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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 October 10, 2007 Chairman Ben Halpert called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Those members present were: Greg Patterson, Catherine Nichols, Morton Hyman Traffic Commissioners Angelica Gutierrez, Mariela Tapia, Public Works Representatives Sgt. Michael King, Officer Shaun Margul, Police Department Robert Wagner, Council Member Residents present were: Alexis Bruce-Stawdt – 7369 Melrose Ave Ted Slegesky – 7430 Melrose Ave Jerry Sugerman – 7426 Melrose Ave Ordinance requires the Council to appoint 7 voting members to the Traffic Commission. Currently, there is one vacancy. The commissioners decided that 3 commissions are a quorum for the meeting. 1.TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THE MUSICK NEIGHBORHOOD th This item was discussed during the September 5, 2007 meeting with the participation of approximately 20 residents of the neighborhood. The commissioners tabled the request until records of traffic counts can be obtained from the police department. Mr. Ted Slegesky, resident at 7430 Melrose, was present and requested the results from the police department’s traffic study. The results are as follows: Speed Traffic Trailer Results Location: 7400 Melrose Duration: 11 days (from September 12 - 20, 2007) Amount of Vehicles Vehicles traveling at speed Percentage 840 0 – 15 mph 33 % 1292 16 – 25 mph 51 % 382 26 – 35 mph 15 % 3 36 – 45 mph 0.11 % Total 2,517 Mr. Jerry Sugerman states that the cut thru traffic trough the neighborhood is a problem and that the requested barriers are to be installed temporarily for a trial period of six months to verify if they are effective in deterring traffic from cutting thru the neighborhood.