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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 08/16/2000Draft minutes to be approved by the Board at their September 20, 2000 meeting. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES of the TRANSPORTATION BOARD August 16, 2000 5:45 p.m. City of Fort Collins — City Hall West 300 LaPorte Avenue FOR REFERENCE: Chair. Tim Johnson 416.0821 Vice Chair: Chris Ricord 472.8769 Staff Liaison: Randy Hensley 416.2058 Admin Support: Cynthia Scott 224.6058 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dan Gould Bruce Henderson Tom Kramer Brad Miller Ray Moe Chris Ricord Brent Thordarson Heather Trantham Steve Yeldell CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Eric Bracke Susanne Durkin Randy Hensley Cam McNair Ron Phillips Vice Chair Ricord called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m. I. PUBLIC COMMENT None ABSENT: Tim Johnson (excused) Mary Warring (excused) Transportation Board DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2000 Page 2 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Vice Chair Ricord asked for approval of the minutes from the July 19, 2000 Transportation Board meeting. Trantham stated that on two different occasions during the last meeting, she asked both the engineer and Phillips if the reduction in the lane width from 12' to I I' would reduce the traffic capacity of Taft and both times the response was negative. Trantham stated that since that was the impetus behind the second motion in the S. Taft Hill discussion, it is important that the minutes reflect that. Vice Chair Ricord asked if anyone recalled a 3-4% reduction in that discussion. There were affirmative responses. Chair Ricord stated that is indigenous to Trantham's concern. There were no other comments on the minutes. There was a motion and a second to approve the minutes with the above stated additions. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 3. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT None 4. DISCUSSION ITEMS a) MASON ST. TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR UPDATE —Durkin/Moe Durkin stated that a simulation will be presented and they will lead the board through some of the discussion items from the Lead Team: - Phasing of the corridor improvements; - Land use forecast and enhanced development areas - Funding options - Public outreach meeting schedule (Durkin stated that the project is going to the City Council Study Session on September 12 and many of the upcoming meetings are especially for those property owners whose property directly adjoins the corridor.) Moe presented a simulation of the corridor. It depicted transit possibilities and one-way versus two-way concepts. The simulation allows staff to test the impacts of the circulation system of each. Durkin talked about project phasing as it relates to the funds remaining in the budget and what the possibilities are for other sources. Various public sector and public -private sector sources have been outlined and are still being discussed by the lead team and staff. A brief discussion about the grade separated bikelped crossings, funding, and the corridor being transit oriented was held. Durkin stated that next month, the Board will be asked to make a recommendation. Transportation Board • DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2000 Page 3 b) ROUNDABOUT PROJECT UPDATE - Bracke Bracke stated that the project is moving along nicely. The City of Fort Collins and the Colorado Department of Transportation have entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement that outlines the design, construction, and operational conditions of the project. A public outreach program is underway. Staff has met with the Northeast Business Association, Downtown Business Association, Downtown Development Authority, and many others. A public Open House is scheduled for September 13 from 4-8 p.m. at the City Streets Facility at Lemay and Vine. An informational web site will be operational soon. The Board thanked Bracke for the update and Bracke stated that he will continue to provide updates as the project progresses. S. ACTION ITEMS a) CITY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA — Phillips Phillips stated that he needs to have the Board's feedback on the Transportation section of the Council of the City of Fort Collins 2000 Legislative Agenda. The feedback will give the committee guidance during the sessions of the General Assembly so they can respond to legislation quickly. The primary purpose of this is to allow the committee members to react quickly when they need to. This is not meant to be the end-all of every transportation issue that may ever happen. It is meant to be general in order to cover most instances. He then opened the floor to comments and suggestions from the Board. Kramer mentioned the prepass program for the trucking industry and Phillips provided an update on the program in Colorado. Gould mentioned pedestrians should have the right-of-way and Phillips said that this is currently in the works for the state of Colorado. There was a discussion regarding rumble strips as they relate to bicyclist safety. There were no other comments. b) TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ISSUES Nothing to report at this time. 6. REPORTS a) BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Thordarson: Rotaries/Crosswalks. Was back East for a week recently and experienced many rotaries. It was mostly positive, with only one negative experience. In Massachusetts and Maine, many of the crosswalks have signs in the middle of the streets that say, "State law: cars must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalks" and that seems to work very well. Transportation Board DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2000 Page 4 Kramer: Overpass Observation @ Dacono/Ft. Lupton exit. Asked if anyone has looked at the design. At one of our meetings, I thought I heard CDOT say that Harmony Road was to set the standard design for all future overpass projects. The one being constructed now at Dacono has pillars like the old overpasses. Phillips stated that he believes those are just temporary. Henderson: SS Taft H*II Project. Comments from the Council meeting last night — I think that the 100' proposal for ROW was a really good compromise and wound up meeting the needs of the local residents. Now the concerns are all very individualized. Felt it went really well. There seemed to be a huge lack of understanding of process for how people individually deal with the City on the part of both the Council and the residents of Taft Hill. I wonder if there are different ways to communicate it or ways to make it more generally available, such as on a web site or in hard copy format. Miller: Transportation Funding. I was wondering where we are with the recommendation on how to fund the maintenance. Phillips stated that this is an agenda item for a future meeting, however, briefly, the executive team met with John and Diane and talked about this at length. There was a lot of talk about why go for the 10%, why don't you go for what the fee is. It was decided that we're just not ready yet. Over the next five months we'll develop a Capital Improvement program for the city as a whole. Look at options, go through a reallocation process, and look at what could be cut from the present budget, etc. We plan to talk to the Council about it in September, with the idea that maybe something will be ready to be voted on by April 2001. More on this next month. b) STAFF REPORTS Hensley: Transfort Committees. Transfort is conducting a couple of studies that include public input. One of them deals with the school district and Yeldell was contacted about serving on that committee. The other one is a transit stop design standards manual. There is an open house on this tomorrow night and all board members are invited. Next Agenda. - Mason Street Corridor (ACTION) — Durkin - Traffic Enforcement issue - US Hwy 287 Project Update (DISC.) — Reavis - Update on Transportation Funding (DISC.) — Hensley - Schedule the Board's Annual Retreat - All Transportation Board • • DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2000 Page 5 Retreat. It's time to think about scheduling the Board's annual retreat. Preferably, it should happen in mid- to late October on a Saturday. The Board agreed to discuss this at the next meeting, so members are encouraged to be present and to bring calendars. Potential dates are October 7'", 14", 21 n and 28. 7. OTHER 13USINESS There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at Coa Cynthia L Scott Executive Administrative Assistant