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Home My WebLink AboutUrbanized 08-30-06 "- ~JCCOG ...,....... Meeting Notice (Please note new time and location - this meeting only) JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, Coralville City Hall Agenda 1. Call to Order a. Recognize alternates b. Consider approval of meeting minutes c. Set date of next meeting 2. Public Discussion of any item not on the agenda 3. Administration ',,-- a. Update on joint emergency response communication center study b. Update on mobile household hazardous waste collection unit c. Update on Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging d. Update on recent activities 4. Transportation Planning a. Consider a resolution declaring the City of Iowa City's grant application for ICAAP funds to be in conformance with the JCCOG Long Range Multi-modal Transportation Plan b. Notice of administrative amendments to JCCOG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)- Iowa DOT Projects c. Review Iowa Highway 1 improvement project d. Update on Cedar Rapids-Coralvillellowa City-Amana Colonies passenger rail study e. Update on 1-80 six-lane reconstruction project f. Consider an amendment to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan regarding the extension of Forevergreen Road between 12th Avenue Coralville and County Road W66 (Dubuque Street) i. Presentation by City of Coralville, City of North Liberty, and Johnson County on adopted land use plans ii. Presentation by City of Coralville on proposed Forevergreen Road extension alignment iii. Board discussion iv. Public hearing 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment shared on citynt\pcdl\agendas~ccog\uapb-agd 08-30-06.doc MINUTES JCCOG URBANIZED AREA POLICY BOARD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2006, - 6:00 P.M. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ROOM JOHNSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ~-- Johnson County: North Liberty: Tiffin: University Heights: University of Iowa: Henry Herwig, John Weihe Regenia Bailey, Connie Champion, Amy Correia, Bob Elliott, Mike O'Donnell, Dee Vanderhoef Sally Stutsman, Rod Sullivan Jim Wozniak Glenn Potter Erling Anderson Dave Ricketts MEMBERS PRESENT: Coralville: Iowa City: STAFF PRESENT: Davidson, Ralston, Severson, Williams, Yapp 1. CALL TO ORDER a,b,c. Recoonize alternates; consider approval of meetino minutes; set date of next meetino. Chairperson Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. There were no alternates present. It was moved by Ricketts and seconded by O'Donnell to approve the meeting minutes of April 19, 2006. The motion carried unanimously. Bailey set the date of the next JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting for Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Bailey stated the meeting would begin at 6:00 p.m. at a location to be determined. 2. PUBLIC DISCUSSION There was no public discussion. 3. PRESENTATION ON SILURIAN/DEVONIAN AQUIFER STUDY FINAL REPORT. ~- Davidson stated that the Cities of Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, and Solon; Johnson County; and the University of Iowa had participated in the funding of a study of the Silurian/Devonian aquifer, along with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Davidson stated the study had been completed. Davidson introduced Bob Buchmiller of the U.S. Geological Survey. Buchmiller stated that the two rock formations which formed the Silurian aquifer and the Devonian aquifer acted together and that is why they had been considered together in the study. Buchmiller provided a summary of the study findings. Buchmiller stated that there had been a concern that more water was being extracted from the aquifer than enters the aquifer. Buchmiller stated the study determined that this was not the case; that only around 30% of what enters is being extracted. Buchmiller stated that the forecast of the aquifer's status looked good in terms of accommodating the projected growth of Johnson County. Buchmiller stated that drought could be an issue with shallow wells and that water conservation would be encouraged during drought times. 4. UPDATE ON JOHNSON COUNTY CONSORTIUM ON SUCCESSFUL AGING. Severson summarized activities in Johnson County involving the American Association of Retired Persons and outlined upcoming activities. Severson stated that the Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging requested that JCCOG recognize the effort to make Johnson County a livable place where persons can age successfully, encouraged members to attend future work groups; and hoped that JCCOG would be open to receiving the reports of the consortium and the reports of the work groups. Bailey and Stutsman asked that this item be scheduled for discussion at a future JCCOG board meeting. 5. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. ',-- ~ a. Amendments to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan reoardino Foreveroreen Road extensions east to County Road W-66 (Dubuque Street) and west to Half Moon Avenue. Bailey stated that the two proposed arterial street extensions would be considered separately and voted on separately and asked Yapp to begin with the extension of Forevergreen Road to the west. Yapp stated the Arterial Street Plan is a federally-mandated document for the metropolitan area, governed by the Urbanized Area Policy Board. Yapp stated it is important to plan for arterial streets on JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes June 28, 2006 Page 2 '''-''-....