Transportation Advisory Board NOTICE OF MEETING REGULAR SESSION AGENDA Transportation Advisory Board 5:30 PM - Thursday, August 27, 2020 Weatherford City Hall, City Council Chambers 303 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford TX Jarrod Pearson, Chair Member Andy Hough, Member Kathy Mosby, Member Justin Nelson, Member Chase Rutledge, Member Terry Hughes, Director of Capital Transportation Projects Manny Palacios, Director of Transportation & Public Works Diane Chambers, Board Secretary In accordance with Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, this agenda has been posted at the Weatherford City Hall, distributed to the appropriate news media, and posted on the City website at http://www.weatherfordtx.gov within the required time frame. As a courtesy, the entire Agenda Packet has also been posted on the City of Weatherford website at www.weatherfordtx.gov/agendas . All meetings of the Weatherford City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford are open to the public. Public participation and written comments are invited on all open session business items. The Mayor/Chair requests that all electronic devices be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of the audience are requested to step outside the Council Chambers to conduct a phone conversation. Weatherford City Hall is wheelchair accessible and special parking is available on the south side of the building. If special accommodations are required please contact the City Secretary at 8175984202 a minimum of 24 hours in advance. The City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford, as allowed, reserve the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed below, as authorized by the Texas Government Code: Section 551.071Consultation with Attorney; 551.072Deliberations about Real Property; 551.073Deliberations about Gifts and Donations; 551.074Personnel Matters; 551.076Deliberations about Security Devices; 551.086Certain Public Power Utilities; and 551.087Economic Development. Unless a Work Session Agenda, or otherwise indicated, action may be taken on any of the following agenda items. NOTICE REGARDING MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE In accordance with the order of the Office of the Governor issued March 16, 2020, the City of Weatherford may conduct this meeting at Weatherford City Hall by telephone conference in order to advance the public health goal of limiting facetoface meetings (also called “social distancing”) to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID19). This supplemental written notice, the meeting agenda, and the agenda packet, are posted online at www.weatherfordtx.gov/meetings. There will be two remoteattendance modes: ListenOnly and AttendeeComments: 1. [AttendeeComments] If you would like the option to make a comment during the meeting, please register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2505018849800853520 2. [ListenOnly] If you would like to attend the meeting in ListenOnly mode, you may call tollfree 8773092071 and use the accesscode 785685373. When prompted for an Audio PIN, just press #. 1
5:30 PM - Thursday, August 27, 2020Weatherford City Hall, City Council Chambers
303 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford TX
Jarrod Pearson, Chair MemberAndy Hough, MemberKathy Mosby, MemberJustin Nelson, Member
Chase Rutledge, MemberTerry Hughes, Director of Capital Transportation Projects
Manny Palacios, Director of Transportation & Public WorksDiane Chambers, Board Secretary
In accordance with Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, this agenda has been posted at the Weatherford City Hall, distributedto the appropriate news media, and posted on the City website at http://www.weatherfordtx.gov within the required time frame. As a courtesy, theentire Agenda Packet has also been posted on the City of Weatherford website at www.weatherfordtx.gov/agendas . All meetings of the WeatherfordCity Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford are open to the public. Publicparticipation and written comments are invited on all open session business items.
The Mayor/Chair requests that all electronic devices be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of the audience are requested to step outsidethe Council Chambers to conduct a phone conversation. Weatherford City Hall is wheelchair accessible and special parking is available on thesouth side of the building. If special accommodations are required please contact the City Secretary at 8175984202 a minimum of 24 hours inadvance.
The City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford, as allowed, reserve theright to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed below, as authorized by theTexas Government Code: Section 551.071Consultation with Attorney; 551.072Deliberations about Real Property; 551.073Deliberations aboutGifts and Donations; 551.074Personnel Matters; 551.076Deliberations about Security Devices; 551.086Certain Public Power Utilities; and551.087Economic Development.
Unless a Work Session Agenda, or otherwise indicated, action may be taken on any of the following agenda items.
NOTICE REGARDING MEETING BY TELECONFERENCEIn accordance with the order of the Office of the Governor issued March 16, 2020, the City of Weatherford may conduct this meeting at WeatherfordCity Hall by telephone conference in order to advance the public health goal of limiting facetoface meetings (also called “social distancing”) toslow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID19). This supplemental written notice, the meeting agenda, and the agenda packet, are posted online atwww.weatherfordtx.gov/meetings.
