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Councilmember Haas Steffen inquired about the City's liability with regard to accidents happening where a stop sign maybe should have been. Councilmember Beyer responded that if the City knowingly lets a hazardous condition exist, that's placing the City in undue liability. By addressing it here, we are saying it's a somewhat hazardous situation. Mr. Jankowski stated that the only signs a municipality must post are railroad crossing signs. He added that if you are going to do something, you have to make sure you do it right. Councilmember Haas Steffen asked what the potential is for an increase in traffic in this area. Mr. Jankowski answered that the area is pretty much developed, therefore the potential for increase in traffic is not great. The Committee agreed with the Traffic Review Committee's recommendation of posting a stop sign on the west leg of the intersection. Mr..Jankowski reported that Case #3 is a request by Mr. Gene Chancelor to replace existing yield signs with stop signs at the intersection of Riverdale and Dolomite Streets. Mr. Jankowski observed that the existing yield signs on Dolomite do assign right-of-way to the traffic on Riverdale, which is a collector street. A 1995 traffic count on Riverdale was 320 vehicles per day, which is a relatively low count for a collector street. He added that the existing yield signs are in good condition. The Traffic Committee's recommendation is that stop signs would replace the existing yield signs in the future when either traffic increases to more than 1,000 vehicles per day or the existing yield signs need replacement because of condition. At this time, there should be no change. The Road and Bridge Committee agreed with the recommended no change. Mr. Jankowski stated that Mr. Gene Chancellor had also requested placing stop signs on the east and west legs of the intersection of I 37th Avenue and Ebony. Mr. Chancellor feels the existing c'ondition of the three-legged intersection of 13 7th Avenue and Ebony Street which is uncontrolled by any signage, is unsafe. Mr. Jankowski summarized that this is a three-legged intersection located in a residential district. Normal rules of the road would require Ebony to yield to the through traffic on 137th Avenue. Sight lines on all legs are relatively good, but there are several large spruce trees on the northeast comer of the intersection. The Traffic Committee reached a consensus that additional signage is not necessary at the present time. Councilmember Haas Steffen asked about the volume and whether or not it was not adequate to warrant a stop sign. She wondered if it was about 300 a day since it is in the same neighborhood as Case #3. Mr. Jankowski answered yes, it is about the same. Although an uncontrolled intersection may appear to be unduly hazardous, on low volume intersections, it is important that each vehicle Road and Bridge Committee/January 14, 1997 Page 3 of 6