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Fp-j <br />A ,%• <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,2000 <br />PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR’S REPORT <br />*7. No Parking Zone on Counfy Road 51—Resolution No. 4519 <br />Peterson moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve Resolution No. 4519 directing <br />Hennepin Count}' to install **No Parking Vehicles with Trailers, Tow Away Zone” <br />signs on North Shore Drive, County Road 51 between the Noerenberg Bridge and <br />Old Crystal Bay Road, County Road 84. : Ayes 5 Nays 0. <br />Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />*8. Request for Payment #4 —2000 Lift Stations Project <br />Peterson moved, and Sansevere seconded, to approve Request for Payment #4,2000 <br />Lift Stations Project to Ford Construction, Inc. in the amount of 566,953.05. <br />Vote: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />9.Orono Schools Traffic Control on Old Crystal Bay Road <br />Gappa stated that the high school now starts at 7:50 a.m. and the middle school starts at <br />8:00 a.m. so students can share buses. Because of buses, car poolers, and pedestrians <br />crossing between the two schools, major traffic issues have arisen. Traffic was backed <br />onto County Road 6 during the heaviest traffic. They placed a four-way stop at the south <br />high school driveway and crosswalk, which seems to be working well to control traffic. <br />One of the options discussed was adding a signal at the school crossing, but it is not <br />warranted by the amount of traffic outside of school hours. <br />Kelley stated he is not in favor of the four-way stop. The school district has had all <br />summer to consider the traffic issue, and waited to find a solution until school started. <br />Having a permanent stop is not acceptable when it is only needed during the hours of <br />drop-off and pick-up. He suggested using lights that blink red in all four directions <br />during peak hours, and blink yellow during off-hours. He also questioned if anyone had <br />considered lighting the intersection. Children will be crossing the road in the early <br />morning and evening hours in the winter when it will be dark outside. Flint stated he <br />agreed with Kelley. <br />Mayor Jabbour questioned the cost of adding a semaphore. Gappa stated the cost would <br />be about $100,000. <br />Gappa stated that installing a temporary stop sign for peak hours is not recommended <br />because people would expect traffic along Old Ciy stal Bay Road to stop at all times and <br />could cause accidents by pulling out of the parking lot in front of traffic.