HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-18-1996PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES March 18, 1996
L CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Booth,
Committee Chairman Rich Wagner, Council/Committee member Trish Borden and
Council/Committee member Fred Poe. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director
Frank A. Curtie, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Transportation Planner Nick 'Afzali and
Traffic Engineer Steve Mullen.
Guests in attendance were __~one)
TOPICS
A. Stampede Pass/BNSF Operations Issue - Impact on City Transportation System
The following was presented and discussed. No actionswas taken.
Present Model results ofblockage impacts due to Stampede Pass
.Discuss options as to how to proceed with Transportation Plan
1. Continue process, as is; ignore Stampede Pass issue for now and deal
with impacts as best we can.
2. Revise approach to accommodate BNSF Stampede Pass option, and
attempt to maintain LOS -- results in entirely new list of deficient
roadways.
3. Continue process - attempt to offset BNSF impacts as much as possible
within existing flamework -- Legislature authorized $75,000 to evaluate impacts of
Stampede Pass opening, Plan could adopt mitigation measures, by reference, that
result from evaluation
B. RENEWED INTEREST IN CORRIDOR LOS
The following was presented and discussed. No actionswas taken.
1. Travel time through the corridor.
2. Weighted average intersection delay.
3. Average intersection.delay at signalized intersections.
4. Average travel speed.
5. Re-define corridors and limits.
Further discussion, if appropriate, about emphasis on internal trip-making versus motorists
"just passing through" Auburn.
Project Cost chart - adding "local" cost column
INSURE concurrency projects have "deficiency" corrected
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1. Commit funding necessary to complete improvement.
2. Change LOS standard.
3. Specifically "exclude" facility by adopting a lower LOS for the specific
facility.
Provide and discuss State Grant Criteria
Where do we go from here?
Committee satisfied with roadway classification?
Committee satisfied with functional standards for roadway classes?
Concurrency Management System
Traffic mitigation fee system
requires updateJre-ealibration of model (Not funded).
determine fee structure by TAZ.
how to deal with non-residential land uses.
threshold for "custom" model runs, fee structure.
The meeting adjourned prior to 7:00 pm.