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March 16, 2010 -- Staff Update
Utah Department of Transportation
Utah Transportation Commission
Staff Update Meeting
March 16, 2010
The Utah Transportation Commission convened in a Staff Update Meeting with UDOT Staff on March 16, 2010, at the Comfort Suites – 2nd Floor Conference Room, 1239 South Main Street, St. George, Utah, at 3:56 p.m. In attendance were:
Commission Members: Jeff Holt, Jerry Lewis, Bevan Wilson, Kent Millington, Meghan Holbrook, Wayne Barlow, and Dan McConkie.
UDOT Staff: John Njord, Carlos Braceras, Randy Park, Linda Hull, Becky Bradshaw, Ahmad Jaber, Bill Lawrence, Bob Pelly, Nile Easton, Nathan Lee, Kevin Kitchen, Rick Torgerson, Cory Pope, and LeAnn Abegglen.
Others: James Christian, Jamie Evans, and Jan Anderson.
Welcome and Review Agenda
Director John Njord welcomed the group and reviewed the Staff Update meeting agenda.
Legislative Session Review and Fiscal Report
Linda Hull distributed a handout and reviewed several priority bills that passed from the 2010 Legislative Session, including SB 81 – Eminent Domain Amendments, SB 38 – Restrictions on High Occupancy Vehicle Lane, HB 89 – Legal Notice Amendments, SB 13 – State Construction Contracts and Drug and Alcohol Testing, and SB 137 – Coordination of Removing, Relocating, or Altering Utilities. She also reviewed a few bills that did not pass.
Becky Bradshaw distributed a handout titled
2010 Legislative Session Fiscal Report for FY 2011
. She talked about the Governor’s Executive Order, and then reviewed the information in the handout. She referred to the page with the TIF Cash Flow information and said that HB 438 reduced UDOT’s sales and use tax revenue from 8.3% to 1.93%, which is equivalent to about $113 million. The Commission will need to review, adjust and delay projects to make the cash flow balance. Carlos Braceras noted that they expect to have some recommendations for the Commission in the April workshop, and a list of potential projects has been included in the handout. Also, the rainbow sheets in the handout show the status of different projects in four funding categories.
Ms. Bradshaw said the last page of the handout shows the Salt Lake County Quarter Project list, from SB 215. UDOT will be receiving $68.5 million for the projects listed on the top part of the page, and $8.5 million will be used by the County or given directly to a City for the projects listed in the middle of the page. Funding recommendations from the Department will be provided to the Commission for the US-89/State Street project between 7200 South and 9000 South.
I-80; State Street to 1300 East Project
Bill Lawrence said that as they were going through the closeout process on the I-80; State Street to 1300 East project, they discovered some substantial overruns. Cory Pope explained that two significant errors were found in the accounting system that contributed to the masking of expenditures, amounting to about $12 million. The first error had to do with items not being flagged that were not more than 1% of the total contract, and the second error had to do with the limitations of the Department’s Project Accounting System effectively masking the overruns during construction and were not identified until the project closeout process began. Mr. Pope said they have identified funds from four projects in the region that received great bids to come up with the $12 million needed for the I-80 project. Randy Park discussed what they are doing to make sure the accounting problem is fixed, and mentioned two systems that will be worked on – ePM and PDBS. He noted that he would report back to the Commission in the next meeting on the systems and the progress they are making.
Riverdale Road; Chimes View Drive to Washington Boulevard
Bill Lawrence distributed a map of Riverdale Road and said segment two is completed, and Segment Three is currently under construction. They would like to increase the scope of Segment Three to include Segment Four. Good bids have allowed the project to construct the next phase with the current funding. There is $6.2 million available from Segments Two and Three to fund Segment Four. Mr. Lawrence said they would bring this informational item to the Commission in tomorrow’s meeting as well.
Jamie Evans Issue – Public Comments at Commission Meeting
Carlos Braceras explained that in the original proposal for I-15 in Utah County, a portion of Mr. Jamie Evans’ property would be needed for retention for drainage. However, it has since been determined that the retention would be done within the existing UDOT right of way; therefore, Mr. Evans’ property would not be impacted. Mr. Braceras said the handout being distributed was for the Commission to review tonight. Mr. Evans would be presenting the information at tomorrow’s meeting during public comments.
The meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Last Edited:
03-MAY-2010
