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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-06-17 Minutes COUNCIL INFORMATION I-5 MINUTES Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 7:00 p.m. Location: Committee Room lA Enter via Municipal Administrative Centre, north door 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville Present Andrew Kozak, Clayton Morgan,Dirk Zinner, Wayne Godwin (Voting Dave Rickard, Glenn Wallis, David Duffie,Don MacArthur Members) .Y ,t: < X¢¢nn++tt a9.�. ! B i Present Ron Baker, Stuart McAllister,Leslie Benson 0181(, A4 (Non-Voting "OPI S ' Members) Regrets: Ross Libbey, Keith Richards,Tony Cannella, Ron Radcliffe Absent: Gord Lee, Brendon Nightingale Secretary: Donna Van Schyndel Chair Clayton Morgan called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m. h Prior to meeting agenda Clayton Morgan discussed voting privileges for Councilors that were questioned at the last meeting and advised that until further notice he will have voting rights. Donna will notify Pattie Barrie that Councillor MacArthur will remain a voting member. Councilors have voting rights on other committees. Currently we have 12 ward members along with road watch members who have voting rights. It was mentioned that Glenda Baker and Teresa Williams are no longer committee members and hopefully the newspaper ad will bring forward new members. Amended Minutes-May 20/04 These minutes have been amended and attending members received a copy. Donna will mail amended copy to those not present. 1) Minutes of previous meeting (May 20,2004 Amended) Moved by Wayne Godwin; Seconded by Dave Rickard, that the minutes of the meeting of June 17, 2004 be approved. CARRIED Page 2 of 6 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, June 17, 2004 2) Items for information a) Road Watch Ron Radcliffe was not in attendance to provide a report. Traffic Watch update Ron Baker advised that Dennis Rudman had operated the radar message board in Leskard on Cone. Rd 8 reporting 53 vehicles and the fastest being 110 K.P.H. in a 50 K.P.H. zone from a 1:00-5:30 p.m. time frame. Dennis also operated the unit on Cone. Rd 7 at Langmaid Rd reporting 28 vehicles. Wednesday June 23rd the radar board will be operated by residents on Enfield Rd. north of Taunton Rd. Vehicle plates are recorded if they are exceeding the posted speed by 20 K.P.H or more. A letter from Durham Regional Police is sent out to the registered owner of the vehicle. The plate information is run through a police check with the vehicle description to ensure that they have recorded the correct license plate number. b) Highway 407 update Ron Baker attended the last meeting for Leslie Benson and Ross Libbey was not in attendance. The Planning department has prepared a memo for council. The meeting for July 6th has been cancelled. The meeting for August will still take place. C) Bowmanville Community Improvement Plan update Presentations Clayton Morgan stated that there were several presentations that were very informative. Charles Tawes presented facts regarding how the downtown area has developed over the years. Another presentation from Suzanne McCrimmon from the Board of Trade stated reasons why everyone should patronize our local businesses to keep Bowmanville flourishing and the importance of keeping local money in Clarington. Parking downtown Parking is plentiful in the downtown area especially behind stores where it is privately owned. Lamp-posts and bollards should be completed by the end of the summer. The installation of traffic signals at Highway 2 and Roeniglc Drive is advancing along very well. d) Other information There were no items for discussion. Page 3 of 6 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, June 17, 2004 3) Agenda items for discussion a) Concession St. Concerns Last meeting there was a lengthy discussion regarding this area and Wayne Godwin made the recommendation to deal with items b, c and d first, and leave item 3a) until the end. All members were in favour. b) Traffic connection south side of Newcastle Public School (Between Glass Crt. and Beaver St.) Tony will speak with the school board regarding traffic flow. C) Hampton General Store Currently the pavement marking proposal is being withdrawn. The present parldng lot space will stay. No changes will occur at the present time. Existing markings will be re-painted. There is no further need for the committee to review this item. Leslie Benson commented that store owners have re-organized parking spaces which have made a difference. d) Tyrone, Concession Rd. #7 at Clemens Rd. There has been a request to have 4 way stops installed. Leslie advised that Councillor Trim would like to see 4 way stops reviewed. Ron Balser has data that the committee has requested. The intersection doesn't meet the criteria to warrant this type of stop. This is a fairly quiet community. Traffic volume increases with weekend cottage commuter traffic and when there is a function at Mosport. The municipality follows the provincial guidelines. There are approximately 150 similar intersections where residents have requested unwarranted all-way stops as a way to combat speed concerns. Clayton advised that there might be visibility issues surrounding the stone building. Ron B. advised