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Home My WebLink About2005-09-15 Minutes Correspondence Item I-21 Leading the«'ay CLARINGTON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON Minutes of Meeting-Approved by Committee Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Andrew Kozak (Chair) Glenn Wallis (Vice-Chair) Councillor Don MacArthur Don Carter Gord Lee David Duffle Clayton Morgan Dave Rickard Lisa Robinson ALSO Leslie Benson, Manager of Transportation &Design PRESENT: Ron Baker, Traffic & Transportation Co-ordinator Donna Van Schyndel, Recording Secretary Stuart McAllister, Road Safety Co-ordinator, Durham Region REGRETS: Tony Cannella, Director of Engineering Services, Ron Radcliffe,,_ ., „• Shane Morris, Dirk Zinner, Constable Keith Richards 1.0 ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOVED by Clayton Morgan; SECONDED by David Duffle. THAT: "The minutes of the June 16, 2005 meeting be approved" rK ax, CARRIED 2.0 ITEMS FOR INFORMATION _ a) Road Watch-(Ron Baker) Road Watch logos have been painted on the road at 4 different locations in ,„.., ,,n Bowmanville. • Longworth, west of Liberty Street • Longworth, east of Scugog Street Simpson Avenue, north of Soper Court • King Street, west of Mearns Avenue The logos are made of durable plastic and cost approximately$500.00 each. The Road Watch web page is now available as a link from the Municipal website, Services section. This page, although available, may still require modifications. b) Traffic Watch Update-(Ron Baker) Below are the reported violations from June 7 to September 7, 2005. Traffic Watch 2005 Sub Date Violations Most Posted # 2005 Reported Violations/Hr. Time Period Aggressive Speed Location 1 June 7 38 9.5 8:00-1:00 98 60 Darlington, Conc. 7 at Langmaid 1 June 9 16 5.3 9:00-12:00 99 50 Courtice, Nash at Fourth Reported at June 16 CTMAC 2 June 13 73 18.3 9:00-1:00 113 50 Trulls Rd. S of Taunton Old Scugog Rd at Hampton 2 June 14 31 12.4 11:30-2:00 83 50 Cemetery 3 June 20 33 9.4 9:00-12:30 94 50 Old Scugog Rd.at Maryleah Crt. 3 June 21 17 6.8 8:30-11:00 86 50 Conc. 6 in Solina 4 June 27 49 9.8 8:00-1:00 125 60 Conc.3 W of Lockhart 4 June 28 12 8 9:00-10:30 85 50 Nash Rd. near Carriage Lane 5 JuIV 5 11 5.5 8:30-10:30 87 50 Nash Rd. near Fourth Ave. 5 July 6 54 10.8 8:30-1:30 101 60 Conc.7 at Langmaid 6 July 12 21 7 8:30-11:30 91 50 Conc.6 in Solina 6 July 14 28 7 8:30-12:30 110 50 Old Scugog Hampton Cemetery 7 July 18 108 21.6 8:30-1:30 103 50 Trulls Rd S of Taunton 7 July 19 17 8.5 8:30-10:30 102 50 Old Scugog Rd.at Maryleah Crt. 8 JuIv 21 30 8.6 8:00-11:30 98 50 Old Scugog Rd.at Maryleah Crt. 8 Jul 26 34 8.5 8:00-12:00 107 60 Conc. Rd. 3 W of Lockhart 9 Aug 2 39 9.8 9:00-1:00 86 50 Old Scugog Hampton Cemetery 9 Aug 8 76 14.3 8:00-1:30 101 60 Conc. Rd. 7 at Langmaid 10 Auq 9 24 6.9 8:30-12:00 113 60 Solina Rd. Hwy 2 to Nash 10 Aug 10 9 4.5 8:30-10:30 90 50 Waverley Rd. N of Lawrence Gate 11 Aug 15 110 22 9:00-2:00 104 50 Trulls Rd. S of Taunton 11 Au 17 17 8.5 9:00-11:00 80 50 Nash Rd at Fourth Ave 12 Au 22 40 10 8:30-12:30 91 50 Old Scugog Rd. at Maryleah Crt. 12 Aug 23 48 13.7 9:30-1:00 102 60 Conc.3 W of Lockhart 13 Auq 29 43 12.3 10:30-2:00 94 50 Old Scugog Hampton Cemetery 13 Sept 1 145 26.4 10:30-4:00 101 60 Conc. 7 at Langmaid 14 Sept 6 40 13.3 8:30-11:30 103 50 Conc.6 in Solina 14 Sept 7 13 6.5 8:30-10:30 1 85 50 Old Scugog Rd. Enniskillen P.S. 1176 Violations reported to-date C) Highway 407 Update-(Leslie Benson) The Clarington 407 Community Advisory Committee (CAC)met September 6th'2005. The Environmental Assessment (EA) is now 4....,., j f§s I*T§1� 5� ... Y ��) £ i1 i€t. .tt3 ii..] �..5 300"i, underway and the first public information meeting should be in the New Year. The Ministry of the Environment has approved the EA Terms of Reference. The concept design will be finished as part of the Environmental Assessment report. Leslie Benson will check to see if the 407 East website could be added as a link to the new CTMAC website currently being designed. 