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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommuter Rail Committee-Minutes-9/8/2008. � • Coil�:�-�,y�11 e =���ir►- COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Minutes - September 8, 2008 1. Call to Order Chairman John Gooding called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: John Gooding, Fred Mills, Paul Vigiletti, Kristen O'Regan, Linda Baker, Mike Muhm, Joyce Hammill, James Day, John Leeper, Keath Hance Bart Butler, Urmesh Shah, David Grimes Absent: Roger Nelson, Rich Hendler, John Paul Burnett, Clif Davis Staff: Kelly Cooper, Mike Johnston 2. Approval of Minutes: August 25, 2008 John Gooding made a motion to approve the August 25, 2008 minutes. James Day seconded the motion, the motion carried. 3. Introduction of Mike Johnston, Interim Assistant City Manager Kelly Cooper introduced Mike Johnston as the new Interim Assistant City Manager and new staff member working with the Rail Committee due to her taking on the Interim duties of the City Manager position. 4. Presentation and question and answer with James Spriggs, Past President of the Irving Chamber of Commerce Fred Mills, Co Chair, introduced James Spriggs, Past President of the Irving Chamber of Commerce. James Spriggs discussed and answered questions regarding the implementation of two TRE station stops in Irving during his tenure as Chamber president. The committee asked several questions related to economics, funding, vanpooling, demographics, and parking. 5. Discuss and review research to date regarding station impact, the proposed commuter rail project and additional concerns/issues to be addressed Chairman John Gooding led discussion regarding website updating which should include information updates of speakers and known facts. Additional committee discussion took place including all questions for the T should be passed through Kelly Cooper. Mike Johnston provided information of just under 1,000 total website hits on the rail page. The regular website averages 350 each month, so this is very good. The committee approved adding a status report to the front page of the rail website that includes: verbiage now that the EIS report is projected to be released in mid October 2008; and the Next Committee Update is September 22. 6. Discuss restructure/refocus of existing subcommittees Chairman John Gooding asked Safety and Security Subcommittee to provide additional information on Crime and a proposal for implementation of separation between hike and bike trail (Cotton Belt) and the rail line. John Leeper indicated this he thought this information would be provided in the EIS. Chairman John Gooding asked Traffic Subcommittee to request additional information on interior Colleyville street traffic flows and what proposals cold be planned for Pleasant Run and Bransford crossings. Discussion continued with regard to satellite parking and ancillary transportation. Kristen O'Regan asked Mike Johnston to enter into the minutes that the committee think outside the box and see if we can negotiate a more desirable station with a smaller parking lot. The committee requested staff to verify the station and parking footprint, how many acres and continue the search for additional information on ridership numbers. Another request was made to find more information from Grapevine regarding their station including the DFW Airport north station. 7. Citizen Comment No citizen comments were made. 8. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss; a motion was made by John Leeper to adjourn the meeting and seconded by Paul Vigiletti. The motion was approved and the meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m. Minutes taken and prepared by Kelly Cooper.