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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR97-008 Development of Regional Transportation Strategy -numerous entitiesCommissioner moved adoption of the following esolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 97- d© A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF EAGLE COUNTY, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PITRIN COUNTY, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF PARACHUTE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF RIFLE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF SILT, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF NEW CASTLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF GLENWOOD SPRINGS, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CARBONDALE, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF BASALT, THE TOWN COUNCIL OF SNOWMASS VILLAGE AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN COMMITTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY WHEREAS, Elected representatives of the Board of Commissioners of Garfield County, the Board of Commissioners of Eagle County, the Board of Commissioners of Pitkin County, the Town Council of Parachute, the City Council of Rifle, the Town Council of Silt, the Town Council of New Castle, the City Council of Glenwood Springs, the Town Council of Carbondale, the Town Council of Basalt, the Town Council of Snowmass Village and the City Council of Aspen (hereinafter the Transportation Roundtable) have been meeting on a regular basis to address the transportation issues and concerns in the region between Parachute and Aspen; and WHEREAS, Representatives of the state legislature, the Colorado Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration have also attended meetings of the Transportation Roundtable, which occur on a monthly basis, are supported by a grant from the Governor's Office of Energy Conservation, and are facilitated by the Healthy Mountain Communities, a regional nonprofit organization; and WHEREAS, Recognizing the transportation concerns throughout created to develop a balanced, re that protects the area's health, preserves our social diversity, enhances our environmental vitality of life. interconnected nature of the region, the Roundtable was gional transportation strategy safety and economic welfare, sustains our strong economy, and preserves our high quality NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Garfield County, the Board of Commissioners of Eagle County, the Board of Commissioners of Pitkin County, the Town Council of Parachute, the City Council of Rifle, the Town Council of Silt, the Town Council of New Castle, the City Council of Glenwood Springs, the Town Council of Carbondale, the Town Council of Basalt, the Town Council of Snowmass Village and the City Council of Aspen to agree on the following concerning the development of a regional transportation strategy: Key Objectives: The goal of the Transportation Roundtable is to work cooperatively to create an efficient, sustainable and regional multi -modal transportation system. Key objectives include: * Build on the many existing transportation successes to avoid duplication; * Focus on developing a stable regional funding base for mass transit opportunities and transportation alternatives; * Engage local residents in discussion and educational forums to develop long -term support for transportation alternatives; * Develop an action plan that contains both short - term and long -term steps for achieving the preferred regional transportation system. aiding Criteria: The Transportation Roundtable will use the following set of criteria when developing regional transportation solutions. Solutions will: * Be collaboratively created by the participating entities; * Complement existing efforts at the state and local level; * Include multi -modal approaches to transportation; * Recognize and address the interconnection between transportation and land use issues; * Include the formal participation of elected officials and citizens from the participating entities; * Result from a process that is open, equitable, and flexible so that all legitimate concerns are accommodated; * Be formed out of adopted Roundtable working agreements. 2 Sups Toward —Success: Based on the transportation strategy and the key objectives, the Transportation Roundtable commits to the following action steps: * Develop a regional transportation vision and action plan; * Develop /support transit district enabling legislation at the state level; * Research and determine the most useful and effective structure for a regional transit district; * Examine regional funding capacity and regional financing option for a transportation district; * Gather baseline regional transportation information. In order to make these efforts successful, local governments participating in the Roundtable effort commit to: * Consistent participation on the Roundtable from representatives of each jurisdiction; * Support of Roundtable effort, as previously outlined in original grant proposal; * Staff support either on advisory committee, on subcommittees, or as ongoing guidance and linkages to elected officials. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State�of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the zau� day o , 1997: COUNTY OF EAGLE STATE OF :. COLORADO, By and Through Its ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Commissioners Johnnette Phillips, Commis Toner Y Commissioner seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. Th6 roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner James E. Johnson, Jr. Commissioner George A. Gates Commissioner Johnnette Phillips This Resolution passed by (3- d vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. ckc /r /transport.res 4