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Regular Meeting
May 20,2015
I. Call to Order:
011e. The Transportation Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on May 20, 2015 at City
Hall Council Chambers.
Chair Scott Harris called the Commission Meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
Commission Members in Attendance:Scott Harris(Chair), Robert Saldana, Edd Price,
Anthony Gavlik, Dennis Miller,Wilfredo Rivera, Leo Rios, Gretchen Arnold
Commission Members Absent:Christina Cisneros-Guzman (Un-excused)
Staff Attendance: Raymond Chong, Renee Couture,Sarah Munoz,Guadalupe Salas, Chris Hale,
Captain William Breedlove
IIIA. Approval of Minutes:
The April minutes had an error on the number of persons present. Edd Price motioned the
minutes of the April meeting be passed as amended.The motion passed unanimously.
IV. Public Comment:General:
None
V. Reports of Chair,Standing Committees&Staff:
a) Chair
None
b) Bicycle&Pedestrian Committee(BPC)
BPC memo will be sent to the TAC chair and City staff by Gretchen Arnold, current chair
of BPC.
c) Mobility Planning Committee (MPC)
Dennis Miller, chair of MPC, had no new report. He inquired about the A/E contract with
HDR and was informed by Mr. Raymond Chong the contract was no longer in place. Mr.
Jeff Pollack, Director of the Metropolitan Planning Organization and member of MPC,
addressed TAC.Mr. Pollack provided a brief history on the HDR contract that was in place
before. Mr. Harris requested a report on the state of the performance measures. Mr.
Chong stated a report would be provided next month.
d) Traffic Safety Report
Captain Breedlove updated TAC on Buccaneer Days, the late Chief Floyd Simpson's
procession and Beach to Bay. He also provided statistics on DWI's and fatalities to date.
e) Staff Reports
Raymond Chong provided staff reports on the election of Chair and Vice-Chair of the
Transportation Advisory Commission and the Transportation Advisory Commission
By Laws. Updates on the RTA transfer station, MPO's revision of the Bicycle Pedestrian
Plan, TXDOT's consultant selection for the Harbor Bridge and Transportation Planning
studies were also reported.
VI. Old Business
a) Exxon Gas Station
Raymond Chong will provide an update next meeting
b) Bond Streets Program
Chris Hale presented the recent Bond program schedule and addressed the proposed
configuration of the Staples Street project. Mr. Hale then discussed with TAC bike lanes
and the configurations presented.
Vii. New Business
a) Downtown Area Development Plan
Ben Carlson, Director of Urban Design, Goody Clancy briefed TAC on the Downtown
Area Development Plan.
b) Appointments/Resignations of the TAC
Wilfredo Rivera was appointed as a new member to the Transportation Advisory
Commission by City Council.
c) Elections of the Chair&Vice-Chair of the TAC
Anthony Gavlik motioned for Scott Harris to remain as Chair of TAC.Scott Harris motioned
for Richard Saldana to become Vice Chair of TAC. Both motions passed unanimously.
d) TAC Bylaws
Scott Harris gave a presentation on the draft TAC bylaws.TAC held a brief discussion on
the process of nominating people to serve on the subcommittees. Ms. Gretchen Arnold
inquired if legal could verify the legitimacy of the existing BPC. Anthony Gavlik motioned
to establish a 2 year term limit for subcommittee members. The motion passed
unanimously. Dennis Miller motioned to revise draft to include wording permitting TAC
to remove subcommittee members at any time if warranted. The motion passed
unanimously. Gretchen Arnold motioned to change section 13.07 in the draft bylaws to
include "bicycle" preceding "rider safety". The motion passed unanimously. Gretchen
Arnold motioned to revised and clarify section 13.02 in the draft bylaws to permit a
majority vote of the TAC as opposed to the chair of TAC selecting the chair of the
subcommittees. The motion passed unanimously. Edd Price motioned to approve the
draft bylaws as revised.
e) Use of Personal Electronic Devices during Meeting for Agenda&Packet:
Scott Harris motioned to approve the use of electronic devices during Meeting for Agenda
& Packet.The motion passed unanimously.
VIII. Future Items
a) Exxon Gas Station Update
b) Street Matrix Report
c) Bond Street Programs—Alameda Street (Six Points to Louisiana Street) &Staples Street
(Morgan Boulevard to IH 137) Update from Capital Programs
d) Conflict of Interest Forms
I . Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.