MPO TPC/TAC Board Minutes - 01/11/2024 WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Technical Advisory Committee
Minutes
Thursday,January 11, 2024
Voting Members Present:
Lin Barnett,Wichita Falls MPO,MPO Director,TAC Chairperson
Callan Coltharp,TxDOT,Area Engineer
David Rohmer,TxDOT,Director of Operations
Shanice Robinson,City of Wichita Falls,Interim City Engineer
Shaun Barnes,TxDOT,Proxy for Scot Reaves
MPO Staff:
Jaimie Lee,Wichita Falls MPO,Senior Transportation Planner
Absent:
Doug Wooster, City of Wichita Falls,Traffic Superintendent
Terry Floyd,Director of Development Services
Karen Montgomery-Gagne, City of Wichita Falls,Planning Administrator
Monty Brown,TxDOT,Director of Construction
Visitors:
Mark McBurnett,SAFB
Liz Flynn,Congressman Ronny Jackson
I. Welcome&Introduction
Mr. Barnett, TAC chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:30 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 October 5,2023 Technical Advisory Committee's(TAC)
Meeting Minutes
Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or corrections to the October 5, 2023 TAC meeting
minutes.Receiving none,he asked for a motion to approve the minutes.Mr.Rohmer made
the motion to approve.Mr.Coltharp seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
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IV. Review and Comment Regarding the October 24, 2023 Transportation Policy
Committee's(TPC's) Meeting Minutes-No Action Required
Mr.Barnett asked for comments on the October 24,2023 TPC meeting minutes.Receiving
none,the committee moved on to the next agenda item.
V. Review and Recommend to the Policy Board to Approve the WFMPO 2024
Performance Measures for PM1:Safety,and PM4: TAMP/SGR Wichita Falls Transit
System
Mr. Barnett directed the committee's attention to Resolution #1-2024. He stated the
resolution continues support for the performance measures and targets set in Resolution
#1-2023 that were adopted by the Policy Board in January 2023. Mr. Barnett stated this
resolution adopts the Safety Performance (PM1) targets for 2024 for the Texas
Department of Transportation(TxDOT).Mr.Barnett stated that each MPO has the choice
to create its own Performance Measures, or to adopt measures created by the State of
Texas. Since their inception in 2018, WFMPO has always adopted and supported the
TxDOT Performance Measures issued by the State of Texas.
Mr. Barnett Directed the committee's attention to Resolution #2-2024. He stated this
resolution continues support for the performance measures and targets set in Resolution
#2-2023 that were adopted by the Policy Board in January 2023. Mr. Barnett stated this
resolution adopts and supports the 2024 performance measures and targets for the
Transit Asset Management Plan (TAMP)/State of Good Repair (SGR) Performance
Measure established by the Wichita Falls Transit Administration Division for the Wichita
Falls Transit System (WFTS).
Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or questions regarding the resolutions. Receiving
none,he asked for a motion to forward the resolutions to the Policy Board for their review
and approval. Mr. Coltharp made the motion to approve. Mr. Rohmer seconded the
motion,which passed unanimously.
VI. Review and Recommend to the Policy Board to Approve the January 2024 TIP
Amendment for the Transportation Alternative Grant Award for Circle Trail
Construction West of Camp Fire Property Inside Lucy Park
Mr. Barnett directed the committee's attention to the TIP amendment located in the
meeting packet. He stated the City of Wichita Falls competed for, and won, $3,428,441
dollars in TxDOT Enhancement Funds for a portion of the Circle Trail System along the
Wichita River inside of Lucy Park west of the Campfire Girls property. Mr. Barnett stated
the Federal portion of the grant is$2,742,753 and the local match is$685,688. He stated
that Public Works had asked WFMPO to submit a Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) amendment that will include this project inside our 2023-2026 TIP. He informed
the TAC committee that as soon as the TxDOT Transportation Planning& Programming
(TP&P) Department in Austin issued a new CSJ project identifier number to the project
that MPO staff would ask the Wichita Falls TxDOT District Office for help in uploading the
project into eSTIP. Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or questions regarding the TIP
amendment.Receiving none,he asked for a motion to forward the TIP amendment to the
Policy Board for their review and approval.Mr.Rohmer made the motion to approve.Mr.
Coltharp seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
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VII. Update on the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Update Work
Schedule.
Mr. Barnett informed the committee that WFMPO had selected Alliance Transportation
Group (ATG) to conduct the 2025-2050 MTP update. He informed the committee of the
budget,time line,and scope of work provided by ATG.
VIII. Other Business:
a. Discussion&Overview of Progress on Local Transportation Projects-City and
TxDOT staff(Quarterly Review)
City: No reports to discuss
TxDOT: Mr. Coltharp reported on the current construction projects: BU 287J widen
roadway,three pavement repair projects located at FM 2380 from FM 369 to SH 79,
SL 79 from Professional Drive to FM 1954, and SL 473 from BU 2871 to US 82, and a
district-wide seal coat from US 82 at Windthorst Road to Fisher Road.
b. MPO Quarterly Financial Report(4th Quarter-July,August,September)
Mr.Barnett reported on the 4th quarter expenses for the MPO.He stated that the MPO
had spent 86% of its total allocation for FY 2023. He stated any remaining funds
would be used as carry-over to cover the expenses for the 2025-2050 MTP Update.
Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or questions on the fourth quarter financial
report.He received none.
c. Other Items
No items to report
IX. Meeting Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:13 a.m.
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Irvan F."Lin"Barnett Jr.
MPO Transportation Planning Director
Wichita Falls MPO
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