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Minutes November 10, 2004 Page 4. Nancy Sachar, 8044-8050 Lafon, mentioned that in addition to changing the hours of no parking, there is another problem for the permit not being enforced. She said that every time that Friday is a holiday, their pick-up is on Saturday morning and the trash collectors have a terrible time picking up the trash because of the cars parked. Also it is a problem to collect the leaves. At this time, the permit restriction is every-day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents want to change the hours from noon to 9 p.m. because they think it will be worse during the games on Gay Field once the lights are installed. The commissioners didn’t make any recommendation regarding changing the time for the parking permit. Regarding the saw horses with the sign displaying “resident access only”, Ms. Schafers said that the sign can not be installed if Lafon is a public street. The resident mentioned their interest to make it private. Ms. Schafers said that on private streets, the residents are responsible for some maintenance and taxes are not adjusted. They mentioned that they are an unimproved street and do no have curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Mariela Tapia, from Public Works mentioned that they can pay an assessment rate for improvements on the street. Ms. Schafers mentioned that privatizing the street is an issue if they will want to explore the possibility. They have to give serious thought and consideration. Ms. Sachar mentioned the possibility of putting saw horses with signs on her front yard displaying “resident access only”. It was denied at that time. Neighbors ask for a contact to privatize the street but the Police also mentioned that private streets are more difficult for them to patrol. Another issue for neighbors is that the entrances to Gay field will be widened, meaning cars will have ample space to race in and out of the field. They said this situation should also be a University City issue since cars out of the field are facing the portion of Gay that is in University City. At this time, commissioners didn’t make any recommendation. They will wait for the results of the cut-thru traffic study that will be performed by the Engineering Division. 3. Pedestrian and Vehicular Safety on Oakbrook Forest Several traffic requests were presented by the residents of the Oakbrook Forest neighborhood. The information was received after the cut-off date of three weeks prior to the meeting. Therefore, staff recommendations will be presented at the December meeting. Lisa Frumhoff was present and mentioned her concerns. She stated that there is an enormous amount of traffic that uses Oakbrook as a cut-thru from McKnight to Delmar, especially in the mornings and rush hours. Also, motorists are speeding and honking to the motorists backing out their driveways along Oakbrook. There are several kids, elderly individuals, and walkers. V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2004\Minutes 11-10-04.doc