Traffic and Transportation Meeting

The City of OKLAHOMA CITY AGENDA Traffic and Transportation Commission 1:30 PM/February 20, 2023 Walter J. Kula, Ward 4, Chairman Commission Members Shay Varnell, Ward 1 Rob Littlefield, Ward 2 Vacant, Ward 3 Barry G. Hale, Ward 5 James W. Schuelein, Ward 6 Daniel Nguyen, Ward 7 Kevin George, Ward 8 Marek Cornett, At­Large City Council Chamber, 3rd floor, 200 N. Walker CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION For a meeting to be held Monday, February 20, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of the Municipal building, 200 N. Walker Avenue. Meeting notices were posted with the City Clerk and on the third floor bulletin board of the Municipal Building on February 15, 2023.  City Council Chamber, 3rd floor, 200 N. Walker CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION For a meeting to be held Monday, February 20, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of the Municipal building, 200 N. Walker Avenue. Meeting notices were posted with the City Clerk and on the third floor bulletin board of the Municipal Building on February 15, 2023. Residents can watch the Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting​ ​ ​ live by going to http://youtube.com/cityofokc/live. Meetings can also be watched live on Cox Cable Channel 20. Meetings are replayed on Cox Cable Channel 20, Monday, February 20, 2023 at 6:30 p.m​​​. If there are technical difficulties with either live stream during the meeting, a video will be posted as soon as possible after the meeting. Official action can only be taken on items which appear on the agenda. The Commission may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike or continue any agenda item. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely. Any individual, group or agency appearing before the Traffic and Transportation Commission to present their views must limit their talk to five minutes. Citizens may address the Commission on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item number, their reason for appearing and their address, but all comments must be relevant to the item. The Commission Chair or Vice Chair may, at their discretion, prohibit a person from addressing the Commission, or have any person removed from the Council Chamber if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive behavior. Disorderly conduct includes, but is not limited to, which includes without limitation any of the following: speaking without being recognized by the Chair or Vice Chair; continuing to speak after notice that their allotted time has expired; presenting comments or material not relevant to the item under discussion; failing to comply with the lawful instructions of the Chair or Vice Chair; engaging in other conduct, activity or speech that delays, pursuant to 21 O.S. §280, disruptive conduct includes any conduct that is “violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or that jeopardizes the safety of self or others “disturbs, interferes or disrupts the effective or timely conduct of the meeting, or is otherwise violent, threatening, abusive or obscene or jeopardizing the safety of self or others. A person may also be subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building if they violate Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020, §30­81 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280­Willfully Disturbing, Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees. Citizens may also address the Commission on individual concerns, including on the listed exceptions, at the end of the agenda under “Citizens to be Heard”. Citizens to be Heard is not provided as a forum for publicly announced or declared candidates for City public office, and they will not be allowed to speak as Citizens to be Heard. Citizens will not be allowed to campaign on any political issue during the Commission meeting. Comments must concern Commission services or policies. Please fill out a “Request to be Heard” form located outside the Chambers and give the form to a clerk seated in the lower section in front of the Commission’s horseshoe. Please limit your comments to 5 minutes. Continuing to speak beyond the time allowed by the Chair or Vice Chair shall constitute grounds for removal from the Council Chamber. Citizens who wish to be listed on the agenda for comments to the Commission may call the Traffic Management Division’s office at 297­2531 before 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Persons so listed on the agenda for comments to the Commission are subject to the same restrictions listed above. Management Division’s office at 297­2531 before 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Persons so listed on the agenda for comments to the Commission are subject to the same restrictions listed above. Items listed under “Consent Docket” are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Commission. Members of the Commission may request discussion or separate action on any item on the consent Docket. Walter J. Kula Jr., Ward 4, Chairman MEMBERS EX­OFFICIO MEMBERS Shay Varnell, Ward 1 Stuart Chai, P.E. Secretary Rob Littlefield, Ward 2 Josh Minner, Assistant Municipal Counselor Vacant, Ward 3 Capt. Matt Lindsey, OCPD Barry G. Hale, Ward 5 James W. Schuelein, Ward 6 Daniel Nguyen, Ward 7 Kevin George, Ward 8 Marek Cornett, At­Large AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Approval of the Minutes of the meeting of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. A. December 19, 2022 (The January 20, 2023 meeting was canceled.) III. Reports from Traffic Management Division and the Municipal Counselor's Office IV. Consent Docket A. B.J. Hawkins, P.E., P.T.O.E., Traffic Engineering Consultants, Inc. Ward 8 Municipal Code §32­69 Traffic Signal at N Rockwell Avenue and NW 150 Street. V. Items for Individual Consideration A. Timothy W. Johnson, P.E., President, Johnson and Associates, Inc. Ward 2 Municipal Code §32­302, §32­303, §32­304 and §32­329 1) Establish 60 degree (60°) angle parking within a proposed setback parking area on the east side of N Shartel Avenue from approximately 30 feet south to 165 feet south of the south curb line of NW 25 Street; and 2) a reserved parking space for the physically disabled within the proposed setback area on the east side of N Shartel Avenue from approximately 30 feet south to 60 feet south of the south curb line of NW 25 Street.  and 2) a reserved parking space for the physically disabled within the proposed setback area on the east side of N Shartel Avenue from approximately 30 feet south to 60 feet south of the south curb line of NW 25 Street. B. Kyle V Merriweather, owner and operator, Whips N Furs Costumes Ward 2 Municipal Code §32­69 All­way stop control at N Barnes Avenue and NW 39 Street. C. Kyle V Merriweather, owner and operator, Whips N Furs Costumes Ward 2 Municipal Code §32­167 and Oklahoma State Statutes §47­11­803 1) Change the speed limit on NW 39 Street between N Altadena Avenue and N Pennsylvania Avenue from 35 mph to 25 mph or 2) change the speed limit on NW 39 Street between N Youngs Boulevard/ NW 40 Street and N Pennsylvania Avenue from 35 mph to 25 mph D. Patrick Duffy, Interim Superintendent and Middle School Principal for John Rex Charter Schools Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­69 All­way stop control at Dewey Avenue and W Sheridan Avenue. E. Patrick Duffy, Interim Superintendent and Middle School Principal for John Rex Charter Schools Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­69 Traffic Signal at Dewey Avenue and W Sheridan Avenue. F. Patrick Duffy, Interim Superintendent and Middle School Principal for John Rex Charter Schools Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­237 North bound left turn restriction on Dewey Avenue at W Sheridan Avenue effective from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, school days. G. Patrick Duffy, Interim Superintendent and Middle School Principal for John Rex Charter Schools Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­69 All­way stop control at S Walker Avenue and W California Avenue. H. Patrick Duffy, Interim Superintendent and Middle School Principal for John Rex Charter Schools Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­69 Traffic Signal at S Walker Avenue and W California Avenue. I. Timothy W. Johnson, P.E., President, Johnson and Associates, Inc. Ward 8  Traffic Signal at S Walker Avenue and W California Avenue. I. Timothy W. Johnson, P.E., President, Johnson and Associates, Inc. Ward 8 Municipal Code §32­69 1) Rescind approval of a traffic signal at Jim Murphy Boulevard and NW 178 Street; and 2) consider a traffic signal at a proposed commercial driveway on NW 178 Street approximately182 feet west of Jim Murphy Boulevard. VI. Comments from Citizens VII. Reports and other items from Traffic Commissioners and Traffic Commission Committees VIII. Adjournment It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service in order to participate in this meeting should contact the ADA department coordinator at 297­2531 or TDD 297­ 2020 as soon as possible but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. The department will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by the individual with disability. If you need an alternate format of the agenda or any information provided at said meeting, please contact the ADA department coordinator listed above 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Any individual, group or agency appearing before the Traffic and Transportation Commission may, if they wish, appeal a Traffic and Transportation Commission decision to the Oklahoma City Council. This can be done by submitting written notice to the City Clerk's Office and to the Traffic Management Division within ten days following the meeting. Oklahoma City Traffic Management Division, Stuart Chai, P.E. City Traffic Engineer