Roads, Traffic & Safety Committee Meeting

PORA Roads, Traffic and Safety Meeting

Agenda

May 24, 2023 – 1:30 PM

PORA Conference Room

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Introduction and Welcome
3. Current Update
4. MCSO – Deputy Michael Redman
5. MCDOT – Todd Peters, Customer Relations Officer
6. SCW Posse – John Merkel
7. Arizona Fire & Medical – Eric Kriwer,
8. SCW Prides – Ron Rada
9. SCW Cyclists – Jeff Bodmer
10. Maricopa County – Ombudsman Andy Litton
11. Old Business
12. McDOT confirms that they will not install speed bumps in SCW. Some residents not happy with that and will pursue with McDOT further.
13. Potholes on various roads.
14. New Stop light installation to start March 27^th. Concerns about debris on walkway at that location inhibits wheel chair use.  McDOT to investigate.
15. Autonomous vehicles will start driving in SCW in near future. Concerns???
16. McDOT construction projects, ADA sidewalk improvements.
17. Meeker & Granite Valley, under construction now.
18. Various locations in Sun City West, March-April 2023.
19. Request for left turn arrows off of RH Johnson Blvd. onto 128^th Line of sight for approaching traffic on RHJ is limited.  Left turn indicator only works as Red/Green arrows. Yellow arrow installed.
20. New Business?
21. Timing of S/L, Deer Valley and 135^th Golf carts given to0 much time to cross Deer Valley and cars are running lengthy red lights.
22. RH Johnson drain ditch near 132^nd Replacement of fencing protecting ditch, traffic barriers erected on south side of RHJ and T Rails (Jersey Barriers) system installed on other side.  Permanent???? Similar to system already on Meeker Blvd. just west of Camino del Sol.
23. Elder scams, email and phone, targeting seniors on rise. Deputy Redman will give a presentation on Fraud & Scams targeting Seniors.
24. Next Meeting, September 27, 2023.