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6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130 Phone: 314-862-6767, Fax: (314) 862-0694 CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY MINUTES OF THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION MEETING ON July 13, 2005 Acting chairperson Susan Schafers called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Those present were: Tobias Gibson Sgt. Whitley, U City Police Department Catherine Nichols Mariela Tapia, Secretary Raymond Creer Shelley Welsch Council Liaison Elizabeth Wainwright The attendance sheet is attached indicating the residents present. 1.Proposed Right Turn Prohibition for Northbound Waldron/Carlyle and Quendo onto Canton Mary Weber from 7250 Orchard Ave. addressed the Commission. She said that Sgt. Whitley from the Police Dept. during the June meeting promised that the Police will monitor the speed for Waldron/Carlyle and Quendo during June and report back for the July meeting. She stated that during June, she saw the Police monitoring the streets just one day from 2pm to 3:30 p.m. Therefore, the residents of Waldron/Carlyle- Quendo were requesting that the speed limit be changed. Alternatively, the residents could make a formal request to the City Council to help them with the speeding problem. St. Whitley presented a memo regarding Traffic Detail for Waldron/Carlyle. The document shows at least 5 times of surveillance during a 4 week period. The average speed limit is 23 miles per hour and the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour. The surveillance hours were between 5 and 6pm. Just one car was ticketed for speeding. The average amount of cars was 16 per hour which is a fairly low number. The residents recommended to the Police that they conduct surveillance during night hours. The Police Department will continue with law enforcement and is working on getting a “smart trailer” to record speeds. th 2.Approval of the Minutes From the June 8 2005 Meeting The commission unanimously approved the minutes. V:\WP51\Mariela-Projects\Traffic Commission\minutes\2005\Minutes 7-13-05.doc