WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.440 Okay, welcome to our meeting. We appear to have a quorum of four members, so we can get 00:00:10.440 --> 00:00:15.160 started. It's great to see everyone. It's been a long, long time since we've met, so 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:22.960 it's good to see everyone. And we can kick right into business. So do we have any presentations 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:25.800 or comments from the public for this meeting? Do we know? 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:27.360 No, Chair, not today. 00:00:27.360 --> 00:00:28.840 Okay, thank you. 00:00:28.840 --> 00:00:29.840 Sure. 00:00:29.840 --> 00:00:32.800 All right. Well, then we'll start with our items for consideration. And our first item 00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:41.520 is ATSC 21001. Receive nominations and elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the Traffic Safety 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:43.200 Commission. 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:49.280 Okay, so I can open it up. Just as a reminder, we did a better job last year, and I was reminded 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:55.600 that we are supposed to follow Robert's rules of order when we do the meeting. So if you 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:59.840 can either give me a virtual or just a hand, and I'll try to do my best to just call on 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:03.840 people to give us order. There's also, I think you can raise your hand in Zoom somewhere. 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:07.840 Let me see if I put up participants, I think. So I'll have that up too in case you want 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:14.080 to digitally raise your hand there. So yeah, so we have a discussion on the Chair and Vice 00:01:14.080 --> 00:01:22.080 Chair. I was the Chair in the last term, and was Melissa the Vice Chair? Is that correct? 00:01:22.080 --> 00:01:29.280 Okay. All right. Well, we can open the floor. We've got Clay, I think your hand's up. Do 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:32.360 you want to start off the comments? 00:01:32.360 --> 00:01:40.360 I would say that if you and Melissa would be willing, I would move that we reelect and 00:01:40.360 --> 00:01:43.160 continue with the same leadership. 00:01:43.160 --> 00:01:52.520 Okay. So we have a recommendation. I think it's fair, Commissioner Carr, is that something 00:01:52.520 --> 00:01:56.760 you're interested in, or would you want to trade places with me and you take over? I'm 00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:03.120 very happy to share the mantle if you like to read out things in order. 00:02:03.120 --> 00:02:08.920 I am willing to do exactly what we've been doing. I'm great with the Vice Chair. I must 00:02:08.920 --> 00:02:15.000 say that remembering Robert's Rules of Orders is somewhat challenging for me sometimes, 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:17.920 so I'm really okay with the way it is. 00:02:17.920 --> 00:02:23.280 It's challenging for me too, if you've been in these meetings, so I'm trying to do better. 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:35.040 Okay. Do we have any other comments from any other commissioners? Okay. So Clay, was that 00:02:35.040 --> 00:02:37.520 a recommendation that you were putting forward? 00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:43.080 Yeah. If there's no further discussion or nobody wants to nominate or anything, I would 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:44.600 make that a motion. 00:02:44.600 --> 00:02:54.360 Okay. All right. So Clay Thurman is making the recommendation that I stay as the Chair 00:02:54.360 --> 00:03:03.360 and that Melissa Carr stays as the Vice Chair. Is there all in favor of that motion? Can 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:04.360 we get an aye? 00:03:04.360 --> 00:03:08.760 Okay. Hang on, Chair. If we're taking that as a motion, we'll need a second. 00:03:08.760 --> 00:03:09.760 Second. 00:03:09.760 --> 00:03:15.840 Okay. We've got a second from Jeff King. Thank you. I told you I was rusty. Okay. So now 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:20.840 if we can go ahead and we could go to vote. So we have a motion for the Chairs to remain 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:25.960 the same, me as Chair and Melissa as Vice Chair. All in favor? Can we get an aye? 00:03:25.960 --> 00:03:30.200 Sorry, Chair. Because we're doing it virtually, you'll need to do a roll call vote. 00:03:30.200 --> 00:03:31.200 Okay. 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:35.120 As I mean, whatever order they appear on your screen is fine, but just go through everybody. 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:40.280 Yep. Okay. So we're just aye. No problem. Aye or nay? Commissioner Carr? 00:03:40.280 --> 00:03:41.280 Aye. 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:42.720 Commissioner Thurman? 00:03:42.720 --> 00:03:43.720 Aye. 00:03:43.720 --> 00:03:44.720 Commissioner King? 00:03:44.720 --> 00:03:45.720 Aye. 00:03:45.720 --> 00:03:51.480 And I am also an aye. So that is four ayes and the motion carries. And so the board will 00:03:51.480 --> 00:03:56.140 recommend us to keep our existing situation with me as Chair and Melissa Carr as Vice 00:03:56.140 --> 00:04:05.920 Chair. Okay. That was quick. Item B, TSC 21002, receive a report, hold a discussion and approve 00:04:05.920 --> 00:04:11.640 the Traffic Safety Commission annual 2021 meeting schedule. And as I, before I moved 00:04:11.640 --> 00:04:15.760 to this one, actually, I just realized, I don't know if we, I think I forgot to approve 00:04:15.760 --> 00:04:23.120 the prior minutes. Are there any changes needed to the prior minutes from any of the commissioners? 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:28.160 I don't see any reason to change them. Okay. No corrections needed. 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:36.320 Chair, I'm sorry. I think we skipped one. Oh, did we? Oh, it is the third. Okay. Sorry. 00:04:36.320 --> 00:04:40.400 I forgot that I didn't see it on the schedule there. And so I was thinking, I was thinking 00:04:40.400 --> 00:04:46.800 we had to do that separately. Okay. Nevermind. We'll stick with BTSC 21002. Receive a report, 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:53.360 hold a discussion and approve the Traffic Safety Commission annual 2021 meeting schedule. 00:04:53.360 --> 00:05:01.440 Okay. So it looks like to me, when I look at it, we're moving to Wednesdays. Is that 00:05:01.440 --> 00:05:08.720 correct? I'm Paul. So is there, is there anyone going, are we just looking at the attachments 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:14.440 here or is anyone from the city discussing anything on this issue? 