Oct 30, 2025 Texas Transportation Commission Meetings

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TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT PUBLIC NOTICE OF THIS MEETING,

[10:00 A.M. CONVENE MEETING]

ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2025, WHICH IS AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE TO THE MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE 551 .044. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT BEFORE WE BEGIN TODAY'S MEETING, YOU PLACE ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN THE SILENT OR OFF MODE.

TO COMMENT OR REGISTER YOUR OPINION ON AN AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE COMPLETE A YELLOW CARD AND IDENTIFY THE AGENDA ITEM.

BRING THAT CARD UP TO OUR CLERK, MISS BROWN, AT THE DAIS.

WHEN WE GET TO THAT AGENDA ITEM AND AFTER STAFF HAS PRESENTED THE AGENDA ITEM, I WILL CALL YOUR NAME TO COME TO THE PODIUM WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE ORGANIZATION YOU REPRESENT AND THEN STATE YOUR REMARKS.

IF YOUR REMARKS DO NOT CONCERN AN AGENDA ITEM, WE WILL TAKE YOUR COMMENTS DURING THE OPEN COMMENT PERIOD AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

FOR THESE COMMENTS, PLEASE COMPLETE A BLUE CARD.

AGAIN, BRING THAT CARD UP TO OUR CLERK, MISS BROWN, HERE AT THE DAIS.

WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

AND IF YOU ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION, PLEASE LET US KNOW THE NAME OF THAT ORGANIZATION.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING OPEN COMMENT, THE COMMISSION IS PROHIBITED BY LAW FROM ANSWERING QUESTIONS OR ENGAGING IN DIALOG WITH YOU CONCERNING REMARKS THAT ARE NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM OR DURING THE OPEN COMMENT PERIOD, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE YOUR REMARKS.

WHEN 60S REMAIN, THE YELLOW LIGHT ON THE PODIUM TIMER WILL FLASH, MEANING YOU SHOULD START WRAPPING UP YOUR COMMENTS.

AND WHEN THE RED LIGHT FLASHES, YOUR THREE MINUTES HAVE EXPIRED.

[1. Safety Briefing]

PLEASE CALL 911. AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR UNIT IS LOCATED HERE ON LEVEL ONE, IN THE MAIN LOBBY AT THE SECURITY BOOTH.

FIRST AID KITS ARE MARKED AND LOCATED ON EACH FLOOR.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE MARKED AND LOCATED ON EACH FLOOR.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EVACUATION, PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EXIT.

ONCE OUTSIDE, PROCEED TO THE WEST PARKING LOT OF THE GREER BUILDING, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF CONGRESS AVENUE AND 11TH STREET.

IN CASE OF A TORNADO OR INCLEMENT WEATHER, STAY INSIDE.

MOVE AWAY FROM EXTERIOR WALLS AND WINDOWS. THE DESIGNATED SHELTERS ARE STAIRWELLS, BASEMENT INTERIOR HALLWAYS, AND CENTRALLY LOCATED RESTROOMS. IN CASE OF ACTIVE SHOOTER OR BOMB THREAT, FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM AND ON SITE SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR MORE DETAILS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING.

THANK YOU. ACTING CHAIR. WE APPRECIATE THAT. NOW WE WILL TAKE WE WILL OPEN WITH COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

[2. Opening Comments from Commissioners and Executive Director]

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER NEW. BEEN A BUSY MONTH.

I'D LIKE TO PULL THAT SLIDE UP IF WE COULD PUT IT ALL INTO ONE SLIDE.

FIRST OFF, I REALLY WANT TO HONOR A GREAT TEXAS AGGIE AND ONE OF OUR GREAT CONTRACTORS THAT HAS REALLY CREATED A HECK OF A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR STATE.

YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF MAROON IN THAT PICTURE.

DOUG PITCOCK GOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY UNUSUAL IN TEXAS FOR A ROAD TO BE NAMED AFTER SOMEBODY THAT HASN'T PASSED AWAY.

I THINK IT'S BEEN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT'S BEEN DONE, I'M TOLD.

AND BUT 249 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT THAT WHOLE AREA GOT NAMED THE DOUG PITCOCK AGGIE EXPRESSWAY.

