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City of Englewood, Colorado
ENGLEWOOD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
' ' . Minutes of October 12, 2006
The regular monthly meeting of the Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee was called to order
by Chair Anderson at 6:35 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room, City of Englewood Civic Center.
Members Present: David Anderson, Chair
Daryl Kinton
Ray Tomasso, Council Liaison
Rick Kahm, Director of Public Works, ex officio
Members Absent: Mark Craft
Danielle Gregory
Also Present: Ladd Vostry, Traffic Engineer
Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary
Commander Sam Watson
Approval of Minutes
Chair Anderson, acknowledging that a quorum is not pre~ent, advised that approval of minutes for the
meetings of August 10, 2006 and September 14, 2006 is postponed until the November meeting. It was
noted, also, that, because of the lack of a quorum, only general discussion of agenda items can take place
this evening.
Brief discussion ensued regarding election of a Vice-chair to fill the vacancy created by the resignation
of Committee Member Goosman . It was noted that the election will take place at such time that a quorum is
present. The term of Vice-chair, as well as that of Chairperson, will expire February 1, 2008.
Public Comment
There were no visitors present.
Old Business
Chair Anderson suggested that discussion regarding updating the ETAC web site be postponed until the
November meeting.
New Business
There were no items for discussion under New Business.
Director's Choice
• Director Kahm reported that work on the Broadway Micro-surfacing Project began in September,
however, the lower nighttime temperatures this time of year has caused the chemicals in the micro-surfacing
product to react improperly. After making some adjustments to the mixture, some ruts were filled as well as
areas where lane lines were ground off in preparation for the project. The project has now been suspended
until next spring when a smoother top layer can be applied. Lane lines will be repainted next week. Brief
discussion ensued.
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• Traffic Engineer Vostry advised that he expects the pedestrian crossing on Lincoln St. adjacent to the
Malley Center to be completed by the end of this month. Once the concrete contractor has installed
foundations for the motion-activated flashing crosswalk lights, other installations will take place, i.e., flashing •
lights, neck-down at the Malley entrance on the east side of Lincoln, handicap ramp and walkway on the
west side, landscaping, etc. Mr. Kahm noted that the crosswalk lights on Inca St. will also be changed over
to motion-activation.
Chairperson's Choice
Chair Anderson had no items to bring forward.
Committee Members' Choice
• To Council Liaison Tomasso's inquiry, Director Kahm stated that, prior to Mr. Tomasso's meeting next
week with the Englewood School Board, Mr. Vostry will follow up with RTD regarding the status of the award
of a grant to provide bus service for the Colorado's Finest Alternative High School.
• Committee Member Kinton, who is also a member of the RTD Board of Directors, advised that he plans
to follow up with his fellow Board Members regarding discussions to begin charging a ridership fee for the
Englewood RTD circulator bus when grant funding ends in 2007. Mr. Kinton acknowledged that ridership
has been extremely high for this particular circulator bus, and he opined that, when the grant ends, a lower
"circulator fare" should be charged rather than the "full fare" of $1.25. Mr. Kinton added that RTD has
initiated circulator routes in many areas, none of which have had the success that Englewood enjoys.
• Co.mmander Watson advised that he and Code Enforcement staff have been working to alleviate
parking congestion that impacts neighborhoods on the north side of the Swedish Hospital complex. Hospital
staff as well as construction crews working at Swedish are parking in that area. Permit parking currently
exists in these neighborhoods; Code Enforcement routinely patrols these areas, issuing citations as needed.
Commander Watson stated that he and Code Enforcement have been meeting with Swedish staff so they
can inform their employees that parking tickets will be issued for parking in the restricted areas. Safety
Services will also be meeting with the construction companies to advise their employees, as well. Mr.
Watson noted that enforcement isn't always the solution, that education can often times go a long way
toward creating a positive result.
Additional parking and traffic situations are created by valet parking that is provided for patients at 601
and 701 E. Hampden Ave. Valet workers have caused traffic backups on Hampden, and have been parking
in fire zones, as well. Staff is working on alternatives to have these situations corrected.
Adjournment I
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary
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