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.october 6, 1993, 0 PKI ~I Council Report 93-175
PETITION FOR STOP SIGNS
FIRST STREET SOUTH/12TH AVENUE SOUTH
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move that Council
authorize an engineer's study concerninq the installation of additional
sto~ signs on First Street South at 12th Avenue South.
Overview.
The engineering department has received a petition for installat:ion of two
additional stop signs at the intersection of First Street and 12th Avenue
South.
primary Issues to Consider.
o What is the policy concerning such petitions?
Once a request or peti tion is received by the engineer, he shall
convey that request to the Council and seek authorization to conduct a
study if desired. The Council shall receive a report from the
engineer and at its discretion decide on action to be taken.
o What are the alternatives?
. Council can honor the petition wi thout benefit of a study and order
installation of signs as requested. It can order a study that more
thoroughly addresses issues raised in the petition.
o What is staff's recommendation?
Staff recommends that before signs are installed a study be conducted
for the following reasons:
1. Staff needs time to more adequately examine the issue of heavy
traffic in the neighborhood. Staff also wishes to investigate
the potential impact of redevelopment at the Suburban Chevrolet
site on traffic counts and patterns.
2. Staff should verify with examination of police reports and
periodic intense police patrols the accident rate or near-miss
reports of accidents at this intersection.
3. Placing of stop signs now (of dubious value in controlling
traffic as alluded to in point 3 of the petition) without benefit
of a study could have implications for the redevelopment of the
vacant site on Mainstreet.
supportinq Information.
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~ssele, Engineering Supt.
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September 28,1993
James Gene11ie, City Clerk
City of Hopkins
1010 First Street South
Hopkins, Mn 55343
Sir:
Enclosed is a photo-copy of the petition we wish
presented to the City Council October 5th.I have
retained the original, at -this time, and if this is
not satisfactory please let me know.
I plan to speak for the petition at the Council
meeting if required. .
. Sincerely,
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Annmarie Meredith
1125 South First Street
Hopkins.L,Mn.
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TRAFFIC CONTROL PETITION
. We, the undersigned, petition the City Council of the City of
Hopkins to change the two-way stop sign, i.e. North and South,
to a four-way stop sign ai~the intersections of First Street
South and Twelfth Aven~e~
We cite the following reasons for requesting this change:
1- This intersection posses a dangerous situation for the ~
school children walking to Main street to their busses
and schools. This is especially true as the morning hours
darken.
2 . 12th and 13th Avenues do not allow egress to County#3
causing a large volume of traffic to the park, church,
Legion, Clubjand apartment buildings in this area.
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There have be~n numerous near-miss a~cidents at this corner
due to the fact that drivers tend bo slide through the
existing stop.\sign as they short-cut from Main Street to
11th Avenue to by-pass the signals at 11th and 12th on Main.
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