- the metropolitan level, because they are used by residents of all cities and unincorporated areas. Yapp said planning ahead for arterial streets is an important part of land use and infrastructure planning. Yapp described the proposed JCCOG Arterial Street Plan amendment which had been received from the City of Tiffin to extend Forevergreen Road between Jasper Avenue and Half Moon Avenue. Bailey opened the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. There were no comments. Bailey closed the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. Vanderhoef asked the status of Tiffin's desire to extend Ireland Avenue to U.S. Highway 6. Yapp stated this was not currently programmed for construction although property had been acquired for the extension. Elliott asked if the two arterial street amendments involving Forevergreen Road could be constructed independently. Davidson replied yes. It was moved by Champion and seconded by Ricketts to approve the amendment to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan to extend Forevergreen Road between Jasper Avenue and Half Moon Avenue. The motion carried unanimously. Yapp provided an explanation of the proposed Forevergreen Road arterial street extension between 12th Avenue extended and Dubuque Street, which had been proposed by the Cities of Coralville and North Liberty. Yapp said the City of Coralville had hired EarthTech Consultants to evaluate a number of road design factors including environmental features, property lines, habitat and topography in the context of alternative alignments for Forevergreen Road. Yapp said each directly-affected property owner had received a copy of the report. The JCCOG Transportation Technical Advisory Committee recommended deferral of the decision to add Forevergreen Road between 1 ih Avenue and Dubuque Street to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan. '- '-- Correia asked what would happen if the proposed arterial street plan amendment was not approved. Yapp replied Coralville land use documents could reflect the proposed street extension but that state or federal funds could not be used for its construction. Correia asked the status of the extension of Oakdale Boulevard to Dubuque Street. Weihe replied that it was not currently funded for construction and the property was in unincorporated Johnson County. O'Donnell stated that the issues he had heard concerning the Forevergreen Road extension between 1 ih Avenue and Dubuque Street involved the process not being inclusive, not whether or not this area was going to grow. Bailey stated that it was likely that the Board would vote to defer the proposed extension but that she wanted to give the opportunity for persons who were present to speak. Bailey opened the public hearing at 6:24 p.m. Paul Mort stated he was employed by Simmons Perrine and was representing the Davidsons. Mort stated his clients had an issue with the process that had been followed by the City of Coralville. Mort stated that the study area needed to be expanded and that the needs of residents in the area had not been considered. Mort provided Board members with a summary of documents that he said shows how the process for the recommended alignment was flawed. Mort stated residents should have the opportunity for input on proposed alignments and not just provide comments on alignments which have already been developed. Morf stated developers had been considered in the process but not residents. Morf stated the proposed alignment would negatively impact the Davidsons. Morf recommended a new engineering firm be hired to perform a subsequent study. Linda Westfall of Pembrokeshire Drive stated she was attending to support the connection of Oakdale Boulevard to Dubuque Street. Barbara Beaumont of Naples Avenue stated that she understood the need for the new road but did not like the recommended alignment. Beaumont stated the process had been flawed in determining the recommended alignment. Kurt Moore of Dubuque Street stated it was currently very difficult to get onto Dubuque Street from his property. '-- -- Darrell Granner of Stoney Point stated he wanted to be able to participate in the decision making. Granner stated he and his neighbors did not know anything about this issue a few weeks ago and felt they had not been adequately represented in the decision-making process. JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes June 28, 2006 Page 3 '--~~ Herb Loops of North Liberty Road stated he was asked to comment on the recommended alignment after it had already been set. Loops stated development of the Scanlon farm is driving the discussion. Brad Houser of Johnson Way stated he was a developer/realtor and that when he has to develop property he is required to do a lot of prep work which has not been done in terms of evaluating the proposed arterial street amendment. Houser stated Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road cannot accommodate additional traffic safely. Houser stated developers are driving the decision and that the planning process had been flawed. Jim Lundahl of River Heights stated Dubuque Street cannot handle additional traffic. Carol Spaziani of Iowa City stated a transit connection to North Liberty is needed to reduce Dubuque Street traffic. Janna Wessels of Cedar Drive stated it was difficult to get onto Dubuque Street and that a traffic study should not be done in the summer when counts are low but in the fall when traffic increases. Janet Lestner of Spring Valley stated Dubuque Street cannot accommodate additional traffic. Tom Langdon of Locust Ridge Road stated bicycle safety was a concern on Dubuque Street and deer were a safety problem. Denise Bushnell of North Liberty Road stated North Liberty Road was hazardous for her children and that an additional traffic study was needed. Mark Hamer of Iowa City stated he owned property on Dubuque Street which he would be developing. Hamer stated a citizen committee was needed as part of the process to determine the arterial street alignment. - David Chef of County Down Lane stated the arterial street issue is related to development and annexation issues and that both need to be taken into consideration. Chef stated the Board should not defer the issue but should reject the entire process as being flawed. Colleen Godlenski of North Liberty Road stated they have known about the issue for a couple of years. Godlenski stated Coralville representatives asked them to select a preferred alignment and that they did not wish to select any alignment