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Traffic Commission 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri 63130, Phone: (314) 862-6767, Fax: (314) 863-9146 item has been addressed before and clarified that these are a two-way traffic streets at this location. In reference to the comment made by Commissioner Henderson stating that the City has already taken action on most of the items in the agenda, and that the Traffic Commission was just approving the installation of such signs, Mrs. Gutierrez explained that no signs have been installed on any of the items in the agenda, with the exception of one location on Jackson Ave at Cornell Ave, where a new pedestrian crosswalk has been installed. The actual approval the Traffic Commission needs to address at this meeting is the elimination of the stop sign on Jackson Ave. Commissioner Brot asked about agenda item #6, Request to install a Stop Sign on Carlyle Avenue eastbound at Waldron Avenue, and wonder if speed data and traffic counts were still needed to make the recommendation to install the stop sign. Mrs. Gutierrez explained that stop signs have different warrants that can be met to approve their installation, and one of them is engineering judgment/geometry of the intersection. This warrant is met and stop sign is proposed to be installed at this location. Council Liaison Mrs. Carr recommended voting on each item of the agenda independently. 2. Request to remove stop sign on Jackson Ave at Cornell Ave Commissioner Henderson presented the Public Works and Parks Department recommendation to eliminate the Stop Sign located on Jackson Avenue at the southern leg of Cornell Ave. Commissioner Brot made a motion to adopt as recommended by Public Works and Parks Department to eliminate the Stop Sign located on Jackson Avenue at the southern leg of Cornell Ave., seconded by Commissioner Nichols and unanimously approved. 3. Request to extend hours of Parking Restriction in front of 7337 Forsyth Blvd. Commissioner Henderson presented this item to request to change the parking restriction on Forsyth to extend the parking-restricted time window from 9am-6pm to 6am-6pm. . Mrs. Gutierrez explained that due to the nature of Ms. Thompson’s business, the two (2) parking spaces designated as Pick-Up/Drop-Off can be utilized more efficiently, if they are available for customer parking staring at 6am. Mrs. Colleen Thompson attended the Traffic Commission meeting scheduled for May 9, 2012, which was cancelled due to lack of quorum; yet her comments were recorded as follows: “Ms. Colleen Thompson business owner at Colleen’s Cookies LLC located at 7337 Forsyth Blvd presented her request. Per Ms. Thompson, the congested parking situation on Lindell Blvd. near Forsyth Blvd. mainly due to student parking inconveniences her business since on-street parking is very rarely available in the morning hours. Ms. Thompson’s customers may arrive before 9 a.m. for pick-ups and they may need to carry bakery trays for a long walking distance to their vehicles, if they do not have available parking near Ms. Thompson’s store. Therefore she is requesting modification of the parking restriction on Forsyth to extend Traffic Commission Minutes – June 13, 2012 Page 2