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HomeMy WebLinkAboutActive Modes Advisory Board - MINUTES - 09/16/2024 ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING –REGULAR September 16, 2024 6:00 p.m. Online via Zoom or In Person at 281 North College 9/16 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 1 FOR REFERENCE: Chair: Bruce Henderson Vice-Chair: Kevin Krause Staff Liaison: Lauren Nagle 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Henderson called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. ROLL CALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Bruce Henderson, Chair Kevin Krause, Vice Chair Tim Han Wallace Jacobson Cameron Phillips Kat Steele Kristina Vrouwenvelder CITY STAFF PRESENT: Lauren Nagle Dana Hornkohl, Engineering Capital Project Manager Cortney Geary, FC Moves ABSENT: Jared Hanson PUBLIC PRESENT: Landon Walker 3. AGENDA REVIEW Chair Henderson outlined the published agenda. 4. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION (**Secretary’s Note: The following speaker arrived about 20 minutes into the meeting and was allotted time to speak at that point in the meeting.) Landon Walker commented on the need for a north-south multi-use path connection to the existing trail network and stated he commented on the Strategic Trails Plan update. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 9/16 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 2 Nagle noted there is also a Parks and Recreation Board meeting on September 25th. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – AUGUST 2024 Han made a motion, seconded by Steele, to approve the minutes of the August 2024 meeting. The motion was adopted unanimously. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Parking Minimums Memo – Lauren Nagle Nagle provided a template from a YIMBY representative who spoke at the Board’s last meeting. Members discussed the possibility of empty parking lots and possible predatory real estate practices. Chair Henderson suggested the Board ensure it is comfortable with those types of potential issues if it opts to send a memo. Vice Chair Krause stated it is important for Council to consider this; however, he was not comfortable stating this is the exact right step. Wallace questioned what standards would be used to determine what, if any, parking was necessary in a particular area. Vrouwenvelder expressed support for the idea stating it removes some red tape around development and that it does not necessarily affect existing parking lots unless the owner of that parking lot wants it to be affected. She stated this would simply remove the City’s mandates but would still allow businesses to provide the parking they feel is necessary. She suggested doing some research on other cities that have had this in place for some time. She also stated this change would be positive for active modes. Members discussed having parking maximums. Nagle noted the Board could draft a memo in its own words. Chair Henderson suggested he and Vice Chair Krause could make edits to the memo and consider whether to send it on to Council at a future meeting. Han made a motion, seconded by Vrouwenvelder, to have Chair Henderson and Vice Chair Krause draft a memo for consideration by the Board at its next meeting. The motion was adopted unanimously. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. The City’s Budget Process – Lauren Nagle Nagle outlined the Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) process and timeline noting the budget is focused around seven outcome areas, including Transportation and Mobility and Culture and Recreation. Nagle outlined the budget offer types which ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 9/16 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 3 include ongoing, enhancement, continuing enhancement, one-time enhancement, asset management enhanced, capital projects, redeploy, and reduction, and provided examples of each type of offer. Nagle noted very few enhancement projects were advanced to the City Manager’s recommended budget due to a tight budget coupled with inflation. Nagle stated 67 Transportation and Mobility offers were initially presented, 57 of which were recommended for funding, totaling $163 million of the requested $177 million. Dana Hornkohl, Engineering Capital Projects Manager, stated his group works with FC Moves and Traffic Operations to implement specific capital projects that come out of their work plans as well as the Transportation Capital Projects Prioritization Study and the Transportation Capital Improvement Program, which is in its final stages of being developed and implemented. Hornkohl provided a list and detailed information regarding the capital projects funded and unfunded offers per the City Manager’s recommended budget. Chair Henderson asked about one of the unfunded offers related to bridge repair and whether having that unfunded may imply that a bridge may fail over the next couple years. Hornkohl replied having that offer unfunded provides less of a buffer. He noted inspection reports are done biannually and work is done to ensure no bridge actually gets to failure and it would be closed long before that would ever happen. Hornkohl noted Fort Collins does a bit better job of taking care of bridges than other municipalities, making it less eligible for grant funding. Jacobson asked if the high, medium, and low priority projects from the Active Modes Plan are filtered into the capital projects process. Hornkohl replied the Transportation Capital Improvement Program, or 10-year TCIP, which will go before Council this fall, and moving forward, it is the goal to use that TCIP as the guiding document to determine where to seek grant funding and local funding. He noted the list could be reprioritized depending on the funding source that may be utilized. Nagle discussed the budget timeline noting Council will be considering Transportation and Mobility projects at the September 24 th work session with first and second readings of the budget ordinance in November. Nagle provided the Board with a copy of what the Bicycle Advisory Committee sent to Council regarding the last budget cycle. Cortney Geary, FC Moves, explained a road diet offer for Shields Street from Mountain to Mulberry which would include separated bike lanes. Geary also discussed an offer related to pedestrian beacons. Members discussed unfunded offers in the Transportation and Mobility area, which currently includes Sunday and holiday Transfort service. Members ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 9/16 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 4 discussed the importance of ensuring there is maintenance funding available for Active Modes capital projects. Members commented on the benefits of funding an adaptive program specialist for Safe Routes to School and FC Moves. Han commented on visiting the Streets Department with the Transportation Board and learning about the snow removal budget and equipment. Members discussed the scalability of certain offers. Vice Chair Krause commented on the Board advocating for active modes rather than transit as that is not part of its purview, though he did not take a position either way. Members discussed the importance of funding the Vision Zero coordinator, which is currently recommended for funding with a reliance on revenue from speeding tickets and is included with the funding of other positions. Vrouwenvelder commented on the importance of the currently unfunded ADA improvements and maintenance . Nagle noted DK Kemp with Parks Planning and Development commented on the importance of Active Modes facility maintenance as it could help improve connectivity to trails. Members discussed including support for the Vision Zero coordinator, ADA compliance items, the adaptive program specialist, and maintenance for sidewalks and protected bike lanes in their memo to Council. Han made a motion, seconded by Vrouwenvelder to have Chair Henderson, Vice Chair Krause, and Nagle work on a memo as described. The motion was adopted unanimously. b. 2025 Work Plan – Chair Henderson Chair Henderson noted the 2025 Work Plan needs to be completed by November and commented on edits that could be made to the 2024 Work Plan, which was never officially adopted as they are only adopted by Boards in November . He requested members look at the 2024 Work Plan and bring ideas to the next meeting. 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Vrouwenvelder discussed riding home from Tour de Fat along the Laporte bikeway and witnessing twenty to thirty cars being parked in the bikeway. Geary noted both Parking Services and the non-emergency Police numbers can be used when cars are parked in bikeways or along sidewalks. ACTIVE MODES ADVISORY BOARD TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 9/16 /202 4 – MINUTES Page 5 Members commented on the recent Super Issues Board meeting. Nagle noted there will be one more Super Issues Board meeting this year around the budget. 9. OTHER BUSINESS a. Staff Liaison Report Nagle reported on yesterday’s Open Streets event. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:00 p.m.