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[ Infrastructure Meeting on May 20, 2026.]
SINCE THIS IS A CONSORTIUM AND NOT A COMMITTEE THE RULES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.BUT WE ARE RECORDING, SO IT MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE.
THESE ARE THE MICROPHONES. IF YOU SEE THE GREEN LIGHT ON, YOU ARE BEING BROADCAST AND RECORDED.
AND IT IS VERY GOOD AT PICKING THINGS UP. AND I WILL SAY THE SAME THING TO ANYBODY IN THE GALLERY.
YOU SEE THE GREEN LIGHTS ON, ASSUME THAT YOU'RE BEING RECORDED AND BROADCAST.
I'LL START US OFF. MY NAME IS FRANK NEW. I AM PROUD TO BE YOUR ROCKWALL COUNTY JUDGE.
I'M DANA MCCULLOCH. I AM A COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT TWO.
I AM JANET NICOLL, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY. EXCEPT WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. SO JUST LET IT GO.
JUST LET IT GO. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. PRECINCT.
RICHARD HENSON, ROCKWELL. CITY COUNCIL. MIKE JAFFE, MAYOR OF POETRY.
STEVE ALEXANDER, CITY MANAGER FOR HEATH. LAUREN LICHTY, COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT THREE.
JERRY BREWER, MAYOR OF MCLENNAN. CHISHOLM. WHITMORE WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
CITY OF FAITH. ANDREW GREENBERG, MAYOR OF FATE.
DOLLY GRAY, MAYOR OF MOBILE. CITY OF MCLENNAN.
CHISHOLM. CITY MANAGER. LAWRENCE ROCKWELL CITY COUNCIL.
MITCH ROCKWELL, COUNTY CHIEF. JOHN STACEY ROCKWALL, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT FOUR, AND MARVIN GIBBS, ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL. WONDERFUL. WELL, THANK THANK YOU EVERYONE.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS A CONSORTIUM AND IT WAS STARTED AS A CONSORTIUM SOMEWHAT. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE AN AGENDA.
WELL, AS A LAWYER, MY TIMELINE IS WHENEVER YOU WANT IT, IF YOU'RE MY CLIENT, OKAY, I LOVE IT.
SO THANKS. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WHEN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE CHANGE REASON THIS CHANGE IS BEING MADE IS THAT WHEN THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS APPROVED IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT INCLUDED WAS CHANGING THIS TO A INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM.
AND SO WHAT I HAVE DONE IS I'VE LOOKED AT THAT, LOOKED AT THE RULES, LOOKED AT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES CORPORATION, WHICH WAS SET UP UNDER THAT SAME STRUCTURE AND CREATED A FORMAT FOR A WHAT'S CALLED A CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION USED TO BE CALLED AN ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ONES FROM THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, THAT WAS BACK WHEN THEY WERE STILL CALLED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
SO KIND OF AS A THRESHOLD EVENT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT DOES EVERYBODY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND CONTINUE FORWARD? THE WAY THAT I HAVE STRUCTURED THIS IS THAT IT WOULD BE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OPERATING IT HAVEN'T GOT INTO THE DETAILS OF WHO SITS ON THAT BOARD, BUT IT WOULD BE AN OVERSIGHT CORPORATION.
AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SEPARATE SUBCOMMITTEES, WHICH WOULD BE FORMED LEGALLY UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CORPORATION TO DEAL WITH THE DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE TYPES. AND WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED IS, I BELIEVE IT'S SEVEN WHICH ARE ROADS, WATER DRAINAGE AND HYDROLOGY, OPEN SPACES, PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES IN GENERAL.
I GUESS THAT'S SIX I COUNTED. I WAS MISSING ONE.
AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY OTHERS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES.
IF WE PROCEED WITH THIS, WHERE EACH SUBCOMMITTEE THEN WOULD HAVE ITS OWN STRUCTURE AND WOULD MEET,
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AND YOU'D SET UP PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMITTEES THAT WOULD FOCUS ON ROADS, WOULD FOCUS ON WATER, WOULD FOCUS ON DRAINAGE AND HYDROLOGY, ETC. SO EACH CITY, I WOULD THINK, WOULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD, AND EACH CITY WOULD HAVE, HOPEFULLY A REPRESENTATIVE ON EACH COMMITTEE, BECAUSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO TRY AND BUILD BETTER COOPERATION AMONG THE COUNTY ON ALL AREAS OF INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THIS IS HEADED.NOW, AGAIN, AS I SAID, EVERY CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO APPROVE THIS AND PASS IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WORKSHOP HERE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE AT THE COUNTY WHERE WE DISCUSS THIS. AND THEN IF WE GO AHEAD WITH IT, WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH IT, WHICH I'M ASSUMING WE WILL THEN WE'LL SEND IT TO EACH OF THE CITIES FOR YOUR REVIEW, FOR YOUR ATTORNEYS TO LOOK AT, FOR EVERYBODY TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
OKAY. SO THAT'S THE, THE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS ACTUALLY TO.
CARRY OUT. ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
SO THINGS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER TOGETHER. WE WOULD TRY AND WORK THROUGH THIS CORPORATION.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT. TIMELINE. I'VE DRAFTED A CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE SENT IT TO THE JUDGE. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT IN OUR, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE, A TEAM FOR BY THE WAY, JANET TEAM FOR IS THE BEST STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE.
OKAY. WE HAVE A TEAM FOR COMMITTEE THAT TRIES TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.
YEAH YEAH YEAH. AND AND WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH THEM.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS QUALIFIED? YEAH, I BASICALLY JUST WANTED COMMISSIONER LICHTY TO, TO BRING THAT UP AND LET LET EVERYBODY KNOW. I THINK WE MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY, BUT LET EVERYBODY KNOW WE'RE STILL HEADING THIS DIRECTION.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE PROPER DIRECTION TO HEAD SO THAT THIS, THIS BOARD FUNCTIONS WITH MORE, MORE PURPOSE. WHICH IS, I BELIEVE WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS.
SO THANK YOU. MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW, HOW WOULD SOME OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES WORK JUST USING WATER, FOR EXAMPLE, EACH ENTITY NEGOTIATES THEIR OWN WATER.
