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1 Open House Summary Notes Project: DART Cotton Belt Regional Rail Project Subject: North Dallas Community Open House Date: Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 at 7 PM Location: Parkhill Junior High School, 16500 Shady Bank Dr., Dallas, TX 75248 Attendees: DART Gary Thomas, President/Executive Director David Leininger, Chief Financial Officer Tim McKay, Executive Vice President, Growth and Regional Development Michael Miles, Vice President, Government Relations Stephen Salin, Vice President, Rail Planning Morgan Lyons, Assistant Vice President, Communications and Community Engagement Chad Edwards, Assistant Vice President, Capital Planning Nate Morgan, Assistant Vice President, Trinity Railway Express (TRE) John Hoppie, Cotton Belt Project Manager Kay Shelton, Capital Planning Project Manager Hans-Michael Ruther, Project Manager Victor Ibewuike, System Planner II Eron Linn, Federal Relations Manager Jessica Lennon, Community and Education Outreach Manager Judson Meshack, Community Engagement Rosa Rosteet, Community Engagement Chris Walters, Community Engagement Dawn Dorman, Community Engagement Tracy Cantu, Administrative Assistant General Planning Consultant (GPC6) Tom Shelton, HDR Mark Martin, HDR Chris Phonpituck, HDR Israel Crowe, HDR Kris Lloyd, HDR Sara Moren, HDR Luke Bathurst, HDR Erin Hatchett, HDR Dave Towers, noise consultant Derwin Brouchton, KAI Veronica Castro de Barrera, KAI Selena Asire, HNTB Emily Riggs, K Strategies Dianne Tordillo, K Strategies These notes document the north Dallas community open house and presentation for the DART Cotton Belt Project held at Parkhill Junior High School on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 at 7 p.m. Several attachments are included as listed below. Attachments Community Meeting Notification Presentation

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Open House Summary Notes Project: DARTCottonBeltRegionalRailProject

Subject: NorthDallasCommunityOpenHouse

Date: Monday,Sept.25,2017at7PM

Location: ParkhillJuniorHighSchool,16500ShadyBankDr.,Dallas,TX75248

Attendees: DARTGaryThomas,President/ExecutiveDirectorDavidLeininger,ChiefFinancialOfficerTimMcKay,ExecutiveVicePresident,GrowthandRegionalDevelopmentMichaelMiles,VicePresident,GovernmentRelationsStephenSalin,VicePresident,RailPlanningMorganLyons,AssistantVicePresident,CommunicationsandCommunityEngagementChadEdwards,AssistantVicePresident,CapitalPlanningNateMorgan,AssistantVicePresident,TrinityRailwayExpress(TRE)JohnHoppie,CottonBeltProjectManagerKayShelton,CapitalPlanningProjectManagerHans-MichaelRuther,ProjectManagerVictorIbewuike,SystemPlannerIIEronLinn,FederalRelationsManagerJessicaLennon,CommunityandEducationOutreachManagerJudsonMeshack,CommunityEngagementRosaRosteet,CommunityEngagementChrisWalters,CommunityEngagementDawnDorman,CommunityEngagementTracyCantu,AdministrativeAssistant

GeneralPlanningConsultant(GPC6)TomShelton,HDRMarkMartin,HDRChrisPhonpituck,HDRIsraelCrowe,HDRKrisLloyd,HDRSaraMoren,HDRLukeBathurst,HDRErinHatchett,HDRDaveTowers,noiseconsultantDerwinBrouchton,KAIVeronicaCastrodeBarrera,KAISelenaAsire,HNTBEmilyRiggs,KStrategiesDianneTordillo,KStrategies

ThesenotesdocumentthenorthDallascommunityopenhouseandpresentationfortheDARTCottonBeltProjectheldatParkhillJuniorHighSchoolonMonday,Sept.25,2017at7p.m.Severalattachmentsareincludedaslistedbelow.

