HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Visioning Committee 2012-02-17RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 17, 2012
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the TRANSPORTATION VISIONING
COMMITTEE of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held in the Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on
the 17`h day of February, 2012.
Members:
Attending:
Stan Black, Kimberly Campbell, Peggy Campbell, Charley
Dickey, John Ericson, Larry Gamble, Wayne Groome, Lowell
Richardson, John Hannon, Cory La Bianca, Fred Mares,
Jerry Miller, Rex Poggenpohl, Greg Rosener, Frank Theis,
Annika Van der Werf, Gary Van Horn
Stan Black, Kimberly Campbell, Charley Dickey, John
Ericson, Lowell Richardson, Cory La Bianca, Fred Mares,
and Jerry Miller
Also Attending: Deputy Town Clerk Deats
Absent:
Peggy Campbell, Larry Gamble, Wayne Groome, John
Hannon, Rex Poggenpohl, Greg Rosener, Frank Theis,
Annika Van der Werf, Gary Van Horn
Co -Chair Ericson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the regular meeting held February 1, 2012, were approved.
DISCUSSION OF DRAFT REPORT.
The Committee began its review of the draft report. Cory La Bianca read through the
document which was consolidated by Fred Mares, with the Committee providing input
related to content. Member La Bianca and Co -Chair Ericson will work on wordsmithing,
crafting, and editing the document at a later date. Comments and suggestions will be
forwarded to Fred Mares to be used in making in revisions to the report.
The Committee's comments included but are not limited to:
introduction is a consolidation of everyone's comments; the vision statement requires
additional work and meet with the consensus of the Committee; provide an explanation
related to the general assumptions and special considerations; clarify and combine
assumptions and special considerations where appropriate; provide footnotes citing
sources of information where appropriate; compile a list of studies and resources
utilized by the Committee; important to include results of voting at public input sessions;
findings are up to the Town Board to evaluate, prioritize and identify funding as the
ultimate decision making body; consider a letter from the TVC to the Trustees to present
the final report; define and use terms consistently throughout the report; write report to
encourage implementation; priorities may change as Town Board composition changes;
provide more background, write about big picture, then add recommendations for short-,
medium-, and long -terms; and use a consistent format throughout the report.
The draft written by Stan Black on "Roads" and the draft written by Kimberly Campbell
on "Shuttles" were not reviewed due to lack of time. With their permission, Fred Mares
will begin to incorporate these draft sections into the document. At the next meeting,
the Committee will continue with their review of the draft report.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Transportation Visioning Committee — February 17, 2012 — Page 2
Revisions based on comments heard during the meeting will be made by Fred Mares
and additional information received from contributors will be included. Frank Theis who
has volunteered to on photographs and graphics for the report, will need guidance
related to the specific areas of the report where additional material in the form of
graphics and photographs may be needed. The Committee discussed the mechanics of
producing a printed, bound, professional -looking report with Interim Town Administrator
Richardson offering assistance.
The Committee considered presenting the report to the Town Board at a study session
or during the regular Town Board meeting. It was the consensus of the group to have a
short presentation to the Town Board during a regular meeting and ask the Trustees to
formally accept the report from the Transportation Visioning Committee.
FUTURE MEETINGS.
The next meeting of the Transportation Visioning Committee is scheduled for
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at 3 p.m. in Town Hall Room 202.
There being no further business, Co -Chair Ericson adjourned the regular meeting at
11:12 a.m.
Cynthra Deats, Deputy Town Clerk