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09/12/2016 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 15519 <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> AUTHORIZING THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON JEFFERSON <br /> AVENUE AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH EMERALD HILL ROAD <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City Policy and Guidelines for Stop Signs on <br /> Residential Streets sta#es: <br /> "The use of all-way stop signs should be considered at locations where the following <br /> conditions exist: <br /> • When 20 or more elementary school children use the intersection going to or from <br /> a school or park during an hour when at least 300 vehicles (total from all <br /> approaches passing through the crosswalk) are in direct conflict with pedestrians; <br /> • When 3 or more accidents of types correctable by all-way stop control have <br /> occurred at the intersection within a recent 12-month period; for intersections <br /> within 800 feet of a school(K-12), the threshold is 2 or more accidents; and <br /> • An engineering study performed to evaluate conformance to these warrants has <br /> determined no altemative measures are more appropriate to address the <br /> identified traffic concerns, and that installation of all-way stops is compatible with <br /> the overall traffic considerations for the area." <br /> WHEREAS, City staff's investigation has confirmed the existence of these <br /> conditions at the subject site. <br /> WHEREAS, as the lead agency, City of Redwood City has determined that <br /> Jefferson Avenue and Emerald Hill Road are existing public streets within Redwood City's <br /> ATTY/RES0.0077/CC RE50 APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF STOP SIGNS ON JEFFERSON AVENUE RESO.N0.15519 <br /> REV:08-26-16 RL MUFF N0.701 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />