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This request was considered at the December 2009 Traffic Commission meeting. However no action was taken at the December 2009 by the Commissioners due to a lack of a quorum. At the January 2010 there were no residents present for this request. At the December 2009 meeting, Mrs. Gutierrez explained that Public Works sent 183 letters to residents of the 7200 and 7300 blocks of Forsyth to provide them an opportunity for input. Six responses from residents in the 7200 block of Forsyth were received, five in favor and one against removing the restriction. At the January 2010 meeting, Mrs. Gutierrez explained that in addition to the removal of the rush hour parking restriction from Asbury Ave to DelLin Dr. a request for restoring the rush hour parking restrictions in front of Our Lady of Lourdes Church had to be considered. The following background information summarizes the comments received in the December 2009 meeting: In December 2009, Mr. Roger Chiu, property owner at 7320 Forsyth Blvd # 201, spoke against the petition. He stated that in this section of Forsyth Blvd there are large apartment buildings, with 10 to 15 units each; therefore, there are many vehicles driving in and out from their garages trying to merge onto Forsyth Blvd traffic. The parking restrictions increase visibility. When vehicles are parked next to their driveways, the traffic east and west bound Forsyth cannot be seen until residents drive up to the traffic lane. J. Marchbank, resident at 7320 Forsyth Blvd and Danny Soshnik, resident at 7320 Forsyth Blvd were present and spoke against the request. In December 2009, Mr. Gund, representing Our Lady of Lourdes School and Church, was present. He is in favor or removing the restrictions because parking is in high demand by teachers, parishioners and people attending religious services. They could benefit by the removal of the restrictions especially in the 7200 block of Forsyth. At the December 2009 meeting, the Commissioners asked questions about this request. First, the residents in the 7200 and 7300 blocks of Forsyth seem to have no preference for the removal or not of the parking restrictions and second, the request was originated by Mr. Harkey who doesn’t live on Forsyth and his rental property is not located in either of these blocks. At the December 2009 meeting, it was explained that Mr. Harkey included the removal of the parking restrictions along the whole boulevard in his original request. At the time, he was primarily concerned for the south side residents of the 7000 and 7100 blocks of Forsyth, when a Residential Parking Permit System went into effect for the north side of the 7000 and 7100 blocks of Forsyth. In its September 2009 meeting, the Traffic Commission had approved removing the parking restrictions only on the south side of the 7000 and 7100 blocks of Forsyth. The remaining blocks were not considered. Therefore, Councilmember’s Wagner and Crow recommended that the Traffic Commissions revisit the request and recommended the removal of the parking restrictions in the remaining portion of the boulevard, including the 7200 and 7300 blocks. Councilmember Sharpe stated the Council members Wagner and Crow were concerned about an equitable solution for the north and south sides on Forsyth Blvd. At the January 2010 meeting, Commissioner Bondareff stated that if this parking restriction is lifted, more Washington University students and visitors may park in the residential area, instead of paying the University’s parking fees. However, Officer Margul explained that Washington University most likely would not park in the 7200 and 7300 block of Forsyth Blvd since it is too long of distance to walk to campus. Because no residents in the 7200 and 7300 blocks of Forsyth made the request, the Traffic Commissioners recommended that the existing parking restrictions remain. 2 Traffic Commission Minutes – January 13, 2010 Page