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BROOKINGS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
City & County Government Center, 520 3rd Street
Room 300 (3rd floor)
Thursday, June 14, 2018, 2:10 p.m.
The Brookings Traffic Safety Committee held its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 14,
2018 at 12:10pm in the City & County Government Center, Room 300.
Members Present: Jackie Lanning, John Howard, Matt Bartley, Dave Erickson, Skip
Webster, Kacie Richard, Lewayne Erickson, Justin Bucher, Stacy Perry and Tony
Sonnenburg
Members Absent: Gary Gramm, Tim Heaton, Brian Lueders and Rodney Farke
Others Present: Jeff Jacobson, Roxie Corbett, Mark McDougall, David Kneip and Brad
Skyberg.
Call to Order: Howard called the meeting to order.
Approval of Minutes: Richard/L. Erickson made a motion to approve the minutes from the
April 12, 2018 meeting. All present voted aye. Motion passed.
Additions to Agenda:
None
Old Business:
None
New Business:
Request for 2-way stop signs on the north and south sides at the intersection of Summit
Pass & Copper Mountain Road/Powderhorn Pass
Lanning provided a map of this area. Howard asked for input from the public, which was for
both discussion topics on Summit Pass. Jeff Jacobson, 1106 Telluride Lane, stated he
thought stop signs were needed on Summit Pass to slow traffic down. He stated that east
bound cars were hard to see due to the hill west of Telluride Lane and thought a 4-way stop
sign would be better at that intersection. Two other citizens said there are several children
in the area that cross Summit Pass and they also liked the idea of the 4-way stop sign.
Bartley noted that stop signs can’t be used to control speed, but they can control access. D.
Erickson said there have not been any accidents at that intersection but he saw a need for
some sort of control at that intersection. Mark McDougall, 1130 Telluride Lane, said the
stop sign would help with the speeds.
D. Erickson asked if there is anything platted for another way out of the development.
Lanning said the sanitary sewer and road system will extend to 16th Avenue South and
Bucher noted that the sanitary sewer is installed at this time but the street is not. Lanning
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described that Summit Pass is a collector street and is constructed wider than a typical
residential street to carry the traffic.
Brad Skyberg, 415 Powderhorn Pass, stated he had not seen any accidents at Copper
Mountain Road and Summit Pass and a yield sign may be better at that location. Roxie
Corbett, 1122 Telluride Lane, supported stop signs at the Telluride intersection and also
noted it is hard to see near the detention ponds at Copper Mountain Road due to the trees.
E. Erickson asked if the trees meet the current regulations and Lanning will have staff
measure them.
There was further discussion about a 4-way stop sign at Summit Pass and Telluride Lane.
Bucher stated the top of the hill is approximately 150 feet west of Telluride Lane. Lanning
stated she would like to perform a study for the 4-way stop sign since there is different
criteria than the 2-way stop signs. Bartley/Webster made a motion to study a 4-way
stop sign at the intersection of Telluride Lane & Summit Pass, along with a 2-way
stop sign at the intersection of Copper Mountain Road and Summit Pass. All present
voted aye. Motion passed.
Request for 2-way stop signs on the north and south sides at the intersection of Summit
Pass & Telluride Lane/Powderhorn Pass.
Same as discussion in above topic.
Discussion on Sketch Plat for 15th Street South between Doral Drive and 22nd Avenue
(Americana Addition)
This item was discussed at a recent Planning Commission meeting and John Howard asked
that the Traffic Safety Committee be given a briefing on the topic. David Kneip attended
and described a sketch layout for the Americana Addition. The concept showed 15th Street
South as a street connection to 22nd Avenue to the east with a Soldier Park connecting a
section of 15th Street South to the west but through traffic would not be allowed. He stated
that 8th Street South, 12th Street South and 20th Street South are constructed and did not
see a need to have 15th Street South constructed as a through street. He described they
designed Soldier Park to be wide enough for police and fire trucks, along with lighting for
pedestrians. The developer would also provide snow removal on Soldier Park. He stated
there were comments at the Planning Commission meeting which were roughly 50% in
favor of the concept and 50% wanted 15th Street South to go through. He said he
understands the traffic concerns in the morning at busy times but felt much of the time that
15th Street South would not be needed. They will be revising the plan based on the
comments from the Planning Commission meeting. Howard stated he wanted the
committee to discuss future developments ahead of issues and thanked Kneip for
describing the concept to the committee. Lanning stated that this item was on the TSC
meeting as an update to the committee and did not provide a mailing to the residents for this
meeting.
Discussion on options for citizen engagement with the Traffic Safety Committee
Howard said he wanted to have some input on how do citizens inform the committee when
they have a concern and wanted to improve the public awareness of the committee. He
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visited with the City Clerk’s department and the City website has a “Report a Concern” link
where citizens can post issues. The committee discussed posting information on the City’s
facebook page and twitter. Richard mentioned having an update on the radio and Perry
stated more information could be placed on the website.
Member Reports:
Lanning stated that the City Council asked the TSC committee to study the intersection of
17th Avenue south and 20th Street South for possible 4-way stop signs.
D. Erickson would like the committee to discuss possible 4-way stop signs at the
intersection of Christine Avenue and 15th Street South due to an increase of traffic in the
area, especially during the school season.
Richard discussed that the new right-turn lane on 12th Street South at the intersection of
22nd Avenue makes it difficult to see when there are vehicles in each turn lane. Lanning
described the lane was added to improve traffic flow with two turn lanes. The City will
update the traffic signal study during the school year.
The next meeting is scheduled for July 12, 2018. Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by: Jackie Lanning