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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000 NSC Minutes A owe. MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee November 13, 2000 • Present: Rudi Horist Jim Bell Mike Millikan Tim Young Colin Fleury Larry Koeche Tracy Heck John Loete Dave Lawry Bob Duffy Tom Migatz Ed Swierbinski Femi Folarin Gil Feliciano Kevin Sosnowski Minutes - October 23, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Request for parking restriction on Hill Avenue between Jefferson and Algona Streets. Action: Sgt. Ufland has spoken with the requester in the past. People going to the church are parking on the street. Some of them are parking very close to the drive of 613 Hill Avenue. Sgt. Ufland will contact the requester and ask him if he has spoken with the church. Sgt. Ufland will also ask a the beat officer to drive by on Sunday morning to see how many cars are parked on the street. B. Safety concerns regarding the alley that runs from Spring to Center. The alley is located behind Saint Paul's Church. The Pastor of the church would like to see the alley made one-way. Action: The pastor of St. Paul's Parish wants the ally to be one-way due to safety concerns for the members of the St. John's Parish which shares the ally with St. Paul's. St. John's does not feel there is a need to make the ally one-way. Sgt. Ufland stated that there is an on-going feud between the two churches. Sgt. Ufland will speak with the requester. C. Request for no parking on Bent from upper Wellington to lower Wellington. Action: Officer Young and Larry Koeche requested the no parking to help prevent drug traffic in the area. The are requesting a "No Parking or Standing" with a tow-away zone. Officer Young will need to get a survey of the residents. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. D. Request for no parking both sides of Lessenden Place. Action: Item will considered with the no parking request for Bent Street. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. E. Concerns regarding shortage of off-street parking on Hamilton. Action: The street was originally made "no parking" because teachers from the school NSC Minutes November 13, 2000 Page 2 were parking on the street and preventing snow plowing. John Loete will find out many complaints they have had regarding the snow removal on the street. Dave Lawry will write a letter to the requester. F. Request for lower speed limits in the Columbine Subdivision. Action: The City does not usually change speed limits unless absolutely necessary because it requires a study of all streets in the city. Tom Migatz will put out counters and do the follow up. Miscellaneous 1. Right-of-way Signs. For now the City's efforts to curtail the use of signs in the right- of-way have not been effective. NSC discussed creating garage sale permits as they are the greatest offenders. The issue would still be too difficult to enforce. Allowing garage sales only at certain times of the year was also discussed. NSC believes this alternative would be a little easier to enforce. Gilbert Feliciano will talk with Resident Committee and Dave Lawry will have Becky Karoliusson speak with with the Image Advisory Commission. 2. Pace is requesting to put Bus stop signs on ever corner that has an ADA ramp as well as 200 new shelters. Pace must tell the City exactly where they want to put the new shelters and signs. NSC feels that the signs&200 shelters would be a little extreme. Pace will be invited to present there plans to NSC. Follow-up Items 1. Request to review the parking situation on Hammond and Elizabeth. The requester would like to change the "No Parking Anytime" to "No Parking Monday - Friday." The street parking was originally taken away due to a motor cycle gang. John Loete is going to look at the area. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Concerns regarding the aluminum recycle company moving into 666 Schiller and the potential traffic problems this will bring to the area. Mike Millikan is going to check the zoning of the property. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Handicap Parking at Hemmens Auditorium. Dave Lawry and Debbie Nier spoke with the requester. Debbie Nier looked at the area. Currently there are four to five handicap parking spaces. With Semi-trucks and cars pulling in to drop off people, it would be difficult to put in more spaces write in front of the Auditorium. Returning the handicap spaces to the south parking lot was discussed. However, those spaces were not utilized before. Temporary Handicap spaces were also discussed. Dave Lawry would like to get input from Paul Mazurik, Butch Wilhelmi and Public works. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 4. Request to make Dupage Street one-way to improve traffic flow as well as parking restrictions. NSC was going to go ahead with the one-way as long as the neighbors agreed. Most residents are in favor. The remaining residents need to be surveyed before NSC can make a final determination. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. NSC Minutes November 13, 2000 Page 3 5. Request for one hour parking on Walnut. Bob Duffy was to have Neighborhood Officer Dan Rouse talk with the requester. Mr. Duffy will find out what information Officer Rouse was able to collect. 6. Non-ordinance stop signs in Cobblers Crossing. NSC approved of where the signs were placed. Tom Migatz will write a memo to the Committee of the Whole asking the to support the stop signs with ordinance. 7. Request for stop signs on Bent Avenue between Liberty and Villa. Bent Street is designated as a through street. The City would like to stop Bent Street at Illinois and also stop Illinois at Congress. NSC would like to take a look at the original petition. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Additional Items 1. Sebring and Stonehurst. Officer Fleury inquired as to who would be writing the memo for the"no parking"on Sebring and Stonehurst. Bob Duffy will write the memo. 2. Larkin Avenue. Stuart Wasilowski inquired as to why Larkin is only two lane between Edison and Clifton. People typically use the street as four lane street. If the City made the street four lanes we would have to eliminate the street parking. If the City keeps Larkin as a two lane street it should be striped just like Royal Boulevard. Tom Migatz will get traffic counts. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. The next meeting will be December 11, 2000. Respectfully submitted, 1:00".�.,A(eZ' / f izab=" Dettman Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee October 23, 2000 Present: Minutes - September 25, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Request to review the parking situation on Hammond and Elizabeth. Action: The requester would like to change the "No Parking Anytime" to "No Parking Monday-Friday." The street parking was originally taken away due to a motor cycle gang. John Loete will look at the area. B. Concerns regarding the aluminum recycle company moving into 666 Schiller and the potential traffic problems this will bring to the area. Action: Mike Millikan will check the zoning of the property. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. C. Handicap Parking at Hemmens Auditorium Action: Dave Lawry and Debbie Nier spoke with the requester. Debbie Nier looked at the area. C8rrently there are four to five handicap parking spaces. With Semi-trucks and cars pulling in to drop off people, it would be difficult to put in more spaces write in front of the Auditorium. Returning the handicap spaces to the south parking lot was discussed. However, those spaces were not utilized before. Temporary Handicap spaces were also discussed. Dave Lawry would like to get input from Paul Mazurik, Butch Wilhelmi and Public works. D. Request to make Dupage Street one-way to improve traffic flow as well as parking restrictions. Action: Bob Duffy asked Kevin Sosnowski to speak with the neighbors. Some parents are parking in the drop-off/pick-up area which results in double parking which back-up traffic. The same problem has occurred with Lord's Park School and Century Oaks School. If the City goes forward with the one-way, we should do the whole street. If neighbors agree to the change NSC will go ahead with the request for one-way. Tracy Heck will survey the residents for the one-way and the parking restrictions. E. Request for a handicapped parking space near an apartment building on Linden Avenue. Action: Dave Lawry will write a letter to the requester denying the request. NSC Minutes October 23, 2000 Page 2 F. Request for one hour parking on Walnut. Action: Bob Duffy will have Neighborhood Officer Dan Rouse talk with the requester. G. Request for no parking in front of 737 Augusta Avenue. Action: Mike Millikan will write a letter to the requester informing her of the proposed city wide parking ban. The NSC hesitates to do "piece meal" parking bans. The trial parking ban for NENA will be taken to the City Council on November 1, 2000. Miscellaneous 1. Lord's Park School Crossing. Action: The City is currently working on a solution. John Loete will ask Pavia Mailing to take a look at the area. Follow-up Items 1. Non-ordinance stop signs in Cobblers Crossing. Tom Migatz was going to submit a map showing the location of all stops that are supported by ordinance so that NSC can determine which of the stops to remove and which stops should be supported by ordinance. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Request for stop signs on Bent Avenue between Liberty and Villa. Clay Pearson and Dave Lawry did a site visit and witnessed the high volume traffic. Tom Migatz was going to check to see if there is any need to maintain Bent as a thru street. If not, the City will stop Bent Street at Illinois and also stop Illinois at Congress. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Right-of-way Signs. For now the City's efforts to curtail the use of signs in the right- of-way have not been effective. It was suggested that the Adopt a Highway workers might be able to help. Dave Lawry asked the recording secretary to request Ed Swierbinski's presence at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Additional Items 1. Lord's Park School. Request for crosswalk and an additional crossing guard. Sargent Ufland will draft letter letting the requester know that the City of Elgin working in conjunction with U-46 to set the intersection the way it is now. If the requester wants to pursue the request she will need to make the request through he area superintendent. 2. Senior Center. Request to re-stripe the tow-away zone. The City does not stripe the tow-away zones differently. Sgt. Ufland will call the requester. NSC Minutes October 23, 2000 Page 3 The next meeting will be November 13, 2000. Respectfully submitted, A LA, Elizaseth Dett a Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee October 23, 2000 Present: Minutes - September 25, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Request to review the parking situation on Hammond and Elizabeth. Action: The requester would like to change the "No Parking Anytime" to "No Parking Monday-Friday." The street parking was originally taken away due to a motor cycle gang. John Loete will look at the area. B. Concerns regarding the aluminum recycle company moving into 666 Schiller and the potential traffic problems this will bring to the area. Action: Mike Millikan will check the zoning of the property. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. C. Handicap Parking at Hemmens Auditorium Action: Dave Lawry and Debbie Nier spoke with the requester. Debbie Nier looked at the area. C8rrently there are four to five handicap parking spaces. With Semi-trucks and cars pulling in to drop off people, it would be difficult to put in more spaces write in front of the Auditorium. Returning the handicap spaces to the south parking lot was discussed. However, those spaces were not utilized before. Temporary Handicap spaces were also discussed. Dave Lawry would like to get input from Paul Mazurik, Butch Wilhelmi and Public works. D. Request to make Dupage Street one-way to improve traffic flow as well as parking restrictions. Action: Bob Duffy asked Kevin Sosnowski to speak with the neighbors. Some parents are parking in the drop-off/pick-up area which results in double parking which back-up traffic. The same problem has occurred with Lord's Park School and Century Oaks School. If the City goes forward with the one-way, we should do the whole street. If neighbors agree to the change NSC will go ahead with the request for one-way. Tracy Heck will survey the residents for the one-way and the parking restrictions. E. Request for a handicapped parking space near an apartment building on Linden Avenue. Action: Dave Lawry will write a letter to the requester denying the request. 4ISC Minutes October 23, 2000 Page 2 F. Request for one hour parking on Walnut. Action: Bob Duffy will have Neighborhood Officer Dan Rouse talk with the requester. G. Request for no parking in front of 737 Augusta Avenue. Action: Mike Millikan will write a letter to the requester informing her of the proposed city wide parking ban. The NSC hesitates to do "piece meal" parking bans. The trial parking ban for NENA will be taken to the City Council on November 1, 2000. Miscellaneous 1. Lord's Park School Crossing. Action: The City is currently working on a solution. John Loete will ask Pavia Marling to take a look at the area. Follow-up Items 1. Non-ordinance stop signs in Cobblers Crossing. Tom Migatz was going to submit a map showing the location of all stops that are supported by ordinance so that NSC can determine which of the stops to remove and which stops should be supported by ordinance. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Request for stop signs on Bent Avenue between Liberty and Villa. Clay Pearson and Dave Lawry did a site visit and witnessed the high volume traffic. Tom Migatz was going to check to see if there is any need to maintain Bent as a thru street. If not, the City will stop Bent Street at Illinois and also stop Illinois at Congress. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Right-of-way Signs. For now the City's efforts to curtail the use of signs in the right- of-way have not been effective. It was suggested that the Adopt a Highway workers might be able to help. Dave Lawry asked the recording secretary to request Ed Swierbinski's presence at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Additional Items 1. Lord's Park School. Request for crosswalk and an additional crossing guard. Sargent Ufland will draft letter letting the requester know that the City of Elgin working in conjunction with U-46 to set the intersection the way it is now. If the requester wants to pursue the request she will need to make the request through he area superintendent. 2. Senior Center. Request to re-stripe the tow-away zone. The City does not stripe the tow-away zones differently. Sgt. Ufland will call the requester. t1SC Minutes October 23, 2000 Page 3 The next meeting will be November 13, 2000. Respectfully submitted, V Eliza•eth Dett a Recording Secretary 0 /` t, MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee September 25, 2000 Present: • Minutes - September 11, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Request for "No Parking" on May Street from Grace or Raymond to Saint Charles. Action: None of the residents had any objections. Cars from some of the rental properties in the area are causing the problem. NSC will go forward with the request and create "no parking" on May Street from Arlington to Raymond. Tom Migatz will write the memo. B. Speed limits on Bluff City Boulevard. Action: Public Works will take a look at the area. Dave Lawry will write a letter to the requester, stating the City of Elgin is reviewing the number of speed limit signs and will get back to them. Miscellaneous Follow-up Items 1. Non-ordinance stop signs in Cobblers Crossing. Tom Migatz was going to submit a map showing the location of all stops that are supported by ordinance so that NSC can determine which of the stops to remove and which stops should be supported by ordinance. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Request for a four-way stop at Melrose and Erie. Erie already stops at Melrose. Sargent Ufland will get some paper work together for the request. Sargent Ufland did not feel the area had a high level of traffic. NSC will not go forward with the request. NSC is unable to report back to the requester at this time, as no name or forwarding information is available. If the requester inquires further, Pavia Mailing will be asked to do a study for the intersection. 3. Request for stop signs on Bent Avenue between Liberty and Villa. Clay Pearson and Dave Lawry did a site visit and witnessed the high volume traffic. Tom Migatz will check to see if there is any need to maintain Bent as a thru street. If not, the City will stop Bent Street at Illinois and also stop Illinois at Congress. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. NSC Minutes September 25, 2000 Page 2 Additional Items 1. Oak&State. IDOT will not put flashers over the 20mph signs. IDOT did say the City could petition them for the flashers. IDOT would then deny the petition but give permission to the City to put the flashers in at their own expense. The flashers would only slightly change the enforcement of the speed limit. The flashers would need to have a switch for the crossing guard. Tom Migatz will get prices on mounting the flashers and find out what warrants are required by IDOT so that NSC can remain consistent with future requests. 2. Right-of-way Signs. For now the City's efforts to curtail the use of signs in the right- of-way have not been effective. It was suggested that the Adopt a Highway workers might be able to help. Dave Lawry asked the recording secretary to request Ed Swierbinski's presence at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The next meeting will be October 23, 2000. Respectfully submitted, 0� ..�!'./v � % Elizabeth Dettman Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee September 11, 2000 Present: Ed Ufland Clay Pearson Mike Millikan Rudy Horist Debbie Nier Gilbert Feliciano Minutes - August 28, 2000 - Accepted as written. Items to be Considered A. Need for stop control in Century Oaks East. Action: Tom Migatz submitted a map displaying each intersection that needs stop control. It has been the City's policy to stop all "T" intersections. NSC approved the stop signs. John Loete will write the memo. B. Non-ordinance stop signs in Cobblers Crossing. Action: Beth will e-mail Tom Migatz and ask him to submit a map showing the location of all stops that are supported by ordinance so that NSC can determine which of the stops to remove and which stops should be supported by ordinance. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Neighborhood Focus 1. Clay Pearson announced a special meeting with the Lord's Park Association to be led by Dave Lawry and John Loete. The meeting beginning with a focus on park development followed by a traffic calming presentation by Michael Wollrig will be held on September 7, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Miscellaneous 1. Request for no parking on McClure. Rudy Horist took the fire department's largest truck to the area to see if it would fit down the street. Mr. Horist also spoke with fellow firemen who have been down the street in emergency situations. Neither Mr. Horist or the other firemen had any problems getting the fire trucks down the street. Item closed. Follow-up Items 1. Request to close off Franklin Boulevard at Gifford Street to reduce cut-through traffic. NSC felt that closing off the street would cause too many problems. Clay Pearson called NHS and the requesters about making the street one-way between College and Gifford. The requesters were going to take this option back to their neighbors. NSC will wait for a response. 2. Request from Fiesta Photo to eliminate the ability to load behind their building. Mr. Pearson and Mr. Loete visited the site. Blocking the ally was discussed at previous meeting, however, following the site visit, this was not found to be a viable solution. NSC discussed making the ally one-way. Additional Items 1. Request for an on-street handicap designated parking spot. NSC heard this request on June 26, 2000. The City does not make a practice designating on-street handicap parking in residential area. Therefore the request has been denied. Mr. Pearson will call the requester. 2. Request for a four-way stop at Melrose and Erie. Erie already stops at Melrose. Sargent Ufland will get some paper work together for the request. Item held over the next regularly scheduled meeting. The next meeting will be September 25, 2000. Respectfully submitted, �i - — Eliza•eth Dettman Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee August 28, 2000 Present: Mike Milliken Clay Pearson Rudy Horist Ed Ufland David Lawry Colin Fleury Debbie Nier Don Bauman Joseph Riordan Tracy Heck Jim Bell Minutes -August 14, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Request for stop signs on Bent Avenue between Liberty and Villa. Action: Clay Pearson has visited with the residents. NSC discussed stopping Bent instead of Illinois and Congress. Ed Ufland will research the accident history on Bent between Liberty and George. Item held over to September 25, 2000. Neighborhood Focus - No items to discuss. Miscellaneous 1. Request for no parking on McClure. Rudy Horist will take a look at the area to make sure the street is wide enough for emergency vehicles. Follow-up Items 1. Request to close off Franklin Boulevard at Gifford Street to reduce cut-through traffic. NSC felt that closing the street off would cause too many problems. Clay Pearson will call NHS and the requesters about making the street one-way between College and Gifford. 2. Request for an extension of the "no parking here to corner" on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Officer Colin Fleury has spoken with the residents in the area. Most of the cars parked on the street appear to be over crowding from Poplar Creek Apartments. Officer Fleury ran many of the plates and 90% of the cars belonged to residents of Poplar Creek. NSC will go ahead with the request. Clay Pearson will write the memo. 3. Request from Quality Roofing for stop signs at the intersection of Bent Street and Illinois Avenue. Item was taken care of under Items to Consider A. 4. Three-way stop at Prairie and Channing. NSC decided to go ahead with the request. Clay Pearson will write the memo. NSC Minutes August 28, 2000 Page 2 Additional Items 1. Request for"no parking" signs in front of 51 S. Spring Street. Clay Pearson will write the memo. 2. Request from Fiesta Photo to eliminate the ability to load behind their building. The only alternative is to load on Highland Avenue, which block traffic. Dave Lawry will ask Jahn Loete to take a look at the area. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. The next meeting will be September 11, 2000. Respectfully submitted, Eliza•eth Dettman Recording Secretary • aZa71 MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee August 14, 2000 Present: Mike Millikan Rudy Horist Tom Migatz Ed Ufland Larry Koesche Clay Pearson John Loete Dennis Hood Gilbert Feliciano Tracy Heck Minutes - July 24, 2000 - Accepted as written. Items to be Considered A. Twenty MPH signs in Cobblers Crossing installed by developer and unsupported by ordinance. Action: Many MPH and "No Outlet" signs were put up during construction and never taken down. Public Works is working on upgrading signs in the area. Apparently there are more"No Outlet"signs than is really needed. NSC did not feel the subdivision needed so many of these signs. However, the residents have become accustomed to these signs. NSC would like to take out the MPH signs going into cul-de-sacs . Members also discussed taking out the 20 MPH signs and putting in curve warning signs with a recommended speed. John Loete will write a letter to the association let them know that the City will be making some changes. B. Request for a stop sign at the corner of Elm and Washburn. Action: There is already and existing two-way stop. NSC did not feel there were any site line problems. Mr. Pearson will write a letter to the requester letting them know their request was denied. C. Request to close off Franklin Boulevard at Gifford Street to reduce cut-through traffic. Action: A petition was submitted, showing many residents are in favor of closing off the street. NSC was concerned as to how this would effect snow plows and emergency vehicles. Members discussed different alternatives, including making Franklin a one-way street,west bound. This would be less of a problem than completely closing off the street. Franklin Boulevard would be one-way,west bound from College to Gifford. Clay Pearson will take this proposal back to the residents. • D. Request by U-46 for a parking area in front of 1305 Shuler for the construction personnel. Action: Construction vehicles can park on the lot. NSC did not see a need for the reserved parking. Mr. Pearson will contact the requester. NSC Minutes August 14. 2000 Page 2 E. Request for"no parking" on Times Square Road. Action: NSC found the request to be valid and will make both sides of the street "no parking/tow zone." Mike Millikan and Larry Koesche will write the memo. Neighborhood Focus - No items to discuss Miscellaneous 1. 7 South State Street. Paul Behrman has problems with the parking space. Clay Pearson will contact him. Follow-up Items 1. Parking times/possible loading zone in the 100 block of south Grove Avenue. NSC had discussed making 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. restricted parking and unlimited parking after 5:00 p.m. Officer Hood spoke to representatives of the river boat and told them these changes would be forthcoming. The City will go ahead with the changes. 2. Request for an extension of the "no parking here to corner" on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Officer Colin Fleury spoke with the requester and looked at the area. NSC discussed making it "no parking" 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tracy Heck surveyed the residents. Tracy will give the information to Officer Fleury. Borden Street 7 yes 7 no Stonehurst Drive 8 yes 4 no Sebring Drive 12 yes 7 no 3. Request from quality Roofing for stop signs at the intersection of Bent Street and Illinois Avenue. John Loete is negotiating with Pavia Marting to do a study on the intersection. Item held over to the next regular scheduled meeting. 4. Quality of life on Villa Place. Officer Hood has spoken with homeowners on Gifford and Raymond and they seem to be in favor of Gifford being a one-way street. Clay Pearson will write the memo to make Gifford one way. 5. Three-way stop at Prairie and Channing. Tracy heck surveyed the residents and everyone appears to be in favor. Eric Stuckey will contact Channing School. 6. Royal Boulevard. Eagle Heights would like to see "No Parking" from McLean to Tyler Creek. The city will do a total re-striping in conjunction with the road bed reconstruction. NSC believes the re-striping will be sufficient. Additional Items 1. Grant Park Neighbors. NSC was asked to remove the temporary road blocks on Jackson at Highland until the city permanently removes that section of asphalt. NSC was in favor of the request. John Loete will inform City Council. - NSC Minutes August 14. 2000 Page 3 The next meeting will be March 27, 2000. Respectfully submitted, Eliza.eth Dettman Recording Secretary • • MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee July 24, 2000 Present: Tracy Heck Tom Migatz Ed Ufland Dennis Hood Clay Pearson John Loete Dave Lawry Colin Fleury Travis Hooker Bob Duffy Jim Bell Gilbert Feliciano Minutes - July 10, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Parking times/possible loading zone in the 100 block of South Grove Avenue. Action: NSC discussed making 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. restricted parking and unlimited parking after 5:00 p.m. Officer Hood will contact the River Boat, but does not believe there will be a problem. Neighborhood Focus -No items were discussed. Miscellaneous 1. NSC discussed traffic calming in the Near West Neighborhood. John Loete is meeting with Pavia Marting. Sargent Ufland will get traffic data. Follow-up Items 1. Request for an extension of the "no parking here to corner" on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Officer Colin Fluery spoke with the requester and looked at the area. Officer Fluery suggested zone parking, which would allow parking only at certain times and only homeowners would be permitted to park on the street. NSC discussed making it "no parking" 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. 2. Request from quality Roofing for stop signs at the intersection of Bent Street and Illinois Avenue. There are already stop signs north/south bound at Illinois and Liberty. Tom Migatz presented speed counts for Bent Street between George and Cleveland at the previous meeting. ( in the 85th percentile - 25,30, 28). NSC did not feel that a four-way stop was practical. NSC discussed the possibility of having Pavia Marting do a study on the intersection. Accident data needs to be collected before NSC can make a final determination. 3. Quality of life on Villa Place. NSC discussed stopping Gifford and Villa or moving the "Do Not Enter" sign and Gifford a one way street. Officer Hood has contacted residents along Gifford and says the Armory will not have a problem. Raising the vacant home at 225 Michigan and putting in a park was discussed at a previous meeting. Officer Hood is trying to make contact with the owner of 225 Michigan. There is a vacant lot behind the house. Mr. Pearson suggested talking to Mr. Nelson NSC Minutes June 24, 2000 Page 2 at Neighborhood Housing Services about acquiring the vacant lot. Officer Hood has spoken with several homeowners in the area and they seem to be in favor of the park. Officer Hood will make a list of the homeowners he has spoken with. Clay Pearson will write the memo to make Gifford one way. If NSC goes forward with the new stops, parking will need to be removed from the north side of the street or motorists will not be able to see the new stop signs. Mr. Pearson requested that Officer Hood not only speak with the other residents on Gifford but also the residents on Raymond. 4. Concerns regarding trucks turning onto Saint Charles Street from Bluff City Boulevard. NSC had been looking at this intersection due to quite a few minor accidents. IDOT will not do anything without a Design Survey. NSC discussed IDOT the accident info. John will write them a letter, but if we do not get approval from IDOT there is nothing the City can do. Item closed. 5. Request from the residents on River Bluff Road for a traffic study of cut through, perceived traffic volume and speed for the northeast neighborhood; specifically Duncan. Officer Hood has done radar in the area and sated that there is a small problem but putting in stop signs is not the solution. Traffic counts and accident history did not support putting in more stop signs. Clay Pearson will write a letter to the requester. Item closed. 6. Request to look into traffic control and safety of pedestrians at the corner of highland Avenue and Route 31. NSC discussed putting in "Turning Vehicles Yield to Pedestrians" or"No Right Turn When Pedestrians are Present." There is quite a bit of signage in the area already. Dave Lawry and Tom Migatz did not feel that the signs would be effective. Item closed. 7. Request for more traffic control on South Edison Street due to high volume traffic. Request denied, high volume traffic not observed. 8. Three-way stop at Prairie and Channing. Tracy Heck surveyed the residents and everyone appears to be in favor. Clay Pearson will contact Channing School. 9. 700 Block of McClure-Congestive parking issues. Emergency vehicles can not get through. Public Works will verify the street width, it is believed that the street is already the appropriate width. Item closed. Additional Items 1. Construction on Saint Charles and Bluff City Boulevard. Lights are not working on the barricades. John Loete will take care of the problem. 2. Hammond and South Liberty. Request for"Slow Children at Play" or"Deaf Child" signs. The City needs documentation that the child is hearing impaired. Tom Migatz will do the follow up. 3. Noise Ordinance. One of the members inquired about a noise ordinance for garbage trucks. An ordinance is currently being written. 