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BRYAN,TEXAS
WORKSHOP SESSION
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET IN A WORKSHOP
SESSION AS FOLLOWS:
MEETING
DATE:
MEETING
TIME:
MEETING
PLACE:
1. Call to order.
May 28, 2014
10:00 AM
1014 ,SAY 21 A II: 13
Commissioners Courtroom of the County Administration
Building, 200 S. Texas Ave., Suite 106, Bryan, TX 77803
Agenda
2. Presentation and discussions from Union Pacific regarding railroad crossings in Brazos
County.
3. Adjourn.
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MINUTES
May 28, 2014
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
WORKSHOP SESSION
Minutes
Call To Order.
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A Workshop meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas was
held in the Commissioners Courtroom in the Administration Building, 200 South
Texas Avenue, Suite 106 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 10:00
a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 with the following members of the Court
present:
Duane Peters, County Judge, Presiding;
Lloyd Wassermann, Commissioner of Precinct 1;
Sammy Catalena, Commissioner of Precinct 2;
Kenny Mallard, Commissioner of Precinct 3, Absent;
Irma Cauley, Commissioner of Precinct 4, Absent;
Karen McQueen, County Clerk, Absent.
The attached sheets contain the names of the citizens and officials that were in
attendance.
2. Presentation and discussions from Union Pacific regarding railroad crossings in Brazos
County.
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The County Judge called the meeting to order. The Court met in a workshop to hear a
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presentation from Union Pacific concerning railroad crossings in Brazos County. The
County Judge then turned the floor over to Mr. Andrew Hudanish of Union Pacific who is
the Manager of Industry and Public Projects.
Mr. Hudanish gave an overview of the planned expansion projects totaling $25 million
dollars. These would be for siding or passing track in Wellborn along with two new
bridges and switches and then south of Millican, another siding project, no bridges and
two switches. Three crossings will be affected. Straub Road falls right in the middle of
these two projects. He asked if the County would be open to closing the crossing at
Straub Road. Union Pacific would do all the work. Union Pacific is prepared
to offer Brazos County assistance in other projects to help them out in this.
The County Judge asked about the volume of traffic that will be affected by the closing
of crossings.
Alan Munger, County Engineer had figures from a traffic count study.
Mr. Hudanish said roads would need to be widened but Union Pacific would be there to
help.
The County Judge asked if traffic would be affected at 5:00 pm when people are trying
to get home. Would it spill back on to FM 2154?
The energy business has picked up considerably and it is what is driving the increase in
train business. The trains run every hour 24/7, 365.
Commissioner Catalena asked about closing the crossing at Steel Store. Mr. Hudanish
replied not Steel Store, but were considering closing Sims Crossing.
Commissioner Wassermann brought up getting the right -of -way to do this. He voiced
concern about the landowners being willing to give up the right -of -way. He also voiced
concern about the increase in calls per week that he will be getting requesting a quiet
zone. Another concern is the high number of subdivisions in his precinct that only have
one way in and out of the subdivision. Closing crossings might increase the congestion
in these subdivisions.
3. Adjourn
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The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Workshop Session held May 28,
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2014, have been examined and are approved in open Court this the � day of
Jlit lAL , 2014, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
County Judge Commissioner, Precinct 1
Commissioner, Preci'fict 4
Attest:
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Kar n McQueen
County Clerk
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Kenny Mallard
Commissioner, Pre inct 3
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