00:05:14.440 --> 00:05:20.040 We're happy to discuss the calendar, what we would like to do if possible is go ahead 00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:24.840 and do what the best that we can to set that calendar forward. You know, I think Wednesdays 00:05:24.840 --> 00:05:32.240 has been the day that has been happening in the past few months. There are some opportunities 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:40.440 for us to move to the third Monday of the month if the commission is interested in that. 00:05:40.440 --> 00:05:45.240 Becky has taken the opportunity to look at the calendar. And I know it gets a little 00:05:45.240 --> 00:05:49.120 confusing today with two Becky. So when you said earlier, I'm like, which Becky are you 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:54.000 talking to? But want to go ahead and, you know, talk about kind of that, that schedule 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:58.040 and what might work for the commission. So I don't know, Becky, do you have anything 00:05:58.040 --> 00:06:02.600 additional you'd like to add to that? We basically have the opportunity to stay at the current 00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:09.160 timeframe that we're working through or possibly if you're interested moving to the third Monday 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:14.700 of the month, during that that lunch hour timeframe. Unfortunately, the first Monday 00:06:14.700 --> 00:06:22.520 of the month is already taken by a different, different group at this time. So it's just 00:06:22.520 --> 00:06:26.120 really kind of open for discussion, something we would like to set. So I'll turn it over 00:06:26.120 --> 00:06:33.120 to Becky so she can add to the conversation. I just wanted to say that we originally had 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:39.680 targeted this, this 1130-1230 timeframe, because many of you have full-time employment and 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:46.240 it was suggested that you might be able to couple it with your lunch break to allow you 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:51.160 to continue to participate with the committee, moving it from the evening meeting to a daytime 00:06:51.160 --> 00:06:59.640 working time slot. We do have one commissioner, Kevin Sample, who is not able to meet during 00:06:59.640 --> 00:07:06.720 the day and we'll be addressing that concern as we go forward. We have two vacant seats 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:14.240 on this board, one that was vacated by Jim Owen. He moved to the library board just prior 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:22.440 to his commission expiring and also the vacancy that was created by Connie Baker being elected 00:07:22.440 --> 00:07:27.800 to city council. So your thoughts if you want to see the meeting moved to a different time 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:34.500 slot? It would, we could explore other options. I was just originally asked to see about moving 00:07:34.500 --> 00:07:39.560 it back to the standing Monday date and we did have some conflicts on the first Monday 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:45.960 of the month as we have so many committees that are vying for workday time slots on the 00:07:45.960 --> 00:07:53.320 calendar now. Is Commissioner Sample still, is he is still a member of the committee or 00:07:53.320 --> 00:07:59.160 - Yes, currently. - Okay. So I'll just say that I just would 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:04.000 love to know what he is able to do. I mean, of course our previous meetings were typically 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:11.160 at 5.30. Is that, is that, are the meetings that like right after work, is that not an 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.960 option anymore? Is that something Commissioner Sample would better suit him? What do we know 00:08:14.960 --> 00:08:18.920 about that? - All meetings at this time are required to 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:25.560 be held during the normal eight to five workday schedule. That's for DTV to accommodate the 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:34.800 recordings for the public meeting records. So Kevin did in conversation state that he 00:08:34.800 --> 00:08:41.840 could possibly meet on Mondays, but did not make a commitment to that day. His work schedule 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:49.600 at this time, he's currently scheduled off on Mondays and might be able to participate. 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:53.680 - I mean, if the other commissioners I'd love to hear what you all, I have a lot of flexibility 00:08:53.680 --> 00:09:00.800 at least until September when I get a new teaching schedule at UNT. And so right now 00:09:00.800 --> 00:09:05.520 my schedule is flexible and I can move things. So I'm fine. I would be fine with deferring 00:09:05.520 --> 00:09:09.600 to if Commissioner Sample thinks that there's a time he can make on Mondays, I would be 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:15.240 okay with that. What do other commissioners, Commissioner Carr? 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:20.200 - I'm fine with that also. Wednesdays at 1130 is fine for me. And if we need to move it 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:28.560 to the third Monday, I'm also fine with that. - Other comments, Commissioner Thurmond or 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:33.600 King, Commissioner Thurmond? - Yeah, I agree with Melissa that I think 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:40.920 we should try to accommodate Kevin's schedule as much as possible. 00:09:40.920 --> 00:09:47.160 - Mondays work for me as well. - Okay. So what I'm hearing is, can we make 00:09:47.160 --> 00:09:54.560 a motion then to, can we make a motion to have Becky, somebody, one of the Beckys who's 00:09:54.560 --> 00:10:01.520 able to, I don't know who contacts, but to contact Commissioner Sample and see if that 00:10:01.520 --> 00:10:06.520 would be a better time that would work for him. And then can we find out digitally, get 00:10:06.520 --> 00:10:08.920 confirmation that way? Is that something we could do? 00:10:08.920 --> 00:10:12.240 - Yes. - Okay. All right. Does someone want to make 00:10:12.240 --> 00:10:15.760 a motion on that? - Chair, I don't think you need a motion 00:10:15.760 --> 00:10:19.000 on that. That can just be direction by the board at this point. And then once that information 00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:23.960 comes back, then the board can approve what the new schedule would be officially. 