HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-27_Minutes - Transportation Coordinating CommitteeBozeman Area Transportation Coordinating Committee 1
Minutes 2 10:30 am, Wednesday, October 27, 2021 3
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A. CALL TO ORDER – Introductions & Attendance 15
Committee Vice Chair - Scott MacFarlane, County Commission: Absent 16
Committee Member – Cyndy Andrus, City Commission: Absent 17
Committee Member – Henry Happel– City Planning Board: Absent 18
Committee Member – Jeff Boyle, County Planning Board: Absent 19
Committee Member – Bill Fogarty, District Administrator, MDT Butte District: Present 20
Committee Member – Levi Ewan, County Road Department: Present 21
Committee Member – Scott Shirley, City of Bozeman Public Works Director: Present 22
Committee Chair – Taylor Lonsdale, City Transportation Engineer (City Manager Designee): 23
Present 24
Committee Member – Marty Matsen, City of Bozeman Community Development Director: 25
Absent 26
Committee Member – Christopher Scott, County Planning Department Representative: Present 27
Committee Member - Ralph Zimmer, Bozeman Area Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Committee: 28
Present 29
Committee Member – Mitch Buthod, Supervisor, Statewide and Urban Planning Section, MDT 30
(Designee): Present 31
Committee Member – Dave Gates, MDT Engineering Services Supervisor: Present 32
Committee Member – Dan Martin, City Citizen Representative: Present 33
Committee Member – Dave Fowler, County Citizen Representative: Absent 34
Committee Member - – MSU Representative: Present 35
Committee Member – Matt Stark, Bozeman School District #7: Present 36
Committee Member – Jason Delmue, Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board: Absent 37
Committee Member – Jeff Patten, Federal Highway Administration: Absent 38
Committee Member – Kyle DeMars, MDT, Bozeman Maintenance: Absent 39
Committee Member – Lee Hazelbaker, Transit Advisory Board: Absent 40
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Also in attendance: Marilee Brown, Safer Bozeman; ; Danielle Scharf, Sanderson Stewart; Joe 42
Walsh and Kathy Potts MDT; Carrie Petterson, Ellie Staley and Emily Cope, Downtown 43
Partnership; , John Van Delinder, and Marcy Yeykal, City of Bozeman. 44
B. PUBLIC COMMENT #1 45 Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the Bozeman Area Transportation 46
Coordinating Committee not on this agenda. Please limit your comments to three minutes. 47
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Ralph Zimmer- Would like to have public comments accepted on individual agenda items. 49
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Marilee Brown – Gallatin Alliance for Pathways 51
1. Valley Center Spur – Concerned with no pedestrian signalization or crossing at either 52
end of spur. Would like to thank the City of Bozeman for setting aside money to 53
study the situation and putting in 4th flag at east end. In section 4E.03 paragraph 02 54
item C of the manual of uniform traffic control devices there needs to be 55
signalization from all four legs and painted crosswalks. Hopes everyone can work 56
together to make this a priority for the TCC. 57
2. Rest stop on I-90 being eliminated. Planning endeavors where never mentioned. 58
Hopes that TCC will take action in the future. 59
3. Would like the TCC to hear more plans on construction standards and be able to 60
have the opportunity to comment on them. 61
C. MINUTES – April 28, 2021 62
Bill Fogarty made a motion to approve the minutes. 63
Chris Scott second the motion 64
The minutes were approved by a unanimous vote. 65
D. TCC COMMITTEE/MEMBER REPORTS & PROJECT UPDATES 66
(Members of the TCC who sit on other related committees, are invited to report on such 67
activities that are of interest to the full TCC) 68
1. Transit Committee 69
Dan- Streamline routes are up and going. Livingston has started as well. Skyline is in the off 70
season schedule right now. Getting geared up for a busy winter season. Bus Barn- FTA 71
decided that they will not fund project. 72
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Ralph- Who appoints member of the transit advisory board? Dan is an at large member 74
appointed by the City of Bozeman and he reports on issues from Streamline. 75
2. Gallatin County (Commission, Planning Board, Road Department) 76
Levi – Greater Triangle Area Transportation Plan still underway nearing completion. Looking 77
toward adoption in early 2022. Rehab a bridge on South 19th over Hyalite creek to reduce 78
weight limits as a result of updated inspections. Millings project from Belgrade to 79
Manhattan. 8 miles of hard surface completed. 80
