Village of Lombard Legistar System

Dana Gunn 919 S. Hammerschmidt

Jennifer & Craig Donath 828 S. Hammerschmidt

Lois Haligas 920 S. Hammerschmidt

M/M James Paul 227 Troy Lane

Jennifer Jones/Harry Gilmore CIVILTECH ENGINEERING

R. Tremunde 1003 S. Edson

Dick Tross Trustee

Committee member Greg Gron brought up petition from Eugenia for "No Parking".

Chairperson Jaugilas asked committee if they would consider adding this item to "New

Business" on tonight's agenda? Committee members agreed on this. Added Legistar

Item number 980667 to New Business portion of Agenda for 11-02-98.

Tremunde: Wilson Ave. speeding/in last month saw speed trailer posted twice. This

slowed down traffic considerably while it was up. When it was removed, speeding

picked up again. Busses and other traffic constantly speeding; Bus #8043 speeds

every day. First day trailer was up police stopped 2 cars, don't know if they were

ticketed. Cassidy: John, did you do traffic counts , etc? Johnson: met with school

about safety issues. Cassidy: could we get some traffic studies? Tremunde: what is

going to happen is there will be a fatality. Cassidy: run traffic counts and let's see

exactly what we can do with this. Pool: Would a 3 way stop at Elizabeth slow them

down? Tremunde: I think it would. Jaugilas: would have to see speeds, counts, etc. to

determine if a sign is warranted at that location. Schwarz: need to pick up traffic patrol,

not add stop signs. Cuny: has anyone seen the decoy car? Response was negative.

Cuny: directed staff to do this, will check in to this. Kufrin: have citations been issued,

etc.? Cuny: don't know. Jaugilas: Anyone else on this? Tross: thought we were

going to do a traffic study, etc. Jaugilas: let's just address this item now. Old Business

Item # 980570.

Johnson: turn over to Harry Gilmore from Civiltech who did this study. Gilmore: briefly,

this exhibit is an aerial photo shot of area. Main focus was Rte. 53 and Meadow.

Gilmore explained attached traffic study in detail. Need two lanes both directions on Rte

53/this is warranted by high traffic volumes. Ultimate solution would be to create 2 lanes

each direction with a left turn lane at Meadow. Start widening out after the bridge.

Estimate of cost: slightly over $600,000. Jaugilas: is Rte. 53 maintained by the State

or the Village? Johnson: the State. Jaugilas: because this is State, State would have

to approve? Johnson: correct. There is no money in budget for this

improvement/possibly apply for federal funding when the hotel is built. Would take 3-4

years to complete process. Schwarz: study addresses safety and capacity issues.

Can tell you right now that the State has no money to do this. The best way to address

the safety issue would be to develop a left turn lane at Meadow. Jaugilas: in other

words, cut down to one lane of traffic there, in each direction, and install a left turn lane.

Schwarz: do this even beyond the bridge. Jaugilas: the assumption was that with

introduction of I-355, traffic on Rte. 53 would be substantially diminished. This only

happened for 2-3 months. Is it feasible to have a left hand turn lane there/are we within

the appropriate limits to install a left turn lane there? Gilmore: Start just down from

Woodland to narrow. May be a small amount of widening needed, but not a significant

amount. Schwarz: traffic narrows to one lane north of Meadow. Jaugilas: if we could

put in left hand turn lane it would address the safety issue. Tross: the safety issue you

are citing is just like the Harrison one in my district. By doing what you are proposing, it

would enable more out of town traffic to cut in to our town. Jaugilas: the difference here

is that this increase in traffic is due to all of the building in the area. We already did cut

off left turns on to Woodland. Issue there was to not increase the traffic flows, but to

address the safety issue . Tross: issue is s/b traffic turning e/b in to town. Jaugilas:

issue was accidents here coming across hill, etc., not inviting more traffic to come in to

town. Gron: people will start coming in to my neighborhood to avoid the St. Charles Rd.

left turn. Would rather see traffic on Rte. 53 kept where it belongs/rather see this money

invested in streets in the area that are constantly flooding. Schwarz: accident ratio

would warrant a "No Left Turn" at this intersection. Mr. Paul: this study does not show

that the problem is that people are not paying attention. A car ran in to my son at this

location, the man who hit him said he didn't even see him. Heading north on Rte. 53 at

the bottom of overpass, putting a signal in to turn left is just as dangerous. Correct?

Schwarz: accident study does not show this. Mr. Paul: they aren't going to be able to

squeeze this in. Put sign up on n/b just like on s/b for "No Left Turn". Put "No Left Turn"

on s/b. Schwarz: Civiltech directed to do this study by this committee for safety issues.

Mr. Paul: this committee is afraid to upset residents on the other side of the street by

posting a sign. Jaugilas: we do not just post signs, etc. casually/we study accidents

and safety issues, then decide how to address each specific issue. Do not just want to

put something up as a knee jerk decision. Need to decide what sort of signage is

warranted in order to provide safety. Committee does not seem to favor the $600,000

option. We are not worried about public reaction to our decisions. Mr. Paul: I did not

make that comment. Poole: when I was in office years ago, I wanted to post signage at

Harrison/people on the block did not want it. It went in anyway. Jaugilas: if there is a

safety issue to address/this not a matter of popularity. Gilmore: look at putting a single

left turn lane in 3-lane section. Could provide you with a price, etc. for this option. Need

to address with the State.

Cassidy: there are 3 lanes north of Meadow/open a lane for right turns/post"No Left

Turns". Keep traffic moving. No left turn n/b on to Meadow/make right turn lane.

Jaugilas: major problem area is s/b on Rte. 53 making left turn on to Meadow. Gilmore:

developer was proposing right turn lane with completion of development. Jaugilas:

committee needs to either direct Civilitech to look more at one lane each direction with

left turn lane/or install no left turn lane? Schwarz: if you install no left turn/where will

traffic go? Would like traffic go all the way to St. Charles and not turn on North Ave. No

left turn heading s/b on 53/may need to revisit this in the future. Jaugilas: Let's propose

the posting of no left turn . Will revisit this if warranted at a later date. Schwarz:

Civiltech pointed out the statistic of just how much traffic travels on 53.

Enactment No: Oridinance 4575 Rout

*Item addressed out of agenda order. Jaugilas: what we are seeing, looking at the

minutes and memo, is a need for a fence, etc. Johnson: discussed what was reviewed

with Glenbard East High School) G.E. has enacted a "No Retrieval Policy". Also, G. E.

requested that busses not be allowed to park on Wilson Ave. Tremunde: at Lincoln and

Wilson, kids go right across to their cars without even looking/a stop sign here would

definitely help. Jaugilas: I don't understand how this "No Retrieval" policy will help the

problem. Johnson: coaches and teachers were instructed to tell students about "No

Retrieval" policy. They were previously instructing students to go and get balls, etc.

randomly. Tremunde: talked to school about driveway by tennis courts/sign says "Enter

Only". There is not s sign posted on other side/people are going out this way when they

shouldn't be. This is not enforced. Jaugilas: were we expecting a traffic count/traffic

study? Johnson will have this for next meeting. There is a request from school to post

"No Bus Parking, Standing or Stopping on Wilson. Schwarz: I can't believe that they

park out there. Gron: they do, I have seen them many times. Tross: will the traffic

study include time, speed, counts, etc. Johnson: yes. Committee directed staff to

complete a traffic study on Wilson Ave. between Finley and Main; them report back to

committee at next meeting.

Already posted due to safety concerns/petition from residents. Lois Haligas: was told

that this petition helps. Is that correct? Jaugilas: Yes. Haligas: Does school have any

concern about the plight of the students? Tross: School authorizes parking by permit

only in their lot. Parking on village streets is the only other option. Jaugilas: school is

not dealing with the issue. Jennifer Donath: it is difficult for us now/concerned with the

safety issues with Hammerschmidt School, etc. Kufrin: also, access of emergency

vehicles. Craig Donath: it seems as though you are just moving the problem further and

further/possibly you could compromise with no parking on one side of street? As they

push the issue further and further it does spread out the flow of cars. Johnson: have

you noticed an increase? Donath: not as crowded as 900 or 1000 block/but there are

5-6 cars that don't belong there. Jaugilas: if there is an enforcement issue/contact the

police. Poole: concur with staff. Still say they should pave football field/haven't had

winning season in years.