Transportation Commission

City of Ann Arbor 301 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://a2gov.legistar.com/ Meeting Minutes - Final Calendar.aspx Transportation Commission Wednesday, February 20, 2019 7:00 PM Larcom City Hall, 301 E Huron St, Second floor, City Council Chambers 19-0291 Homework and Study Guide February 2019 Received and Filed CALL TO ORDER (LINDA DIANE FELDT) Linda Diane Feldt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Guy C. Larcom, Jr. Building, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, 301 E. Huron Street. ROLL CALL (KAYLA COLEMAN) Kayla Coleman called the roll. Non-voting Commission members: Raymond Hess Non-voting Commission members absent: Sergent Bill Clock, Steve Dolen, Howard Lazarus, Liz Margolis, Matt Webb Attending staff, presenters and guest speakers: Eli Cooper, Cynthia Redinger Present: 6- Linda Diane Feldt, Cyrus Naheedy, Bradley Parsons, Scott Trudeau, Timothy Hull, and Julie Boland Absent: 5- Michael Firn, Robert Gordon, Kyra Sims, Molly Kleinman, and Kathy Griswold APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (LINDA DIANE FELDT) A motion was made by Parsons, seconded by Trudeau, that the Consent Agenda be Approved. On a unanimous voice vote, the Chair declared the motion carried. Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes City of Ann Arbor Page 1 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 20, 2019 19-0292 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes 1-16-2019 A motion was made by Parsons, seconded by Trudeau, that the Minutes be Approved by the Commission and forwarded to the City Council and should be returned by 3/18/2019. On an unanimous voice vote, the Chair declared the motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT - 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER (LINDA DIANE FELDT) No public comments were made. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION Quiet Zone Assessment - Ann Arbor Railroad Presentation and Q&A (ELI COOPER) Commissioner comments and questions: - Impacts for future high speed rail - Opportunity to maximize safety - horn & gate improvements - Dampen train horn? - Amtrak crossings not included? - Opportunity to combine projects with future road improvement projects 19-0383 Quiet Zone Assessment - Ann Arbor Railroad Presentation Received and Filed Road Diet Evaluations Presentation and Q&A (CYNTHIA REDINGER) Commissioner comments and questions: - Earhart - bike traffic accommodations - Logistics of protected bike lanes near bus stop locations - Liberty - Interest in long term solutions - Support for these proposals - Need better solution for bikes on Platt - Sidewalks for bikes should be last resort - Request for community education about road diets 19-0298 Road Diet Evaluations Received and Filed City of Ann Arbor Page 2 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 20, 2019 19-0385 2019 Lane Conversion (Road Diet) Presentation Received and Filed BUSINESS Micro-Mobility Committee Update (SCOTT TRUDEAU AND MOLLY KLEINMAN) Update on committee activities provided by Scott Trudeau 19-0242 Micro-Mobility Committee Meeting Notes 2/4/19 Received and Filed 19-0239 Public Meeting Calendar - Micro-Mobility Committee Meeting date adjusted to March 11. Received and Filed New Councilmember Orientation and Discussion (LINDA DIANE FELDT) Update provided by Linda Diane Feldt. 19-0293 New Council Member Orientation and Introduction Overview Received and Filed Six Es Exercise: Education, Enforcement, Engineering, Encouragement, Evaluation, and Equity (LINDA DIANE FELDT) Update provided by Linda Diane Feldt. Commissioner comments and questions included: -Timeline for 6Es discussion -Timeline for Transportation Master Plan Update 19-0294 Six Es Exercise Received and Filed STAFF REPORT AND UPDATES (RAYMOND HESS) City of Ann Arbor Page 3 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 20, 2019 19-0290 Transportation Project Updates February 2019 Interest in community feedback about advisory bike lanes. Commission comments and questions included: - Difficulty matching risk categories with existing design - Coding for signage seems to be inconsistant - Difference between "insufficent data" and "under review" categories Received and Filed 19-0295 Response to Council Resolution R-18-497 Received and Filed LIAISON REPORTS (LINDA DIANE FELDT) 19-0309 Ann Arbor Public Schools Update 2-20-19 Received and Filed COMMISSION MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS (LINDA DIANE FELDT) No commissioner communications weere provided. NEXT AGENDA ITEMS -Six Es discussion -Administrator update -CIP Committee report (meeting scheduled March 6 at 12pm, 1st floor North Conference Room) -Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant awards -Ann Arbor Station NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, March 20; 7:00 p.m. in second floor Council Chambers at City Hall (301 E. Huron Street) ADJOURNMENT (LINDA DIANE FELDT) The meeting was adjourned unanimously at 8:37 p.m. City of Ann Arbor Page 4