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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommuter Rail Committee-Agenda Packets-7/28/2008PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Date: ~.~ ~~~=~~ ~'.~ I wish to address the Cotton Belt Commuter Rail Committee: ~ .-.' a q i Name: +~~'~ ~ l c~~, ~~ ~fc~v~l~~, '~' ~ t Address: ~''4~~~a'`.._- ~-~~'~v ~ r~':'"~ ~~'~._ City: `F`,t~/~. ~, ~~ !/~, Phone: ~ / `1---' ':~.~"~.~ r~~ ~~% ~ I do not wish to address the committee, however my comments are: PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Date: ~~~. Zak I wish to address the Cotton Belt Commuter Rail Committee: Name: '"~~1y•~ "~iNIL Address: ~'~ 'SSA ~J i City: ~CGG`f'V/C-GL~ Phone: ~~ ~- ~-Z/• l~.Z.+t~'S•- ~ I do not wish to address the committee, however my comments are: SyEs6~3f T.~i~T y'ov env ~ ~ Dl~1,w+~c.. v ~ v ~7~0.~ s ~v/l.L oT' ~ ~~~ ~ s fit- ©-~ ~~ ,~~"~S- PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Date: ~ ~ ~~' I wish to addr~ess~the Cotto/~n Belt Commuter Rail Committee: Name: r•,J V (~rtll V . ~j (.,tJ /~ ~~- ~~ Address: ~ (y ~) v (~ ~~~L (~(.d~ City: l~~C,G-~ ~~~ ~~ Phone: __~r ~ ' ~ ~(~'~v ~~ I do not wish to address the committee, however my comments are: PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Date: ,,1, ,\ „l~~( ~ 7 ~--~ C,i 1 wish to address the Cotton Belt Commuter Rail Committee: \ C, Name: ~.~c~~ \.. , ~.-~~nn~-,~r-:~ i i Address: (` ~ `~`C:.) 3 ~-~<-_-- ~~ c , . -,~> ~ ~r ~~ c~~~, City: ~ a\~ ~ . v . \\~~ ~ ,b, 1_~c-~~ Phone: ''7~ \ rt y~ 2 -~ l~ \ ~~~ I do ~t wish to address the committee, however my comments are: ~j y' L _._~... .__.._~ --- - -- -- .~. _ ~ _ _ ~ ~ e ~ L~ r, \ ~.,~~ .~.. C Cam. 1. ~. `~ E. t Page 1 of 2 Kelly Cooper From: Urmesh Shah [urmeshs@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 7:25 PM To: Bart; Mona Gandy; John; Kelly Cooper; Kristen Cc: 'Urmesh Shah' Subject: narrative Here are the answers (in narrative form) to the questions posed to the public information team from the first 3 meetings. A bit wordy, I know, but I suppose that is why I went to medical school and did not become an editor, right Mona????? The T is planning a commuter rail line from SW Fort Worth thru to the DFW Airport. To achieve this, they are planning to tear down the existing Cottonbelt Rail Tracks and replace them with an upgraded version in the same location, thereby leading to the conclusion that commuter rail service will be passing thru the city of Colleyville. DART currently owns the Colleyville portion of the Cottonbelt Tracks, and the T is in current negotiations to acquire the rights to this section of rail. Their plans do not include building the new tracks in another right of way, thus making a stop location in the Village impossible. The T is in the process of applying for a Federal Grant for this project and has said that if approved for one, construction will begin around 2012. If Colleyville participates via allowing for a station to be built, the T has said the most likely location for the station would be at Hwy 26 and John McCain. It may be possible to add a station after the project has already been completed, but that has not been discussed to this point. The closest proposed stations to this location are the Smithfield Station in NRH (to the south) and the Main Street Station in Grapevine (to the north). Continuing North/East, the rail is proposed to stop at a station just North of the DFW Airport before ending at the DFW Airport itself. At this airport stop, there is also a proposed DART line which will extend from this point thru Las Calinas and then end at the Bachman Station in Dallas (slated to open in 2013). The Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee is studying various aspects of this project. Our mission is to study the possibility of having a station in Colleyville and also the impact of commuter rail coming thru the city, station or not. We will then provide our feedback and recommendations to the Colleyville City Council in December, 2008. To maximize efficiency, the Committee was broken down into 5Sub-Committees, each one in charge to perform detailed analysis regrading one aspect of this project. One of these Sub-Committees is the Public Information Team. This team is in charge of gathering public comment regarding the project and disseminating information to the public. Earlier this summer, we held four public input meetings, primarily designed for us to gather comments and concerns from the public to be sure that part of our study focuses on information important to the public. Some confirmed information about the project was disseminated to the public, mainly by a Fact Sheet put together by the Committee, The public should expect future meetings whereby more information about the project will be divulged, and further comments from the public will be collected. The dates of these meetings, updated facts gathered about the project, and future Committee activities can also be found on the Colleyville.com website, the City Information Cable Channel (ch 15 7/31 /2008 Page 2 of 2 or 16), the Colleyville Courier, and selected places around the city including the Library, City Hall, and Utility Billing. In addition, the website also lists the minutes of the Committee meetings and has links to various sites developed by the T. Comments from the public are always welcome and can be sent via the website, on forms at the city sites listed above, and also by contacting the Rail Committee Members as well as your City Council Representatives. Many questions addressed to the Public Information Team at the initial Public Input Meetings cannot be answered by us and should be addressed to the T directly. These include the parking layout at the proposed Grapevine station, why the T is proposing the use ofdiesel-powered trains and not an electric train, how fuel prices affect future train schedules, the possibility of trains running past 10pm, whether freight traffic will increase, where the passing tracks will be placed along the proposed single-track system, and the percentage of riders proposed to use the Colleyville Station who will come from cities outside the city. In terms of the Committee's relationship to the City Council, we were appointed by the council in the spring of this year. We will give our findings and our recommendations to the City Council, but the final decisions on all rail issues (including whether or not Colleyville should have a station) will come from the council itself and not the committee. The City Council may choose to follow our recommendations, or they may decide not to. The City Council may decide on the issues themselves, or they may decide to gather public opinion instead (thru a vote or a survey, etc). Many of you have expressed the desire for there to be public meetings with the council present as well as having the council hire qualified professionals to study the various areas of concern surrounding this project (including a study of other rail systems already in place throughout the country), and this will be communicated to the council. There were also some questions from the public with regards to why houses were allowed to be built so close to the rail tracks and why we need a station since we are not in a densly populated area and have no apartments. The public should address these questions to City Staff Members directly. 7/31/2008 ~-,ity o~ __~ ~, , PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Monday, July 28, 2008 7:00 P.M. Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive The agenda for this meeting will be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of minutes: July 14, 2008 3. Review the subcommittee narratives 4. Discuss how to disseminate narrative information including use of a newspaper column 5. Discuss presentation for City Council a. Points to address b. What key points for immediate consideration should be included from each subcommittee 6. Citizen Comments 7. Adjournment 1 certify that this notice was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on Thursday, July 24, 2008, by 5:00 pm. Kelly Cooper Assistant City Manager C.it~' c>1. .- o , ; 4 \~\~...~i ~ / _ .-I COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Minutes for Monday, July 14, 2008 1. Call to Order Mr. John Gooding, Chair called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Present: John Gooding, Urmesh Shah, Linda Baker, John Paul Burnett, James Day, David Grimes, Joyce Hammill, Keath Hance, John Leeper, Michael Muhm, Roger Nelson, Kristen O'Regan Absent: Fred Mills, Clif Davis, Paul Vigiletti, Bartley Butler, Rich Hendler Staff: Kelly Cooper, Terry Leake, Mona Gandy, Steve Chutchian, Doug Cooper Chairman John Gooding announced the committee would breakout into their assigned subcommittees to work on answers to the public meeting comments. The subcommittees would have about 45 minutes and then would reconvene in the large group. 2. Subcommittee Breakouts The regular meeting was recessed at 7:03 p.m. for subcommittee work. a. Finance b. Station Impact c. Traffic d. Safety and Security e. Public Information Team 3. Resume regular meeting Chairman John Gooding called the regular meeting to resume at 7:50 p.m. 4. Approval of the Minutes for June 30, 2008 John Paul Burnett made a motion to approve the minutes for June 30, 2008. Urmesh Shah seconded the motion. Motion approved. 5. Discuss collection and dissemination of subcommittee responses to public meetings including timeline and meeting scheduled with subcommittee Chairs Commuter Rail Committee Minutes 7.14.08 /Page 2 of 3 Chairman John Gooding asked each of the subcommittees to report. Finance -Mike Muhm discussed the question/comments received contain variations of the same questions. The subcommittee will be submitting responses in paragraph/narrative format. Public Information Team -Urmesh Shah discussed that the goal was to provide information back to the public by putting it on the website, newspapers, print into city locations and various media outlets. Station Impact - Keath Hance spoke for the station impact subcommittee as the subcommittee chair was not present. The station impact group is still waiting on information from The T. They have begun to categories the questions/comments and will provide answers in narrative format. The subcommittee is planning on meeting sometime later this week or the next and will have information prepared for the July 28 meeting. Traffic -David Grimes discussed the subcommittee has six areas and will respond to question/comments by those areas. Discussion from the committee continued with a request for staff to ask The T for information on origin -destination modeling. Safety Security -John Leeper discussed the subcommittees work will answer questions/comments put into categories and will have a product by July 28, 2008. The subcommittee is meeting tomorrow to high rail the track Urmesh Shah stated that the narrative format was good for sending to media outlets. John Gooding discussed the map that plotted the locations of attendees so the origin of those making comments is known. Mona Gandy also responded to John's question that the minutes are available and accessible from the website. 6. Review and agree on presentation format for City Council presentation including timeline for completion John Gooding led the discussion on the presentation for City Council meeting. The presentation would be during Pre Council meeting which begins at 5:30 p.m. and would be approximately 10-15 minutes with possible questions and discussion from the City Council. John Paul asked if the committee needed to be there. It is not required of the committee however the subcommittee chairs should be present to assist with answering questions. A rough outline of the format for subcommittee is on page 28 of the packet. Discussion continued on presentation of facts. John Paul Burnett added the need to give City Council a "Report Card," here is what we know. Kristen O'Regan brought into the discussion the cost of the station. Michael Muhm added information about the shuttle costs and issues and that safety, traffic, etc. may need to be addressed even without a station in Colleyville. Linda Baker added that must look at the large picture. Train will go through. Commuter Rail Committee Minutes 7.14.08 /Page 3 of 3 John Gooding reviewed timeline. August 11, 2008 John would give the presentation as a trial presentation to the committee. A request was made to be at the end of the agenda on the 19tH 7. Citizen Comments One citizen spoke. 8. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, Michael Muhm made a motion to adjourn. John Paul Burnett seconded the motion. The motion was approved and the meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Minutes taken and prepared by Kelly Cooper. SUBCOMMITTEE NARRATIVES N N ti O .~ C Y U (6 .Q L N O Q W O w W 5 U U ~~ tB .Q ~ (0 ~--- Q. 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V O~ O U N O Q CO ~-~ ~ ~~:. o ° ~ U ~ ~ v~ cam' ~ i ~ ° ~ o ~ c ~ ~, 3 A N N cOi~ N Vim.. ~~ N~ C E O ,~ U V O D U O~ ~ O O 4QN cn Q cB ~,~ U ~= O ~ ~ i,v~ ~ ~ O O ~- ~ ~ ~.~ Oo~cao ;-QQ°c~3 Z•`,v,0a ~Qa~~~3~ QI-= a U ~ ~ ~~ ~`~-_ p ~ ~ -Q O ~ ~ N -C Q ~ ~ ~ ~ °t~ a° .~ ~ Q~ ~ ~'~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ . ~;~ ~~ ~ ~~~~ o ~ ~ o o ~~~ ~'c~ ~~ .~~Q a, ~ o ~~~ 30 Vii' +r c~ ~ ° a _ ~~ ~~ ~ a ~~ ~ ~ L ~ ~ ~ O U ~ ~ ~ ~ N N ~ U ~ o i U i aa~ o~ oho o~ `~~ .cno~c ~ ~~ t~ cam c~~ mow, (B , "~~~o cq U ~ ~ +.. ~ U N ~ ~ ~U ~ ~Q ~ ; E~~= o ~'~ a~ ~ o o a~ . ~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ o~ ~o ~~~~ E ~~ ~ ~ ~ ° ~a c ~ ~ U ~ ~ Q o ~ o ~ o ~ a~i ~ ~ N a~ p E~ ~'vjQ N G1 i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ O ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ U C ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ V ~ 0 Wan ~~~~ a i Cost /Benefit Issues /Questions The $942,000 (2008 estimated 3/8 of the $.01 sales tax - $970K est. for 2009) is the contribution the City of Colleyville would be required to make, per the T, for the right to have a commuter rail station within the city. This cost calculation was derived based on the agreement currently in place between the T and the city of Grapevine upon Grapevine's commitment to help fund the project; which is approx. $7 million annually. The Colleyville contribution goes into a T's general fund to help maintain and operate the entire commuter line, not just the Colleyville station. This annual fee covers the land acquisition, building of a station, station maintenance, and some noise mitigation initiatives (such as developing quiet zones). The City does not receive any income from fares, parking, or any other revenues from the project. Most U.S. commuter rail operations are subsidized -this one would be no exception. Cities along the route that have a station stop would pay the same 3/8 of a cent sale tax contribution to the T to fund the line, in addition to other state and federal governmental grants are received. Rider fares only cover a minimal portion of the total costs. Colleyville would be required to fund a commuter station stop just as the city funds libraries, parks, etc. -with no anticipation of a revenue stream coming from the project to offset costs. The city's estimated contribution of $942K may not be the only cost involved. If some type of feeder transportation is necessary -such as a local bus service -the city would have to fund this on its own, without the T's participation. The cost for equipment only ranges from $105K to $550K for a single hybrid bus with a 10 to 12 year life -and does not include operating expenses such as drivers, fuel, maintenance, or other associated costs. The benefit for Colleyville citizens of the station stop is the convenience of free parking, low fares to Ft. Worth, Dallas and DFW airport, and the cost benefits of not driving -both time and money. All levels of .government are addressing costs associated with road/highway infrastructure improvements, congestion issues, and pollution issue and are faced with funding issues of these types of projects across the nation. Funding Although Colleyville will incur some costs with Commuter Rail Service simply operating through the City (costs which are not determined at this time) - a rail station stop will require a funding commitment of approximately $1 million per year. Where would Colleyville come up with an estimated $1 million annually? The city's sales tax cap is 2 cents (which is mandated and set by Texas law) and the city of Colleyville's sales tax revenues are currently maxed out -meaning of the 2 cents allowed - 1 cent is contractually committed for the next 20 years (for the Crime District and Colleyville Economic Development - CEDC) and 1 cent goes to fund all other city obligations (for example street improvements, public safety, parks & rec, etc). The State of Texas legislature "could" increase the cap maximum of 2.00 in future year's legislative session. However, in the past the legislature, businesses and lobbyists have not been too favorable in allowing such an increase to fund "local" projects, advocating more of an interest in "state-wide" projects, if at all. Without sales tax relief/increase from the TX legislature the City would not have any excess capacity to fund the "T" from sales taxes. With no sales tax to draw from, the City Council has few options. It could reallocate current spending. Currently, for 2008, about $1 million is spent on needed road improvements and repairs. The City Council could raise property taxes (the ad valorem tax rate is currently at $.3559 per $100 of valuation). For example, a 3% rise in property taxes would net the City $336,730 towards an estimated annual $1 million station cost. This 3% property tax hike would result in an annual increase of $26.69 for a typical $250,000 home and $48.05 for a $450,000 home. The committee does not currently know of any additional sources for that remaining $664,000 -short of renegotiating with the T's on the City's cost for a station stop. Other Opportunities for the $1 million dollars a year the City would have to pay for a rail stop The City Council makes all decisions on where to spend our City income. Our advisory committee was asked to look at the commuter rail option and assess necessary spending on rail. The City Council will make the final decision on what area(s) Colleyville's money is spent. Property Taxes, Development & Economics There have been a lot of concern and discussion regarding the effects of the rail line and/the possible addition of a commuter rail station in Colleyville on property values, ad velorum (property) taxes and economic development on the Highway 26 corridor. First, there are no definites. Expectations are based on similar experiences of other cities, educated guesses and information and facts available to the sub committee Property Values: Information available regarding this usually comes from more densely populated area and/or with more history of public transportation. Those instances generally indicate property values close to rail and station are not hurt and are generally elevated being in close proximity to such services. However, there is no exact information we can locate that has valuation comparisons based on the "Colleyville" situation of larger lots, upscale private residences and non-urban location. It can be reasoned in instances described as such, there would not generally be a higher value for properties located close ("close" being within an undefined radius) and they could be adversely effected by the proximity to the rail tracks operating through the City and/or proposed commuter station. Property values outside of the trains immediate "close" vicinity would probably remain flat or otherwise not directly effected (up or down) by its distance to the rail tracks and/or commuter station. The City does not currently have the obligation or responsibility to provide any special relief to property owners adversely affected by possible declining values or other negative financial impact related to the rail or station proposition. Any depreciation, decline in values, resulting loss of desirability of the surrounding area are not anticipated to be remedied by the City. Any increase or decrease in property values will have a corresponding ad velorum tax change from taxing authorities. Colleyville ad valorem taxes will not be impacted by rail and/or a station unless the City decides to raise the ad valorem tax rate (currently at $.3559 per $100) to pay a portion of the commuter rail service as a possible means to fund the potential project. Development: We would expect and hope if a commuter station is completed there would be an increase in commercial development (preferably generating sales taxes) in the surrounding Highway 26 corridor. Although there is currently limited development and a relatively small amount of available land for such development, the area is within the Colleyville TIF district that provides incentives for worthy commercial development. Economics: If the station is built, hopefully economic development will accompany it and increase the tax base, ad valorem and sales tax receipts to the City. Further, we hope additional general economic activity would occur in Colleyville, especially as it relates to higher visibility, more sales tax generating businesses and more activity for existing business. Commercial development on the adjacent 25 acres (completed consistent with existing Colleyville build-out) could add over $150,000 in annual sales taxes and $140,000 in ad valorem taxes to the City. Barnett Shale: Currently, the City does not have an agreement with any gas company for any gas lease. This can be expected to change over the next 12 months or so. Surrounding cities are generally receiving in the $20,000 range per mineral acre for bonus and 25% for royalties. Based on industry estimates, royalties received per mineral acre (based on standard terms and average production for 1 well) could reach $105,000 over a 30 year period; however, 60% will be received during the first 8 years. In short, while gas royalties are a nice source of additional income, they are not a reliable, consistent and long-term source of funding; affected by gas prices and well production. 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L Response: No other destination sites are being considered because land is not available. 2. Is John McCain the only choice L Response:Yes 3. Can we charge for parking? L Response: It certainly could be a consideration, especially for overnight. 4. Number of parking spaces, is there enough? Are there lights at night? L Response: For initial startup 304 spaces appears to be adequate. Lights will be provided for night time safety. 5. Bike racks L Response: Yes bike racks will be provided 6. Pollution -Environmental impact E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 7. Impact on pollution -station vs. no station E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 8. The proposed station at the Northeast corner of Colleyville does not conveniently support the majority of Colleyville residents. A few more miles to Grapevine is immaterial. L Response: There are 5976 people living within one mile of the John McCain site. 9. The John McCain station would be too close to the Grapevine station. Response: The Grapevine station is considered a main street station with limited or no park and ride, and it's primarily a walk up stop. The Colleyville station will be a community station with park and ride. These stations will serve different needs. 10. Parking will go into neighborhoods around the station. Response: The City of Colleyville could regulate this, and the neighborhood could petition the city to gate or restrict parking. _._._._.. ....r-•-- -____.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 11.Sound impact of braking and train starting noise also from blowing horn. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 12. Benefit: Have passes as a citizen of that city to have free parking. L Response : This could be a consideration for city council. 13. Will there be overnight parking? Some would like this feature. This is a great idea. L Response: This would be a consideration for city council. 14. Can there be compensation to the City of Colleyville for other towns using Colleyville parking at the station? Colleyville residents: free/lesser rate than non-Colleyville citizens Non-Colleyville residents pay L Response: Pending investigation 15. Can we increase parking if we go up? L Response: Certainly ,building multi level parking would increase parking spaces. 16. Must have quad gates and quiet zone regardless if the station is built or not. S Response: The Commuter Rail Committee is in favor of quad gates and quiet zones. 