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6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 Phone: 314-862-6767, Fax: (314) 862-0694 CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING ON April 13, 2005 Acting chairperson Susan Schafers called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. Those present were: Elizabeth Wainwright Sgt. Whitley, U City Police Department Catherine Nichols Mariela Tapia, Traffic Commission Secretary Raymond Creer The attendance sheet is attached indicating the residents present. 1.Loading zone for “Blooms in the Loop” Kevin Isbill, owner of “Blooms in the Loop” was present. He requested that a “loading zone” be installed in front of the store located next to the Tivoli Theater. The request is based on the amount of tickets that they have been currently receiving for standing for delivery purposes in a “No Parking” zone. Mr. Isbill mentioned that they have been doing business for 6 years and they never had the problem of getting parking tickets. The delivery cars that they use are small vehicles and they stand in front of the establishment with “blinking yellow security lights” for a short period of time (5 minutes). Mariela Tapia mentioned that Delmar is a County Road and is under St. Louis County’s jurisdiction. She also mentioned that in a phone conversation with Charlie Thien, from St. Louis County, Mr. Thien mentioned that the area for the request is near an existing crosswalk and that the County is presently attempting to improve visibility at the uncontrolled crosswalks in the Loop area. To allow large trucks to pull in the area to load and unload packages, will considerably decrease the visibility of the crosswalk. Therefore, St. Louis County cannot allow a loading zone in the requested area. The County’s position regarding this crosswalk is manifested in the letter dated April 4, 2005 from Patrick Palmer, Operations Division Manager from the County’s Department of Highways and Traffic. Elizabeth Wainwright recommended assigning one (1) of the spaces in the Municipal Lot #1 (the lot is located next to the store in question) for delivery purposes. The space assigned could be located next to the handicapped spaces and the loading zone could be marked from Monday thru Friday, from 8am to 5pm. Time per delivery is 5 minutes. The commissioners mentioned that the approval of the “parking space” will depend on the City’s approval. The Traffic Commissioners voted unanimously to recommend that a parking space in the Municipal Lot #1 be marked for delivery purposes. V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2005\Minutes 4-13-05.doc