10:00 A.M. CONVENE MEETING
Safety Briefing Staff will provide general safety instruction.
Opening Remarks
Consider the approval of the Minutes of the September 30, 2021, regular meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission
Acknowledgment of Service Recognize by resolution Rail Division Director Peter Espy, for 5 years of service to the department
Highway Improvement and Other Transportation Facilities (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Routine Maintenance (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Construction and Rehabilitation of Buildings (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Aviation Various Counties -Consider the award of federal non-primary entitlement grant funding, federal apportionment grant funding and state grant funding for airport improvement projects at various locations (MO) Federal law authorizes the award of federal non-primary entitlement grant funding and federal apportionment grant funding to preserve and improve the state's general aviation system. State law authorizes the award of state grant funding for capital improvement projects.
Public Transportation Various Counties - Consider the award of state and residual Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds to various transportation providers and the award of FTA funds for the 2022 Texas Transit Association Roadeo and Exposition (MO) The awards identified in this minute order reflect the distribution of state funds and residual fiscal year 2019 §5339(b) Bus and Bus Facilities Program funds, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) §5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program funds, ARP §5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funds, and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) §5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funds to various transportation providers. The awards also reflect the distribution of federal §5311(b)(3) funds for the 2022 Texas Transit Association Roadeo and Exposition
Various Counties – Consider the award of federal funding to small urban and non-urban areas of the state for projects submitted in the department's 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) call for projects and the 2019 TA/Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) call for projects (MO) The awards identified in this minute order reflect the allocation of federal TA funds for selected infrastructure projects in population areas of 200,000 or less and residual SRTS statewide funds to construct on- and off-road bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, including sidewalks, shared use paths, and bicycle lanes.
Rules Proposal Chapter 16 - Planning and Development of Transportation Projects Amendments to §16.2 (Definitions and Acronyms), §16.101 (Transportation Improvement Program), §16.105 (Unified Transportation Program), §16.106 (Major Transportation Projects), §16.154 (Transportation Allocation Funding Formulas), and new §16.161 (Ten-Year Programming Flexibility for Certain Categories) (MO) The department seeks to revise Chapter 16 to remove unused definitions, align certain definitions with federal definitions, and provide flexibility and transparency to the planning process.
Rules Adoption (1) Chapter 9 - Contract and Grant Management Amendment to §9.8 relating to Enhanced Contract and Performance Monitoring (MO) The proposed rule amendment changes the dollar value from $5 million to $50 million, at which all contracts, other than low bid construction contracts, must be reported to the commission as constituting a high risk to the department without regard to any other risk factors, as part of the department’s comprehensive risk management program. b. Rules Adoption (continued) (2) Chapter 9 - Contract and Grant Management Amendments to §§9.31-9.35 and §§9.38-9.41 and the repeal of §§9.36 and 9.37, relating to Contracting for Architectural, Engineering, and Surveying Services (MO) These amendments streamline the selection process for all professional services contracts by eliminating the Request for Qualifications and using only the Request for Proposals as the solicitation and response method. The amendments allow a non-federal indefinite deliverable contract to be extended beyond five years and increase the period to issue work from three to four years. The evaluation requirement is also amended to authorize evaluations on individuals other than the project manager.
State Infrastructure Bank Webb County - City of Laredo - Consider final approval of a request from the City of Laredo for a State Infrastructure Bank loan in the amount of up to $4,325,000 for a contribution to the department to pay for the costs of right-of-way acquisition necessary for a non-tolled state highway improvement project to reconstruct US 59 in Webb County, Texas (MO) (Presentation) City of Laredo (City) will secure the loan with a pledge of subordinate lien international toll bridge system revenues. The loan will be used to pay the City’s contribution to the department associated with the right-of-way acquisition of a non-tolled state improvement project to reconstruct US 59 in Webb County, Texas.
Financial Assistance for Port Access Improvement Projects Various Counties - Consider approval of participation by the state in the form of grants for the payment of a portion of the costs of constructing port access public roadway projects to various local governments (MO) This minute order will authorize the department to participate in the form of grants to pay a portion of the costs of construction of certain local government public roadway projects that provide access to ports but are not on the state highway system. Rider 37 in the General Appropriations Act, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, authorizes the department to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2022-23 biennium from any available source of revenue and/or balances in the Texas Mobility Fund No. 365 for public roadway projects selected by the Port Authority Advisory Committee and approved by the commission to improve connectivity to Texas ports.
