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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985_06_10 Traffic Committee Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1985, AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE WEAVER STREET FIRE HOUSE. PRESENT WERE THE FOLLOWING: Chairperson Patricia Latona Committeeman Richard Mari Committeeman Anthony Math Committeeman Leslie Schlom Committeeman Martin Zavell ALSO PRESENT WERE: Steven Altieri, Town Administrator Lee Bloom, Laison to Town Council Mrs. Latona called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of. May 6, 1985 were corrected as follows: On page one, under APPROVAL OF MINUTES, the minutes of the meeting of April 8, 1985 were approved as corrected. On page 3, Under One Way - Forest Ave.-Weaver to Sheldrake, paragraph three, the first sentence should read, Mrs. Latona directed. the Police Commissioner to send a letter to the State asking for a signal at Forest and Weaver St. along with a sign warning Signal Ahead. Stop Sign - Glenn Rd. and Valley Road Mrs. Latona asked if Committee members had any comments or questions before a vote was taken regarding the placement of stop signs on Glenn and Valley Roads. There were no questions or comments. Mr. Zavell made the following motion: The Traffic Committee recommends to_the, !1- Town_ Councilthat-:two stop signs be installed on Glenn Road. The motion was seconded by Mr. Schlom, Mr. Mari - Nay, Mrs. Latona - Nay, Mr. Math - Nay. The motion was denied. Mr. Mari made the following motion: The Traffic Committee recommends to the Town Council that the yield sign on Valley Road be removed and replaced with two stop signs as the Police Commissioner recommended in his presentation on May 6, 1985. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Latona, Mr. Math - Aye, Mr. Zavell - Nay, Mr. Schlom - Nay. The motion carried and will be recommended to the Town Council. A resident asked when this matter could be brought up again for discussion. Mr. Bloom stated that residents may attend the Town Board meeting where this recommendation would be discussed. Mr. Bloom also pointed out that the reason the Town Council sent this matter back to the Traffic Committee was due to the recent court case involving safety of municipal roads. Report from Police Commissioner regarding N.Y. State Dept. of Transportation - Traffic Light at Weaver St. and Forest Ave. Mrs. Latona reported that the report has not been received yet since the State Dept. of Transportation is studying the whole of Weaver Street. One Way on Forest Avenue All residents of Forest Avenue that were present felt that a traffic light at the corner of Weaver St. and Forest Ave. would solve the problem better than Forest Ave. being a one way Street from Weaver St. to Sheldrake Avenue. Alan Pailey of • Town of Mamaroneck Traffic Committee June 10, 1985 Page 2 One Way on Forest Ave. - cont. 41 Holly Place, suggested a traffic light that only worked during heavy traffic or push button activated might help this intersection. Mr. Bloom stated that the Dept. of Transportation will consider all of the possibilities when they study the situation. residents asked if there were any way they could help to get a light installed. Mr. Zavell gave residents the address of the Regional Director of the N.Y. State Dept. of Transportation. It was agreed that letters requesting the traffic light might have an impact. Mrs. Latona stated that once the report is received from the State, this subject will be put on the agenda again. A resident suggested that the P.O. Mail Box on Rockland and Forest Avenues be moved since it blocks the vision of motorists. Mrs. Latona stated that the Committee will look into this. Visual Obstruction - Corner of West Garden and Weaver St. The resident of the corner property received a letter requesting that hedges and trees be trimmed. The resident complied, but a visual problem may still exist. It was suggested that the wall around the tree was the problem rather than the hedges. Mr. Ferrari of the corner address contests the observation that the wall is the problem. Mr. Altieri suggested that a member of the Traffic Committee and a member of the Police Department go to the site during the day to assess the situation. It was agreed that a meeting would take place at the site with Mr. Ferrari at his convenience. Overnight Parking - Rock Ridge Rd. Mr. Altieri received a memo from a resident of Rock Ridge Rd. regarding cars parked in front of a residents home, due to overnight parking be allowed on his side of the street. The resident, Mr. Rohr, requested that overnight parking be changed to the other side of the street. Mrs. Latona asked Mr. Zavell to write a letter to Mr. Rohr from the Traffic Committee explaining the reason for the choice of the side of the street for uniform fire safety. Hof Pof Realty - 170 Myrtle Blvd. Harold Cohen of Hof Pof Realty stated his difficulty in trying to have his building conform with the zoning ordinance for business districts which requires one parking space for every 200 square feet of office space. Mr. Cohen introduced Jim Latta to present a parking study done for Hof Pof Realty. Mr. Latta felt that the permit parking spaces limited the number of spaces available for businessmen. Mrs. Latona explained the purpose of creating the 11 day and night permit parking spaces. Mr. Cohen pointed out that his business will not increase parking problems. After discussion, Mrs. Latona asked Mr. Altieri to draft a statement for the Traffic Committee to review which stipulates that if Hof Pof Realty utilizes lot #2 on Maxwell Ave. , there is ample parking. Merchant Parking - Myrtle Boulevard Mr. Raymond Mancini of 176 Myrtle Blvd. presented the complaint for merchants in the area that there is little parking available for customers. Mr. Albanese asked that Town of Mamaroneck Traffic Committee June 10, 1985 Page 3 Merchant Parking - Myrtle Boulevard - cont. a portion of the 12 hour meters be returned to two hour meters. Mr. Math pointed out that he felt we might be eliminating too many short term spaces when the decision was made to make the meters 12 hour meters, but overwhelming evidence proved that these short term spaces were totally underutilized. Mr. Altieri suggested that the problem may be one of cars not moving in the designated time limits rather than a problem of capacity. He pointed out that if cars aren't moving in the designated time limits, it cuts down on available spaces. After discussion, if was agreed that the Traffic Committee write a letter to the Bell Tower Building asking that their employees park in lot #2 so there will be more merchant parking. The committee felt that this move plus enforcement of existing metered parking spaces will make more merchant parking available. New Business Mr. Brown lodged a complaint regarding school buses parking long term on Richbell Road. It was agreed that Mr. Altieri will check the zoning ordinance to see if it prohibits parking of commercial vehicles on the street. Richard Mari discussed the problem in getting the Village of Mamaroneck to request from the State, permission to open up parking on the Boston Post Road in front of Waldbaums shopping center. There being no further new business, on a motion from Richard Mari, seconded by Anthony Math and carried, the meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. cr