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Home My WebLink About5.3 Motion to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance - Amending Chapter18 "Traffic" limiting turn movements at the intersection of central and rand road 7/16/2019 BoardDocs®Pro IL Agenda Item Details Meeting Jul 16, 2019 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE - 7:00 . Category 5. CONSENT AGENDA Subject i to waive the rule requiring two readings r i nce and adopt an ORDINANCE AMENDING , "TRAFFIC" VILLAGE . This ordinance limits turn movements the intersection(s) of Central Road, Rand Road and Mt. Prospect . Access lic Tye Action (Consent) Preferred to Jul 16, 2019 Absolute Date Jul 16, 2019 Budgeted Budget rc of applicable. Recommended cin The Transportation Safety Commission recommends that the Village r ct ordinanc limiting turn movements at the intersection (s) of Central Road, Rand Road, and Mount Prospect . Public Content Information The Transportation Safety Commission transmits their recommendation to approve new turn prohibitions at the closely-spaced intersection involving , Central Road and Mount Prospect Road. The intersection currently has a few turn prohibition signs in-place for safety andtraffic flow reasons. These turn prohibitions, however, are not specified in the Village Code. In addition, the Rand Road Corridor Plan and recently completed h Engineering to for the Rand-Central-Mount Pros c intersection recommends additional turn prohibitions that arenot currently identified with signs. At the intersection, Rand Road is a 5-lane arterial road under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation (I ) with a speed limit of 40 mph. Central Road is a 5-lane arterial road under the jurisdiction o IDOT with a speed limit n Prospect is a 4-lane arterial road under the jurisdiction of the Village with a speed limit three individual r ffic signal systems are interconnected the triangle intersection. Signs are currently in-place prohibiting left turns from eastbound r I Road onto northwestbound , left turns from northwestbound n onto southbound n Prospect right turns from southeastbound Rand Road onto westbound Central Road. The existing turn prohibitions were installed y IDOT many years s likely with the reconfiguration of the intersection in the 1980s. Upon review, it appears these turn prohibitions were never added to the Village . Recent I ning and engineeringstudies rr y Village consultants identify two additional turn prohibitions to enhance safety and improve traffic flow. The first is prohibiting left turns from southbound ros c onto eastbound Central Road. Motoristsrarely make this turn as most continue southeast on Rand Road to Central Road. However, when this turn is made, through-trafficbacks-up southbound u Prospect as there is no dedicated left-turn lane. There is no commercial riv y on the south side of Central Road between Mount Prospect https://go.boarddocs.com/il/vomp/Board.nsf/Private?open&login# 1/3 7/16/2019 BoardDocs®Pro Road and Rand Road; therefore, there isn't a benefit to allow this turn. Motorists can access Central Road via southeastbound Rand Road. The second turn prohibition is right turns from northbound Mount Prospect Road onto southeastbound Rand Road. Motorists rarely make this turn as most turn right at Central Road to access the gas station or Rand Road. The right turn at Rand Road is also difficult because of the skew, especially for trucks. Pavement markings on the northbound curb lane direct motorists to turn left onto Rand Road or continue straight into the Mount Prospect Plaza. Mount Prospect Road is under the jurisdiction of the Village. Signs installed facing Mount Prospect Road at Central Road or Rand Road will be done with Village forces without the need for approval from IDOT. This issue was presented to the Transportation Safety Commission at their March 4,, 2019 meeting. The Commission agreed the signs enhance traffic flow and safety at the intersection. Staff has delayed presenting the issue to the Village Board of Trustees until completion of the Phase I Engineering Study to assure there were no changes to the recommended turn prohibitions. ill 's consultant for the project, Christopher Burke Engineering,, recently completed the study and there are no changes to the recommendations. By a vote of 8-0, the Transportation Safety Commission recommends to approve the following for ordinances: 1. Enact an ordinance that prohibits left turns at all times from eastbound Central Road onto northwestbound Rand Road (Section 18.2002). 2. Enact an ordinance that prohibits left turns at all times from northwestbound Rand Road onto southbound Mount Prospect Road. (Section 18.2002). 3. Enact an ordinance that prohibits right turns at all times from southeastbound Rand Road onto westbound Central Road (Section 18.2002). 4. Enact an ordinance that prohibits left turns at all times from southbound Mount Prospect Road onto eastbound Central Road (Section 18.2002). 5. Enact an ordinance that prohibits right turns at all times from northbound Mount Prospect Road onto southeastbound Rand Road (Section 18.2002). Enclosed are the Transportation Safety Commission Minutes from the meeting as well as an engineering drawing for your reference. Alternatives 1. Enact ordinances limiting turn movements at the Rand/Central/Mount Prospect Road intersection(s) as recommended by the Transportation Safety Commission. 