AND I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THAT UNVEILING. IT REALLY AN HONOR.

AND WHAT A LEGEND THIS GENTLEMAN IS. AND AND JUST JUST WANT TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO DOUG PITCOCK AND WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THIS STUDY.

I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE SHORT COURSE AT A&M, AND I THINK IT WAS OUR 99TH ANNUAL SHORT COURSE.

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AND I KNOW MARK WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE AWARDS THAT WERE HANDED OUT THEN, BUT IT WAS A GREAT HONOR TO BE THERE.

NEXT, I HAD ATTENDED DAVID SALAZAR, DISTRICT ENGINEER IN FORT WORTH, HOSTED ALL OF US UP THERE.

IF YOU HADN'T BEEN TO FORT WORTH. MY GOSH, THE GROWTH, BRIAN, IT'S GROWING WAY BEYOND THAN WHEN YOU WERE DISTRICT ENGINEER THERE, SO IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

DAVE AND HIS TEAM ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND IT WAS REALLY EXCITING FOR ME TO MEET ALL THE ARMY ENGINEERS AND TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH IN IN FORT WORTH.

AND THEN MARK AND I ATTENDED THE TAG EVENT IN HOUSTON A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND MUSTAFA HOSTED MARK AND I IN A FIRESIDE CHAT. ABOUT 500 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND ALL GREAT.

INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDERS AND LOCAL POLITICIANS.

AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO HAVE MARK AT THOSE EVENTS.

WE REALLY WERE ABLE TO GIVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK TO ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTORS, ENGINEERS LOCAL POLITICIANS.

AND, MARK, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME DOWN AND DO THAT WITH ME.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT TIME. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO YOU, CHAIR.

OUTSTANDING. GREAT MONTH. GOOD JOB. COMMISSIONER MEAD.

GOOD MORNING. I'VE GOT NO COMMENTS. OKAY. COMMISSIONER VAUGHN, GOOD MORNING.

I HAVE NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. I ALSO TODAY HAVE NO COMMENTS.

SO I GUESS WE ALL SEATED OUR TIME TO COMMISSIONER ELVIS, WHO WAS VERY BUSY AND DID A GREAT JOB.

SO AT THIS TIME, LET ME ASK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILLIAMS IF HE HAS COMMENTS FOR US.

THANK YOU. ACTING CHAIR HAVE JUST AN UPDATE. REALLY.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT COMMISSIONER ALVIS MENTIONED ATTENDING THE SHORT COURSE THIS YEAR.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE. AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

ALL, I THINK, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SHORT COURSE OVER THE YEARS. AND AND THIS WAS THE 99TH ONE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE PLANNING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR NUMBER 100.

AND SO WE WANT TO BE GETTING THOSE DATES ONTO YOUR CALENDARS, AND WE'LL PROBABLY WANT TO LOOK TO HAVE ALL OF OUR COMMISSION THERE FOR THE 100TH SHORT COURSE, BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT FOR US.

AND IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TXDOT AND THE TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE.

WE SET A RECORD THIS YEAR WITH OVER 3300 ATTENDEES.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID THIS YEAR WAS THE HALL OF HONOR AWARD.

THIS IS THE TRANSPORTATION HALL OF HONOR. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE AND T.I.

GIVES OUT ON OCCASION TO TEXANS WHO HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE.

AND THIS YEAR IT INCLUDED WE INCLUDED A SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF FORMER CHAIRMAN BUGG.

25 YEARS AGO, T.I. ESTABLISHED THE HALL OF HONOR TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL TRANSPORTATION LEADERS LIKE CHAIRMAN BUGG, WHO HAVE HELPED TO HELPED US CREATE A BEST IN CLASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM HERE IN TEXAS.

AND WE WERE VERY HONORED THAT CHAIRMAN BUGGS WIFE, ALICIA, AND HIS SON JIM BOTH WERE THERE IN ATTENDANCE TO ACCEPT THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.

