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MINUTES
TRANSPORTATION BOARD
City of Riverside
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
PRESENT: Chair Dilesh Sheth, Vice Chair Brandon Bullock and Members Jose Armas, Robert Moran, Deborah Martin, Frank Brown, Roland Soza, Rico Alderette and Karen Brown
STAFF PRESENT: Nathan Mustafa, Beth Florio and Ruthann Salera
Chair Sheth called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion was made by Member Alderette and seconded by Member Moran approving the March 4, 2020, Transportation Board meeting minutes as presented. Member K. Brown abstained.
Motion carried unanimously.
E-COMMENT COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
There was no e-comments received.
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – PROPOSED REVISION
One E-Comment was submitted and was neutral to this item. Following discussion motion was made by Member F. Brown and seconded by Member Soza recommending that the Transportation Board:
1. Review the pr oposed revision to the Neighborhood Traffic Management Progr am (NTMP); and
2. Make recommendation to the City Council regarding the removal of speed humps from the NTMP.
Motion carried unanimously.
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INFORMATION
CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT REVIEW
Following discussion motion was made by Member Karen Brown and seconded by Member Moran that the Transportation review and discuss the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected official and members of appointed boards and submit recommendations, if any, to the Board of Ethics for consideration.
Motion carried unanimously.
CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER UPDATES
COUNCIL ACTIONS
Following discussion and without formal motion the Transportation Board unanimously re ceived and ordered filed the oral update regarding recent Council actions.
UPDATES
An update was provided on the Adoption of Vehicle Miles Traveled Thresholds for California Environmental Quality Act Compliance related to Transportation Analysis – Resolution and the City was awarded grant money through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities and Transformative Climate Communities program. Following discussion and without formal motion the Transportation Board unanimously received and ordered filed the update.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE TRAN SPORTATION BOARD CONSIDERATION AS REQ UESTED BY
A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
1. Staff observation update on the congestion at Madison Avenue and Indiana Avenue off- ramp.
2. Update on collisions at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and Garfield Street.
3. Update on blocked lanes of traffic and cones on Van Buren Boulevard at Magnolia Avenue due to nearby structural fire.
The Board adjourned at 6:09 p.m.