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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION (TAC) MINUTES
Monday, June 10, 2019
I. Call to Order: The City Transportation Advisory Commission (CTAC) convened in a regular
meeting on June 10, 2019 at City Hall Council Chambers. Interim City Traffic Engineer began
the meeting with nominations for an Acting Chair. Leo Rios was nominated, by majority vote,
as Acting Chair and the Commission meeting was officially called to order at 2:31 p.m.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Roll Call:
Commissioners in Attendance: Leo Rios, Pramit Bhatka, Dennis Miller, Wilfredo Rivera, Jeffrey
Pollack, Jonathan Aman, Judy Telge, and Brandon Herridge.
Commissioners Absent: Robert Saldaña (Excused)
Staff Attendance: Renee Couture (Traffic Engineering), Bixi Hernandez (Traffic Engineering),
Janet Whitehead (Legal), Lieutenant Timothy Frazier, Dan McGinn (Planning), Annika Gunning
(Planning).
Advisory Members: Amanda Drum (TAMUCC).
Ex Officio Members: None.
IV. Conflict of Interest: Dennis Miller stated his conflict of interest with Item 1.
V. Minutes: Commissioner Dennis Miller motioned to approve minutes from the February 25,
2019 meeting. Second by Commissioner Brandon Herridge. The motion approved
unanimously.
VI. Public Comment: None.
VII. Reports:
1. Chair – None.
2. Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee (BPC) – Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack stated the BPC
would reconvene in the future.
3. Mobility Planning Committee (MPC) – Commissioner Dennis Miller stated that the MPC
hasn’t met since the TIA update.
4. Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) – Lieutenant Timothy Frazier the traffic report
for May 2019. Commissioner Judy Telge requested if information could be provided on
citations involving persons with disabilities. Lieutenant Timothy Frazier advised that CCPD
reported on traffic, not parking, citations for TAC. However, he would look into the
request.
5. Corpus Christi Independent School District Police Department (CCISD - PD) – None.
6. City Traffic Engineer – Renee Couture discussed the newest appointments to TAC, street
events (Pride Parade in June, July 4th Parade in July), and the installation of the HAWK
signal which was previously brought before TAC for a grant recommendation. Ms.
Couture also introduced Mr. Kevin St. Jacques as the acting Traffic Engineer while she was
out on leave and Mr. Albert Quintanilla as the new Director of Street Operations.
VIII. New Business
1. Urban Transportation Plan amendments for the London area including various realignments,
deletions and reclassifications in the area south of the Oso Creek, north of FM 43, west of SH
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286 (Crosstown Expressway) and east of FM 763 Plan Presented by Planning. Discussion and
Recommendation.
Dan McGinn and Annika Gunning re-presented the item which included modifications to
amendments originally presented to TAC in February 2019. These modifications included
adding a bridge and upgrading a collector, previously approved as a C1, to a C3. The
recommendations from Planning Commsion were presented to TAC for review. TAC had
the option to accept those amendments or provide their own recommendation. TAC
heard not only from City staff, but from members of the public which included Dan
Lindecker, Micheal York, Moses Mostaghasi, and Bart Braselton regarding the
modifications recommended by the Planning Commission. Concerns presented involved
upgrading the collector to a C3 and impacts to plans/plats that had already received
approval from either staff or Planning Commission.
Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack motioned to approve City staff’s original recommendation,
however, while keeping some elements of the recommendation from Planning
Commission. These elements included a shift, to the west, of a proposed C1 Collector.
Inclusion of the bridge and any request to either offset or maintain a 90-degree
intersection within the plat boundaries of Mr. Mostaghasi’s development could be
worked out internally with staff. Second by Commissioner Judy Telge. The motion
approved unanimously. Commissioner Dennis Miller abstained from the vote.
2. Election of TAC Chair –Elected by Majority Vote.
Commissioners Jonathan Aman and Judy Telge were nominated for Chair. Commissioner
Aman withdrew his nomination and Commissioner Judy Telge was elected as Chair by
majority vote. Responsibilities for Chair will begin at the next convened meeting.
3. Election of TAC Vice-Chair-Elected by Majority Vote.
Commissioner Jeffery Pollack was nominated for Vice-Chair and was elected as by
majority vote. Responsibilities for Vice-Chair will begin at the next convened meeting.
IX. Future Agenda Items: None noted.
X. Adjournment: Acting Chair, Leo Rios, adjourned the meeting at 3:52 P.M.