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directing that such a policy require a petition signed by five property owners or residents residing within 500 feet of the requested traffic modification. Staff reviewed the following draft Policy for Traffic Control Modification Requests: It shall be the policy of the City that any request for a modification to existing traffic control devices be accompanied by a petition signed by a minimum of five property owners or residents residing within 500 feet of the requested traffic modification. Upon receipt of a qualifying petition staff shall notify the Public Works Committee of the request and shall undertake the necessary studies to evaluate the requested modification in accordance with the guidance provided in the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Staff shall present an analysis along with their recommendation on the request to the Public Works Committee. Petitioners shall be notified when the recommendation for their request is to be presented to the Committee. A recommendation from the Public Works Committee shall be forwarded to the City Council for final action. Motion to recommend to the City Council that the attached Policy for Traffic Control Modification Requests be adopted. Action: Ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee. Case #3 Consider Adoption of a Revised Street Lighting Policy Background: At the January meeting discussion focused on establishing a process for installing subdivision street lights in neighborhoods without them. At the September meeting staff reported that in 2006 a long standing goal of completing the installation of priority street lighting on all intersections with state, county and arterial City streets was realized, and suggested that an annual budget of $15,000 be allocated for the installation of priority lights in other locations deemed to benefit the general public. Direction to staff provided from both these meetings by City Council was to revise the street lighting policy. Motion to recommend to the City Council that the attached revised Street Lighting Policy be adopted. Action: Ratify the recommendation of the Public Works Committee. Case #4 Report on Crosswalks Across County Roadways Background: •