2017 12-04
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Monday, December 4, 2017 – 3:30 pm
Council Chambers - Meridian City Hall - 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
1. Roll Call:
Tracy Hopkins Bryan Leisle ___ Luke Cavener (ex-officio)
Ryan Lancaster Ryan Hall ___ Shawn Martin (ex-officio)
Stephen Lewis Vacant ___ Toni Tisdale (ex-officio)
David Ballard Britton Davis ___ Rhonda Jalbert (ex-officio)
Brent Knezacek Erika Bowen (ex-officio) ___ Miranda Carson (ex-officio)
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes From November 6, 2017 Meeting
4. Old Business Items
a. Transportation Projects Update
5. New Business Items
a. Meridian Police Department Status Report
b. 2017 Annual Report to City Council
c. 2018 City Transportation Priorities Kick-Off
d. Speed Limits on Lake Hazel and Eagle Roads
e. Establish January Meeting Date
f. Staff Communications
6. Future Meeting Topics
a. Compression Brakes
b. ValleyConnect 2.0 (February)
c. Linder Village Project Update (February)
d. Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 (May)
e. Master Mobility Map
f. Comprehensive Plan Update
g. Pedestrian Signal at Meridian Road/Broadway Avenue
7. Next Meeting Date: To Be Determined
8. Adjourn
Meeting Minutes
Meridian Transportation Commission
December 4, 2017
Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
I. Roll Call
(Meeting called to order at 3:30pm and roll taken)
Lc Tracy Hopkins
x Brian Leslie
x Luke Cavener (ex -officio)
x Ryan Lancaster
x Ryan Hall
p Shawn Martin (ex -officio)
x Stephen Lewis
x Vacant
x Toni Tisdale (ex -officio)
x David Ballard
x Britton Davis
x Rhonda Jalbert (ex -officio)
p Brent Knezacek
x Erika Bowen (ex -officio)
x Miranda Carson (ex -officio)
Others Present: Sgt. Stacy Arnold, Ted Baird and Caleb Hood
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Chairman Ballard asked for agenda discussion or a motion to adopt. No discussion took place
and a motion to adopt the agenda was made by Commissioner Hopkins with a second by
Commissioner Lancaster — all ayes — motion carried.
3. Approval of Minutes from November 6, 2017 Meeting
Chairman Ballard called for any discussion or changes prior to the motion to approve the
November 6th, 2017 meeting minutes. No discussion was had and Commissioner Lancaster
motioned to approve the minutes as presented with a second by Commissioner Hopkins — all
ayes — motion carried.
4. Old Business Items
a. Transportation Projects Update (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood began by directing the Commission to page 6 of the packet and the Transportation
Projects Update memo. As a reminder, all new information is in BOLD and Mr. Hood does not
review all items but highlights specific topics and is happy to field questions and provide further
detailed information on any item, whether in the memo or not.
Mr. Hood noted that there aren't many updates as it's the beginning of the new fiscal year and
projects have slowed down as we are entering the winter months. Mr. Hood noted the first
two items of the memo; the Franklin, Black Cat to Ten Mile and the Ustick Corridor items
would be removed going forward as they are substantially complete.
Mr. Hood moved onto page 7, the Ten Mile Road, McMillan to Chinden project. There was an
ACHD project kickoff meeting on November 30th to begin the planning stages to design this
roadway. However, there is discussion of another entity building this project, for ACHD, if a
land development project, for the land between Wal-Mart and Chinden, is submitted and
approved. No negotiations are currently underway and, high ground water seems to be an issue
in the area. Mr. Hood concluded on page 8 with a brief reminder of the Pine Ave, Meridian to
Locust Grove project and it being on the 90 day bid list with construction to start in early
2018. Additional updates have been made in the memo on page 9 and 10. The ACHD 2018-
2022 IFYWP will be discussed as part of New Business.
Chairman Ballard opened the floor for further discussion and Mr. Hood stood for questions
and answers.
S. New Business Items
a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Stacy Arnold)
Sgt. Arnold updated the Commission on the speeding complaints in the construction area of
Franklin, Ten Mile and Black Cat. Several complaints have been lodged for speeding in this area.
Sgt. Arnold noted that there is a I mile section of Franklin between Ten Mile and Linder that is
currently signed 45mph. He has spoken to the Traffic team and is requesting a decrease to
40mph to remain consistent throughout the thoroughfare all the way to Black Cat from Eagle
Road.
Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion and questions and answers. Discussion took
place.
Commissioner Lancaster motioned to have Mr. Hood, request via email, to Mr. Martin and Mr.
Wasson of ACHD, to review and/or conduct a speed study on Franklin Road from Linder to
Black Cat, second by Commissioner Davis - all ayes - motioned carried.
