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BRYAN I COLLEGE STATION MET ROPOLITAN PLANNIN G ORGANIZATI ON
Policy Board Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 9:00 AM
Brazos County Com missioners' Courtroom
200 South Texas, Avenue, Bryan, Texas 77803
1. Welcome and Call to Order
AGENDA
-Pledge of allegiance to the United States and Texas Flags and Invocation by Judge Peters
2. Public Comments regarding items not on the agenda
-Individuals who wish to address the Policy Board must fill out a Public Comment Card
describing the topic(s) they wish to address. Public Comment Cards may be obtained.from Lisa
Lyon of the MPG staff prior to the start of the meeting. Please limit your comments to three
minutes per topic. Additional time will be allotted if Policy Board members have questions.
3. Review and approval of September 14, 2016, Policy Board Minutes
-The Policy Board will review and make corrections to the minutes and then either approve the
minutes or move to instruct staff to correct the minutes and return them to the Policy Board.for
approval at their next meeting. Action required. (See attachment.)
4. Director's Report
-Brazos Transit District Operations Study
-FM 2818 Corridor Study
-FM 60/University Drive RFQ
-Website Update
-Update on Fort Worth to Houston Corridor Expressway Concept
-Major Thoroughfare Concept Meetings
5. FY2017 MPO Budget As A Brazos County Unit
As part of the agreement between the MPG and Brazos County, who serves as our fiduciary
agent, the MPG Policy Board must adopt our FY 2017County Budget. The two largest expense
items are contract services and Engineering and Consulting Services. The $112, 000 in
Contract Services includes the Website Update ($20,000), an update to our TransModeler
program ($35, 000), processing of Miovision Traffic Counts ($5, 000), and the hiring of a
consultant to update our Public Participation Plan ($52,000). The Engineering Services total
of $108,000 is.for the FM 60/University Drive Study. Please note that this budget does not
show funding.for the FM 2818 Study because it is being paid.for with State Planning Research
Funds which is set up by the County as a separate division. All other budget items were
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tweaked to adjust for minor cost inflation or reduced due to lack of spending on this item
during FY 2016. Action required. (See attachment.)
6. Top Five Priority Projects Without An Identified Funding Source
-The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has been working on developing a list of priority
projects within the Bryan/College Station Urban area that are of vital importance to maintain
and enhance our transportation network. All of the projects listed, while of high importance, do
not have an identified funding source. To facilitate our discussions with our legislative
delegations in Washington, D. C. and in Austin, this list will help make sure that whenever any of
the jurisdictions or other Bryan/College Station organizations meet with our delegation to ask
for transportation funds, that we all are asking for the same projects. If the Board approves the
list, the next step in the process will be to meet with Chamber of Commerce officials to obtain
their buy-in. Action Required. (See attachment.)
7. Future Transportation Project Update
-Mr. Paul Kaspar, City Engineer for the City of Bryan and Mr. Gary Schatz, City of Bryan
Transportation Consultant will present the City's Local Area Traffic Management Program.
8. Adjourn
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