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RE: ESTABLISHING THE COUNTY HEARING PROCESS FOR 1993
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado,
pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested
with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 mandates statewide planning activities and the development of a statewide
transportation improvement program for all federal aid projects, and
WHEREAS, statewide transportation planning is required by Section 43-1-106,
CRS, (1991) , and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Transportation Commission has established a statewide
transportation planning process and identified transportation planning regions,
and
WHEREAS, the North Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Planning
Council is a metropolitan planning organization in the urbanized areas in the
vicinity of Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley and has been established as a
transportation planning region, and
WHEREAS, the Upper Front Range Transportation Planning Region has been
established as the Counties of Larimer, Weld, and Morgan, excepting the area of
the North Front Range Transportation Planning Region, and
WHEREAS, Transportation Commission District V is made up of Larimer, Weld,
and Morgan Counties, and
WHEREAS, the County Hearing Process established by Section 43-1-1101 and
Section 43-1-1102, CRS, is the traditional process by which specific project
requests were communicated to the Colorado Transportation Commission, and
WHEREAS, there is an on-going effort of multimodal transportation planning
being performed by both the North Front Range and the Upper Front Range
Transportation Planning Regions which includes extensive public outreach, and
WHEREAS, the North Front Range Transportation Planning Region and the three
Counties of the Upper Front Range Transportation Planning Region agree to
consolidate the traditional County Hearings in each individual county into one
County Hearing for 1993.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that a County Hearing for 1993 will be held on Thursday,
September 30, 1993, at 5:30 p.m. , in the Commissioners Hearing Room on the first
floor of the Weld County Centennial Center, located at 915 10th Street in
Greeley, Colorado.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the County Hearing for 1993 will
be attended by the District V Transportation Department Commissioner, the Region
IV Transportation Director, Larimer County, Weld County, Morgan County, The North
Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council, the incorporated
cities and towns within the three Counties and the public.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that each individual County will notify
all municipalities and other interested persons and entities as they have done
traditionally for the individual County Hearings.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded,
adopted by the following vote on the 8th day of September, A.D. , 1993.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Constance L.
arbert, Chairman
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Deputy
Deputy Clerk o the Bo W. H. bster, ro-T m
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Atto ney Dale K. Hall
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August 26, 1993
Dear •
Recent changes in both federal and state legislation require the Colorado
Department of Transportation to work with the public, towns, cities and
counties within Colorado to develop a twenty-year statewide transportation plan
that takes into consideration all modes of transportation (highway, air, rail,
transit, bicycle, and pedestrian) . Fifteen planning regions have been
established statewide to accomplish the task.
There are two planning regions in which Weld County participates. One is the
North Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council, which is a
metropolitan planning organization that includes the urbanized areas around
Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley. The second is the Upper Front Range
Transportation Planning Region which is a partnership between Larimer, Weld and
Morgan Counties, and the towns within them that are not in the metropolitan
planning organization.
Both planning regions are involved in an intensive transportation planning
effort that emphasizes public outreach and intergovernmental cooperation.
Citizen focus groups are at work, public hearings have been held, and an
extensive mailing list has been developed. This process will continue until
the draft plan is due on November 1, 1993.
The Transportation Commission of Colorado holds annual hearings at which they
request information from local governments to help in developing the five-year
program of projects. This is known as the County Hearing Process and
traditionally began with a meeting in each individual county between the
Transportation Commissioner, the Regional Transportation Director, the county
and the municipalities within the county.
In light of the ongoing regional transportation planning effort, the
Transportation Commissioner, the North Front Range Transportation Planning
Region and the Upper Front Range Transportation Planning Region have agreed to
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consolidate their efforts into one public meeting for 1993 that meets the
statutory requirements for the County Hearing Process. The combined County
Hearing for 1993 is to be held Thursday, September 30, 1993, at 5:30 p.m. in
the Commissioners Hearing Room in the Weld County Centennial Center located at
915 10th Street, Greeley, CO.
New highway projects are not being solicited this year because of revenue
constraints. The meeting will focus on: selection of enhancement and safety
projects; re-examining current priorities; discussing the format of the final
statewide county hearings meeting, scheduled for November 5, 1993; and for
considering the feasibility of holding a statewide transportation symposium.
Attached is an agenda for the meeting and information regarding enhancement
projects.
Your participation in this process is very important. Your input regarding any
mode of transportation will be received by the Transportation Commissioner, the
Regional Transportation Director and officials of both transportation planning
regions. If you have any questions, please contact
Drew Scheltinga, Weld County Engineer, at 356-4000 ext. 3750.
Sincerely,
BOARD OF WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Constance L. Harbert
Chairman
Enc: 1993 Combined County Hearing Agenda
Qualifying Enhancement Activities
AGENDA
1993 COMBINED COUNTY HEARING
Colorado Department of Transportation
Larimer, Weld and Morgan Counties
North Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Control Council
Upper Front Range Transportation Planning Council
Thursday, September 30, 1993
5:30 P.M.
