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HomeMy WebLinkAboutActive Modes Advisory Board - MINUTES - 06/17/2024 ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING –REGULAR June 17, 2024 6:00 p.m. Online via Zoom or In Person at 281 North College 6/17 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 1 FOR REFERENCE: 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Henderson called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. ROLL CALL Bruce Henderson, Chair Kevin Krause, Vice Chair Tim Han Wallace Jacobson Cameron Phillips Kat Steele Kristina Vrouwenvelder Jared Hanson CITY STAFF PRESENT: Lauren Nagle Cortney Geary ABSENT: Destiny Dominguez PUBLIC PRESENT: Ed Peyronnin 3. AGENDA REVIEW Chair Henderson outlined the published agenda. 4. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION None. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 6/17 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 2 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES –MAY 2024 Steele made a motion, seconded by Jacobson to approve the minutes of the May 2024 meeting. The motion was adopted unanimously. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Chair Henderson commented on the ATIIP grant support letter which was discussed at the last meeting. He stated he and Vice Chair Krause made some edits to the letter and sent it in with the grant materials. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Overview of Related City Plans and Council Priorities (Lauren Nagle) Nagle stated the following will be discussed: Strategic Plan, Our Climate Future, Transportation Master Plan, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, Strategic Trails Plan, Council priorities, and how the Active Modes Plan fits in with those items. Nagle outlined the alignment of the Strategic Plan and Active Modes Plan, specifically citing the Transportation and Mobility strategic objective which includes language related to the Council priority of advancing the 15-minute city by accelerating the shift to active modes. Nagle discussed the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process, which is a system driven by goals and performance to relate budgeting to planning and outputs results with the purpose of better aligning the services delivered by the City with the things that are most important to the community. Nagle noted the City Plan is a comprehensive plan that guides how the community will grow and travel in the next ten to twenty years and it describes the community’s vision and core values, and provides policy guidance and implementation actions to achieve both. Vice Chair Krause asked if the Strategic Plan is ever amended. Nagle replied it is updated every budget cycle. Nagle also commented on the data dashboard that is available for reference. Vice Chair Krause stated he would like to see the Active Modes Plan referenced, including elevating the mode share goal. Han suggested the language should read something to the effect of ‘as various active modes increase in Fort Collins, we strive to move toward Vision Zero and a 15-minute city.’ He asked at what level actual actions are considered to be implemented that would lead down the road to a 15-minute city or Vision Zero. Nagle replied there is a Vision Zero Plan that outlines specific, measurable steps and that will be included in a follow-up email. Nagle suggested the Board may want a separate presentation on that Plan. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 6/17 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 3 Cortney Geary, Active Modes Manager, noted the 15-minute city analysis is not an adopted plan, but it includes strategies recommended for the city to achieve 15-minute city status. Chair Henderson asked if there is a formal process by which the Board could make a recommendation for a change to a Plan. Nagle replied the Board could provide feedback via a memo and will provide additional information moving forward. Nagle discussed the relationship between Our Climate Future and the Active Modes Plan, particularly the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal of 80% below the 2005 baseline level and the ways in which the shift to active modes can help with that goal. Our Climate Future’s goals of having convenient transportation choices and to live, work, and play nearby are in alignment with the Active Modes Plan. Han commented on utilizing transit on a trip to France and noted transit, particularly when free of charge, is a very good way to get around. Hansen commented on utilizing New Orleans transit and on the well-designed app the city has for visitors. Vrouwenvelder commented on Transfort’s real time updates that are available through text and on the Google Map feature for transit. Additionally, Vrouwenvelder commented that apps are expensive and transit service should be funded prior to technology. Nagle discussed the Transportation Master Plan, which came out in 2019, and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which includes trails and active transportation goals. Vice Chair Krause discussed the last two working group meetings on the Strategic Trails Plan and noted one of the goals is getting toward more of a transportation focus rather than recreation focus for trails. Nagle asked if there is a timeline for the working group and the Strategic Trails Plan as a whole. Vice Chair Krause noted September 26th is the NoCo Trails Summitt; however, he was unsure of the exact end date for the working group and Plan effort. Nagle noted DK Kemp will be discussing the Plan at next month’s meeting. Nagle outlined the Council priority that specifically relates to active modes: advance the 15-minute city by accelerating the shift to active modes, which includes implementing the Active Modes Plan and Vision Zero Plan with an emphasis on Safe Routes to School. Nagle provided information on the Active Modes Plan. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 6/17 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 4 Geary noted the 50% active modes share of all trips by 2032 goal was an action of the Bicycle Advisory Committee and the original goal was 20% of commuting trips. Vice Chair Krause noted the Vision Zero goals and Active Modes goals are the same and he would like to see the Board consider how to recommend to Council that that should be very visible in the Strategic Plan or City Plan. Chair Henderson suggested a possible agenda item might be to accumulate the plans and have members consider what they may be interested in making recommendations on. Steele commented on the recent Boards and Commissions Super Issues meeting and the focus, particularly of the Planning and Zoning Commissioners, on property values and benefits for businesses. Phillips asked if there is information available on tracking Vision Zero and other goals. Geary replied one of the Vision Zero recommendations was to create a dashboard of crash data; however, it is not yet publicly available. Additionally, the Transportation Capital Improvement Program will take the Transportation Capital Project Prioritization Study, Active Modes Plan, and Strategic Trails Plan recommendations and put them together to prioritize capital projects for the next ten years, and a dashboard is also planned for that effort. Chair Henderson asked if there is still an opportunity to help decide what projects might be part of the dashboard. Geary replied the only plan that is still in development is the Strategic Trails Plan, which is where the most opportunity exists to inform its contents. Additionally, Geary noted the Board could always provide input on projects it sees as priorities. Vice Chair Krause suggested additional survey methods or other considerations for the Shift Your Ride program may need to be utilized going forward given the heightened importance on mode shift. Geary stated the most concrete way to do that would be through the budget, specifically through the 2050 tax for climate initiatives. Vice Chair Krause questioned whether there are alternatives to the travel diary approach that could be considered. Geary replied other cities have used commute mode share in the past, and Fort Collins also used it in the 2014 Bike Plan, because data comes annually from the American Community Survey census. Vice Chair Krause stated that data would be important for the dashboard as a feeder goal toward the total trip number. Geary replied other potential sources include Safe Routes to School travel tallies and the bicycle and pedestrian count program which could provide data about changes on specific corridors. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 6/17 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 5 b. Proposed Approach for Interacting with the Transportation Board (Lauren Nagle) Nagle stated the Transportation Board discussed having members review the minutes from the Active Modes Advisory Board meetings and discussing items of particular interest at their meetings. Additionally, the Transportation Board plans to send an invitation to the Active Modes Advisory Board for a liaison to attend its meetings and hopes to rely on staff to orchestrate having the needs being covered for both Boards. Ed Peyronnin, Transportation Board Member, stated he was a previous Bicycle Advisory Committee member and is an avid cyclist. He offered a formal invitation to a member of the AMAB to attend Transportation Board meetings as a non- voting member. He discussed areas of overlap between the boards and commented on the importance of the boards working together. Nagle noted the liaison role could shift between members of the AMAB. Han expressed interest in attending the next Transportation Board meeting and other members concurred they could rotate the role. Nagle asked the Board if members would prefer the Transportation Board representative to remain as member of the public or be present to contribute to the conversation. Members concurred they would prefer the Transportation Board representative to contribute to the conversations as a non-voting member. Hanson made a motion, seconded by Jacobson, to extend an invitation to the Transportation Board to send a representative to the AMAB meetings as a non-voting member. The motion was adopted unanimously. Vrouwenvelder made a motion, seconded by Krause, to create a roster of AMAB members to join the Transportation Board on a rotating basis monthly to participate as a non-voting member. The motion was adopted unanimously. c. AMAB Work Plan Working Session: Goals and Priorities Discussion (Lauren Nagle) Nagle noted the Board discussed having a Google Drive document to make changes to the Work Plan at its previous meeting; however, the City Attorney’s Office recommended each member compile their suggested changes and send them to Nagle instead for review at a subsequent meeting. Nagle provided the changes that have been made by various members since the previous meeting and discussed how the next round of edits will be made. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 6/17 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 6 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Members had a discussion regarding local biking organizations and how to engage them and market the work of the AMAB. 9. OTHER BUSINESS a. Staff Liaison Report  Bike to Work Day, Asphalt Art Installation Volunteers Needed Nagle noted Bike to Work (or Wherever) Day is next Wednesday with closing ceremonies at the CSU Oval. Additionally, Nagle noted volunteers will be needed for the next Asphalt Art installation in August. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:07 p.m.