MPO TPC/TAC Board Minutes - 01/09/2025 WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Technical Advisory Committee
Minutes
Thursday,January 9, 2025
Voting Members Present:
Lin Barnett,Wichita Falls MPO, MPO Director,TAC Chairperson
Doug Wooster, City of Wichita Falls,Traffic Superintendent
Karen Montgomery-Gagne, City of Wichita Falls, Planning Administrator
Monty Brown,TxDOT, Director of Construction
Scot Reaves,TxDOT,Director of Transportation Planning and Development
Terry Floyd, Director of Development Services
Tyson Traw,City of Wichita Falls,Deputy Director of Public Works
MPO Staff
Jaimie Lee,Wichita Falls MPO, Senior Transportation Planner
Absent:
Callan Coltharp,TxDOT,Area Engineer
David Rohmer,TxDOT, Director of Operations
Shaun Barnes,TxDOT, Director of Transportation Operations
Visitors:
Ben Magallon,ATG
Clifton Hall,ATG
Kyle Poirot,TxDOT TA/SRTS
Phillip Tindall,TxDOT,TPP
Richard Milhollon, SAFB
Tim Smith,ATG
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 October 10, 2024 Technical Advisory Committee's
(TAC) Meeting Minutes
Wichita Falls MPO TAC Meeting January 9, 2025 1 I P.a-g-e-
Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or corrections to the October 10,2024 TAC meeting
minutes. Receiving none, he asked for a motion to approve the minutes. The motion
passed unanimously.
IV. Review and Comment Regarding the October 30, 2024 Transportation Policy
Committee's(TPC's) Meeting Minutes-No Action Required
Mr.Barnett asked for comments on the October 30,2024 TPC meeting minutes.Receiving
none,the committee moved on to the next agenda item.
V. Review and Recommend Approval of the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement
Program (TIP) Amendment to the Policy Board: Install 5 Direct Fast Charge Ports
Within One Mile of the Electric Alternative Fuel Corridor
Mr. Barnett directed to committee's attention to page 14 of the meeting packet. Mr.
Barnett stated the FY 2025 TIP amendment sent to us by the TxDOT Transportation
Planning and Programming Division in Austin,TX programs$413,796 ($331,037 Federal
+$82,759 Private Sector) towards building an Electric Vehicle charging station. This
station will be located at 1526 Old Iowa Park Road in Wichita Falls, next to the new
QuikTrip gas station. Mr. Barnett stated this this project will install 5 Direct Current Fast
Charge ports within one mile of the Electric Alternative Fuel Corridors (IH44). He stated
no time line of construction has been released yet. Mr. Barnett stated that the TxDOT
Transportation Planning and Programming(TP&P) Division in Austin had contacted him
about making this amendment to the 2025-2028 TIP because it had been programmed
previously into the 2023-2026 TIP in calendar year 2024.TP&P wanted to insure that the
project was in the current TIP ready to receive funding,when available,and ready to"let"
for construction in calendar year 2025. Mr. Barnett asked for a motion to forward the
2025-2028 TIP amendment to the Policy Board for review and approval. The motion
passed unanimously.
VI. Review and Recommend Approval of the 2025-TxDOT Performance Measures to
the Policy Board:Transit Asset Management Plan (TAMP) and Safety Performance
Measures (PM1)
Mr. Barnett directed the committee's attention to Resolution #1-2025. He stated this
resolution continues support for the performance measures and targets set in Resolution
#1-2024 that were adopted by the Policy Board in January 2024. Mr. Barnett stated this
resolution adopts the Safety Performance (PM1) targets for 2025 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 #2-2025. He stated this
resolution continues support for the performance measures and targets set in Resolution
#2-2024 that were adopted by the Policy Board in January 2024. Mr. Barnett stated this
resolution adopts and supports the 2025 performance measures and targets for the
Infrastructure Condition Performance Measure established by the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT).
Wichita Falls MPO TAC Meeting January 9, 2025 2 I P a g e
Mr. Barnett directed the committee's attention to Resolution #3-2025. He stated this
resolution continues support for the performance measures and targets set in Resolution
#3-2024 that were adopted by the Policy Board in January 2024. Mr. Barnett stated this
resolution adopts and supports the 2025 performance measures and targets for the
Transit Asset Management Plan (TAMP)/State of Good Repair (SGR) Performance
Measures established by the 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.The motion passed unanimously.
VII. Review and Recommend Approval of the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation
Plan (MTP) Update to the Policy Board(TPC)
Mr. Barnett introduced the MPO's consultant,Alliance Transportation Group (ATG) who
presented the final draft of the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan update to
the committee for their review and comment. Mr. Smith, the ATG Project Leader, along
with Mr. Magallon, ATG Staff Member, and Mr. Hall, ATG Staff Member, gave a brief
overview of the final draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan update.They discussed the
eight chapters and the new 25-year project list. Mr. Barnett asked for any comments or
questions regarding the MTP update. Receiving none, he asked for a motion to forward
the presentation to Policy Board for their final review and approval. The Committee
recommended forwarding the MTP Update to the Policy Board and the motion passed
unanimously.
VIII. Other Business:
a. Discussion &Overview of Progress on Local Transportation Projects- City and
TxDOT staff(Quarterly Review)
City: No report received
TxDOT: No report received.
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 91.30% of its total allocation for FY 2024. Mr. Barnett asked for any
comments or questions on the fourth quarter financial report. He received none.
c. Other Items
No other items to report.
IX. Meeting Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:16 a.m.
0 ...*. ciA,77.vz5(
Wichita Falls MPO TAC Meeting January 9, 2025 3 I P a g e
Irvan F. "Lin" Barnett Jr.
MPO Transportation Planning Director
Wichita Falls MPO
Wichita Falls MPO TAC Meeting January 9, 2025 4 I P a g e