2020-01-06I TEM SHEET
C ommission A genda I tem - 4.a.
Presenter: Caleb Hood
Estimated Time f or P resentation: 5 Minutes
Title of I tem - T ransportation P rojects Update
Monthly update on all things related to transportation.
C ouncil Notes:
AT TAC HM E NT S:
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Development.Hood, Caleb Approved 1/3/2020 - 4:58 P M
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Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 Fax 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
January 3, 2020
MEMORANDUM
TO: Meridian Transportation Commission
CC: City Clerk
FROM: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager
RE: Transportation Projects Update
Below is a summary/update on some of the transportation and roadway projects City
Staff has been involved with recently. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather highlights
some of the more important activities that have recently transpired (or are about to
occur) in the transportation realm. Staff will be at the January meeting to discuss some
of these topics in more detail. Please feel free to contact staff should you have any
comments, concerns, or questions on any of these projects. New information is in bold .
KEY ACHD PROJECTS:
E. 3 rd Street Extension: When ACHD adopted the 2014-2018 Integrated Five Year Work
Plan, E. 3 rd Street, from Carlton to Fairview, was listed as a project in the Economic
Development Program. This project was split into two phases by ACHD – north (phase
2) and south (phase 1) of Carlton. In the adopted ACHD IFYWP, phase 1, between
Franklin and Carlton, is in PD.
Meridian Road, Cherry to Ustick: Construction started December 2 nd ; should be
complete September 30 th . Project includes widening Meridian Road to 5 lanes with
curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Central Paving is the contractor; $5.5M. Here is
the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_meridian-road-cherry-lane-
to-ustick-road.aspx
Linder Road, Franklin to Pine: Project includes the widening of Linder Road to 5 lanes
with curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Project includes upgrade of the railroad
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crossing and a safe routes to school request; attached sidewalks are being designed.
Construction is planned for 2020 to correspond with the upgraded railroad crossing ITD
plans to do that year. Cost of $2.2M. Notice to proceed, October 2019. Here is the
project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_linder-road-pine-avenue-to-
franklin-road.aspx
Ten Mile Road, McMillan to Chinden: Widen Ten Mile to 5 lanes with curb, gutter,
sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done with in-house, ACHD resources. Project is
planned for construction in 2020, to correspond with the Costco project. Notice to
proceed date: November 14, 2019 ; project should be complete March 31, 2020 . Here
is the project website: http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_ten-mile-road-mcmillan-
road-to-chinden-boulevard.aspx
Ten Mile Road, Ustick to McMillan: Widen Ten Mile to 5 lanes with curb, gutter,
sidewalk and bike lanes. Project includes 2 bridges. Design is in 2018, right-of-way
acquisition in 2019, and construction is planned for 2020 in the adopted IFYWP with a
cost of $5.5M., to correspond with the Costco project. Project starts the week of
January 6 th and should complete in September. Here is the project website:
http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_ten-mile-road-ustick-road-to-mcmillan-
road.aspx
Eagle Road, Amity to Victory: Widen Eagle to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk and
bike lanes. Design will be done with in-house, ACHD resources. Construction is planned
for 2021 in the IFYWP. Here is the project website:
http://achdidaho.org/Projects/proj_road_eagle-road-amity-road-to-victory-road.aspx
Eagle Road/Amity Roundabout: ACHD has entered into a Cooperative Development
Agreement (CDA) with Albertsons to reconstruct the Eagle/Amity Roundabout (RAB).
These improvements include full improvements, curb, gutter, and sidewalk on their
frontages of both roads in addition in re-building the RAB with two-lanes on each leg.
NOTE: There is insufficient right-of-way on Amity west of Eagle to allow the striping of
the bike lane on the north side of the road, so it will only be the two travel lanes
westbound, the center turn lane, and one eastbound travel lane until ACHD can
program a project there in the future and widen to the south. The west side of Eagle
Road will be fully improved including the bike lane.