00:10:23.960 --> 00:10:31.600 - Okay. - Excuse me. On that note, I got on just a minute late or something. I don't know 00:10:31.600 --> 00:10:36.840 what y'all were talking about, but did we talk about where we're at and the filling 00:10:36.840 --> 00:10:42.440 of the other two positions? - We did not get an update on that. I don't 00:10:42.440 --> 00:10:45.920 know if there's any updates that can be provided. I mean, those have to be appointed through 00:10:45.920 --> 00:10:54.040 counselors, right? - That is up to the new council that has 00:10:54.040 --> 00:11:01.400 been elected and they will be making recommendations or nominations. Once they're presented and 00:11:01.400 --> 00:11:07.720 voted on by council, then the individuals would need to go through the same process 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:14.480 of completing their paperwork and taking their oath before they could participate in a meeting. 00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:20.960 - All right. Well, do we... So we don't need a motion, but we will wait for word to find 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:27.680 out if that is more amenable to Commissioner Sample's schedule and hopefully we can figure 00:11:27.680 --> 00:11:32.920 out a time that works for him. - Perfect. Thank you very much, Chair. We'll 00:11:32.920 --> 00:11:37.680 look forward to getting back with you on Mr. Sample's available. 00:11:37.680 --> 00:11:43.040 - Okay. Great. Thank you. All right. So we can move on to C, which I didn't think was 00:11:43.040 --> 00:11:49.280 on the minutes for whatever reason, but it is. It's TSC 21003, consider the approval 00:11:49.280 --> 00:11:57.040 of the minutes of November 9th, 2020. So the question really is, are there any corrections 00:11:57.040 --> 00:12:07.640 or changes that need to be made to the minutes? Okay. If there are no corrections, does someone 00:12:07.640 --> 00:12:13.080 want to make a motion to approve the minutes from our previous meeting? Commissioner Carr? 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:15.640 - I motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. 00:12:15.640 --> 00:12:19.600 - Can we get a second? - Second. 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:25.600 - Okay. Commissioner King seconds, and we will go through roll call vote. Commissioner 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:29.520 Carr, do you vote yay or nay? - I vote yay. 00:12:29.520 --> 00:12:31.960 - Commissioner Thurmond? - Yay. 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:33.960 - King? - Yay. 00:12:33.960 --> 00:12:40.400 - And I vote yay. So that's 4-0 and the motion approves and the minutes are approved. Okay. 00:12:40.400 --> 00:12:47.600 Moving on to item D, TSC 21004, staff reports. We have staff update memo regarding the senior 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:54.160 planner bicycle, pedestrian, and ADA coordinator position update, and we have traffic engineering 00:12:54.160 --> 00:13:01.240 project evaluations and DCTA trip application on the agenda. 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:07.160 - Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. My name is Becky Devaney, city engineer and 00:13:07.160 --> 00:13:12.400 director of capital projects. I also have Chandra on the phone with me today. He is 00:13:12.400 --> 00:13:17.360 our senior traffic engineer. And so I wanted to talk through a couple of different items 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:21.720 and kind of bring you up to speed. I know some of these are very much of interest to 00:13:21.720 --> 00:13:26.240 the commission. And so the first thing I wanted to talk about is the senior planner bicycle, 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:33.120 pedestrian and ADA coordinator position. I've had the opportunity to review the applications. 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:44.200 At the time of the publishing of this document, which basically was last week, we had 34 applicants. 00:13:44.200 --> 00:13:51.440 We now have 44 applicants. I've had the opportunity to review all of those individual applications, 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:56.280 talk several individuals to see if they are still interested in the position and kind 00:13:56.280 --> 00:14:01.080 of talk through some of their experiences. At this point, we have five to seven different 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:06.120 individuals that we're talking to and working to set up interviews over the next couple 00:14:06.120 --> 00:14:10.480 of weeks. Our hopes are to be able to interview four to five different individuals. There 00:14:10.480 --> 00:14:15.600 are three that have expressed interest in continuing through the process of an interview. 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:20.960 A few of the folks have already received other positions with other cities. So very excited 00:14:20.960 --> 00:14:24.720 to be able to bring that forward. Hopefully, by the next time we talk, I'll be able to 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:31.040 explain to you that we've held the interviews and really what the next steps are. So definitely 00:14:31.040 --> 00:14:35.700 moving in the right direction and having the opportunity to get those interviews set up. 00:14:35.700 --> 00:14:42.080 So we do appreciate being able to provide you the feedback on that. The next topic I 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:49.160 wanted to talk about is the traffic engineering and kind of project evaluation. Late January, 00:14:49.160 --> 00:14:55.600 city staff, myself, along with several other folks, met with Brian Dale at NETCOG to discuss 00:14:55.600 --> 00:15:00.960 kind of the status of the overall NETCOG funding and upcoming funding opportunities for transportation 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:06.960 and sidewalks. We currently were working through completing an overall assessment of all the 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:11.600 traffic engineering projects. Chandra, myself, and several other individuals have sat down 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:16.440 and looked at all of the traffic engineering projects that currently are either in process 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:21.920 for execution or in a study phase, design phase. Some of them are traffic studies in 00:15:21.920 --> 00:15:27.640 particular that may need to turn into projects and working through roles and assignments 00:15:27.640 --> 00:15:31.900 and getting many of those projects assigned to a project manager. So Chandra has been 00:15:31.900 --> 00:15:39.400 very busy working through many of those different project assignments as we move forward. Just 00:15:39.400 --> 00:15:43.760 wanted to kind of mention to you