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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/26/2023 Southold Transportation Commission Improved Safety, Environmental Improvements, Quality of Life, Efficient DeliveryCoordination Education MINUTES J U N E 26, 2023 - 10:30 AM Co-Chairs Charlie Gueli & Randy Wade; Sarah Nappa, Town Board Liaison; Mary Bess Phillips, Greenport Village Liaison; Win;Charles Peck; Margaret Newman; Chris Shashkin, Police Chief Martin Flatley; Heather Lanza, Town Planning Director; Dan Goodwin, Highway Superintendent. 1. May Minutes accepted as written 2. Follow up on NYSDOT markings: Resolution passed to ask the Town Board to request that State DOT add a new stop sign with markings for westbound #25 traffic approaching Love Lane and continuing on Old Sound; to add Sharrows east in Southold to Town Harbor Lane and to East Marion also. Sarah also communicating about support for Main Bayview markings. Town Board discussed an ad in the Suffolk Times explaining Sharrows. 3. Ideas for East End Taskforce Requesting: • Improve train connections such as the South Fork's on demand shuttle. • Encourage a collaboration between the LIRR and local chambers, BIDs and tourist offices to promote train travel to the East End. This would be supported with a better schedule. • Explore education tools and resources for cyclists and scooter safety. Explore more reflective striping for shoulders. • The value of bringing all entities together who deal with transportation was invaluable. Sarah will arrange for a Town Board letter to the County to support the continuation of the Task Force. 4. Resolution passed to request the Town Board send a letter to the County requesting a walkway from San Simeon to Moore's Lane encompassing the new 50 units at Vineyard View and ELI Kampgrounds. 5. Breakwater- Chris S. Described the issues of too much parking outside the gates and overnight people: Dan suggested W side of Breakwater starting from 150'south of the gate to Naugles- park on one side only, and no parking on the other side.Also put park by permit only on Naugles. Probably to the exit of the State area. Chief and Highway Superintendent will finalize this and send it to Sarah. Motion to support this, voted on unanimously.Also motion to ask Town Board to write to the DEC in Albany to request more enforcement copying state legislators. Recreational fishing has gotten out of control. Federally listed shorebirds have been endangered. Having only one enforcement agent for Fishers Island, Shelter Island, Southold and part of Riverhead is not enough. Voted on and passed unanimously 6. Rational Speed Limits -Town Board agreed to the 30mph speed limit, and has asked the Transportation Commission to identify the north-south Town streets that would be exempted and what their speed limits should be. See attached chart for vote. Sarah will bring this to the Town Board (July 5 or July 18). Transportation Commission can attend and speak. 7. Nassau Point request for 25MPH speed limit. Discussion: Why would we approve lower speed limits now that the Town is agreeing to a town-wide 30mph speed limit. Education might be a better way to go and keep it at the 30mph. Decision was to keep it at 30mph for now, and maybe Transportation Commission will in future consider if there are areas of town that should be 25mph. Tabled. 8. Bicycle use: Teen survey. Sarah will share with the Board. Important to make everyone aware that there are lots of kids biking. Increase education and safety. Town police do "bicycle rodeos" at the schools for safety and rules of the road. 9. Trash Issue. No new ideas. 10.Soundview Motel Update: Owner's lawyer has not indicated when lighting plan will be submitted. County has not finished their speed studies. 11.Transportation Funding - Need to finalize our recommendation by August. 12.New Business. North Sea Drive request to Heather for permit-only parking. She will tell them our policy of needing to get all the people affected to sign on to a parking-by-permit request. 13.Next Meeting: July 17 10:30AM Transportation Funding New Business North Sea Drive. Next: Tell them they need to get all the people affected to sign on the parking by permit request. Next Meeting: July 17, 10:30am New Business: North Sea Drive homeowners requesting Town Permit Parking only. Placer Al!! Incredible data.