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GREAT.[Call to Order]
WELCOME EVERYONE.WE'RE GETTING STARTED WITH THE MEETING.
MAYOR WATSON IS HERE AND HE ALWAYS LIKES TO START SHARP ON TIME.
SO GUESS WHAT, MAYOR, IT'S 2 0 1.
IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO QUIET THE ROOM BECAUSE I CAN HEAR THE JOY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING.
AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 2:02 PM OUR MEETING HAS BEEN HELD AT 2 0 3 COLORADO STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
AND JUST A REMINDER, THE AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP OFFERS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES VIA, UH, CHLOE MAXWELL, WHO IS OUR LIAISON.
UM, I KNOW BOARD MEMBER HORN IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
[1. Public Comment]
AND, UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.UM, CARLOS LEONE, IS HE HERE? I DON'T KNOW IF I SEE HIM.
AND I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU WERE DISTRIBUTED A LETTER FOR MR. LEON YESTERDAY IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING.
AND UM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
CHAIR SOY CARLOS LEON, FIRST AND FOREMOST, CIOS FOR LETTING ME UPDATE YOU.
WHY NOT TO DO BUSINESS WITH CAP METRO.
FOLLOWING MY SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER, 2025 EVIDENCE-BASED TESTIMONY TO YOU.
I PROVIDE NEW INFORMATION TODAY TOWARD LAWFULLY HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE CAP METRO SENIOR DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DARRYL JAMAL'S, ALLEGED MISCONDUCT AND CRIMINALITY AGAINST ME.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED MY 18 PAGE PDFI EMAILED YESTERDAY TO MS. MAXWELL TO FORWARD TO YOU THAT DRAFT OF MY REPORT FOR A PD SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT DOCUMENTS JAMAL'S ALLEGED ABUSE OF POWER ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING TEXAS PENAL CODES 36 0 6 37, 10 39 0 2, AND 39 0 3 RE, THE UNWARRANTED FRAUDULENT SIX MONTH SUSPENSION SECURITY BULLETIN AND CTN ISSUED AGAINST ME TO ALLEGEDLY RETALIATE AGAINST ME FOR PUBLICLY INFORMING CAT METRO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ABOUT CAT METRO EMPLOYEES WHO SHOULD BE FIRED FOR THEIR REPEATED MULTIPLE CODE OF CONDUCT VIOLATIONS, DELAYING AND OR DENYING ME SERVICE AND HARASSING ME, WHICH JAMELE COULD AND SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT DIDN'T BACKING THEM.
I'M STILL EXPLICATING JAMAL'S ALLEGED VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW, WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT YOUR FEDERAL FUNDING.
SECTION 2 42 OF TITLE 18 MAKES IT A CRIME FOR A PERSON ACTING UNDER COLOR OF ANY LAW TO WILLFULLY DEPRIVE A PERSON OF A RIGHT PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MY RIGHT TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAP METRO FOR INTRASTATE TRAVEL ACTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW INCLUDE ACTS NOT ONLY DONE BY LOCAL OFFICIALS WITHIN THEIR LAWFUL AUTHORITY, BUT ALSO ACTS DONE BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF THAT OFFICIAL'S LAWFUL AUTHORITY IF THE ACTS ARE DONE, WHILE THE OFFICIAL IS PURPORTING TO OR PRETENDING TO ACT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES.
SECTION 2 42 IS INTENDED TO PROTECT ALL PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND FURNISH THE MEANS OF OUR VINDICATION SCREWS.
V UNITED STATES TRUMP'S DOJ CLAIMS TO VIGOROUSLY INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE 2 42 VIOLATIONS PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT WHERE JAMELE BELONGS FOR HIS ALLEGED WRONGDOING UNDER PRESIDENT CEO WATKINS.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO APPROVED CAP METRO SUSPENSION POLICY PLAGIARIZING DIRECT THREATS DEFINITION, MISAPPROPRIATING A DA LANGUAGE TO MISAPPLY FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE INTENT, HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS, BUT RATHER REPROVE THEM.
EPHESIANS CHAPTER FIVE, VERSE 11.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGN UP TO SPEAK TODAY? THANK YOU.
[2. Executive Director Report]
SO TODAY WE BEGIN, UH, OUR MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT, MR. CANAL.[00:05:01]
ON.UH, WELCOME TO AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, OUR FIRST BOARD MEETING OF 2026.
