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HomeMy WebLinkAbout052301 Transportation Coordinating Committee Minutes Bozeman Area Transportation Coordinating Committee Special Meeting Minutes - May 23, 2001 1 BOZEMAN AREA TRANSPORTATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE COMMISSION MEETING ROOM, CITY HALL, 411 EAST MAIN STREET MAY 23, 2001 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE Vice Chairperson Debbie Arkell called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. and directed the secretary to call the roll. Members Present Bob Burkhardt, Designee @ FHWA Andrew Epple, Director, Planning and Community Development, City of Bozeman Debbie Arkell, Director of Public Service, City of Bozeman Lesly Tribelhorn, Engineering Services Supervisor, Butte District, MDT Roy Steiner, Representative, Gallatin County Road Department Jason Giard, District Engineer, Butte District, MDT Clark Johnson, City Manager, City of Bozeman Bob Lashaway, representative, MSU Pat Abelin, Citizen Member, Gallatin County Resident Doug Moeller, Maintenance Chief, Bozeman Division, MDT Rob Bukvich, Engineer, Bozeman Division, MDT Bill Murdock, TCC Chairperson, representative, Gallatin County Commission Marcia Youngman, Mayor, City of Bozeman Howard Van Noy, Representative, Gallatin County Planning Board Paul Weingart, Citizen Member, City of Bozeman Resident Lynn Zanto, Supervisor, Urban Planning, MDT Ralph Zimmer, Representative, Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Committee John Shephard, Representative, Gallatin County Planning Staff Present Chris Saunders, Associate Planner Bill Kayser, Bozeman Police Department Craig Brawner, Engineer, City of Bozeman Carol Schott, TCC Recording Secretary Visitors Present Jeanne Bucher Bud Garrett Mark Haggerty Bozeman Area Transportation Coordinating Committee Special Meeting Minutes - May 23, 2001 2 ITEM 2. TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE (40-60 MIN) A. Growth Policy Status 1. County John Shepard, Planner, Gallatin County Planning, presented a draft of the County=s Growth Plan to Chris Saunders He stated the County Planning Office has the document on CD=s and it is on the County web page. He noted the County Planning Office will hold a public hearing in June and it should be ready to present to the County Commission in July. 2. City Mr. Epple reported the public comment period for the City Planning Board ended on Thursday, May 17, 2001. He noted the board would spend the next 30 days evaluating the comments received and drafting edits and a resolution for presentation to City Commission in July. He stated the document could be adopted in July or August by City Commission. B. New Public Comment received to date Associate Planner Chris Saunders presented a letter from Paul House, and a suggested edit received from John Shepard. He noted the letters and comments in the packet were numbered in the order received. C. Committee Report 1. Review of proposed edits to draft Planner Saunders presented Staff=s proposed edits, based on public and Staff comments. He noted Jim Pepper=s concerns have been addressed. Following discussion, consensus was to add element 11 - ARoad acquisition@ and element 12 - AAccess and Occupancy Management@ to the list on page 12-10. It was also decided to bullet the elements, with a clear statement the elements are in no particular order; and leave the ATop Ten@ list numbered. Following a brief recess, discussion followed on the suggested edits.. After the lunch break, Chairperson Bill Murdock and City Manager Clark Johnson joined the group. The edit discussion continued. Consensus was to drop edit #111, add wording on pages 5-1 and 5-2 under AMaps not to scale@ A...strive to design the roads to fit the landscape...@ Discussion ensued on the proposed street standards. On figure 5-3, Diagram 1 was eliminated, the title of the figure was changed, and ADT=s were removed from all diagrams depicting street standards. In figure 5-4, diagram 1 and diagram 4 were eliminated. The Amajor/minor arterial/collector with and without boulevard trails@ will be combined to show arterials and collectors. Several adjustments were made to the figures depicting arterial streets with trails. Bozeman Area Transportation Coordinating Committee Special Meeting Minutes - May 23, 2001 3 Consensus on the rural collector standard was for 3 lanes with wide barrow ditches, wide emergency parking/bike lanes. Rural Arterials were modified to include a center median 2. Adoption with edits Mr. Epple asked if the Committee wants to adopt the document as edited in the May 18, 2001 memo with today=s revisions; or have Staff make the changes, and send the corrections out for comment, then determine if TCC needs to meet again to vote. The consensus was that the Committee is confident with the document with the edits made today. MOTION: Mr. Lashaway moved, Mr. Murdock seconded, to adopt the Bozeman Area 2000 plan as edited today. Mr. Lashaway noted TCC should not expect have the document match the City and County Growth Plans exactly. The motion carried unanimously. D. Other Mr. Bukvich thanked Chris Saunders for all his efforts on the document. Thank you note from John Mandeville was read. Ms. Abelin noted the Beall Street/North19th Avenue traffic signal is installed and she thanked MDT personnel for their efforts. Thanks were exchanged between Mr. Widmayer and the Committee. ITEM 3. NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting will be on July 18, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:42 p.m. _______________________________________________ Debbie Arkell, Vice-Chairperson Bozeman Area Transportation Coordinating Committee _______________________________________________ Bill Murdock, Chairperson Bozeman Area Transportation Coordinating Committee