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BROOKINGS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
City & County Government Center, 520 3rd Street
Room 300 (3rd floor)
Thursday, September 8, 2022
12:10 p.m.
The Brookings Traffic Safety Committee held its monthly meeting on Thursday, September
8, 2022 at 12:10pm in the City & County Government Center, Room 300.
Members Present: Lewayne Erickson, Michael Drake, Jake McGlade, Charles Schnabel,
Charlie Richter, Brian Lueders, and Josh McLain representing Jeremy Linstad.
Members Absent: Don Norton, Gary Gramm, Kristina Lankow, Justin Bucher, Tim
Heaton, and Kacie Richard.
Others Present: Jacob Meshke and John Thompson
Call to Order: L. Erickson called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. No quorum.
Old Business: None
Leuders arrived at 12:20 creating a quorum.
Approval of the Agenda and Minutes:
(McGlade/Richter) Motion to approve the June 16, 2022 meeting minutes. All present
voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
New Business:
Discussion on a request to install “Slow - Hearing Impaired Children at Play” sign
near 1424 Doral Dr.: Fishbaugher received this request and explained that there are two
children in this neighborhood that are hearing impaired. Fishbaugher explained that they
do have a speeding issue in this area and he feels the installation of these signs will help
with the speed enforcement also. McLain stated that they do have these signs installed in
other parts of town. Meshke feels that traffic should be moving slowly enough through this
area since it is a 25 mph zone. He also questioned if these signs would be here for a
period time while the children are younger and then they get removed? Thompson asked
if they could utilize the GIS mapping system, that is used for sign inventory, to help monitor
when these signs could be taken down? McClain stated yes.
(Richter/McGlade) Motion to recommend the installation of the hearing impaired sign. All
presented voted aye. MOTION CARRIED.
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Request for a 4-way stop at the intersection of 15th Street South and Christine
Avenue:
Richter received a request for a 4-way stop at this intersection. Currently 15th Street South
is a thru street and there is a 2-way stop on Christine Avenue. A citizen of this
neighborhood is concerned about the speeding and this 4-way stop would improve the
safety. Richter would also suggest the installation of a crosswalk at this intersection.
Meshke questioned if a traffic study had taken place? Richter stated no, and a study
would need to be done before the TSC could recommend this to the City Council.
Request for a speed limit sign with flashing lights near 930 17th Avenue South:
There was a request from a citizen for the flashing speed limit sign. McLain questioned if
this was a sign that just flashed the “speed limit” and didn’t have radar. Richter stated yes.
McLain said the City doesn’t have any of this type of sign anywhere in the City. Richter
said a speed study could be done to see if this request is justifiable.
Discussion on signal cross walk lights from the Boys & Girls Club to the Teen
Center, across 12th Street South: Richter has seen that there is a safety concern here.
Installing an uncontrolled crosswalk would not be a safe option. But the installation of a
signal crosswalk which would be activated by a push button would be a good option. The
City is looking at receiving a grant from the State to assist with this project. The State has
given positive feedback on this. A shared used path along the north side of 12th Street
South will also be installed from 22nd Avenue to 17th Avenue.
(Leuders/McGlade) Motion to recommend this signal crosswalk contingent upon a
meeting with the School District and the Boys and Girls Club. All present voted aye.
MOTION CARRIED.
Discussion on the timing of crosswalks with lighted signals:
Drake received this complaint from a citizen. This citizen has taken time to monitor the
timing of the crosswalks and he observed that there isn’t enough time for the elderly or
handicapped to cross during this time. Richter will talk with Brookings Municipal Utilities
regarding what the timing is on the crosswalks. This will be discussed again at a future
meeting.
Other Items & Reports: McLain received a complaint regarding parking on Blue Bell
Drive between Main Avenue and Morning Glory Drive. Richter stated that from curb to
curb the width of this road is 31 feet. If there are vehicles parked on both sides of the
street, two vehicles cannot meet. Richter recommends that the parking remain on Blue
Bell Drive. This would help with controlling the speed of vehicles through this area. If
parking on once side gets removed, people will be more apt to speed through.
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Member Reports: None.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 13, 2022. Meeting adjourned at 12:53 p.m.
Submitted by: Lana Schwartz