Transportation Advisory Board — Naperville, IL
Date: 2020-12-03

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Transportation Advisory Board

Thursday, December 3, 2020 7:00 PM Held on Zoom due to COVID-19



CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE:
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and
allows public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency,
subject to certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an
in-person meeting is not practical or prudent.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the Transportation Advisory Board meeting
scheduled for December 3, 2020 will be conducted remotely.

TO WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE TAB MEETING LIVE:
1. Watch on WCNC GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION (Ch. 6-WOW, Ch. 10 - Comcast,
Ch. 99 - AT&T);
2. Watch online at https://naperville.legistar.com/calendar.aspx; or
3. Listen by telephone (audio only) – register to receive a dial-in phone number by calling the City
Clerk’s Office, (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 3.

TO PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING:
1. Register by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 3 at: www.naperville.il.us/tabspeaker. After the
sign-up time has ended, you will receive an email with information about how to join the Zoom
meeting. Questions regarding online sign-up may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office by calling
(630) 305-5300; or
2. Participate by telephone. Register with the City Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Thursday,
December 3 to receive a dial-in phone number by calling (630)-305-5300.

TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS:
1. Use the speaker sign-up form at www.naperville.il.us/tabspeaker to submit a written comment
by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 3 to be read into the public record during the Transportation
Advisory Board meeting by a member of staff; or




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2. Use the speaker sign-up form at www.naperville.il.us/tabspeaker to submit a one-word
statement of “SUPPORT” or “OPPOSITON” regarding a specific agenda item by 5 p.m. on
Thursday, December 3 to be read into the public record during the Transportation Advisory
Board meeting by a member of staff.

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION:
Any individual who may require an accommodation to submit comments or materials, or to view
materials for the Transportation Advisory Board meeting, should contact the City Clerk at
(630) 305-5300 or napervilleclerks@naperville.il.us as soon as possible, but not later than by 5
p.m. on Thursday, December 3.

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:
The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in 1-5-6-6: - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the
Naperville Municipal Code.

• ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
comments and constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or
directing threats or personal attacks at Board members, staff, other speakers or members
of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as
necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished.

• IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, staff will call your name at the appropriate time during the
Transportaton Advisory Board meeting. Once your name is called you may identify yourself
for the public record and then address remarks to the Transportation Advisory Board as a
whole. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks directly to the matter under discussion. Speakers
are called in the order they sign up.

A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. 20-1426 Approve the minutes of the November 5, 2020 Transportation Advisory
 Board meeting

2. 20-1432 Recommend approval of the Westside Neighborhood Traffic Study
 recommendations

E. OLD BUSINESS:

F. NEW BUSINESS:


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G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes

 Transportation Advisory Board


Thursday, December 3, 2020 7:00 PM Held on Zoom due to COVID-19


CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE:
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and
allows public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency,
subject to certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an
in-person meeting is not practical or prudent.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, the Transportation Advisory Board meeting
scheduled for December 3, 2020 will be conducted remotely.

TO WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE TAB MEETING LIVE:
1. Watch on WCNC GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION (Ch. 6-WOW, Ch. 10 - Comcast,
Ch. 99 - AT&T);
2. Watch online at https://naperville.legistar.com/calendar.aspx; or
3. Listen by telephone (audio only) – register to receive a dial-in phone number by calling the City
Clerk’s Office, (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 3.

TO PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING:
1. Register by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 3 at: www.naperville.il.us/tabspeaker. After the
sign-up time has ended, you will receive an email with information about how to join the Zoom
meeting. Questions regarding online sign-up may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office by calling
(630) 305-5300; or
2. Participate by telephone. Register with the City Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Thursday,
December 3 to receive a dial-in phone number by calling (630)-305-5300.

TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS:
1. Use the speaker sign-up form at www.naperville.il.us/tabspeaker to submit a written comment
by 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 3 to be read into the public record during the Transportation
Advisory Board meeting by a member of staff; or




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2. Use the speaker sign-up form at www.naperville.il.us/tabspeaker to submit a one-word
statement of “SUPPORT” or “OPPOSITON” regarding a specific agenda item by 5 p.m. on
Thursday, December 3 to be read into the public record during the Transportation Advisory Board
meeting by a member of staff.

