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Minutes Traffic Commission City of Paris The Traffic Commission met on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008, at 5:15 P.M. in the Municipal Courtroom with the following members present: 1. Bee Garmon 2. George Kimbrough 3. Jon McFadden 4. Ray Banks 5. Matt Frierson The city staff was represented by Assistant Chief of Police Bob Hundley. The meeting was called to order at 5:18 by Chairman George Kimbrough. Mr. Kimbrough asked the commission members to review the submitted minutes of the March 4th, 2008 meeting. Mr. Banks made a motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by Mr. Frierson and passed 5-0. Mr. Kimbrough moved to item #3 regarding recent Commission action on the intersection of Stone Avenue and Lewis Lane. The Commission had voted to make a recommendation to the Council consisting of adding a stop sign for the drive into the North Lamar Campus and also making southbound traffic on the drive to turn right or west only. City Staff had determined that the drive into the North Lamar Campus was actually a private road even though the campus had been annexed into the city. Staff will initiate discussions with NLISD regarding the placement of traffic control on this portion of the intersection before proceeding further with the recommendation. The Commission then considered requests for stop signs at 38th SE and 39th SE at the intersection of Dawn Drive. Assistant Chief Hundley presented information to the council that this request had come through the City Manager's office. There had been no accidents at these intersections in the last 5 years, but evidently some near misses. No traffic counts had been made at these locations. Hundley told the Commission that intersections are safer when some type of traffic control is installed. Ms. Garmon made the motion to place a stop sign at the 38th SE and Dawn Drive intersections stopping north bound and south bound traffic on 38th SE Street. The motion was seconded by Mr. Frierson and passed 5-0. 21