City of Charleston SC Committee on Traffic and Transportation, 9 Aug 2022

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City of Charleston Committee on Traffic and Transportation 8/9/2022

A

And we are on youtube, but we still have one minute to go.

A

And the mayor is signing on mr chairman.

B

Great. Thank you.

C

B

Mr mayor long time no see since rotary this afternoon.

C

Good to see y'all.

B

So since we have a quorum present, I will go ahead and uh call the meeting to order of the august 9th traffic and transportation committee meeting and I'd like to like to start with uh councilmember parker for an invocation.

D

Hey good evening guys uh just a moment of silence, please.

D

All right, thank you.

B

Thank you all right. Moving on the july 18 2022 approval of the minutes is there a motion to accept or any changes.

C

Move for approval.

B

Is there a second all right? It's been moved and properly seconded to approve the minutes of the july 18th meeting. All those in favor, please signify by saying hi, hi hi any opposed the eyes have it next on the agenda is what we are here for the public hearing on a request to lower the speed limit from 25 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour on wayfarer lane, which is a public street located within the baby farms neighborhood on james island within the city of charleston.

A

And mr chairman, we only have one person sign up to speak and I don't know if that is our guest joining us by phone. Did you want to set a time limit.

B

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B

A

And a half sounds good all right, tony daniel.

A

And if you're online, you can press star six.

A

All right that must not be him. um We did receive three comments that were submitted online.

A

They weren't related to the speed reduction request, but one citizen requested a meeting, so the results of the traffic study from fairway drive and burning tree road and frampton street could be compared for a disparity in resolution and compliance with south carolina laws. He said that opponents claimed the roads should stay closed because of a cut-through argument. The road closures were to be temporary. As stated by council traffic study, confirmed closures disproportionately affected two families of disabled veterans with congested traffic, safety concerns and noise.

A

One citizen on center street said he appreciated the timely work completed on marking the limited parking sign in front of his door. One citizen said local entrepreneurs could not be successful without proper guidance, fair warning and transparency processes that the pedicab should proceed without delay.

A

His company had made investments in a local opportunity zone and council's avoidance to him represented a failure to follow through on its promise. Those were all the comments we received.

B

All right, thank you, madam clerk. Before we move to committee discussion, does staff have any presentation or any comments before we move into committee discussion regarding the public hearing.

E

Not really, sir, you know per city ordinance, chapter 19-206. It requires for there to be a public hearing for any request for speed reduction.

E

um We actually work with residents on wayfarer lane um submitting a request for traffic calming in which it did not meet that requirement, um and you know my staff, mr mathis uh james wallace and thomas tisdale, who's on his call actually work with the residents out there. So if you have any questions regarding um the request to reduce the speed limit or any additional information staff uh we'll be able to answer.

B

All right well, since we've received the comments so far, it will now come to the committee and uh does the committee have any discussion or questions regarding the proposal to lower the speed limit on wayfair elaine, councilmember parker.

D

I'm so sorry y'all, I my call it dropped me on zoom. Would you mind reading those comments? There were just two right.

A

There were three they actually weren't related to the speedway. They were, they were comments related to traffic and transportation, but not specifically to the speed reduction request.

D

I wanted to make sure I didn't miss those okay. No I'm I'm good! Thank you, mr chairman.

B

No problem, all right is there any further discussion uh mayor, teclenberg.

C

So I think I know the answer but robbie just confirming this is a city street and not a d.o.t street. Yes,.

E

Sir city street.

C

And tell me again: what was the issue with the um speed hunt requests there weren't.

E

The volume, the requirements for it to be 350 vehicles a day.

C

E

uh We actually placed counters in three locations on wayfarer and I believe we got up to maybe 215 vehicles right and the average speed was around the 20 22 miles an hour. So that's the recommendation to lower the speed limit to 20 miles per hour. This is bay view farms neighborhood, where the entrance off of uh was fort. Johnson road has been treated with speed humps, so the speed limit as you enter, the neighborhood is 20 miles an hour.

E

So you know staff again. They went out there and met with the residents um and we just feel it's it's best to stay consistent with the neighborhood to um sign the rest of the streets at 20 miles an hour right.

C

When you say the average speed was like 22 miles an hour, did you have aberrations where people were speeding a bit faster.

E

Yeah, that's that's! Based on the total number of vehicles, yeah.

C

E

The study in front of me of fortunately I've been home for the last few days, but um you know it fluctuated from you going got some from what 12 13 miles an hour. Maybe 25 27 miles an hour. um So there was a little.

B

E

In in between the speeds, gotcha.

B

All right is there any further discussion.

B

All right is there a motion that the committee would like to take action upon.

B

Would there be a motion to lower the speed limit to 20 miles an hour.

C

I think councilmember parker is trying to connect.

B

C

I'll make the motion to reduce the speed limit to 20 miles.

B

An hour there you go all right. It has been moved uh to take action on this to lower the speed limit to 20 miles an hour. Is there a second I'll.

C

B

All right, it's removed and properly seconded, to take action on this item from the public hearing to lower the speed limit from 25 to 20 on wayfarer lane any further discussion, if not all those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

C

B

Hi all right council.

C

Member parker, I think, is trying to be recognized. um She's been trying to connect by audio. You want to give us a hand, signal or.

D

C

Oh now we can hear.

D

You I was having computer problems.

B

Okay, all right, so the motion carries: is there any further business to come before the traffic and transportation committee for this meeting?

B

All right? If not, I will see everybody next monday at 1 p.m, for a fairly rigorous agenda and look forward to seeing everybody then.

C

Great. Thank you all right.

B

Thanks everybody.