but were pressured into selecting an alignment by Coralville. Godlenski stated the EarthTech report was full of inaccuracies. Bailey declared the public hearing closed at 7:12 p.m. It was moved by Vanderhoef and seconded by Stutsman to continue the hearing until the next JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting. After discussion, the motion carried unanimously. Sullivan stated he wanted to know more about development plans in the area. Vanderhoef stated that north-south arterial streets needed to be more clearly identified. Stutsman stated there needed to be a regional planning process for the entire county. Champion stated that she concurred with comments that the planning process had been flawed and that there was a need for a process which included better public input. Wozniak stated he felt that the process should be started all over. Wozniak stated he was not certain the Davidsons new home had been considered. Wozniak stated all except one property owner did not like the proposed alignment of the arterial street extension and that the process needed to be fixed. ~'-- It was moved by Elliott and seconded by Herwig to defer action on the proposed JCCOG Arterial Street Plan amendment to extend Forevergreen Road between 1 ih Avenue and Dubuque Street. Weihe stated he concurred with deferring the issue and not voting it down. Correia stated she felt there was an existing traffic issue which needed to be dealt with. Davidson stated he wished to clarify that the JCCOG board's jurisdiction was over the arterial street plan amendment and not any development projects in the area. Davidson stated that the proposed road was a critical element for future urban development in the area by the City of North Liberty and the City of Coralville, and that it would involve extension of municipal sanitary sewer and extension of municipal water service. '-- JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes June 28,2006 Page 4 Bailey called for a vote on the motion and the motion carried unanimously. "--,-- Davidson suggested inviting representatives from the City of Coralville and the City of North Liberty to the August 30 JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting to present development plans for the area of the proposed arterial street extension. Stutsman stated she felt the County should be included in terms of their development plans for the area. The Board concurred with this action for the August 30 meeting. Correia stated she felt strongly that the existing EarthTech study should not be used for decision making. Herwig stated that the City of Coralville should be allowed to explain the context of the EarthTech study. Herwig said he knew that many property owners were contacted in the development of the Forevergreen Road study, and Coralville staff should be able to explain the process they went through. Bailey stated it was necessary to start the process over. Wozniak stated he felt it would be good to see the overall development plans for the area. Vanderhoef asked if a large-format map could be produced for the August 30 meeting and Yapp stated he would attempt to do so. Bailey called for a 1 O-minute break. b. Consider amendments to the FY07-FY10 JCCOG TIP. Neumann presented projects proposed to be added to the FY07-10 JCCOG TIP including rehabilitating wheelchair lifts for 14 transit vehicles and replacing the hoist lift for paratransit vehicles. Neumann stated both were Iowa City projects and they had not been included in the TIP when it was approved in April. Bailey declared the public hearing open at 7:40 p.m. There were no comments. Bailey declared the public hearing closed at 7:40 p.m. It was moved by Correia and seconded by Weihe to approve the proposed amendments. Ricketts asked for clarification that eventually wheelchair lifts would be replaced with ramps on paratransit vehicles. Neumann replied yes. The motion carried unanimously. '~'---.. c. Update on Cedar Rapids-Coralville/Iowa Citv-Amana Colonies passenaer rail study. Davidson provided a summary of the status of the ongoing passenger rail service study. Davidson stated that the final report was likely to be released through the City of Cedar Rapids 15-in-5 committee later in the summer. d. Update on recent activities. Davidson asked if there were any comments or questions on the recent activities of the JCCOG Transportation Planning Division. There were no comments. 6. ADMINISTRATION a. Discuss ioint emeraencv response communications center. Davidson reviewed the discussion at the April JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting on proceeding with evaluation of a joint emergency response communication system for Johnson County. Steve Atkins, City of Iowa City City Manager, was present and reviewed a draft budget he prepared for a joint emergency response communications center. Atkins stated he used operating expenses from the existing City of Iowa City and Johnson County emergency response communications centers to determine projected operating expenses. Atkins stated the summary of major capital equipment came from the GeoComm study. Atkins stated the summary of capital equipment assumed everything recommended in the GeoComm study should be implemented. Atkins stated a new building and a fifth tower were not included. Atkins stated the budget proposal included 1,000 new radios for all emergency response entities in Johnson County. Atkins stated that the proposal assumed Johnson County would fund equipment for the rural fire districts. Atkins raised the issue of a two-county system which would include Linn County. Atkins stated the City of Iowa City would fund their share through general revenue funding and debt service and assumed the County would do so as well. Atkins stated the 911 surcharge and the local emergency management fund (countywide levy) were other possibilities for financing. Atkins stated the proposed system would be FCC compliant. "~ Elliott asked how other entities besides the City of Iowa City and Johnson County would provide