Chris – Hope to continue to work with MDT and get comments and deal with mitigation on 81
development with MDT. 82
3. City of Bozeman (Commission, Planning Board, Engineering Department) 83
Taylor – Griffin Drive, construction started this summer, contractor CK May is working to 84
wrap up work this year. Plan is to open back up this winter and then begin again in the 85
spring to continue to move east. Next year, will be working on a stretch of Cottonwood 86
between Oak and Baxter as well as intersection of Baxter and Cottonwood. We are in the 87
process of finalizing design Story Mill/Bridger Drive road. 88
Scott- Spoke about staffing for the Bozeman engineering department. 89
4. Bicycle Advisory Board 90
None 91
5. Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee 92
Ralph – Triangle trails plan & Greater Triangle Area Transportation Plan hope the TCC will 93
stay on top of these plans. PTS is being terminated. I90 Speed limit concern between city 94
and county as well as Valley Center spur and the Intersection of airport road and Frontage 95
road. 96
Taylor- City is actively working on Parks Recreation and Active Transportation Plan. This will 97
link to the Triangle trails plan. 98
6. Montana Department of Transportation 99
William – TCP (tentative construction plan) wrapped up Thursday October 21st and adopted 100
the 2022 through 2026 transportation plan. Dave Gates is the new Pre construction 101
Engineer. Kristina Kilts was hired as a new traffic engineer for the Bozeman area. MDT 102
projects –Rouse Ave, I-90 Manhattan to Belgrade tied to the guardrail project, safety project 103
Phase 2 Highway 86, Yellowstone park slide repair. All of these have been completed. Active 104
projects are the Gallatin canyon message board sign project. Expected to begin spring of 105
2022. Bozeman rest area relocation. North 19th of Bozeman to be relocated in a location 106
North of I90‘s exit 274 near Three forks. Construction began in August of 2021. 107
7. Montana State University 108
None. 109
8. Bozeman School District 110
Matt Stark- Todd has moved on from the Bozeman School District. Renovation of Bozeman 111
High School is still ongoing, no major impact on Main or 11th traffic. 112
9. Other TCC Member/Committee Reports 113
None. 114
E. OLD BUSINESS 115 None 116
F. NEW BUSINESS 117
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a) Discussion on Membership 119
Taylor-Opened it up for other committee members to comment. 120
Mitch-MDT legal will need to review anything before they would sign for agreement. 121
Bylaws would be a majority vote. 122
Taylor- Opens it up for a discussion on membership 123
Ralph- Why the city’s board of sustainability got a voting membership? 124
Taylor-will do some digging to see why that was put forth from legal. 125
Chris- If the goal is to carry out the climate action plan- he feels the need to be on the 126
committee and be a voting member. 127
Ralph-recommends to make city manager and County administrator listed as non-voting 128
members of the committee. 129
Taylor-move to specify a transit committee be a voting member 130
Chris- agrees that they should be a voting member 131
Ralph-concerned about residency requirements- City-has to live within the city limits 132
and County can live anywhere within the county or live outside city limits. 133
Taylor-Agrees with Ralph that representative of the county does not have to reside in 134
city limits. 135
Levi- also agrees with Taylor 136
Chris- Agrees that they should be a county resident. 137
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b) Discussion on Bylaws & Agreement 139
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Ralph- This committee should meet at least once a year. 141
Taylor- Will draft that up to state that in the Bylaws. 142
Mitch- Draft with all the signatory’s to track to get ready for the next meeting. 143
G. PUBLIC COMMENT #2 144
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Marilee Brown - Speaking as a citizen for Safer Bozeman- The sustainability board, is it to 146
maintain the number of votes or because it is really needed? Would like to see transit get a vote 147
and give other citizens the chance to step forward and apply for membership. Would like the 148
TCC to consider meeting more than quarterly. 149
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H. UPCOMING MEETING DATES AND ADJOURNMENT 151
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January 26, 2022 – 10:30 am 153
April 27, 2022 – 10:30 am 154
July 27, 2022 – 10:30 am 155
October 26, 2022 – 10:30 am 156
For more information please contact Marcy Yeykal at 406-582-2273 157
Committee meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our 158
ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301). 159