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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/08/2002 • • Traffic Safety Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley May 8, 2002 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center Minutes 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m.by Vice-Chair Eriksen. Members Present: Craig Anglin,Dick Asleson,Linda Dolan(arrived 7:15),Harald Eriksen, Charles Grawe,Neal Heuer,Arthur Zimmerman(arrived 7:18) Consultants Present: Stephanie Jackson, Glen Van Wormer Others Present: Members Absent: 2. Approval of A e� nda Mr. Asleson moved, second by Mr. Crrawe,to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed unanimously. 3. Approval of April 10,2002 Minutes Mr. Asleson moved, second by Mr.Anglin,to approve the minutes of April 10,2002. Motion passed unanimously. 4. Audience Items There were no audience items. 5. Traffic Concerns Communicated to the Citv A) Police Mr. Anglin distributed a list of monthly complaints. He noted an increase in speeding complaints,many of which appeared to be related to motorcycles. He also noted that a boy on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle on April 19th at Hemlock and 143rd St when the bicyclist failed to yield at an intersection. According to Mr. Anglin,the injuries were not life threatening and no citations were issued. Mr. Anglin added that the Police Department has begun a series of bike safety seminars on upcoming weekends. • • B) Public Works Mr. Heuer presented the report on traffic complaints received by the Public Works Deparhnent. He said he discussed a possible petition for the removal of the right turn channelizing islands on 147th St at Haven Drive behind Wal Mart with the concerned citizen,but has heard nothing of the issue since that conversation. He requested an interpretation of the State Statute regarding speed limits in construction zones of Mr. Van Wormer. 6. Review Major Street Overlay Schedule Mr. Heuer asked the group to identify any changes in the overlay projects one year in advance of implementation so that the changes could be incorporated into the project design and budget process. The group agreed to look at the street scheduled for 2003 and discuss potential changes at the August meeting. 7. Specific Location Concerns A) 153rd Street from Cedar Ave to Garrett Mr.Van Wormer outlined a number of problems observed during the study of the 153rd Street corridor. Several of the issues included traffic flows into and out of the Cub Food parking lot,the Target Greatland parking lot,and the Post Office parking lot. Mr.Van Wormer said he is still working on his recommendations,but indicated that a solution might include a raised median on 153rd Street extending to the east. B) Galaxie Avenue Mr. Van Wormer briefly described the Central Village proposal that would bring buildings closer to the street and would create a pair of one-way streets out of 153rd Street east of Garrett. He used traffic simulation software to analyze the one-way pair proposal as well as an extension of the existing four-lane alignment. He found that the one-way pair appears to better handle larger traffic volumes. The simulation demonstrated that the single intersection alignment would fail with a small increase to the projected traffic volumes. C) Johnny Cake Ridge Road Restriping Mr.Heuer distributed a map of the proposed restriping of Johnny Cake Ridge Road from County Road 38 north to the Eagan border. The restriping would replace the existing four lanes with a super three lane. Mr.Heuer requested that Mr. Van Wormer review and comment on the proposal. Ms. Dolan expressed concern over the traffic destined to the Shepherd of the Valley Church parking lot. Mr.Asleson expressed concern over restricting the flow of traffic by eliminating a lane. 8. Update on Nei�hborhood Meetin�s A) Neighborhood Watch Block Captains Mr. Grawe provided a brief summary of the presentation to the block captains. He noted that there is some interest in various solutions,but not as much interest in the educational � . efforts. Mr.Anglin expressed concern about losing valuable crime prevention time to traffic safety issues at the meetings. Mr. Asleson and Mr. Van Wormer suggested a pilot program. Mr.Asleson proposed that children involved in bicycle accidents could talk to their peers about safety issues. Mr. Anglin agreed to work on a proposed pilot program for the next meeting. Ms.Dolan requested that traf�c safety education be a top agenda item for the June meeting. B) Citizens Academy Ms.Dolan said she and Mr.Van Wormer presented TSAC materials to the Citizens Academy and received many questions. 9. Other Business a) Ms.Dolan said that the City Council expressed high praise for the Committee and its work at their informal meeting. b) Ms.Jackson provided several updated portions of the Crosswalk Study. c) Mr.Anglin distributed a copy of the Police Department Annual Report. d) Mr.Heuer said that Thisweek Newspapers offered to print a monthly traffic safety article. Mr. Van Wormer and Mr. Grawe agreed to work together to create the articles. 10. Adjourn Mr. Zimmerman moved,second by Mr. Eriksen,to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.