WE WERE, UM, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW WE FINISHED 2025, BUT ALSO SUPER EXCITED HOW WE'VE BEGUN 2026.
AND WE THOUGHT WE'D JUST START WITH A QUICK RECAP OF WHAT HAPPENED AND A AND A LOOK AHEAD AND I'LL TURN IT OVER, UH, TO DARREN TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS DARREN LOZANO, UH, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
I AM MORE THAN EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT A TP TO REPORT OUT THAT WE RECEIVED OUR, UH, RECORD OF DECISION, UH, RELATED TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, UH, JUST OVER WITHIN THE LAST WEEK.
UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AS YOU RECALL, WE STARTED THIS EFFORT BACK IN JANUARY OF 2024.
WE HELD SO MANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS, A LOT OF GREAT RESPONSE FROM OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY WANNA RECOGNIZE THOSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, BUT ALSO OUR PARTNERS.
UM, IT WAS JUST A VALIANT EFFORT FROM OUR CAP METRO PARTNERS, OUR CITY OF AUSTIN PARTNERS AS WELL, TO GET THROUGH THE DOCUMENT.
UM, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT THE LOCAL EXPERTISE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD, UH, WORKING ON THE DRAFT DIS TO ULTIMATELY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
AND ALSO, WE REALLY WANNA THANK THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.
THEY'VE JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE ENDEAVOR.
UM, YOU, AS YOU MAY HAVE READ OR MAY HAVE SEEN THIS, YOU DON'T GET A RECORD DECISION EVERY DAY FOR A LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.
THIS TRULY WAS JUST A, A, A WORK FROM ALL OF US INTERNALLY WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, WITH EVERYTHING THAT REALLY TOUCHED THIS.
SO WE ALL APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, I'M HONORED THAT I'M THE ONE THAT BE, THAT'S ABLE TO REPORT OUT ON THIS, THIS GREAT NEWS.
UM, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT JUST OCCURRED AND IT'S REALLY RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF OUR, AS YOU HEARD LAST TIME, OUR PROJECT RATING, AGAIN, UNPRECEDENTED THAT WE WERE ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED OF ALL THE PROJECTS.
SO ALL THIS IS GETTING, UH, NOTORIETY FROM, OF COURSE, LOCALLY, BUT ALSO FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION THEMSELVES.
I KNOW BOARD MEMBER HORN IS ON THE LINE AND KIND OF PASSED ALONG THOSE WORDS TO ME ALREADY.
BUT AGAIN, REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, ON THIS ITEM.
CAN YOU TAKE AN APPLAUSE?
I WANNA OPEN IT TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
WELL, ALL I'LL DO IS, IS SAY TO EVERYBODY THAT'S WORKED ON THIS TOP TO BOTTOM, THIS IS A, IT REALLY IS A MOMENTOUS THING.
WE, WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO HAVE THE RIGHT WORD.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND TRITE, BUT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN LIKE THIS.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AND THE WHOLE OPERATION NEEDS TO BE PROUD OF THIS.
AND THE COMMUNITY, I HOPE, WILL BE PROUD OF THIS ORGANIZATION FOR BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS.
UH, I THINK YOU CAME OFF MUTE MEMBER HORN.
I'M JUST ECHO MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM.
I ALSO SECOND THE COMMENTS FROM MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, BUT IT IS UNPRECEDENTED TO SEE IT WITH THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO HOW YOU GUYS LISTENED, TO HOW YOU RESPONDED TO EVERY COMMENT.
IT'S A COMMITMENT OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO RIGHT TO THE COMMUNITY BY HOW WE'RE GONNA HOLD THAT PROMISE ENVIRONMENTALLY.
SO IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT MILESTONE AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF HOW WE ALL HAVE WORKED AS A TEAM AND HOW WE CAN DEMONSTRATE TEAM TEAMMANSHIP AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR A BIG PURPOSE.
SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO THE FDA AS WELL.
IF THEY'RE TUNING IN, IF I COULD ADD ONE NOTE, UH, BOARD CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UH, YOU'LL SEE A, A SUPPORTING RESOLUTION, UH, LATER ON THE AGENDA THAT REALLY AFFIRMS THE WORK THAT WE DID AND AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD, UM, ON THIS ITEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW.
