Minutes - Public Works Committee - 08/31/1999 - Special Meeting

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City Engineer Jankowski noted that concrete will accommodate pedestrian traffic well, the only difference would be no bicycle traffic would be allowed on the sidewalks except for small children. Councilmember Connolly stated that she would prefer to see a concrete sidewalk that is place up to the curb and trees along the sidewalk. City Engineer Jankowski stated that there are significant impacts with placing the sidewalk adjacent to the curb one being that it places pedestrians closer to the traffic and two when the roads are plowed the snow is placed directly onto the sidewalk. Mrs. Kalstabakken questioned if the plans would include the planting of trees on both side of Sunwood Drive. City Engineer Jankowski replied yes. He requested that the plans be submitted with the recommendation by the Public Works Committee. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, seconded by Councilmember Connolly, to recommend the installation of a concrete trail on the south side of Sunwood Drive, crosswalks where appropriate, trees on both sides of Sunwood Drive, and a posted speed limit of 30 mph. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Councilmember Zimmerman, and Councilmember Connolly. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Hendriksen. Chairperson Zimmerman recessed the special Public Works Committee meeting at 5:50 p.m. Chairperson Zimmerman called the special Public Works Committee meeting back to order at 5:55 p.m. Case #2: Consider Requests for Stop Signs Chairperson Zimmerman explained that the item was tabled to allow for Councilmembers to view the sites in question. Councilmember Connolly reviewed the site and he requested that she give her opinion of the intersections. City Engineer Jankowski explained that another traffic count was done for the intersection of 137th Avenue and Garnet Street. He stated that the count was significantly higher then what was previously reported to the Committee. The correct numbers would be for the west leg 819, the east leg 240, and the south leg 157. On average that would mean a 84 cars an hour and a car every 43 seconds during the peak hours of the day, and the standards to warrant a stop sign is 250 vehicles per hour for eight hours of the day. Mr. Jankowski suggested that the City put together some kind of criteria for allowing stop signs to be installed. Public Works Committee/August 31, 1999 Page 6 of 10