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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-09-18 PACKET 01.B. (2012-08-21 MINUTES DRAFT)PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING August 21, 2012 1 . Pursuant to due notice, a meeting of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission was held at the City Hall Council Chambers. CALL TO ORDER: The August 21, 2012 m( Safety, Health and Welfare Commission was called Ijprl i ; il ill ill il 11 1 11111=1 11111 111 IN ,I N I A I I &j:4 I MJ I A I ELU-74111 A I L-71 UR I M W. VIZA -N-o I I • STAFF PRESENT: Deputy Director • Burbank 01 a. Approval of minutes: Chairperson Brian Hagen present6i 01c. OPEUIFORUM H Chairperson en invited 4 :he Cottage Grove Public 2t 7:06 p.m. i Lewis, Lori Hedican, AJ Pete Koerner. - Senior Planner John 26", 2012. minutes of the Public Safety, Dri a motion-by Commission member Jodi ri'Hedican, ih� July 26 2012 minutes the August 21' 2012 agenda of the Public Safety, ,eview. On a motion by Commission member Jim n member - 'Nick Maciejewski, the August 21 2012 by the Commission. Motion carried. - is present to address the Commission regarding arM. . agenda. Mike Demars, 7032"90`."_Str t had concerns regarding the area of Hadley Avenue and 9 0 th Street He - advised that he recently moved to his address and over the past two months has obg6 numerous vehicles with loud exhausts and rolling through the stop sign, "burning rubber" while turning the corner. This happens during anytime of the day and night. He went on to say that he spoke with a sergeant regarding this matter and that a squad was parked a block away from the location for two hours, and while observing vehicles rolling through stop signs and having loud exhaust, did nothing. He would like something done, either more signage or long term enforcement. He also asked if there is a study that can be conducted regarding traffic flow and/or signage in residential neighborhoods. Council member Olsen advised Mr. Demars that the City Engineer, who is currently on an extended leave, handles these types of requests. He went on to add that a study was completed about 4 years ago in the city that resulted in the addition of more signage in certain areas of the city and also the removal of some signage in certain areas of the city. Couriel member Olsen also advised him that the city does this type of study about, eery 10 years. Council member Olsen did inform Mr. Demars that he will make thp'City"En-gineer's office aware of his concerns and hopefully get some type of resol� 6h the m tter. There being no additional items, Chairperscrr Hagen closed th& Oppn Forum segment of the meeting. ON , 2. Community Development gw ,- UK` 02a. Discuss and make recomii i ions on propo Walmart project (see attached memo and revised plans) ""A Senior Planner John Burbank madea­p the" wised plans and gave an overview of the Wa *oe t C . 4 1 0 Council member df!'ibn had additional cor6mon with respect to traffic issues surrounding the inters' �on by the Holiday Station near Jamaica in that plans are for Ganes an d A widening the,, urn Ian i A` e 1' 16r! pf the burin lane as well as signal changes to work tt8'iffi0,mov6i At is sw I in sync ii also conversations of shaving down don e of the te5ffic,islarid" the a turn area elp accommodate the longer tu lanes. Senior Pla"nher Burbank advised th' p Q. ,resently modifications to the existing traffic A- " signals at Jamaica Avenue 'and East Point Douglas Road and East Point Douglas Road and Cottage drove Plaza are required and being implemented by the City. The g/ improvements include eoordineting the signal systems, revising signal timing and adjusting protected/ left turning movements for both northbound and southbound Jamaica Av enue. He went on to say that the 2015 (Wal-Mart Opening) Phase I roadway improvements will need to be implemented, including extending a 3-lane roadway section from west of the VFW site to east of the Wal-Mart site. A right turn lane will also be required on East Point Douglas Road at CSAH 19. Geometric changes could also be made near Jamaica Avenue along East Point Douglas Road to improve traffic flow in the area. These revisions include revising the lane designations for westbound traffic and removing portions of a median near the intersection. Page 3 PSHWC Meeting August 21, 2012 Council member Olsen with respect to the bridge at County Road 19, the city has been working the federal transportation for a number of years, we present a "Tiger" grant, to make it more functional with the current day needs of the city, to add new access points for both frontage roads, $30 million is what we are asking for in funding to help. We haven't scored high enough to continue to pursue it. We ere working on partnering with county to do a joint application for the grant. ' Commission member Lewis asked if any traffic cqo, , W/st nage is planned to be added on E. Pt. Douglas between Jamaica and County I , John Burban k stated that no additional signals will be added. Monies for teAp brary signs Witi, ,�e escrowed for in case signage would be needed in the future. An" kditional comme4`4s on truck traffic and 6 how it will impact traffic on E. Pt. Douglas. John Burbank showeAe commission that . ..... C trucks will be utilizing the entrance closest to ounty 19 owever, ih6e6pay be some 1114� drivers that go the opposite directip, (towards aica)�but the desig s, Q have truck deliveries use the other entranc Commission member Neuenfeldt stated that , ",he would like to see a right turn in and right turn out at the exits from,C, J -UB a n d - andliminat6 t' 6. opportunity to cross from one parking lot entrance�eejft "d the otf4riand xt - q vehicles from crossing - over ' E' Pt. Douglas .