SO HOW WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? JUST AS AN EXAMPLE? WELL, THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING EXAMPLE, JAMES, BECAUSE IT'S ONE AREA THAT THERE IS A VERY DIVERGENT AUTHORITY AND VERY DIVERGENT APPROACHES WITHIN THE COUNTY, THE CITY, THE COUNTY DOESN'T SUPPLY WATER, PERIOD. RIGHT. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS NOT TO TAKE OVER WHAT OTHERS DO, BUT TRY AND WORK A PLAN TO HELP EVERYBODY DO THINGS BETTER. SO ON WATER, WHAT MIGHT YOU DO? OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY OF HEATH HAS ITS OWN WATER SUPPLY.
WHERE'S THE CITY, HEATH? I'M SITTING RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE? YEAH. OKAY. SORRY, STEVE. THE CITY OF HEATH IS IS IS PROVIDES WATER TO ITS CITIZENS. IT GETS IT FROM ROCKWALL STILL, I THINK.
RIGHT. AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE, THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING IT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE OVER THAT. BUT IF THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO FACILITATE AND MAKE IT BETTER SO EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY IS ABLE TO IMPROVE OR GAIN FROM KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT OTHERS DO OR WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THIS CORPORATION.
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT DO WOULD BE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE VARIOUS ENTITIES THAT HAVE KNOWLEDGE IN THOSE AREAS, AND THEY COULD HELP DEFINE WHERE EACH OF THOSE COMMITTEES GO.
AND I WOULD SAY I'M IN FAVOR GENERALLY OF GIVING THIS CONSORTIUM RUN RULES AND AN ESTABLISHED LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP PROCESS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO OVERCOMPLICATE IT BECAUSE THE MAIN GOAL THAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON IS ROADS.
AND WHEN WE START TO GET INTO THESE OTHER AREAS THAT CITIES MANAGE ON THEIR OWN, LIKE WATER, JUST FOR ONE EXAMPLE. ARE WE JUST CREATING MORE WORK TO CREATE WORK AND TO CREATE CONVERSATIONS THAT AREN'T GOING TO GO ANYWHERE? I JUST WANT TO I'M NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT YET, AND WE'LL DISCUSS MORE IN THE WORKSHOP,
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BUT I DON'T WANT TO DISTRACT FROM WHAT OUR MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE AND WHAT HAS WORKED IN THE PAST, WHICH IS ROADS. NOW, DOES THIS CONSORTIUM NEED TO KICK IN THE PANTS TO GET GOING AGAIN ON ROADS? YES WE DO. WE NEED SOME DEFINED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN A BOARD, AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT, BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH WATERING DOWN WHAT WE HAVE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT MORE.I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK. EVERYBODY THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY COME TO THE WORKSHOP.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ALL ATTEND. BUT WHAT IS OUR MAIN FOCUS AND WHAT IMPACT CAN WE REALLY HAVE ON THE OTHER AREAS? AND THAT WAS REALLY MY QUESTION IS, HOW DOES THAT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IF WE DO SAME WITH LIKE TRASH, FOR EXAMPLE, EVERY CITY NEGOTIATES THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR TRASH SERVICE OR WHATEVER.
SO COULD A, COULD A SUBCOMMITTEE, WHAT COULD A SUBCOMMITTEE CONTRIBUTE TO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THOSE GO OUT FOR BID EVERY OR SHOULD GO OUT FOR BID EVERY FIVE YEARS OR THREE YEARS OR WHATEVER EACH CITY DETERMINES, YOU KNOW, SO WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, AND LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE I THINK IT WORKS REAL WELL.
AND IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN IT, WHICH IS OPEN SPACES.
AND WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IN THE PAST IS TO GET REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH CITY AND FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY TO COME IN AND WORK ON THAT AND TRY AND DO SOME MASTER THINKING, SOME SOME BROADER THINKING ON A COUNTY WIDE BASIS, ON THINGS LIKE INTERCONNECTIVITY OF TRAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
OR, BOBBY, WE COULD SAY ROADS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DID WHEN WE FORMED WHEN WE PASSED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE THINGS IT CALLED FOR WAS TO REVAMP THIS INTO AN INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I AM TRYING TO CREATE A FORMAT TO DO.
AND I AM CERTAIN THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION AS WE GO FORWARD.
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LICHTY, FOR UPDATING US ON THAT.
I'M GOING TO ASK ERICA BRIDGES TO COME AND GO OVER OUR CONSTRUCTION ROAD PROJECTS AND SHARE, WITH THE HELP OF MISS BRENDA CALLOWAY. WHENEVER A HARD QUESTION COMES, THAT'S JOHN POLLSTER'S STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE GET WORSE.
DETERIORATE. HI, EVERYONE. I'M ERICA BRIDGES. I'M THE COUNTY ENGINEER. FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL THAT I HAVEN'T MET YET.
WE WERE TRYING REALLY HARD TO GET AS MANY FOLKS AS WE COULD TO TAKE OUR SURVEY AND GIVE US SOME INPUT ON OUR, OUR THOROUGHFARES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHETHER THEY BE IN THE CITY OR IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
WE, WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM AS MANY, MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD.
WE ALSO HAD GOOD TURNOUT, I THINK AT SOME OF OUR TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT WE HAD IN APRIL. AND SO ALL OF THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS NOW FINISHED.
THE SURVEYS ARE CLOSED. WE DID GET 969 CONTRIBUTIONS THAT INCLUDED 698 SURVEYS AND 271 MAP COMMENTS. WE HAD ABOUT 1700 VISITORS TO THE SITE.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR CONSULTANTS, FREESE AND NICHOLS ARE, ARE WORKING ON TAKING THAT INFORMATION AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR US IN JUNE.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? OKAY, GOOD. I AM GOING TO BE RELYING ON BRENDA TO GO THROUGH THIS, THIS REPORT OF OUR ROADS, BUT WE WANTED TO JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT THIS TIME AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THESE VARIOUS PROJECTS.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH AND GO PROJECT BY PROJECT.
AND IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
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AND A KICK OFF MEETING IS CURRENTLY BEING SCHEDULED FOR THIS ONE.ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT. AND IF THERE'S NOT ACTUALLY AN UPDATE FOR IT, I'M NOT GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO TOUCH ON IT. FM 549.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PREPARING THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE SWEEP AND PUTTING UP SIGNAGE, TRAFFIC CONTROL. SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION. I SENT AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY.
I GOT AN INQUIRY FROM A ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THIS.
AND BRENDA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO THE EMAIL OR NOT, BUT ARE THERE GOING TO BE SOUND WALLS ON THAT ROAD? I NEED TO LOOK AT THE PLANS ON THAT. I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE OFFICE TODAY WHEN I GOT YOUR EMAIL, SO GIVE ME IN THE MORNING TO LOOK AT THOSE PLANS AND THEN I'LL RESPOND.
THAT'D BE FINE. YEAH. AND THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER POINTS IN THERE TOO.
YES, SIR. YES, SIR. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANKS. THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE STATE HIGHWAY 66 INTERIM INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.
CONSOLE IS WORKING ON THE SCOPE AND FEES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
THE CONSULTANT CONTINUES TO WORK ON RAILROAD BRIDGE AND RETAINING WALL DESIGN AND COORDINATING EXHIBIT A CURRENTLY AT 10% TRACK WITH UPRR. THE RAILROAD AND STRUCTURE SUBMITTALS WILL BEGIN AFTER 10% TRACK SUBMITTAL IS APPROVED. MOVING ALONG TO STATE HIGHWAY 205 SOUTH.
THE ONLY UPDATE ON THIS ONE IS THAT UTILITIES FOR CITY OF ROCKWALL ARE NOW CLEARED.
SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. YES, A QUESTION ON THAT ON THIS ONE OR IF YOU'RE DONE.
YOU SHOW A READY TO LET DATE ON THE ROCKWALL COUNTY PART OF JANUARY 2027.
BUT THEN IT SAYS A LET DATE OF SEPTEMBER 2028, WHICH IS A YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS LATER.
SO IF IF REMEMBER, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IF WE HAVE THE PLANS READY TO LET.
AND IF A PROJECT FALLS OUT OR IF ENOUGH PROJECTS COME IN UNDER BUDGET THAT IT.
IT CREATES. AN INCREASE OF FUNDS THAT THE PROJECTS CAN BE MOVED FORWARD.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, OTHER PROJECTS FALL OUT FOR SOME REASON OR PROJECTS LET FOR UNDERNEATH THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT AND THERE'S THE CAPABILITY TO MOVE IT FORWARD, THEN TXDOT WILL MOVE IT FORWARD. OKAY.
WELL, THEY THEY RESTRUCTURED THEY RESCHEDULED THESE DATES SIX MONTHS AGO OR SOMETHING ON THIS ONE.
AND I, I WAS ASSUMING THAT WE WOULD MOVE QUICKER THAN THAT.
AND I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OR I'VE BEEN TOLD, I DON'T KNOW, I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE RTC ABOUT TRYING TO GET THIS MOVING FASTER, BUT. YES, SIR. THERE HAS BEEN THE TECH STOCK RIGHT NOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THE 2027 UTP. AND SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING.
BUT WE WOULD SEE ANY MOVEMENT WHEN THAT ONE COMES FORWARD.
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THAT'S WHY THEY ASSIGNED READY TO LET DATES UP UNTIL THEY HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IDENTIFIED.BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE TO MISS THEM, THEY DON'T MIND MOVING IT UP, BUT THEY DON'T LIKE TO MISS IT.
SO AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT WITHIN YOUR CONTROL.
AND AS IN PRECINCT THREE. PEOPLE ARE JUST FREAKING OUT DOWN THERE.
JUSTIFIABLY SO. SO IF WE COULD MOVE IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, THEY ALREADY BUMPED US OUT A YEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO LET IT THIS YEAR. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT READY TO LET DATE OF THIS YEAR AND THEY BUMPED THAT OUT. SO WHATEVER, WHATEVER COMMUNICATION WE CAN MAKE TO THEM, WE WILL CONTINUE PUSHING ON THIS ONE AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE READY TO LET. YES, SIR. YEAH. FOR CLARITY. WHO CONTROLS THAT? WHO CONTROLS THE CONSTRUCTION LETTING AND THE MONEY AND THE MONEY.
TEXDOT AND COG DEPENDING ON WHAT FUNDING CATEGORY IT'S IN.
SO MY, MY, MY ONLY COMMENT IS, IS I HEAR THE FRUSTRATION.
BUT. THIS WE HAVE PUT ALL THE BLAME ON ITS FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION. DIRECTLY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
AND THAT'S ON OUR REPRESENTATIVES. AND AND TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE STAND UP HERE AND YELL AT YOU GUYS EVERY MONTH AND, BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT THE ISSUE.
YEAH. WELL JUST A MINUTE. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, JAMES, I, I JUST GOT DONE SAYING.
I KNOW IT'S NOT THEIR DECISION. I'M NOT PUTTING BLAME ON.
IT'S. BUT THEY DO HAPPEN TO BE OUR CONDUIT. I, I SPECIFICALLY SAID IT'S NOT THEIR DECISION.
THEY'RE NOT I'M NOT BLAMING THEM. I THINK THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US.
BUT WHO ELSE DO I GET TO TALK TO? AND WHEN YOU SAY COG CONTROLS, DO YOU MEAN NET COG OR DO YOU MEAN THE RTC? BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON OVER THERE, BUT NOBODY KNOWS WHERE IT'S GOING TO LAND.
YES. RTC IS THERE. SCHOOL COMMITTEE. IT IS THE ONE THAT IS IS MADE UP. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, MADE UP OF THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE SHOWN IN THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. YEAH. THAT HAS THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRANSIT, TRANSPORTATION RAIL, AIR, EVERYTHING ELSE. AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT, THAT CONTROL THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT VOTE ON THE SLATE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE SEEN.
SO WHEN WE SAY IT'S PROBABLY A BAD HABIT IN YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, WE'VE, WE'VE COMPILED NET COG TOGETHER, BUT RTC IS THE BOARD THAT VOTES ON THE SLATE OF PROJECTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TXDOT.
THANK YOU. AND, AND I'M NOT THIS IS NOT A KNOCK ON YOU.
I DIDN'T TAKE IT THAT WAY. BUT FOR HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN DOING THIS NOW? 20 YEARS. YES. AND THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH TODAY IS THE SAME PROCESS WE'VE BEEN USING FOR 20 YEARS.
