Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes (draft)
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Attendees Agency
Brian Abare Village of South Glens Falls
Ed Bartholomew EDCWC
Frank Bonafide NYSDOT Region 1
Bryan Cross NYSDOT Region 1
Chris DeBolt Washington County Planning Department
Christina Doughney CHA
Ed Doughney Warren County DPW
Ben Fischer FHWA
Karen Hulihan NYSDOT Region 1
Wayne LaMothe Warren County Planning Department
Fred Mastroianni Greenman
‐ Pedersen, Inc.
Ron Shaffer NYSDOT Region 1
Dan Rourke Barton and Loguidice
Jeff Tennyson Warren County DPW
Mike Valentine Saratoga County Planning Department
A/GFTC Staff
Aaron Frankenfeld
Kate Mance
1. Welcome and Introductions ‐ Aaron called the meeting to order at 1:40.
2. Visitor Issues ‐ none
3. Items From Last Meeting ‐ Exit 20 Corridor ‐ Staff remains on hold regarding next steps on the
request for an updated study of Exit 20. Aaron attended two meetings with Town officials and
economic development interests to discuss hybrid alternatives related to the recommendations
contained within the original study, and has suggested that the Town consider pursuing completion of
a project design process to arrive at final alternative. At last word, Supervisor Strough had planned to
contact other County officials to determine interest
in working to address the issue. A/GFTC staff is
prepared to advance an initiative given additional input from the Town.
4. UPWP
A. Completed / Ongoing Activities
1) Exit 17 Land Use Study ‐ Aaron ‐ a revised draft was sent to A/GFTC by CME last
week. Staff has not yet had
an opportunity to review. It will be interesting to see
how much urgency is attached to the completion of this study now that the sewer
referendum in Moreau was defeated. It is estimated that completion of this effort
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is still at least 2 months out given the need for a public meeting and a public
comment period.
2) Bike / Ped Plan Update ‐ Kate ‐ The draft document contains several
enhancements over the existing document, including revised design standards, an
updated bicycle priority network, a project development flowchart, and an
expanded pedestrian section that includes pedestrian activity generator maps.
The committee was asked to consider a concurrent review period along with the
public comment period. A motion was made to release the document for a 45‐day
public comment period.
Moved By: Wayne LaMothe Seconded by: Ed Doughney Motion
carried
3) On‐call assistance projects
a. Jackson Heights ES traffic study ‐ Aaron ‐ A request for letters of interest
has been distributed to the participating consultants for a traffic study
for the area around Jackson Heights Elementary School, as requested by
the Principal and Mayor Diamond. Responses are due to
A/GFTC by
4/17. This is similar to past studies produced for other schools in Glens
Falls and Greenwich. Wayne LaMothe asked about the implementation
history of those prior studies. Aaron noted the school districts have
advanced many of the recommendations, including parking
modifications, sidewalk construction, changes in drop‐off zones, and
circulation changes. Mike Valentine asked if any those prior studies had
led to any Safe Routes to School program applications; Aaron replied
that they had not.
4) Town of Warrensburg study requests ‐ Kate reported on two initiatives under
consideration in response to requests from the Town. The first involves an
initial
crash analysis that appears to confirm an elevated incidence of crashes occurring
at NYS 418 and River Street. NYSDOT R1 staff has reviewed the data and arrived at
a similar conclusion. Ed Doughney suggested that sight distance is a potential
contributing factor. Secondly, the Town is also requesting assistance in
advancing
a streetscape design for River Street. A motion was made directing staff to pursue
procurement of consulting services on behalf of Warrensburg pending receipt of a
project request.
Moved By: Wayne LaMothe Seconded by: Chris DeBolt Motion carried
5) CHP2LWP Smart Growth Assessment ‐ Kate ‐ Staff is assisting the
Creating Healthy
Places to Live, Work and Play Program to procure consulting services to assist with
two smart growth assessments it will be conducting, one for the Town of Lake
George and one for the Town of Fort Edward. Should these assessment prove to
be successful, we may wish to
consider partnering on future efforts.
