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Home My WebLink About03/12/2014 000 Goes 00000 G G000* Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of Apple 7100 147th Street West Valley Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MARCH 12, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Called Meeting to Order 2. Approved Agenda 3. Audience —No one requested to speak 4. Approved of Minutes of January 8, 2014 Regular Meeting 5. Regular Agenda Items: A. Recommended Parking Restrictions on Exley Avenue Cul-de-sac B. Recommended School Zone Speed Limit along Flagstaff Avenue from 140th Street to 1,350 feet south of 140th Street 6. Informational Items A. Heard Other Traffic Concerns Communicated to the City: 1. Police 2. Public Works B. Discussed Educational Issues 7. Adjourned Meeting. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS: Wednesday May 14, 2014 7:00 p.m. (Regular) Welcome to the Apple Valley Traffic Safety Advisory Committee meeting. The Committee is a forum to hear citizen concerns regarding traffic and parking on City streets, as well as pedestrian and bicycle safety issues. The Committee also evaluates proposals for traffic control devices, signage, and striping and considers citywide traffic education and communication programs. The Committee encourages residents to bring their concerns forward and appreciates your efforts to help make our City a safer community. Specific traffic solutions may also have unintended and potentially dangerous consequences as there are often engineering and liability issues involved with traffic controls and roadway designs to consider. When evaluating resident concerns, the Committee follows a process that looks broadly at multiple possible solutions and utilizes the City's engineering resources to help determine the most appropriate solution for identified problems: 1) The concern is received. 2) Options are identified to address the concern. 3) Additional analysis of the options to determine engineering, legal liability, and financial constraints or issues may be necessary. 4) A recommendation is made. We appreciate your participation in exploring the most appropriate solution for the problem in your area. Meeting Location: Municipal Center City of 7100 147th Street West Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING TENTATIVE AGENDA MARCH 12, 2014 - 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Audience - 10 Minutes Total Time Limit - For Items NOT on this Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes of January 8, 2014 Regular Meeting 5. Regular Agenda Items: A.Resident Request for Parking Restrictions on Exley Avenue Cul-de-sac thth B.Speed Limit along Flagstaff Avenue from 140 Street to 1,350 feet south of 140 Street 6. Informational Items A. Other Traffic Concerns Communicated to the City: 1. Police 2. Public Works B. Educational Issues 7. Adjourn. NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS: Wednesday May 14, 2014 7:00 p.m. (Regular) Welcome to the Apple Valley Traffic Safety Advisory Committee meeting. The Committee is a forum to hear citizen concerns regarding traffic and parking on City streets, as well as pedestrian and bicycle safety issues. The Committee also evaluates proposals for traffic control devices, signage, and striping and considers citywide traffic education and communication programs. The Committee encourages residents to bring their concerns forward and appreciates your efforts to help make our City a safer community. Specific traffic solutions may also have unintended and potentially dangerous consequences as there are often engineering and liability issues involved with traffic controls and roadway designs to consider. When evaluating resident concerns, the Committee follows a process that looks broadly at multiple possible solutions and utilizes the City’s engineering resources to help determine the most appropriate solution for identified problems: 1) The concern is received. 2) Options are identified to address the concern. 3) Additional analysis of the options to determine engineering, legal liability, and financial constraints or issues may be necessary. 4) A recommendation is made. We appreciate your participation in exploring the most appropriate solution for the problem in your area. Traffic Safety Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley January 8, 2014 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center Minutes 1.Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Arthur Zimmerman Members Present: Todd Blomstrom, Linda Dolan, Charles Grawe, Mitch Scott, Joe Shaw, Laura Turek, Arthur Zimmerman Members Absent: Consultants/Alternates Present: Dave Bennett Others Present: 2.Approval of Agenda Mr. Grawe requested the addition of election of officers. MOTION: Ms. Dolan moved, second by Mr. Scott to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed 7-0. 3.Approval of November 13, 2013 Minutes MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Grawe, to approve the Minutes of November 13, 2013 as amended. Motion passed 5-0. (Ms. Dolan and Mr. Shaw abstained) 4.Audience Items There were no audience items. th 5A. Resident Concerns with Sight Lines at Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 144 St. At the previous meeting, several residents expressed their concerns with sight th lines at Johnny Cake Ridge Road and 144 Street. Specifically, a wooden privacy fence and hedge row along the property abutting the Johnny Cake th pedestrian trail obscure the view of motorists at the stop sign at 144 Street. The Committee directed staff to review and report. Mr. Bennett reported that the fence could be relocated, impacting about 25 feet of fence on one side and about six feet of fence on the other side. The residents have agreed to review the concept in the spring, but have not made any commitments for the change at this time. thth 5B. Speed Limit along Flagstaff Avenue from 140 Street to 1,350 feet south of 140 Street Mr. Blomstrom distributed data collected by MnDoT. MnDoT is still evaluating the speed limit. 5C. Resident Request for Parking Restrictions on Exley Avenue Cul-de-sac Mr. Bennett explained the original concern was that people would use the cul- de-sac as a parking lot due to easy access onto nearby sports fields. However, it appears that the parking is generated by parents parked for a short period of time while picking their students up from school in an attempt to avoid the traffic on the school property. Mr. Bennett distributed parking data collected by the City. There was general discussion about the parking. MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Scott, to direct staff to contact the property owners three lots from the bubble and inform them of the City’s intent to restrict parking between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm Monday through Friday on the bubble and gauge if the residents have a consensus about extending the same parking restrictions to the areas in front of their property. Motion passed 7-0. 5D. 2014 Driver Feedback Sign Placement Schedule Mr. Bennett distributed the schedule. 5E. Approve 2013 Annual Report MOTION: Ms. Dolan moved, second by Mr. Grawe, to approve the report as corrected. Motion passed 7-0. 5F. Election of Officers MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Scott, to elect Mr. Zimmerman as Chair and Mr. Shaw as Secretary. Motion passed 7-0. 6A. Other Traffic Concerns Communicated to the City of Apple Valley Police Concerns Mr. Scott reported no new police concerns. Public Works Concerns Mr. Blomstrom reported no new public works concerns. 6B. Educational Issues Ms. Dolan reported that the Metro Area Safe Communities group will hold its th meeting in Rosemount on February 5. Ms. Turek noted that traffic fatalities are down state-wide. 7. Adjourn MOTION: Mr. Grawe moved, second by Mr. Scott, to adjourn. Motion passed 7- 0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. 0*0 0000 as*®* 0000 see. City of Apple Vallev MEMO Public Works TO: Traffic Safety Advisory Committee FROM: David E. Bennett, Asst. City Engineer DATE: March 12, 2014 SUBJECT: Dundee Avenue Traffic The City received an email from the Prairie Crossing Association regarding traffic concerns on Dundee Avenue between County Road 42 and Dodd Boulevard. The email identified two items of concern: 1. Drivers are using Dundee Ave as a shortcut to go from Cty 42 to Dodd Blvd, it isn't just residential neighborhood traffic. 2. Drivers are not abiding the speed limit of 30 MPH on Dundee Ave due to the lack of speed limit signage. Attachment: Prairie Crossing Association Email 03-05-2014 f i F r a � ► � u A l I , � b .t { ie � rr tt�" l r&UP womm"p 6± [ J r i 4vw W 0 O as tl fr�rr� -aren%alIdr ky-t TS pD rrn l w ?Yr E WI ly- ( "I. 6 3 fi�Y rt a cYri � r 1 � t hm the t