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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-051-04/04/2000-APPROVING A PROJECT DESCRIPTION, PROCESS AND TIME FRAME FOR COMPLIANCE WITH BALLOT ISSUE 200 PERTAIN RESOLUTION 2000-51 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING A PROJECT DESCRIPTION, PROCESS AND TIME FRAME FOR COMPLIANCE WITH BALLOT ISSUE 200 PERTAINING TO THE RELOCATION OF THE COLOR-ADO HIGHWAY 14 TRUCK ROUTE WHEREAS,on November 2, 1999,the registered electors of the City approved the passage of Ballot Issue 200(the"Initiated Ordinance")pertaining to the relocation of the Colorado Highway Truck Route (the "Truck Route"); and WHEREAS, under the Initiated Ordinance, the City is to: pursue with all deliberate effort and speed the relocation of the Truck Route to a location outside the City's current Urban Growth Area; encourage and cause by all reasonably available means all truck traffic without local business in the City to use the existing U.S. Interstate highway system; devise and diligently pursue the implementation of a funding plan to cause the relocation of the Truck Route outside the City's current Urban Growth Area to be funded by a combination of city, county, state and/or federal funding sources; and utilize for the foregoing purposes that portion of the remaining funds from the Building Community Choices Capital Improvement Program which had been earmarked for an alternate northeast truck route; and WHEREAS,City staff has developed aplan for compliance with the Initiated Ordinance and has presented the same to the City Council for its review and approval, which plan is described in the "State Highway 14 Truck Route Relocation Project Overview", which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS,the City Council has reviewed the project description,process,time frame and other components of the proposed plan and believes that the same complies with the letter,spirit and intent of the Initiated Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the project description, process, time frame and other components of the plan for implementation of the Initiated Ordinance presented by City staff to the City Council, as described on Exhibit "A," comply with the requirements of the Initiated Ordinance, are in the best interests of the City, and are hereby approved by the Council. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 4th day of April,A.D. 2000. Mayor ATTEST: -4. - - City Clerk Exhibit "A" STATE HIGHWAY 14 TRUCK ROUTE RELOCATION PROJECT OVERVIEW Basic Charge As specified in Ballot Issue 200, passed by voters in the November 1999 election (the "Initiated Ordinance"), this project is charged with performing the following tasks: • Encourage and cause by all reasonably available legal means all truck traffic without local business in the City to use the existing U.S. Interstate Highway System. This includes without limitation the pursuit by the City of appropriate State and Federal legislation, and potential incentives and regulations designed to keep through truck traffic out of the City of Fort Collins Urban Growth Area (UGA). This effort can be done more quickly, and will have its own time frame. • Pursue with all deliberate effort and speed the relocation of the State Highway 14 Truck Route to a location outside the City of Fort Collins' current Urban Growth Area. Any new truck route must be located a minimum of two miles north of Douglas Road. • Devise and diligently pursue the implementation of a funding plan to cause the relocation of the Truck Route outside the City's current Urban Growth Area to be funded by a combination of City, County, State and/or Federal funding sources. Project Budget Transportation Staff reports that a total estimated available balance of $3,040,390 exists for this project. These funds are available for all of the purposes stated in the Initiated Ordinance, including planning, design, rights of way/land purchase, and construction efforts. Project Timeline It is anticipated that the entire project will have an 18-month timeline, beginning first quarter of 2000 (see attached preliminary schedule). Preliminary Project Tasks (First& Second Quarter, 2000): • Request For Proposal (RFP) and preliminary scope of work will be completed late first quarter or early second quarter of 2000, allowing consultant selection to begin as soon as possible. • Project Management Team kickoff meeting will also be held first quarter 2000. • Consultant selection, advisory group formation, and detailed scope of work to be completed by the Project Management Team by the end of the second quarter 2000. TruckRouteexhi.wpd 1 01/29/00 This leaves approximately twelve months for meeting the objectives of the following three phases: Phase I: • Analysis and development of strategies intended to keep through truck traffic on the existing U.S. Interstate Highway system. • Incentive and disincentive strategies as well as enforcement and regulatory strategies and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)technologies will be explored. • Funding and implementation strategies will be developed as part of these efforts. • Pursuit by the City of appropriate state and federal legislation and regulations that would cause all truck traffic without local business to remain on the U.S. interstate highway system. This phase will have its own time line to implement strategies along the way with an estimated completion by fourth quarter of 2000 or early 2001. Phase II: • Studying potential alternative truck routes as per the