2016 09-12p4
Meeting Minutes
Meridian Transportation Commission
September 12, 2016
Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall 0 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
I. Roll Call
(Meeting called to order at 3:30 pm and roll taken)
X Tracy Hopkins
X Bryan Leisle
p Luke Cavener (ex -officio)
X Ryan Lancaster
X Ryan Hall
X Shawn Martin (ex -officio)
X Stephen Lewis
X Jack McGee
X Toni Tisdale (ex -officio)
X David Ballard
X Lance Baumgartner
X Tod Morris (ex -officio)
p Brent Knezacek
X Mark Wasdahl (ex -officio)
o Miranda Carson (ex -officio)
Others Present: John Wasson (ACHD), Jon Wardle (Brighton), Jane Suggs (W&H Pacific), Mike
Madsen (Citizen), Myron Severson, Andrea Pogue, and Caleb Hood
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Motion by Commissioner McGee, second by Commissioner Ballard — all ayes — motion
carried.
3. Approval of Minutes from July 18t" and August IS, 2016 Meetings
Motion by Commissioner Lewis to adopt minutes with noted corrections, second by
Commissioner McGee — all ayes — motion carried.
4. Old Business
a. Chateau Traffic Calming (memo attached)
Mr. Hood reacquainted the Commission with this agenda item by briefly recapping the topic
and the discussion that took place in August. Mr. Hood was asked by the Commission to
follow-up with the developer on any actions they have taken with ACHD to address traffic
calming near the Brinegar Prairie development, on Chateau. Jane Suggs, the Developer's
representative was in attendance to answer follow-up questions, as was John Wasson from
ACHD. Discussion took place and questions were asked and answered, regarding the traffic
calming condition in the development application. Mr. Matson from the adjacent community
came and expressed concern and a desire to have further action and traffic calming in the
area. The missing piece for any further action for traffic calming in the area is an applicant
from the community to champion a petition for signature and further action by ACHD
No
further action from the Transportation Commission is anticipated.
b. Parking Issue at Paramount/Rocky Mountain High School (memo attached)
Mr. Hood began with a recap of the issue and explained the situation with parking in the
surrounding neighborhood by high school students. During the August meeting potential
solutions were discussed. One suggestion was to close the micro -path, another was to
have limited duration no parking signs installed by ACHD. A letter was sent to the
residents from the developer/HOA (Brighton) regarding the issue and potential solutions.
Mr. Hood cautioned the Commission to consider what closure of the micro path would do
to community access on non -school days. Mr. Hood invited the developer, Brighton, and
their representative Mr. Jon Wardle to the meeting as requested. Mr. Wardle is also a
resident of Paramount so in addition to representing the developer, which also has control
of the HOA, he also personally brings a homeowner's perspective. Mr. Wardle provided an
update on feedback from the residents and stood for any questions from the Commission.
Mr. Wardle's recommendation would be to install limited duration signs in the area. The
school has been contacted by the HOA as well as residents, but the school does not have
the enforcement mechanism to address the issue. ACHD is in support of the sign
installation, and does not require an ACHD commission vote.
Motion was made by Commissioner McGee to have ACHD install limited duration "no
parking" signs in the discussed or expanded area, second by Commissioner Leslie — all ayes
— motion carried.
c. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood directed the Commission to page 16 and page 17 of the packet for project
updates; all new information is in bold. Mr. Hood noted there aren't many updates as it
hasn't been a full month since the last update. However, Caleb did draw the attention of
the Commission to the 1-84 construction update at the bottom of page 17 and the ITD
grant application for improvements. Mr. Wasdahl contacted Mr. Hood and indicated that
ITD did not receive a FASTLANE grant for the area, but District I did receive an
approximately $5 million dollar grant. Mr. Hood encouraged the Commission to read
through the updates provided. Discussion took place on other transportation projects. Mr.
Hood indicated that he spoke to Erika Bowen, the ITD District 3 Engineer recently, and
ITD has been working with ACHD on potential striping changes to Eagle Road at Village
Drive. Erika has been invited to the October 3rd meeting and will provide an update at that
meeting. In addition, there are discussions occurring around speed studies. Updates on
speed studies will be provide at a future meeting date.
(Ex -Officio Member Cavener arrived)
S. New Business Items
a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Stacy Arnold)
Officer Myron Severson, of the MPD Traffic Division, provided the update in place of Sgt.
Arnold.
o Installation of the crosswalk at the south end of the Records Avenue was
discussed last month and ACHD is in the process of installing; PD will verify the
installation.
o SH -55 proposal by ITD is possible, but ITD will need to field concerns of the
decrease in lanes from 3 to 2.
o No concerns from PD regarding ticketing in the Paramount area where the
limited duration "no parking" signs will be installed. No exceptions from
ticketing will be provided for residents.
b. Lifestyle Transportation Service Update (T. Morris)
Mr. Morris provided a brief update on the upcoming Lifestyle Service. The original start
date was anticipated for the last week, of October. The new start date will be the first
week of December, due to a procurement issue for an automatic door feature. Advertising
and marketing will also be pushed to the end of September to accommodate the new start
date. A new website (harvesttransit.com) has been developed. Content is limited to a
splash page at this time and will be update for full service, prior to launch. Additionally, the
Meridian Press Tribune will also have advertisement of the service prior to the December
launch.
c. South Meridian Town Hall Meeting Results (C. Hood)
Mr. Hood provided a brief update on the Town Hall meeting that occurred in South
Meridian on August 31 S`. Participant's responses to the survey question about roundabouts
and where to find the entire presentation online were presented.
d. Parking Issue on Spring Valley Lane (C. Hood)
A citizen approached Mr. Hood at the Town Hall meeting regarding the parking issue on
this private lane and asked the Commission discuss. Mr. Hood did some research on the
concern. In 2003 Southern Springs Subdivision was annexed and zoned and received
Preliminary Plat approval. In 2004 phase one began. There is a parking condition that is
being violated. Mr. Hood will contact the Business Owner's Association and alert them to
the issue, as well as contact the Fire Department on the potential life safety concern and
enforcement assistance.
e. Siena Elementary School Zone (R. Hall)
Commissioner Hall expressed a traffic/safety concern at Victory Road going into
Tuscany/Thousand Springs to Siena Elementary. There is parental concern for high speeds
and people running through the HAWK signal. Mr. Hall would like to know what can be
done, to correct the issue; either school zone signage or enforcement or other. Shawn
Martin from ACHD mentioned that someone contacted them about this issue recently too
and provided an update that ACHD is going to install school zone speed limit signage.
School zone flashers will be put on a priority list for future consideration. Questions were
asked and answered on ACHD process/procedure for school zone improvements.
f. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood directed the Commissions' attention to page 20-22 and a brief review of the
topics were discussed. At this time there isn't a Commission action, only a heads -up.
6. Future Meeting Topics
Mr. Hood mentioned he will contact Erika Bowen on the speed study information for Eagle
Road prior to the October 3rd meeting, but the striping update will be on the agenda. No
additional topics added at this time.
a. Eagle Road Speed Limit Update
b. Meridian Road Speed Study
c. VRT Transit 101
d. US 20/26 Corridor Study
e. Master Mobility Map
7. Next Meeting Date: October 3rd, 2016
8. Adjourn
Motion by Commissioner Ballard and second by Commissioner Lewis to adjourn – all ayes
– motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:19 p.m.
(AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
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