Commissioners Hearing Room
Weld County Centennial Center
915 10th Street
Greeley, Colorado
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Bill Neal, CDOT District V Commissioner
THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS
Doug Rames, CDOT Region IV Director
NORTH FRONT RANGE TPR UPDATE
Eric Bracke, NFRT & AQPC Transportation Program Manager
UPPER FRONT RANGE TPR UPDATE
Bob Felsburg, Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig
SAFETY AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS
Doug Rames, CDOT Region IV Director
PUBLIC INPUT
CLOSING REMARKS
Bill Neal, CDOT District V Commissioner
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QUALIFYING ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) , Section 1007 (c)
identifies ten activities eligible for federal funds under a new Transportation
Enhancement program. The ten eligible activities are listed below along with
definitions developed by the State of Colorado to help implement this funding
program.
1. PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES:
This category includes single or multiple use facilities that serve
as an independent or a supporting link in a local or regional
intermodal transportation network. Eligible projects include
providing facilities for bicyclists or pedestrians in conjunction
with new or proposed transportation projects and improvements to
existing transportation facilities to better and more safely
accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians. Improvements for bicycle
and pedestrian access that are independent of new construction or
rehabilitation projects may also be eligible for funding. Examples
of these projects include adding road shoulders, widening curb
lanes, striping bike lanes, improving access to public
transportation and installing sidewalks and crosswalks. lExamples of
projects that are not eligible are mountain bike, equestrian and
primitive trails developments and facilities which will not support
general transportation purposes or will not be open to the general
public.
2. ACQUISITION OF SCENIC EASEMENTS AND SCENIC OR HISTORIC SITES:
This activity describes acquisition of scenic easements including
plot plans, surveys, property appraisals, review, relocation, and
demolition, if necessary, for the purchase, donation, transfer, or
trade of fee simple titled lands. Easements must be in proximity to
a designated Scenic Byway or qualifying historic site. Also
described by this activity is the acquisition of properties listed
in the State or National Registers of Historic Places or designated
by a local government or landmark commission as a landmark or
historic district. When Enhancement funds are used for these
purposes, the applicant must certify that the significant scenic or
historic values of the acquired properties will be maintained.
3. SCENIC OR HISTORIC HIGHWAYS PROGRAM:
This category includes activities for the protection and enhancement
of designated Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways, roadways that are
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listed in the State or National Registers of Historic Places, or
roadways designated as landmarks or historic districts by a local
government or landmarks commission. Funds may be used for projects
that will protect and enhance the scenic, historic, cultural ,
natural , or archaeological integrity and visitor appreciation of
these roadways. Funds may also be used for planning and development
of the state scenic byway program. Projects designed to protect and
enhance the integrity of existing designated byways must be reviewed
by the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission. Projects
designed to protect and enhance the integrity of National or State
Register or locally designated roadways must be reviewed by the
State Historic Preservation Officer or the local landmark commission
prior to submission of an application for funding.
4. LANDSCAPING AND OTHER SCENIC BEAUTIFICATION:
This category includes landscape planning, design and construction
projects which significantly enhance the aesthetic or ecological
resources along transportation corridors. Project proponents are
encouraged to include water conservation features such as xeriscape
planning principles and water harvesting. Projects which
significantly enhance the aesthetic resources or beauty of a project
include scenic vistas and overlooks, restoration of historic
landscapes and construction of landscapes or streetscapes compatible
with their environment. Projects which significantly enhance the
ecological balance along a transportation corridor include
identifying and planting for restoration or reintroduction of native
plant communities and appropriate adaptive species. " Applicants must
include planning for adequate post-construction maintenance
commitments, where applicable, in their project design. Public art,
when selected or commissioned by an accepted public selection
process appropriate for transportation corridors or facilities, is
also eligible for funding under this category.
5. HISTORIC PRESERVATION:
This activity includes the identification, evaluation, recordation,
documentation, curation, protection, management, interpretation or
maintenance of any historic district, site, building, structure,
landscape, or object (and any artifacts and records related to it) ;
and the rehabilitation, restoration or stabilization of properties
included in the State or National Registers of Historic Places, or
designated as a landmark or historic district by a local government
or landmarks commission. Preservation projects must be reviewed by
the State Historic Preservation Officer or the local landmark
commission prior to submission or an application for funding.
Expenditures under this category must enhance the project by
improving the ability of the public to appreciate the historic
significance of the project itself or the area to be served by the
project. These expenditures may include, but are not limited to,
rehabilitation of historic places, activities that encourage or
facilitate tourism, that improve neighborhood appearance or quality,
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or that assist in providing project users with educational
opportunities or services.
