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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Board 2015-10-21Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, October 21th, 2015 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Rooms 202 & 203 of Town Hall, in said Town of Estes Park on the 21th day of October, 2015. Present: Kimberly Campbell Gregg Rounds Stan Black Thom Widawski Amy Hamrick Belle Morris Ann Finley Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works John Ericson, Town Board Liaison Sandy Osterman, Shuttle Committee Liaison Kevin Ash, Town Engineer Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Samantha Phillips, Contract Administrative Assistant Absent: Bryon Holmes Vacancy Chair Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. GENERAL DISCUSSION No public was in attendance, so public comment was not heard. Minutes from the September 16th meeting were reviewed by members. It was moved and seconded (Hamrick/Finley) to approve the minutes, with the motion passing unanimously. Human Resources received one application for the vacant TAB position. The Town Board will be selecting an interview committee soon. Sandy Osterman provided a shuttle committee update to the board. Total 2015 numbers from June 27th through September 15th were recorded at 516,422 (down from the previous year by 2,945). Some shuttles experienced breakdowns, including the popular Elkhorn Express trolley, which contributed to the lower ridership numbers. Sandy presented an overview of ridership according to different routes while also announcing that shuttles will continue to run for fall and winter special events. The budget for 2016 has not presently changed and a few route changes have been proposed. STAFF UPDATES ON TOWN PROJECTS The alignment configurations for the Fall River Trail Extension project are in place to the Historic Fall River Hydroplant museum. Survey work is being completed and a meeting is scheduled to update the public on progress. Staff hopes to get the Dry Gulch Road Rehabilitation project out to bid and the project under contract, to be completed by June 2016. Utility work has been completed on Fish Creek and right of way acquisition is currently underway. Once completed, the project can go out to bid. Construction will commence in 2016, with hopes of completion in early 2017. Transportation Advisory Board – October 21th, 2015 – Page 2 The Town’s new pavement manager, Kelly Stallworth, has been completing assessments of street conditions and will move forward with training of different surface treatments and methods of maintenance and repair. The Loop project is still active and being supported by the Town. The Environmental Assessment should be delivered in spring of 2016. Currently the project is looking at ways of complying with CDOT bridge standards through phasing, since current project funding is insufficient to complete the project with full compliance. The parking structure is being held in the preliminary design stage until the completion of the Environmental Assessment by the Bureau of Reclamation. Once the EA is released, the Town is hoping to get clearance from FTA to proceed with the final design. DOWNTOWN PARKING STRATEGY Chair Campbell began the discussion with the ten “Proposed Parking Strategy” items, with minor changes to these items proposed by TAB members. Further discussion centered on paid parking rates, as well as RV and bus parking. The board reviewed the intro, background, guiding principles and objectives sections with little comment on each. It was moved and seconded (Morris/Black) to submit the Proposed Parking Strategy, with amendments, to the Town Board for approval, with the motion passing unanimously. Trustee Ericson suggested presenting the Proposed Parking Strategy to the Trustees at a Town Board Study Session. Director Muhonen expressed interest in first taking the document to PUP for comment. With no other business to discuss, Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 2:02 p.m.