4. Saint Charles Street. John Loete gave an update on the speed reduction and pedestrian safety measures that will be implemented on Saint Charles Street. NSC Minutes August 24, 2000 Page 3 5. Royal Boulevard. Eagle Heights would like to see "No Parking" from McLean to Tyler Creek. The City will do a total re-striping in conjunction with the road bed reconstruction. Clay Pearson and John Loete will be attending the neighborhoods association meeting. The next meeting will be August 14, 2000. Respectfully submitted, a Tao. jy-' AO 1 1/LaA, Eliza•eth Dettma Recording Secretary L7it MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee July 10, 2000 Present: Tracy Heck Ed Ufland Rob Hartman Tom Migatz Mike Millikan Eric Stuckey Debbie Nier Jim Bell Gilbert Feliciano Minutes - July 10, 2000 Items to be Considered A. Request for traffic control a Salem and Airlite. Action: NSC talked about the possibility of putting up a warning sign. Eric Stuckey will contact the requester. B. Request for a parking ban for all snow routes. Action: NSC did not feel the request was practical. If the requester would like NSC to look at specific street, the committee will review that request. Eric Stuckey will call the requester and inform them of the NENA parking ban pilot. C. Request to remove the "no parking" signs on Leonard. Action: NSC originally installed the "no parking" after reviewing a request from 50 Leonard St. A petition was received from the residents with a unanimous request for the no parking. NSC will stand by this decision. Rob Hartman will talk with the requester and suggest alternative parking on Woodland. Neighborhood Focus NSC discussed the invitation to participate in the Gifford Park neighborhood Bus Tour. The tour will be on Thursday, July 20, 2000 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. They will be meeting at Old Elgin High, 355 East Chicago Street. An open house will follow at the home of Dan and Pat Miller, 155 South Gifford. Several committee members will be attending. Miscellaneous - No Items were discussed Follow-up Items 1. Request from Quality Roofing for stop signs at the intersection of Bent Street and Illinois Avenue. There are already stop signs north/south bound at Illinois and Liberty. Tom Migatz presented speed counts for Bent Street between George and Cleveland. (In the 85th percentile - 25,30,28). NSC did not feel that a four-way stop was practical. NSC discussed the possibility of having Pavia Marting doing a study NSC Minutes July 10, 2000 Page 2 on the intersection. Accident data will need to be gathered before Dave Lawry can contact Pavia Marting. 2. Request for a three-way stop at Porter and Laurel. The requester feels that Porter Street is being used as a "cut through"for Chicago Street traffic. NSC has tried to fix the intersection of Porter and laurel in the past. The members would like to send a letter to residents on porter Street, giving them several different options for traffic calming. Some of the options include a "no right turn" sign for Chicago Street onto Porter; making Porter one-way, either south or north bound; a "choker"which would taper the street down to make it inconvenient for "cut through" traffic; the final most drastic option is to close off Porter at Laurel. Sargent Ed Ufland spoke with the requester who did not approve of any of the options. Traffic counts have been done in the past. Tom Migatz will print out the numbers and bring them to NSC in September. 3. Quality of life on Villa Place. Officer Hood had stated he would like to see the "no parking signs re-installed so he can begin to enforce them as well as excessive speeding. Sargent Ed Ufland had discussed at a previous meeting that putting in a yield sign at Gifford and Villa might help NSC asked if the City could stop Gifford along with Raymond. Eric Stuckey suggested moving the "Do Not Enter " sign and making Gifford one way. As for the quality of life, Officer Hood brought up that 125 Michigan had been red tagged. Officer Hood made the suggestion to raise the house and put in a park. Jim Bell will look at the area. Mr. Migatz is already taking care of the "no parking" signs; the other issues are held over to the next regular meeting. 4. Tow-Away Zone in the Central Business District. NSC discussed making the tow zone from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Officer Rob Hartman stated since the beginning of January there has not been much of an effort to enforce the "no parking." Officer Hood believed that with a tow-away zone, enforcement would be much easier for the police department. Officer Hood stated there would be no question as to whether or hot the vehicle should be parked in the space. NSC will move forward with the request. Wayne Schultz will write the memo. 5. Request for more traffic control on Mulford Drive. Requester states that a lot of drivers are cutting through the area. Sargent Ufland stated this really only occurs twice a day when school busses from Lord's Park School pick-up/drop-off students. The school is considering putting in off street parking for the busses. Item held over to the second meeting of August. 6. Request for an extension of the no parking here to corner on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Officer Colin Fleury was going to contact the requester. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 7. 7 South State Street. Neighborhood Officer Dennis Hood has been working with the business owners. Metra recommends that the City not put in a handicap space but stated that they would be as cooperative as possible. Officer Hood does not feel the City will need to take any action. The police department is enforcing the current parking restrictions. Public Works will remove the current"no parking"sign which has been bagged for approximately a month now. NSC Minutes July 10, 2000 Page 3 8. Concerns regarding trucks turning onto Saint Charles Street from Bluff City Boulevard. Tom Migatz had brought up that there are quite a few accidents. Cars try to pass the semi trucks when they are making wide turns and then get hit by the trucks. John Loete contacted Pavia Marting but has not received a response. Tom Migatz will talk to John Loete regarding contact with Pavia Marting and IDOT. 9. Request for a street light in front of 128 South Jane Drive. There are currently two street lights. However,the requester states that trees are blocking the light. The street is currently under construction and the requester is concerned for the safety of pedestrians at night. Public Works changed the wattage of the light, but it does not appear to have helped. Jim Bell looked at the area. Mr. Bell stated that the lights are quite a distance apart. There is the option to put lights lower down on the light pole to better illuminate the sidewalk. In the meantime, Mr. Bell will have the trees trimmed back as much as possible. 10. Request from residents on River Bluff Road for a traffic study of cut through, perceived traffic volume and speed for the northeast neighborhood; specifically, Duncan. Officer Hood has done radar in the area and stated that there is a small problem but putting in stop signs is not the solution. At the moment NSC is not in favor of granting the request. 11. Request to look into traffic control and the safety of pedestrians at the corner of Highland Avenue and Route 31. The requester would like to see"no turn on red" signs. Officer Hood stated at a previous meeting that putting in "no turn on red"signs would only make traffic worse at that intersection because cars would have to wait to turn, thereby backing up traffic. NSC discussed putting in signs that read "Turning Vehicles Yield to Pedestrians" or "No Right Turn When Pedestrians are Present." There is quite a bit of signage at the intersection already. Dave Lawry will look at the area. 12. Request for more traffic control on South Edison Street due to high volume traffic. Clay Pearson has the numbers for the traffic count. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 13. Three-way stop at Prairie and Channing. Tracy Heck surveyed the residents and everyone appears to be in favor. Clay Pearson was going to call Channing School. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled. Additional Items 1. McClure - Congestive parking issues. Emergency vehicles can not get through. NSC would like to do "No Parking" on one side. 2. Monday Drive. Resident concerned about the parking on both sides of the street. Tracy Heck looked at the area and did not see a need to limit the parking. The street is part of a newer subdivision which has wider streets. 3. Alley Way. Officer Hood inquired as to when the alley behind Chicago Street would be re-paved. Tom Migatz told him to contact Wayne Schultz. The next meeting will be March 27, 2000. Respectfully submitted, , / Eliza•eth Dettman Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee June 26, 2000 Present: Clay Pearson Rob Hartman Rudy Horist Ed Ufland Tom Migatz Eric Stuckey John Loete Jim Bell Debbie Nier Minutes - May 22, 2000 Items to be Considered A. Request from Quality Roofing for stop signs at the intersection of Bent Street and Illinois Avenue. Action: There are already stop signs north/south bound at Illinois and Liberty. John Loete will get speed counts for Bent Street between George and Cleveland. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. B. Request for a three-way stop at Porter and Laurel. Action: The requester feels that Porter Street is being used as a "cut through" for Chicago Street traffic. NSC has tried to fix the intersection of Porter and Laurel in the past. The members would like to send a letter to residents on Porter Street, giving them several different options for traffic calming. Some of the options include a "no right turn" sign for Chicago Street; making Porter one-way, either south or north bound; a "choker" which would taper the street down to make it inconvenient for"cut through"traffic; the final most drastic option is to close off Porter at Laurel. Before moving forward with any options NSC would like to make sure that the traffic is not just project related, as there has been construction in the area. Sargent Ed Ufland will talk to the requester. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. C. Request for"No Parking Here To Corner"signs at the corner of Todd Farm Drive and McLean Boulevard by Jim Forrester, Windsor Development. Action: Street actually belongs to Windsor Development. The Elgin Police Department does not enforce streets that are not city designated. When the development is complete and Windsor comes to the City, NSC will write an ordinance to adopt the"No Parking Here To Corner." D. Request to "add to/amend the existing `busses only'sign to allow that violators will be towed" in front of the Senior Services Day Care Center located at 101 South Grove Avenue. Action: Clay Pearson has spoken with the requester and had suggested that they put up cones. The Police Department did feel it was that much of a problem. Busses pick up/drop off the elderly and disabled; when cars have been illegally parked, it makes it NSC Minutes June 26, 2000 Page 2 harder for them to unload their passengers. NSC talked about making two handicap spaces; however, while the bus is unloading the spaces would be unusable. Sargent Ufland will talk with the requester. NSC will go ahead with the request. Eric Stuckey will write the memo. E. Qaulity of life on Villa Place. Officer Hood would like to see the "no parking signs reinstalled so he begin to enforce them as well as excessive speeding. Action: Officer Hood was not there to discuss the no parking issue, but Sargent Ufland did discuss putting in a yield sign at Gifford and Villa. It was asked if the City could stop Gifford along with Raymond. It was brought up that "Oncoming Traffic Does Not Stop"or "Left Turn Only" signs might help. NHS has been trying to work on the intersection for a while now. Eric Stuckey will talk to them. F. Signs in the right-of-way. Action: There was a letter from a resident in Cobblers Crossing requesting that they be allowed to put up garage sale signs in the right of way for the neighborhood sales. Councilwoman Ruth Munson sent a written response to her letter explaining why the regulations are in effect. Overall the program appears to be doing well. Tom Migatz and other employees of Public Works took in approximately 100 signs the previous weekend. However, signs in the right of way are still a problem. NSC believes that part of the problem is the garage sale packet the courier news hands out to residents. The packet includes several garage sale signs. NSC is considering asking the Courier to include a notice which advises residents to use the signs correctly. G. Tow-Away Zone in the Central Business District Action: NSC discussed making the tow zone from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Raising the parking fine was also discussed, but not found favorable. Sargent Ed Ufland will research the parking ticket history for the area. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. H. Request for "tow-away zone" signs to be "installed at the park locations at Clifford Awasco Housing" area. Action: NSC found the request to be legitimate. Clay Pearson will write the memo. I. Request for a handicap space in front of 657 Linden Avenue. Currently there is no parking lot and residents are forced to park on the street. Action: Some time ago a similar request was made in the 300 block of Fulton. The City does not make a practice designating on-street handicap parking in residential area. Therefore the request has been denied. Mr. Pearson will call the requester. J. Request to remove the"no parking signs on Leonard Street. The signs were recently installed after NSC approved a request from 50 Leonard Street. Action: Sargent Ufland stated that there had been several physical confrontations between homeowners on Leonard and residents from Highland Avenue who had been parking on Leonard Street. The no parking request on Leonard was backed by a petition from all of the residents on the street. Clay Pearson had spoken with the present NSC Minutes June 26, 2000 Page 3 requester and told her she needed to get a petition together of people who wanted to see the signs taken down. No petition was produced and no further contact was made. Item closed. Neighborhood Focus 1. Clay Pearson and a number of other city employees went to the Lord's Park Neighborhood Association Meeting. While there, they answered questions on the neighborhood traffic and parking study that is being conducted by Pavia Marting. 2. NSC looked at the Near West Neighborhood Minutes. Crime has gone down approximately 75% in the area since the neighborhood officer has moved into the area. Miscellaneous - No items to discuss Follow-up Items 1. Discussion of a Garbage & Trash Ordinance for the City of Elgin. The City of Elgin does not currently have an ordinance for trash pick-up. Some residents have complained about the noise level of garbage trucks in the early morning. Eric Stuckey suggested an ordinance stating that pick-up can only be made from 7:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m. It was mentioned that exceptions will need to be mad during the summer. It has been the practice in the past for Waste Management to start pick-up at 5:009 a.m., in limited circumstances,to avoid extreme heat. Clay Pearson talked with NHS. They are currently looking into the matter. 2. Request for more traffic control on Mulford Drive. Requester states that a lot of drivers are cutting through the area. Sargent Ufland sated this really only occurs twice a day when school busses from Lord's Park School pick-up/drop-off students. 3. Request by NENA to install "cross traffic does not stop" signs on the cross streets of Douglas and Spring Avenues. Sargent Ufland researched the accident history, which did not support the need for the signs. Eric Stuckey or Clay Pearson will write a letter to NENA, letting them know that NSC decided not to move forward with the request. 4. Request for an extension of the no parking here to corner on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Officer Colin Fleury was going to contact the requester. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 5. 7 South State Street. Neighborhood Officer Dennis Hood has been working the business owners. Metra recommends that the City not put in a handicap space but stated that they would be as cooperative as possible. Officer Hood was going to look at the area again. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 6. Concerns regarding trucks turning onto Saint Charles Street from Bluff City Boulevard. Tom Migatz had brought up that there are quite a few accidents. Cars try to pass the semi trucks when they are making wide turns and then get hit by the NSC Minutes June 26, 2000 Page 4 trucks. Mr. Loete contacted Pavia Marling. They would be able to do a study for $2,500-$3,000. The study would be helpful in presenting the proposal to push the stop line back. Tom Migatz will contact IDOT. 7. Concerns regarding drag racing on Airport Road. At a previous meeting several options were discussed to discourage drag racing in the area. NSC had decided to go forward with putting up construction signs and grinding a couple of six foot strips. The strips will be filled in at a later date. John Loete did the follow up. Item is closed. 8. Request for a street light in front of 128 South Jane Drive. There are currently two street light. However, the requester states that trees are blocking the light. The street is currently under construction and the requester is concerned for the safety of pedestrians at night. Public Works changed the wattage of the light , but it does not appear to have helped. Jim Bell will take a look at the area. 9. Request from residents on River Bluff Road for a traffic study of cut through, perceived traffic volume and speed for the northeast neighborhood; specifically, Duncan Avenue, Grove, River Bluff, Spring and Douglas Avenue. Officer Hood has done radar in the area and stated that there is a small problem but putting in stop signs in is not the solution. As of right now NSC is not in favor of granting the request. Tom Migatz was going to perform a traffic count on River Bluff between Prospect Boulevard and Spring Street. Due to time constraints the item is held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 10. Request to look into traffic control and the safety of pedestrians at the corner of Highland Avenue and Route 31.The requester would like to see "no turn on red" signs. Officer Hood stated at a previous meeting that putting in "no turn on red"signs would only make traffic worse at that intersection because cars would have to wait to turn. Thereby backing up traffic. Officer Hood was going to talk with some of the business owners in the area. Officer Hood was not present for the June 26, 2000 meeting. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 11. Request for more traffic control on South Edison Street due to high volume traffic. Tom Migatz was going to perform a speed count and then bring back the results the NSC. Due to constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 12. Tress passing in the woods behind Small's furniture. Something needs to be done so that officers can enforce tickets. Issue has been taken care of by Officer Hood. Item closed. Additional Items 1. Three-way-stop at Prairie and Channing. Tracy Heck surveyed the residents and everyone appears to be in favor. NSC will have to speak with Channing Middle School. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Time Square Road. Motorists are parking on both sides of the street making it impossible for emergency vehicles to get down the street. Most of the cars parked on the street belong to the apartment complex. NSC will have"No Parking/Tow Zone" signs installed. Sargent Ufland will write the memo. NSC Minutes June 26. 2000 Page 5 3. Saint Charles Street traffic calming. Public Works has tapered the street down. This was also done in two other locations to the south. This should slow motorists down. Public Works is currently trying to decide on a type of median. Public Works and the Parks Department will get together to discuss different options. The next meeting will be July 10, 2000. Respectfully submitted, el/ /..1■00 I AIM' Elizabeth Dettman Recording Secretary Litt MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee May 22, 2000 Present: Tom Migatz Tracy Heck Ed Ufland Chris Jensen Dennis Hood Keith Chrastka Mike Millikan Eric Stuckey Dave Lawry Clay Pearson Rob Hartman Debbie Nier Minutes - May 8, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Concerns regarding drag racing on Airport Road. Action: Officer Chrastka has made approximately 20 contacts with the drag racers. The racers seem to like the area around 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning and they are not just from Elgin. Quite a few of the racers are from other cities. The Elgin Police Department has received some calls from the Ramada security and motorists trying to get through. There are usually 25 to 30 cars just from spectators. Officer Chrastka has issued tickets for improper lane usage and parking violations but there is not much more he can do. NSC considered putting in temporary speed bumps or rumble strips. The speed bumps proved to be cost prohibitive and the police department did not feel the rumble strips would be effective. Putting up "No Parking, Standing or Loitering" signs were also discussed but were not found to be the solution. NSC concluded that the best action, for now, would be to put up construction signs and grind a couple of six foot strips. The strips can be filled in after the drag racers have moved on. John Loete will do the follow-up. B. Request for a street light in front of 128 South Jane Drive. There are currently two street lights. However, the requester states that trees are blocking the light. The street is currently under construction and the requester is concerned for the safety of pedestrians at night. Action: John Loete has someone looking at the area. Public Works (PW) has not found that there is a real need for another light. PW looked into having the trees trimmed so that the light can come through, but by the time enough of the tree was cut away there would not be much left of the tree. The same residents have made a similar request in the past and it was denied. C. Request from residents on River Bluff Road for a traffic study of cut through, perceived traffic volume and speed for the northeast neighborhood; specifically, Duncan Avenue, Grove, River Bluff, Spring and Douglas Avenue. Action: Officer Hood has done radar in the area and stated that there is a small problem but putting in stop signs in not the solution. As of right now NSC is not in favor of granting the request. Tom Migatz will perform a traffic count on River Bluff between Prospect Boulevard and Spring Street. NSC Minutes May 22, 2000 Page 2 D. Request to look into traffic control and the safety of pedestrians at the corner of Highland Avenue and Route 31. Requester would like to see "no turn on red" signs Action: Officer Hood stated that putting in "no turn on red" signs would only make traffic worse at that intersection because cars would have to wait to turn. Thereby backing up traffic. Officer Hood will talk to some of the business in the area. John Loete will take at the area. E. Request for "no parking"signs from 1175 Sebring Drive to the corner of Stonehurst Drive and 1174 Sebring Drive to the corner of Stonehurst. Action: Clay Pearson received a message from the requester giving license plate numbers of cars that had been parked there for over a week. Tom Migatz stated this a recurring problem and will not be solved by putting "no parking" signs. People will keep moving their cars to other streets and the residents on that street will then be asking for"no parking"signs. Mr. Pearson will look at all of Highbury and Sebring with the ROPE Officer for the area as well as speak with residents. Item will be brought back in July. F. Request for more traffic control on South Edison Street due to high volume traffic. Action: Tom Migatz will have speed count done and then bring back the information to the next regularly scheduled meeting. G. Saint Charles Street - parking/calming options Action: The City of Elgin is looking into resurfacing Saint Charles Street. NSC would like take any traffic calming measure while the street is under construction. The Street is approximately 42 feet wide making it possible to put in another lane down the middle with parking on one side. Also, parking could be allowed but pull out the shoulder edging to emphasize that the street is not two lanes. This method was also used on Royal Boulevard. Protected left turns at intersections were discussed due to concerns regarding traffic speed going up with the suicide lane installed. NSC also discussed putting in a landscaped median. Driveways would become one-way and in the end might cause more traffic problems. The solution NSC was most in favor for was putting in a median only at the intersection and eliminate parking that close to the intersection. H. S.T.E.P. Intersection Review Action: NSC reviewed the S.T.E.P. intersections which have the highest volume of accidents in the City of Elgin. The report is done ever month. It was observed that the majority of the accidents occur on streets intersecting with State Street (Route 31). NSC discussed re-striping the LibertyNilla intersection, which ranked the second worst intersection in Elgin. Neighborhood Focus Miscellaneous NSC Minutes May 22. 2000 Page 3 Follow-up Items 1. Discussion of a Garbage & Trash Ordinance for the City of Elgin. The City of Elgin does not currently have an ordinance for trash pick-up. Some residents have complained about the noise level of garbage trucks in the early morning. Eric Stuckey suggested an ordinance stating that pick-up can only be made from 7:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m. It was mentioned that exceptions will need to be made during the summer. It has been the practice in the past for Waste Management to start pick-up at 5:00 a.m., in limited circumstances to avoid extreme heat. Clay Pearson was going to do the follow-up. Due to time constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Request for a four-way-stop sign at the intersection of Channing and Division. John Loete requested a traffic study from Pavia Marting. 3. Request for more traffic control on Mulford Drive. Requester states that a lot of drivers are cutting through the area. Sargent Ed Ufland stated that this really only occurs twice a day when school busses pick-up/drop-off students. Tom Migatz was going to look into getting counters for the area. Due to time constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 4. Request by NENA to install "cross traffic does not stop" signs on the cross streets of Douglas and Spring Avenues. Sargent Ufland was going to research the accident history for the area. Tom Migatz looked at the area and found that if there is any issue, it seems to be more of a visibility factor (large trees) than a lack of signage. Due to time constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 5. Request for extension of the no parking here to corner on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Officer Colin Fleury was going to contact the requester. Due to time constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 6. Woodbridge Stop Signs. John Loete met with Mark Biernacki, Jerry Deering and Joe Evers regarding traffic control requirements for developers in new subdivisions. It was agreed that the ordinance be changed to state that developers must submit a traffic plan. 7. 7 South State Street. Neighborhood Officer Dennis Hood has been working with the business owners. Metra recommends that the City not put in a handicap space but stated that they would be as cooperative as possible. Tom Migatz had inquired as to what the City should do about the current parking stall and sign. Officer Hood was going to look at the area again. Due to time constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 8. Concerns regarding trucks turning onto Saint Charles Street from Bluff City Boulevard. Tom Migatz had brought up that there are quite a few accidents. Cars try to pass the semi-trucks when they are making wide turns and then get hit by the trucks. Mr. Loete Contacted Pavia Marting. They would be able to do a traffic study for$2,500-$3,000. The study would be helpful in presenting the proposal to push the stop line back. Due to time constraints the item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. NSC Minutes May 22, 2000 Page 4 Additional Items 1. Mike Millikan brought in plans for the high school expansion. NSC reviewed the plans and suggested more pick-up/drop-off area. The next meeting will be June 12, 2000. Respectfully submitted, • ',LAS —AP*--"Anium■ - Eliza eth Dettman Recording Secretary _s-y MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee April 24, 2000 Present: Jim Bell Ed Ufland Debbie Nier Tracy Smith Rudy Horist Clay Pearson Tom Migatz Mike Millikan Gilbert Feliciano John Loete Minutes - April 10, 2000 - Accepted as written Items to be Considered A. Request for no parking signs in front of 30 South Porter Street The requester would also like to see the five flat next door to him rehabilitated. Action: Ed Ufland will have Jeff Sosnowski survey the residents and bring the results back to the NSC. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. B. Request by NENA to install "cross traffic does not stop" signs on the cross streets of Douglas and Spring Avenues. The requester had received police statistics which state that there were "fourteen (14) accidents at Spring and Summit; thirteen (13) accidents at Spring and Kimball in 1999; seven (7) at Douglas and Summit; and 6 at Douglas and Slade. Along both streets there were a total of 82 accidents in 1999." Action: NSC did not believe the"cross traffic does not stop"signs were the solution. The cars parked so close to the intersection appear to contribute to the problem. NSC discussed putting in "no parking here to corner"signs to push the parked cars back so that drivers can see on coming traffic. Ed Ufland will look up the accident history from 1995 to the present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. � C. Request fora "No Parking" sign to be put v y fi • on Laurel Court. Requester ���� equester states that _ � ,� � . among other issues there are three to ` z `' wrr :'.! four cars parking there twenty-four (24) H � `��` 11 hours a day which makes it difficult � � �a -` '` y cult for .,. ter. .` Waste Management to back their trucks j a into the court. _ _ .- ' Action: Mike Millikan stated there is a current -•• .T over-crowding issue with this property and that tf parking restrictions might help. NSC will go ahead with the request for no parking any time. Clay Pearson will write the memo. Laurel Court looking north. May 4, 2000 Neighborhood Focus - No Items were discussed Miscellaneous - No Items were discussed - Follow-up Items 1. Request for no parking on the west side of Porter Street between the intersection of East Chicago Street and 18 South Porter. Request is being considered with Item A and _ _ I; is held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. - 2. Request for extension of no parking here to corner on Price and Stonehurst in front of 131 Stonehurst. Bob a � Duffy was going to have Colin Flury, the new Neighborhood Porter Street looking south Officer for the area contact the requester. Lead staff not near Chicago Street present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Wood Fencing for the Michigan Triangle. The neighborhood residents are seeking to install a wooden fence around the perimeter of the subdivision. This would put the fence in the right-of-way. At the March 27, 2000, meeting, the committee talked about having the neighborhood "sign off' that the City is not responsible for any damage. Eric Stuckey is coordinating with Corporation Counsel. 4. Speeding and Traffic Problems at Eagle and Weston. New stops will be installed on Demmond, Oakly and Eagle. (Eagle will stop at Weston; Weston will stop at Demmond; Aldine will stop at Oakly; and the yield signs on Alfred at Demmond will be changed to stop signs.) Tom Migatz will write the memo. 5. "Unguarded" intersections on Demmond. Item was considered with Follow-Up item #4. 