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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommuter Rail Committee-Agenda Packets-8/11/2008G~tY of ~~ ~~ Texas PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Monday, August 11, 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: General committee -July 28, 2008 Finance subcommittee -August 5, 2008 Station Impact subcommittee -July 14, July 22, and August 6, 2008 Safety and Security subcommittee -July 14, July 15, 2008 3. Review and discuss the City Council presentation for August 19 Pre Council meeting a. Discuss any changes or additions b. Clarify key points c. Agree on content 4. Discuss and review additional research items from subcommittees 5. Discuss narratives on the website 6. Adjournment 1 certify that this notice was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board on Thursday, August 7, 2008, by 6:00 pm. Kelly Cooper Assistant City Manager ~,iYy op _~_ :::.-:.. 'z'exas COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Minutes - .luly 28, 2008 1. Call to order: Mr. John Gooding, Chair called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Present: John Gooding, Urmesh Shah, Linda Baker, Fred Mills, Clif Davis, Paul Vigiletti, James Day, David Grimes, Keath Hance, Roger Nelson, Kristen O'Regan Absent: Michael Muhm, John Paul Burnett, Rich Hendler, John Leeper, Joyce Hammill, Bartley Butler, Staff: Kelly Cooper 2. Approval of minutes: July 14, 2008 Fred Mills made a motion to approve the minutes for July 14, 2008. James Day seconded the motion. Motion approved. 3. Review the subcommittee narratives John Gooding read the finance subcommittee narrative and answered questions. Discussion occurred on the 3/8 cent estimate, the transportation feeder system and discussion on how to pay, affordability, and funding of a station. Cliff Davis mentioned that the city should hire someone to do an economic development study for the area in a '/2 mile radius of the station; compare station to no station. There is a similar ED Study at asarail.org. David Grimes read the traffic subcommittee narrative and answered questions. The narrative is categorized in focus areas with multiple inputs. Discussion occurred regarding access to John McCain is a bike path only. Roger Nelson read the Safety and security subcommittee narrative and answered questions. Discussion occurred regarding speed which will depend on the final environmental impact study. Discussion occurred regarding train incidents and the need to be prepared for accidents that would include train and car, train and passengers (derailment) and train and trespasser. Additional discussion occurred regarding Quad Gates and quiet zones and if additional sound mitigation would be needed. Initial study shows no mitigation for sound, outside of quiet zones is necessary. Quiet zones are a city decision. Fred Mills read the station impact subcommittee narrative. Basically answered each question individually. They had 94 total items and have finished answers to all items through 39. Discussion occurred regarding parking and ability to charge, cost-per-rider, tree mitigation and station concept plan. Urmesh Shah read the public information subcommittee narrative. Discussion occurred to eliminate portions of the narrative at this time. 4. Discuss how to disseminate narrative information including use of a newspaper column The committee took time to brainstorm and discuss the format of the narratives. How to release to public. The committee determined at this time that using a media outlet such as a newspaper was not the best idea. The committee agreed to place on the website and would rely on Mona Gandy to assist with that effort. The committee determined to leave each narrative in its original format but that each subcommittee would make the changes mentioned tonight and email to Kelly Cooper for the website. Linda Baker said the narratives should be provided to the City Council before being placed on the website. Determined the Courier column was premature. Urmesh Shah said he would notify the courier that the information was on the website. 5. Discuss presentation for City Council a. Points to address b. What key points for immediate consideration should be included from each subcommittee John Gooding opened the discussion regarding the presentation. Asked subcommittee to get items for presentation to him in the next five days, everyone was in agreement. Next meeting August 11 at 7:00 p.m. 6. Citizen Comments Beverly Sonnebom, 1403 Caldwell Creek, spoke in opposition to the Commuter rail. John Owsen, 6800 Shalimar, spoke in opposition to commuter rail. David Fink, 6400 Ponderosa Lane, spoke in opposition to commuter rail and requested the committee clarify with a disclaimer that these questions are not part of the DEIS 7. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, John Gooding made a motion to adjourn. Roger Nelson seconded the motion. The motion was approved and the meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Minutes taken and prepared by Kelly Cooper. city ~~f [' ~~~ !