B. FTA MPP Adjustment ‐ Aaron ‐ a revised FTA MPP allocation for New York State has been
released via the Federal Register. A/GFTC’s share of this increase is $533. A UPWP
amendment is required for any financial changes to the FTA program. A motion was made
to
open the public comment period for the UPWP amendment.
Moved By: Mike Valentine Seconded by: Frank Bonafide Motion carried
5. Transit
A. GGFT Update ‐ Aaron shared the update originally supplied for the 3/14 Policy Committee
meeting.
B. FTA 5310 ‐ still nothing firm from NYSDOT on a solicitation. A working model of the
application is expected to be delivered to the MPOs this week.
C. AGC Sustainable Communities Planning Project
‐ Aaron ‐ GGFT and A/GFTC are working with
Dr. Ann Ruzow Holland and the Adirondack Gateway Council on the transportation and
housing element of the AGC Sustainable Communities Planning Grant. A meeting was held
in March to review related work to date and to formulate work efforts; additional staff time
will
be devoted to this as the effort moves forward. It is anticipated that the data collected
through this effort will serve as a foundation for the Rural Transportation Study project
listed in the UPWP.
6. TIP
A. Amendments and Modifications ‐ Aaron ‐ no actions required. A request to delay the CR10
bridge of the Poultney (to account for Vermont’s schedule) is anticipated from Washington
County.
B. Project updates from sponsors
Warren County ‐ Ed Doughney reported the following: Construction on Hicks Road
has resumed; completion is anticipated in June. Valley Road ‐ FHWA concurrence
has been received for the scope to include replacement
of two structures; the
primary structure and locally‐owned bridge to be used as a detour. The Draft Design
Report for Blair Road has been submitted; a May 2015 letting is anticipated. A
beyond preservation scope is under consideration for Palisades Road over Brant
Lake inlet. The Route 149 sidewalk
MTC project will be completed during this FFY;
the Cameron and Lawton access trails and the Bikeway intersection striping projects
also will be completed in 2014. Phase I of the West Brook sidewalk is being done in‐
house.
NYSDOT ‐ Karen Hulihan distributed the Regional Director commitment list. Frank
Bonafide reported
that Beach Road will be open for Memorial Day. Brian Abare
raised concerns about the pavement quality on the newly rehabilitated portion of
Route 9 in SGF (Frank said that he would follow up) as well as operational concerns
with the left turn on the southern approach to 5th and
Main. Aaron offered to
transmit these issues to Mark Kennedy pending receipt of a summary of the issues.
C. Preservation Program
1) Bridge paint and pavement preservation candidates ‐ Aaron ‐ applications
received were tallied and presented in relation to available funding. There are
sufficient funds to program all of the bridge paint
candidates that were submitted,
but there is a significant shortfall in pavement funding. After some discussion
about partial funding of one candidate in Saratoga County as well as the
timeliness and unit costs of some of the proposed treatments, the committee
decided to fully fund all 9 of the bridge
paint candidates and 8 out of the 10
pavement projects and reserve the balance for potential cost increases for those
projects. A motion was made to approve the roster of projects, allowing for
additional discussion among NYSDOT and project sponsors regarding scope and
costs.
Moved By: Wayne LaMothe Seconded by:
Mike Valentine Motion carried
2) Draft RFP for bridge asset management plans ‐ Aaron ‐ the draft RFP has been
provided for committee review. The intent is to provide information to the
Counties. It will not yield a firm prioritization schedule. Chris DeBolt asked if this
was meant to be an ongoing effort or a one‐
time snapshot of data. As it written,
the draft appears to ask for a snapshot. Ed Doughney suggested revising the draft
to include a renewal clause without a fixed timetable.
7. Other Items / Adjourn ‐ Wayne LaMothe raised the issue of a Scenic Byway redesignation that had
been submitted to NYSDOT in 2012; Frank Bonafide agreed to follow up pending receipt from Wayne
of additional information. Mike Valentine asked if any additional discussion of the NYS 9N issues
raised at a
previous meeting had transpired. Aaron replied that nothing to his knowledge had taken
place. The next meeting will be on June 18th. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 3:32.
Moved By: Mike Valentine Seconded by: Jeff Tennyson Motion carried