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REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . ." . . . -: .' .. ".' .' ". .' . , '. . '. . : . To. the HonorableM~yorancJC;tyCouncil . .... . '. ,. ..' .....F~omtheCi.M_c(er 6.3A Page 1 March 10,2008 SUBJECT Installation of Stop Signs on Rolison Road at Belle Avenue RECOMMENDATION Approve, by resolution, the installation of stop signs on Rolison Road at the intersection with Belle Avenue. BACKGROUND On March 1, 2007 staff was invited to the Friendly Acres/East Bayshore Neighborhood Association meeting to discuss the possibility of installing stop signs on Rolison Road. Subsequent to this meeting, on November 19, 2007, residents of Rolison Road and Belle Avenue submitted a petition through the neighborhood association to the City to make the intersection of Rolison Road and Belle Avenue an all~way stop intersection by installing stop signs on Rolison Road. Currently, traffic from Belle Avenue is stopped before proceeding onto Rolison Road. A total of 11 residents representing 10 properties within a block of the subject intersection, including residents from the apartment buildings on both comers, signed the petition in support of the installation of stop signs at this location. On January 23, 2008, requests for comment were mailed to 144 property owners and area residents. As of the requested "reply by" date of February 1, staff received two comments supporting the addition of stop signs and no comments opposed. The intersection of Rolison Road and Belle Avenue has a reasonably good safety record. For a five year period, from the beginning of 2002 through the end of November 2007, Police records show eight accidents at that intersection which may have been prevented by stop signs. However, five of the accidents occurred in a 12-month period from August 2003 to August 2004, which meets State and City adopted criteria for the installation of stop signs. Staff has studied existing conditions on Rolison Road at Belle Avenue and recommends the installation of stop signs at this intersection. The Council's ad hoc Committee on Traffic Issues has reviewed this report and approves staffs recommendations contained herein. If Council approves the proposed stop signs, installation will not be immediate. Staff must notify the neighborhood association, take field measurements, prepare a design plan, and arrange for construction of the signs and markings. Installation of the "STOP" legend and limit line pavement markings must occur simultaneously with the installation of the actual stop signs to ensure public safety. Because the pavement must be thoroughly dry to allow a durable installation of these markings, wet weather can delay the work. Staff anticipates this stop sign installation may not be completed until the middle of April, but will expedite installation as weather and workload permit.