The meeting is at Grace Fellowship Church, 3879 N. Port Washington Avenue. Host Pastor Calhoun.
Your active attendance and participation is requested.
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Opening and review of agenda: Samuel
Traffic report and votes: Churchill
•White and yellow lane lines are faded:
•Pavement markings will be done before the end of the pavement marking year. Completion time is based upon the weather conditions.•Speed limits are too fast for school and residential zones:
•A work order has been issued to upgrade the advance school zone warning signage and install school limit signs around Messmer High School. Also regular speed limit signs will be posted for motorists as they exit the school zone, so as not to confuse motorists on what the speed limit is on the street. The school zone signing will stay in place at the Green Bay Avenue School, which is closed now, and may reopen next year. If the school does reopen upgrades to all school signage will take place.
•Parking on 7thStreet from Capitol Drive to Messmer Street poses a hazard for residents, trucks making turns and traffic signal keeps getting knocked down:
•Based on a field check, staff recommends removing parking on the east side of 7thstreet from Capitol Drive north to the alley, to improve visibility of vehicles on 7th Street for motorists exiting the alley, and to provide additional space at the intersection for turning vehicles. But, please note this will displace three parked vehicles, and these vehicles will most likely move further into the neighborhood searching for available parking.
•In regards to the two-hour parking restriction of the west side of 7thStreet between Capitol Drive and Messmer Street, the school uses this for visitor parking and 40" no parkings will be put in place upon approval.
*School parking inhibits proper snow removal:
One sided parking during the winter from 7am-7pm will be established upon approval.
*School parking blocks entrances and exits and makes it difficult for package and emergency vehicles on MessmerStreet:
Based on the photos provided to staff and a field check of the area, a request has been made to the City of Milwaukee Parking Enforcement Division to enforce vehicles parking too close to intersections, crosswalks and driveways. If this problem persists permanent parking restrictions can be considered. Lastly, since the street width of West Messmer Street between 7th and 9th Streets is thirty feet, staff recommends the installation of a winter parking restriction on this street to improve traffic flow. We will move forward with the installation of the winter parking restrictionbased on follow up conversations with Kevin Antczak, traffic engineer, 286-3236. •Four-way stop/signal requested at FiebrantzAvenue and Port Washington Avenue:
•An additional request has been made to the City of Milwaukee Parking Enforcement Division to enforce vehicles parking too close to intersections, crosswalks and driveways based on the photos provided to staff and a field check of the area. It is unlikely that there is sufficient traffic volume on West Fiebrantz Avenue to warrant a traffic signal at the intersection. The installation of an unwarranted signal can actually increase delay on the side street and for pedestrians crossing North Port Washington Road. In addition, the installation of an unwarranted signal can increase certain types of crashes, especially rear-end crashes.
•All-way stop control works best when traffic volumes on all approaches are nearly equal. When there is a high imbalance in traffic volume, the higher volume approaches tend to roll through or disregard the stop signs creating an unsafe situation. The City did review the safety at the intersection during the design of the current paving project, and there was a low frequency and severity of crashes at the intersection. The City will continue to monitor the intersection following the paving to ensure safe and efficient operation. Staff does not recommend the installation of an all-way stop or traffic signal at the intersection of West Fiebrantz Avenue and North Port Washington Avenue at this time.
•Four-way stop/signal requested at Capitol Drive and Port Washington Avenue:
•To provide a better exchange of right-of-way, improve traffic operation, and reduce the number of crashes, a warranted traffic signal will be installed at the south intersection of West Capitol Drive and North Port Washington Avenue. The north intersection will remain stop-controlled as it was before the paving work. The new traffic signal is scheduled to be operational in the spring of 2013.
•Merging ramp off freeway to Capitol Drive, especially due to changes:
•Unfortunately, due to the current geometric configuration at the intersection of Capitol Drive, 7th Street, and the freeway off-ramp, we will install pedestrian crossing signs.
•Need for higher stop sign at Fiebrantz Avenue and 7th Street:
•The permanent stop sign for north bound traffic has been replaced and is at regular height. •Move bus stop to 7th and Capitol east of school:•The request for the relocation of the bus stop in front of Messmer High School to West Capitol Drive and North 7th Street has been referred to the Transit Stop Committee. The Committee reviews requests for new, removal, and relocation of bus stops. This request will probably not be scheduled until January or February of 2013. •Study for All-way stop control at intersection of West AbertPlace and North 6thStreet:•An investigation for a traffic control at the intersection of West Abert Place and North 6thStreet was conducted. Our Division follows guidelines to determine the need to install traffic control as set forth in the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The study has determined the intersection has met the warrants to install a north/south yield at the intersection, based on sight visibility problems. Legislation will be introduced at the October 24, 2012 Public Safety Committee meeting to install this yield control. •Motorists not obeying All-way stop control at Vienna Avenue and 6th Street and turning stop signs:•A field check of the intersection has found the stop signs on the southeast corner of the intersection turned, a request to have all the stops signs on metal poles at the intersection re-keyed so that they will not be able to be turn as easy as they are currently. Also, since the stop signs are clearly visible to motorists we can only assume they are intentionally violating the posted stop control, if this action continues the Milwaukee Police Department should be contacted to provide enforcement.Conference report: Betty, Andrea, Linda, J. McAfee
Betty: Discussed the three types of burglars: professional, semi-professional, and the amateur. Residential burglars are often male teenagers near the home from the age of 9 up who look for easy targets. Burglars often case houses for up to a week and spend a few hours "casing" a home. She also discussed target hardening by making sure to keep doors and windows locked as well as bolts and bars on basement windows. In addition, she mentioned the types of answering machine messages to leave. They should not be dates or tell that you are not home.