funding. Atkins replied through contractual arrangements. Atkins stated the expense for individual radios was considerable. Champion asked what was the current use of the 911 surcharge funds. Iowa City Fire Chief Andy Rocca from the audience stated that the 911 Board had determined that it would JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Minutes June 28, 2006 Page 5 '-- ',-- go to public response answering points. Weihe stated he liked the idea of a countywide financing mechanism. Atkins stated he believed the current 911 surcharge was $0.45 per phone line and it could go as high as $1.00. Atkins stated there were private entities that would provide towers and then lease space to other entities. Bailey stated the next step was to form a subcommittee. Sullivan asked if a consultant should be hired at the present time. Bailey stated that it was not recommended the consultant be hired yet. Sullivan stated that the construction of towers should be coordinated with the construction of a new National Guard building. Correia stated that the construction of towers should be coordinated with Linn County. Champion asked if a single system including Linn County would be cheaper, and Atkins replied he was not sure. Bailey appointed the following subcommittee members: herself, Pat Harney from Johnson County, Henry Herwig from Coralville, Jim Wozniak or his designee from North Liberty, Andy Rocca from Iowa City, Sam Hargadine from Iowa City, Lonnie Pulkrabek from Johnson County, Steve Spenler from Johnson County, and Barry Bedford from Coralville. Elliott stated he would also like to serve on the subcommittee, but it was not essential. Davidson stated subcommittee members should provide him with a day of the week and time of day that was convenient to meet, and he would attempt to set up the first meeting in July. Bailey stated the subcommittee would meet monthly until all issues were resolved. Sullivan stated all of the rural fire district representatives he had spoken with hoped that the joint communications system would happen. b. Discuss keq reqistration ordinance for Johnson County. Bailey introduced Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine. Hargadine stated he was present because Sheriff Pulkrabek could not attend the meeting. Hargadine reviewed the proposed countywide keg registration ordinance and stated the goal was to reduce high-risk alcohol use. Hargadine stated all surrounding states have passed keg registration laws and several entities in Iowa have passed keg registration laws. Hargadine reviewed how the proposed law would assist law enforcement entities. Elliott asked if bars would have a problem with the proposed ordinance. Hargadine replied he did not believe so and that the proposed '--- ""-- ordinance would impact retail outlets, not bars. Correia asked if a countywide ordinance would be implemented, and Hargadine replied that is what was proposed. Weihe asked if the proposed ordinance would impact sales of kegs to businesses with liquor licenses. Hargadine replied no, it would impact those who distribute alcohol without a liquor license. Herwig asked about the likelihood of a state law being enacted. Hargadine replied that it had been close to being approved, but a statewide law was not approved. Stutsman stated she would not want to proceed without advice from the COLUlty Attorney. Stutsman stated she did not wish to speak for the County Attorney, but stated she believed the County Attorney preferred to have individual municipalities enact keg registration laws. Sullivan stated he would not want the County Board of Supervisors to consider such a law without it being endorsed by the municipalities through individual resolutions. Weihe stated this was possible, but that the County should provide a proposed ordinance. Stutsman stated that she believed the County Attorney would want municipalities to adopt their own ordinances. Sullivan stated that Story County implemented a countywide keg registration ordinance that included Ames. Stutsman stated she would accept the advice of the Johnson County Attorney. Herwig stated that the County Attorney should talk to individual City Attorneys before the matter was considered further. Bailey stated the next step was for the County Board of Supervisors to discuss the issue. 7. OTHER BUSINESS There was no other business. 8. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Correia and seconded by Herwig to adjourn. Bailey declared the meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m. data on citynUpcd/minutes/jccog.uapb/200B/OB-28-0B.doc ''-..- ~JCCOG .-,..... m e m 0 Date: August 21,2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Jeff Davidson if( Re: Agenda Item 3(a): Update on JCCOG Joint Emergency Response Communications Center Subcommittee The JCCOG Joint Emergency Response Communications Center Subcommittee has met once already and will be meeting twice in September. Committee members are: Coralville: Barry Bedford, Henry Herwig Iowa City: Sam Hargadine, Andy Rocca Johnson County: Lonnie Pulkrabek, Steve Spenler, Pat Harney North Liberty: Jim Wozniak JCCOG: Regenia Bailey The subcommittee has determined that the following issues will be addressed in this order: 1. "- 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. How will it be governed? How will it be operated? What are we going to build? Where will it be located (both the facilities and the towers)? How will we pay to construct the system? How will we pay to operate the system? Should we consider other possible users of the system? The JCCOG attorney has determined that the subcommittee meetings do not need to be open to the public, so these will not be public meetings in order to encourage a free discussion of issues among subcommittee members. The subcommittee will attempt to conclude its activities and have its recommendations to the JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board by the end of the calendar year. Bring any questions to the August 30 meeting. jccogadm/agd/ JERCC-update,doc ~JCCOG .