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? UCFD is not called for emergencies very often on this street, but last year when an emergency occurred, a fire truck hit some side view mirrors on their way to the emergency site, and he explained that the City had to pay for that damage. ? Fire trucks are able to drive down the street, but the firefighters cannot open the truck doors if cars are parked on both sides of the street. They have to exit the truck through the windows. Sgt. King, with University City Police Department explained how the residential parking permit system works, and maybe that system could alleviate problems. Mr. Paterson suggested presenting a motion to approve the Residential Parking Permit and/or to approve the restriction on one side of Northmoor Dr. Mrs. Gutierrez explained that, at this point the PW and UCFD recommendation cannot be implemented since those residents were not notified of the meeting. The notified residents were the ones impacted by the request in question. One resident questioned if a decision can be made for only the 7200 block since they were already notified, and Mr. Paterson confirmed that it would not be practical to implement this restriction only on one block, since the other three blocks are in the same situation. Also, if the restriction is implemented in only one block, the other blocks may be affected as well since they will receive the additional cars that would not be able to park in the restricted block. Mr. Patterson requested that residents on Northmoor Dr. from 7045 to 7123 Northmoor Dr. and from Asbury Ave. to City limits to the west be notified about the request and invited to attend the November Traffic Commission meeting. Mrs. Smith moved to table this item until the November meeting to allow Public Works time to send notification to residents from 7045 to 7123 Northmoor Dr. and from Asbury Ave. to City limits to the west. The motion was seconded by Mr. Robinson and unanimously approved. It was requested by one of the residents to include on the notification letter a recommendation for residents to park their cars in their driveways to see if this will help alleviate the problem. 2. Notice of Temporary Traffic Regulation on Groby Road by City Manager Nancy McCartney, Director of Parks and Forestry of the City of University City, presented this item stating that during the process of approval of the Golf Course Driving Range on Ruth Park, many of the neighbors along Groby Road (across from the driving range) expressed their concern about Golf Course customers parking in front of residential homes and blocking residential driveways or limiting visibility for residents entering or exiting their driveways. The Commissioners were provided with a letter from the City Manager that detailed the establishment of a Parking Restriction on the south side of Groby from Old Bonhomme Rd. to Tulane Ave. The No Golf Course Parking restriction will apply 24 hours; every day of the week for a period of 12 months. During this period, the Traffic Commission will be provided with a recommendation to implement the restriction permanently, revise it or implement a residential parking permit system. Mrs. Bondareff moved to approve the parking restriction on Groby Rd as requested by the City Manager. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Smith and was approved unanimously. 3. Other – Traffic Commission Procedures Minutes – September 10, 2008 Page 3 (2).docx V:\WP51\ENGINEERING DIVISION\Public Works- Traffic Commission\minutes\2008\Minutes 10-08-08