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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-03-16 Minutes Garinmn Leading the Way Approved by committee members CLARINGTON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON Minutes of Meeting Thursday March 16, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Andrew Kozak(Chair) Clayton Morgan Councillor Don MacArthur David Duffle Gord Lee Dave Rickard Lisa Robinson ALSO Tony Cannella-Director of Engineering Services PRESENT: Leslie Benson, Manager of Transportation & Design Ron Baker, Traffic Coordinator Constable Keith Richards Stuart McAllister, Road Safety Coordinator, Durham Region Donna Van Schyndel, Recording Secretary REGRET Ron Radcliffe, Glenn Wallis (Vice-Chair), Dirk Zinner 1.0 ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOVED by Gord Lee; SECONDED by; Dave Duffle THAT: "The minutes of the January 19, 2006 meeting be approved. 2.0 ITEMS FOR INFORMATION a) Road Watch-(Ron Radcliffe) Ron Baker will bring an update to the next meeting. b) Traffic Watch Update-(Ron Baker) Ron Baker presented traffic statistics to committee members showing the license plate numbers recorded by the Municipal Traffic Watch Program over a 3 year period. These statistics allowed members to appreciate how many problems are being caused by repeat offenders. Licence plate information is kept by the Durham Regional Police for a 2-year period. This program will commence again in May or June of this year. CTMAC Minutes 2 March 16, 2006 C) Highway 407 Update-(Leslie Benson) Leslie Benson advised that on January 17th there was a Municipal Technical Advisory Group Committee Meeting that included several topics of interest that were relayed in technical terms. An Executive Summary will be prepared to provide an overview in less technical terms. There will be a Public Information Session late spring. Route planning will commence by the end of this year and it is expected to be a 1 '/z year process. 3.0 AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION a) Trulls Road-Mitchell Corners A new sign (Radar Enforced) has been installed on Trulls Rd., for north bound traffic. Durham Regional Police advised that they will provide more enforcement and report to the committee once the south bound sign has been installed. Lines will be painted in June or July of this year. b) Rhonda Boulevard-(Don MacArthur) Ron Baker accumulated radar findings for Rhonda Blvd., and found that when school children were dismissed the speeds were 34 KPH versus 45 KPH when pedestrians were not present in this 50 KPH zone. Speed did not appear to be an issue on this street. 4.0 NEW BUSINESS AT DIRECTION OF CHAIR a) Items of Interest to the Committee Liberty Street/Concession Road 3 intersection-Fatal Collision Stuart McAllister from Durham Region advised that after careful examination it would appear this tragic accident was not the result of any design or sight line issues. There have been two collisions in the last five years, the safety index is zero and there is an over-sized stop sign. CTMAC Minutes 3 March 16, 2006 Tour of Durham Region Office The new office at Consumers Drive and Hopkins Street is open from 8 am until 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Stuart McAllister advised that the committee members are welcome to take a tour of the facility. The recording secretary will send an email to the Chair in order to organize a time and date to visit during normal working hours. East Bowmanville Mall-Exit onto Kin S' treet Leslie Benson advised there was a delay but traffic signals are planned for this intersection with installation by Durham Region. Radar/Laser Demonstrations Keith Richards will prepare a demonstration presenting tools used by the Durham Regional Police and bring it to the April meeting. Longworth Avenue Extension east of Liberty Street Tree clearing has been approved. Rough grading has been granted and development is close to being approved. Church Street Extension The Municipality of Clarington purchased #1 St. George St. which will be demolished. Engineering is working in conjunction with the Bowmanville Professional Building to extend Church St. from St. George St. to Galbraith. Signals at St. George St. and King St. are also planned. 5.0 NEXT MEETING DATE April 20, 2006—7:00 p.m. — Committee Room I—Enter via Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St. Bowmanville, through the north door on Church St. 6.0 ADJOURNMENT MOVED by; Clayton Morgan. THAT: "The meeting be adjourned at 8:25 p.m."