-riii.... m e m 0 Date: August 21,2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized ,ea Policy Board From: Brad Neuman~COG Solid Waste Management Planner Re: Agenda item 3(b): Update on mobile household hazardous waste collection unit The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center recently purchased a mobile hazardous waste collection trailer that allows the landfill to collect household hazardous wastes at any location in the landfill service area. The service area includes all of Johnson County and the communities of Riverside and Kalona in Washington County. The landfill also uses the 16' trailer to collect hazardous wastes from small businesses in the service area. .- The landfill held their first mobile household hazardous waste collection event on June 17 at Longfellow School in Iowa City. The event, which targeted the Longfellow Neighborhood only, was held from 9:00 a.m. - noon on that Saturday morning. The event was advertised in the neighborhood newsletter and through direct mailings to neighborhood residents. The landfill did require that each household make an appointment to participate in the event. The landfill scheduled 30 appointments and had an additional 10 households show up without an appointment for a total of 40 households served in 3 hours. The neighborhood and school provided 8 volunteers for the event. These volunteers helped with traffic control, paint collection, and helped conduct a survey prepared by the landfill. There were 2 landfill staff people on hand to accept materials and pack the material for transportation back to the landfill's permanent household hazardous waste collection facility. The results of the survey conducted at the event indicated that 75% of the waste materials were generated from households cleaning out their house while 15% of the waste materials were inherited from someone else. A large majority (88%) of those surveyed said they would be willing to pay a small fee for the mobile collection service. 17 of the 40 households had used the permanent household hazardous waste collection facility at the landfill. Most of the waste collected (57%) was latex paint. Oil based paints made up 25% with the remaining 18% being made up of materials such as batteries, light tubes, auto fluids, and poisons. The average weight per household was over 94 pounds of hazardous materials. The landfill does not have any events scheduled at this time but they do plan on offering their new service to all of the communities in their service area as well as other neighborhoods and rural subdivisions. The landfill will soon be providing information to each community as to how to set up such an event. If anyone has any questions regarding the service you can contact Jennifer Jordan at the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center. Jennifer will be coordinating L L L 2 these collection events. She can be reached by phone at 356-5185 or by email at jennifer- jordan@iowa-city.org. If anyone has any questions or comments please give me a call at 356-5235 or e-mail me at brad-neumann@iowa-city.org. cc: Jeff Davidson jccogsw/mem/hhw-uapb-update.doc Mobile Hazardous Waste Collection Trailer in operation ~JCCOG rr..... m e m 0 Date: August 23,2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board Lind~on, Human Services Coordinator Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging, Bob Welsh, Chair From: Re: Agenda Item No. 3(c): Update on Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging The Consortium along with MRP and the University of Iowa Center on Aging are hosting a planning session with Elinor Ginzel of the MRP's Livable Community Initiative. The date is September 19th from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Medical Education and Research Facility on the University west side campus. The planning process will begin with Elinor providing a definition of a livable community and discussing how Johnson County can serve as a national example of a livable community for older adults. Then the group will be asked to provide insights on how to keep Johnson County a great place for persons to age successfully. There will be four subgroups - health care, housing, transportation, and leisure/education. If any JCCOG Board members are interested in attending the September 19th event, please contact Bob Welsh, chair of the Johnson County Consortium on Successful Aging, at 354-4618 or e-mail atwelshbob@aol.com. Jccogadm/agd/ls-update8-22-06.doc ~JCCOG .....-ji.... m e m 0 Date: August 22,2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Jeff Davidson ~ Re: Agenda Item 3(d): Update on recent activities of the Transportation Planning Division Following is a list of recent activities of the JCCOG Transportation Planning Division. Bring any questions or comments to the August 30 meeting. Street and Highway 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. \ ---- 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Transit 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. '. ~ Melrose Avenue traffic study for University Heights. Assist Iowa City with design of McCollister Boulevard. 1-80 aesthetic enhancements committee. Proposed amendment to add Forevergreen Road to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan. Assist with design of Lower West Branch Road. Research needed improvements to Clinton Street/Burlington Street intersection. Proposed improvements to Iowa Hwy. 1 in vicinity of Ruppert Rd./Hawk Ridge Rd. Gilbert Street/U.S. Highway 6 intersection improvements. Updates to urbanized area arterial street model. Construction project website. Burlington Street median. Assist with Grand Avenue roundabout. Alignment study for extension of Sycamore St. to U.S. HwY. 218 interchange 89. Consider Complete Streets policy. Assist North Liberty with Highway 965 task force. 120th Street Study between 1-380 and Curtis Bridge Road in Shueyville. Investigate contract penalties for paving contractors. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) planning for 1-80 six-lane project. Traffic study for Court Street between Summit and Muscatine. Assist with developing access control guidelines for Iowa City subdivision code. Evaluate Grand North Plaza traffic study for North Liberty. Dubuque Street/Park Road intersection study. New Freedoms program grant application for Iowa City Transit. Develop alternatives for distributing Small Transit Intensive Communities funding. Sensitivity analysis for Iowa City Transit on State Transit Assistance formula. Close out Coralville and CAMBUS triennial reviews. State and federal transit grant administration. National Transit Database reporting. SEATS certification appeals. Coralville Transit utilization report north of 1-80. Assist with leased space in Court Street Transportation Center. Joint human services transportation /JARC planning process. 2 Pedestrian/Bicycle 1. Implement regional trail signs. 2. Finalize Johnson County Trails Plan. 3. Regional Trails and Bicycling Committee activities. 4. Bike racks for various locations in downtown Iowa City. 5. Trail counts. 6. Investigate possible projects for Safe Routes to School program. 7. linn County-Johnson County trail connection subcommittee. 8. Update Iowa City sidewalk deficiency map. 9. Assist with development of Court Hill Trail project in Iowa City. Traffic Engineering Planning 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Crash analysis for intersection of Burlington Street/Muscatine Avenue. Collect traffic data for Swisher. U.S. 6/6th Avenue traffic signal warrant study review for Coralville. Evaluate Bradford Drive/First Avenue traffic signal. Street marker sign format research. High crash location report for the urbanized area. Investigate appropriate pedestrian signage for Cleary Walkway. Administer Iowa City traffic calming program. Traffic count and data collection program. Quarterly crash location summary for Iowa City Police Department. Assist with Iowa City traffic signal interconnect project. Assist with installation of traffic signals on Highway 1 South. Iowa City permanent pavement marking program. Street marker assemblies for new Iowa City subdivisions. Research access control issues. Research pavement marking issues. Research traffic control sign issues. Trouble-shoot traffic signal issues. Multimodal/Other 1. Passenger rail service study with Cedar Rapids. 2. Assist Johnson County with update of Land Use Plan. 3. JCCOG Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan update. 4. Assist Iowa City with Central Planning District study. 5. Assist with preparation of State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). 6. Subdivision and site plan review. 7. Update public comment mailing list. 8. Assist Iowa City with capital projects programming. 9. Research downtown parking requirements for Iowa City. 10. ICAAP application for Iowa Interstate Railroad/First Avenue grade-separation project in Iowa City. jccogadm/agd/recent-activitiesTPD .doc '- ~JCCOG rr..... m e m 0 Date: August 21,2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Assistant Transportation Planner"/ ~ y "j'J-' Re: Agenda Item #4(a): Consider a resolution declaring the City of Iowa City's grant application for Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP) funds to be in conformance with the JCCOG Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan The City of Iowa City will be applying for an ICAAP grant for a grade-separation project at the Iowa Interstate Railroad/First Avenue railroad crossing in east Iowa City. The project will elevate the Iowa Interstate Railroad (and lower First Avenue) to create a railroad overpass. The application for ICAAP funds is predicated on the fact that this project will eliminate a high number of idling vehicles and motorists taking long detours through adjacent residential neighborhoods when trains block First Avenue. Other concerns with the existing at-grade crossing include junior high school student safety and the lack of nearby alternative emergency vehicle routes when First Avenue is blocked. '"'- The JCCOG Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan supports projects that reduce congestion, improve traffic flow, and reduce cut-through traffic on residential streets. Please consider the attached resolution declaring the City of Iowa City's grant application for ICAAP funds to be in conformance with the JCCOG Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan. jccogadm/agd/lCAAPfunds.doc '~ ',,--- Prepared by: John Yapp, Asst. Transportation Planner, 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5247 RESOLUTION NO. 07-1 RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY OF IOWA CITY'S APPLICATION FOR ICAAP FUNDS FOR A GRADE. SEPARATION PROJECT FOR THE IOWA INTERSTATE RAILROAD I FIRST AVENUE CROSSING TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE JCCOG LONG RANGE MUL TIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEREAS, the Iowa Department of Transportation administers the federal Iowa Clean Air Attainment Program (ICAAP), the purpose of which is to fund improvements which reduce vehicle emissions; and WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City is making application to said program for a grade-separation project for the Iowa Interstate Railroad I First Avenue crossing; and WHEREAS, a requirement of the grant application is a resolution declaring conformance with the JCCOG Long Range rylultimodal Transportation Plan; and WHEREAS, The City of Iowa City's application and proposed project conforms with the JCCOG Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan by reducing congestion and delay, and increasing the efficiency of the First Avenue corridor. '- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE JCCOG URBANIZED AREA POLICY BOARD, THAT: 1. The Chairperson is authorized to sign the resolution declaring conformance of the City of Iowa City's application for Iowa Clear Air Attainment Program funds with the JCCOG Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan. Passed and approved this 30th day of August, 2006, on a vote of _ affirmative and _ negative. Chairperson ATTEST: Executive Director S:\JCCOG\resolutions\ICCAP First Avenue resolution08-30-06.DOC ',-- ~JCCOG ...