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COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: NONE
VISITORS:
December lt, t997
KEITH DELLAWAY, TRAFFIC/CTUL ENGINEER
DORIS MORTENSEN, ADMIMSTRATTVE SECRETARY
POLICE SERGEANT PETE TOKARSKI
RICHARD POPIN, 760 WALNUT AVE., BT'RL.
TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PARKING COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:M. AMOROSO
T. AURAN
J. EVANS
M. HARBER
D. MAYER
D. PREGER
A. SIMONETTI
STAFF PRESENT:
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Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Minutes December Ll, L997
1. CALL TO ORDER. 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Evans.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
ROLL CALL. 7 of 7 Commissioners present.
CIJRRENT BUSINESS.
4.L ACTION ITEMS.
4. 1 . 1 Minutes of November 13, 1997 , approved as submitted.
4.1 .2 1998 Chair and Vice Chair Election
It was moved and seconded (Comm. Mayer/Amoroso) to elect Comm.
Auran as Chairman for 1998. It was then moved and seconded (Comm.
Auran/Mayer) to elect Comm. Harber as Vice Chairwoman for 1998. Both
motions unanimously approved by the Commission.
4.2 DISCUSSION ITEMS.
4.2.1 Request to Change Parallel Parking to Vertical Parking on East Side of
North Carolan Avenue
Comm. Mayer recapped that he had viewed this street last month and that
the street is too narrow for vertical parking. Sgt. Tokarski advised that the
petitioner had agreed that the street is too narrow. It was moved and
seconded (Comm. Simonetti/Auran to move this to an Action item now. It
was then moved and seconded (Comm. Simonetti/Auran) to deny this
request. Both motions unanimously approved by the Commission.
INACTM ITEMS. None.
NEWBUSINESS. None.
INFORMATION ITEMS.
Comm. Auran asked about the ambulance parking problems for 1100 Trousdale.
Sgt. Tokarski advised that the Police Department is enforcing the block and the
problems seem to have been alleviated.
Comm. Mayer stated that the handicap space installed next to Starbuck's seems to
have helped the situation at this corner. Mr. Dellaway advised that the next step
will affect the loading zone when the ordinance takes effect changing the time
frame for parking to "at all times. "
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Traffic Safety and Parking Commission Minutes December 11, 1997
1.3 Comm. Amoroso, re Fox Plaza lane, asked if Safeway had submitted revised plans
yet. Comm. Auran said the Chamber of Commerce had asked Safeway to make a
presentation of their plans; however, Safeway is still working on them.
8. FROM THE FLOOR,
A Walnut Avenue resident questioned the legality of the handicap parking space
recently installed on his block. Mr. Dellaway assured him that it is legal and had
been requested through the Commission.
9. ADJOURNMENT. 7:20 p.m.
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