that we're looking really at the traffic engineering 00:15:43.760 --> 00:15:50.040 group as a whole and working to assign projects that are ready to go through either the design 00:15:50.040 --> 00:15:55.920 phase or the construction phase to a project manager that would report to our Deputy Director 00:15:55.920 --> 00:16:01.360 of Capital Projects, Rachel Wood. At this time, Chandra is really working on facilitating 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:06.880 many of the development review projects that come through. Also looking at any type of 00:16:06.880 --> 00:16:11.800 traffic consideration or question that comes in from an engineering perspective, working 00:16:11.800 --> 00:16:16.720 through studies and really ultimately working on also the mobility plan update. There's 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:20.720 many things that are, you know, kind of going on behind the scenes that are really specifically 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:25.160 kind of day-to-day operations of our traffic engineering department. And so our focus is 00:16:25.160 --> 00:16:29.600 just to take the projects that are ready to be delivered and move those into our project 00:16:29.600 --> 00:16:34.400 delivery team. So we're very excited about that. And we're looking kind of at our overall 00:16:34.400 --> 00:16:39.200 workload and really setting things up. I don't know that you've had the opportunity or maybe 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:43.920 we have, have or have not, to listen to some of the presentations that we've made recently 00:16:43.920 --> 00:16:48.840 to counsel on the overall CIP update. The one thing I would tell you is we're working 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:53.960 on structuring projects from initiation all the way through design, construction through 00:16:53.960 --> 00:16:59.360 completion phase and also kind of having that point of contact be a project manager so that 00:16:59.360 --> 00:17:05.080 that individual is responsible for that project throughout all the phases, involving also 00:17:05.080 --> 00:17:10.040 the engineering division when need be and having them review. So really just kind of 00:17:10.040 --> 00:17:15.800 an overall update. I expect that there are several projects that we're going to have 00:17:15.800 --> 00:17:20.960 that are ready to be closed out. And there are quite a few that are currently under construction 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:25.800 too. The other thing we're looking at are all the different tasks that need to be completed 00:17:25.800 --> 00:17:30.400 from our task tracker and different speed studies that are working through the completion 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:34.920 phase. So really just doing kind of an overall evaluation of everything that's going on 00:17:34.920 --> 00:17:39.760 traffic engineering and Chandra's been instrumental along with Scott Wilson in reviewing a lot 00:17:39.760 --> 00:17:45.560 of those things. So very excited about moving some of those projects forward. The next topic 00:17:45.560 --> 00:17:51.360 I wanted to discuss with you is the DCTA trip funding application. I'm not going to go into 00:17:51.360 --> 00:17:55.520 a whole lot of great detail besides to tell you that the city's very excited to announce 00:17:55.520 --> 00:18:02.080 to you that we have submitted an application for the DCTA trip funding. And as you can 00:18:02.080 --> 00:18:08.280 see from the description and in the staff report, basically there's several different 00:18:08.280 --> 00:18:12.280 cities, city of Denton, city of Highland Village and city of Lewisville that currently make 00:18:12.280 --> 00:18:21.320 up the member cities of the DCTA group. And we were given the opportunity to submit projects 00:18:21.320 --> 00:18:26.880 based on the following criteria, which were project limits to be located primarily within 00:18:26.880 --> 00:18:33.600 the DCTA service area, within a geographic boundary of the DCTA either member city or 00:18:33.600 --> 00:18:40.120 within a quarter mile of an A train or DCTA fixed bus route. Then you can also have the 00:18:40.120 --> 00:18:49.200 opportunity to demonstrate, I'll get it out one way or another, I'm sorry that word was 00:18:49.200 --> 00:18:54.720 giving me a hard time, but to demonstrate the project is financially sound. So we really 00:18:54.720 --> 00:19:01.720 looked at the capital expansion projects that will facilitate reliable design build cost 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:08.580 estimates, cost estimates for maintenance or assets, requested capital funding really 00:19:08.580 --> 00:19:14.940 not to exceed the member cities trip allocation. And then also given the opportunity to look 00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:19.080 at identified funding sources for projects exceeding the requested amount. So that was 00:19:19.080 --> 00:19:24.500 really how to demonstrate the project is financially sound. And what you'll see in your packet 00:19:24.500 --> 00:19:29.860 is the city staff initiated some planning efforts and really prioritize the eligible 00:19:29.860 --> 00:19:34.960 trip projects. And so I'm looking at the list of those projects on my screen. And I just 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:39.600 wanted to kind of go through and mention to you each one of those individual projects. 00:19:39.600 --> 00:19:46.480 The first project is the A train to UNT bike and pedestrian path. That estimate at completion 00:19:46.480 --> 00:19:53.160 is about 2.5 million. There's currently some city funding and some external funding. So 00:19:53.160 --> 00:20:00.000 we submitted for the trip funding of approximately 1.6 million. The next project is the Jennings 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:05.640 and Alexander elementary safe routes to school project. That estimate at completion is about 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:10.960 1.5 million. You can see some current city funding and external funding and that proposed 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:17.880 trip funding application was right 100 right around 505,000. The next project is the Wilson 00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:25.680 and for concrete elementary sidewalks. That estimate at completion is 629,000. And you 00:20:25.680 --> 00:20:29.760 can see the city funding external funding and the proposed funding for trip was really 00:20:29.760 --> 00:20:36.560 just about $80,000 on that project. Also the all way crossing design and that estimate 00:20:36.560 --> 00:20:45.320 at completion is 153,000. And we are asking for about $68,000. You can see the Bell sidewalk 00:20:45.320 --> 00:20:54.560 construction, which is 147,000. And we were requesting approximately $89,000. I mean, 00:20:54.560 --> 00:21:00.960 the Med Park sidewalk construction, the estimate of that project was about 147. And we were 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:05.360 requesting actually that total dollar amount. So the total request for the proposed trip 00:21:05.360 --> 00:21:16.880 funding was 2,517,977. So on February 2nd is when DCTA announced this official call 00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:23.280 for projects and staff, our staff, the capital projects and engineering staff coordinated 00:21:23.280 --> 00:21:29.240 with our grants administrator, Laura Barons and her team to complete the application. 