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MINUTES TRAFFIC COMMISSION Tuesday, June 3, 1997 5:15 o'clock P.M. Council Room - City Hall Paris, Texas The Traffic Commission met in regular session Tuesday, June 3, 1997 with the following members present: 1. Charles Thompson 2. Emily White 3. Pamela Campbell 4. Cleo Holmes 5. Rickey Mackey 6. George Robinson 7. Kenneth Webb Assistant Police Chief James Barnett represented the City Staff. Chairman George Robinson called the meeting to order at 5:17 P.M. The Minutes of the January 7, 1997 meeting were approved as submitted. A request to review and make recommendations with regard to the traffic pattern entering and departing from Mariabeau Square Shopping Center was considered. This request was sent to the Commission by The City Council in the form of Resolution No. 97 -046. Assistant Chief Barnett reported that the complaints at this location concerning traffic were vehicles blocking the front of Super One Foods because they could not exit onto Lamar Avenue, vehicles not being able to move East on Lamar Avenue due to backup from the traffic signal at Lamar Avenue and Loop 286 and vehicles traveling West on Lamar blocking traffic as they attempted to enter the shopping center at the East entrance to the shopping center from Lamar Avenue. Barnett went on to explain that Police Chief Karl Louis had talked with officials of the shopping center and his recommendation was to make a Right Turn Only Lane of the East exit onto Lamar Avenue from the shopping center. Discussion was held as to making other changes to entrances and exits of the shopping center but all other possibilities could or would lead to just moving the congestion from one drive to another. After dicussion Charles Thompson made a motion to make the East exit lane from Maribeau Square Shopping Center onto Lamar Avenue a Right Turn Only Lane. Pamela Campbell seconded and the motion carried 5 ayes to 0 nays with Commission members Kenneth Webb and Emily White not being present yet.