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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW Agenda Packet 01/23/2006 (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DA TE AND TIME) SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA Meeting Location: Mount Prospect Village Hall 50 South Emerson Street I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL Mayor Irvana K. Wilks Trustee Timothy J. Corcoran Trustee Richard M. Lohrstorfer Trustee Paul Wm. Hoefert Trustee Michaele W. Skowron Trustee A. John Korn Trustee Michael A. Zadel Meeting Date and Time: Monday, January 23, 2006 6:00 p.m. II. TRAFFIC WORKSHOP WITH SAFETY COMMISSION In 2005, the Engineering Staff presented three new traffic programs to the Village Board of Trustees: the Residential Intersection Traffic Control Program, the Residential Speed Limit Program, and the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. Per the direction of the Village Board of Trustees at those meetings, the Engineering Staff has moved forward with the first two programs using this new neighborhood strategy. The January 23rd Committee of the Whole Meeting, which has been scheduled to be a joint workshop with the Village Board ofTrustees and Safety Commission, will allow the Engineering Staff to present the results of the first neighborhood study and proposed next steps. A majority of the evening will be dedicated to discussion of the first neighborhood study. The neighborhood chosen as the first study borders Prospect High School. The services of KLOA Inc., a traffic engineering consultant, were retained by the Village to review the 61 intersections for proper traffic control using today's engineering standards. A representative from KLOA Inc. will be in attendance to facilitate discussion. In addition, the Engineering Staff has reviewed the speed limits along the 12.8 miles of streets in the neighborhood and is prepared to present the study. Attached for your consideration are reports for the intersection traffic control and speed limit programs, a memorandum outlining proposed next steps for the neighborhood, and a proposal for additional neighborhood studies in 2006. Time will also be set aside during the evening to discuss a petition received from residents along See- Gwun Avenue to address traffic concerns. This issue will be linked to a request from the Engineering Staff to resume traffic control studies at individual intersections. Information on both these issues is also attached for your consideration. With each issue that will be discussed during the evening, an opportunity will be provided for questions and discussion. Feedback from both the Village Board of Trustees and Safety Commission will be vital as the Engineering Staff continues to manage these important issues. The meeting will not be televised. Closed Session: PROPERTY ACQUISITION 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5). "The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body." NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO A TTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODA HON TO PARTICIPA TE, SHOULD CONTACT THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 50 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056,847/392-6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064.