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CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY 6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 Phone: 314-505-8560, Fax: (314) 862-0694 Date: June 1, 2009 To: Members of the Traffic Commission From: Angelica Gutierrez, Project Manager June 10, 2009 Re: Traffic Commission Meeting This is to inform you that the next Traffic Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the EOC Room (basement)at City Hall. We recommend that you visit the site to be discussed prior to the meeting. Please call 505- 8568 to confirm your attendance. AGENDA FOR THE MEETING 1. Staff Overview of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) The City adopted by resolution RES032006 (see attached) that the Public Works Department follow the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to ensure consistency in the use and placement of traffic control devices. The MUTCD is incorporated by reference in 23 Code of Federal Regulations CFR Part 655 Subpart F and is recognized as the national standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street highway or bicycle trail open to public travel. Staff recommendations on traffic policy and procedures are based on our use of the MUTCD manual and we supplement our recommendations based on the regulations in University City’s Municipal Code. The MUTCD uses headings to classify the nature of the traffic policies as follows: 1. Standard – Mandatory requirement 2. Guidance – Recommended statement 3. Option – Practice with permissive condition 4. Support – Informational statement A Copy of the MUTCD’s Introduction and Table of Contents of the current version of this publication will be provided at the meeting for your future reference. The manual is also available online at: http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/pdfs/2003r1/pdf-index.htm. Because traffic and transportation issues can be very complex and transportation engineering is a very technical and specialized area of engineering, from time-to-time, the City retains a transportation engineering consultant to help address issues. Lee Cannon from Crawford, Bunte, and Brammeier (CBB) will provide a brief presentation on the traffic engineering field and why each specific traffic request must be evaluated based on the MUTCD and our municipal code to reduce the potential liability to the Traffic Commissioners and the City. 2. Children at play signs at 8100 and 8200 blocks of Tulane Ave. Please find attached a traffic request submitted on May 20, 2009 by Allen Sabol, resident at 8101 Tulane Ave, to install signs to alert drivers of children playing and riding bikes on the street. Traffic Commission Agenda – June 10, 2009, Page 1