17.450 round trips daily sounds like a ridiculous proposition. D Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 18. Number of additional riders served? Per-rider cost. Response: REFER TO FINANCE 19. Noise, every 20 minutes. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 20.Overkill on the number of stations. L Response: There are 10 planned stations in Ft Worth, 1 in Haltom City, and 4 potential stations between Haltom City and Grapevine. 21. Convenient to use? Where does it go? Response: Besides going to Ft. Worth, airport to the DART rail system. Dallas? L this commuter rail will connect at the DFW 2 E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 22. Lights -pollution at night. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 23. Environmental impact studies. E Response: The EIS is due to be released to the public in August 24. Impact on wildlife (why we bought our house) E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 25. Schematic drawing at station exist? L Response: This will not be available until the City of Colleyville commits to a station. 26.Agricultural tend (Bart Butler????). L Response: Need clearification 27. Entertain sound barrier request -who pays? E Response: Based on the EIS, the City of Colleyville, would have to determine where quiet zones would be required and pay for any barriers. 28. Percentage of Colleyville residents who would use this? D Response: unknown at this time based on changing environment 29. What efforts will be made for noise mitigation? E Response: Quad gates need to be installed, and the City of Colleyville would need to establish agreements for quiet zones. ---._._.. ....r---- --___.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 30. Can someone look into other cities that have adopted a station and see what the impact was to the crime rate, before and after? D Response:Refer to Safety Committee 31. A neighborhood is not the place for a station. It needs to be near commerce, such as the Grapevine station, which is already in operation. L Response: The T's station planning guide defines a Neighborhood Station as a recognized Station Type. 32. We are already backed up on John McCain. L Response: The city of Colleyville is responsible for traffic studies and mitigating current traffic issues. 33. Are you going to widen the street? Every 20 minutes, we'll be waiting for a train to pass. L Response: The city of Colleyville is responsible for traffic studies and mitigating current traffic issues. 34. Wouldn't it make more sense to put this near something (The Village) Or have a master plan, making this a destination site like Mockingbird Station. L Response: The Village unfortunately is too far from the railroad to be considered, and The John McCain site has the potential to be a transit oriented development but would require zoning changes and high density residential development. 35. Environmental study on the effect on wildlife in the area. Many coyotes, birds, opossum, and raccoons in our backyard will be wiped out by the train. E Response: The EIS is due to be released to the public in August 36. Double-track at all stations -too little room (space). Where do the trees go? E Response: There is enough room, the railroad right of way is 100 feet, it is a national standard. 4 ___..._.. ....r---- -~~__.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 37.The T said in May that they hadn't done an EIS on 26/McCain. What are the findings now? E Response: We are expecting the EIS in August 2008 38. What are the projected rider ticket costs to go to ? D Response: The current full day fare on the T for both zones is $5 daily which includes the connecting bus service. A single zone is $1.25. 39.As of now, we have 300 cars parking. What is the long-range parking plan? What will it cost? L Response: There is not currently a long range parking plan. This would only be development if the Colleyville station became a reality. 40. If your house is on tracks, can trees be planted to prevent noise? E Response: 41. Why not put the station close to Southlake? L Response: 42. Why is there no sound abatement planned except for quiet zones? E Response: 43. Will the city care for permanent restrictions on undesirable establishments around the 450+ capacity parking area, i.e. taverns? D Response: 44. Concern for trees and wildlife along the track. E Response: 5 ---•-•--. ....r-~-- --___.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 45. How close will the parking lot be to the adjoining houses? Were sound barriers considered? E Response: 46. What would be done for residents who live right on now? Address train ...? Station impact. E Response: 47. Need to consider a multilevel encapsulated station for noise control, a commerce zone, parking garage (double-rail). L Response: 48. If we don't do the station now, can we do it at a later date? L Response: 49. Grapevine parking. L Response: 50. Usage at station. D Response: 51. View at the station. E Response: 52.Advantage to having Quad gates. S Response: 53. Bike/walking path. L Response: 54. Where will the double-track be placed -how long will it be? L Response: 6 --~_._.. ....r---' -~___.......-'-- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 55. Is there any way to reconsider rail location/route? L Response: 56. What is the distance for measuring noise impact? E Response: 57. Who did the environmental impact study? E Response: 58. How do we get the results of the environmental impact study? E Response: 59. Don't see the value for cost impact considering this unlikely location for a neighborhood area, not in an industrial/commercial area. L Response: 60. "Positive" data re: station's impact D Response: 61. Community household density D Response: 62. Employee /employer density D Response: 63. How to mitigate risks/train schedule/noise/traffic, etc E Response: 64. Why is Caldwell Creek Drive corridor not included in the environmental impact study?E Response: 7 ---._._.. ....r---- -_~-__.......---- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 65. Has the property up by the tank farm on State Route 26 across from Mustang Drive been considered for a commuter rail station? This is Grapevine city limits. L Response: 66. Does Colleyville need to have a station before The T will install quad gates at the Colleyville crossings? S Response: 67.There is heavy use of the current trail system up by John McCain. S Response: 68. What mitigation can be provided to provide a better noise barrier between the trail and the railroad tracks? (Everywhere that is applicable.) Is the city concerned about this issue? E Response: 69. What is the cost of quad gates vs. regular gates? S Response: 70. What is the pro of the station -small no. of riders? L Response: 71. Where is P& Z Committee in this process? Why did they let houses be built near station site if they were aware of this project? D Response: 72. What happens to drainage along creek? E Response: 73. How many trees will we lose if this station is developed? E Response: 8 E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 74. Basis for lack of addition/sound barriers? E Response: 75. Can the train be a light rail train (LRT)? pollution? E Response: Electric power -eliminate much noise and 76. Where are other stations slated to be built? L Response: 77. What is the noise difference between astopping/starting train as opposed to a moving train? E Response: 78. Why not put the station at Precinct Line and Glade in place of the Tarrant County Road Repair Shop? L Response: 79. Do you have to pay to park at the station? L Response: 80. Long-term parking? Provisions/punishment L Response: 81. What kind of track improvements? S Response: 82. The city will be cut in 2. Many residents will be cut off from services and amenities. Haves and have not's L Response: 83. People need to know that the big DART buses and trains will ruin air quality. E 9 ---._._.. ....r---- -____.........-- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety Response: 84.The diesel and fumes will affect asthma and breathing of residents and C.O.P.D. in older population E Response: 85. What is the pollution output of a diesel locomotive in car emissions? How many cars does one locomotive equal? E Response: 86. After 5 meetings I've attended, The T seems to only release information that supports its case. The impact studies don't seem credible. E Response: 87. By the time we get proper answers from The T, it may be too late to stop the station E Response: 88.Once The T is here, how do we stop it from imposing its will on the city, like in North Richland Hills? City wants to develop and T wants parking. E Response: 89. Safety is also a concern, with mass transportation providing easy access to our city, especially neighborhoods near the station. If overnight parking is permitted, the risk jumps dramatically S Response: 90. Why does it cost $10 million for a parking lot? D Response: 10 --~_._.. ....r-'-' _~~__.......__-- E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 91. How can houses within 200 feet not be impacted? E Response: 92. Who will be financially responsible for the crossing gates at all the present streets that cross the railroad tracks? S Response: 93.Age of population -average age of residents now is about 45-50 years old D Response: 94.Tracks? Elevated crossings? S Response: 11 Page 1 of 3 Kelly Cooper From: Urmesh Shah [urmeshs@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:51 PM To: 'Urmesh Shah'; Bart; Mona Gandy; John; Kelly Cooper; Kristen Subject: city council presentation -completed version Here are my thoughts regarding the City Council Presentation. It will need to be reviewed by and reconciled with versions from the rest of the Public Information Team to present John with a final version for him to use on Aug 19th. The Public Information Team is one of the 5Sub-Groups of the Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee. Our main focus has been twofold: one, to collect comments and concerns from the public and disseminate them to the appropriate sub-groups studying the various issues regarding the rail; and, two, to gather known facts regarding the rail project and disseminate them back to the public. If required, our third charge will be gathering any additional information from the public that the Committee or City Council deem necessary to make decisions or recommendations; to do this properly will most likely involve holding more informative meetings with the public. To date, we have organized and completed four Public Input Meetings. A little over 200 citizens attended at least one of these meetings and represented a diverse cross-section of the city (see attached map). The main purpose of these meetings from the Committee's perspective was to make certain that during our research phase, we address what was on the minds of the citizens at large regarding this project. We received a large number of questions and concerns that were divided amongst the Committee Sub-Groups to address. The other piece of these meetings was to provide citizens with known facts about the project. That was accomplished via a Fact Sheet each participant received while at the meetings. Going forward, after each Sub-Group answers the questions posed to them by the public at these meetings, the answers will be disseminated back to the public via the Colleyville.com website (where a section on Commuter Rail has been added), the City Cable Channels (ch15 or 16), the Colleyville Courier, and at various city locations such as the library, City Hall, and Utility Billing. Of note, citizens have been and can continue to voice their opinions at our Committee Meetings, via the website, and thru emails sent to Committee Members. These 4 public input meetings have been overwhelmingly negative with respect to the rail coming to Colleyville and with respect to the possibility of having a station at the John McCain/Hwy 26 intersection. In addition, it also became evident that a high percentage of residents knew nothing about the commuter rail project prior to attending our meetings. As the Public Information Team contemplates its next steps, we are reviewing our current strategy as ~ i~ n i~nno Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Issue ID: 5892 Creator: Online User Status: New Department: City Manager's Office Priority: NORMAL Escalation Level: 1 Common Issue: Commuter Rail Public Input Address: 7806 Ti Page 1 of 1 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Time Entered: Friday July 11,2008 7:00 PM