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Page 3 - Minutes April 12, 2006 Gannon from North & South to the alley just east of North & South is 36 feet wide. There are three parking meters on the south side, from North & South to the alley. The street narrows to 25 feet east of the alley up to Bemiston Avenue. The commissioners stated that the residents may consider: ?Residential parking permits to be implemented in the residential area. With the residential parking permit system, public parking is restricted on the street for a maximum period of nine hours daily. ?Prohibit parking on the north or south side of the street from the alley to Bemiston Avenue. For any option to be implemented, a petition should be presented to the traffic commissioners and should be signed by at least 75% of the affected residents in the block. This request will be further discussed at the next traffic meeting which is scheduled for May, 2006. 5. Stop sign for the Raymond and Pennsylvania intersection. Virgia Daniels, property owner of 6924 Raymond, and her mother were present to speak. The residents are requesting that a stop sign be placed on the north corner of the Raymond and Pennsylvania intersection. Ms. Schafers explained that Pennsylvania is a major arterial and vehicles should stop on Raymond before entering Pennsylvania. Currently, there is an existing stop sign on Raymond at Pennsylvania. Raymond is a one-way street going west from Purcell to Pennsylvania. Both residents stated that there is a visibility problem at the intersection. The traffic commissioners voted for “No parking from here to corner” signs to be placed at the Raymond and Pennsylvania intersection. 6. Residential Parking Permit for Maryland and Westmoreland. Mark Leeker and three other representatives from Maryland Terrace were present to speak. They requested the implementation of the residential parking permit system from the 7000 to 7200 block of Maryland (as far west as Asbury) and from the 7000 to the 7200 block of Westmoreland (excluding the 7200 block of Westmoreland west of Forest Park Parkway). The restricted time is from 7am to noon and from 7pm to 11pm daily. The petition was signed by 75% of the residents in each block. Residents stated they have chronic problems with non residents parking on the street. The commissioners are aware of the situation. V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2006\Minutes 4-12-06.doc