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September 24, 2015 Texas Transportation Commission Meetings - Texas Department of Transportation
September 24, 2015 Texas Transportation Commission Meetings
Item 2 - Approval of Minutes of the August 27, 2015, regular meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission
Approval of Minutes of the August 27, 2015, regular meeting of the Texas Transportation Commission
Item 3A - Discussion Items House Bill 20 (presentation) Staff will present an overview of status and the process to respond to the requirements of HB 20.
House Bill 20 (presentation)
Staff will present an overview of status and the process to respond to the requirements of HB 20.
Item 3B - Texas Freight Mobility Plan (presentation) Staff will present an overview of the Texas Freight Mobility Plan outlining key freight transportation challenges as well as key policy, program, and project recommendations.
Texas Freight Mobility Plan (presentation)
Staff will present an overview of the Texas Freight Mobility Plan outlining key freight
transportation challenges as well as key policy, program, and project recommendations.
Item 4 - Aviation Various Counties - Award federal grant funding for airport improvement projects at various locations (MO) Federal law authorizes the award of federal funding to preserve and improve the state's general aviation system. The airports listed in Exhibit A are eligible for award of these grant funds and the department seeks approval of the awards.
Various Counties - Award federal grant funding for airport improvement projects
at various locations (MO)
Item 5 - Advisory Committee Appointments Appoint four new members to the Bicycle Advisory Committee (MO) The Bicycle Advisory Committee advises the commission on bicycle issues and matters of mutual concern between the department and the bicycling community. By involving representatives of the public, including bicyclists and other interested parties, the department helps ensure effective communication with the bicycle community, and that the bicyclist's perspective will be considered in the development of departmental policies affecting bicycle use, including the design, construction, and maintenance of highways.
Appoint four new members to the Bicycle Advisory Committee (MO)
Item 6 - Transportation Alternatives Program Various Counties - Approve federal funding for projects submitted in the department's 2015 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Call for Projects (MO) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) authorized the TAP to reserve funds equal to 2 percent of the total amount authorized from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund for Federal-Aid highways each year. This minute order approves federal TAP funds for selected bicycle and pedestrian projects in small urban areas with a population of 5,001-200,000. The project awards will provide alternative modes of transportation, contribute to congestion relief improving air quality, and provide safer accommodations for all roadway users.
Various Counties - Approve federal funding for projects submitted in the department's 2015 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Call for Projects (MO)
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) authorized the TAP to reserve funds equal to 2 percent of the total amount authorized from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund for Federal-Aid highways each year. This minute order approves federal TAP funds for selected bicycle and pedestrian projects in small urban areas with a population of 5,001-200,000. The project awards will provide alternative modes of transportation, contribute to congestion relief improving air quality, and provide safer accommodations for all roadway users.
Item 7A - Promulgation of Administrative Rules Under Title 43, Texas Administrative Code, and the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001: Proposed Adoption Chapter 4 - Employment Practices Amendments to §4.51, Definitions, §4.54, Contributions, §4.55, Contribution Returns, and §4.56, Withdrawals (Sick Leave Pool Program) (MO) These rules amend the department’s Sick Leave Pool Program to implement House Bill 1771, 84th Legislature, which authorizes a state employee to donate sick leave to another employee within the same agency, and revise terminology related to the program.
Amendments to §4.51, Definitions, §4.54, Contributions, §4.55, Contribution
Returns, and §4.56, Withdrawals (Sick Leave Pool Program) (MO)
Item 7B - Chapter 28 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads Amendments to §28.100, Purpose, §28.102, Authority’s Powers and Duties, §28.104, Permit Issuance Requirements and Procedures, and §28.106, Movement Requirements and Restrictions (Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority Permits) (MO) The amendments implement the new bonding requirements for the issuance of oversize/overweight permits by Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority, as enacted by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, in H.B. 1969.
Chapter 28 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads Amendments to §28.100, Purpose, §28.102, Authority’s Powers and Duties,
§28.104, Permit Issuance Requirements and Procedures, and §28.106, Movement Requirements and Restrictions (Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority Permits) (MO)
Item 8 - Compliance Office Compliance Office report State law requires the commission to establish a compliance program, which must include a compliance office to oversee the program. The compliance office 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 office is required to provide a monthly report to the commission regarding investigations and a summary of information relating to trends and recommendations.
