Traffic Safety Commission Minutes - 09/03/2014d
MINUTES OF THE MEETING FOR
THE WICHITA FALLS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
OF
Sept 3, 201.4
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Laney Oliver
Charles Grady
Dennis Marquardt
Carrie Ann Taylor
Mark Beauchamp
Stan Horton
Scott Vaughn (WFPD)
EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ben Hoover- Councilor (Excused)
GUESTS:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Toby Catlin (Unexcused)
Darrell Choate (Unexcused)
Bill Horton (Excused)
Andy Kocher (Excused)
Phil Golden (Excuse
T.J Herrell TX Dot (Excused)
Tim Hertel (Excused)
EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT
(SAFB) Excused
Charles Grady called the Sept. 3, 2014 meeting of the Wichita Falls Traffic Safety
Commission to order at 1 :30 p.m.
The minutes were approved for Aug 2014.
The financial report for Sept 2014 was presented by Stan Horton. The balance is
S1,522.56.
Accident Statistics:
WFPD advised the total crashes for July were 241 of which 53 were injury
accidents including 0 fatalities. There have been 10 fatalities for 2014.
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City Traffic Report
Mark Beauchamp discussed the following:
1. Bicycle friendly community project is still in the works.
2. Illumination relocation project on Kemp - moving from center of roadway to
roadside.
3. Mark Beauchamp and Laney Oliver represented the TSC in the Back to
School Project. Over 750 pieces of educational material were handed out to
the children and parents.
4. October involves Walk to School Day. Zundy will be the target school this
year due to the population of children walking to this school.
5. Zundy and Scotland Park schools were fine tuned in the safety area at the
start of the school year.
State Traffic Report
No State Report
Committee Reports
None
Unfinished Business:
1. Item 01 -13: Adding a Bicycle /Pedestrian Representative to TSC - a nomination
was previously made to accept Caden Burross as a new member to the TSC
which passed unanimously. This information was passed on to the City Council.
However, Mr. Burros has moved. Therefore, another person will be appointed
to this position. Mark Beauchamp advised Brad Altman had expressed an
interest in the position. Mark advised he would follow up.
2. 03 -14: Three Foot Traffic Ordinance - this would make drivers of motor
vehicles give a bicycle /pedestrian a safe clearance when passing. This is a widely
adopted practice for other cities. Mark Beauchamp presented a copy of an
ordinance from another city that will be forwarded to the City Attorney for
suggested approval by council. Mark also advised 24 states have passed this as
law. Assistant City Attorney Peter Scott advised the city's legal department
looked over the information presented by the TSC. To date, the Legal
Department and the TSC have not reached an agreement on a document to
present to City Council.
New Business:
None
Items of Discussion:
None
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There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned
at 2:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles Grady J an Horton
Chairman SecretarvlTreasurer
WICHITA FALLS TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
FINANCIAL REPORT
September
$1,522.56
An audio recording of the above meeting in its entirety
will be kept on file for future reference.
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