August 24, 2007 9:30 a.m.
HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL
3555 TIMMONS LANE, 2ND FLOOR
CONFERENCE ROOM A
AGENDA
1. Certification of quorum - Quorum requirement is 14 members (Chairman James Patterson)
2. Introductions
3. Public comments
- Public Comment Minutes mp3
4. Adoption of agenda
5. Approval of June 27, 2007 meeting minutes (PDF) (Secretary Tom Reid)
- Items 4 - 5 Minutes mp3
AMDENDMENTS
6. A. Approval of proposed amendments to the 2006 – 2008 TIP and 2025 Regional Transportation Plan (PDF) (Mr. Alan Clark, H-GAC)
B. Approval of proposed amendments to the 2006 – 2007 UPWP (PDF) (Mr. Alan Clark, H-GAC)
• Resolution (PDF)
• Presentation (PDF) 238K
C. Administrative amendments to the 2006-08 TIP and 2025 RTP (PDF) (Mr. Alan Clark, H-GAC
- Item 6 Minutes mp3
OTHER ACTIONS
7. Adoption of 2008 – 2011 Transportation Improvement Plan (PDF) (Alan Clark, H-GAC)
• Resolution (PDF)
• 2008-2011 TIP executive summary (PDF)
• Presentation (PDF) 9.2M
- Item 7 Minutes mp3
8. Adoption of 2035 Regional Transportation Program (PDF) (Alan Clark, H-GAC)
• Resolution (PDF)
• 2035 RTP newsletter (PDF)
• Presentation (PDF) 4.3M
- Item 8 Minutes mp3
INFORMATION
9. Report on Status of Widening SH 146 from Dayton to Chambers County Line (PDF) (Mr. Ben Galvan, P.E., Landtech Consultants, Inc.)
• Presentation (PDF) 22.6M
- Item 9 Minutes mp3
10. Regional Freight Rail Study Update (PDF) (Mr. Rakesh Tripathi, TxDOT)
• Presentation (PDF) 3.8M
- Item 10 Minutes mp3
11. Report on status of transportation planning activities
A. H-GAC (Mr. Alan Clark)
• H-GAC Board action (PDF)
• Letters from TxDOT (PDF)
B. Harris County (Mr. Art Storey, P.E.)
C. METRO (Mr. Frank Wilson)
D. TxDOT Houston District (Mr. Gary Trietsch, P.E.)
E. TxDOT Beaumont District (Mr. John Barton, P.E.)
F. TCEQ (Ms. Rebecca Rentz)
12. Other Business
13. Announcements
- Next TAC Meeting – September 12, 2007, 9:30 a.m., Conf. Rm A
- Next TPC Meeting – September 28, 2007, 9:30 a.m., Conf. Rm A
- Project Development Workshop – November 7, 2007, Wyndham
Greenspoint Hotel
- 2nd Annual Regional Traffic Safety Planning Conference
October 18, 2007, University of Houston Hilton Hotel
14. Adjournment
- Items 11 – 14 Minutes mp3