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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/05/1990 SC MinutesMINUTES OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT SAFETY COMMISSION MARCH 5, 1990 I CALL TO ORDER The regular Meeting of the Mount Prospect Safety Commission was called to order at 7:30 P.M. II ROLL CALL Present upon Roll Call: Lee Beening,- Chairman Andy Mitchell, V -Chairman Tom Daley, Police Dept. Drew Johanson, Eng. Del Ulreich, Fire Dept. Art Coy, Commissioner Absent: John Metzenthin, Commissioner Also present, were 15 residents in the audience. III APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Mitchell, seconded by Tom Daley, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Safety Commission held December 4, 1989. Motion Passed Unanimously IV OLD BUSINESS A. The request from Mr. John Dunn, 11 N. Owen St., to restrict access to Isabella St. from Rand Rd. during the rush hour was tabled at the request of Mr. Dunn until traffic counts can be taken this Spring. B. The request from Mr. Harmon, 16 N. William St., to remove the parking strip on the north side of Henry St. adjacent to Busse School was reviewed. Mr. Dunn questioned why this subject is taking over a year for a decision to be made. Representatives from Suzuki Academy and Creative Children's Academy were present to voice their objections to this removal without an offstreet parking lot being installed first. Ms. Donna Weselok, 12 N. Louis St. stated she will be submitting to the Village, a petition she is circulating in this area, objecting to the proposed parking lot. After a lengthy discussion it was the Safety Commission's unanimous opinion that the parking strip be removed and 1 an offstreet parking lot be installed. However, if the parking lot is not installed the Commission recommends prohibiting parking on the north side of Henry 5t. for 35' east of Owen St. and to restripe the remainder of the parking strip to angle parking as compared to the exist- ing perpendicular parking. This would reduce the number of spaces, but would remove the sight obstruction at the intersection of Owen & Henry Sts. It would also force parkers to travel in the same direction. Commission Members concurred unanimously V. NEW BUSINESS A. A request from Mr. John Sliwa, 602 N. Pine St., to restrict parking on Highland Av. between Wille ST. & Main St. (Rte. 83) was reviewed. Tom Daley stated the police department have seen problems there in the past. Tom Daley, seconded by Art Coy moved to recommend installing no parking here to corner signs on the north and south sides of Highland Av. at a point 35' west of Main St. Motion Passed Unanimously B. A request from Mr. F. Wayne Baumann, 520 N. Maple St., for a painted centerline on Henry St. at Rand Rd. was reviewed. Mr. Baumann indicated that because of the physical characteristics at this location, vehicles attempting to turn left from westbound Henry St. to northwest bound Rand Rd., often are stopped in the eastbound lane of Henry Street. Andy Mitchell, second by Art Coy moved to recommend the installation of a double yellow centerline on Henry St. for the first 50' west of Rand Road. Motion Passed Unanimously C. A request from Mr. Richard Benson, of 220 Autumn In. for a number of traffic restrictions in the Harvest Heights Subdivision was reviewed. Mr. Benson stated he is concerned about speeders and cut through traffic. Regarding vehicle speeding he suggested multi -way stops at all the intersections. Tom Daley stated the police department has been monitoring the area and that the speeds of vehicles checked are under the legal (State 30 MPH) speed limit. Art Coy stated stop signs are designed to designate right-of-way and that the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices specifically states "Stop Signs should not be used for speed control". Regarding cut through traffic, Mr. Benson suggested "No 2 Left Turns" sign on Business Center Drive at Harvest Lane, Local Traffic Only sign and the closing. of Courtesy entrance to Business Center Drive. Also discussed was the future development on Courtesy property, the installation of a traffic signal at the Rand Road entrance and the section of Harvest Ln. along the north property line of Courtesy where it narrows. The Commission stated that Village staff is working with the developer on many of Mr. Benson's concerns. commissioner, Coy disagreed; that this subdivision has a traffic cut through problem. He requested when Breather permits traffic counts be taken at the two points of access to subdivision and brought back for further discussion regarding Stop signs. Commission Mitchell, seconded by Commission Coy moved to recommend that Eric, Neil, Autumn and Harvest Lanes be posted 25 MPH and the narrow section of Harvest Lane adjacent to Courtesy's north property line be posted No Parking Anytime on both north and south of the street. Motion passed unanimously D. A request from Mr. M.D. Weigle, 302 S. Wille St. to remove the No Parking on Sunday, 9 AM to 12 -Noon on the went side of the 300 block of south Wille St, Mt. Weigle said they are no longer needed beb fuse of changes at St. Mark's Church over the past 25 years. The Commission requested Drew Johanson solicit the opinion of the homeowners prior to making a recommenda- tion. Motion passed unanimously VI Other Business A. Drew Johanson stated he had received a letter from Malow Corporation, 1835 S. Nordic Rd. Mount Prospect. The letter states this industrial area has a high volume of semi -trailer traffic. The specific problem they are experiencing is semi -trailer trucks have extreme difficulty backing into their loading dock facilites because of automobiles parked on the west side of Nordic Road. They have requested that "No Parking anytime" signs be posted for a distance of 601 directly, across street from their loading dock facility. Tom Daley, seconded by Andy Mitchell moved to recommend 3 to restrict the parking for 60' on the west side of Nordic Road adjacent to 1835 S. Nordic Road. Motion Passed Unanimously B. Drew Johanson informed the Commission of various discrepancies in the Traffic Code regarding signage, many of the items were not picked -up after annexations or new developments. Commissioner Mitchell, seconded by Commissioner Coy moved to recommend updating the Traffic Code to include these additions or deletions. Motion Passed Unanimously VII ADJOURNMENT DJ/m Having no further business the Meeting was adjourned at 10.05 PM. 4 Respectfully submitted, Drew G. Johanson