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Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, September 19, 2018
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 19 th
day of September, 2018.
Present: Gordon Slack
Tom Street
Belle Morris
Stan Black
Ann Finley
Janice Crow
Ron Wilcocks
Linda Hanick
Also Present: Trustee Carlie Bangs, Town Board Liaison
Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director
David Hook, Engineering Manager
Bunny Victoria Beers, Recording Secretary
Absent: Amy Hamrick
Chair Morris called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Mike Malloy, a citizen, provided feedback on the operation and classification of e-bikes.
He stated the primary difference between a Class 1 and 2 e-bike is the throttle assist
option which is available for the Class 2 e-bikes. He encouraged the TAB to consider e-
bikes on trails as a benefit to citizens and visitors.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A motion was made and seconded (Street/Crow) to approve the August meeting minutes
with minor edits and all were in favor.
COMPLETE STREET POLICY DRAFT:
Chair Morris stated the updated draft policy would be distributed to the TAB including a
cover letter to the Town Board of Trustees. TAB comments ensued regarding the
importance of keeping the information in the policy concise and add ing “grade separated
crossings” language in the safe crossings for pedestrians section of the p olicy. A motion
was made and seconded (Wilcocks/Black) to approve the Complete Streets Policy draft
with recommended changes and the motion passed with Slack abstaining.
Chair Morris presented a report by the League of American Bicyclists on the Building
Blocks of a Bicycle Friendly Community. The program collected data on community efforts
to improve bicycling and available resources.
The Board discussed Amendment 110 – Transportation Funding which would increase
taxes for transportation funds. Director Muhonen stated the funds would be allocated as
a proration to agencies based on street mileage. The Board was in agreement to direct
Trustee Liaison Bangs to present the TAB support of Amendment 110 to the Board of
Trustees and requested staff investigate the benefits of recommending Town Board
support through a resolution.
WAYFINDING PROGRAM:
Manager Hook reviewed the schedule for the Wayfinding Program which included a
news release and posting of final documents to the project webpage which would
then be taken to the public for comment at the October 11, 2018 public meeting. A
final draft of the plan and related graphics would be presented to the Board of
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Trustees at the December 11, 2018 study session. He requested guidance on sign
locations, labels, and architecture. Director Muhonen provided parking wayfinding
sign options which have been provided as options for the Downtown Estes Loop
project. Discussion ensued and has been summarized: size; materials used; the
benefit in including “nearest” or “more” in reference to shopping and parking;
removing “George Hix Memorial Park” and leaving “Riverside Plaza” to avoid
confusion; adding the words “Estes Park” in front of “Visitor Center” to avoid
confusion with the National Park Visitor Center; the benefits of removing park names
and stating “public park” with the name of the park appearing on the kiosk only; the
use of brown on street signs which is commonly used as recreation directions and
potentially merging multiple concepts together for a unique and easy to reference
sign. The Board requested the type of material used, cost and feedback be
presented during public outreach.
E-BIKE POLICY REVIEW UPDATE:
Motorized vehicles are currently prohibited on trails. Public interest in e -bikes and
scooters has increased across the nation. The majority of purchased e -bikes are Class
2 with throttle assist. Director Muhonen stressed the importance of addressing the use
of scooters and e-bikes in the same ordinance. Concerns were voiced regarding
scooters which are used in other municipalities as a use for entertainment versus travel
and can potentially become a nuisance when they are discarded in spaces which are
not designated for scooters. A motion was recommended (Street/Hanick) to amend the
previous resolution on e-bikes to include Class 1 and 2 limited to a 20mph threshold,
and to permit e-scooters limited to 15mph and the motion passed with Black voting no.
GRANT APPLICATIONS: Continued to the October 17, 2018 meeting.
2019 BUDGET: Continued to the October 17, 2018 meeting.
SHUTTLE UPDATES:
Manager Wells stated dropping stops outside of Town limits would be discussed
September 20, 2018 in the Visitor Center meeting room, then presented to the Town
Board at the November 13, 2018 Town Board Study Session meeting. Additionally, he
requested an Estes Park Transit discussion at the regular TAB meeting scheduled for
October 17, 2018.
OTHER BUSINESS
Director Muhonen stated the Complete Streets Policy, E-bike Policy and a presentation
on the Parking Utilization Study would be presented at the November 27, 2018 Town
Board study session meeting.
With no other business to discuss, Chair Morris adjourned the meeting at 2:04 p.m.
Bunny Victoria Beers Recording Secretary