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Home My WebLink AboutTRANSFORT FACILITY EXPANSION - MJA - 23-10 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (8)Transfort Additions Fact Sheet Neighborhood Meeting - Wednesday, May 24th, 7pm Project Location: 6570 Portner Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80525 (Transfort Maintenance Facility) Proposed Improvements: Bus Storage Canopy > 11,600 sq. ft. addition to the north side of the existing maintenance facility for storage of 24 Transfort buses. Exterior materials and colors to match existing facility. > 950 sq. ft. compressed natural gas enclosure for fueling of buses parked in the storage facility. Exterior materials and colors to match existing facility. Chassis Wash > 600 sq. ft. enclosed addition to the south side of the existing building for bus washing. Materials and colors will match the existing building. Training Area > Paved lot to the north of the proposed bus storage expansion to be used as a driver training area. Contact Information: Owner.- Transfort Kurt Ravenschlag, Assistant Director 6570 Portner Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80525 p (970)221-6386 kravenschiag@fcgov.com Owner's Representative: City of Fort Collins Operation Services Ron Kechter, Facilities Project Manager 117 N. Mason P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 p (970)221.6805 rkechter@fcgov.com Architect. Aller-Lingle-Massey Architects Matt Newman, Project Manager 712 Whalers Way, Bldg. B, Suite 100 Fort Collins, CO 80525 p(970)223-1820 mnewman@aller-lingle-massey.com Landscape/Civil Engineering: Jim Sell Design Jason Claeys, Project Engineer 153 W. Mountain Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 p (970)484-1921 jasonc@jimselidesign.com 'ti EIGHBORHOOD I TOR!tiI TTON IEE TI' J c2Ati lvzf-,6 fir. LTG _ , ,A y c�? y a e, d DidWrittYou Rtrcivion�Aaa«s. of this mceclag? riarre'E�F ` f / Addr_ss Z D Yes I No I i'esi No J Eto .I' lf£�P1¢xA C OAA , 1!4-1¢NNrn/ 6 COL/0T ! V! ! 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No, the easterly property line remains as is. 16. 1 am concerned about the sound emanating from the C.N.G. building? A. The C.N.G. building will be constructed out 8-inch thick concrete block that is specifically designed to block sound. The new fueling facility will be smaller and quieter than the existing facility and we think that the sound associated with fueling from C.N.G. can be effectively mitigated. 17. Will there be any security fencing? A. Yes, there will be fencing about 15 feet past the curb and gutter. The trees will be planted outside the fence. 1'8. What about drainage? A. The site drains to the north into what is referred to as Stone Creek. This is the drainage channel that divides Huntington Hills from Brittany Knolls and is mostly owned by the City Natural Areas program. Existing wetlands will be preserved. Stormwater detention and stormwater quality treatment measures will be in compliance with City regulations just as if we were a private developer. 19. What about increased traffic on Trilby Road? A. Our Transportation Impact Study (T.I.S.) indicates that we will not be adding a sufficient number of new trips to justify the widening of Trilby Road by virtue of serving the Mason Street Corridor. Most of our bus traffic is off-peak. Trilby Road is classified as a standard arterial and will be widened either by other private development or re- development or by a city-wide capital improvement project like the recent project at West Harmony Road and Shields Street. 20. Overall, the revised plan is an improvement. But, I must emphasize that we in Brittany Knolls value as much screening as possible by berms and Page 12 Transfort Facility Expansion September 15,2010 A. It is difficult to predict. At this time, we have not heard of PSD converting their southern buses over to C.N.G. 7. 1 am concerned about the sound and disturbance from the back-up beepers on the buses using the training course. A. The new design is an improvement over the old design in that there will be less backing -up and more pull -through maneuvering. This will minimize the back-up beepers. 8. What about the existing berm along the east side of the project? A. Our plan is add any excavated dirt to the existing berms along the east property line. And, any existing tree that is able to be transplanted will be added to the east property line and wrap around the north if enough are available. 9. That sounds good but will there be additional trees planted as well? We vastly prefer coniferous trees for year-round screening. A. Yes, we will plant some new trees along the north wall of the new building. 10. If there are any trees along the Mason Street Corridor that need to be transplanted, perhaps they could be transplanted along the east side of the facility to benefit the neighbors. A. We can look into this. 11. Could you provide trees to help screen the PSD Facility? A. I am afraid we cannot plant our trees on PSD property. 12. It would be helpful if you could stake in the field the envelope of the proposed building and the northeast corner of the property. A. We can do this. 13. Does the bus chassis wash change in any way? A. No. The location remains the same and will continue to be shared with PSD for efficiency. JIM SELL DESIGN Page 11 Transfort Facility Expansion September 15,2010 Addendum B Meeting Minutes from Neighborhood Meeting 1 May 24, 2010 QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS Thank you for moving the new building south and changing the pitched roof to a flat roof. These are improvements. 2. How were you able to enlarge the storage capacity of the new building from 16 to 24 buses? A. By adding on to the existing building, we were able to save expenses. The storage capacity of 16 buses is considered adequate in the short term, about five years. As we gradually convert the fleet from diesel to compressed natural gas, we will need additional storage capacity in the long term, about 10 to 15 years. We can accommodate a third row of eight buses by enlarging the building to the west. This way, the east elevation facing the neighborhood will remain the same as if there were only two rows of eight. 3. Could you explain what goes on with the training? A. The training area is for drivers that need to obtain or renew their C.D.L. In addition, we will set up a mock station that will replicate a bus rapid transit facility in the Mason Street Corridor. Training will be done during the weekday during normal working hours. 4. Will the buses using the training area be diesel? A. Yes, at first, many of the buses will be diesel. But, as noted, we plan on converting the fleet over to compressed natural gas over the next several years. 5. How long will the conversion process take? A. We have 30 buses now and we estimate that about 14 will be converted by the end of this year. It is difficult to estimate the timeframe for total conversion because it depends on future budget allocations. 6. Will the Poudre School District convert their south fleet over to compressed natural gas (C.N.G.)? JIM SEEE DESIGN Page 10