Board of Public Safety

Meeting Minutes of the BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY January 7, 2021 Via Zoom 16860 Main Street APPROVED Committee Members in Attendance: Marshal Scott Collier Council Member Liaison Dave Bertolino Board Member Denny Welker Board Member Lynette Baker Board Member Jeff Baker Also Present: Rick Brown, Director of Public Works Steve Cross, Interim City Administrator Police Liaison Captain James Mundel, St. Louis County Police Deputy Chief John Bradley, Metro West Fire District Sgt. Brad Wendling, St Louis County Police Council Member Debra McCutchen Council Member Teresa Clark I. ROLL CALL A roll call was taken at 6:30 pm, with the above noted as present. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Marshal Scott Collier to accept the minutes from the December 3rd meeting. All members voted in favor. III. PUBLIC COMMENT A. Council Member McCutchen, and Jim Steins, and Christine Walker of the Evergreen Subdivision, were present to discuss speeding complaints and the request for an all way stop intersection at Fullerton Meadows Drive. and separately, at Forest Leaf Parkway. The order of the agenda items was changed to allow for this discussion first, for the convenience of the visiting attendees. Those comments have been recorded under the heading of Old Business. B. Council Member Teresa Clark asked two questions of the Board. 1. Is the Wildwood Emergency Operations Plan Update completed and when will it be made available? Captain Mundel stated that the Emergency Operations Plan Update is complete 1  and will be signed in the following day and then given to Mayor and copied to the City Council. 2. Has the City produced a file of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) of all the chemicals that are used by the City? This includes paints, pesticides, etc. Interim City Administrator Steve Cross replied that the City has not yet undertaken this task. He added that he would be happy to follow up with Director of Planning, Joe Vujnich, on this topic. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Request for All Way Stop Intersection- Fullerton Meadows Dr. 1. Council Member McCutcheon commented on the speeding complaints received from residents whose driveways meet Fullerton Meadows Drive. She stated that those residents would prefer a raised median, as a long-term traffic calming solution. Speed bumps previously installed in other parts of Ward Five have not worked, and residents asked for them to be removed. She did receive positive feedback from residents about the possible installation of LED radar signs to reduce speeding on Fullerton Meadows Drive, as a short- term solution. 2. Jim Steins of the Evergreen Subdivision likes the temporary LED radar signs at Fullerton Meadows and would like to see them there on a long-term basis. He supports a street dividing raised median as a long-term solution. At Forest Leaf Parkway, at the four way stop, he stated that people run the four way stop often, and he would like to see an LED stop sign installed there, as well. He would like a street divider installed there within a couple of years. 3. Christine Walker of Evergreen Subdivision stated that she concurs with Jim’s comments and has witnessed people running the stop signs in the subdivisions regularly. She thinks the LED radar sign might help if people pay attention to it, and that the raised median would likely help, as well. 4. Captain Mundel responded to questions about the temporary LED radar signs, speeding data for the area, and Council Member Debra McCutchen suggested an LED radar sign on the westbound direction of Fullerton Meadows (when headed from Westglen Farms to Forest Leaf Parkway). 5. The group put forth a motion to install a permanent LED radar speed limit sign on Fullerton Meadows, and Council Member Liaison Dave Bertolino seconded the motion. All voted in favor and the motion passed. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Request for All Way Stop Intersection – Forest Leaf Parkway 1. Rick Brown explained current issues and past speed control installations in this section of Forest Leaf Parkway. He also explained possible traffic calming enhancements that could reduce the width of the road which can reduce speed. 2. The group discussed installing LED speed limit signs on Forest Leaf Parkway, police presence during school bus stops, and the probability of an eventual raised median project. Jim Steins raised a question about an LED light lined stop 2  sign for that intersection. Christine Walker expressed concern about traffic calming bump outs in areas that become slippery. 3. Marshall Scott Collier put a motion on the floor to add a LED stop sign to replace the stop sign on northbound Forest Leaf Parkway at Fullerton Meadows Drive, as well as install an LED radar speed limit sign on Forest Leaf Parkway from Manchester (North) to Green Pines Drive. Council Member Dave Bertolino seconded the motion. The Board accepted the motion unanimously. IV. FOR INFORMATION A. Update on Deer Counting 1. Sergeant Brad Wendling explained that the deer counting is complete and the analysis portion of the project is underway. The analysis may take a month depending on the workload of the St. Louis County data analysis team, and Captain Mundel added that it may be available by the next Board of Public Safety meeting time. 2. Discussion continued with Council Member Dave Bertolino asking if the Deer Management Proposal is ready for City Council review and whether it could be ready as quickly as possible. Marshal Scott Collier stated that his goal was to have a Deer Management Subcommittee Meeting in February with results of the count, and questions answered from Council Members of Admin/ Public Works, and to have the document ready to bring back to the Board of Public Safety by March or April. B. 2020 Crime Summary 1. Captain Mundel summarized the rough data results for the 2020 Crime Summary. He stated that he would provide hard data results when they are available. 2. Interim City Administrator Steve Cross complemented the Wildwood Precinct for their efforts to make Wildwood safer. He commented that Captain Mundel has been extremely informative about how they are operating which allows Steve Cross to better communicate those activities and methods to Council and residents. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. St. Paul Road - Proposed Road Safety Audit Rick Brown explained that the Department of Public works will be conducting a Safety Audit of St. Paul Road, in conjunction with the Wildwood Precinct. He offered to provide the results to the Board after the audit is complete. B. Proposed Left Turn Restriction on Truman Road at Westglen Farms Drive 1. At the intersection of Truman Road and Westglen Farms Drive, it is adjacent to State Route 100 and Westglen Farms. Truman Road is a one lane west bound 3  road and drivers turning in either direction compete for a single lane to turn onto Westglen Farms. There are occasional bursts of traffic and a new apartment complex from Ellisville area that can make this more difficult. He stated that Council Member Dodwell was requesting a westbound turn restriction on Truman Road at Westglen Farms Drive. 2. Captain Mundel stated that there was not much crash data for this area. 3. This intersection is in the MODOT jurisdiction. Any changes must be approved by MODOT, and the topic will need to be pursued with them. The Board discussed the issues and possible solutions. Rick Brown suggested inviting MODOT area engineer, Ryan Pearcy, to a future meeting, to discuss the topic. Marshal Scott Collier supported that the Department continue to pursue conversations and solutions for this area with MODOT. C. Draft Policy for Speeding on Residential Streets Rick Brown explained that the Draft Policy is in progress and will be provided to the Wildwood Precinct in near future for review and discussion. VII. NOT READY FOR ACTION A. No items VIII. Miscellaneous IX. ADJOURNMENT A motion to was made to adjourn by Marshal Scott Collier, with no objections. The meeting adjourned at 7:49 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Michelle Scherer Administrative Assistant for Public Works 4