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Home My WebLink AboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 11/17/1999Draft minutes to be approved by the Transportation Board at their December 15, 1999 meeting. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES of the TRANSPORTATION BOARD November 17, 1999 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 Brad Miller Ray Moe Chris Ricord Brent Thordarson Heather Trantham Mary Warring Steve Yeldell CITY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Eric Bracke Gary Diede Susanne Durkin Randy Hensley Mark Jackson Cam McNair Kathleen Reavis Cynthia Scott ABSENT: Mark Egeland GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE: Rich Follmer — Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig Tess Jones - CDOT John Seyer - Balloffet Barry Crown, United Kingdom, Roundabout Expert Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:53 p.m. Transportation Board DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes November 17, 1999 PUBLIC COMMENT None Page 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES There was a motion and a second to approve the October 20, 1999 Transportation Board meeting minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. 3. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT None 4. ACTION ITEMS None 5. DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Updated Master Street Plan Mao — Jackson Mark Jackson confirmed that everyone received an updated map at the recent Board retreat. He then distributed a Question & Answer sheet regarding the Master Street Plan. Trantham pointed out that Overland Trail shows up larger than it should be on the map. Jackson made note of this discrepancy and will check into it. b. Access Management Plan (N. College/Jefferson/Riverside/Mulberry) — Reavis Kathleen Reavis introduced the members of the team. She then explained that the Access Management team is interested in hearing the Board's comments, questions, and concerns regarding the project. First a video, then a Power Point presentation, were shown to explain more about what access management is and what the benefits are. Basically, access management is a way of balancing the need for access to properties with the need for movement and mobility on the streets from which those properties get their access. It means managing the location, design, and operation of all access points, including driveways, median openings and street connections. Access management can be done by providing connections between adjacent properties; shifting access to a cross street; providing good internal circulation; sharing access or providing cross access with adjoining properties; providing access along the back of properties or a combination of these techniques. Access management offers many benefits, including improving safety by reducing the number of accidents; increasing roadway efficiency and capacity by reducing the amount of stop -and -go traffic; improving environmental quality by reducing fuel consumption and vehicular emissions; preserving private investment in property by providing equitable access; and enhancing neighborhood character by creating a more visually pleasing area with street improvements and landscaping. Reavis said that an Open House is planned for December 6, 1999 from 6 — 8 p.m at the City's Streets Facility at 625 Ninth Street. Transportation Board • • DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes November 17, 1999 Page 3 An overall project update will be presented to the City Council at their December 14 Study Session. After answering a few questions from the board, Reavis stated that she would be back in January or February to give an update. C. Mulberr_v/Lemay Intersection — Bracke Bracke stated that the City of Fort Collins successfully applied for approximately $1.3 M in Federal CMAQ funds for an alternative analysis of intersection improvements and the construction of those determined improvements at the intersection of SH 14 and Lemay. The intersection is currently experiencing both delay and accident problems. Pedestrian connectivity is also an existing problem and this project will build a pedestrian bridge across the Poudre River and sidewalk along Mulberry to connect Lemay to Riverside. The proposed Mulberry/Lemay cfossing project (WalMart) will add considerable traffic to the existing problems. Although the Mulberry/Lemay Crossing PUD will be financially responsible for improvements to the intersection based on their impacts, staff is also interested in investigating the design of a modern roundabout at this location. The analyses will consider traditional improvements such as right -turn lanes and double left -turn lanes and a modern roundabout intersection. The City has selected Balloffet & Associates along with Barry Crown of the United Kingdom to assist staff in this endeavor. Mr. Crown is a renowned expert in modern roundabout design and has been assisting in this particular effort. Bracke and Moe gave the board a slide show presentation on the project. Mr. Crown also spoke. Upon conclusion of the presentation, the board offered the following comments: Ricord: • Stress in future presentations that this is a traffic calming device. • Public reluctance will be the biggest challenge. Yeldell: • I don't think that there will be as much opposition as you may think at that location. • Make sure you get across to people the difference between a roundabout and a traffic circle! Thordarson: • Will probably receive nothing but negativity from neighborhoods. • It might be beneficial to put something together for channel 27 on this topic. Warring: • 1 really like them. • There will be opposition. The SH 14 proposal was loved/hated equally. • You need to show the public that this does NOT cause delay. Provide charts and simulation at the open houses. Transportation Board DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes November 17, 1999 Page 4 Trantham: • What about ADA? Do they know what to do with this situation? EB: No, that's a good point. I'll follow-up on that. Gould: No comment Henderson: • 1 love them. • The presentation is good. • Get more data from other Colorado communities who have them in terms of opposition/acceptance, etc. to sway the public. Chair Johnson: • It would be a good idea to show the Council that traffic will be at LOS "F" as compared to "D" if we don't do it — I think they will understand the significance if it is presented in those terms. Chair Johnson then asked the board if this should go forward as an option for this intersection. There was a motion by Ricord: "The Transportation Board finds significant merit to the roundabout at Lemay/Mulberry and believes that the Council should further consider the option because of air qualify enhancements, safety issues, long-term viability and cost." There was a second by Warring and the motion carried unanimously. There was a separate motion by Ye/dell: "Discontinue consideration of four -lane alternatives based upon long-term viability and safety issues." There was a second and the motion carried unanimously. 6. REPORTS a. Board Member Reports Miller: None Ricord: Didn't feel there was enough time allocated to the Work Plan at the retreat on November 6. Would like to spend the majority of the next regular board meeting on this item. Chair Johnson asked members to contact him with any specific suggestions so he can create an outline before the December meeting. Henderson: None Thordarson: Mentioned article on the Texas Transportation Institute web site called Mobility in Cities. Warring: Informed the board of a recent bicycle/truck accident and requested that Traffic Enforcement staff come to one of the Board's meetings to explain why the bicyclist got ticketed. Referred to a publication from the City of Fort Collins and felt that the citation was a contradiction of what was said in the publication. Transportation Board DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes November 17, 1999 Page 5 Yeldell: Community Awareness — we need to do something about educating the community on transportation issues, i.e. the truck bypass. People have no idea what they voted for. Trantham: Streets Standards Committee work has been on -going. Also mentioned that there is a disabled man on the committee that is dead -set against roundabouts — Chair Johnson asked Moe to make sure that the needs of the disabled are taken into consideration when giving the roundabout presentation. Gould: None Johnson: City Council approved the budget at last night's meeting. Asked for an MPO update at the next meeting. Said that the City Council received the Board's proposal for maintenance funding. b. Staff -Reports Diede: Mark Jackson will be the transportation planner on the ballot measure that passed for the truck bypass project. There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m. Cynthia L. Scott Executive Administrative Assistant