AND JIM MADE SOME TERRIFIC COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER AND SO WANTED TO TO TO HIGHLIGHT THAT A COUPLE OF OTHER AWARDS THAT WE HAD AT THE SHORT COURSE THIS YEAR INCLUDED THE EXTRA MILE AWARD. AS MANY OF YOU ALL ARE AWARE, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TXDOT'S MEN AND WOMEN RESPOND TO HEROICALLY TO EVENTS AND TO INCIDENTS TO HELP AND SERVE THEIR FELLOW TEXANS. AND THIS AWARD IS CREATED TO TO DO THAT.

AND THIS YEAR, WE HONORED STAFF FROM THREE OF OUR DISTRICTS FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS THAT INCLUDE STAFF MEMBERS FROM OUR ABILENE DISTRICT, OUR FAR AND OUR PARIS DISTRICTS, AS WE SHOW HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE TRADITIONALLY HAS BEEN THE THE BIG FIVE AWARDS, AND THIS IS OFTEN A HIGHLIGHT. AND FOR MANY OF THOSE, A VERY WELL KEPT SECRET GOING INTO THE SHORT COURSE, BECAUSE IT'S OFTEN A SURPRISE FOR THE RECIPIENTS OF THOSE AWARDS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED IN THE AUDIENCE.

AND FOR THOSE BIG FIVE STAFF GO TO TXDOT STAFF GENERALLY WHOSE CAREER HAS BEEN DEFINED BY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE. AND THIS YEAR, FOR OUR FOUR RECIPIENTS INCLUDED FOR THE NEWBERY AWARD, JEFF BUSH FROM OUR DALLAS DISTRICT. HE IS THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ENGINEER THERE.

THE GREER AWARD WENT TO MELANIE GARLAND FROM THE HOUSTON DISTRICT, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE.

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AND THEN WE HAD A FINAL BIG FIVE AWARD, WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS THE PERRY AWARD.

AND THIS IS A RESERVED FOR A CITIZEN WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION IN TEXAS.

AND THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LOWER PICTURE, THERE WAS FORMER TEXAS A&M CHANCELLOR, NOW TEXAS A&M CHANCELLOR EMERITUS JOHN SHARP.

AND RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HE'S MADE TO TEXAS THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN IN STATE GOVERNMENT, GOING BACK TO HIS TIME AS A LEGISLATOR, HIS HIS SERVICE AS COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE AND HIS LEADERSHIP WITH THE THE TEXAS A&M SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDED A RESPONSE AND AN OVERSIGHT, IF YOU WILL, TO THE STATE'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR THINGS LIKE HURRICANE HARVEY.

GOVERNOR ABBOTT HAD CALLED ON CHANCELLOR SHARP TO HELP LEAD THAT EFFORT.

AND SO THE THE WORK AND THE EFFORT THAT HE HAS DONE THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE CHAIRMAN BUGG WAS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO NOMINATED CHANCELLOR EMERITUS SHARP FOR THIS AWARD.

AND SO WE WERE VERY HONORED TO, TO RECOGNIZE HIM ALONG WITH, WITH HIS WIFE.

SO ACTING CHAIR, DO APPRECIATE THOSE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE AN UPDATE AND THANK YOU.

YOU BET. AND SO THESE ARE EXTRAORDINARY AWARDS.

SO IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT COMMISSIONER ALVIS STARTED A LITTLE EARLIER, WE CAN ALL GIVE THESE GUYS A LITTLE CLAP AND A LITTLE APPLAUSE.

I'VE HAD INTERACTION WITH TWO OF THOSE FOLKS AND THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL AT WHAT THEY DO, SO I'M GLAD THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD.

SUPER. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 25TH,

[3. Consider the approval of the Minutes]

MEMBERS. THE DRAFT MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU.

SO TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, I WOULD LIKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, PLEASE.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER MEAD. SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND. COMMISSIONER ALVES. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO

[4. Contracts]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THE OCTOBER 2025 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS ARE SEPARATED INTO TWO MINUTE ORDERS, WITH A COMBINED TOTAL OF 523.75 MILLION. PROJECTS WITH ACTUAL DATES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER INCLUDE LOCAL DISTRICT LET MAINTENANCE TOTALING 36.85 MILLION AND LOCAL AGENCY LET TOTALING 2.46 MILLION.

