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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Board 2015-03-31Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, March 31st, 2015 Minutes of a Special 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 31st day of March, 2015. Present: Kimberly Campbell Ann Finley Cory LaBianca Gregg Rounds Thom Widawski Belle Morris Amy Hamrick Bryon Holmes Absent: Stan Black Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works Kevin Ash, Public Works Civil Engineer Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant John Ericson, Town Board Liaison Chair Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. RECOMMENDATION TO TRUSTEES ON DOWNTOWN ESTES LOOP PROJECT No public comment was heard during this special meeting. The Town Board has scheduled a special meeting on April 15th at 6:00 pm to hear public comment. The meeting will be held at the Event Center. Alternative 1 has been found by the NEPA study to be the most viable option for the project. An anonymous vote was taken among TAB members to determine where the board stands on the issue for discussion purposes. One vote was for “no action”, the rest were in favor of the Alternative 1 of the Loop project. Director Muhonen addressed questions regarding whether or not sidewalks were included along the length of the couplet route. A sidewalk will run parallel to the road along the entire route. Loading zones were discussed for trucks in the downtown section. Bike lanes are included throughout the route, with shared lanes on westbound Elkhorn. Pedestrian crossings were discussed at length. Roundabouts versus signals were also discussed, especially at the Crags and Moraine intersection. It was moved and seconded (Widawski/Finley) to recommend to Trustees to move ahead with Alternative 1 of the Loop project as presented, and the motion passed seven (7) to one (1). The board emphasized their support of the Loop project as a foundation to be built upon, with the intention of continuing public process of solving the bigger traffic and parking issues Chair Campbell will draft a memo to the Town Board and get it out to TAB members for comment. With no other business to discuss, Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:02 p.m.