Follow-up discussion was had regarding the Meridian/E. Broadway intersection safety issue and
community outreach regarding HAWK signals. Sgt. Arnold commented that PD has a plan to
have a plain -clothes officer walk several HAWK signals intersections accompanied by motor
patrol to evaluate safety, then stop and educate drivers that do not follow the signage. Further
ideas and suggestions on community outreach were discussed including but not limited to
education through the schools and mailers included in utility billings.
(A request by Mr. Hood was made to move up item 5d., Speed Limits on Lake Hazel and Eagle
Roads; to be addressed prior to item 5b, so Sgt. Arnold could be part of the discussion. No
objections were voiced so item 5d was reprioritized before 5b. See discussion notes under item
5d below.)
Commissioner Hopkins inquired about the new light/intersection at Ten Mile and Vanguard,
and asked Sgt. Arnold if he had any insights on the traffic flow and its location to the
interchange. Sgt. Arnold hasn't observed the afternoon traffic at this point, to provide any
insights.
b. 2017 Annual Report to City Council (attached; Chairman Ballard/C. Hood)
Chairman Ballard opened the discussion with a thank you to Mr. Hood for drafting the Annual
Report to City Council for him and Commissioner Lewis to review. Chairman Ballard opened
the topic for discussion or edits by the Commission, which was included in the packet. No
discussion or edits were requested.
A motion was made by Commissioner Hopkins to approve the memo, second by
Commissioner Davis — all ayes — motion passed.
Mr. Hood will coordinate with Chairman Ballard and Vice -Chairman Lewis on the assigned
Council date where the report will be presented verbally to City Council.
c. 2018 City Transportation Priorities Kick -Off (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood began his update by referencing the memo on page 14 and the letter received from
ACHD on November 9th, 2017, notifying the Commission of the preparation work on the
FY2019-2023 Integrated Five -Year Work Plan (IFYWP). Mr. Hood reminded the Commission
of the timeline needed to provide the priorities to City Council to meet the ACRD deadline of
March 16th, 2018. Mr. Hood provided several handouts and requested that the Commissioners
review the information and identify their priorities and send him their individual
recommendations/comments a week prior to the January Transportation Commission meeting.
Mr. Hood will consolidate the feedback and provide the consolidated information to discuss
and rank those priorities at the January meeting to expedite the Commission's
recommendation to City Council by February. Mr. Hood reacquainted the Commission of the
priority areas; Roadways and Intersections, Community Program Projects (i.e. Hawk projects,
sidewalks, etc.), and finally those that are sent to COMPASS and ITD regarding State Highway
projects.
The floor was opened for review of the handouts, discussion as needed and questions and
answers.
Chairman Ballard shared some general comments and information from the November Freight
Advisory Committee meeting regarding freight corridors and hubs, as a reference concept
when reviewing the priorities and making recommendations. Chairman Ballard requested that
an invite be extended to Liisa Itkonen from COMPASS and the Freight Corridor Advisory
Committee to present at the January Transportation Commission meeting.
Mr. Hood also reminded the Commissioners of some other tools at their disposal to consider
while reviewing the IFYWP priorities, like ACHD's Master Street Map. The companion
document to the Master Street Map is the Livable Streets Design Guide, which gives contextual
information. Both documents are useful when reviewing the priorities and can help to provide
additional reference information for prioritization.
Mr. Hood requested that any comments be provided to him 7-10 days prior to the January
meeting. No further discussion was had.
Chairman Ballard closed the topic and moved to item 5e.
d. Speed limits on Lalce Hazel and Eagle Roads (C. Hood)
(Heard as part of item 5a) Mr. Hood gave a brief description of the situation and the
community feedback that was provided to the City Council recently on a development
application. There is community concern around the 50mph speed limit in the area of Lake
Hazel and Eagle roads, with merging into traffic and crashes, as well as having to cross the
arterials to get their mail. City Council requested that Mr. Hood bring this topic to the
Transportation Commission and get feedback from Meridian PD and ACHD; ACHD
representation was not present at the Commission meeting. Discussion took place and further
context was provided by Mr. Hood regarding future improvements, including widening and
dual -lane roundabouts in specific locations.
Commissioner Hall requested that the email, Mr. Hood will be sending from item 5a (Franklin
Road speed limits), be augmented to include a request for additional review and or speed
studies on Lake Hazel and Eagle roads.
A motion by Commissioner Lancaster to do additional review on existing speed studies and/or
conduct new studies on Eagle Road from Amity to Victory and Eagle Road from Lake Hazel to
Locust Grove be added to the email request to ACHD, second by Commissioner Hall — all ayes
— motion carried.
