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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/12/2014 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee City of Apple Valley March 12, 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: Tim Maley Hapip, Mary Kos, Joyce Rassmussen, Eric Scheidel, Karen Seglem, Ted Seglem 2. Approval of Agenda MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Grawe to approve the agenda as presented. Motion passed 7-0. 3. Approval of January 8, 2014 Minutes MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Grawe, to approve the Minutes of January 8, 2014 as presented. Motion passed 5-0. 4. Audience Items There were no audience items. 5A.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 also 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. Residents in attendance expressed greater concerns over parking generated by the use of the athletic fields and vehicles driving on a sidewalk. The residents requested parking restrictions on the cul-de-sac itself, but preferred not to extend the restrictions down the street in front of homes. MOTION: Mr. Scott moved, second by Mr. Shaw, to recommend the City prohibit parking inside the cul-de-sac, the area north of the south boundary line of the Falcon Ridge Middle School property, and to recommend the City install a post within the right-of-way at the entrance to the sidewalk to prohibit vehicles from driving on the sidewalk. Motion passed 7-0. 5B.Speed Limit along Flagstaff Avenue from 140th Street to 1,350 feet south of 140th Street Mr. Blomstrom reported that the Minnesota Department of Transportation maintained its previous determination that the speed limit along Flagstaff Avenue south of 140th Street should be 40 miles per hour. The Committee had previously discussed establishing a school speed zone in this area if the speed limit was not reduced. MOTION: Mr. Grawe moved, second by Ms. Turek, to recommend the City establish a school speed zone of 30 miles per hour, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 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 noted that a resident was in attendance with concerns over cut-through traffic on Dundee Avenue between County Road 42 and Dodd Boulevard. The resident also expressed concerns over vehicle speed. MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Ms. Turek, to direct staff to install the temporary speed monitoring signs along this roadway this summer and to conduct traffic counts on the roadway. Motion passed 7-0. 6B.Educational Issues Ms. Dolan reported that controlled drinking event and car simulator events were successful. 7. Adjourn MOTION: Mr. Blomstrom moved, second by Mr. Scott, to adjourn. Motion passed 7- 0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:13 p.m.