YES. AND IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL TO THE TUNE OF $1 BILLION.
A LOT OF MONEY. YEAH. WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT AT EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE.
SO THERE'S NOT A FAILURE IN THE WAY WE'RE DOING THINGS.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS INFILTRATE RTC. HOW DO WE GET SOMEBODY ON THAT BOARD? THERE YOU GO. HOW DO WE HOW DO WE DO THAT? YES.
RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE, AND THIS IS MORE OF A JOHN QUESTION THAN MY QUESTION BECAUSE HE'S HE'S ON RTC, BUT I BELIEVE YOU SHARE A SEAT WITH HUNT COUNTY.
THAT IS CORRECT. HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE ARE WE TALKING TO HUNT COUNTY DAILY AND WE'RE PULLING OUR FORCES TOGETHER TO SAY, I'LL HELP YOU GET THIS WIN FOR YOU IF YOU HELP ME GET THIS ONE FOR ME.
AND OUR AGREEMENT WAS WE SET AS THE MEMBER WHILE 30 WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED OR DESIGNED. AND NOW THAT IT'S BEING DESIGNED IN HUNT COUNTY, WE'VE HANDED THE BATON OFF.
SO HUNT COUNTY IS NOW OR MEMBER. NOW, CAN WE TAKE THAT BACK OVER? YEAH WE CAN. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT KIND OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING IS WHY DO WE SHARE WITH HUNT COUNTY? WHY ISN'T ROCKWALL COUNTY? WHY DON'T WE HAVE A SEAT OURSELVES?
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WHY DOESN'T HUNT COUNTY HAVE A SEAT THEMSELVES? I AGREE, I AGREE WITH YOU AND I'D LIKE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN.IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT? YEAH.
AND THAT'S AND BECAUSE I AGAIN, I MEAN, I THINK YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AND YOU AND YOU TAKE A LOT OF PUNISHMENT, BUT I THINK. WELL, BOB HALL AND KATRINA AND, AND WHOEVER.
HOWEVER, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE INFILTRATE AND GET GET A SEAT, A SEAT.
THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP FOR US. I AGREE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL COUNTIES THAT SHARE SEATS AND IT'S BASED ON POPULATION.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN APPROACHED BEFORE ABOUT YOU GETTING YOUR OWN SEAT ON RTC.
WE MEET WITH TXDOT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND GO THROUGH EVERY PROJECT IN ROCKWALL COUNTY AND KEEP TELLING THEM, HEY, WE'RE READY, WE'RE PUSHING, WE'VE GOT THE UTILITIES.
THIS IS CLEAR. WHAT DOES THE UTP LOOK LIKE? AND WE VISIT WITH MICHAEL MORRIS AND THOSE FOLKS ON THE RTC BOARD ON A MONTHLY BASIS SAYING, HEY, WE DO HAVE PROJECTS READY. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS THEN WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE'RE READY TO TAKE UP THE BATON AND GO. SO IT'S IT'S WORKED IN THE PAST.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S BEEN SOME EBB AND FLOW IN CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, BUT I WORKED FOR TXDOT FOR 34 YEARS AND THAT IT HAPPENS. SURE. IT GOES UP AND DOWN. IT'S FEAST AND FAMINE AND BROKE.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING WAY TO PUT IT, EVAN. AND AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF THE GOVERNOR HAS HIS WAY, IT MAY GET WORSE. SO I THINK SO. I MEAN, I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE FOR US TO TAKE THIS INTO DEEPER WATER IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT. NO, I AGREE. AND, YOU KNOW, BACK TO COMMISSIONER LICHTY AND OUR RESTRUCTURING, THAT'S KIND OF PART OF THAT TO GIVE THIS MORE ORGANIZATION AND REALLY MORE TEETH IS WHAT WE NEED.
INSTEAD OF PEOPLE SITTING AROUND COMPLAINING, IF WE HAVE A FUNCTIONING COMMITTEE THAT HAS AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE CAN START APPLYING PRESSURE. YEAH. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE'RE GETTING REPRESENTED BY OUR CONSULTANT AND IS PUTTING PROJECTS AND LEADING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WE'RE GETTING STALLED.
AT THE LINE OF THE PEOPLE THAT CONTROL BY THE, I GUESS, THE GATEKEEPERS.
AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT ON THE BOARD ALL THE TIME AND, AND FORMING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE VOTING, IT'S REALLY HARD TO HAVE A LEG UP VERSUS DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY IN ARLINGTON, ARLINGTON. AND WE AND WHILE WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF PROJECTS, IF YOU BACK OUT I-30 FROM THOSE DOLLARS, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN A EQUITABLE AMOUNT OF PROJECTS COMPARED TO THE OTHER ONES.
I'M NOT I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR US TO GET A FULL VOTE.
SINCE I GOT ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. WELL, AND I WILL SAY WE WORK IN NUMEROUS COUNTIES AND THIS IS THE ONLY COUNTY THAT HAS A COMMITTEE THAT'S STRUCTURED LIKE THIS. SO MY ADVICE AND JOHN MIGHT SHOOT ME IF HE FINDS OUT I TOLD YOU THIS, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I WOULD SAY USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE YOU'RE DOING, TRY TO USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WHERE WOULD WE PUT THE PRESSURE? I MEAN, SOMEBODY HAS TO SAY WE'RE GOING FROM 45 MEMBERS TO 46 FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
SO WHERE DO WE PUT THE PRESSURE? THAT'S A JOHN QUESTION.
OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE.
I WOULD SUSPECT IT'S AT THE COG BOARD. THAT'S WHERE WE PUT THAT PRESSURE.
THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SUSPECT IS A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR.
THAT'S RIGHT, COG AND TEX-DOT. IT'S A STRAIGHT UP CONTRACT.
BUT MAYBE, MAYBE ONE THING WE COULD DO, JUDGE, IS WE COULD PASS A RESOLUTION BY THIS ENTIRE CONSORTIUM AND HAVE EACH CITY SIGN IT AND LET THEM KNOW WE REALLY WANT THIS.
AND IT MEANS A LOT TO US. AND I DON'T SEE THE DOWNSIDE TO DOING THAT.
