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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Board 05-17-17Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, May 17, 2017 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Room 203 of Town Hall on the 17th day of May, 2017. Present: Kimberly Campbell Tom Street Gordon Slack Stan Black Ken Zornes Amy Hamrick Belle Morris Also Present: Bob Holcomb, Town Board Liaison Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director Larry Gamble, Rocky Mountain National Park Tom Dougherty, Downtown Plan Steering Committee Absent: Ann Finley Chair Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. It was moved and seconded (Slack/Street) to approve the April meeting minutes with corrections and the motion passed unanimously. SHUTTLE UPDATE, Sandy Osterman Green route will start at noon at the Estes Park fairgrounds. This is estimated to be a 15- minute route. Routes will run June 24 – September 10. Special weekends include the following: Scottish Festival, Autumn Gold, July 4th, Elk Fest, Fall Back Beer Festival, & Catch the Glow. PROJECT UPDATES, Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works Trolley: Public Works met with Town officials to receive approval for submitting a grant application to replace the current Gold Route trolley with an electric trolley. The application will be due in June. Further budget talks will take place to see where the local share funds would come from if the Town’s grant application is accepted. Transit Facility Parking Structure: The construction crew poured the last ground level interior slab as of mid-May. This project is on schedule and set for substantial completion by June 30th with full completion by July 14th. The western stairs are being painted. Pulled temporary stairs and will start erecting permanent western stairs next week. East stairs are still in fabrication. After Memorial Day, the construction crew will begin stair erection on the east side. DMS Signs: Public Works received approval from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to enter into an installation contract. If all proceeds as planned, officials hope to have the signs installed and running on June 30th. Moraine Avenue Bridge Replacement: Public Works to put 60% design plans on website for citizens to review. The project team would continue their work on hydraulics to meet Transportation Advisory Board – May 17, 2017 – Page 2 the final design submittal of June 28th. The TAB and Director Muhonen engaged in a detailed discussion on the detour route and its efficiency due to traffic concerns. DOWNTOWN PLAN PARKING – COMMUNITY OUTREACH, Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works, & Chair Campbell TAB began discussing the downtown parking plan outreach. They restated the goals of this initiative which are to educate the public on more transportation options and make downtown more attractive/inviting while also reducing pollution and congestion. TAB members discussed holding information meetings around Town to promote public involvement in the downtown parking plans. Ideally, groups would be 10-15 people to facilitate an intimate setting in which citizens can openly give their input and bring ideas to Town officials. Plans were set up to hold meetings hosted by TAB members Amy Hamrick, Belle Morris, Ken Zornes, and Stan Black. Dates and details are TBD. There would also be downtown parking outreach at the Farmer’s Market. TAB recruited members to be a presence at these weekly events while discussing handouts such as a business card that directs citizens to the websites, parking map, etc. Director Muhonen suggested that the TAB continue holding meetings and staying engaged in the community con versations until November 2017. TAB emphasized the importance of the downtown parking plan being a representation of the community’s desires. OTHER BUSINESS Member Slack suggested putting a static sign on US 36 to inform visitors of the Event Center. Currently, signs are set up seasonally to signal towards that area. This sparked the wayfinding signage discussion that the TAB has touched on previously. The TAB briefly held discussion about costs associated with this and the possibility of a year-round sign with hopes of increasing business to the Event Center. With no other business to discuss, Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:46 p.m.