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CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION:
Transportation Advisory Board
DATE OF MEETING:
Nov. 8, 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, Krista Nordback, Lynn Guissinger, and Brant Liebmann; Bill
Roettker was absent.
STAFF –
Mike Sweeney, Robin Madel, secretary, Randall Rutsch
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 Aug. 30, 2004 and Oct. 11, 2004.
Aug. 30, 2004
Brant Liebmann motioned to approve the minutes as written.
Krista Nordback seconded the motion.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
Oct. 11, 2004
Lynn Guissinger motioned to approve the minutes with one grammatical correction.
Krista Nordback seconded the motion.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
Agenda Item 3 – General Public Participation.
Tim Thomas, 2300 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder
, spoke about the Boulder Transit Village and asked to have plenty
of affordable housing and rental units available with the project.
Charlotte Sorenson, 603 Spruce St., Boulder
, introduced Jenny Horning as the new liaison for the TAB from
Walk Boulder.
Agenda Item 4 – Staff briefing and TAB discussion regarding the site design process for the Boulder
Transit Village.
Randall Rutsch discussed the status of the Boulder Transit Village. Rutsch said that the project is meeting a lot of
council goals and will meet housing as well as transportation needs. Rutsch outlined the details of the site
purchase and discussed future steps in the project. Pollard Motor Company will lease the land back from the city
for up to 12 years. The staff will begin the site design process by releasing a Request for Qualifications. The
public involvement process will start in 2005. Construction and funding timelines were discussed as well as the
city’s role in the housing development portion of the project. The TAB expressed their interest and concerns for
the public process. Bike, pedestrian and auto connections in the area were discussed.
The current thinking is to assemble the design team and then begin the public involvement process by holding an
open house to collect ideas. The TAB role in the public process was discussed.
Agenda Item 5
Matters from Staff
Mike Sweeney reviewed the TAB To-Do List with the TAB. They agreed to create an “Alert List” and
to add dates for bringing an item back to the board.
briefly reviewed the regional studies in light of the passing of funding for FasTracks.
Mike Sweeney
reviewed the Transportation Master Plan Action Plan Taskforce meeting and announced
Mike Sweeney
that another meeting would take place on Nov. 17, 2004. Jim Rettew requested that the summary of
findings from the Taskforce be emailed to the TAB members upon its completion.
Mike Sweeney asked the board members to review the Baseline Road Improvements memo provided to
the TAB members and announced an Open House about the project that would take place on Nov. 18.
Matters from the Board
Jim Rettew discussed the memo provided to the TAB regarding paving of alleyways. There were no
issues with the memo so the staff recommendation will be forwarded to the city council. Krista
Nordback asked if construction fees pay for damage to alleyways by construction vehicles.
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Agenda Item 6 – Discussion of future agenda and schedule.
The Dec. 13, 2004 meeting will include two staff presentations and no public hearings. The topics will include a
review of the Comprehensive Plan Update and a review of the University of Colorado Parking and Transportation
Micro Master Plan.
Agenda Item 7 – Adjournment.
Krista Nordback
motioned to adjourn.
seconded the motion.
Brant Liebmann
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
The next regular meeting will take place on Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 at 6 p.m. at the Council Chambers of the
Municipal Building.
DRAFT: MINUTES NOT YET APPROVED BY TAB.
Minutes approved on ______________
By _________________
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