Item 9A - Financial Assistance for Projects a. Tarrant County - Consider (1) rescinding part of Minute Order 112391 to cancel the authority to enter into a $14,400,000 pass-through agreement with the City of Colleyville for the construction of SH 26; and (2) removing $14,400,000 from the allocation of funds in the pass-through program call approved in Minute Order 112305 (MO) This minute order rescinds part of Minute Order 112391 to cancel the commission’s approval of a pass through agreement for the SH 26 project and removes from the pass-through program the $14,400,000 that was allocated to this project so that it may be used for other projects.
a. Tarrant County - Consider (1) rescinding part of Minute Order 112391 to
cancel the authority to enter into a $14,400,000 pass-through agreement with the City of Colleyville for the construction of SH 26; and (2) removing $14,400,000 from the allocation of funds in the pass-through program call approved in Minute Order 112305 (MO)
This minute order rescinds part of Minute Order 112391 to cancel the commission’s approval of a pass through agreement for the SH 26 project and removes from the pass-through program the $14,400,000 that was allocated to this project so that it may be used for other projects.
Item 9B - Financial Assistance for Projects (continued) b. Bexar County - Consider approving a request from the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (ARMA) for: (1) cancellation of $1,143,752 of the $19,800,000 grant for development of the US 281 North Improvement Project that was authorized by Minute Order 111359 dated May 29, 2008; and (2) preliminary approval of a grant in the amount of $1,143,752 to be used for the development costs of the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project (MO) The commission has previously provided financial assistance for the US 281 North Improvement Project and for the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project. ARMA is nearing completion of the environmental study for each project and anticipates a surplus of grant funds from the US 281 North Improvement Project and a shortfall of $1,143,752 for the development costs of the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project. ARMA has requested that it be allowed to use $1,143,752 of surplus grant funds from the US 281 North Project for development costs on the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project.
b. Bexar County - Consider approving a request from the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (ARMA) for: (1) cancellation of $1,143,752 of the $19,800,000 grant for development of the US 281 North Improvement Project that was authorized by Minute Order 111359 dated May 29, 2008; and (2) preliminary approval of a grant in the amount of $1,143,752 to be used for the development costs of the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project (MO)
The commission has previously provided financial assistance for the US 281 North Improvement Project and for the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project. ARMA is nearing completion of the environmental study for each project and anticipates a surplus of grant funds from the US 281 North Improvement Project and a shortfall of $1,143,752 for the development costs of the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project. ARMA has requested that it be allowed to use $1,143,752 of surplus grant funds from the US 281 North Project for development costs on the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project.
Item 10 - Removal of Toll Designation Bexar County - Approve the removal of the toll project designation from the tolled mainlanes of the US 281 North Project from Loop 1604 to the Bexar/Comal County line, including the direct connections to and from Loop 1604, and rescind Minute Order 111257, which will rescind the transfer of the US 281 North Project, comprising the roadway and associated right of way from Loop 1604 to the Bexar/Comal County line, to the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, and the removal of that roadway from the state highway system (MO) In Minute Order 110111, dated June 30, 2005, the commission designated the tolled main lanes on US 281 from Loop 1604 to Marshall Road, including the direct connections to and from Loop 1604, as a toll project on the state highway system, and in Minute Order 110301, dated November 17, 2005, the commission designated the tolled main lanes on US 281 from Evans Road to the Bexar/Comal County line as a toll project on the state highway system. After consultations between the department and the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, and in accordance with the desires of the region evidenced in a resolution by the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, it has been determined that the interests of the state are better served by not constructing the US 281 North Project as a toll project, as had been originally planned, but as a nontolled project. Moreover, the conditions in Minute Order 111257 to transfer of the US 281 North Project, including that the project was being transferred for the purpose of designing, financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining a turnpike project, have not been met.
Bexar County - Approve the removal of the toll project designation from the tolled
mainlanes of the US 281 North Project from Loop 1604 to the Bexar/Comal County line, including the direct connections to and from Loop 1604, and rescind Minute Order 111257, which will rescind the transfer of the US 281 North Project, comprising the roadway and associated right of way from Loop 1604 to the Bexar/Comal County line, to the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, and the removal of that roadway from the state highway system (MO)
In Minute Order 110111, dated June 30, 2005, the commission designated the tolled main lanes on US 281 from Loop 1604 to Marshall Road, including the direct connections to and from Loop 1604, as a toll project on the state highway system, and in Minute Order 110301, dated November 17, 2005, the commission designated the tolled main lanes on US 281 from Evans Road to the Bexar/Comal County line as a toll project on the state highway system. After consultations between the department and the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, and in accordance with the desires of the region evidenced in a resolution by the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, it has been determined that the interests of the state are better served by not constructing the US 281 North Project as a toll project, as had been originally planned, but as a nontolled project. Moreover, the conditions in Minute Order 111257 to transfer of the US 281 North Project, including that the project was being transferred for the purpose of designing, financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining a turnpike project, have not been met.
Item 11 - Regional Mobility Authority Travis County - Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority - Approve the connection of the US 183 South - Bergstrom Expressway toll project to the State Highway System (MO) This minute order approves the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority’s construction of a new tolled facility that will connect to the State Highway System. The US 183 South - Bergstrom Expressway is approximately 8 miles in length and includes three new tolled lanes and three new non-tolled general purpose lanes in each direction between US 290 and SH 71 with direct connectors at US 183 and SH 71, and improvements on SH 71 adjacent to US 183. The project also includes proposed sidewalks, bike lanes, and a shared-use path within the right of way.
Travis County - Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority - Approve the connection
of the US 183 South - Bergstrom Expressway toll project to the State Highway System (MO)
This minute order approves the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority’s construction of a new tolled facility that will connect to the State Highway System. The US 183 South - Bergstrom Expressway is approximately 8 miles in length and includes three new tolled lanes and three new non-tolled general purpose lanes in each direction between US 290 and SH 71 with direct connectors at US 183 and SH 71, and improvements on SH 71 adjacent to US 183. The project also includes proposed sidewalks, bike lanes, and a shared-use path within the right of way.
Item 12 - Audit Plan Approve the Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 and determine whether adequate resources have been dedicated to the internal audit program (MO) State law requires the internal auditor to create an annual audit plan that is prepared using risk assessment techniques and that identifies the individual audits to be conducted during the year. The audit plan must be approved by the commission. In addition, the commission must review the resources dedicated to the internal audit program and determine if adequate resources exist to ensure that risks identified in the annual risk assessment are covered in a reasonable timeframe
Approve the Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 and determine whether adequate resources
have been dedicated to the internal audit program (MO)
State law requires the internal auditor to create an annual audit plan that is prepared using risk assessment techniques and that identifies the individual audits to be conducted during the year. The audit plan must be approved by the commission. In addition, the commission must review the resources dedicated to the internal audit program and determine if adequate resources exist to ensure that risks identified in the annual risk assessment are covered in a reasonable timeframe
Item 13 - Audit Subcommittee Charter Approve changes to the Audit Subcommittee Charter (MO) The subcommittee was created to oversee and ensure compliance with the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley as to reliability and transparency in financial reporting, as well as to ensure the independence of the department’s internal audit program by providing oversight of the internal auditor and evaluating the implementation of audit recommendations. The subcommittee charter was approved by Minute Order 112196 on March 25, 2010, and was revised by Minute Order 112661 on April 28, 2011. TxDOT Spirit of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements were revised by Minute Order 113939, dated May 29, 2014. These revisions have been incorporated into this charter that also includes a title change of the internal auditor to Chief Audit and Compliance Officer (from Chief Audit Executive).
The subcommittee was created to oversee and ensure compliance with the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley as to reliability and transparency in financial reporting, as well as to ensure the independence of the department’s internal audit program by providing oversight of the internal auditor and evaluating the implementation of audit recommendations. The subcommittee charter was approved by Minute Order 112196 on March 25, 2010, and was revised by Minute Order 112661 on April 28, 2011. TxDOT Spirit of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements were revised by Minute Order 113939, dated May 29, 2014. These revisions have been incorporated into this charter that also includes a title change of the internal auditor to Chief Audit and Compliance Officer (from Chief Audit Executive).
Item 14A - Contracts Award or reject contracts for maintenance, highway, and building construction These proposed minute orders contain information concerning the receipt of bids for highway improvement contracts. The department may reschedule receipt of bids for those projects where the commission rejects all bids. Those bids accepted by the commission will result in conditional contract awards to the low bidders. Contract award conditions may involve securing funding from other sources, the contractor's ability to satisfy federal DBE subcontracting requirements, or other requirements as outlined in the project bid proposal a. Highway Maintenance and Department Building Construction (see attached itemized list) (MO)
Item 16 - Routine Minute Orders and Reports a. Donations to the Department Various Districts - Consider the acknowledgment of donations made to the department to include: (a) donations in any form, including realty, personalty, money, materials, or services, which are made to the department for the purpose of carrying out its functions and duties; and (b) donations from landowners, with land adjacent to a highway that is part of the state highway system, to construct an improvement on the highway right-of-way that is directly related to improving access to or from the owner’s land. (See attached itemized list) (MO) The donations will ensure the safety of the traveling public. 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) Johnson County - SH 174 north of W. Hidden Creek Parkway in Burleson - Consider the transfer and sale of right of way to the city of Burleson (MO) The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The city has requested that Part 1 be transferred to the city and has requested to purchase Part 2. The cost of future maintenance on Part 1 exceeds the value of the land. Part 1 may be transferred to the city and the commission may waive payment. Part 2 may be sold to the city. (2) Lubbock County - SL 289 at SH 114 in Lubbock - Consider the sale of two tracts of right of way to the abutting landowners (2 MOs) The district has determined that the tracts are no longer needed for highway purposes. The respective abutting landowners have requested to purchase the tracts, and they may be sold to the abutting owners. (3) Travis County - FM 973, northeast corner of SH 71 in Del Valle - Consider the sale of access rights to abutting landowners (MO) Owners of property abutting the north side of SH 71 have requested a break in the control-of-access line for a driveway location on their south property line. The district has determined that access may be allowed to and from the highway facility at the requested location, and the access rights may be sold to the abutting landowners. c. Transportation Planning Various Counties - Certify eligible counties for the 2016 Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program and establish local match adjustments for each county and certain cities (MO) This minute order certifies the counties to participate in the Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program for Fiscal Year 2016 and sets forth the local match adjustment for each county and certain cities participating in the program. State law requires the commission to annually certify economically disadvantaged counties as soon as possible after the comptroller reports on the relevant economic indicators d. Highway Designations (1) Grimes and Montgomery Counties - Extend the designation of SH 249 from FM 1774 at FM 149 northwestward to SH 105 (MO) This minute order extends the designation of SH 249 from FM 1774 at FM 149 near the community of Pinehurst northwestward to SH 105 near the community of Stoneham, a distance of approximately 24.4 miles. (2) Hidalgo County - In and near the cities of La Joya and Penitas, designate US 83 along a new location, redesignate a portion of existing US 83 as Business US Highway 83-S and redesignate the remaining portion of existing US 83 as US Highway Spur 83 (MO) This minute order designates US 83 on the state highway system along a new location from 1.7 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) to 0.8 miles west of Showers Road, a distance of approximately 7.9 miles; redesignates existing US 83 as Business US Highway 83-S from 1.7 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) to the intersection of existing Business US Highway 83-S, a distance of approximately 6.3 miles; and redesignates the remaining portion of US 83 as US Highway Spur 83 from the intersection of existing Business US Highway 83-S eastward to existing US 83, a distance of approximately 0.4 miles. e. Designation of Access Control Dallas County - I-20, west of JJ Lemmon Road - Consider the designation of one location on the frontage road at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO) The designation of one 36-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one proposed driveway location for access to and from the westbound frontage road. The district has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location. f. Consultation and Review - Department of Motor Vehicles, Chapter 219 Consultation on Department of Motor Vehicles rules regarding overweight/oversize vehicles (MO) Transportation Code, Sections 623.145 and 623.195 require that the Department of Motor Vehicles Board consult with the commission on the adoption of certain rules regarding overweight/oversize vehicle permits issued by DMV. Staff has reviewed the Chapter 219 rule changes proposed by the DMV Board. This Minute Order confirms the commission’s consultation and review of the DMV proposed rules. g. Speed Zones Various Counties - Establish or alter 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.
(1) Johnson County - SH 174 north of W. Hidden Creek Parkway in
Burleson - Consider the transfer and sale of right of way to the city of Burleson (MO)
The district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The city has requested that Part 1 be transferred to the city and has requested to purchase Part 2. The cost of future maintenance on Part 1 exceeds the value of the land. Part 1 may be transferred to the city and the commission may waive payment. Part 2 may be sold to the city.
(2) Lubbock County - SL 289 at SH 114 in Lubbock - Consider the sale of
two tracts of right of way to the abutting landowners (2 MOs)
The district has determined that the tracts are no longer needed for highway purposes. The respective abutting landowners have requested to purchase the tracts, and they may be sold to the abutting owners.
(3) Travis County - FM 973, northeast corner of SH 71 in Del Valle -
Consider the sale of access rights to abutting landowners (MO)
Owners of property abutting the north side of SH 71 have requested a break in the control-of-access line for a driveway location on their south property line. The district has determined that access may be allowed to and from the highway facility at the requested location, and the access rights may be sold to the abutting landowners.
