Traffic and Transportation Commission
Minutes

 Black Eyed Susan Conference Room
Meeting No. 07-09
July 28, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
  

1.    Announcements and Public Comment Period

a.    Ms. Sanders announced that Mayor and Council adopted the Complete Streets Policy on July 27, 2009.
b.    Ms. Sanders provided an update on the draft MOU between the City and Montgomery College.

2.   Initial Stages of the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan – Staff/Consultant Introduction

a.    Ms. Sanders summarized the initial efforts on the development of a TDM Plan, including coordination with the Traffic and Transportation Commission.
b.    Mr. Schor provided an overview and summary handout of TDM programs in several jurisdictions with comparable population and median income to Rockville.  There were questions from Commissioners regarding how the Rockville TDM fee for developers is collected and the process for individual TDM agreements with developers.   
c.    For Commission discussion, Mr. Schor also presented potential goals for trip reduction for the Rockville draft TDM Plan.

3.   Initial Stages of the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan – Commission Discussion

a.    Commissioner Oberg described previous work on TDM completed by the Commission.  Commissioner Oberg questioned some of the approaches in the TDM Pilot Program, but stated that the draft TDM Plan is on the right track.
b.    There was a general discussion about how to measure trip reduction if trip reduction was a measurement of the success of TDM programs.
c.    There was consensus that the Commission needed more information and discussion before advising on an overall TDM trip reduction goal for the plan.

4.    Permit Parking Guidelines – Approval of Changes

a.    There was consensus that item nine, which states that permit parking areas will not be approved to address temporary situations, should remain unchanged.
b.    There was consensus that “resorting” should be replaced with “presenting” in item three.
c.    There was a motion to approve the “Principles and Guidelines for Residential Permit Parking Area Approval.”  The motion was seconded and unanimously approved.

5.   Review and Approve June 2009 Meeting Minutes

a.      The June 2009 minutes were approved.

6.   Staff Report and Updates (Weekly)

a.    Ms. Sanders provided a staff report and update.
b.    Commissioner Oberg inquired about the status of the intersections with both manual and automatic countdown signals and when these intersections will be changed.  Ms. Sanders stated that staff is investigating these locations and evaluating next steps.

7. Additional Discussion of Agenda Items / Other Items

a.     There was discussion about the adopted Complete Streets Policy and its applicability.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.