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION:
Any individual who may require an accommodation to submit comments or materials, or to view
materials for the Transportation Advisory Board meeting, should contact the City Clerk at
(630) 305-5300 or napervilleclerks@naperville.il.us as soon as possible, but not later than by 5
p.m. on Thursday, December 3.

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:
The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in 1-5-6-6: - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the
Naperville Municipal Code.

• ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
comments and constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or
directing threats or personal attacks at Board members, staff, other speakers or members
of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as
necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished.

• IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, staff will call your name at the appropriate time during the
Transportaton Advisory Board meeting. Once your name is called you may identify yourself
for the public record and then address remarks to the Transportation Advisory Board as a
whole. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks directly to the matter under discussion. Speakers
are called in the order they sign up.

A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 8- Gregory Gustin, Mary Howenstine, Michael Melaniphy, Matthew Seeberg, Janet
 Blubaugh, Scott Hurley, Roger Nondorf, and James Webb
 Absent 1- Michael Brown


C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 There were no speakers for Public Forum.

 This was closed.

D. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. Approve the minutes of the November 5, 2020 Transportation Advisory Board meeting

 A motion was made by Webb, seconded by Seeberg, approved. The motion
 carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 8- Gustin, Howenstine, Melaniphy, Seeberg, Blubaugh, Hurley, Nondorf, and Webb

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 Absent: 1- Brown


2. Recommend approval of the Westside Neighborhood Traffic Study recommendations

 Project Manager Michael Prousa explains the background of the Westside
 Neighborhood Traffic Study.

 Prousa plays a PowerPoint presentation about the recommendations and
 findings prepared by the traffic consultant KLOA.

 Prousa reads the public comments from the public meeting on October 29th.

 The first public speaker is Kathy Benson.

 Benson is pleased with most of the recommendations that were made by the
 consultant. She outlined a public survey that was administrated by the westside
 HOA. The survey asked residents how they felt about certain
 recommendations. Benson wants clarification on Jefferson Avenue and West
 Street, Douglas Avenue and Parkway Drive, Jefferson Avenue and Douglas
 Avenue recommendations. She also had questions about the typical ranges for
 road classifications across Naperville. She wants clarifications on the sidewalk
 gap on Douglas Avenue.

 The next public speaker is Jennifer Bruzan Taylor.

 Taylor is pleased with the recommendations by the consultants. She is not in
 favor of removing the crosswalks at Jackson and Ewing, Spring and Eagle, and
 Spring and Big Rail. She wants clarifications on the sidewalk gap on Douglas
 Avenue. She is concerned about the high speeds and the lack of
 recommendations on Eagle Street between Benton and Spring. Does not
 believe enforcement from police is an appropriate use of resources.

 The next public speaker is Mary Lou Wehrli.

 Wehrli concurs with Kathy Benson’s comments about Jefferson Avenue. She
 believes that residents and local drivers are a part of the solution and should set
 the bar. States that residents are the strongest voices for safe streets. Wehrli
 states that traffic calming devices and enforcement are part of the solution to
 public safety.

 The next public speaker is Colleen McManigal.

 McManigal has concerns about Douglas Avenue and Parkway Drive and
 believes that it should be an all-way stop. She also states that Douglas Avenue
 has high speeds, especially around the curve. Douglas Avenue has had several
 accidents as well. McManigal states that Jefferson and West should be an
 all-way stop as well because of how popular the intersection is. States that the
 fence at Jefferson and West creates a sight distance issue.

 Melaniphy opens up the comments to members of TAB.


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 Howenstine asks about potential traffic changes for Mill Street because of the
 Eagle Street one-way conversion. She also asks about the Douglas sidewalk
 gap.

 Michael Werthmann from KLOA states that Mill Street will take the majority of
 the volume while others will use Washington or Webster. Werthmann also
 states that the sidewalk gap on Douglas will be completely filled in and it was a
 mistake that it was not. Werthmann also states that there will be a lot of benefits
 to making the switch to one-way on Eagle.

 Prousa states that there are no vacant lots on Douglas Avenue.

 Gustin asks for clarifications on the vacant lots on Douglas Avenue.

 Prousa states that there are no vacant lots on Douglas Avenue. The sidewalk
 gaps throughout the neighborhood will be filled in future years through the
 sidewalk gap program.

 Hurley asks if the consulting firm has had the chance to review the feedback
 from the public and if the report is final or in draft form.