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO WRITE THAT RESOLUTION AND PRESENT IT TOMORROW.
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THAT'S THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST OF JUST THE ROADS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, NOT THE ROADS THAT WE STILL HAVE IN THE PIPELINE.NOW, DENNIS, YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO ASK A QUESTION.
THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. I'VE BEEN LISTENING AND GOING BACK TO 205 SOUTH.
I THINK ONE THE PROBLEM IS THERE. ONE, THAT PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T GET THEIR UTILITIES RELOCATED.
WELL, THAT HAPPENED. WE GOT MY BACK. WE WEREN'T READY.
YEAH, MAYBE I, I DO KNOW THEY DON'T LET THE MONEY SIT.
BRENDA WAS ALLUDING TO IF WE'RE NOT READY, SOMEBODY ELSE IS READY.
WELL, WE STILL GOT PEOPLE HADN'T RELOCATED THE UTILITIES UNTIL IT HAPPENS.
THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED, AND THEY ARE MOVING IT NOW.
AND BUT IT DID. THAT DID DELAY US. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
AND WE'RE FIGHTING FOR STATE HIGHWAY 205, AND THEY HAVE NO FUNDING FOR FM ROADS ANYWHERE.
AND MOST OF OUR ROADS ARE FM ROADS ARE TWO LANE FM ROADS WITH 136 000 PEOPLE, AND IT'S GOING TO COST $832 MILLION TO IMPROVE THEM TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. SO WE'RE $1 BILLION BEHIND.
AND GOING MORE AND MORE THE MORE WE GO. SO BACK TO THE QUESTION THAT I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE.
HOW DO WE GET EVERY CITY ON BOARD, AND HOW DO WE GET IN TOUCH WITH SENATOR HALL AND REPRESENTATIVE PIERSON AND PULL EVERYONE TOGETHER TO GET DOWN TO THE LEGISLATURE OR OVER TO COG OR RTC AND SAY, HEY, WE WANT OUR OWN SEAT AT THE TABLE. HOW DO HOW DO WE WHO DOES IT? HOW DO WE DO IT? I CAN TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS WITH THAT ONE.
AS FAR AS. I THINK THE RESOLUTION IS A GOOD PLACE TO START, AND I'LL REACH OUT TO BOTH SENATOR HALL AND REPRESENTATIVE PIERSON AND JUST ASK, ARE YOU WILLING TO SIGN A RESOLUTION? I BELIEVE EVERY MAYOR IN THE CITY OR IN THE COUNTY WILL SIGN.
THE COURT WILL SIGN. ARE YOU WILLING TO SIGN ON THE LINE AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF LEVERAGE TO GO ATTEMPT TO APPLY SOME PRESSURE TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE? I THINK THAT'S REALLY AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE YOU'VE QUESTIONED IT A HUNDRED TIMES.
IS ALL OF THIS STUFF IS READY. WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON? I AGREE WITH YOU, JAMES. EVERY SINGLE TIME IT'S WELL, WE'RE WAITING ON MONEY.
YEAH, WE'RE WAITING ON THESE GUYS OVER HERE. SO SO JUDGE, IF IF IF YOU WANT TO, I WILL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON PREPARING A RESOLUTION THAT WE COULD PRESENT AT OUR NEXT CONSORTIUM MEETING.
WE WOULD LOVE THAT. AND THEN HAVE EVERY CITY SIGN IT AND THEN WE'LL GET IT MOVING.
YEP. WE WOULD LOVE THAT. YEP, YEP. GOT IT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ERICA, SLASH BRENDA. YOU GOT STUCK ON HI CENTER.
YOU'RE USED TO THOSE TEN MINUTE MEETINGS, FRANK.
THIS AIN'T A TEN MINUTE MEETING. THOSE THOSE ARE OVER.
AND AT THE END OF THIS MEETING. I'M GOING TO THROW A LITTLE SURPRISE ON EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY KNOW HOW THE TEN MINUTE, TEN MINUTE MEETINGS ARE OVER. SO PUT HER IN CHARGE.
SHE'S FAMOUS FOR THIS. I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND.
SHE LANDS THE PLANE, AS SHE LIKES TO SAY. WE'RE BRINGING IT IN FOR A LANDING.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. FM 35. BJ JUST SUBMITTED THE 90% SCHEMATIC TO TEXDOT.
AND THEY CONTINUE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL REPORT EFFORTS.
PUBLIC MEETING IS EXPECTED TO BE SCHEDULED IN JULY OR AUGUST OF 26.
TIME FRAME. AND IF I DON'T HEAR ANY QUESTIONS, I'M NOT GOING TO KEEP ASKING IF Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS.
I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP ROLLING. SO Y'ALL SAY SPEAK UP IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION.
OKAY. FM 1141. I TS HAS NEGOTIATED SCOPE AND FEE WITH PAPE DAWSON.
AND SO VERY SOON ON ONE OF THE, PROBABLY THE, ONE OF THE JUNE COURTS.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE COMING FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING TO SEND THAT TO ERICA AND CRAIG FOR REVIEW NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'VE GOT THE CONTRACT SIGNED BY PAT DAWSON AND IT'S GETTING READY TO SEND FOR REVIEW.
AND FOR HOW LONG? 18 YEARS. YOU SEEM TO BE ENTERING INTO SOME WEIRD PHASE OF DELAY WITH THOSE AT OUR LEVEL HERE AT THE COUNTY FOR SOME REASON. AND I AM JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I'M GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT THIS WEEK.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE SUDDENLY HAVING SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE CONTRACT WE'VE USED SO MANY TIMES, BUT WE SEEM TO BE FOR SOME REASON, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DRIVING THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO UNDO IT.
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I KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. I THINK IT'S JUST A CLASSIC PINCH POINT.THEY'RE ALL GOING THEY'RE ALL GOING TO ONE PERSON.
THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING, THOUGH. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS LANGUAGE IS BEING ARGUED ABOUT. AND SO MANY OTHER NITPICKY DETAILS ON THE CONTRACT ARE BEING DEBATED THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DEBATED BEFORE. IT'S NOT THAT I'M USING DIFFERENT CONTRACTS THAN WE USED BEFORE OR NOT.
