TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MEETING AGENDA CITIZENS’ TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

I. Call to Order/Establish Quorum

John Nuwer

II. Citizen Comment

Audience

III. Approval of Minutes – February 4, 2014 Meeting Minutes  Action: Recommendation

John Nuwer

IV. Public Works Reports A. Dashboard Action: Discussion  B. Transit Report Action: Discussion 

John Nuwer

V. Subcommittee Reports A. Airport Task Force Action: Briefing/Recommendation (as needed) B. ATAC Update Action: Briefing/Recommendation (as needed) VI. Old Business A. PPACG Non-motorized Plan Update Action: Briefing/Recommendation (as needed) B. PPRTA CAC Monthly Update  Action: Briefing C. Cimarron/I-25 Project Update  Action: Briefing/Recommendation (as needed) VII. New Business A. PPACG/City of Colorado Springs 5310/5317 Project Selection  Active: Presentation B. Streets Division Action: Presentation C. 2013 and 2014 Bicycle Projects Action: Presentation D. Cragmoor North Parking Permits Action: Presentation E. Fillmore DDI Discussion Action: Discussion VIII. Staff and Board Members Communications

Rick Hoover Tim Roberts

Brian Vitulli Jim Egbert Dave Watt

Brian Vitulli Corey Farkas Brian Shevock Tim Roberts TBD John Nuwer

IX. Next Meeting Schedule and Topics

John Nuwer

X. Adjournment

John Nuwer

Definitions: Presentation – the act of presenting information with Board discussion/clarification following, no formal decisions are to be made. Briefing – a short summary of information with no discussion, but the Board may ask for clarifications on specific issues. Recommendation – the formal action by the Board for recommendation/rejection/other action of a proposal. Discussion – the act of discussing/considering a topic by the Board, but no formal decisions are to be made.

Item III DRAFT MEETING M I N U T E S CITIZENS’ TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD (CTAB) February 4, 2014 Transit Administration Building, 1015 Transit Drive 1. CALL TO ORDER/ESTABLISH QUORUM: Chairperson Nuwer called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. Members present: Jim Egbert, Amy Filipiak, Rick Hoover, John Nuwer, Derek Phipps, Parry Thomas, Steve Murray, Gerrit Slatter, June Waller, and Brian Risley. Members absent: David Tusler and Mary Washington (alt). Staff present: Tim Roberts, Senior Transportation Planner; Kathleen Krager, Transportation Manager; Becky Moore, Senior Office Specialist; Craig Blewitt, Transit Services Manager; Lan Rao, Budget; Vicki McCann, PR and Marketing Supervisor; Angie Hoffman, Senior Budget Analyst; Brenda Roy, Analyst II; Katie Canfield, Analyst II; Kelly Giles, Intern. Others present: Aubrey Hoover, LiveWell Colorado Springs; Courtney Stone, The Independence Center; Susan Davies, TOSC. 2. CITIZEN COMMENT: Brian Risley attended the last Cimarron Interchange aesthetics meeting. Between December and May there will be monthly meetings with Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Discussion ensued with Chairperson Nuwer requesting the CTAB agenda include a Cimarron Interchange update each month. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairperson Nuwer opened approval of minutes for discussion. Mr. Hoover motioned to approve the November 5th Meeting Minutes as presented and Mr. Slatter seconded, which passed rd unanimously. Mr. Egbert motioned to approve the December 3 Meeting Minutes as presented and Mr. Risley seconded, which passed unanimously. Absent: Steve Murray, Derek Phipps, Parry Thomas, June Waller, and David Tusler. 4. PUBLIC WORKS DASHBOARD: A. Dashboard – Chairperson Nuwer opened the discussion and inquired about high balances within department budgets. Ms. Krager explained that the departments spend lower in the beginning of the year as managers need to plan on contingency expenses throughout the year. Chairperson Nuwer commented on the number of citizen contacts that is received by Traffic Engineering compared to the other divisions within Public Works. **Ms. Waller arrived at 1:51 PM** B. Transit Report – Mr. Blewitt highlighted achievements in Transit service and the resulting increase in th ridership. Transit Day is being planned for May 9 , 2014. The first annual Transit Day in Colorado Springs is slated to have a variety of events to promote transit ridership, educate the public on ease to use public transit, and highlight the advantages of Transit. Ms. Waller commented about the lack of streetlights at some bus stops around town. She also mentioned that some of the bus driver’s do not know all of the route information. Mr. Blewitt stated that the contractor hires and trains the bus drivers and that he’d check into her concerns. 5. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Airport Task Force – Mr. Hoover stated there was no Airport meeting to report on. B. ATAC Update/BAC – Mr. Roberts provided a status on the formation of the Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC). He mentioned the need to vote in a CTAB member and appointment of a chairperson for the ATAC group today in order to proceed with the selection of ATAC members and the interview process. His goal is to have an announcement calling for members of the community to apply for ATAC membership prior to the next CTAB meeting. Mr. Thomas spoke to the December discussion regarding Mr. Ramsay as chairperson of the ATAC and that he supported the idea. Mr. Egbert motioned for Mr. Thomas to be the CTAB member on ATAC. Mr. Hoover seconded, which was unanimously approved. Mr. Thomas

