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10/02/2023 - Meeting Minutes SALT LAKE CITY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of the October 2, 2023 Meeting Present from the Transportation Advisory Board were Dave Alderman, Greg Sanchez, Jim Espeland, and Jon Larsen. Electronically present from the Transportation Advisory Board were Daniel Mendoza, Isaac Astill, Johnnae Nardone, Justice Morath, Leo Masic, Steve Wooldridge, Suzanne Stensaas. Absent from the Transportation Advisory Board were John Close, Julie Bjornstad, and Pat Casey. Present were Julianne Sabula, Heather McLaughlin-Kolb, Joe Taylor, Jesse Stuart, and Michelle Berry. Electronically present were Tiffany Pocock, Siobhan Locke, Shane Marshall, Ellen Reddick, Ben Trueman, Jason Brown, Chloe Morroni, Jordan King, Jesse Killinger, Martin Cuma, Becka Roolf, Joe Taylor, Geoff Dupaix, and Amy Lyons. The meeting was held both electronically and in person and was called to order at 4:02 p.m. by Greg Sanchez. Welcome and Introduction of Guests — Greg welcomed everyone and thanked Ellen for her service to TAB as her term expired. Motion: Dave Alderman moved to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2023 meeting. Jim Espeland seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Public Comment—There was no public comment. BAC Monthly Update Pat Casey, BAC Vice-Chair Martin commented in the Report Out: Martin was having connection issues at the beginning of the meeting. He said BAC discussed the prioritization of CIP projects. Becka also shared a map with them where she wanted members to put notes for gaps in bicycling infrastructure. He felt that was quite useful and spent some time filling it in. I-15 Environmental Impact Statement Study Update UDOT Project Team The I-15 Project Team introduced themselves and said the draft EIS was released on Friday which began a 45-day public comment period. They are hoping the TAB members will help get the word out to the constituencies in their areas and get the word out on how to comment on the study.As part of its mission to improve quality of life through transportation, they are working towards making sure the needs of I-15 promote quality of life through better mobility, good health, connected communities Page 1 of 4 TAB 10-02-2023 Minutes and a strong economy. She went over other transportation solutions that are being looked at in the corridor including double tracking and electrifying the Frontrunner, as well as extending Legacy Parkway. The corridor has a lot of aging infrastructure that needs reconstruction, they want to improve safety components, and they are taking into consideration future travel time related to projected population growth. Thinking about all users, they are also proposing comfortable connections for pedestrians and bicyclists. Tiffany went over the public input process they've had so far and said the preferred alternative shown in the draft is a direct reflection of the public comments they've received. Additional comments can be shared on the website which is ii5eis.udot.utah.gov. She went over some of the draft study details within the SLC portion of the corridor. Justice asked about houses being taken down in Guadalupe and Tiffany said no houses in that area would be removed. Justice expressed concern for legal representation for the families in the few houses outside of SLC limits that may be taken down. Tiffany said the law dictates that they would need to be fairly and justly compensated and they will work closely with the owners/renters on those parcels. Shane said no property owner will have to leave, the proximity of construction is of concern, and they will discuss this with each property owner. Justice asked about business owners within SLC and Shane said there are a handful of commercial buildings that have been classified for potential relocation. Greg asked if there were any remedies to slow traffic down on 600 North. Tiffany said they have reconfigured the entire interchange using geometry and other methods to slow vehicles and are also planning to have pathways on 600 North for safe multi-modal transportation. Suzanne finds these diamond type interchanges confusing and dangerous because the lines aren't kept up and the lighting is terrible. She feels they need to keep up the on and off ramps just as well as the interstate. Suzanne asked if they anticipated the inland port traffic on the corridor and Shane said that has been factored in. Suzanne asked if the health of people living so close has been factored in and Tiffany said there was an air quality report. Justice asked how many years they estimate this project would take; Tiffany wasn't sure but said construction could start as early as 2026. City Creek Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Jesse Stewart&Jason Brown, SLC Public Utilities Jesse introduced his project team and said the City Creek Treatment Plant is the oldest water right the city has, and the plant was built in 1955• The plant is about 3.5 miles from the gate entrance and it's time to do some upgrades in terms of aging infrastructure, improving its resiliency, and bringing it up to modern