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Discussion: The Newly Formed Traffic Safety Committee
Executive Summary: The City of Hudson Administration would like to review the newly formed Traffic Safety Committee with City Council and provide an overview of the tasks and duties of the Committee.
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Purpose & Explanation
The City Administration would like to discuss with the City Council the newly formed Traffic Safety Committee (Committee), along with the duties and tasks of the Committee.
In the past, almost all of the local roadway traffic safety requests were sent to a private consultant for data collection, review and a study, since the City did not have the available personnel or the equipment to perform the necessary studies. Approximately half of the previous studies did not warrant any changes to the particular roadway segment. The City Engineering Department annually budgeted approximately $20,000 for these safety petition studies for the consultant's cost for these studies.
The recently purchased traffic data collecting Jamar unit has allowed the City to perform traffic volume counts inconspicuously (24/7), and collect speed data along a specific roadway segment with minimal setup time & personnel time. These advancements in technology have allowed us to reconsider performing these requests internally with our own staff at little to no cost to the City.
The new Committee has a cross-department function between the City Administration, Police, Public Works and the Engineering Departments. The Committee met in October and December of 2014 to discuss the Committee's basic functions and which departments should be involved on a regular basis. Beginning in February 2015, the Committee will meet regularly every other month to review all traffic safety requests & petitions brought to the Committee in the previous months. We ask that the City safety petition be filled-out prior to our review and investigation of a particular issue, this is so we...
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