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nominated Mr. Jim Ramsay to be the Chair of ATAC, Mr. Murray seconded, which was unanimously approved. Absent: Steve Murray, Derek Phipps, Parry Thomas, and David Tusler. 6. OLD BUSINESS: A. PPACG Non-motorized Plan Update – Mr. Roberts provided a brief status report of the Non-Motorized plan. He stated the consultant is meeting with the different local entities in the region during February. Mr. Roberts said that he will request a March presentation of the study from PPACG. B. PPRTA/CAC Monthly Update – Mr. Egbert stated that revenue is a bit behind projections but indicated that the budget reflected an increase over last year’s budget. He mentioned fleet vehicles were purchased with RTA monies and were maintained by the City but with Fleet being outsourced in 2014 that this action has brought up some issues for the RTA CAC. Additional discussion ensued. **Ms. Filipiak arrived at 2:37 PM** 7. NEW BUSINESS: A. CIP Budget – Chairperson Nuwer opened the discussion by introducing Ms. Hoffman. Ms. Hoffman provided the 5-Year CIP Budget presentation and distributed handouts. Mr. Egbert asked if the PPRTA Extension was used in these numbers in which Ms. Hoffman stated they weren’t as it included City funds only. Mr. Thomas asked if City of Champions was included in these numbers in which Ms. Hoffman stated they were not. Additional discussion ensued. B. Front Range Rail Study – Mr. Blewitt handed out slides from a previous CDOT presentation regarding statewide high speed commuter rail along both the Front Range and the I-70 corridors. His presentation focuses on the Front Range corridor. Discussion ensued with agreement that the City will need to begin planning for connections with this system. The study reflects that the Colorado Springs to Denver service was the most productive and promising. Discussion ensued with an understanding that the City will need to begin planning for the future commuter rail service. C. Spring 2014 Transit Service Changes – Mr. Blewitt discussed planned Mountain Metro transit service changes to both enhance and increase service. They are planned to be implemented over the next few months. Staff has held several public meetings receiving few public comments. Discussion ensued with positive feedback from the CTAB on the proposed changes. D. 2014 Transit Maintenance of Effort – Mr. Egbert introduced the item and provided background of the PPRTA CAC discussion on this topic. CTAB members discussed how the reduction of City contributions toward transit could damage the voter’s perception of Mountain Metro since they are the only ones who are not meeting the Maintenance of Effort agreement which was part of the PPRTA proposal. Mr. Blewitt stated that the initial problem was the budget cuts beginning in 2009 – 2010. Of the $25 million in reductions due to the shortfall in City revenue, $18 million came from Transit and Parks. Mr. Blewitt pointed out that when the PPRTA began, the City was actually contributing more than what the 2004 funding levels were at. Accounting for years where the City exceeded the Maintenance of Effort amount along with the years where the funding levels were less, the overall deficit is quite less than described by some members of the CAC. Discussion ensued with Mr. Hoover making a motion for CTAB to draft a memo to City Council and the Mayor supporting Transit’s budget equal the amount identified in the 2004 Maintenance of Effort agreement. The Motion failed for lack of a second. Additional discussion ensued with no formal action taken. **Mr. Thomas left at 3:30 PM*

*Mr. Risley left at 4 PM**

8. STAFF AND BOARD MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS: Chairperson Nuwer stated that the Street Department is doing a great job on keeping the roadways clear. Chairperson Nuwer requested that Mr. Farkas provide a presentation to CTAB. Mr. Roberts informed the Board that the meeting next month will be held at the City Administration Building (CAB), Room 102, instead of at the Transit Administration building.

