HomeMy WebLinkAboutTRAB Meeting Minutes 7 11 17Committee Name: Traffic Review Advisory Board
Date: 7/11/17
Location: City Hall 1
Attendees: Absent:
Jim Collins, Transportation Director
Director
William Christianson, Board
Ross Wandschneider, Board
Marlene Binder, Secretary Jake Krause, Council Member
Daniel Becker, Chairman
Gary Ross, Board
Steve Haas, Vice-Chairman Dan Scieszinski, Board
Topic Facilitator Discussion Actions
Call to order
Meeting Minutes
Daniel Becker
Daniel Becker called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm.
The minutes from the 6/13/2017 TRAB meeting were accepted.
1st: Gary Ross
2nd: Steve Haas
A request for 2-
hour parking on
New York
Avenue, south
side, from the
eastern right of
way line of Cedar
Street to 130’ east
of Cedar Street
between 8:00 am
and 6:00 pm
(Current
condition: 1-hr.
parking between
8:00 am and 6:00
pm)
Jim Collins
Jim Collins said the request for 2-hour parking on New York from
Cedar to 130’ east is from the owner of the Tangles Salon. He said the
salon has patrons that park for more than an hour and they have
begun to receive parking tickets. He explained the one hour parking
restriction in this area was designed to encourage vehicle turnover in
the university area for businesses such as this.
1st: Dan Becker
2nd: Dan Sceiszinski
Carried: 6-0
Committee Name: Traffic Review Advisory Board
Date: 7/11/17
Location: City Hall 2
Topic Facilitator Discussion Actions
A request for a
stop sign on
Evans Street at
Nevada Avenue
(Current
condition: Evans
yields to
Nevada)
Jim Collins
Lori Sieger
Bill
Christianson
Jim Collins said according to the MUTCD, the yield sign is the correct
control for this intersection however; the two crashes in 2015 and one
in 2014 were caused by vehicles failing to obey the yield sign.
Lori Sieger, of 1516 Evans Street, said through the years she has seen
some bad accidents here; an SUV flipped on its side, a car flipped on
its roof with the driver having to be extracted, a truck hit the yield
sign and utility pole - just missing the fire hydrant, after one vehicle
was hit, it spun around and came within 5’ of hitting the corner house .
She explained that the many near misses are not recorded. She stated
Emmeline Cook School is three blocks away and at dismissal time she
has heard horns beeping, swearing, and squealing tir es. She told she
and her husband yield to Evans Street when traveling on Nevada
Avenue because vehicles on Evans Street do not yield. She said cars
speed down Evans Street and sometimes are traveling so fast the
vehicle bottoms out on the dip in the road.
Bill Christianson said he and his wife bike on Nevada Avenue. He
said yield signs seem not to mean much. He said he is in favor of a
stop sign which may make this area close to the school safer.
Carried: 5 – 1
(Gary Ross)
Committee Name: Traffic Review Advisory Board
Date: 7/11/17
Location: City Hall 3
1. Topic Facilitator 2. Discussion Actions
3. A request for
feedback on
possible lane
reconfigurations
at the
intersections of
9th Avenue /
Oregon Street
and South Park
Avenue / Oregon
Street.
James Rabe
Dan Sceiszinski
James Rabe said Oregon Street from 8th Avenue to 16th Avenue is
planned for reconstruction next year. He explained that
Jackson/Oregon is the major line for AT&T from Appleton to Fond du
Lac so we need to give them as much lead time as we can so they can
plan their reconstruction in conjunction with this project. He went on
to say that generally the DOT gives utilities a 2 to 3 year advance
notice.
The general consensus was to maintain the width of the street, not
make the sidewalk wider. Dan Sceiszinski moved to support the 44/40
option.
1st: Dan Sceiszinski
2nd: Bill Christianson
Carried: 5 – 1
(Jake Krause)
4. Staff Statements Jim Collins
Jim Collins said the city manager and council are looking at all Boards
and Commissions. He explained that they will take into account their
size, similar missions, frequency of meetings, function, council
member function and staff liaison. He told Board members they
would be receiving a survey for feedback soon. He added that one
option being considered is merging the Parking Utility with the
Traffic Review Advisory Board.
5. Adjournment Daniel Becker
Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Next meeting: August 8, 2017 at City Hall.
1st: Dan Sceiszinski
2nd: Bill Christianson