Traffic and Transportation Meeting

The City of OKLAHOMA CITY AGENDA Traffic and Transportation Commission 1:30 PM/October 16, 2023 Walter J. Kula, Ward 4, Chairman Commission Members Shay Varnell, Ward 1 Rob Littlefield, Ward 2 Timothy Long, 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, October 16, 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 October 9, 2023.  City Council Chamber, 3rd floor, 200 N. Walker CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION For a meeting to be held Monday, October 16, 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 October 9, 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, October 16, 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 Services 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. Services 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 Carolyn Garrett, Assistant Municipal Timothy Long, Ward 3 Counselor Barry G. Hale, Ward 5 Capt. Matt Lindsey, OCPD 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 Traffic and Transportation Commission Meeting Minutes A. September 18, 2023 III. Reports from Traffic Services Division and the Municipal Counselor's Office IV. Consent Docket V. Items for Individual Consideration A. Oklahoma City Traffic and Transportation Commission All Wards Municipal Code §2­743 Election of Officers B. Wade Gourley, Chief of Police, Oklahoma City Police Department All Wards Municipal Code §32­1 and §32­582 Consider a recommendation to the Oklahoma City Council on an ordinance relating to Motor Vehicles and Traffic, amending Chapter 32 of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020, by amending Article I, In General, Section 32­1, Definitions, and Article XVII, Miscellaneous Rules, Section 32­582, Limitation on use of motorcycles and motor scooters. C. Wade Gourley, Chief of Police, Oklahoma City Police Department  Municipal Code, 2020, by amending Article I, In General, Section 32­1, Definitions, and Article XVII, Miscellaneous Rules, Section 32­582, Limitation on use of motorcycles and motor scooters. C. Wade Gourley, Chief of Police, Oklahoma City Police Department All Wards Municipal Code §32­32 Consider a recommendation to the Oklahoma City Council on an ordinance relating to Motor Vehicles and Traffic, amending Chapter 32 of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020, by amending Article II, Administration and Enforcement, Section 32­32, Persons Authorized to Direct Traffic. D. Kyle V Merriweather, Whips N Furs Costumes Ward 2 Municipal Code §32­302 and §32­303 Convert 45 degree “reverse” angle parking on both sides of NW 39 Street between N Youngs Boulevard and N Pennsylvania Avenue to standard head­in 45 degree angle parking. E. Jesse Rush, Assistant Director, EMBARK Ward 2 Municipal Code §32­69 1) Add south bound stop control on N Meridian Avenue at the N Meridian Avenue and northern S Lake Hefner Drive split; and 2) add west bound stop control on S Lake Hefner Drive at the S Lake Hefner Drive split east of N Meridian Avenue. F. Daniel Ross Ward 3 Municipal Code §32­167 and Oklahoma State Statutes §47­11­803 Rescind last Commission action taken on Item V­A from September 18, 2023, Commission meeting approving “Change the speed limit on S Morgan Road between SW 44 Street and SW 59 Street from 50 mph to 45 mph;” AND 1) Change the speed limit on S Morgan Road between SW 29 Street and SW 44 Street from 50 mph to 40 45 mph; or 2) Change the speed limit on S Morgan Road between SW 29 Street and SW 59 Street from 50 mph to 45 mph. G. Ryan Smith, P.E., Senior Engineering Project Manager, Smith Roberts, Baldischwiler, LLC Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­304 and §32­329 Establish reserved parking for the physically disabled on the east side of S Dewey Avenue from approximately 46 feet south to 73 feet south of the south curb line of W Sheridan Avenue. H. Geoffrey Butler, Planning Director Ward 7 Municipal Code §32­302, §32­303, §32­304, §32­329 and §32­484 1) Remove all parking controls on both sides of N Lottie Avenue from NE 4 Street to NE 8 Street and from NE 13 Street to NE 23 Street; 2) establish 60 degree (60°) angle parking within setback parking areas on the: a) east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 60 feet north to 120 feet  Ward 7 Municipal Code §32­302, §32­303, §32­304, §32­329 and §32­484 1) Remove all parking controls on both sides of N Lottie Avenue from NE 4 Street to NE 8 Street and from NE 13 Street to NE 23 Street; 2) establish 60 degree (60°) angle parking within setback parking areas on the: a) east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 60 feet north to 120 feet north of the north curb line of NE 13 Street; b) north side of NE 13 Street from approximately 60 feet east to 80 feet east of the east curb line of N Lottie Avenue; c) west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 40 feet south to 200 feet south of the south curb line of NE 19 Street; 3) establish 45 degree (45°) angle parking within a setback parking area on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 33 feet south to 85 feet south of the south curb line of NE 23 Street; 4) establish 90 degree (90°) angle parking within a setback parking area on the south side of NE 19 Street from approximately 45 feet west to 56 feet west of the west curb line of N Lottie Avenue; 5) establish reserved parking spaces for the physically disabled: a) on the north side of NE 13 Street from approximately 60 feet east to 71 feet east of the east curb line of N Lottie Avenue; b) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 41 feet north to 68 feet north of the north curb line of NE 14 Street; c) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 32 feet north to 59 feet north of the north curb line of NE 15 Street; d) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 48 feet south to 75 feet south of the south curb line of NE 17 Street; e) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 138 feet north to 165 feet north of the north curb line of NE 17 Street; f) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 98 feet south to 125 feet south of the south curb line of NE 19 Street; g) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 31 feet north to 58 feet north of the north curb line of NE 20 Street; h) on the east side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 36 feet north to 63 feet north of the north curb line of NE 21 Street; i) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 33 feet south to 63 feet south of the south curb line of NE 23 Street; j) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 30 feet north to 57 feet north of the north curb line of NE 20 Street; k) on the south side of NE 19 Street from approximately 45 feet west to 56 feet west of the west curb line of N Lottie Avenue; l) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 43 feet north to 70 feet north of the north curb line of NE 17 Street; m) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 56 feet north to 83 feet north of the north curb line of NE 16 Street; n) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 35 feet north to 62 feet north of the north curb line of NE 15 Street; o) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 42 feet north to 69 feet north of the north curb line of NE 14 Street; and p) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 91 feet north to 118 feet north of the north curb line of NE 13 Street. I. Diana Strube Ward 8  p) on the west side of N Lottie Avenue from approximately 91 feet north to 118 feet north of the north curb line of NE 13 Street. I. Diana Strube Ward 8 Municipal Code §32­69 All­way stop control at Sawgrass Road and NW 118 Street. 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 Services Division within ten days following the meeting. Oklahoma City Traffic Services Division, Stuart Chai, P.E. City Traffic Engineer