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1986MINUTES TRAFFIC COMMISSION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1986 5:15 P.M. COUNCIL ROOM - CITY HALL PARIS,TEXAS ±lair ! ; LjV -.e Traffic Commission met in regular session Tuesday, February 4,1986, with the =_liowing members present: 1. Frank Sherman 4. Charles Thompson 2. Richard Fuller 5. Lynn Hitt 3. Gerald Byas e City Staff was represented by Assistant Police Chief James Barnett. -,e meeting was called to order at 5:55 P.M., by Chairman Charles Thompson. minutes of the last meeting on November 5,1985, were approved as submitted. --e first item considered was a request for a crosswalk in the 1700 block of =nham Street; _=,renzo Johns and Don Stone of Immanuel Baptist Church appeared and spoke in favor putting the crosswalk in the center of the block with warning signs. es Barnett recommended the cokss4e�al =k -�b,e :placdat;. Fatis�iti�d o° ipiSl!! --ross Bonham Street because crosswalks which are not placed at intersections are -_pored by vehicle drivers. :chard Fuller made a motion to recommend the crosswalk be placed at the intersection. ":erald Byas seconded and the motion carried 5 ayes to 0 nays. _— and - A discussion of signals and traffic at Pine Bluff, Graham and North Main was _ld. =. s Dickerson of 1000 Dickson Avenue appeared to suggest some changes in the lighting _- markings of this intersection. :_�rles Thompson asked that a study be made and any recommended changes be presented -er. -gird - A request for hospital guide signs qr Lar, r, Cl, a�rlc: �rilsle° and ?Chu cih St e�ets --as considered. � -avid Jackson of St. Joseph's Hospital appeared to speak in favor of the request. tames Barnett read a letter from the Stae Department of Highways and Public Trans- L' saying the signs could be placed if they met State regulations as to size, color and location. Page 2 - Minutes - Traffic Commission 02 -04 -86 Gerald Byas made a motion that hospital guide signs be put up to both Hospitals and David Jackson be allowed input on location of the ones to.St. Joseph's Hospital. Lynn Hitt seconded the motion and it carried 5 ayes to 0 nays. Fourth - A request for a "No Parking Zone" in the 3300 block of N.E.Loop 286 was considered. After the opening of Robert Allen's Night Club, a study was made and it was found that vehicles parked on the right of way in this area created a hazard. Gerald Byas made a motion that a "No Parking Zone' be established from Right -Of -Way to Right -Of -Way, 500 feet North and South of the South property line of 3320 N.E. Loop 286. Richard Fuller seconded and the motion carried 5 ayes to 0 nays. Fifth - A request for Stop Signs on 14th and 16th N.W. at West Walker was considered. Shirley Nunez had asked that signs be placed stopping North and South bound traffic at.-Walker. After James Barnett reported that no accidents were reported at either intersection on 1985, Chairman Thompson called for a motion. None was made, so the request is denied. Sixth - A request for a Loading Zone in the 400 block of 1st S.W. was considered next. Charles Huff operates a produce stand at 421 S.W. 1st and asked for a Loading Zone in front of his business to prevent people parking there for long periods of time. James Barnett explained that was not the purpose of a Loading Zone. No one appeared in favor of the request so Chairman Thompson tabled it until Mr. Huff or his representative could be here. Seventh - A request to remove a Loading Zone in the 300 block of lst. S.W. was considered. There is no longer a building thereso the Loading Zone is not needed according to James Barnett's report to the Commission. Gerald Byas made a motion to remove the Loading Zone. Frank Sherman seconded and the motion carried 5 ayes to 0 nays. Eighth - Discussion of changes in the traffic signals at 12th S.E. and Lamar revealed that Northbound traffic on 12th S.E. , wanting to turn right on Lamar will not have to stop, except for vehicles already in the intersection, once the yellow right turn arrow is installed. -No--solution to the problem was found, therefore when Chairman Thompson called for a motion, none was made. No action taken due to lack of a motion. After discussion of Commission members not attending meetings the meeting was adjourned at 6:43 P.M. /ad=estrnett Assistant Chief of Police Cityof Paris P.O. BOX 1037 ❑ PARIS, TEXAS 75460 ❑ (214) 785 -7511 January 2, 1986 Mr. David H. Jackson Assistant Administrator St. Joseph's Hospital, Inc. 820 Clarksville Street Paris, Texas 75460 Dear Mr. Jackson: This is to acknowledge receipt of your December 30, 1985 letter concerning the installation of certain directional street signs. By a copy of this letter, I am referring the matter to James Barnett, the Staff Liaison with the Traffic Commission. I anticipate that the matter will be discussed by the Commission at it's next meeting which is scheduled to be held January 7, 1986. As soon as we have the Commission's recommendation, we can forward the matter to the City Council for their consideration. If I can be of further assistance in this matter, please contact me. Since ly yours, vid . of ity Manager DHD /bd cc James Barnett, Assistant Police Chief Dan Brotton, Director of Public Works 0 CT( SO $ HOSPITAL, INC. 820 Clarksville St. • Box 70 • Paris, Texas 75460 • Ph. 214- 785 -4521 CONDUCTED BY SISTERS OF CHARITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD December 30, 1985 Mr. David Doty, City Manager City Hall Paris, Texas 75460 Dear Mr. Doty: !ll.r:. - I `�{ v .. It has come to our attention that in some instances where St. Joseph's Hospital is the closest hospital, special directional signs would assist individuals in finding our hospital. Therefore, we are asking permission to mount signs that would be purchased by St. Joseph's Hospital and Health Center and would meet the signing guidelines, rules and regulations of the State Department of Highways. In an effort to keep the number of sign supports to a minimum along our city streets, we are also requesting that we be allowed to mount these signs on existing State and City pipe supports. The locations, types of signs, and existing sign supports on which we wish to mount our signs are as follows: 1. On Business Highway 82/Lamar St, facing east a. Hospital and directional sign mounted on the State Highway Sign between the 271 Loop and 35th street N.E. on the north side of Lamar. b. Hospital and directional sign mounted on the City speed limit sign just past 27th street N.E. on the north side of Lamar. c. Hospital and directional sign mounted on either the City speed limit sign or State Highway sign between 19th and 20th streets N.E. on the north side of Lamar. d. Large H and directional sign mounted on the State Highway sign just past 8th street S.E. on the south side of Lamar. 