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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.5 Motion to waive the rule requiring two readings of an ordinance and adopt AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, "TRAFFIC" IN THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT. This ordinance prohibits parking on the west side of Westgate Road between Central Road and ThSubject Motion to waive the rule requiring two readings ofanordinance / adopt ORDINANCE AMENDING • • *"TRAFFIC" IN THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT PROSPECT. This ordinance prohibits parking on the west side of Westgate Road between Central Road and Thayer Meeting August 15, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - Fiscal Impact false Dollar Amount Not applicable. Budget Source Not applicable. Category CONSENT AGENDA Type Consent Information The Transportation Safety Commission transmits their recommendation to prohibit parking along the west side of Westgate Road from Central Road to Thayer Street. Westgate Road is a Village -owned collector street with single family properties on the east side and parking lots behind Mount Prospect Plaza on the west side. The wide street and surrounding land use encourages higher than typical speeds seen on neighborhood streets. Currently, parking is prohibited on both sides of Westgate Road only for the southernmost 200' to accommodate turn lanes at Central Road. On -street parking is rarely observed due to the surrounding land use and long residential driveways. Westgate Road is to be resurfaced this year as part of the annual street resurfacing program. As part of the resurfacing program, Staff reviews the streets to consider incorporating traffic calming measures. Staff identified this portion of Westgate Road as possibly having speeding issues due to its width and surrounding land use. A traffic study was performed and confirmed the data exceeded the thresholds established in the Village's Traffic Calming Program. 1 Staff proposes to prohibit parking along the west side of Westgate Road (adjacent to the parking lots) and add a striped parking lane on the east side (adjacent to the residences). This will provide a 10.5' through lane in each direction and a 7' parking lane on the east side. Since on -street parking is rarely observed, the street currently operates with a 14' through lane in each direction. This change will have the effect of narrowing the through lanes from 14' to 10.5; thereby reducing vehicle speeds. This approach has shown to be successful on other collector streets in Mount Prospect such as Lincoln Street and Meier Road. Residents along Westgate Road within the project limits were sent notification showing the proposed changes and requesting input. No comments were received. The issue was presented to the Transportation Safety Commission at their June 12, 2023 meeting. There was no one in the audience to speak on the issue. The Commission supported the parking prohibition and modified pavement marking layout to address the speeding issue on Westgate Road. By a vote of 5-0, the Transportation Safety Commission recommends to approve the following: 1. Repeal the ordinance prohibiting parking along the east and west side of Westgate Road from Central Road north 200' (Section 18.2006). 2. Enact an ordinance prohibiting parking along the east side of Westgate Road from Central Road north 200' (Section 18.2006). 3. Enact an ordinance prohibiting parking at all times along the west side of Westgate Road between Central Road and Thayer Street (Section 18.2006). Alternatives 1. Adopt an ordinance prohibiting parking along the west side of Westgate Road between Central Road and Thayer Street. 2. Action at the direction of the Village board. Staff Recommendation Staff concurs with the recommendation of the Transportation Safety Commission. The Transportation Safety Commission recommends that the Village Board pass an ordinance that prohibits parking at all times along the west side of Westgate Road between Central Road and Thayer Street. ATTACHMENTS: 2 TSC Minutes.pdf Westgate Parking Map.pdf Westgate Proposed Restriping Plan.pdf Amend Chapter18 Westgate.pdf MAYOR Paul Wm. Hoefert TRUSTEES Agostino S. Filippone Terri Gens John J. Matuszak Michael A. Zadel Richard F. Rogers Colleen E. Saccotelli ('AI I Tn nPr)FR Mount Village of Mount Prospect Public Works VILLAGE MANAGER Michael J. Cassady DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Sean Dorsey 1700 W. Central Road, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MINUTES OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION naaFT Phone: 847/870-5640 Fax: 847/253-9377 www.mountprospect.org The meeting of the Mount Prospect Transportation