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CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 Phone: 314-505-8560, Fax: (314) 862-0694 To: Members of the Traffic Commission From: Angelica Gutierrez, Project Manager Date: September 3, 2010 September 15, 2010 Re: Traffic Commission Meeting The next Traffic Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the EOC Room (basement)at City Hall. Prior to the meeting, we recommend that you visit the site. Please call (314) 505-8568 or email agutierrez@ucitymo.org to confirm your attendance. AGENDA FOR THE MEETING Approval of Minutes June 9, 2010 1. Traffic Commission Annual Report 2. Please find attached a draft of the Traffic Commission Annual Report, with all the requests that were discussed by the commission in the fiscal year 2009 - 2010, from the July 8, 2009 meeting to the June 9, 2010 meeting. The report contains each item discussed, the Traffic Commission recommendation, the City Council decision, action taken and its date of implementation. After the Traffic Commission revises this document, it will be submitted to the City Manager /City Council as required by City Municipal Code. NON ACTION ITEMS 3. Great Rivers Greenway Project – Centennial Greenway Trail on Melville Ave. from Kingsbury Blvd to Delmar Blvd. The Great Rivers Greenway has a project to install a new trail system along Melville Avenue to connect Washington University and Ackert Walkway. The project consists of creating 1500 linear feet of a shared bike/pedestrian greenway and associated improvements to adjacent property along Melville Avenue between Kingsbury Boulevard and 400 linear feet north of Delmar Boulevard. The work includes removal of the existing sidewalk and parking lane, installation of 10 to 14 feet wide concrete mixed-use greenway with street trees, lighting, and signage. The project also includes retaining walls, railings, and landscape improvements to properties that abut the greenway, raised concrete pedestrian crossings at four intersections, a new plaza at Delmar, a new signalized intersection at Delmar and Melville, and parking lot improvements north of Delmar. Patrick Owens, Project Manager for the Great Rivers Greenway, will present the project to the commission. A parking restriction is required to be included to the City’s code to prohibit parking on the west side of Melville between Kingsbury Ave. and Delmar Blvd. 4. Loop Parking Meters Time Limit Extension from Two to Four Hours In June 2010, hours of operation for the parking meters were extended from 9am until 8pm Monday through Saturday and the meter rates increased from $0.50 per hour to $0.75 per hour city wide. In July 2010, the Loop Special Business District (LSBD) requested that the City extend the maximum time limit for Loop parking meters from two (2) hours to four (4) hours each day so that patrons to