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<br />6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 <br />Phone: 314-862-6767, Fax: (314) 862-0694 <br /> <br /> <br />CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY <br />MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION <br />MEETING ON February 11, 2004 <br /> <br />Acting chairperson Susan Schafers called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Those present <br />were: <br /> <br />Elizabeth Schiller Mariela Tapia, Traffic Commission Secretary <br />Tobias Gibson Police Department representative <br />Melcine Henderson Loretta Bryant <br />Raymond Creer Arthur Sharpe, Jr. (third ward) <br /> <br />Patricia Merritt, Catherine Nichols and Burnic Baber were residents present representing <br />the request for 6500 block of Corbitt. <br /> <br />1.APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE January 14, 2004 MEETING <br /> <br /> <br />The commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes. <br /> <br />2.Street Petition to make the 6500 block of Corbitt Ave, one-way going east. <br /> <br /> <br />Patricia Merritt stated that the residents have concerns about the excess amount of traffic <br />(most of it coming from Sutter) and they also have a great amount of children that play on <br />the street and they are concern about their safety. The street is very narrow and many <br />times 2 cars can not pass at the same time. The street has very few driveways and cars <br />have to park on the street, that add to the congestion on Corbitt. They also have a large <br />percentage of seniors on the street that complain about traffic noise. <br /> <br />Ms. Merritt talked to a couple of residents on Etzel that could be agreeable to make Corbitt, <br />one way street. She presented the petition to the commissioners with the signatures of <br />70% of the residents. <br /> <br />Ms. Henderson stated that the street is actually very narrow and she doesn’t see a conflict <br />with the traffic flow on Etzel. She thinks there is a need for the street to become one <br />way. <br /> <br />Ms. Schafers stated that the residents in nearby areas are going to be notified and should <br />be present to provide their comments at the March traffic commission meeting. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe mentioned to have in consideration the width of the street, the cars parked <br />along both sides of the street and the few amount of driveways. <br />V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2004\Minutes 2-11-04.doc <br /> <br />