~ m e m 0 ,..11 Date: August 22, 2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: John Yapp, Assistant Transportation Planner 7 Jy ly-- Re: Agenda Item # 4(b): Notice of administrative amendments to the JCCOG Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - Iowa DOT projects After reviewing the State Transportation Improvement Program earlier this month, I learned that Iowa DOT had altered some of their projects that are included in the JCCOG TIP. These changes included minor adjustments such as placing some projects into a different funding category; finalizing state funding amounts; and removing one project due to it being outside the JCCOG planning area. No new projects have been added, and none of the locally- determined Surface Transportation Program and Transportation Enhancement Program projects have been altered. All of these projects have been through the local public notification process earlier this year, and are going through the State public notification process this month. - The funding pages from the JCCOG TIP are attached; specific changes include: . Two Interstate 380 projects, a bridge deck overlay at 1-80, and a bridge deck overlay at US HWY 6, have been reclassified from Interstate Maintenance projects to Highway Bridge Rehabilitation projects. The Highway 1 bridge rehabilitation project for the bridge over 1-80 has been reclassified from a National Highway System project to a Highway Bridge Rehabilitation project, and the project cost has increased from $700,000 to $877,000, with $702,000 in federal aid. $2,005,000 in state funds are shown in FY09 for the Coralville 12th Ave to 22"d Avenue project in the Demonstration Project category (these funds had previously been included in the Highway Bridge Replacement category). . . . The project cost for the FY07 portion of the Interstate 80 paving project was incorrectly listed in an earlier version of the TIP as being $26,247,000. The current amount is $10,247,000 for the project total, including $9,222,000 in Interstate Maintenance funds. . The Interstate 80 bridge deck overlay project 2.2 miles east of Iowa City has been moved out of the JCCOG TIP because it is outside the JCCOG planning area. We will amend the JCCOG TIP accordingly. 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"C e c: ~~ ]]~ ~~"'rd ..... ] 6 .l ~ 060 e~~ ~ ~ 11: e ~ UJ 0 ~ :;:) ..J ~ ... ~ ~ ~ .e ! ~ c:l 0 'fi C/1 lU 11 Vl S :fa Q (3 8 B ~ Cl) :> 01=: 0 u ~~~ lif.l QoI Q =~Z \C Cl) Cl) c: I o:>..gp e Q ~ oJ:: ..... "; .: CO ~ td] Q)~ ~ e,CO ~ ...... It)....~ :u: ~~1 i l"--:.::I '?- . ""'" ~8~ e ~ ~ Co) M ::Eo QoI ! z a Gr.l = i rI) Q U ClC ~ e fIIIIC ~ ==JCCOG == ~ ~ r ....~ m e m 0 r.... Date: August 22, 2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Kent Ralston, Asst. Transportation Planner \fJf:Z- Re: Agenda item 4(c): Iowa Highway 1 improvement project Iowa DOT has notified us of an improvement project for Highway 1 North. This is not the former "Super 2" project that was proposed several years ago, nor does it include the Solon bypass. It is a project intended to address some existing issues with the highway within current budget realities. In general, the reconstruction of Highway 1 between Iowa City and Solon will improve the surface of the roadway, add paved shoulders, improve some key intersections, and improve drainage. Initial ground survey work has begun for development of design plans. The project is currently scheduled for construction in FY 2009. Project elements include: The paved surface will be 36 feet wide (2 lanes @ 12', 2 shoulders @ 6') Shoulders will be 8' in width (6' pavement and 2' granular surface) Improved drainage will be constructed along 100% of the project on both sides of the roadway There are no proposed changes to the Highway 1 alignment Approximately 90 entrances will be widened to a minimum width of 20' General restructuring/retrofitting of several key intersections to improve safety. This is provided for your information; no Board action is needed. jccogtp/mem/hwy1 conceptstudy.doc ',-. Date: August 22, 2006 ~JCCOG r~ m e m 0 ..-.... To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Jeff Davidson ---If( Re: Agenda Item 4(d): Update on Cedar Rapids-Coralville/Iowa City-Amana Colonies passenger rail study The passenger rail service study that we have been working on with Cedar Rapids is wrapping up. A third draft report is currently being reviewed by the project principals and the railroads. We anticipate the final report being ready for public release in early September. This will be done through the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce 15-in-5 Committee. We are excited about some opportunities for excursion-type services on both ends of the corridor which could be implemented fairly quickly. We will also have a solid plan for future larger-scale strategies which can be accomplished if it is a priority for the Corridor and special earmark funding can be secured. Let me know if there are any questions. -~ Re: Agenda Item 4(e): Update on 1-80 six-lane reconstruction project The 1-80 six-lane reconstruction project has begun this year with the ongoing shoulder strengthening and westbound pavement improvements which were recently completed. These improvements are intended to allow traffic to be shifted over to the westbound lanes while the eastbound lanes are being reconstructed. This project is now programmed by Iowa DOT as a five-year project with the following approximate schedule: 1. 06 - Ongoing shoulder strengthening and westbound pavement improvements; prepare ITS strategies 2. 07 - Coral Ridge Avenue to river; construct median lanes 3. 08 - Coral Ridge Avenue to river; work on existing lanes 4. 09 - River to Iowa Highway 1; construct median lanes 5. 