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Consider and take action on the appointment of an Alternate Voting Member to the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council (Mayor Hallisey)
Background:
Approval of this item will appoint Council Member Hank Dugie as Alternate Voting Member on the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Transportation Policy Council for the remaining term ending 12/31/2018.
The Transportation Policy Council (TPC) provides policy guidance and overall coordination of the transportation planning activities within the region. The TPC consists of 28 members representing cities and counties, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), one at-large member appointed by the H-GAC Board of Directors representing cities with a population greater than 50,000, and one voting member position for representation from the Gulf Coast Rail District.
Currently, the Primary Voting Member is Council Member Larry Millican, and the Alternate Voting Member is City Manager John Baumgartner.
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