Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee - Meeting Minutes - April 7, 2021

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Meeting minutes for the Dixie Transportation Advisory Committee held on April 7, 2021, with an electronic meeting option. The record covers attendance and roll call procedures for in-person and remote participants, adoption of minutes from March 3, 2021, and a welcome to the newly installed Santa Clara City Public Works director. Key planning updates include transit line progress, GIS tools for transit decision-making, and COVID-19 impacts on Washington County. Local project status updates across multiple cities address ongoing right-of-way, master plan drafts, roadway sealing, traffic signals, and engineering work.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Administrative

COVID-19 Accommodations/Protocol

Consider Minutes from March 3, 2021

Welcome Dustin Mouritsen

Short Range Planning

Update on transit line St. George to Springdale

GIS Tools for Transit Decision Making

Impacts of COVID-19 in Washington County area

Local Project Status Updates

Hurricane

Ivins

LaVerkin

Leeds

St. George City

Santa Clara

Toquerville

Washington City

DIXIE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes April 7, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. Five County Association of Governments 1070 West 1600 South St. George, UT Conducting: Todd Edwards, Chairman – Mr. Todd Edwards called the DTAC meeting to order from an anchor location with an electronic meeting option over a GoToMeeting connection. Mr. Edwards noted that each Committee member attending electronically will be asked if they are present and if they can hear clearly. In addition, Mr. Edwards noted that he will take roll again at the end of the meeting wherein the Committee members attending electronically must declare for the record that they participated in the meeting from beginning to end and that they were able to hear and comprehend everything that occurred during the meeting. Mr. Edwards conducted the roll call: MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANCHOR LOCATION: • Todd Edwards, CHAIR, Washington County Engineer • Jay Sandberg, St George City • Arthur LeBaron, Hurricane City • Dustin Mourtisen, Santa Clara City Public Works Director • Mike Shaw, Washington City Public Works Director MEMBERS PRESENT ELECTRONICALLY: • Wayne Peterson, Leeds Town • Monty Thurber, St. George City, Engineer Associate/Traffic Coordinator • Kayde Roberts, UDOT Region Four • Chuck Gillette, Ivins City, Public Works Director MEMBERS ABSENT: • Cameron Cutler, St. George City, Public Works Director • Ty Bringhurst, Toquerville City • Kyle Gubler, LaVerkin City OTHER ATTENDEES: • Myron Lee, Dixie MPO • Ryan Tiu, Dixie MPO • Aron Baker, Horrocks Engineering • Jeff Sanders, UDOT • Chris Hall, UDOT • Kurt Ivie, Washington City – City Council • Patty Wise – LaVerkin City – City Council • Taylor Ricks • Leslie Fonger – Greater Zion Convention and Tourism Office • Cody Howick • Eldon Bingham-UDOT • Other attendees were present but did not introduce themselves. Chairman Edwards noted that a quorum was present and called for the meeting to continue. Chairman Edwards also welcomed visitors who were in attendance and asked if any would like to introduce themselves. 1. ADMINISTRATIVE: A. COVID–19 Accommodations/Protocol – The COVID-19-Accommodations and Protocol were discussed prior to Item 1.A to comply with the roll call rules when holding an electronic meeting. B. Consider Minutes from March 3 , 2021 – Chairman Edwards noted that no additions or corrections were mentioned and called for a motion to approve the minutes. Mike Shaw made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Jay Sandberg seconded the motion. Chairman Edwards then conducted a verbal roll call vote on the motion. The motion passed with all Committee members verbally voting in favor of the motion. C. Welcome Dustin Mouritsen. Chairman Edwards reported that Jack Taylor recently retired, and that Dustin Mouritsen has been installed as the new Public Works director for Santa Clara City. Mr. Mouritsen was introduced to the group and invited to give a brief introduction. 2. SHORT RANGE PLANNING: A. Update on transit line St. George to Springdale. Jay Sandberg reported that the agreements have been signed. They are working on the Brigham roadside, stops, charging stations, personnel and building design. There was not a lot of additional detail available currently. B. GIS Tools for Transit Decision Making. Ryan Tiu with FCAOG gave a presentation on the GIS tools for transit making decisions. The link he provided is: [https://arcg.is/0yKLWu](https://arcg.is/0yKLWu). The different demographic layers were discussed as indicated on the graph. Mr. Tiu used the following Transit Study layers in his presentation: • Those with disabilities • Youth – ages 10 – 21 • Zero vehicle • Rentals • Population 65+ • Low income 35k Household income and under • Latino population (approximately 11% of Washington County total population along with a usage indicating that 1 out of every 4 persons using SunTran is Latino)

FAQs

How did the committee handle attendance and roll call for an electronic meeting?

Members attending electronically were asked if they were present and could hear clearly. A verbal roll call vote was conducted, and electronically attending members were required to declare they participated from beginning to end and could hear and comprehend everything.

What administrative action was taken regarding the March 3, 2021 minutes?

The chair noted no additions or corrections were mentioned and called for a motion to approve. Mike Shaw moved to approve as presented, Jay Sandberg seconded, and the motion passed with verbal approval from all committee members.

What planning topics and tools were discussed in the short range planning section?

Updates included the St. George to Springdale transit line agreements and a presentation on GIS tools for transit decision-making. The GIS approach used demographic layers to help identify where transit stops would likely receive the most use, and COVID-19 impacts in Washington County were reviewed with graphs and charts.

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