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Minutes for the Master Street Plan Committee meeting on December 3, 2014
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Members present: Mike Cameron, Marvin Day, Ben Owens (chair), Councilman John Street, Garry Tate and Ann Garner (arrived at 3:09 p.m.)
Members absent: Jim Abel, Josh Brown, Eugene Holloway, Robin Nix, Sr. and Bill Smith
Mr. Tate motioned, seconded by Mr. Cameron, to approve the minutes for the October 23, 2014, and November 13, 2014, meetings. All voted aye.
City Engineer Craig Light provided the committee with copies of the draft documentation that will go with the Master Street Plan (see attached). MPO Director Patrick Dennis stated he was pleased that the cross sections meet federal funding requirements, which will help them in the future. He recommended changing the word “textural” on page 3, paragraph 3 to “textual” or “text” Since “textural” means something different. Mr. Light indicated he would make the change.
Discussion was then held regarding the lane widths for the different roads types. Mr. Light explained the lane widths were based on the Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures. But, he does think they should consider the traffic and number of trips for vehicles when considering the lane widths. He recommended taking off the 10 feet lane width minimum on page 12, as well as the 3,000 minimum surface volume. He also thinks they should ask developers to develop roads that will be sufficient for the anticipated speed limit and to make measures on the streets to keep drivers at those speed limits.
Mr. Cameron questioned whether the standards in this document will be the design standards developers will have to go by when they start projects in the city. Mr. Light explained most of the cross section and designs should match the design standards book the city goes by. The book was made during the MATA projects by Garver. But, if there’s anything that doesn’t match the book, then staff can change the book by ordinance. Mr. Cameron stated the...
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