Attachments

• CommunityMeetingNotification• Presentation

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• Sign-inSheets

Overview

AseriesofthreecommunityopenhouseswereheldSept.18-25,2017innorthDallas,RichardsonandCarrollton. ThenorthDallas community openhouse includeddisplay boards and roll plots,which aredetailedbelowandcanalsobeviewedonlineatwww.dart.org/cottonbelt.

• Alignmentplanandprofilemaps• Specific alignment coordination areas (DFW Airport, Cypress Waters, Downtown Carrollton,

CityLine,facilities)• Stations(platformconceptsandsitelayouts)• Noiseandvibration(methodology,measurementsitesandexistingconditions)• Environmentaltopics(historic,waterresources,etc.)• Projecttopics(vehicle,schedule,ridership,etc.)• Fundingandfinancing

Therewere131membersof thepublic recordedon the sign-in sheets, including twoelectedofficialsandoneDARTBoardmember.

• DallasCouncilwomanSandyGreyson• CoppellMayorProTemWesMays• DARTBoardmemberMicheleWongKrause

Attendeeswereabletomeetone-on-onewithprojectstaffandDARTrepresentativesduringtheopenhouseportion.Atapproximately7:30p.m., LawrenceMeshack invitedattendees to sit for the formalpresentation given by JohnHoppie. Prior to the presentation, a videowas shown that includedGaryThomas,DARTpresidentandexecutivedirector.Thevideocanbeviewedatwww.dart.org/cottonbelt.Thepresentationincluded:

• Overviewofthecorridoro Potentialstationlocationso Headways

• Preliminarygradeseparationanalysis,proposedgradeseparationat:o SouthBeltLineRoado BNSFo MidwayRoado CoitRoado US75o PlanoParkway

• CommunityIntegrationo Fenceso Wallso Trails

! DARTwillworkwithcitiesacrossthecorridoronimplementation! WillbeinDARTright-of-way(ROW)! Working in cooperationwith theNorthCentral TexasCouncil ofGovernments

(NCTCOG)! Typicalsections

o Landscaping

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• ProcessOverviewo Currently in the Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Impact Statement (PE/EIS)

processo Developengineeringto10percentdesigntosupportEISandfuturedesign-buildworko DetailsontheEISandwhatitwillaccomplish:

! Willcleartheprojectforfulldouble-track(initialprojectwillbesingle-trackwithsomedouble-track)

! Willdocumenttheprojectdesign! Willidentifyimpacts! Willoutlinemitigationcommitmentstoaddressimpacts

• Scheduleoverviewo Workingtoward10percentpreliminarydesignin2017o PE/EISphaseexpectedtobecompleteinspring2018o Design-buildwith finaldesignandconstruction isexpected tobegin in2018with final

completionattheendof2022o Testingisscheduledtooccurthroughout2022o RevenueserviceisexpectedtobegininDecember2022

• KeymilestonesinthePE/EISo August2016:projectkick-offo May2017:ConceptdesignandidentifykeyissuesfordraftEISo September2017:FivepercentPEanddraftEISexistingconditionso Fall/Winter2017:Fivepercentto10percentPEandDraftEISo Early2018:10percentPEandDraftEISpublichearingso Spring2018:FinalEIS

• WhathappensafterthePE/EISo DARTwillengagefinaldesignteamo DART incorporatesMitigationMonitoringProgram(updatedquarterlyandreportedto

Federalagencies)o CommunityandagencyinvolvementthroughoutDesign-Buildprocess

• Howtostayinvolvedandinformed

Aquestionsandanswerssessionfollowedthepresentation.Belowisasummaryfromthisportionoftheevening:

DidnotdisclosenameWhatisgradeseparation?JohnHoppieGradeseparationisatypeofstructurethatwilllifttherailabovestreetsorotherimpacts.MichelleCohen(808BlueJayLn.,Coppell,TX75019)Alotoftheplacesthatthetrackisgoingthroughareheavilytraveledbyschoolbuses.WhatwillDARTdotoensuresafetyalongtheschoolbusroutes?JohnHoppieWewillimplementsafecrossingsthroughoutthecorridor,includingaddedsafetyatquietzones.Ourgoalisthehavesaferailcrossingsthataccountforblindspots,taketrainspeedandroadwayspeedallintoaccount.