~C ~~fa~r~~ Finance Subcommittee Minutes -Tuesday, August 5, 2008 1:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order : Chairman John Gooding called the meeting to order at 1:04 p.m. Present: John Gooding and Michael Muhm Staff: Terry Leake, Finance Director and Kelly Cooper, Assistant City Manager 2. Discuss funding options John opened the discussion by asking Terry to review her responses to several questions that John had asked (via email, attached). Terry reviewed the options beginning with the TIF and the 5 million allocated to the SH26 project. Terry proceeded to explain how the TIF works. In 2019 the TIF collapses and in 2020 $711,621 is additional revenue available in the General Fund. Between Now and 10 years available cash is not an option, debt financing is not an option nor is it an option to increase sales tax (Colleyville is at the max allowed by law). It is not possible to earn interest on the 5 million that is part of the TIF. It is possible to earn interest on property that may be developed commercially or as residential at this location. Consideration could also be given to a property tax increase of 3%, which would raise approximately 300,000 or approximately $16.00 per average household per year by Michael Muhm's calculation. Terry also stated that available funds from expiring debt were not an option as this will finance the two fire engines and staffing. Michael Muhm asked if Grapevine is making payments now or in the future and indicated an interest in meeting with them when the meeting time is determined. John Gooding asked what the projected sales tax revenue would be for 2012? Terry would research and reply tomorrow. 3. Review and discuss Finance subcommittee narrative Due to length of the meeting this item will be discussed at a later date 4. Adjournment: John Gooding adjourned the meeting at 2:20 p.m. Minutes taken and prepared by Kelly Cooper, Assistant City Manager -----~ (~-(-_.-~ ~...._ l ~1 ____- r'c~xas Station Impact Subcommittee Minutes -Monday, July 14, 2008 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:05 Present: Keath Hance and John Paul Burnett Absent: Fred Mills, Paul Vigiletti and Clif Davis Staff Present: Kelly Cooper 2. Approval of minutes: Minutes were not approved, waiting on full committee 3. Discuss, formulate responses and determine research assignments for the items from the public input meetings Keath and John Paul reviewed the list of questions dividing the questions into subcategories of safety, location and environment. Many of the questions listed can not be answered until the Environmental Impact study is released. They did discuss drainage along the creek and considered how vibration from the trains would affect gas wells that might be drilled on neighboring property. It was determined that they would meet at a later date with the full committee to determine responses to the questions. 4. Adjournment at 6:45 p.m. Minutes taken and prepared by Kelly Cooper, Assistant City Manager Kelly Cooper From: Fred Mills [fred-mariemills@tx.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:02 PM To: Kelly Cooper Subject: Kelly -for your distribution to the Station Impact Subcommittee (Include Ron on the distribution) Attachments: Public Meetings.Stationlmpact Comm1 entsdoc.doc; ATT491854.txt i Public ATf491854.txt =-tings.Station Impac (218 B) Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee Station Impact Subcommittee Minutes for July 22, 2008 Meeting called to order at 7:08 PM Members present: John Paul Burnett, Keath Hance, Fred Mills City Representative Ruthven Absent Members: Clif Davis, Paul Vigiletti Ron 1. The minutes were approved for the 6/2/08 and the 6/28/08 Station Impact Subcommittee meeting. John Paul motioned for approval and Keath Hance seconded the motion. 2. The subcommittee discussed the 4 items under review because of Chesapeake's purchase of 2 of the 3 tracts at the proposed Train Station location. It appears that the answers provided via emails from the City (Ron Ruthven) and the T (Paulette Vander) adequately address the committee's concerns. At this time, the only remaining issue still outstanding is how many additional parking spaces could be provided beyond the initial 304 spaces. 3. The subcommittee worked on providing responses to the Station Impact Items list. About 40~ of the total task was accomplished. See updated attached Items List. 4. The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 PM Submitted by Fred Mills Subcommittee Chairman 1 (;iiy of ,_..__ _ ` ~ .. .. .. o ._ ~ i`ci..,. \...^/) '"-/.- ~...(' 7f it `-"~ Station Impact Subcommittee Minutes -August 6, 2008 1. Call to Order Fred Mills, Chair called the meeting to order at 7:07p.m. Present: Fred Mills, Keath Hance, John Paul Burnett, Paul Vigiletti and Clif Davis Absent: Staff: Kelly Cooper 2. Review and discuss Station Impact Subcommittee narrative and continue working on responses to public meeting questions Fred Mills requested each member to read the section they completed for committee review. John Paul Burnett reviewed questions 38 - 47 with the committee. Clif Davis reviewed questions 48 - 57 with the committee. Fred Mills reviewed questions 58 - 67 with the committee. Keath Hance reviewed questions 68 - 77 with the committee. Paul Vigiletti reviewed questions 78 - 88 with the committee. 3. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss; a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved and the meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Minutes taken and prepared by Kelly Cooper. COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Safety and Security Subcommittee Minutes for July 14, 2008, Subcommittee Meeting Meeting called to order at approximately 07:05 pm Committee members present: John Leeper and Roger Nelson Staff present: Lt. Doug Cooper, Colleyville Police Department The minutes of the June 2, 2008, Subcommittee meeting were approved. Issues discussed: 1) Workplan 2) Additional Action 3) Answers to questions and comments from public meetings The Subcommittee meeting was adjourned at approximately 07:50 pm. Submitted by John Leeper COMMUTER RAIL COMMITTEE Safety and Security Subcommittee Minutes for July 15, 2008, Subcommittee Meeting Meeting called to order at approximately 01:00 pm Committee members present: John Gooding, Roger Nelson, and John Leeper Others present: Bob Wichhart, General Manager, Fort Worth & Western Railroad The minutes of the June 14, 2008, Subcommittee meeting were approved. A Roadway Worker Protection job safety briefing was conducted. A track authority job safety briefing was conducted. Participants conducted an on-track inspection trip within the city limits of Colleyville. Video and still photos were taken at intervals along the inspection route. The Subcommittee meeting was adjourned at approximately 02:30 pm. Submitted by John Leeper .~. ~ t~ r' ~ .t.. t r~ 1W,Lr ,F'7 .t';r," `SI~~L~~F~y,~,'kx' r ~F F ~ :; k# -~~ ( `~ `=F es1 ~. ~S ~.- t tih~y~-' it~ + ~~"'~3~i y,'^ rr` r+x~L~ .rF ~' ti~~a~ ~F 6~ r a? ~ ~'.ii~ ~~'` f~' i ,as ' rt "~.'c ~d ~ ^, '' t v .Qp+'~! n . "~ ~~w .z s ~} - ?~`^ •t~ i ~~ t$ ~,~ y,lF ~ y is ~ ~ 4.r~ '" _~~'a } -'i 3 ° '" ~H!^, 4. Yi ~ ~ ~, r ~ `- v~ Y t . ~'F r' x'~7Y . ~ ;., i~_ ~ ~~ 5 ~ l •,. S ~.` , 4 4 't y%~.r -. > t~`x ~ ~ r r e ~t~ ~.+n s « a ~ Fit p~ x w -~. ~ F ° ~ ~~._. `"-`,1 ~' ° '.tJy. x` ~ :~.M~` Tom" ~ ln~ IN.. -~ ;~ o =~_ ~~ a'~=' ,. 1m ,;r, o'er ~, ~ ~: o' m ~ ^ `.~; Two ~ `~ ~' ~,~ ~ C ~ 4 ~' ~:~ ~ m '-. ~'~~y III ro.. N~o 11.. ~ . 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By extreme comparison, Irving has an employment density of 3,181 persons employed per square mile or 5.0 persons employed per acre. Total employment is estimated at 215,036 persons. (2) I am still researching some numbers on quad gates (or quiet zones) but the cost estimates I came up with range from $300,000 per crossing to $1,000,000 per crossing. I will give you more specific information before the meeting on Wednesday. Ron Ruthven, AICP, Development Coordinator City of Colleyville 100 Main Street Colleyville, TX 76034 (817)503-1052 fax(817)503-1059 www.colleyville. com_ From: Fred Mills [mailto:fred-mariemills@tx.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:50 PM To: Ron Ruthven Subject: Station Impact Response Item Hi Ron, My subcommittee is still working on getting answers for some of our items. Can you provide information on the following items: 1. Colleyville Employee /employer density Response: 2. What is the cost of quad gates vs. regular gates? S Response: Thanks for any information that you can provide. Fred Mills Station Impact Subcommittee Chair 8/5/2008 ~, Sortie ~26U miEliion rs'needed Z~ozrih ,Te~aris to pay for a rep- . ' ~~ ~lE~T per year to build anii run.a gional cornn~utex rail ,system ~~' ° , ~ commuter tail'ne#work. uricier .several optitir~s, being; ` ~.~L1OS ~:- ~~ ~ - ~ c~ansider~d by'e~cted~Ieaders .:::~,pp~ ~~ . By;GORDOI~t DiCKSON' In Tarrant.Go'cuity,`Iegistra- ~ . ~~K~~c~-tet~- co,~,' -lion feo5'are $51 to .$69 a yeah ::~ ~~'E'~11.C~~2 , ~ Vehicleregistration~ees wauId:. de~ez~di~ on~ =the ~ age and ,k: ~,, :~ r, ~ ~ ,, . ~ ~ ~~es] ~s~ a:~sin ~~~.:~ m.bre than daub~e:'1`or~ many wesghtifthevehic`le--plus:$1 . to renew by mail. Michael Morns, transporta- I A transit. subcamrnittee of lion director, worth rents! the ~ Regional Traiispartation Texas CUUIiCii of Governments -- ,' ~ Eour~cil, .the-Metroptex's bffi- cial planning body, is explor- ~ What~da' . inga "menu" of tax and fee op- ~ you think? lions to'build the 250-mile bail Post a comment on this repot Narth Texas system, which at star~teiegram.com(commetrts would connect cities such as Arlington, Cleburne .and Fort - Worth. then ask voters ui Metrotilex Raising the registration fee counties to approve the higher hettiveen $65 and $105 peryear fees andl ortaxes in alocal-op- - bringing the total cost to Lion referendum; possibly lot- $116 to ~1?5 a }Fear for most er that year. matorists~-~ has erierged as a .:.The bail north Texas plan politically palatable way to ~~vill also likely i~iclude a pack- generate the minimum $2f0 age of road. projects to boost. million 'a year necessary, to supportarnongzailfoes.,Butin build .and operate Rail. North Tarrant County the emphasis Texas. w~i be on rail. €nforrrial ° surveys,. show business leaders who pre- community support for rais- viously fought attempts to ing the fee, which some con- raise the estates 8:25 percerir sider a highway user tax, said sales tax cap are now helping ` '' Michael Morris, transporta- elected leaders farmulate~ a . "tion duectar for the North more palatable plan to pay for Central Texas Council of Gov- rail. ernments. "They almost. look In return,. elected leaders at it as a sin tax." have essentially given up on Increasing the: registration raising the $.25 percent :sales fee would require legislative tax.. And transit agencies. such ..and voter approval; as would as the'~Fort Worth Transporta- ; otlaex funding options being tion Authority have agreed to considered, including .higher. become,-.more efficient, and gas;property and sales. taxes. consider options such as Those options are less popular charging Parking fees at train l among residents, ~ flffcials stations to increase.. ~uriding of ,said.., projects. '" - Metroplex' comities are "I. thii7c if's very simple," ,likely; to :choose two or mare Fhii Ritter; Texas Instrurrierits ~, funding optio~is° from a •menu senior vice president; told the r'of proposed-, taxes and_ fees;. subcommittee.'