6. REHABILITATION AND OPERATION OF HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS,
STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES:
This category includes projects that involve the rehabilitation and
operation of historic transportation buildings, structures or
facilities that are listed in the State or National Registers of
Historic Places, or are designated as a landmark or historic
district by a local government or landmarks commission. These
projects must be reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Officer
or the local landmark commission prior to submission or an
application for funding. "Rehabilitation" means the process of
returning the property to a state of utility which makes possible a
contemporary use while preserving the significant historic features
of the property. "Operation" means the provision of access and
service in a manner related to both the continuation of a
contemporary transportation or non-transportation use consistent
with the historic character of the property and open to the general
public on a not-for-profit basis. "Historic Transportation
Buildings" are buildings or related structures associated with the
operation, passenger or freight use, construction, or maintenance of
any mode of surface transportation. "Structures and Facilities"
include tunnels, bridges, trestles, embankments, rails or other
guideway, non-operational rolling stock, canal viaducts, or other
manmade transportation features integrally related to the operation,
passenger or freight use, construction, or maintenance of any mode
of surface transportation.
7. PRESERVATION OF ABANDONED RAILWAY CORRIDORS:
This category provides funds for preserving abandoned railway
corridors. "Rail corridors" are transportation corridors of varying
width in which fixed rail tracks exist or have existed in the past.
"Abandoned railway corridors" are rail corridors which have been
authorized for abandonment by the Interstate Commerce Commission or _
for which abandonment proceedings are pending before the Commission.
The preservation of abandoned railway corridors includes the
planning, acquisition, rehabilitation, and development of corridors
for public recreational uses including bicycle and pedestrian use.
This category includes the development and rehabilitation of
privately owned rail corridors open to the general public without
charge.
8. CONTROL AND REMOVAL OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING:
This activity includes the control and removal of existing outdoor
advertising signs, displays and devices, which is in addition to the
requirement to exercise "effective control " of outdoor advertising
under section 131 of title 23 United States Code. Expenditures made
to remove existing signs, displays and devices must be made
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according to a legal process that bases payment on an equitable
appraisal . Priority will be given to the removal of legally erected
but non-conforming outdoor advertising signs, displays and devices
along designated scenic or historic roadways.
9. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH:
Archaeological planning and research includes innovative projects in
archaeological site preservation, interpretation and excavation;
planning to improve identification, evaluation, and treatment of
archaeological sites; synthesis of data derived from (though not
limited to) transportation-related projects; and popular reports and
publications. Expenditures under this category may also be used for
research and interpretation of sites associated with roads and other
transportation facilities, planning displays and public education
materials related to highways and public transportation. Projects
must be reviewed by the State Archaeologist prior to submission of
an application for funding.
10. MITIGATION OF WATER POLLUTION DUE TO HIGHWAY RUN-OFF:
This project is limited to projects intended to mitigate pollution
from stormwater run-off from existing transportation facilities.
Eligible projects include design and construction of new stormwater
treatment devices on existing transportation facilities and research
projects which address the subject of this category. Projects that
demonstrate aesthetic and ecological methods for mitigation or
contribute to replenishing the ground water are strongly encouraged.
All proposed mitigation projects under this category must be
designed to be compatible with existing wetlands in the project
vicinity. Transportation related stormwater treatment devices
required to meet Federal and State regulations implemented during
construction are not eligible under this category. Maintenance of
existing stormwater treatment devices is also not eligible.
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(tiiott OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY
PHONE(303)356-4000 EXT.4391
P.O BOX
P.O. BOX 1948
GREELEY,COLORADO 80632
C. RECEIVED AUG 1 7
COLORADO
August 16 , 1993
Mr. William Neal, Commissioner
Colorado Transportation Commission
Wheeler Realty/Better Homes & Gardens
1125 W. Drake Road
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
RE: County Hearing Process for
Larimer, Weld, and Morgan
Counties
Dear Mr. Neal :
As I stated in our telephone conversation on Wednesday, August 11,
1993, it is my opinion that the three counties which are located
within your Transportation Commission District may' have one joint
county hearing. It is my understanding that the joint hearing
would take place in Greeley, Colorado. The joint county hearing
would be intended to comply with Sections 43-1-1101 and 1102 ,
C.R.S . , and 2 CCR 604-2 IV. C. 17 .
I have spoken with Charlotte Robinson of the State of Colorado
Attorney General ' s Office. She agrees with my opinion.
Notice for the joint county hearing should be distributed to all
municipalities and other interested persons and entities as has
been done in the past for the individual county hearings . Thus,
any lists of names of those persons who have received notices in
the past should be used for notice of this year' s meeting.
Enclosed is a copy of a document which was transmitted to me by
Charlotte Robinson and which discusses the "county meetings" and
the "regional meetings . " As you can see, this document does not
give much guidance as to what the county hearings must include.
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Mr. William Neal, Commissioner
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August 16 , 1993
If you should have any questions regarding this letter or the
enclosed document, please feel free to call me at 356-4000,
Extension 4390 .
Very truly yours ,
/-
Since T. Barker
Weld County Attorney
BTB/gb:neal
pc Charlotte Robinson
Drew Scheltinga
Barbara Kirkmeyer
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