HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransportation Board - Minutes - 06/18/1992Draft Minutes to be approved at the July 9, 1992 meeting.
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 18, 1992 5:30-7:00 P.M.
BOARD LIAISONS:
Council Liaison -- Cathy Fromme
Staff Liaison - Rick Ensdorff
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mark Egeland, Sara Frazier, Colin Gerety, Elizabeth Hudetz, Dave Lemesany, and
Paul Valentine.
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Sharone Mekelburg, Michael Poppenwimer, James Reidhead
STAFF PRESENT:
Greg Byrne, Rick Ensdorff, Cindy Scott, Eric Bracke, John Daggett, Rita Davis,
Craig Foreman, Gary Diede, Tom Frazier, Tracy Ochsner, and Kathy Collier.
FACILITATOR:
Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson
AGENDA:
1) Call to Order
2) Role Call
3) Approval of Minutes - June 18, 1992
4) Transportation Status Briefing - Guest Speakers
5) Agenda for Next Meeting
6) Other Business
7) Adjourn
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson called the meeting to order.
2. ROLE CALL
All present introduced themselves.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was moved, seconded, and unanimously approved that the minutes from the
June 4, 1992 Transportation Board meeting be accepted as presented.
TRANSPORTATION STATUS BRIEFING
Ensdorff gave a brief introduction of this discussion topic and stated
that the guest speakers would be giving the Board an overview of their
transportation related subject. If the Board desires, any of the guest
speakers could be asked to return for a more detailed presentation.
He also noted that he brought information that the Board requested:
Davis, CA information and two copies of Boulder's Master Transportation
Plan, available for review.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING - Eric Bracke
Mr. Bracke gave an overview of the North Front Range Transportation & Air
Quality Planning Council along with a diagram of the Regional
Transportation Planning Process. Other hand-outs included the 1992
Unified Planning Work Program and the Air Quality Conformity Finding of
the Regional Transportation Plan. He covered the Metropolitan Planning
Organization's structure, what the Council does on a local level, funding
and the Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act of 1991 and
how it's implementation has/will drastically effect how funds are
programmed. Ensdorff and Byrne clarified the relationship between the
City Transportation Department and the North Front Range Transportation &
Air Quality Planning Council.
TRANSFORT/CARPOOLING - John Daggett
A bus schedule and route poster was distributed. Mr. Daggett explained
the history of Transfort and Commuter Pool and how the two programs
were/are funded. Today they are concentrating on commuter trip and major
employers such as Hewlett-Packard. The response from the major employer
campaigns they've run so far have been very positive. There are currently
17 buses in the fleet, 4 are to be retired, and there is a grant to
purchase 9 more. Mr. Daggett stated that there is a 25% return of
revenues. He also covered the Transit Development Program which is a five
year operational plan for Transfort.
BICYCLING/PEDESTRIANS - Rita Davis
Ms. Davis presented a background on bikeways including the role of the
county, and the City departments of Transportation, Engineering, and
Streets. She also shared with the Board some of the current bikeway
projects that are being implemented and some that are still in the
planning stage. Various hand-outs were distributed on bicycle and
pedestrian safety as well as accident summaries for 1991. Ms. Davis also
explained the "Safe Route to School Program".
TRAIL SYSTEM - Craig Foreman
Mr. Foreman circulated pamphlets of the Parks and Recreation Master Street
Plan, an Open Space and Trails Guide and a written summary of the trail
system program including its origination, funding and future projects. He
then went over the hand-outs with the Board in more detail. Questions
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were asked about funding, and Mr. Foreman went over the State Lottery
Program.
CHOICES '95 - Gary Diede
Mr. Diede gave the Board members a hand-out, part of the 1992 budget that
shows the Capital Projects in an 8 year plan from 1/4 cent sales taxes.
He explained how Council chose to decide on what projects to build which
involved a lot of citizen committees. He also went over some of the
projects that the Board may be hearing about such as improvements for
Shields from Laurel to Prospect (a major bikeway/pedestrian access for
C.S.U.) and the Timberline extension. He stated that projects are now
planned with input from the public.
TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM - Rick Ensdorff
Mr. Ensdorff distributed a sheet showing the computerized traffic signal
system, and went over it with the Board. He talked about optimization of
signals and the recent work that has been done in this area. He explained
the auto detectors and how this feedback to the motorist has had a
positive effect. The idea of progression signs on College Avenue was
discussed as another way of providing feedback to the motorist. He
suggested that in the future, it would be a good idea for the Board to
take a tour of the traffic signal system to help them a better
understanding of the system. Budgetwise, approximately $300,000 is spent
per year.
5. AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING
There was discussion to decide which topic the Board would like to cover
for the next meeting. It was decided that the Master Street Plan will be
on the agenda for the July 9, 1992 meeting. Jarboe -Simpson suggested that
the Board may want to spend 10 minutes towards the beginning of that
meeting to find a common meeting time/day for future meetings, then spend
the remainder of the time on the Master Street Plan.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
Reminder about the Ice Cream Social with the Air Quality Task Force and
the Natural Resources Board on June 29, 1992 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Tom Frazier stated that for the Board's information, on July 21 they are
working with the Transportation Commission to put together the
requirements for the para-transit and fixed route systems to meet
regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Board will be
seeing a lot of information regarding this.
Board Member Frazier thanked the guests for coming tonight.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
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Cindy L. Vcott, Board Secretary