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Meeting Name: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/17/2023 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
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23-1075 1A MINUTESApproval of March 20, 2023 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Meeting Minutes  
23-1076 1B BRIEFING ITEMSDowntown Dallas 360 Plan- Progress Update [Jennifer Scripps, President & CEO, Downtown Dallas, Inc. Evan Sheet, Vice President of Planning & Policy, Downtown Dallas, Inc.]  
23-1078 1C BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Bike Plan Update [Ghassan Khankarli, Ph.D., P.E., Director, Department of Transportation Jessica Scott, Supervisor, Department of Transportation]  
23-1079 1D BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation Regulation Update [Patrick Carreno, Interim Director, Department of Aviation]  
23-1167 1E BRIEFING ITEMSConsideration of support for the proposed Good Jobs for Good Airports Act [Omar Narvaez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Chairman, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee]  
23-1080 1F BRIEFING ITEMSMonthly Update of Public Works Program Performance - February 2023 [Ali Hatefi, Director, Department of Public Works]  
23-1081 1G BRIEFING ITEMSInteragency Transportation Report [Ghassan Khankarli, Ph.D., P.E., Director, Department of Transportation]  
23-1082 1H BRIEFING ITEMSCommittee Forecast  
23-1084 1I BRIEFING ITEMSAviation: Authorize a Termination of Lease Agreements with DCS Aviation, LLC (“DCS”) dba Development & Construction Services, LLC to terminate two leases at Dallas Executive Airport and to pay DCS a termination payment - Financing: Aviation Fund $6,000,000.00  
23-1085 1J BRIEFING ITEMSEquipment & Fleet Management: Authorize (1) the acceptance of a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for an award through the Texas Clean Fleet Program (TCFP) (Contract No. 582-23-43562-CF), a program through the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, to purchase replacement of an on-road compressed natural gas dump truck to reduce Nitrogen Oxides emissions in the amount of $172,364.00 for the period April 30, 2023 through August 31, 2030; (2) the receipt and deposit of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $172,364.00 in the Texas Clean Fleet Program 2023 Fund; (3) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $172,364.00 in the Texas Clean Fleet Program 2023 Fund; (4) a local match in the amount of $43,091.00; (5) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the grant agreement - Not to exceed $215,455.00 - Financing: Texas Clean Fleet Program 2023 Fund ($172,364.00) and Airport Revenue Fund ($43,091.00) subject to annual appropriations  
23-1086 1K BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: An ordinance abandoning a portion of a drainage and detention area easement to Uplift Education, the abutting owner, containing approximately 11,465 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Hampton Road and Beckleymeade Avenue; and providing for the dedication of approximately 20,474 square feet of land needed for a detention area easement - Revenue: General Fund $7,800.00, plus $20.00 ordinance publication fee  
23-1087 1L BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: An ordinance abandoning a portion of a water easement to SMAA Northeast Title Holding Company, Inc., the abutting owner, containing approximately 6,000 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Sherry Lane - Revenue: General Fund $7,800.00, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee  
23-1088 1M BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: An ordinance abandoning a portion of Airline Road to 5401 N. Central Expressway, L.P., the abutting owner, containing approximately 3,399 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Central Expressway and Airline Road; and authorizing the quitclaim - Revenue: General Capital Reserve Fund ($32,005.00) and General Fund ($20,000.00), plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee  
23-1089 1N BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: An ordinance abandoning a portion of an open earth channel easement to Vaquero Oak Illinois Ave Partners, L.P., the abutting owner, containing approximately 715 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Dryden and Illinois Avenues - Revenue: General Fund $7,800.00, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee  
23-1090 1O BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: An ordinance abandoning portions of a drainage easement, utility and drainage easement and sanitary sewer easement to North End, L.P. (formerly known as Jefferson at the North End, L.P.), the abutting owner, containing a total of approximately 90,185 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Field Street and Nowitzki Way - Revenue: General Fund $7,800.00, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee  
23-1091 1P BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: An ordinance abandoning portions of a sanitary sewer easement and water easement to Old Parkland East, L.P., the abutting owner, containing a total of approximately 1,620 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Fairmount and Throckmorton Streets - Revenue: General Fund $7,800.00, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee  
23-1092 1Q BRIEFING ITEMSPublic Works: Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 8 to the engineering contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. to provide additional services for geotechnical investigation of the south railroad embankment, the relocation of the Browder Street crossover from its temporary location west of Sylvan Avenue to its final location west of Beckley Avenue and associated project management activities for these additional services for the West Dallas Gateway Project, Phase II - Not to exceed $160,248.00, from $5,710,679.43 to $5,870,927.43 - Financing: Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund)  
23-1093 1R BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation: Authorize (1) an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for the 2020 Highway Safety Improvement Program in the amount of $457,891.01 to provide cost reimbursement for material and labor incurred by the City related to the construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at: Marsalis Avenue at Overton Road, Kiest Boulevard at Beckley Avenue, Kiest Boulevard at Westmoreland Road, Kiest Boulevard at Polk Street, and Illinois Avenue at Ewing Avenue (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-347, etc., CFDA No. 20.205); (2) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $457,891.01 in the TxDOT HSIP - Five Off-Sys Signals - February 2023 Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $457,891.01 in the TxDOT HSIP - Five Off-Sys Signals - February 2023 Fund; and (4) the disbursement of funds in the amount of $457,891.01 from the TxDOT HSIP - Five Off-Sys Signals - February 2023 Fund - Total amount of $457,891.01 - Finan  