~riday' in lr- 'suiicvrziznittee chairman and lington "You`re; finding iys ~ort:jNorth Councilman Jun- to build projects faster~d ,;bus Jordan said:' save taxpayers money." ,~, Tie subcoxumittee' hopes ' ~ #o get legislative approval dur- -- >irig the early 2009. session, ~aRaoni oicxsoN, s~r~-~s~~,' ~~ ~ ~ _ _. Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Page 1 of 1 Issue ID: 5951 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Creator: Online User Time Entered: Wednesday July 30,2008 11:57 AM Status: New Escalation Date: 8/3/2008 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: 3505 CI CLIFFWOOD DR City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments Paying for a Commuter rail station is a total waste of any public money. Very few Colleyville residents, maybe 1 percent, might use it, but it will require either an increase in the sales tax (already at the state mandated maximum) or appropriation from the city, i.e. public tax money. History Date Modified: Wednesday July 30,2008 11:57 AM 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: Wednesday July 30,2008 11:57 AM ~+r 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 Tom Anderson 3505 Cliffwood Drive Colleyville TX 76034 (817) 498-2820 http://colleyville.ccentric.net/FindIssueByPrimarvKeyAction.do?issueID=5951 &flow=rorin... 7/30/2008 Citizen Centric Solutions -Printable Issue Issue ID: 5976 Creator: Online User Status: New Department: City Manager's Office Priority: NORMAL Escalation Level: 1 Common Issue: Commuter Rail Public Input Address: 103 COLONIAL SO Page 1 of 1 Currently Assigned To: Kelly Cooper Time Entered: Wednesday August 6,2008 10:40 AM Escalation Date: 8/10/2008 Receive Type: Online Issue Category: Non-Emergency Visibility: 'Everyone - City: Colleyville State: TEXAS Zip: 76034 Comments Putting in a rail station at John McCain and 26 is a very bad idea. If Colleyville decides to put in a rail station at the John McCain and 26 location, I (along with lots of my neighbors) will put our houses up for sale spring pf 2009 and move out of Colleyville. The notion that Colleyville needs a rail station at the John McCain location is just plain wrong - it will be a waste of tax dollars as it is likely to be mostly used by non-Colleyville residents. It will certainly produce big noise, degrade quality of life, and cause major traffic problems at that location. If the train station cannot be built at the City Hall/Library area, then it should not be built at all in Colleyville. Even with no train station, Colleyville will have huge costs just dealing with noise abatement, safety standards, and losing residents, and declining property values from the commuter rail trisecting our town (crossing 3 highly critical and traffic intersections) multiple times a day. But building a unneeded and inappropriately located rail station at John McCain and 26 will be a financial and social disaster for Colleyville. Please vote against the John McCain and 26 train station. Regards, Gil Perexempel History Date Modified: Wednesday August 6,2008 10:40 AM 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: Wednesday August 6,2008 10:40 AM 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 Gil Perexempel 103 Colonial Square Colleyville TX 76034 (817) 542-3936 ~~ 8/6/2008 Kelly Cooper From: Fred Mills [fred-mariemills@tx.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 4:27 PM To: John Gooding Cc: Kelly Cooper; Fred Mills Subject: Comments from the THE station visit Hi John, Here are some items from our on-site inspection. The subcommittee members visited the CentrePort THE Station on 6/28/08. The committee observed the station appearance which was excellent and exceptionally clean. The landscaping looked very good and watering was evident. The parking lot was well maintained. Multiple security cameras were mounted high under the canopy overhang. The committee observed an inbound train traveling to Ft Worth. The brakes did not squeak upon arrival. The engine was exceptionally quiet, less than the DART bus which arrived shortly after. There was no vibration or odor noted with the train arrival and departure. On Aug 8, 2008, at 8:11 PM, John Gooding wrote: > Fred - can you give me 3 or 4 sentences that summarizes your THE > Centre Port trip. An impression, observation, etc. of yours or > something one of your committee members mentioned - just a tidbit I > can use when referring to your trip there. > Thanks > John 1 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 1. What other destinations are being considered? 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: No, the T does not charge for parking. 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 nighttime safety. 5. Bike racks L Response: Yes bike racks will be provided 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Parking will go into neighborhoods around the station. L Response: The City of Colleyville could regulate this and the neighborhood could petition the city to gate or restrict parkin 9. Benefit: Have passes as a citizen of that city to have free parking. L Response : The T provides free parking for all station users. 