Transportation Policy Committee

Transportation Policy Voting Members

MPO seven member Transportation Policy Committee comprising of:

Ruben Bonilla, Jr., Chairman, Chairperson, Port of Corpus Christi Authority Board
Terry A. Simpson, Vice Chairman, Honorable County Judge, San Patricio County
Loyd Neal, Honorable County Judge, Nueces County
Henry Garrett, Honorable Mayor, City of Corpus Christi
David R. Krebs, Honorable Mayor, City of Portland
Crystal Lyons, Chairperson, Regional Transportation Authority Board
Craig Clark, P.E., District Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation Corpus Christi District

Non-Voting Members

Local and Federal entities providing technical assistance and guidance to the Transportation Policy Committee:

Betty Jean Longoria, Nueces County Commissioner Precinct 2, Coastal Bend Council of Governments
Kirk Fauver, Urban Planner, Federal Highway Administration
John Sweek, Community Planner, Federal Transit Administration
John P. Buckner, Executive Director, Coastal Bend Council of Governments
Cary C. Karnstadt, Transportation Planner, Texas Department of Transportation Planning & Programming Division

Policy Committee Meeting Information and Agenda Posting Locations

Every FIRST Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at City of Corpus Christi City Hall, Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas. Please contact the MPO office at (361) 884-0687 for information regarding scheduled meetings.

The Corpus Christi MPO will post meeting agendas at the following public locations throughout the metropolitan area four days prior scheduled meeting date.

Locations of posted agendas:

Corpus Christi City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas
Nueces County Court House, 901 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas
San Patricio County Court House, 400 West Sinton Street, Sinton, Texas
Portland City Hall, 900 Moore Avenue, Portland, Texas
Regional Transportation Authority, 5658 Bear Lane, Corpus Christi, Texas
Texas Department of Transportation - Corpus Christi District Office, 1701 SPID
Corpus Christi MPO, 5151 Flynn Parkway, Suite 404, Corpus Christi, Texas

Responsibilities

The Transportation Policy Committee is the decision making body. It approves and adopts all the transportation planning activities of the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Technical support to this committee is provided by the Technical Advisory Committee consisting of one member each from listed political jurisdictions or agencies below.

Staff support to the Policy Committee is provided by full-time MPO staff. Staff from the United States Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Transportation also provides technical assistance and guidance.

For more information about the Corpus Christi MPO and its activities, or to schedule an interview with a committee board member for print, radio, or television, please contact Tom Niskala at 884-0687.


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