23-1094 1S BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation: Authorize (1) an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for the 2020 Highway Safety Improvement Program in the amount of $459,468.06 to provide cost reimbursement for material and labor incurred by the City related to the construction of traffic signal improvements at the following intersections: Audelia Road at Church Road, Ferguson Road at Woodmeadow Parkway, Zang Boulevard at Jefferson Boulevard, Hampton Road at Bickers Street, and Mockingbird Lane at Forest Park Road (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-342, etc., CFDA No. 20.205); (2) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $459,468.06 in the TxDOT HSIP - Five Signals - May 2023 Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $459,468.06 in the TxDOT HSIP - Five Signals - May 2023 Fund; and (4) the disbursement of funds in the amount of $459,468.06 from the TxDOT HSIP - Five Signals - May 2023 Fund - Total amount of $459,468.06 - Financing: Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds  
23-1095 1T BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation: Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-422, CFDA No. 20.205) in the amount of $2,000,000.00 as federal share in the total project cost of $2,092,708.00 (includes $1,960,000.00 in Federal reimbursement, $40,000.00 in Direct State Cost, $92,708.00 in Indirect State Cost, and the City of Dallas’ portion covered by the use of 400,000 Transportation Development Credits in lieu of a local cash match) for cost related to the preparation of preliminary engineering (design schematic, right-of-way, environmental documents, and public involvement), plans, specifications and estimates, and the construction of pedestrian connections to include crosswalks, Americans with Disabilities Act ramps and associated improvements, and pedestrian lighting on South Lancaster Road from East Kiest Boulevard to East Ledbetter Drive in the City of Dallas (2) receipt and deposit of f  
23-1096 1U BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation: Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 22-1535, previously approved on October 12, 2022, for a Project Specific Funding Agreement with Dallas County, Transportation - Major Capital Improvement Projects (MCIP) (Project No. 30251) for constructing transportation improvements on Dynamic Message Sign Board, MCIP Project No. 30251, Fair Park Area to (1) establish appropriations in an amount not to exceed $2,540,000.00 in the Fair Park Capital Reserve Fund; and (2) the disbursement of funds in an amount not to exceed $2,540,000.00 from the Fair Park Capital Reserve Fund - Not to exceed $2,540,000.00 - Financing: Fair Park Capital Reserve Fund  
23-1097 1V BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation: Authorize payment to the Texas Department of Transportation for cost overruns related to the construction of five traffic signals and associated off-system intersection improvements at: Marsalis Avenue at Overton Road, Kiest Boulevard at Beckley Avenue, Kiest Boulevard at Westmoreland Road, Kiest Boulevard at Polk Street, and Illinois Avenue at Ewing Avenue (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-347, etc., CFDA No. 20.205) in the amount of $104,378.66 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund  
23-1098 1W BRIEFING ITEMSTransportation: Authorize the (1) acceptance of Regional Toll Revenue Funds from the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for a Roadway Reconstruction Off State System Project (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-421) in the amount of $5,600,000.00 as state contribution to the total project cost of $7,000,000.00 (State contribution from State Highway 121 Subaccount of $5,600,000.00 and the City of Dallas local match of $1,400,000.00 totaling $7,000,000.00) for the reconstruction of a 2-lane to 2-lane roadway including sidewalks, crosswalks, drainage, intersection improvements, streetlights, and potential traffic signals, if warranted, on Eads/Hutchins Avenue from Eads Avenue and East Colorado Boulevard to Hutchins Avenue and 8th Street in the City of Dallas; (2) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $5,600,000.00 in the Hutchins - Eads/Colorado to Hutchins/8th - RTR Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in the amount of $5,600,000.00 in the Hutchins - Eads/Colorado to Hutchins/8th - RTR Fund; (4) disbursement of funds in the amount o  
23-1099 1X BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Water Utilities: Authorize the (1) deposit of the amount awarded by the Special Commissioners in the condemnation proceeding styled CITY OF DALLAS VS. SOUTHERLAND 37, LLC, et al., Cause No. CC-21-04654-E, pending in Dallas County Court at Law No. 5, for acquisition from Southerland 37, LLC, of approximately 287,786 square feet of land, located on E. Kiest Boulevard at its intersection with Southerland Avenue for the Dallas Floodway Extension Project; and (2) settlement of the condemnation proceeding for an amount not to exceed the award - Not to exceed $837,900.00 ($829,900.00 plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $8,000.00) - Financing: Flood Protection and Storm Drainage Facilities Fund (2006 General Obligation Bond Funds)  
23-1100 1Y BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Water Utilities: Authorize a construction services contract for (1) a twelve-month master agreement for water and wastewater small services installations in the amount of $7,799,461.75; (2) the installation of water and wastewater mains at four locations in the amount of $2,533,711.00 (list attached to the Agenda Information Sheet); and (3) a twelve-month master agreement for water and wastewater main extensions and emergency main installations and relocations at various locations in the amount of $3,361,257.05 - Total not to exceed $13,694,429.80 - Omega Contracting, Inc., lowest bidder of two - Financing: Wastewater Construction Fund ($4,983,909.10), Water Construction Fund ($4,601,864.40), Wastewater Capital Improvement F Fund ($3,588,308.90), and ECO (I) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Funds) ($520,347.40)