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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-04T RANS PORTAT ION COMMIS S ION RE G UL AR M E E T ING AG E ND A M onday, M ay 4, 2020 at 3:30 P M C hambers 1.Roll-C all: _____ David B allard _____ J oseph L eckie _____ David Mc K inney _____ L uke Cavener (ex-of f icio) _____ Ryan L ancaster _____ Shawn Martin (ex-of f icio) _____ Ryan Hall _____ Toni Tisdale (ex-of f icio) _____ Tracy Hopkins _____ I an Updike (ex-officio) _____ S tephen L ewis _____ A lissa Taysom (ex-of f icio) _____ J ared S mith _____ J ustin P rice (ex-officio) _____ Tom L eClaire 2.Adoption of the Agenda 3.Introduction of Commissioner J ared S mith 4.Approval of M inutes a.M arch 2, 2020 M inutes 2 minutes 5.Old B usiness Items a.Transportation P rojects Update Caleb Hood 10 minutes 6.New Business Items a.M eridian P olice D epartment Status Report S gt. B randon F rasier 10 minutes b.J une and Upcoming M eeting D iscussion A ll 10-15 minutes c.S taff Communications Caleb Hood 5 Minutes 7.F uture M eeting Topics a.Future Role of the T ransportation Commission Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 1 of 30 b.Default Speed L imit c.Communities in M otion 2050 S cenarios d.Harvest T ransit Update e.S igns in City O rdinances f.Transportation C omponents of C omprehensive P lan g.M ain/King C rosswalk h.M aster M obility M ap 8.Next M eeting D ate - J une 1, 2020 9.Adjourn All materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities related to doc uments and/or hearing, please c ontac t the City Clerk's Office at 888- 4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 2 of 30 I TEM SHEET C ommission A genda I tem - 3.a. Presenter: Estimated Time f or P resentation: 2 minutes Title of I tem - M arch 2, 2020 M inutes March T C Minutes C ouncil Notes: AT TAC HM E NT S: Description Type Upload D ate March 2020 T C Minutes Minutes 5/1/2020 RE V I E WE RS : Department Reviewer Action D ate Community Development.Hood, Caleb Approved 5/1/2020 - 10:28 A M Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 3 of 30 Meeting Minutes Meridian Transportation Commission March 2, 2020 Council Chambers – Meridian City Hall  33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 1. Roll Call (Meeting called to order at 3:32 p.m.; YouTube started and roll taken) x David Ballard x Stephen Lewis x Shawn Martin (ex-officio) x David McKinney (arrived 3:38) o VACANT x Toni Tisdale (ex-officio)(arrived 3:45) x Ryan Lancaster x Tom LeClaire o Ian Updike (ex-officio) o Ryan Hall x Joseph Leckie x Alissa Taysom (ex-officio) o Tracy Hopkins x Luke Cavener (ex-officio) x Justin Price (ex-officio) Others Present: Edinson Bautista, Justin Lucas, Ted Baird, Sgt. Brandon Frasier, and Caleb Hood 2. Adoption of the Agenda Chairman Ballard called for a motion to adopt the agenda. Commissioner Lewis motioned to switch the ordering of item 5b & 5c; second by Commissioner Lancaster - all-ayes – motion carried. 3. Approval of Minutes from February 3, 2020 Meeting. Chairman Ballard asked for any corrections to the February 3, 2020 minutes. Commission Lewis noted one correction on page 7, last paragraph second line; the bike lane widths should read from 5.5 ft. to 5 ft. With the noted change, Commission Lewis motioned to approve; second by Commissioner Lancaster – all ayes - motion carried. 4. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood noted that the Memo update begins on page 11; new information is in bold. Mr. Hood began his update starting with items on page 12 with the Locust Grove Road, Victory to Overland project. Discussion was had at the February 25th Council Work Session. Mr. Lucas, Mr. McClure (staff representative on the ACHD project team) and Councilman Cavener attended. Some concerns were expressed about the cross-section and impacts to the neighborhoods with the suggested improvements to this area. Staff would prefer a 10-foot wide multi-use pathway, as this fits the demographics of the population better than a striped 5 to 5.5 foot bike lane. A letter will be sent to ACHD and Mr. Hood will include that in next month’s packet. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 4 of 30 Next, Mr. Hood reviewed the Fairview/Locust Grove signal project and the inclusion of widening Fairview Avenue, between Locust Grove and Eagle Road. Mr. Hood noted that contrary to the Locust Grove, Victory to Overland project, it does not make sense to put a multi-use pathway in this area, as it is not a corridor primarily used for recreational purposes. The draft schedule and scope of the project is included in the packet for the Commission’s review under New Business. Prior to Mr. Hood moving onto the next update, Commissioner McKinney asked for some additional clarification on the project (budget, and the initiation of the requested change, etc.). Mr. Hood explained that through project team discussions the team saw the potential to concurrently scope both the signal and further widening of Fairview Avenue between Locust Grove and Eagle Road and recommended that ACHD Staff bring the idea to their Commission, which agreed, and expand the scope. Not all of the details have been worked out at this time, but design will include both the signal improvements and the widening. Funding has not yet been determined, but two project numbers will be used to track each effort individually. Mr. Hood concluded the formal review of the memo projects at this point. However, he did note that he received an update that was not included in this month’s packet from ACHD regarding the Cherry Lane Library pedestrian crossing, which should begin later this month. Mr. Hood also gave a brief update from the February meeting, on safety busing for Hillsdale Elementary. Mr. Hood brought the issue to City Council and they agreed it would make sense to ask the School District to continue safety busing after construction is complete. The Council discussed with the School Board at their joint meeting in February. Mr. Hood concluded his review and stood for question, which took place. 5. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Brandon Frasier) Sgt. Frasier acknowledge and thanked Chairman Ballard for noticing the uniform color change, to blue, which is similar to school SRO uniforms. He then addressed the Commission by providing a status update on the bill passed by the Senate late last month regarding hands-free usage while driving throughout the State of Idaho. If the House ratifies the bill, it could go into effect as early as July 1, with an expected 6-month moratorium on local jurisdictions enforcement as the State Law supersedes local ordinances. The 6-months would allow time for an educational campaign to inform motorist of the new law and its enforcement. Sgt. Frasier also provided a brief reminder that PD is coming into its busy season and that unfortunately has already responded to a motorcycle fatality on Eagle Road, and asked the Commissioners to remind family and friends to watch for motorcyclists, now that the weather is better. Sgt. Frasier also mentioned the work he is doing with Caleb and the Mayor’s Office on the transportation priorities and noted that currently the difficult area to get to is the area of Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 5 of 30 Chinden and Highway 16 and the need for improvements. A northwest substation will help with response times. Sgt. Frasier concluded his update and stood for questions, which took place. b. 2020 Roadways, Intersections and Community Programs Priorities (Discussed after item 5c) Mr. Hood began with two brief updates/reviews of the 2020 Meridian Roadways and Intersections Priorities. Mr. Hood requested:  The ratification of the previous discussion in February and the prioritizations identified. Hard copies were provided at the meeting.  The interactive internet map displaying those intersections/roadways was shared. Based on what Mr. Hood shared Commissioner Lewis motioned to approve the Roadways & Intersections information as is; second by Commissioner LeClaire (prior to the vote, discussion was had) a vote was taken – all ayes – motion passed. Mr. Hood noted that he would be discussing the Community Programs prioritization list with Mr. Updike to compare the prioritizations of the School District after the Commission finalizes their list. Mr. Hood also noted that the prioritization list was provided to Sgt. Arnold, but he did not do a detailed review of the prioritizations with Sgt. Arnold. Mr. Hood then moved on to the Community Program prioritization spreadsheet, for the Commissioner’s review. The list is the same as last year with some additional projects added to the end of the list. Commissioner Lancaster and Commissioner Lewis provided their feedback/recommendations for edits to the list, which Mr. Hood captured and updated during the meeting. The Commission had robust discussion around the suggested edits and the alignment for the top 15 priorities to recommend to City Council. Chairman Ballard called for a motion. Commissioner Lewis motioned to approve the prioritization listing as updated; second by Commissioner LeClaire – all ayes – motion passed. c. North Meridian Bike & Pedestrian Plan (Edinson Bautista (Discussed before item 5b) Mr. Bautista, ACHD Senior Transportation Planner, introduced himself and gave a presentation on the North Meridian Bike & Pedestrian Project. This same presentation was shared with Meridian City Council recently. The North Meridian Bike & Pedestrian Plan Project is #13 in a series of projects that are currently part of the ACHD IFYWP. The Meridian Plan was designed to integrate with the Eagle Neighborhood Plan and the BMP Whitewater Park Neighborhood Plan, which were adopted on October 23, 2019. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 6 of 30 Collaboration and community outreach will take place over several months to achieve the following objectives:  Identify and map the biking and walking destinations as it pertains to the planning areas.  Identify connectivity, transit, biking, and walking facilities to gather community recommendations.  Develop a user-friendly plan that communicates the current conditions, identifies and proposes potential projects to ACHD and communicates those prioritized projects to the community and integration with ACHD’s IFYWP.  