I. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL ROLL lll. COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR'S REPORTS IV. CITIZEN COMMENT Speakers are required to fill out witness cards, which must be submitted to MPO Staff no later than 15 minutes after the start of the meeting. Speakers shall identify themselves at the microphone. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be. more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a specific issue, they should select not more than three (3) representatives to speak on their behalf. The presiding officer may further limit public comment in the interest of order or time. Speakers may not transfer their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to City business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks shall be permitted.
ITEMS REQUIRING POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held on July 18, 2016.
REPORT(S) AND PRESENTATIONS (No action required) A. Presentation by Kristi Flagg, TxDOT's Project Finance Debt & Strategic Contracts Division on TxDOT's Alternative Delivery Support Tool: US 59/IH 69W Project.
Discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution requesting the Texas Transportation Commission allocate additional funds, including but not limited to discretionary funding, to the Laredo Urban Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization and to the Texas Department Of Transportation, Laredo District, to accelerate construction of the Jacaman Overpass and the roadway segment from U.S. Business 59 to the Airport Drive Overpass on U.S. 59/Loop 20
Receive public testimony and approve a Motion authorizing the award and execution of a contract in the amount of $97,000, with COM Smith, for the development of the 201 3- 2045 Travel Demand Model Project.
Status report by TxDOT on: a. public and private acreage Right-of-Way on the US 59/ Loop 20 Project; and b. progress of environmental review.
I. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL ROLL lll. COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR'S REPORTS IV. CITIZEN COMMENT Speakers are required to fill out witness cards, which must be submitted to MPO Staff no later than 15 minutes after the start of the meeting. Speakers shall identify themselves at the microphone. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No more than three (3) persons will be allowed to speak on any side of an issue. Should there be. more than three (3) people who wish to speak on a specific issue, they should select not more than three (3) representatives to speak on their behalf. The presiding officer may further limit public comment in the interest of order or time. Speakers may not transfer their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to City business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks shall be permitted.
ITEMS REQUIRING POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held on July 18, 2016.
REPORT(S) AND PRESENTATIONS (No action required) A. Presentation by Kristi Flagg, TxDOT's Project Finance Debt & Strategic Contracts Division on TxDOT's Alternative Delivery Support Tool: US 59/IH 69W Project.
Discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution requesting the Texas Transportation Commission allocate additional funds, including but not limited to discretionary funding, to the Laredo Urban Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization and to the Texas Department Of Transportation, Laredo District, to accelerate construction of the Jacaman Overpass and the roadway segment from U.S. Business 59 to the Airport Drive Overpass on U.S. 59/Loop 20
Receive public testimony and approve a Motion authorizing the award and execution of a contract in the amount of $97,000, with COM Smith, for the development of the 201 3- 2045 Travel Demand Model Project.
Status report by TxDOT on: a. public and private acreage Right-of-Way on the US 59/ Loop 20 Project; and b. progress of environmental review.