THE TOTAL DOLLAR VOLUME INCLUDING HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, LOCAL AGENCY AND ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO DATE EIGHT IS 1.252 BILLION. THE FORECASTED TOTAL OF THESE PROJECTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR IS 11.178 BILLION.

THIS MONTH, I REPORT THE SEPTEMBER 2025 HIGHWAY COST INDEX WITH A VALUE OF 204.59.

ONE YEAR AGO, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, THE HCI WAS 209.86, REPRESENTING A 2.51% YEAR OVER YEAR DECREASE.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OVER YEAR DECREASE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2021.

SO JUST UNDER FOUR YEARS AGO. ITEM FOUR A IS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AWARD OF REJECTION OF CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS LED ON OCTOBER 8TH AND NINTH, 2025.

WE PRESENT 61 PROJECTS WITH AN OVERALL AVERAGE OF 5.85 BIDS PER PROJECT.

LOW BID VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY 488.24 MILLION, WITH AN OVERALL UNDERRUN OF AROUND OF 14.79%.

THE OCTOBER 2025 PROJECTS ARE CATEGORIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE AREAS.

PAVEMENT PRESERVATION AT 212.47 MILLION. ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY AT 95.45 MILLION.

CONGESTION REDUCTION AT 71.46 MILLION. SAFETY AT 65.94 MILLION AND BRIDGE PRESERVATION AT 43 MILLION.

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IN THIS MONTH'S LETTING, THERE ARE NINE PROJECTS WITH OUTSTANDING RIGHT OF WAY UTILITY AND OR RAILROAD ISSUES.

THREE SHOULD BE CLEARED NEXT MONTH. SIX WILL BE CLEARED IN TWO MONTHS, AND NO OCTOBER PROJECTS REQUIRED A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN THIS MONTH.

STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARD OF ALL 61 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS OR COMMENTS FOR DIRECTOR MILLIGAN.

NO, JUST THIS IS JUST TO GET YOU TO BE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS SOME OF THESE THINGS.

SO IF YOU WILL BACK UP TO YOUR SLIDES, JUST BACK UP ONE AT A TIME.

SO ON THIS ONE, THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK'S DRIVING THE EURO YEAR OVER YEAR DECREASE NUMBER OF BIDS.

YEAH. SO WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE COMPETITION OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

AND IT SEEMS TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE BID PRICES.

OKAY. AND MAYBE SOME MATERIALS ARE NOT QUITE AS EXPENSIVE, RIGHT.

YEAH. OKAY. AND THE ONE BEFORE THAT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BIG BUMP THAT'S OUT THERE FURTHER ON JUST SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S TAKING A BIG BUMP. RIGHT. SO OUR LETTING CONSTRUCTION LETTING IS PRETTY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUNE OF 2026, WHEN WE'LL BE LETTING A LARGE DESIGN BUILD PROJECT IN THE HOUSTON DISTRICT VALUED AT ABOUT $2 BILLION.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT BUMP? YES, SIR. AND THEN ALSO, I SEE THAT YOU HAVE A TARGET OF 11.2.

AND IN A IN A PROJECTED FORECAST AT 11.178. AND YOU ARE DOING MORE PROJECTS AS YOU'RE ABLE.

RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO WE'VE BEEN AS THE BIDS HAVE BEEN COMING IN LOWER THAN THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES.

WE'VE BEEN ACTUALLY PULLING IN ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THROUGH OUR RACK AND STACK PROGRAM AND LETTING MORE PROJECTS WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

OKAY. AND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS CASH AND KEEPING UP WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE SPENDING.

SO WE JUST HAD A RECORD AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT IN ONE MONTH WITH CONTRACTORS, RIGHT? I DO BELIEVE SO. YEAH. 1.48 $1.5 BILLION SPENT IN ONE MONTH WITH CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS. SO YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO TELL MORE OF THE STORY, PUT A LITTLE COLOR ON THIS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. COMMISSIONER VAUGHN MOVES FOR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER MEADS SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

PLEASE CONTINUE. DIRECTOR MILLIGAN, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH ITEM FOUR B AND THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

ITEM FOUR B IS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE WATER REJECTION OF CONTRACTS FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS LED ON OCTOBER 8TH AND NINTH, 2025, WE PRESENT 18 PROJECTS WITH AN OVERALL AVERAGE OF 4.61 BIDS PER PROJECT.