Eminent Domain Proceedings Various Counties - Consider the authorization of the filing of condemnation proceedings to acquire real property by eminent domain for non-controlled and controlled access highways (see attached itemized list) (MO) Commission findings, determinations, and authorizations for the state, by motion made in accordance with Senate Bill 18, 82nd Legislature, to acquire by eminent domain, upon the payment of adequate and just compensation, various ownership interests in specific parcels of real property that are needed to develop or improve both non-controlled and controlled access state highways, to include requesting the state attorney general to bring and pursue condemnation suits relating to those specific parcels of real property described in the attached itemized list.
Routine Minute Orders and Reports a. Donations to the Department Various Districts - Consider the acknowledgment of donations with a value of $500 or more, including donations of money, materials, services, or real property, that are made to the department for the purpose of assisting the department in carrying out its functions and duties or for improving access to or from a highway on the state highway system (see attached itemized list) (MO) State statutes require the commission to acknowledge the acceptance of a gift to the department that is valued at $500 or more. By the adoption of this minute order, the commission acknowledges the receipt and acceptance of the property specified in the minute order. b. Real Estate Dispositions The commission must approve the sales, transfers, and exchanges of state rights of way and other real properties that are no longer needed for a state highway purpose. It must also approve, accept, and acknowledge donations to the state of real property that is valued at $500 or more. (1) Bee County - SH 72 - Consider an easement release to the underlying fee owner (MO) The district has determined that the easement is no longer needed for highway purposes. The easement may be released to the underlying fee owner. (2) Collin County - SH 155 - Consider an easement release to the underlying fee owner (MO) The district has determined that the easement is no longer needed for highway purposes. The easement may be released to the underlying fee owner. (3) Ector County - Loop 338 - Consider the conveyance of a tract to the City of Odessa, Texas (City of Odessa) (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The tract may be conveyed to the City of Odessa. (4) El Paso County - Loop 375 Border Highway West - Consider the sale of real property to the former owner from which the tract was acquired (MO) The district has determined that the land is unnecessary for the public use for which the property was acquired, or a substantially similar public use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition. The former owner has accepted the offer to purchase the land, and it may be sold to the former owner. (5) El Paso County - Spur 601 - Consider the sale of right of way to the City of El Paso, Texas, a Texas municipal corporation, on behalf of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board (the City of El Paso) (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The City of El Paso has requested to purchase the land, and it may be sold to the City of El Paso. (6) Llano County - RM 2147 - Consider an easement release to the underlying fee owner (MO) The district has determined that the easement is no longer needed for highway purposes. The easement may be released to the underlying fee owner. (7) Polk County - US 190 - Consider the sale of right of way to an abutting landowner (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. Abutting landowners have requested to purchase the land, and it may be sold to the requesters. c. Reports (1) Compliance Division Report State law requires the commission to establish a compliance program, which must include a Compliance Division to oversee the program. The Compliance Division is responsible for acting to prevent and detect serious breaches of department policy, fraud, waste, and abuse of office, including any acts of criminal conduct within the department. The Compliance Division is required to provide a monthly report to the commission regarding investigations and a summary of information relating to trends and recommendations. (2) CTTS Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report Travis and Williamson Counties - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for the Central Texas Turnpike System, consisting of the SH 130 (Segments 1-4), SH 45N, Loop 1 (from FM 734 to SH 45N), and SH 45SE project elements (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the Central Texas Turnpike System. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year and implemented by the executive director unless the commission affirmatively votes prior to January 1 to modify the percentage. (3) Grand Parkway (SH 99) Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report Various Counties - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for portions of SH 99 (Grand Parkway) consisting of the tolled portion of Segment D in Harris County, Segments E, F-1, F-2, G, H, I-1, and I-2B, and for the existing tolling points on the portion of Segment I-2 from I-10 to Fisher Road (Segment I-2A) (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the tolled portion of Grand Parkway Segment D in Harris County and for Segments E, F-1, F-2, G, H, I-1, and I-2B, and for the existing tolling points on Segment I-2A. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year unless the commission affirmatively elects prior to January 1 to modify the percentage for the purposes of meeting necessary covenants relating to outstanding debt obligations. (4) SH 249 Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report Grimes and Montgomery Counties - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for the SH 249 System, comprised of Segment 1 of the SH 249 Project extending SH 249 from FM 1774 in Pinehurst to FM 1774 in Todd Mission (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the SH 249 System in Grimes and Montgomery counties. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year and implemented by the executive director unless the commission affirmatively votes prior to January 1 to modify the percentage. c. Reports (continued) (5) Border West Expressway Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report El Paso County - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for the Border West Expressway Project (formerly known as the Loop 375 Border Highway West Extension Project) (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the Border West Expressway Project, from Racetrack Drive near Doniphan Road to the terminus of the existing Loop 375. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year and implemented by the executive director unless the commission affirmatively votes prior to January 1 to modify the percentage. (6) Letting Allocation Status Report Quarterly status report on the FY2021 letting allocation, the actual allocation utilized through the current month, and proposed remaining highway maintenance and construction contract letting for the fiscal year (Report) This report will provide the current overall allocation status, by district and metropolitan planning organization, of the FY 2021 letting allocation and will also provide the anticipated effect on the letting allocation of remaining proposed highway maintenance and construction letting. (7) State Highway Fund 6 Report Quarterly report on FY 2021 State Highway Fund 6 cash status (Report) This report updates the commission on the year-to-date cash balance and activity of Fund 6. The report will include original projections and actual revenues/inflows and expenditures/outflows on a cash basis. d. Highway Designation Bexar County - In the City of Converse, consider designating a segment of FM 1516 on a new location on the state highway system (MO) This minute order designates a segment of FM 1516 on a new location on the state highway system from FM 1976 southward to the former location of FM 1516 (Gibbs Sprawl Road), a distance of approximately 0.1 mile. e. Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program (EDCP) 2022 Various Counties - Consider the certification of eligible counties for the 2022 Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program and establish local match adjustments for each county and certain cities (MO) State law requires the commission to annually certify economically disadvantaged counties as soon as possible after the comptroller reports on the relevant economic indicators. This minute order certifies the counties to participate in the Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program for Fiscal Year 2022 and sets forth the local match adjustment for each county and certain cities participating in the program. f. Designation of Access Control (1) Dallas County - I-20, in the city of Dallas - Consider the designation of two locations on the eastbound frontage road of I-20 at which access will be permitted to the abutting property. (MO) The designation of one 88-foot break and one 90-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open two commercial driveways for access to and from the eastbound frontage road of I-20. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. f. Access Control (continued) (2) Harris County - US 90 / Uvalde Road, just northeast of the city of Houston - Consider the designation of one location on the northwest quadrant of US 90 and Beltway 8 along the east side of Uvalde Road at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 72-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one commercial driveway for access to and from the east side of Uvalde Road on the northwest quadrant of US 90 and Beltway 8. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. (3) Harris County - US 290, just west of the community of Cypress - Consider the designation of one location on the westbound frontage road of US 290 at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 26.55-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one commercial driveway for access to and from the westbound frontage road of US 290. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. (4) Harris County - US 290, just west of the community of Cypress - Consider the designation of one location on the westbound frontage road of US 290 at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 18.52-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one commercial driveway for access to and from the westbound frontage road of US 290. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. g. Land Acquisitions for Facilities Various Counties - Consider the grant of authority to the department to acquire real property for facilities (MO) The department is in the process of acquiring real property for the construction of new facilities and the expansion of existing facility sites. Funds for the purchase of these properties were appropriated by the 87th Legislature, Supplemental Appropriations Act for the 2022-23 Biennium. The department requests the commission’s authorization to enter into purchase contracts and related documents to complete the acquisition of the listed properties. h. Speed Zones Various Counties - Consider the establishment or alteration of regulatory and construction speed zones on various sections of highways in the state (MO) This minute order establishes or alters regulatory and construction speed zones on various sections of highways in the state.
Item 12 - Executive Session, Open Comment, & Adjourn
12. Executive Session Pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 551 Section 551.071 - Consultation with and advice from legal counsel regarding any item on this agenda, pending or contemplated litigation, or other legal matters. OPEN COMMENT PERIOD - At the conclusion of all other agenda items, the commission will allow an open comment period, not to exceed one hour, to receive public comment on any other matter that is under the jurisdiction of the department. No action will be taken. Each speaker will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Speakers must be signed up prior to the beginning of the open comment period. ADJOURN
10:00 A.M. CONVENE MEETING
Safety Briefing Staff will provide general safety instruction.
