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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-16 Minutes COUNCIL INFORMATION I-5 MINUTES-Approved by Committee Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee C 0, Thursday September 16, 2004 Location: Committee Room 1A (NEW LOCATION)-Enter via Municipal Administration Centre, 40 Temperance St. Bowmanville, through the north door on Church St. Present Clayton Morgan, David Duffie, Dirk Zinner, Shane Morris, (Voting Ron Radcliffe, Wayne Godwin, Fred Johns, Glenn Wallis, Andrew Kozak Members) Present Leslie Benson, Tony Cannella, Ron Baker, Stuart McAllister (Non-Voting Members) Regrets: Ross Libbey, Dave Rickard, Keith Richards Absent: Brendon Nightingale, Gord Lee, Don MacArthur Secretary: Donna Van Schyndel 1) Minutes of previous meeting (August 19, 2004) The minutes were approved. Moved by Wayne Godwin; Seconded by Shane Morris. CARRIED 2) Items for information a) Road Watch-(Ron Radcliffe) Ron Radcliffe advised that there were 26 citizen report forms. Traffic Watch Update-(Ron Baker) Figures sent to the Durham Regional Police since the last CTMAC meeting are as follows: Date Location # of Violations August 24, S#11 Cone. Rd. 3 near Lockhart 37 August 25, S#11 Cone. Rd. 7 east of Langmaid 55 August 31, S#12 Old Scugog at Maryleah 37 September 2, S#12 Conc. Rd. 8, Leskard 55 September 3, S#13 Cone. Rd. 8, Leskard 106 September 8, S#13 Cone. Rd. 6, Solina 23 September 13, S#14 Trulls Rd./Mitchells Corners 66 September 14, S#14 Old Scugog Rd., Hampton 28 b) Highway 407 update (Ross Libbey) Page 2 of 4 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, September 16, 2004 Ross was not in attendance but sent this information by email: The 407 CAC Brochure- to be out shortly—will provide committee with copies when completed. Review of Clarington Staff Report- council comments of Draft EA Terms of Ref. as well as staff and CAC input. Status of 407 EA Process- TSH submitting T of R at the end of September. Thirty day review followed by MOE who has 8 weeks to review. Reversal of Last Year's Decision- There was a long discussion at court of appeals and what ramifications this has. It appears likely that the process will continue as is (un-scoped) as its rolling that way, it is anticipated, however not guaranteed. Next nieetin - Scheduled for October 5, 2004. and Doug Allingham from TSH will be attending to address further. C) Bowmanville Community Improvement Plan Update Business Improvement groups met Tuesday to develop new strategies. Merchants are concerned with new developments that are proposed for the future and how it will affect business. The committee is trying very hard to make the downtown area appealing. d) Other Information Crossing Guard King at Simpson Ave Ron Baker advised that the crossing guards are required to cross elementary children in conjunction with the traffic signals. The guard "should"be off the road when the light changes. It was discussed that right hand turns from Simpson to King can be dangerous but are the responsibility of the guard to control. Out dated pedestrian cross over signs using yellow lights Stuart McAllister advised that motorists were required to stop if a pedestrian was in their lane only which makes for potentially dangerous situations. Most signs have been removed because they are unsafe and replaced with intersection pedestrian signals using a standard traffic head of red, yellow and green. Baseline Road (west of West Side Drive) There isn't a sign posted to let people know that the speed limit changes to 80 KPH. The usual Clarington policy regarding speed signs is to always put up the speed reduction signs such as 50 KPH ahead and begins but not to post the speed increase unless requested to discourage motorists from feeling obligated to speed up. Traffic on Baseline eastbound approaching the intersection of Green Road has an average speed of 66 KPH in the advisory 60 km/hr area. 3) Agenda Items for Discussion Page 3 of 4 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, September 16, 2004 a) Review of Committee mandate and meeting protocol Direction of Committee Clayton Morgan (chair) and Andrew Kozak (vice chair)met with Tony Canella regarding how the meetings have been conducted and discussed any new issues that should be added to the meeting agendas. Long Term Project This will be looked at in the future. Neighborhood as a whole The committee should consider entire neighborhoods and what concerns the whole area needs such as traffic calming,noise reduction, etc. Presentations Various presentations could be arranged and experts and consultants could be brought in as well to enhance our learning(visual). Each meeting could have a theme and experts from the Region could be invited. The Ontario Good Roads staff will be contacted as well for information. Items of interest to the Committee Members all live in different areas of the community and are requested to forward concerns from residents and items that they have experienced personally to the Chair to determine if it should be included for future discussions under other business. Fifteen to twenty minutes of each meeting could be used to discuss such concerns. Items which members feel should be brought to the committee should be written down and forwarded to the Chair 10 days before the next meeting. Tony and Clayton will meet to research the matter. As many items as possible will be discussed at each meeting and the rest will be put on a waiting list and dealt with at subsequent meetings as time allows. Maintenance items for the Operations Department will be sorted and forwarded immediately. Conception of Meetings Originally the committee dealt with traffic calming issues but the scope has now broadened. The committee must determine what its overall mandate is. Housekeeping Issues It was suggested that a voluntary questionnaire pertaining to the evening's meeting be handed out. The members name can be put on it or you can remain anonymous. It would have questions such as: Did the chair handle the meeting well? Was the room adequate? Was anything left out? This will let the chair know how members feel about the committee. At the end of the meeting they would be given to Donna and Clayton to summarize. Page 4 of 4 CTMAC Minutes Thursday, September 16, 2004 Minutes They are directed to Council, and Engineering uses them for the basis of their council reports. The statement was made that the minutes should be more concise. Donna will try to send them out within the week of taking minutes. Meeting Protocol The committee needs to establish a protocol with respect to how they conduct their meetings. Only one person should speak at a time and each person will have a chance to speak once around the table and then again once everyone has had a chance. Attendance The Protocol for Advisory Committees states that once a Committee member has three absences they may be removed from the committee. Meeting Frequency It was discussed that some meetings could be eliminated and may require a change to the constitution. A motion was made: "To have the committee meet no fewer than 10 months of the year. The committee will exclude December and 1 month in the summer to be selected by the chair." Moved by; David Duffie; Seconded by Andrew Kozak. CARRIED Constitution The Constitution states that the chair will encourage regular attendance and constructive participation by all members. Protocol for Advisory Committees states that the Clerk's department should be given notice if someone is absent for 3 consecutive meetings. The constitution will be updated by Andrew Kozak and Donna will send him an electronic copy. 4) New Business No new business to report. 5) Next Meeting date: October 21, 2004—7:00 p.m. Room lA (NEW LOCATION) Enter via Municipal Administration Centre, 40 Temperance St. Bowmanville, through the north door on Church St. 6) Adjournment: 8:45 p.m. I:C MACE. 004AGEN A&MINUT .M(NUI' a.EPTE s R1 ,0 . R °-'1