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CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION:
Transportation Advisory Board
DATE OF MEETING:
May 10, 2004
NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY:
Robin Madel, 303-441-4073
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS –TAB:
Jim Rettew, Brant Liebmann, Krista Nordback, Bill Roettker, Lynn Guissinger
STAFF –
Tracy Winfree, Mike Sweeney, Bill Cowern, Noreen Walsh, Melody Agruso, Robin Madel, secretary
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING [REGULAR]
Agenda Item 1 – Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Agenda Item 2 – Meeting Minutes from April 12, 2003.
Krista Holland motioned to accept the minutes as written.
Lynn Guissinger seconded the motion.
The vote was 5-0 in favor of the motion.
Agenda Item 3 – General Public Participation.
Mark Taylor,
spoke about the proposed pedestrian crosswalk as part of traffic mitigation for the
Balsam/Edgewood neighborhood under the Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program. Taylor is against the
proposed median because it will affect his property too much and he said he did not receive proper notification
about the project and the vote.
Bill Cowern said that he would verify that Taylor’s address was included in the mailing list for the project. The
TAB members discussed whether or not to reopen issues when there is strong resident objection to a device. The
chair pointed out to the TAB members that the NTMP process is up for review and revision. The board decided
to not create a mechanism for reviewing past NTMP decisions unless the city council were to direct the staff to
reevaluate an issue. However, if Taylor’s house was not included in the mailing, the staff would look at
potentially conducting another public meeting.
General Public Participation was closed.
Agenda Item 4 - Public hearing and TAB consideration of a recommendation on the sidewalk missing links
prioritization methodology.
Noreen Walsh discussed the issue. She did not make a presentation because the issue has been before the TAB on
numerous occasions.
Public Participation
Klaus Timmerhaus, 905 Brooklawn Dr., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on his street.
Fred Luiszer, 2510 Taft Dr. #210, Boulder,
would like a sidewalk on his street.
Gregory Norris, 2669 Spruce St., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on his street.
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Susan Balint, 760 9 St.., Boulder
, is supportive of the process but does not see in it a methodology for public
notification and said that there is no guarantee that the city will find out if all the residents are in favor of the
sidewalk.
John Vanni, 805 Brooklawn Dr., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on his street.
Don D’Amico, 901 Brooklawn Dr., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on his street.
Heidi Kessler, 1947 Oak Ave., Boulder
, supports a sidewalk on one side of her street only.
Mary Street, 790 Lincoln Ave., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on her side of the street.
Russell Hunter, 1701 Orchard Ave., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on his street.
Chris Smith, 1690 Orchard Ave., Boulder
, does not support a sidewalk on his street.
Pamela Chandler, 1929 Oak Ave., Boulder
, supports a sidewalk on one side of her street only.
Public participation was closed.
TAB Questions
TAB Questions covered agreements between the city and neighborhoods, the fate of mature landscaping in the
program, safety and environmental impacts of the program, and the methodology for public notification.
Krista Holland motioned to approve the staff recommendation with the following
recommendations:
1.Change the definition of “safety” to include one or more pedestrian accidents in two years.
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2.If any pedestrian accidents occur at a location, the location is to be reconsidered for higher
prioritization.
Bill Roettker seconded the motion.
The vote was 5-0 in favor of the motion.
Agenda Item 5 – Non Agenda Items.
Matters From Staff:
Melody Agruso and Mike Sweeney gave an update on the budget. Agruso discussed influences on
revenues and reviewed the projects. TAB questions covered specific projects.
Mike Sweeney discussed the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Task Force. The staff produced a
Weekly Information Packet item on the topic. The staff recommends not including any item on the
November 2004 ballot.
The TAB discussed the Greenways information provided to the board members. Krista Holland asked
for any comments on the information to be provided to her by the May 19, 2004 Greenways Advisory
Committee meeting.
Tracy Winfree discussed the US 36 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and associated issues.
Winfree discussed the options being considered in the EIS and what is being considered for the
Northwest Corridor.
Tracy Winfree notified the staff that the TMP had won “Plan of the Year” by the Institute of
Transportation Engineers.
Matters From the Board:
discussed the retreat and said that Molly Tayer would be contacting the board members
Tracy Winfree
individually to create an agenda. Bill Roettker said that he would like to discuss giving transportation
issues a larger focus in upcoming city projects.
Bill Roettker reminded the TAB members that FasTracks petitions are being distributed and he urged
everyone to sign them.
Jim Rettew asked Tracy Winfree to check in with the council transportation goal group at their next
meeting to determine what his involvement should be with the group.
Agenda Item 6 – Discussion of Future Agenda and Schedule.
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St. agenda item has been delayed because it has
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taken the staff longer than anticipated to assemble a full packet of material surrounding the project. The board
requested an advanced copy of the item before it is distributed to the TAB.
Agenda Item 7 – Adjournment.
Krista Holland motioned to adjourn the meeting.
Bill Roettker seconded the motion.
The vote was 5-0 in favor of the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
June 14, 2004, 6:00 p.m. Transportation Advisory Board regular meeting, Municipal Building Council
Chambers.
June 17, 2004, 6:00 p.m. Transportation Advisory Board retreat.
MINUTES NOT YET APPROVED BY TAB
Minutes approved on ______________
By _________________
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