner Sergio “Chico”
Rodriguez
Commissioner Kevin Wolff
Mr. Joe Aceves, P.E.
Councilman John Clamp City
of
Councilman Ray Lopez City
of
Councilwoman Jennifer Ramos City of
Councilwoman Ivy Taylor City
of
Mr. Majed Al-Ghafry, P.E. City of
Mr. Mike Frisbie, P.E. City
of
Mayor Chris Riley Greater
Bexar County Council of Cities
Councilman William Weeper, Sr. Northeast
Partnership
Senator Jeff Wentworth State
Delegation, Senate District 25
Representative David Leibowitz State Delegation,
House District 117
Mr. Mario Medina, P.E. Texas Department of Transportation
Mr. Clay R. Smith, P.E. Texas
Department of Transportation
Ms. Mary Briseño VIA
Metropolitan Transit
Mr. Rick Pych VIA
Metropolitan Transit
Others Present:
Ms. Terry Brechtel
Mr. Jim Reed
Mr. Isidro “Sid” Martinez Metropolitan
Planning Organization
Mr. Steve Bonnette Non-Governmental
Representative
Mr. Vic Boyer
Mr. Keith Parker VIA
Metropolitan Transit
2. Director’s Report – MPO (Audio)
a. MPO meeting minutes format change
b. MPO agenda distribution
c. MPO line item budget
agendized for September
d. Legal Services Request for Proposals
e. MPO Office will be closed on Monday, September
7th for Labor Day
3. Approval of the July 27, 2009 Meeting Minutes
Councilwoman Jennifer Ramos moved and Gloria
Arriaga seconded the motion to approve the July 27, 2009 meeting minutes. The motion was unanimously approved.
Public Hearing: Time
Certain 1:45 p.m:
In accordance with the San
Antonio – Bexar County MPO’s adopted policies, amendments to the Transportation
Improvement Program or Metropolitan Transportation Plan requiring quick action
due to impending federal or state requirements or deadlines (or for other
reasons deemed in the community's best interest) may be accomplished by a 75%
vote of the Transportation Policy Board quorum present to waive the routine
two-step process.
In these cases, the
Transportation Policy Board will hold a special public hearing within their
normal meeting agenda to specifically solicit public comment on the proposed
amendment.
4. Discussion
and Appropriate Action on an
Amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the FY 2008-2011
Transportation Improvement Program – MPO (Geiger)
CSJ
0253-04-140: US 281 “Super Street” project – add park & ride facility to
the
This item was pulled from the agenda.
Items for Individual Discussion and
Appropriate Action:
5. Discussion
and Appropriate Action on ABC’s of Transportation Financing in Bexar County –
(Audio); Part II
a.
Critical provisions in
the MPO By-Laws (Policies 1, 5 and 6)
b.
What are the MPO Plans
and what do they mean in everyday language?
c.
What roads are funded and
what projects need funding?
d.
What projects in our
community are the priority?
e.
What projects do we want
to put forward to seek stimulus funding, Proposition 12 and Texas Mobility
Funds?
f.
Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants (2nd Phase of Economic
Stimulus Funds to be available) are due September 15th and action
on letters of support for projects submitted for the grant program is requested
Councilman John Clamp moved and Gloria Arriaga
seconded to approve letters of support for projects submitted for funding
consideration under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recover
(TIGER) Grant Program
ABC’s of Transportation
Financing in Bexar County Presentation (PDF)
Long Range Transportation Plan Update
Presentation (PDF)
This
item was postponed.
7. Discussion and Appropriate
Action on Recurring Reports to the Transportation Policy Board
a.
b.
c.
d. Air
Quality Issues (Gloria Arriaga)
e.
City
of
f.
American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act Status Report (ARMA/CoSA/ TxDOT)
This item was
postponed.
8. Citizens to be Heard (Audio); Part
II
a. Jack Finger
b. Rose Maurel
c. Tessye Mauren
d. Pat Dossey
e. Janet Ahmad
f. Terri Hall
g. Vince Zillardi
h. Mel Borel
i. Mike Wikman
j. Jim Micklethwait
k. Don Dixon
l. Nikki Kuhns
m. Farris Hodge