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I <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />I 1 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />2 1 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />April 24, 2012 <br />Page 4 <br />VII. <br />costs $100 ,000 and hangs over the road using flashing yellow li ghts. He stated the blinker <br />beacon costs $15 ,000 per light and there is a blinker beacon in stalled north of City Hall so this <br />system is not recommended because it may confuse drivers. He indicated the rectangular rapid <br />flash beacon uses flashing LED lights, which are often too bright to use in neighborhoods and <br />are currently approved for use only in school zones. He stated the in-pavement LED crosswalk <br />markings are relatively unobtrusive, s it even with the pavement, and do not require installation of <br />additional poles. He stated this technology would increase the yield rate and would have <br />approximately 15,000 lights. He stated the LED blinker signs cost $5,000 per sign and noted <br />that the City currently has an LED blinker sign at 29 th and Crestview . <br />Mr. James Fladung stated the group 's recommendation is to install in-pavement LED lights and <br />an LED blinker sign activated by push button. He exp lained this would increase driver <br />awareness of the crosswalk and would be visible for one mile. He stated the in-pavement LEDs <br />are at eye level to drivers and would not be obtrusive to the surrounding homes . <br />Mr. Ryan Schuehle stated the LED system is cheaper than other systems, estimated at $50,000 <br />with minimal operational costs. He stated that maintenance costs are approximately $2 , I 00 per <br />year, which represents the amount necessary to replace the system at the end of its life <br />expectancy of 10 to 15 years . He noted the system is fully covered by warranty for five years. <br />He stated this system costs $26,000 and installation costs are expected to be $24 ,000. He noted <br />this project was funded by a Local Operational Research Assistance grant of $1 0 ,000 and they <br />will submit a report to share their findings with neighboring communities . <br />Ms. Lar son presented the final design plan for installation of seven in-pavement LEDs as well as <br />two LED blinker signs. She stated the system would be installed this year and an evalu ation plan <br />would be completed to compare earlier traffic and pedestrian counts , as well as to determine if <br />the percentage of conflicts decreases and whether y ield rate s increase . She noted the number of <br />pedestrians not using the sign will also be counted to make sure the system is being used <br />effective ly. She stated the evaluation plan will be used to find other locations in the City that <br />could benefit from thi s system, including Kenzie Terrace at Pentagon Drive, which has a <br />significant number of pedestrians using a crosswalk that extends across several lanes of traffic <br />with a small median for refuge and most vehicles do not stop . <br />Mayor Faust asked if consideration was given to putting the intersection on the sout h side of the <br />34 th entrance. <br />Ms. Borgen explained that they used this location because there is already a pedestrian crossing <br />on the north side of34th Avenue, which was installed as part of the Silver Lake Road <br />reconstruction in 2008. She stated they were confident that the in-pavement LED lights would <br />be clearly visible to drivers and once the system is in place, use of the crosswalk should increase . <br />Mayor Faust congratulated the s tudents on their upcoming graduation and thanked them for their <br />hard work on this project. <br />REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.