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:34.600 And on March 16th, which will be coming up very soon, city staff will ask council to 00:21:34.600 --> 00:21:41.240 consider the to consider the design contracts for four of these, which are the Bell Park. 00:21:41.240 --> 00:21:47.680 I mean, I'm sorry, the Bell sidewalk Jennings and Alexander and Wilson and Pecan Creek and 00:21:47.680 --> 00:21:54.760 the all way and a train. So we're working through kind of actually moving forward with 00:21:54.760 --> 00:21:59.080 those projects. I mean, anticipation of the funding. So I think that's a really good news 00:21:59.080 --> 00:22:03.600 story. We wanted to have the opportunity to share. We shared a similar story last night 00:22:03.600 --> 00:22:12.120 at our council update. And the DCTA overall application came to council a few weeks back. 00:22:12.120 --> 00:22:15.680 So just wanted to give you an opportunity to kind of tell you some of the things that 00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:22.160 are going on within the department and just give you an update. So any questions with 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.560 that before we move kind of to the next item to talk about? 00:22:26.560 --> 00:22:33.520 Well, I do have an overall question first. So are these projects are these projects where 00:22:33.520 --> 00:22:38.680 design is already approved? Like, is there any purview or will these any of these projects 00:22:38.680 --> 00:22:45.920 be of interest or come before our committee? All of these. Well, several of these projects. 00:22:45.920 --> 00:22:52.140 Actually, we're taking those design contracts forward at the council meeting on next to 00:22:52.140 --> 00:22:57.720 or I'm sorry to Tuesday was that we have a week off for spring break. So the 16th several 00:22:57.720 --> 00:23:03.280 of those projects will come forward for design contracts and move forward. We definitely 00:23:03.280 --> 00:23:07.600 can bring those projects back at some level to be able to show you if that's something 00:23:07.600 --> 00:23:11.840 the committee is interested in. It's kind of seeing an overall once we get to a certain 00:23:11.840 --> 00:23:16.400 design phase, I'm just being able to give you an update as to how those designs are 00:23:16.400 --> 00:23:21.120 happening and really, you know, how we're moving forward. So I think it's something 00:23:21.120 --> 00:23:25.640 that we could continue to give you a report on if that's something you're interested in, 00:23:25.640 --> 00:23:30.160 especially the ones in particular that we're moving forward with the design contracts. 00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:33.960 So if that's something that you're interested in, I think we definitely would be willing 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:40.320 to bring those those topics back as a staff report. That's no problem. Well, and I think 00:23:40.320 --> 00:23:44.200 there's been if the other commissioners can chime in, but I think there's several projects 00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:48.880 that were mentioned that are certainly have been discussed extensively. For example, any 00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:53.480 sidewalks being added on Bell as a topic we've we've talked about repeatedly over the year. 00:23:53.480 --> 00:23:58.760 So for example, I think and others can kind of add on about other projects. I'd love to 00:23:58.760 --> 00:24:04.080 see what that's going to look like. And if we were able to have any input to to provide 00:24:04.080 --> 00:24:08.480 suggestions about what sidewalks along Bell would look like, for example. And there's 00:24:08.480 --> 00:24:11.600 several other projects I could comment on, but I don't think we're going to get into 00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:15.880 the nitty gritty today, I'm guessing. Sure. No, we actually need to take those design 00:24:15.880 --> 00:24:21.280 contracts to council, which I mentioned are on March 16th. And once we take those to council, 00:24:21.280 --> 00:24:26.080 they'll go through that design process. And at some period of time, and whether it's schematic 00:24:26.080 --> 00:24:31.140 phase or whether it's, you know, into a further design phase, we'll work to just bring this 00:24:31.140 --> 00:24:37.320 as part of a staff report so we can allow you an opportunity to see an overview. And 00:24:37.320 --> 00:24:42.040 when we get further down the road with these projects, I even anticipate having either 00:24:42.040 --> 00:24:46.880 the the deputy director of capital projects or the project manager and bring forward kind 00:24:46.880 --> 00:24:51.760 of a presentation that can show you those designs. And so, you know, I don't think that's 00:24:51.760 --> 00:24:55.520 anything any issue at all. And if you'd like to see that, I think that's definitely something 00:24:55.520 --> 00:24:59.920 that's doable is to kind of keep you apprised. Obviously, we'll keep you apprised to have 00:24:59.920 --> 00:25:04.140 the funding application since it's been submitted, but definitely something we can continue to 00:25:04.140 --> 00:25:09.040 report on. Okay, great. Is there any other commissioners have any questions for Becky 00:25:09.040 --> 00:25:16.480 before she moves on. One question I have one question I have is this trip thing an annual 00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:23.960 program. Yes, sir. What we understand is that it is going to be an annual program. And this 00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:29.240 is just their first round of call for projects. So what we're doing right now is developing 00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:35.280 kind of a sidewalk work plan that talks about all of the projects that need to be completed 00:25:35.280 --> 00:25:41.800 in the city, along with, you know, the adoption of the mobility plan in the near future, and 00:25:41.800 --> 00:25:47.640 then also, you know, the bike ped plan and the sidewalk plan, we will see some similarities 00:25:47.640 --> 00:25:52.640 and some opportunities to use those plans, particularly that are areas where we know 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:58.560 those improvements need to be