Public Safety & Transportation Committee

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Monday, January 8, 2018 7:00 PM Village Manager's Conference Room Public Safety & Transportation Committee Trustee Dan Whittington, Chairperson Trustee Mike Fugiel, Alternate Chairperson Jennifer Perkins, Michael Corso, John Larkin, John Schwarz, Robert Corbino, Gary Cation, Jerry Schaefer and John Mullins Public Safety & Transportation Minutes January 8, 2018 Committee 1.0 Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairperson Foltyniewicz at 7:00 PM. 2.0 Roll Call Present 7 - Michael Corso, John Larkin Jr., John Schwarz, Bob Corbino, Jerry Shaefer, John Mullins, and Reid Foltyniewicz Absent 3 - Dan Whittington, Jennifer Perkins, and Gary Cation 3.0 Public Participation Mr. Smolak, 577 S. Fairfield Avenue Mr. Smolak stated that a couple months ago he came to a committee meeting and made a request to the committee. He went on to say that he would like to add to the request. He has lived in the Village for 23 years and has paid $150,000 in property taxes. He is a vietnam vet, agent orange exposed. He concluded with a request to reduce the speed limit to 25 mph on the 500 block of S. Fairfield and proposed to make it a dead end street. He further stated that there are 7,000 vehicles that travel through there monthly making it no longer a residential street. He has asthma and so is asking for help in making it a dead end street. 4.0 Approval of Minutes Schaefer corrected that item 150469, 2nd paragraph, should state that Schaefer asked about the validity of the stop light at Hickory/Main since Mr. Z's has closed. A motion was made by John Larkin, Jr., seconded by Jerry Schaefer, that the Minutes of the November 6, 2017 meeting be approved as amended. The motion carried unanimously. 5.0 Unfinished Business 170477 Request for 4-Way Stop A resident request to install a 4-way stop at the intersection of E. Madison Street and S. Fairfield Avenue. (DISTRICT# 5 & 6) Lt. Grage reviewed the item. Staff has provided the traffic counts that were requested at the last meeting. The number of vehicles dwindles as it approaches Madison. The staff recommendation to not install a 4-way stop still stands. A motion was made by John Larkin, Jr., seconded by Jerry Schaefer, that this Request be denied. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Village of Lombard Page 1 Public Safety & Transportation Minutes January 8, 2018 Committee 170419 Intersection of Meyers Road & Butterfield Road Request to IDOT/DuDOT regarding a time extension of the left turn arrow on Meyers Road at Butterfield Road. Lt. Grage reviewed the item. IDOT replied that they will not entertain the request. Staff has not heard back from DuDOT. Schaefer stated that part of the problem is that they stop the traffic on Butterfield east of the intersection to let the traffic out of the Inland building area. Mullins added that a double turn lane would help. Schaefer suggested that we contact the Oak Brook Police Department. Schwarz asked if crash data was available. Lt. Grage replied that there is nothing significant. Foltyniewicz summarized that as the intersection and roadway to the north are not Village jurisdiction, all the Village can do is let the state and county know that there is an issue. 6.0 New Business Corso commented that the second left turn lane for southbound Finley is still not open and that taking out the dedicated right turn lane was a bad call. There are far more cars turning right than going straight in that lane and it's a short signal going southbound so it really backs up. Mullins commented that on southbound Main at Roosevelt drivers are driving onto the hash marks to get to the left turn lane and then people can't get over that are doing it legally. He suggested that the turning lane be extended. Mullins also commented that many of his neighbors are asking him about the project at Yorktown. He said that he thinks that the committee members should know what is going on because of the potential of 2,000 more cars in the area. He asked that someone come to a committee meeting and go over the proposal and time frame. Foltyniewicz replied that there will be active senior housing and an additional building open to anyone. Schwarz asked if the ring road at Grace will remain a 4-way stop. Foltyniewicz answered that it would. He went on to explain that on Parcels 3 and 4 (the convenience center area) Carson's Home Store will remain, but east of it will be condos. Mullins asked if they did a traffic flow study prior to beginning construction. Schaefer asked the status of the proposed Westmore-Meyers Road Diet project. Foltyniewicz replied that it was not sent to the Board as originally presented since the joint committees denied the proposed project. The alternate project does include fencing at the Great Western Trail. 7.0 Other Business Village of Lombard Page 2 Public Safety & Transportation Minutes January 8, 2018 Committee 8.0 Information Only 150468 Fire Department Reports/Information FM/BC Howell introduced Ray Kickert, the new Deputy Chief. He went on to say that DC Kickert is a 26 year veteran of the department and has served in every role coming up through the ranks, as well as serving as paid-on-call at one time. DC Kickert will now be the liaison to the committee. FM/BC Howell also mentioned that in a cost savings effort village staff is asking if any committee members would rather receive agendas and materials electronically. FM/BC Howell thanked the committee and said that it has been a privilege to work with them. 150469 Police Department Reports/Information Lt. Grage mentioned that there were 313 DUI arrests in 2017, which is a 334% increase over the previous year. We have good officers out there doing their job. Hopefully it will start settling down in 2018. He also said that the department is applying for a distracted driving enforcement grant. 9.0 Adjournment A motion was made by John Larkin, Jr., seconded by John Mullins, to adjourn the meeting at 7:39 PM. The motion carried unanimously. Village of Lombard Page 3