Traffic Safety Committee Meeting

CITY OF LOS BANOS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES July 3, 2018 ACTION MINUTES – These minutes are prepared to depict action taken for agenda items presented to the Traffic Safety Committee. CALL TO ORDER: Public Works Director/City Engineer Fachin called the Traffic Safety Committee Meeting to order at the hour of 2:01 p.m. ROLL CALL – MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE PRESENT: Mason Hurley, Assistant Fire Chief (Fire Department); Mark Fachin, Public Works Director/City Engineer (Public Works Department); Stacy Elms, Community & Economic Development Director (Community & Economic Development Department); Absent: Ray Reyna, Police Commander (Police Department); Erik Limon (Planning Commission Representative). STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Assistant City Clerk/Human Resources Analyst Sousa. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion by Elms, seconded by Hurley to approve the agenda as submitted. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all committee members present. PUBLIC FORUM: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE ON ANY ITEM OF PUBLIC INTEREST THAT IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY; INCLUDES AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO A FIVE (5) MINUTE PRESENTATION. No one came forward to speak and the public forum was closed. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLS AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIRCHWOOD AVENUE AND ELMWOOD STREET. Public Works Director/City Engineer Fachin stated that a traffic study showed no warrants were met at this intersection. Motion by Reyna, seconded by Elms to deny the request. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all committee members present. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO INSTALL NO PARKING SIGNS ON COMMERCE WAY AT WILLMOTT AVENUE. Community & Economic Development Director Elms stated this is an industrial area, the developer is starting up development again and there are transients and big rig trucks parking overnight which is causing a problem in the area. Motion by Elms, seconded by Hurley to install no parking signs on Commerce Way at Willmott Avenue. The motion carried by the affirmative action of all committee members present. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS. None. ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was adjourned at the hour of 2:10 p.m. APPROVED: / s / Mark Fachin _______ ATTEST: Mark Fachin, Chairman / s / Jana R. Sousa ______ Jana R. Sousa, Assistant City Clerk