2013-78 ESTABLISHING PARKING RESTRICTIONS - 500 BLOCK WEST GREEN STREET

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Excerpts from the Traffic & Parking Commission Meeting September 26, 2013 Item#1 Request for the removal of the no parking restriction on the north side of the 500 block of W. Green Street between College Street and the dead end. Griffin Enyart reported that City staff received a request from the granddaughter of the resident of 524 W. Green followed by a letter from the resident that lives at 524 W. Green. The letter requests that the City remove the parking restrictions on the 500 block of W. Green Street. The requestor lives in the only house located on this block east of the dead end. The Police Department requested that the south side remain as "No Parking"to discourage large numbers of people parking their vehicles in the dead end. Staff recommends lifting the parking restriction on the north side of the 500 block of W. Green Street between College and the dead end. Appearance of Citizens: Debra Cooper, 1005 E. Moore, Decatur, IL, asked the Traffic & Parking Co ission to consider allowing parking on both sides of the street. The family of Ora Bates want to tie able to visit her and need both sides of the street open for parking for three holidays a year. Ms. Cooper expressed her appreciation and thanked the Traffic & Parking Commission for their consideration Mattie Matthews, 739 W. Cushing, Decatur, IL, informed the Commission th Ora Bates is her mother and the family does not want to put Ms. Bates in a nursing home ands le is not able to go out. Ms. Bates is almost bedridden. There is not enough room to park all the ehicles on just one side of the street on the holidays. Ms. Matthews requested that the Commission consider allowing parking on both sides of the street. Rick Marley assumed that the dead end was constructed for crime preventing i easons and that the parking restrictions may have been part of that. Mr. Marley explained that he was not with the City when it was put into place. Deputy Chief Chervinko confirmed that the barrier was put into place for crime prevention. He believes that 12 cars can park on the nortf side of the street and that is why the Police were comfortable with requesting that the parking r striction remain in place on the south side of the street. Mr. Marley suggested that parking be all wed on the north side and then at a later date consider parking on the south side. There was more discussion about the crime prevention barrier at the dead end d that the goal was to reduce crime in the City. Mr. Chervinko was asked if the crime prevention barriers have reduced crime. He said it is hard to know since many people have moved out f Old Kings Orchard neighborhood.