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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/24/2015 - COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY ON-CAMPUS STADIUM INTERGDATE: STAFF: February 24, 2015 Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager Karen Cumbo, Director of PDT WORK SESSION ITEM City Council SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION Colorado State University On-Campus Stadium Intergovernmental Agreement Update. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to update Council with an overview of the Intergovernmental (IGA) negotiations with Colorado State University and will include an overview of the players, the process, and the agreed-to items to date, with an emphasis on infrastructure improvements. Staff will also describe in detail the next steps in the IGA development and approval process. GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED Update/informational. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Colorado State University (CSU) is moving forward with plans to build a new on-campus stadium for football and other events. Construction and operations of the stadium will have significant impacts on nearby residents and the community in general. Council adopted Resolution 2014-109 on December 2, 2014 stating its intent to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with CSU that identifies key impacts and mitigation strategies, and determines responsibilities for costs incurred. Since adoption of Resolution 2014-109, and direction received at the January 13, 2015 Council Work Session, City Executive Management and staff continue to meet with CSU Executive staff to develop an IGA. Currently, it is anticipated that an IGA can be delivered for Council consideration on March 17. This IGA will identify key stadium-related infrastructure improvements, and financial responsibility or shared responsibility between CSU and the City of Fort Collins. Key elements of event-related operations will also be addressed, although at a less specific level until such time as more formal operations plans and agreements are developed. The City and CSU have established a negotiating team and developed an accelerated schedule to reconcile each party’s mitigation plan so that work can focus on the elements that are not included in both. ATTACHMENTS 1. Summary of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Needs (PDF) 2. Map of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Needs (PDF) 3. Powerpoint presentation (PDF) Page 1 of 2 Summary of Multi-Modal Infrastructure Needs And Estimated Costs February 18, 2015 Original Description Technical Team Comments and/or Description Changes Status for Stadium # on map Estimated Initial CSU Cost Comments on Cost Intersection Lane Improvements Shields / Elizabeth Lane Improvements Heavy stadium related vehicle movements from parking lots and west. Major bike/ped xing. Team looking for incremental improvements without complete re-build. Yes Immediate 1 $ 1-2 million Originally $0.5 – 1 million. With delay of grade separation this project may require a bit more. Needs concept layout. Prospect / Centre NB / SB dual lefts Heaviest volume of stadium traffic from both north and south. Yes Immediate 6 $ 0.5 – 1 million This estimate may be low, but will be combined with underpass. College / Lake Lengthen NB left turn lane Lengthening to south difficult due to proximity to Prospect, but median needs to be re-built to accommodate construction trucks, and this will allow some lengthening to north. Yes Immediate 8 ? Listed at $ 300 k. Leverage with CDOT work this summer? Grade Separated Bike/Ped X-ing Shields / Elizabeth Grade separated crossing Feasibility a challenge due to floodplains, lack of space, and finding location where students will actually use it. Not likely done by 2017. Focus investments on at-grade improvements listed above. Future 2 -- Needs further feasibility review Prospect / Centre Grade separated crossing Necessary. Usage 6,000+ in the first hour after a game. Note that the trail connection to south will likely be in the future. Yes Immediate 5 $ 2-4 million Same as estimate. Will be combined with turn lanes. At grade Ped / Bike Crossings Shields / Pitkin Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing City funded - obtained through federal TAP grant Yes 2016 3 -- Originally listed as $75 k. Page 2 of 2 Original Description Technical Team Comments and/or Description Changes Status for Stadium # on map Estimated Initial CSU Cost Comments on Cost Prospect Corridor General recommendations from West Central – especially multi-use path Feasibility to implement difficult due to ROW needed. If strong east/west bike and ped spine can be created on Lake and/or Pitkin, then this corridor may be initially closed to peds on game day Future 4 -- Future costs depends on ROW and whether whole corridor or only multi use path is constructed. Lake St Bike/Ped Improvements Multi-modal improvements from West Central Plan Concentrate on bike lanes / sidewalks, not landscaping. With removal of parking, bike lane becomes easy. Need to complete sidewalks. Yes Immediate 12 $ 1 million Listed as $ 7.2 to fully fund per WCAP. This is just to create bike and sidewalks spine. On campus sidewalk improvements Sidewalk improvements as noted in Stadium TIS Pitkin by College will be done with new garage Pitkin by Shields can be done on north side. Lake Street sidewalk should be done as noted above Whitcomb between Lake and Prospect on east side only. Yes Immediate purple ?? Unknown at this time. On campus. Lake / Centre Intersection Intersection control review This intersection is heavily congested on a daily basis requiring student traffic control. It will see huge bike/ped volumes on game days as well as significant vehicle traffic. This needs further study. Future 13 -- This intersection is a big pinch point and needs further study. Cost estimate not really known. Future cost $0.5 - 1 million? Traffic Responsive Signal System Colorado State University – Multi-Purpose Stadium Multi-Modal Infrastructure Needs February 18, 2015 1 - YES Shields Corridor 1 Shields / Elizabeth: Lane Improvements – YES 2 Shields / Elizabeth: Grade separated crossing – FUTURE – feasibility uncertain 3 Shields/Pitkin: Enhanced pedestrian crossing – YES – grant funded Prospect Corridor 4 Prospect Corridor: Review general recommendations from West Central Area Plan (WCAP): Especially multi-use path on north side -- FUTURE 5 Prospect / Centre: Grade separated crossing and connectivity to north . – YES and south. - FUTURE 6 Prospect/Centre: Lane improvements (NB/SB dual lefts)- YES 7 Prospect / College: Review intersection – likely EB / WB dual left turn lanes, bike/ped improvements and multi modal connectivity to east - FUTURE College Corridor 8 College / Lake: reconfigure NB left turn lane – YES 9 College / Pitkin: Enhanced bike/ped crossing - YES – grant funded Laurel Corridor 10 Laurel / Washington: Enhanced pedestrian crossing (RRFB and median) - YES 11 Laurel/Sherwood: Enhanced pedestrian crossing (median) - YES On-Campus Considerations 12 Lake Street: Multi-modal improvements identified in West Central Area Plan (WCAP): bike lanes and sidewalk improvements – YES – 13 Lake and Centre intersection control review - FUTURE -- Side walk improvements as noted in Stadium TIS (page 74). YES Operational Improvements Traffic Responsive Signal System. Enhanced detection and management of signal system in the campus area that will accommodate varying traffic levels ‘on the fly’. - YES 2 - FUTURE 3 - YES 5 YES 6 YES 4 - FUTURE 8 YES 7 FUTURE 10 - YES 11 - YES 12 YES 13 – FUTURE 9 - YES ATTACHMENT 2 1 CSU On Campus Stadium Intergovernmental Agreement Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager Karen Cumbo, PDT Director February 24, 2015 Process and Schedule Update ATTACHMENT 3 2 CSU On Campus Stadium: Background • CSU Board of Governors approval to proceed • Council adopted Resolution 2014-109 on December 2, 2014 – Directed Staff to enter into an IGA with CSU – Mitigation related to the Stadium’s impacts Update • CSU and City Staff working to develop an IGA 3 Process: • Staff teams from CSU and City meeting weekly • Iterative process • City of Fort Collins: – Jeff Mihelich, Karen Cumbo – Staff support from Transportation, CDNS, City Attorney’s Office, Utilities • CSU: – Amy Parsons, Steve Hultin – Staff support from CSU Facilities and Transportation Staff 4 Area Map: N 5 Areas of Agreement: • Neighborhood Relations – Stadium Advisory Group – Good Neighbor Fund • Infrastructure Improvements: – Parking – Pedestrian/Bicycle – Intersection and Turn Lane Improvements – Traffic Signalization Improvements – Utilities – Wayfinding-Signage 6 Parking: • New surface lot on Centre Avenue (1,107 spaces) • Construct new parking structure at Pitkin & College (minimum 400 spaces) • Continued operation of Lake Street parking structure on the main campus 7 Parking: Laurel Prospect Shields College 8 Pedestrian/Bicycle Crossings: • Enhanced Pedestrian / Bicycle Crossings – Laurel/Washington – Laurel/Sherwood – Shields/Pitkin (Grant funded) – College/Pitkin (Grant funded) • Grade Separated Crossings: – Prospect/Centre – Shields/Elizabeth (Future, Location TBD) 9 Pedestrian/Bicycle Crossings: Laurel Prospect Shields College 10 On Campus Bike/Ped Improvements: CSU Traffic Study: Laurel Prospect Shields College Ped Bike 11 Turn Lanes/Intersection Improvements: • Shields / Elizabeth - Lane Improvements • Prospect / Centre – Additional lanes • Prospect / College – Additional lanes (future) • College / Lake – Reconfigure NB left turn lane 12 Intersection and Turn Lane Improvements: Laurel Prospect Shields College 13 Next Steps: • Finalize Recommended IGA Language • Planning & Zoning Work Session (03/06) • Open House (03/11) *Location TBD • Council Hearing March 17 Enhanced detection and management options No debate that this will help the game day traffic management Yes Immediate -- $ 150 k Same as estimate. Total Immediate Estimated Costs: $ 4.85 – 8.35 million Grant Funded College / Pitkin New item Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing. City funded - obtained through federal TAP grant Yes 2016 9 -- Grant Funded Laurel / Washington Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Simple to do and will see 1000+ stadium attendees Yes Immediate 10 $ 100k Same as estimate Laurel / Sherwood Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Simple to do and will see 1000+ stadium attendees Yes Immediate 11 $ 100k Same as estimate Prospect / College EB/WB double left and bike/ped improvements Most critical pinch point for stadium traffic. With traffic from two directions operational options limited. With proposed medical center on north side, options may exist for incremental widening and lane reallocation to get the double lefts. Future 7 -- Needs further design for details. Future cost $3-4 million? ATTACHMENT 1