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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/14/2011 . � Traffic Safety Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley September 14, 2011 7:00 p.m. Municipal Center Minutes 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.by Acting Chair Linda Dolan Members Present: Todd Blomstrom, Linda Dolan, Charles Grawe, Jon Rechtzigel, Joe Shaw (arrived at 7:24 p.m.), Arthur Zimmerman(arrived at 7:10 p.m.) Members Absent: Harald Eriksen Consultants/Alternates Present: Tom Sohrweide, Dave Bennett Others Present: Clint Hooppaw, Jennifer Laber 2. Approval of A eg nda Mr. Blomstrom requested the addition of items concerning 144�' Street and Embry Path, Follow-up on 136�' Street signage, and moving the Garden View Drive item to the end of the non-routine business items. MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Rechtzigel, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion passed 4-0. 3. Approval of July 13, 2011 Minutes MOTION: Mr. Grawe moved, second by Mr. Blomstrom, to approve the Minutes of July 13, 2011 as presented. Motion passed 4-0. 4. Audience Items There were no audience items. 5. Resident Concerns at 144�' Street and Embrv Path Mr. Blomstrom said that Embry Path was overlayed earlier this year. Several years ago,the city removed a crosswalk at 147�' Street and Embry Path. A resident requested the restoration of that crosswalk and the addition of a four- way stop at 144�' Street and Embry Path. • • Mr. Zimmerman arrived. MOTION: Mr. Grawe moved, second by Mr. Blomstrom, to conduct a review of the intersection of 144�' Street and Embry Path to determine if it meets warrants for a four-way stop and to review the reasons that the crosswalk was removed at 147�' Street. Motion passed 5-0. 6. Resident Request for One-Side Parking along Walnut Lane near Westview Elementary School � Mr. Blomstrom presented background information regarding a request from Laura Miske to remove on-street parking along the early portion of Walnut Lane near Garden View Drive. Mr. Rechtzigel reported that the City survey the four property owners that would be affected by potential parking restrictions along Walnut Lane. One resident supported parking prohibitions, but the others were not in favor and one specifically did not want to create an inconvenience for school students or their familiar. There was general agreement that the parking is only a problem during special school events. Mr. Shaw arrived. MOTION: Ms. Dolan moved, second by Mr. Shaw, to not recommend the requesting parking restrictions. Motion passed 6-0. 7. Resident Request for Left Turn on 140�' Street at Everest Avenue Mr. Blomstrom reviewed the current four-lane road alignment and explained that any addition of a left-turn lane would require substantial modifications to the roadway. Mr. Blomstrom said this would need to be part of a larger discussion of the road alignment for a large section of the road. He said he would pull the vehicle crash data history for that area. 8. Resident Concern with Speedin�on Upper 136�' Street Mr. Sohrweide reviewed recent concerns from residents regarding speeding traffic Upper 136�' Street. A resident attended a previous meeting to express concerns. Mr. Sohrweide conducted further evaluation on some of the sight distances and recommended reverse curve signage and 25 miles per hour speed advisory signs. MOTION: Mr. Grawe moved, second by Ms. Dolan, to recommend the installation of the advisory signage as described by Mr. Sohrweide. Motion passed 6-0. � � 9. Update on Safe Routes to School Grant Application for Greenleaf Elementary School Mr. Blomstrom said the city was not awarded a grant application for a HAWK pedestrian crossing signal at the Greenleaf Elementary School and alternate funding sources would be required. 10. Update on Resident Concerns with Speedin�on Garden View Drive Between CR 42 and CR 46 Mr. Blomstrom provided an overview of the resident's concerns and presented speed data collected from the northbound sign between November 2010 and this summer. The range of vehicles traveling at 35 miles per hour or less was between 88 and 93 percent each month. The Committee discussed this data along with the previously collected police enforcement data indicating few violators. The percentage of speed violators was not significantly different from many other city streets. However,the traffic volume on Garden View Drive is significantly higher as it is a collector roadway. The city will continue to monitor speeds on the roadway. 11. Other Traffic Concerns Communicated to the Ci_ty of Apple Valley Police Concerns Mr. Rechtzigel reported several complaints regarding truck traffic associated with the Whitney Pond construction project. Mr. Rechtzigel reported a complaint about a load paper delivery vehicle and noted a faulty equipment violation tag was issued. Public Works' Concerns Mr. Blomstrom reported no further concerns. 12. Education Issues Ms. Dolan reported on a teen driving summit. Mr. Grawe reported an increasing number of small motorized vehicles using the bike and pedestrian pathways that approach street intersections at much higher rates of speed than traditional pedestrian or bicycle path users. Ms. Dolan reported that National Walk to School Day is approaching. � � 13. Adjourn MOTION: Mr. Grawe moved, second by Mr. Blomstrom, to adjourn. Motion passed 6-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.