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Home My WebLink About2007-06-14 TAC MINUTES• City of Englewood, Colorado ENGLEWOOD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes of June 14, 2007 The regular monthly meeting of the Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee was called to order by Chair Anderson at 6:34 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room, City of Englewood Civic Center. Members Present: David Anderson, Chair Andy Berger Mark Craft Danielle Gregory Daryl Kinton Ray Tomasso, Council Liaison Rick Kahm, Director of Public Works, ex officio Members Absent: James Weeks, Alternate Member It was determined that a quorum was present. Also Present: Ladd Vostry, Traffic Engineer Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary Approval of Minutes Chair Anderson asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of May 10, 2007 . There being none, a motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as presented. With Members Anderson, Berger, Craft and Gregory voting aye, the motion passed (Committee Member Kinton was not yet • present). Public Comment There were no visitors present. Old Business Director Kahm inquired about reversing the order of items listed on the Agenda. Committee Members concurred. • Director Kahm advised that, in response to City Manager Sears' request, he has provided additional information for City Council's review during Monday night's Study Session regarding ETAC's recommendation pertaining to financial commitment and City representation on the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority. Mr. Kahm stated he will advise Council that a monetary contribution is not required in order to have a representative seated on the Authority. Depending on Council's direction, staff will then, sometime in July, prepare an ordinance for an intergovernmental agreement to join the Authority. If Council approves a financial contribution, staff will then prepare a supplemental to move funding from the 2007 Public Improvement Fund (PIF) Transportation Action Plan account to the general fund from which the contribution will be covered. Mr. Kahm noted that the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority currently has the funds needed to match their grant from COOT for the feasibility study. • Committee Member Kinton entered the meeting at 6:44 p.m. • Director Kahm reiterated that, as stated at the May ETAC meeting, staff has applied for funding in the 2008 capital Projects budget to implement the 25 mph speed limit in Englewood. Mr. Kahm advised that the City is currently facing some major budget issues. However, the PIF is funded with use tax from such, currently under construction, projects as the Swedish expansion and the Seminary property redevelopment, which could provide the funding needed to implement the 25 mph speed limit project, should Council approve ETAC's recommendation. Brief discussion ensued. Mr. Kahm reflected that, back in the days prior to construction of Cinderella City, the City was not in a financial position to provide the numbers of City services that are now provided, and, Mr. Kahm opined that the City may again be in a similar financial position that may ultimately result in reduced services. • Director Kahm began the Power Point presentation of the Citizen Survey results by advising that the survey was randomly mailed to 1,200 households in Englewood; a 32% response rate resulted. Mr. Kahm noted that only 130 out of 90,000± cities, nationwide, have participated in this survey program. The survey was conducted by a firm in Boulder, Colorado, the same firm that conducted the City's 2001 survey. Mr. Kahm reviewed the survey, item by item, with special focus being placed on traffic related items. It was noted that the survey was distributed during the series of large snow storms this past winter, which reflected in survey responses relating to road maintenance questions; street repair, street cleaning, street lighting, snow removal, and sidewalk maintenance all scored below the norm. Transit services rated high because of the high number of buses that travel to and from the Englewood light rail station. The City's traffic calming efforts showed a favorable response, as did support for implementing a 25 mph speed limit; photo radar scored less favorably. Discussion ensued regarding the Adopt-a-Street program, landscaping, citizen driving practices, Englewood's roundabout, etc. New Business There were no items presented for discussion under New Business. Director's Choice Director Kahm presented no items for discussion. Chairperson's Choice Chair Anderson announced that Judge Atencio is unable to meet with ETAC anytime in the near future. Mr. Anderson inquired about the possibility of obtaining a copy of the fines schedule for violations. Recording Secretary Wilks said she will contact Court Administrator Wolfe for an updated list. Mr. Anderson inquired about the blinking traffic lights at S.H. 285 and Cherokee St. this past Saturday. Traffic Engineer Vostry indicated he will check the traffic computer records. Brief discussion ensued. Mr. Anderson wondered if a decision has been made regarding the Chamber's request to close Lincoln St. for the Englewood Days event in September. Council Liaison Tomasso advised that Council approved closing Lincoln to accommodate the Taste of Englewood portion of that event. It was noted that beer and wine will be available. Mr. Tomasso stated that a total of four police officers will be on site during the event. Director Kahm added that Public Works will arrange to have advance warning signs on Broadway, the cost of 2 • • • • • which will be shared with the Englewood Days Committee. Additionally, timing of the traffic lights will be adjusted to slow traffic. Reflecting on Committee Member Craft's inquiry at the May ETAC meeting, and referring to a newspaper article addressing the same situation in Denver, Mr. Anderson inquired about Englewood's noise ordinance pertaining to motor cycles. Staff encouraged Mr. Craft to address City Council with his noise related concerns. It was opined that, with Denver's implementation of a muffler regulation, the same riders in Denver will be passing through Englewood, and Englewood should benefit from Denver's regulation. Discussion ensued. Mr. Anderson asked Members to remain alert to traffic related topics that can be included on future agendas. In response, Committee Member Kinton suggested adding discussion to the agenda regarding grants that may be available for implementing a bus route for Belleview Ave. between Broadway and Federal. Mr. Anderson concurred. As a side note, Mr. Kinton advised that progress has been made between RTD and Englewood to maintain the art shuttle service. Brief discussion ensued. Mr. Kahm opined that, because of the shuttle, staff has observed fewer shopping carts being left around town since more residents are taking the shuttle with their packages rather than pushing a shopping cart to their residence. Mr. Kahm said that the carts are periodically picked up by an individual who hauls them to the Servicenter for storage until they are picked up by the individual stores. Mr. Kahm suggested that, as the budget process progresses, ETAC may want to consider sending a memo to City Council to support approval of implementation of the 25 mph speed limit project. Brief discussion ensued regarding traffic calming . Mr. Kinton suggested, as a future agenda topic, discussion regarding parking for the Oxford Light Rail Station. Discussion ensued. Committee Member Kinton left the meeting at 8: 15 p.m. Committee Members' Choice • Council Liaison Tomasso advised that he received a citizen complaint regarding Connex supervisor vehicles speeding through the Zuni St. neighborhood with their bright spot lights at 4:30 a.m . Traffic Engineer Vostry said he will contact Connex. Mr. Tomasso stated he also received word that the Zuni St. hill, during winter months, needs more salt/sand to alleviate icing, which is compounded by trucks from the bottling plant. • Committee Member Craft, while traveling downtown on the light rail, observed an illuminated no left turn sign at Colfax and Osage that flashes no left turn as the train approaches. Traffic Engineer Vostry responded that the illuminated sign Englewood recently installed on westbound Floyd Ave. at Broadway meets Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) specifications. Discussion ensued. Mr. Craft inquired about crosswalk and lane striping on Broadway. Mr. Vostry advised that staff is currently in the process of replacing striping that was worn away during the winter months. To Mr. Craft's inquiry regarding shopping carts, Mr. Tomasso advised that the City's web site, under • Code Enforcement, contains a contact phone number for stray shopping carts. 3 • Vice-chair Gregory complimented staff on paving that was recently done on Dartmouth Ave. as well as some side streets. Adjournment • There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary • • 4