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20 No Parking Aone Extension-300 Block of NE through the 400 BlockCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department- Presented By: Agenda Item No.: O 1 /26/2009 Council Date: Police Asst. Chief Hundley 20. 02-09-09 RECOMMENDED MOTION: Not an action item - first reading PoLicY IsstrE(s): No Parking Zone Extension - 300 Block of NE 35t' through the 400 Block BACKGROUND: A request was made to the Traffic Commission regarding the no parking zone on NE 35`h Street. This no parking zone begins at the intersection of Lamar Avenue and continues north on the east side of the roadway. The zone stops in the 300 block of NE 35th Street. A resident in that area requested that the no parking zone be extended to the 400 block due to the additional home and duplex development creating a traffic hazard. The zone extension was presented to the Traffic Commission October 7, 2008 and they recommended an ordinance change to extend the no parking zone to the 400 block. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: EXTEND THE NO PARKING ZONE TO THE 400 BLOCK. EXHIBITS: Ordinance; map; site photo ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Older Expense $ ❑ Departrnent Report ❑ Resolution Budgeted Amt $ ❑ Presentation E Ordinance y'17D Actual $ ❑ P bli H i h O u c ear ng ❑ er t Acct Name Acct Number FiscAL NoTES: REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: Z Administration E Caty Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court E Legal ❑ Library E Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 a uuUu8~ DRAFT attomey\ordwork\current\Traffic-No Parking 35'" NE Ord 2009 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TRAFFIC MAP ADOPTED IN SECTION 31-65 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; EXTENDING THE NO PARKING AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF 35TH STREET NE FROM THE 300 BLOCK THROUGH THE 400 BLOCK; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission at its regular meeting of October 7, 2008, considered a request to extend the no parking area on 35t' Street NE from the 300 Block through the 400 Block, and approved the request; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the Traffic Map adopted in Section 31-65 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas be, and the same is hereby amended to include the following No Parking area: "Extend the no parking area on the east side of 35th Street NE from the 300 block through the 400 block. " Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That the repeal of any ordinance or part of ordinances affected by the enactment of this ordinance shall not be construed as abandoning any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying, or altering any penalty accruing or to accrue, or as affecting any rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any ordinance at the time of passage of this ordinance. - UUOC~B~ Section 5. That it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Paris that this ordinance, and every provision hereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity of any section, clause, or provisions of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance. Section 6. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with provisions of Sec. 1-6 of Chapter One of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above-enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate offense. Section 7. Introduced and read on first reading on February 9, 2009, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris and read and passed on second reading on February 23, 2009, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Paris; the same being two (2) separate regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Paris. [or] Section 8. That by a supermajority vote of ayes and nays, the City Council voted to suspend the rule requiring two readings before adoption of this ordinance. Section 9. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage of the secondfflirstJ reading and publication as required by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED on second and final reading this 23rd day of February, 2009. Jesse James Freelen, Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: W. Kent McIlyar, City Attorney a U()UUB~ W Z r ~ x r ~ Minutes Traffic Commission City of Paris The Traffic Commission met on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008, at 5:15 P.M. in the Municipal Courtroom with the following members present: 1. Bee Garmon 2. Tom Calabria 3. Jon McFadden 4. Ray Banks 5. Stephen Holmes The city staff was represented by Assistant Chief of Police Bob Hundley. The meeting was called to order at 5:18 by Senior Commission Member Jon McFadden in Mr. Kimbrough's absence. A quorum was established by 4 members being present. Mr. McFadden asked the commission members to review the submitted minutes of the August 5th, 2008 meeting. Mr. Banks made a motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by Mr. Holmes and passed 5-0. Mr. McFadden moved to item #3 regarding nomination and election of a vice chairman for the traffic commission. Mr. Banks nominated Mr. McFadden for the position and the members of the commission moved by acclamation to close nomination and for Mr. McFadden to serves in this position. This passed 4-0 Item #4 had been tabled at last month's meeting. Mr. McFadden asked for a motion to remove from the table, Mr. Banks made the motion, Mr. Holmes seconded and the vote was unanimous. Asst. Chief Hundley passed out diagrams prepared by the City of Paris engineering office. Unfortunately, the engineer had determined that Main Street was wide enough for parking upon only one side of the street. Asst. Chief Hundley's recommendation to the Commission was to allow the no parking area to remain in place on both sides of the street. Some commission members were not in attendance and Mr. Holmes made a motion to place the item back on the table until such time that the full commission was available for review. That motion was seconded by Mr. Banks and it passed 4-0. Item #5 was brought forth by Mr. McFadden regarding a no parking area on NE 35th Street. Asst. Chief Hundley explained that 35th