Report on UDOT meeting

Utah Department of Transportation information and report from the Stakeholder Working Group Meeting #1 which was held February 5, 2020 in the Mountain View Conference Room, Garden City Office, Garden City, UT

2020 Schedule

·        Construction

o   Most businesses still busy running into Fall

o   Father’s Day weekend (2nd week of June) is start of busy season

o   Spring Timeframe – April 1st – June 15th

Project Understanding

·        500-600 boats launching at marina

o   But use different points of access of parking

·        Launch ramp is the bottleneck (7 lanes)

·        Public launch ramp (200 boats) 5-miles south

·        Temporary 356 boat buoys

·        Recreation at marina – beach area on north side (100s of people)

o   It is increasing the traffic into the marina (non-boat related)

·        People park on the side of the road to go to the beach north of marina

o   No designated parking

·        173 additional parking in expansion

·        Still be functioning even if marina is expanded

o   Bridge and expansion would increase business

o   As well as bike path

·        Possibility to do pedestrian bridge?

o   No pedestrian zones but people walking across to hill parking is a problem

o   Bike path terminates at hill / overflow parking

o   40mph along corner southbound

o   Budget and justification issue

§  Compliant regulations

o   Maybe a marina operation – additional funding

§  State Parks Access Grant ($500k)

o   Chamber/business community show desire for guests and locals to get signatures for bridge proposal

§  Cost of bridge – estimated $500k

§  Legislature – additional funding outside UDOT

o   Safety of the harbor is main priority – getting out of the open water

Concept Designs

·        Wetland mitigation (established)

o   Asking if we can build over wetlands on west side of 89 because they were essentially manmade

·        On the west side, north of entrance to overflow parking is a wet spring

Concept 1

·        Crosswalk at Raspberry Square intersection?

o   Create too much foot traffic?

o   Need a sidewalk to get them to the marina

o   Some kind of pedestrian crossing is necessary

·        Left turn lane at Raspberry Square to Harbor Village

o   Timeline of harbor village entrance expansion

o   Highest left turn lane into harbor village

·        Easier coming out of the north end – can see better around the bend

o   Alleviated the traffic of outbound using north exit

·        Exit only on the north might create issues towards the entry

o   Eliminate the whole exit in the middle?

·        In-bound and out-bound (seasonal changes) can be difficult

o   Mental switch can be difficult safety issue

·        Remove the roundabout?

·        North exit might be best?

·        Seasonal light – yellow light?

Concept 2

·        No comments, majority prefer the double lane

Attendees

Name	Organization
Matt Coombs	Utah Forestry, Fire & State Lands
Zac Covington	Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG)
Brian Carver	Bear River Association of Governments (BRAG)
Richard Droesbeke	State Parks / DFCM
Mike Leonhardt	Garden City Mayor
Tami Leonhardt	Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau
Mark Smoot	Harbor Village
Bill Cox	Rich County Commissioner
Howard Pope	Garden City Council
Cory Doolin	WorldMark
Kathy Anderson	RTC Online
Rose Noorda	Bear Lake Valley Chamber of Commerce
David Cottle	Bear Lake Watch
Claudia Cottle	Bear Lake Watch
Brady Roberts	UDOT Project Manager
Chris Price	Consultant Team
Kathryn Floor	Consultant Team
Laura Ingersoll	Consultant Team