made as opportunities. As long as they meet the criteria set forth 00:25:58.560 --> 00:26:04.240 by DCTA, correct. So they have to be within that, you know, quarter mile radius. And so 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:08.920 if we're looking for particular projects, we already have a few actually on the list 00:26:08.920 --> 00:26:12.920 for the next time the funding comes through, because we understood we were going to be 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:20.720 allocated a certain amount, which was right around that 2.5 2.6 million. And the anticipation 00:26:20.720 --> 00:26:26.480 and what we've heard to date is that this is a five year program. Okay, is TW on that 00:26:26.480 --> 00:26:35.440 list? Actually, TW is a project that we're working on more of a holistic approach. And 00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:42.600 that's something we'll be bringing forward to council on March 23. TW has several different 00:26:42.600 --> 00:26:47.200 things going on. Just to kind of give you an idea of what we're looking at right now 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:53.160 is we are trying to evaluate things from a more holistic approach when we go into a particular 00:26:53.160 --> 00:26:59.320 area. This is just kind of a little bit of a brief introduction to what you may see in 00:26:59.320 --> 00:27:03.880 the future is, you know, not only are there sidewalks or roadways that need to be completed 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:07.760 in many areas, there may be street lights, there may be water or wastewater improvements 00:27:07.760 --> 00:27:11.820 that need to be made. And so we're trying to look at that from a holistic approach. 00:27:11.820 --> 00:27:16.920 And TW is actually one of the neighborhoods that we've already been looking at. So we 00:27:16.920 --> 00:27:22.680 have some phase one contracts that will be coming forward to council on March 23, that 00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:25.880 we'll be bringing forward to talk about that area and some of the improvements in that 00:27:25.880 --> 00:27:32.120 area. But overall, the TW sidewalks is definitely something that we're looking into. There's 00:27:32.120 --> 00:27:36.720 been conversations about sidewalks along Mingo, sidewalks along Roodale, and some of that 00:27:36.720 --> 00:27:43.480 is also going to need to have real estate acquired, etc. So they're definitely on our 00:27:43.480 --> 00:27:48.640 list and I think some of those that you may be thinking about will be in coordination 00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:53.480 with some of the TW projects. I will tell you the TW projects are going to be phased 00:27:53.480 --> 00:28:00.520 due to the amount of funding and the overall bond program projects that are associated 00:28:00.520 --> 00:28:04.520 with this at that time, but definitely something that we're evaluating. So I'm not sure if 00:28:04.520 --> 00:28:09.080 that touches on what you're looking for if you have a particular area of TW, but definitely 00:28:09.080 --> 00:28:15.280 something I mean, as you can see the Bell Avenue runs, you know, directly near the TW 00:28:15.280 --> 00:28:26.880 area. Yeah, yeah, I was thinking particularly from A train to TW. Okay, sure. Which I agree, 00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:31.120 Commissioner Thurman, that is a super important connection point that should be really clear 00:28:31.120 --> 00:28:37.040 for students that are using DCTA. Absolutely. So we can definitely look into that. I can't 00:28:37.040 --> 00:28:42.200 speak directly to that area, but I know there's some Bell Avenue sidewalks that we're currently 00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:46.200 looking at under construction and kind of filling in those gaps, right? So that's really 00:28:46.200 --> 00:28:52.360 the goal. And so I think that makes perfect sense. It's very, a very close opportunity 00:28:52.360 --> 00:28:59.760 to get from the DCTA A train stop to T to TW. So that makes complete sense. I appreciate 00:28:59.760 --> 00:29:07.520 the feedback. Thank you. No problem. So that's really my staff report. And the other thing 00:29:07.520 --> 00:29:13.080 I wanted to kind of talk about with all of you is the opportunity to bring forward any 00:29:13.080 --> 00:29:20.240 future items for consideration. I think we've heard today that you would like to be able 00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:24.880 to receive feedback and kind of an update on this DCTA program as we move through the 00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:30.720 process. I heard mention of, you know, some of the TW projects and how that is coordinated 00:29:30.720 --> 00:29:36.880 in that area. Also wanted to mention we did receive some questions earlier this week about 00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:41.600 the golf cart ordinance. And I know that's one of the things that's been brought to this 00:29:41.600 --> 00:29:48.160 commission also. So there are several folks that are new in their roles, myself included. 00:29:48.160 --> 00:29:53.600 Chandra is fulfilling some roles that he hasn't traditionally filled. And so just wanted to 00:29:53.600 --> 00:29:59.240 take that opportunity to ask you all if there might be particular topics you're interested 00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:03.940 in seeing us bring back to you and really kind of get a fresh start. We do have the 00:30:03.940 --> 00:30:08.560 old list. But we know that there are some things that maybe have already been addressed 00:30:08.560 --> 00:30:14.120 or things that maybe are not completely clear as to, you know, what needs to happen from 00:30:14.120 --> 00:30:18.520 that perspective. So just wanted to take this opportunity to allow each one of you to kind 00:30:18.520 --> 00:30:23.200 of walk through or whoever is interested to tell us some topics that they might like to 00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:28.540 see so that we could start working on. Really what I'd like to do is kind of put this together 00:30:28.540 --> 00:30:34.500 like we do particularly for our council agenda items is develop a matrix for the meetings 00:30:34.500 --> 00:30:39.720 and then kind of talk about, oh, good, I see clapping. That makes me happy. Develop a matrix 00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:44.480 that kind of talks through ultimately from a timing perspective. If we were to talk about 00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:48.720 something today, unless it's something we're already currently having the cure we're working 00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:53.680 on, the likelihood of us being able to bring it back to the next meeting may be slim to 00:30:53.680 --> 00:30:57.800 none. And so I just want