City of Denton MINUTES  City Hall 215E. McKinney Street Denton, Texas www.eiyordenton.com  DENTON  TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION  Monday, February 4, 2019  5:30 p.m.  City Council Work Session Room  After determining that a quorum oft the Traffic Safety Commission of the City of Denton, Texas is present, the Chair of the Traffic Safety Commission will thereafter convene into an open meeting on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5:31 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Commissioners: Chair Patrice Lyke, Jim Owen, Daniel Krutka, Clay Thurmond, Jeff King and Melissa Staff Members: Pritam Deshmukh, Deputy City Engineer/City Traffic Engineer; Tracy Beck, Senior Engineer; Stephanie Berry, Lead Prosecutor; Marc Oliphant, Bike & Pedestrian Coordinator; and Becky  Denton, Texas  Carr  Owens, Review Technician REGULAR MEETING  A. TSC19-008 Consider the approval of the Traffic Safety Commission meeting minutes of  January 7,2019.  Melissa Carr made ai motion. Daniel Krutka seconded.  The Traffic Safety Commission Recommends approval oft the minutes (6-0).  B. TSC19-009 Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction regarding bicycle Marc Oliphant spoke about the hot topic of bicycle lanes of Hickory Street near Fry Street. It was previously presented to the Mobility Committee. Hickory is currently a one-way, east bound two lane street with parking on both sides oft the street in this area. The current approved bicycle and pedestrian plan calls for a bike lane along the length of Hickory Street from I-35 to N Carroll Blvd. This portion has also been discussed ini the Oak Gateway Areal Plan (OGAP). There are two recommendations from that plan: 1.) Create a contiguous bike lane along Hickory Street and 2.)1 Develop a street cross-section for Hickory Street which incorporates a number of different elements. Parking patterns were recorded by a camera that was installed on the corner of Hickory and Fry Streets for a one week period after school started. Because this has been a controversial issue, a consultant was hired. Alta Planning and Design was hired as ai nationally recognized company for bicycle and pedestrian work. The five options Option 1: Remove parking on the north side of Hickory between Avenue A and B, add parking protected bike lane with flex posts on south side. Remove parking on the south side from Avenue A to Welch with striped buffer. We would lose an area of20-24 parking spaces. We would have bike lanes on the streets. We would remove parking in the first block on the north side of Hickory between Avenuel B with parallel parking on the south side with aj parking protected bike lane witha3 3 foot buffer.  lanes on West Hickory Street between Avenue B and Welch Streets.  they came up with were reviewed.    On the second block it would be similar but would no longer be parking protected. Parking would be Option 2: This option is somewhat similar to Option 1 except the bike lane would not be parking protected. The parking would stay on the north side ofHickory and you would still have buffer between the bike lane and the regular vehicular travel lane up to Avenue A. A bike box would be painted at the These are the two options that give al bike lane in harmony with the plan and that lane stays on the road. Option 3: This option keeps all oft the on street parking and for a one block section it moves the bike lane behind the curb. This would bring in al bike lane, have a small curb and have the sidewalk next to it. Itv would incorporate the bike box returning cyclist to the lane of traffic at the Avenue A and Fry Option 4: This is the least favored option from a' Traffic and Transportation Engineering view point. It tries to save everything but in the process we lose a travel lane. The loss of that travel lane would severely adversely impact the throughput of the roadway. Currently having two lanes but often due to loading/unloading, cars stopping to parallel park you lose the functionality of one lane. Engineering Option 5: This option came out late as a result of brainstorming with the OAGP Plan Working Group. This tries to slow down all of the traffic in this area sO that it is safe place for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians to mix. It would incorporate some add on features such as speed tables, raised crosswalks and bulb outs. Mid-block crossings were also discussed because there is sO much pedestrian traffic and jay walking. Pictures showing bolt down features were displayed for referenced options and planters. The Mobility Committee did provide some direction about this from a special call meeting held on January 29th. They preferred Option 3 but that is one of the least simple and will require coordination with UNT. A preliminary meeting has been held with UNT. Staff is also investigating changing the traffic pattern on Avenue A as a traffic calming feature. The search for the perfect solution continues. Patrice Lyke asked "What traffic pattern on. Avenue A are they thinking about"? Marc Oliphant shared two possibilities we are investigating: 1.)Closing off Avenue. A at Hickory and having basically a cul- de-sac there or 2.) Making it a one-way north bound sO that vehicles won't turn south from Hickory to avoid the right hook bicycle vehicle collision. Currently there are public transportation busses that use Pritam Deshmukh displayed a map and shared a request from the Mobility Committee to attempt to add more parking spaces. This area was believed to be a good section to look at if we turned it into a one- wayoracul-de-sact to use the space as uni-directional. Thisi needs tol be discussed with both thel business owners and the university before we could proceed. We are looking at traffic numbers and potential tradeoffs and balance in the area. Although we have only had a preliminary meeting with UNT as a starting point of discussion. The Mobility Committee chose Option 3 ifitis feasible. Patrice Lyke referenced the data from the traffic study would indicate 90% of people that park on Hickory go: south to the University. Losing the parking spaces on Hickory and adding them on Avenue Av would serve the same purpose. Pritam Deshmukhi reiterated that wel have not visited with the business owners or UNT tol know ifitisa a real possibility since it just came up last week. Daniel Krutka wanted tol bring it back to the business owners to ask if we are sure that parking spots equal more business and is that an even swap or could we build ai more bike and pedestrian friendly street that would long term increase business. Pritam Deshmukh noted in discussion with some of the businesses that do not really  maintained on the north side ofthe street up to Welch Street.  intersection of Avenue A.  Street intersection signal light.  does not endorse this but wanted to show what it would look like.  that.    have parking are using City parking as available and called upon Marc Oliphant to share his research data. Patrice Lyke further commented that this is al business chance you take when put your business in the middle ofa a high-pedestrian, low-parked area because you want that foot traffic. Marc Oliphant there are articles out there that discuss this and in context that making a neighborhood or area more pedestrian and bicycle friendly can definitely contribute to improvements to business in greater sales. We dol have a hard time comparing those directly to Fry Street and downtown Denton because a lot of the research is based on large metropolitan areas where youl have ai robust grid network and people that are accustomed to the public transit systems, walking etc. He is not confident he has information he could put before business owners to say that it would be a good tradeoff but does agree there is some Daniel Krutka commented that Denton has been sO suburban even in its urban areas where it has built around cars for SO many years. When think of cities like Portland and Amsterdam and go back 20 or 30 years ago they had no bikei infrastructure for biking but now they are known for it because they built it. This areai is already very popular. Heis curious to know whether we: may be over or underestimating how many people from UNT may have cars parked elsewhere and are walking to these businesses and how we might take al look at it. When we removed the pay parking in that area he would imagine that that did not hurt businesses in that area because now people park there longer and run the risk of receiving a ticket since there is not a time period. Is this something we could look at to ensure timely Marc Oliphant added that out of all of the areas he is familiar with in Denton, this intersection of Hickory, Fry, Avenue A is the most pedestrian dense. If there is a location in Denton that would be conducive, this would be a good candidate. When someone'sli livelihood is on the line hei is very hesitant Patrice Lyke added shel had: reviewed the numbers they were provided and on the south bound side, only 89 cars parked there during one ofthese average days. When ifwe had enforced paid two hour parking, we could have parked 144 cars there. So those businesses are losing 50 cars or more because people are parking for the day. The business owners are shooting themselves in the foot because they want parking but yet don't want paid parking and in reality people are parking with no turnover. Marc Oliphant added the OAG Plan did recommend parking benefit districts and from speaking with business Jim Owen pointed out all of the circulars on the entire campus OfUNT come down and turn right on Avenue A. They could go down to Welch and take the right but can'tmake the right turn in a35 foot bus without modification to the entire corner curb. They could also go straight out from Welch to Oak but you would need to install a stop light to make it safe for them to make a left turn on Oak and go back to Bonnie Brae. He questioned that we have been doing this for two years. We started with taking the paid parking away because they didn't