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Changing the start times could have financial implications for the school district and further <br />discussions with district officials should occur before any action is taken. <br />Additional Turn Lanes on Old Crystal Bay Road <br />Although the Four-Way stop is functioning adequately, additional turn lanes on Old Crystal Bay <br />Road should also be investigated further. The attached maps show several options for turn lanes <br />in the area of the High/Middle School driveways. With the Four-Way stop sign in place the <br />system is functioning adequately now, but there are still traffic delays and queuing during the peak <br />time periods. The functioning of the system during inclement winter wcatlier is still not known. <br />Snow and ice conditions could result in traffic backups onto County Road 6. Additional traffic <br />lanes will provide more space for queuing of cars on Old Crystal Bay Road. However, additional <br />traffic lanes would not eliminate the need for the Four-Way stop sign. Funding for any <br />improvements also needs to be discussed further. Old Crystal Bay Road is a State Aid Route, so <br />State Aid funding could be used for road improvements. <br />Summary <br />The school district should also continue all possible efforts to educate parents and encourage more <br />school bus ridership as an easy and cost-effective solution to this problem. There appears to be <br />an abnormally high number of students being driven to school by their parents <br />In summary, formal action needs to be taken by the Council regarding traffic control for the <br />Orono School campus on Old Crystal Bay Road. The stop signs that are being used have not been <br />approved by the Council and are technically only authorized to correct an emergency hazardous <br />traffic situation. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to approve installation of a 4-way stop sign on Old Crystal Bay Road at the south <br />middle/ high school driveway, pedestrian crosswalk, based on Stop Sign Warrant 2Bi-5 No. 1. in <br />the Minnesota Manual on UniformTraffic Control Devices Manual. <br />Motion to approve installation of "No Passenger Loading and Unloading ” signs to the no parking <br />area along Old Crystal Bay Road in the vicinity of the Orono school ’s campus. <br />Page 6 of 6 <br />. UT11 111 iii^ inni If iniwiii n r-' r«vtf iirtdii rr‘Tnrn~-*TnfiaTTTtTi 11 .«