IT'S THE SAME. IT IS THE SAME. THE SAME THAT WE'VE APPROVED PREVIOUSLY.
YOU LIKE TO SAY WE ARE SEEMING TO GET STUCK ON HIGH CENTER ON THINGS WE SHOULDN'T BE DEBATING ABOUT.
WE NEED TO GET THIS STUFF MOVING FORWARD. AND SO I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS DELAY.
I WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM IF YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND OUT.
I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. SOMEONE GIVE BOBBY A BURGER.
IS HE HUNGRY? IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WE USED TO HAVE SNACKS HERE.
MAYBE WE NEED TO GO BACK. WE'RE NOT BRINGING SNACKS BACK.
WHAT IS IT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ALONG. WE CAN'T AFFORD SNACKS.
CAMPAIGN FUNDS CAN DO THAT. ALL THESE ENGINEERS IN THE AUDIENCE NEED TO BRING US SNACKS.
GO AHEAD. OKAY. GRILLED YOU AGAIN. YOU MAY CONTINUE.
SO. AND AND IT'S NOT IT'S NOT NITPICKY ON MY PART.
IT'S NOT LIKE A PERIOD WAS MISSING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND SO THOSE NEED TO BE INCLUDED. AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WASN'T EVEN SIGNED YET.
SO THERE'S ANYWAY, THERE'S, THERE'S BEEN SOME, IF I'M MAKING A COMMENT, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT ITEMS. IT'S NOT JUST NITPICKY. SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS COMING FROM YOU.
OKAY. HEY, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT YET. BOBBY.
DON'T BLAME ME. OH, NO. HE'S ONLY ONE VOTE. BOBBY, LET'S JUST GET HIM TO.
PLEASE. LET'S MOVE. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY, FM 548.
THIS IS THE PORTION FROM WINDMILL FARMS TO STATE HIGHWAY 205 OF BURNS.
AND MCDONNELL IS WORKING ON THE 100% PLANS. 548 FROM 66 TO CRENSHAW.
THIS IS AWAITING C APPROVAL FROM TXDOT. AND TNP HAS SUBMITTED THEIR SCOPE AND FEE FOR P.S.A.
EFFORTS. AND WE TOOK THAT IN THE FIRST ISSUE AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR IT.
SO JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, WE HAVE MONEY SITTING ASIDE ONCE WE CAN MOVE TO P.S.A.
WE CAN. WE CAN GET MOVING. THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
WE'RE JUST WAITING. WHAT HAPPENS TO 548 FROM CRENSHAW TO 276? I'VE BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION FOR THREE YEARS. OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO NARROW IT DOWN TO.
THAT'S THE PLAN. BUT WE. BUT WHEN WE GET TO P.S.A.
THE OUTER LOOP IS NOW LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO HANG TO THE SIDE.
AND SO I'VE BEEN ASKING BRENDA AND JOHN FOR YEARS, DO WE, DO WE MOVE IT DOWN? WHERE IS THE NEXT TERMINUS? THE PROBLEM IS THE BIG CURVE, RIGHT? RIGHT AFTER CRENSHAW, THERE'S A HUGE CURVE. SO IT BECOMES A WHOLE LOT BIGGER OF A PROBLEM THAN JUST WIDENING, WIDENING A ROAD. AND THEN THERE'S NOT MUCH DEVELOPMENT AFTER WATER SCAPE.
SO THEN IT MIGHT BE A NATURAL SPOT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT I'M BEING TOLD.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE WIDENED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 276, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE STRAIGHTENING THAT CURVE OUT AND MOVING AN INTERSECTION TO ELM GROVE. AND WE HAVE THAT'S JUST NORTH OF IT. YES, NORTH OF IT.
OKAY. THAT'S JUST NORTH OF IT. YEAH. THERE IS A TRAFFIC DROP OFF WHEN YOU GET THERE.
SO IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH SCHEMATIC AN E BETWEEN CRENSHAW ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAY 276, THEN WE DEFINITELY COULD LOOK AT THAT. AND AND THE NEXT PROJECTS IF YOU WANT TO.
BUT IT'S NOT. YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT THE S CURVE IS OUR PROBLEM.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY PROBLEMATIC, BUT IT CAN BE DONE IF THAT'S SOMETHING.
IT'S JUST MONEY. BRENDA. THAT'S RIGHT. I CAN SOLVE ANYTHING IF YOU GIVE ME ENOUGH MONEY.
NO, NO, WE SAVED MONEY. SAVED MONEY? THAT'S RIGHT.
ABOUT $3 MILLION OUT OF ANY OF THAT DISCUSSION.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ALONG. FM 3097 HORIZON ROAD.
THIS IS THE PORTION FROM TUBBS ROAD TO 549. AND THE, THE SCOPE AND FEES HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH LTRA FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROJECT TO PHASE.
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TO BE READY TO PULL THE TRIGGER. OKAY. QUESTION FOR YOU.YES. SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT SAYS IT'S HAS NEGOTIATED SCOPE AND FEE, THAT MEANS THE BUSINESS TERMS, RIGHT? YES. SO NOW IT'S JUST PUT IT INTO THE CONTRACT BOBBY'S TALKING ABOUT.
WE'VE ACTUALLY EVEN GOTTEN THAT INTO THE CONTRACT ON THE 3097.
ON THE 548 THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WE'RE WAITING FOR THE CE APPROVAL ON 3097 AND 551.
WE'RE WAITING FOR TXDOT TO BE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SNA.
THEN WE'RE READY. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, SHE JUST GAVE YOU THE 551 UPDATE.
THAT IS ONE UPDATE AS WELL. SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
ALL RIGHT. CRENSHAW ROAD. THE BID WAS OPENED ON MAY 1ST AND WE HAVE AN APPARENT LOW BIDDER.
THIS SUMMER, 300 DAYS IS THE BID. YES. FOR THE OUTER LOOP, THERE'S.
THERE'S QUITE A BIT HERE AS FAR AS UPDATES. SCHEMATIC PHASE ONE HALF HAS CONTINUED TO WORK ON TXDOT COMMENTS, AND THEY'RE WORKING TOWARDS THE 100% SCHEMATIC ICE INTERSECTION ANALYSIS BEING CONTINUED.
ALTERNATIVES FOR PHASE TWO. HAVE CONTINUED EVALUATION OF THE ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR PHASE TWO.
