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Home My WebLink About04-27-1994 TRAFFIC COMMISSION MINUTES f � � TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 27, 1994 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 a.m. by Mike Gable Present: Gordon Law, Bob Sobba, Mike Gable, Gene Enebo, Jack Raymond, Schuyler Enochs, and Rick Fitzsimons. Absent: Gary Vezzoso Motion was made by Gable to approve minutes from last meeting. Motion carried. Old Business: Mike Gable went over the observations that Gordon and Gene made after they looked at concerns brought before the Commission during the March meeting. The Commission agreed to the following: * Hole in One Donut Shop (Floyd's Donuts) - Write a letter to the owner e�laining lack of sufficient road width to safely allow 10 minute parking in front of his business. * Lube Shop - Gordon and Gene had suggested the possibility of widening the entrance at 5th. Jack Raymond mentioned the fact that Mr. Patterson's fence in the vision triangle might be the biggest contributor to traffic problems. He stated that alleys are two-way all over town. No decision was made pending further investigation. * Hamburger Connection - The 10-minute parking is in the vision triangle, but space could be moved about 10 feet North. It was the Commission's suggestion to notify the owner of the problem, e�cplain the possible solution, and get his response. They also felt if he wanted the sign moved, it should be at City expense. New Business: Mike Gable read a letter from Eva Marie Crooks concerning the danger of the intersection at 9th and Arthur since the removal of the two stop signs on Arthur. Schuyler said he thought people were super-cautious at the intersection and Jack felt it was the safest and most fluid it had ever been. The Commission decided to site traffic accident data as a basis for their decision. The mention was made of the traffic liqht at Rimball and Arthur not working and only f lashing red on Arthur and yellow on Kimball . The group thought it would be of value to switch the colors until it could be fixed to see what impact it made on downtown traffic. The suggestion was made to do the same at Kimball and Main. All were of the opinion it seemed a waste of time to wait for a light to change when there was little or no traffic. � � . � A letter was read from Tom Glaver expressing a desire to have double yellow solid lines throuqhout Canyon Hill neiqhborhoods. His concern was motorists passing in residential areas. Rick Fitzsimons and Schuyler Enochs felt the lines would not prevent passing. Bob Sobba said he would send an officer to the area and talk to Mr. Glover. - Bob Sobba mentioned a diqital radar waqon on wheels that is placed in neighborhoods or areas where speeding is a problem. The wagon is locked in place so no man-power is needed to operate it. It flashes the speed limit and how fast a car is going. The device has shown to be very effective in reducing speed. The cost of the equipment is approximately $9,000. and Jack Raymond suggested the Commission address the Council about the possiblity of budgeting f or one . Bob Sobba presented a study that was done by one of his officers on the intersection at Sth and Chicaqo. Because 5th St. is a wide street and was originally a through street many motorists fail to stop. In the last 1�8 months the officer documented 12 accidents. It was moved and seconded to: Put in a larger stop siqn and - paint 12" stop bar lines on the Street. A motion was made and seconded to make angle parking along the south side of Arthur Street between 7th and Rimball. Gordon Law mentioned to the Commission that the Cleveland Boulevard issue and donation of right-of-way needed to be discussed at the May Traffic Commission Meeting. Bob Sobba is going to have one of the officers suggest to the manager of Albertsons to put next year's greenhouse on the other end of the parking lot to prevent obscuring vision at Sth and Cleveland. Jack Raymond told the Commission that the Council was very concerned with the intersections of Rimball and Loqan and Rimball and Linden. He said the new housing developments on Logan have contributed to an increase in traffic as will the Manchester development on Linden. Mike Gable assured Jack that the problem would be addressed shortly, because those intersections were on their list of priorities. Mike made reference to the dangerous intersection at 21st and Cleveland and the possible alligning of 21st with College Ave. It was stated that more cars traveled 21st than any other street in Caldwell with the exception of lOth Ave. A complaint was made of a motor home being parked on the corner of Main St. and 12th Ave. in the vision triangle. Th owner, Leo Holmes, will be notified of the problem and �rsk d to find�another place to park the vehicle. ; The meeting was adjourned at 8:15. Signed: