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Home My WebLink About2010-10-14 TAC MINUTES• City of Englewood, Colorado ENGLEWOOD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING October 14, 2010 Secretary's Note: As a quorum was not present, the minutes (notes) from the October 14th meeting do not require Member approval. ~ The Special Meeting of the Englewood Transportation Advisory Committee was called to order by Chair Anderson at 6:37 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room, City of Englewood Civic Center. Roll Call. Present: David Anderson, Andy Berger, Randy Penn (note voting), Jennifer Jones (not voting), Rick Kahm, ex officio. Absent/Excused: Danielle Gregory, Daryl Kinton, James Weeks. Also Present: Sergeant Mike O'Connor Assistant City Attorney Reid Ladd Vostry, Traffic Engineer Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary A quorum was not present this evening and it was noted that no issues can be voted upon. ~ Approval of Minutes • Chair Anderson acknowledged the email poll of September 10, 2010, for approval of minutes for the • meetings of July 8, 2010 and August 12, 2010. The minutes were approved, as presented, by Committee Members in attendance at those meetings. Chair Anderson acknowledged that applicable membership was not present this evening to approve minutes for the regular bi-monthly meeting of September 9, 2010. Recording Secretary Wilks will conduct an email poll for approval of the minutes of September 9, 2010. Additionally, it was agreed that approval of minutes from all future meetings will be conducted by email poll. (Secretary's Note: By Email Poll conducted on October 15, 2010, Committee Member Kinton amended the minutes of September 9, 2010 as follows: under Committee Members' Choice, at the end of second bullet, remove the words "for senior and disabled citizens." Per a second email poll on October 15th, the minutes were approved as amended by Committee members Anderson, Gregory, and Kinton.) ~ Public Comment There were no visitors present. ·~ Old Business Discussion continued regarding ETAC's efforts to finalize recommendations to City Council relating to low speed vehicles on Englewood streets, i.e., golf cars, under SOcc scooters, Segways, and "toys" . Assistant City Attorney Reid assisted in the discussion and will finalize the document that will be referenced during ETAC's discussion with City Council at the November 1st Study Session. Committee members and staff discu~sed State minimum insurance requirements of $50,000. Chair Anderson suggested that language appear in the recommendations that City insurance requirements meet the State minimum so that if the State implements an increase, the City's minimum would automatically increase. Assistant City Attorney Reid commended Sgt. O'Connor for the excellent job he did in coordinating all the definitions between the City Code and the Model Traffic Code. Following brief discussion, Members present suggested including Segways in the recommendations to be consistent with State statute. Discussion ensued. ~. New Business There were no items presented for discussion under New Business. ~ Director's Choice • Traffic Engineer Vestry distributed copies, and discussed the results, of recent traffic studies conducted at the four locations in Englewood -Dartmouth, Oxford, Logan, and Quincy -where traffic calming features were installed as recommended by ETAC. Mr. Vestry noted that, overall, the reduction in speeds has remained consistent since traffic studies began in 2006 when traffic calming features were implemented. Brief discussion ensued regarding the Safe Kids Walk to School Program; Council Liaison Penn commended the program. ~ Chairperson's Choice Chair Anderson reminded Committee Members that ETAC is scheduled to meet with City Council on Monday, November 1, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. ~l Committee Members' Choice • Council Liaison Penn thanked ETAC for their time and effort these last few months in researching and preparing recommendations for Council's consideration regarding low speed vehicles on City streets. Mr. Penn noted that the City budget process is completed and thanked staff for their efforts in trimming expenses. The City's first furlough day took place on Monday, October 12th. • Sgt. O'Connor also expressed his appreciation for ETAC's efforts researching and preparing recommendations regarding low speed vehicles on City streets. ~ Adjournment It was noted that the next regular bi-monthly meeting will be held on November 18, 2010, the third Thursday of the month rather than second Thursday, due to Veteran's Day Holiday on November 11. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Linda Wilks, Recording Secretary 2 • • • • • • City of Englewood ENGLEWOOD TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITIEE PLEASE PRINT I NAM~ Special Meeting, 6:30 p.m. October 14, 2010 Englewood Civic Center City Council Conference Room, 3rd Floor VISITOR SIGN-UP SHEET ADDRESS 0/;f/1/1 ~ ( ~j (;/f_ I l • ( I ' 1 PHONE Y2-i'20 • • •