Loading...
2019 01-7 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Monday, January 7th, 2019 – 3:30 pm Council Chambers - Meridian City Hall - 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 1. Roll Call: Tracy Hopkins Bryan Leisle ___ Luke Cavener (e x-officio) Ryan Lancaster Ryan Hall ___ Shawn Martin (ex -officio) Stephen Lewis David McKinney ___ Toni Tisdale (ex -officio) David Ballard Charlene Pedersen ___ Brian Parker (ex -officio) Tricia Matthews Justin Price (ex -officio) ___ Miranda Carson (ex -officio) 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes From December 3rd, 2018 Meetings 4. Introduction of Commissioner Pedersen 5. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update 6. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report b. ACHD Roadways to Bikeways Plan c. Vehicle Sharing Update d. 2018 End of Year Report e. Staff Communications f. Election of 2019 Officers 7. Future Meeting Topics a. Paramount Parking (February) b. 2019 Priorities (February) c. Linder Village Project Update d. Master Mobility Map e. Comprehensive Plan Update 8. Next Meeting Date: February 4, 2019 9. Adjournment Meeting Minutes Meridian Transportation Commission January 7, 2019 Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho I. Roll Call (Meeting called to order at 3:31 p.m.; You Tube started and roll taken) x Tracy Hopkins X Ryan Lancaster X Stephen Lewis x David Ballard X Tricia Matthews x Brian Leisle x Ryan Hall X David McKinney (arrived late) p Charlene Pedersen o Justin Price (ex -officio) p Luke Cavener (ex -officio) X Shawn Martin (ex -officio) (arrived late) x Toni Tisdale (ex -officio) (arrived late) X Brian Parker (ex -officio) p Miranda Carson (ex -officio) Others Present; Justin Lucas, Chad Olsen, Ted Baird, and Caleb Hood 2. Adoption of the Agenda Chairman Ballard asked for agenda changes or a motion to adopt. Commissioner Lewis recommended amending the agenda to move item 6f up on the agenda between item 3 and 4, and motioned to adopt as amended; second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes- motion carried. A discussion regarding a tabled item, truck routes was had, and where that topic should be located on a future agenda. Chairman Ballard made clarification and moved onto item 3. 3. Approval of Minutes from December 3, 2018 Meeting. Chairman Ballard asked for any corrections to the December 3rd meeting minutes. Commissioner Lewis motioned to approve the December 3rd, 2018 minutes as presented; second by Commissioner McKinney — all ayes — motion carried. 6.f. Election of 2019 Officers (Chairman Ballard) — (as amended to the Agenda) Chairman Ballard opened the floor for nominations for Chairman for 2019. Commissioner Hopkins nominated Commissioner Stephen Lewis. Commissioner McKinney nominated Chairman Ballard to serve for an additional term. Chairman Ballard noted that he is willing to serve one more year as the Chair. Second by Commissioner Lewis for Chairman Ballard to serve one additional year as the Chairman. Chairman Ballard called for the vote — unanimous vote of Chairman Ballard to remain as the Chairman. Chairman Ballard opened nominations for Vice -Chair. Commissioner Stephen Lewis was nominated by Chairman Ballard, second made by Commissioner Leisle. Commission David a Chairman Ballard closed nominations and called for . Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda February 4, 2019 — Page 4 of 38 the vote, I vote for Commissioner Lewis, 7 votes cast for Commissioner McKinney to become the Vice -Chair — motion carried with Commissioner McKinney being the Vice -Chair for 2019. 4. Introduction of Commissioners Pedersen Chairman Ballard noted that Youth Commissioner Pedersen was not present and closed the item. S. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood began by noting that the Transportation Projects Update memo begins on page 6 of the packet. Mr. Hood reminded the Commission that all new information will be in BOLD. Mr. Hood noted that there are not many new updates this month, but is happy to field questions and provide further detailed information on any items in the memo. Mr. Hood noted that Mr. Wasdahl, although not in attendance, was instrumental in providing information for the ITD projects update on page 8. Mr. Hood continued his update by highlighting the Victory Road Bridge project, east of Locust Grove, and that the road closure was going on through late spring 2019. Mr. Hood closed with a brief review of the shared vehicle program in Meridian noted on page 10. An update regarding Lime and vehicle sharing would be discussed later in today's meeting. Mr. Hood stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for further discussion, which took place, regarding projects on the 90 -day bid list, revised draft MOU for Lime and Continuous Flow Intersections. Chairman Ballard noted that ex -officio Mr. Martin arrived during this agenda item. 6. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Arnold) Sgt. Stacy Arnold was absent, report -out will be held for next meeting. b. ACHD Roadways to Bikeways Plan (Justin Lucas) Mr. Justin Lucas with ACHD gave a brief introduction of himself. Mr. Lucas then provided an overview and update of the ACHD bicycle program and the adopted Roadways to Bikeways Plan addendum. The original ACHD Bicycle Master Plan was adopted in 2009. Several steps were taken to refine and enhance the plan over the next several years, which was updated and most recently adopted in 2018. ACRD was specific in what they focused on with the addendum - low stress bike routes - an area for cyclists to operate not on a busy street. Mr. Lucas summarized the trends over the last several years and the goals and objectives of ACHD, now, and building a network around low -stress routes. Mr. Lucas also shared the status report Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda February 4, 2019 — Page 5 of 38 template that ACHD developed as part of their Annual Report. Mr. Lucas briefly reviewed the areas of the report and moved onto the facilities definitions matrix and clarifying the levels, by tying the type of bikeway to the characteristics of the street. Mr. Lucas reviewed the matrix and then moved onto reviewing the bicycle prioritization projects and how they overlay with the facilities matrix. All the maps are available via ACHD's website. Mr. Lucas stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussions, comments and questions, which took place. c. Vehicle Sharing Update (C. Hood) Mr. Hood gave a brief review and history of this topic, having stemmed from the LimeBike presentations and deployment earlier in 2018. City Staff is developing a draft ordinance based document, which will be presented to Council. The ordinance will follow a franchise model with fees through the Clerk's Office. Mr. Hood will forward the draft ordinance information to the Commission for their review. Staff is anticipating a redeployment of LimeBike and other company's inventory by March of 2019. Mr. Hood concluded and stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion, questions and comments, which took place. Questions were raised about parking of the motorized vehicles, right of way, and use in City Parks, etc. d. 2018 End of Year Report (C. Hood) Mr. Hood briefly reviewed this item as he was part of the assisting the Chair and Vice -Chair in drafting the document. Mr. Hood is waiting for the City Clerk to provide a date, most likely in February, for the Commission to present the report. Mr. Hood asked the Commission to provide comments or to vote to adopt. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for comments and called for a vote to adopt. A motion to adopt the report as written was made by Commissioner Hopkins, second by Commissioners McKinney and Lewis — all ayes — motion passed. e. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood did a brief review of the Staff Communications information, which begins on page 14 of the packet. Mr. Hood briefly reviewed the first item and requested that the Commission come prepared to the February meeting with recommendations/comments on 2019 priority projects. The Commission's recommendations need to be provided to Council in advance of the ACHD March 15`h deadline. Mr. Hood also noted that at the February meeting homeowners from the Paramount Subdivision would be present to discuss parking, speeding and pedestrian traffic around Rocky Mountain High School. Mr. Hood concluded his update and stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion or follow-up, which occurred. Mr. Baird will provide to the Commission, the hearing ground rules script that the P&Z Commission uses for Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda February 4, 2019 — Page 6 of 38 the Paramount discussion. Mr. Hood will add the Siena Elementary/Capulet crosswalk/crossing to the draft priorities list and send to the Commission for their prioritization. Commissioner Lewis also inquired about an update from the January 30" meeting, noted on page 15. Mr. Hood reminded the Commission that the meeting on the 30`" was directed from Mayor to Chief Lavey, as it related to the Residential Parking District recommendation that the Commission had put forth to the Council. The January 30`" meeting is open to anyone, but is not a hearing. 7. Future Meeting Topics Chairman Ballard called for any additional topics to be added to Future Meeting Topics. No changes were made, however Chairman Ballard mentioned that he may not be at the February 4t' meeting. Mr. Hood also noted some formatting changes to the packet the Commission receives, the fit/feel will be the same but there will be a cover memo accompanying each item beginning next month. a. Paramount Parking (February) b. 2019 Priorities (February) c. Linder Village Project Update d. Master Mobility Map e. Comprehensive Plan Update 8. Next Meeting Date: February 4, 2019 9. Adjourn A motion by Commissioner Lewis to adjourn was made; second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:51 p.m. (AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST) ArZ; D VID BALLARD, CHAIR \t'4o VGs� ATTEST� 4C,A�'80LEJ �� SE �o Ao'�.. OC9-10 411 C� DATE DATE Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda February 4, 2019 — Page 7 of 38 parking in the neighborhood around Rocky Mountain High School. Mr. Hood addressed the City Council on November 13th regarding the issues of Compression Brakes and at that meeting Mr. Hood also discussed the concerns of the Paramount Subdivision residents and the parking issue around Rocky Mountain High School, and the request of implementing a residential parking district. Council was appreciative of the Commissions efforts to hear the concerns of the residents but would like Chief Lavey to meet with those residents prior to considering a parking district. Mr. Hood moved on to page 17 and the Chinden West 20/26 update and highlighted the schedule updates and the advancement of road section construction. The final update Mr. Hood provided was regarding the 129,000 pound truck route and the public meeting being held at Mountain View High School on December 5th from 4-7pm. Mr. Hood concluded his update and stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion or follow-up with Mr. Hood. No discussion was had and item 6e was closed. 