HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Visioning Committee 2011-09-07RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, September 7, 2011
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 7th day of September, 2011.
Members: Stan Black, Kimberly Campbell, Peggy Campbell, Charley
Dickey, John Ericson, Larry Gamble, Wayne Groome,
Jacquie Halburnt, John Hannon, Cory La Bianca, Fred
Mares, Jerry Miller, Rex Poggenpohl, Greg Rosener, Frank
Theis, Annika Van der Werf, Gary Van Horn
Attending: Kimberly Campbell, Charley Dickey, John Ericson, Wayne
Groome, Fred Mares, Jerry Miller, Rex Poggenpohl, Greg
Rosener, Frank Theis
Also Attending: PIO Rusch and Deputy Town Clerk Deats
Absent: Stan Black, Peggy Campbell, Larry Gamble, Jacquie
Halburnt, John Hannon, Cory La Bianca, Annika Van der
Werf, Gary Van Horn
Chair Miller called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the regular meeting held August 24, 2011, were approved.
PUBLIC INPUT SESSION — OVERVIEW AND PARTICIPATION.
Co -Chair Miller reviewed the meeting format the facilitators will be using for the public
input sessions, and reported that a press release regarding the meetings had been sent
out and invitations to special districts had been mailed. In addition, an e-mail reminder
will be sent out the week prior to the scheduled meetings, as well as republishing of the
press release.
The meeting facilitators requested that at least one TVC member be present at each of
the public sessions to demonstrate the Committee's willingness to listen to the
community's ideas and concerns. Co -Chair Miller will send an e-mail to the Committee
members asking them to respond as to which meetings they will be attending to make
sure all the meetings are covered. Rex Poggenpohl, Charley Dickey, and Wayne
Groome are available to attend any or all of the meetings and to fill in the schedule if
needed.
Rex Poggenpohl commented that the public may want to receive an update related to
the results of the public input sessions. PIO Rusch suggested following up with a press
release to include highlights from the public sessions after reviewing the facilitators'
report.
FINAL REPORT PREPARATION WORK GROUP.
Co -Chairs Ericson and Miller expressed a desire to begin preparations for drafting the
TVC's final report to the Town Board. The Committee concurred and discussed
different ways to approach the report such as: creating a subcommittee to begin
drafting the report; having the moderators of each Work Group prepare a section to
synthesize into the final report; create a report and include an appendix containing
educational and informational materials; include specific, practical, implementable
solution packages with time frames in the appendix; provide the broad spectrum of
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topics discussed by the TVC along with guidelines for implementation; the report should
be written to be used as a planning tool and a guide for future decisions related to
transportation; the report should contain enough concrete information to inspire
communication, discussion, and merit further study; and the goal of report is to present
alternatives for transportation for the next 15 to 20 years. Co -Chair Ericson commented
that the report should not be too detailed, but rather should be a document that provides
information that can be utilized within the community for presentations and discussions
related to future transportation needs.
The Committee concluded that it would be beneficial to map out the general structure or
format of the report to which information and material can be added. A meeting to begin
creating a report outline will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
in Room 203. Fred Mares will send out notification of the meeting to the full Committee
to solicit participation in the process. Frank Theis volunteered to work on graphics for
the report, such as maps and diagrams, in order to provide consistency throughout the
document, and the Committee talked about the importance of sustainability and
planning principles for alternative transportation modes when doing long-term planning
for future transportation projects. Co -Chair Miller emphasized that it is important for the
entire Committee to agree on how the final report gets written, and to utilize the
strengths of the Committee members in producing the report.
There being no further business, Chair Miller adjourned the regular meeting at 4:35
p.m.
Cynthi . Deats, Deputy Town Clerk