HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-065-04/16/1991-BYPASS PROJECT COLORADO HIGHWAY 14 NORTHEAST AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY RESOLUTION 91- 65
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DEFINING THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENTION
TO CONDUCT A TRANSPORTATION STUDY
FOR THE NORTHEAST AREA OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins, Larimer County and the Colorado Highway
Department have jointly worked on an alternative bypass project around the
northeastern sector of the City, commonly known as the Colorado Highway 14 Bypass
or Relocation Project ("the Bypass Project") ; and
WHEREAS, the Bypass Project has involved more than 20 years of continuous
study and analysis on the part of a host of individuals, agencies and state and
local governmental bodies; and
WHEREAS, the State Highway Department has not finalized a Supplemental -
Environmental Impact Statement (S-EIS) on the section of the Bypass Project
between U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 25; and
WHEREAS, there has been considerable controversy regarding the type of
facility, its alignment and location in the northeast sector of the City of Fort
Collins, between U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 25; and
WHEREAS, the Council considered a report prepared by a Council -appointed
Ad Hoc Transportation Committee dated May 28, 1990, that recommended that the
Council pursue with the State Highway Department a preferred alignment for the
Bypass Project; and
WHEREAS, the Council did not concur with the recommendation of the Ad Hoc
Transportation Committee; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the Bypass Project is presently being held in
abeyance; and
WHEREAS, there exists a body of residents located both within the City and
County who object to the Bypass Project based on perceived negative impacts and
lack of substantiated data establishing a demonstrated need or necessity for the
Bypass Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the northeast area of the community
plays a significant role in the transportation system for the entire City and
that the Bypass Project no longer adequately defines the current transportation
problems and needs in the northeast area of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests
of the citizens of the City that an area-wide transportation study of the
northeast portion of the City be conducted for the purpose of identifying current
transportation issues and short-term and long-term transportation needs in said
area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that it is necessary to
include in any such study a comprehensive public outreach program for the purpose
of obtaining public input regarding the solutions in such manner as to generate
a study which addresses both public policy concerns and technical concerns
associated with the transportation system in the area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
1 . That the City shall commission, subject to the subsequent appropriation
of the necessary funds, an area-wide transportation study of the northeast area
of the City (defined by the boundaries of Douglas Road on the north, Interstate
Highway 25 on the east, College Avenue on the west and Mulberry Street/Colorado
Highway 14 on the south) , which study shall address the current transportation
problems of the northeast portion of the City for the purpose of identifying
transportation issues and needs and develop solutions that will address both
short-term and long-term needs for the area and which study shall include a
comprehensive public outreach program.
2. That the cost of said study shall not exceed One Hundred Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($130,000) .
3. That the staff shall work cooperatively with Larimer County and the
State Highway Department (to the extent that said governmental entities are
willing to cooperate) to ensure their coordination and involvement in said study.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 16th day of April , A.D. 1991 .
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk