Title
Approving a resolution of the City of Pflugerville, Texas appointing representatives to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board.
Summary
The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Transportation Policy Board approved new bylaws governing the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) earlier this year which reduced the number of entities and members on the committee from 33 to 24. Pflugerville will continue to have a role on the TAC. The composition of the TAC is shown below:
City of Austin 3 Primary and 3 Alternate Voting Representatives
Each County (6) 1 Primary and 1 Alternate County Voting Representative, and 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Smaller Cities Voting Representative
City of Cedar Park 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
City of Georgetown 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
City of Pflugerville 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
City of Round Rock 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
City of San Marcos 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
Cap Metro 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
CARTS 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
TxDOT 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
CTRMA 1 Primary and 1 Alternate Voting Representative
Status
Guidelines for appointments to the Technical Advisory Committee have been provided by CAMPO and are attached. The guidance provides that "in order to ensure that the TAC functions as intended, it is important that each member jurisdiction of the Transportation Policy Board (TPB) appoint TAC members and alternates that have the knowledge, experience, and responsibility to represent them. A TAC appointee and their alternate should hold a college degree and have substantial experience in civil engineering or transportation planning. Each TAC appointee and their alternate should also be a senior member of the organization and should have the level of responsibility to encumber public funds on behalf of the appointing jurisdiction. Most importantly, the TAC appointee and their alternate should have direct responsibility for the development and implementation of transportation projects.
Deadline for City Council Action
Action is requested on December 13, 2016 to comply with request from CAMPO to specifiy appointments by December 30, 2016.
Projected Future City Council Action
No additional action is necessary.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that Trey Fletcher, Assistant City Manager, be appointed as the City of Pflugerville’s representative on the Technical Advisory Committee, and Emily Barron, Planning Director, be appointed as the alternate representative on the Technical Advisory Committee to the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Policy Board.
Drafter
Trey Fletcher, AICP
Assistant City Manager