City Council Agenda and Packet 2015 06 09

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City Council Meeting Minutes May 19, 2015 Page 7 of 34 • Council approved the Gateway Plan - Resolution 31, Series 2013 approved - 6 -4- 2013 Lee Avenue Connection A new connection is proposed to connect Lee Avenue to Pine Street. "The Lee Avenue connection is a key connection needed to establish this internal network. The City will initiate this connection as the surrounding land redevelops." 1) Council directed staff to acquire the property when the opportunity arose. 2) The plan requires construction of the connection to wait until the adjacent property redevelops. ACCIDENT HISTORY — The Louisville Police Department reported 155 accidents from January 2005 to August 2011 along the project corridor. The accidents involved 331 autos, resulting in 62 injuries and 1 fatality. The fatality reported just north of Short Street occurred in 2011. A second fatality occurred near the intersection of Griffith since the completion of the analysis. The mobility aspects were only a 40 second difference between the existing and 5 lane alternative. No Action, 3 Lane -18 Sec., 5 Lane - 38 Sec. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ described the Public Notice process concerning this update. 1) All properties within 500 feet of Hwy 42 (between Lock and Paschal) were mailed meeting notices. 2) All meetings were posted on the Cities web -site 3) All meeting were posted on the Project web -site 4) All meeting participants were sent email reminders. Public Meetings November 9, 2011 - Introduction April 18, 2012 - Goals and Measures of Success October 3, 2012 - Alternatives Analysis City Council Public Hearings December 28, 2012 - Discussion January 22, 2013 - Discussion June 4, 2013 — Resolution 31, Series 2013 adopted. Staff worked with the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to review population and employment numbers built versus projected as well as determine how changes in RTD transit plans influenced traffic volumes in the corridor. Staff found the build -out of Steel Ranch, North End, Coal Creek Station, DELO, and the Boulder County Housing Authority's Alkonis development to be slightly less than anticipated in the 2013 study. The removal of RTD's Northwest Rail Corridor in the model between 2035 and 2040 causes an approximately 10% increase in traffic volumes on Hwy 42. 30