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of Mounds View Staff R Item No: 09B Meeting Date: July 2, 2018 Type of Business: Staff Report Administrator Review: 77 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Stop Sign Requests Introduction: At the July 2, 2018 workshop council reviewed and discussed information related to traffic and speeding in the City as well as two specific resident requests for installation of traffic control devices — in these cases; stop signs. Discussion: Council reviewed the materials and specific data collected by our Police Department for traffic on H2 and Groveland. Options of enforcement, speed bumps, radar trailers, neighborhood engagement, road design, and stop signs were all discussed. Enforcement and speed bumps are the most effective (assuming design options are limited which they are), however, resources/staffing significant limit enforcement activity along with need to monitor entire city and speed bumps generate a measure of community opposition. All other options have limited and/or temporary impact. This is a complex problem that no single remedy will satisfy all concerns thus one in which a combination of efforts will always be required. Enforcement only works during that time and will continue throughout the city as call volume permits given responding to 911 calls are the top priority. Radar signs/trailers will be placed on temporary basis's as that is their most effective use. Similarly, speed bumps are effective short term and will continue to be used when situations are conducive. Stop signs are effective in traffic control but that effectiveness is optimized by adhering to uniform traffic engineering standards. If placement outside of these standards should is done, it should be done on a request basis and include neighborhood support and review by staff and possibly a traffic committee. Other Communities — Stop Sign Policy: I conducted an internet search along with reaching out to counterparts. Numerous cities have policies on the placement of Stop Signs. The policies ranged from the city strictly adhering to the Minnesota Uniform Traffic Control Manual to a petition and review process. All cities provided information on the relative impact of stop signs. St. Louis Park seems to have a very robust and thorough process to determine placement. It begins with a request that is followed up with an engineering evaluation and staff review. This leads to a recommendation that if warrants are not met, then a petition can be submitted that is then reviewed for validation after which council can then act. I have included an email from their Engineering Traffic staff along with their policy for council to consider.