Agenda - Public Works Committee - 01/20/2009

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Judy ~lack, 5352 140\h Lane, stated that th\;lY also have to pay liabilit>' il1::lurance on all common grounds in their a:-;sociation. She stated that the muds and streets ure private Llnd the liability coverage vvould increase ifthe road is opened up. She noted th~\tpl\rking is allowed on anu side, which still 'ullovv's emergency vehicle access through. She stated thm the tmftic counts from their arCH are erroneous because l1l'lny of the peoplt: don!t leave their homes. She stated that by putting speed burnps in, there is no way the personal contructor for snow plowing will continue. She stated th,\t the Police Chief had talked about speed limits through the area und the only way that could be enforced is nt 25 mph tlnd now it is posted at 15 mph, which is about as fast as you can go. She stated that this would also present a hazard for people backing out of their driveway. Vice Chair Dchen Clsked if there was anybody in the audience that was in favor of opening the gate. The audience answered no. ~ . Richard Janson 5331 140th Court, stcltcd that he looks at the gate and there have been lTI(my times whtm cars or tn.lcks are parked on the 1'1\,1rth side of the gate, so emergency vehicles could not get thr\)llgh. He stated that h<: has noticed on weekends, especially and there aren't any no par.king signs posted. [-Ie stated that he hus ~dso noticed that the north side is also not cleared of snow in the wintcl'. Jeff Severson, 5275 143fll Ave NW, stated that be doesn't care about Mallard Ponds. He stated that he lives on Argon and there is a blind comer that h~lS pint: trees 011 the inside and people are cominu through too null. He stated that he wants to makesul'c there isa conCCl'n about traffic on that ro;d. . , Mr. Chapmml asked how many times they would have to go through this before the City takes no as a final anSwer. Vice Chair Dehen stated that he has been on the Council for 2 years and doesn't know everything that has happened before his tenure. Delort.::s Nlarleuu, 14025 Argon Street NW, stated that there is car trat'tic but nlso pedestrian trunic and kids on bikes that go through. She stated that their liability will increase. 'Kathy Lawrence, 14052 Cobalt Stre<;:i, stated thl.lt she agrees that it would be a liability because peopk can't 5t,ly on their side of the street when they are taking turns. Mayor Gurnee stated that he has dealt with this issue qllite a few times. He stnted thl.\t he thinks the City screwed up when this was put in, as it wus one of the tIrst ones put into the City. He stated that the I1l;)WCl' dewlopments have 1.1 through street put in now, so the City learned quite a bit tl'om lV'l:.lllurd Ponds. He stated that he cannot see making the changes there, but thinks something needs to be done with 143fd. He stated TH 47 wus supposed to be closed off and thut. . was opened because 0 t' the Landmark Bank there. foIe stated that it is a bad situation und doesn't see a lot of hope to resolve it. He stated that he thinks the key may to be stop traftlc from Dysprosium that cuts through to TH 47. Public Works Committee / November 18, 2()08 Page 5 of 8