Identify gaps within the bicycle and sidewalk network. Community Outreach will take place in three different stages:  Student Outreach to identify any concerns or recommendation for routes to/from school.  Public Open Houses to assess the general needs and community recommendations.  Follow up meetings to address items from the Public Open House meetings. Next steps include:  Between March – June public outreach will be conducted  July a presentation to ACHD Commission and the City of Meridian the draft project list  August a finalized plan report will be produced  September the report will be presented to ACHD Commission for adoption Mr. Bautista concluded his presentation and stood for questions, which took place. Chairman Ballard thanked Mr. Bautista and gave him an open invitation to return for future updates. d. Fairview Avenue, Locust Grove to Eagle Draft Scope Chairman Ballard opened the item and Commissioner Lancaster asked for clarification from Councilman Cavener on how the letter (previously mentioned during item 4a) to ACHD was initiated. Councilman Cavener provided the background and the needed clarification. If additional conversation is needed, it can be discussed under topic 5e Future Role of the Transportation Commission. Mr. Hood, then visually shared the timeline, and rough description of the additional scope planned for widening Fairview, from Locust Grove to Eagle Road. Originally, this project was scoped as an intersection only project. It has now expanded to include the widening, with Right-of Way, programmed for 2022 and construction happening in 2023. Both projects will happen concurrently but will be tracked as separate project numbers. Mr. Hood then shared some exhibits of the area, provided some commentary and requested feedback from the Commission on the draft design proposal. The Commissioners provided feedback. Mr. Hood concluded and stood from questions, which took place. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 7 of 30 e. Future Role of the Transportation Commission Chairman Ballard and Commissioner McKinney met with the Mayor on Tuesday the 25 th of February and provided a summary of their discussion and take-away from that meeting. One area that was discussed was the Transportation Commission having a greater role on providing input on transportation related information on new development projects prior to those projects being heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Another aspect that was discussed was P&Z and/or City Council rely on ACHD and/or ITD information as it relates to transportation for development projects and it might be beneficial for the Transportation Commission, as an advisory board, to review that information and provide feedback on those recommendations. Additionally, Chairman Ballard gave a brief recap of the annual Transportation Commission presentation he gave to City Council on the 25 th. He recognized the Commissioner’s service and broad breadth of knowledge and shared the desire of the Transportation Commission to have an expanded role as it relates to new development within the City. He noted the mechanism on how such input could be provided is yet to be determined. Chairman Ballard also noted that Mr. Hood requested more involvement from the Transportation Commission on setting the monthly agenda. Chairman Ballard agreed to the request. Mr. Hood noted that he spoke to Mr. Baird, after the meeting with the Mayor, about how the Transportation Commission could be more involved (legally). Mr. Hood also mentioned the current open planner position for a Transportation and Education Coordinator. Mr. Hood also briefly mentioned transit as a priority, as well as having Police vett transportation issues through the Commission. Finally, Mr. Hood noted there have been discussions on advancing certain transportation projects and the Mayor wanting feedback from the Commission, this will be a future meeting topic. A motioned was made by Commissioner Lancaster to extend the meeting to 5:40, second by Commissioner LeClaire – all ayes – meeting extended. Commissioner McKinney asked for feedback from each Commissioner on the expanded role of the Commission. All members’ present provided feedback and next steps were discussed. f. Staff Communications (C. Hood) Mr. Hood did not review the Staff Communications but drew the attention of the Commission to page 25 of the packet for them to review. 6. Future Meeting Topics Chairman Ballard briefly reviewed the Future Meeting Topics and next meeting date. No changes were suggested. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 8 of 30 a. Harvest Transit Update and Potential Expansion b. Default Speed Limit Follow-up c. Signs in City Ordinances d. Idling Prohibition Ordinance e. Transportation Components of the Comprehensive Plan f. Main/King Crosswalk g. Master Mobility Map 7. Next Meeting Date: April 6, 2020 8. Adjourn A motion by Commissioner McKinney to adjourn; second by Commissioner Lewis – all aye. Meeting adjourned at 5:42 p.m. (AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST) APPROVED: _______________________ _______________ DAVID BALLARD, CHAIR DATE ATTEST: ________________________ _______________ CHRIS JOHNSON (City Clerk) DATE Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 9 of 30 I TEM SHEET C ommission A genda I tem - 4.a. Presenter: Caleb Hood Estimated Time f or P resentation: 10 minutes Title of I tem - T ransportation P rojects Update C ouncil Notes: AT TAC HM E NT S: Description Type Upload D ate Transportation P rojects Update Memo S taff Report 5/1/2020 RE V I E WE RS : Department Reviewer Action D ate Community Development.Tabarini, K im Approved 5/1/2020 - 10:44 A M Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 10 of 30 Community Development Department  33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Meridian, ID 83642 Phone 208-884-5533  Fax 208-888-6854  www.meridiancity.org April 30, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Meridian Transportation Commission CC: City Clerk FROM: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager RE: Transportation Projects Update Below is a summary/update on some of the transportation and roadway projects City Staff has been involved with recently. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather highlights some of the more important activities that have recently transpired (or are about to occur) in the transportation realm. Staff will be at the May meeting to discuss some of these topics in more detail. Please feel free to contact staff should you have any comments, concerns, or questions on any of these projects. New information is in bold. KEY ACHD PROJECTS: E. 3rd Street Extension: When ACHD adopted the 2014-2018 Integrated Five Year Work Plan, E. 3rd Street, from Carlton to Fairview, was listed as a project in the Economic Development Program. This project was split into two phases by ACHD – north (phase 2) and south (phase 1) of Carlton. In the adopted ACHD IFYWP, phase 1, between Franklin and Carlton, is in PD. Meridian Road, Cherry to Ustick: Construction started December 2 nd; should be complete September 30th. The majority of gravels have been placed on the west side of the road; preparing to pour curb and gutter. Working on installing signals and block walls. Project includes widening Meridian Road to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Central Paving is the contractor; $5.5M. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_meridian-road-cherry-lane-to-ustick- road.aspx Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 11 of 30 2 Linder Road, Franklin to Pine: Project includes the widening of Linder Road to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Project includes upgrade of the railroad crossing and a safe routes to school request; attached sidewalks are being designed. Construction is planned for 2020 to correspond with the upgraded railroad crossing ITD plans to do that year. Knife River is the contractor; cost of $2.4M. Crews working on traffic signal at the Franklin intersection. Utility relocation work is on-going. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_linder-road-pine-avenue- to-franklin-road.aspx Ten Mile Road, McMillan to Chinden: Widen Ten Mile to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done with in-house, ACHD resources. Project is planned for construction in 2020, to correspond with the Costco project. Notice to proceed date: November 14, 2019; project should be complete Fall 2020. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_ten-mile-road- mcmillan-road-to-chinden-boulevard.aspx Ten Mile Road, Ustick to McMillan: Widen Ten Mile to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Project includes 2 bridges. Design is in 2018, right-of-way acquisition in 2019, and construction is planned for 2020 in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $5.5M., to correspond with the Costco project. Project starts the week of January 6th and should complete in September. Crews working on storm drainpipe installation. Structure work at Creason Lateral is complete. Structure work at Five Mile Creek is on-going. Crews working on excavation and placement of base materials on the west side of Ten Mile Road. Utility relocation work is on-going. Nellis Drive is closed for the duration of construction. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_ten-mile-road-ustick-road-to-mcmillan- road.aspx Eagle Road, Amity to Victory: Widen Eagle to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done with in-house, ACHD resources. Construction is planned for 2021 in the IFYWP. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_eagle-road-amity-road-to-victory-road.aspx Eagle Road/Amity Roundabout: ACHD has entered into a Cooperative Development Agreement (CDA) with Albertsons to reconstruct the Eagle/Amity Roundabout (RAB). These improvements include full improvements, curb, gutter, and sidewalk on their frontages of both roads in addition in re-building the RAB with two-lanes on each leg. NOTE: There is insufficient right-of-way on Amity west of Eagle to allow the striping of the bike lane on the north side of the road, so it will only be the two travel lanes westbound, the center turn lane, and one eastbound travel lane until ACHD can program a project there in the future and widen to the south. The west side of Eagle Road will be fully improved including the bike lane. Eagle Road, Lake Hazel to Amity: Widen Eagle to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2022. Construction is in PD in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $3.4M. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 12 of 30 3 Lake Hazel and Eagle Signal: Widen and signalize intersection to 4/5 lanes on Eagle and 3/5 lanes on Lake Hazel. Design is happening this calendar year, right-of-way in 2021, and construction in 2023 in the IFYWP. A project kick-off meeting was held on January 8th at ACHD. Lake Hazel Road, Eagle to Cloverdale: Widen Lake Hazel to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2023. Construction is in PD in the adopted IFYWP with a total cost of $2.3M. Locust Grove Road, Victory to Overland: Widen Locust Grove to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design is planned for 2019, right-of-way in 2021 and construction in 2022 in the IFYWP with a cost of $4.07M. PIM held 9/10/2019. The 50% plans shared with Council on October 8th. There is some concerns about the cross- section and impacts to neighborhoods. Council discussed this project during a work session on February 25th. A letter was sent to ACHD regarding the design of the bicycle and pedestrian facilities the week of February 24th; letter attached in Staff Communications memo. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_locust-grove-victory-to-overland.aspx Locust Grove Road, Fairview to Ustick: Widen Locust Grove to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2023 ($365K); construction is in PD in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $3.9M ($4.56M total cost). Fairview/Locust Grove Signal: Widen intersection to 8 lanes on Fairview and 7 lanes on Locust Grove, including curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design in 2020, right-of- way acquisition in 2021-22, and construction in 2023 in adopted IFYWP with a cost of $4.26M. Project kick-off meeting held on October 24th. Project moving into design with consultant help for a 9 x 7 intersection. December 1st consultant should be under contract. Right-of-way acquisition occurring in 2021 and construction planned for 2022. The scope of this project is being expanded to include widening of Fairview Avenue, between Locust Grove and Eagle Road. Please see the New Business Item for additional information. Overland and Eagle Signal: Widen intersection to 7 lanes on Eagle and 9 on Overland. Project to be done in coordination with ITD. All phases shown as Unfunded in the IFYWP at a cost of $8.16M. Victory/Locust Grove Roundabout: Construct a multi-lane roundabout. Design is in 2019, right-of-way acquisition in 2020, and construction is planned for 2021 in the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $4.1M. Ten Mile/Amity Intersection: A dual-lane roundabout will be the ultimate build-out condition of the intersection. Initially though, a single-lane roundabout will be constructed; designed for easy expansion to a dual-lane. This project is shown for construction in 2022 in the adopted IFYWP. Here is the project website: Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 13 of 30 4 http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_intersection_ten-mile-road-and-amity-road- roundabout.aspx Ten Mile Road, Victory to Overland: Widen Ten Mile to 5-lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and a Level 3 bike facility. In the IFYWP, this project was designed in 2019, right-of-way in 2020, and construction in 2021 at a cost of $3.9M. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_ten-mile-victory-to-overland.aspx FY19 Capital Maintenance: Work on the west leg of Fairview between Locust Grove and Eagle is scheduled for Spring 2020. Cherry Lane and Meridian Library Pedestrian Crossing: Notice to proceed. $214,000 cost. Victory Road & Standing Timber Avenue Pedestrian Crossing: Notice to proceed. $140,000 cost. ITD PROJECTS ChindenWest Corridor: Five miles under construction in 2020. Project website: www.ITDprojects.org/ChindenWest Eagle Road to Locust Grove Meridian Road to Linder Road Linder Road to Idaho Highway 16 All projects are anticipated to be complete by the end of 2020. The projects will add a lane in each direction with some median-controlled access changes. This will complete Phase 1 of the corridor vision and result in 4 travel lanes (two in each direction). Widening will take place to the south of the existing alignment and be constructed to accommodate future widening to 6 travel lanes (three in each direction) with high capacity intersections at roads with river crossings. Idaho Highway 16 extension, U.S. 20/26 to I-84: Project website: www.ITDprojects.org/Idaho16 ITD is nearing completion of an environmental re-evaluation for this extension. The Idaho Transportation Board has allocated nearly $90 million to acquire right-of-way for the future highway. The Department has begun the acquisition process. The remaining cost to design and construct the corridor is estimated to be $350 million (in 2019 dollars). No funding has been identified for this work. SH-69, Kuna to Meridian Traffic