Eagle Road, Lake Hazel to Amity: Widen Eagle to 5 lanes with curb, gutter, sidewalk
and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2022. Construction is in PD in the adopted
IFYWP with a cost of $3.4M.
Lake Hazel and Eagle Signal: Widen and signalize intersection to 4/5 lanes on Eagle
and 3/5 lanes on Lake Hazel. Design is planned for 2021, right-of-way in 2022, and
construction in 2023 in the IFYWP.
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Lake Hazel Road, Eagle to Cloverdale: Widen Lake Hazel to 5 lanes with curb, gutter,
sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2023. Construction is in PD in the
adopted IFYWP with a total cost of $2.3M.
Locust Grove Road, Victory to Overland: Widen Locust Grove to 5 lanes with curb,
gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design is planned for 2019, right-of-way in 2021 and
construction in 2022 in the IFYWP with a cost of $4.07M. PIM held 9/10/2019. The 50%
plans shared with Council on October 8 th . There is some concerns about the cross-
section and impacts to neighborhoods.
Locust Grove Road, Fairview to Ustick: Widen Locust Grove to 5 lanes with curb, gutter,
sidewalk and bike lanes. Design will be done in 2023 ($365K); construction is in PD in
the adopted IFYWP with a cost of $3.9M ($4.56M total cost).
Fairview/Locust Grove Signal: Widen intersection to 8 lanes on Fairview and 7 lanes on
Locust Grove, including curb, gutter, sidewalk and bike lanes. Design in 2020, right-of-
way acquisition in 2021-22, and construction in 2023 in adopted IFYWP with a cost of
$4.26M. Project kick-off meeting held on October 24th . Project moving into design with
consultant help for a 9 x 7 intersection. December 1st consultant should be under
contract. Right-of-way acquisition occurring in 2021 and construction planned for 2022.
Overland and Eagle Signal: Widen intersection to 7 lanes on Eagle and 9 on Overland.
Project to be done in coordination with ITD. All phases shown as Unfunded in the
IFYWP at a cost of $8.16M.
Victory/Locust Grove Roundabout: Construct a multi-lane roundabout. Design is in
2019, right-of-way acquisition in 2020, and construction is planned for 2021 in the
adopted IFYWP with a cost of $4.1M.
Ten Mile/Amity Intersection: A dual-lane roundabout will be the ultimate build-out
condition of the intersection. Initially though, a single-lane roundabout will be
constructed; designed for easy expansion to a dual-lane. This project is shown for
construction in 2022 in the adopted IFYWP.
Ten Mile Road, Victory to Overland: Widen Ten Mile to 5-lanes with curb, gutter,
sidewalk and a Level 3 bike facility. In the IFYWP, this project is planned for design in
2019, right-of-way in 2020, and construction in 2021 at a cost of $3.9M.
ITD PROJECTS
I-84, Nampa to Caldwell: ITD has two major segments for this project: Franklin Blvd to
Karcher Rd (Nampa) and Karcher Rd into Caldwell. This was identified as the number
one unfunded priority on the COMPASS long-range plan. In the summer of 2018, the
state of Idaho received a $90 million INFRA grant for this corridor. This freed up
previously allocated funds that were shifted to the Idaho Highway 16 project (see
below).
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ITD completed the first step in the project to provide for temporary widening between
Franklin Blvd and Karcher Rd this fall. This will allow traffic to be shifted while the
additional lanes are constructed in the median.
The project to replace the Karcher overpass is necessary as the existing piers conflict
with the widening of the highway. That project will begin in early 2019. The project to
reconstruct the Northside interchange as a Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI),
replace the bridges crossing the railroad and canal and widen the roadway between
Franklin Blvd and the Northside Interchange is anticipated to go to bid this coming
spring, with construction starting in the summer of 2019. The project to widen between
Northside and Karcher will also be ready for construction in the summer of 2019. ITD
will maintain two lanes of travel during peak hours for the duration of these two projects.
