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CSAH 136 (Silver Lake Road) Joint Task Force Meeting #4 Minutes crossing at this intersection. A 2-lane section in the 36th Avenue area would be more friendly to pedestrians and school children needing to cross at this intersection, but may cause traffic tie ups, due to the volume of left turning vehicles. A 3-lane section in this area would accommodate traffic volume needs and provide for safer driving conditions, but would make pedestrian crossings more difficult and have a greater impact on adjacent properties. It was explained by County staff that a center turn lane may be necessary, in order to provide for safer driving conditions and add capacity for the through traffic demand. It was determined that traffic movement counts and modeling are needed to determine the capacity needs now and well into the future. For now, it was the consensus to show a continuous center turn lane on the revised plans from the fire station to 37th Avenue, as this would be the worst case scenario. Attention was also brought to the previously established priority values, which include the burying of power lines and the addition of decorative lighting as high priority items. These items will be included in the preliminary layout plan that will need Council approval, before the County can move into the design process. The timeline for this Council approval process should be in February, so the design work can begin, as some right-of-way will need to be purchased and this can take from a few to several months. There was additional discussion on what should be the next step in the Task Force/public input process. It was decided an open house type meeting will be held on Monday, January 23, 2006, which is the regular Task Force meeting time. A general public notice will be given for this meeting and the revised layout Alternative based on the Task Force consensus will be mailed out to all members for review before the January 23`d meeting. If the traffic analysis is completed in advance of this meeting, the 36th Avenue layout could be more conclusively determined, based on traffic volume needs. It was suggested that Task Force members talk further to their neighbors and invite them to the January 23rd open house meeting. It is anticipated that the preliminary layout plan could be revised, based on any additional public input and discussed with the Village Council at a council workshop on Tuesday, February 7th. Formal Council approval could then be requested at their next regular meeting on February 14th A comment was made that this is a rather quick approval process. It was explained that the design process needs to begin soon, in order to get final plans prepared, bids received and construction commenced in early 2007. The Council must approve the concept layout plan before the design process can begin. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:30 p.m. ai he, 111a e