VILLAGE OF
VERNON HILLS, IL
TRAFFIC
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
With a quorum being in attendance the meeting of the
Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) was called to order at 7:07 PM CDT. In
attendance were:
Larry LaLuzerne, Chairman
Susan Oster, Member
James Schultz, Member
Anthony Ugaste, Member
Mark Fleischauer, Chief of Police, Member Ex-Officio
Ed Laudenslager, Director of Public Works, Member
Ex-Officio
Cindy Hebda, Village Trustee, Member Ex-Officio
Absent:
Jeff Hauptman, Member
Thom Koch, Village Trustee, Member Ex-Officio
X/copies:
Mike Allison, Village Manager
Evan Teich, Assistant Village Manager
Guests:
Ms. Sarah Guillen
347 Cherry Valley Road
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The minutes of the September 25, 2002 meeting were reviewed.
Motion: Amend minutes as
published: By Mr. Ugaste ; Seconded Ms.
Oster
Vote: Mr. LaLuzerne - Yes ; Ms. Oster -
Yes ;
Mr. Schultz – Abstain;
Mr. Ugaste - Yes
Mr. Hauptman - Absent Motion adopted 3 to 0 .
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The minutes of the November 20, 2002 meeting were reviewed.
Vote: Mr. LaLuzerne - Yes ; Ms. Oster -
Abstain ; Mr. Schultz – Yes;
Mr. Ugaste - Yes
Mr. Hauptman - Absent Motion adopted 3 to 0 .
1)
Hazeltine Cul de Sac Parking
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Chief Fleischhauer shared with the committee the follow-up letter sent to
resident Mr. Jason Kerr, indicating that the review of both side street parking
was not unduly hazardous and that the recommendation of the committee was to
not to pursue a ban of parking along either side of this thoroughfare during
“daylight” hours. It was also noted that no further feedback was received from
the residents.
2) Yield
signs in Corporate Woods
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Public Works Director Laudenschlauger indicated that pending final
approval of the November 20, 2002 minutes no action has been requested of the
Village Board on adding yield signs at the intersections of the side streets
that intersect with Woodlands Parkway and Corporate Woods Parkway. A request
will now be made to obtain approval for the installation of this signage.
3) Aspen
Rd south of Route 60
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Police and Hawthorn school officials have expressed a concern over the
backing up of Aspen Rd traffic onto Il Route 60 during rush hours, especially
when school buses are on the street bring children to and from school. Previous
discussions have noted that the right to access Vernon Plaza should not be
abridged, even though the access design is a violation of reasonable design
considerations.
The only viable solution at this time is to try to create a means of
keeping northbound vehicles from blocking access to the Plaza.
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Motion:
Recommend the installation of
“Regulatory Signage” including pavement marking via Ordinance to make blocking
this entrance driveway a violation of the traffic code.
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Motion Made By: Mr Ugaste Motion Seconded By: Ms Oster
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Vote: Mr. LaLuzerne - Yes ; Ms.
Oster - Yes ; Mr. Schultz - Yes; Mr.
Ugaste – Yes; Mr.
Hauptman - Absent. Motion adopted 4
to 0 .
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Summary
Mr. Laudenschlager / Chief Fleischauer are to request concurrence from
the Village Board to; a) Adopt an ordinance prohibiting blocking driveways so
that the police can enforce it by way of issuing citations, and b) Install
regulatory type “Do Not Block Driveway” signs and appropriate pavement markings
on Aspen Rd at the Vernon Plaza entrance.
III. New Business
1)
· Issue
Cherry Valley Overnight Street
Parking Permit request.
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Details / Concerns
Ms. Sarah Guillen presented a
request to the committee to allow her to park one or more of her families 4
vehicles on Cherry Valley Rd overnight. As part of her request she noted that
other individuals in this area have been granted permits for overnight parking.
Mr. Laudenschlauger noted that these other requests were approved because the
vehicles served a handicapped individual, and that primary grade level parking
once available for those residences was eliminated by the Village’s street
improvement project that eliminated front yard parking and created alley access
parking, which is below the grade of the residences.
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Motion:
No recommendation in support of
this request.
