Gio DiDomenico, Chair

Joel Wood, Vice-Chair

Charles Fletcher

Aidan Gray

Public Works Commission

Meeting Minutes - Final

Keith Novak

Brad Patton

Kevin Raasch

Monday, January 6, 2025

5:30 PM

Castle Rock Service Center

4175 Castleton Court

Castle Rock, CO 80104

This meeting is open to the public. Please note that all times indicated on the agenda are approximate and

interested parties are encouraged to be present earlier than the posted time. Three or more Council members

may also attend this meeting, during which the items listed herein will be discussed.

Dinner and Informal Discussion

Call To Order

Introduction of New Commission Member Aidan Gray, welcoming him to the Public

Works Commission.

6 -

Present

Commissioner Charles Fletcher, Vice Chair Joel Wood, Commissioner Brad Patton, Chair

Gio DiDomenico, Commissioner Keith Novak, and Commissioner Aidan Gray

1 - Commissioner Kevin Raasch

Not Present

Attendance

5 - Ryan Hollingshead, Dan Sailer, John LaSala, Jacob Vargish, and Monica Cammalleri

Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda

There were no public comments.

Action Items

PWC 2024-038 September 9, 2024 Public Works Commission Meeting Minutes

A motion made by Commissioner Patton and seconded by Commission Wood to

approve the minutes for the September 9, 2024 meeting. Motion passes 6-0

6 -

Yes:

Commissioner Fletcher, Wood, Commissioner Patton, Chair DiDomenico, Commissioner

Novak, and Commissioner Gray

1 - Commissioner Raasch

Not Present:

PWC 2024-039

Resolution Approving the Town of Castle Rock - Transportation Safety Action

Plan

The purpose of this item is to adopt the Transportation Safety Action Plan.

The safety on Town roadways is a key element valued by the community. The

causes of vehicle crashes on roadways are widely variable, and therefore

requires a collaborative and multi-variable approach to reduce. The challenge

is that the largest cause of vehicle crashes is the result of driver behavior.

This plan leverages research-based recommendations that should assist with

providing the best cost/benefit ratios.

The following questions were asked by the Commission:

1. What about zoning, does this plan include future expansions?

a. The plan is very focused on systemic historic crash information, not

looking at future development areas where there is no existing

traffic. We did create a High Risk Network (HRN), that includes

roadway characteristics that are at risk of having severe injury

crashes. This will help us better evaluate and communicate about

newer areas of Town in plan review.

2. Do we work with the Developers when they are in the beginning stages of

development?

a. See answer above. Also there is an action item to continually

review and update the Transportation Design Criteria Manual

(TDCM) for Safe System Approach information and recommended

countermeasures determined in the plan. Developers are required

to meet the TDCM criteria as a part of their submittal review and

permitting process.

3. Since this was a grant to create this action plan - would this open other

opportunities for the Town?

a. Yes, by having an adopted Action Plan, the Town is eligible to

pursue FHWA Implementation Grant funding to complete actions or

projects recommended in the Plan. There are also other CDOT

safety and TIP grant opportunities that could be pursued.

4. Moving forward with the Federal Highway Administration - could the Town

go through them for grant money and not through CDOT?

a. Yes, see above, the same FHWA grant program, Safe Streets for

All (SS4A), used for the Action Plan planning process, has an

Implementation grant program also.

5. How does this get implemented if we don’t get any grants, how does the

Town prioritize the projects? And do any of these projects overlap other

projects in the Town?

a. Besides seeking grant funding, we plan to use the Plan to:

Explore speed management education, enforcement, and

engineering strategies with Police on four high priority corridors:

Meadows Pkwy, Founders Pkwy, Meadows Blvd, and Plum

Creek Pkwy. The cost of implementation to be determined

based on strategies utilized.

Create implementation work plan for low cost, highly effective

signage, marking, and signal modification recommendations at

60 locations. The anticipated cost is $320,000 beyond current

maintenance of these assets. Implementation will be

contingent on annual budget development and weighed against

competing priorities for those funds.

Create a 5-year plan for budget and resources to complete high

benefit to cost ratio projects at 54 locations, including: speed

tables, clearing intersection sight lines, vehicle movement

restrictions, additional signal detection technology, revise

pedestrian crossing setbacks, advanced warning beacons, and

curb extensions. The anticipated cost is $1.7M. Implementation

will be contingent on annual budget development and weighed

against competing priorities for those funds.

There is a prioritization table in the Plan that we would follow. High benefit,

low cost projects would be the best use of resources as stated in the

bullets above.

The plan has been shared and communicated with other Project Managers

and teams involved in making improvements to our roadways. Other

projects that overlap an identified safety improvement area should consider

incorporating the safety improvement as a part of their project as much as

feasible.

6. What does the Town consider a high speed roadway?

a. In the Town’s Plan, high speed roadway is defined as having a

speed greater than 35 MPH.

For example, rear-end crashes occur when one vehicle collides with the

back of another vehicle. In the Town, 100% of serious injury crashes from

rear end impacts involved high speed vehicles (>35 MPH).

The importance of reducing vehicle speeds cannot be overstated in an

area where there is potential for conflict between a pedestrians and

vehicles. The slower the speed of the vehicle, the greater the chances are

for survival for the pedestrian. If struck by a vehicle travelling at a speed of

20 miles per hour or less, a pedestrian is typically not permanently injured.

If struck by a vehicle travelling at a speed of 36 miles per hour or more, a

pedestrian is usually fatally injured.

A motion made by Commissioner Fletcher and seconded by Commission Novak to

approve the Resolution Approving the Town of Castle Rock - Transportation Safety

Action Plan. Motion passes 6-0

6 -

Yes:

Commissioner Fletcher, Wood, Commissioner Patton, Chair DiDomenico, Commissioner

Novak, and Commissioner Gray

1 - Commissioner Raasch

Not Present:

Informational / Discussion Items

PWC 2024-040 Project Updates

Dan Sailer, Public Works Director gave an overview of the current Public Works

project/programs which was provided in their Commission in their packet.

Town Council Liaison Comments

Councilperson Hollingshead updated the Commission staff of Council items.

Commissioner Comments / Questions

Adjourn

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 p.m.