Council approved a $50,000 traffic count study that will take place over a three year period.
The study will be used to create a new transportation master plan, something that hasn't been completed since 1982, a report to council March 12 explains.
The program will allow for reviews of individual corridors such as 50th Street and 42 Street.
Work includes manual traffic movement counts at 40 to 45 intersections over the three years, automated traffic counts at 15 locations over the three years and a summary of the current performance at each intersection. The program doesn't include the identification if improvements to the intersections ó options for future changes would come from the transportation master plan.
There have been some adhoc evaluations of smaller sections of the road network but currently the most meaningful set of data available on traffic movements around Innisfail comes from the automatic traffic counters managed by Alberta Transportation at the interchanges on the QE2 Highway and along Highway 54, the report reads.
A full transportation master plan is anticipated to start in 2014 or 2015 after the traffic count program is complete.
The program is stretched over three years to help with the costs. For the 2012 budget, council has set aside $25,000. The remaining funding will appear in the 2013 and 2014 budget.
Council chose to hire D.A. Watt Consulting for $50,526.
Fees set for library bookings
Council approved fee rates for renting space in the library. Shelley Gagnon, director of community services said while discussions on fees for all recreational space in town are still starting, there have been requests already to book library space.
"We've begun the process to begin discussion of the rates but we need something to start off with to answer people's questions," said Gagnon to council last Monday night.
Council approved the rates but said they would look at amending the fees depending on feedback from the community services discussions.
The Hall Meeting Room, approximately 900 square feet starts at $78 a day for youth and increases to $162.50 for non-residents. The Seniors Area, 3,800 square feet with a fireplace area and kitchen facilities starts at $175.20 for youth and goes up to $365 for a non-resident. The Foyer, about 2,640 with fireplace is $120 a day for youth and caps at $250 for a non-resident. Other prices are set for seniors and adults and booking by the hour is an option as well.
