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HomeMy WebLinkAbouttecm_051011TRAFFIC ENGINEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES Members Present Steve Turner, Chair Dan Baxter, MTA, Vice -Chair Rick Seanor, Staff Ben Kageyama, Staff John Lampi, Public Representative Trent Taylor, UPD Kim Jordan, Staff Jerry Whitaker, Staff Members Absent UKIAH CIVIC CENTER Conference Room No. 3 300 Seminary Avenue Ukiah, California 95482 TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011 3:00 P.M. Others Present Will Heimberg Staff Present Jarod Thiele, Recording Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER:3:03 pm M /S: Turner /Jordan to call the meeting to order. Motion was carried by an all AYE voice vote. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 3:04 pm M /S: Taylor /Baxter to approve the minutes of February 8, 2011. Motion was carried by an all AYE voice vote with Member Jordan abstaining. 3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON - AGENDA ITEMS: The Traffic Engineering Committee welcomes input from the audience. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes per person and not more than 10 minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to be taken on non - agenda items. 4. OLD BUSINESS: 3:00pm None 5. NEW BUSINESS: 3:17 pm a. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Vehicle Parking along Carolyn Street and Mill Street. (Report attached) Member Seanor was contacted by Ms. Laura Cook in regards to the intersection of Mill and Carolyn Streets who had concerns about tall and oversized trucks parking on the street and at times blocking her driveway. She cited City code section 7154.5. Member Seanor requested she TEC 5/10/11 Page 1 of 3 send a letter stating her requests. Will Heimberg, neighbor of the affected area was present. Discussion ensued with the following comments: - • -- Member Taylor commented that there have been several complaints regarding this same issue. • Mr. Heimberg commented that a chipper and tree truck are parked in front of each homeowner's house as is his truck. Mr. Heimberg also commented that in the past he has parked his truck on Carolyn Street but started parking it in Mill Street because his diesel tank was siphoned. • Mr. Heimberg said he does move his vehicles every day and utilizes them but is more than happy to comply with whatever is safe but the ordinance must be enforced evenly. Mr Heimberg said safety is the issue and the 6 foot vehicle height ordinance does not address the safety issue. • Vice -Chair Baxter commented that looking at the photos it could be a sight hazard to see oncoming traffic. • Member Seanor commented that he thought the truck had been parked in front of Ms. Cook's house. Mr. Heimberg said that he parked his truck there so the street sweeper can clean the street. Normally he parks it in front of his own house. • Member Taylor commented that there is no statistical data to suggest there have been accidents and that the police department does write speeding tickets in that area; Mr. Heimberg has complied with all of his requests in the past. There are many intersections with the same issues but where there are not a lot of crash reports at this intersection. • Member Jordan asked about prohibition of commercial vehicles on residential property. Member Taylor said they are based on vehicle weight. • Chair Turner asked if Mr. Heimberg had considered parking his truck in his pharmacy lot and he said he has in the past and his truck is broken into or vandalized as has his property. • Member Seanor brought up another option and due to the nature of the streets, the residents who l cannot see at this particular intersection, could use a different street. Member Kageyama l suggested adding a short distance of red curb; Mr. Heimberg said there is red curb already. M /S: Baxter /Jordan to not make any changes. Motion passed by an all AYE voice vote. 6. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS: 3:46 pm None 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 3:04 pm (These items were discussed prior to New Business to allow time for interested parties to arrive) Chair Turner requested an update on the bike corral. Member Seanor commented that several council members requested that the Public Works Department look into removing up to 3 parking spaces on Standley Street near Patrona. The city will build an ADA approved surface to extend the seating and have room for bicycle parking. Member Kageyama said he had been researching a modular decking system that would rest on the surface of the pavement. Vice -Chair Baxter commented that the pavement on Airport Park Blvd is still deteriorating. The curb section appears to be separating from the pavement. Member Seanor commented that the City currently has a project in place that will fix the pavement and widen some of the turns. Member Kageyama informed the commission that the Clara Avenue project is complete; bulb -outs for crosswalks have been installed as well as new storm drains. Additional funds in the future will allow the sidewalks to be repaired as well as more crosswalks and bulb -outs to be installed. Vice -Chair Baxter congratulated Member Kageyama on his management of the project and for coordinating TEC 5/10/11 Page 2 of 3 efforts amongst agencies. 8. - ADJOURNMENT: 3:46 pm M /S: TaylorMhitaker to adjourn. Motion was carried by an all AYE voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 3:46 pm. (L"( n- ti�2a, Jar Thiele, Rec rding Secretary TEC 5/10/11 Page 3 of 3