7. Future Meeting Topics Chairman Ballard called for any additional topics to be added to the January agenda and opened the floor for discussion. Discussion was had around removing item 7e; there was no opposition for removing the item. a. Election of Officers (January) b. Linder Village Project Update c. Master Mobility Map d. Comprehensive Plan Update e. Local Jurisdiction on State Highways 8. Next Meeting Date: January 7, 2019 9. Adjourn A motion by Commissioner Lewis to adjourn was made; second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. (AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST) PRO,V ;z f DAVID BALLA D, CHA R AT S Q4P,SQp T AUGUg OtjA� X90 ( 4 Y COLE 0 Oty li 10AN0 a. DATE DATE Planning Department  33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642 Phone 208-884-5533  Fax 208-888-6854  www.meridiancity.org TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Monday, January 7th, 2019 – 3:30 pm Council Chambers - Meridian City Hall - 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 1. Roll Call: Tracy Hopkins Bryan Leisle ___ Luke Cavener (ex-officio) Ryan Lancaster Ryan Hall ___ Shawn Martin (ex-officio) Stephen Lewis David McKinney ___ Toni Tisdale (ex-officio) David Ballard Charlene Pedersen ___ Brian Parker (ex-officio) Tricia Matthews Justin Price (ex-officio) ___ Miranda Carson (ex-officio) 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes From December 3rd, 2018 Meeting 4. Introduction of Commissioner Pedersen 5. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) 6. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Arnold) b. ACHD Roadways to Bikeways Plan (Justin Lucas) c. Vehicle Sharing Update (C. Hood) d. 2018 End of Year Report (attachment; C. Hood) e. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood) f. Election of 2019 Officers (Chairman Ballard) 7. Future Meeting Topics a. Paramount Parking (February) b. 2019 Priorities (February) c. Linder Village Project Update d. Master Mobility Map e. Comprehensive Plan Update 8. Next Meeting Date: February 4, 2019 9. Adjournment Page 2 Meeting Minutes Meridian Transportation Commission December 3, 2018 Council Chambers – Meridian City Hall  33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 1. Roll Call (Meeting called to order at 3:40 p.m.; You Tube started and roll taken) x Tracy Hopkins x Brian Leisle x Luke Cavener (ex-officio) x Ryan Lancaster o Ryan Hall x Shawn Martin (ex-officio) x Stephen Lewis x David McKinney (arrived late) x Toni Tisdale (ex-officio) x David Ballard o Charlene Pedersen x Brian Parker (ex-officio) x Tricia Matthews x Mark Wasdahl for Justin Price (ex-officio) x Miranda Carson (ex-officio) Others Present: Alan Ginkle, Ted Baird, Sgt. Stacy Arnold and Caleb Hood 2. Adoption of the Agenda Chairman Ballard asked for agenda changes or a motion to adopt. Commissioner Lancaster recommended postponing item 4, the Introduction of Commissioner Pedersen, as she was absent. No further discussion or changes were made and Commissioner Lancaster made a motion to approve the agenda as amended; second by Commissioner Hopkins – all ayes – motion carried. 3. Approval of Minutes from November 5, 2018 Meeting. Chairman Ballard asked for any additions or corrections to the November5th meeting minutes. Mr. Hood noted two corrections: that Commissioner Matthews was present for the November meeting and that Justin Price, not David Price, was present and represented ITD in November. With the corrections noted Commissioner Lancaster motioned to approve the November 5th, 2018 minutes; second by Commissioner Hopkins – all ayes – motion carried. 4. Introduction of Commissioners Pedersen Chairman Ballard noted the earlier motion to postpone Commissioner Pedersen’s introduction and moved onto Old Business. 5. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood began by noting the Transportation Projects Update memo begins on page 6 of the packet. Mr. Hood reminded the Commission that all new information will be in BOLD. Mr. Hood noted that the winter season is here so there are not many new updates this month. Mr. Hood is happy to field questions and provide further detailed information on any items in the memo. Page 3 Mr. Hood touched on the US 20/26 item under the ITD Projects section which begins at the bottom of page 8; more information on this item can be found under Staff Communications on page 17 of the packet. Mr. Hood also noted that Mr. Wasdahl mentioned to him that a number of the Transportation Memo items are a year old and this section may need revision to make it more useful. Mr. Hood anticipates Mr. Wasdahl will be providing some additional context on items included under the ITD heading. Mr. Hood closed with a brief update on the Compression Brake Ordinance topic and that he brought that information forward to City Council on November 13th. There were a few members from the public that were present, but no testimony was heard, as this was just a staff presentation. The City Council reviewed the information presented and openly discussed with Staff at the meeting and further instructed Staff to draft an ordinance to bring back at a future meeting. Councilman Cavener added some additional comments and perspective on Council’s instructions and moving this forward and getting community testimony. Chairman Ballard, unfortunately was not able to attend that meeting, but is supportive of further working with Staff and Council on an ordinance. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for further discussion, which took place. Commissioner Lancaster inquired about Lime and any updates. Mr. Hood shared that the City’s Legal Department has drafted an ordinance and a corresponding MOU and shared that with both Lime and Bird. Mr. Hood will be meeting with Lime and Bird to get some training on their mobile app. Mr. Hood also shared that City Council would be getting an update prior to the relaunch no later than March 15th, 2019. Councilman Cavener also clarified that an invitation would be sent to both Lime and Bird to attend the Council Workshop in January. Councilman Cavener would be happy to share that memo information at the next Transportation Commission meeting. (Commissioner McKinney arrived during this agenda item) Chairman Ballard closed item 5a and moved on to New Business. 6. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Arnold) Sgt. Stacy Arnold addressed the Commission and gave a brief update. There have been two fatality accidents since November’s meeting and one motor patrol officer has retired. Sgt. Arnold stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for any follow up from the Commission to Sgt. Arnold. Discussion was had and the item was closed. b. Hillsdale Elementary Busing (Sara Aguilera) Mr. Hood updated the Commission that he had reached out to Ms. Aguilera and informed her that this topic would be on today’s agenda. Earlier today Ms. Aguilar sent an email to Mr. Hood and indicated she would not be in attendance and that she would leave the issue in other’s hands to pursue. Mr. Hood noted there is some background information in the packet, and this has been discussed by the School Zone Subcommittee, but at this time there is no additional action from the Commission. Page 4 Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion. Discussion took place. Chairman Ballard mentioned that if the neighborhood group would like to address the Commission in the future they are welcome. c. Truck Routes (D. Ballard) Chairman Ballard gave a brief, high-level overview of the topic. This was brought up in a previous meeting and the question was asked if the City should consider a truck route ordinance. Chairman Ballard did some research and sent out, to the Commission, some information regarding truck ordinances within other cities. Commissioner Matthews provided some additional perspective which was distributed at the meeting, combined with Chairman Ballard’s research. Chairman Ballard mentioned that Mr. Alan Ginkle was in the audience and suggested that if the Commission had questions he, as the past Chairman of the Idaho Trucking Association and trucking business owner, would be a good resource to tap for real life context/feedback. Chairman Ballard mentioned there are some safety statues municipalities must consider if/when drafting a truck ordinance and also gave kudos to Commissioner Matthews for the work product that was distributed at the meeting. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion. A robust discussion took place, including reviewing the Future Land Use Map and where truck traffic exists or could potentially increase in the future. Chairman Ballard inquired to Mr. Martin on any research that ACHD has done regarding truck routes. Mr. Martin noted that ACHD had done some truck route research in the late 90s in the area of Boise and Garden City, that was not successful, i.e. the Curtis Road extension/Orchard Truck Route (no ordinance for compliance-so truckers used Curtis Rd. anyway). Mr. Martin’s suggestion would be for the Commission to focus on where they don’t want trucks to travel rather than identifying the preferred routes. The Commission discussed what problem they were trying to solve and if prohibiting trucks on certain routes, or encouraging them on others, made sense. Motion by Commissioner Lewis to table the item for now; second by Commissioner Hopkins – all ayes – motion passed. d. 2018 End of Year Report (C. Hood) Mr. Hood wanted to briefly touch base with the Commission and ensure everyone was in agreement on the process for putting together the 2018 End of Year Report that would be shared with City Council. Mr. Hood summarized that he will work with Chairman Ballard and Vice-Chair Lewis to put together information for the annual report. That report will then be provided to the Transportation Commission at the January meeting. Mr. Hood will also work with Chairman Ballard to coordinate a date for some time in February/March to have him, or the newly elected Chairman, present the Report to City Council. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion. There was no disagreement in Mr. Hood’s proposed process and item 6d was closed. e. