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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Commission 2018-01-11 st MINUTES OF THE 741REGULAR MEETING LIVONIA TRAFFIC COMMISSION st The 741Regular meeting of the Livonia Traffic Commission was held in the third-floor conference room at City Hall on Thursday, January 11, 2018; it was called to order by Chairperson Jim Policelli at 7:30p.m. PRESENT: Commissioners: Jim Policelli, Gordon Draper, John Katers, Joel Turbiak, Rebekah Farabaugh, and Jim Keller;Livonia Police Sergeant Brian Leigh;and City of Livonia Engineer Todd Zilinicik. Guests: Jim Giordano, David Dulude, and Russ Flynn Agenda Item 1:The minutes of the December 14, 2017,meeting were reviewed. Commissioner Turbiak suggested a correction to the minutesas written.It was recommended that the tree should be removed obstructing the view of the “Stop” sign on the northwest right-of-way. A motion to approve the minutes as corrected was made by Commissioner Turbiak. With support from Commissioner Katers, it was approved by unanimous vote that: 18-254 RESOLVED,the minutes of the December 14,2017, meeting were approved as corrected. Agenda Item 2:Kingsburn & Heatherlea Street curve, section 8 ResidentsJim Giordano, David Dulude, & Russ Flynn attendedthe meeting regarding an ongoing issue with thecurve on eastbound Kingsburn,turning towardsouthboundHeatherlea.Primarily during the wintermonths, the icy and/orsnow-covered road causes vehiclesthatare traveling too fast for the road conditionsto lose controlandresultsinproperty damage. Mr. Dulude lives at a residence that has sustained property damage and indicates that many drivers leave the roadway, end up on the grass and frequently leave the scene. Sgt. Leigh notesthat “reported” incidents have been low. He also indicatedthat the incidents that haveoccurredwere due to either distracted driving or driving too fast for the road conditions. After the Commissioners discussed the signage options, Commissioner Katers madea motion to place aW1-1R warning sign along withaW 13-1P supplemental sign,indicating amaximum speed limitof 10 mph. The signsshould be placed between the homes located at 37107 Kingsburn Driveand 37139 Kingsburn Drive. In addition,reflective yellow tape should be placed along the pole ofthe sign.With support from Commissioner Keller,it was approved by unanimous vote that: 18-255 RESOLVED,AW 1-1R warning sign along witha13-1P supplemental sign be placedadvising aspeedlimitof 10 mph.The signsshouldbe placed between the homeslocated at 37107Kingsburn Driveand 37139 Kingsburn Drive, and should include yellow reflective tape on the sign pole. Agenda Item 3:Stop Signage in Windridge Village, section 4 Previously,Commissioner Turbiak brought forth 12intersections within the Windridge Village Subdivision that had some questionable control devices. The streets reviewed at this meeting are Carlwestbound at Norwich, Northlandeastboundat Norwich,and Gablewestboundat Norwich. Sgt. Leigh, as well as the other commissioners,visited thestreets prior to the meeting taking place andfelt the stop signs were not the best fit for the current traffic patterns and they shouldbe changed. Therefore,a motion was made to remove the three“Stop”signs at the intersections of Carl at Norwich, Northland at Norwich,and Gableat Norwich, and replacethemwiththree “Yield” signs.This motion was made by Commissioner Draper and Supported by Commissioner Turbiak. All commissioners supported themotion. As stated in previous Minutes, theTraffic Control Order (TCO)will formally voted onwhen all intersection studies have beencompleted. The next locations to be reviewed for the February8, 2018,Traffic Commission meeting are Norwich at Fonville and Bretton at Fairfax / Bretton (tri-intersection). Roundtable Discussion Chairperson Policelli noted that Leslie Rohraff is the new liaison for the Traffic Commission in the Mayor’s office. A Motion to adjourn the meeting was madeby Commissioner Katers and supported by Commissioner Turbiak at 8:34 p.m. NEXT MEETING:Thursday, February 8,2018.at City Hall Respectfully submitted, Jim Keller Recording Secretary.