Transportation & Safety Committee

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Monday, May 11, 2015 7:00 PM Village Manager's Conference Rm Transportation & Safety Committee Trustee Reid Foltyniewicz - Chairperson Trustee Mike Fugiel - Alternate Chairperson Michael Corso, John Larkin, John Schwarz, Bob Corbino, Jerry Schaefer, Jennifer Perkins, Gary Cation and John Mullins Staff Liaisons: Deputy Chief Tom Wirsing - Police Department and Matthew Lew - Public Works Department Transportation & Safety Committee Minutes May 11, 2015 1.0 Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Foltyniewicz at 7:00 p.m. 2.0 Roll Call Present 7 - Trustee Reid Foltyniewicz, Michael Corso, John Larkin Jr., Bob Corbino, Jerry Shaefer, Jennifer Perkins, and Gary Cation Absent 2 - John Schwarz, and John Mullins 3.0 Public Participation Jim Reed, 659 E. Prairie Avenue Mr. Reed explained that he drives a school bus for Cottage Hill and he is concerned about two areas in town where the speed limit seems too high. The first area is St. Charles Road across from the Commons pool. Heading east bound it goes up 5 mph, to 35 mph, right in front of the park, then it goes back to 30 mph in Villa Park. On Grace, Maple and Edgewood it's 25 mph. Chairperson Foltyniewicz explained that it may be that it was always 35 mph and the other streets have been lowered. Wirsing replied that staff can look at the history. The second location of his concern is Main Street in front of Glenbard East High School. Main Street is 35 mph in front of the school. Chairperson Foltyniewicz asked if he had witnessed any crashes. Mr. Reed answered that he had not, it just seemed strange that the speed limit is so high there and, he added, that the sidewalk is right next to the street there. Corso interjected that it doesn't go down by Glenn Westlake and Manor Hill schools either. Lew explained that the reason for the sidewalks being right next to the street is the Village has a very tight right-of-way there. Chairperson Foltyniewicz told Mr. Reed that this will be added to a future agenda to be discussed. 4.0 Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Bob Corbino, seconded by John Larkin, Jr., that the Minutes of the April 13, 2015 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously. 5.0 Unfinished Business 140260 Intersection of Cortland & Lombard, Stop Sign Request A request from a business to install a stop sign. (DISTRICT #1) Village of Lombard Page 1 Transportation & Safety Committee Minutes May 11, 2015 Lew reviewed the item. Perkins asked if there have been any problems at the intersection. Wirsing answered that there has not been. He further added that the only business in that area that has traffic all day is Article II, but it's not a lot of traffic. Previously there had only been one crash and it was due to icy conditions. A motion was made by Jerry Schaefer, seconded by John Larkin, Jr., that this Request be denied. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 150166 Intersection of Wilson & Edgewood, Pedestrian Crossing Sign A resident request to remove the sign. (DISTRICT #6) Chairperson Foltyniewicz explained that the resident requested to have it tabled to have more time to get signatures. A motion was made by Jennifer Perkins, seconded by Gary Cation, that this Request be tabled. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 150167 Eastview Terrace, One-Way Traffic Request A resident request to convert Eastview Terrace Circle into a one-way street. (DISTRICT #5) Larkin commented that it makes sense. Cation added that his concern is whether one person made this request or if there were more, because it's affecting 10 houses. Chairperson Foltyniewicz pointed out that they would only have to go down 1/2 a block. Cation asked about cars parking there. Perkins answered that there are already No Parking signs. She went on to point out that the issue is if a car is there and another turns onto the street somebody has to back up. Lew agreed that this is more of a safety issue. General discussion ensued regarding notifying the area residents and how many of them to notify. It was decided to notify all of the homeowners on Eastview Terrace. A motion was made by Michael Corso, seconded by Gary Cation, that this Request be tabled to the next meeting to allow for resident notification. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 150168 Willow Street, Illinois Prairie Path Parking Restriction A resident request to enact parking restrictions. (DISTRICT #1) Perkins commented that if we change the parking in the bubble, they'll probably just park on the other side of the street because there are no signs there. She also pointed out that there are always spaces for people using the path to park. Larkin suggested signing both sides of the street. Lew replied that then we would want a petition because that impacts everyone. Corso asked what the parking restrictions are north of there. Perkins answered she thinks it's 2-hour parking from 7am-10am. Chairperson Foltyniewicz suggested that instead of just signing this area, the committee should look at an expanded area and take care of the commuter parking in one swoop. If they park beyond whatever perimeter is established, so be it. Lew pointed out that the Village of Lombard Page 2 Transportation & Safety Committee Minutes May 11, 2015 intent was to delineate this parking for the Prairie Path users. You would have to put a restriction on everything to eliminate the problem. Schaefer agreed that everything should be looked at now to establish a perimiter to address commuter parking. Chairperson Foltyniewicz added that once established, it will not continue to expand. Cation commented that he thinks 3-hour restriction is fine, but Saturdays may be an issue. Schaefer replied that because that is on all of the commuter parking signage, we would have to change too much signage. Lew explained that he would feel differently if this was two blocks from station, but the goal was to free up path parking. If you go further they are just going to continue to park just outside of it. Foltyniewicz replied that that is why the committee should just address it all at once. Lew added that it's perceived commuter parking, he didn't put commuter parking because he can't validate that they are commuters. Larkin stated that he would like to get the signs up and then look at the long-term. Foltyniewicz will get more information from Trustee Whittington and staff will bring a map to the next meeting showing the restricted commuter parking and perimeter area (1 mile radius). A motion was made by Michael Corso, seconded by Bob Corbino, that this Request be tabled to the next meeting. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 150207 S. Elizabeth between Elizabeth Court & Willow, No Parking Request A resident request to enact a parking restriction along the curve. (DISTRICT #1) A motion was made by John Larkin, Jr., seconded by Bob Corbino, that this Request be recommend to the Board of Trustees for Approval. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 6.0 New Business 7.0 Other Business 8.0 Information Only 9.0 Adjournment cation 7:59 jl Village of Lombard Page 3