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Transportation Advisory Board Meeting - May 1, 2025

City Council — Thursday, May 1, 2025
BodyNaperville, Illinois
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, May 1, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:05

To call to order, the meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board for the City of Naperville for Thursday, May 1st, 2025.

0:13

Mr.

0:14

Proce, would you please take roll call?

0:17

Mr.

0:17

Hurley.

0:19

Here.

0:20

Mr.

0:20

Kruzinski.

0:21

Here.

0:22

Mr.

0:22

Laird.

0:25

Mr.

0:25

Melanicky.

0:26

Here.

0:27

Miss Nyer?

0:28

Here.

0:28

Mr.

0:29

Nival?

0:30

Here.

0:30

Miss Rose.

0:32

Here.

0:32

Mr.

0:33

Webb.

0:36

Pleased to say we have a quorum and an official meeting.

0:40

Welcome to all those joining us in person.

0:42

We've got a nice attendance in the room here tonight.

0:45

And those watching us on TV as well.

0:48

Sincere thank you to our CAB volunteers who showed up tonight to serve our community.

0:52

Always appreciate that.

0:53

And as well as the professional staff.

0:55

May is a time of change in Naperville for their boards and this May is no different.

1:02

This will be the final meeting for five of our members.

1:06

And I just want to call them out and thank them for the service.

1:09

City Council Representative Jennifer Given Taylor, your last meeting.

1:14

Board member Alice James just had her last meeting and no longer with them, so we certainly thank her for the service.

1:19

Our two student representatives, Article Kai and Risha Bonsell.

1:29

So we thank all of you for your service very much.

1:32

And is there anything you want to say before we uh move into your judgment?

1:38

Sure.

1:39

So this I've heard my story many times and how I got involved, right?

1:46

I've seen you two for quite some time.

1:55

Started coming to meetings, starting expressing my opinions.

1:59

I actually read those traffic centers on computing traffic, of course.

2:03

I may have been the only one at times.

2:06

But no, it's been a wild ride the last many, many years.

2:12

Um very excited I got to spend time as the first city council liaison to have.

2:18

Seems very fitting.

2:20

And uh I will say I'm gonna really miss you.

2:25

Uh many even now I'm gonna make some of the I'm not gonna see you up here.

2:29

I attend these meetings anymore.

2:32

So I I will say I'm gonna couple words up to you if I can.

2:38

You uh have uh you know uh a great leader um up here did always do a great job uh looking at different kinds of the issues, listening to residents, listening to staff, and trying to uh weigh uh what is the back position and so you may have a very calm to meet for you know uh first there's things that are really riled up about and so uh it's gonna be a big uh watching my head here up here anymore.

3:13

So thank you for all that you've done the last eight years.

3:19

Thank you so much.

3:19

I appreciate it.

3:20

Thank you for your service to the community and to our board.

3:22

Uh we appreciate your service, and as you said, I remember you coming up here as your homeowners association talking about traffic, traffic colony devices and things.

3:31

We've been at it a long time and have certainly had your transportation strikes.

3:35

So and I was downtown probably the day run over the uh speed bumps near LSD and I thought about you.

3:41

I know where these came from.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████████████████61%
Public Engagement███████████████20%
Procedural█████████12%
Public Safety███4%
Technology and Innovation█2%
Capital Projects█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Transportation Advisory Board Meeting - May 1, 2025

The Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) of Naperville met on May 1, 2025, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers. Chairman Michael Melaniphy called the meeting to order, and roll call showed 8 members present, 1 absent (Alice James), and 1 recused (Councilwoman Bruzan Taylor). The meeting included recognition of outgoing members, approval of previous minutes, a detailed presentation on the Road Improvement Plan (RIP) update, a police department report, and farewell remarks.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes (March 13, 2025): Approved unanimously (8-0-1 recused).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Mayor Scott Wehrli gave recognition to Chairman Melaniphy for his service to the city and the board.
  • Marilyn Schweitzer (Naperville resident) expressed support for the public engagement process but requested that safety be integrated with traffic flow goals, that public comments be summarized on the city website, and that the level of service F segments on Ogden and Washington near the future 5th Avenue study be addressed before development occurs. She also suggested a diagonal walk signal in downtown during upcoming construction.
  • Bob Rinehart (31-year resident) raised concerns about traffic capacity and safety on Book Road (especially between 75th and 95th Street) and on Plainfield-Naperville Road, noting winter hazards and a blind hill that caused a fatal accident.