10. Will there be overnight parking? Some would like this feature. This is a great idea. L Response: The T does not allow overnight parking at their stations. Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 11. 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: The T allows any rail transit user to utilize available station parking. The City of Colleyville and its residents would not receive compensation nor discounted rates. 12. Can we increase parking if we go up? L Response: Certainly ,building multi level parking would increase parking spaces. 13. Must have quad gates and quiet zone regardless if the station is built or not. S Response: The City of Colleyville has applied for government funds to support quad gates, matching funds of $300,000 will be required from the city. 14.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. 15. Convenient to use? Where does it go? Dallas? L Response: Besides going to Ft. Worth, this commuter rail will connect at the DFW airport to the DART rail system. 16. Schematic drawing at station exist? L Response: The T has made generic station schematic's available. The specific Colleyville Schematic is not currently available 17. 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. 18. Percentage of Colleyville residents who would use this? D Response: unknown at this time based on changing environment 19. 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. Additionally, the EIS should identify other areas that may need noise mitigation Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 20. 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: The Safety Committee has addressed this question in their narrative. 21.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 needed and recognized Station type. 22. We are already backed up on John McCain. L Response: The city of Colleyville is responsible for traffic studies and mitigating current traffic issues. 23. 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. 24. 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. The John McCain site has the potential to be a transit oriented development but would require zoning changes and high density residential development. 25. 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. The T determines if trees and vegetation along the right of way need to be trimmed or eliminated. 3 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 26. What are the projected rider ticket costs to go to ? D Response: The current ticket costs are listed below: FARE TYPE ONE_W AY DAY PASS" MONTHLY PASS LOCAL/ 1 ZONE $1.50 $3.00 $50.00 PREMIUM/ 2 ZONES $2.50 $5.00 $80.00 REDUCED/ 2 ZONES included $0.75 $1.50 $25.00 * To qualify for reduced fare, rider must be: Child between the ages of 5-14 (under 5 free up to 4 children accompanied by an adult) Senior citizen (65+) or disabled rider (DART/theT photo ID or Medicare card required) Middle or high school student under 19 years of age (Valid Student Photo ID required) 27.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 developed if the Colleyville station became a reality. 28. If your house is on tracks, can trees be planted to prevent noise? E Response: That will be determine by the Colleyville City Council and the the T at a later date 29. Why not put the station close to Southlake? L Response: This location in Colleyville is as close as it can get to Southlake. 30. Will the city care for permanent restrictions on undesirable establishments around the 450+ capacity parking area, i.e. taverns? D Response: This will be reviewed by the city council through the P & Z process 31. How close will the parking lot be to the adjoining houses? Were sound barriers considered? E Response: The closest home to the planned station site is 450 feet. The parking will be on the Highway 26 side of the tracks. Sound barriers will be addressed in the EIS 4 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 32. Need to consider a multilevel encapsulated station for noise control, a commerce zone, parking garage (double-rail). L Response: That option would have to be reviewed by the City Council and the T. 33. If we don't do the station now, can we do it at a later date? L Response: Yes the City of Colleyville will be able to discuss with the T to join the program at a later date. The T has stated that it will be more expensive if Colleyville waits. 34. Grapevine parking. L Response: There will be some parking in Grapevine, but how much is not know yet. The Grapevine Station is considered a "Main Street Station" with limited parking. 35. Usage at station. D Response: The station will be used by patrons of the commuter rail service, and will provide for parking of the patrons and future bus service. Rider ship projection at the Colleyville Station is 900 daily boarding & Alighting by 2030. 36. View at the station. E Response: The station will have a ground level concrete platform, at the level of the tracks, to provide for passengers to get on and off the trains. Their will be shade canopies at intervals along the platform with seating and ticket machines. The station is anticipated to look similar to the stations along the Trinity Railway Express, the commuter rail service operated by the Fort Worth T and DART between Dallas and Fort Worth. 