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood did a brief review of the Staff Communications information which begins on page 11 of the packet. Item one is the communication from Ms. Aguilara and the walk zone that was discussed earlier in today’s meeting. The second item Mr. Hood updated was regarding the parking in the Page 5 neighborhood around Rocky Mountain High School. Mr. Hood addressed the City Council on November 13th regarding the issues of Compression Brakes and at that meeting Mr. Hood also discussed the concerns of the Paramount Subdivision residents and the parking issue around Rocky Mountain High School, and the request of implementing a residential parking district. Council was appreciative of the Commissions efforts to hear the concerns of the residents but would like Chief Lavey to meet with those residents prior to considering a parking district. Mr. Hood moved on to page 17 and the Chinden West 20/26 update and highlighted the schedule updates and the advancement of road section construction. The final update Mr. Hood provided was regarding the 129,000 pound truck route and the public meeting being held at Mountain View High School on December 5th from 4-7pm. Mr. Hood concluded his update and stood for questions. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion or follow-up with Mr. Hood. No discussion was had and item 6e was closed. 7. Future Meeting Topics Chairman Ballard called for any additional topics to be added to the January agenda and opened the floor for discussion. Discussion was had around removing item 7e; there was no opposition for removing the item. a. Election of Officers (January) b. Linder Village Project Update c. Master Mobility Map d. Comprehensive Plan Update e. Local Jurisdiction on State Highways 8. Next Meeting Date: January 7, 2019 9. Adjourn A motion by Commissioner Lewis to adjourn was made; second by Commissioner Hopkins – all ayes – motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. (AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST) APPROVED: _______________________ _______________ DAVID BALLARD, CHAIR DATE ATTEST: ________________________ _______________ C.JAY COLES DATE Page 6 5a. Transportation Projects Update Memo To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 1/3/2019 Re: January 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 January 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: Project includes widening Meridian Road to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design is underway. Construction is planned for 2020 in both the ACHD adopted IFYWP at a cost of $4.3M. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_meridian-road-cherry-lane-to-ustick-road.aspx Linder Road, Pine to Franklin: 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. Cost of $1.5M. Project is in right-of-way acquisition phase. Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_linder-road-pine-avenue-to-franklin- road.aspx Linder Road, Ustick to McMillan: Widen Linder to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Construction is planned for 2019 in the IFYWP at a cost of $3.5M. Project is designed. Public Involvement Meetings (PIM) held on May 1st and August 31st. Based on comments, pedestrian signal at Monument Drive may eventually become full signal. On 90- Page 7 day bid list (December). Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_linder-road-ustick-road-to-mcmillan-road.aspx Linder Road, Cayuse Creek Drive to Chinden: Widen the remaining portions of Linder to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Construction was planned for 2020 at a cost of $653,000. Currently in design phase and tracking with Linder, Ustick to McMillan project. This project has advanced to construction (CN) to 2019 in the adopted IFYWP. On 90-day bid list (December). Here is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_linder-road-cayuse-creek-to-chiinden- boulevard.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, beginning in 2018. Right-of-way acquisition is in 2020 and construction is planned for 2022 in the adopted 2018-2022 IFYWP with a cost of $3.5M. Project is planned for construction in 2020, to correspond with the Costco project. 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 $5.7M., to correspond with the Costco project. 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. Lake Hazel and Eagle Signal: Widen and signalize intersection to 4/5 lanes on Eagle and 3/5 lanes on Lake Hazel. Design is planned for 2021, right-of-way in 2022, and construction in 2023 in the IFYWP. 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. Page 8 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. 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. 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 s hown 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 2018- 2022 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. 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 is planned for design in 2019, right-of- way in 2020, and construction in 2021 at a cost of $3.9M. Victory Road Bridge, east of Locust Grove: Replace and widen bridge with a precast concrete box culvert over the Eight Mile Lateral on Victory Road (approximately ¼ mile east of Locust Grove). Cost is $640,000. Going into construction. Road to be closed to through traffic January through late Spring 2019. Here is the project website: http://bit.ly/victorybridge ITD PROJECTS I-84, Nampa to Caldwell: ITD has two major segments for this project: Franklin Blvd to Karcher Rd (Nampa) and Karcher Rd into Caldwell. This was identified as the number one unfunded priority on the COMPASS long-range plan. In the summer of 2018, the state of Idaho received a $90 million INFRA grant for this corridor. This freed up previously allocated funds that were shifted to the Idaho Highway 16 project (see below). ITD completed the first step in the project to provide for temporary widening between Franklin Blvd and Karcher Rd this fall. This will allow traffic to be shifted while the additional