Updates on the projects in Nampa can be found online at:
www.ITDProjects.org/84corridor
ITD is currently working on the environmental document to support the widening
between Karcher Interchange and Caldwell. The initial traffic study shows that
improvements are needed to exit 27 (Centennial Way). The current funded project is
anticipated to complete work through exit 29 (Franklin Rd). ITD is evaluating needs and
costs for work required between 27 and 29 to evaluate funding opportunities. Work to
replace the Ustick and Middleton bridges crossing over I-84 is planned for 2020, to
remove piers that interfere with the widening, with the work to expand the highway to
three lanes is planned for summer of 2021.Updates on the projects from Nampa to
Caldwell can be found online at ITDProjects.org/i-84-caldwell-to-karcher/
Idaho Highway 16: ITD has completed a value engineering study of the remaining
corridor to look for opportunities to reduce costs and improve service. ITD is evaluating
recommendations from that study to incorporate into the preliminary design. Once
complete, ITD will be reevaluating right of way needs, updating costs and revising
proposed staging of the work. ITD will then complete preliminary design and begin to
purchase right of way with the $90 Million recently allocated by the Idaho Transportation
Board for right of way preservation. It is not anticipated that this will allow for purchase
of all of the right of way, but will fund a significant portion.
ITD is in the process of evaluating numerous design refinements to the original Idaho 16
EIS corridor study between I-84 and Idaho 44. Once the evaluations have all been
completed, any changes to the original EIS corridor study will need to be presented to
the public for feedback before moving forward with amending the original EIS through a
process called a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) re-evaluation.The 300’ wide
right-of-way for the Idaho 16 mainline is currently under review as part of the corridor-
wide design refinements and generally speaking ITD does not anticipate that it will get
any wider. One of the design refinements favors Idaho 16 going over McMillan Road,
which would increase the fill limits of Idaho 16 approaches for the bridge over McMillan
Road. ITD will be working on design refinements through the rest of the spring and into
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the summer, and as soon as the design is optimized they will start contacting affecting
property owners and the public.
U.S. 20/26, Chinden West Corridor - Project website ITDProjects.org/ChindenWest/
The Idaho Transportation Board has allocated funds for Phase 1 widening of U.S. 20/26
(Chinden Blvd) from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from Eagle Road to Star Rd and construction of
pedestrian and bicycle facilities. All projects will widen to the south, impacting property
owners on the south side once. Phase 2 plans call for widening to 6 lanes. Future
construction will be to the north only. Phase 3 plans call for construction of high capacity
intersections at Eagle, Locust Grove, Linder, Meridian, and Star Rds. Funded
construction is scheduled as follows:
• Eagle to Locust Grove: Construction in 2020. ITD is partnering with ACHD on
intersection improvements at Locust Grove. Notice to proceed is anticipated for
November 2019.
• Locust Grove to Linder: ITD has made a STAR Agreement with the Linder Village
developer. The project is now broken into two segments. Linder to Meridian Rd
will begin construction in 2020 and Meridian Rd to Locust Grove Rd will begin
construction in 2021.
• Linder to ID-16: Construction begins late 2019, early 2020. Funded via STAR
agreement with Costco Wholesale.
• ID-16 to Star Rd: Construction scheduled for 2024.
SH-69, Kuna to Meridian Traffic Study: On June 12 th , a meeting was held at Six Mile
Engineering to discuss the purpose and scope of an upcoming traffic study to support a
SH-69 Corridor Plan, between Orchard Ave and Overland Road/I-84. Team meeting #2
held October 8 th . More information about this project was provided to the TC during the
November meeting.
PATHWAYS
Rail with Trail: In the fall of 2012, the City applied for an $85,000 grant to study the Rail
with Trail (RWT) pathway crossing of streets (7 crossings; Black Cat to Locust Grove).
Currently, there are funds for pathway construction in the Regional Transportation
Improvement Plan (TIP) in 2022.