COORDINATION HAVE ATTENDED IAJRDES! MEETING WITH TEXDOT AND ITS IN APRIL.
HAVE COORDINATED WITH ITS. AND FREESE AND NICHOLS REGARDING THE ROCK.
BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH TXDOT BEING HELD OR WAS HELD ON APRIL 20TH.
MEETING WITH NCT COG FOR ONGOING COORDINATION HELD IN MAY.
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL. HAVE HAS CONTINUED THEIR EFFORT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL REPORT SKIPPING DOWN TO THE MOU S TEC CONCEPTUALLY APPROVED, THE MOU WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS INFORMATIVE AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONCE FULLY EXECUTED. IT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR RTC ACTION IN JUNE OF 26.
SORRY. THERE WAS JUST A LOT THERE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OUTER LOOP WHEN? ANYBODY HAVE AN IDEA WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THE LATEST VERSION OF THE MOU? WE SENT OVER. THE LAST WE TALKED TO CHRISTY. SHE AND LEGAL WERE GOING OVER IT.
THEY THOUGHT THEY MIGHT GET IT FOR THE MAY RTC, BUT THEY WANTED A CHANCE TO GO OVER YOUR COMMENTS WITH LEGAL AND SO THEY'VE DELAYED IT TILL JUNE.
OKAY. BUT IF THEY HAVE ANY CHANGES, THEY'RE GOING TO GET BACK WITH US BEFORE THEY APPROVE IT.
RIGHT. OH YES SIR. YES SIR. IF, IF THEY HAVE CHANGES THEN THEY MAY DO AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM IN JUNE THAT JUST SAYS WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT. THESE ARE THE CHANGES AND HAVE RTC TELL THEM YEAH, MOVE MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH COORDINATION.
OKAY. HORIZON ROAD. THIS ONE IS FROM FM 740 TO I-30.
COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THE PSA WITH BRIDGE FARMER IN APRIL.
KICKOFF MEETING WAS HELD MAY 15TH AND BRIDGE FARMERS COORDINATING WITH SUBCONSULTANTS CURRENTLY VILLAGE DRIVE, CITY OF ROCKWALL APPROVED THE ICA FOR THE PROJECT IN MAY.
AND ANTICIPATE CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT AT UPCOMING COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.
SO THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S FOR JUNE 9TH COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.
YES. FM 550 FROM WILDER TO 1139. PRELIMINARY SCHEMATIC IS UNDERWAY AND EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE THE END OF MAY.
COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT ON APRIL 28TH.
AND THAT WAS WITH T AND P REGARDING THE CURVE.
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THE MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETING WAS HELD MAY 7TH.ANY QUESTIONS? FM 550 AT 205 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.
TEXT DOT TEX DOT 95% P.S.A. COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED AND TTNP IS WORKING ON COMPLETING THE 100% PLAN SET. THE MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETING WAS HELD MAY 7TH.
FM 549 FROM 740 TO 205. COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THE PSEPS SORRY.
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WSB ON APRIL 28TH.
TEX DOT HAS ASSIGNED A PROJECT MANAGER KILLEBREW AND AND MARGIE.
YEAH. AND THE KICK OFF MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2ND.
FM 1777 FM 35 EXTENSION. CAN I MAKE JUST A STATEMENT AGAIN ON THE FM? 549 JUST SAID IT MANY TIMES AND I WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN JUST SO WE DON'T FORGET.
I WOULD LIKE FOR THERE TO BE A PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS COMING ACROSS THERE.
YES, SIR. OKAY. YES. YES. THANK YOU. I KNOW EVERYBODY THAT SAID NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM.
BUT I'M WORRIED PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FORGET ABOUT IT AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A ROAD.
YEAH. NO. AS SOON AS YOU MENTIONED THAT I VISITED WITH DEBBIE SB ON THAT.
OKAY. 30 1777 IN THAT FM 1777 FM 35 EXTENSION. COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THE PSA ON APRIL 28TH.
KICK OFF MEETING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MAY 28TH.
THIS ONE. OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. WHAT IS THE OTHER? THE ROYSE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF PROVIDING A NAME.
DO THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE A NAME OR WHAT'S GOING.
IT'S AN EXTENSION OF. GIVE ME A NAME. OKAY. STICKY WICKET.
WE PRESENTED THIS TO TEXDOT AS AN EXTENSION OF A TEXDOT ROADWAY.
WE NEED TO GO BACK AND CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM AS IT BEING AN EXTENSION OF A TEXDOT ROADWAY.
THEY DON'T LIKE TO TAKE MORE MILEAGE ONTO THEIR SYSTEM RIGHT NOW TO MAINTAIN.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A FEDERAL ENGINEERED PROJECT, SO IT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR EITHER BEING A TEXDOT ROAD OR A FEDERALLY FUNDED ROAD. AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED LACEY IF YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE A NAME FOR IT.
WHAT DID SHE SAY? SHE SAID SHE HAD ASKED ROYSE CITY TO PROVIDE A NAME FOR IT.
WELL, THE MAYOR OF ROYSE CITY HASN'T PROVIDED ANY.
I JUST. OKAY. BUT BUT BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO AS WELL.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH WITH OUR COORDINATION WITH TEXDOT, SETTING UP THE KICKOFF MEETINGS GETTING WITH THE AREA OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE IS WE NEED TO, TO FINALIZE THEIR ACCEPTANCE OR UNACCEPTANCE OF ACCEPTING IT AS A STATE FACILITY. AND THEN WE ALSO NEED TO DISCUSS THE RAMIFICATIONS OF IT BEING A STATE FACILITY AND NOT BEING A STATE FACILITY.
CORRECT. OR SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE. THERE'S A LOT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE ON THAT.
SO AT LEAST YOUR CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE PAID FOR.
BUT THEN SOMEONE HAS TO MAINTAIN IT. THEY DO.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH.
