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Meeting of: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Time of Meeting: 3:OO p.m. Date of Meeting: February 4, 1985 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Wood at
3:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Chairman wood, Comnissioners
Melideo and O'Day. Conmissioner Parkins reported to the Chairman and left due to illness.
Absent: Comnissioner Punches.
Staff Members present: Steve Tisdale, Project Manager Vincent Jho, Chief of Police
Marty Bournan, Traffic Consultant
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The Minutes of the January 7, 1985, meeting were approved as presented.
ACTION I"S:
2. traffic control.
Mr. Allen Spousta, 2818 Esturion Court, addressed the Comnission, using the chalkboard to indicate the signs as installed November 21, 1984 at Unicornio and El Fuerte.
He stated that Alga Road is a four-way stop, with a downhill qrade for El Fuerte to a dead end.
told of near misses he has had at the Unicornio - El Fuerte mrner since the new signs have been installed.
indicated the "yield" sign that had been installed is ignored by traffic, with the result that El Fuerte cars are nearly hit by cars turning left onto El Fuerte. He
suggested since El Fuerte will eventually become a through street, that people start getting used to that now. He
suqgested the stop sign be removed from El Fuerte and the "yield" sign be changed to a '*stop".
Unicornio and El Fuerte - request to chanqe the
Mr. ,spusta
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Marty muman, Traffic Consultant, aqreed with the
description given by Mr. Spousta, and stated Alga will
become a signalized mmer when El Fuerte becomes a through street.
In answer to query, Steve Tisdale stated there have been no reported accidents since the signs *re installed last November.
Police Chief Jko added the Police could watch the mrner more closely for a while to insure mmpliance with the
signs.
Traffic Cmission remmnded to City Council the "yield"
sign be &wed to "stopv' at the northeast mrner of Unicornio and E1 Fuerte, and the stop siqn for southbund
El Fuerte be removed.
REPOF?I'' ON ACTION REX)IJES?ED AT PREVIOUS MEX!l'ING
Steve Tisdale reported on the action taken since last meeting.
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February 4, 1985 COMMISSIONERS Page 2
ACTION ITEMS:
1. crosswalks across Tamarack at both locations. Tamarack and Skyline/Sunnyhill - request for
Marty Bouman, Traffic Consultant, gave the report on this item, using the chalkboard to indicate the City's construction job in the area. built to minimum standards, as the residents were mt happy about the street going through. has been installed at Skyline and Tamarack.
nuw is for painted crosswalks across Tamarack at
Sunnyhill and Skyline.
children should cross at those places, and there should
be no crosswalks.
He stated the madway was
A 4-way stop sign
The request
Mr. Bouman stated no school
Police Chief Jho added it would not be safe to moss
at those mmers, and pedestrians should stay on the north or south sides of the street in those areas. 'Ihe street is MITOW there, and there is IX) parking allowed.
Traffic Conmission agreed with staff recomnendation to deny the request for crosswalks across Tamarack at
Skyline and Sunnyhill intersections.
INFORMATIONAL I"
1. street - install various signs and striping. Poinsettia Lane between Paseo Del Norte and end of
Marty Bouman used the chalkboard to show this area and
the need for the requested signs and striping.
By proper motion, the meeting of February 4, 1985, was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.
' iiarriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk
wood Melideo
O'Day