Various Counties - Certify eligible counties for the 2016 Economically
Disadvantaged Counties Program and establish local match adjustments for each county and certain cities (MO)
This minute order certifies the counties to participate in the Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program for Fiscal Year 2016 and sets forth the local match adjustment for each county and certain cities participating in the program. State law requires the commission to annually certify economically disadvantaged counties as soon as possible after the comptroller reports on the relevant economic indicators
(1) Grimes and Montgomery Counties - Extend the designation of SH 249
from FM 1774 at FM 149 northwestward to SH 105 (MO)
This minute order extends the designation of SH 249 from FM 1774 at FM 149 near the community of Pinehurst northwestward to SH 105 near the community of Stoneham, a distance of approximately 24.4 miles.
(2) Hidalgo County - In and near the cities of La Joya and Penitas, designate
US 83 along a new location, redesignate a portion of existing US 83 as Business US Highway 83-S and redesignate the remaining portion of existing US 83 as US Highway Spur 83 (MO)
This minute order designates US 83 on the state highway system along a new location from 1.7 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) to 0.8 miles west of Showers Road, a distance of approximately 7.9 miles; redesignates existing US 83 as Business US Highway 83-S from 1.7 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) to the intersection of existing Business US Highway 83-S, a distance of approximately 6.3 miles; and redesignates the remaining portion of US 83 as US Highway Spur 83 from the intersection of existing Business US Highway 83-S eastward to existing US 83, a distance of approximately 0.4 miles.
Dallas County - I-20, west of JJ Lemmon Road - Consider the designation of one
location on the frontage road at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO)
The designation of one 36-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one proposed driveway location for access to and from the westbound frontage road. The district has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location.
f. Consultation and Review - Department of Motor Vehicles, Chapter 219
Consultation on Department of Motor Vehicles rules regarding
overweight/oversize vehicles (MO)
Transportation Code, Sections 623.145 and 623.195 require that the Department of Motor Vehicles Board consult with the commission on the adoption of certain rules regarding overweight/oversize vehicle permits issued by DMV. Staff has reviewed the Chapter 219 rule changes proposed by the DMV Board. This Minute Order confirms the commission’s consultation and review of the DMV proposed rules.
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Call to Order - Call to Order Item 1 - Safety Briefing Staff will provide general safety ... Commissioner Opening Statements - Commissioner Opening Stat... Item 2 - Approval of Minutes of the August 27, 2015, regula... Item 3A - Discussion Items House Bill 20 (presentation) St... Item 3B - Texas Freight Mobility Plan (presentation) Staff ... Item 4 - Aviation Various Counties - Award federal grant fu... Item 5 - Advisory Committee Appointments Appoint four new m... Item 6 - Transportation Alternatives Program Various Counti... Item 7A - Promulgation of Administrative Rules Under Title ... Item 7B - Chapter 28 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and... Item 8 - Compliance Office Compliance Office report State ... Item 9A - Financial Assistance for Projects a. Tarrant Coun... Item 9B - Financial Assistance for Projects (continued) b. ... Item 10 - Removal of Toll Designation Bexar County - Approv... Item 11 - Regional Mobility Authority Travis County - Centr... Item 12 - Audit Plan Approve the Audit Plan for Fiscal Year... Item 13 - Audit Subcommittee Charter Approve changes to the... Item 14A - Contracts Award or reject contracts for maintena... Item 14B - Highway and Transportation Enhancement Building ... Item 15 - Eminent Domain Proceedings Various Counties - Aut... Item 16 - Routine Minute Orders and Reports a. Donations to... Item 17 - Executive Session Pursuant to Government Code, Ch... Open Comment Period - OPEN COMMENT PERIOD - At the conclusi...