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February 13th City staff will be presenting to the Parks Board the completion of 2013 bicycle projects and the planned 2014 projects. Chairperson Nuwer asked if the CTAB could be provided the same presentation. Ms. Filipiak will be working for PPCC as a Professor and will be resigning from the CTAB due to time constraints but that she would be able to continue her participation with the PPRTA CAC. 9. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE AND TOPICS: The next CTAB meeting will be scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. City Administration Building, at 30 S. Nevada Avenue, Rm. 102. Mr. Roberts will pursue the following topics for next month: Mr. Farkas Streets presentation, Bicycle Projects update, N Nevada plan/EOZ, Cragmoor North Parking Plan, and Fillmore DDI discussion. 10. ADJOURNMENT: Chairperson Nuwer adjourned the meeting at 4:21 PM. Submitted by Becky Moore Senior Office Specialist City of Colorado Springs

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Public Works Dashboard February 2014

Item IV A Budget 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (Nov.)

$53,163,233 $47,258,903 $39,456,103 $41,251,107 $39,762,910 $39,757,986

Actual $49,931,972 45,752,998 31,146,708 35,396,724 32,978,391 $31,952,594

Public Works Annual Budget with Expenditures General Fund Only $60,000,000 $50,000,000

Budget 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Transit

19,716,464 19,151,231 19,245,163 19,066,351 15,891,744 16,245,447 Budget

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Streets

12,218,580 9,832,718 3,473,960 3,895,783 3,420,796 4,077,292 Budget

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Traffic 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Engineering 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

9,416,183 9,689,084 9,727,266 10,440,565 11,003,434 9,864,664 Budget $ $ $ $ $ $ Budget $ $ $ $ $ $

5,681,989 4,109,960 3,948,461 4,108,201 4,231,157 4,081,183 6,130,017 4,475,910 3,061,253 3,740,207 5,215,779 5,489,400

Actual 19,596,869 19,373,602 13,776,454 15,809,461 13,982,697 $12,476,080 Nov Actual 11,849,354 8,902,448 2,266,604 3,612,943 3,095,672 3,141,410 Actual 7,886,803 9,319,767 8,413,900 8,817,192 7,896,586 8,289,838 Nov Actual $ 5,219,267 $ 3,905,018 $ 3,723,790 $ 3,933,838 $ 3,526,625 $ 3,753,390 Dec Actual $ 5,379,680 $ 4,252,163 $ 2,965,961 $ 3,223,290 $ 4,476,811 $ 4,291,875

$40,000,000 Dollars

Fleet

$30,000,000 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 $0

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 (Nov.)

Budget

$53,163,233

$47,258,903

$39,456,103

$41,251,107

$39,762,910

$39,757,986

Actual

$49,931,972

45,752,998

31,146,708

35,396,724

32,978,391

$31,952,594

as of 01/16/14

City Engineering Streets Traffic Engineering Transit Fleet

City Staff- Contract Staff- City Staff Grant- City Temp - City Staff- Contract Staff- City Staff GrantFilled Filled Filled Filled Vacant Vacant Vacant 47 9 0 3 0 0 87 15 0 10 6 0 0 34.5 15.5 1 0 1 0 0.5 8 5 12 0 1 0 1 46 9 0 2 22 0 0 Total 223 54 13 12 33 0 2

November 2013 Personnel Total - 308.25 Active City StaffFilled

Contract StaffFilled

City Staff GrantFilled

City StaffVacant

Contract StaffVacant

City Staff GrantVacant

0 13

12

2

33

54 223

City Temp Filled

2013 Expenditures - YTD Actual / Annual Budget General Fund (001) & Suppt Svcs (501-Fleet)

$18 $16 $14 $12 Millions

Fleet (Nov) Transit (Nov) Streets (Nov) Traffic (Dec) Engineering (Nov)

Budget Actual $16,245,447 $12,476,080 $4,077,292 $3,141,410 $9,864,664 $8,289,838 $ 4,088,052 $3,763,227 $5,489,400 $4,291,875

$10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $0

Fleet (Nov)

Transit (Nov)

Streets (Nov)

Traffic (Dec)

Engineering (Nov)