Five Mile Creek Pathway: The City applied for a COMPASS grant to design and
construct a portion of the Five Mile Creek pathway near the wastewater recovery facility.
Parametrix has prepared the project development report which should be available on
the COMPASS website in the near future. The City recently informed COMPASS that
we will pursue completion of this project with local funds instead of Federal.
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MDC / OTHER PROJECTS
Harvest Lifestyle Service: A public transit service focusing on seniors and persons with
disabilities has been operating since December 2016. This Lifestyle Service concept,
which includes two service zones, was presented to the Council in July of 2016. The
service is operated by Harvest Church. An enhancement to the City Budget for FY2019
was approved by the Council for a third Harvest van. The third van is operational.
Ridership numbers through 2019 are included in the Staff Communications
section of the agenda packet. Staff will invite VRT Staff to an upcoming meeting
to discuss this service.
Transit: On April 2, 2018, the Valley Regional Transit (VRT) Board approved the final
version of the ValleyConnect 2.0 plan, VRT’s six-year capital and service plan.
ValleyConnect 2.0 will guide future VRT activities and be used to help coordinate VRT
activities, funding as well as with community stakeholders. VRT Staff met with City Staff
in January to discuss next steps and the potential for the City to fund a fixed-route
service in FY2020. Transit service options for 2020 were discussed with the City
Council during their March 12 th meeting. Council was generally supportive of exploring
the concept, contingent on Federal grant monies being available.
On May 20 th , VRT held an open house at City Hall to discuss a conceptual transit route
that may go from the Ten Mile Interchange area through downtown to the Village.
Approximately 25 people attended.
VRT has won a grant for electric buses. Staff from the City and VRT are coordinating
infrastructure, capital and service needs for launch in early 2021. The TC will be actively
involved in developing outreach plan, stops/alignment, and other service considerations
(ie – time of day operation, amenities/shelters, etc.) More information about this
project will be provided to the TC during the January meeting as a New Business
Item – Initial Alignment and Service Concept for Fixed Route Service.
Eagle Road Bike/Ped Project Development: COMPASS has contracted with Keller
Associates to further develop a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the corridor. The
boundaries of the project are Overland and Chinden. Reports for the four highest
ranking segments have been completed.
Shared Vehicles: On Friday, December 13 th a Request for Proposals (RFP) was
issued for shared vehicle (e-scooters) services for 2020. The RFP was sent to six
known, potential vendors/contractors. A pre-proposal conference was held on
Friday, December 27 th ; no one attended in person. Proposals are due prior to 4:00
pm on Friday, January 10, 2020.
Overland/Eagle and Meridian/Ustick Intersection: During the May TC meeting, Sgt.
Arnold asked that two intersections be evaluated by ACHD: Overland/Eagle and
Meridian/Ustick. During the June TC meeting the Meridian/Ustick intersection was
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further discussed. When an update from ACHD is available about the Overland/Eagle
intersection, it will also be provided to the TC.
ACHD Integrated Five-Year Work Program: On September 25 th , the ACHD Commission
adopted the 2020-2024 IFYWP. The IFYWP can be found here:
http://achdidaho.org/Departments/PlansProjects/IFYW P.aspx
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I TEM SHEET
C ommission A genda I tem - 5.a.
Presenter:
Estimated Time f or P resentation:
Title of I tem - South M eridian Concerns - Y M C A and Hillsdale Elementary
C ouncil Notes:
AT TAC HM E NT S:
Description Type Upload D ate
S outh Meridian Memo Cover Memo 1/3/2020
RE V I E WE RS :
Department Reviewer Action D ate
Community
Development.Hood, Caleb Approved 1/3/2020 - 3:54 P M
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Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 Fax 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
January 3, 2020
MEMORANDUM
TO: Meridian Transportation Commission
CC: City Clerk
FROM: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager
RE: South Meridian Concerns – YMCA and Hillsdale Park Area
Some traffic/pedestrian safety concerns in and around the Century Farms Subdivision in
southeast Meridian have been brought to the City’s attention. Two general topics/concerns
revolve around:
• A request to ACHD for an enhanced crossing at E. Lachlan St. and S. Stockenham Way.
It appears that pedestrians and bicyclists tend to cross at E. Lachlan St. and S.
Stockenham to get to and from Hillsdale Elementary and the YMCA facility. With
projected increased traffic in the area, stakeholders are requesting City support to petition
ACHD for a rapid flashing beacon crosswalk signal and/or 4-way stop.
• A request for the Commission to take a comprehensive view of bike lanes, pedestrian
crossings, and connectivity to get to Hillsdale Elementary and the YMCA facility. More
bicyclist and pedestrian activity is anticipated in this area. Because Century Farms is a
newly developed subdivision, the connectivity within the subdivision seems to be good;
however, painted crosswalks at E. Rockingham and S. Hillsdale, E. Lachlan St. and S.
Stockenham Way and E. Taconic Dr. and S. Stockenham would be helpful due to the
crossing patterns of the current users. The larger concerns are for Amity and Eagle Roads
regarding crossings and connected bike lanes. It appears several bike lanes do not make
it to the subdivision entrance.
Stakeholders in the area, Melissa Nelson (Century Farms Resident), Kristin Beaufort (Hillsdale
PTO President), Ann Marie Baird (Brighton/Century Farm), Mike Kapuscinski (Y on the Hill
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Manager), Lisa Brady (YMCA Safe Roads to School), Tim Curns (ACHD) and/or Officer
Shannon Garza (Hillsdale Elementary SRO) and Sergent John Gonzales (SRO Sergeant) may be
present to explain and discuss with the Commission during the January meeting.
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I TEM SHEET
C ommission A genda I tem - 5.b.
Presenter: J ohn Tomlinson, IT D
Estimated Time f or P resentation: 20 minutes
Title of I tem - 2018 Traffic Crash Data
T he Commission asked for a presentation from I T D 's Office of Highway S af ety regarding the 2018
C ouncil Notes:
AT TAC HM E NT S:
Description Type Upload D ate
Crash Memo Cover Memo 1/3/2020
S tatewide C rash D ata B ackup Material 1/3/2020
RE V I E WE RS :
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Community
Development.Hood, Caleb Approved 1/3/2020 - 3:54 P M
Meridian Transportation Commission Meeting Agenda January 6, 2020 – Page 20 of 27
Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-884-5533 Fax 208-888-6854 www.meridiancity.org
January 3, 202020
MEMORANDUM
TO: Meridian Transportation Commission
CC: City Clerk
FROM: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager
RE: 2018 Traffic Crash Data
During the January Transportation Commission meeting, John Tomlinson, Highway
Safety Manager with the Idaho Transportation Department will present the 2018 Crash
Report and discuss ideas on how we might partner with ITD to save lives. Prior to the
TC meeting, please review the 2018 Crash Report which can be found here:
https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/OHS/Crash/18/Analysis.pdf
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For more information about Idaho Crash Statistics contact Kelly Campbell, 208.334.8105, kelly.campbell@itd.idaho.gov
or Steve Rich , 208.334.8116, steve.rich@itd.idaho.gov
At the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) our Strategic Plan is “Your Safety, Your Mobility, Your Economic Opportunity.”
ITD is committed to providing the safest transportation system possible. Each year progress is made to eliminate death and s eri-
ous injuries (SI) on Idaho’s highways. Traffic safety professionals have addressed behaviors, infrastructure improvements and
enforcement countermeasures to reduce crashes. The goal, “Toward Zero Deaths”, is the foundation upon which we work.
All data and tables are 5 years of data, (2014-2018) except for the Fatalities and Suspected Serious Injuries graphs which are 10
years of data (2009-2018). The source of the crash information is the ITD statewide crash database which consists of crash re-
ports completed by all law enforcement agencies in Idaho.