37. Advantage to having Quad gates. S Response: Quad gates provide fora safer vehicular crossing of the tracks at intersections because they are configured to make it more difficult for a vehicle to go around the gates when they are down for a passing train. 38. Bike/walking path. L Response: As we understand, the conceptual plan for the Colleyville station provides for a bicycle and pedestrian path. 5 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 39. Where will the double-track be placed -how long will it be? L Response: Double tracks will occur at the stations, and at other locations along the commuter rail line (to be determined) to provide for trains to pass that are going in opposite directions. Typically, these double track locations are several hundred feet long. 40. Is there any way to reconsider rail location/route? L Response: The `T' has made this decision as a result of their studies of alternative alignments. 41. Who did the environmental impact study? E Response: The Fort Worth `T' is conducting the environmental study. URS Corporation is their consultant that is preparing the study. 42. How do we get the results of the environmental impact study? E Response: As we understand, the Draft Environmental Impact Study will be released in August, 2008, for review and comment by the public. There will be a copy in the Colleyville Library, and in the city's Secretary's office. In addition, there will be a link on the T's website. 43. Community household density D Response: There are 5967 residents within 1 mile of the proposed John McCain station and 2001 total housing starts within 1 mile. Within'/ mile there are 101 homes. The 2007 Colleyville population was 23,261. 44. Employee /employer density D Response: The employment density for Colleyville is approximately 455 persons employed in the City per square mile or 0.71 persons employed in the City per acre. Total employment is approximately 6,000 persons. 45. How to mitigate risks/train schedule/noise/traffic, etc E Response: The EIS will address these questions. The Commuter Rail Committee will review the EIS report and make general recommendations for city council consideration. 6 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 46. Why is Caldwell Creek Drive corridor not included in the environmental impact study?E Response: This project involves completing an environmental review called an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). An EIS is the report of a study required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) whenever major new transportation projects are proposed. An environmental study also may be required by the federal government for major projects that use federal funds. Basic engineering is performed at this time to allow more complete environmental analysis of the corridor. All impacted areas are included in The EIS. Neighborhood Impacts The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will document the anticipated impacts the proposed Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor project may have on all nearby natural, cultural, and social environments. Impacts that affect the following conditions will be investigated: Parklands Visual/Aesthetic Social/Economic Cultural, Historical, Palentological Soils Land Use Air Quality Water Quality Floodplains/Hydrology Biological/Theatened and Endangered species Wetlands Agriculture/Farmland Energy Hazardous Materials Utilities Traffic Transit/Transportation Safety/Security Rights-Of-Way/Property Cumulative Effects Community Facilities Environmental Justice Construction Noise/vibration 47. 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: This geographical site is beyond the project scope of the Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee . 7 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 48. Does Colleyville need to have a station before The T will install quad gates at the Colleyville crossings? What is the cost of quad gates vs. regular gates? S Response: No, a station is not required before quad gates can be installed at the 3 Colleyville crossings. The city of Colleyville has already applied for government funding for quad gates. Colleyville's assessment would be approx. $300,000. Ron Ruthven is researching the difference in costs. 49. 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: The EIS will address necessary noise mitigation by geographical site. City Council may consider action to commit city funds to noise mitigation. 50. What is the pro of the station -small no. of riders? L Response: The Colleyville Station would be part of a regional rail system which will reduce highway traffic, improve emissions, and offer efficient alternative transportation for thousands of DFW residents. 51. 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: The proposed commuter rail station at John McCain and SH 26 is simply a possibility at this point in time. There has been no official commitment with regard to approval by the "T", and with regard to funding and construction. Additionally, the location of a commuter rail station on this site would require the approval of a Special Use Permit by the City Council - in which case a public hearing would be held. All homes located within close proximity to the rail station were built in 2003. The addition of a potential rail station of the City of Colleyville located at John McCain and SH 26 was not proposed by "The T" until early this year. Therefore, when these homes were built in 2003, there was no station proposed for the site at John McCain & SH 26. Any future approval of a rail station on this site would undoubtedly take into account the potential impact upon neighborhoods that would be close to the station. 