Budget

$16,245,447

$4,077,292

$9,864,664

$4,088,052

$5,489,400

Actual

$12,476,080

$3,141,410

$8,289,838

$3,763,227

$4,291,875

Total Requests Traffic Signals / Signs / Markings Pothole Transit Asphalt/Drainage Issues Dead Animal

1,400

1,251 639 379 159 97 32

Public Works Citizen Requests with Top Issues (January) 1,251

1,200 1,000 800

639

600

379

400

159

200

97

32

0 Total Requests

Traffic Signals / Signs / Markings

Pothole

Transit

Asphalt/Drainage Issues

Dead Animal

Item IV B

PUBLIC WORKS Transit Services Division DATE:

February 25, 2014

TO:

City of Colorado Springs Citizens' Transportation Advisory Board Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Citizens’ Advisory Committee Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Board

FROM:

Craig Blewitt, Transit Services Division Manager Steve Hawkins, Transit Service Planner

SUBJECT:

Monthly Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) Update Ridership figures have not been FTA audited.

I. SERVICES Local Routes Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) local routes provided 222,246 one-way trips during January 2014. There were 26 service days (22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays) for the month. The January 2014 figures are up 3.5% over January 2013 which had 26 service days (22 weekdays and four Saturdays) for the month. Total ridership for January 2013 was 214,647 with no evening service. Ridership for evening service was 7,438 in January 2014. The average weekday daily boardings were 9,163 in January 2014 and the average weekday boarding per each bus hour was 24.2. This is compared to the average weekday daily boarding of 9,162 with 24.4 boarding per bus hour for January 2013. The boarding per bus hour figure is above minimum performance standards and is evidence of robust efficiency.

Local Fixed-Route Ridership by Month and Year

250,000

2012

200,000 150,000

2013

100,000

2014

50,000 December

November

October

September

Month

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

0 January

One-Way Trips

300,000

1015 Transit Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80903-4637 T: 719-385-7433 F: 719-385-5419

ADA Service MMT’s “Metro Mobility” (A.D.A.) service provided 13,255 ADA paratransit trips during January 2014 which was a 3.5% increase from the same month in 2013. There were four Saturdays and 22 weekdays of operations. It is MMT’s policy to limit ADA-required service due to its high per-trip cost but to do so in compliance with ADA and FTA regulations.

16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0

2012 2013

December

October

November

Month

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

2014

January

One-Way Trips

Metro Mobility Ridership by Month and Year

Vanpools The Metro Rides Vanpool program had 29 vanpool vans operating during the month of January 2014. There were 4,532 one-way trips reported. The number of participants continues to improve. There were 159 participants in April 2013 compared with 203 in January 2014, a 28% increase. All Metro Rides vans available for service are in use at this time.

8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

2012 2013

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December

November

October

September

Month

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

2014

January

One-Way Trips

Metro Rides Van Pool Ridership by Month and Year

II. PROJECTS •

MMT has finalized proposed service changes that are scheduled to go into effect on March 30, 2014. These proposed changes include new service in the Powers Blvd. corridor and new Sunday service on select routes as well as other route adjustments. Three public meetings, which were advertised in advance with pamphlets on MMT buses, were held the last week of January to discuss the new service and receive public input on the proposed changes.

•

MMT and PPACG are in the final stages of the consultant selection process for the proposal for the Transit component of the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (which includes a “Public Transportation Plan” and a “Specialized Transportation Coordination Plan”). The Final Specialized Coordination Plan is due to be completed by December 2014 and the Draft Public Transit Plan is due to be completed by December 2014 and the Final by March 2015.

•

Planning for “Commuter Week” (May 5-9) and “Try Transit Day” (May 9, the final day of Commuter Week) continues in earnest. A sub-committee of MMT’s Passenger Advisory Committee meets monthly to work on the planning and logistics of the event. The first annual Try Transit Day in Colorado Springs is slated to have a variety of events to promote transit ridership, educate the public on how to ride the bus, and highlight the advantages of transit. At least two MMT fixed-route buses will be involved in the event.

