2017 08-07Meeting Minutes
Meridian Transportation Commission
August 7, 2017
Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
I. Roll Call
(Meeting called to order at 3:30 pm and roll taken)
X Tracy Hopkins p Brian Leisle p Lulce Cavener (ex -officio)
X Ryan Lancaster o Ryan Hall X John Wasson for
Shawn Martin (ex -officio)
X Stephen Lewis X Vincent Koontz p Toni Tisdale (ex -officio)
X David Ballard X Lance Baumgartner X Rhonda Jalbert (ex -officio)
X Brent Knezacek X Erika Bowen (ex -officio) X Miranda Carson (ex -officio)
Others Present: Ted Baird and Caleb Hood
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Prior to the adoption of the agenda, Chairman Ballard noted a few items:
• Commissioner Baumgartner's last meeting
• Commission Lancaster may need to leave early
• Item 4a, ACHD Roadways to Bikeways presentation by Brooke Green would not take
place, but it will be discussed at a future meeting and in a slightly different format than a
presentation.
No further discussion tool, place and a call to adopt the agenda was made. Commissioner
Lewis motioned to adopt the agenda as noted, second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes —
motion carried.
3. Approval of Minutes from July 3, 2017 Meeting
Commissioner Lewis motioned to approve the July 3rd minutes, second by Commissioner
Baumgartner — all ayes — motion carried.
4. Old Business Items
a. ACHD Roadways to Bikeways Plan and Projects
Chairman Ballard noted again that Brooke Green would not present today. Mr. Hood
mentioned that Ms. Greene requested, through an email included in the packet, that rather than
a presentation to the entire Commission a smaller subset of Commissioners partake in an
offline discussion so she could vet the information being reviewed and considered by ACHD.
Mr. Hood asked that if anyone was interested in being part of that offline discussion, they email
him and he would help to facilitate getting schedules aligned with Ms. Greene's. Chairman
Ballard and Commissioner Hopkins expressed interest. Chairman Ballard will lobby
Commissioner Leisle to also attend. No further discussion was had.
b. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood reminded the Commission he does not review all items included in the memo but
highlights specific projects. It is assumed that the Commissioners review the packet information
and if there are questions on items not specifically covered Mr. Hood is happy to field questions
and provide further detailed information. All new information is in bold in the memo.
Mr. Hood continued with the transportation updates in the memo that begin on page 7 and
called the Commission's attention to page 8 and numerous new items. Further input on the
new items will be handled in the New Business section during the ACHD Integrated Five -Year
Work Plan item.
On page 10 there are two pathway projects that Mr. Hood wanted to highlight that are
progressing towards construction; the Five Mile Creek Pathway is managed through the City's
Parks Department and is advancing from preliminary development into an approximate
$400,000 project. In addition, the Eagle Road Bike -Ped project is advancing and is slotted for
phase I construction, between Franklin and Pine, at a cost of about $700,000.
Mr. Hood opened the floor for discussion. Questions were asked and answered.
S. New Business Items
a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Stacy Arnold)
Sgt. Arnold was not present.
b. Parking Issues Around Rocky Mountain H.S. (Paramount HOA)
Chairman Ballard noted there was no representation from the HOA and asked Mr. Hood for
further context. Mr. Hood received feedback from the Mayor's Office regarding a concern from
Katey Handle a resident in the area affected by the parking restrictions. About a year ago this
topic was discussed, signage was placed and PD is enforcing "no parking". Some residents are
not happy about the enforcement and want to further discuss alternative options for residents
rather than blanket enforcement for all vehicles. Ms. Handle told Mr. Hood she was unable to
attend the TC meeting but was going to try to recruit someone else from the HOA to attend.
No action for the Commission at this time, as PD needs to be part of the discussion. Mr. Hood
will reach out to Ms. Handle to attend a future meeting for further discussion in October or
after, since the Commission will be on the VRT field trip in September.
The floor was opened for discussion. Questions were asked and answered.
c. 2018 — 2022 Regional Transportation Improvement Plan and Changes to
communities in Motion 2040 (memo attached; Toni Tisdale)
Mr. Hood presented briefly and reviewed the information that Ms. Tisdale was going to
present, as she is out of the office and unable to attend. Mr. Hood directed the Commissioner's
attention to the COMPASS information that was in the packet. COMPASS has several items
out for public comment. Of the four items, a couple are related, CIM 2040 and Transportation
Improvement Plan (TIP) listed in FYI - 22. Mr. Hood will not touch on funding for VRT or Air
Quality Conformity and suggested the TC use the links for more information as desired. Mr.