AND I THINK GETTING LANDSTAR ON BOARD TO LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVE ALIGNMENTS BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT THERE'S DIFFERENT LOCATIONS SHOWN DEPENDING ON WHICH MAP YOU LOOK AT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, IT COMES DOWN AND CROSSES 30 AND THEN T'S INTO 35,
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BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT SHOWS IT WINDING THROUGH AND INTERSECTING WITH 35 AT 30.IT'S ON MY CALENDAR IS THE 28TH. YES, SIR. WHO ALL'S BEEN INVITED TO THAT? RIGHT NOW IT'S COUNTY LAMB STAR. IT'S. I KNOW LACEY IS ON THE CALL, AND.
LACEY. OKAY. THAT'S SOME STUFF WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH.
YES. YEAH. BIG PROPONENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL.
WELL, I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE COORDINATION, THINGS WE NEED TO WORK ON AND MAYBE LEVERAGE OF THIS COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. WE GET TO SKIP SEVERAL PAGES. I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN UPDATE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HOP OVER TO SOUTH BEND ROAD.
IT'S HAS PREPARED THE ICA WITH CITY OF FATE FOR THE PROJECT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S UNDER REVIEW RIGHT NOW. COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER. STACY SAID IT'S ON TUESDAYS. IT IS ON TUESDAYS.
COURT? YES. YOU SKIP THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TURN THE PAGE, I DIDN'T, I DID.
SORRY. OKAY. NO. YOU'RE GOOD. YEAH, I SEE THE ICA WITH FATE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY ALL THE ATTORNEYS, AND WE'RE MOVING IT FORWARD TO TRY TO GET IT APPROVED IN COURT. OKAY, MISS MAY DRIVE EXTENSION.
ALL THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN ACQUIRED.
THE CONTRACTOR HAS INSTALLED HEADWALLS COMPLETED CONNECTION TO EXISTING WATER LINE ON PRINCE LANE.
INSTALLED WATER LINE. INSTALLED STEEL CASING FOR TWO WATER LINE CROSSINGS.
SUBMITTALS FOR THE WATER LINE. FOR. APPROVED FOR.
APPROVED BY. SUBMITTALS FOR WATER. LINE FOR. APPROVED OR APPROVED BY BCSUSSUD. SORRY. THEY WERE APPROVED BY THE WATER LINE CONNECTION TO THE NORTH SIDE OF MISS MAE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MAY OF 26.
AND STORM CULVERTS AND FM 552 ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH.
SORRY I MADE IT THROUGH THAT. COUNTY ROADS. WALLACE ROAD.
ITS HAS PROVIDED PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE FOR TWO TWO LANE AND FOUR LANE CONCRETE SECTIONS.
CAN WE GO BACK TO EDWARDS ROAD? YEAH, GO BACK TO EDWARDS ROAD.
EDWARDS. YEAH. AND POETRY. I KNOW WE SET ASIDE MONEY AND TRIP 21 THE INITIAL ISSUANCE FOR THOSE.
RIGHT. YES. I'VE ASKED FREESE AND NICHOLS ON EDWARDS ROAD TO COMBINE THE TWO SECTIONS TO GIVE US A LUMP SUM AMOUNT LIKE WE DISCUSSED AND TO WORK SHARPEN THEIR PENCIL SOME, BECAUSE I THINK THEY WERE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY NEEDED TO BE FOR THE ENGINEERING. AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT AND WE'LL GET BACK WITH US.
BECAUSE EDWARDS ROAD WAS MOVING A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
I HAVEN'T GOT THEM STARTED ON POETRY YET. KIND OF WANTED TO GET THE EDWARDS ROAD TO YOU FIRST.
POSSIBLY. AND SO I DIDN'T WANT TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN POETRY YET.
OKAY. THAT'S FINE. I, I APPRECIATE YOUR TRYING TO MOVE IT.
AND IF WE HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. JUST WANT TO CHECK UP ON IT. BUT ONE THING, THE OTHER THING WE HAVE TO DO IN CONNECTION WITH EDWARDS IS WE HAVE TO DO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND WHO DRAFTS THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THEM AND GET A BOILERPLATE FROM THEM ON THEIR ROAD SWAPPING FROM COUNTY TO LOCAL ENTITY. CITY. AND THEN WHEN WE GET THAT, WE WILL COME BACK WITH Y'ALL WITH A DRAFT.
OKAY. OKAY. GOOD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WALLACE ROAD ESTIMATE? OKAY. I-30 FROM DEL
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ROCK TO 205. AND THERE WAS A TXDOT CONSTRUCTION REPORT ATTACHED TO THIS ONE.I-30 FROM 205 TO 2642 OR THE HUNT COUNTY LINE.
ALSO A TXDOT CONSTRUCTION REPORT ATTACHED TO THE REPORT.
AND THEN ON THE RTC UPDATE THE CURRENT ACTIVITY FROM APRIL 2026.
RTC MEETING ITEM SEVEN ROCKWALL COUNTY OUTER LOOP PARTNERSHIP MOU.
AND WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT ONE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS. QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BRENDA.
THANK YOU. BRENDA. OKAY. SO SOMETHING COMMISSIONER MAGNUS USED TO DO, WHICH I REALLY ENJOYED, WAS A CITY COUNCILMAN. HE WOULD, AT THE END OF THE CONSORTIUM, WOULD GO AROUND AND ASK IF ANY CITY JUST LET THEM SAY ANYTHING THEY WANTED.
AND USUALLY THE MAYORS WOULD TAKE SHOTS AT EACH OTHER, WHICH IS FINE.
WELL, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BIT.
AND WHILE YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER'S GOING ON IN YOUR CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO, STARTING NEXT MONTH JUST HAVE ANY PROJECTS THAT YOUR CITY HAS GOING THAT'S SPECIFIC TO ROADS IN ANY, ANYTHING THAT BECAUSE I MEAN, THERE'LL BE THINGS IN HEATH THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT'S COMING ONLINE AND ROADS AND THINGS IN ROYSE CITY THAT THE CONSORTIUM MIGHT BENEFIT EVERYBODY TO BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON IN YOUR CITY.
SO I WOULD LIKE STARTING NEXT MONTH, IF EACH ENTITY WOULD JUST KIND OF GIVE US A LITTLE SYNOPSIS OF, OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CITY. ALL RIGHT. LEAVING THE DALLAS COUNTY LINE, EVEN THE DALLAS COUNTY LINE, MAN, WE'LL LISTEN TO YOU. YEP. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WITH THAT BEING SAID, AT 635, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THERE YOU GO.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.