HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.11.2000COUNCIL WORK SESSION
December 11, 2000
4:15 p.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Rooff, Anders, Jordan, Krizek, Murphy, Gronen, Getty, Berry.
Moved by Jordan, seconded by Berry that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Seven.
Motion carried.
The rezoning request of Kaizen Company of America L.C. to rezone property generally located
at the southwest corner of Kimball Avenue and Park Lane for a proposed bank facility was
reviewed. At the meeting of the Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission on December
5, 2000, the rezoning request was reviewed and recommended for approval to be rezoned to "R-
4,C-Z" Conditional Zoning subject to the developer working out traffic concerns with city staff.
Tom Noonan from Wayne Claassen Engineering and Surveying, Inc., reviewed the traffic study
conducted at the corner of Kimball Avenue and Park Lane. Mr. Noonan reported that a traffic
count was conducted in October 2000. The weekday peak hours between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00
p.m. were selected for use in determining the peak site traffic. These coincide with the peak hour
of existing traffic and would represent a worse -case scenario. The latest traffic count at the
intersection of Kimball Avenue and Park Lane done by the city in May 1997 shows that the peak
traffic hour at the intersection occurred from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The a.m. peak hour from
7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. had a traffic volume of 68 percent of the p.m. peak hour. The mid -day
peak hour from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. reached 90 percent of the p.m. peak hour traffic. The
traffic levels remain consistently near the peak from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (95 percent to 100
percent of the peak).
Traffic projections received from INRCOG on November 17, 2000 show an increase of traffic on
Kimball Avenue of approximately 13.5 percent by the year 2025. According to INRCOG, the
area near Park Lane is fully developed and no significant traffic increase would be expected on
that street.
The additional traffic generated by the proposed site would increase delays over those caused by
the existing background traffic. The eastbound and westbound approaches would increase the
average delays by 10 and 4 seconds per vehicle, respectively. Northbound and southbound
delays would not increase. All four approaches would be at a Level of Service D, with or
without the site traffic.
The need for an eastbound right turn lane was analyzed. The Highway Capacity Manual
guidelines for determining the need for an exclusive right -turn lane indicate the need when the
right -turn volume exceeds 300 vehicles per hour and the adjacent main line volume exceeds 300
vehicles per hour, per lane. The eastbound approach, which has the greatest amount of right
turns of all four approaches to the intersection, has a main line volume of 239 vehicles per hour,
per lane and 92 right turns per hour. These volumes would not suggest the need for a right turn
lane.
Councilperson Jordan stated that citizens are concerned because of the Osco development and the
affect the store will have on traffic in the area. Councilperson Jordan stated he is not anti
business, but the city must be cautious.
Councilperson Anders stated that the Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission approved
the rezoning request and staff recommends approval and he is in favor of the rezoning request.
Councilperson Krizek noted that two strip malls and Fareway have been added to the area since
the traffic study in 1997.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Berry, seconded by Anders that the
meeting be adjourned at 4:35 p.m. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk