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<br />6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 <br />Phone: 314-862-6767, Fax: (314) 862-0694 <br /> <br /> <br /> CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY <br />MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION <br />November 4, 2009 <br /> <br />Greg Patterson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The members present were: <br /> <br /> Paulette Smith <br /> <br /> Stefany Brot <br /> <br /> Hyla Bondareff <br /> <br /> Arthur Sharpe Jr., Council Liaison <br /> <br /> Angelica Gutierrez and Mariela Tapia, Public Works Representatives <br /> <br /> Shaun Margul, Police Department Representative <br /> <br />Also present were: <br /> <br /> Thomas Rea, resident at 7331 Cornell Ave <br /> <br /> Deborah King, resident at 7114 Princeton Ave <br /> <br /> Robert Hazelwood, resident at 6839 Melrose Ave. <br /> <br />1. Request to reduce speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph (no tolerance zone) and install <br />“Slow Children at Play” signs at the University Park Private subdivision. <br /> <br />Mr. Thomas Rea, resident at 7331 Cornell Ave presented the request to reduce the speed limit in <br />the University Park subdivision to 20 mph. Mr. Rea explained that the current speed limit of 25 mph <br />is problematic and dangerous considering the presence of many children on the block. <br /> <br />Officer Margul presented the results from the speed survey as follows: <br /> <br /> <br /> The traffic trailer was set up on 12-03-08 in front of 7337 Amherst and was taken down on <br />12-10-08. Ninety five percent of the vehicles were traveling at the speed limit of 25 mph or <br />slower. <br /> <br /> The traffic trailer was set up on 10-8-08 in front of 7331 Cornell and was taken down on 10- <br />15-08. Ninety seven percent of the vehicles were traveling at the speed limit of 25 mph or <br />slower. <br /> <br />Mrs. Gutierrez stated that the recommendation from Public Works is to install additional speed limit <br />signs to reinforce the legal speed limit. According to St. Louis County standards 25 mph is the <br />appropriate and minimum level that drivers will obey in residential streets, speeds below those are <br />difficult to enforce. Nationwide studies have found that drivers are generally unwilling to drive at <br />less than 25 mph. Furthermore, crashes are generally limited in frequency and low in severity at 25 <br />mph. The speed limit in all other University City residential streets is 25 mph. <br /> <br />Officer Margul did not have an objection enforcing the 20 mph speed limit in the whole subdivision <br />as long as is it approved by the City Council. <br /> <br />Council Liaison Sharpe stated that “Council supports both Traffic Commission and staff <br />recommendations, and at this time, the City needs to be consistent with the regulations and <br />standards set by the region.” <br /> <br />Commissioner Brot made a motion to reduce the speed limit and install new speed limit signs but it <br />was not seconded. <br /> <br />Minutes – November 4, 2009 Page <br />1 <br /> <br />