CALL TO ORDER COMMISSION MEMBERS, voting: Bob Kuhn, Flagstaff Unified School District Julie Leid Nick Kraft Erika Mazza, NAIPTA Bob Mullen Gary Robbins, Chair Derik Spice, Vice-Chair COMMISSION MEMBERS, non-voting: Lt. Frank Higgins, Flagstaff Police Department Jeff Bauman, Traffic Engineer CITY STAFF: Rita Severson, Recording Secretary
NEW BUSINESS A. Mountain Line – Bus Rapid Transit project update Mountain Line has been conducting a Bus Rapid Transit feasibility study for a North – South corridor extending from Flagstaff Medical Center to the southern end of Milton Road. The project team has broken the corridor in to North and South segments roughly at the Downtown Connection Center and chosen preferred alignments for each. Staff Recommendation: Mountain Line Staff will present the BRT project update, no formal action is required. B. Transportation Engineering – The Hub Study The Hub student housing project went through development review in 2015 and was constructed and occupied in time for the 2018 Northern Arizona University Fall semester. The development approval process was highly scrutinized and was one of the more high-profile cases in the last several years in this community. Transportation Engineering staff committed during The Hub development process to perform follow-up study after the project was occupied to determine how closely the Transportation Impact Analysis matched the actual build out conditions of the project. Staff performed both before and after counts, utilized the project Transportation Impact Analysis and reviewed data from nearby Mountain Line stops. Staff has prepared a report and a presentation for the Commission. Staff will also be presenting this information to the Sustainability Commission as they have an interest in the built environment to transportation connection. Staff Recommendation: Informational update, no formal action required.
OLD BUSINESS A. Boulder Pointe and Presidio cross access The Presidio, which is a development that began more than 10 years ago and is located east of Woody Mountain Road and south of Route 66. The development per the City Zoning Code and the City Engineering Standards was required to extend and connect the public street network from the Boulder Pointe development. There were concerns that construction related traffic in the Presidio would create high traffic levels on the existing Boulder Pointe roads. The solution was drafted into the Presidio Development Agreement. The agreement stated that a gate would be installed to block public access, but still allow emergency services access. After a certain amount of time passed and assuming a steady Presidio development buildout, the gate would be opened. The development for several reasons never progressed and the City established that the gate would not be opened until at least 90% of the homes in Presidio have been occupied. According to the City building permit counts as of this Fall over 95% of the buildable lots have been issued a building permit. Occupancy of 90% or more of the homes will be achieved by Spring 2020 and will be the official start of this process. For several years members of the Boulder Pointe HOA have contacted the City to inquire about the status of the gate and the process and timing of it’s opening. The City has committed to studying the before and after gate traffic conditions in Boulder Pointe to identify mitigatable impacts and if necessary, propose mitigation. Staff Recommendation: Staff reviewed this project with the Transportation Commission in December and has now prepared a process for study and communication with the involved neighborhoods and the City. No formal action requested.
IV. CONCLUDING GENERAL BUSINESS A. Reports 1. Report from the Bicycle Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1822 2. Report from the Pedestrian Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1824 B. Informational Items to/from Commissioners and Staff 1. Commissioner Discussion 2. Street Lighting Update - SLEDS 3. Membership Vacancies and Renewals – roster update http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1886 C. Next Meeting 1. Regular Meeting: April 1, 2020 Tentative Agenda Items: 1. Transportation Tax Oversight Ordinance V. ADJOURNMENT
CALL TO ORDER COMMISSION MEMBERS, voting: Bob Kuhn, Flagstaff Unified School District Julie Leid Nick Kraft Erika Mazza, NAIPTA Bob Mullen Gary Robbins, Chair Derik Spice, Vice-Chair COMMISSION MEMBERS, non-voting: Lt. Frank Higgins, Flagstaff Police Department Jeff Bauman, Traffic Engineer CITY STAFF: Rita Severson, Recording Secretary
NEW BUSINESS A. Mountain Line – Bus Rapid Transit project update Mountain Line has been conducting a Bus Rapid Transit feasibility study for a North – South corridor extending from Flagstaff Medical Center to the southern end of Milton Road. The project team has broken the corridor in to North and South segments roughly at the Downtown Connection Center and chosen preferred alignments for each. Staff Recommendation: Mountain Line Staff will present the BRT project update, no formal action is required. B. Transportation Engineering – The Hub Study The Hub student housing project went through development review in 2015 and was constructed and occupied in time for the 2018 Northern Arizona University Fall semester. The development approval process was highly scrutinized and was one of the more high-profile cases in the last several years in this community. Transportation Engineering staff committed during The Hub development process to perform follow-up study after the project was occupied to determine how closely the Transportation Impact Analysis matched the actual build out conditions of the project. Staff performed both before and after counts, utilized the project Transportation Impact Analysis and reviewed data from nearby Mountain Line stops. Staff has prepared a report and a presentation for the Commission. Staff will also be presenting this information to the Sustainability Commission as they have an interest in the built environment to transportation connection. Staff Recommendation: Informational update, no formal action required.
OLD BUSINESS A. Boulder Pointe and Presidio cross access The Presidio, which is a development that began more than 10 years ago and is located east of Woody Mountain Road and south of Route 66. The development per the City Zoning Code and the City Engineering Standards was required to extend and connect the public street network from the Boulder Pointe development. There were concerns that construction related traffic in the Presidio would create high traffic levels on the existing Boulder Pointe roads. The solution was drafted into the Presidio Development Agreement. The agreement stated that a gate would be installed to block public access, but still allow emergency services access. After a certain amount of time passed and assuming a steady Presidio development buildout, the gate would be opened. The development for several reasons never progressed and the City established that the gate would not be opened until at least 90% of the homes in Presidio have been occupied. According to the City building permit counts as of this Fall over 95% of the buildable lots have been issued a building permit. Occupancy of 90% or more of the homes will be achieved by Spring 2020 and will be the official start of this process. For several years members of the Boulder Pointe HOA have contacted the City to inquire about the status of the gate and the process and timing of it’s opening. The City has committed to studying the before and after gate traffic conditions in Boulder Pointe to identify mitigatable impacts and if necessary, propose mitigation. Staff Recommendation: Staff reviewed this project with the Transportation Commission in December and has now prepared a process for study and communication with the involved neighborhoods and the City. No formal action requested.
IV. CONCLUDING GENERAL BUSINESS A. Reports 1. Report from the Bicycle Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1822 2. Report from the Pedestrian Advisory Committee: http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1824 B. Informational Items to/from Commissioners and Staff 1. Commissioner Discussion 2. Street Lighting Update - SLEDS 3. Membership Vacancies and Renewals – roster update http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?NID=1886 C. Next Meeting 1. Regular Meeting: April 1, 2020 Tentative Agenda Items: 1. Transportation Tax Oversight Ordinance V. ADJOURNMENT