HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 09/21/1999 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 146, 1999, APPROPRI AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 10
DATE: September 21, 1999
. FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL
STAFF: Kathleen Reavis
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 1999, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
Transportation Services Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations for the Purpose of
Updating Access Control Plans For South College Avenue and Harmony Road.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The total funding for this project is $48,681. The funding from the NFRT&AQPC is from its
"Unified Planning Work Program"and represents$38,945 of federal funds. Transportation Planning
has the local matching funds required($9,736) in its current budget.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this project is to update the Access Control Plans(ACPs)for South College(US287)
and Harmony Road(SH68). These ACPs were originally completed in 1988/1989 and need to be
updated to reflect the land use and transportation changes experienced in these areas over the last
10 years. The Plans also need to be brought into conformance with the new State Highway Access
Code categories designated for these corridors. The updated Plans will be developed jointly by the
City and Colorado Department of Transportation staff. The work effort will include analysis of the
current and projected traffic data and landuse changes/development activity trends. Staff will also
work directly with property owners along each of the corridors as well as hold public open house
meetings to address the concerns of area residents and business owners. As part of this project,the
City and CDOT will be required to amend their existing Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs)
related to these Access Control Plans in order to reflect the necessary revisions/updates. Staff
anticipates bringing the updated ACPs and amended IGAs to City Council in the spring of 2000.
BACKGROUND:
As background,the principles of access management include establishing the type of allowed access
points (ex. a full movement, signalized intersection vs. a median controlled right-in/right-out
driveway)and setting the desired spacing of access points in order to maximize roadway capacity,
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reduce traffic congestion,and enhance safety due to fewer turning conflicts and delays. In order to
achieve the most effective results,it is best to implement access management strategies on a corridor
wide basis rather than a parcel by parcel approach.
Given the high level of development activity and traffic growth that has been experienced by the
southern portion of the Fort Collins community since these plans were originally composed in
1988/89,City staff believes it is very important to bring the existing Access Control Plans for South
College Avenue and Harmony Road up to date.
In addition,City staff recently worked with the Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT)to
develop new highway categories according to the revised State Highway Access Code. These
categories were selected based upon evaluation of the current and projected traffic operations of
these roadways as well as the City's adopted Master Street Plan and the City Plan`Structure Plan".
Staff considered how these roadways serve local traffic within Fort Collins as well as the regional
significance these roadways provide for travelers from other parts of the North Front Range region.
Based upon this process,the category for South College(US287)is a Non-Rural Arterial "B" from
Swallow Road to Harmony Road and allon-Rural Arterial"A"from Harmony Road to County Road
32. The category for Harmony Road(SH68)is a Non-Rural Arterial "A" from South College to I-
25. (Please see attached Resolution regarding the revised access categories). The updated Access
Control Plans will be done in conformance with the new State Code requirements.
As part of this project, the City and CDOT will be required to amend their existing
Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs)related to these Access Control Plans in order to reflect the
necessary revisions/updates. Staff anticipates bringing the updated ACPs and amended IGAs to City
Council in the spring of 2000.
City staff is planning to use the consulting services of Felsburg, Holt, & Ullevig to assist with the
preparation of these ACP updates.
Additional City projects concerning access management based upon the new State Highway Access
Code include current projects for North College,Jefferson,Riverside,and Mulberry. Access Control
Plans are being developed for these corridors with the anticipated completion date of January 2000.
These plans will also need to include separate Intergovernmental Agreements between the City of
Fort Collins and CDOT.
Attachment:Resolution 98-161,Highway Categories per the Revised State Highway Access Code,
including Exhibit "A".
• RESOLUTION 98-161
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RECOMMENDING HIGHWAY CATEGORIES TO THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE
COLORADO STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
THE REVISED COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS CODE
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation has recently adopted a revised
Colorado State Highway Access Code, which Code affords local agencies such as the City of Fort
Collins the opportunity to recommend preferred highway categories for state highways within such
local agency jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS,the staff has prepared and presented to the Council certain proposed highway
access categories, attached hereto as Exhibit"A"and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS,the proposed highway access categories have been reviewed and approved by
the Transportation Board, Growth Management Lead Team and the City Council Growth
Management Committee; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined that the proposed highway categories as identified
on Exhibit "A" are in the best interests of the City and should be recommended to the Colorado
Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Transportation Commission for approval and
adoption.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FG:PT
COLLINS that the highway access categories as established on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby recommended to the Colorado Department of
Transportation and the Colorado State Transportation Commission for approval and adoption
pursuant to the requirements of the revised Colorado State Highway Access Code.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 1st day of December,
A.D. 1998.