want to do the nickels and dimes, then tried the smart phone thing and then did away with all ofit. Then the business owners said they wanted itj just like the square but it was not enforced and then we gave the enforcement to UNT and nobody enforces it. In order to do the bicycle and pedestrians right, they need one path. Marc Oliphant added there have been definite objections from the cycling community to being diverted off of the main roadway under Option 3 for one block and then return to the pavement with what isi included in leaving and returning to the roadway and potential dangerous interactions with vehicles. Jim Owen stated he just wanted to point out the issue for the busses but there will be added cost to fix the other intersections affected. Jeff King asked ifi in the potential plan to switch the parking spaces from Hickory to Avenue if that would be an even swap ini the space count. Marc Oliphant said it would be close. Jim Owen also note  evidence out there given in the right context.  turnover in those parking spaces.  toI make that direct recommendation.  owners there, there is a great deal ofinterest in that.  there was no allowance for delivery trucks.    Daniel Krutka asked for clarification oft the buffer in Option 2. Marc Oliphant responded it was for just paint but with that width you could potentially add the plastic flexible delineator post but not enough width for aj planter or anything like that. Potentially the one oft the bolt downs from Option 5 could be added also. Option li is the only one that has the protected bike like built in. The Mobility Committee Citizen Alejandro Galindo-Juarez a resident at 425 Fulton Street spoke. He has been following this issue through the OGAP meeting at Calhoun Middle School, his attendance at the last City Council Meeting where he also spoke and most recently watched the live stream of the Mobility Committee Meeting last week. He referenced one moment in particular from the live stream which was very disturbing and frustrating. He asked the committee to think about what is it that we are prioritizing? Is itt the safety ofnot only cyclist but all citizens oft the community or are we prioritizing the success oft the local businesses int the area? He understands the importance ofboth ofthem for al to grow, prosper and succeed and he isa a patron ofal lot oft the restaurants and shops in this area. Asa citizen who walks and cycles a lot in this area, he asked the committee to take a strong look at where the priority is being focused. He referenced the cars ability overtaking pedestrians and cyclist and his opinion that cars should be thel least point off focus. Heisin favor ofthe continuous bike lane on the south sidec ofHickory for consistent path. He realizes there will be lost parking but feels it can be addressed in the future Citizen Garret Rumohr ai resident at 1700 Crescent Street spoke in favor of the staff recommendation for Option 1 or 2. Some of the negatives he sees with Option 1 is that it is not the most consistent of the plans. This plan flip flops the parking from the north side coming from Bonnie Brae into this area to the south side creating a notable lane shift for drivers. Additional concern for cyclist coming out from behind parked cars at the stop light and could surprise a driver as you re-join traffic. Option 2is his favorite and it lines up with the existing road configuration both before and after. In his opinion is the most physically responsible and has the lower price tag. He would like to see vertical delineators added to the plan for an extra buffer to prevent the lane from being used for loading and unloading. Option 3 appreciates that it has all oft the check boxes to keep people happy but seems under developed at this time. A cycle tract would be a good potential use in Denton ifit were more places but here we are trying to use it toj patch a single issue and would create a very inconsistent or confusing path through the area which is also a downhill run. He closed his time noting the calm street options will present Citizen Daisy Horta ai resident at 32521 Bent Creek Drive spoke in support oft thei infrastructure to support bicycles but not in support of Option 3 for some of the same reasons Garret stated and additionally car doors opening. This is one oft the top reasons she has seen in articles that cause accidents is with cyclist coming behind cars and doors being an issue. With Option 3 there would be aj potential issue with doors opening into the bicycle lane. Jay walking could still be an issue for both cyclist and cars. Pedestrians within the college campus pedestrians are not typically not linear in their movements. She is in favor of either Option 1 or 2 with the bike line in the street even though there would be a loss oft the parking spaces. She thanked staff for the research in looking at traffic patterns and looking at both sides ofthe situation. In summary she is not in favor of Option 3 but is ini favor something that helps. Citizen Suzi Rumohr ai resident at 1700Crescent Street noted there is an emphasis on biking and walking in Denton's long term planning. Some of the reasons for that are air quality, public health promoting physical activity, noise pollution, road safety all adding up to quality oflife. In order to encourage more people toi incorporate more people tol bike, wel have to have ways to: make them feel safe. She presented ar regional comparison from the NCTOG bicycle opinions survey from last year showing al breakdown in the DFW area of how people were feeling. These range from Strong & Fearless, Enthused and Confident, Interested but Concerned to No Way No How. The number one way to make people feel safe is to separate them from car traffic. The way to keep them safe is that we have safe connected  liked Option 3.  through other options.  significant problems with the buss and delivery truck routes.    infrastructure. Losing parking is the biggest concern for selecting Option 1 or2. The Oak Gateway Plan slide show workshop from February ofl last year showed residential land use population densities and 24K people live in the OGAP area. Although she lives outside this area she is within a 6 minute bike ride to this area. She spoke further about the entire approximate 1 mile area being a 10 minute bike ride. Most people once parked at UNT, do: not move theircars tol Hickory Street but instead would walk everywhere they needed to go throughout the day. There are thousands of parking spots nearby. Patrice Lyke opened the discussion to the commission stating that she was the Chair for the OGAP and wanted to follow-up on the population density factor. That area has 18% oft the population oft the city. Melissa Carr asked for clarification oft the traffic study count of people parked being. just on Hickory or inclusive of other places close tol Hickory. Marc Oliphant responded there was a camera installed there for one whole week, running continuously on the northwest corner oft the Fry and Hickory intersection Jim Owen asked with regard to Option 1 or 2, what would be the straightest shot given the amount of money already spent on the western section of Hickory. Pritam Deshmukh responded Option 2, the entire bike lane is on the south side for the remainder oft the segment. Marc Oliphant added that Option 2keeps parking on the north side adjacent to the businesses. Jim Owen further commented we already voted for that once and asked what happened with the request to UNT for additional right-of-way. Pritam Deshmukh said we are talking to them but have not received a decision from them as part of Daniel Krutka asked if we know what the traffic counts are in this area although discussions note we did not like Option 4. In his trial experience just today there were very few cars and perhaps it is time oriented and maybe not a primary route to the UNT campus. He is curious if we just slowed down traffic and prioritized everything else would it have a significant impact on the people that move throughout the area. Maybe this is a show case street for UNT as he has seen this applicable to other college campus areas. Pritam Deshmukh stated the current speed in this area is 20 mph and we are already trying to reduce the speeds. The traffic based on the study we did for UNT is around 9,000 vehicles per day acting as a couplet with Oak to send traffic out as two majora arterials. He further noted the business owners did not like this option and they felt it would add to further congestion of people getting in and out of the area. Both Daniel Krutka and Marc Oliphant commented the felt traffic was already pretty calm in this area but could be an artificial sense due to the pedestrian traffic and the Patrice Lyke also stated that she was on P&Z: in 2012 when the Bike and Pedestrian Plan passed. She stated her vote is for Option 2. She has watched the bike plan being vetted in 2011 and 2012 through committees, P &Z, public hearings and recommended by Council being al log experience with a variety ofs stakeholders. It was agreed in 2012 this was the bike plan that would be financing and building in this particular area. She is ai resident who walks to work and her current experience is that parking on Hickory is and has been utilized by students going to the south side. You can walk into the coffee shop on Sunday and there would be no cars parked on either side but the line at the coffee shop. She previously spoke about population density in this area but in the terms ofhousehold income, it is among the lowest obviously factoring students in there. Also the average age in this area is younger than 35. She feels that it is time to dedicate the south side of West Hickory to the bike plan as was intended almost 7 years ago and make the straight shot for the cyclist that was agreed upon and let the market dictate. People are walking to this area and not driving because there are SO many other similar opportunities within other parts of the city with ample parking you can drive to. She answered Daniel Daniel Krutka's question about her preference of Option 2 over Option 1 because ofkeeping the entire  Hopefully we can make a decision that is keeping people safe.  