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CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING ON FEBRUARY 12, 2003 Acting chairperson Susan Schafers called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. Those present were: Melcine Henderson Shelley Welsch, Council Liaison Elizabeth Schiller Mariela Tapia, Traffic Commission Secretary Loretta Bryant Lt. Carl Coleman, Police Department Residents were present representing the intersection of Ahern and Raisher, intersection of Wilson and Shaftesbury and Alta Dena Subdivision. 1) Stop Signs for northbound Mt. Olive at Morgan BACKGROUND INFORMATION: ? A Traffic Request Form, dated January 29, 2003, was submitted by Larinda Moore. She is requesting aStop Sign for northbound Mt. Olive at Morgan. Also, she is requesting a stop sign for northbound Groby at Mt. Olive to control the flow of traffic into that intersection. ? Is the recommendation of the Engineering Division, to deny the request for these new stop signs. DISCUSSION: ? None of the around residents attended the meeting. The following statements were made: The stop sign on northbound Mt. Olive at Morgan was denied since ? there is an existing stop sign westbound on Morgan at Mt. Olive (since Morgan is the street that carries the lowest volume of traffic). The stop sign on northbound Groby at Mt. Olive was denied since ? there is an existing yield sign northbound Mt. Olive at Groby. And there is good sight distance. There has not been any reported accidents at those intersections in ? the last 3 years according to the Police Department records. The Commission voted unanimously to deny the request for new stop signs on northbound Mt. Olive at Morgan and northbound Groby at Mt. Olive. V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2003\Minutes 02-12-03.doc