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Item VI B

Memorandum To:

Becky Moore, Tim Roberts

CC:

John Nuwer, Rick Sonnenburg

From:

Jim Egbert

Date:

2/28/2014

Subject:

February 2014 PPRTA CAC & Board Meetings

December 2013 Sales and Use Tax revenues were $7,352,430 vs. the amended budget of $7,136,869. Total 2013 tax revenues exceeded the amended annual budget of $74,000,000 by $3,321,915 (4.5%)! At the February 5th CAC meeting and the February 12th Board meeting the subject of maintenance effort was considered. All except Transit were in compliance with their general fund maintenance of effort expenditures. I presented the following motion as a report/recommendation to the PPRTA Board for consideration by the CAC: The 2014 General Fund Budget for the City of Colorado Springs does not meet the 2004 non-PPRTA spending baseline of $5,717,814. In 2004, voters were clearly promised that, if passed, the new PPRTA sales tax would provide an additional, but not replacement, source of public transit funds. We request the City to prepare and publish a transit funding plan, for a specific time period, that will result in annual City General Fund expenditures achieving and then sustaining transit at an amount equal to or greater than $5,717,814. It is very important to honor past commitments to voters, who represent some 94% of El Paso County’s total population. The CAC unanimously approved the motion. The PPRTA Board agreed with the CAC’s recommendation, but “after holding an Executive Session on this item … postponed a motion regarding the City of Colorado Springs Maintenance and Transit Maintenance of Effort funding levels pending receiving a draft response to the City of Colorado Springs at the March Board meeting from the PPRTA attorneys”.

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Item VI C

Item VII A

MEMORANDUM DATE:

March 4, 2014

TO:

Colorado Springs Citizens' Transportation Advisory Board

FROM:

Brian Vitulli, Senior Transportation Planner

SUBJECT:

PPACG/CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS 5310-5317 PROJECT SELECTION ACTION REQUESTED: Information Only

SUMMARY With the passage of the new federal transportation legislation – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) – changes were made to the transit program. Earlier in 2013, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (PPACG) were asked to provide recommendations on how to distribute Section 5310 funds. The PPACG Board approved the concept of making the City of Colorado Springs’ (Mountain Metropolitan Transit) the designated recipient of these funds, but also to have PPACG conduct the project selection process. Section 5310 (known as Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program) supports transit services that enhance the mobility of seniors and persons with disabilities by providing funds for programs to serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation services and American with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service. As stated by the FTA: “The New Freedom (5317) formula grant program aims to provide additional tools to overcome existing barriers facing Americans with disabilities seeking integration into the work force and full participation in society. The New Freedom formula grant program seeks to reduce barriers to transportation services and expand the transportation mobility options available to people with disabilities beyond the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.” PPACG formed an evaluation committee composed of five (5) representatives from various regional committees and boards. The committee was supported and organized by a panel coordinator from PPACG, and the entire process was overseen by staff from the City of Colorado Springs’ Mountain Metropolitan Transit. The evaluation committee then reviewed and selected the projects that best met the goals of the programs. Recommended funding awards can be seen in Attachment 1. ATTACHMENT 1) 5310-5317 Recommended Funding Awards Page 1 of 1

Score

Applicant

Project

5310 (Operating) 5310 (Capital) 5317 (Operating) 5317 (Capital) $358,057.00 $43,321.00 (50/50) (80/20) (50/50) (80/20) shows total federal share (requested)

5310

Recommended Award

474

PPACG AAA

Mobility Management

468

PPACG AAA

Mobility Management

447

Amblicab

Beyond Metro Mobility

444

Discover Goodwill

Replacement Vehicle

$51,738.40

$51,738.00

444

Amblicab

Fleet Replacement and Asset Management

$158,400.00

$105,600.00

438

MMT

ADA Barrier Assessment and Removal, Phase 3

434

Discover Goodwill

Operations USAFA Support

CommonWorks

Replacement Vehicle

409

Discover Goodwill

Operations Rehabilitation Support

406

FVSC

Replacement Vehicle

$72,000.00

304

RMHCS

Expanding Transportation Needs

$104,000.00

417

Total

$43,200.00

5317

$43,200.00

$44,800.00

$86,000.00

$1,479.00

$43,321.00

$56,876.63

$34,657.00

$34,657.00

$16,045.50 $16,045.50 $48,460.87

$48,460.87

$26,255.50

$358,057.00

$43,321.00

Total by Section

$42,301.00

$520,100.27

$477,799.27

$86,000.00

$165,457.00

$79,457.00

$358,057.00

$43,321.00

Total Available

$358,057.00

$43,321.00

$0.00

$0.00