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2. Request from St. Louis County to Restrict Traffic from Westgate Ave onto Olive Blvd – This agenda item is for informational purposes only Garry Earls, Director of Highways and Traffic for St. Louis County informed the City that the County intends to remove the stops signs on Olive at the intersection of Olive Blvd and Westgate/Sutter Ave. The County has indicated that removing the stop signs will enhance traffic flow on Olive Boulevard. The County projects an increase in traffic along Olive Boulevard due to the closing of I-64/40 during reconstruction. Olive Blvd, between Ferguson Ave and the city limit of Saint Louis (Skinker Blvd) is under the maintenance jurisdiction of St. Louis County. Westgate Avenue is under the jurisdiction of University City. The County is providing the City with two options: 1) Designate Westgate Ave from Olive Blvd to North Drive as a one-way street southbound; or, 2) If the City does not designate Westgate as a one-way street, the County will block northbound access to Olive from Westgate by constructing a curbed area across the east side of the northbound approach at the intersection. The County is willing to retain the crosswalk at the intersection. Both of the proposed changes will result in restricting northbound access onto Olive. Traffic will only be able to access northbound Olive (east of Kingsland to city limits) by traveling on Kingsland or Sutter. There will be an adjustment period before motorists become familiar with any restrictions/prohibitions of northbound Westgate to Olive. On December 12, 2007, members of the Traffic Commission concluded that designating Westgate as a one-way street southbound from Olive to North Drive is the least restrictive measure of the proposed changes. During the third week of December St.Louis County made Westgate Ave. a one-way street south bound from Olive to North Drive, and the stop light at the intersection of Olive and Sutter/Westgate was removed. The stop sign for southbound Sutter at Olive remains in place. Temporary barricades were installed to prevent traffic from traveling northbound on Westgate. The City temporarily installed a changeable message board for southbound Sutter indicating “Olive traffic does not stop”. This item was again discussed during the January, 2007 meeting (minutes attached) Residents of the neighborhood participated in the discussion. For your information, please find attached a letter dated January 30, 2008, from University City Manager, Julie Feier to Garry Earls, Director of Highway and Traffic of St.Louis County, requesting that the above referenced intersection be reverted to its original state. No further action is required on this item. 3. Parking Restrictions in front of 7359 Lindell Blvd. Catherine Button business owner of “Ms. M’s” at 7359 Lindell Blvd submitted a traffic request dated December 7, 2007. Ms. Button is requesting that the City designate on-street parking for Customers Only in front of this location during business hours from Tuesday to Saturday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Agenda Traffic Commission Meeting February 13, 2008 Page 2