2. Action at discretion of Village Board. Staff Recommendation Staff concurs with the Transportation Safety Commission recommendation to limit turn movements at the Rand/Central/Mount Prospect Road intersection(s). TSC-march2019min.pdf (322 KB) vb recommendation map..pdf (341 KB) Ord. Ch 18 july 2019.pdf (13 KB) Administrative Content Executive Content All items under Consent Agenda are considered routine by the Village Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of those items unless a Board member or member from the audience so requests, in https://go.boarddocs.com/il/vomp/Board.nsf/Private?open&login# 2/3 7/16/2019 BoardDocs®Pro which the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its sequence on the agenda. https://go.boarddocs.com/il/vomp/Board.nsf/Private?open&login# 3/3 RAND-CENTRAL-MOUNTPROSPECT TURN PROHIBITIONS VILLAGE OF MOUNTPROSPECT = -`7 J 'ODE TO BEADDI) TO THEVILLAGE C 32 CA.LSTING SIGN, NEW PRIOPOSED-SIGN JR Will Wrl fl, qp/gE al"Ifff,1050im ............. ............. Mount'Prospect Director Deputy Director Sean P. Dorsey Jason H. Leib Mount Prospect Public Works Department 1700 W. Central Road, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056-2229 MINUTES OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION DRAFT CALL TO ORDER The meeting of the Mount Prospect Transportation Safety Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Justin Kuehlthau Chairperson Tina DeAragon Commissioner Robert Fisher Commissioner John Keane Commissioner Christopher Prosperi Commissioner Carol Tortorello Commissioner Jeff Schmitz Police Department Representative Scott Moe Public Works Department Representative Matt Lawrie Traffic Engineer—Staff Liaison Absent: Randy Uidl Fire Department Representative Others in Attendance: Linda Fisher, 604 S. School Street Traffic Engineer Lawrie introduced a new member to the Commission,Tina DeAragon. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Keane, seconded by Commissioner Fisher, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Transportation Safety Commission held on December 10, 2018. The minutes were approved by a vote of 7-0 with Commissioner DeAragon abstaining. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD There was no one in attendance that spoke on an issue not on the agenda. TSC Meeting Page 1 of 4 March 111,2019 OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS A. Turn Prohibitions at Rand Road, Central Road & Mount Prospect Road 1) Background The closely-spaced triangle intersection involving Rand Road, Central Road and Mount Prospect Road currently has a few turn prohibition signs in-place for safety and traffic flow reasons. These turn prohibitions, however, are not specified in the Village Code. In addition,the Rand Road Corridor Plan and ongoing Phase I Engineering Study for the Rand-Central-Mount Prospect intersection recommends additional turn prohibitions that are not currently identified with signs. This issue is being presented to the Transportation Safety Commission at this time because of recent short-term improvements made to Mount Prospect Road to improve traffic flow from the Mount Prospect Plaza to Busse Avenue. Current Traffic Regulations 1. Left turns are prohibited from eastbound Central Road onto northwestbound Rand Road. 2. Left turns are prohibited from northwestbound Rand Road onto southbound Mount Prospect Road. 3. Right turns are prohibited from southeastbound Rand Road onto westbound Central Road. Current Layout 1. At the intersection, Rand Road is a 5-lane arterial road under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) with a speed limit of 40 mph. 2. At the intersection, Central Road is a 5-lane arterial road under the jurisdiction of IDOT with a speed limit of 35 mph. 3. At the intersection, Mount Prospect Road is a 4-lane arterial road under the jurisdiction of the Village with a speed limit of 30 mph. 4. Marked crosswalks exist on all of the legs of the triangle intersection. 5. The three traffic signal systems are interconnected at the triangle intersection. 2) Analysis The existing turn prohibitions were installed by IDOT many years ago, most likely with the reconfiguration of the intersection in the 1980s. Upon review, it appears these turn prohibitions were never added to the Village Code. It would be appropriate to include them in the Village Code at this time. Recent studies performed by Village consultants identify two additional turn prohibitions to enhance safety and improve traffic flow. The first is prohibiting left turns from southbound Mount Prospect Road onto eastbound Central Road. Motorists rarely make this turn as most continue southeast on Rand Road to Central Road. However,when this turn is made,through traffic backs-up on southbound Mount Prospect Road as there is no dedicated left-turn lane. There is no commercial driveway on the south side of Central Road between Mount Prospect Road and Rand Road; therefore, there isn't a benefit to allow this turn. Motorists can access Central Road via southeastbound Rand Road. TSC Meeting Page 2 of 4 March 111,2019 The second turn prohibition is right turns from northbound Mount Prospect Road onto southeastbound Rand Road. Motorists rarely make this turn as most turn right at Central Road to access the gas station or Rand