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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996_01_23 Traffic Committee Minutes Minutes of the Traffic Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, January 23, 1996 at 8:00pm in the Town Center Building 0 Present: David Lobl Chairman 4 ��•�i Camille Odierna 00 RECEIVED Nancy Angiulo NAR 8 mi Pincus Leitner Also Present: Stephen Altieri Town Administrator Wm 40 Lt. John Andersen Town Police Department Excused Absences: Richard Mari Frank Vozza Approval of Minutes December 12, 1995 The Committee reviewed the minutes of the December meeting. Corrections were pointed out by Mrs. Odierna and Mr. Leitner. Thereafter, on motion by David Lobl and second by Pincus Leitner, it was unanimously: Resolved, that the minutes of the meeting of the Traffic Committee held on December 12, 1996 are approved subject to the corrections noted. Parking- Blossom Terrace The Chairman said that the Committee had received a letter from residents of Blossom Terrace expressing concern over cars that are parked overnight on Blossom Terrace. The Chairman then invited the residents that appeared to speak on the matter. Diane Castiglione - 24 Blossom Terrace Spoke of the residents in the Larchmont Acres that receive overnight parking waivers and park on Blossom Terrace. She expressed concern that emergency vehicles could not access the street at night. Mr. DeCicco - Blossom Terrace She stated that she would like to see the no parking here to corner ordinance expanded to prevent parking on the hill at the intersection of Blossom Terrace and Palmer Ave. Anna Marsilia- 11 Blossom Terrace Questioned if there was a limit on the number of cars that could be parked on Blossom Terrace. Celeste D'Orio - Blossom Terrace She stated that Blossom Terrace should not be used to solve the parking problems for Larchmont Acres residents. Minutes of the Traffic Committee Meeting held on Tuesday,January 23, 1996 at 8:00pm / , 9S in the Town Center Building ' 40� Present: David Lobl Chairman 4 Camille Odierna ro RECEIVED St Nancy Angiulo Pincus Leitner r MRint 4i4 Also Present: Stephen Altieri Town Administrator M � ,4 Lt. John Andersen Town Police Department Excused Absences: Richard Mari Frank Vozza Approval of Minutes December 12, 1995 The Committee reviewed the minutes of the December meeting. Corrections were pointed out by Mrs. Odierna and Mr. Leitner. Thereafter, on motion by David Lobl and second by Pincus Leitner, it was unanimously: Resolved, that the minutes of the meeting of the Traffic Committee held on December 12, 1996 are approved subject to the corrections noted. Parking - Blossom Terrace The Chairman said that the Committee had received a letter from residents of Blossom Terrace expressing concern over cars that are parked overnight on Blossom Terrace. The Chairman then invited the residents that appeared to speak on the matter. Diane Castiglione - 24 Blossom Terrace Spoke of the residents in the Larchmont Acres that receive overnight parking waivers and park on Blossom Terrace. She expressed concern that emergency vehicles could not access the street at night. Mr. DeCicco - Blossom Terrace She stated that she would like to see the no parking here to corner ordinance expanded to prevent parking on the hill at the intersection of Blossom Terrace and Palmer Ave. Anna Marsilia- 11 Blossom Terrace Questioned if there was a limit on the number of cars that could be parked on Blossom Terrace. Celeste D'Orio - Blossom Terrace She stated that Blossom Terrace should not be used to solve the parking problems for Larchmont Acres residents. Traffic Committee Minutes January 23, 1996 The Chairman and Members of the Committee then explained the procedure for obtaining an overnight parking exemption and the background of the Committee's previous work on this matter. It was further explained that the exemption cannot be granted selectively and that residents are allowed to park on any Town Street. After further discussion between the Committee and the residents, the following action was taken. The Police Dept. will prepare six months of data on overnight exemptions granted for parking. The listing will show the number of repeat permits issued and the Committee can detect any abuse of the system by residents. At that point the Committee will consider any changes necessary to the exemption program. The information will be provided at the next meeting. The Committee also decided that the "No Parking Here to Corner" prohibition should be expanded to assure access to Blossom Terrace. Therefore, on motion by Mr. Lobl and second by Ms. Angiullo, the Traffic Committee unanimously, Resolved, to recommend to the Town Board that the "No Parking Here to Corner" ordinance on the east side of Blossom Terrace at the intersection of Palmer Ave. be expanded to a distance of 80ft. west on Blossom Terrace. Intersection of Fenimore Road/Boulder Brae/Durham Road The Committee reviewed the letter of Mr. and Mrs. Berning. Mr. and Mrs. Berning appeared before the Committee to present their letter regarding the visibility of traffic on Fenimore Rd. for traffic exiting Boulder Brae. The Police Dept. had researched accident records for this intersection and found that there had been no reported accidents involving vehicles exiting Boulder Brae or Durham Rd. After further discussion, the Committee directed that the Town amend the current Hidden Driveway sign to read Hidden Road and to add a suggested speed limit to the sign. Old White Plains Road The Committee reviewed a letter submitted by Hugh Shevlin of 1 Wagon Wheel Road. Mr. and Mrs. Shevlin appeared before the Committee to present their letter. The Shevlins expressed a concern over the accidents that have occurred at the bend on Old White Plains Road near Wagon Wheel Road. The discussion was to decide what, if any, other solutions might be possible to alleviate the problem at this location. The matter will be placed on the next agenda, however in the meantime the Police Dept. and Highway Dept. will consider other alternatives. The next meeting of the Traffic Committee will be March 12, 1996. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.