Traffic and Transportation Meeting

The City of OKLAHOMA CITY AGENDA Traffic and Transportation Commission 1:30 PM/October 17, 2022 Walter J. Kula, Ward 4, Chairman Commission Members Shay Varnell, Ward 1 Rob Littlefield, Ward 2 Richard Russell, Ward 3 Barry G. Hale, Ward 5 James W. Schuelein, Ward 6 Daniel Nguyen, Ward 7 Kevin George, Ward 8 Marek Cornett, At­Large City Council Chamber, 3rd floor, 200 N. Walker CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION For a meeting to be held Monday, October 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of the Municipal building, 200 N. Walker Avenue. Meeting notices were posted with the City Clerk and on the third floor bulletin board of the Municipal Building on October 12, 2022.  City Council Chamber, 3rd floor, 200 N. Walker CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION For a meeting to be held Monday, October 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of the Municipal building, 200 N. Walker Avenue. Meeting notices were posted with the City Clerk and on the third floor bulletin board of the Municipal Building on October 12, 2022. Residents can watch the Traffic and Transportation Commission meeting​ ​ ​ live by going to http://youtube.com/cityofokc/live. Meetings can also be watched live on Cox Cable Channel 20. Meetings are replayed on Cox Cable Channel 20, Monday, October 17, 2022 at 6:30 p.m​. If there are technical difficulties with either live stream during the meeting, a video will be posted as soon as possible after the meeting. Official action can only be taken on items which appear on the agenda. The Commission may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike or continue any agenda item. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely. Any individual, group or agency appearing before the Traffic and Transportation Commission to present their views must limit their talk to five minutes. Citizens may address the Commission on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item number, their reason for appearing and their address, but all comments must be relevant to the item. The Commission Chair or Vice Chair may, at their discretion, prohibit a person from addressing the Commission, or have any person removed from the Council Chamber if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive behavior. Disorderly conduct includes, but is not limited to, which includes without limitation any of the following: speaking without being recognized by the Chair or Vice Chair; continuing to speak after notice that their allotted time has expired; presenting comments or material not relevant to the item under discussion; failing to comply with the lawful instructions of the Chair or Vice Chair; engaging in other conduct, activity or speech that delays, pursuant to 21 O.S. §280, disruptive conduct includes any conduct that is “violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or that jeopardizes the safety of self or others “disturbs, interferes or disrupts the effective or timely conduct of the meeting, or is otherwise violent, threatening, abusive or obscene or jeopardizing the safety of self or others. A person may also be subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building if they violate Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020, §30­81 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280­Willfully Disturbing, Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees. Citizens may also address the Commission on individual concerns, including on the listed exceptions, at the end of the agenda under “Citizens to be Heard”. Citizens to be Heard is not provided as a forum for publicly announced or declared candidates for City public office, and they will not be allowed to speak as Citizens to be Heard. Citizens will not be allowed to campaign on any political issue during the Commission meeting. Comments must concern Commission services or policies. Please fill out a “Request to be Heard” form located outside the Chambers and give the form to a clerk seated in the lower section in front of the Commission’s horseshoe. Please limit your comments to 5 minutes. Continuing to speak beyond the time allowed by the Chair or Vice Chair shall constitute grounds for removal from the Council Chamber. Citizens who wish to be listed on the agenda for comments to the Commission may call the Traffic Management Division’s office at 297­2531 before 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Persons so listed on the agenda for comments to the Commission are subject to the same restrictions listed above. Management Division’s office at 297­2531 before 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Persons so listed on the agenda for comments to the Commission are subject to the same restrictions listed above. Items listed under “Consent Docket” are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Commission. Members of the Commission may request discussion or separate action on any item on the consent Docket. Walter J. Kula Jr., Ward 4, Chairman MEMBERS EX­OFFICIO MEMBERS Shay Varnell, Ward 1 Stuart Chai, P.E. Secretary Rob Littlefield, Ward 2 Josh Minner, Assistant Municipal Counselor Richard Russell, Ward 3 Capt. Matt Lindsey, OCPD Barry G. Hale, Ward 5 James W. Schuelein, Ward 6 Daniel Nguyen, Ward 7 Kevin George, Ward 8 Marek Cornett, At­Large AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Approval of the Minutes of the September 19, 2022 Meeting of the Traffic and Transportation Commission. A. Minutes III. Reports from Traffic Management Division and the Municipal Counselor's Office IV. Consent Docket A. Isaac Farnsworth, Vice President of Facilities, Kimray, Inc. Ward 7 Municipal Code §32­296, §32­297, §32­299 and §32­300 Remove the No Parking Anytime restriction on the west side of N Cooper Avenue between NW 41 Street and NW 42 Street. V. Items for Individual Consideration A. Election of Officers B. Ron Morris Ward 5 Municipal Code §32­167 and Oklahoma State Statutes §47­11­803 Change the speed limit on SW 134 Street (State Highway 37)(SH­37) between Interstate Highway 44 (I­44) and S Western Avenue from 50 mph to 40 mph. C. Jesse Rush, Assistant Director of Operations, EMBARK  Ward 5 Municipal Code §32­167 and Oklahoma State Statutes §47­11­803 Change the speed limit on SW 134 Street (State Highway 37)(SH­37) between Interstate Highway 44 (I­44) and S Western Avenue from 50 mph to 40 mph. C. Jesse Rush, Assistant Director of Operations, EMBARK Ward 6 Municipal Code §32­296, §32­297, §32­299, §32­300, §32­304, §32­366, §32­401 and §32­402 1) Make the existing passenger loading zone on the north side of NW 4 Street from N Hudson Avenue to approximately 160 feet west of the west curb line of N Hudson Avenue effective on a full­time basis; and 2) remove metered parking on the south side of NW 5 Street from N Hudson Avenue to approximately 240 feet west of the west curb line of N Hudson Avenue in favor of a full­time passenger loading zone. D. Timothy W. Johnson, P.E., President, Johnson and Associates, Inc. Ward 7 Municipal Code §32­69 Traffic signal at N Rhode Island Avenue and NE 23 Street. E. Monica R. Graf Ward 7 Municipal Code §32­69 Traffic signal at Traditions Lake Parkway/Oakmond Road and NW 150 Street. F. Mike and Sheryl Etheridge Ward 8 Municipal Code §32­69 Traffic signal at Lone Oak Drive and NW 150 Street. VI. Comments from Citizens VII. Reports and other items from Traffic Commissioners and Traffic Commission Committees VIII. Adjournment It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service in order to participate in this meeting should contact the ADA department coordinator at 297­2531 or TDD 297­ 2020 as soon as possible but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. The department will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by the individual with disability. If you need an alternate format of the agenda or any information provided at said meeting, please contact the ADA department coordinator listed above 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Any individual, group or agency appearing before the Traffic and Transportation Commission may, if they wish, appeal a Traffic and Transportation Commission decision to the Oklahoma City Council. This can be done by submitting written notice to the City Clerk's Office and to the Traffic Management Division within ten days following the meeting. they wish, appeal a Traffic and Transportation Commission decision to the Oklahoma City Council. This can be done by submitting written notice to the City Clerk's Office and to the Traffic Management Division within ten days following the meeting. Oklahoma City Traffic Management Division, Stuart Chai, P.E. City Traffic Engineer