Study: On June 12th, a meeting was held at Six Mile Engineering to discuss the purpose and scope of an upcoming traffic study to support a SH-69 Corridor Plan, between Orchard Ave and Overland Road/I-84. Team meeting #2 Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 14 of 30 5 held October 8th. More information about this project was provided to the TC during the November meeting. PATHWAYS Rail with Trail: In the fall of 2012, the City applied for an $85,000 grant to study the Rail with Trail (RWT) pathway crossing of streets (7 crossings; Black Cat to Locust Grove). Currently, there are funds for pathway construction in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) in 2022. Five Mile Creek Pathway: The City applied for a COMPASS grant to design and construct a portion of the Five Mile Creek pathway near the wastewater recovery facility. Parametrix has prepared the project development report which should be available on the COMPASS website in the near future. The City recently informed COMPASS that we will pursue completion of this project with local funds instead of Federal. MDC / OTHER PROJECTS Harvest Lifestyle Service: A public transit service focusing on seniors and persons with disabilities has been operating since December 2016. This Lifestyle Service concept, which includes two service zones, was presented to the Council in July of 2016. The service is operated by Harvest Church. An enhancement to the City Budget for FY2019 was approved by the Council for a third Harvest van. The third van is operational. Staff will invite VRT Staff to an upcoming TC meeting to discuss this service and possible expansion. Transit: On April 2, 2018, the Valley Regional Transit (VRT) Board approved the final version of the ValleyConnect 2.0 plan, VRT’s six-year capital and service plan. ValleyConnect 2.0 will guide future VRT activities and be used to help coordinate VRT activities, funding as well as with community stakeholders. On May 20th, 2019 VRT held an open house at City Hall to discuss a conceptual transit route that may go from the Ten Mile Interchange area through downtown to The Village. Approximately 25 people attended. VRT has won a grant for electric buses. Staff from the City and VRT are coordinating infrastructure, capital and service needs for launch in early 2021. The TC will be actively involved in developing outreach plan, stops/alignment, and other service considerations (ie – time of day operation, amenities/shelters, etc.) Eagle Road Bike/Ped Project Development: COMPASS has contracted with Keller Associates to further develop a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the corridor. The boundaries of the project are Overland and Chinden. Shared Vehicles: On Friday, December 13th a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued for shared vehicle (e-scooters) services for 2020. The RFP was sent to six known, Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 15 of 30 6 potential vendors/contractors. A pre-proposal conference was held on Friday, December 27th; no one attended in person. Proposals are due prior to 4:00 pm on Friday, January 10, 2020. One response was received, from Slidr LLC. On January 23 rd a 7-member scoring team met to discuss the proposal. The scoring team recommended that City Council not enter into a contract with any vendor at this time due to all of the construction and lack of destinations currently. The scoring team further recommended that the MDBA continue to monitor the climate and recommend back to the City when they believe another RFP should be issued. On January 28 th, these recommendations were presented to the Mayor and City Council. The Council largely concurred with the scoring team’s recommendation and further recommended that Staff be part of discussions around a regional management model for micro mobility. Overland/Eagle and Meridian/Ustick Intersection: During the May TC meeting, Sgt. Arnold asked that two intersections be evaluated by ACHD: Overland/Eagle and Meridian/Ustick. During the June TC meeting the Meridian/Ustick intersection was further discussed. ACHD Integrated Five-Year Work Program: On September 25 th, the ACHD Commission adopted the 2020-2024 IFYWP. The IFYWP can be found here: http://achdidaho.org/Departments/PlansProjects/IFYWP.aspx During the March TC meeting, priority requests for the 2021-2025 IFYWP were completed. The list of priority projects was subsequently finalized by the City Council. Please see the 2020 Roadways, Intersections and Community Programs Projects Priorities on the City’s website. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 16 of 30 I TEM SHEET C ommission A genda I tem - 5.c. Presenter: Caleb Hood Estimated Time f or P resentation: 5 Minutes Title of I tem - Staff C ommunications C ouncil Notes: AT TAC HM E NT S: Description Type Upload D ate S taff Communications Memo S taff Report 5/1/2020 RE V I E WE RS : Department Reviewer Action D ate Community Development.Tabarini, K im Approved 5/1/2020 - 10:54 A M Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 17 of 30 Staff Communications Memo To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 4/30/2020 Re: Staff Communications On the following pages are relevant correspondences since the March meeting. Hi Caleb: I am requesting time on the June Meridian Transportation Commission agenda to provide a brief presentation about the COMPASS CIM scenario Survey. The presenter will likely be Liisa, Carl, or Amy. They would ideally need 20 minutes, but will adjust the presentation to whatever time is available. Please let me know if time if available in June. Many thanks! Toni Tisdale | Principal Planner Resource Development Team Lead Community Planning Association (COMPASS) 700 NE 2nd Street, Suite 200 Meridian, ID 83642 Direct: 208-475-2238 | Main: 208-855-2558 Cell: 208-440-1109 http://www.compassidaho.org Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 18 of 30 Hi Caleb, Hope you and your family are doing well. I had a conversation with Randy Speedwack (Heritage Commons) this afternoon and he mentioned he had presented to the Transportation Commission back in November about making a recommendation to decrease the speed limit in Meridian’s neighborhoods to 20 mph. He has done some additional research, as he was asked to do, and is ready to reconnect with you. If you do not have his contact info, I have attached it to this email. I hope you have a wonderful day. Tell Meagan I said hello! Kind Regards, Jodi Jodi St-Martin | Community Relations Specialist City of Meridian | Mayor’s Office Caleb, I listened into the March 2nd meeting, it was a good one. I am not sure how much I can weigh in based on the fact I wasn’t present, but I thought bringing projects to the Commission for comment was excellent, also I thought you guys did a great job on prioritizing community programs. I also favor an expanded roll for the Transportation Commission, what ever that ends up being. Sorry if it isn’t proper for me to comment. Tracy Tracy Hopkins Managing Member Specialty Construction Supply Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 19 of 30 Hi Caleb, I just read the Nextdoor article on requesting projects from ACHD and you were listed as the Meridian City contact. I would like to request a second stop sign installed on Laughton Drive in the Paramount subdivision. I live two houses east from the only stop sign on Laughton which is at Wyman. Laughton has now become a thoroughfare for those wishing to bypass traffic on McMillan. It will only become worse when the construction starts on widening Chinden between Linder and Meridian Rd. People travel at a very fast speed down this road and most barely tap on their brakes at the one existing stop sign as it is. I think an additional stop sign could help slow people down. Thank you very much, Jennifer Pedrali 555 W Laughton Dr, Meridian, ID 83646 2088410951 Sharing what other cities are up to with temporary street reconfigurations. From: NACTO <nacto@nacto.org> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 11:30 AM To: Karen Gallagher <KGallagher@cityofboise.org> Subject: [External] Weekly Update: Cities Responding to Coronavirus How cities are responding: Social distancing on buses, streets, and sidewalks. View this email in your browser Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 20 of 30 COVID-19 Transportation Response Updates April 20, 2020 Cities and transit agencies are responding fast to meet the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 Transportation Response Center is an online hub for city transportation staff, officials, and leaders to learn from one another and develop the most effective responses to this evolving global crisis. This resource continues to evolve daily as the landscape changes, and in response to city feedback. Based on your feedback on the most effective ways to share new examples and resources, NACTO will be highlighting noteworthy examples from cities, and new resources from the Response Center in this newsletter on a weekly basis. (If you received this email as a forward, you can sign up to receive these updates here). Thank you to all city and agency staff on the front lines. There is no playbook for this new reality, but with action, resilience, and coordination, we can get through this, together. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 21 of 30 City Transportation Action Updates: What We're Seeing Instituting rear-door boarding and/or fare free transit Many transit agencies suspended fares and/or required rear-door boarding to minimize interactions and help protect passengers and operators. Establishing and clearly marking passenger spacing requirements Houston METRO restricted seating on board buses to every other row and installed clear signage in English and Spanish communicating this change to passengers. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 22 of 30 Extending the sidewalk in high-traffic areas Brookline, Massachusetts is reconfiguring vehicle and parking lanes along highly-used streets in order to create more space for people to access essential services. Opening select streets for social distancing 74 miles of Oakland's streets—10% of all of the streets in the city—will be converted to local Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 23 of 30 access only in order to relieve crowded sidewalks and parks so people can both safely make essential trips and get some fresh air. These streets will reach across virtually every neighborhood in the city. Denver closed select roads to thru-traffic to create more space for residents to travel while social distancing, to both help residents make essential trips more safely, as well as expand outdooor recreational space. The city initially closed streets in areas with high population densities or busy public parks; the program is now expanding. Opening streets through and alongside parks Minneapolis closed sections of riverfront parkways to motor vehicle traffic to allow more space for trail users, and will be expanding to additional parkway closures. Vancouver restricted traffic on streets leading to and within Stanley Park, repurposing motor vehicles lanes to create larger spaces for people to safely go outside. Automating pedestrian crossing buttons Cities across the world are converting pedestrian signals to automatic, eliminating the need for people to press a button in order to cross the street. This cuts down on a common public Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 24 of 30 touch-point, reducing the risk of spreading the coronavirus. See more actions cities and agencies are taking in the City Transportation Action Updates database and examples of emerging practice in the Rapid Response: Tools for Cities toolkit. Webinars, Interviews, and Other Resources To help cities respond to the coronavirus epidemic, NACTO is convening experts, and collecting experiences from practitioners, as well as linking to resources from other organizations. All will be posted on the COVID-19 Transportation Response Center. Let us know what you would like to see or who you would like to hear from by emailing covid19@nacto.org. Upcoming Webinars Slow, Shared, and Safe: Closing Streets to Thru-Traffic During the Coronavirus As shelter-in-place orders are extended and social distancing protocols deplete available sidewalk space, cities are grappling with how, or if, they should temporarily limit vehicular traffic on some streets to allow people to safely be outside and make essential trips while remaining at least 6’ apart. Questions abound: how should cities communicate the closures to avoid creating places for people to congregate? What materials and tools work best to close Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 25 of 30 streets without over tasking staff? How are cities deciding which streets to slow or close and how are communities being involved in the process in a time of emergency? In this live session, we’ll hear from Jay Decker, Transportation Innovation Manager at Denver DOTI, and Nicole Ferrara, Policy & Intergovernmental Affairs Advisor at Oakland DOT about how their cities have limited thru-traffic on some city streets to create space for people to travel by foot and bike. We’ll also hear from Rachel Rosenberg, a Senior Associate at ideas42, about how cities can leverage behavioral psychology concepts to effectively communicate with the public about these temporarily closed and shared spaces. Wednesday, April 22 | 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT Jay Decker, Denver DOTI Nicole Ferrara, Oakland DOT Rachel Rosenberg, ideas42 Register - Zoom (must register in advance) Community Engagement During COVID-19 In the age of physical distancing—with whole sectors of society abruptly online—longstanding questions have new meaning. How can city staff pursue equitable community engagement to promote public health and other goals? Which types of messaging and forms of Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 26 of 30 communication are most effective? What can cities do to craft an engagement plan for the duration of this crisis and once it ends? Join us for a moderated conversation on community engagement at this time. Leaders in digital outreach and transportation planning will discuss their approaches for crafting online messaging and multi-channel outreach campaigns. Viewers will leave with a better understanding of how to do meaningful community engagement during and after COVID-19. Thursday, April 23 | 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT Jennifer Allen, ioby Kate McCarthy, SFMTA Laura Bryan, City of New Orleans Register - Zoom (must register in advance) Newly Posted Interview Open Streets & Public Health Dr. Keshia Pollack Porter, an expert in the connections between the built environment and public health, joined Janette Sadik-Khan to discuss how street design and policy can support public health goals during the coronavirus emergency. Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda May 4, 2020 – Page 27 of 30 Listen to their conversation For all updates, visit the COVID-19 Transportation Response Center The COVID-19 Transportation Response Center is part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Local Response Initiative. Cities interested in learning more about the many robust supports Bloomberg Philanthropies is launching through the initiative should email coronavirusresponse@bloomberg.org. 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