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MINUTES TRAFFIC COMMISSION Tuesday, March 7, 1995 5:15 o,clock P.M. Council Room - City Hall Paris, Texas The Traffic Commission met in regular session Tuesday, March 7, 1995 with the follow- ing members present: 1. Ed Ellis 2. Rickey Mackey 3. Pauline Franklin 4. George Robinson 5. David Gilbert 6. Charles Thompson 7. Pamela Campbell The City Staff was represented by Assistant Police Chief James Barnett. Co- Chairman Pauline Franklin called the meeting to order at 5:15 P.M. The minutes of the August 2, 1994 meeting and the August 16, 1994 Special Meeting were approved as submitted. Commissioners Pamela Campbell and Charles Thompson arrived and took their seats. The first item of business was a referral from the City Council to close Center Ave- nue beginning at the East boundary line of 3rd St. N.E. to the West boundary line of 6th St. N.E. within the Fairgrounds property. After discussion that the Fair Association Board of Directors had made this request due to new buildings in the area and an increase in people using buildings on both sides of the street and the fact they felt closing the street would increase safety of these people as being the bases for the request there was some discussion of lia- bility if someone was injured in the street. It was the feeling of some commission members that if the street were closed liability would be placed on the Fair Assoc- iation and if it remains open the liability is on the City of Paris. David Gilbert made a motion to table this request until members of the Fair Association and /or an attorney for the association could meet with the Traffic Commission. Ed Ellis second- ed and the motion to table carried 7 ayes to 0 nays. The second item of business was a request for a No Parking Zone on 11th.'. St. N.E. on the East side of the street, from the North boundary line of Pine Bluff Street to the North 100 Feet. This request was made by Elbert Desmond of 605 11th N.E., phone 784 -4041, Paris, Tex- as. He complained that when a truck is delivering to Barham Food Store that the tru- ck parks in the street beside the store and traffic is blocked and emergency vehicles would not be able to go North on 11th St. from Pine Bluff. A message had been left at the Desmond residence that this item would be discussed at this meeting but no one appeared to speak in favor of the request. Jimmy Barham of 1055 Pine Bluff, owner of Barhams Food Store appeared and spoke ag- ainst the request. He said the truck delivers one time per week and is only there about 15 to 20 minutes and unloads merchandise into a door on the East side of his building. He feels there is less danger when the truck parks on 11th Street than there would be if it parked on Pine Bluff Street and he is not aware of any problems or complaints from anyone other than Mr. Desmond.