Transportation Commission

City of Ann Arbor 301 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://a2gov.legistar.com/ Meeting Minutes Calendar.aspx Transportation Commission Wednesday, September 15, 2021 6:00 PM Electronic Meeting This meeting will be broadcast live on CTN Cable Channel 16, ATT Channel 99 To speak at public comment call: 206 337 9723 or 888 788 0099 and enter Meeting ID: 938 5500 0747. Please note the meeting time change from 7pm to 6pm. 21-1615 Homework and Study Guide September 2021 Received and Filed CALL TO ORDER (MOLLY KLEINMAN) Molly Kleinman called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. ROLL CALL (KAYLA COLEMAN) Kayla Coleman called the roll. Non-voting Commission members: Raymond Hess, Nicholas Hutchinson, Lieutenant Mike Scherba Non-voting Commission members absent: Steve Dolan, Liz Margolis, Ben Stupka Attending staff, presenters and guest speakers: Steve Dearing, John Fournier, Luke Liu, Steve Loveland, Dr. James Sayer, Michelle Brainard Acknowledgement for Kayla Coleman, transitioning to new role Present: 10 - Linda Diane Feldt, Bradley Parsons, Timothy Hull, Julie Boland, Molly Kleinman, Bret Hautamaki, Bryan Smith, Erica Briggs, Areli Balderrama, and Wonwoo Lee Absent: 1- James Summers APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (MOLLY KLEINMAN) City of Ann Arbor Page 1 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021 Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes 21-1609 August 2021 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes A motion was made by Boland, seconded by Balderrama, that the Consent Agenda be Approved by the Commission and the Minutes be forwarded to the City Council and should be returned by 10/18/2021. On a voice vote, the Chair declared the motion unanimously carried. PUBLIC COMMENT - 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER (MOLLY KLEINMAN) 21-1610 Public Communications Charnetski – Fuller Rd Train Station Received and Filed BUSINESS Winter Maintenance (JOHN FOURNIER) 21-1611 Winter Sidewalk Maintenance Commissioner questions and comments included: • Costs: tax impact, staff, existing road clearing, contractor comparisons, overall employee breakdown, alternative options (inches of snow, time frame, priority areas) • Snow-plow impacts • Ice • Volunteer partnership • Projects/work for additional staff • Vision Zero goals • A2 Zero goals Received and Filed City of Ann Arbor Page 2 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021 INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION Lower Town Final Recommendations (LUKE LIU) 21-1612 Lower Town Final Recommendations Commissioners questions and comments included: • Roundabout adjacent to school • Crosswalk merits • Traffic management tools Received and Filed STAFF REPORT AND UPDATES (RAYMOND HESS) 21-1613 Transportation Project Update September 2021 Commissioners questions and comments included: None provided. Received and Filed LIAISON REPORTS (MOLLY KLEINMAN) Commissioner questions and comments included: None provided. COMMISSION MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS (MOLLY KLEINMAN) Commissioner questions and comments included: None provided. NEXT AGENDA ITEMS (MOLLY KLEINMAN) None provided. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 7p.m. Zoom details will be provided. City of Ann Arbor Page 3 Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021 INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION (Continued) University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) (DR. JIM SAYER) 21-1614 UMTRI Presentation Commissioner questions and comments included: • Bus accommodations • Pedestrian safety work • Timing for technology deployment • Equity and accessibility Received and Filed ADJOURNMENT (MOLLY KLEINMAN) Meeting adjourned unanimously at 8:10 p.m. Adjourn City of Ann Arbor Page 4