Safety Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call Absent: Justin I<uehlthau Christopher Prosperi Jeffrey Nejdl Joseph Kanupke Todd Novak Scott Moe Luke Foresman Tina DeAragon Others in Attendance: Matt Lawrie Vito LiRosi APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Vice Chairman Commissioner Police Department Representative Fire Department Representative Public Works Department Representative Civil Engineer —Staff Liaison Commissioner Village Engineer Resident Chairman Kuehlthau, seconded by Superintendent Moe, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Transportation Safety Commission held on April 10, 2023. The minutes were approved by a vote of 5-0 with Commissioner Nejdl abstaining. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Vito LiRosi was in the audience and presented to the Commission traffic concerns on Audrey Lane between Central Road and Connie Lane. Mr. LiRosi introduced himself as a resident who lives at 17 Audrey Lane and has lived there for the past four years. His traffic concerns on Audrey Lane are as follows: • Speeding; cars exceeding the speed limit of 25 MPH TSC Meeting Page 1 of 4 June 12, 2023 4 • Excessive speeding; cars exceeding 40 MPH • Cut through traffic; vehicles using Meier Road, Connie Lane and Audrey Lane to get between Golf Road and Central Road Mr. LiRosi went over the traffic study that was completed by Staff in December of 2022. The study, and previous studies conducted on Audrey Lane in past, show the street does not qualify for the current traffic calming program. Civil Engineer Foresman and Village Engineer Lawrie explained the history of the traffic calming program to the Commission. There is funding available for one traffic calming project a year on average. The program was designed to address excessive speeding and volume on neighborhood streets, and there have been many successful projects in the past on streets that met the traffic calming program's requirements. As the program was developed over 10 years ago, Staff is open to reviewing and updating the traffic calming program to make sure it continues to model best engineering practices. There was general discussion among the Commission and audience on various traffic issues on Audrey Lane and traffic calming in general throughout the Village. Chairman Kuehlthau motioned to have Staff review and update as necessary the Village's Traffic Calming Program and to present it to the Commission by the end of the year. Further, he asked that Staff conduct an additional traffic study on Audrey Lane and Hatlen Avenue again at a time determined by Staff. Commissioner Nejdl seconded. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0. Note: Commissioner Prosperi left the meeting at 7:45 p.m. following the conclusion of Citizens To Be Heard. nl n Pu iriKJFCC No old business. NEW BUSINESS Westgate Road Traffic Calming Civil Engineer Foresman presented the following to the Commission for consideration. Summary: The Village is resurfacing Westgate Road from Central Road to Thayer Street as part of the 2023 Street Resurfacing Program. The Village would like to use this as an opportunity to restripe Westgate Road to address speeding issues. The restriping will remove parking on the west side of Westgate Road and add a dedicated parking lane to the east side while maintaining two travel lanes in each direction. Existing Westgate Road is one of the main access points to the Westgate Neighborhood. It Conditions: is the western most access to the neighborhood from Central Road. Westgate Road is also a Village designated bike route. Currently Westgate Road is 28' wide (e -e) with one 14' wide shared through and parking lane in each direction with a skip -line centerline. The west side of Westgate Road is abutted by parking lots TSC Meeting Page 2 of 4 June 12, 2023 5 behind Mount Prospect Plaza, the east side is residential homes. The existing speed limit is 25 MPH. Approximately 1,600 vehicles per day use Westgate Road. The weight limit is 6 tons. While there is an access point on the west wise of Westgate Road to the rear parking lots of Mount Prospect Plaza, deliveries typically use the entrance to the plaza off Central Road. Current Traffic 1. 18.133 C — Collector or Secondary Streets. Regulations Westgate Road 2. 18.2004: Schedule IV — Stop and Yield Signs Westgate Road Southbound at Central Rd. 3. 18.2006: Schedule VI — No Parking Any Time Westgate Road — East and West — The first 200 feet north of Central Rd. 4. Parking is prohibited between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all Village Streets. 