Thel land area for the Oak Gateway is only 2% ofall ofDenton not including ETJ.  pointed westward. So the data was exclusively Hickory Street.  Option 3.  current bad condition oft the roadway.    bike lane on the south side. Removing parking on the north side was discussed over two years ago and it was agreed the south side was the better option. It was again confirmed this was in reference to the parking ont the: south side. Option 21 removes the parking next toi thel bike lane and creates at true protected Daniel Krutka asked ift the commission could add the steel curb and lane delineators to Option 2 fora clear distinction to cars and added safety for cyclist. Getting this street right is SO good to show in one of the most dense areas that we are working on an infrastructure and agreeing Option 2 is his choice. Melissa Carr and Jim Owen also confirmed Option 2 is there choice. Clay Thurman also Option 2is his choice although he liked Option 31 ifit could be extended for multiple blocks but the planning level cost are for one block are too expensive. He further restated the bike plan has been pushed since 2012 and a lot of the bicycle infrastructure in this town is disconnected and we need to start connecting it to Clay Thurman recommended and Melissa Carr seconded the committee recommendation of Option 2  bike lane.  make it a viable transportation route. to City Council by unanimous vote.  Clay Thurman made a motion. Melissa Car seconded the motion.  The Traffic Safety Commission recommends Option 2 be presented to City Council (6-0). C. TSC19-010 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council for restricting on-street parking along the north side ofUnderwood Street between Avenue B and Pritam Deshmukh noted this is also about parking in this same general area. knowing that parking is a concern. Here we are talking about the width of the street between McCormick and Avenue B. When TxDOT moved in to the connection ofUnderwood to the frontage road was removed making it a dead end area. The portion between Avenue B and the dead end ofMcCormick is no parking. Currently the street is 26 feet wide. Ifcars are parked on both sides, it does not have the required fire lane 20 feet on either side and becomes an extremely narrow segment for any emergency vehicles to pass through. The current fire code requires a 20 foot clear segment and allocates 6 feet for parking. Ift there is a street segment that is 26 feet wide, typically parking should be restricted at a minimum to one side. Ifthe street is 32 or more feet wide, you can allow parking on both sides. This is aj perfect space that does not provide for access. The fire station in the area is being reconstructed and streets are being reconfigured. They will use some of this area for access and connecting to the north. There is a resident/citizen with ab business in this area that has registered to speak on this also. This particular business parking lot has limited access with one way in and out because the cut through between parking lots has been closed off when the street became a dead end and the access is limited by the parking on either side. The business owner has visited with the residents on Underwood and has received their support and safety Clay Thurman asked what the width of Avenue Bi is. Pritam Deshmukh said he could not confirm but ita appears tol be slightly wider and people are parking off the pavement in the grass areas since there are no curbs. All of the streets in this area are the same way but we are currently focusing on Underwood int this request. Long term we will: need to give consideration to all ofthese narrow streets for solutions. Jim Owen added that it is necessary for the fire trucks to be able to make the turn at the corner. Pritam Deshmukh stated at ai minimum we have started working on trying to enforce it better and clear up the on street parking at the intersections SO fire trucks can turn. He clarified the entrance to the business parking lot and how the side connecting parking lot access had been blocked off preventing cars from cutting through to Collier Street to get to the frontage road. Jeff King asked about the property on the  McCormick Street.  