ballot initiative language. • Previously examined routes such as County Road 58 and County Road 70/Owl Canyon will be re-examined in detail. • Potential new routes will also be analyzed. • Impacts, costs and issues for each respective alternative will be presented and compared in a cost-effectiveness matrix. • Future transportation and land use impacts of these routes to both truck and general vehicular traffic on I-25 and the Northern Colorado roadway system/highway network will also be examined. Phase III: • Framework for funding and implementation strategies for an alternative truck route. • Phases II & III can run somewhat in parallel with one another. Estimated completion for Phases II & III is third quarter of 2001. Key Players/Project Management Team Key signatories to include the following agencies: • City of Fort Collins • Larimer County • Colorado Department of Transportation, Region 4 • Upper Front Range Regional Planning Commission (UFRRPC) TruckRouteexhi.wpd 2 03/29/00 Project Team: & Committees: • Staff representatives of each signatory agency will serve on a Project Management Team. • It is anticipated that City of Fort Collins Transportation Planning Staff will act as overall Project Manager, with budget and project team oversight responsibilities. • A Policy Advisory Committee will be formed with representatives from each signatory agency as well as other public agencies deemed germane to the project (e.g. FHWA, Town of Wellington, WYDOT, State and Federal Representative and Senatorial offices). • Regular presentations and updates will be given to City, County, Regional, and State Boards, Councils, and Commissions. Stakeholders Group A key part of this project will be a concerted, ongoing effort to involve key stakeholders throughout the planning process. Great effort will be taken to assemble a multi-faceted group that represents all stakeholders potentially impacted by the relocation of the SH-14 truck route. Stakeholders invited to participate should include, but not be limited to: • Local business representatives (e.g. Chamber of Commerce, DBA,NEBA, NCBA) • Agricultural/Ranching interests • Citizens For A True Bypass • Colorado Motor Carriers Association • Representatives of local trucking firms • Rural landowners/resident's representatives • Environmental/Air Quality interests (e.g. Sierra Club) • Enforcement agency representatives (e.g. Colorado State Patrol, Larimer County Sheriff, City of Fort Collins Police Department) Public Involvement Efforts Ongoing public involvement will be paramount to this planning effort. In addition to regularly scheduled public open house-style events held throughout the study area, other avenues of public involvement should include, but not be limited to: • Regularly maintained and updated project website, with ability to capture comments from viewers. Link website to participating agency sites. • Project newsletters distributed on a regular basis. • Public access television • Public service announcements to local, regional, and statewide media sources • Project updates in utility billing packets • Presentation, with Q&A, to civic groups, environmental groups, trucking/freight industry groups, and business associations TruckRouteexhimpd 3 03/29/00 Media Contacts Contacts with local, regional and state media outlets will be established early in the project. Print, radio, and television media will be included. Project overview information, schedule, and progress updates will be provided on a regular, scheduled basis. Project Goals • Work cooperatively with Larimer County, the Colorado Department of Transportation, and the Upper Front Range Regional Planning Commission to gain a clear understanding of, and to address, current and future issues and concerns related to the impacts of through truck travel in the North Front Range/Upper Front Range areas. • As alternative routes and strategies are developed and analyzed, provide frequent, easy opportunities for citizens, key stakeholders and affected special interests to stay informed and provide feedback to the work being done. • Develop a strategy or package of strategies for reducing the amount of through truck traffic currently experienced in the Fort Collins and northern Larimer County area. Explore non-route-based strategies that serve as incentives and disincentives to dissuade truckers from using routes internal to the City of Fort Collins UGA when solely passing through the area. Research the use of technology (e.g. ITS) to help reinforce the use of I-25 as the primary north-south freight movement corridor along the North Front Range/Upper Front Range areas. • Explore and develop potential funding sources and funding strategies to implement the strategies. Research phased implementation of strategies to arrive at the desired results in a cost-effective manner. • Explore in detail, possible alternative truck routes north of the City of Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. Identify potential land use impacts as well as transportation impacts to the County's rural road system and to Interstate Highway 25 that would result from the alternative routes. Analyze and compare each route as to impacts, costs, and potential usage. • Explore and develop potential funding sources and funding strategies to design and build an alternative truck route north of the City of Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. Research phased implementation of design and construction to arrive at the desired results in a cost-effective manner. TruckRouteexhi.wpd 4 03/29/00