Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/18/2004

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lots can. be sold or used for low~in, come housing. Assistant Public Works Director Olson replied the lots would all be used for drainage. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Cool<. Voting No: None. Acting Chairperson Elvig, Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Further discussion: Councilmember Strommen inquired of the status of 'the parcel between Parcel #6 and Sunwood Drive. Assistant Public Works Director Olson replied it is an outlot that has not become tax' forfeiture yet. Acting Chairperson Elvig directed staff to forward this inlbnnation to the Park Board. Case//5: Receive Petition Requesting an All Way Stop at the Intersection of Radium Street and 144t~ Lane City Engineer Jankowski stated on October 8, 2004 the City received a petition from five residents tbr posting an all way stop control at the intersection of Radium Street and 144th Lane.' This is a tee intersection with Radium Street being a cul-de-sac street. Staff will be collecting traffic counts and additional information on sight distances such that this request can be considered at the November Public Works Committee meeting. lnl:brmational item, no action necessary. Case//6: Update on 169t~ Avenue and Neon Street City Engineer Jankowski reported at its September meeting thePublic Works Committee considered what measures might be undertaken to alleviate_ a problem which was being experienced at the comer of 169m Avenue and Neon Street with vehicles sliding off the roadway. As a part of the solution the Public Works Committee directed that the Police department speed trailer be placed near the intersection to alert the neighborhood of the concern of excessive speed, which is contributing to the problem. The speed trailer was placed at the intersection last week. The report prepared by the computer capabilities of the trailer software indicate~ only a small fraction o f the motorists are exceeding reasonable speeds. Only three of 379 (less tha~ 1%) vehicles were found to be traveling at a speed ~eater than 40 miles per hour. The study also shows the maximum travel speed of 87% of the motorists is 33 miles per hour or lower. The results o f this speed study might suggest that law enforcement be focused on the time periods shown to exhibit the excessive speeds. Acting Chairperson Elvig noted the Curve is built for 20 mph. 41 of the drivers held the speed limit and 379 did not. He can appreciate the concern about this. Assistant Public Works Director Olson indicated when M~tDOT puts desi~ guidelines out for the rccommeaded sate speed to travel they assume the worst case, such as wet pavement and icy roads. P'~.lb~c Work3 Comndttee/Oc~tober I.% 21)04 Page 8 Of 13 11