THE LOW BID VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35.51 MILLION, WITH AN OVERALL UNDERRUN OF 22.16%.

6%. STAFF RECOMMENDS A WARD OF ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY REMARKS OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR MILLIGAN? OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED? I MOVE TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER ELVIS MOVES. SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MEAD, A CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT IS ITEM FOUR C.

AND THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF RESCINDING AND REJECTING THE AWARD OF ONE BUILDING CONTRACT.

SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION DIRECTOR BRIAN SWETT IS HERE AND HE WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD MORNING. THIS MONTH, SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION RECOMMENDS THE COMMISSION RESCIND AWARD OF TRAVIS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER 42470424533 FOR THE NEW HANGAR AND RAMP REHAB PROJECT LOCATED AT TXDOT FLIGHT SERVICES.

AWARDED ON JULY 31ST, 2025, IT IS NECESSARY TO RESCIND THE PREVIOUS AWARD FOR THE NEW HANGAR AND RAMP REHAB PROJECT AND REJECT ALL BIDS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THERE MAY BE.

OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY REMARKS OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR SWETT? I'D PROBABLY LIKE TO JUST MAKE A QUICK, QUICK REMARK RELATIVE TO THIS.

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AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS THIS WILL COME BACK BEFORE US QUITE QUICKLY WITH A RE-ENGINEERED HIGHER DECK.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO RESCIND AND REJECT THE BUILDING CONTRACT AS LISTED IN EXHIBIT A TO THE MINUTE ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

SO MOVED. SO MOVED. COMMISSIONER MEAD COMMISSIONER VAUGHN.

SECONDS. CALL FOR THE VOTE IS ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILLIAMS, THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE IS THE CONSIDERATION OF FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT JOBS ACT AND STATE AVIATION AWARDS.

[5. Aviation ]

GOOD MORNING. THIS MINUTE ORDER CONTAINS A REQUEST FOR GRANT FUNDING APPROVAL FOR SEVEN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

CITIES AND COUNTIES REQUESTING GRANTS, FUNDING SOURCES AND AMOUNTS REQUESTED ARE INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT.

A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 3RD OF THIS YEAR AND NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

BARRING ANY QUESTIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. JUST FOR CLARITY, I AGAIN JUST JUST EDUCATION OR YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S SOME STATE FUNDING RELATED TO A COUPLE OF AIRPORTS WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE A PROCESS WITH, AND THEY ARE SIMPLY RIDERS FROM THE LEGISLATURE, SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT JUST AS EDUCATION.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR REMARKS FOR US? FOR DIRECTOR HARMAN? OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO AWARD FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT JOBS ACT AND STATE AVIATION AWARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

SO MOVED. COMMISSIONER MEAD MAKES THE MOTION.

SECOND. COMMISSIONER ELVIS MAKES A SECOND CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT IS ITEM SIX.

[6. State Infrastructure Bank]

STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM MANAGER DALLAS AUSTIN WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I'LL START.

THANK YOU. I'LL START WITH THE OVERVIEW OF THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, WHICH SHOWS WE CURRENTLY HAVE JUST OVER 222 MILLION WITH WHICH TO MAKE LOANS.

IF THE COMMISSION APPROVES THE ONE APPLICATION THIS MONTH, THE BALANCE WILL DROP TO ABOUT 213 MILLION.

WE HAVE 64 OUTSTANDING LOANS, WITH THE REMAINING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF 257 MILLION, AND OF THE 173 TOTAL LOANS, THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEFAULTS TO DATE AND ALL BORROWERS ARE CURRENT ON THEIR OBLIGATIONS. WITH THAT OVERVIEW, ITEM SIX IS A CONSIDERATION OF A LOAN REQUEST TOTALING $9 MILLION FROM MILITARY HIGHWAY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION FOR UTILITY RELOCATION ON A PROJECT TO WIDEN SH 281 IN CAMERON COUNTY. THIS IS THE SECOND LOAN FOR MILITARY HIGHWAY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS MINUTE ORDER AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE COMMISSIONERS DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS OR QUESTIONS FOR MANAGER TUSTIN? OKAY. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILLIAMS OR SOMEONE IN EDMOND.