5. The Speed Limit is 25 MPH. Existing Traffic Westgate Road was identified as possibly qualifying for traffic calming because its Conditions width and surrounding land use may promote speeding. There is only one access point along the west side of the road and long driveways with ample parking for residents on the east side. This leads to a low utilization of on -street parking resulting in almost continuous 14' wide travel lanes for Westgate Road between Central Road and Thayer Street. With the resurfacing of Westgate Road, staff decided to conduct a speed study to see if our perceived speeding conditions were actually happening. A 24-hour speed study was conducted on Tuesday April 11th, before construction started on the street. The study showed an 85 percentile speed of 35.5 MPH and an average speed of 29.9 MPH. An 85 percentile speed of at least 34 MPH qualifies the street for traffic calming measures. Staff is not aware of any crash history along Westgate Road. Additionally, Staff observed the street on multiple occasions during the month of May and recoded no vehicles parked on the street during the day. Proposed Staff proposes to restripe Westgate Road with two 10' wide through lanes and an Conditions: 8' wide parking lane along the east side of the road adjacent to the residential homes. No parking will be allowed on the west side of the street. This will have an effect of visually narrowing the road when cars are not parked which will slow down vehicles on the street. Staff does not anticipate this change having a negative effect on other streets in the neighborhood or any effect on Mount Prospect Plaza or Central Road. The slower vehicles will also create a better environment for biking. The marked parking lane will provide space for northbound bikes when vehicles are not parked, similar to other streets in town. Survey: Residents along Westgate Road between Central Road and Thayer Street were mailed a letter detailing the project, soliciting comments and inviting them to attend the Transportation Safety Commission Meeting. As of June 1, no comments were received. TSC Meeting Page 3 of 4 June 12, 2023 6 Recommendation: The Village has the opportunity introduce traffic calming measures on Westgate Road to increase safety and reduce vehicle speeds. A traffic study has shown there are excessive speed on this stretch of Westgate Road and the proposed measures will help to slow traffic with minimal impact on residents and for a minimal cost. Recommendation: Prohibit Parking on the west side of Westgate Road from Central Road to Thayer Street and restripe Westgate Road to include one through lane in each direction and a parking lane on the east side of the street. Options: Changes to the Plans as directed by the Transportation Safety Commission. Discussion: Superintendent Moe asked how the proposed bike accommodations on Westgate Road connect to the planned Business Center Drive/Harvest Lane bike improvements. Civil Engineer Foresman indicated Westgate Road is part of the on -street bike network along with other nearby streets including Cardinal Lane, Eric Avenue and Autumn Lane that connect to the Kensington Business Park. Civil Engineer Foresman indicated the proposed striped parking on the east side of Westgate Road can be used as a northbound bike lane when vehicles are not present. The Commission commented that they rarely observe vehicles parked on Westgate Road. In the future, an off street shared -use path could be considered on the west side of Westgate Road to connect to future bike improvements on Central Road and ultimately the Rand Road bike path. There was general discussion on surrounding land use and limited use of existing on -street parking. The Commission agreed removing parking along the west side of Westgate Road would not have a negative impact on the neighborhood. Chairman Kuehlthau motioned to approve the parking regulation changes and restriping of Westgate Road as presented by Staff. Commissioner Nejdl seconded. The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0. COMMISSION ISSUES No Commission Issues. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, the Transportation Safety Commission voted 5-0 to adjourn at 8:10 p.m. upon the motion of Chairman Kuehlthau. Commissioner Nejdl seconded the motion. Respectfully submitted, µ Luke Foresman, P.E. 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SECTION TWO: That Section 18.2006, "SCHEDULE VI — "NO PARKING ANYTIME," of Chapter 18, following: "Traffic," of the Village Code, as amended, is further amended by inserting the "Name of Street Side of Street Description Westgate Rd. East The first 200 feet north of Central Rd. Westgate Rd. West Btw. Central Rd. and Thayer St." SECTION THREE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: PASSED and APPROVED this 151" day of August, 2023. Paul Wm. Hoefert, Mayor ATTEST: Karen M. Agoranos, Village Clerk 10