Comp. Plan Update Minutes 9/12/89 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE MEETING MINUTES -SEPTEMBER 12, 1989 1
The Comprehensive Plan Update meeting was brought to order by
Jeff Davis, Chairman on September 12 , 1989 at 7 : 35 P .M.
Committee members present were : Lindley Myers, Sue McMullen,
Will Wright, Alan Potasnik, Bob Boone, Jeff Davis, Ila Badger,
Jon Schmidtke, Greg Binder, Jim Dillon and Bill Merrill .
Staff members present were : Rick Brandau, Terry Jones,
Mr. Tom Stoughton and Mr. Al Sutherland of American Marketmetrics
gave the presentation . The completed survey book that was
prepared by American Marketmetrics was distributed to all
committee members . They discussed the booklet which covered the
Survey Methodoogy, the Analysis , Verbatims , Tables 1, and Tables
2 .
There were questions from the audience and the committee during
the presentation .
Ms . Joann Green stated that Mr. Myers would be discussing the
forecast of traffic for the community development, the processes
used for forecasting and the results of those forecast . After
this evening we will be looking at several alternatives for some
of the traffic solutions and how some of these findings will
relate to our land use analysis , a comparison analysis of some of
the survey results that we received with respect to traffic
considerations and land use . By the next meeting we will have an
adjusted schedule because of the delays brought on by the survey
when the updated Comprehensive Plan will be completed.
Mr. John Myers and Mr. Brad Yodeger gave presentation regarding
the review and developing traffic forecast in detail . In the
end, our result is going to be forecasting the traffic for what
they are calling the year 1995 that corresponds to a build out of
all the development that has been approved based on our review of
the dockets over the last 8 years . They have started with
existing traffic flow, identifying new traffic generators, these
are the residential and nonresidential uses . They are generating
the amount of traffic that come from these uses , using trip
generation guidelines from the Institute of Transportation
Engineers . They are distributing this traffic on the network and
signing it to the roadway system, then will add this to existing
traffic and this gives us a total forecast of traffic flow. Mr.
Myers went through and explained this process on the exhibits
displayed.
Mr. Myers passed out flow charts showing the completed projects
and the ones yet to complete .
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There were questions from the audience and from the committee .
Mr. Jeff Davis stated that according to our survey and the study
being done on traffic survey, etc . we have focused exactly on the
problems that the survey have indicated. Our planning is going
to be based on this traffic, the plans will be kept up with in
the future will be based on what is possible and what is likely.
There are improvements being made now and there are further
improvements being studied, the possible improvements of what you
would like to happen, what is likely to happen and what is
possible . We have to take what is likely to happen or what is
possible to happen and base our Land Use . We can altar our plans
of land use or at least control them to different extents and
possibly what the public is asking for is what we need to do .
These problems are not insoluble .
Mr. Myers stated that the next major step after this is going to
be, we will actually follow the next land use step, that is what
additional future scenario would you like for us to look at in
terms of traffic . That relates to land use and the rest of the
township. It is almost a separate issue . The next meeting may
involve some land use discussion .
Ms . Joann Green stated that they are a little behind of our
deadline . We were delayed because of this survey and it will
effect our overall schedule and we estimate that it will be
completed at the end of January or early February. Ms . Green
stated that she will reevaluate the schedule and create a new one
and send it out prior to our next meeting.
At our next meeting we will discuss how this problem can be
resolved and different alternatives that can be done,
intersection improvements , etc . . The next update Comprehensive
Plan meeting will be scheduled for October 10, 1989 .
The meeting was adjourned at 10 : 20 P .M.