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Home My WebLink About2007-09-13 TAC MINUTES• City of Englewood, Colorado ENGLEWOOD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes of September 13, 2007 The regular monthly meeting of the Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee was called to order by Chair Anderson at 6:38 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room, City of Englewood Civic Center. Members Present: David Anderson, Chair Mark Craft Danielle Gregory Daryl Kinton Ray Tomasso, Council Liaison Rick Kahm, Director of Public Works, ex officio Members Absent: Andy Berger 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 July 12, 2007. There being none, a motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as presented. With Members Anderson, Craft and Gregory voting aye, the motion passed. Recording Secretary Note: Committee Member • Kinton entered the meeting at 7:06 p.m. • Public Comment There were no visitors present. Old Business There were no items presented for discussion under Old Business. New Business There were no items presented for discussion under New Business. Director's Choice • With regard to ETAC's recommendation to join the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority, Director Kahm advised that this issue should be scheduled for discussion with City Council either the first or second Council meeting in October. • Traffic Engineer Vostry reported that signs have now been placed to close Bates Ave. to motor vehicles east of Clarkson St. to the alley. Within the next 30 days, grading will take place, followed by construction of concrete curbs to close the roadway from the east end at the alley. Mr. Vostry said he has received a number of phone calls from residents thanking the City for this pedestrian safety installation. Mr. Vostry stated he will contact the individual, referred by Council Liaison Tomasso, regarding his concerns about the closure. 1 • Director Kahm reviewed the City's schedule for the Broadway overlay project. Rotomilling the curb lines began last week on Broadway between Hwy. 285 and Tufts Ave. Overlaying the southbound lanes began yesterday, moving south from Hwy. 285; northbound lanes will follow, moving north from Tufts . Mr . Kahm noted that, because of budget cut backs, the Streets Division is currently short a number of operators, but was able to "borrow" staff from the Traffic Division and the City of Littleton to help out with the project. Mr. Kahm noted that Englewood and Littleton jointly own a rotomil machine, however Englewood provides the manpower for both Englewood and Littleton rotomil projects. For Englewood's manpower, Littleton provides concrete work and lane striping for Englewood. Littleton is also providing two manned tandem dump trucks for the Broadway overlay project. Working hours for this project are 7:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. for southbound, and 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for northbound. Mr. Kahm reiterated that Broadway between Tufts Ave . and Belleview will be overlaid in 2008 following the median reconstruction project. Discussion ensued regarding the 2007 Broadway Microsurfacing program. • Following up on Committee Member Gregory's earlier suggestion, Recording Secretary Wilks advised that City Council meeting minutes are available as a PDF file, and anyone wishing to receive Council minutes in this form, rather than hard copy, can let her know. Chairperson's Choice Chair Anderson briefly discussed a motorcycle accident that occurred at Eastman Ave . and Logan St. in August. Traffic Engineer Vostry stated he has not yet received follow up information on the accident. Mr. Anderson inquired about numerous eastbound dump trucks traveling Oxford Ave. from Santa Fe and turning south on Broadway. Director Kahm stated that, because of the agreement between the City and the developer, the City can control trucks coming from the Golf Course project; trucks from other venues, however, are actually permitted on Oxford Ave., which is a designated truck route, between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Following up on an inquiry from Committee Member Berger, Mr. Anderson asked if there has been any headway regarding removal of the railroad tracks that cross Navajo St. near Stanford Ave. Mr. Kahm stated that, several months ago, Streets Manager Montgomery contacted a Burlington Railroad representative who agreed to remove the tracks, after which the City would patch the street. Since then, Mr. Montgomery has left messages for the representative, however his calls have not been returned. Mr. Kahm stated that, if necessary, he will have his staff remove the tracks and patch the street, probably before winter. Mr. Kahm relayed a couple of previous incidents where dealing with railroad staff has required excess ive amounts of time to finalize projects. Committee Members' Choice • Council Liaison Tomasso advised of a number of citizen contacts regarding traffic safety. A resident commented about excessive truck traffic on Dartmouth Ave. east of Santa Fe; this resident also suggested installing bike lane lines along this section of Dartmouth. Additionally, Mr. Tomasso received an email from a • • resident concerned with motorists, in the mornings, running red lights at Elati and Dartmouth Ave., near • Bishop Elementary School. Lastly, a resident on Logan St. is concerned with the number of semi trucks on 2 that roadway, apparently gasoline transports as well as Pepsi semis, from the Safeway Store at Logan and Hwy. 285 going north on Logan to Dartmouth. Traffic Engineer Vostry stated that No Truck Traffic signage • is posted on Logan St. just north of Hampden Ave., as well as at Girard Ave. Additionally, Dartmouth Ave. east of Broadway is not a designated truck route. Director Kahm stated he will contact Safety Services regarding patrolling this area as well as Dartmouth near Bishop Elementary. Mr. Kahm requested that Traffic Engineer Vostry also discuss this matter with Safeway. There was brief discussion regarding installation of the 25 mph speed limit, pending funding. • Committee Member Craft inquired what the Broadway Median Project will entail. Director Kahm explained that no traffic lanes will be lost; the new medians will be similar to those north of Hwy. 285, with shortened turn lanes to accommodate landscaping. Grant funding for the project was made available through the Federal Transportation Improvement Program; the City will cover approximately 30% of the cost. Mr. Craft inquired about the lack of coordination of traffic lights on Dartmouth between Broadway and Santa Fe. Mr. Kahm advised that, at the request of Bishop Elementary, these lights are intentionally not coordinated to improve safety for the school children. Mr. Vostry stated he will look into coordinating the lights during off school hours, but pointed out that traffic tends to increase on synchronized roadways. Discussion ensued regarding traffic flow on Dartmouth east and west of Broadway. Mr. Kahm stated that staff has recently conducted annual follow up speed studies at locations where traffic calming measures have been implemented. The new speed studies show that traffic has, in fact, • slowed, and at some locations, is slower than when traffic calming was first installed. Mr. Vostry noted that the biggest decrease in speed has occurred on Oxford Ave. between Broadway and Santa Fe. Mr. Kahm stated that copies of the new speed study information will be provided to Committee Members. • At Mr. Craft's inquiry, Mr. Kahm confirmed that ETAC Members will receive copies of the documentation that will be provided to City Council regarding membership to the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority. • Committee Member Kinton advised that an arti~le appeared in the newspaper recently regarding discussion that has begun with parties involved with the Sheridan Redevelopment Project pertaining to developing a shuttle link to connect their project on the west side of Santa Fe with the light rail station on the east side. Discussion ensued regarding pedestrian and vehicle traffic in and out of that development. Brief discussion ensued regarding the progress of the Kent Place development. Committee Member Gregory inquired about the status of the Korean Church property refurbishment on University Blvd. Mr. Kahm advised that it appears their project is currently on hold, but opined that it would eventually pick up again. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m . Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary 3