2. On Business Highway 271 /Clarksville St. facing southeast. a. Hospital and directional sign mounted on the State Highway sign at the turnoff for Business Highway 271 /Clarksville Street on the north side of Clarksville. b. Hospital and Directional sign mounted on the City speed limit sign just before Collegiate street on the north side of Clarksville. c. Large H mounted on the City speed limit sign between 21st S.E. and Crockett streets on the north side of Clarksville. 3. On Business Highway 82/Bonham Street /Grand Avenue /Clarksville facing west. a. Hospital and Directional sign mounted on State Highway Sign just inside Loop 82 on the south side of Bonham. b. Hospital and Directional sign mounted on either State Highway sign or City speed limit sign between 18th & 19th streets S.W. on the south side of Bonham Street. c. Hospital and Directional sign mounted on State Highway sign between 1st street S.W. and Main on the south side of Grand Avenue. 4. On Church Street facing south a. Hospital and directional sign mounted on City speed limit sign at Long Street on the east side of Church Street. b. Hospital and directional sign mounted on the City one -way sign at the Clarksville intersection on the southeast corner. These signs would be consistant with existing signs and would assure that individuals needing to go to a hospital, especially if they are from out -of -town, will not miss the hospital. I appreciate your support and look forward to working on this in the future. Sincerely, d -4"k J .tai t - -v David H. Jackson Assistant Administrator DHJ /pg cc: Mr. R. H. Lindholm, Jr. District Engineer State Department of Highways & Public Transportation COMMISSION STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS ROBERT C. LANIER, CHAIRMAN AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROBERT H. DEDMAN P. 0. Box 250 JOHN R. BUTLER, JR. Paris, Texas 75460 -0250 January 7, 1986 Mr. David Doty, City Manager P. O. Box 1037 Paris, Texas 75460 SUBJECT: D9 -2 Hospital Guide Signs, M6 - Series Directional Arrows Dear Mr. Doty: ENGINEER - DIRECTOR MARK G. GOODE IN REPLY REFER TO FILE NO. Since St. Joseph's Hospital is an emergency facility and there is a definite need for guidance and assistance for the traveling public to such a facility, we have no objections to the installation of the above mentioned signs on our right -of -way, if the City of Paris is in agreement with their installation. However, we must insist that the signs be placed on other supports in lieu of state supports. Also, all installations must meet with our criteria and standards as directed in the 1980 Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. It will be the responsibility of the City of Paris to see that these signs are installed and maintained properly now and in the future. We shall reserve the right to request removal of subject signs if their condition becomes unsightly, unreadable or deteriorated in any form. If you need further information or need our assistance in any matter, please let us know. Since y, • C old W. W. Oliver District Engineer YAK JEK:ps Attachment cc: Mr. David H. Jackson Asst. Administrator St. Joseph's Hospital Mr. James Barnett Asst. Chief of Police , City of Paris 183G Jim Hall SESQUICFN�ENN \p\ James Flowers MINUTES TRAFFIC COMMISSION TUESDAY,JUNE 3,1986 5:15 P.M. COUNCIL ROOM - CITY HALL PARIS,TEXAS The Traffic Commission met in regular session Tuesday, June 3,1986, with the following members present: 1. Lynn Hitt 2. Judy Lutz 3. Charles Thompson 4. Zephania Gibson 5. Paul Wood 6. Frank Sherman 7. Gerald Byas The City Staff was represented by Assistant Chief of Police James Barnett. The minutes of the May 6,1986 meeting were approved as submitted. A, request for angle parking on the East side of 1st S.W. between W. Austin and W. Sherman streets was considered first. Joe McCollum and Bill Lightfoot appeared-and spoke in favor of the request. James Barnett recommended the request be denied. After discussion Paul Wood made a motion to allow the angle parking as requested. Zephania Gibson seconded the motion and it passed 7 ayes to 0 nays. Second, a request for "Four Way Stop Signs" at 25th considered. After the discussion Chairman Thompson called for a the request died. Gerald Byas recommended that any removed near this intersection. Next a letter from the State Department of Highways concerning traffic signals at Pine Mill and Loop 28 N.E. and E. Price was motion and none was made so obstructions to view be and Public Transportation 5,was read and discussed. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:53 P.M, ;1i ames Barnett ssistant Chief of Police c-c : `rr, AGENDA TRAFFIC COMMISSION TUESDAY,AUGUST 5,1986 5 :15 O'CLOCK P.M. COUNCIL ROOM - CITY HALL PARIS,TEXAS 1. Consider request for Stop Sign on 1st N.E. at East Provine. 2. Consider request for "No Parking Zone" in the 400 block of 4th S.W. 3. Discussion on planned safety lighting at Lamar Avenue and Loop 286. 4. Discussion of State Department of Highways and Public Transportation policy regarding on street angle parking. POSTED CITY HALL BULLETIN BOARD P.M. - DATE ,C7 %` -r3/ r-� Em I I� II . u� ►� _ FAMM- �1