Transportation Advisory Board - Regular Meeting

I'd like to call the Transportation Advisory Board meeting for 06/05/2025, to order. Staff, please conduct a roll call.

Mr. Hurley? Here. Mr. Kraswinski is not here. Mr. Laird? Here. Mr. Nayer?

Here.

Mr. Nypel? Is not here. Ms.

Rose?

Present. Mr. Webb?

Here. We have

a quorum. All right, so we have a quorum. The meeting is officially called to order. First, I'd like to thank everyone here, the volunteers. Today's my first day. So I will make this hopefully as smooth as possible, first day as chair. So our new council liaison is Councilwoman Longenbach. And I'd like to give her the opportunity to say some words if you choose.

I will. Thank you, new chair. I am excited to be part of the Transportation Advisory Board as the liaison. I am the liaison for the Advisory Commission on Disabilities. I am no longer the liaison on CECA or Sister Cities. So I have these two things. So I basically gave up those two to come to TAB. So I'm super excited. I've always watched these and followed these. I'm very interested in the infrastructure and the building and that kind of stuff. So I'm super excited to be able to serve with you. So thank you for having me.

Perfect. Thank you. The first order of business tonight is the public forum. During the public forum, members of the public have the opportunity to address the Transportation Advisory Board on issues which are not part of tonight's agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes according to city of Naperville policies.

Staff, do we have anyone signed up to speak as part of the public forum?

We have no speakers.

Very good. That item will be closed. Our next order of business are the reports and recommendations. And first up is agenda item 20 five-seven 73, Approve the minutes of the 05/01/2025 Transportation Advisory Board meeting. I'll entertain a motion to have a discussion and approval of this item.

So moved.

A motion from Mr. Webb. Second. Second from Mr. Hurley. Do we have any revisions, additions, or corrections to the minutes? Hearing none, staff can we please call the roll and those in favor signify by saying aye and those opposed nay.

Hurley? Aye. Mr. Laird? Aye. Ms. Nayer? Aye. Ms. Rose? Aye. Mr. Webb? Aye.

So the motion passes and we approve the minutes of the 05/01/2025 Transportation Advisory Board meeting as submitted. Next we have 20 approve a recommendation to modify parking restrictions in the historic district. Ms. Smith, I think you have a presentation and you have the floor.

Thank you chairman. Staff has identified discrepancies between parking ordinances in the municipal code and signed parking restrictions in the field in the historic district. One example of this located here on Chicago Avenue, the miss municipal code states that there is no parking between Brainard Street and Slate Street. However, in the field, there are parking boxes and signed four hour parking restrictions at this location. Staff has also noticed contradictions and repetition within the code itself.

An example of this is on Center Street near the train station. The code lists a four hour parking restriction on the west side of the street and also a one and two hour parking restriction at this location. Staff proposes modifying the municipal code to match existing signed parking restrictions. It's necessary for the municipal code to back up signed parking restrictions for enforcement if issues occur and for future accuracy. Staff is asking TAB to recommend approval to modify parking restrictions in the historic district.

Okay, so I'm going to entertain a motion to have a discussion on this item. Do we have a motion and a second to discuss and then approve the recommendation to modify parking restrictions in the historic district?

So moved.

A motion from Ms. Near.

Second.

A second from Ms. Rose. So we have a motion and a second. Do we have anyone from the public signed up to speak on this item?

We have no speakers for this item.

Does the board have any questions or comments? Mr. Webb.

Now is anything on the ground actually changing or is this just catching it up to reflect what's actually on the ground?

This is just a code cleanup. There will be no changes for day to day life for residents.

Mr. Hurley?

When there was a misalignment between the code and what's on the ground, what was the process for determining what was the best option for each road segment in terms of changing the code versus changing the reality of the signage on the streets?

Staff looked at the history of the ordinances and kind of reviewed what the context of why they were put in place to begin with. A lot of these are from the 1990s and conditions have changed. We also went out and drove the neighborhood to look for any obvious, I guess, issues and determined that the existing conditions in the neighborhood made the most sense because they kind of reflect how people are functioning there rather than the outdated codes.

What is the thinking going forward to make sure that the code does reflect the reality of the changes physically made that do best serve the needs of the city?

Staff is currently in the process of reviewing some of these older neighborhoods that have a longer history of parking restrictions to look for these kinds of inconsistencies and fix them. So there may be more code cleanups like this in the future.

Okay. So hearing no more discussion, can we please call the roll. All those in favor signify by saying aye. And those opposed, nay.

Mr. Hurley. Aye. Mr. Laird?

Aye.

Ms. Nayer? Aye. Ms. Rose? Aye. Mr. Webb? Aye.

Okay, so the motion passes, and we approve restrictions in the historic district. Next, we have 20 five-seven-two approve a recommendation to establish overnight parking exemptions for Astor Place. Ms. Smith, you again have the floor.

Thank you, Chairman. The Astor Place Homeowners Association has requested to be included in the city's overnight parking program. Staff reviewed their application and approved their need for overnight parking and deemed them eligible for the program. The neighborhood was constructed prior to 2015, and it is not in compliance with the current off street parking requirements per the municipal code. Staff proposes locating the overnight parking exemption on the North side of Alta Vista Court and issuing nine overnight parking permits to be distributed by the HOA.