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Motion Made By: Mr Ugaste Motion Seconded By: Ms Oster
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Vote: Mr. LaLuzerne – Yes ; Ms. Oster - Yes ; Mr. Schultz - Yes; Mr.
Ugaste – Yes; Mr.
Hauptman - Absent. Motion adopted 4 to 0 .
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Summary:
The committee typically adheres to
a policy of No overnight street parking in order to retain clear site lines for
police patrol vehicles. In this case no compelling evidence to reverse this
policy was presented, especially in light of the fact that off street parking
is available in the Village Hall and Golf Course parking lots in the same
general area.
2)
·
Issue
No Parking Signage request on Annapolis
and Monterey within 30 feet of Deerpath Rd.
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Details / Concerns
A resident contacted the Police
about individuals parking on these side streets too close to the intersection
of Deerpath Rd, blocking site lines. This problem appears to occur only during
athletic events at the two open fields in Deerpath Park across from these
intersections.
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Motion:
No recommendation in support of
this request.
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Motion Made By: Mr Ugaste Motion Seconded By: Ms Oster
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Vote: Mr. LaLuzerne – Yes ; Ms. Oster - Yes ; Mr. Schultz - Yes; Mr.
Ugaste – Yes; Mr.
Hauptman - Absent. Motion adopted 4 to 0 .
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Summary:
The committee typically adheres to
a policy of limiting unwarranted signage. In this case no compelling evidence
to reverse this policy was presented, especially in light of the fact that
traffic standards note that parking is prohibited within close proximity to
intersections, and this is a limited use area for events so that violations are
most likely infrequent.
3)
·
Issue
Monday through Friday Daytime
parking of METRA commuter in Centennial Crossing
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Details / Concerns
A resident contacted the Police
about an individual who parks daily in a legal location within Centennial
Crossing and then walks to the train station, to most likely avoid the $1 per
day parking fee in the commuter train station lot.
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Motion:
No recommendation in support of
this request.
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Motion Made By: Mr Ugaste Motion Seconded By: Ms Oster
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Vote: Mr. LaLuzerne – Yes ; Ms. Oster - Yes ; Mr. Schultz - Yes; Mr.
Ugaste – Yes; Mr. Hauptman - Absent.
Motion adopted 4 to
0 .
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Summary:
The committee typically adheres to a policy of limiting unwarranted
signage. In this case no compelling evidence to reverse this policy was
presented. Should additional commuters begin to clog neighborhood streets when
parking is available in the designated lot, the committee is amenable to
re-evaluation of a request to create limited No Parking zones to prevent all
day parking by commuters.
4)
·
Issue
Baseball parking for Deerpath park
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Details / Concerns
Chief Fleischhauer indicated that
several meetings were held this spring with baseball officials who were
reminded of the villages desire to have participants and spectators, park
either in the Deerpath Park parking lot or in the Kubota Building parking lot
rather than on the streets of the Derpath neighborhood adjoining the park.
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Summary:
Based on police reports and the
lack of complaints, the situation appears to have become less bothersome to the
Deerpath residents. The police will continue to monitor the situation.
5)
·
Issue
Center Drive No Parking Zone
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Details / Concerns
As the office park is being
developed in Phases, all the necessary parking is not yet currently available.
Because Center Drive is a high volume connector between key arterials (Ring Rd
and Lakeview Parkway), street parking on this roadway adds to general
congestion and unsafe conditions.
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Summary:
The Public Works Department is
recommending directly to the Village Board to convert this thoroughfare to a No
Parking zone.
6) Item
·
Issue
Gregg’s Parkway at Lakeview
Parkway and Huntington Rd traffic control devices.
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Details / Concerns
The intersections of Gregg’s
Parkway at Lakeview Parkway and Gregg’s Parkway Huntington Rd are the highest
accident rate locations within the village.
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Summary:
Public Works will be conducting
traffic counts using summer interns to provide additional information to
re-evaluate the need for additional controls at this intersection.
A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Ugaste and
seconded by Ms. Oster.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM.
The above constitutes the authors understandings of
the proceedings.
James E. Schultz
Acting Secretary
Traffic Advisory Committee
Vernon Hills, IL