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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 June 14, 2006 Acting chairperson Susan Schafers called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. Those members present were: Catherine Nichols and Benjamin Halpert, Traffic commissioners Mariela Tapia, Secretary Lieutenant T. Deken, Police Department Robert Wagner, Council Liaison Ordinance requires the Council to appoint 7 voting members to the Traffic Commission. Currently, there are 3 vacancies. Therefore, the commissioners present decided to continue with the meeting. Councilmember Bob Wagner was appointed as council liaison for the traffic commission. 1.Stop sign on Amherst. Lieutenant Deken presented the results from the survey for the 7400 block of Amherst. The police surveyed the area on eleven different occasions to record the speed limit and the amount of cars traveling the street. The residents stated that motorists were able to watch the officers in advance and motorists were lowering the speed limit. Lieutenant Deken mentioned that by the time the motorists are able to watch the officers, their speed is already recorded by the radar. In this case, the police monitored the motorists from residents driveways in order to be unseen, and the results demonstrated that the vast majority of motorists were traveling at the speed limit. Lieutenant Deken stated that vehicles appear to go faster than they are because of the geometrics of the street. Stanford Ave. has a curve when entering Amherst Ave. Results showed that in 2 evening hours, a total of 85 cars were traveling on the street. They counted 25 cars in 30 minutes and 13 cars in less than an hour during rush hours. A stop sign on Amherst at Stanford is not warranted. The commissioners voted unanimously to recommend no changes in Amherst Avenue. V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2006\Minutes 6-14-06.doc