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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Board 2016-05-18RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, May 18th, 2016 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 18th day of May, 2016. Present: Kimberly Campbell Ann Finley Gordon Slack Ken Zornes Tom Street Stan Black Amy Hamrick Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works Bob Holcomb, Town Board Liaison Samantha Phillips, Flood Recovery Project Associate Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works Administrative Assistant Kevin Ash, Engineering Manager Absent: Gregg Rounds Belle Morris Chair Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. GENERAL DISCUSSION It was moved and seconded (Slack/Finley) to approve the April meeting minutes & the motion passed unanimously. Chair Kimberly Campbell welcomed Trustee Bob Holcomb who wilt be the new trustee liaison for the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB). PROJECT UPDATES The Town would be continuing dialogue with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) involving the Barnes Dance. CDOT had not confirmed that they would make the conversion or provide files. A proposed sign had been sketched which would be placed above the push buttons on the downtown intersections. The ownership of the signals would remain with CDOT while the Town would have the key and the ability to reset them. Regarding the Loop, the Town was awaiting the EA draft for staff review. The EA wilt be submitted publicly at the next public hearing tentatively scheduled for June 29th. The Loop project is approved unless the Board takes action to halt the project. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transportation Advisory Board — May 18th, 2016 — Page 2 A draft application for the FLAP Moraine Avenue Muttimodal Improvements had been submitted to the Town Board. Letters of support had been received and the consultant had prepared a photo simulation. The "Finding of No Significant Impact`_had been released for the Transit Hub Parking Structure. The Town is currently waiting for an official answer regarding the request to move from the north to south site. The Town would be exploring the possibility of taking a different direction on the construction side and utilizing a CM/GC (Construction Manager/General Contractor) method which could potentially save time and cost as opposed to the traditional method. There had been no changes involving scope or schedule for the Fish Creek project. 36 of 48 property owner agreements had been signed and returned. The contractors hired for the Dry Gulch project had indicated that the project was still on schedule and on budget. The utility work was underway as was the water line lowering and storm drainage culverts. Phase one would tentatively be complete by the end of June. Approximately two thirds to three quarters of the designated roads had been done with what was budgeted for the 2016 year regarding the Crack Seal project. The remaining roads would be rolled into next year's budget. The roads to be affected were Axminster Lane, Golf Course Road, and Manford Avenue stretching from Community Drive to the school. The project wilt last up to 2 weeks. The consultants for Fall River Trail would be proceeding into final design and would be receiving an extension for the delivery date of final documents. The Town would be entering into a final easement discussion. TAB INITIATIVES The Trustees would be meeting in June to determine the 2017 objectives. The TAB confirmed that paid parking was still a number one priority and would like to see this implemented no later than summer 2018. The Town would took into public outreach to gather support. The TAB discussed the possibility of two extra levels on the Transit Hub Parking Structure and additional downtown parking. The Town would continue pursuing opportunities for the Visitor Center parking lot. A more active strategy was discussed to look at funding RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transportation Advisory Board — May 18th, 2016 — Page 3 sources aside from grants. Tom Street proposed a goal of guests leaving their cars before they enter the corridor to free traffic downtown. The TAB was interested in setting up a meeting to learn more about the Rocky Mountain National Park and its history of shuttles. The TAB would be addressing the ongoing issue of bike lanes in the downtown area. The TAB would be asking the Town Board to renew the objective. The Town would be reaching out to downtown business owners to discuss incentives for employee parking. The TAB would like to see the locals in mind rather than outsourcing the work. The TAB would like if the Town hired a consultant to facilitate action with an implementation plan and not a study. The TAB would be taking a memo to the Town Board asking that these objectives be added to the list of 2017 objectives and would be working on the action strategy for the June meeting. A motion was made to support two 2017 objectives for the Town Board. The first being an action plan for paid parking downtown and employee parking with a goal to implement this program by the 2018 peak season. The second being to pursue funding opportunities for the Fall River Trail and two additional levels on the Transit Hub Parking Structure. The motion was made (Slack) and seconded (Street) and was passed. OTHER BUSINESS With no other business to discuss, Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:47 pm.