Minutes - Public Works Committee - 06/15/1999

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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Public Works Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 15, 1999, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Chairperson Gerald Zimmerman Councilmember Terry Hendriksen Also Present: Director of Public Works/Fire Chief Dean Kapler City Engineer Steve Jankowski CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Zimmerman called the regular meeting of the Public Works Committee to order at 5:25 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT There was none. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Case #1: Emerald Pond Park Neighborhood Traffic Signage Plan City Engineer Jankowski stated that within the last year, the City has received requests for stop signs to control speeding traffic at five intersections within the neighborhood. To date, only one intersection, 142"d Lane and Tungsten, has been controlled with stop signs. He explained that at the May Public Works Committee meeting, staff was asked to prepare a comprehensive signage plan covering the entire neighborhood. Staff reviewed a number of exhibits, which included: 1) school bus stop locations; 2) traffic accidents from 1993 to 1998; 3) primarily traveled streets; 4) all intersection stop control; 5) limited stop control; and 6) staff's proposed signage plan which would include placing 10 speed limit signs on all main streets, and three pedestrian crossing signs, but no new stop signs or watch for children signs. Director of Public Works Kapler stated that it is important to look at a complete plan for the neighborhood rather than focusing on a specific intersection. Shelly Peterson stated that she lives on 144t~ and Tungsten Way and that there is a bus stop at that intersection that was not included on the map and she wondered if the City Engineer had known about the bus stop if it would have made a difference on a decision for placing a stop sign or pedestrian crossing sign. Public Works Committee/June 15, 1999 Page 1 of 8