Transportation Committee

SUMMARY OF MINUTES TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE March 23, 2023 The meeting of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (TIC) was called to order by Chairman, David Johnson, on March 23, 2023 at 3:01 p.m. Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center Meeting Room and welcomed all members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and called the meeting to order. • Call to Order and Roll Call of Members Present: Mr. David Johnson, Ms. Peggy Zahler, Mr. Andy Aycoth, Mr. Paul Maaz, Mr. Steven Barron, Mr. Dave Person, Mr. Christopher Sims, Ms. Amber Pedigo (Community Outreach Coordinator, Communications), Ron Bavarian (Executive Director of Capital Projects), and Rick Davis (Assistant City Manager) Not Present: Ms. Donna Ofsanko and Mr. Tom Crews Citizens Present: None • Approval of Minutes A motion was made to approve the minutes from the February 23 2023, TIC meeting by Mr. Paul Maaz and seconded by Ms. Peggy Zahler with a unanimous vote of 6-0-1 with one absent. • Discussion and Action Items 3a. CIP Project Status (presentation attached) Mr. Ron Bavarian presented the current CIP projects in fiscal year 2023: He discussed the following topics below (presentation attached): • Go Bond Election Recap • Current Status as of End of February 2023 • Current Status as of January 2022 • CIP Reinvestment Projects • FY2023-2027 CIP Reinvestment Projects • Asphalt Rehab Reinvestment Projects • Street Reconstruction Reinvestment Projects • Street/Traffic Projects • Drainage Projects • TxDOT Road Reconstruction Projects • CIP Projects & Parks Projects • FY 2022 Completed Projects 3b. Update and Discussion of Potential, Future CIP Projects Mr. Christopher Sims gave an overview of the following projects below for the upcoming 2024 budget season (presentation attached): • Maple Leaf & League City Parkway Traffic Signal - Estimated Cost ($675,000) • FM 270 Access Management & Alabama Avenue Improvements – Estimated Cost ($6,944,000) • FM 2094 @ Enterprise, Lakeside & Twin Oaks Intersection Study – Estimated Cost ($150,000) A motion was made to approve the Maple Leaf & League City Parkway Traffic Signal for the upcoming CIP budget year by Peggy Zahler and seconded by Paul Maaz with a unanimous vote of 6- 0-1 with one absent.  A motion was made to approve FM 270 Access Management & Alabama for the upcoming CIP budget year by Ms. Peggy Zahler and seconded by Andy Aycoth with a unanimous vote of 6-0-1 with one absent. A motion was made to approve the FM 2094 @ Enterprise, Lakeside & Twin Oaks Intersection Study with the contingency of Engineering’s final research and conclusion of the study for the upcoming CIP budget year by Mr. Dave Person and seconded by Ms. Peggy Zahler with a unanimous vote of 6-0- 1 with one absent. 3c. Sunset Commission Questionnaire Review and Discussion Mr. David Johnson handed out the questionnaire and answers submitted from the subcommittee to all members of the TIC committee. • All committee members comments and/responses will be submitted to the Chairman and/or Vice Chairman within five business working days for final submission to the Sunset Committee (presentation attached). 3d. New Appointment of Chairman and Vice Chairman for the Committee Mr. David Johnson will be reappointed as the Chairman and Mr. David Person as the Vice Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. A motion was made to approve the elected reappointments of Chairman and Vice Chairman by Ms. Peggy Zahler and seconded by Mr. David Person with a unanimous vote of 6-0-1. • Old Business • No Old Business • Public Comments • Ms. Amber Pedigo (Community Outreach Coordinator) introduced herself to the committee and her continued self-involvement with the citizens. The communication department is working diligently on streamlining processes for continued community outreach. • Mr. Rick Davis introduced himself as the new Assistant City Manager and his goals for the city is to have a continued community outreach program and to continue working closely with Economic Development and Engineering to continue to elevate the development processes and general customer service city wide. • Staff Comments Mr. Christopher Sims presented the City Development & CIP Update and TxDOT Initiatives through February 2023, Planning and Zoning Update, and HGAC-TPC Update within the City of League City was presented. Mr. Christopher Sims also noted that Staff continues to work with TxDOT on HSIP Call for Projects. Mr. Christopher Sims provided the following update for upcoming events: • Next P&Z Meetings – April 3rd & 17th • Next Council Meetings – March 28th & April 11th • Next TPC Meeting – March 24th • Next TIC Meeting – Revised – April 18th • Clear Creek Master Park Plan – March 8th • Committee Member Comments • Ms. Peggy Zahler understands the budget process is going to be separate which entails one be departmental and one for CIP projects only. Mr. Christopher Sims said the meetings will be done differently this year and he has not received a final agenda of budget meetings to date.  • Ms. Peggy Zahler informed that the City of Houston is in the process of pursing more representation for HGAC from Mr. Christopher Sims perspective will that have any impact on League City. Mr. Christopher Sims will do some research and report back to the committee. Mr. Christopher Sims also indicated that currently Houston is having some issues with getting representation to formulate subcommittees at this time. • Mr. Paul Maaz said he attended a TxDOT presentation that was very extensive and informative on the Grand Parkway and projects currently under construction and new projects funded with TxDOT in near future. Mr. Paul Maaz will try to get a copy of the presentation from TxDOT and make available to all members of the committee. • Mr. David Johnson is still in the process of working with the city attorney’s office about creation of an email for citizen input and have no response and will continue to reach out the City Attorney’s Office. • Mr. David Johnson reached out to Mr. Bowan as the HGAC community liaison for the committee representative and will update the committee at a future meeting. • Action Item Recap • Mr. David Johnson noted that all members of the committee are to have their comments and/or responses back within five working business days for submission to the Sunset Committee. • Adjournment A motion was made by Mr. David Person and seconded by Ms. Peggy Zahler to adjourn the meeting at 5:50 p.m. with a unanimous vote of 6-0-1 absent. The next Transportation Committee meeting will be scheduled on April 18, 2023 (changed) in person at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center Meeting room at 6:00 p.m. Signatures are provided upon request.