HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 10/20/2004MEETING NOTES/MINUTES of the
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
October 20, 2004
5:45 p.m.
City of Fort Collins -Municipal Building
Community Room
215 N. Mason Street
FOR REFERENCE:
CHAIR: Bruce Henderson
VICE CHAIR: Heather Trantham
STAFF LIAISON: Don Bachman
ADMIN SUPPORT: Cynthia Cass
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Dan Gould
Neil Grigg
Bruce Henderson
Tim Johnson
Brent Thordarson (Arrived at 7 p.m.)
Gary Thomas
CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE:
Don Bachman
Cynthia Cass
Tom Frazier
Kathleen Reavis
898-4625
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224-6049
224-6058
ABSENT:
Ray Moe
Christophe Ricord
Heather Trantham
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE:
Due to the lack of a quorum, the following are notes of the discussions that
occurred until 7 p. m. when the arrival of Board Member Thordarson constituted
an official quorum of the board
Letter of Suuuort Reauest: Reavis explained that the City of Fort Collins is applying for a
Colorado State Parks Grant for the construction of a trail underpass of Highway No. 287 for the
Fossil Creek Trail. Board members were all in agreement to have the Chair draft a letter of
support. Chair Henderson said he would draft a letter and send it to all the board members for
their review/approval.
APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes
Transportation Board
October 20, 2004
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CSU Transit Center: Frazier presented drawings of the Transit Center and explained in detail
how the new center will function. The final design should be done in Feb/Mar; the bid should be
out March /April; construction will start approximately mid -May; and it should be finished in
July 2006.
This item will be going before City Council on November 30 and Frazier said he would share the
same information the Council gets with the board.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Henderson at approximately 7 p. m.
with the arrival of Board Member Thordarson.
12. AGENDA REVIEW I
No changes were made to the agenda as
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
14. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (SEPTEMBER 2004) 1
There was a motion and a second to approve the minutes of September 15, 2004 includin,,
the minor edits that Board Member Thordarson submitted to his comments on page 13.
Discussion: None The question was called and the motion carried by a unanimous vote,
6-0.
5. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT
Not present.
6. ACTION ITEMS
a. 2005 TRANSPORTATION BOARD WORK PLAN — All
Chair Henderson led the board through an exercise in which the 2004 Board Work Plan
was reviewed section by section and changes were made in order to update it for the
upcoming year. It was agreed that Chair Henderson would e-mail the draft to the entire
board to get input and then a final draft will be presented for approval at the November
17 meeting.
APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes
Transportation Board
October 20, 2004
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The group did discuss and agree that it would be beneficial to spend some time during the
January meeting to focus on the Work Plan for the new members who will be joining the
board. Chair Henderson and Bachman will talk about it and craft the agenda accordingly.
7. REPORTS
a. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Johnson: November 20 Mason Corridor Citizen Involvement. David Roy is hosting a
get together at the Council Chambers to look at ways we can get people
energized again on this topic. It won't just focus on transportation, but all the
opportunities that businesses would have. As a side note, Dan Gould and I
went out behind Recumbent Cycles over by the new Whole Foods and had
lunch out there. We just watched what was happening at the noon hour.
What was amazing was the movement of people on the north/south corridor
and the east/west movement as well. There was a continuous flow of people
over the railroad tracks, even women in high heels struggling down the dirt
bank! They were in ones, twos, threes and they were carrying bags back from
their shopping. It's such an ugly, uninviting place. It just speaks to the notion
of how we can involve businesses. Clearly there are opportunities that are out
there waiting.
Thomas: Rides Turned Down. I would like to put in the record what was said earlier by
Tom that from the Transit Access Advisory Committee, we've been informed
that the DAR system, due to financial constraints, has been forced to turn
down about two people per day for rides on their system. This is a concern to
that board as well as any of us who provide service in that area.
Henderson: N. I-25 EIS Meeting, Next Tuesday will be the next meeting at the
Lincoln Center at 5:30 p.m.
b. STAFF REPORTS
Bachman: MPO 2030 RTP. At their last meeting, the NFRMPO did adopt their 2030
RTP. It was largely along the lines of what was described. Fort Collins does
have several of their top CIP projects within the funding reach over the next
25 years if all of the assumptions that went into that are accurate.
Next Agenda:
• Northside Neighborhood - Jackson
■ S. College Bike Lane Project Update - Reavis
• BOB Report
• 2005 Work Plan Adoption
8. OTHER BUSINESS
None.
APPROVED Regular Meeting Minutes
Transportation Board
October 20, 2004
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Chair Henderson adjourned the meeting at approximately 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
C A'za
Cynthia Cass
Executive Administrative Assistant
City of Fort Collins — Transportation Services
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