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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Committee 2014-05-21 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, May 21st, 2014 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall Room 202 in said Town of Estes Park on the 21st day of May, 2014. Present: Kimberly Campbell Gregg Rounds Stan Black Belle Morris Thom Widawski Cory LaBianca Also Present: John Ericson, Town Board Liaison Kevin Ash, Public Works Interim Director/Civil Engineer Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Brian Wells, Shuttle Coordinator Absent: Bryon Holmes Ann Finley Kimberly Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:0 8 p.m. GENERAL DISCUSSION Minutes from the February 19th and March 19th meetings were reviewed by members. It was moved and seconded (Labianca/Black) to approve the February minutes, with the motion passing unanimously. It was moved and seconded (Black/Morris) to approve the March minutes, with the motion passing unanimously. The committee discussed allocating a small amount of time at the beginning of each meeting for public comment. General consensus among members was favorable to allowing a limited time for members of the public to bring forward ideas or comment on current agenda items. The committee will not engage in discussion about comments made during this timeframe, but topics could be set as agenda items for future meetings. Chair Campbell briefly discussed the committee’s role as an advocate to the Town Board, clarifying that individual opinions/positions of members are not necessarily representative of official opinions/positions of the committee. MEMBER APPOINTMENT Interviews were held on May 9th for the four open committee positions. Stan Black, Belle Morris and Ann Finley were each re-appointed to the committee for a term of three years. The remaining candidates that were interviewed declined the offer, so the fourth vacancy remains unfilled. The committee discussed strategies for filling the vacancy and decided to make the topic an agenda item for the June meeting. BIKE-FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITES Plans were discussed for community outreach on facilitating bikes through the downtown corridor. Three concepts for public consideration will be presented at an early summer public meeting on the topic. Concepts include a two -way bike path on the south side of the river, a traditional bike lane on the highway and a separated bike lane that would be protected from traffic by a barrier of some kind. An action plan for the meeting was formulated, with Chair Campbell researching the feasibility of concepts, of producing sketches of the concepts and scheduling a special meeting in two weeks for the committee to discuss the concepts in further detail. Once Transportation Advisory Committee – May 21st, 2014 – Page 2 the committee has approved the concepts, the date of the public forum will be set and PR will be sent out about the event. DOWNTOWN EMPLOYEE PARKING PROJECT Discussion regarding employee parking in the downtown corridor continued, with the suggestion of reframing the topic to be centered less on businesses and their employees and more about how to increase ridership on the shuttles/trolley. The committee revived the concept of parking meters in the downtown co rridor, feeling that not only would they present a revenue stream, but would incentivize guests to use the shuttle system and alleviate traffic/parking congestion. A comprehensive study or parking plan was proposed, with Chair Campbell volunteering to sketch proposal and concept for the June meeting. Kimberly Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:48 p.m.