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TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC COMMISSION
September 4, 2008
8:00 a.m.
July 08 - June 09
Com m ission Mem bers Present Attendance Record
Tony W all 2 of 2
Ernest Raub 2 of 2
Michael Hughes 2 of 2
Kevin Kelly 2 of 2
Jeff Ahlers 2 of 2
Bill W ashburn 2 of 2
Comm ission Members Not Present
Ron Fitzwater 1 of 2
Rick Prather 1 of 2
Bill Yarnell 1 of 2
Com m ission Liaison Present
Sgt. Jeff Stieferm ann
C ounc ilm an R on M edin
Staff Members Present
Pat Sullivan, Director of Com m unity Developm ent
Matt Morasch, Deputy Director for Public W orks
Britt Sm ith, Division Director for Streets/Parking
Todd Logan, Street Division
Drew Hilpert, Associate City Counselor
Angie Haslag, Adm inistrative Assistant
G uests
Daniel Laux - Item #1, Carol Prenger - Item #4, Linda T rippensee - Item #2, Kevin Thom pson - Item #4, Barbara
Buescher - Old Business Item #1, Linda McElwaine - Item #1, Jam es Gish - Item #1, Jim Carlson - Item #4, Bud Fisher -
Item #4, T ina S ank ey - Item #1, J e ff B lu m e - Item #4, Jan D u n n ing - Item #3, T am i Holliday - Item #4, Karl M ichael -
Item #4, Councilm an Jim Penfold - Item #4 & #5, Dan Mehan - Old Business #1, Kris Hilgedick - News Tribune
T he m eeting was called to order by C hairm an Ahlers at 8:00 a.m . A quorum was present at this tim e.
1.Introductions
There were no form al introductions m ade.
2. Acceptance of the July 10, 2008 meeting minutes
Mr. W ashburn m ade a m otion to approve the July 10, 2008 m eeting m inutes, seconded by Mr. W all . All in favor,
m inutes approved.
3.New Business
1.Request for removal of Stop sign on Beck Street at St. Mary’s and to replace the Yield sign on
St. Mary’s at Beck Street with a stop sign. (Requestor: Dennis Hood)
M r. Sm ith gave a staff report and com m ented that staff would be in support of this request. O ther side of St.
M ary’s has already been changed to m irror this request. There was a copy of an em ail from a resident handed
out to the com m ission m embers.
A m otion to approve this request was m ade by Mr. W all, seconded by Mr. Hughes. All in favor, m otion passes.
T he request w ill go before th e C ity C ounc il.
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2.Request to m ake the alley one w ay, that runs parallel w ith the 300 block of Stadium Boulevard
betw een M onroe Street and Adam s Street (Requestor: M s. M ary Helen Norfleet)
Mr. Sm ith presented a staff report. Currently the alley is a paved width around 11' to 15'. There is currently a Day
Care Center and duplexes located in this alley. Staff believes that if this alley is m ade one way it would not have
an adverse effect to traffic flow. Staff is not opposed to m aking the alley one way. Staff is open to the opinions of
the neighborhood.
Group discussion occurred am ong the residents of the area stating concerns and the com m ission mem bers.
There were two calls m ade from residents to Mr. Sm ith in favor of the request. There was no input received from
the Day Care Center.
A m otion was m ade by M r. Ahlers to accept the request to m ak e the alley one way from Adam s Street to
Monroe Street, seconded by Mr. W ashburn. All opposed, request was denied. The com m ission would like m ore
input from the residents of the area.
3.Request to remove the tw o hour parking time limit on the south side of the 100 block of West
Dunklin Street. (Requestor: Barb Rector)
A staff report was pres e n ted by M r. S m ith . H e note d th a t the re q u e s tor owns a business in th e area an d w o u ld
like to remove the two hour parking tim e lim it to provide m ore parking for the businesses. Staff would like to get
m ore input o f area res idents before m ak ing a recom m endatio n eith er w ay.
Group discussion occurred am ong the m em bers of the com m ission and concerned parties in the area. There
was no direct contact with any of the businesses in the area. Staff recom m ends to table this request to allow for
m ore tim e to contact the businesses in the area.
A m otion was m ade to table the request by Mr. W all, seconded by Mr. Raub. All in favor, motion tabled.
4.Request for No Parking on one side of East Circle from West Main to the Hayselton Drive
intersection. (Requestor: Councilman Penfold)
Mr. Sm ith gave a staff report on the request. He noted that if this street were to be built today, current
ordinances would recom m end parking removal from one side of the street. That change can be difficult in an
established neighborhoods. There were copies of em ails from residents of East Circle handed out to the
comm ission m embers and Mr. Sm ith noted phone calls he also received.
Group discussion occurred am ong the residents present and the com m ission mem bers. The vast majority of
res idents spok e aga in s t the pro p o s a l.
A m otion to approve the request was m ade by Mr. W ashburn, seconded by Mr. W all. All opposed, request was
denied.
5.R equest to rem ove parking on the south side of St. M ary’s B oulevard from B eck Street to O hio
Street. (Requestor: Councilman Penfold)
Mr. Sm ith presented a staff report. Only the residents living in the area with no parking restrictions were notified
by letter of the reques t. C urrently the street is approx im ate ly 32 feet in width . If the street w ould be built today,
current ordinances would recom m end to remove parking on one side. Staff took no position on the request.
Group discussion occurred am ong the residents present and the com m ission mem bers. Concerns were stated
about speed issues and a lot of through traffic for Missouri Boulevard.
A m otion was m ade to approve the request by Mr. W ashburn, seconded by Mr. Hughes. All opposed, request
was denied.
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4.Old Business
1.Request to eliminate the tw o hour parking time limit in the 400 block of E. Capitol, or at least
adjacent to Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry Building. (Requestor: Dan Mehan,
President & CEO)
Mr. Sm ith presented a staff report. This request was originally to remove the 2 hour parking restriction and was
revised to 4 hour parking with the stipulation that the neighboring businesses in the area were not opposed. One
neighbor in the area was in favor and those across the street were opposed.
G roup disc us s ion occurred am ong the com m iss ion m em bers and th e businesses in th e area. M r. M ehan is
concerned about the inconvenience of the guest to his business. Mrs. Buescher believes the four hour parking
will lead to all day parking. Staff would recom m end a comprom ise to change those spaces on the Cham ber side
of the street on E. Capitol and Jackson.
A motion was m ade by Mr. W all to put three parking spaces in front of the Missouri Cham ber building on E.
Capitol and on Jackson Street south from E. Capitol to Com m ercial W ay, from the current two hour parking
spaces to four hour parking spaces, seconded by Mr. W ahsburn. All in favor, motion passes. The request will go
before th e C ity C ounc il.
5.Other Business
1. Discuss possibility of selling ads for the sides of busses to earn City revenue. (Chairm an Ahlers) Tabled.
2. Discuss option of m oving the T ransportation & Traffic C om m ission m eetings to W ednesday m ornings.
(Chairm an Ahlers) Tabled
3. Next meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2008
6. Adjournment
W ith no other business, a m otion to adjourn was m ade by M r. W ashburn, seconded by Mr. W all and the
m eeting was adjourned at 9:27 a.m .
Respectfully subm itted,
Angi e Hasl ag
Angie Haslag
Adm inistrative Assistant