MINUTES  City Council Public Safety Committee Monday, April 22, 2024-3:30PM City Hall Council Chambers  Members Present: Aaron Baker, Chair, Council Member  Mac Morrow, Vice-Chair, Council Member (Arrived 3:45pm)  Kevin Gallo, Citizen Member Mayor Mauren Copelof, Ex-Officio Member Wilson Hooper, City Manager Tom Jordan, Police Chief Bobby Cooper, Fire Chief  Staff Present  Alex Shepherd, Assistant to the City Manager Becky McCann, Communications Coordinator  Guests:  Linda Gallo, Monica Driscoll  A. Welcome & Call to Order  Committee Chair Aaron Baker welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order  at3:33PM.  B. Certification of Quorum  Assistant to the City Manager. Alex Shepherd certified that a quorum was present.  C. Approval of Agenda  Motion by Mr. Gallo, seconded by Mr. Baker to approve the agenda as presented.  The motion carried unanimously. D.A Approval ofMinutes 1. April2,2024  Mr. Gallo provided minor revisions in section F. Probart St. Traffic Calming Final Report. Motion by! Mr. Gallo, seconded by Mr. Baker to approve the minutes from  April 2, 2024 as revised. The motion passed unanimously.    E. Update on Transportation Working Group  Mr. Hooper informed the committee about items discussed during the  transportation working group.  Mr. Baker mentioned that the quality oft the paint we are using on the streets is not holding up to the elements. He said the most obvious issue is the road near the Mary C.J Jenkins Center. He also noted that the parking lines on King Street, which were Mr. Hooper said the working group also discussed traffic: speeds and volumes on Park. Ave, Parkview Dr, and Neely Rd. He mentioned that significant improvements for these roads were on the STIP a few years ago, but they were removed when the State reduced funding for STIP-related projects in our region. Mr. Hooper added that Ms. Eastland from Land of Sky encouraged us to collect new data for those roads because if we can prove that traffic speeds and volumes have increased, we might be added back to the STIP list. There will be more updates on this once we have collected our data, Lastly, Mr. Hooper addressed the citizen complaint from Cherry St. residents, noting that the State is willing to accommodate this request, although they recommended that the signs read "Industrial Entrance in 1,000 ft."He mentioned that we had aj proposal to upgrade the intersection at E Main St/Greenville Hwy/Wilson Dr, but it went unfunded. However, Ms. Eastland recommended continuing to collect traffic data because ifitr reaches a certain  repainted within the last year or so, are not visible.  threshold, the State may pay for an upgrade. F. - Railroad Ave - Lighting and Parking  Mr. Hooper said that the City could reconfigure the parking lines on Railroad Ave to accommodate more parking. Our traffic engineer drew a diagram, but we must go out to the site to verify those measurements. He: said we would also need a formal recommendation from the committee because it will involve changing the traffic schedule. Regarding lighting, we have been exploring the costs and trying to contact Duke Energy to see about adding a pole near the King Creek Bridge. We: suspect that adding lighting across the bridge will be more expensive. Mr. Hooper said hei is going to the TDA tomorrow to give them ideas on grants they can fund before the Mr. Gallo mentioned there are lights on the backside oft the building. He asked ifitis Mr. Hooper said they are not very good and need to be enhanced no matter what. Mr. Gallo asked if lighting is part oft the trail budget because people between Probart  end oft the fiscal year, and he may offer this one.  possible to leave them on all night and use brighter bulbs.  St. and Main St. have said it gets dark at night.  Minutes - Council Public Safety Committee Meeting - April 22,2024  Page2of4    Mr. Hooper said it may be part of the Ecusta Trail budget, but as for the Estatoe Mr. Baker said, as Ir mentioned ini the last meeting, I would like thel lighting solution to match both the Estatoe and Ecusta Trails and to make them scalable for each. He also noted that there is currently no official crosswalk from the Estatoe Trail to King Mr. Hooper said once we get the official approval from the Council, we will order the Probart St. speed cushions. We have also asked the traffic engineer to approve our  Trail, there are no plans to retrofitit.  St.  placement.  G. Quarterly Pedestrian Report  Mr. Jordan said that from January 1 to April 1, there were 21 non-fatal injuries, 0 fatal injuries, and 146 reports of property damage from car crashes for the quarter. Her noted that this is an increase ofs 99 incidents from the last quarter but still below the quarter before that. He mentioned that there was 1 non-fatal pedestrian and car crash. Mr. Jordan said that as we geti into warmer weather, we can expect more  pedestrian and bike crashes.  Mr. Baker asked where the pedestrian and cari incident occurred. Mr. Cooper said it was at Asheville Hwy and Hospital Dr, with minor injuries. Mr. Hooper asked ift there were any intersections with frequent incidents.  Mr. Cooper said no. on a map.  Mr. Baker mentioned that it might bel helpful in the future to place these incidents Mr. Jordan said he can looki into it. He said the State will do: some heat maps, although they are slow in creating these, and we won'tsee numbers from 2023 until  August 2024. H. Public Comment parking.  Mr. Gallo asked about the hashed end sections on Railroad Ave and if that means no Mr. Hooper said yes, those are to maintain space forl large vehicles to safely turn. Mr. Gallo asked about the other side of the road and whether there should be no  parking there.  Minutes 1 Council Public Safety Committee Meeting - April 22, 2024  Page3of4    Mr. Hooper said yes, we will put a curb there, and we do not like cars parkingthere Ms. Driscoll mentioned shei is concerned about removing the turning lane on Railroad Ave near the Whitmire intersection. She asked ifat traffic count could be Mr. Jordan said, Iwould think that with anything we do, there would be traffic Ms. Gallo mentioned to the committee that the City should consider having a line item for public safety sO that needs can be addressed as they arise.  due to the trail.  done,  counts conducted.  . Set Date for Next Meeting at 3:30 pm at City Hall. . - Adjourn  The next meeting oft the Public Safety Committee will be on Tuesday, May 28, 2024  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:21 PM.  Minutes Approved: May 28, 2024  Aaron Baker/ xlelll Chair. 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