Star Transportation & Pathways Committee Meeting

STAR TRANSPORTATION & PATHWAYS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:00 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ATTENDEES:  MAYOR TREVOR CHADWICK  COUNCILPERSON JENNIFER SALMONSON  RYAN MORGAN-CITY ENGINEER  JOHN TENSEN-CHAIRMAN  JON TURNIPSEED-COMMITTEE MEMBER  RICHARD GIRARD -COMMITTEE MEMBER  CHRIS TODD--COMMITTEE MEMBER  STEVE BURTON- COMMITTEE MEMBER  TIM NICHOLSON – KIMLEY HORN  MIRANDA GOLD – ACHD COMMISSIONER  BRUCE BAYNE – HD4 DIRECTOR 2. Review and approve minutes of last meeting – Moved by Todd to approve the amended minutes. Second by Girard. Motion Passed. 3. Highway District 4 – Bruce Bayne (HD4) stated that they have not seen the impact fee check from the City of Star yet. Mayor Chadwick told him the check is in the mail. Bruce also announced that they have come to an agreement with ACHD for the management of CanAda Road. HD4 will manage the construction projects and maintenance south of the Boise River and ACHD will manage north of the river. Miranda Gold (ACHD) stated that maintenance for the Star Area has begun as scheduled as part of a seven year cycle. CanAda Road has had the cracks patched in preparation for chip sealing. Bruce also reported that he is working in tandem with ITD, ACHD and COMPASS to show the proposed North Route Highway from Highway 16 to Interstate 84. 4. Pathway Master Plan Update – Tim Nicholson of Kimley Horn (KH) discussed the project using the recently issued Section and Amenities Data of April 26, 2024. The Pathway Types were shown and discussed. Items discussed in the meeting are as follows: The Canal Companies will require no landscaping 25 feet from the center of the canal or buried pipe. To accommodate e-bikes, the question of whether 8 feet or 10 feet was wide enough to safely allow traffic. An open house will be conducted for public comment on one of the Thursdays in June. Members of the Committee should review the Data and get additional comments back to KH by May 15. 5. Greenbelt FHWA Grant Application – May/Jennifer/John – The group met and will submit to COMPASS by June 16. 6. Downtown Mobilization Plan-Shawn – Table 7. Stop Sign Request – John Tensen – Received a request from a Star citizen for stop signs for east bound and west bound traffic on Floating Feather Road at Star Road intersection. The Mayor doubts that ACHD will allow stops signs on an arterial road but will ask. He will also encourage ACHD to put a lighted pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection. (Jennifer will ask a member of the ACHD design team to join us at our next meeting.) 8. STATUS UPDATE a. Updated Pathway and ECAMP Drawings for Council Chambers and small Conference Room-Ryan – Tabled. Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.  STAR TRANSPORTATION & PATHWAYS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Wednesday, May 1, 2024 9:00 AM b. Middle School Pathway -Mayor reported the canal piping has 50 feet of concrete left to pour. c. Star Road i. Widening Concept Study-Ryan/Mayor – Star Road to be closed May 28 through July 5. ii. Pathway -Main to Hwy 44 – Tabled. d. Hwy 44 i. Widening- Hwy 16 to Star Road-Ryan/Mayor- Tabled. ii. Palmer Signal installation- Tabled. iii. Moyle Signal installation- Tabled. iv. Star Road/Hwy 44 Intersection – Tabled. v. HWY 16/Hwy 44 Intersection – During the meeting Ryan resent the email with the attachment showing the proposed ITD Plan and Profile of the intersection, dated September, 2023, indicating how the pathway will run under the highways. e. Hwy 16 - i. Environmental Study Hwy 44 to Emmett- Mayor - Tabled. f. Pathway Impact Fee – Tabled. g. North Star Highway – I-84 to Hwy 16. See report from HD4 above. h. Pathway Agreements – Ryan to start discussions with legal counsel for Eureka Water Company, Pioneer Ditch Company and the Farmers Union Ditch Company. An agreement similar to the Middleton Mill Ditch Company will be sought. 9. Development Review Recommendations – Richard - Tabled. 10. Announcement/Discussion /Other - No other items. 11. NEXT MEETING – JUNE 5, 9:00 A.M. 12. ADJOURN - 10:20 AM Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.