HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 10/21/1992Draft Minutes to be approved by the Board at the November 18, 1992 meeting.
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 21, 1992 5:40-6:59 P.M.
BOARD LIAISONS:
Council Liaison -- Cathy Fromme
Staff Liaison -- Rick Ensdorff
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mark Egeland, Sara Frazier, Colin Gerety, Dave Lemesany, Sharone Mekelburg, and
James Reidhead.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Elizabeth Hudetz, Michael Poppenwimer, and Paul Valentine.
STAFF PRESENT:
Rick Ensdorff and Cindy Scott.
GUESTS PRESENT:
Brian Woodruff, Ed Secor, and Chuck Bowling.
AGENDA:
1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Minutes
3) Natural Resources Department - Summary
4) Short Term Committee Report
5) Long Term Committee Report
6) Other Business
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Gerety called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
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It was moved, seconded and unanimously approved that the minutes from the
September 16, 1992 Transportation Board meeting be accepted as presented.
3. NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT - SUMMARY
Brian Woodruff reminded the Board from his last presentation, that auto
tailpipe emissions are the number one source of air pollution, therefore
it has the highest priority. The next step was to come up with indicators
of air quality that could be tracked on an every 2 - 3 year basis for the
next 20 years.
He then showed various charts and graphs on the overhead and went over
each one in detail. What he suggested for the Board's consideration, is
that the indicators of air pollution should be VMT x Fleet -Average
Emission Rate (grams/mile) = Automobile Emissions (grams/day). If the
Transportation Board and City Council agrees on this, Natural Resources
will report every two years indicating how the City is doing on total
vehicle miles and fleet average emission rates. A graph was also present
that showed the change in VMT and average fleet emission rates over the
next 20 years.
To add to the information already given, Mr. Woodruff described the
following policies that Natural Resources would like to have adopted into
the plan.
Definition of Improvement - Reduction in the total area wide
emissions.
The City's Transportation Plan shall invest themselves to
influencing rather than just responding to travel behavior. In
the past, the City has primarily focused on responding to
demands of citizens. This policy represents a shift towards
trying to influence travel behavior throughout all the City's
operations.
Chairman Gerety suggested that the Board direct this project to the Long
Term Committee for their consideration. The Board agreed and it was
decided that the committee will get materials from Mr. Woodruff to review.
SHORT TERM COMMITTEE REPORT - NEATS
Vice Chairman Lemesany reported that the main items that were considered
by the committee for the NEATS recommendation were the Transit, Bicycle,
Auto and Pedestrian Plans. It was the consensus of the subcommittee that
in regards to the bypass, Alternative 3 was the most logical one. Chairman
Gerety asked for a brief explanation of why this alternative was chosen
over the others.
Staff Member Ensdorff displayed Alternative 1 (Minority) and Alternative
3 (Majority) for the Board. He explained that Alternative 1 is basically
improvements to the existing facility with the concept that it will handle
traffic flow for the immediate future - 8 to 10 years. Part of this
alternative is that construction would begin immediately on a new facility
a minimum of 2 miles north of Douglas Rd. and somewhere south of Owl
Canyon. The estimated cost of this alternative is $10.4 million, which
includes the improvement costs only. It does not include the construction
of the new facility north of Douglas Road.
Alternative 3 - a new alignment would be located on Lemay north from
Mulberry, then east to College after crossing Vine and there would also be
a corridor study to determine the exact placement of the bypass. The
estimated cost is $14.6 million and does include the construction cost of
the bypass. Ensdorff explained more details of this alternative and
answered questions from the Board on both alternatives.
Board Member Reidhead asked if the Colorado Department of Transportation
has been involved in the NEATS recommended alternatives. Ensdorff stated
that CDOT wanted the community to reach a consensus before they got
involved in more depth. COOT staff has been kept up to date on the
process.
NEATS Citizens' Advisory Committee member Chuck Bowling summarized the
work that the Committee and the consulting firm of HNTB has done in the
past nine months and then spoke to the Board in favor of Alternative 3,
explaining the majority opinion. Ed Secor, also from the Citizens'
Advisory Committee spoke to the Board in favor of Alternative 1,
explaining the minority opinion.
There was discussion about whether or not a time frame specification
should be included in the Transportation Board's recommendation to
Council. It was decided that it is not necessary to do so.
After discussion, it was agreed that the Board would like more time to
review all the NEATS information. However, since time at this meeting
does not allow for the Long Term Committee Report, a special meeting of
the entire Board will be held on November 4, 1992 that will primarily
focus on the Long Term Committee report. The next regular meeting of the
Transportation Board - November 18, will focus on the discussion of the
NEATS recommendation.
5. LONG TERM COMMITTEE REPORT
This item has been deferred until November 4, 1992, 5:30 p.m., and Board
Member Mekelburg graciously offered to supply the location: the Downtown
Fort Collins Airport located at 2200 Airway Avenue.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
Board Member Frazier reported that the Education Subcommittee, (Elizabeth,
Paul and herself) have been working together and would like to invite
anyone who is interested to become involved with what they are doing.
Chairman Gerety asked that the subcommittee keep the Board informed of
their progress.
Chairman Gerety attended the Boards and Commissions Workshop held by the
City of Fort Collins. He shared the following highlights: Conflict of
Interest - you must file a conflict of interest with the City Clerk. If
at a meeting and you realize there is conflict, you must leave
immediately. Open Meetings - if three or more Board members meet, the
public is allowed to join in. If there is a formal action to occur, or
there is a quorum of members, it must be filed with the City Clerk. If
there is a telephone conference of three or more members, you must provide
some means for the public to participate.
FYI - Citizens Planners is having a Transportation Forum on October 27 and
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ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
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Cindy QScott, Board Secretary