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ChadEdwardsWealsohaveadisplayboardinthebackoftheroomthatdetailssafetymeasuresandquietzones.ChristopherWhite(16835DavenportRd.,Dallas,TX75248)Therewereacoupleslidesregardingmitigationandcommunityintegration.Aretheseitemsincludedintoyourbudgetandwillthesebefundedwiththeentireproject?ChadEdwardsDARTwillpayforsomeofthetrailsalongthecorridor,andothersourceswillcovertherest.Thesesourcescouldincludecities,theNorthCentralTexasofGovernments(NCTCOG)andotherlocalentities.Integrationsandmitigationswillbepartoftheprocess,manyofwhichwillbedeterminedthroughpublicinputandcomments.JohnHoppieWewilldeterminespecificmitigationsandwheretheyareneededwhenDARTidentifiestheimpactsalongthecorridor.Thereareprogramsinplacethatwillhelpusdevelopattractiveraillines,butthatisstillaworkinprogress.PhilipLindquist(4215HighStarLn.,Dallas,TX75287)Generally,howwidewillthecorridorbeandwillDARTrequireanyadditionalland?JohnHoppieInmostplacesthecorridoris100feetwide.Wehavemostofthelandweneed,exceptforthefourareasinwhichwedivergefromtheoriginalcorridor,aswellasatsomestations.Howeverinmanyplaces,stationsalreadyexistfromlightrail.AllynKramer(5928TwinCoves,Dallas,TX75248)IlivenearthePrestonwoodRoadStation.Forthemitigationinvolvingwalls,willthesewallsbetallenoughtodeterlightfromthetrainsandtherail?JohnHoppieTheheightofthewallwilldependonalotofthingsincludingthepurposeforthewallandwhereitisalongthecorridor.Forexample,ifitisfornoiseitwillneedtobeacertaindistancefromthetrackandthatcoulddeterminehowmuchlightisvisiblefromhouses.AllynKramerAtthelastmeeting,Iwastoldtrainswouldrunevery20minutes,andnowtonightIamhearingevery30minutes.Whichoftheseiscorrect?JohnHoppieTobeginwith,weexpecttrainstorunat30-minuteheadwaysduringpeakhours,andone-hourheadwaysduringoff-peakhours.Asyoumoveforward,trainswillultimatelyrunat20-minuteheadwaysduringthosepeakhours.BorisGremont(5912StillForestDr.,Dallas,TX75252)IfeelthatsharingtheraillinewithfreightisaproblemandIhaveafewquestions:Freighttrainsareslowanddelayed;howwillyoukeepyourschedule?Iheardtonightthatyouwillhavesingletrack;howdoesthatworkwithfreightmovement?IhearalotoftalkthatittakestoolongtogetfromDFWAirport