10 - River to Iowa Highway 1; work on existing lanes and interchanges We have a committee meeting with Iowa DOT to specifically address aesthetic enhancements to the corridor as an element of the project. Our efforts are focusing on the median barrier, plantings in the corridor, and using color on the bridge structures. We have also asked Iowa DOT to consider quiet pavement technology for this project. Federal regulations do not allow noise barrier walls to be constructed with federal funds along the interstate system in locations where the highway predates the residential dwellings, so none will be considered with this project. I will continue to keep you updated as we receive information from Iowa DOT. jccogadm/agd/jd-two.doc '- ~JCCOG r~ m e m 0 (... Date: August 21, 2006 To: JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board From: Jeff Davidson ~ Re: Agenda Item 4(f): Consider an amendment to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan to extend Forevergreen Road between 12'h Avenue Coralville and County Road W66 (Dubuque Street) On August 30 we will continue our discussion on the proposed amendment to the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan to extend Forevergreen Road between 12th Avenue Coralville and Dubuque Street. This issue received extensive public input at the JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board meeting on June 28. At that meeting you deferred action on this item and continued the public hearing to August 30. '- At the August 30 meeting we have four specific items on the agenda pertaining to this matter. As requested, the City of Coralville, City of North Liberty, and Johnson County will present their adopted land use plans for this area. I believe this is important to establish the context for considering the extension of Forevergreen Road. This area is presently unincorporated and under the jurisdiction of Johnson County. However, it is within the two-mile extraterritorial area of Coralville and North Liberty. State law gives Coralville and North Liberty certain rights for the consideration of development projects in this area. This matter has been further defined by a 28E agreement that establishes the future annexation area in this vicinity between' Coralville and North Liberty. The second item will be a presentation of the corridor study which has identified an approximate alignment for the extension of Forevergreen Road east of 12th Avenue. I believe there is some misunderstanding about the precision of this alignment. What is under consideration is not a specific engineered alignment for the construction of the road. That will require additional design work which will be completed when the road is under consideration for construction. This would be completed by either the City of Coralville or the City of North Liberty, depending on where the road is located. JCCOG's jurisdiction in this matter is to determine if it is appropriate for this arterial street extension to be shown in our plan, and establish an approximate alignment. The third and fourth agenda items are for the Board to identify how you wish to proceed with your decision-making process, and to take additional public comments if you wish. This has been a difficult issue for many Board members to deal with because it involves arterial street planning, over which JCCOG has ultimate authority in accordance with Federal law; and land use planning, which is conducted at the municipal level. Municipalities are understandably concerned about their authority over land use planning being infringed upon. However, in this matter there is no way to draw a hard and fast line between arterial street planning and land use planning. There are clearly land use issues and traffic issues which must be taken into consideration in considering the arterial street extension proposal. Hopefully the presentations of land use plans by Coralville and North Liberty will be helpful. I would also reiterate from the memo you received from John Yapp at the last meeting that the JCCOG Arterial Street Plan does not program streets for construction, require that a street be constructed, or require any change in the use of a particular piece of property. Once a proposed arterial street is established in the JCCQG Arterial Street Plan, it is then up to the jurisdiction which has authority to determine when the street is to be constructed, design the street, and have it constructed. JCCOG's only authority in these matters pertains to the use of federal funds for constructing an arterial street. If federal funds are proposed for an arterial street construction project, the JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board controls the programming document, the JCCOG TIP, which determines in what year construction is programmed. There were two other issues raised repeatedly at the June 28 public hearing. One pertains to the Scanlon Farms property which is in Coralville's growth area. JCCOG does not control the development of the Scanlon Farms property. The Scanlon Farms property can be developed off the existing arterial streets of Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road. The proposed extension of Forevergreen Road would extend through the Scanlon Farms property, but the Scanlon Farms property can be annexed, rezoned, platted, and construction commenced without any action by the JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board. There were also several comments pertaining to the adequacy of Dubuque Street north of Iowa City. The issues identified with Dubuque Street north of Iowa City are typical for arterial streets in a developing area. When does the "country road" become inadequate to the point where reconstruction to an urban city street needs to occur? As I stated at your June 28 meeting, increased urbanization in this area will increase the pressure for improvements to Dubuque Street in order to resolve the issues identified by speakers at the last meeting. These improvements will include curb and gutter, storm sewer, sidewalks, pedestrian crosswalks, curb ramps, turn lanes, and signalized intersections. '-- jccogad m/agd/frvrgreen-ext.doc