There will be two remoteattendance modes: ListenOnly and AttendeeComments:1. [AttendeeComments] If you would like the option to make a comment during the meeting, please register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/25050188498008535202. [ListenOnly] If you would like to attend the meeting in ListenOnly mode, you may call tollfree 8773092071 and use the accesscode785685373. When prompted for an Audio PIN, just press #.
The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically as provided by the agenda and/or in public during the meeting as permitted bythe presiding officer. A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made, and will be available to the public in accordance with the Open MeetingsAct at www.weatherfordtx.gov/meetings.
1. CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENT OF A QUORUM
2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
2.a. Consider approval of the minutes of the Transportation Advisory Board meeting held June 18, 2020.(Diane Chambers)Suggested Action: Staff recommends approvalMinutes 6-18-2020.pdf
3. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
3.a. Discuss and consider traffic control sign at Southland Drive and Bois D Arc Street. (MannyPalacios, Director of Transportation and Public Works)Suggested Action: Staff recommends approvalList and Map of Traffic signal locations.pdf
3.b. Review processes and set meeting dates for the update to the Capital Transportation Plan (TerryHughes, Director of Capital Improvements)Suggested Action: Staff seeks direction
3.c. Discuss and consider traffic control sign at W Bridge and Harcourt Street intersection (MannyPalacios, Transportation and Public Works Director)Suggested Action: Staff recommends approval W. Bridge and Harcourt.pdf
4. STAFF REPORTS
4.a. Cross walk implementation plan at the intersection of BB Fielder at Caroline Drive (Matt Leppla,Operation Manager)
4.b. Presentation of College Park and Martin Drive Roundabout Award (Matt Leppla, OperationsManager)
4.c. Update on Street Rehabilitation Projects (Matt Leppla, Operations Manager)
5. ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUTURE MEETING DATEThursday, October 15, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMSResidents may address the Council/Board/Commission/Committee regarding an item that is not listed on the agenda. Residents must complete aspeaker card and turn it in to the Secretary five (5) minutes before the start of the meeting. The Rules of Procedure states that comments are to belimited to three (3) minutes. Speaker rules are posted at the back of the Council Chambers. The Texas Open Meetings Act provides the following: (a) If, at a meeting of a governmental body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquires about a subject for which notice has notbeen given as required by this subchapter, the notice provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: (1) A statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry; or (2) A recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. (b) Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequentmeeting.
7. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATIONI certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on _____________________ at _____________ a.m. / p.m. as required by law in accordance withSection 551.042 of the Texas Local Government Code and that the appropriate news media was contacted. As a courtesy, this agenda is also postedon the city's website.
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MINUTES OF THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL SESSION
HELD JUNE 18, 2020 IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 303 PALO PINTO
STREET, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENT OF A QUORUM
Chair Jarrod Pearson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Present were Chair Jarrod Pearson,
Kathy Mosby, Andy Hough, and Chase Rutledge. City Staff included: Manny Palacios, Terry
Hughes, Matt Leppla, Chad Marbut, Lena Snow, Cole Burns and Kevin Tucker. Absent: Justin
Nelson. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Consider approval of the minutes of the Transportation Advisory Board special session
held June 18, 2020.
On the motion of Andy Hough, second by Kathy Mosby, the Board voted to approve the
minutes. Motion carried 4 - 0. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS Discuss a request for investigation through City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming
Program for Lakeway Estates. The subject location Lakeway Estates is in the far northeast part of the city close to Lake
Weatherford. Mr. Palacios advised Lakeway Estates is a new development with 3 phases. The
third phase was just completed about 2 months ago. Mr. Palacios said he had received a request
for investigation from Mrs. Kelly Delgado regarding speeding vehicles going over the speed
limit. Mrs. Delgado advised there is heavy construction traffic speeding through, such as
commercial vehicles, 18 wheelers, dump trucks, heavy equipment, flat bed trailers, concrete
mixers. Just along this small section of Lakeway Drive which is two tenths of a mile. Mr.
Palacios advised Mrs. Delgado could not attend the meeting and he had communicated verbally
and by email with her regarding her request. Mr. Palacios explained speed counts were
completed in three locations on Lakeway Drive. The data collected showed one westbound
location where it was above the 30 miles per hour which was 38 miles per hour, staff does not
think there is an issue. Looked like all three locations average about 30-32 miles per hour. Mrs.
Delgado has requested a traffic re-count due to the count had taken place during spring break
which excludes school traffic. Mr. Palacios said regarding her concern of the heavy construction
traffic she is probably referring to the new development that was just completed.