concerns. Staffi is recommending that we restrict parking on the north side.    south side ofUnderwood at the frontage road being a potential option for additional parking. Pritam Citizen Kent Noell ai resident at 26 Royal Oaks and business owner at the now dead end section on the north side Underwood spokei in favor oft the no parking recommendation. Hei noted hel has been working on this for about 2 years. When TxDOT closed the Underwood access to the frontage road they looked at several different options. Given the number of accident reports of people cutting through, TxDOT asked them to close offthei internal parking lot cut through to Collier Street and even considered moving the parking lot entrance to Avenue B. Avenue B has a similar problem with street width. He has also visited with the Fire Department and they would like to see both sides of the street with no parking but that is not really feasible. He also walks this section of Underwood several times of the week picking up trash in effort to keep the main access and entrance to his business clean. He has lost a number of his older patients because it is too difficult to maneuver the drive in and out of this very narrow and congested entrance with thei risk ofvehicle damage. Hel has letters from two ofthe three property owners and the fire station of support for eliminating the parking on the north side. He further noted the construction workers for an adjacent project begin parking there at 6:30 am and then student traffic fill in any open spaces. The police to come through ai few times a month and issue citations deterring it for awhile. They have a towing company on standby and signage in their parking lot as well. Melissa Carr confirmed this is primarily about safety and emergency vehicle access. Clay Thurman commented he thinks we will come back and revisit the other streets ini this area. Jim Owens made ai motion to accept the recommendation and Clay Thurman seconded. Underwood Street between Avenue B and McCormick Street to City Council (6-0).  Deshmukh was unclear oft the ownership and future land use.  The Traffic Safety Commission recommends restricting on-street parking along the north side of  D. TSC19-011 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council Pritam Deshmukh talked about the 377 section of Fort Worth Drive from I-35E to the construct area limits ending around James Street and 1830 coming in. Construction started in early January of this year. Currently they are working on1 the utilities and there isi noi impact to the lanes. Currently just south ofI-35E the speed limit increases to 50 and then 55 mph as you travel south. TxDOT has requested as they continue the construction they will be working near the lanes and the vehicle traffic. Secondly they are thinking of putting in construction barriers of a lower type different than those used on the highway construction. Toimprove safety int this area, TxDOThas requested the city during construction for the next two years lower the: speed limit to 45 mph. This would allow them to utilize thel lower type barriers and work closer to the lanes oftraffic. Typically once a road is widened as in the case ofFM 2499 they go back and do a speed study after the construction is complete. When this is done it will come back before this committee to change the speed limit. This request is to ensure we: are safe through the construction zone as there will too many things going on as distractions and workers to close to the lanes of traffic and vehicles. Staff recommends the speed limit be lowered to 45 mph as this area is Melissa Carr made a motion to accept the recommendation and Jim Owen seconded. The' Traffic Safety Commission accepts Staff recommendation to lower the speed limit along US 377 from FM 1830 to I-35E and makes recommendation to City Council (6-0).  for establishing a speed limit along US 377 from FM 1830 tol IH-35E.  widened to 6 lanes. The speed limit past 1830 will remain at 55: mph.    E. TSC19-012 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council fore establishing a speed limit along Cowling Road from Rector Road to Deer Run Drive. Pritam Deshmukh displayed ai map to show the small section of Cowling Road from Denton to Sanger that is within the city limits. North and south of this section falls within the County areas. Itis a fairly rural road with no access points or driveways intersecting in this segment until you get further north entering Sanger connecting with Fifth Street. As you travel north the speed limit in the County area is 40 mph and it is also 40 mph ini the County area to the south. Since there is no posted limit in this area inside the City limits it is considered prima facie, which means 30 mph when not posted. What is happening is that it is not City PD but County is enforcing at the lower limit and we have received complaints from residents using this as a connector on a daily basis and there is no warning to this change. We: are trying to establish some consistency and not create speed traps for citizens. In thisa area Jim Owen asked ifthis was the only situation like this in the City. Pritam Deshmukh commented yes that we: are currently aware ofbecause there are sO many streets that weave: in and out oft the City Limits through the ETJ and it is unclear of who controls it. We are going to embark on a full speed survey study for the majority of our major streets and arterials and highways throughout the city and as part of Clay Thurman made a motion to accept the recommendation and Jim Owen seconded. The Traffic Safety Commission accepts Staff recommendation to establish a speed limit along Cowling Road from Rector Road to Deer Run Drive and makes recommendation to City Council  we are: recommending to increase the speed limit to 40 mph.  that will clean up any fringe streets that we have.  (6-0).  F. TSC19-0013 Staff Reports  Matrix  1. Continuing to look at this as part ofthel Hickory Street project. There is a driveway that may need tol be addressed for ADA compliance. We do not currently have funding but will definitely be part 2. ThisisaTxDOT area. TxDOTI has aj project to fix sidewalks and have ramps at every crossing that goes parallel to the street for up and down both Locust and Elm to ensure they are all ADA compliant. It is believed they will start on Locust Street first. TxDOT is working on designs and The City utilities need to be designed and constructed, TxDOT will then need to repave the entire segments of both Locust and Elm from Eagle to University. This will take at least two years to complete. Once all ofthis is done, the City will take over ownership. Daniel Krutka asked ifwe had or would be allowed to provide input or feedback for the design and construction of the sidewalks and potential buffers. Pritam Deshmukh stated there are schematic level and maps but TxDOT has a consultant and TxDOT is running the project. We can request maps and bring it forward. TxDOT is trying to see what can be fit into the area with their existing right-of-way. Daniel Krutka added we just wouldn'ty want them to do something we didn't like and have toi re-do  oft the Hickory Street project and design.  we believe they will release the funds this year to get started and or completed.  it ini the long term.  3. We talked about the bike lanes on Hickory at length.    E. TSC19-012 Receive a report, hold a discussion and make a recommendation to City Council for establishing a speed limit along Cowling Road from Rector Road to Deer Run Drive. Pritam Deshmukh displayed a map to show the small section of Cowling Road from Denton to Sanger that is within the city limits. North and south of this section falls within the County areas. Itis a fairly rural road with no access points or driveways intersecting in this segment until you get further north entering Sanger connecting with Fifth Street. As you travel north the speed limit in the County area is 401 mph and it is also 40 mph in the County area to the south. Since there is no posted limit in this area inside the City limits it is considered prima facie, which means 30 mph when not posted. What is happening is that it is not City PD but County is enforcing at the lower limit and we have received complaints from residents using this as a connector on a daily basis and there is no warning to this change. Wea are trying to establish some consistency and not create speed traps for citizens. In this area Jim Owen asked ift this was the only situation like this in the City. Pritam Deshmukh commented yes that we: are currently aware ofbecause there are sO many streets that weave. in and out oft the City Limits through the ETJ and it is unclear of who controls it. We are going to embark on a full speed survey study for the majority of our major streets and arterials and highways throughout the city and as part of Clay Thurman made a motion to accept the recommendation and Jim Owen seconded. The Traffic Safety Commission accepts Staff recommendation to establish a speed limit along Cowling Road from Rector Road to Deer Run Drive and makes recommendation to City Council  we are: recommending to increase the speed limit to 40 mph.  that will clean up any fringe streets that we. have.  (6-0).  F. TSC19-0013 Staff Reports  Matrix  1. Continuing to look at this as part of the Hickory Street project. There is a driveway that may need tol be addressed for ADA compliance. We do not currently have funding but will definitely be part 2. ThisisaTxDOT: area. TxDOT has aj project toi fix sidewalks and have ramps at every crossing that goes parallel to the street for up and down both Locust and Elm to ensure they are all ADA compliant. Iti is believed they will start on Locust Street first. TxDOT is working on designs and The City utilities need to be designed and constructed, TxDOT will then need to repave the entire segments of both Locust and Elm from Eagle to University. This will take at least two years to complete. Once all of this is done, the City will take over ownership. Daniel Krutka asked ifwe had or would be allowed to provide input or feedback for the design and construction of the sidewalks and potential buffers. Pritam Deshmukh stated there are schematic level and maps but TxDOT has a consultant and TxDOT is running the project. We can request maps and bring it forward. TxDOT is trying to see what can be fit into the area with their existing right-of-way. Daniel Krutka added wej just wouldn'twant them to do something we didn'tlike and have to re-do  oft the Hickory Street project and design.  wel believe they will release the funds this year to get started and or completed.  iti in the long term.  3. Wetalked about the bike lanes on Hickory at length.    