NOW WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, A PRESENTATION BY ALVIN AL LIVINGSTON, SVP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND BRAD CUMMINGS, OUR SVP OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND DARON LOSANO FOR SVP OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
WELL, I, I DUNNO HOW TO FOLLOW THAT AND I REALLY WISH WE WOULD'VE REORGANIZED THE
I, UH, IT WILL HAM FOR A PAUSE AT ANY MOMENT.
SO I, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO RESHOW YOU THIS SLIDE.
IT'S A, A REPURPOSED SLIDE THAT WE SHOWED TO YOU PREVIOUSLY, UM, LAST YEAR, UM, WHEN WE KIND OF PRESENTED OUR PROCUREMENT PLAN TO THE BOARD AND, AND OUR OUTLINE TO GET TO FINISH LINES.
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AND REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'VE HIT ALL THE TARGET MARKS THAT WE'VE SET OUT.AND WE TOLD THE BOARD WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO HIT, WE RECEIVED PROPOSALS FOR THE LIGHT RAIL, UM, OPERATION OR THE, THE LIGHT RAIL L-L-R-T-P-D-B PACKAGE, UM, AND HAVE EVALUATED THAT IDENTIFIED THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM.
AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM RIGHT NOW AND, AND ON TRACK TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD SOON WITH THE CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR THE OPERATIONS OF MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
PROPOSALS ARE DUE HERE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE'LL START THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THAT, UM, SHORTLY.
AND REALLY EXCITED TO DIVE INTO THE PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED FOR THAT.
AND THE PROPOSALS ARE DUE FOR THE VEHICLES, UM, IN MID-MARCH.
UM, SO WE'VE KEPT ON TARGET AND ON TRACK TO KEEP ALL OF OUR KEY DATES WITH YOU.
AND, UM, IT'S IN PART AND, AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO BOTH THE CITY AND CAP METRO FOR VOLUNTEERING TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO SERVE ON OUR EVALUATION COMMITTEES AND ATTENDING, UM, THE, THE NUMEROUS OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE HAD AND, AND ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD WITH, UM, THE INDUSTRY AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
AND WE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT, UM, AND KEPT ONLINE WITHOUT THE CITY AND CAT METRO'S INVOLVEMENT, UM, IN, IN HELPING US REACH THESE TARGET MARKS.
UM, AND PROMISE TO KEEP IT SHORT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ALVIN LIVINGSTONE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
NOW THAT WE GOT THE ROD, WE REALLY WANT TO GET THE WORK DONE.
WE REALLY WANT TO ACTUALLY GET INTO DESIGN SO WE CAN ULTIMATELY GET INTO CONSTRUCTION.
UM, I'M GONNA TALK, TALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SCOPE SUMMARY.
RIGHT NOW, REALLY JUST DOING THE NEGOTIATIONS, WE'RE REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET INTO THE EARLY ONBOARDING PHASE.
WE ANTICIPATE LIKE EARLY, UM, LATE FEBRUARY ACTUALLY TO BE ABLE TO GET THE ON EARLY ENOUGH TO, TO GET FAMILIARIZED FAMILIARIZED WITH THE PROJECT AND THEN KIND OF KEEP THINGS MOVING AS WE GET TOWARDS THE END OF THE MOBILIZATION PHASE.
THE INTENT IS TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE COORDINATE WITH ALL THE OTHER CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, WHETHER THAT'S THE OMF OR THE LRV.
UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT, UM, THAT DESIGN IS ALL IN SYNC.
UM, THE TEAM IS ALSO, UM, GONNA WORK WITH PLANNING, UM, TO, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND PHASING SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING JUST TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT, THE NEXT PHASE IN TERMS OF, UM, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
UM, ULTIMATELY WHAT, WHEN WE GET ALL DONE, UM, FOR PHASE ONE A, UM, THE INTENT IS THAT THE CONTRACTOR, UM, WOULD HELP US WITH THE INNOVATION PART AND THAT JUST LIKE HELPING US KIND OF REFINE THE DESIGN THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, COMING UP WITH THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TO HELP, UM, PROGRESS THE DESIGN.
