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Caldwell City Traffic Commission Minutes
� November 7th, 2005, 10:30 AM
Present: Chairman Gordon Law, Chief Mark Wendelsdort, Chief Sobba
Secretary: Tammy Frans
Old Business
• Head Start request for "School Zone" signage.
Chief Wendelsdorf investigated and found most students are dropped off in the
Headstart Parking Lot directly in front of the school. The street leading to Headstart
is currently 20 mph speed limit and posted "Dead End". Approving the request was
not viewed to be advantageous; however, Chief Wendelsdorf proposed approving
the request as added safety precaution for the children in attendance. The motion
was made and Traffic Commission agreed unanimously to approve Headstart's
request.
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New Business
1. Request 4-Way Stop at 10 Avenue & Ustick Road — Daryl Shaul
Mr. Shaul requested a 4-Way Stop or a Sjgnal at the above intersection. This intersection
has been discussed and investigated previously by the Traffic Commission. As previously
• discussed, a 4-Way Stop did not satisfy warrants, does not account for the differences in
traffic volume befinreen streets, transfers the delays from Ustick to Tenth and is therefore not
recommended. Currently, a Right-turn-lane project is scheduled for West Bound traffic on
Ustick Road and a Signal Project is approved by Federal Agency, has not yet been given a
construction date but design will commence shortly. The motion was made and Traffic
Commission agreed unanimously to have Engineering contact Mr. Shaul and explain to him
the projects in place. .
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2. Bus Stop Complaint
A citizen voiced complaint against the local transit service for stopping in active lanes of
traffic on Blaine Street to load and unload passengers. The motion was made and Traffic
Commission agreed unanimously to send a copy of the letter to the transit system making
them cognizant of the complaint.
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3. Request to improve Marble Front Road — Caldwell Transportation Company
Rick Vertrees of Caldwell Transportation Company voiced concern that area development is
making it increasingly difficult for buses to maneuver the hill on Marble Front Road. This
section of road has been previously discussed and investigated by the Traffic Commission.
Results of previous investigation resulted in a determination that there is no record of
accidents along this stretch of road and it would require an estimated $750,000 -$1,000,000
to accomplish the request. It was suggested by the Commission to send Mr. Vertrees a letter
explaining their findings and noting that the Traffic Commission is taking his request under
advisement.
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• 4. Request "No Parking Here to Corner" sign at South 45�' Avenue — Grover Lewers, City
Engineering
Grover Lewers, City Engineering dept., requests the above signage to improve the ability for
traffic to flow into the left turn lane on 45' street at Cleveland Blvd. Currently vehicles park
to the corner and obstruct the ability of traffic in motion to utilize the left turn lane as
designed. The motion was made and the Traffic Commission agreed unanimously to
approve the request
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recommendation.
5. Traffic Control around WVMC.
Dr. Bressler wrote the Traffic Commission conceming "lack of traffic control around the
hospital". The area indicated in Dr. Bressler's letter was recently addressed in a Traffic
Commission meeting. Gordon Law suggested Tammy Frans research previous action taken
by the commission and contact Dr. Bressler to better understand his request, then report
back to the Commission.
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6. "No Parking" request on East side of 10 Avenue 8� Elm Street intersection — Mrs.
Moss.
Mrs. Moss, 1823 10` Ave, contacted the Engineering department with complaint of persons
parking along her property fronting Elm street to the stop sign. Mrs. Moss is elderly and has
difficulty walking. Cars parking along the edge of her property make it difficult for Mrs. Moss
to get to public transportation. The area Mrs. Moss refers to is public right-of-way and
• available to the public for parking. Traffic Commission noted this as one of a variety of traffic
concerns around the hospital. These issues are expected to dissipate once the hospital
remodel is complete. Traffic Commission suggested Tammy Frans follow-up with Mrs. Moss
and explain the expected temporariness of the issue.
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This concluded the meeting and the meeting was adjourned.
The next Traffic Commission meeting is scheduled for December 5 at 10:30 am
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