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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 2, 2017 DRAFT 3 conditions with the possibility of build and no-build and the concept of best traffic 91 control: 92 - Operations analysis indicates that an all-way stop would not work, a traffic signal is 93 moderately recommended, and a roundabout receives the best mark. 94 95 The report recommends a roundabout as it represents the safest of the options. The 96 Mayor noted that the report indicates either a roundabout or a signal would work. Mayor 97 Reinert asked what body will decide on the traffic control and Mr. Rickert said all four 98 bodies of government will have a say in the matter. Mayor Reinert asked Public Safety 99 Director Swenson for his opinion and he reported that roundabouts are safer, traffic 100 signals create worse accidents, so he prefers the roundabout. 101 102 The council concurred to accept the report and indicated a preference for a roundabout. 103 104 3. Traffic Safety Review Process and Procedures Policy – Chuck Rickert, WSB 105 & Associates, noted that the city’s traffic committee has been established and functioning 106 for some time. The purpose of the group is to come together to review traffic matters. 107 The group has discussed development of a policy that could be used for matters that come 108 up. That proposed policy is before the council and it includes: 109 110 - the city’s engineer’s responsibility is primary; 111 - the policy covers requests from residents, the city council, the traffic committee 112 itself or staff; 113 - items to be considered: speed limit (under established guidelines), stop signs, 114 warning signs, crosswalks, and traffic calming. 115 116 Engineer Hankee indicated that staff is requesting that the council formally adopt the 117 policy. She added that the traffic group has already been using the policy unofficially 118 and has found it to be very workable and useful in providing information to the public. 119 Public Safety Director Swenson added that the policy provides clarity to staff as well as 120 the public who can be directed to a written document to promote understanding; it also 121 provides consistency. 122 123 Mayor Reinert asked how development of the policy was funded and Ms. Hankee 124 explained it was essentially developed under the general engineering services retainer. 125 Mr. Rickert explained that it contains policies developed for and by other cities and so 126 some content was not created but was already in place. 127 128 Council Member Manthey noted the sidewalk at Lino Lakes Elementary and he wonders 129 how this policy could impact that situation. Community Development Director Grochala 130 added that the County basically directed the changes at that location; the policy would 131 support that change. 132 133 The council concurred to consider adoption of the policy at the next regular council 134 meeting. 135