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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTraffic Safety Work Group Minutes June 7, 2011_201402041317185175 Traffic Safety Work Group Minutes of the meeting of 7 June 2011. The meeting took place in the PSF Community Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Work Group present were Jack Gardner, Arthur Gasbarro, Town Manager C. Elizabeth Gibson, Fire Chief Mark McDougall, Executive Assistant to the Town Manager Erika Mooney, Department of Public Works (DPW) Foreman John Smith, Police Chief William Pittman, and Commission on Disability Chair Mickey Rowland. Not present were Transportation Planner Mike Burns. Ms. Gibson called the meeting to order at 10:31 AM. I. Public Comment. None. II. Other Business. 1. Ms. Gibson noted that Town Administration has received an official complaint regarding the “art” at 113 Hummock Pond Road belonging to Matt Oates. Mr. Smith confirmed the “art” is located in the Town right of way. Chief Pittman recommended the Town send an encroachment letter to Mr. Oates noting the date and time the “art” has to be removed from the public right of way, otherwise the DPW will remove it. A discussion followed on the public safety issues. The group consensus was that the “art” is not a public safety issue as long as it is out of the public way. At 10:35 AM Mr. Burns joined the meeting. Ms. Gibson asked if Mr. Oates is selling his “art”, which is not allowed in that zoning district. Mr. Smith said he will see Mr. Oates personally and inform him he will be receiving an encroachment letter from the Town. IV. Old Business. 1. Discussion Regarding Silver Street Lot (Continued from 3 May 2011). Ms. Gibson noted that in 2000 the Board adopted a policy regarding the Silver Street Town-owned lot, and she suggested the group determine a certain radius around the lot and offer overnight parking to those residents only. A discussion followed on limiting parking in the Silver Street lot to abutters or opening it up to those in the Residential Parking Permit areas. The work group consensus is to expand the residential parking district to include West Dover Street; require a residential parking permit for overnight parking in the Silver Street lot for designated overnight parking spaces; and prohibit overnight parking of commercial spaces in any Town-owned lots, including Silver Street. A discussion followed on how to incorporate the changes into the Traffic Rules and Regulations. At 11:23 AM Ms. Gibson left the meeting. II. Other Business. 2. Chief Pittman noted there is an issue with on-street parking in front of The Green on West Creek Road, noting there is an existing yellow line that prohibits parking but that parking occurs there anyway, interfering with the traffic. Mr. Burns suggested having the property owners move the fence back to make more room for on-street parking; otherwise no parking signs will have to be posted. Mr. Gasbarro noted that the property has a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals and that moving the fence back might affect the permit. Mr. Burns said he will talk with the ZBA administrator and the business owner this week about moving the fence and submitting a plan modification to the ZBA. He suggested that if the fence is moved by Monday, 13 June 2011 the DPW could black out the yellow line; if the fence had not been moved by that date the DPW could install no parking signs. The Board agreed with Mr. Burns’ suggestion. 3. Chief Pittman requested that the stop signs on bike paths be replaced with standard 18” stop signs, noting the existing larger signs cause confusion on occasion. Mr. Rowland asked if it was possible to put a bike symbol on the stop signs. 4. Mr. Gardner inquired whether Town Administration had received a letter from Charles and Ann Balas about Center Street. Ms. Mooney said she would check. 5. Mr. Gasbarro said he feels Traffic Safety should make a recommendation to the Board regarding extending the parking enforcement hours. The work group discussed recommending extending the parking enforcement hours to 9:00 PM for any spaces limited to one hour or less III. Approval of Minutes of 3 May 2011 at 10:30 AM. IV. Old Business. 1. Discussion Regarding Silver Street Lot (Continued from 3 May 2011). 2. Discussion of Downtown Loading Zones (Continued from 3 May 2011). 3. Determine Date of Site Visit to Intersection of North Water Street/ Easton Street/Cliff Road/Chester Street (Continued from 3 May 2011). 4. Review Potential On-street Parking Issues at Macys Lane (Continued from 1 March 2011). V. New Business. 1. Review Requests from Nantucket Taxi Owners’ Association Executive Committee. 2. Massachusetts Avenue: Request for “No Parking” Sign. 3. Review In-Town Bike Path, Phase I Conceptual Plan. VI. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 12:25PM.