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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: City and County Commission
FROM: Bob Murray, Project Engineer
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2007 Transportation Plan Update
MEETING DATE: 3/23/09
RECOMMENDATION: Approve additional changes as proposed
BACKGROUND: As a result of the County Commission public hearing and subsequent
meeting of the TCC, there are a few additional changes that are recommended for approval by
the City Commission. These items were discussed at the joint City/County meeting held on the
20th of March with the consensus being that the additional changes were acceptable. Those
additional changes are described below.
The first change:
7. A new section 4.9 should be added with the following text: “The planning boundary for
the Update includes areas currently and historically used by equine riders and drivers.
They and other non-motorized residents have used the unpaved roads as a trail system.
As If these roads are paved with no shoulder and no trail, and traffic volumes and speeds
increase, these roads may become less safe for both motorized and non-motorized users.
Future improvements need to take into consideration all of these users.”
The original language is that in italics, with the TCC requested changes shown in strikeout and
bold. The concern over the original language was that it implied that roads inherently get more
dangerous to all users when paved or as traffic and speed increase. This is not a fact as stated,
and the TCC felt more comfortable with a few word changes that soften this language.
The second change is:
3. Replace Bozeman City Commission directed change number 6 with the following:
“There are no public trail systems in the City of Bozeman that allow for equine travel.
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Historically, equestrians have used the rural road network of unpaved roads to travel
between the many equestrian facilities such as within the planning boundary, as well as
to MSU and the Fairgrounds. As Bozeman grows, it is becoming increasingly difficult
for them to access these sites.”
The original language adopted by the City Commission is in the regular italics with the changes
made by the County Commission in strikeout and bold. This amounts to minor rewording in an
attempt to make the final language clearer. TCC did not have any concerns with the changes as
proposed. It is being included here since it was a conflict between what was adopted by the
respective commissions.
The final change is:
Add the following statement where appropriate: “Nothing in the Greater Bozeman Area
Transportation Plan (2007 Update) should be read as an encouragement of the use by the
County of its power of eminent domain.”
This was added as a change by the County during their public hearing. It would be added as a
footnote to one of the graphics. The language is specific to the County and if added should have
no effect on the City approval.
FISCAL EFFECTS: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: Disapprove, and have the discrepancies covered by addendum in the front
of the document.
Respectfully submitted,
_________________________________ ____________________________
Robert J. Murray Jr., Project Engineer Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: None
Report compiled on 3/17/2009
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