Mr. Hood will request, as part of his email, a report back, from ACHD on speed study results
prior to any speed limit changes being made.
Chairman Ballard asked for any further discussion, none was had and Chairman Ballard closed
the topic and moved back to item 5b.
e. Establish January Meeting Date (C. Hood)
Mr. Hood noted that January I st, is the first Monday next month, and is a holiday and as such a
new date and/or time needs to be set. Discussion was had and Commissioner Hall motioned to
change the date of the next Transportation Commission meeting to January 8th at 3:30 pm,
second by Commissioner Leslie — all ayes — motion carried.
Commissioner Lancaster will not be able to attend and was requested to provide his,
Transportation Priority comments to Mr. Hood prior to the meeting so they could be included
in the packet information. Commissioner Lancaster agreed and Chairman Ballard closed the
item and moved to item 5f Staff Communications.
f. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood did a brief review of Staff Communications that begin on page 17 of the memo. Mr.
Hood highlighted that there is a vacancy on the Transportation Commission as Vincent Koontz
tool, a position with the City and must resign his Commissioner position. Mr. Hood also noted
that Tod Morris's last day with VRT was on Friday December I st. Mr. Hood concluded and
Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion. No discussion was had and the item was
closed.
6. Future Meeting Topics
Chairman Ballard asked for any future meeting topics. Discussion tool, place and one additional
item was recommended for the January agenda; Liisa Itkonnen from COMPASS/Freight
Advisory Committee be invited to present.
a. Compression Brakes
b. ValleyConnect 2.0 (February)
c. Linder Village Project Update (February)
d. Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 (May)
e. Master Mobility Map
f. Comprehensive Plan Update
g. Pedestrian Signal at Meridian Road/Broadway Avenue
7. Next Meeting Date: January 8, 2018 at 3:30pm
Councilman Cavener thanked the Commission for participating in the live stream of the
meeting and noted there was I person that accessed the feed.
8. Adjourn
Motion by Commissioner Lewis and second by Commissioner Hopkins to adjourn — all ayes —
motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:08 p.m.
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Meeting Minutes
Meridian Transportation Commission
November 6, 2017
Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
I. Roll Call
(Meeting called to order at 3:40pm and roll taken)
A Tracy Hopkins
x Ryan Lancaster
x Stephen Lewis
x David Ballard
x Brent Knezacelc
x Brian Leslie
x Ryan Hall
x Vincent Koontz
Britton Davis
x
x Erika Bowen (ex -officio)
Others Present: Emily Kane, Caleb Hood
2. Adoption of the Agenda
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Luke Cavener (ex -officio)
x
Shawn Martin (ex -officio)
x
Toni Tisdale (ex -officio)
x
Stephen Hunt for Rhonda
)albert (ex -officio)
p
Miranda Carson (ex -officio)
Chairman Ballard asked for agenda discussion or a motion to adopt. No discussion took place
and a motion to adopt the agenda was made by Commissioner Knezacek with a second by
Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes — motion carried.
3. Approval of Minutes from October 2"d, 2017 Meeting
Chairman Ballard called for any discussion or changes prior to the motion to approve the
October 2"d, 2017 meeting minutes. No discussion was had and Commissioner Lewis motioned
to approve the minutes as presented with a second by Commissioner Hall — all ayes — motion
carried.
4. Old Business Items
a. Transportation Update (memo attached; C. Hood)
Mr. Hood reminded the Commission he does not review all items but highlights specific topics.
It is assumed that the Commissioners review the packet information and if there are questions
on items not specifically covered, Mr. Hood is happy to field questions and provide further
detailed information. All new information is in bold in the packet, beginning on page 6.
Mr. Hood reviewed the Franklin, Black. Cat to Ten Mile Road project and highlighted that the
project was substantially complete as of November I". Mr. Hood reviewed the Ustick Corridor
project and noted that all travel lanes were opened as of November 2nd with some minor
miscellaneous work to be completed by the end of the month. Mr. Hood then moved to the US
20/26 update on pages 8 and 9. Mr. Hood referenced the separate email that he sent to the
Commissioners referring to the October 30th Federal Highway Administration determination,
and that there were no significant impacts found on the human or natural environment and
work can proceed on the corridor. Mr. Hood also, mentioned that earlier in the day he
received an invite to participate in a meeting on December 5th, with ITD and their consultant,
Parametrix, on the design of the first mile between Locust Grove and Eagle Road.
Mr. Hood concluded with a brief update on pathways, even though it wasn't highlighted in the
memo. Mr. Hood has been meeting with COMPASS and is meeting with the City's Parks and
Recreation department to see if some of the pathways items meet the criteria for their current
call for projects that are due December 4th. If additional items are identified with Parks and
Recreation, those will be brought to the Transportation Commission for review.