Mr. Palacios advised he did not see that much school traffic would be going through there. He
thinks most of the time where West Lake Drive and Lakeway Drive intersect is now a connector
to Eagle Ridge Subdivision in Hudson Oaks being a cut through for the residents. Mr. Palacios
advised it was his opinion or staff’s recommendation is to collect more data and re-evaluate the
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On the motion of Jarrod Pearson, Chair, second by Kathy Mosby, the Board voted to approve
option one to collect more data. Motion carried 4 - 0. Discuss and consider proposed recommendations for Westover Village Traffic calming
plan.
This agenda item had previously been discussed at the Special Session meeting held
February 27, 2020. A request for investigation regarding speeding and visibility issues on BB
Fielder Road. Mr. Palacios advised there had been traffic counts done and the data received
showed first location, eastbound 29 miles per hour, westbound 44 miles per hour. The second
middle location, 49 miles per hour eastbound, 49 miles per hour westbound, so this indicated sort
of a speeding issue on BB Fielder Road. Second issue was the visibility at three intersections,
one at Marion Drive, Caroline Drive, and the other at Catherine Drive. The recommendation
from the last meeting was for staff to work with the Westover Village Homeowners Association
(HOA).
A consultant firm was contacted to look at these locations for visibility and speeding issues.
When data was received from the consulting firm for the sight distance, each intersection was
graded good, fair, or poor. The two graded poor were the ones of concern. The areas are Caroline
Drive, Catherine Drive at BB Fielder Road which the conflict areas showed a screening wall that
is making visibility complicated. Going off the consultant’s recommendations, were to put a four
way stop at Catherine Drive and BB Fielder Road, and Caroline Drive and BB Fielder Road
reason being poor visibility. The third location, Marion Drive was graded fair due to good
visibility. Regarding the speeding issue currently BB Fielder Road has four lanes existing and to
slow down traffic the recommendation was to make it a three lane with a center turn lane and
bike lanes on both sides of the roadway. Mr. Palacios advised staff recommendations are as
follows:
• Place four way stops at two intersections, Catherine Drive and BB Fielder Road, and
Caroline Drive and BB Fielder Road.
• No stop control at Marion Drive and BB Fielder Road currently and continue to monitor.
• No pavement stripping currently, monitor traffic speeds after placement of stop controls.
• Staff will update Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) in the future on traffic speed data
and sight visibility.
On the motion of Andy Hough, second by Kathy Mosby, the Board voted to approve the
following staff recommendations. Motion carried 4 - 0. Discuss and consider updating FM 730 – Azle Highway speed zone limits.
Mr. Palacios presented this item to the Board.
On the motion of Kathy Mosby, second by Andy Hough, the Board voted to approve Staff
recommendation to update FM 730 Speed Zone Limit Ordinance. Motion carried 4 - 0. Discuss and consider traffic control signs for Columbia street neighborhood.
Meeting Date: August 27, 2020 Staff Contact: Manny Palacios, Director ofTransportation and Public Works
Item Number: 2020-533-AR Phone: 817-598-4296
SUBJECT: Discuss and consider traffic control sign at Southland Drive and Bois D Arc Street.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSIONStaff has received several calls and complaints about near accidents and speeding traffic at the intersection of SouthlandDrive and Bois D Arc street. Staff has looked at the area and has determined that stop sign is warranted at thisintersection due visibility issue.
FINANCIAL IMPACT$120.00 - covered under Traffic Division Budget
SUGGESTED ACTIONStaff recommends approval
ATTACHMENTS List and Map of Traffic signal locations.pdf
Meeting Date: August 27, 2020 Staff Contact: Terry Hughes, Director of CapitalImprovements
Item Number: 2020-534-AR Phone: 817-598-4244
SUBJECT: Review processes and set meeting dates for the update to the Capital Transportation Plan
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSIONThis will be the first of several meetings to update the Capital Transportation Plan. Staff and consultants will review theprocesses. Staff seeks direction on future meeting dates.
FINANCIAL IMPACTNone
SUGGESTED ACTIONStaff seeks direction
ATTACHMENTS
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Weatherford AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: August 27, 2020 Staff Contact: Manny Palacios, Transportation andPublic Works Director
Item Number: 2020-538-AR Phone: 817-598-4296
SUBJECT: Discuss and consider traffic control sign at W Bridge and Harcourt Street intersection
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSIONStaff has received a complaint from resident at the intersection of W. Bridge and Harcourt Street about near accidents atthis intersection. The resident stated that vehicles never obey the existing Yield signs and motorist just run through theintersection. Staff looked at the intersection and determined that the existing Yield signs need to be replaced with Stopsigns. Staff also determined that a stop sign is warranted at this intersection due visibility issue.
FINANCIAL IMPACT$120.00 covered under Traffic Division Budget