Andrea: Discussed making sure to know your neighbors on the left, right, front, and back. She also discussed a vacation checklist.
Linda: Discussed identifying your property with markings and records of the items you have.
J. McAfee: Discussed the sex offender registry. She identified the following two: www.widocoffenders.org and that you can search by name or zip code. National sex Offender Registry is www.nsopr.gov
Betty: Passed out handout on the "Dangers of drinking, " "Drugs," "Steps on the Street," and "Taking a Stand Against Crime."
MPD: Officer Osiewalski
Officer Osiewalski discussed the uptake in burglaries. She also emphasized the need for residents to contact the police at the 933-4444 and push 9 for a squad. She also encouraged residents to make sure that they were on the contact tree and that each block has look outs. She verified the number of "Neighborhood Watch Signs needed." She also ensured residents that another request for squad patrol would be put in for the following week.
Leadership Development: Pastor Calhoun Pastor, Dr. Calhoun will lead a communal leadership training for Grover Heights, Williamsburg Triangle, and other block clubs on Dec. 1st at 10AM. It will encourage residents to sharpen leadership skills, changing the mindset, and building team work, amongst other topics. A separate posts for this conference is on the site.
HGNI and neighborhood security: Rick•Property identification-residents are asked to help identify vacant and abandoned homes as well as vacant lots.
•Economic empowerment-residents are encouraged to enlist their business skills or businesses of others and work to build a group that hires from within to complete tasks and secure contracts.
•Neighborhood security-discussion about hiring our own security for the neighborhood.
•Housing Seminar-planned for residents on what we could do with unused property as a group.
Road construction: Samuel
•Company accountability for faults until spring
•Please notify Samuel or email groverheights@gmail.com right away for things to be placed on punchlist.
•Punchlist including cleaning, damaged or cracking concrete, claims to place with city or company.
•North Port Washington Road (Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to Olive)
•The project that began on June 18th was completed and the road was opened to two-way traffic on Thursday, November 1st. North Port Washington Road between North Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and West Capitol Drive has been narrowed from 50 feet to 46 feet matching the roadway from West Capitol Drive to West Olive Street. Curbs and gutters were removed and replaced throughout the project corridor. Sidewalks in poor condition were replaced and driveway approaches were reconstructed. New inlet structures were installed and connected to the storm sewers.
•The narrowing of the roadway has allowed for more trees and green space. In addition, one striped 5-foot bicycle lane in each direction was installed though out the project limits.
•There will still be drums in the parking lanes due to the contractor replacing sod and working on pavement that was damaged. This will also include the closure ofFiebrantz Avenue at North Port Washington Road to replace cracked pavement.
New Concerns: Samuel and Churchill
•Crews from sewer maintenance used sewer jets and vacs yesterday to clean out the grates in the 3700 block on 6th Street.
•The Environmental Services section is planning to do a sanitary sewer relay project in 2013 in the area.
•The alley behind 4101 North 7th Street has been patched and a large section of concrete was replaced at the catch basin. Asphalt repairs have been made to the alley in the 4000 block of North 7th and 8th. Settlements and holes have been repaired in the 4000 block of North 6th Street. Street Maintenance personnel will investigate further and determine if additional repair or maintenance of the street is necessary.
•Please remember to make calls via the Action booklets, place on your activity log, and email groverheights@gmail.com or call Samuel to report with whom you spoke and the response.
•Share your unaddressed concerns here.
Closing: Samuel and Pastor Calhoun
*Thank you to the distribution team: Officer Osiewalski, Gracelyn Wilson, Betty , Elsie, Andrea, Rick, Samuel, Churchill, *Diane S. , Carolyn W.
*Thank you to those who participated in the D4 seminar and brought back information.
*Thank you to those attending the HGNI, Community Brainstorm, Crime and Safety, and the upcoming Leadership Seminar on Dec. 1st.
*Next meeting Monday, Dec. 17th, 6PM. The goal is to have all elected officials who represent our area in attendance to meet the group, hear any concerns, and hear what role each plays in the system. Door prizes given in Dec.
*Thanks to Carolyn and Port Supermarket for refreshments.
*Peace Rally at St. Marks Dec. 1st 11-3pm.
*Job.com for additional employment info.
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