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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 9, 2010 Hyla Bondareff called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m. The members present were:  Paulette Smith  Stefany Brot  Terry Crow Jr., Council Liaison  Angelica Gutierrez, Public Works Representatives  Shaun Margul, Police Department Representative Also present were:  Joseph Feder, resident at 935 Mulberry Lane.  J.W. Laycock, resident at 7628 Gannon Ave.  Brian Burkett and Jeffrey Hales, residents at 7630 Gannon Ave.  Clare Brady, resident at 515 N. Central Ave  Bruce Rennekamp, resident at 527 N. Central Ave  Barry Mandelbaum, resident at 8250 Groby Rd  David Rich, resident at 7949 Delmar Blvd, representing Shaarei Chesed Shul and School, located at 700 North and South Rd.  Hillel Anton, resident at 915 Dalkeith Ln, representing Torah Prep School, located at 609 North & South Rd. 1. Request for Parking Restriction on Gannon Ave between North and South Rd. and Bemiston Ave. Commissioner Bondareff explained the request submitted by Mr. Jeffrey Hales, resident at 7630 Gannon Avenue. Mr. Hales is requesting a parking prohibition for commercial/institutional traffic on Gannon Avenue from the existing alley east of North & South to Bemiston Ave. Mr. Hales is also requesting that Gannon Ave be changed to a one-way street going west from Bemiston Ave to the alley east of North & South. Commissioner Bondareff also explained that in April and May of 2006, the Traffic Commission reviewed a request for parking restrictions in the 7600 block of Gannon. However, at the time, the residents indicated that parking restrictions are inconvenient and they prefer that the parking remain the same. In 2006, one owner of MOMO’s restaurant stated that they were working on getting more parking spaces by negotiating with the Royal Bank for them to allow restaurant visitors to park in the bank’s parking lot and were also considering implementation of a valet parking service. No accidents were reported to the Police Department between 2003 and 2006. Commissioner Bondareff also stated that to turn the street one-way, a traffic study demonstrating that both east and westbound movements carry about the same amount of traffic would be required. Also, the residents on the blocks would need to be surveyed to ensure that over 75% of the residents are in agreement with the change. It should also be recognized that when streets become one-way, traffic tends to travel faster. Traffic Commission Minutes – June 9, 2010 Page 1