HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-15 Minutes - Transportation Coordinating CommitteeBOZEMAN AREA TRANSPORTATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE
COMMISSION ROOM, CITY HALL
121 NORTH ROUSE AVENUE
WEDNESDAY, January 28, 2015
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
MINUTES
Due to technical delay, three minutes are missing from this meeting.
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER – Introductions & Attendance
10:00:00AM (Video was down during this time)
Committee Chair – Bob Lashaway, MSU: Present
Committee Member – Chris Scott, County Planning: Present
Committee Member – Trevor McSpadden, City Planning Board: Present
Committee Member - Dustin Rouse, MDT: Present
Committee Member – Craig Woolard, City Public Works: Present
Committee Member – Ralph Zimmer, Pedestrian & Traffic Safety: Present
Committee Member – Jeff Krauss, City Commission: Present
Committee Member – Sam Gianfrancisco, County Citizen rep: Present
Committee Member – Bill Brownell, Gallatin County Road Dept: Present
Committee Member – Randy Visser, County Planning Board: Absent
Committee Member – Steve White, County Commission: Absent
Committee Member – Bill Cochran, Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board: Present
Committee Member – Chris Kukulski, City Manager: Absent
Committee Member – Wendy Thomas, City Community Development Director: Absent
Committee Member – Lloyd Rue, Federal Highway Admin: Absent
Committee Member – Kyle DeMars, MDT: Absent
Guest and other staff present include: Rob Buckvich, MDT, Jeff Key, April Gerth, Mick Johnson, Jim Mallick,
Danielle Scharf and Tony Becken-Gaddo, Bozeman (Area) Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee, Rick Hixson,
City Engineer, Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk and Pearl Michaelson, Deputy City Clerk
Chairperson Bob Lashaway called the meeting to order.
ITEM 2. PUBLIC COMMENT
(Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the Bozeman Area Transportation
Coordinating Committee not on this agenda. Three-minute time limit per speaker)
ITEM 3. 10:03:50 AM ELECTION OF OFFICERS
10:03:46 AM Bob Lashaway was reelected Committee Chairperson, Chris Scott was reelected Vice
Chairperson, and it was decided that City of Bozeman staff would serve as Recording Secretary.
ITEM 4. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 22, 2014
10:04:22 AM- No comments or corrections. It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes from
October 22, 2014.
ITEM 5. TCC COMMITTEE/MEMBER REPORTS & PROJECT UPDATES
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(Members of TCC who sit on other related committees, are invited to report on such activities that
are of interest to the full TCC)
A. 10:05:03 AM Transit Committee
Transit Committee Member Lee Hazelbaker mentioned that in the last year, Streamline has
received a Montana Transit Association System of the Year Award and an Outstanding
Service Award from the National Transit Association.
B. 10:07:14 AM Gallatin County (Commission, Planning Board, Road Department)
No updates.
C. 10:07:35 AM City of Bozeman (Commission, Planning Board, Engineering Department)
Craig Woolard gave an update on the upcoming 2015 Transportation Master Plan and Ralph
Zimmer, Bill Cochran and Chris Scott showed interest in participating in a working group
for the project. He mentioned that the City is working with Western Transportation Institute
to develop network model. There are also Requests for Proposals out for improvements to
several major collectors.
D. 10:47:10 AM Bicycle Advisory Board
Bill Cochran spoke regarding Bike to Work Week and expressed interest in the Kagy
Reconstruction as a major bike route for Bozeman.
E. 10:48:31 AM Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee
Ralph Zimmer and other committee members support legislation enabling creation of a city
gas tax, the Bozeman transportation community safety plan as well as goals and objectives.
F. 10:52:38 AM Montana Department of Transportation
Dustin Rouse discusses construction on 19th, improvements on Patterson as well as Kagy
and other projects.
G. 11:12:11 AM Montana State University
Bob Lashaway gave an update on MSU closures, stadium activities and bike parking and
bike storage. Upcoming construction activity was also discussed.
H. 11:21:24AM Other TCC Member/Committee Reports
Mayor Jeff Krauss thanked MDT for moving forward with the Rouse Reconstruction
project.
ITEM 6. OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 7. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 8. 11:23:20 AM UPCOMING MEETING DATES AND ADJOURNMENT
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April 22, 2015 – REGULAR MEETING
July 22, 2015 – REGULAR MEETING
October 28, 2015 – REGULAR MEETING
January 27, 2016 – REGULAR MEETING
11:23:20 AM MOTION AND VOTE TO ADJOURN.