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04-07-2011TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 5:30 P.M. The Transportation Safety Advisory Commission {TSAC) convened on April 7, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber Conference Raom, Building #4, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas 78154. Call to order at 5:30 p.m, by Steve Bish acting chaiu'person. Members resent, Stephen Bish Bill Bowers Max Hernandez John Ostrowski Byron Sanderfer Deborah Stone Larry Dublin, City Engineer Michael Harris, Assist Police Chief Doug Letbetter, PW Street Supervisor Debhie Perrone -Recording Secretary Sam Willoughby - P W Director HEARING OF RESIDENT5 Members not resent: Joey Bishop Michael Gaas William Rumflet David Covington, Fire Chief Dudley Wait, EMS Director o Robert Brockman, 1000 Elbel Road, Apt. #411 --Question to whether TSAC had .Alternates. Staff informed Mr. Brockman that TSAC did not have any alternates but were advertising for volunteers and that he was most welcome to volunteer. 1. Minu#es -- Consideration and/or action regarding the approval of the minutes for March 3, 2011. Motion to accept March 3, 2011 minutes by John Ostrowski and second by Deborah Stone. -All Ayes- Motion passed 2. Westchester Dr. -Traffic issue with parked cars on street causing a bottleneck for two-way traffic. Police Dept. is requesting to make the opposite side of the street from the YMCA a "No Parking Zone". Staff informed the commissioners that one side of Westchester is already a "Na Parking Zone" which is the side along the Recreation Center. Westchester is wider than most streets in town and two vehicles can pass. Recommendation from Staff was to leave Westchester with no parking on one side and that the Police Department should write tickets for illegal parking on the side posted "no parking". Motion made by John Ostrowski and second by Deborah Stone to close item and make recommendation to City Council. All Ayes- Motion passed 3. Inglewood Drive. - Cat'olina Crossing South residences are requesting that the no parking on Inglewood Drive change to "No Parking between the hours of 6 A.M. to 6 P.M Monday through Friday. Residences guests can not parking on Inglewood Drive as it is now without receiving a Traffic ticket because the signs say "No Parking". Staff had no problem with this request and recommended it by passed. Motion made by John Ostrowski and second by Deborah Stone to close item and make recommendation to City Council. All Ayes- Motion passed 04-D7-2Di1 Minutes Page 1 4. IS'airlawn Avenue, ><tiata Subclivisiou Ylnit #~: Resident would like the speed limit on Fairlawn Avenue raised fiorn 20 rnplt to 30 ntplr on the majority vl' Fairlawn Avenue. Staff had no problem with this request and reeomntettded it by passed. Motion made by Max Hernandez and second by Deborah Storrs to close item and make reconunendatiorr to City Council. All Ayes- Motion passed 5. High School Liaisons for• TSAC; Staff in#'orttted the cornnvssioners that in 2008 position lrad been deleted from the by-laws for a Nigh School Liaison, Motion made by Max Hernandez artd second by Bryon Sartderfer to close item, All Ayes- Motion passed 6, Speeding Through Sulrtlivisions; 7S°fo of the issues brought before'1'SAC are regarding speeding ttuottgh subdivisions. What percentage of the day/night manpower is spent in subdivisions for speeding traffic? Could there be more PD coverage for this issue? Assistant Police Chief stated the depar#ment gets a high amount of calls regard'utg speeding. Police acute do service certain areas #'or speeding when police know what subdivisions are having a high speeding problem. Police Departrnent cattrrnt really assign a certain number of police units for any one subdivision to monitor speeding because those units also repot•t to accidents and oflter calls through ~ottt their shift, There are 4 to 14 units out depending on the time of day. Motion made by Jolan Ostrowski and second by Deborah Stone to close item. All Ayes- Motinrt passed 7. Vehicle bights iu Inclement Weather and at Dusk; Propose to City Council to enforce a ruling for vehicles to use their' lights in inclement weather and at dusk, This is becoming a very dangerous issue especially art I±M 1518, 3009, 1103 and Scltertz Pkwy. Assistant Police Chief stated that there is a state ruling in the velriele manual regarding when vehicle lights should be in use and tickets can and will be written for this offense. Staff con~nrcrtted that tlrc best way to inform the public is through education and that maybe the Scher'fz Tale is a good way to do that. Max Hernandez volunteered to write an article for the Scher•tz Tale. Motion made by Deborah Stone and second by Max Hernandez to close item, All Ayes- Motion passed 8. City Cnglucer Report: (Larry Dublin, P.E., City Engineer) • Northcliffe streets reconstruction older section should go out for in the next GO days, Dtre to budget not all fire streets will be corttpleted but the majority of them will. o Pheasant Drive dr'ai~tage project should be started up in the next few weeks and should be cornplcted quickly. • 1~ough draft of the TSAC by-laws should be to commissioners by next week for review. Aviation Heights Water Line, Phase 1V reconstntctiou should start in the next few weeks, 9. Items for Next AgendA; Consideration and or action on cluestiarts and passible items to be placed on the next agenda (Commission Members] NOTHIlVG l.tl. Staff Comruents: Nothing Adjournment; Motion to adjourn by Jalur Ostrowski and second by Bill Bowers -All Ayes -Motion passed. Time: G:04 p,m, Signatures of Comnssion Members Steve Bish, Chairperson 04.07 2011 Minutes PAge - 2 - De~ie ;aese Debbie Perrone, Recordutg Sec.