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CCMtg01-03-94WSMinOOD CITY COFRrtI55ION LONGWO G CITY C AMBF.RG LONGWOOD~FLORIDACM nt: Mayor Paul L estrand Deputy Mayor A argent ssi over 5 Miller raldsK AnACtingeCi~tycAdm inistrator GeraldinerUan2ambr i, City Clerk Richard 5 Taylor, S Acting City Attorney Fernand Tiblier, City Engineer Mayor Lovestrand called a work sessron to order at 6:00 p.m from time t explained that $e OD,000 has been s by the C my for road improvements out of the penny sales t aid the question has c up as to whether them ney could be used L for other road improvements besides Rangeline Road, and said that the information provided by the C unty points to the P angeline Road w ontemplated for improvement when t voted for the 1 ent sales t , he said thereew any nstruction improvements that covldw beemade, without widening the Dad, that ould help Dogwood, side walks, drainage, possible decel lanes for r sidents ofrthe s angeline antl signalization. Mre ted ub rrepaving intenance item and the m ey could n sed for m items. urther, believed t otheeimprovements lceuldnbe omplished a the C ou ld decide if they want to retain the s oP a engi eer and Dhold public hearings to determine what their sidents w ted that the City Engineer had also provided aepacket o information which includes a ranking order of consulting engineers. Tiblier explained that at the May 3 ing e go ahead w s given a to what ould ,b ceptable etype improvements, i entrating on dra image efforts, north bound additional s ack ing lane onto Church, side walks from the e ing walk to D nshire. Other t ings t ooked at. butsw May wouldh be signalization sat Church and s i~tt na~a c~ a m rcn t Williamson. explained that ad ad hocac ofustafY members had ranked four c salting f mappl ied~ $1-Lachrane Engineering, p2-Peofessional rm Engineering sultants, /I- ~ Transportation Consulting Group, p4-Gee and Jenson. then responded to questions from the C with regare toeLLOChrane Engineering - have b the city ss rgeneral sultant for about s x years and did work on Longwood Canal, Church Aven and some sewer projects. Nelda Pryor, T Subdivision, spoke in opposition t any signalization on Rangeline but had no objection to additional stop signs. There discussion ith regard to placing stop signs at subdivision entrances and M rry Schmidt of D nshire said he ned that a stop sign at Devonshire would back up the traffic to SR 434. ted that the traffic c Church Avenue rs 0 cars dailysand the count on Rangeline is 14,437. Nadine Tolos, Highland Hills, spoke in favor of stop signs b Highlana N oagate. thaet safety of 3the children be c siderea and fs aid ashes would favor sidewalks i both sides of the street. Also asked that the s iaer the uniqueness of Highlana Hills in that both entranceeare on Rangeline Road. Different options t improve t raffic flow, decreasing vehicular raffic a safety e discussed, placing load estrictions o vehicles u c ing sidewalkseon both sides of the road, nstructing a bike path, putting up stop signs, and ch rlaren s crossing light. Mayor i estrand asked if the c ishea to approve or disapprove the ranking order of the mconsultants. Motion by C onded by C Miller t doge t ing ordera o sideration and rto rplace Cochrane Engineering at the bottom. (Carried by unanimous roll call vote. aid a question a ith regard to the City Traff c Engineersana said when the oCity codes w angel, any ention of a traffic engineer w fitted. a heh wou la have ordinance drafted to appoint o the Police sChief as traffic engineer, if the Commission desired. 9. Meeting adjourned at 6.SO P. M. ~~.~,,.o Paul Lo~eatrana, Mayor ralaine o. bri city cierx