to be realistic about the fact that if it's something that we're 00:30:57.800 --> 00:31:01.960 currently programmed or certainly something we're currently working on, we're happy to 00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:06.840 bring it back as soon as possible. But more than likely if it's a new topic, it may take 00:31:06.840 --> 00:31:13.120 us a month or two. And so I'd like to have that program appropriately so that you're 00:31:13.120 --> 00:31:17.400 understanding and open to when that feedback might come back. And then something I'd like 00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:23.360 to continue to include in each one of the, you know, kind of staff or agenda item updates 00:31:23.360 --> 00:31:28.360 is kind of that overall I'm an organized person and like to schedule things. So I think that 00:31:28.360 --> 00:31:33.240 will help all of us. So if there's particular topics, Becky and I would also would love 00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:37.360 to hear. I know Chandra is listening ears because he knows that means work for him. 00:31:37.360 --> 00:31:42.280 And so if there's anything, I'll be quiet and kind of let y'all go through and talk 00:31:42.280 --> 00:31:47.080 to us about particular topics that you see that are interested or that you're interested 00:31:47.080 --> 00:31:51.880 in us bringing forward. Well, if I can say something real quick about the process, I'd 00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:55.120 like to thank you, Becky, for saying that because that was what I was going to bring 00:31:55.120 --> 00:31:59.880 up. You know, I always hope that this committee makes a difference in bringing up concerns. 00:31:59.880 --> 00:32:04.440 A lot of us are are very active as walkers and bikers in the community. And so we bring 00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:08.600 up issues. And I've been concerned like the last probably two years, we used to have a 00:32:08.600 --> 00:32:12.000 matrix where we would always get an update, just, hey, this is something we can't address 00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:15.800 or hey, and that's kind of fallen off. And we make requests and they're just never brought 00:32:15.800 --> 00:32:21.840 back to us. And so I really appreciate having a matrix. And if I can give you just one example, 00:32:21.840 --> 00:32:26.680 in our November meeting, and this is a request I've been making for five years, I've probably 00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:32.240 made it about four or five times. I've asked, can we get an update on city policy on on 00:32:32.240 --> 00:32:37.760 when there's construction on a street about where construction signs go? Because currently, 00:32:37.760 --> 00:32:45.440 it seems like city policy is to block access to sidewalks and an ADA ramps with construction 00:32:45.440 --> 00:32:50.560 signs, oftentimes saying one of the two or three lanes is closed. Right. So the street 00:32:50.560 --> 00:32:55.800 is still accessible. So I made that request in November. In those four months, since then 00:32:55.800 --> 00:33:02.160 the city has put up at least by my count, I've seen 15 signs that block access on sidewalks 00:33:02.160 --> 00:33:06.720 during that time. So it just like that request has been made many times on this committee. 00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:11.240 So I'm hoping that a matrix will at least allow us to understand what's going on, because 00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:15.280 we never have gotten an update on that issue. And it's been requested many times. And so 00:33:15.280 --> 00:33:19.040 that's why I was requesting it, because I'm just, you know, concerned about our citizens 00:33:19.040 --> 00:33:24.880 who are wheelchairs are citizens who are using baby strollers or or elderly who would stepping 00:33:24.880 --> 00:33:28.800 off could easily trip or things. So so these issues are just really important. And I think 00:33:28.800 --> 00:33:33.480 this we have a great committee of people. And so if we have if we bring the matrix back, 00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:39.180 I hope that we can at least just get updates about what steps are involved in getting updates 00:33:39.180 --> 00:33:42.860 on things like that. So thank you, Becky, for bringing that up. And that would be my 00:33:42.860 --> 00:33:49.480 first issue is what is the city policy for where they put road construction signs? Sure, 00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:54.540 no, thank you. I appreciate that very much. And I apologize, I'm typing while we're also 00:33:54.540 --> 00:34:00.160 actively listening. So I'm making myself a list. So do know that I am listening. I'm 00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:03.720 just not completely looking at the screen in many cases, I want to make sure that if 00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:08.000 there's anything that we can bring back sooner rather than later, we're prioritizing those 00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:13.560 things. So I appreciate that feedback. And I think the you know, the policy kind of talking 00:34:13.560 --> 00:34:17.360 about where can city construction signs go is something that definitely is not going 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:21.560 to be, you know, a large task to bring back. So no problem. And I appreciate you bringing 00:34:21.560 --> 00:34:25.560 that up. I I'm sorry that that hasn't been brought back to you yet. But we will do our 00:34:25.560 --> 00:34:29.960 best to make sure that we're answering your request. Thank you, Becky. I've got a I've 00:34:29.960 --> 00:34:33.760 got a couple other items, but I'll turn it over to other people first. Do other people 00:34:33.760 --> 00:34:38.440 have items that they would would they would like to see reports on? These could be previously 00:34:38.440 --> 00:34:46.920 discussed items that maybe have kind of fallen off our agenda. Commissioner Thurman? Yes, 00:34:46.920 --> 00:34:54.560 I had an item on the matrix about bike boxes, putting a bike box to give bikes a head start 00:34:54.560 --> 00:35:04.320 out in front of traffic. And my first suggestion was at Oak and Locust, right there by recycled 00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:10.840 books, because the bikes are going uphill, the lane ends right there. And if the bikes 00:35:10.840 --> 00:35:18.080 could have the space to move to the front of the lane with that bike box, and this is 00:35:18.080 --> 00:35:22.360 a good point to I know it's a little bit of a difficult area, because there is quite a 00:35:22.360 --> 00:35:29.840 slope there. But this is a good way to introduce the concept of bike boxes to our citizens 00:35:29.840 --> 00:35:34.040 in general, because that's a very high trafficked