OC Meeting Summary Feb 2013
OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING SUMMARY Tuesday, February 25, 2014 San Antonio, TX
Chair Debra Ricker called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Donna Clark determined that a quorum was present. Ricker welcomed Ray Somich and David Rich to the Operating Committee. Ricker noted that Paul Billups, Dave Preston and Tim Bradley were re-elected to the Operating Committee. Ricker reviewed the Board actions since the last meeting. Reports from Standing Committee Chairs: Temporary Traffic Control (Ben Capel): -
Disbanded Distracted Driving Task Force. Created joint task force with guardrail committee on temporary concrete barriers. Approved bid spec enforcement policy. Re-elected chair and vice chair. The OC approved formation of a Joint Task Force on Distracted Driving. Tim made the motion. Ray seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Requested 6 conference calls.
Sign (Joe Frazzatta): -
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Disbanded the Private Property, Sign Procurement Guide, and Funding Sources for Sign Management Task Forces. Created Subcommittee on Private Property. The Operating Committee approved a motion for Roger Wentz to send a letter to states promoting non-hexavalent chromium signs. Tim made the motion. Dave Preston seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Requested 11 conference calls.
Pavement Marking (Travis Hansen): -
Disbanded Work Pan Safety, Social & Environmental, and Public Policy Review task forces. Merged Work Plan Subcommittee.
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The Operating Committee approved $2000 in funding the research by TTI on retro/safety. Tim Bradley made the motion. Paul Billups seconded. The vote was unanimous. NOTE: 23 members have signed up to voluntarily contribute $1,000 each. The Operating Committee approved a motion for a letter to be written to Secretary Foxx on the pavement marking retro issue. David Preston made the motion. John Crysup was the second. The vote was unanimous. Requested 6 conference calls and $2,000.
SPA (Joy Shamay): -
Disbanded Retro task force. Created Safety Data and MUTDCD Revision Task Forces. Requested 2 conference calls.
Membership (Leslie Elmore): -
Created Affinity Insurance Program Evaluation Task Force. Requested 2 conference calls.
Government Relations (Scott Seeley): -
Disbanded Rainmaker Task Force. Created Safety Performance Measurement Task Force. Stepped through each ATSSA Policy.
Guardrail (Roy Riedl): -
Created joint task force with TTC on temporary concrete barriers. Created task force on NPA for Safety Data. Recommended amendment to spec enforcement policy. The Operating Committee approved this amendment. Requested 9 conference calls.
Manufacturers & Suppliers (Dave Poffenberger): -
Disbanded Best Practices on Bonding and Policy Review Task Forces. Requested 4 conference calls.
ITS Council (Les Spade): -
Disbanded the Social & Environmental, TZD Policy, and 20 Year Vision Task Forces. Approved Bid Spec Enforcement Policy. Requested $500 for work on their website. Requested we address at the staff level the member categories for ITS. Requested 9 conference calls and $500.
High Friction Surfacing Council (Rob Dingess): -
Disbanded Distracted Driving Task Force. Created task force on NPA on Safety Data. Created Research Ideas Task Force. Requested Roger Wentz send a thank you letter to TDOT on behalf of Danny Lane for his work on the HFS materials specification. The Operating Committee approved a motion for $2,500 to reprint the HFS booklet. John Crysup made the motion. Paul Wander seconded it. The vote was unanimous. Approved the Bid Spec Enforcement Policy. Requested 11 conference calls and $2,500.
Wentz reviewed the items that will go to the Board: -
Letter to states on non-hex signs. Money to fund TTI research. Letter to Secretary Fox. Bid Spec Policy. ATSSA policies.
The Operating Committee meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
Chair Debra Ricker called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Donna Clark determined that a quorum was present. Ricker welcomed Ray Somich and David Rich to the Operating Committee. Ricker noted that Paul Billups, Dave Preston and Tim Bradley were re-elected to the Operating Committee. Ricker reviewed the Board actions since the last meeting. Reports from Standing Committee Chairs: Temporary Traffic Control (Ben Capel): -
Disbanded Distracted Driving Task Force. Created joint task force with guardrail committee on temporary concrete barriers. Approved bid spec enforcement policy. Re-elected chair and vice chair. The OC approved formation of a Joint Task Force on Distracted Driving. Tim made the motion. Ray seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Requested 6 conference calls.
Sign (Joe Frazzatta): -
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Disbanded the Private Property, Sign Procurement Guide, and Funding Sources for Sign Management Task Forces. Created Subcommittee on Private Property. The Operating Committee approved a motion for Roger Wentz to send a letter to states promoting non-hexavalent chromium signs. Tim made the motion. Dave Preston seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. Requested 11 conference calls.
Pavement Marking (Travis Hansen): -
Disbanded Work Pan Safety, Social & Environmental, and Public Policy Review task forces. Merged Work Plan Subcommittee.
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The Operating Committee approved $2000 in funding the research by TTI on retro/safety. Tim Bradley made the motion. Paul Billups seconded. The vote was unanimous. NOTE: 23 members have signed up to voluntarily contribute $1,000 each. The Operating Committee approved a motion for a letter to be written to Secretary Foxx on the pavement marking retro issue. David Preston made the motion. John Crysup was the second. The vote was unanimous. Requested 6 conference calls and $2,000.
SPA (Joy Shamay): -
Disbanded Retro task force. Created Safety Data and MUTDCD Revision Task Forces. Requested 2 conference calls.
Membership (Leslie Elmore): -
Created Affinity Insurance Program Evaluation Task Force. Requested 2 conference calls.
Government Relations (Scott Seeley): -
Disbanded Rainmaker Task Force. Created Safety Performance Measurement Task Force. Stepped through each ATSSA Policy.
Guardrail (Roy Riedl): -
Created joint task force with TTC on temporary concrete barriers. Created task force on NPA for Safety Data. Recommended amendment to spec enforcement policy. The Operating Committee approved this amendment. Requested 9 conference calls.
Manufacturers & Suppliers (Dave Poffenberger): -
Disbanded Best Practices on Bonding and Policy Review Task Forces. Requested 4 conference calls.
ITS Council (Les Spade): -
Disbanded the Social & Environmental, TZD Policy, and 20 Year Vision Task Forces. Approved Bid Spec Enforcement Policy. Requested $500 for work on their website. Requested we address at the staff level the member categories for ITS. Requested 9 conference calls and $500.
High Friction Surfacing Council (Rob Dingess): -
Disbanded Distracted Driving Task Force. Created task force on NPA on Safety Data. Created Research Ideas Task Force. Requested Roger Wentz send a thank you letter to TDOT on behalf of Danny Lane for his work on the HFS materials specification. The Operating Committee approved a motion for $2,500 to reprint the HFS booklet. John Crysup made the motion. Paul Wander seconded it. The vote was unanimous. Approved the Bid Spec Enforcement Policy. Requested 11 conference calls and $2,500.
Wentz reviewed the items that will go to the Board: -
Letter to states on non-hex signs. Money to fund TTI research. Letter to Secretary Fox. Bid Spec Policy. ATSSA policies.
The Operating Committee meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
