2023-12-12 TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
AD HOC TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, Dec 12, 2023 02:00 PM VILLAGE HALL
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 2:17 PM
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Timothy Crutchfield
Deepak Ganju
Nora Olaso
David Stein
Also present: Christopher Miranda, Public Works Director
Ysabely Rodriguez, Village Clerk
Absent: Nicole Hedmark - out
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
- Alice Burch – Delivered a letter asking the committee to consider creating or endorsing a letter to
the FDOT requesting a crosswalk on 103rd Street. Residents walk and bike to school and a
crosswalk would greatly support pedestrian safety. She is proposing a letter that could be created
by the mayor, this committee, or staff, appealing to the FDOT to consider this important need. The
letter could be sent to the council for approval and later routed to decision drivers at the FDOT.
Action Item: The staff liaison will contact the clerk and present a recommendation.
- George Burch – The function of all committees is to influence two main areas 1) policy and 2)
administration. Items traffic committee is chartered with recommendations/reviewing on 1) traffic
2) speeding 3) road closures 4) walkways.
He highlighted the Environmental Vulnerability documents he sent committee members via email.
Any resulting recommendations will be reviewed and considered by the council.
2. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
November 14th minutes – Approval postponed.
3. Discussion on Mission Statement – The following statement was motioned for approval by Mr Stein
and seconded by Mr Ganju
“Empowering the MSV Council with insights and recommendations on communal traffic safety,
calming, and mobility for vehicles and pedestrians. We achieve this through evaluating public
recommendations, results of past studies, assessing implemented measures, and making proactive
suggestions for future studies and interventions.”
4. Set a time limit for public comments. Motion to set public comment time limit to two minutes.
Motioned by Mr Crutchfield and seconded by Mr Stein.
5. Next meeting agenda
a. Traffic Study Discussion In-depth analysis of the current plan. Analysis regarding the remaining
elements.
b. Topics for the next three meetings will be identified, starting from the list previously drafted
found in item number six below.
6. Potential topics for future meetings. Not shown in any particular order.
a. Focus on School Zones Issues School Zones Issues. Result/outcome: List of what is planned,
and what has been presented as additional issues and opportunities for improvement.
Identification of suggested priorities.
b. Focus on Pedestrian Issues. Crosswalks and lighting for safely walking in the
village. Result/Outcome: Same as above
c. Focus on Speeding and accidents. Hot zones. Main intersection. Result/Outcome: Same as
above
d. Focus on Dedicated Bike Lanes on Grand Concourse/North Miami Ave, and other locations in
the village. Result/Outcome: Same as above
e. Focus on Traffic circles, are they an option? for which intersections? Result/Outcome: Same
as above
f. Focus on Village influencing FDOT/DOT or any other governmental entities: What does the
committee recommend should be on a village priority list? (Based on observation/public
outcry and fact) Result/Outcome: A general list of suggested priorities the board and
manager can use. A methodology for that to happen.
g. Focus on capitalizing on complaints/observations coming from residents during the public
comment forum, as opportunities for improvement.
h. Map what was reported by residents, to the existing activities. Are these needs already
addressed in a past study or project? Else, how should it be addressed in the future?
i. ii. How are residents' complaints being handled today? Where are they housed? Is
someone tasked with mapping them to future activities and advising how they will
be addressed?
i. Focus on the second part of the Traffic Calming study activities: What's next? What does the
committee need to identify possible recommendations? What might make more sense than
what’s on plan? For example, recommending more speed tables instead of other methods.
Result/Outcome: Decision to recommend changes, or not, to the current plan
7. Motion to Adjourn: 4:10pm
8. ACTION ITEMS
Liason’s open action items
- MDC- Five-year plan for Miami Shores.
- Capital improvement projects list. Provide a link to the site
- Status on Speed cameras for school zones.
- Request from the village clerk that this committee agenda be made available electronically for all
village residents and include hyperlinks to any relevant documents (Minutes, reports, study
findings any documents/emails used or submitted by the public)
- Evaluate a vehicle to propose an interim recommendation to add crosswalks between either 4th
Ave, or 5th Ave, on 103rd Street. He will report.
9. ADJOURNMENT
4:10 pm – Next meeting Jan 9th, 2024 6:00pm