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_ Approved January 7, 2004
WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Technical Advisory Committee
Special Called Meeting
Minutes
Friday, December 5, 2003
Voting Members Present:
Darron Leiker — City of Wichita Falls — ACM /Dir. Aviation, Traffic & Trans., Interim
MPO Director
Dave Clark — City of Wichita Falls, Dir. of Community Development
James Kelly — TxDOT, Area Engineer
Joe Anderson — TxDOT, Director of Construction
Karen Montgomery-Gagne — City of Wichita Falls MPO, Planner III
Phillip Lujan — TxDOT, District Planning Engineer (Design) Interim for John Barton
Tim Hertel — TxDOT, Director of Operations
Others Present:
Carolyn Askins — TxDOT, Transportation Planning Assistant
Lin Barnett — City of Wichita Falls MPO, Transportation Planner II
Tammy Marlow — TxDOT
Weldon Moser - City of Wichita Falls, Engineering Department
Highway Needs Committee Members:
Visitors:
Jon Moller — Citizen
Absent:
Jeff Hogan - City of Wichita Falls, City Engineer
L Welcome & Introduction
The MPO Director called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m.
11. Discussion and Recommendation on the Use of a Qualified Consultant to
Complete the 2005 — 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update
Mr. Leiker opened the meeting with a brief summary of the current make -up of the
MPO staff structure stating he was the interim MPO Director and Mr. Barnett was
the only full -time MPO staff member. He recommended to the board members,
since there was a shortage of staff, that they consider the option of forwarding to
the TPC a sample Request For Proposal (RFP) for a qualified consultant to
complete the 2005 — 2030 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Update. The scope of
services would be delineated and a summarization of the FY 2004 UPWP funding
categories, along with either hardcopies or CD's of the City of Laredo's MTP, would
be included in the TPC meeting materials. The summarization of funding categories
would illustrate where the funds would come from to pay for the consultant fees.
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Mr. Leiker explained the City of Laredo's MTP was included for review because the
Laredo MPO successfully used an outside consultant to conduct their 2000 — 2025
update. Staff felt it was important to illustrate the comprehensiveness and
thoroughness of their completed plan. Staff also informed the board that using a
consultant to complete the MTP qualifies as an eligible expense under Task 4, the
Metropolitan Transportation Plan, of the FY 2004 UPWP.
Ms. Askins stated that Mr. Tim Juarez with TxDOT - TPP highly recommended the
use of a consultant. Mr. Leiker reminded everyone that the State, as well as the
Federal government, was expecting a much more detailed plan than was submitted
at the last update.
Mr. Clark motioned to approve forwarding the issue with a sample RFP to TPC for
their recommendation and approval. Mr. Anderson seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
111. Public comment on any item not on the agenda
Mr. Moller commented on the upcoming neighborhood meeting concerning
commercial zoning over near Kemp and Kell. He proposed that if any information
could be ascertained, from this or similar meetings, for MPO use, then the burden
of cost for the meeting could be charged to the MPO. He asked that TAC consider
this at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
No other comments were made.
IV. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 8:46 a.m.
Darron Leiker
Interim MPO Director, TAC Chairperson
ACM, Director of Traffic, Transportation and Aviation
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