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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-09-14 TAC MINUTES• • • City of Englewood, Colorado ENGLEWOOD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ,· Minutes of September 14, 2006 The regular monthly meeting of the Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee was called to order by Chair Anderson at 6:35 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room, City of Englewood Civic Center. Members Present: David Anderson , Chair Mark Craft Betty Goosman, Vice-chair Ray Tomasso, Council Liaison Members Absent : Danielle Gregory Daryl Kinton Rick Kahm, Director of Public Works, ex officio A quorum was present. Also Present: Ladd Vostry, Traffic Engineer Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary Commander Jeff Sanchez Approval of Minutes Chair Anderson asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of July 13, 2006. There being none, a motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes as presented. With all Members present voting aye , the motion passed . Mr . Anderson noted that these minutes were not approved at the August meeting because of the lack of members present who attended the July meeting. Mr. Anderson noted that only one Member is present this evening who attended the August meeting, stating that approval of the August 10, 2006 minutes will be postponed until the October meeting . Public Comment There were no visitors present. Old Business Members reviewed the draft memo contained i n their packets , addressed to City Council from ETAC regarding speed study results on Dartmouth and Oxford Avenues. Chair Anderson inquired about terminology used on the attached graph ; Traffic Engineer explained that an SU truck is a Single Unit truck, i.e. a two or three axle truck. The graph will be changed to show Single Unit truck. Following brief discussion, Members approved the draft for distribution to Council. Mr. Anderson suggested that ETAC discuss updating the web site, possibly next month, to include these new speed studies. New Business There were no items for discussion under New Business . 1 ·~ _/ Director's Choice • Traffic Engineer Vostry advised that, as discussed at the August ETAC meeting, supplementary State Law Yield to Pedestrian signs have now, been installed on Hampden Ave. adjacent to the Swedish Medical • Center complex, between Pearl and Washington Streets. Mr. Vostry stated he believes the signs will be advantageous in this area to facilitate pedestrians crossing Hampden Ave. to and from the parking facility. • With regard to traffic safety measures for the Englewood Days event on September 9th, Traffic Engineer Vostry advised that electronic message signs were placed on Broadway, for both northbound and southbound traffic, indicating when the event would be taking place and also advising traffic to slow down to 20 mph between Hampden Ave. and Floyd Ave. during that time. Additionally, the traffic signals were adjusted to create a gap in traffic that would allow safer crossing for pedestrians. Mr. Vostry opined that the event was very successful. Chairperson's Choice • Chair Anderson inquired about the upcoming micro-surfacing project that is scheduled for Broadway between Hampden Ave. and Grand Ave. Traffic Engineer Vostry stated the project will take approximately two weeks for completion, beginning with removal of the exist!ng lane striping as early as this weekend. Because of school crossings on Broadway at Tufts and at Chenango, rut filling from Tufts Ave. to Grand Ave. is expected to take place over the course of two weekends. Electronic message signs have been placed at Belleview and at Hampden Avenues to advise motorists of the upcoming project. Work will begin at 7:00 a.m. in the southbound lanes of traffic, and at 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes; southbound lanes must be open to traffic by 3:30 p.m., and northbound lanes open by 4:00 p.m. Work will be completed in two-block segments to minimize inconvenience to businesses as much as possible. Brief discussion ensued regarding electronic message signs. • Chair Anderson distributed embossed bookmarks to Committee Members Goosman and Craft that were presented to board and commission members at the Appreciation Social on August 28th . Mr. Anderson briefly explained the evening's activities. Mr. Anderson read a note he received from Mayor Wolosyn thanking him for his email and for speaking about ETAC on the 28th, as well as for the time that committee members have given to the community. Committee Members' Choice • To Committee Member Craft's inquiry, Traffic Engineer Vostry stated that construction of the pedestrian crossing on Lincoln St. adjacent to the Malley Center is expected to begin before the end of September. Mr. Craft inquired about traffic backing up, both north and south bound, on Santa Fe Drive at Oxford Ave. Mr. Vostry explained that the Colorado Department of Transportation (COOT) maintains that intersection. Brief discussion ensued . • Council Liaison Tomasso spoke briefly regarding the success of the Englewood Days event. Chair Anderson suggested that an information booth would have been helpful to patrons of the event. Discussion ensued. Mr. Tomasso noted that Council is currently looking at the budget for 2007, and that it appears the 2 • • $80,000 needed to implement the 25 mph speed limit, as recommended by ETAC, will not be funded. Mr. Tomasso suggested that, perhaps, neighborhood residents would want to consider pooling their money to • buy speed limit signs and installation, in order to have the speed on their block lowered to 25 mph. Brief discussion ensued. Commander Sanchez opined that neighborhood speed limits should be consistent because of the difficulty in enforcing speed limits that differ from block to block. • • Mr. Tomasso reported that ETAC's request to include a question on the Citizen Survey regarding red light cameras has made the final cut for inclusion in the survey. • To Vice-chair Goosman's inquiry, Commander Sanchez explained that, although Denver, Aurora, and Lakewood, among a few others, are on a different 800 megahertz radio system than the majority of other agencies (including Englewood), there are common channels that can be utilized between agencies to maintain contact. Brief discussion ensued. Ms . Goosman regretfully announced that, having just moved out of Englewood, she must resign from ETAC. Ms. Goosman said she has really enjoyed serving on ETAC and has learned a great deal during her tenure. Chair Anderson expressed his appreciation for Ms. Goosman's input and contributions over the years, adding that she will be greatly missed. Traffic Engineer Vostry stated he will miss Vice-chair Goosman, and thanked her for her contributions, adding that he was certain Director Kahm would also hold those sentiments. Ms. Goosman wished everyone good luck serving on the Committee, and praised staff and Council Liaison Tomasso. Ms. Goosman inquired about disposal of ETAC files she has retained. Brief discussion ensued . Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:46 p.m. Linda Wilks , Recording Secretary 3