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todowntownDallasontheredline;willyouhavethatsameissueontheCottonBeltline,orwilltherebeexpresstrainsoffered?JohnHoppieIwillstartwithyourlastquestionfirst.AtthistimetherearenoplansforexpresstrainsontheCottonBelt,asthiswouldresultinalotofmissedpassengers.TherearethreefreightoperatorsontheCottonBeltcurrently,andfreighthasactuallybeenabandonedinthenorthDallasarea,fromeastoftheDallasNorthTollWaytotheRichardsonarea.Wedonotforeseefreightbeingre-introducedinnorthDallas.OntheeasternandwesternportionsoftheCottonBelt,DARTwillbemanagingallfreightdispatchingandwillonlyallowthemtooperatewhentheDARTscheduleallowsit.DARTisalsocurrentlyworkingthroughtheoperationsmodelingtoseewherethereisopportunitytohavesingletrack.Youshouldunderstand,however,thatallbridgesandstationswillhavedoubletracktobeginwith.Thiswillallowforpassingopportunities.BahmanBahramnejad(6604DuffieldDr.,Dallas,TX75248)IliveveryclosetothetrackandIamconcernedaboutnoiselevelsandtheinsightfulnessofthetracks.Canyoudiscusswhatthemitigationsareinthatspecificarea?Canyoualsoconfirmthatwiththeheadwaysyoudiscussedearliertherewillbetwotrainsineachdirectioneveryhour,meaningfourtrainsanhourtotal?JohnHoppieThatiscorrectregardingthenumberoftrainsfora30-minuteheadway.Oncewehit20-minuteheadwaysthatwillrisetosixtrainsanhourinbothdirections.Wearestudyingfutureconditions,suchasnoiseatthistime,andwewillidentifythoseandthemitigationeffortsthatwillbeusedatthenextroundofmeetings.BahmanBahramnejadWillthecurrentlevelofthetracksbethesame?JohnHoppieGenerally,yes.AndrewRoss(6714KingsHollowCrt.,Dallas,TX75287)Iamconcernedabouttheridershipnumbersyouhaveshownfor2040.Idon’tseehowyouwillhave12,000ridersadayin2040.ChadEdwardsTheseridershipnumbersaregeneratedusingtheNCTCOGmodel,whichhasbeenusedonnumerousprojectsinthepast.DemographicsarealsoprovidedbytheNCTCOG.Theydoalotofbackgroundworktodeterminegrowthacrosstheir12-countyregion.DebTarantino(7011WesterWay,Dallas,TX75248)HowaccurateistheNCTCOGridershipmodelonpastprojects?WhatistheridershipfromDFWAirporttodowntownDallas?ChadEdwardsThereareabout20,000passengersperdayontheorangeline.Themodelisprettyaccurateonthecorridorlevelanddeterminingridershipatasnapshotintime.Therearealotofthingsthatcanchangethesenumbers.Forexample,development,newjobs,changesinroadwayinfrastructureandhow

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peoplegettostations/bringingmorepeopleintotheregion.Itisallinterconnectedandwehavetorememberwearelookingatasnapshotintimehere.MicheleWongKrause(DARTBoardmember)HasDARTfinishedwithsoundmeasurements,andifsowherecantheybeviewed?Ifnot,whendoyouexpecttohavethemfinished?ChadEdwardsWehavecurrentnoiseconditionsandsoundmeasurementsfromDFWAirporttoPlano.Thesemeasurementsareonthedisplayboardsintheback(pointstothearea).Wedonothavefuturenoiselevelsoncetrainsarerunning.Weareworkingthroughthosestudiesnowandwillbefinishingthatupbeforethenextmeeting.WealsohaveDaveTowersinthebackwhoisthesoundengineerandcananswerandspecificquestionslater.MattBach(15746CovewoodCir.,Dallas,TX75248)ArethereanyplansforthistoconnectintothefutureMidtownDevelopment?ChadEdwardsWedohaveplansforaconnectionhereinthe2040SystemPlansthatidentifyaconnectionfromMidtown,underI-635,toAddison.Thereisstillalotofworktobedonetherestartingwithstudies.JohnHoppieTheKnollTrailStationwilllikelybetheclosesttotheMidtownDevelopmentandwewillworkwithbusroutestobringthatconnectionintothedevelopmentfromtheCottonBeltstation.StacyCushing(18819CedarCreekCanyonDr.,Dallas,TX75252)Whatincentivesareyouplanningtogetpeopletoridethetraintohelpalleviatenorth-southtraffic?Whatwillthetimingsbe?JohnHoppieWedohaveboardsinthebackthatshowtimingfromstation-to-station.AmadoSoto(306StarSt.,Rockwall,TX75087)MyfamilyhaspropertyinCoppellthatwillbedirectlyaffectedfromthisprojectifitmovesforward.WhatcanIdotochangethisalignment?Ifnothing,whenshouldweexpecttogetanofferletter?JohnHoppieThisprojectismovingforwardandadvancingtheCypressWatersalignment.Wecanputyouincontactwithourrealestatedepartment.Wecannotofficiallydiscusspropertyandgiveoffersbeforewereceivetherecordofdecisionfromthefederalagencies.TheCityofCoppelldidcomeoutwitharesolutioninsupportofthisalignmentandmultiplecitiesareinvolvedinthisdivergencefromthecorridor.Itisnotadonedeal,therearestillmanyapprovalsthatareneeded,butweareadvancingthealignmenthere.TomWood(6341Southpoint,Dallas,TX75248)YoumentionedthepotentialofAmazoncomingtoDallasandpotentiallyattheValleyView(Midtown)Development.IsDARTwillingorataplacetochangethealignmenttorunfromCityLinetoI-635toaccommodateAmazon.Itismyunderstandingthereisalreadyatunnelalongthisroute.

