Monday, August 6, 2001
7:30 PM
Village of Lombard
Village Hall - Community Room
Transportation & Safety Committee
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 |
Meeting Minutes
Transportation & Safety Committee
Meeting Minutes
August 6, 2001
1.0
Call to Order and Roll Call
Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairperson Soderstrom.
Chairperson Trustee Rick Soderstrom, Greg Gron, Ed Bedard, William Pool, |
John Schwarz and William Lepins |
Present:
Vice Chairperson Trustee Steven D. Sebby and Arthur Kuehl
Absent:
2.0
Public Participation
3.0
Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Pool, seconded by Bedard, to approve. The motion carried by |
the following vote: |
Aye:
Gron, Bedard, Pool, Schwarz and Lepins
5 -
Abstain:
Soderstrom
1 -
Absent:
Sebby and Kuehl
2 -
4.0
Unfinished Business
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Johnson: Looking at putting "No Parking" signs out there, etc. Committee addressed |
this before and did not see any reason to keep this on agenda. Police would continue to |
patrol. |
Soderstrom: This was brought to my attention by a few residents on this block. I did |
ask Dane to do a little extra patrol on this. Only one citation was issued. It is Dane's |
opinion that most of the drivers are not speeding down here. The residents also talked |
about the possibility of "No Parking" with me. I feel "No Parking" may be counter |
productive. Bedard: I have noticed that cars are still parking too close to the |
intersection at the corner and blocking vision. Dane will continue to monitor this. |
Johnson: Will check on Fairfield and see if we need to install some signs there. |
Soderstrom: Would posting "25 mph" help? Johnson: All you would probably do is |
increase citations, not slow down traffic. Soderstrom: Consider this issue closed, and I |
will respond to the residents. |
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Johnson: These are the results of a new traffic study. We did install some "Stop Signs" |
in the subdivision due to site hazards. Could expect some additional traffic from St. |
Regis Condos Phase 1 and 2. Bedard: Does 18th street go through? Johnson: No. |
Schwarz: What part of Fairfield is under Village jurisdiction? Johnson: Up to 17th. |
Pool: By putting in all of these stops, are you anticipating a speed way? Johnson: No. |
Lepins: How about putting a 4-way stop at 18th? Schwarz: You will only increase |
speeds. Johnson: What we installed has actually decreased the speeds since the 1996 |
study. Bedard: Are there any restricted views? Johnson: There are some areas, that |
is why it is better to stop them and have them look both ways. Gron: Then why are we |
recommending all of these stops? Johnson: Just to prevent any conflict. Bedard: |
What were the citizens concerns in 1996? Johnson: They had concerns about pulling |
off of their side streets on to Fairfield. Gron: Looking at these maps, I would assume |
most of the traffic is from the immediate area. Johnson: Yes, that is correct. There |
haven't been any accidents in this area except one minor one. Lepins: Our jurisdiction |
goes down to 17th? Johnson: Graywood is the last one in our jurisdiction. Talking five |
"Stop Signs" and one is already in place. |
It was moved by Pool, seconded by Schwarz, that this matter be recommended |
to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Bedard, Pool, Schwarz and Lepins
4 -
Nay:
Gron
1 -
Absent:
Sebby and Kuehl
2 -
Enactment No: Ordinance 5013 Fair |
5.0
New Business
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Pool: It seems to me like the majority of people want the "No Parking" signs on the |
south side to stay as is. Johnson: Almost a 50/50. Gron: I assume that most of the |
people down there do want to see a change. Johnson: Yes, that is my feeling also. |
Gron: I have been involved with that school for years, and they have always had a |
parking problem there. Johnson: There is a definite congestion problem there. Gron: |
What about a one-way street? Johnson: I don't think a one-way street is a solution if it |
is all by itself. They definitely need more parking at the school. Soderstrom: Are you |
recommending leaving it the way it is? Johnson: Actually, I do not have a |
recommendation. Bedard: I would rather see it be school days and school events. |
Soderstrom: But how do we define what is a school event? Gron: What did the safety |
committee at school recommend? Johnson: I talked with the committee. They are |
aware of the parking problem and the congestion. We have been trying to promote |
parents letting their children walk to school, but some insist on driving even from a block |
away. Gron: This will not alleviate the problem out there. Bedard: Are there any |
issues with emergency traffic out there? Cuny: Calls in that area are so rare/there has |
not been a problem. |
It was moved by Pool, seconded by Schwarz, that this matter be recommended |
to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Gron, Bedard, Pool, Schwarz and Lepins
5 -
Absent:
Sebby and Kuehl
2 -
Enactment No: Ordinance 5015 "No P |
010546
Pool: I can't see why we need to have a speed study. Soderstrom: Is this a necessity? |
Johnson: There is so much there between schools, parks, etc. Need to find out what |
the actual issues are and what solutions are necessary beyond just lowering speed |
limits. Need someone with expertise to address all of the situations. Pool: We were |
supposed to have a blinking yellow light by the Junior High that never has been |
installed. Bedard: I do not see any need for a study either. Probably should have the |
new crossings flashed for at least a couple of months. Johnson: I agree. Bedard: |
Also, lower speed limit on Main from 35 to 30. Johnson: Looking at the accidents in the |
area, it is apparent that lowering the speed limit would not be the solution. There are so |
many other areas to be addressed such as Main & Edwards, Main by Walgreens, etc. |
Schwarz: What is the average daily traffic on this stretch of Main St.? Johnson: I am |
not sure. Schwarz: Because of high traffic volumes, accident volumes may not |
necessarily be high. Addressing speed limit may not be the solution. Cuny: Wilson & |
Main used to be almost an accident per day. Once we reconstructed the intersection, |
accident volume went way down. Need to address more than the speed limit to correct |
problems on Main St. Schwarz: Just the design of the streets and intersections, you will |
never alleviate the problems. |
It was moved by Bedard, seconded by Pool, that this matter be recommended to |
the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Gron, Bedard, Pool, Schwarz and Lepins
5 -
Absent:
Sebby and Kuehl
2 -
Enactment No: Speed Study for Main |
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It was moved by Pool, seconded by Bedard, that this matter be recommended to |
the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Gron, Bedard, Pool and Lepins
4 -
Nay:
Schwarz
1 -
Absent:
Sebby and Kuehl
2 -
Enactment No: Ordinance 5013 Speed |
010559
Johnson: This was a result of a resident complaint of not being able to cross the street |
in a cross walk to get over to the park. Also, pedestrian path being installed at the park. |
Soderstrom: I would like to make sure that Ahrens and Madison/Madison and Ahrens |
also be striped. Gron: Is park district installing pedway? Johnson: No, the village is |
installing. |
It was moved by Pool, seconded by Bedard, that this matter be recommended to |
the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Gron, Bedard, Pool, Schwarz and Lepins
5 -
Absent:
Sebby and Kuehl
2 -
Enactment No: Ordinance 5013 Madis |
6.0
Other Business
Pool: Are we putting a fence around the new pond at Crescent? That pond is going to |
be very deep. Rickard: The situation has been discussed, but no decision has been |
made. Gron: What about the pond by North Ave.? Rickard: aerators are required on |
all new ponds. I will look into this. Schwarz: Ever since Addison construction began, |
we have no more driving school issues. |
Soderstrom: Due to the holiday in September, we will meet the second Monday in |
September (9-10-2001). |
7.0
Information Only
8.0
Adjournment
It was moved by Pool, seconded by Gron, to adjourn the meeting at 8:27 pm. The |
motion carried by a voice vote |