MPO TPC/TAC Board Minutes - 01/22/2025 WICHITA FALLS METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
Transportation Policy Committee
Minutes
Wednesday,January 22, 2025
Voting Members Present:
Tim Short,Chairperson,Wichita Falls Mayor
Austin Cobb,Wichita Falls City Councilor
Dennis Wilde,Executive Director,North Texas Regional Planning Commission
Greg Hawkins,Proxy for Judge Jim Johnson, County Judge,Wichita County
Jeff Watts, City of Pleasant Valley, Representative/Wichita County Commissioner
Mike Beaver,TxDOT, District Engineer
Russell Schreiber,Wichita Falls Public Works Director
Whitney Flack,Wichita Falls City Councilor
MPO Staff:
Jaimie Lee,WFMPO,Senior Transportation Planner
Lin Barnett,WFMPO,Transportation Planning Director
Absent:
Cory Glassburn, Mayor,Lakeside City
Visitors:
Adam Steed, NORTEX
Blake Jurecek,CWF
Callan Coltharp,TxDOT
Cody Bates,TxDOT
Phillip Tindall,TxDOT
Scot Reaves,TxDOT
I. Welcome &Introduction
Mayor Short,the TPC chairperson,called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m.and welcomed
everyone in attendance.
II. Public Comment on Agenda and Non-Agenda Items
Mayor Short 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 30, 2024 Transportation Policy Committee's
(TPC) Meeting Minutes
Mayor Short asked for any comments or corrections to the October 30,2024 TPC meeting
minutes.Receiving none,he asked for a motion to approve the minutes.Mr. Beaver made
the motion to approve.Mr.Cobb seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
IV. Review and Comment Regarding the January 9, 2025 Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) Meeting Minutes- No Action Required
Mayor Short asked for any comments or corrections to the January 9, 2025 TAC meeting
minutes. Receiving none,the committee moved on to the next agenda item.
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V. Review and Approval of the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP)Amendment:Install 5 Direct Fast Charge Ports Within One Mile of the Electric
Alternative Fuel Corridor(IH-44)
Mayor Short directed the 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 ensure that
the project was in the current TIP ready to receive funding,when available,and ready to
"let"for construction in calendar year 2025.
Mayor Short asked for any comments or questions regarding the Transportation
Improvement Program amendments. Receiving none, he asked for a motion to approve
the TIP amendment. Mr. Wilde made the motion to approve. Mr. Cobb seconded the
motion,which passed unanimously.
VI. Review and Approval of the 2025 TxDOT Performance Measures (PM's) to the
Policy Board (TPC): Safety Performance Measures(PM1),Infrastructure Condition
Performance Measures(PM2),and Transit Asset Management Plan(TAMP)
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).
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).
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Mayor Short asked for any comments regarding the Performance Measure updates.
Receiving none,he asked for a motion to approve the measures. Mr. Schreiber made the
motion to approve. Mr.Cobb seconded the motion,which passed unanimously.
VII. Review and Approval of the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
Mr. Barnett introduced the MPO's consultant,Alliance Transportation Group (ATG) who
presented the final presentation of the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
update to the committee for their review and approval.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. Mayor Short asked for any questions
regarding the MTP presentation. Receiving none, he asked for a motion to approve the
2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.Mr.Cobb made the motion to approve.Mr.
Wilde seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
VIII. Other Business:
a. Discussion&Overview of Progress on Local Transportation Projects- City and
TxDOT staff(Quarterly Review)
City: Mr. Schreiber reported the Hike and Bike Trail from Campfire to Lucy Park is
expected to begin March 2025; the 2024 Concrete Street Rehabilitation Project at
various locations is underway; and preparations for the 2025 Asphalt Street
Rehabilitation Project are in the works.
TxDOT: Mr. Coltharp reported on the current construction projects: the bridge and
approach rail project located at US 82 EB/WB to Kemp and Taft; he reported three
mill and overlay projects:BU 287j on FM 369,Homes Ave to US 82 on SS 447,and Bell
Road to IH 44 Split on US 287.
a. 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.
b. Other Items
Mr. Barnett informed the committee the WFMPO will begin creating a Safety Action
Plan that is a requirement for the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program.This
will allow the City and the MPO to apply for more grant funding.
IX. Meeting Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
Honorable Tim Short
Mayor Wichita Falls
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