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ChadEdwardsThereisnotatunnelcurrentlyinplace.Thereisaspacethatwasleftforafuturetunnel,butthatisstillanextensiveproject.DARTwillalsonotchangethisprojectforanAmazondevelopment.TheCottonBeltProjecthasbeenonthebooksasweknowittodayformanyyears.WecannotbuildanewprojectfastenoughforAmazon.PhilipBraithwaite(6935MiddleCoveDr.,Dallas,TX75248)HastrafficanalysisbeenperformedatHillcrestandCoitroads?Willtheybegradeseparated?Hillcrestwillbeamessifitisnotgradeseparated.JohnHoppieWearedoingadetailedtrafficanalysisrightnow.WeknowthatCoitRoadwarrantsgradeseparation.Hillcrestmaynotbegradeseparatedbutothermitigationswillbeimplemented.AndrewRossHowmuchmoneyhasbeenpromisedfromthefederalgovernmentandwhathappensifitdoesn’tgothrough?DavidLeiningerWearecurrentlylookingatusingaRailroadRehabilitationandImprovementFinancing(RRIF)loan.Thisisnotagrant.TheRRIFiscurrentlythemostattractivefinancingoption,butwecouldalsogodifferentroutesifthischanges.TheCottonBeltProjectisnotdependentonthefederalgovernmentandwecanpursueprivatefinancingoptions.Weareinmorecontrolwiththisprojectthanwiththedowntownsecondalignment(D2)sincethatwilllookatusinggrantmonies.DARTwillpursuethefinancingoptionthathasthecheapestinterestandbestterms.IfwegotheRRIFloanprocessthatwilltakeaboutninemonths,aprocessthathasalreadybegunandwillbefinallysubmittedafterarecordofdecision,whichweexpectinspringof2018.Ifwedidgeneralorprivatefinancing,thatwouldbeamuchshorterprocesssinceitisnotgoingthroughthefederalgovernment.ChristineMcNamara(6720SummerMeadowLn.,Dallas,TX75252)Isthereapreliminarybudget?Ipersonallyamscaredofthesubsidiaryissue.Idonotknowanywhereintheworldwheretransitsystemspayforthemselves,theydraincities.ChadEdwardsWedohaveapreliminarybudgetof$1.1billion.DARTisoneofthefewtransitagenciesthathasa20-yearplanthataccountsforfutureprojects,operations,maintenance,etc.ThisplanisinplacetoensurethatwecanaffordprojectsliketheCottonBeltforyearstocome.ChristineMcNamaraDoesthisbudgetincludemaintenanceandrunningthetrain?DavidLeiningerWebuildthebudgetusingconstruction,railapplication,etc.Itisreallyprettystraightforwardonprojectslikethese.Wealsoprepareahealthycontingencyfundupwardof30%.Ontheoperatingsidewedoa20-yearrollingforecastthatincludesoperationsanddebt.TheCottonBeltProjectisnotourfirstrodeowhenitcomestocommuterrailasweruntheTRE.Wehaveagoodindicationofwhatthatoperationsbudgetwillbeandwillbuilditfromheadways,maintenance,thevehiclefleet,etc.andwilltakeintoaccountinflationandexpendituredollarssuchasfuel.

