Public Safety Committee

CITY OF GALT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES ANTHONY PESCETTI COMMUNITY ROOM 455 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, GALT, CALIFORNIA MONDAY, March 23, 2015, 6:00 PM Mayor Crews called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. The roll call found Crews, Dahlgren, Doak, Lagge, Shelton, Willmon, Powers and Canning present. We saluted the American Flag. The minutes of the last meeting were presented to all members, no changes were recommended. The motion to approve, by Shelton, was seconded by Lagge, the motion carried. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: New Members: We met and welcomed new Committee members Dave Dahlgren, Bill Willmon and Marylou Powers. Meeting Dates: We discussed the possibility of changing our bi-monthly meeting dates. The group agreed to change our meeting dates from the fourth Monday of every other month to the fourth Wednesday of every other month with the exception of when that Wednesday conflicts with the quarterly Measure R meetings in which case, we’ll meet on the third Wednesday. Traffic Cites & Collisions: Statistics of citations and collisions on Twin Cities Road from June 2012 thru March 2015 were provided to the committee as requested. The committee found the data informative. ROUND TABLE: Lagge commented on the taco truck on the north side of Twin Cities Road acknowledging that it is in the County’s jurisdiction. Lagge commented on a fatal collision that occurred on Stockton Blvd near McDonalds questioning why a Tip411 alert was sent out. Lagge questioned the conflicting signage at the new McDonalds the attempts to regulate the turning in and out of the parking lot from and onto Stockton Blvd. Shelton questioned when the Revisions to the Emergency Operations Plan would be available for the committees review. Lt. Kalinowski said he’s find out and get back to us. Steve Winkler gave an update on the arrows that direct us through the Round A Bouts explaining that Cal Trans regulates the signage and hasn’t approved the fish hook arrows for us yet. Lagge brought up the topic of bike lanes and the new law requiring three feet clearance around a rider. Discussion followed and Winkler advised there are grant monies available for this type of need and he’ll be looking into it. Our next meeting will be at 6:00 PM Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Meeting was adjourned at 6:37pm.