Escalation Date: 7/15/2008 Receive Type: Online Issue Category: Non-Emergency Visibility: Everyone City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments When will we be able to see all of the public input? I want to hear what others have to say. It appears that the committee is making an effort to limit open communication. When will all of the information be made available? History Date Modified: Friday July 11,2008 7:00 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Friday July 11,2008 7:00 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Email Address Anonymous Anonymous TX http: //colleyville. ccentric.net/FindIssueByPrimaryKeyAction. do`?issueID=S 892 &flow=prin... 7/ 14/2008 Page 2 of 3 to meeting notification and information dissemination with hopes of reaching a larger percentage of our population. My interim recommendations are based on public comments received at our meetings as well as information gathered by the Sub-Groups and the Committee as a whole. My recommendations: 1. The City Council should direct the Commuter Rail Committee to dismiss the idea of having a station within the city limits and specifically at John McCain and Hwy 26. I believe this should be the case for the following reasons: A. To afford the commitment to have a station, we will need to find an alternate source of funding which will eventually lead to either an increase in taxes (?property) or a decrease in other city services. This does not make sense knowing that the 2030 projections show only appx 450 riders would use a Colleyville station daily, and that this number assumes a working feeder system (buses, etc) is in place. Furthermore, it cannot be determined how many of these riders would actually come from within the city limits. B. The T has been slow to answer many of the questions posed to them by Committee Members, and they have sometimes been less than forthcoming with information that the Committee would have benefited from during our research phase. This leads many of us to question the reliability of the information the T does provide and question whether the T can provide us the remainder of the needed information prior to our December deadline. C. Many important issues such as crime and property value impacts have not been studied by the T, and those that have been "studied"(such as environmental impact, traffic, etc) have yielded results that many of us feel are inaccurate. Without knowing how a station in a predominately residential section of town will impact important issues such as these, it is not in our best interest to recommend having a station built in the city. D. Saying no to the station now will enable the committee to focus solely on recommendation 2, improving our ability to come up with solid recommendations to lessen the impact of the train passing thru our city. 2. Regarding the train passing thru, we are still in the midst of gathering data as it regards to the impact the train will have on our city. Further recommendations will be made after receiving and studying this data. Safety, noise, and traffic are the main issues the public has voiced as their concerns regarding a pass thru. It may be necessary for the City Council to hire professionals to review the T's Environmental Impact Study and independently study those areas that are deemed the most critical. Furthermore, it may also be important for the council to have these professionals study how rail has impacted other cities in the country with a similar makeup to ours. 3. If the council determines more information is needed prior to making any decisions, the more specific the council is regarding the nature of this needed information the more beneficial it will be to the committee. It will also shape the structure of any future public meetings the ~ i~ n i~ nn Q NE + M wwwstar-telegram:com COLLEYVILLE SOME RESIDENTS OPPOSE RAIL STOP A ,telephone survey commis- sioned by the city this year in- dicated that most Colleyville residents support a commut- er rail stop, but City Hall re= Gently heazd from some who object. " A series of public meetings by the city Commuter Rail Committee to gather ~ com- ments from residents wrapped- up 'Ihesday night. Some of those who spoke are .unhappy with the idea. of a commuter rail stop in Colley- . vine as well as with the process of gathering information. The. Fort Worth Transpor- tation Authority, known as the.T, plans to build the com- muter line from southwest Fort ~ Worrth to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport along the for- meT Cotton Belt Line tracks that run _ through Colleyville, with service starting in about four years. The service would be available from 5 a.m. until 10 p:m. daily; including holi- days,: according to informa- tion from the rail committee. Trains ,would run every 20 minutes at peak times, and hourly during nonpeak times. Fort Worth and Grapevine have committed to stops along the line and have found ways to pay for participation, which is required for a stop on the line. Colleyville has a pos- sible site near.John McCain Road and Highway 26. The city is trying to decide whether it is worth the expense and whether residents want a sta- tion. The rail committee was appointed with instructions to examine the idea and issue a report to the City Council by the end of the year. Resident Steve Kennedy said outside the meeting'I1res- day at Colleyville Center that he's not interested in a stop in Colleyville. "I don`t like it," he said. "I dori t see the benefit for the ci- ty. The latest figures published by the committee estimate that it would cost Colleyville $942,000 annually to have a ColleyviIle stop, a revision from estimates of $750,000. The amount is equal to 3/e of a cent of sales tax revenue. No sales tax revenues have been set aside for the project, and the city is at astate-designated 8.25 percent cap. The cap can- not be raisedwithoutstate leg- islatiozi. ' John Gooding, chairman iif the rail committee, said the majority of the comments and questions gathered at the four public meetings came from ~ those who dont like the pro- posal. Gooding also said some don't understand that if the T builds the line, the trains will come through Golleyville re- . gazdless of whether the. city. has a stop. "1 have been through every comment that was recorded at every one of the meetings," Gooding, said. "It seems like thew is a lot of misconcep- tions. There are. people who think that..stopping the depot means stopping the trains from coming through, which is a different issue." ' ' Infgrrriation about com- muter rail. and. the rail com- mittee is available at wwwcol- leyville.com: ' Board applications The city is accepting applica- tions to fill open seats on sev- en city boards..The vacancies are on the Planning and Zon- ing Commission, Zoning Board ofAdjustment, Metro- port Teen Court Advisory Board, Senior Center Advi- sory ,Committee, Historical Preservation Committee, Parks and Recreation Advi- sory Boazd and Library Board. Applications are available online at www.colleyville.com /content/view/29149: Appli- cants may submit them by e- mail at singletonc@ci.colley- ville.tx.us. The applications may also be faxed to 817-503- 1139 or mailed to City of Col- leyville, City Secretary; 100 Main St., Colleyville, TX 76034. For information call City~Seo- retaty Cynthia Singleton at 817-503-1130. BILL TEETER COVERS COLLEYVILLE, FAR NORTH FORT WORTH AND GRAPEVIN E. 877-685-3801 BUSINESS CALENDAR Tuesday Northeast Tarrant Chamber, ribbon-cutting, 11 a.m., Seekers Coffeehouse & Cafe, 1700 Pre- cinct Line Road. 817-281-3733. RSVP by Monday. 817-281-9376, ext. 10, July 22 Northeast Tarrant Chamber, Page 3 of 3 Committee may hold. Furthermore, if more information is needed, the public has expressed a desire to have meetings with council members or at least be assured the council will somehow listen to their concerns prior to making any decisions. We believe this to be in the best interest of the council, as this is a passionate issue for many Colleyville citizens. ~r in e i~ n n o residents. The Monterra, Shalimar, Warwick Caldwell Creek, Cascades of Timarron and Villas of Caldwell Creek corridor needs to be (re)evaluated by The T and by the Colleyville zoning committee! Remember, Colleyville will have to pay the bills for providing noise barriers in areas where they are needed.....and they will be needed!! The City of Colleyville will incur a huge financial burden with the commuter train just passing through...we don't need to add a $1 million plus per year rail station burden! There is nothing positive about the proposed Colleyville commuter rail station: Financial drain on the city forever....$1 million + per year Financial burden of paying for security and cleanup/upkeep of a station, and for the leasing/renting/hiring of mass transit vehicles No revenue coming back to the city No one wants property taxes raised to pay for a station estimated to be used by only 1% of the projected Colleyville population (this is a The T projection). The location is not convenient for citizens...should be in the city center Traffic congestion will be a huge problem _ Noise from the commuter train stopping and starting up again at a station, along with additional freight trains, will change the quality of life in these residential areas forever Safety is a grave concern to the residence living in the immediate area of the proposed rail station and should be an issue for all Colleyville residence We are not sure if we, the citizens and taxpayers, will hear the answers to our questions which we have been asking at the past 4 rail committee meetings. Hopefully, a public forum will be held and the City Council and The T will take questions and give us answers before a decision is made by the City Council (which we understand will be by December 2008). This situation of the commuter train coming through is a "nightmare"! we don't need to build a station now.....it can always be built in the future if there is a real need. We urge both of you, your committee and the city council to V_U_te a~alnSt the John McCain/Hwy 26 proposed commuter rail station site! Thank you for reading this letter, Beverly and Walter Sonneborn 1403 Caldwell Creek Drive Colleyville, TX 76034 Tel 817-442-0184 Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area -Check out TourTracker.com! 7/ 14/2008 Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper From: Winnie [kristen.o@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:48 PM Cc: Mona Gandy; John; Kelly Cooper; Kristen Subject: narrative Attachments: initial rail.doc Hi, Since Urmesh covered the detail of our experience, and James captured the citizen response, I have tried to do more of a summary of what we have learned. Perhaps we can combine each of these narratives into a cohesive whole. Regards, kristen Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:21 PM To: Kelly Cooper Subject: Fwd: site for the colleyville train stop ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gooding <comrailcoinn,~mail.com> Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 9:18 PM Subject: Re: site for the colleyville train stop To: Joan Hilleren Joan -thanks for your interest and suggestion. Yes, I know Dennis very well. Kelly -please put this in our Commuter Rail file. Thanks Agian John On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Joan Hilleren wrote: ]ohn, I wanted to emphasize a significan point, from participating in one of the light rail meetings; most people at our discussion table were against the ]ohn McCain location. One colleyville resident suggested putting the train stop at the Villages location, to attract more businesses in that part of colleyville. There was an instant consensus with this suggestion, where, originally, everyone at our table was against light rail, until this point. I don't need to explain to anyone with business-savy, how this would bring added revenue to our town. That entire part of town needs rejuvenation; this might spark just that. Thanks for listening and thank you for all you're doing! ]oan Hilleren P.S. I understand you know my husband from the BNSF! 7/ 14/2008 In Aprii, the Commuter Rail Committee began meeting to determine if a rail station would be a good idea for Colleyville. Given the high price of gas and the need to have an alternative form of transportation in our state this seemed like a logical project that may generate some economic benefit for our city. To begin our investigation we generated a list of questions and attended meetings where those questions were discussed and some answered by the "T". This process has been hampered by the fact that this project is in its early stages and therefore many of the questions that would enable our team to make good judgments cannot be answered. As we have considered the proposed site for the station near the intersection of John McCain and U526, it became obvious that there is room for the train station, parking and nothing else. The way our city is zoned, we have residential property along the rail corridor, not retail. There is room for a station and parking, but not enough room to add retail that would create a destination and therefore benefit from increased traffic. As a member of the Public Information sub committee I have witnessed very justifiable frustration by citizens who have been asked to comment on a pro ject they know nothing about. What we do know about are the financial expectations of the project and use by our town. We are expecting to pay between $940K and $970K per year so that between 250 and 450 people per year will use our stop in 22 years. The project also requires our city to provide and pay for a feeder system to get these passengers to and from the station. If nothing else is considered, this last piece of information is enough to conclude that this in not in the best interest of our city. My hope is that we move from the initial job of determining if our city would benefit from n commuter rail station to our secondary job of determining how best to deal with the increased rail traffic passing through Colleyville. ....b.. ... . Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:20 PM To: _-~ Kelly Cooper Subject: Re: Railroad Jacqueline -thanks for your interest and comments. Kelly -please; put this in our commuter Rail File. Thanks John On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 3:22 PM, ~ wrote: Mr. Gooding, I do not want to participate in any way with the rail station. I am along- time Colleyvill resident and don't want to pay for it. I disapprove of the idea and think it would do harm to our city. Sincerely, Jacqueline Orth 6508 Connie Ln. Colleyville 7/ 14/2008 I was appointed to serve on the commuter rail committee, by the Colleyville City Council, to investigate and make a recommendation as to if and where, in my opinion, a rail stop should be located in the City of Colleyville. We have held four public meetings to this date to obtain public input on this subject. I realize that these type of meetings only draw those with negative comments. Ninety five percent of those in attendance were negative. The "T" has so far been unable to provide answers to so many questions, it leaves too many unknowns. The "T" estimates only 450 total riders per day from the Colleyville area will use the train. This is a very small percentage of the population of Colleyville. The estimated minimum cost to Colleyville of $940,000 to $970,000 per year is far too great to make it cost effective. Since we are at the cap on our sales tax, we would have to cut city services or charge additional property tax to produce this necessary funding. I am totally in favor of the commuter rail as a means of transportation but feel we are too close to the Grapevine station to obligate the citizens of Colleyville to this expense. If the "T" would offer a more acceptable cost amount, I would be in favor of continuing this investigation. If not, I say, lets quit chasing rainbows and recommend to the city council, that we reject the idea of a station in Colleyvi Ile. James Day 805 Shelton Dr. Colleyville, Texas back into the grid. A Diesel will waste all kinetic energy stored in the train's moving mass by conventional braking, just like in a conventional car. On top of that, Diesel fuel is now among the costliest fuels, while the electricity can be generated with abundant coal or with natural gas, found right below our city. In addition, please consider the very slow and noisy acceleration of a Diesel powered train as compared to an electrically powered train, which would amount to a significant travel time difference. We are so disappointed with the Colleyville zoning committee who allowed plats of land to be developed as residential sites when they knew it would be next to an active rail line which would eventually become a commuter train corridor! Here's The T's planning book schedule for the commuter train. This is what will run behind our house ever~ay - we don't Want it stopping and starting up behind our house too: Conceptual Operating Plan by The T: Days and Hours: 7 days per week 365 days per year 17 hours per day Weekday Service: AM Peak: 5 am-8 am Mid-day: 8 am-3 pm PM Peak: 3 pm-6 pm Evenings: 6 pm-10 pm (20 minutes intervals) (60 minute intervals) (20 minute intervals) (60 minute intervals) Weekend/Holiday Service: 6 am-11 pm (60 minute intervals) Service hours could be extended later into the evening or early morning hours for special events! Now.on top of the trains coming------THERE IS THIS "great idea" of wanting to build a Colleyville rail station in the same residential area which has already been "hit" by this huge, dama~c ing impact of a commuter train. This idea of a Colleyville rail station "popped up" late in The T's commuter train scheduled sites. At the May 19, 2008 rail committee meeting with The T, the first question asked by the committee was, "Specifically, what other Colleyville sites were considered for the rail station and what were the pros and cons of each site?" Answer by The T was, "Pleasant Run site wasn't a convenient location and the noise impact was a factor. John McCain/Hwy 26 was a 'hasty' and (ate suggested site and The T had not yet had time to evaluate the site and there were no other reasonable sites to evaluate." The T gave few answers to the questions asked of them, only "it's still early", "is yet to be determined", "to be discussed", "most likely", "not likely","will get info for next meeting" and concerning the environmental impact study...answer was "still being internally reviewed...later this summer...public meetings". The corridor between the developments of Monterra, Shalimar, Warwick, Caldwell Creek, Cascades of Timarron and Villas of Caldwell Creek will be devastated by the noise/vibration/air/light pollution and activity each and every day. The quietness and clean air will be forever gone. The property value of houses along the rail track will drop drastically! And here is the clincher.... The Tsays it did an environmental impact study on this .particular corridor and found "no noticeable impact".....WHAT! When you look at their studies there is no evidence they even conducted a study in this area; however, if you look at the studies further west past Pleasant Run and along Lockett... there are markings of red, yellow and green which are indicators of noise impacts on that area. The houses in the area of Pleasant Run and Lockett are sitting much further back from the track and the population is not as dense as in the above mentioned developments and yet The T's studies show significant noise impact to those 7/ 14/2008 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Kelly Cooper From: CHOYAWON@aol.com Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 5:10 PM To: Kelly Cooper; Nicole Seidel Subject: Fwd: NO to the Proposed rail station at John McCain & Hwy 26 From: ~-~ To: Sent: 7 .. .Central Daylight Time Subj: NO to the Proposed rail station at John McCain & Hwy 26 Dear Rail Committee member; I hope you will have a chance to skim over my husband's and my concerns before your meeting tomorrow night. I understand that stopping the proposed rail station does not stop the commuter train! I read the Star Telegram article where Mr. Gooding states many of us who are opposed to a rail station being built in Colleyville have the idea that stopping the station will also stop the train. I have not yet spoken with anyone who thought that would happen...we don't want a financailly burdening station in Colleyville, whether the train comes or not, there are too many negatives and no positives at this time. If this is the thinking of some...then the city has not been successful in getting good & correct infomation out to the public! We are new residents of Colleyville as of August 1, 2007. We are retired and we wanted a "quiet, nesting place" where we would be able to have friends and family come share and enjoy our environs. We bought a lovely home located on Caldwell Creek Drive. It has a beautiful garden, a view of the creek and a walking path with trees. We had worked hard and now wanted a quiet place to entertain guests, listen to the birds and to the night howls of the coyotes who live in the area where the "proposed rail station" would be built. We were told, by our realtor, the historical Tarantula steam engine train ran on the little track behind the fence....how lovely and quaint and nostalgic...we thought. Never once did our realtor tell us the rail.was also_an active freight line! We would have never bought the house if we had known all the facts. Most likely the Tarantula will not be able to travel anymore on The T's new commuter rail line because of the expected heavy traffic and the allowed speed. Now the commuter train is coming and will pass behind our house 17 to 29+ times daily (see schedule below) at a distance of less than 150 feet from our property. The fences of the homes to the South of us on Savoy Court are even closer -- approximately 30 feet!! Between the commuter train runs there will supposedly be freight trains moving through too. According to The T, a new rail bed will be built in 2009 which will allow for the trains to travel at speeds of up to 60-70 mph. What was communicated to Colleyville citizens to be li ht rail in the beginning, will now be heavy rail, using Diesel powered locomotives pulling the commuter train. No consideration is being given to a quieter, cleaner, and more efficient electrically powered commuter train. The T says it can't afford electric locomotion. While we might agree with The T that the initial cost of an electric line is higher, it is the only environmentally responsible solution for the stop and go operation of commuter trains. Electric locomotion works like a hybrid automobile: when braking, the motors become generators and feeds power 7/ 14/2008 Page 1 of 4 Kelly Cooper From: Paulette_Vander_Kamp@URSCorp.com Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:36 PM To: Kelly Cooper Cc: Curvie Hawkins Subject: RE: Fwd: Rail Site in Colleyville Kelly, The station layout is conceptual at this phase of the project and can be modified without reducing the number of parking spaces. In the current layout we have left a portion of the parcel next to John McCain Rd. open for commercial development. When we modify the layout we will show some of this area now for station parking and not reduce the overall number of spaces. Thanks, Paulette Paulette Vander Kamp URS Corporation -Fort Worth 307 W. 7th Street, Suite 1105 Fort Worth, TX 76102 817.296.7571 cell 817.840.2980 direct 817.840.2999 main 817.840.2998 fax I'hi~ : ~,ia~l and any auachrn;nts arc toni'ideih;aL [E qou i~ceice thi , me:::rE~.*e ir. enar or are ~x~±the intended rec€pient, }~o~i Sixx:d .,fit .a cur di,:; ioute_ :i~cl ,e ~r use anv of U~is ,nformatia~i fled you should d; 5€rgy the e-frail an~i ~m attachments or cc?Caic~, "Kelly Cooper" <CooperK@ci.colleyville.tx.us> "Kelly Cooper" To<Paulette_Vander Kamp@URSCorp.com> <CooperK@ci.colleyville.tx.us> cc"Curvie Hawkins" <Chawkins@the-t.com> SubjectRE: Fwd: Rail Site in Colleyville 07/21/2008 11:11 AM Good Morning Paulette, Can you tell me with the slight adjustment to the station concept plan for Colleyville; will there be any modifications to the parking? Currently it looks like there are about 304 spaces allocated. We are just curious with Chesapeake purchasing the other two plots, if the adjustment in the concept plan would reduce parking. If so, by how much? Thank you for you assistance. 