Meeting Notes
Meeting:	Public Open Houses
Date:	August 29 and 30, 2001
Locations:	Eyestone Elementary School Wellington Streets Building 625 9th Street Fort Collins
Project Team Attendees (varied by meeting):
	R.A. Plummer (PBS&J) Carrie Cloud (PBS&J) Chuck Attardo (PBS&J) Nate Allen (PBS&J) Barry Schulz (PBS&J) Jason Sandvik (PBS&J)	Mark Jackson (City of Fort Collins) Chris Primus (Carter-Burgess) Brian Rantala (Intermountain) Mark Peterson (Larimer County) Pete Graham (CDOT)

Two open houses were held for the public as part of the study process. The format of the meetings and the exhibits presented were the same for both meetings.

The meetings were set up in an open house format so the public could stop by at anytime. The meetings were designed for the public to meet the project team, learn about the progress of the study, express their concerns, and ask questions. Exhibits were presented and the project team was available to answer questions.

Exhibits describing the study process and encouraging public input were displayed throughout the meeting rooms. The meetings were held as follows:

• Wellington: Eyestone Elementary School

Wednesday, August 29^th, 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

• Fort Collins: Streets Building

The following exhibits were used at each open house:

1. Introduction
1. Welcome
2. Study Intent and Description
3. Study Process
4. Alternative Evaluation Process
5. Study Schedule
6. Public/Agency Involvement
7. Origin & Destination Study Summary
8. Trucking Industry Overview
2. Non-Route Based Strategies
1. Non Route Based Strategy Evaluation Criteria
2. Initial List of Non-Route Based Strategies
3. Unrealistic Screening Results for Non-Route Based Strategies
4. Comparative Screening of Non-Route Based Strategies
5. Recommendations for Non-Route Based Strategies
3. Alternate Routes
1. Alternate Route Evaluation Criteria
2. Initial List of Alternate Routes
3. Unrealistic Screening Results for Alternate Routes
4. County Road 76 Route
5. County Road 70/72 Routes
6. County Road 70 Route
7. County Road 66 Route
8. County Road 62E/64 Routes
9. County Road 58 Routes
10. Alternate Route Comparative Evaluation
1. Alternate Route Costs
2. Route Utilization
3. Traffic Operations
4. Environmental Resources
1. Farming Resources
2. Threatened/ Endangered Species and Wildlife
3. Wetlands and Riparian Areas
4. Noise Impacts
5. Air Quality and Historic Resources
6. Water Resources
5. Right-of Way/ Relocations and Directly Affected Properties
6. Land Use
7. Length of Route
8. Comparative Evaluation Matrix

Sign in sheets were provided at each open house and 167 people at the Wellington meeting and 50 people at the Fort Collins meeting signed in.

Comment sheets were provided that could be returned at the meeting or mailed to PBS&J. The ideas, issues, and comments collected at the meetings are summarized in the attachments.