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Draft minutes to be approved by the Board at their February 20, 2002 meeting.
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES of the
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
January 16, 2002
5:45 p.m.
City of Fort Collins - Community Room
215 N. Mason Street
FOR REFERENCE:
CHAIR: Christophe Ricord 472.8769
VICE CHAIR: Dan Gould 482.1074
STAFF LIAISON: Don Bachman 224.6049
ADMIN SUPPORT: Cynthia Scott 224.6058
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Dan Gould
Neil Grigg
Bruce Henderson
Tim Johnson
Tom Kramer
Brad Miller
Christophe Ricord
Brent Thordarson
Heather Trantham
CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE:
Don Bachman
Gary Diede
Randy Hensley
Cam McNair
Ron Phillips
Kathleen Reavis
Cynthia Scott
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Ricord called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m.
ABSENT:
Ray Moe
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2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
There was a motion and a second to approve the December 19, 2001 Transportation Board
minutes as presented Discussion: Johnson stated that he felt it important to include the
board's discussion following the "Transportation Capital Funding"presentation by Jones
and %astein. Scott will provide a transcript of that discussion at the next board meeting.
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
4. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT
None.
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a) MASON STREET TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR UPDATE —Hensley
Hensley reported that the project got Federal Transit Authority approval to take it to the
next step which is Preliminary Engineering (PE). Any costs would be borne by the City,
but would be allowed as local match for the ultimate funding grant. Currently, staff is
working on developing language for the Request for Proposals (RFP) for a PE consultant.
Phillips said that the funding process is very political and FTA has very little to do with
that. He added that there is a desire to hire a lobbyist to assist the City in the grant
process.
Hensley referred to two documents in the Board packets: 1) City Plan Update, and 2)
Transportation Master Plan Update. There is an opportunity for Transportation to work
with Current and Advanced Planning on these updates. Hensley said that the
Transportation Board would be heavily involved in this. Currently, language for the
RFP's for the consultants is being developed.
It was announced that Mark Jackson is the new Chief Transportation Planner for
Transportation Services/Planning.
Hensley gave an overview of the Downtown Strategic Plan. He said that truck and
freight issues would be addressed
6. ACTION ITEMS
a) N. COLLEGE AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT — Reavis
Reavis displayed the fiscally constrained plan map and explained the project details.
(There was also detailed information included in the agenda packets.) The timeline for
the project is preliminary and calls for final engineering is to be done in 2002 with
construction to begin in 2003.
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Questions/comments from the board included:
Cost and funding source inquiries;
• If directional signage for the bike lane ending on Mason could be installed;
A request that the City keep in mind a potential pedestrian underpass under College
(between Jefferson and Willow Streets) for the future; and
• What pedestrian cut-thrus and paths to get down to the river would look like.
Reavis then stated that the Plan's Phase 1 has reached conclusion and asked for the
Board's endorsement.
There was a motion that the board recommend that City Council adopt the North
College Improvement Plan — Phase I as presented. There was a second The motion
carried by a unanimous vote.
7. REPORTS
a) BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Thordarson: Taft Hill Detour. There is bumper to bumper traffic thru the local
neighborhood, which is going to cause some problems for the residents.
Gould: Bike Lanes/Snow Removal. In the Fort Collins bikeway system, there are
bike arterials and half the lane isn't plowed, the snow compacts, forcing
bikes into the traffic lanes. This is a definite safety concern. Johnson
added that Stover (north bound Prospect) and Lemay (east of Remington)
hasn't been well taken care of. (It was determined that this is a Parks issue
and staff will notify them.)
Grigg: Norton. Tom Norton was a speaker at a recent Rotary meeting and we had
a conversation about CDOT.
b) STAFF REPORTS
Diede: Advanced Traffic Management System. Diede gave an update on the
ATMS.
D-A-R. Five Dial -A -Ride vehicles now have Automated Vehicle
Tracking Systems (AVTS) on them.
McNair: Dunbar Closure. Closing Dunbar was a proactive move on Bracke's part
to stop cut-thru traffic before it even started.
Bachman: Special Funding Meetine. The board may get a special invitation to a
Study Session of the City Council where the funding topic brought up by
Diane Jones and Kurt Kastein at the December meeting will be discussed.
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ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA:
• Transportation Demand Management Annual Report
• Mason Street Transportation Corridor Update
• Election of Officers
• *Johnson requested that Bracke speak to the board about traffic law enforcement at
some point.
8. OTHER BUSINESS
None
9. ADJOURN
Chair Ricord adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Scott
Executive Administrative Assistant