7/22/2008 Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:20 F'M To: Kelly Cooper Subject: Re: Railroad Jacqueline -thanks for your interest and comments. Kelly -please put this in our commuter Rail File. Thanks John On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 3:22 PM, ~ ,wrote: Mr. Gooding, I do not want to participate in any way with the rail station. I am along- time Colleyvill resident and don't want to pay for it. I disapprove of the idea and think it would do harm to our city. Sincerely, Jacqueline Orth 6508 Connie Ln. Colleyville 7/ 14/2008 Page 1 of 2 Kelly Cooper From: CHOYAWON@aol.com Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:37 PM To: Kelly Cooper , Cc: William Lindley; mike@rpsw.biz; urmeshs@yahoo.com; dgrimes001 @yahoo.com; fred- mariemills@tx.rr.com;fleeper2@verizon.net; john.gooding@tx.rr.com; Stan Hall; Carol Wollin; Tony Licata; Jon Ayers; David Kelly; Mike Taylor; Tom Hart Subject: Point of Order Ms. Cooper, You sent the following email on Saturday to the Commuter Rail Station sub-committee heads and our chairman, John Gooding. It was kindly forwarded to me on Sunday by by sub-committee head, David Grimes: From: Kelly Cooper <CooperK@ci.colleyville.tx.us> To: mike@rpsw.biz; urmeshs@yahoo.com; Grimes David <dgrimes001@yahoo.com>; Fred Mills <fred- mariemills@tx.rr.com>; John Leeper <jleeper2@verizon.net> Cc: john.gooding@tx.rr.com Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:25:28 PM Subject: Narratives Answers to Questions Good Afternoon, I meant to send this yesterday and time just slipped away. Chairman John Gooding and I spoke yesterday about a unique opportunity to address public concern regarding the rail station through a column in the Courier. The catch is the committee is to put together a list of 10 or so topics you'd like to see addressed. Mona Gandy, Communications Manager will be forwarding these topics to the Courier for consideration. With that said, we would like to receive your narrative answers to the public meetings as quickly as possible this will help compile the list of 1-3 topics that can be addressed in 250-300 word column. The topic focus should be "news worthy," with facts and figures to back up what is being addressed. Please send the narratives to me by July 23, 2008. John will review for the meeting on the 28th at which time the committee will finalize the narratives and topic selection for the Courier's consideration. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks xeCly Cooper Assistant City Manager City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 Phone:817-503-1115 Point of Order response: This is exactly what my objection was at the meeting before last when the whole Committee was not allowed to have the sub-committee Minutes prior to the City posting the outcomes on the website. We had not even received the draft minutes to review prior to the City posting. Once again, WITHOUT the review of the entire committee, the Assistant City Manager Kelly Cooper and Communications Manager Mona Gandy independently move without the vote and consent of the entire committee to produce this newspaper column of "answers". This certainly violates protocol by contacting only the sub-committee heads, like it has already been decided. I understand the good intentions, but all along we have put the cart way before the horse and been consumed with prematurely putting out INFORMATION, when the charge was to gather PUBLIC INPUT. ~i~zi~nnQ residents. The Monterra, Shalimar, Warwick Caldwell Creek, Cascades of Timarron and Villas of Caldwell Creek corridor needs to be (re)evaluated by The T and by the Colleyville zoning committee! Remember, Colleyville will have to pay the bills for providing noise barriers in areas where they are needed.....and they will be needed!! The City of Colleyville will incur a huge financial burden with the commuter train just passing through...we don't need to add a $1 million plus per year rail station burden! There is nothing positive about the proposed Colleyville commuter rail station: Financial drain on the city forever....$1 million + per year Financial burden of paying for security and cleanup/upkeep of a station, and for the leasing/renting/hiring of mass transit vehicles No revenue coming back to the city No one wants property taxes raised to pay for a station estimated to be used by only 1% of the projected Colleyville population (this is a The T projection). The location is not convenient for citizens...should be in the city center Traffic congestion will be a huge problem _ Noise from the commuter train stopping and starting up again at a station, along with additional freight trains, will change the quality of life in these residential areas forever Safety is a grave concern to the residence living in the immediate area of the proposed rail station and should be an issue for all Colleyville residence We are not sure if we, the citizens and taxpayers, will hear the answers to our questions which we have been asking at the past 4 rail committee meetings. Hopefully, a public forum will be held and the City Council and The T will take questions and give us answers before a decision is made by the City Council (which we understand will be by December 2008). This situation of the commuter train coming through is a "nightmare"! We don't need to build a station now.....it can always be built in the future if there is a real need. We urge both of you, your committee and the city council to Vote agalClSt the John McCain/Hwy 26 proposed commuter rail station site! Thank you for reading this letter, Beverly and Walter Sonneborn 1403 Caldwell Creek Drive Colleyville, TX 76034 Tel 817-442-0184 Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area -Check out TourTracker.com! 7/ 14/2008 Page 2 of 2 The Courier is not on fire. We are NOT DONE with our section of information, and I hope you all will please be aware that the Rail Station Committee conclusions can only be presented when we are finished. All this column would accomplish, in my view, is to further incomplete, premature information. Our report and DEFINITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS are to go to the Mayor and Council and then not by way of the media. My impression was that Mr. Gooding's plan was to go to the scheduled Pre-Council meeting in August and that would be the time after a short review, to get further direction from the elected officials of the City. I am copying this email to ensure these comments are part of the Public Record. Please copy to the other Committee members who are not sub-committee heads and to Mr. Day who does not not have an email address. Linda Baker Member, Commuter Rail Station Committee Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign u~for FanHouse Fantasy_Fo_otball today. 7/2~/2(1(1R back into the grid. A Diesel will waste all kinetic energy stored in the train's moving mass by conventional braking, just like in a conventional car. On top of that, Diesel fuel is now among the costliest fuels, while the electricity can be generated with abundant coal or with natural gas, found right below our city. In addition, please consider the very slow and noisy acceleration of a Diesel powered train as compared to an electrically powered train, which would amount to a significant travel time difference. We are so disappointed with the Colleyville zoning committee who allowed plats of land to be developed as residential sites when they knew it would be next to an active rail line which would eventually become a commuter train corridor! Here's The T's planning book schedule for the commuter train. This is what will run behind our house everyday - we don't Want it st_oppinq and_starting u~ behind our house too: Conceptual Operating Plan by The -f: Days and Hours: 7 days per week 365 days per year 17 hours per day Weekday Service: AM Peak: 5 am-8 am Mid-day: 8 am-3 pm PM Peak: 3 pm-6 pm Evenings: 6 pm-10 pm (20 minutes intervals) (60 minute intervals) (20 minute intervals) (60 minute intervals) Weekend/Holiday Service: 6 am-11 pm (60 minute intervals) Service hours could be extended later into the evening or early morning hours for special events! ____Now_on top_of_the trains comin ------THERE IS THIS "ctreat idea" of wanting to build a Colleyville rail station in the same residential area which has already been "hit" by this huge, damagingimpact of a commuter train. This idea of a Colleyville rail station "popped up" IBte in The T's commuter train scheduled sites. At the May 19, 2008 rail committee meeting with The T, the first question asked by the committee was, "Specifically, what other Colleyville sites were considered for the rail station and what were the pros and cons of each site?" Answer by The T was, "Pleasant Run site wasn't a convenient location and the noise impact was a factor. John McCainlHwy 26 was a 'hasty' and late suggested site and The T had not yet had time to evaluate the site and there were no other reasonable sites to evaluate." The T gave few answers to the questions asked of them, only "it's still early", "is yet to be determined", "to be discussed", "most likely", "not likely","will get info for next meeting" and concerning the environmental impact study...answer was "still being internally reviewed...laterthls summer...public meetings". The corridor between the developments of Monterra, Shalimar, Warwick, Caldwell Creek, Cascades of Timarron and Villas of Caldwell Creek will be devastated by the noise/vibration/air/light pollution and activity each and every day. The quietness and clean air will be forever gone. The property value of houses along the rail track will drop drastically! And here is the clincher.... The Tsays it did an environmental impact study on this particular corridor and found "no noticeable impact".....WHAT! When you look at their studies there is no evidence they even conducted a study in this area; however, if you look at the studies further west past Pleasant Run and along Lockett... there are markings of red, yellow and green which are indicators of noise impacts on that area. The houses in the area of Pleasant Run and Lockett are sitting much further back from the track and the population is not as dense as in the above mentioned developments and yet The T's studies show significant noise impact to those 7/ 14/2008 CITIZEN COMMENTS easy people's concerns. Safety and noise are also issues which are at the forefront of people's worries. We want answers and we want them published so we can read them.....in the Courier, on the Colleyville.com website and/or in the Fort Worth Star Telegram...we deserve to know what your studies and The T's studies show! Time is running out, a decision is due in December 2008 and the citizens don't have answers and they are being informed very late in the rocess concerning this huge issue! Of course, we are frustrated! The T hasn't provide answers in a timely manner and yet they appear to be pressing the committee, the city and it's citizens to give an answer by the _ end of the year! I attended, in May 2008, a combined meeting of the rail committee and The T and heard The T people respond when asked by the committee chairperson, questions which had been written in by concerned citizens. According to the minutes I took, their replies many times were: "yet to be determined", "to be discussed", "still too early", "most likely", "not likely", "answers later this summer", "will get info for next meeting", etc. They have not been very forthcoming....we don't really know anything "for sure" except the commuter train is coming, according to The T! Thank you to each of you for the volunteered time you are taking to serve on this committee....) hope you will keep us......your community's citizens, our property and our quality of life in mind when you make your decisions! Beverly Sonneborn 1403 Caldwell Creek Dr. Colleyville, TX 76034 ~~ Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area -Check out TourTracker.,com! 7/ 14/2008 Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:16 PM To: Dean Goff; Kelly Cooper Subject: Re: Rail Station in Colleyville Dean -Thanks for your thoughts on this subject. Kelly -please enter this into our Commutter Rail file. Thanks Again John On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Dean Gof .