HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-04-07 Municipal Operations Committee Minutesmunicipal Operations conmittee
April ], 1992 Iv
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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.
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