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The airports listed in Exhibit A are eligible for award of these grant funds and the department seeks approval of the awards."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-674.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":9,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-674.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-674.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 5 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-674.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-674.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Advisory Committee Appointments\nAppoint four new members to the Bicycle Advisory Committee (MO)\nThe Bicycle Advisory Committee advises the commission on bicycle issues and matters of mutual concern between the department and the bicycling community. By involving representatives of the public, including bicyclists and other interested parties, the department helps ensure effective communication with the bicycle community, and that the bicyclist's perspective will be considered in the development of departmental policies affecting bicycle use, including the design, construction, and maintenance of highways."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-675.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":10,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-675.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-675.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 6 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-675.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-675.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Transportation Alternatives Program\nVarious Counties - Approve federal funding for projects submitted in the department's 2015 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Call for Projects (MO)\nMoving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) authorized the TAP to reserve funds equal to 2 percent of the total amount authorized from the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund for Federal-Aid highways each year. This minute order approves federal TAP funds for selected bicycle and pedestrian projects in small urban areas with a population of 5,001-200,000. The project awards will provide alternative modes of transportation, contribute to congestion relief improving air quality, and provide safer accommodations for all roadway users."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-676.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":11,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-676.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-676.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 7A ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-676.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-676.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Promulgation of Administrative Rules Under Title 43, Texas Administrative Code, and the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001: Proposed Adoption\n\nChapter 4 - Employment Practices\nAmendments to \u00a74.51, Definitions, \u00a74.54, Contributions, \u00a74.55, Contribution\nReturns, and \u00a74.56, Withdrawals (Sick Leave Pool Program) (MO)\nThese rules amend the department\u2019s Sick Leave Pool Program to implement House Bill 1771, 84th Legislature, which authorizes a state employee to donate sick leave to another employee within the same agency, and revise terminology related to the program."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-677.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":12,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-677.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-677.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 7B ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-677.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-677.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Chapter 28 - Oversize and Overweight Vehicles and Loads Amendments to \u00a728.100, Purpose, \u00a728.102, Authority\u2019s Powers and Duties,\n\u00a728.104, Permit Issuance Requirements and Procedures, and \u00a728.106, Movement Requirements and Restrictions (Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority Permits) (MO)\nThe amendments implement the new bonding requirements for the issuance of oversize/overweight permits by Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority, as enacted by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, in H.B. 1969."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-678.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":13,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-678.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-678.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 8 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-678.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-678.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Compliance Office\n\nCompliance Office report\nState law requires the commission to establish a compliance program, which must include a compliance office to oversee the program. The compliance office 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 office is required to provide a monthly report to the commission regarding investigations and a summary of information relating to trends and recommendations."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-679.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":14,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-679.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-679.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 9A ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-679.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-679.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Financial Assistance for Projects\na. Tarrant County - Consider (1) rescinding part of Minute Order 112391 to\ncancel the authority to enter into a $14,400,000 pass-through agreement with the City of Colleyville for the construction of SH 26; and (2) removing $14,400,000 from the allocation of funds in the pass-through program call approved in Minute Order 112305 (MO)\nThis minute order rescinds part of Minute Order 112391 to cancel the commission\u2019s approval of a pass through agreement for the SH 26 project and removes from the pass-through program the $14,400,000 that was allocated to this project so that it may be used for other projects."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-680.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":15,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-680.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-680.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 9B ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-680.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-680.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Financial Assistance for Projects (continued)\nb. Bexar County - Consider approving a request from the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (ARMA) for: (1) cancellation of $1,143,752 of the $19,800,000 grant for development of the US 281 North Improvement Project that was authorized by Minute Order 111359 dated May 29, 2008; and (2) preliminary approval of a grant in the amount of $1,143,752 to be used for the development costs of the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project (MO)\nThe commission has previously provided financial assistance for the US 281 North Improvement Project and for the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project. ARMA is nearing completion of the environmental study for each project and anticipates a surplus of grant funds from the US 281 North Improvement Project and a shortfall of $1,143,752 for the development costs of the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project. ARMA has requested that it be allowed to use $1,143,752 of surplus grant funds from the US 281 North Project for development costs on the Loop 1604 Managed Lanes Project."