already has a no parking area on the east curb line that stops for no apparent reason in the 300 block. This request is to continue the no parking area along the east curb to the 400 block. Mr. Holmes made a motion to approve the no parking zone as presented, .f UUUU85 seconded by Mr. Banks and approved with a 5-0 vote as commission member Dr. Calabria had arrived. Item #6 was an informational item only. Asst. Chief Hundley reported back to the group regarding a contact with Leroy Snow, manager of the Mirabeau properties regarding the anticipated re-work of the shopping center parking lot. Mr. Snow was contacted regarding the southernmost entrance / exit of the shopping center and the occurrence of 15 collisions that had taken place in that area, primarily with people using the cross over just a short distance south of the shopping center. Mr. Snow stated that there were no plans on closing that entrance / exit, nor would they consider that. Item #7 was brought before the commission by Mr. McFadden regarding a request to remove the cross over in the 5000 block of the SE Loop due to the number of collisions that had taken place there. Asst. Chief Hundley presented information that of the 15 collisions, 9 had been injury accidents and no fatalities. The amount of traffic that leaves the Shopping center and the anticipated re- opening of the loop traffic after the construction of the Pine Mill Road overpass will mean that more traffic will be attempting multiple lane changes in a short distance to get to the crossover. The Commission was asked to consider having TxDOT remove this crossover, augment the cross over in the 5500 block that would allow traffic more time to make appropriate lane changes in the longer distance. Mr. Banks made a motion to request TxDOT to erect some type of curb or barrier that would prohibit traffic from the shopping center attempting to use this crossover. This was seconded by Dr. Calabria and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned by consensus. Submitted by Asst. Chief Hundley M UUUU8(a Minutes Traffic Commission City of Paris The Traffic Commission met on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008, at 5:15 P.M. in the Municipal Courtroom with the following members present: 1. Bee Garmon 2. Tom Calabria 3. Jon McFadden 4. Ray Banks 5. Stephen Holmes The city staff was represented by Assistant Chief of Police Bob Hundley. The meeting was called to order at 5:18 by Senior Commission Member Jon McFadden in Mr. Kimbrough's absence. A quorum was established by 4 members being present. Mr. McFadden asked the commission members to review the submitted minutes of the August 5th, 2008 meeting. Mr. Banks made a motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by Mr. Holmes and passed 5-0. Mr. McFadden moved to item #3 regarding nomination and election of a vice chairman for the traffic commission. Mr. Banks nominated Mr. McFadden for the position and the members of the commission moved by acclamation to close nomination and for Mr. McFadden to serves in this position. This passed 4-0 Item #4 had been tabled at last month's meeting. Mr. McFadden asked for a motion to remove from the table, Mr. Banks made the motion, Mr. Holmes seconded and the vote was unanimous. Asst. Chief Hundley passed out diagrams prepared by the City of Paris engineering office. Unfortunately, the engineer had determined that Main Street was wide enough for parking upon only one side of the street. Asst. Chief Hundley's recommendation to the Commission was to allow the no parking area to remain in place on both sides of the street. Some commission members were not in attendance and Mr. Holmes made a motion to place the item back on the table until such time that the full commission was available for review. That motion was seconded by Mr. Banks and it passed 4-0. Item #5 was brought forth by Mr. McFadden regarding a no parking area on NE 35th Street. Asst. Chief Hundley explained that 35th already has a no parking area on the east curb line that stops for no apparent reason in the 300 block. This request is to continue the no parking area along the east curb to the 400 block. Mr. Holmes made a motion to approve the no parking zone as presented, . 000087 seconded by Mr. Banks and approved with a 5-0 vote as commission member Dr. Calabria had arrived. Item #6 was an informational item only. Asst. Chief Hundley reported back to the group regarding a contact with Leroy Snow, manager of the Mirabeau properties regarding the anticipated re-work of the shopping center parking lot. Mr. Snow was contacted regarding the southernmost entrance / exit of the shopping center and the occurrence of 15 collisions that had taken place in that area, primarily with people using the cross over just a short distance south of the shopping center. Mr. Snow stated that there were no plans on closing that entrance / exit, nor would they consider that. Item #7 was brought before the commission by Mr. McFadden regarding a request to remove the cross over in the 5000 block of the SE Loop due to the number of collisions that had taken place there. Asst. Chief Hundley presented information that of the 15 collisions, 9 had been injury accidents and no fatalities. The amount of traffic that leaves the Shopping center and the anticipated re- opening of the loop traffic after the construction of the Pine Mill Road overpass will mean that more traffic will be attempting multiple lane changes in a short distance to get to the crossover. The Commission was asked to consider having TxDOT remove this crossover, augment the cross over in the 5500 block that would allow traffic more time to make appropriate lane changes in the longer distance. Mr. Banks made a motion to request TxDOT to erect some type of curb or barrier that would prohibit traffic from the shopping center attempting to use this crossover. This was seconded by Dr. Calabria and passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned by consensus. Submitted by Asst. Chief Hundley . UOOU86f . ' , ,j , ~ ..w'r~►.. . i , 'S1~ ~ l f. f J, ~ .S ~ e ~ P _ w' " ` fi~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~t~ ~a . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~z ~ 2 ~d~ ~ a p~ ~ s~ ~ ~ ~ w ' + 1 ~ ~ ~ fwrlr!9~