6. Request to change the no parking from during school hours to 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 2:45 P.m. on South Clifton. NSC decided to go ahead with the change. An ordinance change is needed. John Loete will write the memo. 7. Petition from SWAN regarding diagonal parking at Lowrie Elementary School. Eric Stuckey contacted the superintendent and it was found that this is not a current issue. Item closed. 8. Woodbridge Stop Signs. Gilbert Feliciano talked with Mark Biernacki regarding the traffic control requirements for developers. John Loete will be meeting with Mark Biernacki, Jerry Deering and Joe Evers regarding the issue. Additional Items 1. Stop Signs in Eagle Heights. NSC approved the new stops. Eric Stuckey will write the memo. 2. Request for a "No Through Traffic" sign and speed limit reduction to 5 miles per hour for the alley between 204 South State Street and 214 South State Street. NSC did not believe the "No Through Traffic"would be affective. As for the speed limit reduction, the City does not usually reduce the limit to 5 miles per hour. The standard is 15 miles per hour. NSC will post the limit as 15 miles per hour. Eric Stuckey will contact the requester and do the follow up. 3. Request from the principal of Illinois Park School for a "No Turn on Red"for the south bound traffic on McLean. Ed Ufland stated that the students were not affected by the turn either way. NSC decided not to go ahead with the request. 4. Concerns regarding trucks turning onto Saint Charles Street from Bluff City Boulevard. Tom Migatz had brought up that there are quite a few accidents. Cars try to pass the semi-trucks when they are making wide turns and then get hit by the trucks. NSC would like to see the stop line pushed back. John Loete will contact IDOT and do the follow-up. 5. Concerns regarding Varsity and Woodview. Clay Pearson will call the complainant and tell them the City is putting in a curve sign. The next meeting will be May 8, 2000. Respectfully submitted, / LIP Elizabeth Dettman Recording Secretary snood OOHHO9HDI2N Draft Near West Neighborhood City of Elgin, Illinois • Status Report to the Residents from the Neighborhood Services Committee November 6, 1996 Draft 0 Background This report represents the first summary to citizens of specific neighborhood priorities, actions taken, and actions planned. The report following a series of neighborhood walks held with residents and city staff. Comments, questions, and recommendations on this report are welcomed and encouraged. Who is the Neighborhood Services Committee? In August, 1994, the City of Elgin created the Neighborhood Services Committee (NSC), a work group comprised of staff from various departments across the City organization(i.e. - Police, Fire, Public Works, Code Administration, Planning). Meeting twice a month, the NSC is charged with providing a proactive, neighborhood-based approach to problem solving. The NSC receives and makes recommendations to the City Council on typical traffic control requests such as stop signs and parking restrictions. The NSC also attempts to take a broader perspective with these and other quality of life issues, for instance, adopting a policy to ultimately have some kind of traffic control at all intersections rather than leaving open, unprotected traffic flow. As a group committed to helping to improve the quality of life in Elgin, the NSC also reviews information and acts on indicators of crime, housing maintenance conditions, and other aspects of safe neighborhoods. Organization of the Near West Neighborhood Dialogue with the residents began at a Saturday, August 17, 1996, meeting held at an apartment building at 85 S. Crystal. This kick-off meeting brought together approximately 60 people, discussing ways to combat the menace of gang members and the danger and disturbance of excessive traffic. Subsequently, a neighborhood walk was held on the evening of Friday, September 6. A daylight neighborhood walk also took place Thursday, September 19. At each of these meetings, residents and NSC members discussed neighborhood concerns and ways to improve the quality of life within the neighborhood. Near West Neighborhood Conditions Statement The Near West Neighborhood is an established inner-ring residential neighborhood. Some of the physical neighborhood assets include close proximity to the Fox River, the downtown, and METRA commuter station. The near west neighborhood was platted during the late 1800's and the early 1900's, and originally developed predominantly with single family residences. Today the neighborhood is interspersed with residential conversions featuring multiple dwelling units, as well as apartment buildings. 1 The Big Oaks neighborhood business center is located along the western edge of the neighborhood at West Chicago Street and Woodland Avenue. The Walnut Ave./South Street neighborhood business center is located at the southeastern edge of the neighborhood. St. Edward's High School, is home to 618 students in grades 9-12. Since 1941, the St. Edward's has been a stabilizing fixture in the neighborhood. The majority of students take part in various campus and community outreach programs such as Big Brother/Big Sister. Moreover, every Friday, students complete neighborhood clean-up and improvement projects under the direction of Jim Rapp, a St. Edward's High School Administrator. Summary Checklist Listed below is a checklist of the activities undertaken to enhance the near west neighborhood and address the concerns expressed by residents. A more detailed description of each item is provided in the pages that follow. Significant Work Complete Progress Made In Progress 1) Exterior Residential Condition Survey ✓ 2) Problem properties report ✓ 3)Neighborhood Grants Awarded ✓ 4)NHS service in near west neighborhood ✓ 5) Tree Trimming ✓ 6) Street Lights ✓ 7) Tracking of neighborhood crime ✓ 8)Nick's Liquor ✓ 9) 222 Locust (Knollwood Apts.) ✓ 10) Traffic Calming 11) St. Edward's High School retention/enhancement ✓ 12) Items included in Adopted 1997 Budget ✓ 2 • Exterior Residential Conditions Survey Housing conditions in the neighborhood were surveyed in Spring, 1996 by the Department of Code Administration and Neighborhood Affairs. An exterior rating of each properties in Elgin's established neighborhoods was undertaken to provide assistance in guiding code enforcement efforts to a 'worst-first' priority. Secondly, the survey helps measure progress in each neighborhood over time. Overall, the exterior condition of properties in the subject neighborhood are rated higher than the rating of the entire surveyed area: Neighborhood Exterior Housing Evaluation Summary of Near West Neighborhood Neighborhood Condition 1 Condition 2 Condition 3 &4 District (Sound) (Minor Repairs) (Major Repairs/Rehab) #of %of #of %of #of %of Properties Total Properties Total Properties Total 36 100 57% 59 37% 1 1% 37 181 73% 64 26% 2 2% 38 235 79% 57 19% 5 <1% TOTAL 516 73% 180 26% 8 1% City-Wide in 5,046 63% 2,712 .34% 197 3% Survey A summary of the conditions statement is attached as Appendix C. Problem Property Report- Near West Neighborhood There are two addresses in the area listed on the city-wide October, 1996 Target Problem Property Inventory. The purpose of the inventory is to identify properties posing significant problems in Elgin's neighborhoods and warranting increased attention from the City of Elgin (particularly from the Police, Code Administration and Neighborhood Affairs, and Legal departments). The commitment to creating safe neighborhoods begins with reverting these individual properties back into neighborhood assets. The two addresses on the Target Problem Property Inventory are listed below: • 132 S. State Street is a lawful nonconforming nine-unit apartment building, owned by an absentee landlord. Work is progressing to correct various code violations. The property will continue to receive scrutiny until all violations are corrected. • 426 Washington Street has had one of two lawful nonconforming units red-tagged as 3 . uninhabitable for occupation because of a utility shut-off. Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program Participation/Award Residents of the Near West Neighborhood successfully submitted applications for the first year of the Neighborhood Improvement Grant Program(NIGP). Residents of the Central Park Towers Tenant Association submitted a request for $1,132 to beautify the area around their homes while also educating local children. The program(to be matched with$1,200 from the Housing Authority of Elgin) will provide the planting materials for landscaping improvement on the Housing Authority property. Children from the apartment complex will help plant and will also receive two trips to the Chicago Botanical Garden as an educational experience. Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Elgin Commitment to the Neighborhood NHS was incorporated in 1981 to restore pride and promote reinvestment in Elgin's neighborhoods. Since incorporation as a private not-for-profit,NHS has been responsible for the investment of more than$7.0 million in loans, loan referrals, tools, paint and other services to meet its mission. In 1996,NHS began serving neighborhoods throughout the community based on the need be more proactive in addressing neighborhood decline. To that end,NHS has invested considerable resources to begin addressing issues faced by neighbors of the near west side. Purchase/Rehab Projects. Projects undertaken through this NHS program typically involve problem properties in target neighborhood. Projects are usually properties that have been overlooked by the private sector. Year to date,NHS has invested more than$1.7 million in acquisition and rehabilitation of problem properties impacting 36 housing units. The near west projects are: • 447 Ashland - Conversion from a two unit building back to the original single family use. Total Project cost: $125,000 Status: Under construction • 555 South Street - Renovation of a single family home in a highly visible location. Total Project cost: $130,000 Status: Complete, available for sale Home Ownership Program. As funds allow,NHS makes available funding for the purchase of property of owner-occupied properties. In 1996, NHS received a $50,000 grant from Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for the purpose of assisting buyers. Ten new homeowners were assisted enabling these buyers to obtain nearly $1 million in first mortgage financing from area lending institutions. The following near west resident participated in the NHS Home Ownership program: • 407 Billings - Buyers purchased this property in mid-1996 with the help of the NHS home ownership initiative. Buyers received a deferred payment loan for $5,000. Home Improvement Loans. Since 1991,NHS has provided more than$800,000 in home 4 improvement loans to local area residents. As of month-end October, 1996, NHS has provided more than in excess of$275,000 in loans impacting 37 housing units, for rehabilitation projects throughout the community. Near west side residents have received five loans totaling $12,000 in construction costs. Multi-Family Conversion Program. This program, funded by the City of Elgin, provides incentives for property owners interested in converting multi-unit properties back to their original single-family use. These conversions reduce the density within neighborhoods, improving the overall quality of life. The program began in 1995 and continued in 1996 with a total allocation of$300,000. Since its inception, the multi-family conversion program has converted 18 properties from 46 units, a net reduction of 28 housing units. The follow near west side property have participated in the program: Original Units after Grant Address Units Conversion Amount Status 447 Ashland 2 1 $12,000 Under Construction 387 Ryerson 2 1 $12,000 Under Construction Back to Basics There are items identified in the neighborhood to enhance basic maintenance of public property and to help provide an environment favorable to safe neighborhoods. Tree Trimming and Dead Tree Removal The City continues its efforts to enhance neighborhood safety and appearance through increased tree trimming. The table below summarizes the tree trimming activity in the near west neighborhood since September, 1996. A complete list of tree trimming activity since September is provided in Appendix A. Activity (since 9/96) Trees trimmed 28 Trees removed 1 Limbs removed 13 Stumps ground 4 Street Lights The importance of adequate street lighting has been emphasized by citizens and the Police Department. Adequate lighting citizens keep watch of their neighborhood, the most critical element to a successful safe neighborhood. The perception and reality of safety is enhanced lessening the opportunity for criminal elements to "fade" into the shadows. 5 • The City has embarked upon an aggressive three-pronged program: (1) the existing light system must be 100% operational; (2) area without lights should receive them; and (3) existing fixtures are being upgraded to new city standards. Appendix B provides a list of locations where lights are already being installed. Neighborhood Crime Statistics - Near West Neighborhoods The table below depicts crime in the near west neighborhood. Overall, call activity in the near west neighborhoods has decreased slightly compared to the same period in 1995. The increase in violent and serious crime (11 incidents) is attributable to an increase in attempted burglaries. Other serious crimes such assault, battery, and robbery have decreased significantly compared to 1995. 1995(Jan.-Oct.) 1996(Jan.-Oct.) % Change Violent & Serious Crime 166 187 12.65% All Other Criminal Offenses 325 324 -0.31% Total Criminal Offenses 491 511 4.07% Total Service Calls 2,039 1,913 -6.18% Total Number of Calls 2,530 2,424 -4.19% • Special Ongoing Work Projects In the course of discussions with neighborhoods and analysis of stress factors on the neighborhood, there are four issues warranting special consideration and attention. These issues do not have quick solutions but are instead deserving of ongoing research and attention. Nick's Liquor store Residents have identified a number of issues associated with activity and traffic at Nick's Liquors. Working in partnership with the Police Department, the owner has implemented the following improvements: • Posted"washroom inside" signs and allowed public use of the washroom. • Instituted a daily trash pick-up in three block area after 10:00 pm. • Scavenger service now picks up dumpster between 8-8:30. • A reset has been installed on the alarm to reset the audible portion after 10 minutes. • Additional hour of police detail on Friday nights. • Additional personnel have been hired to expedite check cashing services. • Picket fence has been extended along the west property line. 6 222 Locust Apartment Complex The subject address, Knollwood Apartments, is home to 96 apartment units. Neighborhood problems generated from and at the property were identified as a source of neighborhood concern. A meeting has been held with the landlord and City Police and Code Administration staff. Three main work items were identified with the building manager, Mr. Lane Hill. The City and apartment management agreed to work on the following : • Investigate recreation opportunities for the approximately 200 youth living in the apartments. A follow-up meeting has been scheduled with the Parks and Recreation staff. • Improve communication between Knollwood management and surrounding neighbors. • Explore ways to foster communication and cooperation between landlords in the area. Having managed there for 18 months, Mr. Hill is relatively new to the property. In that time, approximately one-third of the tenancy have turned over, in part due to an aggressive and active management posture. A more thorough screening process for new tenants and increased hiring of Elgin Police Department details to supplement private security are among the measures now being taken by the property management at Knollwood. Efforts to improve the property may be a factor in reduced criminal activity at the complex as reported by the Police Department. 