City of Lawrence

Traffic Safety Commission

April 2, 2007 Minutes

MEMBERS PRESENT:  David Hamby, Chair; Caroljean Brune; Paul Graves; Robert Hagen; Richard Heckler; Ken Miller; Jim Woods; and John Ziegelmeyer Jr.

MEMBERS ABSENT:  Carol Bowen, Vice-Chair

STAFF PRESENT:  David Woosley, Public Works Department

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Chair David Hamby called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Commission Room at City Hall.

ITEM NO. 1:

Review and approve the minutes of the Traffic Safety Commission meeting, March 5, 2007.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HECKLER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BRUNE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING, MARCH 5, 2007; THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1 (Ziegelmeyer).

ITEM NO. 2:

Consider request to construct a TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICE on Johnson Avenue between Barker Avenue and Learnard Avenue.

This request was withdrawn.

Public comment:

None.

Commissioner Hagen arrived.

ITEM NO. 3:

Consider request to establish NO PARKING along the south side of Jordan Lane.

Woosley presented the information provided in the staff report.

Public comment:

None.

Commissioner Brune:  It’s hard to decide what to do if there is nobody here to speak either way.

Motion by Commissioner Woods to deny the request; did not receive a second.

Commissioner Miller:  I think we should table the request and give the person a second chance to appear.

Commissioner Heckler:  I would rather approve the request than table it.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MILLER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GRAVES, TO TABLE THE REQUEST TO ESTABLISH NO PARKING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF JORDAN LANE, FOR ONE MONTH; THE MOTION CARRIED 6-2 (Heckler; would rather approve the request than table it.  Woods; nobody’s here for it).

ITEM NO. 4:

Public Comment:

None.

ITEM NO. 5:

Commission Items:

Chair Hamby presented Commissioner Brune with a Certificate of Appreciation for six years service on the Traffic Safety Commission.

Commissioner Hagen brought up the City Commission’s decision to table the TRAFFIC CALMING request for Trail Road; after discussion, the Commission requested that a study session be scheduled with the City Commission to discuss traffic calming.

Commissioner Woods asked what could be done to help with westbound left-turns on 6^th Street at Tennessee Street during peak traffic; Woosley advised that a traffic signal would probably be the only solution.

ITEM NO. 8:

Miscellaneous:

None.

The meeting adjourned at 6:50 P.M.

The next scheduled meeting of the Traffic Safety Commission is Monday, May 7, 2007.

Respectfully submitted,

David E. Woosley

Transportation/Traffic Engineer