MPO TPC/TAC Board Minutes - 07/06/2023 WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Technical Advisory Committee
Minutes
Thursday,July 6, 2023
Voting Members Present:
Lin Barnett,Wichita Falls MPO, MPO Director,TAC Chairperson
Slane Boswell, City of Wichita Falls,City Engineer
Callan Coltharp,TxDOT,Area Engineer
Karen Montgomery-Gagne,City of Wichita Falls, Planning Administrator
Monty Brown,TxDOT, Director of Construction
Scot Reaves,TxDOT, Director of TP&D
MPO Staff
Jaimie Lee,Wichita Falls MPO, Senior Transportation Planner
Absent:
David Rohmer,TxDOT, Director of Operations
Doug Wooster, City of Wichita Falls, Interim Traffic Superintendent
Terry Floyd,Director of Development Services
I. Welcome&Introduction
Mr. Barnett, TAC chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m. and welcomed
everyone in attendance.
II. Public Comment on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
Mr. Barnett asked for any public comments on agenda and non-agenda items. Receiving
none,the committee moved on to the next agenda item.
III. Review and Approval of the April 6, 2023 Technical Advisory Committee's (TAC)
Meeting Minutes
Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or corrections to the April 6, 2023 TAC meeting
minutes.Receiving none,he asked for a motion to approve the minutes.Mr.Boswell made
the motion to approve. Mr. Reaves seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
IV. Review and Comment Regarding the April 25, 2023 Transportation Policy
Committee's(TPC's) Meeting Minutes-No Action Required
Mr. Barnett asked for comments on the April 25, 2023 TPC meeting minutes. Receiving
none,the committee moved on to the next agenda item.
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V. Review and Recommendation to the Policy Board to Approve Resolution#5-2023:
Adopt the FY 2022 Annual Project Listing(APL) for Authorization and Submittal to
TxDOT
Mr. Barnett directed the committee's attention to page 9 of the meeting packet. Mr.
Barnett stated this resolution complies with the new TxDOT requirement that all MPO's
collaborate with their local TxDOT districts during the production of the Annual Project
Listing(APL).He stated that all MPO's must submit an APL at the end of each year,in early
December.The expectation is that the District Offices will verify the APL information with
the MPO's as the District has more in-depth information to support the MPO.Mr.Barnett
stated WFMPO posted the 2022 APL on the MPO's homepage for public comment from
May 26th through June 26th. He stated that these new procedures for the APL-consulting
with the TxDOT District Office, posting the APL for public comment, and asking the TPC
Policy Board to approve the resolution - will now become an annual requirement. The
resolution will be presented to the Policy Board at the July 25th TPC meeting.Mr.Barnett
asked for any comments or questions regarding Resolution #5-2023. Receiving none,he
asked for a motion to forward the document to the Policy Board for their review and
approval.Mr.Coltharp made the motion to forward the document to the Policy Board.Mr.
Brown seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
VI. Review and Recommend to the Policy Board to Approve Wichita Falls Transit
System TIP Amendments for 2023 and 2024
Mr. Barnett directed the committee's attention to the Transportation Improvement
Program(TIP)enclosure.He stated the Wichita Falls Transit System had submitted their
request to amend Fiscal years 2023 and 2024 in Section IV - Federally Funded Transit
Projects of the 2023-2026 TIP.Mr.Barnett stated these changes reflect updates to Capital,
Preventive,Maintenance,Operation Assistance and Planning based on forecasted Section
5307 formula dollars.He stated WFMPO will present the amendments to the Policy Board
for approval at the July 25th TPC meeting. Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or
questions regarding the amendments. Receiving none, he asked for a motion to forward
the amendments to the Policy Board for their review and approval. Ms. Gagne made the
motion to approve.Mr.Boswell seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
VII. Update on the 2023 Bicycle Friendly Community Application for Bronze Level
Renewal
Mr.Barnett updated the committee on the current progress of the 2023 Bicycle Friendly
Community Application renewal. He stated he will contact the Bicycle Friendly Working
Group today for progress updates as well.Mr. Barnett stated that starting Friday,he will
begin inputting information into the online application. Mr. Barnett asked for comments
or questions regarding the Bicycle Friendly Community Application.Receiving none,the
committee moved on to the next agenda item.
VIII. Other Business:
a. Discussion&Overview of Progress on Local Transportation Projects-City and
TxDOT staff(Quarterly Review)
City_Mr. Boswell reported Taft Blvd.widening was 100%complete.2023 Asphalt St.
Rehab was 85% complete. The Business Park Streets and Drainage Project is 990/0
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complete. 2022 Concrete St. Rehab project was 98% complete. 2023 Concrete St.
Rehab project is at 0% complete. Future projects include Lake Wichita Parking Lot.
TxDOT: Mr. Coltharp reported on the current construction projects: SH 240
intersection improvements, FM 369 Districtwide Seal Coat, FM 1814 Roadway
Widening, LP 473 Mill at Gutters, FM 2380, SH 79 and SL 473 are pavement repair
and overlay.
b. MPO Quarterly Financial Report (2nd Quarter FY 2023 - January, February,
March)
Mr.Barnett reported on the 3rd quarter expenses for the MPO. He stated that the MPO
had spent 45%of its total allocation for FY 2023.Mr.Barnett asked for any comments
or questions on the first quarter financial report. He received none.
c. Other Items
Mr. Barnett stated the MPO would begin the process for hiring a qualified consultant
for the MTP update.He stated the update is due January 2025 and a consultant would
be hired by January 2024 because it is a yearlong process to update the MTP.
IX. Meeting Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
lrvan F. "Lin" Barnett Jr.
MPO Transportation Planning Director
Wichita Falls MPO
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