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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Citizens Transportation Advisory Commission - Meeting Date: 9/6/2012 MINUTES CITIZENS TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMISSION 5850 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE GLENDALE,ARIZONA 85301 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,2012 7:00 PM The regular meeting of the Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission(CTOC)was called to order by the Chair. The following Commission members, staff representatives, and guests were present: COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Vincent Abeyta, Chair William Sheldon, Vice Chair Jackie Doerr Dorlisa Dvorak John Ferguson Theodora Hackenberg Ricki Ray COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Brent Ackzen(Not excused) Joyce Stribling (Excused) OTHERS PRESENT: Terry Johnson, Deputy Transportation Director Allan Grover, Transportation Planner Purab Adabala, Senior Transportation Analyst Steve Hancock, Bicycle Coordinator I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Abeyta called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Chair Abeyta called for approval of the minutes. ACTION BY CTOC: Approval of the minutes of the April 5,2012 meeting of the Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission. (Motion: Commissioner Hackenberg, Second: Commissioner Ray; passed unanimously) III. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE Howard May, a transit user and Glendale resident, informed the Commission of the lack of a bus stop and bus stop sign at the southeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Camelback Road. Transit service was recently extended on Camelback Road to 107th Avenue and 1 there is a vacant dirt lot located at 83rd Avenue where the bus stops now. Mr. May stated he contacted City transit staff regarding this issue and staff said they would provide a temporary solution by locating the bus stop further east to a location where there is a curb and sidewalk. Chair Abeyta thanked Mr. May for his comments. IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chair Abeyta called for approval of the agenda. ACTION BY CTOC: Approval of the September 6,2012 Agenda of the Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission. (Motion: Commissioner Ray; Second: Commissioner Doerr; passed unanimously) V. PUBLIC INPUT—COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF Commissioner Ray stated that a transit rider complained to her about an existing bus stop located at 63rd and Bethany Home Road and she will follow up with staff and provide more information on the specific problem at this location. VI. MANAGER'S REPORT Terry Johnson, Deputy Transportation Director, announced that approval of the 25-Year GO Program as an important responsibility of the Commission. Dr. Johnson highlighted significant projects to be funded, including Northern Parkway, L303, and Light Rail Transit. Dr. Johnson also outlined the other agenda items for this meeting. VII. DRAFT 2013-2037 GO PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Purab Adabala, Senior Transportation Analyst,presented the draft 25-year Program of Projects which included highlights from the proposed capital and operations programs, proposed funding and expenditures, cost changes, and bonding needs Commissioner Doerr asked why the City leases land along L101 for parking lots rather than buying the land. Dr. Johnson replied that there was insufficient time to buy the ADOT land and the city received a very favorable lease arrangement. Vice Chair Sheldon asked where the final alignment will be for light rail transit(LRT). Dr. Johnson stated that an Alternative Analysis (AA) of potential alignments was recently completed. Dr. Johnson stated that this topic would be an agenda item early next year. Vice Chair Sheldon asked about the planning steps involved with scheduling and funding for LRT. Dr. Johnson replied that LRT development is a function of multi-agency cooperation and the alignment will be based upon consultation with regional transportation agencies and the City of Phoenix. Also, funding is a function of the availability of regional funds,bonding capacity, and phasing of the project which will lead to completion in 2027. Commissioner Hackenberg inquired what happens if citizens decide not to support LRT in the future. Dr. Johnson replied that the issue of whether LRT should be extended to Glendale could be presented to voters, however,the City Council will make the final decision on this project. 2 Vice Chair Sheldon questioned a table on"real growth in personal income per capita in Maricopa County"as having modest growth, however, the GO Program shows growth in revenues over the next 25 years. Purab Adabala stated that this is based on flat growth over the first half of the GO Program with an increase in growth during the second half. Dr. Johnson also stated that the City's financial consultant uses MAG models for socio- economic projections in the GO Program. Vice Chair Sheldon questioned these assumptions and then asked for more information on projections and modeling. Vice Chair Sheldon stated that he does not feel qualified to analyze GO Program financial issues and needs more information from staff to help increase his knowledge of financial assumptions in the GO Program. Staff stated that this will be an agenda item in the near future. CTOC Action: Adoption of the Glendale Onboard Transportation 2013-2037 Program of Projects. (Motion: Commissioner Doerr, Second: Commissioner Hackenberg,passed unanimously) VIII. COMMISSION FOR AUDIT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Purab Adabala, Senior Transportation Analyst, described the purpose of the Audit Oversight Committee and asked for a volunteer to serve as a member of the committee during the upcoming audit of the GO Program. Commissioner Hackenberg volunteered to serve on this committee and will report back to the Commission on the audit process and committee progress. ACTION BY CTOC: Appointment of Commissioner Theodora Hackenberg to serve as a member of the Audit Oversight Committee. (Motion: Commissioner Doerr, Second: Commissioner Hackenberg; passed unanimously) IX. UPDATE ON BIKE/PED PROJECTS IN DESIGN STAGE Steve Hancock, Bicycle Coordinator,presented updates on all bicycle and pedestrian projects that are currently in design, as well as projects being considered for future design and construction funding. X. TOUR OF NORTHERN PARKWAY PHASE I CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Allan Grover, Transportation Planner, informed the Commission of the planned bus tour of the Northern Parkway construction project and asked for discussion on the duration and scheduling of the tour. Due to the amount of daylight available and length of the tour, it was decided to start the tour at 4:15 PM and return to City Hall at approximately 6:30 PM. Commissioners Ray and Hackenberg said they could not attend the tour due to other obligations. Due to these absences, Vice Chair Sheldon asked if the tour could be rescheduled to early next year. Mr. Grover replied that there would not be enough daylight again until next April and the project will be completed by early April,therefore, a tour of the project under construction would have to occur in October as planned. 3 XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The Commission suggested the following agenda items for future meetings: - Better Understanding of Financial Information for GO Program. Need to raise their level of knowledge of financing to better understand project programming and funding as presented in the Annual GO Program. - Transportation Modeling. More information is needed on forecasting and socio- economic projections. - Light Rail Transit. Information needed on current alignment, funding, and potential political implications affecting future of LRT. XII. NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME Meeting times are being targeted for 7:00 PM on the first Thursday of each month. There will be a tour of the Northern Parkway beginning at 4:15 PM on October 4, followed by a brief meeting in Room B-3 in City Hall at 6:30 PM. XIII. I JOURNME T Chair .eyta ad'ou 'the meeting at 8:23 PM P / ly ince p/Ab-fr, Chair 4