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Traffic Commission 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri 63130, Phone: (314) 505-8560, Fax: (314) 862-0694 The staff followed the guidelines discussed and approved at the July 2014 commission meeting in the determination of the affected households for guidance to the petitioner. The affected households as basis for this petition were both sides of the block of Asbury Ave. south of its intersection with Northmoor Dr., subject to the approval of the commission. The petitioner has obtained full approval (100%) of the affected households. Recommendation regarding the affected households was a judgment call by the staff. It was up to the commission to whether agree with the affected households as proposed on this petition or change the area of affected households. City staff recommends the commission’s approval of this petition as submitted and its subsequent recommendation to City Council for approval of this parking restriction. Marjorie Williamson, 7200 Northmoor Dr. Ms. Williamson stated that there are only two driveways that open up to the street and that the teachers and other users of the church need parking. There are particularly two parking spaces that cause a particular difficulty for the Sweeneys’ access to their driveway that are requested to be restricted by this petition. And when these two spaces are used for parking of three cars on occasion, then the area presents a tight condition for the Williamsons’ access to their driveway, as well. There is also a safety issue due to the high rate of use of the gate at the south end of the street by non-motorized users in and out of Clayton and the street Wydown and because these users are on a dead-end street, they feel comfortable walking on the street making it difficult for them to be safely observed by the drivers coming out of the two driveways. Judy Sweeney, 7164 Northmoor Dr. Ms. Sweeney added that each household on Asbury has had an incident backing into a car because the parking on the street made it so tight. On some occasions Ms. Sweeney has gone over to the Lady of Lourdes School to ask for someone to move their car so a worker could get into her driveway driving a truck. It is a chronic problem and this request is for restricting only two spaces as a solution and this would have a low impact on the ability of the church and school personnel and attendees to still park on the street. There is also the safety issue related to the pedestrians and cyclists using the street pavement due to the narrowness of the sidewalk next to Ms. Sweeney’s property partly perceived because of a privacy fence right by the sidewalk and these walkers/cyclists when in the middle of the street cannot be seen by a driver in the process of leaving the 7164 Northmoor driveway. A discussion was held about the affected household properties. Commissioner Barnes moved to declare the two residences of 7164 Northmoor Dr. and 7200 Northmoor Dr. as the affected area as basis for the petition before the commission and Commissioner Tunstall seconded the motion. The motion was then unanimously approved by the commissioners. Commissioner Hales moved to approve the petition as presented to the commission and recommend its approval to the City Council and Commissioner Barnes seconded the motion. The motion was then unanimously approved by the commissioners. Page 2 Traffic Commission Minutes – October 8, 2014