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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Transportation Advisory Board 2017-9-20Bob Holcomb, Town Board Trustee Liaison Greg Muhonen, Estes Park Public Works Staff Liaison Transportation Advisory Board Agenda September 20, 2017 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Room 202 & 203 Estes Park Town Hall 170 MacGregor Ave Current Members: Stan Black (03/31/20) Kimberly Campbell (03/31/18) Ann Finley (03/31/20) Amy Hamrick (03/31/19) Belle Morris (03/31/20) Gordon Slack (03/31/18) Tom Street (03/31/19) Ken Zornes (03/31/19) Claudine Perrault (8/31/20) Public Comment Approval of June, July & August Meeting Minutes Shuttle Updates Project Updates Parking Strategy Task Force Update  Discuss August 24 Public Meeting  Next Steps: Community Outreach/Farmers Market Other Business Adjourn Chair, Kimberly Campbell Sandy Osterman Director, Greg Muhonen Chair, Kimberly Campbell Director, Greg Muhonen Chair, Kimberly Campbell The mission of the Town of Estes Park Transportation Advisory Board is to advise the Board of Trustees and the Public Works staff on Local and Regional Comprehensive Transportation Planning Policies; Maintenance, Operation and Expansion Programs; and Transportation Capital Projects. Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, August 16, 2017 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Room 203 of Town Hall on the 16th day of August, 2017. Present: Belle Morris Gordon Slack Ken Zornes Ann Finley Stan Black Also Present: Bob Holcomb, Town Board Liaison Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works Administrative Assistant Absent: Kimberly Campbell Amy Hamrick Tom Street Co-Chair Morris called the meeting to order at 12:08 p.m. There was no quorum requiring there be a vote to approve the June, July and August minutes at the next regularly scheduled meeting. No public comment. On August 22, the Town Board will announce the appointment of the new Transportation Advisory Board member, Claudine Perrault. Member Finley will mentor her. Orientation for Perrault will take place in August and early September. Downtown Parking Management Plan: Director Muhonen requested TAB participation at the upcoming community meeting regarding Estes Park’s Downtown Parking Management Plan on August 24, 2017 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Another community meeting will take place on September 28, 2017 with times to be announced. All community meetings were originally planned to take place during the same timeframe, but community input reflected the need for the time periods to change each month to allow all community members the opportunity to attend the discussions. Muhonen stated that he had a conference call with Kimley Horn ’s technology expert on this date. At the August Community Meeting, there will be a presentation with three Transportation Advisory Board – August 16, 2017 – Page 2 breakout sessions to follow. A chart will be provided showing various paid parking technology types. Education about the available technology needs to take place . For August, the presenter will spend some time educating attendees on the technology types and will have a full discussion at the September community meeting. Another hand-out available at the August meeting will be a map allowing attendees to color in each lot with their idea of which should be paid parking (premium vs. economy), free parking, specified times of year, etc. The final hand-out in August will be a sheet showing jars with various options for revenue allocation. Attendees can opt for all revenue to be allocated to one area or can break the revenue into percentages across multiple areas. Based on peer analysis, other small mountain communities were viewed (Manitou Springs, Aspen), both with progressive fee schedules and changing rates between off-season and peak season. The question is posed to the citizens, should there be a progressive rate structure or a flat rate? Director Muhonen suggested there be a TAB presence at the weekly Farmers Market throughout September focusing discussions on the technology options and encouraging citizens to attend the September 28 Community Meeting. Muhonen also mentioned that a new position would need created to manage all aspects of paid parking. Town Board Trustee Liaison Bob Holcomb stated that if a position is needed for efficiency and success of the project, be sure and ask for it in the budget. So many projects are going on and potentially coming up that if Public Works has to cut back on the number of projects to ensure success, then that’s what needs to happen. Better that than have any projects suffer. Downtown Estes Loop: Muhonen thanked all members for their feedback during the Loop update provided at the July meeting. The Downtown Plan Steering Committee heard the same update and the Parks Advisory Board will hear the update at their next s cheduled meeting. Moraine Avenue Bridge Replacement: An invitation to bid was extended to perform the work on the Moraine Avenue Bridge Replacement and all Right of Way acquisitions have taken place. At this point the Town has not received approval from CDOT on the no-rise analysis. CDOT will continue to analyze until a final determination is made. Muhonen anticipates final comments from consultant this week. With the downtown sidewalk sale taking place the first week of October, the Town will postpone the full closure of Moraine Transportation Advisory Board – August 16, 2017 – Page 3 until the following week. CDOT has expressed their displeasure with a 6-7 month full closure of a state highway. Various utility companies will be performing upgrades simultaneously. The hard closure is expected to take place October 9, 2017. Digital Message Signs: The Town re-advertised the invitation to bid for installation of the digital message signs. Again, the bids received were well over the allotted budget. The Town may have to find another alternative and go back into design drawings, potentially do a portion of the work ourselves and rebid remaining work. OTHER BUSINESS CORA - Colorado Open Records Act: There was a discussion about whether boards/commissions should be assigned Town email addresses. As part of a citizen board, members are subject to CORA. There is a potential that members could be requested for information pertaining to specific issues/discussions. Based on cost, it was determined that Town emails addresses will be needed only for Boards with decision-making responsibilities (Planning Commission / Board of Appeals) rather than advisory boards. Director Muhonen communicated that members may be asked for information if a request for records is received. Estes Park’s Transit Program Manager, Brian Wells applied for a second grant to purchase an additional electric trolley. TAB will modify original support letter and provide to Wells for submittal with the grant application. Trustee Liaison Holcomb revisited the topics concerning the Town taking over CDOT’s signing, striping, signals within Town limits and the Town handling CDOT’s pavement maintenance/snow plowing. Holcomb suggested that Public Works separate the snow plowing task from pavement maintenance task when assessing the potential added service. With no other business to discuss, Co-Chair Morris adjourned the meeting at 2:02 p.m.