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-681.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":16,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-681.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-681.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 10 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-681.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-681.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Removal of Toll Designation\nBexar County - Approve the removal of the toll project designation from the tolled\nmainlanes of the US 281 North Project from Loop 1604 to the Bexar/Comal County line, including the direct connections to and from Loop 1604, and rescind Minute Order 111257, which will rescind the transfer of the US 281 North Project, comprising the roadway and associated right of way from Loop 1604 to the Bexar/Comal County line, to the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, and the removal of that roadway from the state highway system (MO)\nIn Minute Order 110111, dated June 30, 2005, the commission designated the tolled main lanes on US 281 from Loop 1604 to Marshall Road, including the direct connections to and from Loop 1604, as a toll project on the state highway system, and in Minute Order 110301, dated November 17, 2005, the commission designated the tolled main lanes on US 281 from Evans Road to the Bexar/Comal County line as a toll project on the state highway system. After consultations between the department and the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority, and in accordance with the desires of the region evidenced in a resolution by the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, it has been determined that the interests of the state are better served by not constructing the US 281 North Project as a toll project, as had been originally planned, but as a nontolled project. Moreover, the conditions in Minute Order 111257 to transfer of the US 281 North Project, including that the project was being transferred for the purpose of designing, financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining a turnpike project, have not been met."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-682.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":17,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-682.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-682.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 11 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-682.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-682.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Regional Mobility Authority\nTravis County - Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority - Approve the connection\nof the US 183 South - Bergstrom Expressway toll project to the State Highway System (MO)\nThis minute order approves the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority\u2019s construction of a new tolled facility that will connect to the State Highway System. The US 183 South - Bergstrom Expressway is approximately 8 miles in length and includes three new tolled lanes and three new non-tolled general purpose lanes in each direction between US 290 and SH 71 with direct connectors at US 183 and SH 71, and improvements on SH 71 adjacent to US 183. The project also includes proposed sidewalks, bike lanes, and a shared-use path within the right of way."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-683.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":18,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-683.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-683.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 12 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-683.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-683.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Audit Plan\nApprove the Audit Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 and determine whether adequate resources\nhave been dedicated to the internal audit program (MO)\nState law requires the internal auditor to create an annual audit plan that is prepared using risk assessment techniques and that identifies the individual audits to be conducted during the year. The audit plan must be approved by the commission. In addition, the commission must review the resources dedicated to the internal audit program and determine if adequate resources exist to ensure that risks identified in the annual risk assessment are covered in a reasonable timeframe"},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-684.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":19,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-684.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-684.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 13 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-684.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-684.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Audit Subcommittee Charter\nApprove changes to the Audit Subcommittee Charter (MO)\nThe subcommittee was created to oversee and ensure compliance with the intent of Sarbanes-Oxley as to reliability and transparency in financial reporting, as well as to ensure the independence of the department\u2019s internal audit program by providing oversight of the internal auditor and evaluating the implementation of audit recommendations. The subcommittee charter was approved by Minute Order 112196 on March 25, 2010, and was revised by Minute Order 112661 on April 28, 2011. TxDOT Spirit of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements were revised by Minute Order 113939, dated May 29, 2014. These revisions have been incorporated into this charter that also includes a title change of the internal auditor to Chief Audit and Compliance Officer (from Chief Audit Executive)."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1081.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":20,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1081.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1081.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 14A ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1081.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1081.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Contracts\nAward or reject contracts for maintenance, highway, and building construction\nThese proposed minute orders contain information concerning the receipt of bids for highway improvement contracts. The department may reschedule receipt of bids for those projects where the commission rejects all bids. Those bids accepted by the commission will result in conditional contract awards to the low bidders. Contract award conditions may involve securing funding from other sources, the contractor's ability to satisfy federal DBE subcontracting requirements, or other requirements as outlined in the project bid proposal\n\na. Highway Maintenance and Department Building Construction\n(see attached itemized list) (MO)"},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1082.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":21,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1082.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1082.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 14B ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1082.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1082.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Highway and Transportation Enhancement Building Construction\n(see attached itemized list) (MO)"},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1083.