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under Staff Reports. He said the intent of the guidelines is to expedite requests of the public for stop signs. Traffic Engineer Haygood presented the staff report and reviewed the draft "Neighborhood Traffic Controls" document and the Speed Hump Use policy presented to Council at the December 8, 1997 Council meeting. He described the comments staff received ITom the Neighborhood Co-Chairs meeting. Engineer Haygood responded to previous concerns voiced by Council about speed humps in Fresno, California, and advised that they found "no significant liability problems with speed humps there." He said the City's guidelines should prevent problems of overuse and inappropriate locations that were experienced in Fresno. Traffic Engineer Haygood said staff recommended that when all criteria were met and construction plans were prepared, the request would be presented to Council for approval as a Consent Calendar item. Traffic Engineer Haygood described the proposed stop sign criteria, and said they were less restrictive for all-way stop signs than those currently defined by the warrants in the CalTrans traffic manual, which are the City's current engineering standards. He said the proposed criteria would only apply to local streets, minor collectors, in residential areas, and the traffic manual warrants would still be the engineering standard for all arterials, major collectors and non-residential streets. Traffic Consultant Dan Smith described in detail the criteria proposed for residential streets as outlined in the staff report. He explained that CalTrans warrants were designed for highways and major roadways, and were not responsive to the concerns and needs of residents of purely local residential streets. Mr. Smith described the petition process and the quantitative and compatibility criteria needed for a public request for a stop sign, including the volume of cars, number of accidents, school children crossing, speed at intersections, sight distances and other criteria adopted by the Council on a case-by-case basis such as nearby land uses and bicycle activity. In response to Council Member Bain's request for an update on the intersection of Redwood Shores Parkway and Marlin Drive, Traffic Engineer Haygood said it was being studied, and a recommendation, based on state guidelines not the local guidelines being presented tonight, would be presented to Council on March 16. In answer to further questions, Traffic Engineer Haygood described the petition process and criteria for speed humps, and the need to review an entire area to avoid just moving traffic ITom one street to another. He added that two-way stops were not covered by the proposed guidelines. City Manager Everett said he would have staff look at the streets near Jefferson and Valota as recommended by Council Member Bain. MEMO 2/24/98 Manager Patterson said staff was not out looking for places to put stop signs, "we have quite a few requests ITom the neighborhoods" right now. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 FEBRUARY 23, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 292 PAGE 15