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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Board 2016-12-21RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, December 21, 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 Halt, in said Town of Estes Park on the 21" day of December, 2016. Present: Kimberly Campbell Gregg Rounds Tom Street Amy Hamrick Stan Black Ann Finley Gordon Slack Bette Morris Also Present: Bob Holcomb, Town Board Liaison Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director Kevin Ash, Engineering Manager Frank Lancaster, Town Administrator Absent: Ken Zornes Brian Wells, Shuttle Director Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works Admin. Assistant Chair Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. No Public Comment GENERAL DISCUSSION Approval of the November meeting minutes as presented (Slack/Street) and the motion passed unanimously. RMNP UPDATE, Larry Gamble/John Hannon/Erika Cote Erika Cole spoke to the TAB about her work at the RMNP Regional Office for a 90-day detail educating staff on visitor use management actions deployed at other parks. She also stated that she would like to be involved in future FLAP (Federal Lands Access Program) grant applications similar the one she reviewed pertaining to the Moraine Avenue Improvements. She stated that the Colorado FLAP Programming Decision Committee is now focused on shovel -ready projects so it would benefit the Town to complete the public involvement and NEPA processes in advance of future FLAP application submittaL RMNP representatives provided the following updates as they pertain to increased visitation and the associated plans to handle the influx. Through November 2016, there were 4.4 million visitors with every month in 2016 exceeding the 2015 visitation. There were over 700,000 riders on the shuttles in 2016, which is an increase of 22% over 2015 (2015 was 27% higher than 2014). RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transportation Advisory Board — December 21, 2016 — Page 2 Further extensive discussions took place relative to the mitigation of traffic congestion by using: digital sign communications in Loveland and Lyons, additional hiker shuttle(s), mobile phone entrance fee application, etc. Larry Gamble suggests collaborative staff planning to establish intersection upgrade design concepts as well as regional planning efforts with CDOT and counties to regionally address visitation and traffic impacts at RMNP. PROJECT UPDATES, Kevin Ash, Engineering Manager Manager Ash provided updates on the Moraine Bridge project. It was suggested that there be a separate path for bikes and pedestrians from the parking structure to Spruce Drive. The new Moraine Bridge design should accommodate two separate flood benches for these paths. General consensus supported this concept. PROJECT UPDATES, Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director Director Muhonen provided an update on the exterior colors to be used in the design of the parking structure. Foundation work on the structure is scheduled to begin very soon. OTHER BUSINESS The Downtown Parking Program consultant budget has been reduced from $60K to $45K. The scope of work remains to be finalized after confirming scope of parking study efforts included in the Downtown Plan contract. This will need taken into account prior to advertising any RFP for this service. John Guffy, Eagle Rock School, requested that two to seven of his students be allowed to attend a TAB meeting. At the Eagle Rock School, students assist in the operation of the school to develop a lifestyle of service. Guffy is looking for an opportunity for his students to learn the mission/vision of an organization and be heard in expressing their input. To accommodate this initiative, a motion was made/seconded (Slack/Morris) to reschedule the next meeting to January 20, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Town Hall, Rooms 202 & 203. There was a 6-0 vote in favor. The goal will be to make this event relevant to the students' future adult life. With no other business to discuss, Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:12 pm.