Hood reviewed the TIP document at a high level and then moved over to the major changes
document to highlight some of the changes specific to Meridian. Mr. Hood is not planning on
submitting any City -specific comments on the Draft TIP, but if the Commission has information
they wish to share with Mayor Tammy, Mr. Hood will take notes and pass the information on
to her and City Council. There are some State/ITD projects that are currently underway, that
are reflected in the document with their associated costs. Mr. Hood pointed out some of the
early development projects as well as some highway projects. The Linder, Ustick to McMillan
project is a fairly significant project. Another project that is advancing is Eagle Road, Amity to
Victory and there is one project with a delay, Linder Road, Franklin to Pine, due to railroad
crossing and meshing that with ITD's railroad crossing project. Mr. Hood walked through a few
more topics and opened the floor for discussion.
d. ACHD Initial Draft FY2018-2022 Integrated Five -Year Work Plan (memo
attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood began with a reminder of the email that was sent on July 20th at the request of City
Council regarding the initial draft of the Integrated Five -Year Work Plan. He then proceeded to
the document and the projects Meridian requested for consideration for prioritization. Mr.
Hood highlighted a number of the Meridian projects and any major changes (advanced, delayed
or new) to those projects for the Commission. After a high-level cursory review of the Work
Plan some discussion took place and although no specific comments on particular projects were
identified, some observations were pointed out; construction costs on projects went down on
a number of projects, which seems counter -intuitive with the trend of increasing construction
cost. In addition, timeframes for project initiation/completion are too far in the future, and the
Commission would like projects done sooner. Mr. Hood continued his update by pointing out
the discontinuation of the ACHD Economic Development program, new priority corridors and
a brief review of Community Program projects.
Mr. Hood opened the floor for further discussion. Robust discussion took place around priority
corridors, congestion on Eagle Road and potential alternatives like Locust Grove and expanding
Locust Grove to a 5 -lane roadway, instead of the current 3 -lane status.
Mr. Hood gleaned some themes from the discussion and will draft a letter to ACHD and bring
comments, from the Commission, back to City Council, particularly highlighting Locust Grove
Road. Mr. Hood, upon completion of his review, also reminded the Commissioners that
individually as citizens they are encouraged to make comments directly to ACHD via their
website or during the public hearing on September 27th.
e. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood gave a very brief update by directing the Commissioner's attention to the Staff
Communication memo on page 14 of the packet, which addresses the SH -69 speed study and
Erika Bowen's response to the Commission's request.
On page 16, Mr. Hood acknowledged that this topic was addressed earlier in the meeting, but
reminded the Commissioners that COMPASS' comment period is fast approaching closure so if
anyone wants to make comments to access the links in the document.
Mr. Hood highlighted an issue that was brought to the Mayor's Office about the congestion on
Cherry Lane and turning movements being impeded and possible solutions (HAWK, no
blocking intersection signs and striping) at NW 13`h Street and the library. This may be a topic
for a future meeting, but wanted to mention to the Commission as an issue and something that
may need Commission attention.
Mr. Hood concluded and opened the floor for discussion, which took place.
6. Future Meeting Topics
Chairman Ballard asked for any future meeting topics. No new items identified, but Mr. Hood
requested a brief discussion around logistics for the September I I th, VRT field trip. A brief
discussion took place and Ms. Jalbert will send out a message with specific route information
and the tour will begin at 1:15 pm at City Hall. Mr. Hood will send out a calendar invite via
Outlook and will request an RSVP along with sack lunch option.
a. 2023 Transit Scenarios (September)
b. 1-84/Meridian road Ramps, Stacking and Overland Intersection Traffic Flow
c. Master Mobility Map
d. Comprehensive Plan Update
7. Next Meeting Date: September 11, 2017
8. Adjourn
Motion by Commissioner Hopkins and second by Commissioner Knezacek to adjourn — all ayes
— motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 4:58 p.m.
(AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
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