52. What happens to drainage along creek? E Response: Drainage, engineering and tree removal/landscaping plans would be required to be submitted prior to construction of the station. To date, no detailed construction plans have been received. The plans would have to meet all City codes unless a waiver to these requirements was granted by the City Council as part of the approval of a Special Use Permit. 8 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 53. How many trees will we lose if this station is developed? E Response: Referred to Ron Ruthven. 54. Can the train be a light rail train (LRT)? Electric power -eliminate much noise and pollution? E Response: No the T will not have electric light rail trains 55. Where are other stations slated to be built? L Response: Based on the current plan, North Richland Hills and Grapevine will be the closet stations. 56. Why not put the station at Precinct Line and Glade in place of the Tarrant County Road Repair Shop? L Response This geographical site is beyond the project scope of the Colleyville Commuter Rail Committee . 57. What kind of track improvements? S Response: The tracks will be improved to the specs of commuter rail. 58. What is the pollution output of a diesel locomotive in car emissions? How many cars does one locomotive equal? E Response: Net result of the pollution output from the diesel locomotive is lower than any pollution coming from the output of the cars. A yard stick would be to estimate how many rider-ships would be on the train and that's how many cars would be eliminated from the road. 59. 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: North Richland Hills has no opposition to the two stations they approved for their city. It was their choice to have the stations as they can see a major benefit to the economic development of their city. The T has not and will not impose their will on NRH. nor the City of Colleyville. The city will be fully engaged in the project with a joint committed partnership with the T. 9 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety 60. Why does it cost $10 million for a parking lot? D Response: The $10M is the approximate cost of the entire station. There is a cost associated with land for parking. Then you have the lighting, Ticket Machines, Canapes, Station platform Etc. 61. How can houses within 200 feet not be impacted? E Response: First there is a 100 feet easement around the track. The houses that are 200 feet away could be affected by the noise, and the passenger diesel train, however, the homes that are within 200 feet fall into the noise mitigation. The mitigation areas will be outlined in the DEIS document. According to the T, any area flagged on the map as a mitigation area will be taken into special consideration.. 62. Who will be financially responsible for the crossing gates at all the present streets that cross the railroad tracks? S Response: Referred to Ron Ruthven. 63. Tracks? Elevated crossings? S Response: There will be no elevated crossings. Most of the tracks will be single track. Only where necessary there will be double tracks such as at every station. 10 Station Impact Subcommittee E= Environment D= Demographics L= Location S =Safety RESPONSE PENDING EIS RELEASE 1. Pollution -Environmental impact E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 2 .Impact on pollution -station vs. no station E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 3.. Sound impact of braking and train starting noise also from blowing horn. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 4. 450 round trips daily sounds like a ridiculous proposition. D Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 5. Noise, every 20 minutes. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 6. Lights -pollution at night. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 7.Environmental impact studies. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 8. Environmental study on the effect on wildlife in the area. The train will wipe out many coyotes, birds, opossum, and raccoons in our backyard. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 9. The T said in May that they hadn't done an EIS on 26/McCain. What are the findings now? E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 10. Why is there no sound abatement planned except for quiet zones? E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 11. What would be done for residents who live right on now? Address train ...? Station impact. E Response: This will be addressed with the EIS. 12.What is the distance for measuring noise impact? E Response: This should be addressed in the T's EIS. 13. Basis for lack of addition/sound barriers? E Response: This will be addressed in the EIS. 14. What is the noise difference between astopping/starting train as opposed to a moving train? E Response: This will be addressed in the EIS. 11 WILL COLLE~'VILLE'S.C~TY COUNCIL CONTINUE TO SPEND TIME AND MdNEY EXPLORING A PROJECT COLLEYVILLE CANNOT AFFORD?? ATTEND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY.,AUGUST,~19 TO~LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY CO,LLEYVILLE CANNOT - AFFORD THE PROPOSED COMMUTER RAIL STATION AT JOHI~t MCCAIN AND