City Council Nov. 10, 2014
Allison Ingram and her neighbors listen as the city council discusses a potential traffic study for the area around their houses.
A few of the triangular intersections near Mountain Brook Elementary could be improved with traffic signage in the future.
Residents on Overhill Road near Laurel Lane and on Hastings Road requested the city look at adding stops signs to improve safety at triangle intersections around their homes at the Nov. 10 city council meeting.
Resident Allison Ingram said the number of children living in the area has increased over the past five years since traffic in the area has been studied. She and her neighbors said that they are concerned about pedestrian safety and requested the city look at adding signage to improve this.
The study from five years ago showed low traffic volume, speeds under the speed limit and lack of documented accidents in the area.
The council discussed Skipper Consulting forming a proposal for a traffic study of the area to present at the Nov. 24 meeting.
The council also:
- Discussed the possibility of Mountain Brook hosting a Legends of Motorsports event in conjunction with Barber Motorsports’ antique race car event. The event would be held Friday, May 15 from 5-7 p.m. and invite local car clubs. Hannon Davidson of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce is working with Mountain Brook Village merchants on event details and will confer with the police and fire chiefs before moving forward, but the council overall expressed interest in the event, which was held in the village in 2010 and 2011.
- Continued discussion of Cahaba River Park pedestrian crossing signals plans. Skipper Consulting suggested a base project of $45,800 that would install a pedestrian crossings with signals over Overton Road at the south side of the intersection and another over River Run Drive. The price also includes constructing a sidewalk on eth southeast corner of the intersection into Cahaba River Park and decreasing the curb radius for traffic moving from Overton Road northbound onto River Run Drive, which would slow traffic. An alternate plan would also add a crossing over Overton Road on the north side of the intersection and a sidewalk extension on Oakdale Drive to Overton Road for an additional total of $20,600. The council decided to take no action at this time.
- Discussed a possible amendment to the city’s retiree medical trust to be performed by Maynard, Cooper & Gale. This would amend a trust agreement to move investments from a corporate trust account into a custodial investment account like the ones used for the city’s investment portfolio. City Clerk/CFO Steve Boone said this would save the cost of trustee fees. He will address more of these details with Maynard, Cooper & Gale and bringing it back before the council.
- Approved a resolution expressing gratitude to Amy Carter for her service on the Mountain Brook City Council for the past for years and for serving as president pro tempore for the past two years.
- Reappointed Sally Legg to the Tree Commission to serve without compensation through Nov. 28, 2017.
- Authorized waiving building permit and contractor license fees for building projects attributable to City, Park Board, or Library Board building projects. Contractors must comply with all applicable state and local building code laws and regulations to qualify for such fee waivers.
- Authorize the execution of a commercial Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services agreement.
- Authorized the execution of the Business Associates Agreement between the city and TASC (formerly Benefit Elect of Alabama) for to the City’s Flexible Benefit (“cafeteria”) Plan administration services subject to legal council approval.
The next city council meeting on Nov. 24 will include a public hearing regarding rezoning parcels along Vine Street for the proposed Piggly Wiggly development. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