lanes are constructed in the median. The project to replace the Karcher overpass is necessary as the existing piers conflict with the widening of the highway. That project will begin in early 2019. The project to reconstruct the Northside interchange as a Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI), replace the bridges crossing the railroad and canal and widen the roadway between Franklin Blvd and the Northside Interchange is anticipated to go to bid this Page 9 coming spring, with construction starting in the summer of 2019. The project to widen between Northside and Karcher will also be ready for construction in the summer of 2019. ITD will maintain two lanes of travel during peak hours for the duration of these two projects. Updates on the projects in Nampa can be found online at ITDProjects.org/i-84-karcher-to-franklin/ ITD is currently working on the environmental document to support the widening between Karcher Interchange and Caldwell. The initial traffic study shows that improvements are needed to exit 27 (Centennial Way). The current funded project is anticipated to complete work through exit 29 (Franklin Rd). ITD is evaluating needs and costs for work required between 27 and 29 to evaluate funding opportunities. Work to replace the Ustick and Middleton bridges crossing over I-84 is planned for 2020, to remove piers that interfere with the widening, with the work to expand the highway to three lanes is planned for summer of 2021.Updates on the projects from Nampa to Caldwell can be found online at ITDProjects.org/i-84-caldwell-to-karcher/ Idaho Highway 16: ITD has completed a value engineering study of the remaining corridor to look for opportunities to reduce costs and improve service. ITD is evaluating recommendations from that study to incorporate into the preliminary design. Once complete, ITD will be reevaluating right of way needs, updating costs and revising proposed staging of the work. ITD will then complete preliminary design and begin to purchase right of way with the $90 Million recently allocated by the Idaho Transportation Board for right of way preservation. It is not anticipated that this will allow for purchase of all of the right of way, but will fund a significant portion. U.S. 20/26, Chinden West Corridor - Project website ITDProjects.org/ChindenWest/ The Idaho Transportation Board has allocated funds for Phase 1 widening of U.S. 20/26 (Chinden Blvd) from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from Eagle Road to Star Rd and construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. All projects will widen to the south, impacting property owners on the south side once. Phase 2 plans call for widening to 6 lanes. Future construction will be to the north only. Phase 3 plans call for construction of high capacity intersections at Eagle, Locust Grove, Linder, Meridian, and Star Rds. Funded construction is scheduled as follows:  Eagle to Locust Grove: Construction in 2020. ITD is partnering with ACHD on intersection improvements at Locust Grove.  Locust Grove to Linder: Project is scheduled to begin in 2021. Approval of Linder Village STAR agreement may advance project. That agreement will be on the agenda of the January, 17, 2019, Idaho Transportation Board meeting.  Linder to ID-16: Construction begins late 2019, early 2020. Funded via STAR agreement with Costco Wholesale  ID-16 to Star Rd: Construction scheduled for 2024 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 is $511,000 in PD for pathway construction in the Regional Transportation Page 10 Improvement Plan (TIP). This project was recently delayed as there are additional environmental and right-of-way impacts. 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. This project has advanced from PD to CN in 2022 at a cost of $395K in the TIP. 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 currently being manufactured and should be put into service just after the first of the new year. 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. 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. Reports for the four highest ranking segments have been completed. In the 2018-2022 TIP there is $700K programmed in PD for CN of the first segment, Franklin to Pine. Lime: During the January 8th Meridian City Council Workshop meeting, which begins at 3 pm, City Staff will provide an update to the Council on a draft MOU and Ordinance that address vehicle sharing in Meridian. Staff from multiple City Departments have been working with employees from Lime and Bird about deployment of bicycles and scooters early in 2019. Staff will send the TC more information as it becomes available. Page 11 6d. 2018 End of Year Report Memo To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 1/3/2019 Re: 2018 TC Annual Report Annually, the TC prepares and presents a summary report of the previous year’s activities for the Mayor and City Council. Below is the draft 2018 Annual Report for the TC’s consideration and approval; the report is formatted similarly to last year’s report. Historically, the Chair of the TC presents the report to the Council in February. Staff is requesting TC endorsement of the draft report below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: January 7, 2019 To: Mayor and City Council From: Meridian Transportation Commission - David Ballard, Chair - Stephen Lewis, Vice Chair - Tracy Hopkins - Ryan Hall - Ryan Lancaster - Britton Davis & Charlene Pederson - Brian Leisle - David McKinney - Brent Knezacek & Tricia Matthews RE: 2018 Annual Report The Transportation Commission was formed in February, 2013 with Ordinance No. 13-152. The Commission consists of nine appointed commissioners and meets on the first Monday of each month (except September when we meet on the second Monday) in Council Chambers. Councilman Luke Cavener and representatives from ITD District 3, ACHD, COMPASS, VRT, and the West Ada School District serve as ex-officio members. Planning Division Manager Caleb Hood provides staff support, Sgt. Stacy Arnold provides regular updates from the Police Department perspective, and Ted Baird, Deputy City Attorney, provides legal guidance. City Staff provides monthly updates to the Commission regarding the progress of projects that were in construction or were soon to be constructed. Additional City staff, the public and other staff from the ex-officio agencies interact with the Commission from time-to-time. Page 12 For the second consecutive year, Commissioner David Ballard was elected Chair and Stephen Lewis, Vice-Chair of the Commission for 2018. In 2018, the Commission saw two members vacate: Brent Knezacek and Youth Commissioner Britton Davis. Two new Commissioners were appointed in 2018: Tricia Matthews and Youth Commissioner Charlene Pedersen. The Transportation Commission (TC) spent quite a bit of time in 2018 discussing both short and long term transportation goals for the City (and the region), planning and prioritization of projects within Meridian, transit service planning, addressing school zone issues, and developing potential policy/code changes. A more comprehensive summary of business conducted by the Commission in 2018 is outlined below. In January, the Commission began streaming their meetings live on the City’s YouTube channel. COMPASS Staff, Liisa Itkonen, provided the Commission with an update on the Freight Corridor Study. The Commission discussed a request for better crosswalks and connections to the new YMCA in south Meridian from the homes in Tuscany Subdivision. The Commission began the prioritization of proposed roadway, intersection, and Community Program projects for consideration in ACHD’s IFYWP. The Chair and Vice-Chair were elected. In February, Shawn Martin from ACHD provided speed limit study results in south Meridian (Lake Hazel, Eagle and Franklin) with recommended speed limit changes. Stephen Hunt, VRT, presented on their transit plan, ValleyConnect 2.0. David Corcoran from ACHD presented about their Pedestrian Advisory Group (PAG) and the request to have a Meridian representative (Stephen Lewis volunteered and was subsequently recommended by the Mayor and approved by the ACHD Commission). A request to evaluate the need for a crosswalk on River Valley Street at the Boise Co-Op was heard. The Commission finalized roadway, intersection and Community Program priorities for 2018 and voted to send them on to Council for approval. In March, the Transportation Commission received information from Erika Bowen, ITD District 3 Traffic Engineer, about the upcoming South Meridian Road (SH-69) project, including striping and median changes near the Overland Road intersection. Shawn Martin from ACHD provided pedestrian counts at the Co- Op/River Valley Street intersection. Megan Colford with LimeBike presented on her company’s bike share program and their interest in Meridian and Ada County. In April, the Commission received an update on a change to the signal timing and signal plan for Meridian Road, including the pedestrian hybrid beacon behind City Hall. Edinson Bautista from ACHD gave the Commission an update on the ACHD Master Street Map, including changes and how the Map is used. It was noted that the comment period for e-bikes/scooters was open and occurring at the County Courthouse. During the May meeting, the Commission discussed some potential speed limit changes around The Village and Kleiner Park (Records and River Valley). The Commission received a report from Tim Curns at ACHD about school zone design and what factors ACHD uses. City Staff informed the Commission that Logan-Simpson would be working to help the City develop a new Comprehensive Plan. The June Transportation Commission meeting was cancelled. During the July 9th Transportation Commission meeting, some concerned neighbors in the Spurwing Subdivision addressed the Commission about traffic on Balata Court. There is a gated connection between Spurwing Greens and Spurwing that is being used more frequently than they would prefer. An update on Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 was given by Liisa Itkonen with COMPASS and an update on ValleyConnect 2.0 was given by Brian Parker with VRT. The Commission voted to form a School Zone Committee. Page 13 In August, the Commission heard from Meridian Police Corporal Kevin Wilson about how the electronic No Right Turn blank-out signs at the Eagle/Ustick intersection were functioning. The Commission received an update about the Initial Draft of ACHD’s 2019-2023 Integrated Five-Year Work Plan. This was Youth Commissioner Britton Davis’s last meeting. For the September meeting, the Commission took a field trip to the Harvest Transit offices. The mobile tour included a hands-on examination of the vans and their capabilities, as well as a tour of how vans are dispatched and the driver’s lounge. This was Commissioner Brent Knezacek’s last meeting. In October, the Commission heard from Nick Rhode about cut-through traffic and parking concerns in Paramount Subdivision, south of Rocky Mountain