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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGovernance-Team-Meeting-Notes-9-04-14Main  Street  Project  Governance  Team     September  4,  2014  3:00pm  -­‐  4:00pm   Library  Meeting  Room   Meeting  Notes   Attendees:  Mayor  Lundberg  (COS),  Marilee  Woodrow  (COS),  Mike  Dubick  (LTD),  Gary  Wildish   (LTD),  ex-­‐officio  Gino  Grimaldi  (COS)  and  Ron  Kilcoyne  (LTD).  Staff:  Tom  Boyatt  (COS),  Tonja  Kling   (COS),  David  Reesor  (COS),  Kristi  Krueger  (COS),  Linda  Pauly  (COS)  and  John  Evans  (LTD).   Consultants:  Linda  Wannamaker  and  Stefano  Viggiano.   Consultants  Linda  Wannamaker  and  Stefano  Viggiano  brought  to  the  Governance  Team  the  Broad   Range  of  Transit  Solutions,  PNGO  and  Evaluation  Criteria  and  the  Summary  Baseline  Report   Revision  from  the  Stakeholder  Advisory  Committee  (SAC)  for  review  and  input.     The  GT  discussed  the  wide  array  of  enhanced  bus  options  that  the  SAC  had  created.  The  consultants   had  several  maps  that  showed  the  corridor  with  existing  routes,  stops  and  stations.  The  GT  directed   staff  to  remove  an  alignment  of  one  of  the  BRT  solution  that  would  have  required  a  contraflow  lane   in  the  downtown  portion  of  Main  Street.  The  GT  directed  staff  to  keep  the  other  potential  solutions   in  the  Study.     The  GT  discussed  the  Bus  Rapid  Transit  options  that  the  SAC  created.  Counselor  Woodrow   commented  that  there  are  existing  pedestrian  crossings  and  new  crossings  scheduled  to  be   installed.  The  options  need  to  take  this  into  consideration  so  the  crossings  can  still  be  used.  Have   bus  stops  or  stations  near  the  crossings.       The  Problem  Statement,  Needs  Statement  and  Evaluation  revisions  were  shown  to  the  GT.  All   members  were  ok  with  the  changes  suggested.  Most  changes  were  adding  detail  to  what  was   already  there.  The  minor  changes  to  two  bullets  of  the  Evaluation  Criteria  were  also  approved  by  all   GT  members  present.  The  GT  also  reviewed  the  revisions  to  the  Baseline  Report  and  all  agreed  with   the  changes.     The  GT  wanted  it  to  be  known  that  they  are  very  pleased  with  the  SAC  work  so  far.     The  November  18  GT  meeting  is  scheduled  from  2:00pm-­‐3:00pm.  Staff  asked  if  this  time  could  be   moved  up  an  hour  so  they  have  time  to  prepare  for  the  SAC  meeting  scheduled  at  3:00pm  on  the   same  day.  All  GT  members  present  agreed  on  the  time  change.