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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 09/18/2002REGULAR MEETING MINUTES of the TRANSPORTATION BOARD September 18, 2002 5:45 p.m. City of Fort Collins - Community Room 215 N. Mason Street FOR REFERENCE: CHAIR: Christophe Ricord 472.8769 VICE CHAIR: Bruce Henderson 898.4625 STAFF LIAISON: Don Bachman 224.6049 ADMIN SUPPORT: Cynthia Cass 224.6058 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dan Gould Neil Grigg Bruce Henderson Tim Johnson Tom Kramer Ray Moe Christophe Ricord Brent Thordarson Heather Trantham [of hf&lr_taAl:r_1i■raNBy_r,r•09 Don Bachman Cynthia Cass Gary Diede Mark Jackson Cam McNair Ron Phillips Rick Richter 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Ricord called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. ABSENT: Edward Jakubauskas Brad Miller Transportation Board APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes September 18, 2002 Page 2 2. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES There was a motion and a second to approve the August 2002 Transportation Board minutes as presented. Discussion: Thordarson requested the following amendment: Page 6, Board Member Reports. Thordarson stated that for clarification, he would like the last sentence should reflect what he was trying to say. That this is an area of concern that probably doesn't fall directly under the City's jurisdiction, but it might be of interest to the City because of the importance of regional alternative modes. With the above stated clarification, the minutes were approved unanimously. 4. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT None. MASON STREET TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR UPDATE - M. Jackson Jackson explained that Reavis could not attend the meeting tonight and that he would provide the update instead. Briefly, the highlights are: 1. Tom Norton supports the project (in writing)! 2. Ron's presentations to the Chamber and ballot group went well. 3. MSTC project site on the City's web site is being updated and will be completed by the end of this week. 4. PE/EA contract signed by FHU. 5. Inter -agency project Kick -Off meeting is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25th from 12 noon to 2 p.m., with a tour following from 2-4 p.m. Attendees include City staff, consultant team, FTA, CDOT, R CSU representatives. 6. Modeling updates are being done to meet the next FTA deadline of October 1 st. Three handouts were distributed to the board as additional information sources on the project. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS a) TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (TMP) - M. Jackson Jackson stated that last month's focus was on such questions as: what's the vision, what do we want long term, are we on the right track, are our goals still valid, etc. Transportation Board APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes September 18, 2002 Page 3 Project notebooks were distributed to all board members. Every month, there will be another packet to add to the notebooks. With regard to the most recent progress, both the City Plan and TMP have been working hard to get through key stakeholder interviews, internal staff interviews, talking with staff of other key agencies such as the Metropolitan Planning Organization, Larimer County, CDOT, etc. Also, work has been done to prepare for the first open house, which will be next Thursday evening. The plan is to have it set up as a combined public meeting/open house for both projects. This will be at the University Park Holiday Inn from 6 - 9 p.m. Jackson stated that after this month, from a transportation standpoint, there will be a bit of a lull while work is being done on the model for doing the transportation analysis of the different land use scenarios and such. So there won't be anything major to share in October, however, the EDAW/City Plan team has been working on a parallel track with the TMP team to update demographics for Fort Collins, the GMA and the surrounding region. The numbers and information they have is really fascinating as you can see some thematic things pop out. Jackson asked if the board would be interested in seeing that presentation. The board agreed they would like to see the presentation. Jackson requested a 75-minute slot on the next agenda for this item. In tonight's discussion, Jackson said that the board would be provided with an overview of existing conditions of the transportation network, including roadway, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and transportation demand management efforts. The discussion will focus on identifying areas where the transportation network is not performing well today. These performance issues are identified in a variety of ways depending on the mode. He said the team is also identifying how the existing transportation related planning efforts have been implemented to date, and what improvements are still needed. He would like to hear the board's feedback on what areas are of the most concern. Via PowerPoint, the following items were presented in detail: • Roadway Features Arterial Roadway Volumes and Level of Service Arterial Intersection Levels of Service High Accident Intersections • Bicycle Network Deficiencies • Pedestrian Network Deficiencies • Transit Services Coverage • Transportation Demand Management Effectiveness • Planned System Improvements Transportation Board APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes September 18, 2002 Page 4 Jackson and Plummer took notes as feedback was provided from the board including the specific comment that with the exception of College Avenue where it is forbidden, that the board wants to maintain bicycle lanes on arterial and major arterial roadways. b) PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE - R. Richter Richter stated that he likes to come at least once a year to update the Board on the Pavement Management Program. Copies of the slide presentation were distributed. Highlights of the presentation included: s PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM * Computerized Pavement Management Program's Street Selection Process * Data collection * LaserVISION System (fully automated data classification without human intervention) * "Good Roads Cost Less to Maintain" graph ANNUAL OVERLAY AND SEALCOAT PROJECT * Costs Per Square Yard * 2002 Accomplishments * 1998-2002 Accomplishments * Asphalt Paving PEDESTRIAN ACCESS PROGRAM * Pedestrian Access Ramps * New Infill Sidewalks * Rehabilitation of Existing Sidewalks SUMMARY * Increase in Number of Street Miles (Due to new development Et annexation.) * Current/Projected Funding (Went over revenue needs and funding sources.) * Projected Needs * Maintenance Funding (In 2001 and 2002, the program has been fully funded by combining BCC revenues with one-time General Funds.) * Food for Thought (BCC Sales Tax expires in 2005. Constrained arterial streets with substandard pavement and sidewalk widths.) The board thanked Richter for the update. c) TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FUNDING - D. Bachman Bachman reported that the City Council opted for Option A. He also stated that staff's role has now changed and staff cannot support any promotion of the ballot on City time. Transportation Board APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes September 18, 2002 Page 5 Johnson stated that the citizen's group meets at 231 Jefferson at the ISIS office on Thursdays if anyone is interested in attending. Johnson also encouraged members to write letters to the editor supporting the ballot item and said that emailed letters seem to get in sooner than those mailed through the post office do. 7. REPORTS a) BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Henderson: Safety Concern on Horsetooth. There was another serious accident at Horsetooth and Dunbar a couple of weeks ago. A high school kid got hit on his bike. Originally I thought this had to do with how the street is laid out with a new turn lane and how it's wider now, but I talked to quite a few people in that area and have now reached the opinion that the accident was due more to excessive speed on Horsetooth itself. Is it possible to get the photo radar van out there? Perhaps the speed limit on Horsetooth should be looked at as well. Phillips stated that he would be happy to talk with the Police Department about more enforcement in that area. With regard to the speed limit, lowering the speed limit usually has very little effect. The Traffic Engineering industry has done a lot of research on this and people will drive what is comfortable for them on the width of the particular street and the quality of the surroundings if that makes sense. Henderson suggested that perhaps some signage might help. Thordarson: Horsetooth Comments. On the Taft Hill stretch of things, now that it's open, the average speed seems to be pretty high. People are pretty comfortable with that. I noticed this morning that there was a photo radar van out there. I wonder if that is an area that needs a little more enforcement, at least at this stage, just to let people know what the speed limit really is out there. It isn't 35 mph right now; it's easily 45-50 mph on average. Also, the trail connection out there is just about complete, which is good news. So the last link of Spring Creek should be finished up within a matter of days I would guess. Johnson: Process for Cleaning up Accidents. I was wondering what the process is for cleaning up accidents. There is an area that I've noticed since Labor Day weekend with glass. It's out at Drake and Lemay on the NW corner. Diede stated that the Police Department usually calls and requests a sweeper. Johnson said that it is dangerous for a bicyclist because to avoid the glass, you have to swerve out into the traffic lane. Diede said that he would have someone check it out. Kramer added that the first person to Transportation Board APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes September 18, 2002 Page 6 clean up the scene of an accident is supposed to be the tow truck driver. This isn't always possible if the police want things out of the way in a hurry. Letter re: Traffic Law Enforcement. I said I would take a stab at a letter and here it is. Please take a quick look at it and let me know what you think. After talking about this item, the board agreed they would like to have Chief Harrison come to the Board in the next month or two. They agreed to wait on the letter and let Chief Harrison review it first. Staff will invite him to come and allow 45 minutes on the agenda. Grigg: Rotary Club Presentation. We had a very interesting presentation at the Club meeting today related to transportation. Data on the emissions from 2-cycle engines was presented. Based on population growth curves in China, Thailand and one other country, and the heavy use of these types of engines, the problem is so bad that if something is not done, people will literally begin to choke and die. b) STAFF REPORTS Bachman: ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: •Mason Street Transportation Corridor Update - Reavis • City Plan Update • Downtown Strategic Plan - Hensley 8. OTHER BUSINESS None 9. ADJOURN Chair Ricord adjourned the meeting at 8:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted, tizr,-, (ht, Cynthia Cass, Executive Administrative Assistant City of Fort Collins - Transportation Services