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MINUTES
Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee
Thursday August 19, 2004
Location: Committee Room 1C
(OLD LOCATION) —Access via Library, 163 Church St.
Bowmanville Library
40 Temperance St. Bowmanville
Present Gord Lee, Clayton Morgan, David Duffle, Dirk Zinner, Shane Morris,
(Voting Ron Radcliffe, Don MacArthur, Wayne Godwin, Fred Johns, Glenn
Wallis
Members)
Present Ron Baker, Stuart McAllister, Keith Richards, Leslie Benson
(Non-Voting
Members)
Regrets: Tony Cannella, Ross Libbey, Andrew Kozak, Dave Rickard
Absent: Brendon Nightingale
Secretary: Donna Van Schyndel
Prior to meeting agenda
Fred Johns was welcomed to the committee as a new Ward 2 member.
1) Minutes of previous meeting (July 15, 2004)
One correction will be made to the minutes to reflect Glenn Wallis being shown
as regrets rather than absent. The minutes were approved. Moved by Wayne
Godwin; seconded by Gord Lee.
CARRIED
2) Items for information
a) Road Watch-(Ron Radcliffe)
Ron Radcliffe advised that he has not seen the radar message board figures
as of yet.
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Traffic Watch Update-(Ron Baker)
Ron Baker advised of the statistics for the traffic watch update:
Date Location # of
Violations
July 20 Old Scugog/Maryleah Court 34
July 23 Conc. Rd. 3 West of Lockhart 43
July 26 Old Scugog Hampton 16
July 26 Conc. Rd 6 Solina 21
July 28 Nash Rd. at Fourth Ave 24
August 3 Trulls Rd. Mitchell Corners 67
August 4 Conc. 7/Tyrone 14
b) Highway 407 update
Leslie Benson commented that the July and August meetings were
cancelled. The next scheduled meeting is Tuesday September 7t',2004.
C) Bowmanville Community Improvement Plan Update
Clayton Morgan attended the meeting and advised that construction
downtown will commence on Monday August 23rd and will be completed
late October. The committee hopes that by promoting tourism, visitors
will be attracted to Bowmanville as has been the case in Port Hope.
C) Other Information
Longworth Avenue Update
This project is running ahead of schedule and should be finished in
October of this year. Leslie Benson suggested that everyone should visit
the site. Norm Clark has set up a display in the 3rd floor hallway, at MAC
and welcomes you to view progress photos. This project will have a
positive impact on traffic patterns in Bowmanville and traffic will lighten
once Longworth is finished. Leslie advised that Longworth Estates is at
the approval stage but housing in this subdivision will not directly
access Longworth Avenue.
No Right Turn sign on Concession St at Liberty
By-law restrictions and sign will be in place by November.
Pavement Markings in Newcastle
Stuart McAllister advised that eastbound right turn lane will be painted
as a right turn, at which point it should be wide enough.
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Speeds along Baseline
Councillor McArthur has had complaints about speeding in the area just
west of the RCMP Station. Ron Baker will check the area for signs.
Pebblestone & Trulls
Shane Morris asked if it would be appropriate to consider a four way stop
at the intersection of Pebblestone and Trulls. Ron Baker commented that
this intersection does not meet warrants for an all-way stop and sightlines
are considered good. As a caution to drivers however, signs have been
posted in the area to encourage particular attention to driving.
Heavy Vehicle Inspection
Durham Regional Police reported there was a heavy vehicle inspection
held on July 26th'2004. Twenty six vehicles went through the inspection,
40% of them failed.
3) Agenda Items for Discussion
a) Traffic Connection South Side of Newcastle Public School (Between
Glass Crt. and Beaver St.)
This topic will be deferred until the September meeting. Donna will copy
the photo that appeared in This Week newspaper and bring it to the next
meeting.
b) 40 Km/Hr. Speed Zone Information for Discussion
Constable Keith Richards commented that the 40 km/hr. signs should only
be used in high traffic situations and that each situation should be looked
at separately. There is a shortage of police staff to man every 40 km/hr.
area therefore the high priority sites are monitored by Police more often.
Concerned Residents
Councillor MacArthur stated that residents in the St. Elizabeth's School
area are concerned about speeding. Ron Baker advised that there is a
crossing guard in the area and there has been radar set up with no recorded
excessive speeds. Stuart McAllister mentioned that driver behavior
changes during periods of pedestrian activity. People usually become
more aware of their environment in school areas and automatically slow
down with or without signs. Ron Baker thought that it might be wise to
look at stricter speed enforcement at certain times of the day.
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Complaints
Most speeding complaints come in from regional roads. David Duffie
would like to see harsher penalties for speeders. There are many ways to
control traffic such as enforcement, radar and road design. The
Committee agreed that it is important to compile a list of areas that need
traffic calming and to consider all appropriate traffic calming measures.
4) New Business
No new business to report.
5) Next Meeting date: September 16, 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: 8:20 p.m.
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