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street have limited amount of on-site parking. As a result, employees often park on the street and, in some cases, trailers and other commercial vehicles are parked and sometimes unloaded on the street. At the time of review, there were significant snow banks on both sides of Riverdale Drive. Also vehicles were parked on both the north and south side of the road. However, the Committee did observe that vehicles approaching from opposite directions could easily pass one another due to the generous 41- foot road width. Posting the no parking signs will most likely result in relocati~g the parking to non-posted segments of the City street system. The Traffic Review Committee recommended no change. Councilmember Zimmerman reported that he has noticed semi-trailers unloading cars on Highway #10, but he wasn't sure who they were for. "You would at least think they would pull off onto a City street to unload". He inquired if there are no parking signs there and thought that we had requested the State to post some of these signs. The Committee suggested requesting the Police Department to monitor the area of Highway #10, east of Sunfish Lake Boulevard, with regard to semi-trailers unloading cars, and to report back the findings. Mr. Jankowski continued on with the second case. This request, initiated by City staff following phone requests from neighbors, was to consider additional or modified traffic control signage at the intersection of 142nd Avenue and Waco Streets. He explained that this is a three-legged intersection with a 1994 traffic count of 1,319 vehicles per day on the west leg of this intersection. The majority of this traffic follows Waco Street. Normal rules of traffic require the tee ofa three-legged intersection to yield to the through movement. However, because the turning movement on Waco is so predominant, and the through movement from the north leg of Waco to the south leg of 142nd Lane is relatively minor, most motorists traveling eastbound on Waco do not stop. The problem occurs when southbound Waco continuing southbound through the intersection conflicts with northbound Waco, which is not used to yielding as it is legally required. Mr. Jankowski recommended posting a stop sign on the west leg of the intersection. Councilmember Haas Steffen inquired if there are any stop signs now. Mr. Jankowski replied there is a stop sign on the southern leg of the intersection. Councilmember Beyer suggested you could say eastbound and southbound traffic does not stop or put stop signs on all three comers. There is considerable traffic on Waco. Councilmember Haas Steffen asked about having to meet a warrant condition before you can post a stop sign somewhere. Mr. Jankowski responded that the warrant for a stop sign is a somewhat soft in that it allows for posting a stop sign where the normal application of right-of-way is "unduly hazardous". Since this is such a predominant movement, people feel they have the right-of-way, even though the rules for right-of-way require they yield to the southbound through movement. Road and Bridge Committee/January 14, 1997 Page 2 of6