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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-04-07 Municipal Operations Committee Minutesmunicipal Operations conmittee April ], 1992 Iv i MIlAI145 ,jam Conuittea Affibe[s Present: Oomciloes Dm Soucy, Jon Bragg co City staff present: Bj Bazrntt, Lief Hetcim5n, Lt. Dam Winslow, Bob Patcsr, Brim telt' 25l, Rso Gibb Otlms Pmssot: Approximately 3 Residents 25 F idents fnaani loyal Baal Matnast ad Aura, 3 �idenns fen Car1al Banat/sedan street Intersection Txva ani Se»erdl � assitlants Chairman Lin Secy cpenai the Neet`ng at 4:35 p.m. 1. Bm pod =83t and m. m.nw B _ hcol pugs Lt. Winslow fxram the Police rope pravhdai backgrou i conoer....g the request to dm¢ro a the crossing situation on 1E coni Street/lbucteentb+ Street/ Royal Road. Semaral prem" fn the mijmhorhvd bad contacted the police D parN,cnt fn an effort to bring attention to the dangerous; crossing situation, vainly the speed aha inattention of drivers at that location. A uvmgh throe is a crossing guard stationed at the crossing, parents have amounted to erpese remora: that them hace been several clot calls. The police Department, in an affort to improve the situation, has imetltuted the use of large orange traffic comes, bet them has been little isp ovammt. M this ties, both the Police aha persona have recranmadai tha installation of flashing yellow scbool some lights. The cost ie estimated st $1,800 plus appmoximately 5120/ysv for minotricty. Many patents spo including cola W.wdcock, M[. lo�ino, mt. Qaihmy M[. Palmer as well as the school crossing guard, W. Murray, to explain their co uans with the present crossing situation. 'lie spmbmrs ant those fn atteriame agreed that this contimtes to ba a dangeme cressing for children. The city Manager indicated that fu dog might he available Lamm the �Conntiin� yellY resolve.ffu YM indicated that this proposed inmttllatim the problem. Ms also suggested that the Police Dep t meat might be able to un rt a selected dimcKed pa xol setfvi.tles in this area, hatch could also help the situation. Me also noted that if this proved successful, that it was possible that adlitimml requests for lights at school cvossbgs might be presented as well. Imftzc fm� disenssinn and omtmtt, it was mored, seoxvM and passed in r�eM to the City Caunll that f m is be loo� and appxopsiatsd for the installation of fleshing scowl rine lights as tlescribsd am xe oommam d by the Police Oapvemht. 2. Essex and Garland This item was before the Comuttee as the result of concerns/ccuplabRs from area ZaSlda tis Ht. i ohs. 14vme and Sharon Baler. Lt. Winslow provid L the Committee with deteilal bac p ouni nmtacTMtion regarding traffic axidvrcs and traffic stwiies ono.,. no this intersection and tha Carlantl street cosirbr. The xomas aha Ms. Maker presented their concerns to the Camdttee wed xequee that a tionel safety nqmmments were rea3sd at the Bssex/ Car1aM Street :.,.eee-.....,e to reduce eccidmas and pcvrlae for paieatxian safety. �1 Sean Faixcloth also su{*o the xegu - 4 Police Oepartmnt iecovnmided that the intersection he clanged from a two-way stop to a theenvsy stop. Shis would xeTu the installation of stop sigm on Car1aN Street (heading toward Broat y) and the changing of the yellow fleshing light to a xsi £lasbi g light. It wee ,oral. eaaxlal end passed to approve the clrinxle at the pntexsa:tion. 9 City dzNagex also iidicatai that staff mould plan to continm to review other (;er1aM b'oeat traffic dsauss insLtlirg spce and the need for additional stop signs on C lmd Street at selected int cions. kl!• q fd will dictate