Discussion Items

  • Road Improvement Plan Update Presentation (Item 25-0507): Deputy City Engineer Andy Hynes introduced the update. Consultant Rory Fancler of Kimley-Horn presented existing traffic conditions and public input. Key points:
    • The RIP focuses on city arterial and collector roadways to address capacity constraints and improve traffic flow through 2050.
    • Existing conditions analysis: 162 intersections studied; 4 intersections at level of service E (all under other agency jurisdiction) and 4 at level of service F (some city jurisdiction). Roadway segments: 4 at level E (city jurisdiction) and 2 at level F (Washington St. and 111th St.).
    • Public input: 40 attended an open house; 470 online map comments (494 total). 33% of comments concerned non-city jurisdiction roads; 13% focused on pedestrian/bicycle conditions (to be addressed in a separate plan).
    • Questions from board members:
      • James Webb asked how public comments are integrated – Fancler stated they are used to identify hot spots and overlay with level of service and crash data.
      • Sarah Rose praised the presentation and urged the consultant to prioritize people over cars, considering future sustainable modes.
      • Scott Hurley asked about future technologies (e.g., autonomous vehicles) – Fancler noted the plan will acknowledge technology changes, and the City’s annual CIP allows adjustments. Hynes added that CMAP regional projections incorporate some technology trends.
      • Chairman Melaniphy complimented the public engagement process.
    • Staff responses: Hynes noted constraints on Book Road (forest preserve agreement prevents widening; portions are township/county jurisdiction). He emphasized that this is a preliminary analysis; future conditions and recommendations will be presented at a later meeting.

Police Department Report

  • Sergeant Derek Zook reported on April distracted driving enforcement: 147 stops, 17 distracted driving citations during a 5-day grant; 282 total citations for the month. Upcoming campaigns: Route 59 multi-jurisdictional effort on May 9, and Memorial Day campaign May 15-27. Also mentioned a traffic safety webinar held on April 23.

New Business and Recognition

  • Chairman Melaniphy recognized the promotions of Andy Hynes to City Engineer and Jennifer Louden to TED Director.
  • Melaniphy gave farewell remarks, noting his 44 years of public service, 8 years on TAB (6 as chair), and thanked staff, councils, and his family. He encouraged student members to serve on boards.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes of March 13, 2025 (Item 25-0442): Approved unanimously (8-0-1 recused).
  • Presentation on RIP Update (Item 25-0507): Received by the board. Staff will return with future conditions and recommendations.
  • Police Department Report: Received.
  • Adjournment: Motion by Rose, seconded by Nair, to adjourn at 8:25 PM. Carried 8-0-1 recused.

Meeting Transcript

To call to order, the meeting of the Transportation Advisory Board for the City of Naperville for Thursday, May 1st, 2025. Mr. Proce, would you please take roll call? Mr. Hurley. Here. Mr. Kruzinski. Here. Mr. Laird. Mr. Melanicky. Here. Miss Nyer? Here. Mr. Nival? Here. Miss Rose. Here. Mr. Webb. Pleased to say we have a quorum and an official meeting. Welcome to all those joining us in person. We've got a nice attendance in the room here tonight. And those watching us on TV as well. Sincere thank you to our CAB volunteers who showed up tonight to serve our community. Always appreciate that. And as well as the professional staff. May is a time of change in Naperville for their boards and this May is no different. This will be the final meeting for five of our members. And I just want to call them out and thank them for the service. City Council Representative Jennifer Given Taylor, your last meeting. Board member Alice James just had her last meeting and no longer with them, so we certainly thank her for the service. Our two student representatives, Article Kai and Risha Bonsell. So we thank all of you for your service very much. And is there anything you want to say before we uh move into your judgment? Sure. So this I've heard my story many times and how I got involved, right? I've seen you two for quite some time. Started coming to meetings, starting expressing my opinions. I actually read those traffic centers on computing traffic, of course. I may have been the only one at times. But no, it's been a wild ride the last many, many years. Um very excited I got to spend time as the first city council liaison to have. Seems very fitting. And uh I will say I'm gonna really miss you. Uh many even now I'm gonna make some of the I'm not gonna see you up here. I attend these meetings anymore.

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