area. And then when we start putting these 00:35:34.040 --> 00:35:42.840 in some other areas, like particularly down around UNT, in places like that, that could 00:35:42.840 --> 00:35:50.120 get them used to that. I added it to the list. Thank you for bringing it up. Thank you. 00:35:52.360 --> 00:36:00.360 Are there commissioners King or Carr, do you have any items you'd like to bring up? Commissioner 00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:08.680 King? I'm good. Okay. Commissioner Carr? I don't have anything specific, but I would 00:36:08.680 --> 00:36:12.680 like to say I'm appreciative that they're moving forward with the senior planner for 00:36:12.680 --> 00:36:22.880 the bike ped coordinator position. And as a bike commuter, I really am interested in 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:30.520 how the city is making biking more accessible for folks who don't want to ride on the street, 00:36:30.520 --> 00:36:42.660 who prefer to have a lane specific for bikes. Thank you. No problem. Thank you. 00:36:42.660 --> 00:36:48.280 And if there's not other issues, I have two minor issues. And again, these are ones that 00:36:48.280 --> 00:36:52.480 as you all are able to respond to them, I understand if it's not the next meeting, these 00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:56.040 are ones I brought up in the November meeting. So I'll just bring them up again. One is I'm 00:36:56.040 --> 00:37:01.120 just very curious about the city's position on the feasibility of a common speed limit 00:37:01.120 --> 00:37:06.680 in the downtown area. I don't know what the exact parameters would that be, but some cities 00:37:06.680 --> 00:37:11.800 have gone to common speed limits as a way to give drivers a lot of clarity about that 00:37:11.800 --> 00:37:16.240 they're entering a new area with more and with more pedestrians. And so is that something 00:37:16.240 --> 00:37:19.640 that's feasible? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but I would love to hear the city's opinion 00:37:19.640 --> 00:37:26.880 on that. And then the other one was just a specific or a too specific, just I had a question 00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:32.240 about decisions that had already been made just to understand how those are made. One 00:37:32.240 --> 00:37:38.920 is on on Locust Street right next to Barley and board. If you know where that is, they 00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:44.480 put in a new sidewalk and ramp there. And when they completed it, it didn't have a crosswalk 00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:49.320 at that street. Does anybody know what that alley is right off? It's just it's parallel 00:37:49.320 --> 00:37:55.840 to Oak. If you're going north on, you know, towards T.W.U. on Locust. And I was really 00:37:55.840 --> 00:38:01.920 curious why in a pedestrian heavy area, a street wouldn't have a crosswalk. And that's 00:38:01.920 --> 00:38:05.240 a this, you know, when they did, they've already designed it and done it, but it was clearly 00:38:05.240 --> 00:38:09.640 designed that walkers were because the ramp doesn't even face like have an outlet to the 00:38:09.640 --> 00:38:12.680 right. It just faces like you're supposed to keep going straight. I didn't understand 00:38:12.680 --> 00:38:16.880 why that happened. So I was curious just if someone could just explain it to us. And that 00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:22.160 may be a text decision that's out of our control because it's on Locust. So I was curious about 00:38:22.160 --> 00:38:33.520 that one. And then the the other one is the city at Bolivar and McKinney. There is a faded 00:38:33.520 --> 00:38:41.000 crosswalk there. It is a spot, I think, that some people cross. My understanding and I 00:38:41.000 --> 00:38:44.880 know this because my wife almost got hit by a car there. And so she put it in for the 00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:50.200 city report and they apologize to her and said, sorry, we meant to we are trying to 00:38:50.200 --> 00:38:56.920 get rid of that crosswalk. And so my question is why what's why at McKinney and Bolivar 00:38:56.920 --> 00:39:00.440 are we getting rid of the crosswalk instead of I think what they have to do is fix the 00:39:00.440 --> 00:39:04.920 the infrastructure on the curb stop curb cuts. And I don't think they currently have that. 00:39:04.920 --> 00:39:07.920 So those were just two ones I had brought up previously. I'd love to just understand 00:39:07.920 --> 00:39:15.000 those decisions and whether those are things they're still considering. That's it. That's 00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:22.920 all I have. Great. Well, I appreciate all the feedback. Thank you for giving me the 00:39:22.920 --> 00:39:28.200 opportunity to listen to you and and some of the questions and concerns that you have. 00:39:28.200 --> 00:39:33.240 And we look forward to producing this matrix. I think really in general to the other thing 00:39:33.240 --> 00:39:38.720 that we'll be bringing forward is anything related to projects that are going on. You 00:39:38.720 --> 00:39:43.600 may start to see some of the capital projects that the team is delivering and be brought 00:39:43.600 --> 00:39:47.800 forward and some of the other initiatives that the traffic engineering group is doing. 00:39:47.800 --> 00:39:51.820 So there may be some things that maybe aren't things you were asking about, but things we 00:39:51.820 --> 00:39:56.800 want you to be aware of. So we look forward to bringing those forward to you. So I do 00:39:56.800 --> 00:40:02.200 appreciate your time and thank you for giving me the opportunity to listen and really work 00:40:02.200 --> 00:40:07.640 on developing this matrix that I think will help all of us. So I appreciate it. And that's 00:40:07.640 --> 00:40:12.240 really all I have for today's report. So I'll turn it back over to you, Commissioner. Thank 00:40:12.240 --> 00:40:18.000 you. I'm sorry. Yes. Yes. Thank you, Becky. I actually I feel like that was very productive 00:40:18.000 --> 00:40:22.400 and I appreciate the work you're doing and in helping us get organized and continue to 00:40:22.400 --> 00:40:28.400 learn about the projects. And with that item, we do not have any further items. Does anybody 00:40:28.400 --> 00:40:37.720 have any new business or things they would like to have for future meetings? Okay. With 00:40:37.720 --> 00:40:43.400 no further business for today, the meeting is do we we don't need to we can just adjourn 00:40:43.400 --> 00:40:47.000 the meeting. We don't need to do a vote, do we? I'm trying to correct. That's correct. 00:40:47.000 --> 00:40:50.920 I thought that was the case. Okay. Thank you for trying. Thank you for keeping me on on 00:40:50.920 --> 00:40:56.480 Robert's rules today. And no further business. The meeting is adjourned. Bye bye.