RECD CITV SEG OFF AKS:52 OCT EBB 4N PIANNING MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING www.aredompo.org Meeting Date & Time: October 18th, I 2023 at 1:30 P.M. Meeting Location: Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library Multipurpose Room, 1120 East Calton Road, Laredo, Texas 78041 Meeting Link: t/BrdISAtcOANE Laredo TV: Spectrum TV channel 1300 AGENDA: I. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. CHAIRPERSON TO CALL ROLL III. CITIZEN COMMENTS Speakers are required to fill out witness cards, which must be submitted to MPO Staff no later than 1:45 p.m. the day 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 on the interest of order or time. Speakers may not transfer their minutes to any other speaker. Comments should be relevant to MPO business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks shall be permitted. IV. ITEMS REQUIRING POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION: A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held on September 20, 2023. B. Motion to award and execute a professional services contract with WSP USA, Inc. in the amount of $376,504.25 for the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) Update. LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY Page 1 of 4 AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA C. Discussion with possible action on transportation planning activities and initiatives to improve the safety of the regional transportation network. D. Discussion with possible action to program Category 7 funds for the Mangana-Hein Roadway Expansion Project and the Vallecillo Road Project, and receive public testimony to initiate a 10-day comment period to include the proposed programming revisions to the 2020-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP): 1. Addition of the Mangana-Hein Roadway Expansion Project Segment 1 ROW/ preliminary engineering phase in FY 2025 with an estimated project cost of $926,980. Category 7 funds in the amount of $100,000 are proposed for this project phase. The project sponsor is Webb County. 2. Addition of the Mangana-Hein Roadway Expansion Project Segment 2 ROW/ preliminary engineering phase in FY 2025 with an estimated project cost of $1,012,816. Category 7 funds in the amount of $100,000 are proposed for this project phase. The project sponsor is Webb County. 3. Addition of the Mangana-Hein Roadway Expansion Project Segment 1 Construction Phase in FY 2033 with an estimated project cost of $13,562,500. Category 7 funds in the amount of $13,562,500 are proposed for this project phase. The project sponsor is Webb County. 4. Addition of the Mangana-Hein Roadway Expansion Project Segment 2 Construction Phase in FY 2034 with an estimated project cost of $7,160,000. Category 7 funds in the amount of $7,160,000 are proposed for this project phase. The project sponsor is Webb County. 5. Programming of an additional $1,312,592 in Category 7 funds for the Vallecillo Road Project intended to provide for the construction of a new 4 lane [off-system) highway with a continuous turn lane. The project sponsor is the Webb County- City of Laredo Regional Mobility Authority and the proposed letting date is FY 2026. E. Discussion with possible action to approve Resolution No. MPO 2023-12 supporting the functional classification of Hachar-Reuthinger Road (SH 84), a new roadway location, as "Other Principal Arterial". F. Discussion with possible action on the Hachar-Reuthinger Road project. V. REPORT(S) AND PRESENTATIONS (No action required). A. Status report by the Regional Mobility Authority (RMA). LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY Page 2 of 4 AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA B. Update by TxDOT on the US59 Feasibility Study VI. DIRECTOR's COMMENTS VII. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting was posted at the municipal government offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Friday, October 13th 2023 by 5:00 PM. The agenda and meeting information was also posted online at tps/wwwlarcdompor/arendsmihutesy All meetings of the MPO Committee are open to the public. Persons who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services such as: interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers of large print or Braille, or a translator for the Spanish language are requested to contact MPO Staff at 956-794-1605, or via email at avgll@c.aredo.K.US at least two working days prior to the meeting SO that appropriate arrangements can be made. Materials in Spanish may also be provided upon request. Disability Access Statement: This meeting is wheelchair accessible. Accessible entrance and accessible parking spaces are located at Joe A. Guerra Public Library, 1120 E. Calton Road. Ayuda O Servicios Auxiliares: Todas las reuniones del Comité del MPO estân abiertas al publico. Personas que planean asistir a esta reunion y que pueden necesitar ayuda o servicios auxiliares como: interpretes para personas con discapacidad auditiva, lectores de letra grande O en Braille, o un traductor para el idioma espanol deben comunicarse con el personal del MPO al 956-794- 1605 o por correo electronico pavgl@c.aredo.kus por lo menos dos dias laborales antes de la reunion para que se puedan hacer los arreglos apropiados. Material en espanol està disponible mediante una peticion. Declaracion de Acceso a la Discapacidad: Esta reunion permite el acceso a personas en silla de ruedas. Los espacios de estacionamiento para discapacitados se encuentran en la Biblioteca Publica Joe A. Guerra, 1120 E. Calton Road. Informacion en espanol: Si usted desea esta informacion en espanol 0 si desea explicacion sobre el contenido, por favor lâmenos al teléfono (956) 794-1605 O comunicarse con nosotros mediante correo electronico a pavgl@cllaredo.kus POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY Page 3 of 4 AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MPO POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA LWCAMPO Chairperson Honorable Tano E. Tijerina, Webb County Judge LWCAMPO Vice-Chairperson Honorable Dr. Victor D. Trevino, City of Laredo Mayor City of Laredo Representatives: Honorable Ruben Gutierrez, Jr., City Councilmember, District V Honorable Melissa R. Cigarroa, City Councilmember, District III County of Webb Representatives: Honorable Jesse Gonzalez, Webb County Commissioner, Pct. 1 Honorable John Galo, Webb County Commissioner, Pct. 3 Laredo Mass Transit Board Representative: Honorable Vanessa Perez, City Councilmember, District VII State Representative: Mr. Epigmenio "Epi" Gonzalez, P.E., TXDOT District Engineer Member at Large Representative: Jed A. Brown Ex-Officio Representatives: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, State Senator, District 21 Honorable Richard Raymond, State Representative, District 42 Honorable Tracy 0. King, State Representative, District 80 AGENDA REVIEWED: M dA Juan S. Mendive, AICP José A. Valdez, Jr. LWCAMPO Director Laredo City Secretary LAREDO & WEBB COUNTY 4 of AREAI METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION Page 4