Village Hall |
255 East Wilson Ave. |
Lombard, IL 60148 |
villageoflombard.org |
Trustee Rick Soderstrom, Chairperson |
Trustee Steven D.Sebby, Vice Chairperson |
Greg Gron, Thomas Gibbons, John Schwarz |
Arthur Kuehl and William Lepins,Thomas Murphy |
Staff Liaisons: Deputy Chief Dane Cuny, Patrol Division, Police, |
Justine Gembala, Civil Engineer, Public Works |
Trustee John M. Jaugilas, Trustee Paul Kufrin Jr, resigned William Bergeron, |
resigned Dolores Kempa Cassidy, Greg Gron and John Schwarz |
It was moved by resigned Bergeron, seconded by Gron, to approve. The motion |
carried by a voice vote |
JJ: plans were sent to IDOT/had a few issues. Sent back a few corrections they would |
like to see. We corrected and resubmitted. Corrections were made by Civiltech in |
response to their letter on December 16th. Rothbardt: any change with Main St. and |
North Ave.? Schwarz: Looks like there may be more funds becoming available for road |
improvements. Bergeron: read that Chicagoland streets are second worse in the |
country. Schwarz: only thing we know for sure is that Ryan is not going to approve any |
tax increases. Possibly tax collected on motor fuel tax could go towards road |
improvements. Door was left wide open when they increased the size of the trucks. |
Jaugilas:anything further on this tonight? This has gone back to IDOT the way they |
want to see it, so it should be okayed. John Jaugilas directed staff to make sure that |
Gary Rothbardt is copied on any correspondence from IDOT. |
Enactment No: Ordinance 4534 Yield |
Confirmation from IDOT that they have no objections to this request and that they will be |
installing the signs. They will definitely install them/just don't know time frame. |
Enactment No: Oridinance 4575 Rout |
JJ: situation is similar to Edson and Hickory/Brewster and Edson. Now that roads have |
been improved, traffic is moving quicker. When it was unimproved, couldn't go over 20 |
miles per hour without damaging your vehicle. Cited accident referred to in memo. |
Gron: could County clear some of the foliage around this area? JJ: did fill out |
paperwork for permit with the County to clear this underbrush. Kufrin: addressed this |
before about clearing these intersections of the Prairie Path. How often are we going to |
do this and follow up on this? JJ: needed a permit in order to go on their property/we |
can use this any time we deem necessary. Kufrin: will need to put this in our schedule |
for Public Works crews. Gron: this specific accident cited does not support the request |
because the vehicles were going in the opposite direction. Jaugilas: if we put this on |
Willow, cars on Edson will zip through there and end up with safety issues at Prairie |
Path. Need is to enhance safety for traffic and pedestrians by installing Stop sign on |
Edson. JJ: when you stop the major flow of traffic/they get used to no other traffic being |
evident and zip through the intersection. Bergeron: never even think about Willow |
when I'm on Edson. Gron: is it possible to use pavement markings to notify people |
about Prairie Path? JJ: will be installing these to County specifications in the Spring. |
Also, new fluorescent green signs are very visible. Cassidy: confused as to whether |
the Stop sign is really warranted. JJ: one way is definitely warranted. Site distance is |
the major problem. Cassidy: what about a Yield sign versus Stop sign? JJ: feel they |
definitely need to Stop, not Yield. |
It was moved by Schwarz, seconded by resigned Bergeron, that this matter be |
recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by a |
voice vote |
Enactment No: Ordinance 4601 Stop |
JJ: reviewed his memo in reference to Olde Town streets and improvements. Now that |
project is complete, drove the area and checked to see if any areas warranted Stop |
signs. Schwarz: already Stop signs at Prairie and Main/Greenfield and Main. Are you |
basically you are addressing stopping at the T-intersections? JJ: yes. Want to keep it |
consistent, and have the Stop signs installed at all of these T-intersections. Jaugilas: if |
we don't have specific warrants to install Stop signs/don't feel this should be done. |
Trustee Borgatell does not favor installing unwarranted Stop signs. Gron: placing these |
at every one of these intersections does not seem warranted to me. Object to all of |
them. I go to work this way and don't feel there is a problem. JJ: once again, I was |
looking at providing consistency. Gron: all of those corners are utilized as bus stops for |
children for school. Kufrin: Orchard Terrace and Windsor, I can understand. The |
improved streets could be causing traffic to pick up speeds. JJ: this could be a problem. |
Cassidy: which ones are warranted by State standards? JJ: Elizabeth and Grove. |
Cassidy: do we have proof that there was property damage at this corner? JJ: I would |
have to go back and pull the accident reports. Gron: there may be a change there now |
that there is a curb installed at this location. Bunni: Greg, what do you think? Gron: |
curb will most likely make a difference. After living in this area for so many years, I can |
see some of them. Hopefully, we don't have to always tell people when to stop and |
when to go. |
Cassidy made a motion to install Stop Signs north and southbound at Elizabeth and |
Grove, and to revisit the other locations in 6 months to check status. |
It was moved by resigned Kempa Cassidy, seconded by Gron, that this matter be |
recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by a |
voice vote |
Enactment No: Ordinance 4601 Stop |
It was moved by Schwarz, seconded by resigned Bergeron, to adjourn the |
meeting at 8:14 pm. The motion carried by a voice vote |