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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EYMIT"A"
Summary of Access Criteria from COOT Access Categorrzat/on Handbook'
September 1998
Expressway, Major 1 mile spacing None None None, unless
Bypass (EK) 4 096 emclency no other
alt.s
available
Non-Rural Regional th mile spacing None At R/R If Accel/
Highway (NRA) (preferred) access if Decal lane
355vo efficiency lei- design can
improves be me`
adjacent
intersecrion
Non-Rural Arterial 1h mile spacing None A; R/R Ore cccess
(NRB) (preferred) access r' per perce!,
3096 efficiency lefr add'I access
improves may be
adjacent allowed
irn ersection
Non-Rural Arterial Consistent with One access per Full- Fulh
(NRC) current signal parcel, addl access mcvemerrt movement
progression may be allowed unless unless
restricted restricted
by existing by existing
median median
Frorrcge Road (FR) Minimum One access per Full- Full-
spacing parcel, addl access mcvenent movement
may be allowed unless unless
restricted restricted
by existing by exisnIng
median medicn
13/4 Access refers to a right In/right out, plus a left in(no lefr runts out are allowed)
2 R/R Access refers to a nghr in/rigFt our(no left turns in or out cre allowed)
Revised November 1998
Proposed Categories per GDOTs new Colorado State Access Code:
EX = Expressway/Major Bypass
NRA= Non-Rural Principal Highway
NRB = Non-Rural Arterial (moderate travel speeds a traffic volumes)
NRG = Non-Rural Arterial (low travel speeds a moderate traffic volumes downtown)
;=R = Frontage Road (Urban 15 Rural)
Colle Re Ave (U5287) 1-25
NRA(1)
Hwy 1
NRB (2)
eferson/ Link
Iverside
NR%8)
EXOO)
Mulberry (5H14
NRB(9) FR/NRB 01)
NRG (3)
Laurel
IJFR (5)
NRB (4)
Harmony (5HO8) �—�
NRA 02)
FR(7)
NRA(6)
GR32
Note: Number in O refererces the listing in the attached table,
Revised Ncve^'er 20, 1998
Proposed Ccegories per CDC i s revised Calorcdo S�rcre Access Code
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? US287,:north of Hwy 1' NRA 2E 8C0 36;000 a5c�0
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2.Gollege Ave;(US287) y; 40'.35
Hwy t°.to Jefferson NRS 2E BCO �o GOO $.25
Jefferson to Eaufe ,- � RC 4�°500 60k000..
4 GollegeAve:(tJ5287� E
Laurel'to Harmorry NRB 50700 62000 35c40
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t9 Clulberry(SH74) 1*
Rive r3idr(SH_ 14) to Lmk Lane 43 000_, 43a 50 _ ;'
10. Mulberry (SH14),
Link Lane to 1-25 EC 29200 45,000 43a 50
tt Mulberry (SH14) Frontage Rds upgrade
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12. Harmony Road (SH68) College..
Ave. (U5287),to (-25 NRA 26.500 45.000 45..50
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13 Harmony Rood (SH68) new rh � , new fC.". e
Frontage Roods being bwlt wrth } FrZ € F na counts, *, 1t T5DZ rands wile be
Irrterchange pr jech ' r.�< 3 1:11 tan both
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NRA= Nan-2ural Princpal Highway
. NR5= Non-Zral Arterial (moderate travel speeds E r.crnc volumes)
NRC= Non-Rural Ar-ericl Qcw travel speeds E moderate trclt'ic volumes/downrown)
FR = Fronrdce Read(L'rrcn Z. Rural)
. ORDINANCE NO. 146, 1999
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER
OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING ACCESS CONTROL PLANS
FOR SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE AND HARMONY ROAD
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins(the "Charter")
permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the
fiscal year,provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with
all previous appropriations for that fiscal year,do not exceed the then current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended appropriated amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital project
to another fund or capital project,if the purpose for which the transferred funds are to be expended
remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, access control plans are used to maximize roadway capacity, reduce traffic
congestion, and enhance safety by reducing turning conflicts and delays; and
WHEREAS, access control plans for South College Avenue(US 287)and Harmony Road
(SH 68) were completed in 1988/1989; and
WHEREAS, given the level of development activity and traffic growth that has been
experienced in the southern portion of the City during the past ten years,staff believes it is important
to bring the existing access control plans for South College Avenue and Harmony Road up to date;
and
WHEREAS,the estimated cost to update the aforementioned access control plans is Forty-
Eight Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-One Dollars ($48,681); and
WHEREAS,the North Front Range Transportation&Air Quality Planning Council(NFRT
&AQPC)has made available to the City,federal funds from their Unified Planning Work Program,
in the amount of Thirty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Five Dollars($38,945)to fund the cost
of updating the access control plans; and
WHEREAS, local matching funds, totaling Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Six
Dollars($9,736)have been identified and are appropriated in the 1999 Transportation Services Fund;
and
WHEREAS,it is the desire of the Council to appropriate the sum of$38,945 in federal funds
through the North Front Range Transportation Air Quality&Planning Council,and to authorize the
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transfer of$9,736 in local matching funds to be used to update access control plans for South
College Avenue (US 287) and Harmony Road(SH 68).
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in
the Transportation Services Fund, the sum of THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($38,945)upon receipt from the North Front Range Transportation Air
Quality&Planning Council to be used to update access control plans for South College Avenue(US
287) and Harmony Road(SH 68).
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of NINE THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX DOLLARS ($9,736) is hereby authorized for transfer from the
Transportation Services Fund, 1999 Planning budget,to the Access Control Plans Update Project
in the Transportation Services Fund and appropriated therein to be used to update access control
plans for South College Avenue (US 287) and Harmony Road(SH 68).
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 21 st day of
September,A.D. 1999,and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of October,A.D. 1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of October,A.D. 1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk