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MINUTES OF BARBOUR'S CUT
REVIEW COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 12, 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton E. Porter at 4:00 p.m.
Members of the Committee Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Councilmember Mosteit and
Councilmember Moser.
Staff Present: City Secretary Martha Gillett, Police Chief Richard Reff, Patrol Officer
Kyle Jones and Consultant Debra B. Feazelle.
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Port of Houston representatives Thomas Heidt, Jimmy Jamison, Roger
Gunther and Houston Chronicle representative John Handy.
2. DISCUSS BARBOURS CUT PROJECT, TEMPORARY RELIEF PLANS AND
STAKEHOLDERS INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION.
Patrol Officer Kyle Jones reported he has been in conversations with Mr. Flannagan and
he is interested in the option to extend J from L to Broadway.
The Port of Houston representatives want to ensure the City has no problem with the
solution before they meet with the Flanaggan Principle.
Port representatives suggested they could build the road and bill it back into the lease
agreement.
Port representatives noted they have developed more stringent standards in future
property leases to prevent future problems.
Port representatives noted they will resolve the traffic problems. Failure of compliance is
not an option with leasees.
Kyle Jones noted the police department would need access to the road. The road can be
used for the Flanaggan's, but it still has to be a public road.
Port representatives noted they offered to build Ceres Gulf a queuing lane. Series did not
want to pay any portion. They want queuing inside their property. It would be
understood no queuing on road.
It was noted due to the existing problems with traffic; solutions need to be fail proof.
It was noted there will be a County and Transtar Meeting next week at Frontier Logistics.
Construction will start next week for the inlet/outlet to be built. Construction is expected
to take a week.
It was noted the Port is also building a road near the railroad to ensure there is traffic
relief. The Port is hoping to have road built in a month.
Kyle Jones noted current concerns include emergency access.
The Port noted the Port police can open roads in emergency situations as needed.
It was noted if traffic issues can't be resolved and businesses don't control queuing, the
police may have to turn traffic away. That would not be the best solution.
It was discussed that businesses could put in three lanes and be given access to the third
lane. It was noted businesses could pay for the road and use the City's right-of-way and
not be charged lease fees for right-of-way.
It was noted if redeveloping leases establishing of right-of-way issues is needed.
The goal is to provide public access to Broadway.
2. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
The Committee had no further comments.
3. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, this meeting was duly
adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Martha A. Gillett, TRMC, CMC
City Secretary/PIO
Approved on thisJ.f~ay of 04006
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Mayor Alton E. Porter