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Traffic Commission 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri 63130, Phone: (314) 862-6767, Fax: (314) 863-9146 implementation examples. A copy of the presentation is available on the City’s website under Public Documents/ Boards and Commissions/Task Forces/Bike and Walkability Task Force: Draft Complete Streets Public Meeting - Slides. Commissioner Brot made a motion for the City to adopt Complete/Livable Street Ordinance, seconded by Commissioner Womack and unanimously approved. 4. Council Liaison Report – Councilmember Carr. Councilmember Carr provided the following comments: A. Councilmember Carr expressed her opinion in the Complete / Livable Streets Ordinance. B. Councilmember Carr expressed her opinion on additional training to the Traffic Commission. 5. University City Traffic Commission Bylaws Revision. The proposed revision to the University City Traffic Commission bylaws was presented for comments and approval. It was requested by Commissioner Womack to postpone this approval to allow time for the commissioners to review the amendments to the Bylaws. 6. FYI - Traffic and Parking Study Delmar Loop. Commissioner Wofsey presented the summary of the items discussed at the Traffic and Parking Study in the Delmar Loop meeting held on October 9, 2012 to define the scope of the project. Commissioner Wofsey described the meeting as a “brainstorming” meeting to collect public input on all the questions and issues to be incorporated in a traffic study to address short term solutions related to both traffic and parking in the study area. Some of the traffic items include the change of Delmar Blvd from an arterial to a main street, the ability to close Delmar for special events, identifying the need for the traffic signals, studying the impacts of the construction of the Roundabout and the Trolley Project, including the interaction between Trolley-vehicles-bikes-pedestrians, the potential for bike lanes on Delmar Blvd, residential traffic flows and queue analysis at intersections with Delmar Blvd and the possibility to eliminate Loop North Road to expand Parking Lot# 4. The items related to parking include City Hall master plan parking, parking supply and demand study, elimination of Loop South as paid parking, loading zones and on-street accessible parking. 7. Miscellaneous Business Ms. Elsie Glickert, resident at 6712 Etzel Ave expressed her concern about vehicles speeding in the Municipal Parking lot #4, and requested for the City to look at the option to install either Stop Signs or Yield Signs. Traffic Commission Minutes – October 10, 2012 Page 3