that it doesn't meet warrants. Traffic volume figures are: between the hours of 3:00-4:00 PM there were only 157 vehicles and between 4:00 & 5:00 PM there were only 169 vehicles. Leslie Benson advised that there will be no future development in this area in the foreseeable future. It was wondered if an amber light would be a consideration. Ron B. stated that such a light would not serve any useful purpose in Tyrone as amber lights are usually used to warn of hazardous intersections such as Liberty and Conc. 6 but does little to control speeds. A motion was made: "To recommend installing a 4-way stop at the intersection of Clemens Rd/Liberty St. N. and Conc. Rd. 7." It was Moved by Dave Richards; Seconded by Andrew Kozak. Votes in favour: 3, not in favour: 1, abstained from voting: 3 (David Duffie, Wayne Godwin and Glenn Wallis). Page 4 of 6 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, June 17, 2004 MOTION DEFEATED Leslie stated that there is an engineered criterion which applies to the areas that are in need of a 4-way stop and suggested that she could arrange to have a presentation on this topic. It was stated that the recommendation of the CTMAC will go to Engineering who will prepare a report to Council providing a staff recommendation and a committee recommendation which may be different. Council would then vote on the all-way stop and other issues. a) Concession St. W. Traffic concerns (including intersection of Concession &Beech from Liberty St. to Wellington St.) In Clayton's opinion the tree on Concession St. shouldn't be in the committee's agenda for discussion. It is a tree that is owned by the municipality and this issue should be referred back to staff to resolve. Motion was proposed to take item 3a (Cone. St. W. &Beech from Liberty St. to Wellington St.) off the agenda and place it into the proper department for them to deal with the tree. This motion was moved by Wayne Godwin; Seconded by Dirk Zinner. All in favour. CARRIED Tree/all-way stop Andrew Kozak was not able to speak with residents yet. Ron B. advised that there would still be a visibility problem and liability problem regardless of an all-way stop being installed or not. Removing limbs was also discussed. The property owner doesn't want the tree limbed. Don MacArthur stated that Tony Cannella was planning on visiting the homeowner,but hasn't as yet. A motion was made: "That the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee recommends that council approve a bylaw for the installation of an all-way stop and the painting of a secondary stop bar at the Concession St. West/Beech Ave./Burk Court intersection. Whereas this is a unique location currently included in a larger loosely related study (Phase 2 HDS) for investigation into guidelines for residents and the municipality to better deal with the neighborhood's unique characteristics and whereas acknowledging the support of local residents in introducing a safer pedestrian crossing environment for Concession St. W. between Liberty and Elgin to serve especially the elderly who use the Clarington Beech Centre and children residing frequenting and passing through the area, and whereas other locations within the neighborhood Page 5 of 6 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, June 17, 2004 have had 4-way stop signs implemented which did not meet standards due to the unique requirements of the area." The motion was moved by Andrew Kozak; Seconded by David Rickard. Votes in favour: 5, votes not in favour: 2. CARRIED Site Line Restriction at Liberty St traffic signals At the last meeting it was discussed that there should be no right turns on a red light for eastbound traffic on Concession St W at Liberty St due to the limited sight distance. Stuart McAllister commented that this is the motorist's responsibility to make a safe turn however would recommend this by-law amendment to the Region. The Region will also review the chestnut tree at the northwest corner that needs to be trimmed as well. Centre & Conc. St. —3-way stop Councillor MacArthur thought it would be a good location for this type of stop. The committee did not make any motion or recommendation on this issue. Parking Council received a letter about a motor vehicle accident caused by cars parked too close to the traffic calming island. The letter requested parking restrictions and had objections to current parldng practices. The committee did not make any motion or recommendation on this request. 40 K.P.H. Speed Zones The committee will deal with this concern when more information is received. There is documentation available on this subject which the committee will be able to review. Voting rights A motion was proposed: "To change the constitution to formalize Councillor MacArthur to become a voting member of the committee." The motion was moved by Clayton Morgan; seconded by Andrew Kozak. All in favour. CARRIED Page 6 of 6 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, June 17, 2004 4) New business Lights at Roenigk Drive The lights are scheduled to be working on Wednesday June 23rd. 5) Next meeting date: July 15, 2004,7:00 p.m. OLD LOCATION,Room 1C Library entrance. 6) Adjournment: 8:25 p.m. Moved by Wayne Godwin; seconded by Andrew Kozalc. WORKS.C:TMAC.2004AGENGAW INUTES.MINUTES.JUN El 7.FINAL_