Opening Remarks
Consider the approval of the Minutes of the September 30, 2021, regular meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission
Acknowledgment of Service Recognize by resolution Rail Division Director Peter Espy, for 5 years of service to the department
Highway Improvement and Other Transportation Facilities (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Routine Maintenance (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Construction and Rehabilitation of Buildings (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Aviation Various Counties -Consider the award of federal non-primary entitlement grant funding, federal apportionment grant funding and state grant funding for airport improvement projects at various locations (MO) Federal law authorizes the award of federal non-primary entitlement grant funding and federal apportionment grant funding to preserve and improve the state's general aviation system. State law authorizes the award of state grant funding for capital improvement projects.
Public Transportation Various Counties - Consider the award of state and residual Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds to various transportation providers and the award of FTA funds for the 2022 Texas Transit Association Roadeo and Exposition (MO) The awards identified in this minute order reflect the distribution of state funds and residual fiscal year 2019 §5339(b) Bus and Bus Facilities Program funds, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) §5311 Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program funds, ARP §5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funds, and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) §5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program funds to various transportation providers. The awards also reflect the distribution of federal §5311(b)(3) funds for the 2022 Texas Transit Association Roadeo and Exposition
Various Counties – Consider the award of federal funding to small urban and non-urban areas of the state for projects submitted in the department's 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) call for projects and the 2019 TA/Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) call for projects (MO) The awards identified in this minute order reflect the allocation of federal TA funds for selected infrastructure projects in population areas of 200,000 or less and residual SRTS statewide funds to construct on- and off-road bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, including sidewalks, shared use paths, and bicycle lanes.
Rules Proposal Chapter 16 - Planning and Development of Transportation Projects Amendments to §16.2 (Definitions and Acronyms), §16.101 (Transportation Improvement Program), §16.105 (Unified Transportation Program), §16.106 (Major Transportation Projects), §16.154 (Transportation Allocation Funding Formulas), and new §16.161 (Ten-Year Programming Flexibility for Certain Categories) (MO) The department seeks to revise Chapter 16 to remove unused definitions, align certain definitions with federal definitions, and provide flexibility and transparency to the planning process.
Rules Adoption (1) Chapter 9 - Contract and Grant Management Amendment to §9.8 relating to Enhanced Contract and Performance Monitoring (MO) The proposed rule amendment changes the dollar value from $5 million to $50 million, at which all contracts, other than low bid construction contracts, must be reported to the commission as constituting a high risk to the department without regard to any other risk factors, as part of the department’s comprehensive risk management program. b. Rules Adoption (continued) (2) Chapter 9 - Contract and Grant Management Amendments to §§9.31-9.35 and §§9.38-9.41 and the repeal of §§9.36 and 9.37, relating to Contracting for Architectural, Engineering, and Surveying Services (MO) These amendments streamline the selection process for all professional services contracts by eliminating the Request for Qualifications and using only the Request for Proposals as the solicitation and response method. The amendments allow a non-federal indefinite deliverable contract to be extended beyond five years and increase the period to issue work from three to four years. The evaluation requirement is also amended to authorize evaluations on individuals other than the project manager.
State Infrastructure Bank Webb County - City of Laredo - Consider final approval of a request from the City of Laredo for a State Infrastructure Bank loan in the amount of up to $4,325,000 for a contribution to the department to pay for the costs of right-of-way acquisition necessary for a non-tolled state highway improvement project to reconstruct US 59 in Webb County, Texas (MO) (Presentation) City of Laredo (City) will secure the loan with a pledge of subordinate lien international toll bridge system revenues. The loan will be used to pay the City’s contribution to the department associated with the right-of-way acquisition of a non-tolled state improvement project to reconstruct US 59 in Webb County, Texas.
Financial Assistance for Port Access Improvement Projects Various Counties - Consider approval of participation by the state in the form of grants for the payment of a portion of the costs of constructing port access public roadway projects to various local governments (MO) This minute order will authorize the department to participate in the form of grants to pay a portion of the costs of construction of certain local government public roadway projects that provide access to ports but are not on the state highway system. Rider 37 in the General Appropriations Act, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, authorizes the department to provide funding in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2022-23 biennium from any available source of revenue and/or balances in the Texas Mobility Fund No. 365 for public roadway projects selected by the Port Authority Advisory Committee and approved by the commission to improve connectivity to Texas ports.
