HomeMy WebLinkAboutTSMinutes_2016_12_08BROOKINGS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
City & County Government Center, Room 241
Thursday, December 8, 2016
12:10 p.m.
The Brookings Traffic Safety Committee held its monthly meeting on Thursday,
December 8, 2016, at 12:10pm in the City & County Government Center Suite 230,
Room 241.
Members Present: Skip Webster, Jackie Lanning, Carol Rettkowski, John Howard,
Becky Schmieding, Shayn Damm, Matt Bartley, Gary Gramm, Jeff Miller, James Weiss
and Gregg Jorgenson.
Members Absent: Tim Heaton, Tony Sonnenburg, and Brian Leuders.
Others Present:
Call to Order: Howard called the meeting to order. Schmieding/Gramm made a motion
to approve the minutes from the September 8, 2016 meeting. All present voted aye.
Motion passed.
Additions to Agenda: Schmieding asked for an update on the “Dip” sign going east
located near the State Street and 20th Avenue intersection near the valley gutter.
Rettkowski stated she drove the area and thought the sign placement looked good.
Lanning and Bartley will review the sign placement and will move it if needed.
Old Business:
None
New Business:
Discussion on removing parking near the driveway at 301 Sunrise Ridge Road (Quality
Tool)
Lanning received a call from the manager at Quality Tool and he was concerned about
large trucks having problems turning into the Quality Tool driveway due to their
employees parking their vehicles on either side of the driveway. Lanning looked at other
driveways on Sunrise Ridge Road and most of the driveways had parking removed with
yellow paint near the driveways. Lanning stated that removing one stall of parking would
be approximately 20 feet on either side of the driveway and parking could be removed
an equal distance west side of the road. Miller/Rettkowski made the motion to
remove parking 30 feet on either side of the Quality Tool driveway on the east
side of Sunrise Ridge Road and to remove an equal distance on the west side of
Sunrise Ridge Road. All present vote aye. Motion passed.
Discussion on request for yield signs or stop signs at the intersection of 4th Street and
11th Avenue
Howard received a couple phone calls about the increase of traffic and speed in this
area. Miller stated there have been no accidents reported at either location. Lanning
stated she reviewed the intersections and the intersection did not meet the MUTCD
warrants for yield or stop signs. Schmieding/Miller made a motion for no action on
this item. All present voted aye. Motion passed.
Discussion on request for yield signs or stop signs at the intersection of 4th Street and
13th Avenue
Howard received a couple of phone calls about the increase of traffic, speed, and
questions on who has the right-of-way at the intersection. The committee discussed
that the intersection is awkward and some members would recommend putting a stop
sign at that intersection. Schmieding agreed. Lanning stated the intersection of 4th
Street and 13th Avenue is offset and there is a valley gutter that causes drivers to slow
down. She also stated that some of the warrants used in cases like that are visibility or
obstructions that cause the driver to slow down. She stated the warrants would be met
stopping the north/south traffic due to visibility, but not the east/west traffic. Weiss asked
why there would be stop signs on 4th Street when the roads do not line up. Bartley
stated he was concerned that stop signs on 13th would increases speeds. Miller said he
would like to see some sort of traffic control on 13th Avenue at the 4th Street intersection.
Miller/Schmieding made the motion to table this discussion until the next meeting
and invite the neighboring property owners. All present voted aye. Motion
passed.
Member Reports:
Webster mentioned the yellow flashing arrows at the traffic signals were
confusing for some drivers. Lanning mentioned the City could look at putting a
flyer in the utilities bills but the cost would need to be approved by the City
Manager.
Gramm noted that the Bobcat business at the corner of 8th Street South and Main
Avenue South had been parking equipment along Main Avenue South, which
blocks visibility for drivers at the intersection. Lanning will check with Code
Enforcement staff to see if they are in violation.
Schmieding would like having a center turn lane on 8th Street South turning into
the Lewis parking lot.
The next meeting will be January 12, 2017. Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by: Chris Larson