1993 1994 1995 1996 (thru 10/22) Violent & Serious 16 25 23 17 Crime All Other 39 49 110 57 Criminal Offenses TOTAL Criminal 55 74 133 74 Offenses TOTAL Service 203 271 439 247 Calls TOTAL #of 258 345 572 321 Calls Focus will remain on this apartment complex. Moreover, the impact and activity between this property and surrounding addresses will be monitored. Traffic Calming Traffic is particularly busy in the area with State Route 31, Chicago Street, Highland Avenue, and South Streets as major arterial roads. Traffic count data taken this year by the Elgin Police Department shows the following: 7 Location Avg. Speed 85th Percentile Avg. (posted speed) Speed vehicles/day Arterial Streets: West Chicago St., @ Edison 25 (30) 31 2,029 Eastbound South St. @ 614 29 (30) 34 1,800 Southbound Edison @ 238 S 27 (30) 32 1,579 Neighborhood Street: Southbound Woodland @ 38 26 (30) 30 341 Note: 85th percentile speed indicates the speed below which 85% of all traffic traveled. Cities like Phoenix use 1,000 vehicles per day as a standard for using traffic calming measures on neighborhood streets. Other cities rely more upon speed measurements. This issue requires further analysis. Potential measures include use of stop signs, one-way streets, or narrowing of roadways. These steps are intended to equalize the use of streets between automobiles, pedestrians, bikes, and playing children. Traffic calming is designed to make motorists aware of the fact that they are sharing space with other users. In order to be successful, the transportation system must be viewed as a whole. It is critical that making the"slow slower"be balanced with making the "fast faster." This is why removal of parking on arterial like State Street and Highland are also important. St. Edward's High School Retention/Enhancements As discussed in the neighborhood condition statement, St. Edwards High School is a major presence in the neighborhood. The school is contemplating options as their enrollment grows within a 50 year old facility. Neighbors have expressed a realization that the presence of the school as a neighborhood institution is an asset. Work plans for addressing student parking, neighborhood safety, and building expansion will need to be explored. New Initiative in the Approved 1997 Budget On November 6, 1996, the City Council unanimously adopted the 1997. Budget. A number of important initiatives that will positively impact the near west neighborhoods are included: • Addition of a ROPE Officer targeted in the Near West area. Identified as a need by residents, elected officials and city staff, an additional resident officer will be added to the near west area in 1997. This ROPE officer was originally planned for 1999, but was moved up in order to respond to a community need. • Acquisition and demolition of 123 and 125 State Street. In response to the need to open up Elgin's river corridor as well as improve the neighborhood, $110,000 has been identified to acquire and demolish properties at 123 and 125 State Street. These properties have been nuisance properties in the neighborhood. 8 • Neighborhood Improvement Grants Program. This grant programs allows neighborhood groups to seek funding for projects that they wish to undertake to improve their neighborhood. For 1997, $70,000 has been budgeted for this program. 9 Appendix A - Tree Trimming and Dead Tree Removal The following represents specific locations of tree maintenance undertaken by the City of Elgin through its contracted service provider, Davey Tree Service. The list shows addresses work has been accomplished since September, 1996: Jackson, Chicago to South St. 6 Norway Maples Pruned and elevated North Crystal, Highland to Chicago along railroad tracks Elevated limbs South Crystal, Chicago to 59 S. Crystal Elevated over sidewalks 311 Locust Silver Maple Pruned and elevated 454 Locust Norway Maple Removed 458 Locust Ash Removed deadwood and elevated 459 Locust Maple Removed deadwood and elevated 158 Mosley (on Locust) Ash Removed deadwood and elevated Mulberry Elevated 502 Locust Silver Maple Elevated 513 Locust Silver Maple Remove limb over sidewalk 130 Vine Norway Maple Removed hanging branch 121 Vine 2 Siberian Elms Elevated 469 South(on Vine St.) Norway Maple Elevated 502 South(on Vine St.) Silver Maple Removed large dead limb over street 2 Silver Maples Removed hanger limbs and elevated 58 Vine Silver Maple Elevated 14 Vine Silver Maple Elevated 10 Vine Silver Maple Elevated 517 W. Chicago St. (On Vine) 3 Lindens Elevated 500 W. Chicago Silver Poplar Removed growth and elevated 320 W. Chicago Ground stump 92 Jackson on Locust Maple Cut Base Plants 130 Vine on Locust Walnut and Ash Removed deadwood and elevated 151 Orchard Maple Removed deadwood and elevated 553 Locust Maple Removed deadwood and elevated 570 Locust Locust Removed deadwood and elevated 574 Locust on Jewett Locust Removed deadwood and elevated 577 Locust 3 Maples; 1 Chestnut Clear street light 138 Jewett 2 Maples Removed hangers 161 Jewett 2 Maples Removed deadwood and elevated 163 Jewett 2 Maples Removed deadwood and elevated 163 Jewett on Holly Maple Removed deadwood and elevated 207 Jewett Ash Removed deadwood and elevated 207 Jewett on Holly Ash and Maple Haul debris 552 Holly(address west of) 3 Maples Removed deadwood and elevated 200 Orchard, corner of Holly Maple Removed deadwood and elevated 10 • 173 Orchard, c orner of Holly Ash Removed deadwood and elevated 170 Mosley Maple Removed hanging limb 208A Mosley 4 Maples Removed deadwood and elevated 211 Mosley Locust Removed deadwood and elevated 223 Elm Maple Removed deadwood and elevated 220 Elm Maple Removed stub 201 Elm Maple Elevate only 165 Elm 2 Maples Removed deadwood and elevated 105 Elm Grind 2 stumps • 11 Appendix B - Street Light Upgrades and Additions The following locations are sites where street lights have either been newly installed since September or have had the lumens of the light increased: N. Jackson St., north of Mountain St. N. Jackson St., corner of Ball and Mill streets N. Jackson St., north of Highland Ave. N. Jackson St., 342 near dead-end Ball St., Corner of Harvey and N. Jackson St. S. Crystal Street, 14 S. Jackson St., 65 N. Jackson St., 220 Moseley St., 217 Vine St., 115 Jewett St., 123 Standish St., 221 Standish St., 410 (across from) Mountain St., 324 Jackson St., 109 A total of 13 lights were installed. Another group of lights are included in a work order to Commonwealth Edison dated October 26, 1996. The following work should all be accomplished within the next two weeks: 433 South Street 325 South Street 121 Vine St. 433 South St. 325 South St. 121 Vine St. 469 South St. NW corner - Crystal& South 78 Crystal 91 Jackson 152 Elm 32 W. Chicago 553 Locust SE corner Locust & Crystal SE corner Locust & Elm SE corner Locust & Perry 475 Mosely 521 Locust 12 165-67 Mosely 164 Elm 197 Woodard 175 Woodard 229 Mosely 227 Orchard 210 Elm SW corner Standish& Elm 256 Elm 303 Standish 230 Perry 319 Locust 200 Mosely 203 Orchard NE corner Crosby&Perry 170 Perry 71 Jackson 13 Appendix.C - Exterior Housing Evaluation Program Condition 1 SOUND The house, garage, yard, steps, and walks are well-maintained and no exterior code violations are apparent from the public sidewalk. Condition 2 MINOR REPAIRS Minor maintenance needs to be performed; spot painting of exterior siding, trim, doors, gutters and/or downspouts;the replacement of section of gutter and downspouts. Minor repair to steps, yard walks, driveways and/or fences. Conditions 3 MAJOR REPAIRS More extensive repairs need to be made such as painting the complete house, re-roofing, installing all new gutters and downspout, new porch posts or flooring and all new sidewalks or steps. Condition 4 MAJOR REHABILITATION The repairs are more costly than the Major Repair category;however, reinvestment still generally makes sense. Replacing such items as windows, doors, roof, and sections of foundation and chimney may be necessary. 14 Neighborhood Services Committee Pat Andrews, Senior Planner, Planning Sgt. Robert Duffy, Traffic, Police Sandy Gramkowski, Administrative Secretary, Office of the City Manager Diana Grubb, Crime Analyst, Police Chief Charles A. Gruber, Police Deputy Chief Curt Kramer, Fire David Lawry, Director, Public Works Robert O. Malm, Acting City Manager, Office of the City Manager Cesar Mercado, Community Service Officer, Police Tom Migatz, Crew Leader, Public Works Michael Millikan, Property Maintenance Manager, Code Administration&Neighborhood Affairs David Osborn, Parks Superintendent, Parks and Recreation Clay Pearson, Director, Code Administration&Neighborhood Affairs Charlie Pitt, Traffic Superintendent, Public Works Eric S. Stuckey, Budget/Public Information Officer, Office of the City Manager Willie Tate, Parking Superintendent, Public Works On-call members Deborah K Nier, Director, New Century Partnership for Elgin Resident Police Officers School Liaison Police Officers For information, questions, or requests about the Neighborhood Services Committee, please call Sandy Gramkowski, Administrative Secretary, Office of the City Manager, 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL, 60120; 847/931-5592. 15 LfltLc� MINUTES -- Neighborhood Services Committee March 27, 2000 Present: Mike Millikan Jim Bell Tom Migatz Gil Feliciano Rudy Horist Tracy Smith Ed Swierbinski Dave Lawry Ed Ufland Dan Riak S. Ahrens Clay Pearson Eric Stuckey Minutes - March 13, 2000 Items to be Considered A. Several concerns were addressed at the Southwest Area Neighbors Association (SWAN) meeting. The first area of concern is on State Street between Route 20 and Locust Street. There is a high volume of traffic and they would like to stripe lanes to emphasize that it's not a four-lane street. The same problem was observed on Walnut Avenue and State Street. SWAN would like to see the dashed centerline either removed or striped solid. Action: Dave Lawry stated that striping had been brought up in the past for another area, and that IDOT had refused. Mr. Lawry thought that NSC could check with them again to see if their policies have changed. Lane drop signs were also considered as a solution. Tom Migatz will contact IDOT. B. Another concern that was expressed by SWAN, is the empty filling station at Walnut and State. People cut through the lot to avoid the light and park cars for sale there. They would like to see the station blocked off. Action: Mike Millikan will find out who owns the station. John Loete will install bumper blocks and check into ensure the payphone is on private property. C. Installing stop signs along Valley Creek Drive. Action: Tom Migatz stated that Valley Creek Drive is uncontrolled from Royal Boulevard to Lyle Avenue. However, all the cross streets are stopped. NSC did not believe it that additional stops are warranted on Valley Creek between the two streets. D. A study into a traffic count for installation of a left turn signal on southbound Saint Charles Street turning east on Bluff City Boulevard. Action: Currently it is an unprotected turn. NSC will need to find what it would cost to have Pavia Marting study the intersection. Tracy Smith will research the accident history for the past five years and John Loete will contact Pavia Marting. Neighborhood Focus - No Items were discussed. • NSC Agenda March 27, 2000 Page 2 Miscellaneous - No Items were discussed Follow-up Items 1. Parking Problems at 7 South State Street. John Loete received drawings from engineering with different layouts for removing the railing and installing a ramp. Mr. Loete stated that the alteration could done some time this spring. 2. Request for a bus loading zone for the Larkin Center. Tracy Smith talked with the requester. Apparently the residents are not the problem. The people parking their cars there are staff for the center. Eric Stuckey will contact the requester and let her know that the parking problem needs to be handled by the center. 3. Dumping Problem on Wellington. The committee had talked about better lighting or blocking the area so people are unable to park or back up there. Mike Millikan talked to Larry Koeche, who made the initial request. It was indicated that there is a parking problem as well. NSC decided that there is not much they can do at the moment. Clay Pearson, Mike Millikan and John Loete will do a site visit. 4. Request to change the address of the Hemmens Cultural Center. Hemmens currently shares the address of 150 Dexter Court with City Hall. The Hemmens Advisory Board is against the change, however, at the City Council Meeting, it will be recommended by NSC that the change be made for clarity of patrons and emergency personnel. They will be given the option to participate in the selection of a new street address. The change will be a definite benefit to emergency personnel. 5. Temporary parking permits for Center City Place. System is already in place. Debbie Nier took care of entire process. 6. Request for traffic control at the intersection of Vine street and South and the intersection of West Chicago and S.Jackson Street. Tracy Smith researched the accident history for both intersections. Dave Lawry will contact Pavia Marting and request a study of both intersections. Vine Street & South Street W. Chicago Street and S. Jackson Street 1994 - 5 accidents 1995 - 2 accidents 1995 - 3 accidents 1996 - 0 accidents 1996 - 2 accidents 1997 - 3 accidents 1997 - 2 accidents 1998 - 3 accidents 1998 - 4 accidents 1999 - 1 accident 1999 - 1 accident 2000 - 1 accident 2000 - 1 accident 7. Request for a loading zone sign to be put on the corner of North Grove Avenue. Eric Stuckey contacted the requester and let him know that he would lose one parking space in exchange for the loading zone. The requester did not have a problem with losing the parking space. NSC will go ahead with the request. John Loete will write the C.O.W. memo if it is necessary to have the change made. • NSC Agenda March 27, 2000 Page 3 8. Speed problems at the intersection of BlackHawk and Martin. NSC had decided to put up speed counters. The counters are not up yet. Clay Pearson will work the MIS department to get the computer system on the city network for general use and distribution. 9. Wood Fencing for the Michigan Triangle. The neighborhood residents are seeking to install a wooden fence around the perimeter of the subdivision. This would put the fence in the right-of-way. At the previous meeting,the committee talked about having the neighborhood "sign off' that the City is not responsible for any damage. Eric Stuckey will talk with Corporation Counsel's office. 10. Speeding and Traffic Problems at Eagle and Weston. Stopping Eagle at Weston was suggested at the previous meeting. Tom Migatz will take a look at the area. 11. "Unguarded" intersections on Demmond. Stops at Clifton, Weston and Melrose were suggested at the previous meeting. Tom Migatz will check the area. Additional Items 1. Private purpose signs in the right-of-way. Currently the procedure to have these signs removed, is to send the owner a letter. Then, after 3 days, the signs are removed by the City if the owner has not complied. Garage sale signs in the summer are the biggest problem. Several members thought the sign should yanked immediately. The police department stated that it was not an easy law to enforce. NSC talked about re-writing the ordinance so that it would be easier to enforce. A sign hotline for the weekend as well as a part time employee who could go out and yank signs was also discussed. Public Service Announcements would have to be made and then the ordinance would have to enforced. Eric Stuckey and Clay Pearson will do the follow-up. 2. Overnight parking ban. City Council direction for implementing a one-year trial of overnight parking restriction in the northeast neighborhoods following a survey of residents: a specific plan needs to be developed with parameters for hardship exceptions, such as those currently without any lawful off-street parking. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Request for address change for 1445 Wing Street. Homeowner is requesting the change due to the Wing/McLean name changes. Mike Millikan will work with Carolyn to have it changed. No formal action is needed. 4. Request for no parking on the west side of Porter Street between intersection of East Chicago Street and 18 S. Porter. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 5. Request to change the no parking from during the school hours to 8a.m.to 8:45 and 2 p.m. to 2:45 on South Clifton. Tom Migatz will contact Principal Joe Corcoran of Gifford Elementary . 6. Petition from SWAN regarding diagonal parking at Lowrie Elementary. Eric Stuckey will talk to the superintendent about the issue. Clay Pearson will send a copy • NSC Agenda March 272000 Page 4 of the petition to Rob Hartman. 7. Permanent closure of Jackson St. Clay Pearson will have to have to talk t6 Ray Moller about the City officially abandoning it. The City will have rip out all the asphalt and make driveways. Clay Pearson will do the follow-up. 8. Street sweeping. Public Works is trying to coordinate with the ROPE officers so that they can sweep north/south streets and then east/west streets in certain areas on certain days. 9. Route for July 9 bike race. Main streets will be closed. Side streets will be open intermittently The next meeting will be April 24, 2000. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Dettman Recording Secretary ilktaukt MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee April 10, 2000 Present: Rudi Horist Ed Ufland Jerry Deering Bob Duffy Tracy Smith Debbie Nier John Loete Jim Bell Clay Pearson Eric Stuckey Mike Millikan Minutes - March 27, 2000 Items to be Considered A. Continued consideration of the overnight parking ban for the North East Neighborhoods. Questions for the survey were discussed. Action: Eric Stuckey met with staff members to make a proposal for the residents. He also met with NENA. NSC's primary discussion revolved around the "exceptions"that will be made to the rule. This seemed to be the biggest concern among the NENA members. NSC decided that exceptions should not be granted for people with children that own cars. Exceptions would have to be reviewed on a case by case basis using some objective criteria. Jim Burns had done a count of how many cars were parking on the street overnight. There were approximately 900 cars. The City has already started the process to hire two full-time Community Service Officers. The pilot program is expected to last one year. NSC also discussed developing a program to help make off-street parking available. Perhaps a 50/50 program as an incentive. The next step is to go over the proposal with the City Manager and then the City Council. After both have been consulted the City will then send out a survey to the residents and they will have approximately two to three weeks to respond. Eric Stuckey will hand out a copy of the final draft when it is ready. B. Request for parking restrictions on Jay Street from Harrison to the East end of the Isaac Walton League property. Action: Larry Koesche received the initial request. The road in question is still an undeveloped gravel road. The cars parking there may be people going to the Isaac Walton League but they have a parking lot. Mike Millikan will have Mr. Koesche contact the Isaac Walton League and clarify the requested parking restrictions with the requester. If the Isaac Walton League is in agreement with the new parking restrictions Clay Pearson will write the City Council memo. C. Request to close South Porter Street to protect residential street from cut- through traffic coming from State routes 25 and 19. Action: Blocking off Porter at Chicago was discussed but has limitations, mostly from the traffic being put onto other residential streets. Putting in a turn lane or detour signs to Villa Street was also discussed. John Loete will take a look at the area. The requester had also talked to Clay Pearson about getting the "No Parking Here To Corner" extended. This issue will be discussed further at the next regularly scheduled meeting. NSC Minutes April 10, 2000 Meeting Page 2 D. Request to change the one-way traffic on Kimball Street between Dundee and Academy Place back to two-way traffic. Action: Clay Pearson has already spoken with the requester and informed him that the street routing of Kimball has been in place for two years and worked. Moreover, only one- half of the street was two-way, only to the flower shop driveway. There was not previously two-way traffic at the top of the hill. As for the Academy using the street too much, it is only used for twenty or thirty minutes when students are dropped off and picked up in the morning and afternoon. E. Request for extension of no parking here to corner on Price and Stonehurst. Action: It was discovered at the meeting that the requester had not provided an address. It was later determined to be 131 Stonehurst Drive. Bob Duffy will have Colin Flury, the new Neighborhood Officer for the area contact the requester. Neighborhood Focus - No items to discuss Miscellaneous - No items to discuss Follow-up Items 1. Concerns from SWAN regarding high volume traffic on State Street between Route 20 and locust Street. SWAN would like to stripe lanes to emphasize that it's not a four-lane street. The same problem was observed on Walnut Avenue and State Street. SWAN would like to see the dashed centerline either removed or striped solid. John Loete is getting ready to do the striping. 2. Traffic Count for Saint Charles Street for installation of a left turn signal turning east on Bluff City Boulevard. Currently it is an unprotected turn. NSC was going to have Pavia Marting study the intersection. Tracy Smith researched the accidents for this year and the past six years. John Loete will contact Pavia Marting and make sure that the signal does not need to be installed by the state. 1994 - 20 accidents 1995 - 19 accidents 1996 - 15 accidents 1997 - 14 accidents 1998 - 18 accidents 1999 - 09 accidents St Charles St/Bluff City Blvd Instersectlon Accident History 2000-07 accidents between January and March ■ 20 . 3. Wood Fencing for the Michigan triangle. The 15 � neighborhood residents are seeking to install a ; �� wooden fence around the perimeter of the 10 , subdivision. This would put the fence in the right-of-way. At the March 27, 2000, meeting, 5 the committee talked about having the AAA A A A:'A'4 neighborhood "sign off' that the City is not 0 responsible for any damage. Eric Stuckey still 1994 1995 1996 1997 ' 1998 2000 YTD needs to contact with Corporation Counsel. t Accidents 4. Speeding and Traffic Problems at Eagle and NSC Minutes April 10, 2000 Meeting Page 3 Weston. Stopping Eagle at Weston was suggested at a previous meeting. Tom Migatz was going to look at the area. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 5. "Unguarded" intersections on Demmond. Stops at Clifton, Weston and Melrose were suggested at a previous meeting. Tom Migatz was going to look at the area. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 6. Request for no parking on the west side of Porter Street between the intersection of East Chicago Street and 18 S. Porter. Request has been attached to item C of the April 10, 2000, meeting. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 7. Request to change the no parking from during school hours to 8 a.m. to 8:45 and 2 p.m.to 2:45 on South Clifton. Tom Migatz was going to contact principal Joe Corcoran of Gifford Elementary. Lead Staff not present. Item held over to the next meeting. 8. Petition from SWAN regarding diagonal parking at Lowrie Elementary. Eric Stuckey still needs to contact the superintendent. Clay Pearson sent a copy of the petition to Rob Hartman. 9. Dumping Problems on Wellington. Clay Pearson and John Loete did a site visit. Mike Millikan is trying to set a mowing rotation for the property. NSC decided to receive prices in the highest curb they could. The committee is hoping to put in a nine inch curb. If the City puts in a nine inch curb they will also have to backfill, as the ground is level with the street. John Loete will get prices on putting in the curbs. Additional Items 1. FYI - Street resurfacing on Grace and Elizabeth Street. John Loete has visited with most of the businesses that will be affected by the loss of street parking. So far they have quite a bit of support. In a couple of weeks Public Works will start installing new water mains. There were some concerns regarding a couple properties, but Public Works and Code Administration are working towards a solution. 2. FYI -The Columbine Stops. The stops will be installed prior to construction of the park. Construction has been scheduled for April 29, 2000. 3. Woodbridge Stop Signs. Jerry Deering or Gil Feliciano need to be consulted as to what a developer is required to do with the installation of stop signs. The next meeting will be Monday, April 24, 2000. Respectfully submitted, Eliz. •eth De man Recording Secretary 1, MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee February 14, 2000 Present: Tracy Smith Tom Migatz Ed Ufland Jeff Swoboda Clay Pearson Debbie Nier Mike Millikan John Loete Gilbert Feliciano Eric Stuckey Minutes - January 24, 2000 - Accepted as written Items for consideration: A. Reconsideration of parking problems at 7 South State Street. Concerns have been expressed regarding pedestrian safety. The parking issue was previously discussed on November 22, 1999 and eventually one parking stall was removed to provide pedestrian and loading/unloading access between the sidewalk and the METRA parking lot. Action: Clay Pearson, Eric Stuckey and John Loete have gone out and talked to Paul Berner representing the four business owners who had contacted the City questioning the parking stall change in front of VTS @ 7 South State Street. Modifying the railing and installing a ramp was discussed to meet both objectives have the maximum number of stalls and pedestrian access. John Loete will have someone go out and see what it would take to put in a ramp. It was also mentioned that if the city is already working on the railing and ramp we should designate the stalls better as well by painting on the pavement. Parking time limits in the area were also touched upon, there appear to be a number of 20 minute stalls compared to the one-hour stalls. It was decided to allow the parking stall back in until John could report back to the group. In the meantime, the police department will keep enforcing the current parking restrictions in that area. B. Request for a stop sign or signal on Varsity Drive due to several accidents and the concern for the safety of pedestrians. Action: It was found that a stop sign was not a viable solution. Several other options were considered(curve sign, a curve sign with a speed advisory, ect.). Ed Ufland will get accident information on the intersection. Clay Pearson and John Loete will set up a meeting with the residents. A traffic count will also be needed. C. Request to change the 30 minute parking signs on the east side of Perry (from Locust to Crosby) to "30 Minute parking during school hours only" as soon as possible. Action: NSC found the request to be reasonable. An ordinance change is needed. John Loete will write the memo. D. Request for a "No Parking sign at the corner of Todd Farm Drive and McLean Boulevard. F . .,► 14 2111 in t- P• • Action: Tom Migatz will meet with the requester regarding installation and the possibility of them putting the signs up themselves. The ordinance will be dealt with at a later point in time. E. Request for a "No Parking Here To Corner" sign to be put up on Sheffield north of Forest. Action: NSC decided that the signs were not needed. John Loete will take a look. F. Request to paint lanes on eastbound Forest at McLean Designating traffic direction. Action: NSC will go ahead with the request. No formal action is needed. Neighborhood Focus - No Items Discussed Miscellaneous - No Items Discussed Follow -up Items 1. There had been a request to temporarily fence off the newly curbed and sodded area behind LaFlor restaurant on Hill Avenue until trees can be planted in the spring. John Loete has put up barricades and bumper blocks. 2. Ed Ufland looked into a request from a crossing guard for a "No Parking 75 Feet to Corner"sign at Todd Farm Drive and Braeburn Drive. Mr. Ufland suggested posting it"No Parking 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m." from Braeburn to Lennoxshire on Todd Farm Drive. He also stated that the only residents that would be effected by this change would be 1401 Todd Farm Drive. Residents are in favor of the change. Clay Pearson will write the memo. 3. The uncontrolled intersection at Umbdenstock and Cottonwood was also discussed. Gilbert Feliciano will check into why there is no stop sign as the traffic pattern should have seemingly been addressed as part of the planning and development process. John Loete will check on the Public Works side of things with Clay to inventory existing signage in the whole area between Bowes and Bode. The item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Additional Items 1. John Loete brought up name changes at Wing and McLean. Wing Street actually goes around to the creek. At one point in time Public Works changed it so that Wing Street stopped at McLean. However, they were later forced to reverse that action. Tracy and Tom will check person to person and see about changing it again. . 2. Clay Pearson talked about the meeting with Lords's Park Association. Pavia Marting will talk with Walwork and develop a plan. This process should take another couple of months for the first draft. 3. A dumping problem on Wellington was also brought up. NSC talked about "No Dumping" signs but decided it would only encourage people to dump there. N F- . r .6 4 2111 'n t- P. . - Fencing did not seem to be a good idea either. However, they did talk about better lighting or blocking the area so no one can park or back up there. Mike Millikan will take these options back to Larry Koesche for feedback. The next meeting will be Monday, February 28, 2000, at 1:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ;kW: Eliza:th Dettman Recording Secretary ,( - MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee Field Vist - Area of gifford and North March 13, 2000 Present: Tom Migatz Tracy Smith Ed Ufland Rudy Horist Jim Bell Dennis Hood Dave Lawry Debbie Nier Gilbert Feliciano Minutes - February 28, 2000 - Accepted as written. Items to be Considered A. Request for a bus loading zone on Clifton for the Larkin Center. Action: After looking at a map of the area it is believed that the requester actually intends for a bus loading zone on Melrose, not Clifton. NSC felt that it was a legitimate request. Tracy Smith will survey the residents in the immediate area. B. Request to change the address of the Hemmens Cultural Center. Hemmens currently shares the address of 150 Dexter Court with City Hall. Action: Rudi Horist stated that this does present a problem with emergency personnel. Unless the person reporting the emergency tells the communications operator that the call is for the Hemmens building, emergency personnel will automatically go to City Hall. Currently the Hemmens' Board is against the address change. NSC will recommend that they change the address. There is the possibility of changing the streetaddress but letting them keep the same mailing address. C. Request for a stop sign on Kevin Drive at Ruth Drive. Action: The committee thought the request to be fairly straightforward. They will approve the request and Tom Migatz will check Eagle Heights for any more "T" intersections. Eric Stuckey will write the COW memo. D. Request to consider the need for visitor parking at Center City Place. There are currently thirty-four (34) spaces in the lot, thirty (30) of which are reserved for residents and two (2) are designated as handicap parking only. Action: Debbie Nier talked to the manager of the building. He stated that there is a need for parking for the visiting nurses. NSC decided to let the complex have temporary parking passes that are similar to the passes for the Civic Center parking lot. The manager could keep these at the front desk and visitors could sign them for limited periods of time. Debbie will present this option to the manager and do any follow-up needed. E. Request for more traffic control at the intersection of Vine Street and South and the intersection of West Chicago and S. Jackson Street. n _ - M- 2' ' s P. . - Action: There are not many accidents at either of these intersections. The biggest problem is students from Saint Ed's "blowing" the stop sign on Vine Street. Tracy Smith will check the accident background and do a speed check. NSC will also have Pavia Marting do a quick study after we get the information from Ms. Smith There is a meeting scheduled for March 16, 2000, at 5:15 p.m. The item was held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. F. Request for a loading zone sign to be put on the corner on North Grove Avenue. There had previously been a sign but it was recently removed. Action: If a loading zone is put right at the corner, any trucks using the loading zone will present a traffic hazard. Dennis Hood will check on some of the parking in the area and give the information to Ed Ufland. Eric Stuckey will do the follow-up and let the requester know that he would lose one parking space because the loading zone would have to be moved down. Neighborhood Focus Discussion of the March 7, 2000 Special Meeting at the south West corner of Gifford and north Street. The committee reviewed the minutes and decided the option of "no parking on garbage day" would not work. Odd/even parking did not seem to be viable solution either. The Deconversion program was also discussed. The committee agrees with the homeowners that it just does not work economically. NSC also considered modifying the parking restrictions on Gifford. Miscellaneous FYI from Eric Stuckey regarding the July 9, 2000, bike race. There will be traffic control issues at 47 intersections. Presently all but 10 intersection will be closed. Follow-up Items 1. Parking Problems at 7 South State Street. Modifying the railing and installing a ramp was previously discussed. Lead staff was not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Dumping Problem on Wellington. The committee had talked about better lighting or blocking the area so no one can park or back up there. Mike Millikan was going to take these options back to Larry Koeche for feedback. Lead staff not present. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3. Cars are parking in a no parking zone on North Airlite. This causes school buses to have to have to park along side the parked cars, therefore, blocking the street. NSC talked about making that part of the street bus parking only. Ed Ufland contacted the principal of the school. The principal is very much against the change and is planning to write a letter to NSC. The complainants will be informed of the principal's decision and the matter will be tabeled till the letter is received from the principal. u t- - I 111 ' - • 4. Uncontrolled intersection at Umbdenstock and Cottonwood. Dave Lawry will check on why there are no signs and do the follow-up. Stop signs should be in the development plan. If not, Mr. Lawry will write the COW memo. 5. Street Name Changes. NSC decided at the February 28, 2000 meeting that they would go ahead with the street name changes on Wing/McLean. At that time no decision was made as to who would write the memo. It was decided at the March 13, 2000, meeting that John Loete will write the memo. Additional Items 1. Speed problems at the intersection of BlackHawk and Martin. There was complaint that there was quite a speeding problem and that there had been several accidents. Ed Ufland found that there had been four (4) accidents since 1995. The complainant would not only like to see a lower speed limit posted but she would also like to see a four-way-stop at BlackHawk, Waverly and Martin. Mr. Ufland did not see a real need for the four-way-stop. A speed counter will be installed to see if a lowered speed limit is needed. 2. Enforcing Oxy Assimilating Tanks Transportation. Tom Migatz and Ed Ufland will look up the Section number. 3. Graffiti problem at 95 National. The city is currently in the process of purchasing the building. Ray Moller is getting bids on demolition. The City is going to try to coordinate with Metra to make the land a park. 4. Illegal signage on telephone poles and in right-of-way. Tom Migatz will work with Ed Swierbinski to have the signs taken down. No formal action is needed. 5. Fencing for the Michigan Triangle. The neighborhood residents are seeking to intstall a wooden fence around the perimiter of the subdivision. This would put the fence in the right-of-way. NHS stated that there is a problem with insurance because the fence is in the right-of-way. The committee talked about having the neighborhood sign off that the City of Elgin is not responsible for any damage. Eric Stuckey will check with Corporation Council. 6. Problem with residents parking on island instead along street. The problem is occurring on Aberdine Court. "No Parking on Inner Curb" signs will be put up along with "No Parking Here To Corner' signs. Eric Stuckey will do the memo. 7. Speeding and traffic control problems at Eagle and Weston. A lot of cars are using the streets to bypass the light at McLean and Wing. The amount of traffic combined with the rate of speed with which they are driving presents a hazard with the high number of children in the area. Dennis Hood suggested stopping Eagle at Weston. Tom Migatz will look at the area. 8. Demmond has a few "unguarded" intersections. Stops at Clifton, Weston and Melrose were suggested. If stops are not viable perhaps a school zone might help. Tom Migatz will check the area. N u' t- M-r 1 III P. . - The next meeting will be March 27, 2000. Respectfully submitted, Elizab th Dettm Recording Secretary 1S71ti ('l-e & F" • MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee February 23, 2000 Present: Tom Migatz Jack Darr Ed Ufland John Loete Eric Stuckey Jim Bell Minutes - Name correction for Paul Berman on item A and Chad Butzow added to the staff meeting with requesters on item D. The remaining minutes were accepted as written. Items to be Considered A. Continued consideration of a request for a stop sign or signal on Varsity Drive due to several accidents and the concern for the safety of pedestrians. Action: Clay Pearson and John Loete met with the requester. It was suggested that the City could put up curve warning signs that have a speed advisory along with chevrons around the curve itself. NSC approved of the change. No formal action is needed. Clay will send a letter to the requesters advising them of the changes. B. Request to have the speed limit lowered in the subdivision surrounding Columbine Park. The requester also sees a need for a three-way-stop at Red Barn Lane and Columbine instead of the current one-way-stop. Action: There had been a request quite some time ago. Clay Pearson had spoken with the requester and told them that stop signs would not be needed until a park was established. NSC decided that it would make sense to put the stop signs up since the park was now in existence. The committee also considered the fact that most parks and schools have all-way stops on the surrounding streets to help with safety issues. NSC will go forward with the three-way stop on Red Barn at Columbine. However, they decided against lowering the speed limit. The committee did not feel there would be a need once the stop signs were put in. The stop signs would only be two or three blocks apart and would act as automatic speed reducers. The stop sign additions will require Council approval. Eric Stuckey will write the memo. C. Missing "No Parking Between Signs" Signs on Chicago Street just east of State Street. Action: Ed Ufland stated that many people were confused because there is no second sign. NSC decided that it would be "over kill" to put up the second sign because there are already several other signs right in the area. Consequently, the committee decided to change the wording on the sign to 15 minute parking. No formal action is needed. Neighborhood Focus Miscellaneous - Follow-up Items 1. Parking problems at 7 South State Street. Options are still being looked into. Item held over to the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Uncontrolled intersection at Umbdenstock and Cottonwood. The developer only has to put up stop signs on intersections that they believe will present a problem. Traffic patterns had not been developed yet because there was no traffic at that point. One option is to change the code. It could be re-written to read so that traffic control needs to be addressed at every intersection. 3. Dumping problem on Wellington. Lead staff not present. Item held over to next regularly scheduled meeting. 4. Street name changes. At one point in time NSC made the decision to change the street names so that Wing Street stopped at McLean. However, they were later forced to reverse that action. Tracy and Tom went door to door and talked to residents about changing it again. The residents were very much against the change. It was found that if the city changes the names the numbers of the houses and other building would need to be changed. The committee felt that the issue was worth pursuing despite the fact that it is not a popular idea among residents. Compensating the businesses for letterhead, business cards, etc., along with supplying the replacement numbers, was discussed. The change requires a resolution to be approved by the City Council. Additional Items 1. Cars are parking in a no parking zone on N. Airlite. This causes school buses to have to park along side the parked cars, therefore, blocking the street. NSC talked about making that part of the street bus parking only. Ed Ufland will contact the principal of the school for input. 2. Parking and traffic control problems on McClure and the surrounding area. Limiting parking to only one side of the street was discussed. John Loete will take a look at the area. Letters requesting input from the residents will be sent out. NSC will wait for the input to come back in before taking any action. 3. It was brought up that the ordinance for new stop signs on Commonwealth Avenue and High Street was never written. John Loete will write the memo. 4. Ed Ufland talked about some parking problems in front of the official lot. A lot of tickets have been given out. Many people are not understanding the sign that designates it as an official lot. More signs will be put up on the north end of the lot. The next meeting will be Monday, March 13, 2000. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Dettman Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee Field Visit - Area of Gifford and North March 7, 2000 Present: Clay Pearson Eric Stuckey Ed Ufland John Loete Tom Migatz K. Swonowski Gilbert Feliciano Glenn Theriault Jeff Swoboda Mike Millikan Clyde Larsen Pat & Lori Prestidge The Neighborhood Services Committee met at the South West corner of Gifford and North Street to discuss overcrowding and other deteriorating factors. First Impressions 1. Wide variety of Architecture 2. Historic Street lights 3. A lot of children 4. Garbage cans on sidewalk 5. Street needs to be sweeped. 6. Speed/volume of traffic are high on Gifford 7. A pink house 8. A lot of cars on the street 9. A lot of houses well-kept 10. A lot of houses freshly painted Elgin Police Department Findings The Elgin Police Department then gave a report on the crime statistics from 1996 through 1999. Since 1996 no major crimes have been committed in the area. Since 1999 there was only one crime committed at 140 N. Gifford Street. The structure currently has six units, five of which are one bedroom and one that is two bedroom. There is an on-site bilingual manager who keeps the property and tenants in order. Most of the tenants do not own cars. The owners have been very cooperative with Code Enforcement and the Police Department. Most of the housing in the area is Multi-Family (2-4 units) with a 7-1 ratio. The biggest issue with this area is the trash situation. Public Works Findings Staff is trying to do leaf pick-up and sweeper passes but the streets have been too clogged with parked cars. Property Owner Comments The property owners would like to put in off-street parking, but the Historic District will not allow it. •The property owners stated that they had looked into grants and/or incentive from the City for deconversion of the property, but nothing worked out. The deconversion of the property would have cost them more money they wanted to spend. Ar one time they had tried to auction it off for single family but the general consensus among Realtors was that the home was too big for anyone to buy as a single family dwelling. They did state that if money were offered as an incentive and not a reimbursement more people would be likely to try deconversion. What Would We Never Do? 1. Another CasaLinda 2. Build a parking deck 3. Install a choker 4. Eliminate day-time parking 5. Put traffic back on Gifford (limited) 6. Add more Units What Can We Do? 1. Explore limited daytime 2. Odd/Even Parking parking on Gifford 3. Increase off-street parking in 4. Have property mgr. clean the Historic District curb/gutter 5. Post No Parking for street 6. Twice a yr. curb cleaning sweeper day 7. Special Task Specific No 8. Require Landscaping Parking Signs 9. Re-examine MFC program 10. Contest for best kept lawn/house 11. Extra traffic speed enforcement 12. Restitution workers pick up curb/gutters 13. Straighten and replace old signs Respectfully submitted, Eliza:eth Dettman Recording Secretary MINUTES Neighborhood Services Committee January 10, 2000 Present: Tracy Smith Edward Ufland Tom Migatz Jeff Swoboda John Loete Curt Kramer Joe Corcoran Jack Darr Debbie Nier Gilbert Feliciano Mike Millikan Clay Pearson Minutes -December 13, 1999 - Accepted as written. Items for consideration: A. Continued discussion regarding the loading and unloading of students at Gifford Elementary School. Action: M. Corcoran presented a plan to designate a passenger loading/unloading zone on Clifton (there will be a loss of two parking spaces). The loading zone would be for cars only. The bus loading zone is on Meyer St. After the NSC has made its final decision on the proposal, the school will give flyers to the students at a school assembly. The creation of this loading zone will require the school to move their handicap spot to just to the side of the ramp. This will be the school's responsibility. The new loading zone signs should be posted some time in the spring. No formal action is needed. B. Request to temporarily fence off the newly curbed and sodded area behind LaFlor restaurant on Hill Avenue until trees can be planted in the spring. Action: Vehicles have been jumping the curb on this the newly sodded area behind the restaurant. NSC considered putting in bumper blocks. John Loete will look into the matter. C. Request for "no parking anytime" for the block on St. John south of Summit and north of Seneca. Action: The block in question is City property, which is managed by Ray Moller. Mr. Moller thought that the no parking signs were a good idea. Some members were concerned about adequate parking for current developments and possibly having to revisit the issue once developed. However, it was found that they should have adequate parking in their development plans and it would be easier to allow parking later than to remove it. Ultimately, NSC decided to go ahead with the no parking signs. Clay Pearson will write the memo for No Parking Anytime designation. Neighborhood Focus - No items to discuss Miscellaneous - No items to discuss NSC January 10, 2000 Page 2 Follow -up Items - No items to discuss Additional Items 1. Jack Darr talked about a new U-46 policy mandating school buses to use their stop arm in loading zones. Larsen and Lord's Park Middle Schools are most affected. While the new policy helps with the safety of the students, it causes many traffic disturbances. Jack Darr will follow up and talk to the schools about moving their loading zone. The issue again raises the need for the School District to actively plan and build for pedestrian, car, and bus traffic. No action was taken at this time. 2. Tom Migatz brought up that there are "one hour" parking signs missing from Highland Avenue between Spring and Douglas. He will re-post these signs according to what is written in the ordinance. 3. It was also discussed that Kurt Kresmery took a street sign down during the construction of his new building. He will be contacted about the sign's return. The next meeting will be Monday, January 24, 2000 at 1:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Dettman Recording Secretary