Excerpts from the meeting appear below –
The Public Works Committee of the City of Raleigh met in regular session on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Room 201 of the Raleigh Municipal Building, Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh, North Carolina with the following present:
Committee Staff
Councilor Eugene Weeks, Chairman Public Works Director Carl Dawson
Councilor John Odom Deputy City Attorney Ira Botvinick
Raleigh Fire Chief John McGrath
Absent and Excused Senior Real Estate Specialist Greg Pittman
Assistant Public Utilities Director Kenneth
Councilor Wayne MaioranoWaldroup
Assistant Public Utilities Director T. J.
Lynch
Senior Traffic Engineer Jed Niffenegger
These are summary minutes unless otherwise indicated.
Mr. Weeks called the meeting to order and indicated Mr. Maiorano was absent and excused from today’s meeting.
The following item were discussed with actions taken as shown.
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Item #13-16 – Traffic Calming – Laurel Hills Road. Mr. Weeks indicated during the October 7, 2014 City Council meeting this item was referred to the Public Works Committee for further discussion.
Senior Traffic Engineer Jed Niffenegger summarized the following report included in the agenda packet:
Background:
At the October 7, 2014 City Council evening session, Council instructed staff to temporarily halt work on the traffic calming process for Laurel Hills Road. This reprieve would allow Council to hear more details about concerns from a citizen regarding the petition process. The concerns and the way the petition process was handled was referred to the Public Works Committee. Continue reading