2014 04-07Meeting Minutes
Meridian Transportation Commission
April 7, 2014
Council Chambers — Meridian City Hall • 33 East Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho
I. Meeting called to order at 3:30pm and Roll taken:
X Ryan Lancaster X Pat Morandi x David Zaremba (ex -officio)
p Darrel McRoberts X Jo Ann Bujarski x Shawn Martin (ex -officio)
X Stephen Lewis X Jack McGee o Toni Tisdale (ex -officio)
p David Ballard X Micah Gale o Jordan Swain (ex -officio)
X Tracy Hopkins p Mark Wasdahl (ex -officio) o Bruce Gestrin (ex -officio)
2. Adoption of the Agenda
Motion by Hopkins and second Lewis to adopt the agenda — all ayes — motion carried.
3. Approval of Minutes
a. March 3, 2014 Transportation Commission Minutes
Motion by Lewis and second by Hopkins to approve the amended minutes — all ayes — motion
carried.
4. Old Business Items
a. Transportation Projects Update Memo (memo attached C. Hood)
Caleb extended an invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony of Meridian Interchange — Caleb
briefly discussed the STARS legislation — STARS being used by the developer of the Meridian
Village — Caleb would like to make a recommendation to the City Council about a preferred
Saturday transit. Caleb will provide all of the survey results and public comments to review and
bring back for further discussion.
S. New Business Items
a. Communities in Motion 2040 (memo attached; T. Tisdale and B.
McClure)
Toni presented a PowerPoint slideshow. Communities in Motion is the regional long range
transportation plan for Ada and Canyon Counties — a 25 year horizon — plan updated
approximately every 4 years - several public comment periods have been completed. Vision
process was a three day workshop — handout provided to the Commission with detailed
population growth, jobs, analyses, goals, objectives, etc. Federal funds will be focused on
maintenance — maintaining what is already there. Analysis on how corridors affect Meridian
specifically — area of impact in particular. April 10`' is a COMPASS open house and outreach.
Comment period is up for another 20 days — go back for some fine tuning and adopted by the
Board sometime this summer. Caleb encouraged the Commission to attend and if nothing else
focus on the transportation portion of the report specifically.
Mark Wasdahl is in attendance.
b. Woodbridge / Locust Grove Speed and Cut -Through Analysis (C. Hood)
Discussion on choices for residents, motorists using Woodbridge as a cut through for traffic
and noise control — homeowners were not happy with the options of speed bumps, stop signs,
etc. Discussion on ACHD data that was collected in this area regarding speed limits.
Discussion on traffic calming — ACHD looks at volume, peak hour average speed and percent
cut through — the first two determines if you are eligible for traffic calming - the cut through
data will determine who pays for it — neither peak hour nor volume met the criteria, so the cut
through was not determined as it failed the eligibility requirement for volume and peak hour.
Discussion on the Woodbury/Waterbury /Clair Street cut through — data failed to meet the
speed as well as the volume, so the cut through was not determined as it too failed the
eligibility requirements. Shawn will provide data at the next meeting on
Woodbury/Waterbury/Clair Street cut through discussion.
c. Staff Communications (memo attached; C. Hood)
Caleb reported there are not any transportation communications at this time.
6. Future Meeting Topics
a. Woodbury/Waterbury/Clair Street Cut -Through Update (Spring 2014)
b. Roadway Lighting
c. Franklin/Linder (Jackson's) Curbing Update
d. Transit Recommendation on Saturday Service (added onto agenda)
7. Next Meeting Date: May 5"', 2014
8. Adjourn (4:30 p.m.)
Motion by Gale and second by Mirandi to adjourn — all ayes — motion carried.
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