��,,t i � ik�7th e than which would prohibit raffic Engineers to consider taking a look at the �, ossibie righ - ,m, turn in/oL if', cept. Al s f concern was the " intersection at the stoplights (H64day/Top fe L iquors). He would like the Engineers to / p/ take a look at that intersections wel ComrTili,tsl6n Chair Hagen sa Douglas" Jamaica, b6 1p r near VFV ire the curves" that he assU' 6d that a major County 19. A" -,,-urbank in' commercial traffi64hd additi( his understahil" of the plans is to widen out Pt. ar ound "I ound curves and then back to widening Pt. Douglas ng to be able to handle the additional traffic? He stated y of traffic is going to come from Grove area and not from f ined him that those roadways were designed for ial traffic. Commission Chair HaJ0" that a snowmobile trail is now along frontage road to the VFW. He noticed that the current plan didn't include the trail and if there was any consideration in putting a snowmobile trail on the backside. John Burbank advised him that he should go through the Parks Commission and have the Snowmobile club approach the Parks Commission. Council member Olsen added to the Commission's concern regarding the speed mitigation at the curve by CUB. The Planning Commission had asked for accident data to see if there was anything we could ascertain as to the level of danger on the road and Page 4 PSHWC Meeting August 21, 2012 what would that look like if we added "x" number of trips. Public Safety has compiled data and is working With the state to get some comparison numbers. Council Member Olsen said his expectation is that it will be addressed at the Planning Commission meeting next Monday night and is on the mind of commission members and council members. Commission member Maciejewski inquired about aW` IK(Og and/or bike path on either the north or south side of Pt. Douglas and concern . 1 t, aq u the safety to pedestrians. John Burbank advised that there currently is atrall Way on-sputh side. A sidewalk is proposed on the north side to continue down ,,J 'Walmart a4 is continue to County Road 19. As the project phases get approve it will include trafl,*g s on both sides. Commission member Jannsen had concerns with curves as you Clo'�a round Yo-Joe's. It %, ;W60 is very tough now to get out into traffic from thb,residenti area off 02-w-Street and feels with increased traffic we will have a bigger problem Senior Planner Burbank brought u'O"(11 homes using their lot for overnight Is there security on sighUhat would 6 would fall under the of issue. Chairperson Hagen did as studies that recomme The Co 69m"ission had rib h N , U e would arize the C Planning Comm ission and 3. OLD BUS[ None at this time. 4. NEW BUSINESS None at this time. M policies ,regarding recreational motor ;king thogommission's thoughts on it. RV- issue's '4,�,John Burbank thought it Omission members didn't see an area' road design changes or traffic impact portiTrAity to review and make ments at this time. Senior Planner Burbank said comments and recommendations to the 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COMMENTS AND REQUEST None at this time. Page 5 PSHWC Meeting August 21, 2012 6. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 06a. Commission Member Hedican requested that the minutes be provided earlier so that they can be reviewed sooner by members. 7. STAFF REPORTS 07a. POLICE - Captain Koerner advised the was unavailable due to a conflict with anot we talked about resources and shared ser Woodbury Public Safety at looking a t Byerly will make a presentation at Captain Koerner advised the Commic, Police Officer, Andy Bushey. He is a worked for Public Works for 'about 10 job in Maryland. Cor/461 , 6sion that Fire Chief Byerly tene eting. At a previous meeting ices. Weare currently talking with not for using shared services. Chief meeting . hat we recently did ,a'swearing in of a Par"igh grad, has grid reolaces an officer that took a Captain Koern , to d the Co m fission th fight t ftht to � Qni e had 37 neighborhood I some ofthe events such as e d iaper drive which was parties. He dg,,, g d' very successfy` c B campaign. The Crime Board jj ­ d t' ued with'the i "I "the B V sponsored a'fl , ula-hooptoritest. Allina, 11 it was an "outstanding night and keeps getting better 6' d''better �//W th Au" Nee "I'6"" sheif",sponsored an Ice Cream Social as one gusts Of their fund raisers. It Was a very &6ssful event. He will advise the T1 and invite ther the 2013 event. Publid//', had thdir'budget Workshop on August 8th. Tomorrow night, August 22., there will be a Budget et Open House where the public can come in and ask questions o"nan infbrm"6� basis. Commission is invited to attend 6 pm until 8:30 pm. 07b. FIRE - Captain K er advised that at the next meeting, he will ask Chief Byerly to do a shared services presentation. 07c. COUNCIL - Council member Olsen wanted to thank Deputy Chief Koerner for all the information he provided at tonight's meeting. He also wanted to thank all the families and residents that contributed to Night to Unite to make it as successful as it was. Page 6 PSHWC Meeting August 21, 2012 He went on to inform members that the budget will come in around a 2% increase due to some of onetime costs from the Good to Great process items that have come forward and the squad cars being replaced because the Crown Vics are no longer being produced and fitting the r, ,ew squads with light bars and such. He added that he had his first tour of the very impressed. He wanted to thank Grp committees for their work since the in scheduled for late October, with dbb///' He advised that Famous Dave's made moving in to the vacant Ke ucky Fried wine and beer liquor licenseRE "There will the near future. He also advised the Commission, share paramedic s , v ices with Oo medic tobeefir'tballedout. Althd decrease, the Tesponse time. He Nm Halvorsen to give q,shor(" present; at ar),up ing C6mmissi6' con n,/m pe fflvnnr•�� H P aIV ,.ublic Safety facility and was i I constfO/P P9 n and the city staff , in the prow. Opening is '20 i on Octo ,, the cit rid will be �y,crews are,being implemented to a '1 6 whic h will allow the on call fire y low 115, p hope to improve or ike to ask`tMS Coordinator Wes what a Duty Crew is and how it works Motion by,C6mmission member Nebeilleldt, seconded by Commission member Hedican to a' j6 4441�11 u,rn the meek at 8:13 Motion carried. 00 Respectfully submitt Cyndee Engfer — Administrative Secretary Public Safety Department