Village of Colonie
                             Traffic Advisory Committee Meeting
                                         May 9, 2019
                                           6:30 p.m.
There was a meeting of the Village of Colonie Traffic Advisory Committee, held on May 9, 2019 at
the Village Hall, 2 Thunder Road, Albany, NY 12205. The meeting started at 6:30 p.m.

Chairman Prevratil called the meeting to order with a salute to the flag.

Those Present:         Chairman, Mr. Frank Prevratil
                       Mr. George Lashoff
                       Mr. Daniel Hornick
                       Mr. Les Samiof
                       Mr. Dan Judge
                       Mr. John Gillivan
                       Secretary, Julianne Okun
                       Colonie PD Officer, Jason DePaulo (Absent)
                       Liaison, Deputy Mayor Edward Sim
                       Kevin France, DPW Traffic Advisor
                       Marcia Newfeld – Resident; 74 Locust Park

Mr. Judge made a motion to approve last meeting’s minutes, as amended. Mr. Lashoff seconded the
motion. Motion passes to approve the minutes from March 14, 2019.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Ms. Okun shared with the committee a resident from Gabriel had called Village Hall with concerns
about speeding on Gabriel and asked for speed humps. Ms. Okun invited the resident to the traffic
committee meeting to further discuss her concerns, however there was no one in attendance.

NEW BUISNESS:

Mr. Judge stated the “Drive Like Your Kids Live Here” signs will be moved to Broderick Street and
will remain there for about 2-3 weeks. Other streets that will be in future consideration will be Red
Fox and Lincoln. Deputy Mayor Sim suggested doing 2 streets at once, so that extra signs can be
used on both the North and South sides of the Village. Mr. Judge stated the Locust Park and
Broderick Street signs will be picked up June 1st and the committee will canvas Red Fox. Chairman
Prevratil stated the committee should have IDs made before canvassing Village streets. Ms. Okun
stated she could have them ready if the committee members would stop into Village Hall to have
their photos taken.

Ms. Marcia Newfeld of 74 Locust Park stated her concern that the signs are not effective. Ms.
Newfeld suggested either speed bumps or stop signs. Ms. Newfeld stated years ago there was a
petition signed by the residents of Locust Park advocating for speed bumps. Deputy Mayor Sim and
Ms. Okun stated they looked in the files of the Traffic Committee and could not locate the petition.
Ms. Newfeld stated she is willing to go out and petition again but would require assistance from
neighbors to do so. Deputy Mayor Sim stated the DPW could get the radar trailer on Locust Park
to slow down the speeding for right now.
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OLD BUSINESS:

Mr. Gillivan stated the Locust Park survey has received approval from the Board of Trustees and is
ready to be canvassed. Ms. Okun will edit the survey with the Village seal as well as a place for
residents to provide their e-mail address, should they wish to receive the results. Mr. Lashoff asked
will they just be going to Locust Park, or will they venture out to the side streets, such as
Cottonwood or Stirrup. Mr. Gillivan stated that is something they could discuss prior to
administering the survey. Mr. Judge stated they should go out the week of June 3rd through the 8th.

Chairman Prevratil stated Family Fun Day will be on June 8th from 12-5 and the Traffic Committee
should have a table and representatives so residents can come and voice concerns. Mr. Gillivan
stated they will also have the Bike Rodeo the same day, and the committee is looking to get a count
of bicycle helmets left over from last year’s rodeo. Mr. Gillivan is also looking to get gift cards and
bicycles for raffles.

Mr. Hornick made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45PM. Mr. Lashoff seconded the motion.

VOTE: Unanimous to adjourn the meeting at 7:45PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Julianne Okun
Traffic Coordinator




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