standards. They received a Federal Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant of$36.7 million and the entire project will cost around $too million. He went over the project schedule with construction beginning November is'and going through January 2027. There will be a lot of interruptions of traffic coming through Bonneville Blvd and up the canyon beginning November ist. Trail access will be maintained but they will be closing the upper canyon trails. City Creek Canyon Road will be completely closed at the hairpin turn just below picnic site 16 until January 2027. They will open it to pedestrian and bicycles on weekends and holidays up to site 16,but closed Monday-Friday due to the construction traffic. Bonneville shoreline trail will remain open, all other trails will be closed beyond site 6. There will be no water in the facilities above that. Greg recommended doing a grand opening when it's done. Johnnae asked if the footprint was expanding and was told they would be rebuilding within the existing footprint of the plant while still operating the existing plant. Suzanne asked what efforts had been made to inform the community of this closure and was told there have been public outreach Page 2 of 4 TAB 10-02-2023 Minutes efforts at multiple community events, on the website, on social media, and there is a text notification that people can sign up for. Jim said there was also a sign so if you use it regularly,you would have seen the sign. The website for this is www.keepitpureciiycreek.com. Ben said the website doesn't really portray to him that the roadway will be shut down and Jordan said that would be updated within an hour. Transportation Master Plan Update Joe Taylor, SLC Transportation Joe said there is now a draft plan on the website and the name has been changed to Connect SLC, Citywide Transportation Plan. It is a 20-year vision for the future of the roadway network in SLC. It is currently in a comment period after which it will be sent to the Planning Commission who will hopefully recommend the plan to the City Council. This plan is rooted in values heard from the community, it has a lot of policy recommendations, and does not include a list of infrastructure projects. He went through the plan quickly and encouraged everyone to go through it on their own time and feel free to contact him with any questions or comments. He went over some of the findings from community engagement which included values such as equity, health and safety, reliable options, affordability, and sustainability. This plan works towards improving safety for all with a vision of zero deaths on SLC roadways and making transit a competitive and attractive mode of travel in the city. It also looks at healing the east- west divide, reinvesting in westside neighborhoods, getting private investors to create walkable districts citywide, and creating complete streets. Johnnae asked what type of feedback Joe is looking for and he said he would like everyone to look for major red flags that may have been missed. Johnnae asked what happens after the Council approves it and he said it would be a guiding document for Transportation and could be used citywide. Dave briefly looked at the plan and said while it includes safety and equity, it doesn't seem to address moving cars through the city. Joe said it is about taking the things they heard people cared about and trying to realize them as best they can. Jon said this document provides guidance for all the different needs in the right of way. Julianne said there are a lot of policies and standard operating procedures that can be updated based on this plan once adopted. Suzanne hopes that there is a big section on the combining of streets and safety with beautification, shade, and air filtration by trees, maintenance of the trees, park strips, and islands. She hopes that is a major part of this and Joe said from a livability and beautification standpoint, it is in there. More information can be found here: https://www.slc.gov/transportation/plans- studies/tmp/. Report Out — By Members Greg recognized the presence of Geoff Dupaix from UDOT. He said it's been a while since they've had someone at TAB from UDOT and he appreciates Geoff attending. Johnnae said when Jon coordinated a BAC bike cruise this summer, someone in the city commented that they were unsure of what color the neighborhood byways signs would be. Jon also said something about decorating the cement blocks on Vo East. She's in the camp of standardizing and asked if everything could be kept green. The minute a driver sees a green sign, she feels they should know to expect a pedestrian or cyclist. Her request is to paint everything green. Motion: Jim Espeland motioned to adjourn the meeting; Dave Alderman seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Page 3 of 4 TAB 10-02-2023 Minutes The meeting was adjourned at 5:31 p.m. and the next meeting of the Board is scheduled for November 6, 2023. TAB WebEx Meeting Chat from Johnnae Nardone D5 to everyone: 5:28 PM Yeah, Amy can you share that map? from Lyons,Amy to everyone: 5:28 PM I'll send it with the other links. Page 4 of 4 TAB 10-02-2023 Minutes