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DidnotdisclosenameWhatisaquietzone?JohnHoppieIfyouarefamiliarwithfreightandthehornstheyblow,thequietzoneswillalleviatethehorn.Quietzonesaddinextrasafetyfeaturesthatreduceriskfactorsandincreasesafetywithouttheuseofthehorns.Thisincludesusingsafetyorquadgatesthatmakeitimpossibleforcarsorpeopletoenterthetracks.SueRobinson(3GreenPark,Dallas,TX75248)Whathappensifinterestratesincreasebeforefinancingissolidified?DavidLeiningerWecurrentlyhavea3.5percentinterestratebuiltintoourbudgeting.TheRRIFloanhasamuchlowerratethanthat.Aswemonitorinterestrates,wehaveseenthattheyaretrendingdownfor30-yearterms.Ifanabruptincreaseweretooccurwewouldcertainlyrevisittheplanasanyresponsibleagencywould.KennyWilks(7302McKaryBlvd.,Dallas,TX75248)ForeithertheRRIForconventionloans,doesDARThavetheauthoritytoenterintodebt?DavidLeiningerTheauthorityforDARTtoenterintodebtwasgivenonSept.12,2017bytheDARTBoardthrougharesolution.Ofcoursealldebtissubjecttotherecordofdecision,whichwillputmostthingsinmotionfollowingthefinalEISinspring2018.CookiePeadon(7111DebbeDr.,Dallas,TX75252)IknowDARThasafigureforeachpassengerthatentersavehicle.Whatisthesubsidiaryvalueperpassengerpertrip?DavidLeiningerItwilldependonridership.Itwillbecomparabletopassengerrail.Alloftheratesarecalculatedbymode.PassengerrailisfarfrombreakingevenonallsystemsacrosstheUS.CommuterrailpresentsthehighestratioandIbelieveitisintheseventoeightrange.Onceagainitvariesbasedonactualridership.Basedonthe2023revenueservice,Icannotgiveyouthatfigureoffthetopofmyhead.Welinkeverythingtooursalestaxrevenue,whichisthedominantfigure.Wecannotissuemoredebtthanwhatwouldcreateatwotimesratio.Wefocusallofourmodelingonsalestaxintheyearofreceiptanddebtintheyearofpayment.CookiePeadonWhatdoesthisdototheaffordability?DavidLeiningerItisclearlyaffordable.ThenatureofhowthisallworkswilldependonhowD2isfunded.WewillbeabletoaffordtheCottonBeltfortheyearstocome.CouncilwomanSandyGreysonOnoneoftheslidesitmentionsthatonlysubstantivecommentswouldbeincludedintheEIS.Whodetermineswhatissubstantive?

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JohnHoppieIngeneral,wegetalotofcommentssuchas“goodjob”or“Idon’twantit.”Thosetypesofcommentsthatdon’treallyhaveanybearingonthefinaldecisionmaynotbeincluded.Howeverwearesuretocounttheaversionandavocation.CouncilwomanSandyGreysonDotheyactuallyreadthem?Ifthefederalgovernmentgets500commentsagainsttheproject,doesitmatter?JohnHoppieIcannotspeakforthefederalgovernment,butallcommentsfrombothadvocatesandtheoppositionareincluded.Sincethisisanexistingraillineitwouldbehardforthemtonotmoveforward,though.BahmanBahramnejadThismaybealittlelateinthegametoaskthis,butwhywasn’ttheI-635corridorconsidered?JohnHoppieBothcorridorswereconsideredbackin2008,buttheCityofDallasratedtheCottonBeltasahigherpriorityandthetwocorridorsservedifferentaudiences.ChristineMcNamaraHowmuchwillitcosttoridethetrainandhowmuchissubsidized?DavidLeiningerCurrently,atwo-hourpassis$2.50.Thereisfareincreasecoming,whichwillraiseitto$3inthenextyearorso.Analldaypassis$6.Thisisacommuterrail,butcurrentlywehavestandardizedpricingacrossallmodes.Wehavehadstandardizedpricingsince2011/2012inanefforttomakeconnectingmoreseamless.The$3ratedoesnotcoversubsidizing.Soincludingthatitwouldbeabout$8to$9.Itisimportanttorememberthestandardizedpricinghoweverasthatcomesintoplaydependingonthemode.Debtserviceisexcludedfromthisrateaswerelyheavilyonsalestaxrevenue.BorisGremontForbothprojects,$2billionseemslikeasignificantamount.HowmuchofthematerialissourcedintheUSandhowmuchconstructionwillbelocal.Whatistheimpactfromthatstandpoint?TimMcKayForrollingstock,therearenomanufacturersintheUS,butmostEuropeanmanufacturersdohavefactorieshere.Generally60%ofmaterialsmustbesourcedintheUSandbuilthere.Withrespecttorail,weareluckyinthatwehavethreemajormillsintheUSandtheyaregreatqualityandhighlydurable.Contractorsareopenlysolicited,butgenerallymustbebondedintheUSandhavelocalknowledge.Idonotthinkthatwehaveeverhadaforeignprime.Wealsowillworktohavea35to45percentminorityandwomen-ownedbusinesssubcontractorgoalforlocalfirms.DebTarantinoHowmuchwillitcosttodeviatefromtheoriginalCottonBeltcorridor?Alsoisitpossibletogetallsubmittedcommentsonline?

