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Commission reviews active issues log, Keller studies and raises questions about Mountain View development impacts
Summary
Staff reviewed the traffic safety commission's active issues log, described Keller Associates' role and expected timelines, and flagged a city-manager referral to study a Brewster pedestrian crossing. Commissioners pressed staff on funding and traffic impacts from planned Mountain View-area development and suggested engaging the rate-review committee and council.
Brett Musick, the city's senior engineer and staff liaison, briefed the Traffic Safety Commission on the active issues log and its priorities. He said the log is a living record that tracks incoming traffic-safety items, the status of investigations, and items assigned to Keller Associates, the contracted engineering firm providing the city-engineer role.
Musick explained the log's color coding (pink for items assigned to Keller/ongoing, white for new items, blue for archived/no further action) and said Keller is targeting reports for current assignments by the commission's May meeting and expects many Keller tasks to be completed by early 2027, constrained by available budget.
Staff also described a city-manager referral asking Keller to study a pedestrian crossing on Brewster near the Fairfield Inn and Fred Meyer driveway; that study is not yet on the active issues log and could return to the commission once Keller's recommendations are available.
Several commissioners urged closer attention to larger development impacts. Commissioner Andrew Miller and others questioned whether Mountain View-area roadways are sized and funded for an expected build-out north of Mountain View Drive. Musick and Rachel Thomas said the Transportation System Plan (TSP) and system-development processes guide what improvements are required and that developers commonly pay for frontage and mitigation work; they recommended the commission provide comments to the rate-review committee and city council and to follow the TSP update.
Commissioners also flagged faded curb paint and parking problems on Highway 99 and asked staff to coordinate with ODOT where state jurisdiction applies. Staff said some faded markings can be addressed by signage while other maintenance tasks depend on ODOT responsiveness or city budgets.
