Meeting minutes of Citizens Advisory Board Meeting on December 9, 2003

As reviewed, approved, and accepted by the Citizens Advisory Board on January 13, 2004

6^TH MEETING

The meeting was called to order. The five members present were Leah Cecere, Francis Hewitt, Pete Stadler, Eric Wenger, and Tom Wilkinson. Merritt Techter has resigned. Mayor Willard Oland was also present. The minutes from the November 11, 2003 meeting were approved as written.

Hand-outs from this meeting included:

• Resources for Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinances, from Margaret
• A Model Ordinance for a Traditional Neighborhood Development, from Margaret
• Letter dated from Eric to the Mayor and Council, presented at Work Session Nov. 18
• Copy of “By-Pass for Laytonsville” (Nov. 11 meeting), presented at Work Session
• Copy of Memo to John Clark from Willard, dated Nov. 17
• Copy of letter to John Clark from Willard, dated Nov. 20
• Laytonsville Statistics, from Pete

Pete presented a copy of facts about Laytonsville, including census, land use, and living units in town. Eric reported that he had presented a letter and document at the Town Work Session on Nov. 18 regarding the clear need for traffic alleviation and also the request that the Town explore architectural guidelines. These documents have been forwarded to the Town Lawyer for review.

Route 108 By-Pass

Eric reported that the Town Council decided at their Dec. 2 meeting that they will focus on the proposed By-Pass Option A, because it is the only one within the town limits. A lively and lengthy discussion followed about the by-pass. Apparently the option being favored now is to have an 80 ft easement, the amount needed for a 2-lane by-pass; the possibility was suggested that there be two one-way roads, one the current Route 108 and the other the new road. The committee reaffirmed the conclusions from previous meetings, that there is a need for traffic alleviation, that there is a need to set aside land now to preserve the option of a by-pass in the future, that there is a wish to have a by-pass as far from the center of town as possible, and that Option A is the only one where we have all the say, and that it is important to have something to negotiate with John Clarke should Options B or C end up being preferred.

Willard commented that John Clarke has been invited to the Town Council Work Session on Jan. 20 (see his Memo and Letter). He also commented that last summer, he wrote to the County Traffic Commission requesting a split light with a left turn signal at Route 108 and Brink / Sundown Roads. Should they decide to consider it as something they need to equalize the traffic on the two roads, the first thing they will do is a vehicle count. He also suggested that the committee consider the 3 acre property on Sundown Road across from the end of Mobley Farm Drive in their planning. Willard requested that we have something to put on the table at the Jan. 20 Work Session Meeting. To that end, Eric proposed that at our next meeting, when there will hopefully be more members in attendance, we take a vote as to which By-Pass Option this Committee favors.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 13, 2004. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Virginia Eckenrode

Secretary in absentia

January 13, 2004