AND AT THE END OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE CALL DESIGN MILESTONE NUMBER ONE AT THE END OF DESIGN MILESTONE NUMBER ONE.
UM, THAT WOULD THEN LEAD TO A SEGUE INTO, UM, FA UM, PHASE, UM, ONE B, UM, DURING ONE B.
UM, THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY GET INTO THE, THE, THE, THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE DESIGN.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE YOU GET INTO LIKE, LET'S JUST FINALIZE THE DESIGN TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN GO AND START ACQUIRING, UM, REAL ESTATE.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE AN IMPORTANT FOR US.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE PERMITTING, UM, PERMITTING IS, UH, IS BIG FOR US.
WE'RE TRYING TO START IT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND IF THERE'S ANY EARLY WORKS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE, UM, BY THE CONTRACTOR, WE'RE GONNA IDENTIFY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT YOU CAN, UM, GO AND DO THAT WORK.
AND THAT'S THE TOP PART OF THE ARROW WHERE YOU SEE ONE B AND IT KIND OF IS, IT'S A STUNTED ARROW THAT'S THE INTENT OF LIKE, HEY, LET'S ADVANCE THE DESIGN ENOUGH IN THOSE AREAS TO GET IN AND DO EARLY UTILITIES IF WE NEED TO, WHILE THE OTHER UTILITIES ON THE BOTTOM PART WILL ACTUALLY PROGRESS.
UM, AND THEN WE WOULD GO INTO PHASE TWO AND PHASE TWO IS REALLY WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE WANT TO GET TO.
SO, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE.
UM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO JUST, UM, JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE COORDINATE WITH OUR PARTNERS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE DESIGN PROCESS.
WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO.
DON'T WORK FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME EITHER, SO, SO WITH THAT, UM, BOARD MEMBER HORN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T.
SO THIS IS WHEN EVERYTHING GETS REAL, RIGHT?
[3.1. Approval of minutes from the November 19, 2025 ATP Board Meeting.]
SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE UP ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 19TH BOARD MEETING.UM, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO DOCUMENT THIS SO BRIEFLY IN TWO PAGES BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF DECISIONS MADE ON THAT BOARD, UH, DISCUSSION.
BUT I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
SO MOVED, MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER PAVILION, SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER GARZA.
THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
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AYE.THE ACTION ITEM NUMBER ONE, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[3.2. Approval of a resolution recognizing the federal environmental process for Austin Light Rail Phase 1 and directing related actions to ensure compliance]
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT, PROCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS FOR AUSTIN LIGHT RAIL WITH THE COMPLETION OF NEPA.THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL MILESTONE FOR THE TEAM AND THE PROJECT.
SO BIG KUDOS AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM.
SO I'D LIKE TO MEMORIALIZE THIS MILESTONE WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND MOVE BY BOARD MEMBER GAR SECOND BY MAYOR WATSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[3.3. Approval of a resolution authorizing the Executive Director, or their designee, to negotiate and execute an Interlocal Agreement between Austin Transit Partnership and participating entities in support of ATP's participation in the formation of the Central Texas Construction Partnership Program for regional traffic management.]
ARE GOING THROUGH THIS QUICKLY.SO ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE AUTHORIZES AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTIN IN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATING ENTITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE FORMATION OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS CONSTRUCTION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE GUESTS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS WITH US TODAY TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM.
ALVIN LIPSTEIN, TO JOIN TDOT IN INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS BY TDOT.
SO I WANNA ALLOW TUCKER CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH THE PRESENTATION.
UH, TUCKER FERGUSON, DISTRICT ENGINEER.
AND THEN TUCKER, YOU CAN JUMP IN AS, AS NEEDED, BUT THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A, A BIG EFFORT ON OUR PARTS AND ACTUALLY ALL THE, ALL THE AGENCIES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ENGAGED WITH THIS.
THIS IS, UM, THE CONSTRUCTION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ACTUALLY BRINGS IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UM, INTO ONE CENTRALIZED LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN GET REAL TIME UPDATES ON TRAFFIC, CONSTRUCTION ISSUES, CLOSURES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
UM, IN FACT, UM, THEY EVEN WENT AS FAR AS, UM, GETTING A, AN APP CTX GO.
AND I PROBABLY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO HAVE IT.
IN FACT, I HAVE IT ON MY PHONE RIGHT NOW.