Due to the limited availability of permits, the HOA provided the following distribution plan. People with work vehicles will be given priority. The remaining hang tags would be distributed via lottery, and hang tags would be given for a one year period and then redistributed. Staff is asking TAB to approve a recommendation to establish overnight parking exemptions for Astor Place.

Thank you. I will entertain a motion to have a discussion on this item. Do we have a motion and a second to discuss and approve the recommendation to establish overnight parking exemptions for Astor Place?

So moved.

Motion from Mr. Webb.

Second.

A second from Ms. Nair. Do we have anyone from the public signed up to speak on this item?

We have no speakers for this item.

Does the board have any questions or comments for the staff? Mr. Webb.

Now, I know this is like the third or fourth one of these we have done. Is this the smallest one as far as available hang tags?

It is, yes. Okay.

None of the other ones had any kind of like lottery or other competitive system? It was more like if you need it for a night, you can get it and

Yes. So when staff initially evaluated this, we did have some concerns about the distribution due to the limited availability of space here. And we met with the HOA. They said that there were only nine people interested in participating in this program. So this distribution plan is for if that number increases in the future.

Okay. Yeah. Because that's just my concern is if there's while I agree, if there's available space that can be made available, but if there's 30 people wanting nine spots, that seems to me that it could be problematic. But if the OHOA is not concerned, I don't think I'm concerned.

Councilwoman Langenbach.

Thank you, chair. With the nine, I saw on the thing it said how many the work vehicles would be prioritized. How many of the nine fall into that category where they have work vehicles?

I believe it was two or three families.

Okay. Thank you.

Mr. Hurley.

I believe the ordinance restricts parking of a certain size vehicles, but it's been reviewed to ensure that emergency service vehicles still have the width to be able to get through even when parking is on both sides of the street?

Yes. Both PD and fire and TAB looked at this together and looked at the dimensions of the road and there were no concerns.

Great, thank you.

I have one quick comment. So I know we talked earlier And we talked about contacting residents in the area. And in the past, I think you normally contact. But maybe you could just review what that conversation was.

Yes, so in instances where the overnight parking exemption would be located on a road that is adjacent to external neighborhoods, We typically send out a notification letting those residents know that this ordinance will be brought to TAB so that they have the opportunity to voice their concerns or support. In this instance, the road is internal to the neighborhood and we do not anticipate it impacting any of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Councilwoman.

I did have one more question. So if this approves tonight, this one and the previous one, does it come to counsel on the next agenda? Or do these need to come to counsel? I believe the overnight parking ones always do. I believe they both probably do.

Yes, it'll go to counsel.

Next meeting? Yes, I believe so. Great, thank you.

Okay, hearing no more discussion, staff can we please call the roll. All those in favor signify by saying aye and those opposed nay.

Mr. Hurley. Aye. Mr. Laird. Aye. Ms. Nayer. Aye. Ms. Rose?

Aye.

Mr. Webb? Aye.

Okay, so motion passes, and we approve a recommendation to establish overnight parking exemptions for Astor Place. Next, we have the police report. Sergeant Zuk is here to speak on that. Sergeant? Good evening. Since our last meeting,

we finished two grants or step grants. One step grant that we completed was our Route 59 on 59. That is a multi jurisdictional grant that the Naperville Police Bank coordinates from Cook County all the way through Will County. This year, I think it involves six or seven agencies. For our part, we conducted twelve hours of enforcement, conducted a 106 traffic stops, 118 citations, 67 were for speeding, 26 were distracted driving, and 14 were seat belts.

We just recently, finished our Memorial Day grant. This consisted of thirty seven hours of enforcement, which resulted in forty two traffic stops, 39 citations, 16 for seat belt, six for speeding, and seven for distracted driving. We have two more grants coming up here for July. The Independence Day grant will start June 20 and run through July 7. That will consist of about forty hours of seat belt enforcement and twenty hours of DUI enforcement. And then all the month of July will be our speed enforcement, which I think will consist of about one hundred hours of enforcement during that time. That is it.

Any questions or comments for Sergeant Suk? So thank you, Sergeant, for everything you do. And seeing no comments, I'm going to close the police report. So next up is old business. Does anyone have anything for old business?

Hearing none, we'll close old business. So next up is new business. Does anyone have anything for new business? Ms. Smith?

Just a brief update on the bicycle and pedestrian plan update. The RFP was sent out and the deadline to respond was on May 30. Staff will begin evaluations of the proposals next week and we plan to bring the recommendation for the consultant to City Council in August. The plan will follow a similar process to the road improvement plan.

So you got a number of responses to the RFP then?

Yes, we received four responses.

Excellent. Does anyone have any comments or questions? Mr. Webb?

No, the RFPs, those won't come here. Those just go directly to City Council?

Correct.

Okay. Thank you.

Anything else? So hearing nothing, we're going to close new business. And now I will entertain a motion and a second for adjournment. Do we have a motion and a second to adjourn this meeting?

So moved.

A motion from Ms. Rose.

Second.

Second from Mr. Webb. Staff, can we please call the roll? All those in favor signify by saying aye. And those opposed, nay.

MR. Mr. Hurley? MR. Aye. MR. LARRY: Ms. Nayer? MR. Aye. MR. Ms. Rose? MR. Mr. WETT: Webb? Aye. Aye.

All right, so we have a unanimous agreement on the adjournment, and this concludes the 06/05/2025 Transportation Advisory Board meeting.