~ wrote: Mr. Gooding, I was unable to attend the July 8th community round-table regarding Colleyville's participation in establishing an access point of entry to the "T" rail service. I have been a resident of Colleyville for 11 years and found the community to be exceptional in the quality of life style, i.e. accessibility, community strength and neighborhood safety. However, over the past two/three years I have noticed an increase in theft, burglaries and other small crimes that I have attributes to the growth in apartment/rental dwellings in surrounding communities. To provide access to the "T" commuter service as a means of primary transportation is not representative of our community as a whole. The financial makeup of this residential community is resident to higher gas prices and will not give up the ability drive on-demand. This unwanted service will promote large asphalt parking lot, unwanted commuters traffic from neighboring cities and an increase in passengers that use this facility for purposes other than business commuting or airport access. Colleyville will become the host for criminal activities (break-ins, etc.) that could easily escalate in scope and intensity. These criminal activities will clearly increase our taxes to pay for additional police and security equipment. My family and I strongly recommend that you take the appropriate action and remove Colleyville from the list of "T" access points. Stop all future actions regarding the "T" access! This is not in the best interest of Colleyville. Use our tax dollars more wisely! Sincerely, H. Dean Goff & Family H. Dean Goff 7/10/2008 Agenda Briefing Continued The Employee Benefits Committee, consisting of Fire Lieutenant Kenny Phillips, Recreation Supervisor Luke DeFilippis, Utility Superintendent Ken Tywater, Police Officer Chuck Tinsman, Project Inspector Keith Dovers, Utility Billing Supervisor Theresa Fox, and Colleyville Center Office Assistant Marilyn Gilbert, met with Dee Beasley-Hayden, Brinson Benefits Consultant, to review proposals; and compare current benefits, service levels, doctor networks, pharmacy and emergency coverage and proposed premiums. The committee also negotiated rates and services to provide the best benefits within the available funding. Staff and the committee, with the assistance of Brinson Benefits, continued negotiations with UHC for more cost effective alternatives (Attachment "C"). Four plan designs were reviewed. Column 3a is a similar plan design to the current plan but moves to the new Certificate of Coverage (COC), which increases the prescription drug card and changes the lifetime maximum to five million. This alternate plan is a 13.49% increase for employees. The second plan reviewed was column 4. This plan also moves to the new COC; includes a $750.00 individual deductible, an office visit copay split of $15.00 for a family physician and $25.00 for a specialist, an increased out-of-pocket maximum and prescription drug card; and reduces the lifetime maximum to five million. This plan increases employee premiums by 8.56%. The third and fourth alternate plans are high deductible health reimbursement arrangements (HRA), as seen on columns 13a and 14. In comparing these plans, in the table below, column 14 reduces premiums by 1.01 % and caps the out-of-pocket maximum at $1, 500.00. '/° Change to Premium 1.01% In-network coinsurance after deductible is me Individual deductible /Family deductible Office visit copay /Specialist visit copay Emergency Room Copay Urgent Care Copay 3a 13a 13.49% 8.56% 3.76% t 90% 90% 90% 100% $250.00 / $500.00 $750.00 / $1,500.00 $1, 500.00 / $2, 000.00 ~~~500.00 / $3,000.00 5.00 / $15.00 $15.00 / $25.00 $15.00 / $20.00 $15.00 / $20.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $200.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $75.00 Individual out-of-pocket maximum /Family out-of-pocket maximum $2,250.00 / $4,500.00 $2,750.00 / $5,500.00 4 14 City of Colleyville Page 2 Printed on 7/8/2008 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Page 1 of 1 Issue ID: 5891 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Creator: Online User Time Entered: Friday July 11,2008 6:55 PM Status: New Escalation Date: 7/15/2008 Department: City Manager's Office Receive Type: Online Priority: NORMAL Issue Category: Non-Emergency Escalation Level: 1 Visibility: Everyone Common Issue: Commuter Rail Concerns Address: 7806 Ti City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments History Date Modified: Friday July 11,2008 6:55 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Friday July 11,2008 6:55 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Email Address Anonymous Anonymous TX EXPENDITURE REPORT Page: 3 111312006 CITY OF COLLEYVILLE 12:23 pm For the Period: 1 011 12 0 0 5 to 913012006 Original Bud. Amended Bud. YTD Actual CURR MTH Encumb. YTD UnencBal % Bud Fund Type: Fund: 001 -GENERAL FUND Expenditures Function: Dept: 13.00 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Acct Class: 6300 SUPPLIES 6312 COMPUTER SUPPLIES 240.00 240.00 1,072.85 0.00 0.00 -832.85 447.0 6399 MISCELLANEOUS 150.00 150.00 69.78 0.00 0.00 80.22 46.5 SUPPLIES 5,840.00 5,840.00 3,546.20 134.72 0.00 2,293.80 60.7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 171,225.00 171,225.00 158,515.30 14,514.19 0.00 12,709.70 92.6 Dept: 14.00 CITY SECRETARYICITY COUNCIL Acct Class: 6100 PERSONAL SERVICES 6101 SALARIES 102,479.00 102,479.00 102,479.09 9,892.95 0.00 -0.09 100.0 6141 FICA EXPENSE 7,607.00 7,607.00 7,582.73 732.20 0.00 24.27 99.7 6142 GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 18,192.00 18,192.00 18,607.56 1,404.07 0.00 X15.56 102.3 6143 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 301.00 301.00 320.08 0.00 0.00 -19.08 106.3 6145 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 270.00 270.00 540.00 0.00 0.00 -270.00 200.0 6146 RETIREMENT 12,002.00 12,002.00 12,507.65 933.12 0.00 -505.65 104.2 6148 LONGEVITY PAY 890.00 890.00 890.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.0 PERSONAL SERVICES 141,741.00 141,741.00 142,927.11 12,962.34 0.00 -1,186.11 100.8 Acct Class: 6200 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6203 INSURANCE SHARE 9,658.00 9,658.00 8,178.26 0.00 0.00 1,479.74 84.7 6204 TRAVEL EXPENSE 5,800.00 5,800.00 1,466.56 35.00 0.00 4,333.44 25.3 6206 TRAINING EXPENSES 2,500.00 2,500.00 1,382.08 645.00 0.00 1,117.92 55.3 6208 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 315.00 315.00 222.52 22.60 0.00 92.48 70.6 6209 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 8,968.00 8,968.00 5,617.00 0.00 0.00 3,351.00 62.6 6215 ELECTION EXPENSES 8,705.00 8,705.00 4,816.27 0.00 0.00 3,888.73 55.3 6225 COMPUTER SERVICES 6,218.00 6,218.00 4,770.90 4,770.90 0.00 1,447.10 76.7 6226 MISC. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 33,500.00 33,500.00 31,014.50 3,213.00 0.00 2,485.50 92.6 6231 LEGAL ADVERTISING 6,000.00 6,000.00 3,499.54 1,410.69 0.00 2,500.46 58.3 6237 CODIFICATION 6,350.00 6,350.00 4,028.20 1,228.00 0.00 2,321.80 63.4 6238 UTILITIES 26,900.00 26,900.00 44,656.84 8,294.80 0.00 -17,756.84 166.0 6240 CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICES 100.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.0 6241 TELEPHONE 2,922.00 2,922.00 3,696.95 697.84 0.00 -774.95 126.5 6245 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 24,202.00 24,202.00 22,896.52 2,986.00 0.00 1,305.48 94.6 6293 COMMITTEE EXPENSE 3,200.00 3,200.00 520.00 0.00 0.00 2,680.00 16.3 6294 COUNCIL EXPENSES 8,105.00 8,105.00 7,336.05 4,795.91 0.00 768.95 90.5 6298 COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY 205,973.00 205,973.00 180,700.71 4,284.54 0.00 25,272.29 87.7 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 359,416.00 359,416.00 324,802.90 32,384.28 0.00 34,613.10 90.4 Acct Class: 6300 SUPPLIES 6301 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,020.00 1,020.00 2,525.84 1,618.17 0.00 -1,505.84 247.6 6302 POSTAGE 2,539.00 2,539.00 951.71 0.00 0.00 1,587.29 37.5 6303 OPERATING SUPPLIES 4,410.00 4,410.00 4,617.82 702.88 0.00 -207.82 104.7 6308 PRINTING 2,738.00 2,738.00 616.80 140.00 0.00 2,121.20 22.5 6312 COMPUTER SUPPLIES 1,000.00 1,000.00 613.60 573.67 0.00 386.40 61.4 SUPPLIES 11,707.00 11,707.00 9,325.77 3,034.72 0.00 2,381.23 79.7 Acct Class: 6600 CAPITAL OUTLAY 6635 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT 0.00 0.00 6,029.95 -9,236.32 0.00 -6,029.95 0.0 CAPITAL OUTLAY 0.00 0.00 6,029.95 -9,236.32 0.00 -6,029.95 0.0 CITY SECRETARYICITY COUNCIL 512,864.00 512,864.00 483,085.73 39,145.02 0.00 29,778.27 94.2 Dept: 15.00 FINANCE Acct Class: 6100 PERSONAL SERVICES 6101 SALARIES 242,789.00 242,789.00 206,619.71 19,107.08 0.00 36,169.29 85.1 6139 OVERTIME 475.00 475.00 468.49 257.85 0.00 6.51 98.6 6141 FICA EXPENSE 18,862.00 18,862.00 14,833.90 1,418.85 0.00 4,028.10 78.6 6142 GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 36,383.00 36,383.00 31,932.98 2,398.77 0.00 4,450.02 87.8 6143 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 752.00 752.00 799.64 0.00 0.00 -07.64 106.3 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Page 1 of 1 Issue ID: 5892 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Creator: Online User Time Entered: Friday July 11,2008 7:00 PM Status: New Escalation Date: 7/15/2008 Department: City Manager's Office Receive Type: Online Priority: NORMAL Issue Category: Non-Emergency Escalation Level: 1 Visibility: Everyone Common Issue: Commuter Rail Public Input Address: 7806 Ti City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments When will we be able to see all of the public input? I want to hear what others have to say. It appears that the committee is making an effort to limit open communication. When will all of the information be made available? History Date Modified: Friday July 11,2008 7:00 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Friday July 11,2008 7:00 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phorie Number Email Address Anonymous Anonymous TX EXPENDITURE REPORT Page: 2 11 /3/2006 CITY OF COLLEYVILLE 12:23 pm For the Period: 101112005 to 913012006 Original Bud. Amended Bud. YTD Actual CURR MTH Encumb. YTD UnencBal % Bud Fund Type: Fund: 001 -GENERAL FUND Expenditures Function: Dept: 12.00 BUILDING INSPECTION Acct Class: 6200 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6206 TRAINING EXPENSES 1,550.00 1,550.00 980.27 125.27 0.00 569.73 63.2 6207 PRE-EMPLOYMENT 0.00 0.00 185.15 0.00 0.00 -185.15 0.0 6208 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 787.00 787.00 556.37 56.52 0.00 230.63 70.7 6209 DUES 8 SUBSCRIPTIONS 1,065.00 1,065.00 442.00 0.00 0.00 623.00 41.5 6225 COMPUTER SERVICES 1,950.00 1,950.00 1,950.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.0 6238 UTILITIES 4,025.00 4,025.00 6,681.82 1,241.11 0.00 -2,656.82 166.0 6240 CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICES 2,760.00 2,760.00 2,121.70 128.54 0.00 638.30 76.9 6241 TELEPHONE 2,939.00 2,939.00 2,928.38 513.87 0.00 10.62 99.6 6261 VEHICLE MAINTANCE 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,262.99 207.14 0.00 -1,262.99 226.3 6262 GAS AND OIL 2,388.00 2,388.00 3,612.40 773.36 0.00 -1,224.40 151.3 6286 MOWING EXPENSE 2,840.00 2,840.00 1,392.00 300.00 0.00 1,448.00 49.0 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 24,839.00 24,839.00 26,197.71 3,355.81 0.00 -1,358.71 105.5 Acct Class: 6300 SUPPLIES 6301 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,095.00 1,095.00 1,323.97 43.29 0.00 -228.97 120.9 6302 POSTAGE 1,000.00 1,000.00 473.05 0.00 0.00 526.95 47.3 6303 OPERATING SUPPLIES 1,075.00 1,075.00 1,011.21 49.90 0.00 63.79 94.1 6305 UNIFORMS 540.00 540.00 147.50 0.00 0.00 392.50 27.3 6308 PRINTING 1,627.00 1,627.00 1,317.31 860.00 0.00 309.69 81.0 6312 COMPUTER SUPPLIES 665.00 665.00 740.63 0.00 0.00 -75.63 111.4 6313 SMALL TOOLS 158.00 158.00 99.71 19.98 0.00 58.29 63.1 6326 SAFETY EQUIPMENTISUPPLIES 450.00 450.00 121.95 0.00 0.00 328.05 27.1 SUPPLIES 6,610.00 6,610.00 5,235.33 973.17 0.00 1,374.67 79.2 Acct Class: 6600 CAPITAL OUTLAY 6630 OFFICE EQUIPMENTIFURNITURE 0.00 0.00 1,380.00 0.00 0.00 -1,380.00 0.0 CAPITAL OUTLAY 0.00 0.00 1,380.00 0.00 0.00 -1,380.00 0.0 BUILDING INSPECTION 315,744.00 315,744.00 315,367.14 29,161.38 0.00 376.86 99.9 Dept: 13.00 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Acct Class: 6100 PERSONAL SERVICES 6101 SALARIES 99,204.00 99,204.00 98,340.42 8,221.30 0.00 863.58 99.1 6141 FICA EXPENSE 6,972.00 6,972.00 6,967.36 690.42 0.00 4.64 99.9 6142 GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 9,096.00 9,096.00 8,544.23 411.38 0.00 551.77 93.9 6143 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 273.00 273.00 290.28 0.00 0.00 -17.28 106.3 6145 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 135.00 135.00 270.00 0.00 0.00 -135.00 200.0 6146 RETIREMENT 10,877.00 10,877.00 12,063.43 868.05 0.00 -1,186.43 110.9 PERSONAL SERVICES 126,557.00 126,557.00 126,475.72 10,191.15 0.00 81.28 99.9 Acct Class: 6200 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6203 INSURANCE SHARE 380.00 380.00 321.78 0.00 0.00 58.22 84.7 6204 TRAVEL EXPENSE 5,510.00 5,510.00 4,828.47 1,665.03 0.00 681.53 87.6 6206 TRAINING EXPENSES 4,305.00 4,305.00 1,564.00 0.00 0.00 2,741.00 36.3 6208 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 157.00 157.00 111.32 11.31 0.00 45.68 70.9 6209 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 2,355.00 2,355.00 2,786.45 0.00 0.00 X31.45 118.3 6226 MISC. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 4,509.00 4,509.00 4,765.60 1,000.00 0.00 -256.60 105.7 6236 ADVERTISING 17,794.00 17,794.00 12,895.82 586.10 0.00 4,898.18 72.5 6238 UTILITIES 671.00 , 671.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 671.00 0.0 6240 CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICES 900.00 900.00 864.00 864.00 0.00 36.00 96.0 6241 TELEPHONE 2,247.00 2,247.00 355.94 61.88 0.00 1,891.06 15.8 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 38,828.00 38,828.00 28,493.38 4,188.32 0.00 10,334.62 73.4 Acct Class: 6300 SUPPLIES 6301 OFFICE SUPPLIES 500.00 500.00 601.06 0.00 0.00 -101.06 120.2 6302 POSTAGE 1,200.00 1,200.00 486.16 23.89 0.00 713.84 40.5 6303 OPERATING SUPPLIES 1,750.00 1,750.00 601.42 20.83 0.00 1,148.58 34.4 6308 PRINTING 2,000.00 2,000.00 714.93 90.00 0.00 1,285.07 35.7 Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:13 PM To: '~~ Kelly Cooper Subject: Re: Proposed Rail Station Chuck -thanks for your comments. Kelly -please add to our Commuter Rail file. John On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:15 PM, ~ wrote: John, Thanks for the news letter. Good job! I wanted to give you my view on this issue. I believe that the cost/benefit is not worth the money. This is a nice idea and something that communities should look at- but the cost is too steep for the projected limited rider ship. I can not get the street fixed in front of my house now. I believe that we have far more current and pressing matters before the city. Thanks for the opportunity for input. Chuck Thomas 817-421-6451 7/15/2008 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Issue ID: 5899 Creator: Online User Status: New Department: City Manager's Office Priority: NORMAL Currently Assigned To: Time Entered: Escalation Date: Receive Type: Issue Category: Escalation Level: 1 Visibility: Common Issue: Commuter Rail Public Input Address: 7806 TILLMAN HILL CT Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper Monday July 14,2008 6:56 PM 7/17/2008 Online Non-Emergency Everyone City; Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments When will citizens be permitted to ask question in an open forum. The way this is currently organized gives the appearance that the committee does not want to hear or answer citizen's questions. As a citizen I want an venue where I can not only express my concerns, but hear the concerns of other citizens. History Date Modified: Monday July 14,2008 6:56 PM Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: ISSUE WAS CREATED Citizen Comment History Date Modified: Monday July 14,2008 6:56 PM , Modified By: Online Creator Previous Priority Level: NORMAL Previous Status: New Previous Visibility: Everyone Previous Escalation Level: 1 Previously Assigned To: Cooper, Kelly New Comments: Attachments: Citizen Information Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Email Address Terri Buckerfield 7806 Tillm Tillman Hill Court Colleyville TX 76034 (817) 281-2813 CITY OF COLLEYVILLE EXPENDITURE REPORT Page: 1 11 /3/2006 12:23 pm For the Period: 10/1/2005 to 913012006 Original Bud. Amended Bud. YTD Actual CURR MTH Encumb. YTD UnencBal % Bud Fund Type: Fund: 001 -GENERAL FUND Expenditures Function: Dept: 11.00 ADMINISTRATION Acct Class: 6100 PERSONAL SERVICES 6101 SALARIES 481,825.00 481,825.00 441,192.21 41,187.00 0.00 40,632.79 91.6 6102 TEMPORARY HELPIREC PROGRAM INS 0.00 0.00 2,268.75 0.00 0.00 -2,268.75 0.0 6139 OVERTIME 0.00 0.00 2,055.30 0.00 0.00 -2,055.30 0.0 6141 FICA EXPENSE 31,539.00 31,539.00 30,050.49 2,514.66 0.00 1,488.51 95.3 6142 GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 54,575.00 54,575.00 57,214.39 3,420.76 0.00 -2,639.39 104.8 6143 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1,233.00 1,233.00 1,311.08 0.00 0.00 -78.08 106.3 6145 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 810.00 810.00 2,230.44 204.85 0.00 -1,420.44 275.4 6146 RETIREMENT 49,088.00 49,088.00 52,552.68 3,702.95 0.00 -3,464.68 107.1 6148 LONGEVITY PAY 1,993.00 1,993.00 1,992.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 100.0 PERSONAL SERVICES 621,063.00 621,063.00 590,867.84 51,030.22 0.00 30,195.16 95.1 Acct Class: 6200 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6203 INSURANCE SHARE 7,199.00 7,199.00 6,103.02 0.00 0.00 1,095.98 84.8 6204 TRAVEL EXPENSE 11,764.00 11,764.00 7,567.42 3,080.93 0.00 4,196.58 64.3 6206 TRAINING EXPENSES 1,930.00 1,930.00 4,036.94 2,598.45 0.00 -2,106.94 209.2 6207 PRE-EMPLOYMENT 0.00 0.00 2,185.22 134.30 185.22 0.0 6208 ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 945.00 945.00 808.51 62.~ ~~~ ~'136.49 85.6 6209 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 3,973.00 3,973.00 5,716.87 1,345.00 0.00 -1,743.87 143.9 6225 COMPUTER SERVICES 0.00 0.00 133.87 0.00 0.00 -133.87 0.0 6226 MISC. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 13,000.00 13,000.00 23,544.00 -586.32 0.00 -10,544.00 181.1 6231 LEGAL ADVERTISING 500.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 0.0 6238 UTILITIES 14,787.00 14,787.00 23,360.45 4,319.91 0.00 -8,573.45 158.0 6240 CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICES 3,720.00 3,720.00 2,326.80 179.11 0.00 1,393.20 62.5 6241 TELEPHONE 6,388.00 6,388.00 8,596.04 1,489.96 0.00 -2,208.04 134.6 6245 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 0.00 0.00 2,266.50 0.00 0.00 -2,266.50 0.0 6246 OFFICE EQUIP & MAINTENANCE 4,505.00 4,505.00 4,074.56 0.00 0.00 430.44 90.4 6285 BUILDING MAINT & SUPPLIES 0.00 0.00 11.88 11.88 0.00 -11.88 0.0 6293 COMMITTEE EXPENSE 310.00 310.00 602.21 38.58 0.00 -292.21 194.3 6294 COUNCIL EXPENSES 2,800.00 2,800.00 6,116.39 560.90 0.00 -3,316.39 218.4 6299 MISCELLANEOUS 0.00 0.00 82.91 0.00 0.00 -82.91 0.0 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 71,821.00 71,821.00 97,533.59 13,235.13 0.00 -25,712.59 135.8 Acct Class: 6300 SUPPLIES 6301 OFFICE SUPPLIES 2,604.00 2,604.00 3,093.31 621.84 0.00 -489.31 118.8 6302 POSTAGE 2,050.00 2,050.00 1,761.48 40.55 0.00 288.52 85.9 6303 OPERATING SUPPLIES 3,438.00 3,438.00 5,007.79 838.48 0.00 -1,569.79 145.7 6308 PRINTING 1,379.00 1,379.00 2,472.10 32.50 0.00 -1,093.10 179.3 6312 COMPUTER SUPPLIES 1,118.00 1,118.00 1,699.55 0.00 0.00 -581.55 152.0 SUPPLIES 10,589.00 10,589.00 14,034.23 1,533.37 0.00 -3,445.23 132.5 ADMINISTRATION 703,473.00 703,473.00 702,435.66 65,798.72 0.00 1,037.34 99.9 Dept: 12.00 BUILDING INSPECTION Acct Class: 6100 PERSONAL SERVICES 6101 SALARIES 193,280.00 193,280.00 161,103.45 14,872.00 0.00 32,176.55 83.4 6102 TEMPORARY HELPIREC PROGRAM INS 0.00 0.00 44,953.50 4,252.00 0.00 X4,953.50 0.0 6139 OVERTIME 3,003.00 3,003.00 3,202.30 249.24 0.00 -199.30 106.6 6141 FICA EXPENSE 14,865.00 14,865.00 12,008.51 1,105.94 0.00 2,856.49 80.8 6142 GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE 45,479.00 45,479.00 38,163.54 2,921.11 0.00 7,315.46 83.9 6143 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 1,371.00 1,371.00 1,457.84 0.00 0.00 -86.84 106.3 6145 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 675.00 675.00 1,305.83 0.00 0.00 -630.83 193.5 6146 RETIREMENT 23,594.00 23,594.00 19,089.13 1,432.11 0.00 4,504.87 80.9 6148 LONGEVITY PAY 2,028.00 2,028.00 1,270.00 0.00 0.00 758.00 62.6 PERSONAL SERVICES 284,295.00 284,295.00 282,554.10 24,832.40, 0.00 1,740.90 99.4 Acct Class: 6200 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 6203 INSURANCE SHARE 2,535.00 2,535.00 2,167.61 0.00 0.00 367.39 85.5 6204 TRAVEL EXPENSE 1,000.00 1,000.00 917.02 10.00 0.00 82.98 91.7 Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:36 PM To: Tamara Caudle; Kelly Cooper Subject: Re: Rail station in Colleyville Tamara -thanks for expressing your concerns on the proposed commuter rail station. Kelly -please add this to our rail file. Thanks Again John On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Tamara Caudle ~ ~~wrote: Dear Mr. Gooding, I am writing as a concerned citizen of Colleyville. I am wanting to share my opinion with you regarding the plans to put in a light rail station at John McCain & 26. I would like you to vote NO to this proposal. I do not think this is in the best interest of the citizens of Colleyville at this time as we are already heavily burdened with our Robin Hood tax commitment. Thank you, Tamara Caudle 7/22/2008 Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:21 F'M To: Kelly Cooper Subject: Fwd: site for the colleyville train stop ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Gooding <comrailcom cr~,mail.com_> Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 9:18 PM Subject: Re: site for the colleyville train stop To: Joan Hilleren ~_~ Joan -thanks for your interest and suggestion. Yes, I know Dennis very well. Kelly -please put this in our Commuter Rail file. Thanks Agian John On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Joan Hilleren ~- wrote: Sohn, I wanted to emphasize a significan point, from participating in one of the light rail meetings; most people at our discussion table were against the John McCain location. One colleyville resident suggested putting the train stop at the Villages location, to attract more businesses in that part of colleyville. There was an instant consensus with this suggestion, where, originally, everyone at our table was against light rail, until this point. I don't need to explain to anyone with business-savy, how this would bring added revenue t~ t entire part of town needs rejuvenation; this mpg s arl~"'ust that. P ] Thanks for listening and thank you for all you're doing! loan Hilleren P.S. I understand you know my husband from the BNSF! 7/14/2008 Page 1 of 1 Kelly Cooper From: John Gooding [comrailcom@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:31 AM To: George Dodson; Kelly Cooper Subject: Re: Your comments to the Star-Telegram and their editorial George -thanks for your input. Kelly -please put George's comments in our Commuter Rail file. Thanks Again John On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 7:36 AM, George Dodson~~ rote: I cannot believe that you think Colleyville citizens do not understand that the T will go through with their plans, assuming that our stupid Congress pays the majority of the bill, for the Rail from Ft. Worth to Grapevine. We totally understand that the rail will go through whether or not Colleyville pays through the nose for a rail station. A large number of citizens are very concerned that Colleyville is spending a ridiculous amount of time and effort even discussing the rail station, which would cost us a minimum of 2 to 3 million dollars in property tax for something that a very small number of citizens would ever use. In addition, we would have to put up with traffic problems, added crime, light pollution, noise pollution, etc., that the T and apparently you and other committee members are just brushing off. We totally understand that the Colleyville Council is willing to consider a significant increase in our property taxes for something that will provide very minimal benefits for Colleyville citizens. We do not understand who will benefit, likely some of the council who are into real estate, or other things that have not been disclosed. However, Colleyville should not be willing to agree to sign a blank check to the T. When they stated that we will have to pay 3/8 percent of our sales taxes, when we can't raise our sales taxes, that should have been enough to end the discussion with the T. Then when they add that we have to pay for the station and the police and the parking and everything else, why isn't the committee willing to say "enough"? Maybe you are willing to increase your property taxes by 5 to 10% to add the station. However, may of us are not willing to do that. Your approach to citizen input has been a disaster. You tried to separate the groups in the public meetings so that negative remarks could be buried. Maybe it will work, but I assure you that I and a large number of other citizens are working against your efforts. George W. Dodson 7/24/2008