Mr. Hood stood for questions and answers. Chairman Ballard opened the floor for discussion
which took place. Ms. Bowen requested a correction to the Eagle Road Adaptive Traffic Signals
item due to scoping change and new performance measures. She will provide updated verbiage,
to Mr. Hood. Ms. Tisdale commented that ITD and ACHD have received a Smart Signal grant
and they are currently open for public comment. No further discussion was had.
S. New Business Items
a. Meridian Police Department Status Report (Sgt. Stacy Arnold)
Sgt. Arnold was not in attendance for an update. The item will remain on the agenda for the
next meeting.
b. 1-84/Meridian Road Ramps, Stacking and Meridian Road/Overland Road
Intersection Traffic Flow (memo attached; E. Bowen)
Ms. Bowen began the presentation with a brief reminder of the ITD speed study that was
presented a couple months ago and the questions and concerns that arose from the
Commission regarding the interchange at Meridian Road. Further analysis was done by ITD and
an opportunity was identified that will be folded into a Highway 69 intersection project where
additional striping, signage and signal upgrades, that will be going out for bid very soon. Some
modifications will be made, including taking one of the intersections left turn lanes on to 1-84
and making it a through lane; the improvement will not address long term concerns for
stacking. Further analysis will need to be done for future improvements. ITD will be hiring a
public involvement company to help address public concerns and gather additional feedback
from business owners on safety and access. Final plan sheets are not complete; ITD is working
with ACHD on design. The project is going out to bid this winter with expected construction
in the spring of 2018.
Chairman Ballard opened the floor and Ms. Bowen stood for questions and provided answers.
(Commissioner Lancaster suggested that item 5d on page 16 be addressed prior to item 5c. No
objections were noted so item 5d was reprioritized before item 5c. See discussion notes under
5d below.)
c. Pedestrian Signal at Meridian Road/Broadway Avenue (C. Hood)
Mr. Hood presented that concerns from City staff have been raised regarding the HAWK signal
at Meridian and Broadway where there have been near misses between vehicles and
pedestrians. Mr. Hood forwarded an email to Mr. Martin prior to the Commission meeting,
outlining some of the concerns and potential solutions. Discussion took place, and some
suggestions were made for possible full signalization if warranted, or a compliance study. The
compliance study involves the use of a recording device that would record activity and then be
brought back and analyzed by ACHD to determine if compliance is an issue and an appropriate
solution.
A motion was made by Commissioner Hall to request ACHD do video recording and further
analysis of the area, second by Commissioner Hopkins — all ayes -motioned carried.
It was noted that this item will be added to a future agenda once ACHD has an opportunity to
analyze and assess the situation.
d. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood)
Ms. Bowen addressed item 5d, Staff Communications, starting on page 16, prior to Mr. Hood
providing a brief update on the rest of the information on this topic. Ms. Bowen shared some
background with an issue on Eagle Road with the left/U-Turn and right turn conflicts and the
safety issues at intersections. A pilot program is being launched using LED blackout signs that
would illuminate and prohibit a right turn when a left turn signal is invoiced. The sign would only
illuminate when a conflict exists to visually stimulate the driver's attention. These signs would
also assist with enforcement.
The floor was opened and Ms. Bowen stood for questions and answers.
Mr. Hood concluded this item by directing the Commission's attention to page 17 and the
additional 2 items noted; upcoming live streaming on You Tube for this and other Commission
meetings and, the link to the Boise State survey on mobility and transportation in the Treasure
Valley. Mr. Hood made one last point that the Cleric's Office wanted to remind the
Commission of the Annual Report that is due in December. Mr. Hood will draft the Annual
Report and send to Chairman Ballard prior to next month's meeting to include in the
December agenda for review and endorsement.
Mr. Hood opened the floor and stood for questions.
6. Future Meeting Topics
Chairman Ballard asked for any future meeting topics. Two new future meeting topics were
identified: 2017 Annual Report (6f below, December) and ValleyConnect 2.0 (6g below,
February). Additionally, a proposed presentation month for item 6b (May) was made.
a. Compression Brakes
b. Communities in Motion 2040 2.0 (May)
c. Master Mobility Map
d. Comprehensive Plan Updates
e. Linder/Chinden Project
f. Annual Report (Dec)
g. Valley Connect (Feb)
7. Next Meeting Date: December 4, 2017
8. Adjourn
Motion by Commissioner Hopkins and second by Commissioner Lewis to adjourn — all ayes —
motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 4:44 p.m.
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