AND SO ONCE IT GETS GOING, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF PLAN YOUR ROUTE, PUT IN WHERE YOU WANT TO GO TO, AND IT'LL PULL INFORMATION FROM ALL OUR PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S OUR PROJECT THAT WE HAVE GOING ON I 35 PROJECT PROJECTS THAT CAP METRO HAVE GOING ON IN SOME OF OUR OTHER, UM, PARTNERS.
UM, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PULL THAT ALL IN IN ONE LOCATION.
I GUESS I'M JUMPING AHEAD OF THE SLIDE, BUT, BUT THESE ARE ALL THE AGENCIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT AND TRAVIS COUNTY AND UT AUSTIN IS ALSO PART OF THAT COLLABORATION EFFORT.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, THIS IS KIND OF TALKING TO YOU, SHOWING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THINGS ACTUALLY WILL, WILL WORK.
UM, THE APP IS THERE, UM, IT DEALS WITH REAL TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION, CONSTRUCTION DATA FROM ALL THE AGENCIES, UM, MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS.
AND, AND FOR ME, I THINK WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE APP, UM, AT LEAST THE DEMONSTRATION THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT I SEEN YESTERDAY, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY NEAT BECAUSE YOU CAN PLAN THINGS ON THERE.
IT KIND OF CONNECTS WITH WAZE AND ALL THE APPS, SO IT'LL GIVE YOU DIFFERENT ROUTES TO GET TO WHERE YOU, YOU YOU'RE LOCATED.
UM, BUT IT ALSO RELIES ON, ON EACH PROJECT ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK, UM, AT THE LEVEL, AT THE FIELD LEVEL.
SO, UM, IF WE, AS AN EXAMPLE, I USE A TP PROJECT.
IF WE'RE OUT THERE AND WE'RE DOING SOME CLOSURES, OUR CONTRACTORS IS GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM AND ACTUALLY INPUT THE DATA THERE SO THAT WHEN IT'S THERE, IT'S LIVE, WE HAVE A TIMEFRAME AND THEN THINGS CAN KIND OF WORK SEAMLESSLY.
SO WITH THAT, I SEE IF YOU WANT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD AT ALL, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK UH, A TP BOARD FOR INVITING US HERE TODAY.
THIS HAS BEEN A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S BEEN UNDERWAY FOR MANY YEARS AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT GROUPS, UH, TO, UH, WHO HAVE HAD INPUT TO THIS.
AND, AND MAYOR, WE TALKED MANY, UH, YEARS AGO THAT, UH, 20 PLUS BILLION DOLLARS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT DECADE OR SO IS GONNA BE VERY DAUNTING.
SO WE, UH, BROUGHT THIS TOGETHER WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS SO WE CAN INPUT, IT'D BE A ONE STOP SHOP FOR FOLKS TO GO TO AND, AND REALLY GET REAL TIME INFORMATION AND MAKE DECISIONS ON WHEN THEY WANNA TRAVEL, WHERE THEY WANNA TRAVEL, IF THEY WANNA TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR, UH, DELAY TRAVEL.
SO THAT WE'RE, WE'RE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THIS.
OUR OUR PROGRAM IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY.
WE HAVE, UH, TAKEN IT ON AND DONE MANY PRESENTATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IT'S SOME NATIONWIDE CONFERENCES.
AND, UM, SURPRISINGLY THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT BEEN DONE VERY, VERY MUCH AT ALL IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
SO IT'S GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION AND IT'S IN, ITS IN ITS INFANCY RIGHT NOW AND, UH, IT'LL IS GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW AS WE INPUT PROJECT INFORMATION INTO IT AND, UH, AND GET THAT INFORMATION INTO OUR TRAVELERS.
AND I WOULD SAY I HAVE THAT, THE DEMO ON MY PHONE ALSO.
AND IF YOU'RE EVER LONELY AND NEED UPDATES OR OF STALLED VEHICLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST SUBSCRIBE.
YOU WILL NOT BE LONELY ANYMORE, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.