HWY_26! OIJR OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS? EXTREMELY. HIGH! -- Estimated cost to Colleyville: $1 million per year to maintain a railprogram. This is more~than the average amount budgeted for local road repairs each year: Likely Minimal Additional Annual Cost to Operate: X300,000 - 500,000 for security, bus feeder system, drivers, etc. ~. Colleyville's budget for 2Q08 is $17.8 million. A rail expense of $1.5 nullion represents about 8% of the cun-ent budgek! The annual cost of axail station is most likely to be paid for by increasing Colleyville's property. taX by up to the annual' ` maximum allotted ir~crease.'Thiswould also likely require the city to cut spending for oche"r services and otherdepartmer}ts, such ~s road maintenance, parks and ;ecreativn, services to senior citizens, etc: THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO PAY FOR THIS STATI011T! Colleyville's sales tax eap is ah-eady at its maximum allowed by law. Of the~two cents allowed, one cent is already committed for the next 20 years ,'the cent has typically been allocated to fund other city ~gbligations such as street improvements, the public libral-~,'parks and other city services.. LTpder currentstate law, Colleyville cannot inereasethe sales tax rate. However, property taxes can be increased by increasing property values again.: ,.and: again and again. DUR OTHER COSTS?: EXTREMELY HIGH!! • Increased traffic at an intersection that is aJi-eady heavily coltgeste~dduring morning~and evening rush hours. And we're being told that this-raii station will not significantly affect traffic! • Increased noise along the entire rail corridor, with commuter trains passing through Coli~yville in4both directions beginning at 5:00 am and ending at 10:00 pm, running every 20 minutes during:peak morning and evening Havel times. Freight trains will also use this track. At the.current time, no Sound barriers or sound abatement is planned, with the-exception of a' "no horn" zone (quiet zone) in residential areas. 1F,sound barners were to be constructed along the track, this.would bean additional expense :to `Colleyville. Increased erilne,~as mass transit provides easy. aceessinto our city and our neighborhoods to people from across the - Metroplex! We nuglit not be alile.to stop the T from coming-through Colleyville, but we do not have to INVITE crime " into- our community.' ' .Increased poliution from diesel engines used by trains and feeder busses. passing through the area and idling at the station,. increased cars in the area,'etc. )UR "BENEFITS???" NEGLIGIBLE! he T estimates that by theyear 2030, only 450 riders, approximately 1% of Colleyville's projected population, would use a 'olleyville station-and this assumesthat a bus or other feeder system would. be inplace, als'b ;rt:Colleyville's expense! 'f the'anticiodted ~SOriders' usine the station it has not been det~,rmine'd i arty Hot+ld be Colle~ti rile resrdellrs ~r taxpayers , ot.only'are the,initial' and follow.illg annual financial commitniepts from Colleyville huge, there is NEVER A PQSSLBILIT,Y: F REVENLiR~SHARING, NOR IS THERE A CURRENT OR PR(SPOSEI) PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EAR THE STATIQN. This means;~thaf not only is there no opportunity of every realizing any economic benefits,_.there is so never a chance of"recovering any of our'investedfundsl Here's what it all`~comes down o: Colle ~ rile tax ayera would be`liable annually for, the cost of`the ralatation which: 3'~' P • Colle~ville.does not have the budget to fund • they do not need, (Grape~%ne station is,olily" 3-S miles away): ~+ .it's residents do not want; according tomost c~ln~nents made at recent public hearings (vs. the phone survey of ~ " residents; which~did notaddress any ofthe>ssUe t7~~olved with a rail station at the proposed site!) slrx~;,; ote: The'~tail Committee will deliver its Interim Report on the,proposed rail station to City. Council it-"a Pre-Council meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday August 19 2008 in~tl~e Executive Conference Room on the3rd"fioor of City Hall at 100 Main Street. This meeting is opento the"public, but the public canonly observe at this time. ' The regular City Council meeting willfollow, beginning at 7:30 pm on the 3rd floor in City~Council hambers, after'which"there will be an opportunity for.the public tospeak. *You cannot afford to"be uninformed. or uninvolved on thls;'issue. It will impact every resident in- Colleyville. NOW IS THE TIME TO VOICE YOUR OPINION AluD`STOP THIS RAIL STATION'IN'ITS TRACKS.!:** __.~ -: , . Here is how to contact City,Council members and other key"deeision makers NOW, before the August 19 meeting:. ' Mayor Dayid Kelly " Cazol Wollin Place'I Mike Taylor Place b kellyd @ci:colleyville.tx.us wollinc@ci.colleyville,tx.us taylorm @ci.colleyville. tx.us :. . Mayor Pro Tem Jon Ayers Tony Licata Place 2 Community Development Coordinator ' ayersj@ci.colleyville.tx.us licatat@ci.colleyvilleitx:us ;, RonRuthven Stan Hail Place 3 tvthvenr@ci.colleyville.tx.us Rail Committee Chairman ; halls@ci.colleyville.tx.us City Manager William Lindley . john Gooding `lindleyw@ci.colleyyille.tx.us comrailcom@ gmaii.eom Tom Hart Place 5 www.colleyville'.com - ` hartt@ci.colleyyille.tx.us . Paid for by ~oneerned Citizens of .Colleyville y; - -. ~ ~ (Above information has"been obtained by citizens attending the May/June/July-Rail Sta6o~ Committee Meetings)