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O Sessic~ 1599, July 26, 1993 Page7 He and his wife feel that right turns c~lto D~_lm~v fL~ the access road sbamxld be permitted, but not eltering fk-~,, Delmav. They al.~o felt trucks should not be allowed on the road at all, since there would be too many using the road for ell the businesses in the center. He said it would be much ~ier for trucks to use Iadue Road to get to 1-170, where most of then are going. Mr. Adams, referring to a study dc~e by Iadue traffic consultants which sug- gested ;~aue Road was not su/~hle for tzuc~ traffic, noted t_hare was an en- trance and exit on 1-170 at ra~e directly adjacent to the sh44~ing center, with a traffic light c~ ra~n/e to prevent possible traffic tie-ups. Mr. ~ felt this study regresented ~lly Iadue's viewpoint. He said a M~-accident cce]vinced him that the ir~section for cars exiting the access road onto He supported Bill No. 8135 which prdljbits exiting cr~o Delmar, but is even more in favor of closing the road cuu~letely. Mr. Wagner said he was not in favor of delaying this bill at all, noting the center has been ur~e~r devel,~-.~nt for many mc~tbs, and the developers have totally ignored University City ordinances. He said the Council must prot~ the safety and rights of University City citizens, and it is disappointingly obvious that no c~e else has recognized this. He said Bill No. 8135 will not financially ~ct Sdlnuck's, kut it will prevent an ext/~mely hazardous ccel- ditic~ fL~L, occ%]rri]lg. He suggested the traffic consultant study tba Ladue Road end of the shopping center, and it will be found that truck egress to 1- 170 fx-o~ l ~aue makes much more sense fLu~ a public safety standpoint. Mr. Price agreed with Mr. Wagner's ~n~nt of the access road's intersec- tic~ at Delmar being ext~,ely hazardous because the sightlines are so poor. Mrs. Sch~an said ~ of the consternation felt by citizens, especially lcelg term Schnuck's customers, about this matter has been ably expressed by sever- oping a working relationship with any ~Luup. the center managenent for the ~ established by law for makir~ changes to any use within the City. I~e laws clearly state that plans must he sub- mitted when any dlange is ccmtemplated, and a letter such as that sent by Schnuck's is totally iDadequate, showing total d~regard for due process. Mrs. Tn~e~n agree?~_ with the previous speakers, addin~ that the access road should certainly he d~-~cussed with Sd3mack's, but negotiatiors should also include jobs for University City residents. Mr. ~]~m~ asked if it was pcesible to find out what instructiotas were given to the consultant who made the traffic s~w~y, ~a~ng it has no validity if emily truck traffic is incl,~a, b~c~use there will he other businesses in tba study is su[~osed to ta~e all into account. Mayor Majerus agr~a~ the Council should try to ascertain the dkln/e that was made to the traffic consultant.