HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Town Board Study Session 2012-12-11* Revised
NOTE: The Town Board reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time the
agenda was prepared.
STUDY SESSION
TOWN BOARD
Tuesday,December 11, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Rooms 202/203
170 MacGregor Ave.
AGENDA
5:00 p.m.Grant Opportunity for TVC Recommendation.
Define Board Items versus Study Session Items
Define Board Direction versus Board Approval.
Future Study Session Agenda Items .
6:30 p.m.Meeting Adjourn –Prepare for Board Meeting.
ENGINEERING Report
To: Honorable Mayor Pinkham
Board of Trustees
Town Administrator Lancaster
From: Scott Zurn, PE, CFM, Public Works Director
Date: December 13, 2012
RE: Grant Opportunity for TVC Recommendation
Update:
Current transportation funding legislation designated as Moving Ahead for Progress in
the 21 Century (MAP-21) has given the transportation needs between the Town and
Rocky Mountain National Park a unique opportunity for funding.
Currently there is scheduled call for projects under the Office of Federal Lands Highway
Federal Lands access program in January. This program goal is to improve state and
local transportation facilities that is within or adjacent to, or that provides access to,
Federal land. The programming decisions are made by a committee of three in each
state, and currently there are $18,335,540 dollars programmed for Colorado during the
two year federal allocation. This grant has specific correlation with a proposed
realignment of the state highway out of downtown and around the Riverside Drive
alignment.
Both the 2003 Estes Park Transportation Study and the recent Transportation Visioning
Committee reports recommend these projects as a solution to congestion and the
various detrimental effects of congestion to the economy, visitor experience and the
environment.
Eligibility – Funds made available under the Access Program shall be used to pay the
cost of:
A) Transportation planning, research, engineering, preventive maintenance,
rehabilitation, restoration, construction, and reconstruction of Federal Lands Access
Transportation Facilities located on or adjacent to, or that provide access to, Federal
land, and –
• Adjacent vehicular parking areas
• Acquisition of necessary scenic easements and scenic or historic sites
• Provisions for pedestrians and bicycles
• Environmental mitigation in or adjacent to Federal land to
improve public safety and reduce vehicle caused wildlife mortality
while maintaining habitat connectivity
• Construction and reconstruction of roadside rest areas,
including sanitary and water facilities and
• Other appropriate public road facilities, as determined by
the Secretary
B) Operation and maintenance of transit facilities; and
C) Any transportation project eligible for assistance under Title 23 that is within or
adjacent to, or that provides access to, Federal land.
Staff is bringing forward this opportunity to determine the Towns interest in the grant
opportunity.
To: Honorable Mayor Pinkham
Board of Trustees
Town Administrator Lancaster
From: Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk
Date: December 6, 2012
RE: Future Town Board Study Session Items
January 8, 2013
Financing Options for Town Projects
Briefing of Economic Development Task
Force
January 22, 2013
Policy Governance III- Staff Limitations
– Part 1
Stall Barn/MPEC Bid and Pro Forma
February 12, 2012
Policy Governance III – Staff Limitations
– Part 2
Policy on Town Real Property Assets
Role of Shuttle Committee and
Transportation Committee
February 26, 2013
Horse Carriages Downtown
Revision to Stanley Historic District
Agreement
March 12, 2013
Policy Governance II – Board/Staff
Linkage – Part 1
Town’s Role in Economic Development
March 26, 2013
Policy Governance II – Board/Staff
Linkage – Part 2
Other Items Not Currently Scheduled
for Town Board Study Sessions
• Support for Highland Festival
• Board Training – Quasi-judicial
• Capital Planning and Management
• Strategic Initiatives – Review of
Citizen Engagement – April/May
• Logo Policy – Town Brand
• Town Administrator Job Description
Town Clerk’s Office Memo