Eminent Domain Proceedings Various Counties - Consider the authorization of the filing of condemnation proceedings to acquire real property by eminent domain for non-controlled and controlled access highways (see attached itemized list) (MO) Commission findings, determinations, and authorizations for the state, by motion made in accordance with Senate Bill 18, 82nd Legislature, to acquire by eminent domain, upon the payment of adequate and just compensation, various ownership interests in specific parcels of real property that are needed to develop or improve both non-controlled and controlled access state highways, to include requesting the state attorney general to bring and pursue condemnation suits relating to those specific parcels of real property described in the attached itemized list.
Routine Minute Orders and Reports a. Donations to the Department Various Districts - Consider the acknowledgment of donations with a value of $500 or more, including donations of money, materials, services, or real property, that are made to the department for the purpose of assisting the department in carrying out its functions and duties or for improving access to or from a highway on the state highway system (see attached itemized list) (MO) State statutes require the commission to acknowledge the acceptance of a gift to the department that is valued at $500 or more. By the adoption of this minute order, the commission acknowledges the receipt and acceptance of the property specified in the minute order. b. Real Estate Dispositions The commission must approve the sales, transfers, and exchanges of state rights of way and other real properties that are no longer needed for a state highway purpose. It must also approve, accept, and acknowledge donations to the state of real property that is valued at $500 or more. (1) Bee County - SH 72 - Consider an easement release to the underlying fee owner (MO) The district has determined that the easement is no longer needed for highway purposes. The easement may be released to the underlying fee owner. (2) Collin County - SH 155 - Consider an easement release to the underlying fee owner (MO) The district has determined that the easement is no longer needed for highway purposes. The easement may be released to the underlying fee owner. (3) Ector County - Loop 338 - Consider the conveyance of a tract to the City of Odessa, Texas (City of Odessa) (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The tract may be conveyed to the City of Odessa. (4) El Paso County - Loop 375 Border Highway West - Consider the sale of real property to the former owner from which the tract was acquired (MO) The district has determined that the land is unnecessary for the public use for which the property was acquired, or a substantially similar public use, before the 10th anniversary of the date of acquisition. The former owner has accepted the offer to purchase the land, and it may be sold to the former owner. (5) El Paso County - Spur 601 - Consider the sale of right of way to the City of El Paso, Texas, a Texas municipal corporation, on behalf of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board (the City of El Paso) (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The City of El Paso has requested to purchase the land, and it may be sold to the City of El Paso. (6) Llano County - RM 2147 - Consider an easement release to the underlying fee owner (MO) The district has determined that the easement is no longer needed for highway purposes. The easement may be released to the underlying fee owner. (7) Polk County - US 190 - Consider the sale of right of way to an abutting landowner (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. Abutting landowners have requested to purchase the land, and it may be sold to the requesters. c. Reports (1) Compliance Division Report State law requires the commission to establish a compliance program, which must include a Compliance Division to oversee the program. The Compliance Division is responsible for acting to prevent and detect serious breaches of department policy, fraud, waste, and abuse of office, including any acts of criminal conduct within the department. The Compliance Division is required to provide a monthly report to the commission regarding investigations and a summary of information relating to trends and recommendations. (2) CTTS Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report Travis and Williamson Counties - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for the Central Texas Turnpike System, consisting of the SH 130 (Segments 1-4), SH 45N, Loop 1 (from FM 734 to SH 45N), and SH 45SE project elements (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the Central Texas Turnpike System. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year and implemented by the executive director unless the commission affirmatively votes prior to January 1 to modify the percentage. (3) Grand Parkway (SH 99) Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report Various Counties - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for portions of SH 99 (Grand Parkway) consisting of the tolled portion of Segment D in Harris County, Segments E, F-1, F-2, G, H, I-1, and I-2B, and for the existing tolling points on the portion of Segment I-2 from I-10 to Fisher Road (Segment I-2A) (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the tolled portion of Grand Parkway Segment D in Harris County and for Segments E, F-1, F-2, G, H, I-1, and I-2B, and for the existing tolling points on Segment I-2A. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year unless the commission affirmatively elects prior to January 1 to modify the percentage for the purposes of meeting necessary covenants relating to outstanding debt obligations. (4) SH 249 Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report Grimes and Montgomery Counties - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for the SH 249 System, comprised of Segment 1 of the SH 249 Project extending SH 249 from FM 1774 in Pinehurst to FM 1774 in Todd Mission (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the SH 249 System in Grimes and Montgomery counties. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year and implemented by the executive director unless the commission affirmatively votes prior to January 1 to modify the percentage. c. Reports (continued) (5) Border West Expressway Annual Toll Rate Escalation Report El Paso County - Report of the toll rate escalation percentage and escalated toll rates for the Border West Expressway Project (formerly known as the Loop 375 Border Highway West Extension Project) (Report) This report provides the toll rate escalation percentage increase and the annual escalated toll rates for the Border West Expressway Project, from Racetrack Drive near Doniphan Road to the terminus of the existing Loop 375. The commission’s Toll Rate Escalation Policy requires that a percentage increase in the toll rates will be determined and reported to the commission each year at or before the commission’s October meeting, and that the percentage increase in the toll rates will be effective automatically on January 1 of the next calendar year and implemented by the executive director unless the commission affirmatively votes prior to January 1 to modify the percentage. (6) Letting Allocation Status Report Quarterly status report on the FY2021 letting allocation, the actual allocation utilized through the current month, and proposed remaining highway maintenance and construction contract letting for the fiscal year (Report) This report will provide the current overall allocation status, by district and metropolitan planning organization, of the FY 2021 letting allocation and will also provide the anticipated effect on the letting allocation of remaining proposed highway maintenance and construction letting. (7) State Highway Fund 6 Report Quarterly report on FY 2021 State Highway Fund 6 cash status (Report) This report updates the commission on the year-to-date cash balance and activity of Fund 6. The report will include original projections and actual revenues/inflows and expenditures/outflows on a cash basis. d. Highway Designation Bexar County - In the City of Converse, consider designating a segment of FM 1516 on a new location on the state highway system (MO) This minute order designates a segment of FM 1516 on a new location on the state highway system from FM 1976 southward to the former location of FM 1516 (Gibbs Sprawl Road), a distance of approximately 0.1 mile. e. Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program (EDCP) 2022 Various Counties - Consider the certification of eligible counties for the 2022 Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program and establish local match adjustments for each county and certain cities (MO) State law requires the commission to annually certify economically disadvantaged counties as soon as possible after the comptroller reports on the relevant economic indicators. This minute order certifies the counties to participate in the Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program for Fiscal Year 2022 and sets forth the local match adjustment for each county and certain cities participating in the program. f. Designation of Access Control (1) Dallas County - I-20, in the city of Dallas - Consider the designation of two locations on the eastbound frontage road of I-20 at which access will be permitted to the abutting property. (MO) The designation of one 88-foot break and one 90-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open two commercial driveways for access to and from the eastbound frontage road of I-20. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. f. Access Control (continued) (2) Harris County - US 90 / Uvalde Road, just northeast of the city of Houston - Consider the designation of one location on the northwest quadrant of US 90 and Beltway 8 along the east side of Uvalde Road at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 72-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one commercial driveway for access to and from the east side of Uvalde Road on the northwest quadrant of US 90 and Beltway 8. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. (3) Harris County - US 290, just west of the community of Cypress - Consider the designation of one location on the westbound frontage road of US 290 at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 26.55-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one commercial driveway for access to and from the westbound frontage road of US 290. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. (4) Harris County - US 290, just west of the community of Cypress - Consider the designation of one location on the westbound frontage road of US 290 at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 18.52-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one commercial driveway for access to and from the westbound frontage road of US 290. The District has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. g. Land Acquisitions for Facilities Various Counties - Consider the grant of authority to the department to acquire real property for facilities (MO) The department is in the process of acquiring real property for the construction of new facilities and the expansion of existing facility sites. Funds for the purchase of these properties were appropriated by the 87th Legislature, Supplemental Appropriations Act for the 2022-23 Biennium. The department requests the commission’s authorization to enter into purchase contracts and related documents to complete the acquisition of the listed properties. h. Speed Zones Various Counties - Consider the establishment or alteration of regulatory and construction speed zones on various sections of highways in the state (MO) This minute order establishes or alters regulatory and construction speed zones on various sections of highways in the state.
Item 12 - Executive Session, Open Comment, & Adjourn
12. Executive Session Pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 551 Section 551.071 - Consultation with and advice from legal counsel regarding any item on this agenda, pending or contemplated litigation, or other legal matters. OPEN COMMENT PERIOD - At the conclusion of all other agenda items, the commission will allow an open comment period, not to exceed one hour, to receive public comment on any other matter that is under the jurisdiction of the department. No action will be taken. Each speaker will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Speakers must be signed up prior to the beginning of the open comment period. ADJOURN