Public Works Committee

PUBLIC SERVICES MAYOR TRUSTEES Andrew Przybylo George D. Alpogianis John C. Jekot VILLAGE MANAGER Joe LoVerde Steven C. Vinezeano Danette Denise McCreery VILLAGE CLERK Dean Strzelecki Marlene J. Victorine Public Services Committee Meeting Summary August 10, 2017 5:00 p.m. Public Services Department Second Floor Training Room 6849 Touhy Avenue Niles, IL 60714 I. Call to Order: Chair Matyas called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. Chair Matyas, Committee Member Balzano, Committee Member Anderson and Committee Member Braun were present. Also present was Robert Rado, Civil Engineer in Public Services. II. Approval of Minutes: The meeting summary from April 18, 2017 was approved. III. New Business: A. Consideration of Code Language authorizing the Director of Public Services to install accessible parking signage. As part of the Village’s ongoing transition plan to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility, the Village will be creating accessible parking in certain on-street locations that serve as parking lots. An example is the Chesterfield area. These new parking spaces are being budgeted in future construction budgets for the area, as they include special signage, striping and adjacent construction to create handicap ramps. The Village Code is to be adjusted to allow the Director of Public Services to install appropriate signage and allow for enforcement of these new spaces. The Code change is being prepared with the Village Attorney and Public Services and is scheduled to be adopted at a future Board meeting, subject to the recommendation of the Public Services Committee. The Committee voted unanimously for the revised Code language. B. Status of Traffic Calming Requests. The Committee discussed the traffic calming requests that have been received since the new policy was approved in late 2015. The Maryland Street speed tables were approved by the Village and are being installed as part of the calendar 2017 street construction program. Other formal survey requests were received from residents on Merrill, north of Dempster, and on Ozark south of Notre Dame. Police and Public Services work cooperatively to evaluate the requests once a petition is received. Speed of traffic, volume of traffic, and property uses 6849 W Touhy Avenue Niles, IL 60714 Phone (847) 588-7900 Fax (847) 588-7950 WWW.VNILES.COM  (e.g., near schools, parks or similar traffic generators) are evaluated. While the residents submitted petitions with sufficient signatures to generate an evaluation of the request (33% of households), neither was deemed to meet the necessary criteria to warrant consideration of traffic calming. The results are to be discussed with the residents who generated the petition for consideration of other means to address the issue. IV. Public Comments: None. V. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.