Road. The right turn at Rand Road is also difficult because of the skew, especially for trucks. Pavement markings on the northbound curb lane direct motorists to turn left onto Rand Road or continue straight into the Mount Prospect Plaza. Mount Prospect Road is under the jurisdiction of the Village. Signs to be installed facing Mount Prospect Road at Central Road or Rand Road will be done with Village forces without the need for approval from IDOT. 3) Recommendations 1. Prohibit left turns at all times from eastbound Central Road onto northwestbound Rand Road. 2. Prohibit left turns at all times from northwestbound Rand Road onto southbound Mount Prospect Road. 3. Prohibit right turns at all times from southeastbound Rand Road onto westbound Central Road. 4. Prohibit left turns at all times from southbound Mount Prospect Road onto eastbound Central Road. 5. Prohibit right turns at all times from northbound Mount Prospect Road onto southeastbound Rand Road. 4) Discussion Traffic Engineer Lawrie provided a brief presentation on the issue. He summarized the existing turn prohibitions in place and discussed the proposed turn prohibitions. He also highlighted the recent improvements made to Mount Prospect Road and provided a status report of the ongoing study. Commissioner Prosperi questioned if the proposed turn prohibitions would negatively affect access to the mattress store at the intersection. It was noted the property has two driveways and customers would still be able to get to the store. Commissioner Fisher suggested an education period for motorists should turn prohibition signs be installed by the Village. Commander Schmitz said the Police Department would do a 30-day education period before issuing tickets. Commissioner Fisher suggested orange flags or something similar be placed next to the new signs to bring attention to them. Commissioner Keane made a recommendation to approve the turn prohibitions as presented by Traffic Engineer Lawrie. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tortorello. The motion was approved by a vote of 8-0. 6) Update on Various Village Transportation Projects Traffic Engineer Lawrie presented the status of the following transportation projects: • Central Road Resurfacing Project (IDOT) • Northwest Highway Resurfacing Project (IDOT) • Golf Road Resurfacing Project (IDOT) • Algonquin Road Resurfacing Project(IDOT) • Euclid Avenue Resurfacing Project (Cook County) TSC Meeting Page 3 of 4 March 111,2019 • Busse Road Project(Cook County) • Louis Street Traffic Calming Project • Forest Avenue Traffic Calming Project • Central Road Crosswalk Projects • New Sidewalk Project • Algonquin Road Bike Path Project • Downtown Pedestrian Signal Project • Central Road Pedestrian Gates Project • Central Road Street Light Project • Willow-Cypress-Frost Street Light Project • Randview Highlands Street Light Project • Rand-Central-Mount Prospect Intersection Study • Rand-83-Kensington Intersection Study There was general discussion on each of the projects. No formal action was necessary or taken. C) Selection of Vice Chairperson Choosing a Vice Chairperson is done so by the Transportation Safety Commission. This person's responsibility is to lead a meeting in the Chairperson's absence. It is a four-year term. After some discussion, Chairman Kuehlthau nominated Commissioner Prosperi to serve as Vice Chairman. Commissioner Keane seconded the nomination. Commissioner Prosperi accepted the nomination. The nomination was approved by a vote of 8-0. COMMISSION ISSUES Commissioner Keane noted the traffic signal at Central Road&Owen Street is not working properly. Owen Street gets a green light with no traffic on the street. Traffic Engineer Lawrie is aware of the problem and is working with the traffic signal maintenance contractor to repair a faulty wire. Commissioner Fisher announced his retirement after twelve years of service. The Commission members thanked him for his work and wished him well. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, the Transportation Safety Commission voted 8-0 to adjourn at 7:54 p.m. upon the motion of Commissioner Prosperi. Commissioner Fisher seconded the motion. Respectfully submitted, Matthew P. Lawrie, P.E. Traffic Engineer h:\engineering\traffic\safety_commission\recs&mins\TSC-march19min.docx TSC Meeting Page 4 of 4 March 111,2019 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 ENTITLED "TRAFFIC" OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ACTING IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR HOME RULE POWERS: SECTION ONE:That Section 18.2002, "SCHEDULE II—"PROHIBITED TURNS"of Chapter 18 of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, as amended, is further amended by inserting the following: Direction of Prohibited Into "Name of Street Traffic Movement Turn (Name of Street) Central Rd. Eastbound Left Northwestbound Rand Rd.(at all times) Rand Rd. Northwestbound Left Southbound Mt. Prospect Rd.(at all times) Rand Rd. Southeastbound Right Westbound Central Rd.(at all times) Mt. Prospect Rd. Southbound Left Eastbound Central Rd. (at all times Mt. Prospect Rd. Northbound Right Southeastbound Rand Rd.)at all times) SECTION TWO: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: PASSED and APPROVED this 16th day of July, 2019. Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor ATTEST: Karen M. Agoranos