SO IF I COULD, UH, FORTUNATELY I'VE NEVER BEEN THAT LONELY
UM, WHEN, WHEN I WAS AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THERE WAS A, A LOT OF WORK GOING ON ON LAMAR, UH, THEY PUT A PROTOTYPE TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC WORKS SO THAT IF WE WERE DIGGING UP ONE PART OF THE ROAD, UH, YOU KNOW, AUSTIN U UH, THE WATER UTILITY WOULD BE
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ASKED, DO YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING HERE? PUBLIC WORKS, AUSTIN ENERGY.WE TRY TO ALIGN THINGS AND TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM, UH, TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO GET AROUND.
I THINK THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TALKING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL AS WE LOOK AT KIDS MOVING ACROSS ALL POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE IN THE AREA THAT MIGHT, UH, THAT MIGHT OVERLAP INTO THIS BE A GOOD IDEA TO INCLUDE THE MIDDLE EAST.
SO AS WHEN AS WHEN WE PREPARE FOR A STORM, WE BRING EVERYBODY IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEFT HAND KNOWS WHAT THE RIGHT HAND IS DOING AND WHERE WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER, WE DO SO, SO, GOTCHA.
UH, SO IN TERMS OF THE, THE PROGRAMS, THE NEXT STEPS, UM, EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS IS WHERE WE ARE AND THAT'S WHERE, WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
UM, FULL IMPLEMENTATION FOR PHASE ONE ACTUALLY STARTS HERE IN THE SPRING, SO WE'RE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FOR THAT.
UM, WITH FULL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION BY 2027 WHERE WE'LL FULLY GO LIVE.
UM, THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT I GIVE KUDOS TO IS, IS HEATHER AND, AND HEIDI, UM, FOR, FOR HERDING THE PROGRAM AND HERDING CATS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT TO DO THAT AND WE HAD SOME MEETINGS OVER THERE, BUT THEY'VE, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF GET EVERYONE'S, UM, FEEDBACK INTO THE AGREEMENTS AND WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD AS FAR AS WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE THIS PROGRAM IS GOING.
UM, I'LL START BY SAYING I'M ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HEIDI IS HURTING, BUT THE UT SIDE ON GETTING THIS AGREEMENT.
SO I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE GOAL OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE IS FOR THE REAL TIME DATA WHERE WE HAVE CLOSURES, ARE YOU, THIS IS ALSO INTEGRATING BICYCLE LANE CLOSURES AND SIDEWALK CLOSURES? IT IS GREAT.
SO AS WE HAVE MORE OF OUR ROADS HAVE ACTIVE MOBILITY ON THEM, I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, FOR A DRIVER IT'S AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT FOR A PERSON AND IN ANY OTHER MODE IT'S A MAJOR DISRUPTION.
SO, UM, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THIS PARTNERSHIP IS ADVANCING AND I THINK THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT WITH THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE IN A REALLY DIFFICULT CONSTRUCTION ERA OF A LOT OF DUST, A LOT OF FRUSTRATION, AND WE'RE ASKING A LOT OF PEOPLE TO HOLD, UH, YOU KNOW, PATIENTS CAN ONLY GO SO FAR BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOUR DETOUR TAKES YOU TO ANOTHER CLOSURE, THAT'S STILL NOT FEASIBLE.
SO, AND WE'VE LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THE MLK RECONSTRUCTION BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH I 35 AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
SO I'M KIND OF WEARING BOTH HATS RIGHT NOW AS I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS, UM, INITIATIVE BECAUSE I'M, I'M INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH IT AND I, I CAN SEE THE PROMISE OF WHAT THIS CAN DO.
SO THIS IS AN EXCITING, UM, TIME.
SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT BEEN IN MY HEAD EVER SINCE I READ ABOUT THE PROJECT.
WERE YOU GOING TO SHUT DOWN 30 I 35 WHEN YOU REBUILD IT, ARE WE GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN? YES.
WELL WE'VE, OUR COMMITMENT IS TO HAVE THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION OPEN AT ALL TIMES.
UH, WHICH DOES SLOW OUR CONSTRUCTION PROCESS DOWN SOME DEGREE, BUT THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WE DO NEED TO SHUT DOWN ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER TO REMOVE BEAMS. 'CAUSE WE'RE REBUILDING ALL THE CROSS STREET BRIDGES.
SO THAT WOULD BE, UH, ONE OF THE, THE TIMES WHEN WE WOULD SHUT DOWN, ONLY BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T DECONSTRUCT A BRIDGE OR INSTALL BEAMS WITH LIVE TRAFFIC UNDERNEATH IT.
