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TRAFFIC & PARKING ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING MINUTES
December 14, 2021
Attendees:
Daniel Becker, Board Bill Christianson Jim Collins, Transportation Director
Jim Stapel, Board Dan Sciezinski Jane Boucher, Secretary
Courtney Hansen, Council
Ross Wandschneider Absent: Lisa Marone
Guests: Sgt. Gogo (OPD)
Daniel Becker called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and requested roll call.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Chairman Becker explained protocol for public comment, however no guests from
the public were present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Jim Stapel made a motion to approve the Minutes of the October meeting, seconded
by Courtney Hansen. Motion carried after a roll-call vote.
OLD BUSINESS:
N/A
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Allow parking on West 9th Avenue (both sides) – from 60’ west of Oakwood Rd.
(north side) and 126’ west (south side) to Linden Oaks Drive. Jim Collins explained
now that reconstruction is done on West 9th, the ordinance needs to be updated to
match the new council approved layout. Overall, people seem to be happy with the new
layout and the intersection should improve safety.
Dan Becker made a motion for approval as presented, seconded by Jim Stapel. Motion
Carried after roll-call vote.
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2. Set speed limits on Compass Way and Transit Drive. Jim Collins stated the
newly constructed roads in this industrial area have a lot of truck traffic to and from the
rail trans loading facility and currently doesn’t have a set speed limit. He recommends
30 mph.
Dan Becker made a motion for approval as presented, seconded by Dan Scieszinski.
Motion Carried after roll-call vote.
3. Designate Clairville Road as through street at its intersection with Compass
Way & Transit Drive. Jim Collins explained that by designating Clairville Road as the
through street, stop signs will be installed at the intersections of Compass Way and
Transit Drive with Clairville being the through street.
Dan Becker made a motion for approval as presented, seconded by Jim Stapel.
Motion Carried after roll-call vote.
STAFF STATEMENTS:
Jim Collins stated he wanted to let the board know that Mike Beardsly will no
longer serve as an Alternate on this board due to moving out of the area. He said there
is a vacancy in case anyone is looking to serve.
FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS
Dan Becker asked if there were agenda requests for future meetings. Ross
Wandschneider said the Jackson Street reconfiguration definitely cut down on speeding
and squealing tires, however he did notice another issue that may need to be studied.
He said the round-a-bout next to Walgreens is very busy and he observes a lot of near
misses in that area. He suggests working with Walgreens to determine a better solution
to cut down on backed up traffic because someone is trying to turn left into Walgreens
parking lot. Although not as convenient, perhaps Kentucky may need to be utilized
more vs. Jackson. Jim Collins said he understood the concern but the firm hired to do
the Jackson Street study didn’t think this was an issue however; he will note it. He also
stated other than a few initial complaints, the flow seems to be working well.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Jim Stapel to Adjourn, seconded by Ross Wandschneider.
Motion Carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:19 pm.
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