3.0 AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION a) 40 KM/HR Speed Zones Engineering Services will prepare an information report to Council to advise them of items related to posting regulatory speed limits. Rural Posted Speed Due to changes to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and its interpretation many Municipalities, including Clarington, are now required to by-law and post rural roadways. Previously 80 km/hr was considered standard for rural areas and did not require the posting of signs. Now that signs must be posted it would be prudent to review the rural roads by-law and post acceptable speed limits of 80 km/hr or less. A report and proposed by-law for regulatory posted speed limits on various rural roads should be prepared by the spring. Because signs are now mandatory this will be included as a budget item for Operations. 40 km/hr Speed Postings Although staff, are not recommending 40 km/hr speed postings, information will be provided to Council which is based on a Toronto Policy. b) All-way Stop Draft Warrants The draft warrant presented at a previous meeting has been modified and tested at a number of intersections to determine its applicability for the various types of road classes. Baseline Rd. at Holt- Arterial roadway Edward St. at Glass Court-Urban Collector roadway Beaver St. at Robert St- Urban local roadway Old Scugog Rd at Cone. Rd 6-Rural roadway Although none of the above locations presently meet the strict MTO guidelines or the less restrictive draft warrants, the draft warrants do provide a better representation of conditions and should result in additional locations for all-way stops being supported by staff. These draft warrants will continue to be applied while evaluating a number of additional locations during October and November with the CTMAC being advised of the results. C) Wilkins Crescent Speed Bump Request A draft copy of a letter was prepared by Ron Baker in reply to the Wilkins Crescent request and the committee reviewed the contents and found it satisfactory. The resident has been contacted by phone. It was suggested that members visit this location and bring back their findings to the next scheduled meeting. d) CTMAC Draft Web Page The website information is still under review and committee members were asked to consider the draft and bring their comments to the next meeting. A launch date for the new site has not been set. 4.0 NEW BUSINESS AT DIRECTION OF CHAIR a) Items of Interest to the Committee Speeds on King Street g Ontario There has been a complaint about the speed of vehicles in this area. Ron Baker will check out the area to see if speed is an issue. He will also check to see if volume may be a concern. Advisory Signs These black and yellow signs are designed as an advisory measure only and are a recommended speed for motorists. To warrant one of theses signs, a hazardous condition should be present. Letter to the Editor There was an article in the summer placed in the Canadian Statesman in the Letter to the Editor section which dealt with Robert Adams Drive in Courtice. The recording secretary will search for this article and bring it to the next meeting. c }•.'t rat . %.d N t, FIT,"-1 Areas with Speeding Issues ssues Currently the committee advises the police to further investigate speeding concerns that they have encountered. The Traffic Watch policeman will also visit the location of areas that have received complaints. If speed appears to be an issue, the Traffic Watch Program Technician is sent to the location with the radar message board to collect speed data, record license plate numbers and visually educate drivers about their speeds. The plate numbers are submitted to the Police as part of the Road Watch Program and Police are asked to follow up with enforcement. The committee has two radar guns; one has a display board and the other is a hand-held. The hand-held unit can be borrowed from the committee. 5.0 NEXT MEETING DATE October 20, 2005—7:00 p.m.- Committee Room 1A-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 8:45 p.m."