 Prousa states that the report is in draft form and that TAB and public comment
 will be taken into account before being presented to City Council. Prousa also
 states that all the recommendation will be evaluated following implementation.

 Hurley asks if we have on staff the expertise to understand the traffic
 consequences to these recommendations.

 Prousa states that the Transportation Team at the City has the capabilities to
 handle traffic requests and evaluation in the future.

 Seeberg asks about the implementation plan and what the long-term and
 short-term implementations look like.

 Prousa states that signage and striping could be done within the year in house.
 Prousa also states that the long-term recommendations would have to be
 placed in the CIP because of the engineering costs.

 Deputy Director Jennifer Louden states that the earliest that we would look to
 implement long-term recommendations would be 2022 and the process would
 be about 1 to 2 years.

 Seeberg asks if Eagle Street could be one-way for the whole road or if Eagle
 Street could be engineered to be made wider. Seeberg is concerned about the
 speeds on some of the segments of roads.

 Melaniphy asks what the TAB options are for the recommendations and how the
 night should shape out.

 Louden states that the final step of approving the recommendations is through
 City Council. If the board has significant changes or wants more information,

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 staff can bring back that information to the January meeting. States that it
 depends on how the conversation goes tonight and what TAB decides with the
 recommendations as a whole.

 Melaniphy states that TAB is not here to solve every issue at hand but to
 discuss them through the neighborhood as a whole.

 Webb agrees with most of the recommendations. His biggest concern is with
 the one-way conversion on Eagle. Asks if there was any discussion to make
 Eagle one-way only during school times. Asks if the traffic will now be heavier at
 the Eagle Street bridge.

 Prousa explains that the route that the City wants traffic to go is Eagle to
 Jackson to Mill as those are the streets that are Collector Streets.

 Werthmann talks to the process of making the decision to convert Eagle Street
 one-way southbound. Werthmann states that the school’s biggest challenges
 were pick up and drop off congestion. The one-way conversion will enhance the
 safety of specifically Eagle and Benton. Werthmann states that the reason to go
 one-way full time was to eliminate confusion. He also states that parking could
 be an issue with switching back and forth to one-way throughout the day.

 Prousa states that City staff including Public Works, Police and Fire came to
 the conclusion to do the one-way conversion full time because it would lead to
 less confusion.

 Nondorf states that the safety of the children for the pick-up and drop-off
 outweighs the additional traffic that could be displaced. Also states that trying to
 change behavior by eliminating the crosswalks will not work. Nondorf would like
 to see action to move on the agenda item and to get to the point where
 evaluation can begin on the changes that are made.

 Prousa clarifies that the data collection was during May and April of 2019.

 Student Member Scriven-Young asks about why the consultants want to narrow
 certain roads.

 Werthmann states that one method of traffic calming is narrowing roads
 through striping. Parking boxes were added to Spring Avenue in order to narrow
 the street and potentially calm the traffic.

 Gustin states that the public comment showed him how much of a speedway
 Douglas Avenue was. He also states that he is well aware of the issues
 regarding Jefferson Avenue. Gustin asks if the consultants consider bulb outs at
 the entrance to the one-way to deter drivers from travelling northbound that
 would avoid unnecessary signage.

 Louden states that there is a signage plan if the recommendation is approved.
 She also states that the school district and the City would do an extensive
 social media plan to make the change known to the public.


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 Gustin states that signs in the streets are ugly especially within the downtown
 and wants a more aesthetic way to show the one-way. Gustin states that there
 should be stop signs at every intersection around the school. Gustin wants
 more consideration about the crosswalks that are being removed and more
 consideration about the traffic that is being displaced because of the one-way
 conversion. Gustin also states that Spring and Mill is a very dangerous
 intersection and believes that a stop sign should be placed at Douglas and Mill.

 Prousa states that stop signs are not used to slow vehicles down. They are
 used for right of way control. Prousa states that there is no recommendation to
 take down stop signs around the school but instead they are recommendation
 an additional stop sign at Spring and Webster. He also states that the stop-sign
 at Douglas and Mill did not meet the MUTCD criteria for an all-way stop. Prousa
 states that a stop sign at this location could potentially lead to cut through traffic.

 Werthmann states the dangers of adding unwarranted stop signs. He states
 that the recommendations all follow the guidelines that are given by the MUTCD
 and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Werthmann states that they are recommending
 several traffic calming measures including the bulb outs and parking boxes at
 Mill and Douglas. States that there is also a crossing guard at the intersection.

