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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Advisory Board 2016-08-17RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, August 17, 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 17th day of August, 2016. Present: Kimberly Campbell Gordon Stack Ken Zornes Tom Street Stan Black Belle Morris Gregg Rounds Amy Hamrick Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works Administrative Assistant Patrick Martchink, Trustee Liaison Bob Holcomb, Town Board Liaison Brian Wells, Shuttle Director Absent: Ann Finley Kevin Ash, Engineering Manager Chair Campbell called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. GENERAL DISCUSSION It was moved and seconded to approve the July meeting minutes (Slack/Hamrick) and the motion passed unanimously. Due to circumstances, Gregg Rounds would have to leave the meeting early. As such, we will first take a vote on the LOOP Environmental Assessment. During the discussion, Member Slack stated that based off his conversations, less federal funds will by be resid made available for Town of Estes Park projects due to the lack of appreciation nts and the Town officials if we vote against the LOOP. doesn't be thelike ones oong changes 'Yes' on it for these reasons. Slack believes RMNP shou d rather than the Town accommodating the rise in visitors and thus moving the problem from RMNP to the Visitor Center. Chair Campbell clarified that there is a lot of political discourse and there needs to be lessons learned from all of this. Some have fears as they try to envision what it will be like. Some want a bigger facility with more impact. Member Morris feels that the LOOP will definitely be helpful. She stated that those riding bicycles as well as pedestrians could be killed the way things are now. She feels more emphasis needs placed on multimodal safety. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transportation Advisory Board — August 17th, 2016 — Page 2 Member Black mentioned that this has all be studied and the solution is always the same — this is the best solution. Traffic will flow more smoothly. The facts remain on the side of LOOP and basic ignorance of the information is causing opposition. Those owners of 'imminent domain' properties have all the necessary information and are on board with the decisions being made. If the LOOP is put out to public vote, a large population of those affected will be left out as they reside outside the Town limits or are visitors to the area. SHUTTLE COMMITTEE UPDATES Brian Wells with the Town of Estes Park Community Services Division Grant provided the Shuttle Committee updates today. The Committee has determined not to apply for federal funds in 2017 due to it being in the middle of a 2-year grant cycle. It was determined it would be best to wait until the beginning of the 2018/2019 cycle to apply. This will allow a start from the beginning to request the funds to be allocated. The Shuttle serviced over 44,000 people in the month of July, 2016. August is showing strong counts as well. The most requested stops are Safeway and the Post Office. The Shuttle Committee wilt decide how best to implement a new stop along Rockwell Street. Due to budget constraints, however, the routes for next year will remain the same. PROJECT UPDATES, Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director CDOT is currently striping on Hwy 34. On August 16, 2016, Greg requested CDOT paint a double -left turn lane running South to East. The request was not passed along so it won't be done today. They WILL be able to repaint striped median to modify the Northern portion and extend a leg of a dedicated South turn lane. They only need to add the word 'ONLY' to provide the dedicated lanes. The shoulder also needs work to create a uniform width of 6 feet. There is also an issue with drivers entering the NB turn Lane off Riverside onto Elkhorn and having a continued fear of being hit. Painting will take place to add a solid white line for the motorist to know it's ok to proceed. Estes Park Transit Facility Parking Structure: Two Requests for Proposals (RFP) will be publish to Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing today. Both are for the Estes Park Transit Facility Parking Structure — one for Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) and one for an Independent Cost Estimator (ICE). Director Muhonen is optimistic on funding. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transportation Advisory Board — August 17th, 2016 — Page 3 Dynamic Message Board: Director Muhonen's current thoughts regarding the alternating messages for the new DMB are are: • Line 1 > "RMNP Parking — FULL (red) or OPEN (green)' • Line 2 > "Downtown Parking — FULL (red) or OPEN (green)" • Line 3 > "Parking Garage — FULL (red) or OPEN (green)" or "Free Shuttle" with an arrow . TAB INITIATIVES Kimberly brought the Estes Valley Master Trails Plan. The document is now being published/disseminated. EVMTP would work collaboratively with TAB to devise the best plan moving forward. The Trails Committee will join the September TAB meeting so that a unified request for trails work can be submitted to trustees. All recommendations need sent to Chair Campbell by August 30, 2016 in preparation for the September 7, 2016 Special Meeting. We wilt be looking at 2 trail -related items: 1) Town Board to adopt trails master plan; and 2) request to combine our list of initiatives with the list generated by the trails committee. Director Muhonen will take request for the adoption of this plan to the Town Board next week. Chair Campbell requested members bring 2-3 ideas for what they'd like to see take place. DOWNTOWN PARKING STRATEGY: Chair Campbell has revised the strategy to reflect the June plan. Less of a public process and more 'action' oriented. Per Director Muhonen, those involved in the Downtown Master Plan (DMP) have performed significant public outreach. At this time, however, the DMP is in limbo until new leadership consultants are retained. All are hoping that will take place in November, 2016. This transfers the onus of pub outreach to Downtown Parking Committee. Chair Campbell will send revised version to members and request feedback/review within the week. OTHER BUSINESS With no other business to discuss, Chair Campbell adjourned the meeting at 1:51 pm.