UM, ANYTIME WE DO THAT, IT WOULD BE AN OFF PEAK HOURS, WHICH THERE ARE NOT A WHOLE LOT OF OFF PEAK HOURS IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, WE'VE GOTTA BE HONEST.
UH, BUT IT WOULD BE OVERNIGHT OR SOMETIME NOT FOOTBALL WEEKENDS, BUT ON WEEKENDS THAT THERE MAY NOT BE E EVENTS, WHICH AGAIN IS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WEEKENDS IN AUSTIN.
SO WE WOULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN WE WOULD DO THAT.
IF WE DO NEED TO SHUT UP, SHUT IT DOWN, BUT IT WOULD BE ONLY FOR A FEW HOURS AT A TIME TO, UH, HANG OVERHEAD BEAMS OR, OR TAKE DOWN BEAMS THAT ARE OVERHEAD TRAFFIC.
UM, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UM, I DO, I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
SO THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
SO ALL OF THESE ENTITIES ARE CONTRIBUTING FINANCIALLY FOR, FOR THIS PROGRAM'S SUCCESS.
AND IS THERE A METRIC OR, OR I'M JUST ASSUMING A PROPORTIONALITY OR PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION? THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES ARE.
TXDOT IS ABOUT $4.1 MILLION IS OUR CONTRIBUTION.
AND IT'S BASED ON SIZE OF THE PROGRAM AND, AND THE ACTIVITIES.
PROPORTIONAL, PROPORTIONAL ETPS IS 411,150 FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A SMALLER PROPORTION.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THOSE TWO YEARS THEN WE'LL HAVE TO RENEW BUT COME BACK TO YOU ALL TO, UM, AUTHORIZE MORE FUNDING.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S BASED ON HOW MUCH DUST WE'RE CAUSING, HOW MANY CLOSURES WE'RE DOING, AND HOW WELL WE CAN CUT IT.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UH, COMMUNICATION AND THE
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ANYTHING THAT CAN MAKE US MORE NIMBLE TO KEEP THE CITY MOVING SAFELY.SO, UM, DO I HAVE A, DID I MOVE TO APPROVE? NOT YET.
SECOND BY SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER TIAN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO MORE DISCUSSION.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AUTHORIZED UNIT MUST AND, UH, JUST WANT TO ALSO COMMEND TXDOT, TUCKER, HEATHER, AND YOUR TEAMS AND HEIDI FOR JUST CONVENING AND DRIVING THIS, PARDON THE PUN.
IT IS A GIANT TASK AND I REALLY THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR, OUR CONSTITUENTS AND AUSTIN, I JUST WANT US TO ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER.
I THINK THIS DEMONSTRATES THIS.
[3.4. Adoption of the revised Records and Information Management Policy and designation of the Austin Transit Partnership Records Management Officer.]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZES UPDATES TO ATP'S RECORD AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT POLICY AND UPDATES THE DESIGNATED POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER.I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
SO MOVE MOVED BY MAYOR WATSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
UM, EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
UM, ACTION ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ACTION
[3.5. Approval of a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of Austin Transit Partnership Local Government Corporation contract revenue bonds in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000 in accordance with the parameters and purposes set out in the resolution (including payment or reimbursement of costs related to the light rail components of project connect), authorizing related documents and approving the payment of costs of issuance and all related fees, and providing that the sale be accomplished by January 21, 2027; and approving other matters related to the bonds.]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CONTRACT REVENUE, BONDS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS.AND, UM, KCPR WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THIS ITEM FROM THE DA DOUBLE DUTY DUTY HERE.
UM, UM, BRIAN RIVERA, CFO IS AN UN WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT UM, I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO DO MY BEST AND INSTEAD THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN APPROVING IT'LL, IT EXPIRES EVERY YEAR, SO EVERY JANUARY WE COME BACK.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY GIVES OUR ORGANIZATION THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CONTRACT REVENUE BONDS UP UNTIL 150 MILLION.
UM, AND THEN KIND OF DELEGATES TO THE BO, THE BOARD CHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CFO, THE ABILITY TO DO THAT ISSUANCE IN THE EVENT.