Summary
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For more information about Idaho Crash Statistics contact Kelly Campbell, 208.334.8105, kelly.campbell@itd.idaho.gov
or Steve Rich , 208.334.8116, steve.rich@itd.idaho.gov
Page 2
Statewide Crash Summary
This is a breakdown of
crash focus areas and the
percentage related to a
fatal or serious injury crash.
This list does not include all
focus areas, just five of the
main areas.
Involvement by gender and age. Involvement is determined
by dividing the percentage of the drivers involved in crashes
by the percentage of licensed drivers. The expected involve-
ment is 1. A value greater than 1 indicates that the group is
over involved in crashes.
The graph shows the percent of crashes in the county com-
pared to the percent of licensed drivers in a county.
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I TEM SHEET
C ommission A genda I tem - 5.d.
Presenter: Caleb Hood
Estimated Time f or P resentation: 2 minutes
Title of I tem - Staff C ommunications
C ouncil Notes:
AT TAC HM E NT S:
Description Type Upload D ate
J an S taff Communications Memo Cover Memo 1/3/2020
RE V I E WE RS :
Department Reviewer Action D ate
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Development.Hood, Caleb Approved 1/3/2020 - 3:55 P M
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Staff Communications
Memo
To: Meridian Transportation Commission
From: Caleb Hood, Planning Division Manager
Date: 1/2/2020
Re: Staff Communications
On the following pages are relevant correspondences since the December meeting.
We have been experiencing an increasing problem with vehicles parking in front
of mail boxes. This has for result to hamper mail delivery. If there are repeat
occurrences the mail will not be delivered.
The offenders are parents and high school students who choose not to park in the
high school parking lot , which was build a great expenses and has a large amount
of empty parking spaces available.
I did contact the Meridian police who informed me that there was an ordinance
concerning parking in front of driveway but not in front of mail boxes.
We believe that it is time that a city ordinance concerning this problem is needed,
it appear that every neighborhood near schools have this issue. Leaving a polite
note to the offenders has not resolved the problem. Willfully impeding the
delivery of mail is an offense (under Federal code) but I guess there are people
ignorant enough that will claim that parking if front of a mail box is not impeding
delivery!
I have tried to contact the school but they never responded, they never respond
to any concerns anyway. So not surprised here.
Another issue are the parents waiting for their children speeding and doing u turn
in the street , which is a dead end (Tall Pine Place). Some even believe that
parking in driveways is acceptable, never mind parking in bike lanes or on
sidewalks.
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Sincerely
JohnP Thirion
Good morning. I am scheduling dates for your commission’s presentation of their
Annual Report to City Council. Below are dates that I am hoping to schedule your Chair
to present. Please let me know at your earliest convenience which date to reserve for
you.
I have so far received annual reports from SWAC, Parks and Recreation, and
Transportation. I still need Planning & Zoning, as well as MAC and HPC. Both MAC and
HPC will likely be scheduled later as they both have had multiple meeting cancellations
and will be getting a new staff liaison in January.
Please let me know which dates work. If possible, provide two or more dates. I will
confirm as soon as possible. All dates are work sessions. If your commission chair
cannot be present for a 4:30 meeting, I will work to get them on the Regular (6:00)
meeting.
January 21 Work Session
January 28 Work Session
February 18 Work Session
February 25 Work Session
March 3 Work Session
March 10 Work Session
Thank you.
Chris Johnson
City Clerk | City of Meridian
Hi Caleb,
Last night the ACHD BAC voted to bump up our start time to 5:30pm effective in
January to allow for more discussion as we frequently run out of time with our hard stop
of 7pm. This will only allow me to attend the TC meetings until 4:30, which is not
enough time for the vast majority of them. Someone that can attend the entire meeting
on a regular basis should be there.
Please accept this as my resignation from the Meridian Transportation Commission
effective immediately. It’s been a pleasure serving the city and working with you and my
fellow commissioners.
-Bryan
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