CCMtg01-03-94WSMinOOD CITY COFRrtI55ION
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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.
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Paul Lo~eatrana, Mayor
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