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I 1---' I I . Patricia Dixon, Chair of the Traffic Advisory Committee, said the published agenda --- indicated to her that staff was recommending the stop sign on Sapphire, but was glad to hear ITom City Engineer Luck that staff was supporting the Traffic Advisory Committee's recommendation. She. also described additional traffic controls the Committee recommended, including larger letters on the dip sign, and zebra striping to indicate the dip. She described Officer Petit's discussion with the Committee. She also expressed her support for a 4-way sign, but asked Council to at least put stop signs on Madison Avenue. Alice Forbes, 1818 Madison Avenue, told the Council a 4-way stop sign would be a better solution, and said that cars that do slow down for the dip look like they are slowing down and might confuse drivers on Madison. Dr. Peros, 1817 Madison Avenue, distributed letters ITom residents who could not attend the meeting, and renewed his request for a 4-way stop sign at that corner. Don Frohlich, 491 Topaz, member of the Traffic Advisory Committee, expressed his concerns that the published agenda appeared to support a stop sign on Sapphire Street, when the Committee had recommended one on Madison Avenue. He thanked Mr. Luck for his support of the stop sign on Madison Avenue. Mr. Frohlich raised issues having to do with the Brown Act. JeffFong, 1811 Madison Avenue, said his children could not play in ITont of their house - because of the speeders on Madison, commented on staff's quoting "chapter and verse", and asked that the Council approve a stop sign on Madison at the very least, based on the unreported accidents and near misses. Councilman Ruskin said he thought a 4-way stop sign might be the best solution but did not want to delay installation of stop signs on Madison. He said he wanted to hear ITom the residents how well the stop signs on Madison were working. MEMO 2/13/96 Vice Mayor Howard advised she had spent considerable time in the neighborhood and at that specific comer, and she observed three near misses in one hour. She asked that staff monitor this situation. MEMO 2/13/96 Council members thanked the neighbors for their patience and the Traffic Advisory Committee for their work on traffic concerns in the City. Councilman Leipzig noted his past Chairmanship of the Traffic Advisory Committee and described the legal reasons why staff had to use the proper Warrant guidelines, described I the difficult traffic issues in Redwood City and said traffic signs and pedestrian crosswalks are only part of the solution. L- Regular Meeting Minutes February 12, 1996 MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Page 20 Page No. 087