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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 07/15/1998l Draft minutes to be approved by the Transportation Board at their August 19, 1998 meeting. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES of the TRANSPORTATION BOARD JULY 15, 1998 5:30 P.M. T: Mark Egeland Alan Beatty Sara Frazier Dan Gould Steve Hanna Ray Moe Donn Hopkins Tim Johnson Chris Ricord Brent Thordarson Heather Trantham IN ATTENDANCE: Sally Craig John Daggett Linda Dowlen Don Finn Randy Hensley Eric Levine Cam McNair Ron Phillips Mary Warring Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:47 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF MINUTES There was a motion and a second to approve the June 17, 1998 Transportation Board meeting minutes as presented The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Transportation Board Regular Meeting Minutes laly15.1998 Y L PEDESTRIAN ROAD SHOW - Dowlen Dowlen stated that this is a program that CDOT has asked the City of Fort Collins to participate in along with the Cities of Greeley and Loveland. The focus is to get people together who have an interest in pedestrian safety and issues, sit down and talk about what should be done in the community. The speaker will be Charlie Gandy who will also facilitate small group discussions. The ultimate hope is that in the end, there will be people who are willing to step forward and take this issue as their own, to look into them further and make recommendations and champion pedestrian safety issues in Fort Collins. Dowlen invited Board members to attend and hear the speaker on Wednesday, July 29 from 4-8:30 p.m. at the Fort Collins Public Library. ACTION ITEMS: IL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING - Johnson Chair Johnson stated that the committee has been working on this issue for some time now. He then summarized the events leading up to the recommendation presented tonight from the Transportation Funding Advisory Committee (TFAC). Long ago, the TFAC recognized that significant needs in transportation maintenance and operations were not being met. The Committee put together a recommendation to meet the needs, consisting of a sales tax, fees, and General Fund reallocation. The TFAC first looked at Street Oversizing and transportation maintenance. When the work on Street Oversizing was complete, they turned their attention to the maintenance funding gap. The gap in maintenance is about $3.1 M annually. 40% of that need is associated with Pavement Management. Traffic needs account for 27% and general streets requirements add another 16%. Parking, pedestrian and several miscellaneous needs account for the remainder of the maintenance needs. The Transportation Operations funding gap is $7.3M annually. Chair Johnson went over the options considered and explained why the committee reached the recommendation that they did. The community's needs in transportation are large. The urgency from both a maintenance point of view and an operational perspective dictate that the TFAC's recommendation not only meet the need, but have the ability to be implemented without undue delay. That requires the solution to be capable of generating sufficient funds while maintaining political palatability. He stated that the magnitude of the need requires that a sales tax of some amount be part of the mix. There also needs to be a reallocation of General Fund resources, fees must be part of the equation to tie in accountability for growth and to assess user's their due share related to impact. J Transportation Board Regular Meeting Minules 1u11115,1998 Pone 3 The TFAC's recommendation also includes one-time funding sources and additional fares resulting from increased levels of transit service and greater ridership. With that said, there was a general discussion on the issues of sales tax, gas tax, and increased transit fares. Chair Johnson then referred to page three of the four page memo included in the Board packets which goes into greater detail on the recommendation. He went over each item in the bulleted list. He asked each board member for their comments/questions. Hensley recorded all the comments, which Chair Johnson suggested be included in the form of a motion of support for the proposed recommendation. Egeland made a motion to support the TFAC's recommendation for transportation funding, and to create an add -on letter to the Council that includes the Board's comments. There was a second by Hanna. Discussion: There was a brief discussion regarding the letter and the desire of Board members to review/comment before it goes to the Council The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Phillips thanked the sub -committee for their hard work on this issue and commended them for the way they worked together, producing a viable, solid recommendation. III. RESOLUTION - SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL 1256 - Phillips Phillips explained what HB 1256 is and the impact it can have if it is approved in the November 1998 general election. There was a motion by Hopkins and a second by Ricord to advise the Fort Collins City Council to support the resolution for House Bill 98-1256 on July 21'. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. (BREAK) IV. NORTHEAST TRUCK ROUTE STUDY - Daggett Daggett gave background information on the Study including the history of the issue, formation of a consultant team, funds which are being used to pay for the study, the public input process and the citizen advisory committee of which two Transportation Board members are members of. He said that the objective of the study is to develop three viable alternatives for presentation to the Transportation Board, Planing and Zoning Board, and the City Council in August. During the fall, a preferred alternative will be refined and presented to the Transportation Board. Additional presentations to this Board in the upcoming months regarding the Northeast Fort Collins Master Transportation Plan, the finance plan and access control plans for College and Mulberry. tfauspertation 908rd 980019r Meeting moms 1W1115,1998 Page4 Daggett explained the objectives of the Truck Route Study which are: ✓ Develop Transportation Plan ✓ Determine Truck Route ✓ Prepare Conceptual Drawings ✓ Produce Finance Plan Of Update Master Street Plan ✓ Complete Access Control Plans He also went over the following, which was included in the Board packets: the scope of work, Study project schedule, who the stakeholders are, a historical overview, the Master Street Plan, railroad alignment, traffic conditions, average annual daily traffic counts, truck route mileage, truck trip distribution, the Mountain Vista sub -area plan, a draft problem definition sheet, Riverside/Jefferson corridor issues, draft goals and policies, a draft alternatives evaluation sheet, the preliminary tier 1 fatal flaw alternatives evaluation sheet, tier 2 detailed alternatives evaluation sheet, influences, and truck route fatal flaw analysis. Throughout the update, members asked questions for clarification on various items, which Daggett responded to. The Board thanked Daggett for the update. V. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS ♦ Hopkins reported on ASCSU night service. ♦ Hanna reported on phones that can facilitate on -demand transportation solutions. ♦ Egeland said that one of the events he participated in during Velofest `98 was the Ed Kreiser Memorial Ride, which was a positive event. He commended Kelley Roberts and other City staff that worked on it as well as Poudre Valley Hospital staff. ♦ Thordarson that northbound traffic flow on Shields between Harmony and Horsetooth is much improved. ♦ Frazier brought up the safety issue that Ricord has mentioned in the past for further discussion. She also asked Hopkins about the Guaranteed Ride Home. She asked about the Transit in University Communites Conference. Several people reported on the conference and Phillips mentioned that Daggett was hugely responsible for the planning and coordination of the conference/events. ♦ Trantham reported on the Truck Route Sub -committee. C, C: 1Mansgsrtetien Beard Regular Meeting Minutes Ju11115.1999 Page 5 ♦ Ricord brought up the safety issue saying that Gould sent a memo to the Board that talked about the possible objectives of an initiative that the Board could take. He said that he would like to talk about them at the August meeting. After reviewing the items for the August agenda, it was agreed to add the item to the agenda as an internal discussion at this point and assign it 15 minutes. Phillips added that he thought the Chief of Police, Dennis Harrison, should know that he may be asked to attend a future meeting on this issue. ♦ Johnson reported that FEMA will be having a meeting tomorrow that Blair Leist invited him to. He asked that the Board think about transportation related ways to avoid flood impacts in the future. The meeting will be held at Front Range Community College if anyone would like to attend. ♦ Johnson also reported on using fiber optics systems at intersections and the positive effects the communication system would provide. He asked Hensley to copy and distribute the information he has on this item for the next Board packet. ♦ Johnson then reported on the traffic calming efforts referring to the double yellow line just south of Stuart. He said it seems to be working, but he did get a call from a citizen who was concerned about his property value decreasing because of it. Johnson said that he felt the opposite was true, that a safety measure such as this would increase the value. V1. STAFF REPORTS ♦ Transportation Funding Issue - Hensley mentioned an article in the Coloradoan, on page 3, that seemed to be pretty accurate and fair. ♦ Hensley distributed Transfort's 1997 Annual Report. ♦ Hensley said that the 2020 Regional Transportation Plan is close to being finalized. There will be a public hearing on August 6 at the Loveland City Council Chambers. A draft Executive Summary will be available after that meeting for public review. An update could be added to the next Board agenda. ♦ McNair said that he will distribute a packet of items that Engineering staff has been working on since he has been on board with the City. ♦ McNair reported on the status of various construction projects in the city and noted that there will be a grand opening ceremony for Timberline Road on September 9. Board members will receive an invitation by mail to that event. Tronsperlatlen Board Be9olor Nestles Wastes page B Ja1115,1998 OTHER BUSINESS There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m. CUYt 6? • tl_Y,w Cindy L. Scott Administrative Aide