 Gustin wants staff to think outside of the box for solutions at Douglas Avenue
 and Mill Street. Gustin asks about truck and bus traffic cut through on Spring
 Avenue. Gustin also asks about the crosswalk at Spring and Eagle that is being
 taken out.

 Prousa states that they are removing the crosswalk because they want to
 promote pedestrians crossing at Spring and Webster which is a safer
 intersection because of the addition of an all-way stop. Prousa states that
 himself and Ricky Krakow discussed the truck route concern with Jennifer
 Taylor. They colluded that the best option for the concern was to add signage at
 the intersection of 5th and Mill.

 Werthmann states that he will look at the vehicle classification data on Spring
 Avenue.

 Gustin asks if we can do something about the underpass at Mill Street and
 Spring Avenue in the future.

 Gustin states that there is a visibility issue at Jefferson and West and to revisit
 the Douglas and Crosswalk concerns.

 Prousa states that the curb extensions were placed at the intersection of
 Jefferson and West in order to create a safer intersection for pedestrians.

 Hurley asks if any consideration was made for special events that occur during
 the summer months that the data may not have picked up.

 Prousa explained that the City does not put up permanent traffic calming
 measures for conditions that do not happen year-round.


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 Werthmann states that you typically design for the data that is year-round and
 that is why they picked April and May because it is a good volume of
 pedestrians and volume traffic.

 Hurley asked if an in-depth analysis was done for the accidents that occur in the
 neighborhood.

 Werthmann explains that they found that the accidents that occurred were very
 low in the neighborhood.

 Louden explains that special events do occur within the surrounding area and
 when they occur there are special event parking and traffic plans that get put
 into place to help with the added congestion.

 Howenstine states that we need fix the school and pedestrian problems in the
 neighborhood not problems that occur because of special events.

 Seeberg said he is prepared to approve this today. He has questions on the
 crosswalk that is being taken away at Jackson and Ewing and the thought
 process behind that.

 Werthmann states that they took the crosswalk away because they want to
 promote crossing at Jackson and West which is an all-way stop. He also states
 that people are allowed to cross at those intersections without crosswalks.

 Nondorf states that we should make the crosswalks a controlled situation
 because of established behaviors.

 Gustin is not satisfied that we have addressed the traffic flow on Mill Street
 between Douglas Avenue and the underpass. He would like this location
 revisited. Gustin is asking that traffic flow is looked at on Douglas Avenue and
 Jefferson Avenue. Gustin wants more information on where the potential traffic
 will flow.

 Webb would like to get started on implementation in order to get started on the
 evaluation process of the recommendations.

 Melaniphy thanks all the residents that have participated in the process.
 Melaniphy prefers landscaping over excessive signage in the neighborhood
 when it comes to the one-way conversion. Melaniphy would like the crosswalk
 on Eagle Street at city hall to be looked at. Melaniphy states that most of the
 recommendations seem to have resident favor but there are a few items that
 need to be reviewed.

 Louden states that what TAB should do is table the agenda item to the January
 meeting with the direction to staff to bring back additional information on the
 items that need to be looked at. Louden states that at the January meeting we
 can go through each item in the recommendation matrix.

 Gustin asks if a summarized version of the issues that were raised can be
 within the matrix.

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 Louden states that the matrix will potentially be new and improved and have
 additional information for each recommendation.

 Melaniphy states that TAB will table the agenda item for the January TAB
 meeting.


 This Report was tabled.

E. OLD BUSINESS:

 Gustin asked if there is any further consideration in financial mitigation for the
 permit parking spots.

 Louden states that in the third and fourth quarter of 2020 they reduced the fees
 in half. The price will go back to full in the first quarter in 2021.

 Gustin asks if staff should consider financial mitigation for Route 59 parking
 because of the no wait list at that location.
 This was closed.

F. NEW BUSINESS:

 There was no new business discussed.

 This was closed.

G. ADJOURNMENT:
 A motion was made by Gustin, seconded by Howenstine, to adjourn the meeting
 at 9:33 p.m. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

 Aye: 8- Gustin, Howenstine, Melaniphy, Seeberg, Blubaugh, Hurley, Nondorf, and Webb

 Absent: 1- Brown




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