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2017 03-06Meeting Minutes Meridian Transportation Commission March 6, 2017 Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall . 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho I. Roll Call (Meeting called to order at 3:32pm 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 o Rhonda Jalbert (ex -officio) p Brent Knezacelc X Erika Bowen (ex -officio) p Miranda Carson (ex -officio) Others Present: Sgt. Stacy Arnold, Lieutenant Jeff Brown, Ted Baird and Caleb Hood 2. Adoption of the Agenda Motion by Commissioner Lewis, to approve the agenda; second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried. 3. Approval of Minutes from February 6th, 2017 Meeting Mr. Hood mentioned two typos: under Old Business, third sentence, "reacquainting" should read "reacquainted the Commission..."; and, in the seventh sentence of that section, "and" should read "an update from his meeting...." With those noted corrections, Commissioner McGee made a motion to approve the February 6th minutes; second by Commissioner Lewis — all ayes — motion carried. 4. Old Business Items a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood directed the attention of the Commission to the memo beginning on page 5. He reminded the Commission that he will not review all items and that new information is in bold print. Mr. Hood also reiterated that if the Commission has questions or would like clarification on any item to feel free to interrupt him. Mr. Hood began his update starting on page 6, ACHD Community Program Projects, W. I" Broadway to Pine. The bid for that project will be awarded to Alta at the ACHD meeting on March 8`h. Mr. Hood continued his update on page 7, US 20/26. Mr. Hood extended the invite from ITD to the public open house/hearing regarding the environmental impact assessment on March 7th at The Ambrose School. Mr. Hood encouraged the Commission to attend. Mr. Hood then moved onto a pathway's update. He shared a brief update on an easement issue that was not currently listed under the Pathways item; North of Pine, between Locust Grove and Meridian Road there is an approximately 10 -foot wide pathway segment along Five Mile Creek that ends around Badley Ave. The City's Parks Department has been working with homeowners for years to secure the additional easement necessary to provide the connection up to Fairview Lakes. The easement has been secured which will help with pathway connectivity. Mr. Hood continued with a Rail with Trail update. There was a project team meeting with COMPASS earlier in the day and each city, Meridian, Nampa and Boise will be working on their respective segments of a 35 mile long corridor between Nampa's spurline and Micron. Each city is taking the lead on their respective segments and identifying constraints or necessary crossings, etc. to make a consolidated presentation/proposal to Union Pacific later in the year to allow the pathway. Mr. Hood also highlighted on page 8, Eagle Road Bike/Ped project. Mr. Hood reminded the Commission that Commissioner Lewis gave an update mid -2016. The City applied for phase 2 application at COMPASS. The City's application was ranked 16 out of 29. He would have liked to see the City's application higher on the list, but a majority of the limited funds go to maintaining the current network. If those items were factored out, the City of Meridian's project would have been higher on the list. Project 22 is a lighting project that Public Works applied for, but no decision has been made on exactly which projects will be funded. Although the results of the Federal -Aid Ranking are preliminary, COMPASS will be recommending that project 16 get a partial funding of $500K. Mr. Hood concluded his review on page 9, with a brief update on the presentation to City Council on the recommended transportation priorities and their feedback. Mr. Hood also thanked Commissioner Ballard for presenting the TC Annual Report to City Council on February 21 st Mr. Hood opened the floor for further discussion; questions were asked and answered. S. New Business Items a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Stacy Arnold) Sgt. Arnold provided a brief update on a crash in February that involved two girls at the crosswalk of Cherry Lane and Todd Way; both girls sustained significant injuries but are home recovering. Since that crash PD has issued approximately 50 citations for speed or failure to stop in that school zone area. Sgt. Arnold talked to the Traffic Team about options to that area to improve safety. Options discussed included additional lighting, additional school zone signage and replacing school zone lighting with LED lights. Another area of concern is the school zone of Brandy's Jewel and Victory Road. PD would like to see flashing beacons installed as quickly as possible. The last item discussed was the use of an LED flashing speed sign on Cherry Lane near the Charter School, similar to the ACHD display that was put up at Meridian Rd/Fairview Ave. Sgt. Arnold opened the floor for questions and answers. Discussion took place and the Commission generally supported the lighting and signage suggestions Sgt. Arnold reviewed. This item will be kept on the agenda for future updates. b. Ustick Elementary Walk Zone (C. Hood) Mr. Hood directed the attention of the Commission to the page 10 of the packet and the exhibit on page I I and then provided a brief review of the request. Mr. Hood is carrying this forward on behalf of Miranda Carson, who is currently on maternity leave. Safety is the main concern in this area due to increased traffic. In lieu of Ms. Carson, Shawn Martin provided some additional contextual comments and the plans ACHD has for observation studies in this area when the weather improves. The floor was opened for discussion, questions were asked and answered. The Commission agreed to leave this topic on the agenda so someone from the School District can explain more of the concern/request and ACHD can explain any improvements or changes they make. c. EB 1-84 Off -Ramp at Meridian Road (E. Bowen) Ms. Bowen provided a brief review of the history of this topic and then provided a brief update on the actions that ITD and ACHD have taken to assess the "No Right Turn on Red" at this location. Approximately 9 months ago, there were comments/requests for removing the restriction for the right-hand turning movement at the 1-84 westbound off -ramp. The sign at the westbound ramp has since been removed. Crash data for the westbound ramp is being reviewed and assessed, as a baseline measure for potential removal of the signage on the eastbound ramp. Unfortunately, all the crash data is not available at this time so ACHD Staff Engineers are reaching out to MPD and ISP for additional feedback to determine if crashes have increased in the westbound direction to determine if the eastbound proposed signage removal can/should occur. A final determination has not been made as of yet for the eastbound ramp. The floor was opened for additional discussion. Questions were asked and answers. Ms. Bowen will provide a future update once the data is received/assessed from ISP and MPD. d. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood) Mr. Hood started his brief review of the Staff Communications topic on pages 12-14 of the packet. Mr. Hood inquired to the Commission if they recalled the discussion that Mr. Wasson referenced on 2 % Street in the memo and if there was any Commission action needed at this time. No action is needed from the Commission at this time. Mr. Hood also reminded the Commission of the ITD meeting on March 7th to discuss the Environmental Assessment for US 20/26. The final item was letting the Commission know of the formation of a Pedestrian Advisory Group for ACRD. 6. Future Meeting Topics Chairman Ballard asked for any addition agenda topics. Mr. Hood mentioned that Brooke Green from ACHD would like to present to the Commission during the May meeting. It was also noted that the Meridian Road Speed Study topic as well as the Eleven vs. Twelve Foot Travel Lanes topic would be on the May agenda. An additional comment was made regarding Rail with Trail and a commercial developer's comment on Meridian requiring masonry walls along that corridor. Discussion took place and clarification on the process and standards was explained. It was requested that when ITD presents the US 20/26 Corridor Study topic, that an overall summary, including access impacts, be part of that presentation. a. Meridian Road Speed Study b. VRT Transit 101 c. US 20/26 Corridor Study d. Master Mobility Map e. Eleven vs. Twelve Foot Travel Lanes 7. Next Meeting Date: May 1, 2017 Mr. Hood mentioned that he was going to be out of town the first week of April and would prefer that meeting be cancelled. Commissioner Lewis made a motion to cancel the April 3rd meeting and establish May I st as the next meeting date — second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried. 8. Adjourn Motion by Commissioner Lancaster and second by Commissioner Lewis to adjourn — all ayes — motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. (AUDIO RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST) APP V DAVID BALLARD, CHAIR DAT ATTEST: C.JAY COLES DATE city Of s � t r Jyc