HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Transportation Visioning Committee 2011-06-01RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, June 1, 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 1st day of June, 2011.
Members:
Attending:
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
Stan Black, Peggy Campbell, Charley Dickey, John Ericson,
Wayne Groome, Cory La Bianca, Fred Mares, Jerry Miller,
Rex Poggenpohl, Lowell Richardson, Greg Rosener, and
Gary Van Horn
Also Attending: Deputy Town Clerk Deats
Absent: Kimberly Campbell, Larry Gamble, Jacquie Halburnt, John
Hannon, Frank Theis, Annika Van der Werf
Chair Miller called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the regular meeting held May 4, 2011, were approved.
WORK GROUP REPORTS.
1. BYPASSES/ROAD RECONFIGURATION:
Attendees discussed the public process and upcoming presentation to the Town
Board.
2. PARKING/SHUTTLES:
Gary Coleman was a guest at the last Parking/Shuttles work group and spoke about
ideas to encourage ridership on mass transit by introducing an element of fun to the
experience.
3. INFORMATION/TECHNOLOGY:
John Maunder, Chief Information Officer for the Department of Transport, Energy,
and Infrastructure of the state of South Australia attended the meeting as a guest
speaker. Mr. Maunder questioned the group as to what the expected outcomes of
the TVC are and said that all accomplishments and ideas of the TVC will tie back to
these outcomes and the mission and vision of the group. Discussion included ways
to motivate people to use mass transit, such as raising parking fees to make it
financially feasible, and a recommendation to review the Oregon State Strategic
Plan related to shuttle system format and suggestions for technical approaches and
solutions to transportation issues. Members of the group visualized Estes Park
through a visitor's eyes and talked about how to consolidate and evaluate the ideas
generated. Moderator Mares reviewed a handout containing an example of a
technique which assigns weights to aid in the evaluation of ideas and said it is
difficult to evaluate individual solutions on their own as some solutions have more
merit and impact when packaged together with other components to provide a more
complete solution to transportation issues. Stan Black agreed that it is time to
package ideas to produce solutions.
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Cory La Bianca revisited the question of expected outcomes of the TVC, stating that
identifying the outcome is important in knowing how to move forward. Chair Miller
said that the way to resolve issues is to define them, and that the Committee is still
defining the issues. By going through this process, in addition to finding solutions to
improve transportation and parking, reduce congestion, and enhance the visitors'
experience, the outcomes will become clearer and more refined. Greg Rosener
agreed that sorting through the pieces will cause the outcome to surface.
TVC PRESENTATION TO THE TOWN BOARD.
Chair Miller stated that the TVC is scheduled to make a presentation to the Town Board
at the Study Session on June 28, 2011. Fred Mares reviewed an outline for a
presentation to the Town Board that was drafted by himself, Stan Black, and Kimberly
Campbell. The proposed presentation includes background on the formation of the
Committee; assumptions, considerations, and processes the Committee used to
envision transportation needs 20 years in the future; specific issues that came from
Work Group meetings; and a proposed public process to receive input from the
community. No solutions to transportation issues would be included in the presentation,
with the Committee expecting to receive direction from the Town Board as to how to
proceed. Proposed solutions and/or combinations of solutions to address transportation
issues will come after the public process in a final report to the Board.
The Committee discussed a process for rating specific issues generated in the Work
Group sessions. Comments included: have Work Groups meet to ensure all important
issues are included on a master list for review and weighting; weight issues generated
from the Work Groups to determine the importance of topics and focus on information
for presentation; and weighting should be done by full Committee. Discussion also
ensued on the purpose of the Committee and differences between the findings of the
TVC and previous transportation studies. Although many of the topics discussed by the
TVC are included in existing studies, the Committee noted that previous studies focused
on technical issues, and that the TVC brings a different, local perspective to the topic,
as well as an integrated approach that has not been used in the past. Although data
contained in past reports is still relatively current, changes since the last transportation
study in 2003 include the initiation of a shuttle program, construction of the
transportation hub, and a Town Board that is committed to preserving neighborhoods
and the unique characteristics of downtown. Chair Miller said the TVC's input is valid
due to its synergistic approach which interconnects roads, traffic counts, stoplights,
pedestrians, mass transportation and signage.
Discussion continued in an effort to fine-tune the presentation. Changes were
suggested and discussed with Mr. Mares and Ms. La Bianca volunteering to make
changes to the draft presentation document, which when finalized will be included in the
Town Board Study Session packet. Background information on the TVC members will
also be included.
A decision was made to schedule a meeting of the full Committee on Wednesday, June
15, 2011, to continue discussion on the presentation and the public input process.
UPCOMING MEETINGS.
All meetings will be held at 3:00 p.m. in Room 203 in the Town Hall.
• Information/Technology Work Group: Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
• Full Committee Meeting: Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
• Bypasses/Roads Work Group: Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
• Full Committee Meeting: Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT DISCUSSION.
Mr. Mares briefly reviewed an outline for a public process which included collecting
ideas, evaluating and incorporating the public input, and a final report to the Board. It
was suggested that the public sessions be facilitated by someone other than Town staff
or a member of the TVC. Due to the deadline related to the presentation to the Town
Board on June 28, 2011, additional discussion on this topic was postponed.
There being no further business, Co -Chair Miller adjourned the regular meeting 5:06
p. m.
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Deats, Deputy Town Clerk