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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBTSCMinutes_2014_08_18Brookings Transportation Steering Committee August 18, 2014 The Brookings Transportation Steering Committee meeting was held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Brookings City & County Government Center with the following members present: Keith Corbett, Daryl Englund, Jason Harms, Al Baker, Jacob Mills, Bob Hill and Jim Morgan; Michael Bartley was absent. Others present included: City Manager Jeff Weldon, Community Development Director Mike Struck, City Engineer Jackie Lanning and Communications Specialist Laurie Carruthers. Chair Corbett called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. Approval of minutes. Motion made by Englund, seconded by Hill, to approve the August 11, 2014 minutes. All present voted yes, motion carried. Weldon reminded everyone that John Ritterhaus and Jeff Senst will be at the August 25th meeting. Discussion of 20th Street Improvement Project Mike Struck, Community Development Director, advised that Brookings County is planning to pave their portion of 34th Avenue in the 2015 construction season. The current plan is for two lanes, with turning lanes at 8th Street and 20th Street. Banner is redrawing the plans. The utilities are being resolved by adding a 25’ easement to equal 80’ of right-of-way. Jackie Lanning, City Engineer, advised the speed limit within the city would be 35 miles per hour and no lighting is planned. Items of discussion focused on: interchange vs. overpass; primary concern is traffic over I-29; 34th Avenue will likely be utilized as a service road; possible long range planning – build overpass with compatibility to change to interchange; construction costs are doubled when adding an interchange; importance of right-of-way development; two or three lane bridge; reallocation and funding source possibilities; state and federal funding is not increasing. Lanning advised that Brookings receives $600,000 per year from the urban fund. Currently, this money is allocated to the mill and overlay projects in Brookings. If we could find a different fund to cover the overlay projects, this money could be allocated to the 20th Street Improvement Project. Jeff Senst will be at the August 25th meeting. He is an expert in state and federal funding and would be a good resource for this project. It was suggested to request a jurisdictional determination on the wetland mitigation from the Army Corps of Engineers. The committee requested a copy of Alan Lanning’s Transportation Study. Discussion of DOT project P-PH0014(177)421PCN546N; {US Hwy. 14 just west of 22nd Ave. to 34th Ave.} (city staff) Jackie Lanning, City Engineer, advised: the traffic light at 25th Avenue will be removed and replaced with a traffic light at Sunrise Ridge Road, which will be the future through street across 6th Street; at 25th Avenue, there will be a right-in and right-out on the south side of 6th Street; the frontage road by BP and KFC will be removed; the only frontage roads will be between Perkins Restaurant and the road to the east of Culvers on the north side and between First Bank & Trust and the Calla Center; at the 22nd Avenue intersection, there will be 7 lanes traveling east on 6th Street and 7 lanes traveling north on 22nd Avenue; a sidewalk will run on both sides of 6th Street from 22nd Avenue to 32nd Avenue including pedestrian bridges going over I-29; a 3’ unmarked bike lane will run from 22nd Avenue to 32nd Avenue. Weldon asked about landscaping opportunities. Struck advised that landscaping is limited at the on and off ramps. The median ditch at 25th Avenue will be removed pushing the roads together. Possible landscaping opportunities would be at the frontage roads west of I-29 and by 34th Avenue. The landscaping can be developed in the future. In 2016, the construction will begin on the west end and move east. The detour will direct easterly traffic on 22nd Avenue north to the Highway 14 Bypass. The Sunrise Ridge Road connection over 6th Street will be constructed in 2015. The detour will be from Minnesota Drive to Sunrise Ridge Road. Other Items Chair Corbett reminded members that John Ritterhaus and Jeff Senst will be at the August 25th meeting. Weldon reminded the committee that they should have recommendations to the City Council on the 20th Street S Improvement Project and the 6th Street from 22nd Avenue to 34th Avenue Project at the next meeting on August 25th. Adjourn A motion was made by Morgan, seconded by Englund to adjourn. All present voted yes; motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m. Submitted by Laurie Carruthers.