WE DECIDE TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
UM, I'M SURE WE'LL BE BACK AGAIN IN JANUARY TO RENEW IT.
SO THAT'S NOTHING'S CHANGED TO THE MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT OR THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT.
IT'S JUST THE DATE EXTENDING IT.
UM, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
MOVE BY BOARD MEMBER GARZA SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
I WANNA MAKE SURE I MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH YOU, KAMI
UM, UM, IF NO DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A VOTE PLEASE.
EVERYONE SAY AYE IF AN AYE, AYE.
SO I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH OUR EXEC WITH OUR ACTION ITEMS. OH NO, WE'VE JUST GOT THREE PROCUREMENT ITEMS. WE'RE GONNA BRING THEM TOGETHER.
[Items 3.6 - 3.8]
I'D LIKE TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING THROUGH PROCUREMENT ITEMS ON CONSENT AND WE'LL HEAR FROM BRAD CUMMINGS, SVP PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.MR. CUMMINGS, WHO'S GONNA GIVE US AN OVERVIEW AND THEN I'M GONNA CALL ON ALL THREE ITEMS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATIONS.
IS EVERYONE OKAY IF WE CALL THEM ALL AT ONCE? YES.
THE FOLLOWING THREE ITEMS ARE A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN BRINGING TO THE BOARD FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
UM, ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS TOPICS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO SUCCESSFULLY MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASES OF THE PROJECT.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF, OF GETTING OURSELVES READY TO, TO AND BEING PREPARED TO CONTINUE THOSE TYPE OF SERVICES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.
THE FIRST ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AWARD TO PFM FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES FOR THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 1.8 TO $5 MILLION.
UM, IT'LL BE A FIVE YEAR BASED TERM WITH TWO ONE YEAR OPTIONS.
THEY'RE THE INCUMBENT THAT, UM, WE'VE HAD UNDER CONTRACT FOR PREVIOUSLY.
UM, WE WENT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND IDENTIFIED THEM AS THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM.
UM, AND RECOMMEND THIS AWARD TO THE BOARD
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TODAY.UM, FOR THIS ONE WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO AWARD A, UH, ADDITION TO A CONTRACT OF NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 TO CBRE FOR REAL ESTATE ADVISORY AND TRANSACTION SERVICES.
AND THIS IS TO HELP IN THE SHORT TERM PREPARE OUR SPATIAL NEEDS, UM, TO ONBOARD A LOT OF CONTRACTORS HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE SPACE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND LASTLY, A CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR $28.5 MILLION FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES.
UM, WE PREVIOUSLY HAVE HAD A, A LARGE GROUPING OF CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT LEGAL FIRMS, UM, THAT CONTRACTS SET TO EXPIRE LATER THIS YEAR.
WE WENT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS, UM, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO, UM, KEEP THOSE SERVICES INTACT.
UM, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE BOARD AWARD A CONTRACT, UM, ALLOW US TO AWARD A CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED THAT TOTAL AMOUNT FOR ALL OF THESE FIRMS. THE FIRMS ARE IDENTIFIED THERE, UM, FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO, TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE THREE ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS? NO.
I MOVE TO APPROVE, MOVE TO APPROVE BY MEMBER BILION, SECOND BY MAYOR WATSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? WASN'T THE FIRST LEGAL CONTRACT THAT A TP SIGNED, WAS IT THE LEGAL PROCUREMENT? MM-HMM IT WAS THE FIRST CONTRACT WE, OR THE FIRST PROCUREMENT WE ISSUED
THIS IS BRINGING BACK MEMORIES, SADLY EXPIRED.
WELL, AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
SO I KNOW THAT WE DO NEED ALL THESE SERVICES AND I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION FROM THESE DIFFERENT LEGAL TEAMS THAT HAVE HELPED US ADVANCE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE BRIEFINGS THAT YOU GAVE THE BOARD ON ALL OF THESE THREE ITEMS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, EVERYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
AND ITEMS SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT HAVE BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[4. Executive Session]
WILL NOW ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND SECTION 5 51 0.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY RELATED TO ETPS APPLICATION IN THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION'S CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENT.
UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY MORE ACTION ITEMS WHEN WE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO, UM, WE WILL COME BACK TO ADJOURN THE MEETING, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STICK AROUND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
BUT, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE,