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)
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