High School. Mr. Dave Galligher also addressed the Commission, requesting the City consider prohibiting compression brakes. The Commission also asked for a speed study to be done on the recently opened section of Pine Avenue, east of Main Street. In November, Tricia Matthews joined the Commission. An update was provided from Commissioner Lancaster about work the School Zone Committee had done recently. City Staff provided an update on the status of development of the City’s new Comprehensive Plan. A motion was passed referring consideration of an Ordinance restricting use of Compression Brakes. December 3rd was the last meeting of the Commission for 2018. The December agenda included a discussion about whether the City should designate truck routes, a concern about busing in south Meridian, and a brief discussion about the End of Year Report. The Commission is grateful for the opportunity to provide service to the citizens of Meridian and to actively shape the transportation systems of our City. Page 14 6e. Staff Communications Memo To: Meridian Transportation Commission From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager Date: 1/3/2019 Re: Staff Communications On the following pages are relevant correspondences since the December meeting. Caleb: I know it seems like we just finished the last update, but it is time again to kick -off another update to the Integrated Five-Year Work Plan. Before the holiday, the included letter and attachments were sent hard copy to your elected officials. I wanted to make sure you had this information digitally as well and to provide you with the Excel request form. All agency requests are due to me no later than March 15th. Please let me know if you would like to meet to discuss this process and/or any potential projects. Here’s to a wonderful New Year! Ryan Head, AICP CTP Planning Supervisor Ada County Highway District Miranda and all, The library crossing project is in the 2019 program for design and, as you noted, 2021 for construction. I will be sitting down with my counterparts in Design and Capital Projects between now and the holidays to discuss the design process; we haven’t started yet. I will let our Planning and Programming staff know you’d like to see the project moved up. Realistically, moving up to 2019 is a long shot – we are hearing that money will be tight with what’s already programmed – but we’ll ask the question and see what can be done. Ross From: Carson Miranda <Carson.Miranda@westada.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 7:53 PM To: Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org>; Ryan Lancaster <lancaster.ryan@gmail.com>; Page 15 Ross Oyen <royen@achdidaho.org> Cc: Yochum Joe <Yochum.Joe@westada.org> Subject: FW: MMS Library Crossing Importance: High Ross, We have such a high level of students that cross to the library. Today we had a student hit. I know the crossing to the library on Cherry is planned. Is there any way to get this set up faster? Miranda Carson Transportation Liaison West Ada School District On Dec 17, 2018, at 8:58 AM, Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org> wrote: Joan, You have summarized the purpose of the meeting well. At the direction of th e Mayor and Council, our Police Department is to be made available to the neighborhood to see what could be done to curb the current problems and identify solutions. I do believe that an update will be given to the Council, after the January 30th and February 4th Transportation Commission meetings; the Council will not be present at either of those, but ACHD and the School District will be. Hope this helps. Caleb Get Involved in the New Comprehensive Plan www.meridiancity.org/compplan From: je seda [mailto:jeseda53@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2018 4:36 PM To: Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org> Subject: Re: Paramount / Rocky - Traffic, Trash and Trespassing Hi Caleb: Have had a few homeowners confused with Jan 30th meeting. I basically told them we'd be meeting with police chief, in addition to ACHD and transportation dept to present our case vs finding solutions. Some were concerned that we were appearing before city council again and felt that the last meeting before them displayed a lack of knowledge re W. Paramount's big picture. Please clarify if need be. Page 16 Thanks Joan Seda jeseda53@gmail.com On Dec 14, 2018, at 10:07 AM, Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org> wrote: Joan, Yes, John Wasson was invited and he has accepted this meeting. Caleb Get Involved in the New Comprehensive Plan www.meridiancity.org/compplan From: je seda [mailto:jeseda53@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2018 10:02 AM To: Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org> Subject: Re: Paramount / Rocky - Traffic, Trash and Trespassing HI Caleb: I just found this email ; prior to sending out clarification request. Sorry. Thanks for the information and you can totally disregard my clarification request. Was this send to John Wasson ACHD as well? Thanks again Joan Seda jeseda53@gmail.com On Dec 14, 2018, at 8:32 AM, Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org> wrote: Discuss mitigation measures regarding speeding, parking, cut-through traffic, litter and trespassing concerns near Rocky Mountain High School (south side). Representatives from the City, ACHD, Paramount and the HS all are invited. The meeting will be held at Meridian City Hall in the conferences rooms just inside the front doors.