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Draft minutes to be approved by the Transportation Board at their March 15, 2000 meeting.
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES of the
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
February 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
Tim Johnson
Tom Kramer
Brad Miller
Ray Moe
Chris Ricord
Brent Thordarson
Heather Trantham
Mary Warring
CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE:
Eric Bracke
Rita Davis — P.D.
Susanne Durkin
Chief Harrison — P.D.
Randy Hensley
Mark Jackson
Cam McNair
Cynthia Scott
ABSENT:
Steve Yeldell
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE:
Joe Dumais
Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 5.55 p.m.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
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2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
There was a motion and a second to approve the January 19, 2000 Transportation
Board meeting minutes as presented. Chair Johnson asked Gould to clarify
whether he wanted to serve on the Finance Sub -committee or not. Gould said he
did not, so his name will be struck from the list on page 3. The motion then
carried by a unanimous vote.
3. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT
None
4. ACTION ITEMS
a) MASTER STREET PLAN AMENDMENTS — Jackson
Jackson stated there were six amendments, primarily "housekeeping" in nature, for
the Board's review/approval. Jackson explained each amendment in detail, using
overhead slides for reference.
All six amendments were unanimously approved by the Board.
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a) TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ISSUES
Chief Harrison and Rita Davis of the Police Department discussed traffic
enforcement issues with the Board. Highlights of the two-hour discussion were:
Harrison will figure cost of portable scales; how much it costs to
increase the number of times the scales are set out; what the
1999 cost was for helping the State; and how many times the
scales were set up on Vine Drive in 1999.
- When asked what it would take to make the Traffic Enforcement
unit more effective, Harrison said that having a set of scales for
the City's own use would help.
- Harrison also said that the red light camera at College/Drake is
very successful and that having more of those would be beneficial.
- Harrison said that the Board would need to be wholistic when
making a recommendation to the City Council on this issue.
- Education of the community is also a major component in
achieving a safer community.
In summary, the Board agreed to form an ad -hoc safety committee to explore this
issue further. Volunteers for this committee are board members Gould, Ricord,
and Warring. It was agreed that Gould will contact Hensley once the committee
has had an opportunity to develop a draft recommendation to City Council on
behalf of the board.
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b) MASON STREET TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR (MSTC)
Durkin and Moe showed slides of various corridors to show that they can indeed
be aesthetically pleasing.
Survey results and travel model assumptions were presented (these were also
included in the board's agenda packets). The following highlights were covered:
• 1998 Socioeconomic Data
1998 Population to Jobs Ratio
2020 Socioeconomic Data
Definition of a Person Trip: Travel from an origin to a destination made by
a person, regardless of mode.
Trip Making Characteristics
• 1998 Person Trips
Regional Person Trip Balance
Answers to "Why do people travel? Mason Street Corridor Trips"
Mode of Transportation — CSU Survey
• Potential Transit Ridership
Factors that Determine Mode: Auto, Transit, Bicycle, Walk
Current City of Fort Collins Daily Mode Shares
Upon conclusion of the presentation, the board thanked Durkin and Moe for the
update and Gould commented that the presentation was excellent. Thordarson
agreed and inquired about the mapping software used.
6. REPORTS
a) Board Member Reports
Henderson: Harmony/Taft Reconfigurations. The lanes have been repainted
three times now, west bound. Why has this been redone so many
times? The latest configuration is the best so far. Hensley will find
out from Bracke.
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www.roundabouts.kittelson.con
2) Fort Collins and Loveland are getting good at their de-icina
programs, but the roads between the cities are terrible.
Asked if there is a way to issue a statement of cooperation
between the cities, towns, and counties.
Warring: MPO Report. A retreat for the North Front Range Planning
Council, staff and the Colorado Department of Transportation will
be held soon.
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Johnson: Interviews: Mason Street Transportation Corridor and the CSU
Transit Strategic Plan interviewswere held. During his interview,
he tried to convey the things he's heard from the Board. Board
Members are encouraged to contact Chair Johnson or John
Daggett if they would like to add anything.
Downtown Shuttle: Attended a recent meeting with John
Fischbach and the DDA. Tom Frazier is checking into an idea that
would provide shuttle service to the downtown.
b) Staff Reports
Hensley: 1) Recommended web site: wwwaransportationusa.nat
2) New Traffic Signal System — Bracke conducted interviews of
consultants all afternoon — this is the first step in getting the
project officially underway.
7. NEXT AGENDA
- Mason Street Transportation Corridor - S. Durkin - ACTION
- Access Control Plan - K. Reavis - ACTION
- CSU Transit Plan - J. Daggett - ACTION
- See roundabout computer simulations again — E. Bracke
OTHER BUSINESS
Chair Johnson asked C. Scott to ask lead staff in Transportation Services to send meeting
notifications via e-mail to the Transportation Board.
It was agreed that the Finance sub -committee would begin meeting on February 24 from 6 —
7:15 p.m. in the small conference room at 210 E. Olive. They will meet on the last Thursday of
the month at the same time and place thereafter.
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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Cynthia L. Scott
Executive Administrative Assistant