Village of Lombard Legistar System

Markus Nigg: Some of the businesses in this area believe that we have a problem with

parking. There are people that park in front of the businesses along St. Charles Rd. I

had a customer that parked there, waited to have his hair cut, and came out to find a

note from Dutch Kitchen on his windshield of his car. Soderstrom: I have heard of

issues about this before. St. Charles Rd. is normal parking - 2 hour limit. Nigg: Would

like to see everything, including parking in lot in rear, stay at 2 hours.

Johnson: Was asked by Community Development if 4 stalls in the lot could be

converted to "15 minute" parking. I was also contacted by Trustee DeStephano asking if

it could be put at 30 minutes. Bedard: I do not understand what the parking has to do

with deliveries? Johnson: When I went out there I saw a beer truck making a delivery

and asked him what he would prefer. He said that the side delivery was just fine.

Bedard: Seems to me that the time limit would favor certain customers of certain

businesses. Pool: If there are only 4 "15 minute" spots, every one else could park in

the "2 Hour" spots. Schwarz: Is it critical that we have these "15 minute" spots?

Johnson: Not that I can see. Kuehl: Do they sell as many permits for this lot as there

are spaces? Johnson: I believe that they are issued free of charge. They are issued

based upon the businesses number of employees. This gentleman (Nigg) claims that

he receives 3 permits. Could these spots be used by someone else that does have a

permit? Dick Tross: The permits are oversold by 10%. Some spots say Permit Parking

Only. 15 minutes is not enough time to carry out any business. The Village spent a lot

of money on this lot, and felt that what we have going on is the right way for it to go for

all of the businesses. This plan definitely takes 4 spots and favors them to one

particular business.

A motion was made by Bill Pool, seconded by John Schwarz to install 4 "15 minute

parking" stalls in the North Park Parking Lot. The Motion failed by the following vote:

Ayes: 2 - Pool, Schwarz

Nays: 4 - Bedard, Kuehl, Lepins, Soderstrom

Tross: I do not like Yield signs because of the false sense of security that they convey.

Johnson: Reviewed the item with the committee. Pool: Do you find that Yield signs

work? Johnson: They do serve a purpose at certain times. Soderstrom: They could at

least determine blame if there was an accident. Johnson: They do cause drivers to

slow down.

A Motion was made by John Schwarz, seconded by Bill Pool that this matter be

forwarded to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Ayes: 5 - Bedard,Pool,Schward,Kuehl,Lepins

Nays: 0

Absent: 2 - Sebby,Gron

Bill Johnston: I am president of Sacred Heart School Board and have been a resident of

Lombard for 19 years. Is there not already an ordinance regarding these issues?

These people that park illegally should be ticketed and that would clear up the issues of

site distances. How many accidents have occurred at these 2 intersections because of

these site distance problems. Rich Laurenlana: I also attend Sacred Heart. Would like

to know if the police have been notified when people park over crosswalks, etc. Isn't

this a police enforcement issue? Would hate to have the whole parish penalized

because someone is breaking the law. Would rather see them get ticketed. Lepins: I

have a good friend that lives at 221 S. Brewster and he does have a problem with

people parking over the crosswalks and blocking his driveway. Rich Laurenlana: I live

on Pleasant Lane and have the same situation as this. The "No Parking" signs have

done nothing to improve our situation. Johnson: The signage that we are proposing is a

courtesy so that people know where they can park and where they need to stop. If

people come around the corner on Brewster and their are cars parked on Brewster on

both sides and they both have SUV's, there is a site hazard. Lepins: I believe that the

signs are needed. Johnson: I do not believe that the Police Department wants to go out

and ticket cars that are in zones where they should not be, especially if the people are in

church! By putting the signage there, it gives the police what they need to go on. We

have to give the Police the leeway to be able to ticket these cars that are parked too

close to the crosswalks. They do cut down on the site distance and make for a

dangerous situation. Lines of site are not being maintained in this instance because the

Police Dept. is hesitant to ticket because of the situation of Sunday Mass. Glennon:

The guidelines are 20 ft. from a crosswalk, 30-35 feet from the stop sign. Pool: With

the signs up, the Police do not need to figure out "how many feet". Bedard: We did

have a similar situation at another intersection, and it has corrected the problem by

putting in the signage. Schwarz: When Sacred Heart changed the parking lot the way it

did, it is now much better utilized. Glennon: Every town has it problems. Also, we have

an understanding that we never write a ticket around a church while mass is going on!

The signs basically give people a way to know where they can go. Tross: Isn't this just

signing according to State statute? Johnson: Correct. Bill Johnston: What about the

amount of accidents? Johnson: This is not an accident issue, but a site issue. If you

cannot see, the situation is dangerous.

A Motion was made by Bill Pool, seconded by Bill Lepins to forward this matter to the

Village Board for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: 5 - Bedard,Pool,Schwarz,Kuehl,Lepins

Nays: 0

Absent: 2 - Gron,Sebby

Enactment No: Ordinance 5284 "No

Soderstrom: I was approached by a resident and asked about providing

motorcycle/moped permit parking. Something similar to a bike rack. Johnson: I made

up some maps and outlines areas where this could possibly work. Village has 3

commuter permit pay lots. West Parkside: Full - all 100 slots are used. Main St. Lot #1:

98 slots are used - last 2 could be split into 4. DuPage Theater Lot: 9 additional slot

could be added. Only problem is that these stalls would not have any theft protection

devices. I could not find one American Company that makes these kind of safety

protection devices/residents would have to bring their own locks. Johnson reviewed

various devices with committee members. Pool: Couldn't we just put a pole into 2 spots

and have the residents chain their own bikes to the pole. Lepins: I believe that these

people have the right to ride whatever they want to, but is it our responsibility to provide

the safety for them? Pool: We do it for bicycles with the bike lockers. Schwarz: We

could just put in some kind of a device for them to secure their bikes/mopeds to. Kuehl:

We would not be using any spots that are already in use, correct? Johnson: Yes.

Soderstrom asked Johnson to review secure moped/motorcycle parking/any and all

options. Put together and bring to next meeting.