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ChadEdwardsWedonothavespecificcostsforeachdeviationatthistime.Thatisstillbeingfullydeveloped.Weshouldhavepreliminarycostsavailableforthatatthenextmeeting.Wecanalsoworktogetthecommentsonlinewithinthenextfewweeks.TheywillalsobepartoftheEIS,whichisapublicdocument.BobMoore(6313Southpoint,Dallas,TX75248)Iliveadjacenttotherailandwaswonderingifapublic-privatepartnershiphadbeenconsideredforthisproject.TimMcKayTherehavebeenmanydiscussionssurroundingthisideaofapublic-privatepartnership(P3).Webeganthedesign-buildsolicitationafewmonthsago,andearlierthissummertheNCTCOGheldameetingtodiscussinnovativeideasinregardstoaP3onthisCottonBeltProject,butnothingworthycameforth.WedonotforeseeaP3happeninghere.BobMooreLet’ssaytheP3didendupoccurring.HowwouldthatchangetheEIS?Howmuchinputwouldtheyhave?TimMcKayP3teamsgenerallydonotclearthecorridorenvironmentally.Wewouldcontinuethroughthisprocessandthentheprojectwouldbehandedtothemtotakeitthroughfinaldesignandconstruction.TheP3ishighlyunlikely,though.LawrenceMeshackconcludedthequestionandanswersessionandinvitedattendeesbacktotheopenhouseportionoftheeveningtoaddressanyadditionalquestionswithstaffandconsultants.

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Notice of DART Community Open Houses

Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor ProjectYou are invited to attend a community open house to review the progress of the Cotton Belt Regional Rail Corridor Project. DART, in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the impacts and benefits of passenger rail service on the 26-mile long Cotton Belt Corridor from DFW International Airport to Plano. Open house displays will include: • Updated alignment drawings and station layout;• Results of Traffic/Grade Separation Analysis; and • Identification of existing conditions along the corridor including, parks, cultural

resources, land uses, etc. This series of open house meetings will focus on existing conditions along the corridor and information learned in the data collection phase of the project. Future public meetings will focus on corridor impacts and mitigation.

Dates & Locations

Monday, September 18, 2017, 6:30 p.m.DeWitt Perry Middle School Cafeteria

1709 East Belt Line Road, Carrollton, TX 75006 (Parking and entrance off Warner Street)

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m.Richardson Civic Center

411 West Arapaho Road, Richardson, TX 75080

Monday, September 25, 2017, 7:00 p.m.Parkhill Junior High School Cafeteria

16500 Shady Bank Drive, Dallas, TX 75248

For More InformationPlease visit DART.org/cottonbelt or contact DART Community Engagement at 214-749-2522.

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Page 38: Open House Summary Notes - DART.org · 9/25/2017  · Attendees were able to meet one-on-one with project staff and DART representatives during the open house portion. At approximately