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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Committee 2014-06-18 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, June 18th, 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 150, Administration Conference Room, in said Town of Estes Park on the 21st day of May, 2014. Present: Kimberly Campbell Gregg Rounds Stan Black Belle Morris Thom Widawski Bryon Holmes Also Present: Kevin Ash, Public Works Interim Director/Civil Engineer Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Brian Wells, Shuttle Coordinator Absent: Cory LaBianca Ann Finley John Ericson, Town Board Liaison Kimberly Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:0 9 p.m. GENERAL DISCUSSION As several committee members arrived late to the meeting, a quorum was not present at the beginning of the meeting. Due to this circumstance, the vote on the m inutes from the May 21st, 2014 meeting was postponed. COMMITTEE VACANCY The committee continued discussion on the vacant position and how to move forward concerning this issue. Since the closing of the last posting, a couple of community members have expressed interest in participating as members of the committee. The idea of immediately reopening the application process was discussed, as well as the idea of recommending to the Town Board a reduction of committee size to seven members. If the decision is made to reduce the committee size, the recommendation would be made later in the year so the process would coincide with the expiration of three active terms in March 2015. It was moved and seconded (Black/Widawski) to delay posting for the vacancy and wait until September 2014 to begin the process of reducing the committee number to seven members. Due to a tie vote, the motion did not move forward. It was moved and seconded (Rounds/Morris) to keep the committee size at the current number of nine members. Due to a tie vote, the motion did not move forward. FLAP UPDATES Chair Campbell updated the committee on potential opportunities to influence the FLAP design process, which is currently moving forward very quickly. The Town’s TAC may have the opportunity to attend the FLAP TAC and advise on the inclusion of bike paths, as well as make recommendations on how they are designed. The FLAP TAC meeting could happen very abruptly, so the Town’s TAC needs to be prepared with a strategy. The committee is in favor of presenting four concepts for bike paths through the downtown corridor: a traditional bike lane following the highway through downtown, a protected bike lane through downtown, a bi-directional path following Riverside Drive and a multi-modal path on the south side of the river. Chair Campbell will sketch out a short presentation of these concepts to present to the FLAP TAC if the opportunity is presented. Transportation Advisory Committee – June 18th, 2014 – Page 2 BIKE-FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITES Two representatives from the Estes Park Cycling Coalition (EPCC), Greg Sampson and Alicia Mittelman, gave an overview of the coalition’s mission and spoke of the Bike Friendly Community Application the coalition will submit in July. The process of applying to be designated a “Bicycle Friendly Community” through the League of American Bicyclists will provide feedback and prioritization to help the community achieve its bicycle-friendly objectives. The TAC recommended the EPCC give a presentation to the Town Board on the Bike Friendly Community Application process. It was moved and seconded (Morris/Holmes) for the Transportation Advisory Committee to support the Estes Park Cycling Coalition when they present the “Bike Friendly Community” application to the Town Board. The motion passed with two (2) members voting “no.” DOWNTOWN EMPLOYEE PARKING PROJECT Due to lack of time, this agenda item was not discussed and will be discussed at the next meeting. Kimberly Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:59 p.m.