1 | Traffic Calming in Boulder Pointe | ||||||
Transportation Engineer Associate David Lemcke provided a PowerPoint presentation that covered the following: BOULDER POINTE TRAFFIC CALMING PETITION BACKGROUND LOCATION RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GUIDE UNIVERSITY AVE TRAFFIC STUDY DATA PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CIRCLES TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APPROVAL 60% DESIGN PLANS AFTER APPROVAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION APPROVAL Kate Morley, Chair of the Transportation Commission, addressed Council about the deliberation and recommendation from the Commission. They based their recommendation on the data collected and the design that was presented. The Commission is committed to resolving the complaints and this is step one, once it is installed and operational then further evaluation can be done and additional adjustments made if needed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Councilmember Harris asked if there are other options should the traffic circles not work as intended. Mr. Lemke stated that there are other things that could be done in addition to the traffic circles such as horizontal and vertical deflection. Councilmember Matthews stated that she was glad to see the improvements address the concerns of the cyclists. Councilmember McCarthy stated that he continues to have concerns about cyclists. |
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Moved by Councilmember Jim McCarthy, seconded by Councilmember Deborah Harris to recess into Executive Session for legal advice. | |||||||
Vote: 7 - 0 - Unanimously | |||||||
Council recessed into Executive Session from 4:31 p.m. through 4:37 p.m. Council discussed the design elements of the plan. Brian Lee Wilson addressed Council and stated that his concerns are related to cut through traffic in Boulder Point. He requested that Council direct staff to fulfill the mitigation from two decades ago. Council has shown deference to open the gate for Presidio and now they should follow their process for Boulder Pointe to mitigate cut through traffic. Jenna Heguy addressed Council with concerns about liability associated with snow at the traffic circle at Majestic. Mr. Lemke noted that staff is working through the issues with the traffic circle at Majestic. They are working on striping that better directs traffic and encourages people to go around the circles as required. Councilmember McCarthy stated that having the traffic circles positioned in the middle of the street may help with proper flow of traffic. Mr. Lemke stated that it is something they are trying to balance while still allowing large vehicles like snowplows and fire trucks to maneuver the circle. Councilmember Sweet stated that she believes the mitigations efforts are working and she has seen cars going slower and with the plans for the bump outs and other mitigation measures for cyclists and pedestrians, she is supports the plan moving forward. Vice Mayor Aslan also expressed his appreciation for the extra mitigation efforts. He also supported the plan moving forward. A majority of Council supported moving forward with the project. |
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