HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/02/2016 - Regular Agenda - Archived Posting - BCS Metropolitan Planning Organization (2)Policy Board Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 9:00 AM
Brazos County Commissioners' Courtroom
200 South Texas, Avenue, Bryan, Texas 77803
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Call to Order
-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 MPO 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.
Review and approval of October 5, 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
-Website Update
-Update on Fort Worth to Houston Corridor Expressway Concept
-Major Thoroughfare Concept Meetings
Amendment III to the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).
-The UPWP is being amended to add an additional $18,000 to the FM 60 Bicycle and Pedestrian
Access and Safety Concepts project to bring the total to $108, 000 and $8, 000 for the Website
Update in FY 2017 (shown originally as $12,000 in FY 2016 and $0 in FY 2017) for a total of
$20,000. To compensate, MPO Staff and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) have agreed
to work together on updating our Public Participation Program without a fee charged by TTL
The original UPWP had $45,000 included in the budget to hire a consultant to provide those
services and that is subtracted from the total in Task Five. All changes are in Task Five and
additions are shown in italics and deletions shown as strikethroughs. Action Required. (See
attachment.)
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6. Future Transportation Project Update
-Dr. Tim Lomax, Regents Fellow at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, will present on the
topic of the Future of Transportation in the Bryan/College Station Area.
7. Adjourn
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