4. We are asking the questions and started meeting with PD: regularly. There is a lot of data to mine as far as understanding how many involve pedestrians and what can we do and what type of accidents. We are currently short staffed to do this mining to get the data reports to a point where iti is more presentable in the form of numbers and simple area maps, with the number one issues Clay Thurman stated he feels like we should be able to do something similar to the crime map. Pritam Deshmukh agreed and further noted we are working on some GIS maps together for the same reason toj put out more traffic information such as traffic counts, signal locations, pedestrian crossings for all of the information to be interactive and people can see it. We are slowly getting there with our department staff growth to complete some ofthese projects ini the next few months. 5. Mews street is something we will be bringing back next month. The item was presented to the TIF Board. There were: some concepts they wanted tol look at further along with additional alternatives. Our project manager is currently working with the consultant. We will bring this forward next Patrice Lyke noted there was also an online survey and questioned whether it had already closed. 6. Wea are looking for design and funding for this project. It may become part ofthe TxDOT project  and corrective action plan options.  month.  Pritam Deshmukh confirmed and also stated it has been closed.  fori reconstructing Locust and Elm.  Jim Owen asked what happened tol his request for the white strip on Welch and Eagle. We will addi it There was additional conversation about the City taking ownership of Locust and Elm and the limit boundary. Pritam Deshmukh added TxDOT has expressed and interest for the City to take it back all the way on the north side to I-35 as well as the portion of Dallas Drive to the south all the way to I- 35E. We are thinking about these options weighing the pros and cons and how to approach it. Daniel Krutka asked ifit would be possible to get a report on two sections that have come up in the last couple of meetings and in continual conversations with citizens and council representatives about what we can do. The two areas he is concerned about are Carroll between Mulberry and Oak and Bell between Mulberry and McKinney. Asapedestrian and cyclist he sees these as turning intoincreasingly urban areas. Some ofthis may already be being addressed al little bit with the Mews plan. His request is would it bej possible toj put together some type ofi report of what kinds ofoptions we have on making arterials safer to start considering them from short term through long term. He clarified in response to aquestion from Pritam Deshmukh he was talking about walking along arterials and crossing arterials. Specifically for the short term and in follow-up to conversations with CM Hudspeth and CM Briggs where they have encouraged him to get some type ofdiscussion going for slowing traffic in these areas. Patrice Lyke seconded this request as we increase residential density in these areas the more we need to begin recognizing. Daniel Krutka feels that Hickory will define Denton's core in the future and if we can make it great urban street to support our investment in DCTA and the walkability aspects and make Denton a premier small town in the metroplex. Pritam Deshmukh added additional comments about our master thoroughfare plan defining how our cross sections are going to play out. Some of that discussion will be whether some of these streets that have been arterials can continue being that but at the same time have other new characteristics as far as the required pedestrian improvements, have other options to calm traffic down in between but not with signals. This could be the starting point where we begin talking about the complete street segments for some of these arterials.  back and get it on the list.    Patrick Lyke commented that it has been about a year and a half since we have had a joint Mobility and Traffic Safety meeting. Do we have anything we would want to talk about between this commission and the Mobility Committee? Pritam Deshmukh replied we can start thinking in that  direction and maybe in the next two to three months. Jim Owen made a motion to adjourn, Jeff King seconded.  Adjournment: 7:19 p.m. CONCLUDINGIENS  Under Section 551.042 oft the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the Public Utilities Board or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal toj place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; anl honorary or salutary recognition ofap public official, public employee, or other citizen; ar reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding asocial, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee oft the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and  safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting oft the agenda  APPROVED  hb  bicky Caens Becky Owens Administrative Assistant  Patrice Chair