CAN YOU REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THERE WAS MORE OUT IN LOANS THAN THE BALANCE OF THE REMAINING AMOUNT? I CAN'T. I HAVE A SHORT. I THINK WE'VE UTILIZED IT ABOUT AS EFFICIENT AS WE HAVE IN MODERN MEMORY.

YEAH. SAME. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2018. I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC.

SO THANK YOU. JUST FROM THERE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR A STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LOAN FOR FROM THE MILITARY HIGHWAY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER MEAD MAKES THE FIRST MOTION.

SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER VAUGHN, CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON. ITEM SEVEN IS THE CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF ROMA TO MAKE THE RELOCATION OF THE CITY'S UTILITY FACILITIES AN EXPENSE OF THE

[7. Municipal Utility Relocation Reimbursement ]

GOOD MORNING. THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT TO PAY THE COST TO RELOCATE UTILITIES OWNED BY THE CITY OF ROMA THAT NEED TO BE RELOCATED FOR THE FM 650 PROJECT IN PHARR DISTRICT. THE CITY HAS DEMONSTRATED A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN RELOCATING THE UTILITIES AND IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LOAN,

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TOTAL COST OF RELOCATION IS $5,404,000. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE ORDER.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY REMARKS OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR MADSEN? OKAY. SEEING NONE, MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE A REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF ROMA TO MAKE THE RELOCATION OF THE CITY'S UTILITY FACILITIES AN EXPENSE OF THE STATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER MEAD HAS MADE THE MOTION.

AND THE SECOND IS FROM COMMISSIONER ALVIS, AND I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM EIGHT, THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS.

[8. Eminent Domain Proceedings ]

THIS ITEM AUTHORIZES THE FILING OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE 75 PARCELS THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN.

TXDOT WILL CONTROL ACCESS TO 22 OF THE PARCELS, AND IT WILL NOT CONTROL ACCESS TO 53 OF THE PARCELS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE ORDER, AND AGAIN, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE? I DO. ACTING CHAIR.

NEW, I MOVE THAT THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AUTHORIZE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO USE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IN THE MINUTE ORDER SET FORTH IN THE AGENDA FOR THE CURRENT MONTH FOR CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, WIDENING, STRAIGHTENING, OR EXTENDING THE HIGHWAY FACILITIES LISTED IN THE MINUTE ORDER.

AS A PART OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, AND THAT THE FIRST RECORD VOTE APPLIES TO ALL UNITS OF PROPERTY TO BE CONDEMNED.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER ALVES HAS MADE A MOTION AND MOVED TO AUTHORIZE CONDEMNATION.

CONDEMNATION? EASY FOR ME TO SAY. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER VAUGHN HAS SECONDED THE MOTION. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DIRECTOR WILLIAMS, THANK YOU.

[9. Routine Minute Orders and Reports ]

REAL ESTATE DISPOSITIONS. REPORTS. FINANCE. DESIGNATION OF ACCESS CONTROL AND SPEED ZONES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE ORDERS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THESE ROUTINE AGENDA ITEMS. ITEMS PERTAINING TO REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION ARE INCLUDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, AND DO NOT INVOLVE OR REQUIRE ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.

SO THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WILLIAMS. COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ROUTINE MINUTE ORDERS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ROUTINE MINUTE ORDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTOR WILLIAMS RECOMMENDATION.

MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER MEAD IS MOVED FOR APPROVAL.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALVIS.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND I GOTTA LOOK AT THE TIME. SOMEBODY MAY NEED TO FILIBUSTER HERE.

JUST A LITTLE BIT. GRACIOUS SAKES. I KNOW OUR LATE CHAIRMAN WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF US RIGHT NOW.

I HATE TO BE EFFICIENT. OKAY. HOW ARE THE GRANDKIDS? WE WILL NOT MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. ALL ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE COMPLETED.

[OPEN COMMENT PERIOD]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT IT IS 1029.

AND THIS MEETING STANDS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.