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":22,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1083.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1083.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 15 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1083.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1083.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Eminent Domain Proceedings\nVarious Counties - Authorize the filing of condemnation proceedings to acquire real\nproperty by eminent domain for non-controlled and controlled access highways (see attached itemized list) (MO)\nCommission 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."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1084.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":23,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1084.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1084.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 16 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1084.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1084.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Routine Minute Orders and Reports\na. Donations to the Department\nVarious Districts - Consider the acknowledgment of donations made to\nthe department to include: (a) donations in any form, including realty, personalty, money, materials, or services, which are made to the department for the purpose of carrying out its functions and duties; and (b) donations from landowners, with land adjacent to a highway that is part of the state highway system, to construct an improvement on the highway right-of-way that is directly related to improving access to or from the owner\u2019s land. (See attached itemized list) (MO)\nThe donations will ensure the safety of the traveling public.\nb. Real Estate Dispositions\nThe commission must approve the sales, transfers, and exchanges of state rights of way and other\nreal 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.\n(1) Johnson County - SH 174 north of W. Hidden Creek Parkway in\nBurleson - Consider the transfer and sale of right of way to the city of Burleson (MO)\nThe district has determined that the land is no longer needed for highway purposes. The city has requested that Part 1 be transferred to the city and has requested to purchase Part 2. The cost of future maintenance on Part 1 exceeds the value of the land. Part 1 may be transferred to the city and the commission may waive payment. Part 2 may be sold to the city.\n(2) Lubbock County - SL 289 at SH 114 in Lubbock - Consider the sale of\ntwo tracts of right of way to the abutting landowners (2 MOs)\nThe district has determined that the tracts are no longer needed for highway purposes. The respective abutting landowners have requested to purchase the tracts, and they may be sold to the abutting owners.\n(3) Travis County - FM 973, northeast corner of SH 71 in Del Valle -\nConsider the sale of access rights to abutting landowners (MO)\nOwners of property abutting the north side of SH 71 have requested a break in the control-of-access line for a driveway location on their south property line. The district has determined that access may be allowed to and from the highway facility at the requested location, and the access rights may be sold to the abutting landowners.\nc. Transportation Planning\nVarious Counties - Certify eligible counties for the 2016 Economically\nDisadvantaged Counties Program and establish local match adjustments for each county and certain cities (MO)\nThis minute order certifies the counties to participate in the Economically Disadvantaged Counties Program for Fiscal Year 2016 and sets forth the local match adjustment for each county and certain cities participating in the program. State law requires the commission to annually certify economically disadvantaged counties as soon as possible after the comptroller reports on the relevant economic indicators\nd. Highway Designations\n(1) Grimes and Montgomery Counties - Extend the designation of SH 249\nfrom FM 1774 at FM 149 northwestward to SH 105 (MO)\nThis minute order extends the designation of SH 249 from FM 1774 at FM 149 near the community of Pinehurst northwestward to SH 105 near the community of Stoneham, a distance of approximately 24.4 miles.\n(2) Hidalgo County - In and near the cities of La Joya and Penitas, designate\nUS 83 along a new location, redesignate a portion of existing US 83 as Business US Highway 83-S and redesignate the remaining portion of existing US 83 as US Highway Spur 83 (MO)\nThis minute order designates US 83 on the state highway system along a new location from 1.7 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) to 0.8 miles west of Showers Road, a distance of approximately 7.9 miles; redesignates existing US 83 as Business US Highway 83-S from 1.7 miles east of FM 886 (El Faro Road) to the intersection of existing Business US Highway 83-S, a distance of approximately 6.3 miles; and redesignates the remaining portion of US 83 as US Highway Spur 83 from the intersection of existing Business US Highway 83-S eastward to existing US 83, a distance of approximately 0.4 miles.\ne. Designation of Access Control\nDallas County - I-20, west of JJ Lemmon Road - Consider the designation of one\nlocation on the frontage road at which access will be permitted to the abutting property (MO)\nThe designation of one 36-foot break in the control-of-access line will allow the abutting landowner to open one proposed driveway location for access to and from the westbound frontage road. The district has determined that access may be permitted at the designated location.\nf. Consultation and Review - Department of Motor Vehicles, Chapter 219\nConsultation on Department of Motor Vehicles rules regarding\noverweight/oversize vehicles (MO)\nTransportation Code, Sections 623.145 and 623.195 require that the Department of Motor Vehicles Board consult with the commission on the adoption of certain rules regarding overweight/oversize vehicle permits issued by DMV. Staff has reviewed the Chapter 219 rule changes proposed by the DMV Board. This Minute Order confirms the commission\u2019s consultation and review of the DMV proposed rules.\ng. Speed Zones\nVarious Counties - Establish or alter regulatory and construction speed zones on\nvarious sections of highways in the state (MO)\nThis minute order establishes or alters regulatory and construction speed zones on various sections of highways in the state."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1085.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":24,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1085.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1085.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Item 17 ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1085.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1085.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"Executive Session Pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 551\nSection 551.071 - Consultation with and advice from legal counsel regarding any\nitem on this agenda, pending or contemplated litigation, or other legal matters."},{"poster":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1086.480x360.jpg?r=2","mediaid":25,"sources":[{"src":"https://stream.us-central1-b.swagit.com/on-demand/_definst_/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1086.360.mp4/playlist.m3u8","type":"application/x-mpegURL"}],"image":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1086.480x360.jpg?r=2","title":"Open Comment Period ","dfile":"https://storage.googleapis.com/vault-001/2015/09/24/09242015-1086.360.mp4","smimage":"https://stills.swagit.com/stills/2015/09/24/09242015-1086.480x360.jpg?r=2","description":"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.\n\nADJOURN"}]; player.playlist([]); player.playlist(playlist); // Play through the playlist automatically. player.playlist.autoadvance(0);