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<br />Chairperson Elvig questioned if this process would require administrative staff to do a lot of <br />checking on what type of sureties and escrows are in place. <br /> <br />Civil Engineer II Linton replied staff is already inspecting the subdivisions and the erosion <br />control all the time. This process will. tie the homebuilders and the developer together in these <br />areas with. an agreement signed by both to abide by these requirements of putting in silt fence <br />and cleaning up the streets. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Olson clarified the standards are not any different between the rural and <br />urban areas. <br /> <br />Chairperson Elvig inquired if staff foresees any drawbacks to this process. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Olson responded in the negative. <br /> <br />Motion by Coundlmember Olson,- seconded by Councilmember Cook,to recommend that the <br />City Council adopt the Storm Water Pollution Control Ordinance. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Civil Engineer II Linton indicated the ordinance has changed substantially <br />enough to warrant another public hearing. and will be included on the agenda of the next <br />Planning Commission meeting. . <br /> <br />Motion c3.!ried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig, Councilmembers Olson and Cook. Voting No: <br />None. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Consider Policy for Traffic Control Modification Requests <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski indicated the City periodically receives citizen requests for traffic <br />control modifications. The current policy for bringing an issue before the Public Works <br />Committee for review requires only a written request or an email from a single individual. <br />Researching and addressing these requests involve a considerable amount of staff'time and <br />resources including the taking of traffic counts, reviewing accident histories, and preparing <br />materials for presentation to the Committee. Mr. Jankowski noted that this issue was reviewed <br />by the Public Works Committee at the September 19,2006 meeting and it was recommended to <br />City Council that staff be directed to modify the policy for presenting traffic modification <br />requests to the Public Works Committee. The City Council responded at their October 10, 2006 <br />meeting by directing that such a policy require a petition . signed by five property owners or <br />residents residing within 500 feet of the requested traffic modification. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski reviewed the following draft Policy for Traffic Control Modification <br />Requests: <br /> <br />It shall be the policy of the City that any request for a modification to existing traffic <br />control devices be accompanied by a petition signed by a minimum of five property <br />owners or residents residing within 500 feet of the requested traffic modification. Upon <br />receipt of a qualifying petition staff shall notify the Public Works Committee of the <br /> <br />Public Works Committee J October Ii, ~006 <br />_ Page 3 of 11 <br />