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08-14-2014 (City Council) Minutes Wylie City Council CITY OF WYLIE Minutes Special Called Meeting Agenda Joint Work Session City of Wylie and City of Sachse August 14, 2014—6:30 p.m. City of Wylie Smith Public Library-Multipurpose Meeting Room 300 Country Club Road, Building 300 Wylie, Texas 75098 CALL TO ORDER Announce the presence of a Quorum. Mayor Eric Hogue called the Wylie City Council meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. with the following council members present: Mayor pro tem Keith Stephens, Councilman William Whitney Ill, Councilman Todd Wintters, and Councilman David Dahl. Councilmen Nathan Scott and Bennie Jones were absent. Mayor Mike Felix called the Sachse City Council meeting to order at 6:41 p.m. with the following council members present: Councilman Bill Adams, Councilman Charles Ross, Councilman Brett Franks, Councilman Paul Watkins, and Councilman Cullen King. Mayor pro tem Jeff Bickerstaff was absent. Staff members present included: Wylie City Manager, Mindy Manson; Wylie Assistant City Manager, Jeff Butters; Wylie Fire Chief, Brent Parker; Wylie City Engineer, Chris Hoisted; Wylie PIO, Craig Kelly; Wylie Records Analyst Stephanie Storm, Sachse City Manager Billy George, Sachse City Secretary Terry Smith, and several city support staff. WORK SESSION • Presentation from the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Turnpike Corporation, and discussion regarding the Blacklands Prairie Corridor update (new transportation facility along or near the Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District right-of-way from IH 30 in Hunt County to the President George Bush Turnpike in Dallas County). Minutes August 14, 2014 Special Called Meeting Agenda Joint Work Session City of Wylie and City of Sachse Page 1 Presentation Tom Shelton, Senior Program Manager for The North Central Texas Council of Governments gave a quick overview of the scope of the feasibility study. Mr. Shelton stated a more in depth presentation will be done at the September 4th public meeting. The quick overview included: • Transportation needs presently and in the future, • Evaluate multimodal alternatives for transportation needs • Involve the public, detailed information • Proposed possible routes The proposed corridor would extend from IH 30 in Greenville to the George Bush Turnpike near Sachse/Rowlett. The corridor would run approximately 28.3 miles. Neal Barker, representing the Texas Turnpike Corporation, did a presentation on a project he referred to as the Northeast Gateway. Mr. Barker's presentation showed the environmental constraints and viable corridors. Mayor Hogue asked Mr. Barker how many toll roads they currently operate. Mr. Barker stated currently they do not operate any toll roads. Mayor Hogue asked Mr. Barker to explain limited access. He stated that the toll road will have 7 entrances and exits with no frontage roads. Sachse Councilman Adams asked if the project would start at 1-30 or 1-90. Mr. Barker and Mr. Shelton were not quite sure where it would start currently; two factors would come into play: 1) where is the greatest need, and 2) where is the easiest place to start. It is anticipated that once the project starts, the construction will take four years to complete. Mayor pro tem Stephens asked if there was a preferred optimal route. Mr. Barker stated currently no; there are pros and cons to each route. Mayor Hogue asked Mr. Barker what cities the firm had met with. Mr. Barker replied Rowlett and Rockwall. Councilman Whitney asked if there was a beginning construction date and they stated the end of 2015. Councilman Whitney also asked if they had reached out to the citizens that would be impacted by the toll road. Mr. Barker replied they will at the September 4th public meeting. Mayor Hogue asked Mr. Shelton if there had been any talk about expanding 1-30 to handle the higher capacity instead of recreating the wheel. Mr. Shelton replied that the two areas are attracting two different audiences, that is why both projects are needed. Mayor Hogue replied that he understood that Collin County is going to grow, but wanted to ensure whatever is done is the right thing for the community. Mr. Shelton stated that NTCOG would provide guidance and oversight on the project and that TxDOT will be involved to finalize the documents. The feasibility study is scheduled to be completed sometime toward the end of 2014. Minutes August 14, 2014 Special Called Meeting Agenda Joint Work Session City of Wylie and City of Sachse Page 2 L ADJOURNMENT Mayor Mike Felix adjourned the Sachse City Council. A motion was made by Wylie Mayor pro tern Stephens, seconded by Wylie Councilman Whitney to adjourn the meeting at 7:48 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-0 with Councilmen Nathan Scott, Todd Wintters, and Bennie Jones absent. Eric Hogue, Ma or ATTEST: (c7r-L. CIF 147te. (1---- Car le Ehrlich, Ci ecretary , 'Ve...40tt♦♦ U1.F,GOLD R ,O..,.. gpNTA FE RAI�Nrq:. 01887® srATE of Too; Minutes August 14, 2014 Special Called Meeting Agenda Joint Work Session City of Wylie and City of Sachse Page 3