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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 03/30/1994Draft minutes to be approved by the Board at the April 20, 1994 meeting. TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 30, 1994 5:40-7:15 P.M. FOR REFERENCE: Chair -- Colin Gerety 229-2523 Vice Chair -- Dave Lemesany 482-7854 Council Liaison -- Gina Janett 221-2557 Staff Liaison — Rick Ensdorff 221-6608 Staff Secretary -- Cindy Scott 221-6608 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Alan Beatty, Mark Egeland, Sara Frazier, Colin Gerety, Elizabeth Hudetz, Dave Lemesany, Sharone Mekelburg, and Paul Valentine. BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Dolores Highfield STAFF/COUNCIL LIAISON PRESENT: Rick Ensdorff and Cindy Scott GUESTS: Will Smith - Council Member AGENDA: A. ACTION ITEMS 1. GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES B. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN - Review Executive Summary/Recent Draft Updates 2. MEETING SUMMARY/NEXT MEETING AGENDA 3. OTHER BUSINESS Before the official call to order, Council Member Smith asked the Board Members for their comments on the Shields Street tree removal issue. The meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m. A.I. GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES - DRAFT LETTER Chair Gerety drafted a letter in which he attempted to incorporate the member's comments from the last meeting. He then asked board members to make comments as he read the letter out loud. The following are the comments/changes the board agreed on: 2nd paragraph - change the word "educate" to "promote". Exclamation point after the last sentence in the 3rd paragraph. 4th paragraph, 2nd line, last word, change from "of to "in". 5th paragraph, 5th line, delete 2nd "have". 6th paragraph, there were numerous Wordsmithing changes concerning the distance for transit. After much discussion, it was agreed that Chair Gerety would reword it using the Board's comments. A recommendation will be stated at the beginning of the letter. 8th paragraph, there was a discussion on the wording concerning neighborhoods and income levels. It was agreed to say "We feel all neighborhoods should contain a full mix of housing types and income levels". 9th paragraph, last word, remove the word "radius" and replace with "across". 10th paragraph - no changes. After much discussion, the Board agreed to make a recommendation to the City Council to approve the proposed amendments as a stopgap measure with a "red flag" statement accompanying it. There was a motion and a second to approve the letter with the changes discussed. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Chair Gerety will finalize the letter, fax a copy to Rick, and Cindy will retype on letterhead for Gerety's signature. This item is going to Council on April 27. Council Member Smith suggested that a member of the Transportation Board be present at that meeting. • B.1. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN After a discussion about the status of the plan, Chair Gerety asked the board members to comment on the Vision Statement. After a discussion, it was agreed that the board would like to see alternate modes and demand management addressed in inter -regional issues. The board also suggested that putting these in bullet form would make it stand out more. Ensdorff asked the Board if it would be desirable to have CDOT Transportation Commissioner Neal and County Commissioner Disney, members of the North Front Range Council, attend the next meeting to discuss statewide funding initiatives. Chair Gerety requested that the Board get a copy of the ballot as soon as possible. B.2. MEETING SUMMARY/NEXT MEETING AGENDA The Board agreed to meet on April 20 (Regular meeting date at CIC) and again on May 4 at Board Member Valentine's office (330 S. College) at 5:30 p.m. NEXT AGENDA: New Transfort Route B.3. OTHER BUSINESS Chair Gerety shared some information on the preservation of rural areas. There is now a Land Trust Organization. If you send money to them they will tryto buyout environmentally sensitive and other land around the urban area. For more information, call Jane Clark at 667-1615. Gerety passed out three FYI's. There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Cindy L. 9cott, Board Secretary